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oloodless: ''My Godp' he muttered
aghast, "do you mean to say"
"Sit down, John; this is no cause for
quarrel. Now listen. l am not ac-
cusing you of crime; not intentional
crime, at least. If an accident happen
ed, that was your misfortune.
merely mention these things because
| am your friend. Such friendship
led me first to inform you what had
happened over the phone. 1 realized
that Frederick's hasty determination
to devise his property elsewhere was
the result OF quarrel. l believed it
my duty to give you opportunity to
patch that quarrel up with the least
possible delay.
81 have, it is true, performed an un-
professional act which, if known,
would expose me to severe criticism,
There is. however no faint of criminal
intent upon my conduct and, no doubt,
my course would be fully vindicated,
were l now to go directly before the
court and testify to the existence Of
will"
"But that could not be proved. 1t
has never been found"
"Quite true-or rather, it may have
been found and destroyed. 1t chances,
however, that took the precaution to
make carbon copy"
"Unsigned"
eyes, but along with this unsigned
copy 1 also retain the original memo.
randa furnished me in Frederick Cav
endish's own handwriting. I believe,
from legal standpoint, by the aid Of
my evidence. the court would be very
apt to hold such a will proved"
He leaned suddenly forward, facing
the shrinking Cavendish and bringing
his hand down hard upon the desk.
''Do you perceive now what this will
means? Do you realize where such
testimony would place you? Under
the law, providing he died without a
will, you were the sole heir to the
property of Frederick Cavendish. It
was widely known you were not on
friendly terms. The evening of his
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nIaIn.usnln.n.nsrIll.a.n.Il.nsn.nIn.
THE STRANGE CASE OF CAVENDTSH



fed back into the hall, crashing the
door behind him.
Ten minutes later he returned, not
alone, however. This time his COM
panion was John Cavendish but par
TALLY dressed, his features white and
haggard.
With nervous hands he pushed open
the door. AT the sight of the body he
trembled a moment, then, mastering
himself, strobe over and touched the
dead face, the other meanwhile edging
into the room.
Dead, sir, really dead?" the late
conner asked.
Cavendish nodded: "For several
hours" he answered in an unnatural
voice. "He must have been struck
from behind. Robbery evidently was
the object-cold-blooded robbery. You
heard nothing during the night?"
Nothing, sir. l swear knew moth
ing until 1 opened the door and saw
the body few moments ago."
you'd better stick. to your story,
Valois," the other said sternly. "The
Phoenix tribune., 1920-07-17

Buenos Aires is the largest Cath
olic city in the world
Phoenix tribune., 1920-07-17
SOME CAR

