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compoSurs. He Gid mot speak until he
had perfect self.control. Then it was
with a sneer.
"And this paper which you allege
you found In my safe--after Q bur-
glary, which, no doubt, you know Is very
much against the law---does It convict
me Of the murder Of my uncle?"
The tension in the room was nerve.
shattering. Men and women suspended
breathing while they waited for an an
swer.
"On the contrary, It acquits you Of
any guilt whatever in the matter"
Phyllis Cunningham gave q broken
little sob and collapsed into her hus-
bands Arms. Jack rose, his face work
ing, and caught his brother by the shoul-
der. These two had suffered greatly,
not only because Of their fear for him,
but because Of the fear of his guilt that
had poisoned their peace.
James, too, was moved, as much by
their love for him as by the sudden
relief that had lifted from his heart.
But his pride held him outwardly cold.
"Since you've decided ! didn't do It.,
Mr.. Lane, perhaps you'll tell us then
who did," ne suggested presently. -.
"Why, yes, that seems fair enough
hs answered. Hes knockin' at the
door now. Enter X"
To Bo Concluded Tomorrow
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dead about a day. Just a day before
this time Miss Mclean an met James
Cunningham comm out Of the Para
gon. He was white an shaking. lie
was suferin' from nausea, an his arm
was badly strained. He explained it
hy sayin' he had fallen downstairs.
Inter, wondered about that fall. I'm
still wonderin'. Had he just come out
Of the apartment where Horikawa was
hidin'? Had the tendons Of that arm
been strained by a jujutsu twist? And
had he left Horikawa behind him dead
on the bed?"
James, white to the lips, looked
steadily at his cousin. "a very in.
genious theory. I've always compli.
mented you on your Imagination" he
soid, q little hOarsely, as though from
q parched throat.
You do not desire to make any ex.
planntion?" Kirby asked. -
"rhanks. no. I'm not on trial for
my life here. am II" answered the oil
bl oker quietly. with obvious irony.
From his pocket Kirby drew the en-.
velope upon which he had few hours
earlier penciled the time schedule re.
lating to his uncle's death.
"One Of the points that struck me
earliest 'abodt this mystery was that
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have stepped into the room an killed
him while none of us were present, "
explained Kirby.
''If there is such an unknown man
you can cut the time down to five min .
utes instead Of ten,. providing your
For according to It was there part
Of the time and Mrs. Hull part Of the
rest Of it,
Yes" agreed his cousin.
but you may have decided that Mrs.
Full IS X or that am" jcered James.
IF SO, Of course that ends It. No need
for a judge or jury"
Kirby turned to the man by the door.
"Chief, one Of the queer things about
tlis mystery is that all the witnesses
had somethin' to conceal. Go right
through the list, an it's true Of every
one Of us. I'm talkin' about the i'm
portant witnesses, Of course. Well.
Cole an I found a raper in the living
room Of the apartment where Horikawa
was killed. 1t was in japanese. I
ought to have turned it over to you
but didn't. ] was kinda playin' n
lone hand. At that time I didn't sus.
pect my cousin James at all. We were
workin' together on this thing. At
least thought so. found out better
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TANGLED TRAILS >
What happened then nobody

Of injury. What happened then nobody
else saw"
He stopped second time to and the
logical way Of proceeding with his story,
The silence In the room was tense. The
proverbial pin could have been heard.
I've been leaving Hortkawa out of
the story" the cattleman went on.
l'vc. got to bring him In now. He's
tho hinge, on which It all swings. The
man or woman that killed my uncle
killed Horikawa too"
James Cunningham, sitting opposite
Kirby with his cold eyes steadily fixed
on him. for the first time gave visible
sign of bis anxiety. II came in the
form of little gulping sound In bis
throat.
Cole Sanborn and I found Horikawa
In the room where he had been killed.
The doctors thought he must have been
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b WILLIAM MacLEOD RAlNE
author os "A, Man Four-SlSavs."
"Gunsiehf Pdss," etc.

