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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-20

Pursuing the plan he ha,
formulated to himself, he said
impressively, Give new
theory"
Yes" said the girl, breath
lessly.
q think Mrs. Black is the
criminal" he declared, bluntly
Avice almost laughed. Glow
absurd !" she said. Why, Mrs
Black was with me all that aft.
ernoon.
THAT just it! She stayed
and kept you home on purpose.
| don't mean she actually com
mitted the murder, but she in
stigated it
And who was her accom-
plice?'
'Stryker, the house man, of
course.
Avice began to be little in
terested. She had never really
liked Stryker. He seemed to her
shifty and deceitful. "But
howl" she asked.
Easy enough. The man simp-
ly took knife from the kitchen,
followed his master to the woods,
and waylaid him.
How did he know Uncle
Rowly was going to the woodsa"
He telephoned him at his Of
flee to go to Van Cortlandt Park.
You remember the stenographer
said the man who telephoned
called Mr.. Trowbridge Uncle"
"And Stryker did that?"
" Yes; to be Misleading
"But Styker didn t know Kane
Landon had come on from the
west"
eyes, he did. Landon tele-
phoned the night before. You
were all out and Stryker took
the message"
How do you know9''
8 have ferreted it all out from
the other servants. The facts.
| mean,-not my deductions from
them"
Have you spoken to them
about Stryker2''
No; | wanted to speak to you
about it first
Mr.. Duane, I will be frank
with you. [ don't want Kane
Landon suspected Of this crime.
[ know he is innocent. I know.
too, that some evidence seems to
be against him. But that is only
seeming. He is entirely innocent.
Now, if Stryker is innocent, also,
| don't want to direct suspicion
to him. And it doesn't seem to
me you have any real evidence
against him
But, my theory is that he was
only tool in the hands of the
principal CRIMINAL"
Mrs. Black?''
eyes"
"Preposterous! Incredible!"
Not at all. Mrs. Black was
engaged to your uncle, but she
did not love him. She was marry
ing for fortune. Then she
heard that London, whom she
has known for years, was coming
east, and she connived with
Stryker to put the old gentle
man out Of the way"
Uncle Rowly was only in the
fifties, that is not DID,
cold compared with Kane
Landon. And as | told you, Miss
Trowbridge, this is largely
theory. But many facts support
it, and it ought to be looked
into"
s'Then the thing to do, is to lay
it before Judge Hoyt. He will
know what is the best way to sift
the theory to a conclusion.
But when the three were to-
gether IN Hoyt's office, and
Duane told the whole story of his
interview with Jim Lindsay, the
detective laid aside his pretense
OF still suspecting Stryker and
enumerated his reasons for look
ing in the direction Of Landon.
THAT must be a true bill about
his meeting that adventures in
the library" he argued; lit
couldn't have been anybody else
but Mrs. Black
why couldn't itf1' Avice
spoke fiercely, and her brown
eyes were full Of indignant
amazement at the tale Duane had
told.
! Lindsay saw her picture in
1 4 II
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-20
The Iron Hand

"Of course there Is no such thing
as woman's supremacy"
Think not? From the time boy
sits under a street-Iignt playing with
toads until he is blind and old ana
toothless he has to explain to some
woman why he didn't come homo
earlier plain Dealer.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-20

How Could He Be7
The First Maid-""Nice-lookin' fol-
Ter, that" The Seconl-"Wot? I'm
nice? wy 'e's married.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-20

Go Be continued next vsek.3
The mirror., 1921-10-13

liver for a single and O'Donnell scored
from second on the hit. Bushway went
to second on the peg to plate. Smith sim
gled to left and Bushway scored on the
hit. Durrenberger struck out, Johnson
went out on fly to Bur and Kranz was
thrown out Mye to Hic. This ended the
visitors scoring until the opening of the
last frame. Bushway led off with a
grass cutter through Yves for single and
went to second when Bur let the ball get
past him. Smith struck out Durrenber-
ger got a single to left that scored Bush
way and Durrenberger went to second on
the play to the platter. johnson got his
second hit of the day that scored Durren-
berger and Johson advanced to second on
another play to the platter. Kranz
grounded one to liver and Johnson went
to third while liver was tossing Kranz
out at first. Zeigler went out on an in
field fly to Nell that ended the game.
Bur was the star batter Of the day. Out
of three times charged at bat, he got two
doubles and one triple, driving in four
runs ahead of him, besides scoring three
times himself. In the game on Oct. 1st,
Bur went hungry for chances in the left
field but on Saturdays game he had plenty
of them. He made one out, two assists
and three errors He could be alibied
out of two of the errors but the reporter
is not inclined to do so at this writing.
Bon was a close second for batting honors.
He got two hits out of two times up, bat
ted in two scores and scored once himself.
liver Figured in tn: only sensational catch
of the day and this occurred in the open
ing of the second chapter. sKranz led off
with a single between Yves and liver.
Zeigler dumped one on Nel's play to
second for double play, and Mye could
not cover the base in time and complete
the play to make both outs. Miller hit a
liner that was headed over Iver's head
but he got up in the air and made a
one-handed Spear. Then on the throw to
first, Zeigler was an easy out but was
called safe after Hic had dropped the ball.
The mirror., 1921-10-13

