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officer from town. OF whom I spoke
-Sergt. Barry. Capt. Warren"
The captain bowed stiffiy.
Capt Warren. | suppose you are
familiar with the details OF the
crime7"
Miss Tudor has told me all she
knows" the captain responded
thoughtfully.
Have you any possible theory TO
advance7 confess I should be
grateful. for this seems the most In
explicable case have ever encoun-
tered"
How about that chap who has
been wandering about. stealing
clothes and food and entering houses
at will. without leaving any tracer /
should think he was the most likely
suspect II he were mentally de
ranged. for this murder appears 10
have been such purposeless one"
Capt. Warren pondered for a mo-
emnt. ITO me the most puzziing
part OF the whole affair is how II
was possible for one girl to be gaased
and the other escape"
Perhaps that is the most easily
expIainable of ALL" Barry observed,
and with n few perfunctory remarks
he left them. his brain on fire with
fresh inspiration born OF the chance
use OF a single word.
Gassedl One girl had been killed
nv the inhalation Of poxious gas. and
the other. sleeping near. had gone
unscathed-and there had been a
gns mask in the house
Barry entered the house by the
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DAVE said Peggy. when they
wcrr Mt homo again and were
talking with Nothcr~desr about
tho WILDLY Island story. and the
governors daughter. don't you
'spos. grandmothor would know
bout that chief and those Indian
words and evcrythingY'
And Mother.dear thought she
would. NO grandmother told them
Just enough about the tragedy OF
Lcschi to keep them from lying
awake and wondering about It.
1T Is a very sad story for bed.
time" grandmother's gentle voice
began. "Sad because Leschi tried
10 be true to HIS own people whom
he believed in great danger and to
the great Tyce in far away Wash.
ington who had promised TO set
aside certain parts OF the land for
the Indians where no white man
should be allowed to go.
'-The Nisquallys didn't IKE at
all the particular part which the
white chief ohe prcsidenp gave
them. and all sorts OF chiefs. white
ones and red ones. we're having a
hard time keeping peace.
''In the autumn OF that year.
when the Indians came In the
war canoe and frightened the gov.
ernor's family. at WILDLY island,
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Doctor Green or the coronerr'
"No. II IA nothing. Ny head felt
queer and congested. and l dlscov.
cred after the excitement had died
down a little. that Il ached violently. /"
She hcsitated. live had odd fits
Of dirzincas. too. but I am sure they
viii pass away presently"
Go and rest. by all means. Miss
Tudor" Barry held tho door open
for her TO pass him.
| lie stuck the little slippers. all wet
and muddy as they were. into his hip
pockets and descended the stairs to
find tho sheriff stu In consultation
with the bcrcaved mistress OF the
house. while the professor was walk.
ing up and down on the porch. evi.
IDENTIFY awaiting the others pleasure
10 depart
Professor. there IL something l
am anxious 20 find out about" Barry
began. what effect would CARTON
monoxide have upon ono who had
been only rendered inscnsihle BY ~.
or had merei. received a whiff Of itT-'
Headache. dixxinc-s and nausea
are the Immediate results II the vic
tim revivcs.- Professor Semyonov
responded REST and fr~sh air will
work their own cur, in a short
tlne.''
Barry re-ent~rvd the house. 20 find
the sheriff gazing with a puzzled en-.
precision 1T Mrs. Tudor. who was 70
treating up the stairs.
Have you discovered anything
newy.' Barry smiled.
mo. I haven't- said the sheriff
testify. five been talking 90 her for
the best part o. an hour and finally
I managed 10 get u out OF her. II
seems that tho her niece. who IL
mourning for her brother that was
formally at the dance. Mrs. Tudor
thought she caught sight Of her out
on the porch. She wasn't sure. and
she wouldn't for tho world have un
think anything against the girl. but
could tell as plain as day that she
suspected something against the
gtrl. even tho she wouldn't admit ~
The sheriff paused for breath. and
Barry demanded:
You mean that she thinks her
niece overheard that talk about car
bon nonoxide and went directly and
put u into practicer-
well. II would explain why Miss
Fay wasn't affected"
IL was late afternoon whsn serxt-
Barry returned 20 tho TUDOR estate.
