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Deductions ofHarveyHun
By Philip Francis Nowlan.

where the law can lay its hands on
him today"
Harvey Hunt glanced at the great
pile of correspondence on the table.
TT will be strange il I can't get
something out of all that" he
smiled. You better let me take
these letters back to my office and
study them for a few hours. I'll
report to you tomorrow"
He made good his promise, and
the next morning found him in
Browns Office.
You were right about the let
ters, Mr.. Brown, so far as the sub
jeCt matter of these letters is con-
cerned. They all relate to the plac-
ing and confirming Of orders or
payment Of bills. But from so rich
supply Of correspondence as this
one can draw many conclusions en-
tirely aside from the matters to
which the letters relate.
For instance, you probably did
not know that Ramborne has had no
less than fifty stenographers in the
last ten months, and not more than
one at time. In this one fact I
De4leNt we nave plCheQ up the
thread which will lead US ultimately
to Ramborne's hiding place"
'Why-er-just how do you mean,
Hunt" Brown asked, "I don't quite
follow you. How do you know he
had fifty stenographers? The ini-
tIals stenOgraphers usually put at
the end OF a letter may have been
blind in this case. And suppose
there were fifty of them, I don't
see what conclusions you can draw
from that, LOT how you could trace
them. They've disappeared as COM
pletely as RambOrne himself. Just
what are you driving at? What do
you propose to do next?''
Can you tell how Harvey Hunt was
positive there were ffty typists despite
the fact that the initials in the lower
left-hAnd corners Of the letters might
have been bhndsl How he expected to
trace themi What he expected to learn
from them and what motive he figured
would make them talk
The answer will appear tomorrow.
(COPyrEbt, 1921, by Public Ledger CO..
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To Nancy the first evening she
spent with the Langwells in the
doctors study was one of curious
reactions.
Her pleasure in sheer physical
comfort was not unmiXed with
amaZement, dismay even; for the
longer she remained with this
strange couple the more completely
sho came under the spell OF the
mans magnetism: the more empha-
sized was the absolute colorless-
ness Of Edith Langwell.
The doctor did most Of the talk-
ing. Lounging comfortably IN
chair before the fire. his glass on
its broad arm, a smoking stand al
his elbow, he talked well and nu-
entity about a vast variety OF SUP
jert5.
They were not unusual subjects,
nor did he contribute to them any
thing particularly startling; rather
il was his deft manner of handling
them, Of twisting conventional opin-
ion to suit his own tolerant phil
osophy which won Nancy's admira-
tion. He had a curious habit OF
dismissing each subject in turn with
a bit Of absurdity or a quotation
that was half apropOs, and yet left
his listener wondering If he were
not secretly laughing at her.
Somehow she got the impression
that the pause which invariably fol-
lowed was carefully calculated as a
signal for applause. but. looking az
Edith for a cue, and finding her un-
responsive, she abandoned the idea
and merely smiled her own appre-
citation.
And yet the man fascinated her.
Under the spell of his personality,
she forgot that he was physically
far from the beau ideal Of Edith s
and her own girlhood dreams.
Gerry would have been young
god beside him! Yet measured up
to this mans magnetism, he would
have faded into insignifcance.
Gerry, at his most forceful moment
could never register" as did the
doctors slightest word and gesture.
Quite suddenly Nancy realized why
Edith had married Langwen; no
woman could have resisted him If
he had deliberately sought her.
And yet -
Stealing a surreptitious glance at
Edlth's impassive face, and listless-
" dropping shoulders, Nancy won
dered what was the secret unhap-
piness that surrounded this curious
household.
Would you care TO see my hos
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Borrowed Husbands
~ ~ AMssrisd s,.i e; L, Life ss Story *
.ENA44>QWy Bys'asss K Barbour /iW)
AMarried Life Story
XK.-The Touch of an Artist.
Written for The Herald
BY Mildred K. Barbour

