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v,ur father was particularly ANXIOUS
that you should take persoh"'
well as a financial place among tie
men who control the traffic oil the
lakes | have told Spearman that th.s
is INV intention. He has not been aoie
TO see 1t my way as yet; but he may
change his views, think after meet
ing YOU" ..,.
sheriff. got up. Alan arose httie
unsteadily. The list of properties ne
had read and the letter and Sherrilis
statement purtended SO much that It's
meaning could not all come TO him at
once. He followed Sheriff. through a
short private corridor, tlanked with
files lettered "Corvet, Sheriff., ana
Spearman," into the large room he hau
seen when he came in with Constance.
They crossed this, and Sheriff., with
out knocking. opened the door of the
Office marked. Mr.. Spearman." Alan,
looking Oh past Sheriff. as the door
opened. saw that there were some half
dozen men In the room, smoking ana
talking. His gaze went swiftly on past
these men to the one who, half seated
on the top OF the fiat desk, had been
talking to them; and his pulse closed
upon his heart with a shock; he start
ed. choked with astonishment, then
swiftly forced himself under control.
For this was the man whom he had
met and whom he had fought in Ben
jamin Corvet's house the night before
the big man surprised in his bias
phemy of Coryet and of souls "in hi"
who, at sight of an apparition with a
bullet hole above its eye, had cried out
in his fright, You got Ben! But YOU
won't get me-d-n you! D-n you"
Alan's shoulders drew up slightly,
md the muscles of his hands tight
ened. as Sheriff. led him to this man.
Sheriff. put his hand on the mans
shoulder; his other hand was still on
Alan's arm.
Henry" he said TO the man, this
is Alan Conrad. Alan, l want you to
know my partner, Mr.. Spearman.'
Spearman nodded an acknowledge
ment, but did not put out his hand !;
his eyes-steady, bold, watchfu eyes
seemed measuring Alan attentlvely {;
and in return Alan, with his gaze, was
measuring him.
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CHAPTER VII.
Mr.. Corvet's Partner.

The instant OF meeting, when Alan
recognized in Sherrill's partner, the
man with whom he had fought In Cor
vets house. was one of swift reudjust-
ment of all his thought-adjustm
to a situation of which he could not
even have dreamed, and which left
him breathless. But for Spearman,
obviously, it was not that. Following
his noncommittal nod of acknowledge
ment OF Sherrill's introduction and his
first steady scrutiny of Alan, the big.
handsome man swung himself Off from
the desk on which he sat and leaned
against 1t, facing them more directly.
"Oh, yes-Conrad," he said. His
tone was hearty; in it Alan could rec
ognize only so much of reserve as
might be expected from Sherrilrs
partner who had taken an attitude Of
opposition. The shipmasters, looking
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CHAPTER vi.
IN. peed in Trust.

Memory. If Alan could call it that,
had given him s feeling for ships and
for the lake. But these recOllections
were only what those Of 4 three-yearS
child might have been Not only did
they refuse 70 Connect themselves with
anything elSe, bat hy the very dnality
ot their ISOLATION they warned him
that they-An3 perhaps $ few more
vs-us memories - si-ailsr Sort-were
sU that recollection ever vo1ld give
him BE caught himself together and
turned his thoughts - the approach
ing visit TO She-riil-znd his fathers
offices He had accepted Constance
SherriIrs invitation 10 drive him
downtown 70 his destination.
Observing the towering buildings to
his right. he wss able 70 identify some
Of the more puominent structures, Ia
miliar from photographs ot the city.
Constance drove swiftly 8 few blocks
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HENRY SPEARMAN

SYNOPSIS.-Wealth and highly
placed in the Chicago business
world, Benjamin Corvet IS some
thing of i recluse and a mystery
to his associates. After a stormy
Interview with his partner. Henry
Spearnan. Corvet seeks Constance
Sheriff.. daughter OF his other
business partner, Lawrence Sher-
rill. and secures from her a prom
Use not to marry Spearuan- He
then disappears. Sheriff. learns
Corvet has written TO a certain
Alan Conrad, in Blue Rapids, Kan
sas. and exhibited strange agtta-
tion over the matter. Covet's let
ter summons Conrad. n youth OF
unknown parentage. to Chicaso,
Alan arrives in Chicago From s
statement Of Sheriff. it seems prob
able Conrad is Corvst's illesiunate
son Corvst has decided his house
and its contents to Alan. who takes
possession That night Alan dis
covers a man ransacking the desks
and bureau drawers in Corvet's
apartments. The appearance OF
Alan tremendously agitates the in
truder. who appears to think him
a ghost and raves OF the Aiiws-
ks" After struggle the man es-
cspes.
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CHAPTER v.-continued.