He went behind the garage and 10
the rear Of the tea house.
Al hts approach he had discern~d
slender black ruwned figure seated
upon the steps Of the little toy struc-
ture. and beside II = man with a pair
Of erutches at hand lie recalled the
episode OF the morning. when be and
the lieutenant had come upon the
same couple. and the young officer
had dl-claimcd all knowledge Of the
stranger.
Barry cr~ps softly around the s'a~
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a big treaty was made-the In
dams called Il laying aside OF
guns and angry feelings
"And Chief Leschi went home
and the Nisquailys were given a
new reservation which suited
them much better.
"One night Deschi came 20 DIR.
Tolmic and said. 4 wifi no more
fight the white man. You may
tell your soldier Tyee Got. whitel
that II he so desires he may cut
off my right hand that he may
know I speak tho truth. And I
viii give up my gun to the Tyee
at the fort"
''But the soldiers thought he
would better stay hidden in the
woods as many OF the settlers
couldn't forgive him for all the
fine speeches he had made about
killing off the white people.
pretty soon after that LeschI's
nephew. sluggla. took a brite of
so blankets 10 trap Lcschi.
Sluggia and his friend wa.hoo-lit
used TO hunt together and before
the white man came were very
happy. and Wa-hoo-lit believed in
his chief. the great Leschi. and
was very angry when he harned
that Sluggia had promised Iseschi
that II he would come 10 Olympia
he should have great peace
making with the olympia chief
Gov. Stephens.
But when Leschi got TO Oiym-
pia they put him into prison"
Go Be Continued
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Of the tea house until he had reached
being himself seen. lie halted In
time 20 hear f'sy Tudor remark:
$50 you see. Capt. Warren. what
. fin I'm In. Those slippers would
be enough evidence In themselves 10
send me- To prison. | suppose. and
that silly affair with Harry cadmua
two years ago. 81 which have told
you. would furnish motive. oh. u
h like a horrible nightmare To be
suspected Of such terrible crime.
and that against tho little cousin !
iov.dr'
Her voice broke. as tho she found
herself unable TO continue. and again
the detective maryeicd. Was the girl
a conrummatr actress. or was hers
indeed tho grief and humiliation OF
being uniustly assallody
Tho captain evidently had no
doubts ON that score. for he took one
Of her hands in both OF his. and she
made no effort 10 withdraw H.
That IL what have como 20 you
for this afternoon. TO save you from
even tho breath of suspicion. II l
can
Captain warren There was q
pause. and then she added softly
did tell you tn. other day that
vent m IN. locked room where he
us>d to elecp. and where all his be
ionginxs which you 10 kindly
brought home 10 us have been
piac-dr saw his helmet and q hand
rr~nad. and even his gas mask. but
there were stains upon ~ II all
seemed to bring him back 80 closely
that had an uncanny feeling that
he must BE- here In the flesh. some
where nearr'
Before tho captain could reply
Barry strobe boldly around tho cor
ner. pausing In a confusion that
would have done credit TO an actor.
Captain. this n the young police
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tContinucd From Our Last lssuel
4 cannot understand about thoso
slippers. Scrgt. Barry" she said
They 're-they're soaking wet. aren't
thcyF don't know how they came
TO be here"
When did you wear them last -
Il couldn't say; not since left
Paris, anyway. They were fright.
fully uncomfortable, and a. soon as
1 reached home l threw them out;
or at least told Martha to do so.
cannot understand how they came %
- still here in the room and in that
unenSiticn. They must have been
Eorn out in the rain
"Scrgt Barry" she murmur~d.
am very III. Has the coroner per,
formed tho autopsy yeti DO they
know how my cousin diedr-
He paused for a moment. should
he tell her the truth and let her
know how the evidence was pIllng up
against her.