"How do you like your new carp
asked the Lizzie Driver.
Great" replied the Big Six Driver.
ut runs so smoothly you can't feel
it. Not a lit of noise; you can't
hear it. Perfect ignition; you can't
smell a thing. And speed-why, it
whizzes! You can't see it,"
Must be some car" ventured the
Lizzie Driver Cant feel it, can't
smell it, can't hear it, can't see i'll!
How do you know it is there?-Cins
cinnati Enquirer.
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police win be here shortly. I'm going
20 call them, now"
lie was calm, efficient self-contained
now as he got central station upon the
wire and began talking.
Hello, lieutenant? Yes. This is
John Cavendish of the Waldron apart
ments speaking. My cousin, Frederick
Cavendish, has been found dead in his
room and his safe rifled. Nothing has
been disturbed. Please hurry"
Perhaps half an hour later the police
came-two bull-necked plain-clothes
men and a flannel-mouthed "cop."
With them came three reporters, one
of them a woman. She was a young
woman, plainly dressed and, though she
could not be called beautiful, there
was certain patrician prettiness in
her small, oval, womanly face with its
gray kind eyes, its aquiline nose, its
firm lips and determined jaw, a certain
charm in the manner in which her
chestnut hair escaped occasionally
from under her trim hat. Young ag.
gressive, keen Of mind and tireless,
Stella Donovan was one of the few
good woman reporters of the city and
the only one the Star kept upon its
pinched payroll. Though her custom.
ary assignments were sob" stories,
divorces, society events and the track
ing down of succulent bits Of general
scandal, she nevertheless enjoyed being
upon the scene of the murder even
though she was not assigned to it..
This casual duty was for Willis, the
Stars ''police" man, who dragged her
along with him for momentary COM
pany.
A flood of questions came down up
on Valois and John Cavendish, while
Miss Donovan, silent and watchful,
stood back.
Valois repeated his experience,
which was corroborated in part by the
testimony Of John Cayendish's valet
whom he had met and talked with in
the hall. There was no flaw in the
stories to which the inquisitors could
attach suspicion. One thing alone
seemed to irritate Willis.
"Are you sure" he said to Caven-
dish, "that the dead man is your
cousin? The face and chest are pretty
badly burned, you know, and thought
perhaps"
A laugh from the detectives silenced
him, while Cavendish ended any fleet
ing doubts with contemptuous gaze.
"You can't fool man on his own
cousin, youngster," he said fatty.
"The idea is absurd"
The same day. young John, eager to
be away from the scene, moved his
belongings to the Fairmount hotel, and,
since no will was found in the dead
mans papers, the entire estate came
to him as the next of kin. A day or
two later the body was inferred in the
family lot beside the fathers grave,
and the night Of the funeral young
John Cavendish dined at an out-of-the-
way road-house with blonde with a
hard metallic voice. Her name was
Miss Celeste La Rue.
And the day following he discharged
Francois Valois without apparent
cause, in a sudden burst of temper
SO seemingly, the curtain fell on the
last act of the play.
CHAPTER II.
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o'Neill BLDG.
HISTORY WORLD WAR

Every lover of good literature should
have a copy of Kelly MiIler's History
If the Negro in the World War. 1t
contains Seven Hundred seventy-six
pages Of good matter and One Hun
dred Twenty eight Illustrated pic
tures. Cloth binding, $2.75; morocco.
$3.50. Earl Johnson, agent, sos So.
9Th avenue. Phone 464S.
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THE CANDIDATE

he following poem republished by request:
Father, who comes to our house so Iate?"
Hush, my child It's the candidate
Fit example Of human woes
Early he comes and late he goes
He greetS the woman with courtly grace
He kisses the little black baby's face
He calls to the fence the gardner at work.
He bores the merchant, he bores the clerk,
The blacksmith while his anvil rings,
He greets, and this song he always sings:
"Howdy, howdy howdy-do,
How is your wife and how are you?
All it fits my fists as no other can
The horny hand of the working man."
Husband, who is that man at the gate?"
Hush, my love- 'tis the candidate
Husband, why can't he work like you
Has he nothing at home to do?"
MY dear, whenever man is down.
No cash at home, no credit in town.
loo stupid to preach, too proud to beg,
Too timd to rob and too lazy to Dig
Then into his auto his legs he filings
And to the dear people this song he sings:
'Howdy, howdy, howdy-do
How is your wife and how are you?
All it fits my fists no other can
The horny hand of the working man"
Brothers who labor early and late,
Ask these questions of the candidate:
What's his record How does he stand
AS to according recognition to the Negro man?
Did he whisper promise into your ear
And after elected, greet you with sneer?
Did be support every measure of discrimination
And treat your requests with Indignation?
If he is void of such faults
Tell him he is your man
Cheer such one till the welkin rings
Join in the chorus when thus he sings:
"IIowdy, howdy, howdy-do,
How is your wife and how are you?
An 1t fits my fists no other can
The horny hand of the working man.
Anonymous
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CHAPTER II.