Games won, 13. Lost, 8. Percentage, .616.
Summary-Three base hits-Bur. Two
base hits-Bur, 2, Hic, Yves. Sacrifice
hits-Kranz, liver. Stolen bases-Durren-
berger, Bur. Double plays-Bur to Lob
to Hic to Mye. First base on errors-Vis-
itors, 8; MS.P., 1. Left on bases-Visi-
tors, 4; M.S.P., 8. Earned runs-Visitors,
O; M.S.P., 7. Hits-Helms, 4, in one and
two-third innings; Smith, 8, in one and
one-third inning; Kranz, 3, in four inn
ings; Nell, 8. trikeouts-Helms, Q;
Smith, 8; Kranz, Il Nell, 5. Bases on
balls-Helms, 1; Kranz, 8; Nell, 1. Bats
man hit by Smith, Bon; by Kranz, Iver
Wild pitches-Helms, / Smith, 1; Kranz,
2.
Umpires Mr.. R. Leo and Mr.. A. ]. H.
j. r. S.
The mirror., 1921-10-13
SPEED OF BATTED BALLS

Ask any fan how fast an average
grounder travels during its first hundred
feet from the base and his answer will be
anywhere from 20 to 200 miles an hour.
Split second watches and timing of many
ground balls have established the fact that
the average speed of many ground balls
that is, those struck by the bat of the bats
man from a fair pitched ball, which
strikes the infeld before they land in the
felders hand-go at the rate of sixty miles
an hour.
Sixty miles an hour is lightweight feet
per second. The bases are ninety feet
apart. A man who can run 100 yards in
eleven which is fast running for any one,
but particularly Sc for man with base
ball shoes and uniform on, can run ninety
feet in 8 3 seconds. Is it any wonder that
a ball which is felded in its first 100 feet
of travel usually reaches first base just
second before or after the runner sets foot
upon it.
Every fan knows that the many close
decisions at first base form-one of the
facinations of the game. The speed OF
batted ball. The speed at which fielder
can travel from his position to the point
where he can meet and field the batted
ball, the speed with he can stop the ball,
pick it up, set himself for the throw, make
the speed across the diamond frem his
throw and the speed the travelling runners
are so evenly balanced that it is always
question of whether or not the runner will
get there in time for the crows to see the
umpire's hands go down or whether he
will face thumb over shoulder indi-
eating that he is not-Technicai World.
The mirror., 1921-10-13

The greatest chunk of stone ever quar-
ried or transported in the world is going
to be hewn and taken to Washington for
the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial
Monument. The memorial is to take the
form of lion and will be carved out of
a solid block of rock.
The mirror., 1921-10-13
RELATO REFERO
INTERESTING READING AND INFORMATION
GATHERED FROM MANY SOURCES
By Scissors