pitaI?" the doctor asked Nancy.
Some of the wards might interest
you. By the way, I'm doing rather
an interesting operation tomorrow
how would you like to come down
and have a look at it?"
Nancy glanced at Edith, expect
antly.
oh, Edith won't co. laughed the
doctor, she has a childish horror
of suffering. When any of her
friends are taken to the hospital
she sends them fruit and flowers
and beats it away as far as pos
sible."
\ wave of crimson cut through
his wife's pallor. Even Nancy
flushed a little in sympathy before
the doctors undisguisedIy jeering
tone.
I'm a baby myself about pain,
she confessed tactfully, and of
course the sight of blood makes me
i'll. 1t must be wonderful to be i'm
pervious to such weaknesses: to be
really strong and courageous as
men are naturally"
She said it so naively that the
most astUte could not suspect her
Of irony. Certainly not the doctor.
for he took the tribute obviously
unto himself and smiled his ap-
provaI.
That is rather an unusual attI-
tude for the modern woman. I hope
your husband fully appreciates his
good fortune"
Nancy smiled demurely.
Aren't most husbands unappre-
ciative brutes?"
DIR. Langwell rose and went
around to his wife's side. He
clipped One hand under her chin
and tilted her face upward-but not
before Nancy had caught Edith's
startled expression.
Here's one who isn't" he said
softly, and brushed his lips against
Edith's hair.
1t was a graceful little scene, but
there was something too obvious
about 1t.
Nancy knew instinctiveIy that she
was the audience for whom it had
been played and she felt a sudden
hatred OF the man when she saw
Edith's transfigured face.
The listlessness was gone. Edith
Langwell was alive again a sem
bIance of the old Edith she had
known And in her eyes as she
looked up at the man bending over
her was mute alteration that
caught at Nancy's heartstrings.
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noNpAY. JANUARY aI, In

MONDAY. JANUARY IL, 1871.
This shoEid be a very lucky dsy.
according TO astrology. for Jupiter.
Mars and Saturn are all in bsnchc
aspect.
1t is a day in which initistiv. Of
every sort is we'll directed and prom,
Ises much for the growth Of ncv
enterprises.
Business conditions for the spring
should present many promising
phases. and optimism should marx
the tone OF trade while this con-
hgUrstion prevails.
Advertising is subject IN remark.
ably fortuitoUs influences Inter.
est will focus on publicity as never
before. il is predicted
Ancient lore found this days a.
poets particularly favorable for hsh.
ing in frozen waters, a. well as
in tropical seas.
The Prince OF Wales at thls time
should be very fortunate and there
is.a prophecy that in the future
he will render some special serv-
ice to the United States.
InasmuCh as spiritual influences
have distinct fOodtides and ebb-
tides. the seers predict that there
will soon be a rise in religious in.
terest.
The Roman Catholic church now
comes under Z government Of the
stars that sekms TO promise i'm
mense growth Of influence and in.
crease OF wealth in the Unlted
States.
Grave financial dircuIues are
forecast for Sweden. These will be
most prominent toward the close Of
this New Year.
Peace will concern the whole
world as never before in the next
few months, when a war cloud viz
appear.
The next month and early spring
will be noteworthy in Eastern cities
for extravagant social Affairs.
The wearing Of imitation jewels
is TO become fashionable among the
wealthy, the seers prophesy In
crease in the number OF robberiet
will continue through this year and
this may account for the mode.
Persons whose birthdate II is have
the promise OF a happy, successful
year. Annoyance through letters o.
writings is indicated. but Il will
not signify any real trouble
Children born on this day srs
likely TO be gifted with brilliant
minds They will rise in any vccaL
tion and should prosper all through
life
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job, because she is Bhshd dHfsble IN
a company. She w6dId afeue with
Shakespeare over the text Of his
plays. She ars ues WITH the stage
manager over the BUSINESS. shd
when she gets TO Heaven she VIII
argue with Saint Peter shout the
way he keeps the G6tdsn Gate.
Look about you. ana yeu viii
never find an srEuef who has made
a success OF life. The people who
preach anarchy, ana discomfort, and
rail at the government and society
from the tails Of carts, and from
the cracker boxes around the stoves
in country stores, are the Argusfs
who have made failures Of their
own affairs. They were 80 busy
opposing other people. they had no
time to do anything for themselves.
Socially, the ArKuer IL the chief
among 10000 bores. and We would
go as far TO avoid meeting one.
face to face. As we would a leper.
One person addicted TO disputation.
can spoil the Jolliest party for a
score Of other people. or turn ths
most carefully-pianne dinner into
cinders, ashes and dust. For the
arguer has an uncnnny Instinct that
makes him or her go for pet en-
thusiasms. tear your heroes TO
pieces. and asperse every faith that
Ms sacred and holy 20 you.
1t is in the family circle, hos
ever, thar the arguer gets in HIS
deadliest work. There let two Of
these be left together. and warfare
RACES from The coming up Of the
sun to the going down thereof. and
hack apain No gf1hfnrf fs 2 nj
and insignificant 20 night over, and
there is no peace. nor rest, nor hap
piness under that roof.
Such husbands and wives soor
come to hate each other. Their
children have no respect for them
because. in the heat OF the argu-
ment. they have heard each make
horrible accusations against the
other, and they themselves become
little guerillas who fight first or
one side and then on the other, when
they are not battling among them,
selves. II you want a recipe fol
making marriage a failure, just
argue. It's all that is necessary.
And to what end is the argument,
Did you ever know of anybody who
was convinced by an argument, oil
who changed his or her point Of
view because Of one? Never. The
only result of an argument is to
bore every listener stiff. and to leave
everyone thinking of the arguer
with a bi,ter taste in his or heI
mouth.
Nobody loves an arguer. The peo.
pie we like. and whose society we
enjoy. are those who are congenis,
ho
we like and hold the same view:
that we hold.
And what egotism it is to try tc
force our ideas and ideals on others
How can we be so sure that The
mantle of Solomon has fallen upor
our shoulders. and that We are wiser
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New Ne Y Z qrk ;? < citXpayB4ypDa'y' ; yyE4y2D
I"lI /. > QUO. McINTYRE' - lN