Alan took up his hat and looked
about the house; he was going 10 re
turn and sleep here, of course; he was
not going to leave the house unguard-
ed for any long time after this but,
after what had just happened, he felt
he could leave IL safely for half an
hour, particularly II he left q light
burning within
BE did this and stepped over to the
SherrillS' The man who answered his
ring recognized him Al once and ad-
mitted him: in reply 10 Alan's QueS-
ton. the servant said that Mr.. Sheriff.
had not yet returned. When Alan
went to his room, the valet appeared
and. finding that Alan was packing.
the man offered his service. Alan let
him pack and went downstairs; mo-
tor had Just driven up 70 the house
1t proved 70 have brought Constance
and her mother; Mrs Sheriff., after
informing Alan that Mr.. Sheriff. might
not return until some time later, went
upstairs and did not appear again
Constance followed her mother but.
ten minutes later, came downstairs
You're not staying here tOnightf''
she asked.
Z wanted TO say 10 your father
Alan explained. that I believe I had
better so over TO the other house.
Are you taking any one with your
abe Inquired
ANY one:'
"A servant, mean"
-No."
Then you'u let Us lend you man
from here
You're awfully good; but I don't
think III need anyone tonight. NJ.
Corvets-my fathers mans coming
back tomorrow. understand I'll ger
along very well until then
She was silent 8 moment as she
looked away. Her shoulders suddenly
jerked 8 little. y wish you'd take
some one with you," she persisted. L
don't like TO think O. you alone over
there"
My father must have been often
alone there
Yes" she said. Yes" She looked
at him quickly. then away, checking :
question She wanted 10 ask he knew,
what be had discovered in that lonely
house which had so sgitated him; for
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down this boulevard: then. with
sudden. Here We are,- she shot the
car TO the curb and stopped She led
Alan into one OF the tallsst and best
looking buildings
On several OF the doors opening upon
the wide marble hall where the eleva-
tor left them. Alan saw the names,
'Corvet. Sheriff. and Spearuan-"
Constance led the way on past TO q
door farther down the corridor, which
bore merely the name Lawrence
Sheriff.: evidently Sheriff.. who had
interests aside from the shipping bust
ness. had Offices connected with but
not actually a part OF the Offices OF
Corve1. Sheriff. and Spearman- A girl
on guard at the door. Saving that Mr..
Sheriff. had been awaiting Mr.. Con
rad. opened an inner door and led
Alan into e large. nany-windowed
room, where Sheriff. was sitting alone
before s rsbIe-6esk. He pulled the
Visitors chair" rather close 10 his
desk and 10 his own big leather chair
before asking Alan 10 ssat himself
You wanted 10 tell me. OF ask NE,
something last night ny daughter has
told me- Sheriff. said cordially. I'm
s0rry I wasn't home when you came
back
Il wanted TO ask you. Mr.. Sheriff.
Alan said about thoss facts in re-
gard TO Mr. Coryet which you men
toned TO NE yesterday but did not e1-
plain You said II would not aid me to
know them but found certain things
in NJ. COrvet's house last night which
made NE want TO know. II l could.
everything you could tsll ns-"
Sheriff. opened q drawer and took
out 8 large. plain envelope
"On the day after your father disap-
psared-- he said. but before I knew
he was gon@or before any one except
ny daughter felt any alarm about him
u received z short note from him
The note WIS aEitsted, almost ineoher-
ent II told ne he had sent for YOU
Alan Conrad OF Blue Rapids. Kansas
but spoke of yoa as though you were
some one / ought TO have known about,
and commended you 10 ny care The
remainder OF il vas merely an aEitat-
ID. aInos, indecipherable farewell 10
re. When opened the envelope. g
key had fallen out Tie note made
no reference TO the key, but coupar-
ing II with one / had In NJ pocket.
saw that II appeared to Be key to a
safety deposit box In the vaults Of a
company where We both had boxes
The note. taken In connection with
ny daughters alarm about him. made
II 50 plain that something serious had
happened to Corvet- that my first
thought was merely for him Corvet
was not man with whom one could
readily connect the thought Of suicide:
but Alan that was the :dea I had l
hurried at once to his house. but the
bell was not answered. and could not
get In His servant. wassaQuam, has
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e course she had noticed agitation IN
him And he had intended 10 tell her,
-, rather, her father. He had been
seAearsing to himself the description
e the man he had met there IN order
= ask Sheriff. about him; but now
Alan knew that he was not going to
refer the matter even to Sheriff. just
~
Sherrin had believed that BENJAMIN
Osrvst's disappearance was from cir
stances too personal and intimate
= be made q subject Of public inquiry /:
I'D what Alan had encountered IN
0sr~S-.s house had confrned thaf -
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on could see. no doubt, not even that i;
except for the excitement which Alien
himself could not conceal. 1t must AZ,
pear to them only an ordinary intro
ductiop.
Alan fought sharply down the swift
rush OF his blood and the tightening Of
his muscles.
can say truly that I'm glad to
meet you, Mr.. Spearman." he man.
aged
Ihere was no recognition of any
thing beyond the mere surface mean.
ing OF the words in Spearman's slow
smile OF acknowledgment, as he turned
from Alan to Sheriff..
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DENVER MARKETS.
Cntfle.

