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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-02-18
Deductions ofHarveyHunt
By Philip Francis Nowlan.

Investigator to question her, and
watching him keenly as his eyes
rOYed about the room, taking in
the mattress pulled half from the
bed, the cigarette ashes here and
there on the carpet, the blue velvet
jewel case, empty and tossed care
lessly in one corner of the room:
the little tabouret on which lay d
carton of a popular brand of cigar
cites. and the ash tray beside it con-
tanning several stumps, some Of
them chewed at the end.
Then he walked over toward the
single wide window, which was
open, and inspected the sill.
In and out through the window"
he remarked laconically, pointing
to some. faint scratches on the
white enamel paint. He leaned out
and whistled in surprise at the sheer
drop of thirteen stories, with no
ledge on which even a monkey could
have gotten a foothold. Above his
head the corniCe projected about
four feet. 1t was clear that the
thief had lowered himself from the
roof and swung into the room on
a rope.
Gould a guest reach the roof
" AbiAodI DCAilb ODoFl NGN he DIS n Gu
the floor manager.
Yes replied the latter, IF he
was smart enough to use the serv-
ice stairway. Any guest might do
it, though he couldn't enter another
guests door without being seen"
I'll want to talk to all your
roOm-maids, then" said the criminal
Investigator. mo, not the ones on
duty tonight. I mean the ones who
work in the morning" The mana
ger turned to the telephone.
Mrs. Arkwright," said Harvey
Hunt with a whimsical smile, do
you always chew your cigarettes
when you smoke?"
The woman gasped. "why-why
of course I don't. Such a ques-
ton
But you do smoke, don't you"''
persisted Hunt. - She nodded, look
ing at him with a puzzled frown.
But just then the hotel manager
hung up the receiver and beckoned
to the detective, who bowed himself
c"t and FASTENED to interview the
maids.
.I-,cen minutes later. reinforced
with the authority of the law in the
person Of a detective sergeant from
police headquarters, Harvey Hunt
assembled to the room of English
Jim" Walker, alias the "Honorable
Horace" clad in a dress suit, in the
act of hurting a coil of rope far out
the WINDOW, after which, of course
the honorable Horaces bluff OF
/ Outraged dignity couldn't save him
from the search Of his person, which
brought to light Mrs. Arkwright's
jewels.
But can you explain the trail which Har.
vey Hunt followed to the door Of English
inns" roomi
The answer will appear tomorrow.
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their homeland, and now,
away from the cliffs of that odd
slice of the metropolis, yearn for
a glimpse of the daily exhibition
of nursemaids and their wards such
as only Brooklyn can stage, should
know that Prospect Park has a rum
ner-up in the bsby-airing classic
in the Dupont circle entry,
Dupon circle rs the real COM
mon meeting ground for the poor
little rich girls and rich little poor
boys Each afternoon the kiddies
whose nurseries are bounded by
apartment walls throw of their
urban tendencies and become. for
an hour or two, under the watch
in moro than one tongue, as much
Babes in the Woods" as the trees
of the park will permit.
Whatever establishment trolley
cars and autos afford in the way
Of running the woodland atmosphere
at this busy intersection in the
Northwest is perhaps disregarded
by young eyes that do most of their
focusing on things close at hand.
There are bushes and tree trunks
for the Sinking Indians" of make
believe, and asphalt tracks for
snorting tricycles and kiddie-cars-
so who cares about sights and noises
of the outside world, just beyond
the circles rim!
Occasionally a klaXon- blarinE FIRE
truck sails around the park Then
of course it is permissible to for
get the demands of playthings and
climb a bench for a look at the
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Borrowed Husbands
.Gy3 U AH s,,:i ID Ii Life s.: Story e
\ NNNAJIN/-E' By Mildred K Barbour kS&Djl
AMarried Life Story
Written tor The Herald
BY Mildred K. Barbour