NEW YORK, Jan. 3o.-A page
from the diary of a modern Samuel
Pepys: Rose early and abroad
Walked to Twenty-third street and
at a book-stall bought a volume OF
Keats for shilling and then about
the old Chelsea district which has
become a near shambles. Stopped
at a little eating place by the river,
filed with sea-faring men, and had
thick bacon and eggs, very good.
Meeting +. Goodwin, the artist, we
made steps to call on c. Falls at
his studio but he was not astir
albeit the sun was over Gramercy
Park and l felt SNUG righteous
ness for. being up and about while
others slept. Two bicycles stood at
the curb at the Players and our
men of letters seem to be taking
to this fast means of travel.
With V. Porter to the Dutch
Treat luncheon and Will White
from Kansas spoke bravely as did
Sinclair Lewis, now a literary lion
by reason of his latest volume
Main Street." but he had no fancy
airs nor is his head swollen as the
custom some time is over sudden
greatness. Home where a fellow
came and made a solemn profession
of his friendship yet [ knew he
came because of a misdoing against
me but I kept my tongue.
Dned with my wife on sausages
and buckwheat cakes with maple
syrup Mr.. Moses sent and mighty
hn
editor, and Lew Cody, the cinema
actor, and we talked of this, that
rag-tag and bobtail and l made
them some tunes on my talking ma
chine and Lew and 1 played on
paper covered combs, very sweet.
And someone burnt a great hole In
the table cover with a cigarette.
So to bed.
The gamblers who play the ocean
liners were put out of business by
the war but they are back on the
job again. Most of them were rest
ing on their oars at Monte Carlo.
Appearance is the big asset. They
must look like stolid business men
or wealthy young idlers. One of
the greatest card sharps Stimulates a
IlLleu EHBllSnIndn lTdNellHB lHCOB =
nito. Several have young girls with
them to introduce as daughters to
give an air of respectability.
Conversation atop a Fifth avenue
bus: 'T feel giddy." "Whadda
y'mean giddy?" 20 kinda top
heavy" There goes Poll. Classy
skirt" Yeah, I'll say" 81 seen in
the papers where Mr.. Holding was
cutting out the big doings when
he takes the White House job
Some guy, that bird" I'll say he
is" "Doin' any home brewin?"
Nav. What's the use. I know a
lot Of reyenoo guys. Nice fellers,
them birds" I'll say So"
More than 500 policemen, It is
stated. will resign from the New
York police force shortly. They
would resign at once but prefer to
wait until the police department is
not under fire. Conditions have he
come intolerable for the seIf-re-
specting policeman-and there are
many. Grafyers political tricksters
and the like have made the honest
policeman feel that almost any man
who wcaFs the blue uniform is un-
der SUSPICION. The kindly sort of
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stolen securities, only a friend
Of unimpeachabIe character who
had access to them. Rather
stone wall for an investigator of
even Harvey Hunts sensibilt-
ties to guilt.
But there was one other be-
sides the friend. A visitor OF
such Insignificant importance
that the victim of the theft
rouIdnt remember him. Hunt
never saw him. but he knew
he was there. How
His answer is belowG
XIII.
THE mysterious visitor who stole
1 the securities in the case of
The Invisible Thief" the visitor
VINO called regularly on Robert
FauIk. but whom he could not re-
member, was none other than the
bootblaCk who made the rounds OF
the once in Faulk's building.
He did not remember him because
he attached no Importance to him,
Like nine business men out Of ten.
he customarily dictated important
letters, held confidential conYersa-
ton over the phone, and talked to
visitors on private matters while
the unobtrusive Tony" polished his
shoes. This bootblack, like many
others of his kind, had business
like taciturnity and a broad accent
that concealed a much keener un-
derstanding than his customers.
condescending to kid" him occa-
sionally, ever suspected.
He had been polishing Faux s
shoes while the latter. talking to
Travis. had slipped the securities
into hts desk drawer. While Faulk
was out to dinner he had walked
into the once and abstracted them,
then with an after thought Of eau
ton had rubbed the imprint Of his
palm OF the glass desk-CoVer with
one of his shoe-shining cloths. 1t
was the odor Of shoe polish that
Harvey Hunt detected.
Can YOU solve this mystery
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than our fellow creatures? How
can we presume TO know that our
way is better than their way?
And even IL we do know better,
what right have we to deprive an
other Of his individual freedom to
live his own life in his own way,
and have, and do, the thing he de-
sires. without being badgered about
them?
The moral Of all OF which is, that
it IS the part OF policy, OF good sense
of kindliness. and fair play, never to
argue. and when we do not agree
with others TO keep our opinions to
ourselves unless they are asked for.
OF course, to ask the argUer to deny
himself the pleasure OF hearing his
own voice is to ask him to make
a heroic sacrifice. but IL pays.
The most important thing that
any human being ever learns is
when to quit talking.
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retained in active service but the
retirement regulation making re-
tirement compulsory at siXty-fiv
years refused to bend and he will
make his last round through the
Heights February Is.
Hudson remembers the old days
when there were only three car
riers, a clerk. janitor and superin-
tendent at the Georgetown office,
and he has watched sections of
Georgetown rise from what he once
viewed as vacant lots.
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Dean of Carriers
To Retire After
30 Years on Job