MIR. Enrieht Declares Himself.
One month after the Cavendish MUIR
der and two days after he mad dis
Phoenix tribune., 1920-07-17

Life neither pleasure pain, but is serious bust
which duty carry through and to termnae with
onor-Selected.
Phoenix tribune., 1920-07-17

Despite urgent appeals for con-
servation Of City water, there
is still noticeable disregard Of
these REQUESTS. Il will be neces-
sary to employ drastic measures
to enforce regulations unless
they are more strictly observed.
Phoenix tribune., 1920-07-17
COX AND ROOSEVELT
Anonymous.

The Democrats after grind that down the nerves of
ne happes political gazut have named their ticket They
layed clever role they thinkJames NJ Cox of Ohio and
Phoenix tribune., 1920-07-17

Still, the technical state of war can
hardly distract attention from base
ball as did the real war.
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Sykes. Stolen bases - Danaher,
Buser. Lenahan. Sykes, Snyder.
Sacrifice hits Bluege, Jackson.
Coltrin Struck out-By Hanson,
8; by Lynch. 4: by Conkwright. q:
by Romine. /. Bases on balls-On
Hanson. 3; on Lynch. 4; OF Conk-
wright. 5. Wild pitch-Conkwrisht
Terre Haute. Ind, Aug. 24.-Ev-
ansville took q thinning contest
here yesterday afternoon from
Terre Haute. 4 to 2. Cotriss and
Camozzi both pitched good ball. but
seven errors made behind Cam
ozxt proved costly. Cotriss gave
way to Zeigler in the 18th when
he became wild. An error, . basa
on balls and two hits accounted fol
the winning run In the 18th. The
score:
Evansville $500. 900 600 100 IL
Ierre Hauts $500. 200 900 o01 10-a
Two base hits - Casey "a, Lo-
thss. Sacrifice hits-Martin. John.
son. Cotriss. Camozxi, Dee q,
Lsft on bases = Evansville. 10:
Iefre Haute, 8. Stolen bases-Ba-
snang, Lotus. Double plays
Meyers to Martin to Wire: cotfia1
% Wire to Martin. Struck out--
~ Cotfiss. 4; b. Camozzi. I. BASES
on nails-O1 Cotriss. B: ~ caA.
g. 4 umpire DeLevA Tins q
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THE SCOREBOARD