the continent on his long trip to
Peru, she was a little wearied, a
little bored.
She told herself sharply that she
was having a wonderful time: that
she was enjoying her emancipation
from three consecutive years of
matrimony. But in her heart of
hearts, she acknowledged a queer
longing for the time when she had
not had to force herself to be en-
Pertaining and vivacious If that was
not her mood; when she had not
had to think twice before she made
some careless remark, lest il be
misinterpreted; when she had felt
at liberty to say to Gerry: For
Heavens sake keep quiet; you
bore me- il she had wanted to read
or give herself up to uninterrupted
thought.
It's terrible to be a woman and
have to sit across a table from the
man who is paying the check and
smile until your face freezes when
your interest died a lingering death
an hour back" she thought.
But secretly, she was a little
alarmed at her own mental and
emotional Iassitude.
I'll be all right once I get into
the swing of action again" she
told herself. Working at the task
of being an attractive woman is
just like warming up an athlete
who hasn't been in training. It's
rough going at first. and all the
muscles of your brain ache, and
you are so weary you coSld drop;
but after a time it becomes a pleas
ure. and you can deliver a smash
ing punch without the least con-
scious effort
The taxi, turning into the Lang
well porte cochere. reused her from
her reverie. She came back to re-
ality with a sense of modification.
I'm so sorry; I've been fearfully
stupid" she told the young officer,
cOntritely. and added: IT'S because
you're such a comfortable compan-
ion. Silences with you aren't awk-
ward at all: they're signs of per
feet sympathy and understanding"
ing"
He held her hand moment after
he had assisted her to alight and
looked down into her eyes.
His interest in her was beyond
the point of conCealment.
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GRAIN OF DOUBT.

NNXv-THE GRAIN OF DOUBT.
~ We left he. gasping. anyway"
said Nancy complacently to Des-
mOnd, as they drove of in a taxi
from the shop Of FIourette.
He turned to her unsmiling.
was that really the girl Lang
from the shop of Fleurette.
''Of course. Didn't you recognize
her? How dense men are! l knew
her the moment she came forward,
even with a different gown and
without a hat"
- But a-a-dressmaker. Isn't that
a bit thick for chap of his stand
ing?"
"Oh, don't know. Actresses, mo-
., distes, Northumberland difference
does it make to a man who is born
And I'm afraid most
OF you are that" she added with a
smile
His eyes held hers.
You think that of me?"
I don't want to-" Nancy confess
ed naively. Since my husband went
.-ah-passed on, seem to have met
so many fiirtatious men it would be
rather refreshing to find one who
didn't try to make love to me-"
Hasn't it occurred to you that
men are likely TO be serious in their
Dr.. regard for you, Mrs. Burrard?' 9
.. oh, but they couldn't be, on the
% face of IT," began Nancy quickly.
No married woman-nO woman
who has been married-that is
She broke off in confusion.
.o That widow pose of hers was get
~ ting her into deeper and deeper diff
ficulties-
Let's change the subject" she
suggested. Il don't feel like talk
ing sentiment this afternoon. Tell
me how you like my new gowns"
They looked well on the model,
so I know they will be most charm
ing when worn by you"
Nancy spread out her hands with
a despairing gesture.
That was a bad move on my part.
I'm afraid I've been out of the game
so long that I lose a trick now and
then from sheer stupidity"
why do you insist on playing a
game" he asked.
b.. Why. indeed,2" sighed Nancy, and
"inwardly asked herself the same
question.
lee. Already, with Gerry hardly across
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red giants that figure so dramat-
ically in nursery books
The balloon man has his big mo-
ments, too. when the youngsters
must delve into the delights of aero
nautics-especially if the particular
"airship" asking new ownership is
bright red and a bit oversize. The
park balloon man incidentally re-
ports that 100 sales in an afternoon
is a fair day. Which isn't par
ticularly discouraging, considering
the fact that balloon prices have
gone up almost as high as balloons
themselves-15 cents per each
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Can you follow the trail in
THE ARKWRIGHT JEWELS

III 'Nr. Hunt-Mr. Hunt-CaTl for
Mr. Hunt"
The careless tones Of the bellhop
told the hotel guests nothing of the
catastrophe which had overtaken
:. Mrs. Harrison Arkwright, who occu-
pied room 1907, on the top floor.
The criminal Investigator himself
= wondered, as he walked toward the
managers ONCE. If he had made any
mistake in the check with which he
had just settled his bill, for Harvey
Hunt was a stranger in Toronto. He
had not come there on business and
was expecting no call for his pro-
fessional services.
..s Mr.. Hunt" the manager said, Il
want your aid: that is, II an engage
"'rnent here would not interfere with
your plans, for the room clerk tells
me you are leaving tonight"
= Well il it's important and inter
SestinE," smiled Hunt. 'T might post
1spone my departure a bit"
49, TT Is most important, indeed, !"
said the hotel man. Mrs. Harrison
cartwright has been robbed OF a
ssyery valuable necklace in a most
mysterious manner. She went out
~this evening. foolishly leaving that
~ necklace in her room. The floor
.-fIerk swears that nobody entered or
left her room between her departure
rand return. Yet upon her return
~she found her bed, under the mat
stress OF which she had hidden the
y ecklace, in disorder, and the Jewels
gone"
- "Ts she in her room now" asked
-sFTunt. The manager nodded.
ss''Then let's go up and talk to her"
said the private detective.
= There was a CLINT in Mrs. Ark
.swright's glance that would bode i'll
gsfor the thief II she could, lay her
hands on him, Harvey Hunt thought.
for she was a young woman of the
S1nodern athletic type. one of Que
ices leading clubwomen, the man
s~sger had Informed him.
- She stood quietly. after the intro
ducion. waiting for the criminal
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-02-18