A new top for the season was estab-
lished in the sale of one load of steers
at 50. These steers, which averaged
around 1850 pounds, were shipped in
from Fort Collins. They came from the
same feed lot as the steers which sold
recently for $3.50. The choice to fancy
grade steers were generally quotable
from sS.25 to $3.50. and attractive ami
mails from S7.75 to sS.25.
Good to choice cows sold from $3.50
to 81. and attractive animals from Sc
to $3.50. 1t was thought possible that
s7.75.
The trade on feeders and stockers
was not at all revived. Demand for
such stock is very limited at present,
and the quotations stay close to steady,
with the best light steers selling gem
orally at 81.
City butchers paid the top price of
5000 for one load of choice hogs and
load of good grade went the same
way for SlO15. Bulk of sales ranged
from $3.50 to $40. and packers. heavy
throwout hogs sold from 1925 to $3.50.
Drives met with fair trade at $3.50
to S9S5 and dealers We're quoting the
rough heavy stays at $3.50. No pigs
We're present, but a good inquiry pre-
vailed and dealers were quoting the
choice light stockers at the fully
steady price of 1915 to $40.
sheep.
Packers are quoting choice clipped
lambs at sl1.50 to $12 and choice spring
lambs at $3.50 to s13. 1t was the
opinion of traders that choice clipped
ewes would have sold for $3.50 to Sc.
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went 10 sleep with the sole conscious
connection in his mind between him
self and these people, among whom
Benjamin Corvet's summons had
brought him. the one name -MiwaSa-
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The cusieura r.,,.

The cusieura Toll. -
k.i Having cleared your skin l..' .na
oy making cuticura you. reep ltd
toilet preparations. The ss. sos, e.'eg
ana sno, purify, the Ointment . y 10y . -
neal, neal the Talcum to powds, a s0..A. %
fume- No toilet tabIs and N
"''hout them.-AdvertisemeDt' '0apl
:, l. is within the powers Of ~.
OF us to be polite str,,a, VI the h,
heart. a'snt from
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You can :.
sgs
join the =
"Edgeworth Club

There are thousands Of membsA
most of whom don't realize they n
long. There are no initiation fees. No
dues. No assessments.
Nearly every man who smokes !
pipe is either member or prospes
tive member. (We say nearly "
cause there are some men who taa
Edgeworth not just right for then
ANY pipe-smoker becomes mem
ber of the "Edgeworth Club" IS N@
as he starts to smoke Edgewoftn.
It won't dawn on him at first, pe
haps, but after he has smoked ales
cans he will notice other EdgeVau
smokers.
He will find a comradeship that
shares with them-not easy 10 e!paa
or understand, but real and lasting
Suddenly he knows he belongs-shssE
he is a life member of the "EdseW''a
Club"
Edgeworth smokers are gene,sas ,i.,
good, likable chaps. 1t isn't smon4
Edgeworth, of course, that makes y 'aa1 !
30. They happen to be the nna
men who choose Edgeworth.
If YOU have never tried Edgevatsa 4
and think you might like to JON y, 70
"Club," well be glad to introou"'"
as our guest.
Write to us.
A post card will do. Just sena ~; y
your name and address and say ~ NJ
like to try Edgeworth, and We u,, y, i
~ Plug Slice ,la| N
.-r-D Ready-Rubbsd.. U
@@ you'll add IT, .a'|
l(nNrVinhm,'a name and adore
ElNtMvkTHH Of the dealer yM| "
w,!ErrssA., e. ~ usually buy yaa|
peHm;SsspPEDS tobacco from, We. \.
N&f3Qees appreciate %
@fossSs9s1z), Courtesy !!
9exSss 81 Edgevo,tl
- ~ Rubbed 0rRs
@sES6SSN Slice.
Nv Edgevefisl
Readv-Rubbed is already rubDsa .oDs, b b
YOU. You pour it stralsns; a;ns' ,s
can into the bowl OF your p'p !
Both kinds pack nicely. light light que
~ and hurn freely and evenly
Edgeworth is sold in va.0sd ,.sa,o, d I
to suit the needs and 'a,tb NTH H1
purchasers. Both EdgewsUPu 'Pubbd
Slice and Edgeworth Ready;islps.a t y;,s p.a
.1s! .ss PM, n Handsome rd tin hunidons, Iss f.,
elsss lars, and also in vaf'0''
in-between quantities u
For the free samples addfe.sth y s.'th q d
4 Brother Company, w 0
Street. Richmond, va.
10 Retail Tobacco Ms1sa .1s vca n
your jobber cannot . supply Ppppctbs q.
pany win gladly send yodd dossn n
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a any si1s q EdgewcI... ..r,s pstHl|
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You can see why I have to
distrust the young fellow who's
come to claim Ben Corvet's
place."
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tTo BE coNTzNunD.l
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METAL MApKrTs
HAY AND GRAIN PRICE.