CARL MAYS returned to the box
for the Yankees and handed De-
troit a shutout. 10 to 0. Pratt and
Ward figured In the scoring with
home runs. Babe Ruth's best ana
only was a double.
PREFER was the whole works
in the Brooklyn-Pittsburgh game.
He held the Pirates to four scat
tered hits. tripled once. singled
twice and was responsible for all
three OF the Robins runs. He scof-
ed twice himself and drove in the
third run. The Pirates failed to
score.
HENDRIX struck out eight
Braves while the Cabs yere win
ming, S to l.
FRISCH. Smith and NcHenry
tcollected home runs in the first
game of the New York-St. Louis
series. The Giants won, 10 to 3.
SMITH, the Brown third base-
man, batted 1000 ont Of seven
times ut bat in the Philadelphia
st. Louis double-headsr. The Ath-
letics took the first. ! To !. the
Browns the second. s to L
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Major league clubs are always
looking ahead. They are paying
some toothsome prices for minor
league stars.
The reported sale Of Pitcher Pat
Shea Of the Toronto International
League club to the Giants for $12,-
900 is but one Of the common Incl
dents Of present-day financed spec
ulations in young players.
The old days when baseball
players could be bought for song
are now but glimmering memories.
Shea Locks Good.
Shea Is a Highlander. He has
been clocking games for the Leafs
this year. McGraw sees in bim the
making of a great hurler. II Shea
makes good McGfaw will consider
that the price paid for him has
been we'll spent.
Do you remember back in 1908
when McGraw paid $1,000 for
Rube Marquard of the Indianapolis
club? That was some bank roll
to turn over for a player in those
days. They called RUDE the sill
900 Beauty Later they called
him the "$11, 900 Bloomer." But
Just the same Rube is a great pitch
er today and is helping Brooklyn
keep its hat in the pennant ring.
Griff Is Buying.
Clark Griffith is writing out
some big checks for rookie talent
also. His biggest buy was First
Baseman Frank Brewer Of the
Reading club for $4,000. Brewer
is the home run king of the Inter.
national and no less than seven big
league clubs were bidding for him
at the time Foxy Griff put over the
little deal.
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Brewer has already Joined the
Mats and Griff is using him in the
outfield occasionally to break him
in. With Joe Judge doing about
the sweetest first-sacking in john
sons circuit there isn't much
chance for the smuggling recruit to
break in there so Griff may make
a third baseman out Of him.
Big Budget.
But Brewer isn't the only minor
Lacquer Griffith has roped into his
circus tent. He has bought II so
far, and is still looking them over.
The outlay cost him $4,000.
Connie Mack and Hughey Jen-
nings are also ringing the cash reg
lister loud and often for playing
talent of the minor league cast.
Meanwhile the club owners OF
the smalIAime circuits are de-
Seloping into first-class financiers.
IT. takes big money to get lis
tening ear from them. They know
that they can get their price for
promising players.
New Scale High.
When Boston sold Babe Ruth
to the Yankees for $125, 900 it made
the value Of all players in general
take a jump. 1t showed that there
was a new scale of prices in vogue
OF course. Babe was a big stal
when he busted the cash register
but he is worth many times that
price to the New York club.
Club owners seem to think thai
the more they pay for d player the
more likely he is to become a g-ea,
star, as Ruth did. Somebody will
probably go wrong on this working
principle. Anyway the minor league
managers are doing a nice cash
business.
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MOORE. IS DUE
TODAY TO PUT
EDGE ON FORM

