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The New Generation
CRAIG FORESTER WRITES MRS. WALTERS
BY Jane Phelps

feeling Of disgust almost OF nausea
when she took down the c"'orlesS
dresses she had been accustomed u
wear. Hannah's daughter was nearly
her size. and 80 found her wardrobe sud
denly enriched with clothes 3r good
material and quiet pattern.
Perfectly appropriate for Hannahs
daughter" Margaret said TO herself In
disgust" yet the best had for years.
Finally she had packed her trunk and
arrived at Mrs.,,WalterS her mind made
up to follow her Qu!xotic plan OF living
alone for a time before letting Joan
know she was in New York.
She had been delightfully."- sympathet-
ic with Mrs Walters until she spoke OF
Craig FORESTER: confessed to having
letter from him announcing the date OF
his trivial.
Perhaps Mrs. Walters. Janet was
not to marry Hudson Baker after all.
Craig Forester was much moro attrac-
tive. better looking. and very wealthy.
1t certainly was strange that man
given TO sending postcards should write
a mere acquaintance a letter. and not
write her, whom he had shown special
attentiok.
Someway Margaret couldn't help wish
ing she had been nicer n Craig Forces
and old-fashioned Other women wers
not. even women line Mrs. Walters who
were older than she.
Il have heen told | was old so often
I have come 70 feel old" she once sail
10 Mrs Walters. She felt now that her
feeling old had colored her actions 10
such a degree as to drive people away
by people she really meant Craig For
roster.
II am ready for that visit TO YOUR
modiste." she said the day after their
conversation regarding FORESTER. At
least she would not he Outshone by
clothes. even II she were eXtravaGant.
That's fneI Wen go this very
! morning. | telephoned yesterday and
she said she had some stunning new
models"
In the excitement OF talking clothes
Margaret forgot for a lime 10 feel hurt
over Forrester's failure TO notify her.
as well az Janet Walters. that he was
returning 70 New York soon.
romorrow-A New York Apartment
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No. 83-SILVER TEETH

It's more than possible that the orig
!nals viii give me a good lead" was
Vests answer. |'Rosenbcrg & Co. prob
ably didn't employ many stenographers.
and the odds are that there WASH :
more than one typewriter in the place
and Il tyrewr!tten sheet has just as
much individuality az finger print. IN
one respect. II has more. mans thumo
print only reveals his identity. The
print Of the typewriter not only reveals
the identity of the machine. but OF the
person who operates It. Peculiarities
OF all kinds are to be found, provided
you know where TO look for them. and
the apparently cold and lifeless page
soon resolves itself into succession
OF valuable clues"
But the point that West had failed TO
mention. for fear that the man to whom
he was speaking might inadvertently
spread the tip around. was that he was
extremely interested in the stcnogra-
piers initials on each OF the Rosenberg
letters. AS ne expected. II was clear
that there was only one typewriter used
curing the period Rosenberg Co had
been in existence. He was amazed. how
ever. TO discover that in the seven
months they had been IN business, they
had employed no less than twenty
Flpnt tNnlStS--pT HpIJlOA 'He u
week. The initials told that much.
and. by comparison OF the letters
West saw that these initials were not
a blind. Those written by "A. r. s."
differed materially from those written
by "B. +. W.. and these. in turn. from
the ones written by "A. B."
"A new stenograpfAr every week. Ell? ?
unused West That means that they
weren't taking chances on having any
one girl learn too much about them.
They'd hire her on Monday and Are her
ON Saturday. Thanks TO that little hab-
II. Il ought not to be difficult to get a
line on the appearance OF the men in the
office and those who frequented IT.
Visits to the various business col
leges produced an impressive list OF
era duates who had worked for Rosen-
berg & Company during the past seven
months. and West commenced his task
OF sitting and collating the information
which each one was able to give him.
But /; was from Agnes Brown-a petite
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Chapter 80,
In all III" small matters per'd'"'""
20 her life. Margaret Hayden was III
sense free TO do as she pleased she
did not now try to justify her VANITY.
syen To herself as she busted powuet
or applied rouge 10 her face. After III,
there Mas no reason why she Shoulh
not use both rouge and powder II theE
made her look better. She VAS free no"
TO do IS she liked. She was not ooAse"
every moment OF her life to live up to
the role o. mother 10 d SF4 past l"
almost n Young lady.
suddenly Margaret realized her ute
scemed 10 have always been lacking IN
life and color. This was right atter
loan went away. She felt that never mad
shN cNpresSed her real SELF: or deNeI-
oped her personality. She had been TOO
busy giving Joan her opportunity 10 de-
yelop. She felt inhibited. shut in.