1ater. took the paper to him to get II
translated, thinkin' maybe Horfkawa
might have written some kind Of q con :
feeaion. James lost that paper. Any
how, he claimed he did. NJ theory 10
that Horikawa had somS evidence
against him. He was afraid Of what
that paper would tell"
'Unfortunately for your theory, II
was clerk Of mine who lest the paper.
I had nothing to do with It," James
retorted coldly. mo doubt the paper
hns been destroyed, but not by me.
Quite By accident. judge"
His cousin let off 1omb beneath
the brokers' feet. You'll be glad to
know that the paper wasn't destroycd," )"
he said. II have It. with translation
in my pocket Rt the present moment" "
James clutched the arms Of his chair.
Ills knuckles grew white with the strain.
"Where-where did you find it?" he
managed to say.
"in The most private drawer Of your
sdte, where you hid IT," Kirby replied
quietly.
Cunningham vlsbly fought for his
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the man who solved Il would have Ia
work out pretty closely the time cle-
ment. Inside Of an hour ten people be-
sides Uncle James were in his rooms.
They must "a trod on each Others
heels right fast, / figured. 10 I checked
up the time as carefully as I could.
Here's the schedule made out. Mebbe
you'd like to see it." He handed the
Jack rose and looked over his broth /.
er's shoulder. His quick eye ran down
the the list; II get the rest Of IT, he
TX is the ten minutes OF uncle's time
I can't eccount for. Some OF us were
with him practically every other min
ute. x Is the whole unknown guam
tity.. It Is tho time in which he was
prob'ly actually killed. It Is the man
who may, by some thausandth chance,
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Chocolate Fingers are
delicious little cakes. some-
thing like Lady Fingers
IN shape, but with a
marshmallow top and
covered with q rich choc-
olate coating. Try them !
The Washington herald., 1922-03-08
UNCHANGED TREND
IN BOND TRADING

NEW YORK. March 7.-Today's
bond markets showed little change
from yesterdays close for a major
ity of the issues appearing on the
tape but business in the foreign de-
partment continues at rising levels.
French Republic 7Iks sold as low
as % in January before their re-
cent advance to 100. around which
level they have held Of late They
moved yesterday to 10ok and to-
day established a new record high
at 1ol. Department of Seine moved
forward for a new high at e4k. The
Kingdom OF Belgium IS OF 1925. TO
which is attached an exchange fea-
ture opened yesterday at 1928 and
today got to a new high at 1919
Sterling has lost some ground dur
ing the last Gay or two and husi-
ness has been somewhat duller in
United Kingdoms 5lzs
Our own government war issues.
for the most part. were scarcely
able to hold yesterdays levels dur
ing the day, although the Victory
4%s got up to new high ground at
10000 before close OF trading Gilt
edged issues within the rail. public
utility and Industrial Department.
were quiet again. and not very sig
nificant changes appeared in the
levels at which business was done.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-08
GENERALLY FIRM
CURB TONE RULES
Vigorous Buying and Marked
Strength Enjoyed by List
Headed by Durant Motors.

3 NEW YORK. March IA gener-
ally firm tone prevailed on the New
FORK Curb EXCHANGE all throuk II
the day and there were some issues
In which there was vigorous buy
ing and a display of pronounced
. strength. Durant Motors was one
of these strong features moving
up from 26lA to 27h and there
was a continued good demand for
Durant Motors of Indiana which
sold at lax to 10. Lincoln Motors
also showed a firm tone with sales
at 2Is. Tobacco stocks were with
: oat material change. Philip Morris
being traded in at l1A and r. ].
Reynolds 3 sold at AK to a.
Julius Kayser and Company rights
sold at 3 and the new stock was
traded in at 22A. There was a
snail amount of business in Glen
Aiden Coal at ASK to IS. United
Retail Candy vas also firm whicn n
sold at ~ to 5h. Postum Cereal
after making a new high record
yesterday reacted to 5eL. Inter-
continental Rubber showed strength
in the early trading but reacted
IN the last half of the day. Radio
issues continued in supply. the COM
-uAOh SNONA SCiAAh@ at d ~ 10 ..
The heaviest trading in petro.
ieum issues was Maracaibo which
moved up from 81 to 27A a new
high record for the year. Kirby
Petroleum was also traded in on
a large scale selling at 90
to 23%. Cities service was
in moderate supply Nand yielded
Slightly during the forenoon.
Standard Oil of Indiana ranged
from s6% to s7H. Southern Pc
troIeum was exceptionally heavy
falling from 2x to. az on a few
transactions, Gilliland Oil held
firm and was maintained above 10.
Mining stocks continued actively
traded in. Volcano Mines being a
prominent feature in that group.
South American gold and platinum
was fairly active selling at AZ to
.4s,. The statement for the monrh
OF January showed net Of s155.009
p~s'pst S10T.T1S in January. 1920.
These earnings are expected to he
,,e'-h hled bV the addition of a third
,iredge which will be in operation
before the end of the month.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-08
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK. March 7.-London
tin prices have lost all of Mondays
gain, and more, too. Spot is f2 15s
lower at f142. and futures e. It's Cd
lower at f144: sales, 100 tons and
$50 tons. Spot standard is Is cd
higher at EGO rs Sd and futures SIS
higher at f61 Is Sd; sales, 800 tons
ana 900 tons. Electrolytic Is 15s
higher at f65s 15s. Spot lead is Is Sd
lower at f20 12s Sd, and spelter IS
higher at f25 Is Sd.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-08
MERCHANTS BANK
INTERESTS BUY
DUPONT NATIONAL
Ezra Gould Slated to Be
Head of Institution,
Drury Announces.
SPAID TO RESIGN
Present Head and Vice Presi-
) dent Father Affiliated With
w. B. Hibbs & Co.