By Scissors
In 1919 American corn syrup was dis
tributed to seventy-fve countries.
Cement is being used as substitute
for lead in joining cast-iron water-pipes
+, A London policeman is not permitted to
marry without the approval of his superior.
The Rockefeller foundation is building
a modern hospital and medical school at
Peking.
In proportion to population Switzerland
has many more deaf mutes than any other
country.
The Polynesians believe that the moon
at its waning is devoured by the spirits
of the dead.
A stork has been known to perish in
confederation rather than desert her little,
helpless brood.
The heart of vegetarian beats, on an
average, So times a minute; that of
meat eater, IS times.
Queen Elizabeth suffered from many all
ments, including swooning, gastritis and
bronchitis, says one historian.
On dark nights a white light can be
seen farther than any other, but on light
nights red takes the first place.
Gold production in 1920 totaled 1885,
OH ounces. California led in gold produc-
ton with Alaska running second.
Gathering nuts from the ground has
been made easier by Californians in
vention of device for the purpose.
More than 100000 barberry bushes
were uuS up Ill 1luCIlCd idoe yCdi III eAS
fight against black stem wheat rust.
The government of the city of New
York costs more to maintain than does
that of the whole japanese empire.
A sign has been discovered in an old
tailor shop in Pompeii reading: "Creases
ironed in your togas while you wait"
The first woman to be admitted to the
bar in China was former Texas woman,
a graduate Of the law department Of the
University of Texas.
According to the American consul at
Bangkok the Siamese market is developing
a demand for our wheat. Wheat is not
an important crop in Siam and there are
no -four mills there.
Silk substitute has been manufactured
from the web of a spider native to the
island of Madagascar 1t is claimed the
product is far superior IN many respects
to anything that has ever been devised
from real silk
1t is said negotiations are under way
for operation of transatlantic air service
in 1922. The eastward trip would be
from New York to London and the west
ern trip from Lisbon to New York in
order to follow the prevailing winds.
Report of the child welfare survey made
in Tennessee during the past year shows
: that more children of both landowners
and tenants remain on the farm in diver
sifed farming communities than in those
that grow only one crop, such as cotton
The mirror., 1921-10-13

In 1919 American corn syrup was dis
tributed to seventy-hve countries.
The mirror., 1921-10-13

Monument. The memorial is to take the
form of lion and will be carved out of
a solid block of rock.
Sponges are gathered in France by
means of a submarine. A pair of concave
cutting pinchers cut the sponges and de-
posit them in a specially built basket.
Electric light illuminates the deep sea in
which the work is carried on.
To exterminate the boil weevil in the
cotton districts of the South the chemical
warfare service of the army, in co-opera-
ton with the Department of Agriculture,
is preparing to lay down barrage of
poison gas in the fields. This has been
used successfully against rats in seaport
cities and against locusts in the Philip
pines.
American scientists have discovered the
columbian berry," new species of
blackberry about four times as large as
the domestic garden variety. The De-
partment of Agriculture is experimenting
on the berry with view to distributing
it to farmers of this country. The berry
is semi-tropical in nature and will not
stand the rigors of hard winters.
Many of our customs and manners we
can trace to our industrious and frugal
forefathers If a man wouldn't work,
neither could he eat, and so they all had
to pitch in and do their best. But they
went farther than that even. The poor
girl who wasn't handy with needle and
thread had good chance of going for
ever unwed. One of their most rigidly
adhered to maxims was that young
woman should never be married until she
had spun herself set of body, table or
bed linen. But the most of them were
a capable lot and did nicely. From this
custom all unmarried women were termed
"spinsters," name that is very common
ly used today and always employed in
law proceedings.
The mirror., 1921-10-13

Cement is being used as substitute
for lead in joining cast-iron water-pipes.
The mirror., 1921-10-13

A London policeman is not permitted to
marry without the approval of his superior.
The mirror., 1921-10-13

The Rockefeller foundation is building
modern hospital and medical school at
Peking
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03

the Sixth. They had tea in an old thatched
farmhouse; eggs warm from the nest, foamy
milk strawberries with clotted cream; rock
cakes.
Later, as the shadows grew longer, they
made their way back. with infinite caution.
toward the school. Scouting parties were
out looking for them; they avoided roads
and made their way through fields of rnangel
wurzel and potatoes, sinking deep into the
soft earth. Twice they watched parties Of
the enemy. lying hidden behind thick hedges.
But they came to Elstow at last somewhere
near eight o'clock. It was not dark. But
then. indeed. real darkness would not come
at all that night. and It was dark enough
for the fireworks to make a show.
They had chosen their spot and prepared
1t against their need. 1t was in q remote
corner Of the playing fields, with the en-.
bankment of the Midland railway at the
back and a brick wall at one side. They
had contrived a sort of barricade Of branches
to protect their front; the other flank was
covered by q Jungle Of thorny bushes. Their
approach with their burden involved q dou.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03