A. w. Hudson, the oldest
mail carrier on active duty
in the city mail service, hns
never kept record of the
OF in thirty-eight years of
delivering mail. But a rough
estimate, and not so rough
either, makes his travels
through Georgetown Heights
total more than zoo, 600
miles, which is some long
long jnunt when one remem-
bers that the distance around
the earth is less than $4,000
miles.
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Comfort Disturbed.

1t was a cold night.
Bernard Reed had three blankets
two comforts and two old overCoats
plied on his bed He slept in his
bathrobe.
Sam Hardness roomed in the same
house. Few bedclOthes shielded him
from the icy chill.
One night Bernard woke up shiv-
erlnS with the cold. When his
teeth stopped chattering a bit he
woke up the whole house and de-
manded that every room be searched
Tor his missing covers. He hadn't
even sheet.
The blankets. etc, were found in
Sans room. Sam professed igno-
rance as to how they got there.
Two days later the men got to-
gether and fought it out in front
of the house.
Sam took good care of himself
ana he gave Bernard as much pun
lshment as he received, it appeared.
The court thought Bernardo had
been the aggressor and fined him
SIS
Weighs 75 Pounds, But Oh, NV!
- iShN hAOig giilB EllZ8 Johnson
was walking down Eighth street
southeast singing a song of the type
that is never heard in Sunday
school.
4 William r. Wilkerson heard it and
as Eliza passed him he suggested
that she stop the singing as there
were some women on the street who
might be offended.
Eliza became peeved and swung
at Wilkerson, who in turn grabbed
her. The girl weighed about seventy
hve pounds but she was some
scrapper.
She and wilkerson got together
and had beautiful fight. Eliza
slapped the man in the face with a
handful of mud, but he handed her
a cute one on the jaw and sent her
reeling. according to the testimony.
Sergt. Bobo and Policeman Hill
drup came along and the female
pugilist in the patrol wagon and sent
her to the lookup.
II only cost her $50 or thirty
days,
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THE ANswERSI