One of the largest transactions
In washington's financial circles in
recent years was terminated yes
terday with the announcement by
Peter A. Drury. president of the
Merchants Bank and Trust Com
pany. that interests afiliated with
his Institution had purchased the
: controlling interest in the Dupont
National Bank, on Dupont Circle.
Simultaneous announcement was
also made that Ezra Gould. Eow
president of the Washington Me-
.chanics Savings, would be named
president of the Dupont at the next
meeting of directors of the Mer-
chants. scheduled to be held within
the course OF a day or two.
w. w. Spaid, at present head Of
the Dupont. and H. H. Flather. vice
president of the same institution,
.aWjlI resign Immediately. Mr.. Spaid
/. deyoting his entire attention to af-
e--fairs OF the w. B. Hibbs and Com
= pany. Of which firm he is a member,
and II Is understood Mr.. Flather
1will also become affiliated with this
concern The other personnel of
Sthe Dupont will be retained. this
clause being in the articles of
agreement. Deposits OF the bank
approximate S2.30O.00O. It is capi-
: 3taIized at 100000.
---1-w While Mr.. Drury was noncom-
initial as to the trend of near fu-
ture events. it is believed that the
= ACQUISITION will be operated as a
!. branch of the Merchants Bank and
Trust Company. IL this Is true. the
bank charter will have to
Be given up and a merger with the
trust company effected.
The Merchants Bank and Trust
Company will be looted at Fifteenth
and II streets northwest. after April
I. with a capital of $1,000. 900. and
a surplus OF s250,00O. it only hav-
lag recently been converted into a
trust company from a savings bank.
W. Gordon Crawford, prominent
. IN real estate circles in Washing
ton and New York. who has been
/, negotiating in connection with this
j. matter for some time. represented
; Mr.. Drury in the transaction. No
purchase price was announced
Stricken from Exchange.
The Arlington Fire Insurance
Company stock. which was liqui-
dated a short time ago. was
stricken from the Washington Stock
Exchange yesterday by order of
the governing committee.
p New Issue Well Taken.
The $1,000. 900 Canadian National
Railways, three-year 5 per cent
, gold loan. the direct obligation Of
the Canadian Northern Railway
? Company. which was offered to the
public yesterday. was disposed OF in
short order. These notes, which are
due March 1. 1925. were offered at
9sS to yield about SIS per cent
Crane. Paris and Company. local
brokers. were members of the
syndicate handling the offering.
Personal.
Charles ]. Bell, president of the
American Security and Trust Com
pany, has returned to Washington
after a sojourn in Florida
The Washington herald., 1922-03-08
COMPLETE Ny. BOND SALES
w d : o. sids. nsnssrs u = ssss rssA.ass)

NEW YORK the
10 date sst115o against s5si4s4ooe
The Washington herald., 1922-03-08
TRACTION ISSUES
GAIN ASBALANCr
OF STOCKS REACl
New York City ST
Securities Supply,
Only Feature.
EARNINGS FACTd
Counsel 10 Transit Commit
sion States Lines Are En-
joying Increased Profits.