She vas ike flower which tried 10
bloom In some dark room. She ionBed
10 hask in the sunlight OF freedom.
More than anything else did she long
10 be alone with herself. away from ac-
ouaIntarces. along where she could
give vent 70 every feeling, follow every
whin. no matter how foolish.
She resented more than ever BEFORE
loans feeling that she was old-too old
10 enjoy. to wear pretty clothes. 10 per-
hans love and be loved. Joan thought
he- an ancient dtlapidated old person
GOOD q keep hoase. darn stockings and
make pretty rrockS for her-Joan. Mrs.
HAYDEN resented another thing perhaps
even more forcihly. She wanted TO be
Young with Joan. 10 play together with
nc- as Joan played with the young girls
who Rad been her intimates. She was
passionat"ly fond Of this daughter OF
hers who was 50 terribly young. and 50
cruel with the cruelty OF youth.
Margaret thought OF her In New York.
NOT alone. hut with her Young friends.
ponular. sought after. as she had been
at home She thought 81 her as goinE
IN strange and unusual places. as meet
inE interesting people and longcd 10 DC
with her. share her adventures
vet Margaret was In no particular
hurry To leave: she took time 10 40
Through her wardrobe. none too plenti-
rul even aow and TO discard everything
that reminded her Of age. She had
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100 True Detective Stories
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brown haired girl, with just q suspicion
Of a tilt to her nose-that he secured
the most important report.
After describing Rosenberg himself.
the girl informed him that there was
another man. one they called Charlie.
There was something the matter with
one of his eyes. There was only one
other that came in regularly-a man
about fifty. with very bushy eyebrows
and two front teeth that were filled
with silver instead Of gold. I never
heard his ma me mentioned. but he seem
ed to be the big boss"
At the mention Of tho silver teeth,
West had been barely able to SUPPRESS
smile Of triumph. In Rosenberg
and In the man called Charlie" he had
recognized two Of the most dangerous
foes Of the credit men In the country
the two Mannheim brothers. And the
man with the silver teeth could be
none other than silver Sam. r char
acter who had crossed Vests path
upon several previous occasions. but
whom he had never been able to land.
Further questioning Of the girls de-
veloped the fact that registered letter
had left Rosenberg's office every Sat-
urday addressed to Dover Del, and IL
was simple matter to work through
the postal officials and discover the ad
dresses Of all such letters delivered on
Mondays during the pat eight months
Precisely two weeks after his hrst
conference with the credit manager Of
the Marchand Company. West walked
up TO man in Dover. placed his hand
lightly on his shoulder. and informed
him that he was wanted In connection
with the Rosenberg failure.
With a snarl. the other turned. but
Vests right hand WAS resting sugges-
lively In the outer pocket Of his coat.
and the outline Of an automatic was
clearly to be seen.
We've got you this time. Sam" an
nounced West so you'd better make
the best Of It. Incidentally. the next
time you try Z stunt OF this ktnd--if
there is a next time-ft would be we'll
to have those silver filings replaced by
porcelain ones. They're too prominent
for safety, especially when you're hir-
ing a new stenographer every week."
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MIR. West" said the credit manager
Of the MarChand Manufacturing COM
pany, Il tell YOU that rosenberg d Co.
have simply disappear rom the face
OF the earth. There they were one day
apparently doing a business of$l'oO0'ooO
or more--and the next day they simply
ceased to exist. And therere seven OF
us who are stuck for $4,000 worth OF
goods"
G. -. West, in charge Of The inresu-
cation and prosecution department OF
tho National Credit Mems association
leaned nacl and placed the tips OF his
fingers closely together. a trick or MS
which registered concentration.
Then. Tell me all about It. he said.