Promoter Frank Smith of The
Rock Island Independent Athletic
club received wire this morning
from Roy Moore, who boxes Mike
Dundee at Douglas park Thursday
night, stating that the classy ban
tam had left Denver and that he
would arrive in Rock Island late
this afternoon. With Dundee al
ready trained down to the minute,
and Moore having given q good ac-
count Of himself against Pete Her
man last week, tri-city fans may be
assured Of one Of the best bouts
ever witnessed here.
Despite his advanced age, being
80 years old, Moore ranks among
the upper circle Of bantams and
may be called on at any time to
meet the champion Of the class OF
any Of the other logical contenders
He is feared most for his>penchant
for inflicting body punishment, and
It Is usually curtains for the boy
who cannot guard his midriff from
Moore's in-rushing attack and the
constant battering away at. the
stomach.
Now and then. Moore will step Oh
1t long range and box if he finds
it effective in getting his opponent
10 omen I'M and expose his body
Then he will rush in like the wind
and begin to whale away with both
hands so potently that . knockou,
usually results
Dundee has trained to Offset thia
attack by polishing up his old
Mary Ann. II Mike hits any boy Of
his class he will hurt him. II he
hits him right, he viii score . kayo
Moreover, Mike il boxing at the tor
OF his form and right now he seei
the best opportunity OF his life t.
subdpe Moore here Thursday nigh,
and gain . foothold ON the ladder t.
greater fame
Promoter Smith has arranged /
classy card to prccede the Dundee.
Moote hostilities. George Cum
minSs Of Davenport viii mingl,
With Bud McFAdAsn ot Moline. II
| the seui-windup. NcFadden /,
/ hailed a . knockout boxer and Il
viii BE- interesting to vitness BIZ,
actions against Cummings. Who hal
o1vaaeed ~ lsape al boandA
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FOllow1n9 arc the finAl uA01 i0zAll
figures Of the track and field eveats
BIT HENRY 1. FARRELL.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Antwerp. Aug. 24.-The Ameri-
can water polo team defeated
Greece, Z to 0. yesterday in the
Olympic games.
P. Keolahah Of Hawaii won the
100 meter race swimming ON back.
in l minute Is LIS seconds. R. Ke-
garis Of Chicago was second. This
established . new Olympic record.
The old mark was 1:20 As, made
by Hebner in 1912.
Ross Best in Water.
Norman Ross Of Chicago and j.
]. Kahale Of Los Angeles qualified
in their heat OF the 1900 meter
swim, the former winning and the
latter finishing third.
American boxers won three OF
the six bouts in which they partici-
pated last night. Following are the
results:
Flyweights-Frank Di Gennaro
New York. defeated Albert. France
Bantams Graham, Canada, de-
feated Hebrants, Belgium.
Feathers Gauchet, France, de-
feated J. Zivic, Pittsburgh.
The Lightweights.
LightweightsE Sam Mosberg, New
York. knocked out Beland, South
Africa, one round; Johansen. Den
mark, defeated Newton, Canada.
Welters-Schneider. Canada, de
feated Colberg. United States army
Ireland, England, defeated Wist
atcher, America.
Observation-Disclosures, Can
ada. defeated Bradley. South AT
RIGA, by default; Prudhomme. Can
ada, knocked out Stromme, Nor
way, one round; Mallen. England
defeated Hersovitch.
Light heavies-Ted Eagan, Yale
defeated Al Spengler, New York
by default.
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nsllAs merchants have >sa.
tributed pfises for . baseball
ho1a contest Tomorrow b whIeA
Ill tie IslAnderS and Flows are
eligible e Browning field. TIE
prizes will b offered for TIE
longest fango hit longest ulrswn
ball fastest tine In circling TIE
hases, fastest time frOM hoine b
ArSt, and aeearate throwing By
catcherA In the latter contest,
each 0atcAer will be allowed Ave
throws ct . SNAIL (empty) key
placed On second base. The best
tAree cut Of FIVE >>tArsws will
nane The winner. Two teams Of
Moline merchants viii play .
hall game beginning ct l:Se D.
=, TIE field day viii take place
betweea the nerchants' game
and the Islander.Plew session.
First and second prizes shall
prevail
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BLOOMS PROFIT
BY B0bbLES0 Of
TRACTORS, sc

Peoria, Ill.,, Aug. 24.-Peoria out
hit Bloomington yesterday, but lost
the second game of the series be-
cause of ragged fielding and few
rank decisions by Umpire Jones.
An eight-run lead in the fourth
put away the game for the Bloom
ers. Conkwright was hit hard and
often. The score
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AMERICAN LEAGUR.


YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Three.Eye League.
.. Rock ISLAND 1t A'l',,' ne
Cedar Rapids It Rockford. nc
game.
Bloomington. .; Peoria, s.
Evansville, 4; Terre Haute, 2 III
innings.)
National Leagae.
Chicago, S; Boston. l. =
Cincinnati, E; Philadelphia, 3.
brooklyn, 8; Pittsburgh, 0.
New York, 10; st. Louis, 3.
American League.
Cleveland, 20; Boston, IA.
St. Louis, is; Philadelphia, 81.
New York, 10: Detroit, 0.
No other games scheduled.
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JACK AND Bill
MAUI PARTNERS
FOR CONDITION