The spectacle OF an advance In
traction stocks in a market other
wise rsactionary 10 an unusual one.
but that IL what tape readers sawto-
day. Brooklyn Rapid Transit ad-
vanced 1E points 60 Iik. Msnhaat-
tan Elevated Guaranteed stock was
up az peints. Third Avenue Rail-
way up y point and InterborouEh
preferred was up 4. The manifest
reason for the buying OF these
stocks was the claim made by eoun-
sci to the transit commission that
the transit lines were enjoying a
remarkable increase In earnings.
A reactionary tendency was an
parent in the principal European
exchanges. sterling losing Ix centS
at sLSsk and French francs
points at s.o1h cents. Opinion as
to the cause OF the decline was
mixed Some quarters regarded 10
as merely a natural reaction after
recent pronounced strength. while,
others maintained that a fairly large
supply of commercial bills, origf.-
mating in exports of sugar. wheat.
cotton and oil. has receA.ly coma
on TO the market
Market Situation.
The constructive element has been
pointing knowingly during the past
four or 1--WE months to the stock,
markets habit Of becoming ex-
tremely dull whenever IL has,
turned after any material advance,
Today's market presented another .
opportunity for stressing this point
Weakness developed just after the
opening. but after stocks had gone
down a point or two trading be-
came extremely dull. The reason
for this condition Is easily under
stood by anyone who goes the
rounds OF commission houses and
talks to letter writers and the trad
ers themselves. Even those OBJ,
servers who seem most certain that
n material reaction Is likely to bs-
witnessed are advising abstinencs,
from shorts selling. Their pred1e-
tionz OF reaction have been at fault
so many times since last October
that there has crept into all ad-
vices a note of caution which 10
exemplified by this prohibition
against taking an active position
on the short side.
The logical. Snsible way 20 re-
duce freight rates. according TO the
opinions expressed by many rail-
tariffs in particular cases where
maintenance OF old rates 10 found
to be restricting trafic-
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quite In accord with the spirit Of the
country when Uncle Fred suggested that
Laura take a seat in his car to 90 bacl,
to town. I'm going In In five or ten
minutes. You would save time that
way. won't you come in and warm
yourself?'
Laura remembered the matron's in .
junction not to 90 in the house. But
nothing had been said about motoring
with stranger. That. thought Laura.
would be a good opportunity to find
something more about the case she had
to investigate. She was very cold. but
she said Thank you. ! would rather
wait out here
"As you WISH" said the stranger
and. to Laura's disappointment, he led
tho little girl by the hand as he went
indoors. In less than Eve minutes ht
appeared in a large touring car comins
around the driveway. He aliRhted &c
help Laura in.
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him to know that she was 80 lonely.
Laura did not want to explain her own
identity, but when Mr.. Graves asked
her where he should leave her she had to
say the Chldrens Home. and this
meant an explanation Of her conncc.
tion with 1t.
"would you permit mo to stop Mt
tile home to see youT' asked Mr..
Graves ms they neared the home. '1f
/! am unsuccessful in finding a governess
l may come to you for advice"
Bnck again in the routine Of the
work at the home. Laura thought Of
nothing but her adventure. She ex-
planned the situation to the matron.
begging her not to let the lady man
ayers know that it had been the niece
| Of Mr.. r. ID. Graves who had inserted
the advertisement. That afternoon
Laura went to the Office of the Home
News and requested them to discontinue
the advertisement. This they did al
though a dollar bill had been sent with
| the childish scrawl and this would have
paid for the advertisement for few
days more.
When Laura returned. Mr.. Graves
was waiting for her in the bare recep
ton room Of the Childrcn's Home. Be
fore he had left he had asked her II
she would como as governess to his
nieces and she had accepted.
Within a month she had made her
adieus At the home and was very com
| fOrtably established in her new position
, Every one agreed that IL was n splendid
place for mothcrless girl like Laura
CONSERVATION reigncd. however, when
few months later Laura was married
to Mr.. F. y. Graves. There was just
one secret that Laura alwnys kept from
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The Daily Novelette,
A Case to Investigate
By Jane Osborn