Stripped OF It's uncssential details.
here is the story which West verified
later hy visits Ia the six other firms
which had been caught IN the swindle:
Milton b. Rosenberg had started in
business several months before. with
credentials and references which were
apparently quite satisfactory. The
credit manager Of the Marshand Manu-
featuring company. among others. had
gone down TO the Rosenberg warehouse
to look around on the quiet, just as an
added prrcaution He had found all
the evidences Of big and prosperous
business. and during the first few
months OF his dealing with the Rosen-
berg company. all III" bills had boon
promptly paid and without tho slightest
trouble. But. after placing large orders
with the seven firms, Rosenberg and MS
associates gimply acknowledgements
lost themselves as completely as II
they had never existed.
The owner OF the building which they
mad occupied. found it absolutely empty.
EXCEPT FOR number OF packing cases.
There wasn't even = piece of wrapping
PAPER left. to say nothing Of any records
rr memoranda.
And that" as each OF tho seven firms
Informed West rs all there Is 10 H."
let me have all your correspondence
with Rosenberg" the commercial detcc-
;ivc had replied IN eaih case. Il want
the originals If their letters 10 you.
Have them copied If YOU wish but send
me- the letters tonight
What's the idea inquired Williams,
Of the Bushnell company.
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what is tn. Weir Mitchell Rest curea

WHAT 1B Inc W. AA3SOhSA ASSss Se~S'
Answcr-in some cases OF men and
women whose nervous systems are very
much run down this rest cure ~ very
appropriate. 4 masterful physician has
TO be "on the job" also nurse who
knows her business and insists that she
and not the family, nor sympathetic
friends shall be in full control OF the
case For the latter reason. the cure
IS best conducted in n sanitartum There
are many details for individual cases.
but the main features are the restora-
ton OF tho vitality OF the feeble, or
ovcr-workrd. or nervously over-wroUght
natient BY a combination OF isolation
from the patients family FROM four
20 six wcekS absolute and enforced rest
IN bed. excessive or forced feeding. and
,hr daily use OF massage and electric
l,v The cases best suited for this
treatment are those in which there has
resulted an enfeehled condition by rea-
son Of nm infectious disease (such as
typhn!d fever) cases Of chronic dyspep-
STA OF malaria poisoning. OF spinal irr!-
rat!on. Of neurasthenia nervous en-
hausttonl and tho Ike.
ASH have int!mnied. the Weir Mitchell
treatment is not appropriate To all
cases. The leading OF the Hygtenic Life
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animation but the description 10 4 good
one Of the symptoms of infantils paraly-
sis. have just sent to press . descrip-
ton Of this disease. Tho family doctor
must treat your child. Tho case does
not seem severe, not 80 bad ~ the son
OF a schoolboy friend OF mine whom
found a day last Winter on the ice. Ths
poor child had fallen on the ice and
was struggling as any horse would in
the middle Of the road to get up. Each
time he tried to rise he slfppod back
again to tho ground until he vas helped.
In this pitiful situation he kept laugh
ing constantly and considerinE his
plight a good joke. In any event tho In
fantile paralysis patient Iet.ins his
mentality perfectly.
All inquiries addressed to Dr.. Huber
In care Of the Health Talks" depart
ment will be answered in these columns
in their turn. This requires consider
able time. however, owing to the great
number received. So II . personal or
quicker reply IS desired, = stamped and
self-addressed envelope must b en-
closed with the questiou-Ths Dditor.
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QUESTIONS And ANSWERS
Infantile Paralysis

have a boy aged nine years and
until the middle OF last June was In
perfect health. Although rather small
for his age he has very small appe-
lite. But was very active and In good
health He contracted Some illness
that was prevalen; among children
locally. He could scarcely turn his
head This lasted four or five days
and when he was able 70 be up he
could scarcely walk and has limped ever
since The backs OF his legs from the
knee down to the ankles are very pain
full and all the trouble seems 10 be In
those muscles. The muscles don't seem
to be wasting at all. Sick stomach
Nigh temperature for several days. pain
and stiffness down the back OF the neck.
shoulders and chest. lie mopcd and
seemed In poor spirits for month. but
seems in better spirits now, but the limp
and soreness remain.
Answer-I cannot be sure without ex-
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Too many youths on being teld that
they have promising talents, think they
have license to 30 through life on
promises without performances
II you have not learned to nave In
youth, one Of two thing 10 certain
about your old agecyour children or the
county will have to support you.