THE ANSWERS,
FRANK PROCTOR, 1914 G
street northeast "I am i'm ia
vOr of a sensible censorship, but
1t must be discriminatory
DICK MATTINGLY, 475 F
street southwest "I think that
the moving pictures we are see
, ing here are censored SUFFICIENT
ly. 1t is hard to find an obJee-
tiOnabie picture nowadays.s
Miss MARIAN FOLEY, I1I2 East
Capitol street. II believe I'm
clean pictures. II censorship can
make pictures wholesome, L am
p in favor of It.7
III. L. WEBSTER, Inspector.
Public Utilities Commission, al
am not a fanatic on the aues-
tion. Censorship, mixed with
common sense. will make good
motion pictures,
CORBIN BIRCH, 27I3 North
Capitol streets That sort of
think doesn't interest me.
usually know n good picture by
what I know of the actor or ac-
tresS featured and the brand Of
picture he or she plays In.
There's NO need of censorship as
long nS people go to see good,
clean plays
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a.esfisss shssIs be sent 10 I.fsr-
r~sties Bsress, u. =. PshIie Health
service, wsskinstsn. ID. c.,
O. viii you please name some
thing that will cure the itch.
Everything the. druggist advised
me 90 use failed. Even poke root
and lard have failed me. II has
broken out between my fingers in
little pimpIes.
a, Poke root and lard is not a
specific In itch. As a matter Of fact
the condition can usually be dealt
with by any qualified physician. II
the trouble really il itch. that 10.
scabIes. some form Of sulphur will
usually cure the trouble. TSe affect
ed parts should be thoroughly
scrubbed with soap and hot water,
and then the sulphur ointment ap-
piled.
H~sdAcbes.
Q. am aged 30. and am a suf-
ferer from headaches quite fire.
quehtly. - aspirin seems TO be
the only thing to give me relief.
What is aspirin? Is il harmful TO
the heart ! also suffer from ind /
gestion. Do you have rules fof cat
ing?
A. II you will send your name
and address 70 the Public Health
Service. II will send you a booklet
entitled The Road to Health %
which may be Of service TO you. A
person suffering from. frequent
headaches should certainly not
frequently take aspirin. or other
drugs for relief Headache is a
symptom OF some underlying dis
order, and careful examination by a
physician should be undertaken in
order to get at the trouble, and
treat this rather than what. after
all. is the danger signal To con-
stantly take drugs TO relieve a head
ache would be as foolish as would
be an engineer TO blow out the lamp
in a red danger signal and then pass
on.
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a cop who realizes that he is a pub
lie servant is generally sent to
Some far away post. But the blus-
tering, club-swinging bully, who
regards every citizen as target
for his sarcasm, gets the choice
plum.
Ears which have been so long
hidden by milady's coiffure are to
have their chance again to live in
the open Women in the smart
cafes, who are always several
months in advance of the styles,
are now dressing their hair so their
ears are in full view.
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Can you solve this mystery
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-06-30

James johnson, coIored, has return
ed from Vandalia, Ills, where be built
a dwelling for a Mr.. Cocagne, which
is a beauty. Its dimensions are 62x2S,
three stories. The materials used In
the walls are granite blocks (from
our own granite quarry and concrete,
and the photograph of the building
shows it to be a structure not easily
surpassed in finish and design. Its
cost was more than $1,000. "Jim''
is an expert in this kind of work and
in cobble stone, and in consequence
his services are In constant demand.
Pilot Robinson, on Saturday, made
the trip from st. Louis to Poplar
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-06-30

The Arcadia Valley Base Ball Club
defeated Barney Pelty's San Stars"
at Desloge Sunday afternoon by q
score of 8 to 2. It was q well played
game and the boys came back to the
valley feeling quite jnbilant over the
result.
Flat River local In Desloge Sun:
"Miss HIlda Sehiick returned the lat
ter part of the week from
Arcadia. where she had been attend
ing the Arcadia College the past year.
She viii spend her vacation with her
parents"
The transmission wire that will con-
Idnct the electric current from the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-06-30
PERSONAL.

A. P. schaefer was in st. Louis this
week
Eli Philip AXE spent last week in
Louis.
David R. Kendall was in st. Louis
the past week.
R. Callison of Marble Greek was a
caller Tuesday.
Homer E. Marshall is visiting his
parents in Ironton.
Sam I. Middleton of Bismarck was
in Ironton last Thursday.
Miss Alice M. Gay left Saturday for
Chicago topursue her studies.
Misses Hazel Evans and Alice Pruitt
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-06-30

following marriages sIIcenuvs un0 pasp
week:
Frank J. Bleckel and Agnes Kila-
woneiz of st. Louis.
Marion Stricklin of Edgehill and
Irene Racer Of Belleyiew.
The ball game here on last Satur-
day was q rather slow one. and not
what was expected By any means.
The visitors did not show the speed
the home boys expected and conse
quently no one played ball. The
Graniteville -Ironton team were all
good sports and took their defeat
nicely. The score was IS to | in Cen
terviIie's avor.--Centerville Outlook.