s,,HEN Laura Stanhope was engaged
w as assistant to the matron of the
s.ove Children's Home II was UNDER
..ood that she should have charge Of
rbot the managers called the home
..6eld work" This consisted Of regu-
,ar visits to the homes Of children rec
.mmended for the home. and the watch.
Inc of children who had once been cared
yor by the home. but had later been
taken back by their parents or relatives.
"Here's a job for you." said the
ustron TO Laura one chill winter day
vben the snow was in the air. ''Some
a the lady managers have been con-
c.rned over an advertisement that has
heen running in the Home News for
,hc last two O. three nights. They think
rovbe there are children there that
s"eht 10 be brought to the home. Sup
nose YOU nut OH your things and take
he next trolley out Thompson road
and try TO find the place. Here's the
sdvertisement--it was In the Female
Helm Wanted It's probably some di.
isnidated farm house out 10 the Old
richard section. Don't 60 inside. but
s.t ms good an idea as you can Of the
neople from outside.
lane did not read the advertisement
until after she was aboard tho trolley
thst went out Thompson's roar. Then
sbe unfolded the bit Of paper and read :
.sWanted--a nice lady to come and be
mother 10 two little girls. We're dread =
%l lonesome. Don't come unless you
ssn reod stories out Of the fairy book.
plsase come to stay always. Thomp-
sons road and Orchard lane. r. F. d.
laura got off the trolley at Orchard
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Utah Securities Corporation
Ten.Year Six Per Cent Gold Notss

Electric Bond and Share Company (called
herein the undersigned). in behalf OF Utah
Securities Corporation. invited proposal, in
writing for sale to Utah Securities Corpora.
ton "t its Ten Year SIX Per Cent Gold Notes
Such proposals must be delivered in sealed
envelopes 10 the undersigned nj it's Office,
No. Il Broadway, IN the Borough OF Man
haitian. city OF New York A. or prIor "a
twelve o'clock noon. on May 20, 1929. The
undersigned !AAs the absolute right to accept
IN whole oC In part. or to rejec, in whole
or n part any proposal.
Notice Of purchase 81 any Notes VIII bs
mailed On MAY 20. 1922. The Notes pur.
chased must he delivered to the urders gn cd
az It's office aforesaid before the close OF husi.
ness Gl June .. 1929. and the undersigned
mas sho absolute right to decline to accep,
any Notes SO purchased which shall bs
Lrhdered Tor delivery subsequent to the close
81 business on June 2. 1929.
Funds with which TO pay any Notes 40
purchased are now in the hands OF the under
signed '''N ~''SS'
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MoRTGAGE 2aYEAR sT G0i.b n6NhSI

Notice is hereby Riven that PURSUANT IN
the Sinkirg Fund provision Of the Mortgage,
dated January 1911. ten UO> Of the above
soga STh on for hs been S,agn 70,
accrued interest 10 that date, Ronds drawn
and numbered as below, with all unmatursd
payment at the Office Of the Commercial
Trust Company. Trustee, CIV Hall square.
all interest thereon Win cease
- So 1913 ia 22t 407 AZ +ia SIS Sl6
COMMERCIAL. Trust COMPANY, Trustee
.TOHN ". MASON. President
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-18

ordinary bell wire for the work in the
back of the unit
First wire about six inches long
goes from the binding post called
"plus: a battery input' TO the
nearest screw on the back Of the rhco-
stat. Next. wire from the other
rheOstat screw to one "onnector
marked IF" meaning hlamentl on
! your bulb socket. Next a wire from
the other IF" to the switch blade. Next
wire from tho 'on' switch contact
point to the minus a. battery out
] put" Next wire from that sam"
I minus "A battery output across the
panel to the minus a battery input.
Then wire from the "I'" conncctor
on your tube socket {" the binding post
marked plate" Then one from III"
&c" connector Of tho socket to one
end Of the grid condenser and one from
the other end of the grid condenser 20
the binding post marked Grid.
Thus your control panel is wired M.
I Wen talk about operating it later on.
Copvr1oht, ion. by Pubhc Ledger Company
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-18
WINS NOMINATION. DIES
Democratic Candidate for Congress
Expires Day After Victory

Mahanoy City. May 1S.-Ex. nited
States Marshal Frank j. Noonan. who
|on Tuesday received the Democratic
nomination for Congress from the
Thirteenth District. died here suddenly
yesterday Of acute indigestion. He was
forty mine years old.
Mr.. Noonan was born in st. Nicholas.
was graduated from Millcrsvlle State
Normal School and taught in the
Mahanoy Township schools. later be =
coming superintendent. IIo served n
eour-year term as treasurer of Schuyl-
kill County. He was a delegate to the
convention which nominated Woodrow
Wilson for the first term and was a
United States marshal for Western
Pennsylvania for eight years.
Mr.. Noonan was vice president OF
.hc Union National Bank in this city
and prominent in fraternal organiza :
tions. His wife and several brothers
survive.