Timothy. No. l. ton. $3.50
slmothy NO. z. ton. 1880
South Park. No. l. ton. .......,, 1880
SS SSotn raIK, NO; z. ton.......... 1900
Sa Seoona pottom, No. ton. n........ 1850
SSnu s1SoIT potion NO. ., ton. 1880
SSnaua' Ton .''''.............. 100
S SS.raw Ton .;;,.............. 100
MI, w; yelow per cwt. $500. Lis
NWnea,. no. l. per bushel. ........ los
Da.s. Das per sw.. ................. 1.33
o0rneS' per cwt. ................ lis
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DENVER SUGAR aUorArEoNs.
Manufacturers Price.

Cosss sss.'.............. ~. n
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you free sampsil
Plug Slice .,i i,lsu|
Readiy-Rubbssd NJ
you'll add ~
i name and addls|
Of the dealer ~ ~
usually buy y,'s'si||
tobaccof from, Ws,..|
\ a,,rfocV.
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A post card will do. Just ssh1 11's 4
your name and address and say, say ~ n
like to try Edgeworth, and We us nls 1
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-12-23
Walnut Grove

Tom and Jim McKissick we're in Boon.
vile Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Chandler motored
to Boonville Wednesday.
School closed for the holidays yester-
day and will begin again on New Years
day.
There was community Christmas tree
al the schoolhouse last night. A short
program was given.
Misses Annabel and Helen Wainscott
have been absent, from school for three
weeks on account of tonsilitis.
Mrs. James Pule and son, Junior. of
Columbia, visited at the home Of Mrs.
Wayne Judah Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Burks and
children, Ruby and Stanley, Of Hunts
dale, visited at the home of r. Gentry
Sunday.
There will be preaching at the Walnut
Grove Baptist Church tomorrow by the
Reverend Denton. This will be his last
sermon at this place, as he goes to anoth-
er field of work.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-12-23
New Franklin

Pope Whittier spent the weekend Wis
iting home folks.
Mrs. Rober, kingsbuY was shopping
in BoonvilJe Wednesday.
Henry Wilcoxin is visiting home folks
over the Christmas vacation.
Misses Catherine Pratt and Louise
Manion we're Boonville visitors Wednes-
day.
Miss Allie Davis and Mrs. Elmer Nc
Millen we're shopping in Boonville
Thursday.
Miss Allie Davis has returned from. an
extended visit with her aunt in Oklahoma
City, Okla.
The Rev. T. VI. Taylor returned from
Moberly where he has been few days
on business.
Miss Mary Dey Faires is home from
Columbia 20 spend the holidays with her
parents and friends.
There will be trees at the Baptist mad
Methodist churches tomorrow evening
with treats for the children. The Chris
iian Church will give short program
in the morning after which an offering
will be taken for the ministerial relief.
Quite an interesting basketball game
was played between New Franklin and
Higbes last Friday night in the beautiful
new auditorium at Higbee. The boys
score was SO to l3 in favor of New
franklin and the girls score was II to
25 in favor of Higbee. The boys team
was then challenged TO game for last
Saturday morning BY the Higbee team.
In this game, our boys were losers. The
following persons went to Higbee Friday
TO see the game: Ollie BroOkman, Mich
Tongate, Haysabcl Wallen, Edison Chan
cellor and Opal Rouse.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-12-23
MddLetOtUn