Cold weather may be depressing, but
not 20 much 80 as the people who
talk about It
A man may have a spotless reputation
because It Is black all over and has
no room for spots.
Marriage life has some disadvantages
but married man doesn't have to do
parlor tricks for his wife when he'd
rather read. nor pretend that he likes
II when she makes him late to the show.
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Not long ago cleaned out IN attic.
II was in n house where the same
family had lived for about As years and
10 which they had brought accumu!a-
tons from the attic Of the house where
they had lived about 40 years before
that
Naturally 4 Was In some ways an IN
teresting attic. 1t yielded a trundlc bed,
an interesting fire set. some old whale
oil lamps and 4 few similar treasures.
A Terrific Lot Of Truck.
Rut II also yielded the most terrific
lot OF truck We carried our baskettu!s
Of things OF this nature:
Picture post aCrds.
Books Of views Of various cities.
The centenary book OF some town in
which some member or the family had
once lived.
Several specimens OF the burnt wood
art "a Woman told me the other day that
she had made thousand dollars out OF
burnt wood articles at the time Of the
burnt wood craze and | had perfectly
clear picture OF that thousand dollars
worth OF burnt wood now repoSing IN
Innumberable attics).
great many Christmas presents OF
tho tvpc OF which tho recipient explain
cd when asked what II was 10 he used
for. oh. that's not to use. that's a
Christmas present
A lot OF books that were not worth
k.epinr on the shelves downstairs.
All Meant Money and Money Means
Time and Work.
Some Of these and similar articles
which departed TO the dump in the
clothes basket had had lives OF reason
able length. and some utility below
stairs before they were consigned to the
attic. but many Of them had been tuck
cd away in cupL shortly after they
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SIDE TALKS
bv Ruth Cameron
WHAT T FOUND IN THE ATTIC

entered the house ana had spent their
attic.
AS | crowned heap Of picture post
cards with n book containing Jews OF
Salt Lake city | suddenly saw all these
things in terms uf money and human
labor.
Everything there realized meant
money spent and thai money meant
labor ana time spent To earn II.
In other words these are some of the
things for which we all give our lives
tor ! imagine that this attic was more
or less typical OF millions Of attIcs. or
whatever takes the place Of the attic In
the apartment house,
And found myself asking. rs it
worth it,"
You remember Lowelrs line. "Baubles
We buy with 4 whole souls tasking.
'Tis only Heaven that is given away.
tbs only God NAV be had for the ask
ing"
One More Thing to Dust.
So many OF these things We might
have known when "" bought them or
made them would be- only one more
thing to dust. SUPPOSE all III" money
represented by those basNcttulS OF truck
had been put INTO 4 savings bank at the
time. would It not represent comfort
able account to-day.
or course II IS hard IN know at the
time Just what does represent real JOY
and utility. and what ls going 10 be
only one more thing 70 dust.
But do think we could keep our lives
and our attics a hlt less cluttered and
more efficient IL We thought twice. be-
fore We made casual purchases.
CTu-murrow- How We Women Are Co
ing to Heipl
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POLICE CAPTAIN REMOVED

East Liverpool. Nov. cit holding
suspension order issued ten days ago
by Chief or Police Hugh J. MCDermott,
Safety Director George L. Brokaw TO.
day dismissed Police Captain Norman
Mcfarland from the police department.
Mcfarland was removed on charges OF
incompetence. !nerficleacy. insuborodina-
ton. neglect OF duty and failure to obey
orders.
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! HEALTH Talks
/ By John B. Huber AMMD
THE REST CURE

Is. in many cases. all that is needed
for the cure. In other cases what
should call the Get up and Hustle
cure would he all right. In all cases
the family doctor should decide.
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Pattern STNa ~ here illustrated. mis-
onA piece style Ia cut In sizes; :. y b.
& and - years. 4 YEAR size requires
? yaris % 3S inch material
Repp. popiin. E!ngham. chintz. calico.
crepe crepe decline and gabardine are
good for this Style.
pattern ~ this illustration mailed
TO any address on receipt 81 tcC in sill
Yer or stamps.
Write name and address plainly. Send
u cents 20 latelWsercer office. Wheel
Ing, W. Va.