Benton HArDoe. 0ich.s Au8. 1esr-9
UNITED Press)-Billy llisks's slug
ging was sufficient today 70 cAaSe
his manager, Jack Rsddy. to rash
. call for more spafring partners
Preparing for his fight here Labur
day with Champion Jack Dempsey
Miske thoroughly mnuled Jack
Heiuen. Billy Burke ard Jlmmi9
Delaney in one round eacA yester-
day afternoon. Jack Wilson ana
Jack Blackburn were orderoe
rushed from Chicago b provide.
sufficient cannon fodder ~ The St.
Paul heavyweight s
Dempsey elected today to CON-
tinue his practice Of inflictinB
body punishment His ok rounlsl
yesterday against Panama Joa
Cans Wand Bill Tate were devoted
exclusively to body blovA 81
Promoters Fitzsimmona and
Dempsey's manager, Jack Ksarns.
returned today from Chicago
where Kearns worked On his CIR.
psntier contract.
Facts Absut Fight
Benton, Harbor. Mich. Aug. A.
Machinery for the second woeldb
championship boxing contest Ben
ton Harbor has been favored With
this summer is already in full 10
ton.
with only . little additional
work remaining on his 'safesy
first% arena. which 10 being en-
larged to seat 10000 persons, Pro-
moter Floyd Ntssimmons 10 rest
ing comfortably In anticipation Of
q capacity crowd when Worlds
Champion Jack Dempsey enters the
ring ON Labor day to defend his
title against his most formidable
challenger. Billy Miske Of st. Paul
To facilitate tho detail work In COM
nection with the staging OF the big
event. ticket and publicity head
quarters have been opened ct room
301. Hotel Morrison, Chicago. Ill
Chicago Ducat Bureaus.
Chicago ticket sales viii Be
handled by Sam Wolff and Al
Bloom IN conjunction with the o..
fice In the Hotel Morrison. mali
orders for reservatlons snoulo %
addressed to Floyd F1tzeimmons.
Benton Harbor. Mich. K'ngside
seats will sell at $50. while other
| tickets will be available n IS, $lo
and $40. plus war tax IN sacn Ne
stance.
Three tiers OF seets sccommo-
dating 1000 persons nave oeen AZ
ded around the enire Az wn'Gn
was used LOT tne nrst ume .uS =
last. WINE oieaSner 500 wv y
provided Ior e'ooV mcFe. ~ ~
arena Is SAUCER snapeu, .aA1o ~
s,bie oy an e1cava.lon .. nInI , IT, q.
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YANkS Pile up
ENORMOUS LEAD
over OLYMp|CS


STANDING or NATIONS,
Following are tho standings Of
10 vafisas nations in the Olympic
games, complied after yesteEday's
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Each Says
An Earful
George Sisler.


The great batting of George Sis
Ter this season is described BY him
as being "just streak Of good
luck" He says:
~There is nothing wonderful
about my playing. l play hard and
try to help my team win, but SO do
all the other boys, and there is not
a payer on the St Louis team but
what deserves the same credit for
trying to win. l have happened to
hit better than usual this season
because / have been able, for some
unknown reason, to place the ball
out OF reach Of tho opposing field
ers q good share Of the time, I'd
like to remain well over the 400
mark all season and establish i
now record. I would hardly be hu.
man II l did not desire those things.
but II | fael below my goal | shall
have NO regrets, for / will know
that 1t has been through NO failure
Of mine to try hard all Of the tine.-
Joe BENJAMIN.
A fighter has to leave his own
doorstep II he wants to make good
according to Joe BENJAMIN. Pacific
coast lightweight, who has been
taking lessons from Champion Ben
sayss>
Get away from home. Ton can't
make good I'm your own hack yard.
And II You can't make good IN
someone eises hack yard then you
better quit boxing and 60 hack to
paperhansing Or plumbing or what.
ever 1t WIS you Were doing when
you started to box
Eddie Roush.
The story Of how Eddie Roush.
star outfielder Of the Reds. IN
throw as well with his riEht.hsnd
as with his left. dates back to M
kid days. He says:
= have always heea = natural
seatApaw. Thrswiag ana 6ettinz
IeN-1anac4 h ny reG1lsx style. ~
when | started cut g = snete.r
z ny hone tewn n Indians I fe1nd
= inpessIble to seoare 8 rirhf.
handed glove. The Vnly gieyes e
steek were fer the In ~ M
wae called upea = pley = ~
ilneA . great dsol an 3 left. ~.
e h1slaer = ast 8 essl, g /
Iea9nee Asw T. threw wlfi y