Mr.. ]. L. Berkley was in Hallsville
Monday.
Yrs. c. D. Prowell was in Columbia
Tuesday.
Mr.. Z. s. Strange was in Halisville
Thursday.
Mrs. Stanley Strawn was in Hallsville
Thursday.
Mrs. E. 5. Strange was in Columbia
Wednesday.
Mr.. F. E. Powell was in Hallsville
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Valentine were
Wednesday.
Mrs. Fannie Bibb was in Hallsville
Wednesday.
Mr.. Will Whitman was in Hallsville
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. viii Whitman were in
Columbia Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". B. Vim were in
Hallsvills Tuesday.
Mr.. viii Whitman has sold his home
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-12-23
In and Near Boone County

to Mr.. George Breedmore for $500
Possession is to be given March l.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. l. Winn were in
Columbia Wednesday.
John and Minerva Prowell were in
Hailsyille Wednesday.
Mrs. d. b. Powell visited Mrs. F. E.
Powell Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Balentine were
in Columbia Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Williams were
in Hallsyille Wednesday.
Mrs. Fannie Williams sold some tur-
keys in Hallsville Wednesday.
Miss Gertrude Jones visited Miss Mar
tha Elkin Wednesday night.
Mr.. Chalmer Mayes bought a cow
from Mr.. George Breedmore for $50.
Mr.. d. B. Powell bought some corn
from Mr.. Scott Smith for seyenty-fiye
cents a bushel.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-12-23
RUSSIA SENDS LUMBER
TO AID RECONSTRUCTION
Shiploads Being Delivered to France
Win Apply on Indem-
nifty.

By coaso,idsfed Press Assn. (copyriehf 1s22).
BERLIN, Dec. 22.-Soviet Russia is tax.
ing part in the actual reconstruction Of
the devastated areas in France and Bel.
gium, according to statement made to
the correspondent by Simeon Leiber-
mann, head Of the Russian government
lumber trust. Liebermann is about to
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-12-23

Midnight Christmas Eve Service, Cal
vary Episcopal Church. ll:ls p. m. Pub
lie invited. ADV
The St. Johns herald., 1922-05-25
WON FAME AS ASTRONOMER
American Woman Has Wonderful Gift, According to Statement
 Made by English Professor.

An American woman astrono- mer's wonderful scientific gift was disclosed in the course of a lecture on "Modern Astronomical Theories" by Prof. H. H. Turner at the Re gent Street Polytechnic, according to the Daily Chronicle, London, England.
 She is Miss Annie J. Cannon, and can classify the distances of stars in the spectrum almost at a glance, a feat that would otherwise require laborious measurement. She has classified about 7OO,OOO of them in a great catalogue now being pub ished.
 Her gift was, she said, compara- ble to that of the man who, during the war, was discovered to possess the ability of being able to straight en rife barrels with amazing rapid ity without any measurement save that of the eye.
 Miss Cannon is an American, and has been curator of astronomical photographs at Harvard university since 1911. She has been a student of astronomy all her life, and has indeed made a profession of it. The long list of her achievements in- cludes the discovery of no fewer than 160 variable stars.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-05-25
BUNGALOW POLICY

Loton Horton, the milk king of New York, said one day during the milk drivers strike:
 "Its.a mistaken policy for men earning from $40 to $6O a week to strike for more pay and deprive the people of milk. Yes, that is mis- take-it's a bungalow policy.
 "A man, you know, was showing another man over a frame house he had just built.
 We'll said the other man, T can't see why you call this shack a bungalowP
 "The owner gave a sickly laugh.
 elf it isn't a bungalow, what is it' he said. 'The job was bungle. and I still owe for it.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-05-25
MAY g, 1922
REGULAR "CR07G" OF EELS Custom Common in Austria and CzechosloVakia Might Well Be
 Copied by This Country.

The market supply of fish in Aus tria and Czechoslovakia is furnished to a large extent from ponds in which the fishes are bred, no arti- fcial matching being necessary. Such ponds yield crops as regular and satisfactory as equal areas of the best agricultural land.
 In many ponds eels are grown. Fishes of that kind breed i'll the ocean, and so it is necessary to buy the young ones in quantity, plant ing" them in the ponds and feeding them with refuse until they are big enough to be marketable.
 The little ecls used for planting are mostly imported from France and Italy. In our own country the streams in early spring swarm with little eels running up from the sea, and, if we were to adopt the practice of planting them in ponds, allowing them to grow, they would afford an important and valuable contribu- tion to our food supply.-Philadel- phia Ledger.