LOcOmONor AtaXla.
Q. Do you believe that the new
treatment just discovered for lep-
rosy would be valuable in my case?
1 have been suffering with locomo-
tor ataxia for several years.
I am sorry to learn that you are
suffering with locomotor ataxia.
This, however, is in no way re-
lated to leprosy, and there is abso-
lutely no reason to believe that the
disease would be benefited by the
treatment used in leprosy You
may be interested to know that re-
search institutions are studying To-
comotor ataxia; in fact, have been
studying the disease for years. II.
is now generally accepted that the
disease is practically always of
syphilitic origin, and that attention
must be concentrated on prevention,
inasmuch as the cure of the condi-
tion, once it has developed. is ap-
parently not possible. 1 suggest
that you discuss the matter with
your family physician, and. if neces-
sary, have him refer you to a reput-
able neurologist, for Outlines much
can be done in relieving the symp-
toms of this serious ailment.
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DorothyDixs ADJ

hand by a clerk who returns soft
answer, and assures her that II any
mistake was made, the store is
more than glad to remedy il, and
that 1t regrets any inconvenience
she has been put to, and desires
above everything to keep her trade
and the woman's wrath sizzles out
Ike a spent sky-rocket, and she re-
mains to buy, and is forever after
"arde the. stores best advertise
;nent of the shop. as a place where
hey always treat you fairly.
And do you not recall neIghbors
o whom you went to quarrel about
their chickens getting into your
garden. and ended up by helping to
buiId a good fence, and with whom
you were brothers and sisters ever
after because they SAID you were
right and 1t was perfectly outrag-
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like melodrama villains. Silken
mustaches. Jet black eyes. won
der IL they'd laugh in this defica-
lessen IL l asked for a dimes
worth of Saratoga chips!
Crooks are now taking babies
around with them to avert suspi-
ciOn. A window trimmed in Florence
Harding lavender. Adolph Lew
isohn. the banker. He looks austere.
This is the place where they used
to sell Swedish punch with hot
water on the side. Now it is a
gymnasium.
Hubert Footner. the novelist.
They say he drove a New York
taxi at night to get material for a
crook story. Cherubic looking. An
old stage prompter. He must learn
every part Everybody's dancing
the toddle. 1t got its start in St
Louis. I'll toddle home now.
Dark brown lace restaurant
frocks are quite the thing among
the debutantes who go a-teaing.
The neck, shoulders and arms show
through the lace and a bunch OF
gold grapes is pinned to the waist
line. Mrs. Castle wore one to town
the other day from Ithaca and nc
doubt it will be the thing from now
on. She wore brown slippers with
brown net, transparent stockings
The small hotels in the side streets
are now doing the biggest business
The answer, according to one hotel
man, is thrift. Men who used tc
wire for accommodations-no speci-
flying what they wanted-usually
got parlor, bedroom and bath and
never complained about the price
These same men are now taking a
little extra time and visiting the
smaller hotels and getting the best
price. 1t is no longer a disgrace to
zine in the small popular priced eat
ing places. where a meal can b,
purchased for the size of a tip in a
| large cafe. Everybody seems to be
doing it. The large hotels have had
their era of prosperity. Summer
looms ahead with many facing lear
days. Scouts are already being Sent
down South to solicit business fol
the summer and great reductions are
promised. One chain of hotels ha!
sent an agent to the Orient to Sc.
cure new business. A year ago they
couldn't handle new business. There
are some who predict the s3-a-da,
room with bath in the hotels thai
have been charging IS in a few more
weeks.
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housewares