BILE crossing of the railway and double
breach Of the sternest Hcf all school rules.
since to step upon the embankment was
strictly forbidden. But they were dealing
In sheep, now not in lambs.
Slowly they made their way. They had
to wait for two trains to pass. But they
were ready at last Rockets were planted
in the ground; roman @ ndles, giant crack
ers. So tbs were piled up: to the brick wall
was afixed the set piece that was their
crowning glory-a thing contrived to set a
great American flag ablaze.
Eagerly they studied their watches. They
could hear a murmur Of voices from the
direction Of the fves court; the school was
waiting. They might have set of their
display at Elstow and escaped before pur.
suit could reach them. But it had seemed
to them that their honor was involved in
staying on school ground.
"Time!" said Bill, at last. and Lit the fuse
of the FIRST rocket For a moment It Missed
and sputtered: then a streak Of fire shot
upward, and a minute later, with a bang.
the rocket burst, high above them. in a con-
stellation Of red and green and yellow stars.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03

Ted had lighted the set piece: already. as
the rocket burst, stars and stripes were
appearing on the wall
There was a yell from the hves court; at
once they saw a dark mass charging across
the field.
They're going to rush us!" said Bill.
Aim the roman candles right at them
and chuck some squibs to go of at their
feet! They won't be hurt, but fancy they'll
stop"
So they stood, roman candles in their
hands, pouring out threatening balls Of fire.
finging lighted squibs and giant crackers.
There was no harm in the false fire they
flung, but the moral effect was tremendous.
1t took more than boyish nerves could fur
nish to face that barrage: furiously the
great American flag burned brightly and
the rockets rose.
Come out, you sneaks! Fight fair!
You're trying to put our eyes outr
wen tight fair IL you Will" That was
Ted. wen take you on. three at a tine!"
There was another rush. but again the
roman candles and the exploding crackers
checked it.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03

Come on-come on, you oadsr' Bill cried
who's afraid now?"
Turf was flying; stones: fves balls, small
and hard, that some genius in the attacking
force had thought Of bringing up. But the
spirits of the Americans SCARED high, like
the rockets they sent skyward; they were
above feeling pain. And so 1t went, until,
at last. they had made good their boast, and
the last rocket had flown upward, the last
candle been discharged The flag was fading
out now, as star after star. stripe after stripe,
burned out
The school scented its chance; charged
again, and swept over the barricade, this
time, to victory. But It was a victory hol-
low and cheap. The numbers were too
great for discrimination when blows were
being dealt: friend struck friend as often as
foe. And then the masters, who had been
strangely deaf to all the tumult, came. and
discipline came into its own again.
90, come on. fellows!" cried Bill. what
do we care for these cads7 They can't fight
unless they're a hundred to one!"
Arm In arm, untouched in spirit, defiant
sttu, they staggered across the field. II
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03

sat in my corner, blazing away inside, but
quiet, with that stiffness that precedes a
storm. Then my endurance broke.
jumped up and threw open the door and
then down came the window! I let loose
a rapid how Of horribly bad German, which
brought the man to his feet in no time, and
an apology to his tongue.
Sind sic EnglanderT be asked me.
''No, I am an American" I answered
briefly. But you couldn't be brief with
that man. At the mere mention of Amer
ica he hiccoughed forth question after ques
ton, and 1 was offered apples and be-
sieged with sausages. His friendly atti-
tude toward America and Americans was my
first big surprise in Germany. Our distrust
of Germany and Germans l felt must be in
part their attitrde toward US, for we were
still at war with them and our troops occu-
pied German territory.
But I found this friendliness all over
Germany. They not only liked Americans,
but particularly liked American dollars.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03
By Clara Whiteside

appearance, with Intensely black waving
hair and dark eyes concealed By shell
trimmed glasses, yet his affections are en-
tirely German and bs prefers to live 4,
Berlin alone, rather than accompany his
mother to Italy for any extended stay.
1 had spent the morning in a tour Of
inspection Of the relief work among tbs
children In Berlin, carried on BY the Ameri-
can Relief Association through the agency
Of the American Friends Service Commit
tee, and direct from this misery was
motored out to the Mendelssohns. What
contrast! It was late autumn, and every
tree was a nosegay. The house was i'm
pressive In its simplicity Of line and In i1
setting among the trees. The flowers In
the formal sunken garden were luxuriant
and superb in color, and the whole placs
radiated peace and plenty. The henoels-
sohns own many priceless pictures, and hs
gems Of their collection are the two Rem
brandts, which they value more than any
thing else In their possession, a. these Pic
lures are considered better specimens Of tie
old master than those in the Kaiser Fried
rich Museum
had elimpsed that day two distinct pAe-
lures Of postwar Germany.
had waded through more misery than i
could well bear. i had been In North Ber-
lin, where men stood round, jobless, hungry
and hopeless; where wen-bred women
brought their babies to be fed in feeding
stations provided by foe. IF thine enemy
hunger, feed him."
And had seen a lonely German boy
with millions hanging round his neck, play
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03
GERMAN TEARS AND PROFITEERS
Sntins of Paruenus Rub
Rags of Crippled Soldiers