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maid. whom he did not realize at the
moment was careful enough to keep her
face well concealed in the shadow.
The customer Of the morning was
waiting for him In a we'll appointed H.
brary on the second floor. and together
they commenced their second inspection
of the jewels being Joined In rev
minutes by IA tall. beautifully dressed
, woman whom TyIrell introduced as his
! wife. Finally thu latter decided upon
diamond necklace of about the price
Tyrrelbhad mentioned, and the husband
produced a wallet from which he COM
, menccd 70 take notes Of large denomin-
alton. The salesman, being interested
in watching the money as II WIS counted
out. failed TO note that Mrs. Tyrrell had
slipped behind him. Juct as ne stretched
out his hands for the notes. he felt the
woman's arm slip under his and around
the back OF his neck, while her left
| hand covered his mouth and effcctually
prevented any cutlery by the application
! Of n handkerchief soaked in chloroform
: moment later he suCcumbcd 10 the
drug. and. when lie recovered conscious
ness. he found that he was bound and
gagged. but still in the room where he
! had been attacked. Tyrrell and his wife
! had vanished. and. with them, the entire
collection OF jewels.
! So we'll was ne tied that. struggle as
= he might, il was an hour before the
. salesman was able TO free himself. Eren
! then he found the doors locked, but
| shout frCm the window brought the
police. and. short time Afterwards
Inspector John Shore. Of Scotland afrd.
"A neat job" was the inspectors COM
ment. after he had listened TO the jewel
er's story. "On!y two OF 'em in on II.
! The woman opened the door for YOU
! relying on her maids uniform TO CLOAK
+ her identity. and Tyrrell-or whatever
his name happens to be-was careful 10
give her plenty Of time TO change her
! clothes before calling her in to look at
/ the Jewels The house didn't belong 10
: Them. OF course. They probably rented
: it for two or three months especially LOT
: this coup. With your description OF the
pair, however, It oughtn't to be very dif-
4, fcut to ind them
But when Shore came TO the actual
I work OF tracing the Tyrrelrs. he found
Il more difficult than he had antici-
pated. The couple had vanished COM
pleteiy. and had It not been for the
watchfulness OF a bounding house keep
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SIDE TALKS
bv Ruth Cameron
IF WE COULD ONLY PAY WEEKLY |!

that she so seldom presents any bill TO
amount 10 anything before 80. The
things one can do TO oneself up 10 90
without any effect apparently arc
caution. Nature doesn't seem to be pay
ing the slightest attcation 10 us. n good
nights sleep makes right the most ter
r!ble over drafts (again apparently.
But In reality she Is keeping all her &C
counts very strictly and after 80 she be-
gins to present them.
Please Believe Me.
I wish there were some way ! 'ou!d
mako the people under 30 who are read
ing this believe what ! say. But | can
Just hear them thinking. That may he
true for most people but I'm different"
Whereas the people over 80 who have
received a bill or two, and who don |
need 10 be told are waKEing their heads
wisely and says That's So.
Please believe ii. You foolish young
poople. please be a little more careful
how YOU overdraw. n little less reckless
how YOU spend strength. physical and
emotional. for thing not worth buying
at the price You will bless yourselves
a thousand times some day II you do.
and blame yourselves million times
some day. IL you don't
romorrow-The biggest OF Small Vices
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have 4 boy just past II VINO weigh
ed l2e u pounds. 6 fl. in. tall. lie has
A good appetite sleeps nine to ten hours
In large we'll ventilated room. He
drives six miles to school. Seldom does
more than three hours OF farm chores
including night and morning. He conf
mains OF being tired all the time-h!s
father says he is lazy. Ills pulse runs
from CT TO Ga. Is there any possible eN-
cuse for that tired feeling-is It lack or
gumption"
Answer: Tho boy is In the adolescent
stage. Consider his weight Any circus
would he willing to take him on for
living skeleton. He should weigh at
least i7O pounds. He goes TO scho6fT
that means study and study means
work. People work only with their
hands think they are the only people
who work. Not 90. intellectual people.
like him and me, works also: you can
get Just as tired working with your
brain as with your hce. The boys age.
| say. il a critical one. With his school
ing. and his studying AT home and three
hours of Chore work he is doing enough.