SO Canned Heat Outfits,
consisting Of kettle, stand and
one can of canned heat. 1oc
set; were sSc.
10 Aluminium Tea Pots; &
cup capacity; slightly shop
worn. csc each; were sz.So
II 4-quart Aluminium Cook
ing Kettles, with covers
slightly shopworn. csc each;
were SI.oS.
SO Nursing Bottles. Spe-
cial, 3 for SC.
IL Carbons Fire Extin-
guishers, Csc each; were 500
IL Cans Putt Cream Metal
Polish, hslf-gallon size. Csc
each; were 500.
I2-quart size Wizard Liquid
Floor Wax. csc each; were
$3.50.
100 Cans Sunbrite Securing
Cleanser. Special, &C can.
1000 Cakes Swifts BoraT
Laundry and Household Soap.
Special, 1Sc dozen.
2 Bread and Cake Cabinets:
slightly shopworn. $3.50 each
were $685..
Housewares Section, Fifh soor.
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some ono was eavesdropping,
with the aid of a detectaphOne,
on financial deals which were
being privately executed in the
once of John c. Bur3eigh. The
once next to the BurIeigh suite
had been vacant for some time,
and with the exception of n tel
ephone in one corner was devoid
of furnishings. No one had en-
tered the office for n long time,
as the dust on the floor indi-
cnted. How was the caves
'dropper securing his Informal
ton. simple. Here Is the way
Harvey Hunt sees it'
IN THE case of The Detecta-
phone" Harvey Hunt was con-
vinced that the vacant office adJOIn-
ing that Of the fnancier had somc-
thing to do with the mystery.
If Burleigh's statements were cor
rect the eavesdrOpping began when
this Office became vacant But no
body had entered the room. Hence
there must have been some method
by which the detectaphOne in that
room was connected with some out
side point. Burleigh's reference TO
the telephone gave him his clue.
1t was likely that the last ocCu-
pant Of the vacant office was the
guilty person. so Harvey Hunt in
terviewed the postman who served
the building. From him he found
that this former occupant had len
an address to which his mail was
forwarded, and also that this mail
was exceptionally light, consisting
in fact Of telephone bills.
The mans scheme was this. Be
fore moving out Of his office, which
he continued to pay for. he had built
the detectaphone into the wall OF
Burleigh's office adjoining, and had
connected il with the telephone
wires in such a way that whenever
the operator signaled. instead OF
ringing a bell the bell current wouIu
throw the detectaphOne into the
regular circuit. just as though the
receiver had been taken of the
hook. Thus all ne had to do was
call the number of the vacant room
to get a listening connection right
into BUrieigh's office. As the bills
were duly forwarded to him and
paid by him the telephone company
did not suspect any irregularIty. In
fact, the phone in the vacant ONCE
had a superlative rating on the
company's check-up records for an
7swertng all cabs promptly.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-02-18
Pleasing a Woman.

Pleasing a Woman.
One evening Edmonia Simpson
took her husband, Luke. out to go
to the picture show. When they
got half way down the street she
noticed that Luke had on his sneak
easy slippers.
She looked at them with one eye
and at Luke with the other. He
fdEeted for a minute.
Woman" he said, ''mah cawns
mex nah shoes hurt. All jist CANT
stand having NAH feets ache wen
Ah'se lookin' at de pitchers"
kdmonia demanded then and there
hat he run back apd change them
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q. What is your namef
A. Robert Ingersoll Miller.
@. What is your business.
A. Law.
Q. What do you like most
about. its
A. Keeping people out of
jail. Also, there's always some
thing new turning up In n law
once, and that adds novelty to
the work.
q. What was your nickname
when you were I'm schooIf
A. L met the same fate as hun
dreds of others OF the Miller
clan. was called "Dusty" Mil
Ter. The nickname stuck, up
until about ten years ago. May
it rest in peace.
sport or hobbyt
A. Horse racing, which was
called the sport of kings VIXEN
there were kings. L myself own
n string of horses.
@. Who is your favorite ac-
tresss
A. Lillian Lantry wns for
years, but 1 believe she died re-
Gently. a....r ~
q, Do you enjoy jnxxs
A. do not. There is little
enough good music In the world
without the jazz band coming In.
q. What is your favorfte SUI
perstition. -.
A. always win cases TINT
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-02-18
JUDGE!
BY RUDOLPH PERKINS.

for fear he'd catch his death OF
cold. He refused
They quarreled all the way to the
show and also when they got in
side. On the way home they quar-
relied also. So Luke said.
When he again got seated in his
morris chair, he took of the slip
pers and put on his heavy brogans
just to please his wife
This, however, did not please her,
he said. She upbraided him for do
ing the right thing at the wrong
time, and he struck her with one Of
his shoes-a No. II.
The court put him on probation
and told him that a second offense
would go hard with him.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-02-18
Balloon Merchant
A Big Attraction