comparing the German capital with Paris.
Never having been in either city before the
war, l had no background Of association to
influence my Impressions. Both cities were
crammed full Of people, but Paris was
actively brilliant. Berlin DULY active. Paris
Is hlled with strangers-Americans, Scandi-
navians, Spaniards and rich Russians, who
give 1t this surface glitter BY spending their
money freely and upon whom the cafes and
places Of amusement principally depend. It
is the foreign element that makes Paris gay.
Berlin. on the contrary, has not regained
much of the tourist crowd, and its travelling
public consists of commercial groups, news
papermen and journalists. The tremendous
activity one sees is born of necessity. The
winter Of 1920 -21 will never be forgotten in
Berlin.
On the Unter den Linden there was q
succession Of luxurious automobiles, but one
missed the busy little taxi. The automo-
biles are mostly private ones, for Germany
has q harvest of pro6teers. stood one
day, ostensibly looking in . shop window,
but watching with much interest the occu-
pants Oft private car which had Just
stopped. Near me, on the ground, was
war cripple. He, too, was watching. The
women were swathed in fur, the chauffeur
resembled a polar bear and they all looked
as though they had had more than enough
to eat, and quite too much good German
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03

beer. "Gott in Himmel," whispered q
man near me. The cripple held out q
trembling hand the women sailed into the
shop, but the man hesitatingly drew out
his purse and handed him a note, looking
all about as he did so. 1t must be un-
comfortable to be rich in Germany right
now.
All the pomp and military trappings Of
pre-war Berlin have disappeared. You no
longer see q timid frau walking a trihe
behind her noble lord, and the revolution
has taken the strut out of the beautiful
city. ALI along the avenue the buildings
were pasted with posters on which one
read "I.eiffen die Waffen alb" (Lay down
your arms). / did not see these posters
in Bavaria, which Is significant of what
has since happened and the unsettled con-
dition of that southern country.
Notwithstanding the troubled times,
music has again taken its place in the daily
life of the people. The question Of repars-
tions does not prevent the performance Of
opera, and the production of q Wagner
begins late In the afternoon and continues
on into the night. 1 elbowed my way one
afternoon through q procession of hatless
men and women, most of them with scores
under their arms and the eager look of an
expected treat on their faces. "Siegfried'
was to be given and for blocks away the
crowd extended, hours ahead of time.
Germany has had little reconstruction
work to do. Unlike France, no brutal
iron heel has scattered her villages like ant
hills. She is having some mental recon
structing to do, and the result may be
beneficial; her complete defeat is sitting
slowly through, rousing some to splendid
effort and others only to vince and whine.
But as the aftermath Of war falls most
heavily on the innocent-on the children
they must wonder in a childish way what
it is all about, while their little feet ache
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03

ing his cello in q world apart Neitha
picture is a wholly true one Of the real
Germany Of today. They each represent
the two e1tremes-hunger of the body and
hunger of the soul-post-wa victims. The
real Germany one might hken to oncs
lusty youth overturned in a wild, mad race;
incredulous of the dust he was biting;
standing up. first on one foot and then on
the other and painfully aware that it would
be some time before he stood alone again
upright, but making a stupendous effort,
nevertheless; and he is getting wider awake
every minute!
The Washington herald., 1921-07-03
An Irishn,an's Calendar

oTT'S always fair weather with the red.
dents of the Emerald Isle," says an
American who has spent a bit Of his time IN
Ireland. The tourist nay be drenched to
the skin with the wettest Of rain, but every
native be meets will assure him that it 10
a foine day
1T is only when an Irishman takes his
pen to write that he numbers something be-
sides the sunny hours, as in an effusion I
once saw, which is marked by rather moS
truth than poetry:
/" Dirty days hath September,
April, June and Norember.
From January Ep to nov
The rain if roineth every dog.
All the rest hace thirty one
Without blessed CLEAN Of sxs;
And II any of them had tsoo- AVID thirty
They'd be jsst as ioet eaS tsOtoe a. drtP.'s .