Out of n collection of a. baby
carriages and three times that
many Riddles being "aired- in
Dupont Circle Park II was ID
stin trick to pick out the pest
lockers. So the cnmeraman con-
centrated on the balloon man
and some prospective customers.
Discussing bargains with said
merchant are Billy Smyth, son
of Comdr. w. VI. smyth, U. s.. N,
1888 Coreorsn street, Jane Ache
son, daughter of ID. J. sAcheson,
secretary 20 Justice Brandeis Of
the Supreme Court. 1893 Cor
cornn street. and Marcus HUI
brecht, son of DIR. J. n. Hubrecht,
secretary of the Dutch Legation,
1920 Nineteenth street northwest.
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Bous Wear

40 Boys Wooden Knckerbocker Suits. medium
weight decidedly desirable colongs and designs; sizes
9 to Is years. s13.75 each; were $40 and s22-so.
Dozen Bell BIouses. neat stripe and plain blue
chambrsy; broken sizes, mostly and years. 75e
each; were Sl.2S.
10 Dozen Small Boys Rompers and Romper Suits
a good assortment of coIors and combinations sizes
to 8 years. Specially priced s1.55.
10 Small Boys Serge and Other Fine Novelty
Suits sizes g. 4. and years only. S475 each;
were $40, $3.50 and SIS.
Boys Store, Fourth
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THE QUESTION


Which is the most useful
branch of the District gov.
eminent?
The Answers
RALPH HOLT, 1879 street
northwest, speaking generally,
would say the Health Depart
ment, because, 1t protects the
health of the community. A
. healthy community Is nm asset
to the countryJ'a sick COMMUNE
ity is n liability
Miss MONA DOHERTY, ) Le-
land street, Chevy Chase, MIDI
81 think the Public Utilities Com
mission Outrsnks the other Of
fees in usefulness, since Il has
to do with features of modern
coBVeniences, suck as gas, cleo
tricity and transportation. What
kind of n city would Washing
ton be without a Public UtiIi-
ties Commissionf
/. MENDELSoN, 291s NJ street
northwest; "WeIl, people msy
say what they wish about most
of the District work, but tell me
thisI what would any city do
without a street cleaning de-
partment: 1 hold no brief for
the white wings, but they keep
the city sanitary"
Sergt. b. A. LAMB, 40 Sixth
street northwest 81 mNy he a
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HandkercHefs at Lou Prices

50 Dozen Mems Soft Finished White Cambria
Handkerchiefs, full size. u hens, 81 dozen. Soc VI
DOZEN good handkerchief for everyday use.
50 Dozen Women's Sheer, Soft Finished Cam
brio Handkerchiefs, full size 81 Dozen Soc VI dozen
Handkerchief Section First
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Friday Sale Of
Water GobLets
Sl.50 Dozen

IS dozen Thin Blown Wa
ter Goblets, daintily etched IN
conventional design: subject
to slight factory imperfec-
tons. Specially priced, $3.50
dozen.
Is Floral Cut Jam Jars and
Plates with glass spoons. sSc
Sctg were 81 80.
l Encrusted Gold decorated
Mayonnaisc Dish and Plate.
slightly imperfect. $685. was
1896,
Glassware Section. Fifth floor.
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Friday Special in
PeHcodtS

A special lot Of Ssteen and
Heatherbloom Petticoats, with
pleated and tucked flounCcs.
and brown. Lengths "a, 90
IN blue, green, tsupe, wIstarIa
and as. Special. $I.4S each.
Black Powered Heather
bloom PettiCosts, with tucked
and plested flOunces. lengths
SO and IS. SI.55 each were
$50.
S Extra Size Rose Heather
bloom PetticoatS, with deep
pleated flounCes. Lengths. &c.
IS and 40. SI.45 each were 81.
.Petticost Section, Third Floor.
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Which is the most useful
branch of the District gov
eminent?
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-31
CATTLE LOSS IN SOUTHWEST
DUE TO CVERSTOCKING

Experiments pelng conducted on
tse tornado Range Reserve, in New
Mexico, by the United tSates Forest
Service, indicate that the number of
animals for the permanent breeding
herd in that region should be only so
per cent of the carrying capacity Of
the range in good years. This takes
into account the reduction in forage
and carrying capacity in times OF
drought and allows a range of safety
for emergencies.
Cattles raising on the open ranges
of the southwest in the past has been
full of vicissitudes, and it was for the
purpose OF developing some plan of
management that would stabilize the
livestock industry and help stock
owners to meet trying. conditions
that the tornado Range Reserve, near