Miss Laurel Tudor died from In
haiing a noxious gas which caused
suffocation ard which we believe TO
have been generated out IN tho gar.
Ess was in some way conveyed TO
this room and administered to your
cousin
But how could that sey- she cried
wildly. why was I not Killed. toor
Oh. understand now what you mean
about those slippers, You think that
l wore them out 20 the garage last
night I'm all that storm and did this
terrible thing. Why could someone
else not have thrown them there
under the bed. thinking that they
would not be discovered until an op-
portunity came TO dispose OF themf
Why. n I were guilty. would I leave
them where they could be SO readily
fcundgs'
why would anybody he ccun-
h1dsehold can wear your slippers.
Miss Tudor.
For an instant. as the irr-futable
fact confronted her. the girl stood
staring at him as tho bereft Of her
senses. when she spoke her voice
was carefully guarded.
81 had not thought OF that. ser
geant. but you arr right. OF course
No uae else In thu family could have
worn them: but whether you believe
II or not. let me assure you that did
not wear them last night. or at any
time within the past two or thrce
weeks. and am utterly innocent OF
any knowledge OF my cousins
deafhr-
Il have brought no accusation
tective reminded her. you have
identified the slippers a. your for.
mer property. and tho they are wet
and mud-stained you assert that you
have not had them on IN weeks That
Is tho situation as Il stands. and 7
DO not propose to annoy you with
further questioning. I am sorry that
ycu are m Did you speak Of Il 10
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office. and was shared by his stenoE.
raphcr who prepared her tea and
cggs in It Mt lunch time. II was
equipped with an ancient gas stove,
n cold water sink. a washtub and a
table.
There were Just enough dishes for
two and as Polly looked things over
she tried 10 picture what the couple
had been like who lived In the cubby-
house before them.
81 bet they weren't ns happy ms
we are" she chortled, observing the
big coffee cup and the little one with
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content as he reached for more 20.
tatoes. i've married genius You
never told me you could cookr'
Been holding II out on you for a
surprise. Paul-our concierge
is an angel She taught me the pc.
tatoes. ] thought all concierges were
fiends and ogres.''
$50 they are. Dubois Is the ex.
ccption that proves the rule. We're
lucky; your concierge can make your
life one grand sweet song--or tor
ment you into suicide. Say. Pussy.
cat. I've got the grandest idea-we'll
give a housewarming-a regular
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dainty roscbuds on II: the ash trays
and flower vases; the odds and ends
that spoke OF the absent owners.
II was glorious moment when
she heard the tiny elevator come
humping M TO the firth floor: then
Pauls key in the lock. and his gay
gfoetingl
apron and ALL Bless my soul. II
she hasn't carried out her threat to
be domesticr'
They had gay meal.
Gee, but it's great. Pussycatr'
Paul heaved an enormous sigh OF
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BY STANLEY
BY ALTMAN
BY CONDO
GvcRevTiu

humdinger, with punch and cvcrys-
thing-and invite all our fricndsr'
Polly looked up from her plum
tart with bright. wide eyes but
who? We haven't many"
'oh, gosh. YES. There's Miller. at
the office. and your friend. Norma
Brady, and the English newspaper
chap. and old Barray. and-and Vic.
let Rand"
The sound Polly made was scarce.
ly audible. whatever II was. and she
dropped her eyes again suddenly ta
her tart.
60 BE Continued II
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Polly and PauII-aImd Paris

by Too Beckiey
fcopyrfrht. 1874. By The Seattle stsr'

They found II was true. and
laughed over II. They LEARNED in
fact TO do without numberless con.
veniences they had been used to all
their liyes-and hardly missed
them.
The funniest item OF "cubbyflat"
life was their kitchen. This weird
apartment was across the hall. n
sort Of annex to the newspaper mans
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At first Polly thought she'd die"
without bathroom.
but Paris flats don't have 'emr'
her friend. Norma Brady. assured
her. "Only the very newest do
You're lucky TO have that water.
heating thing! You'il get used to
bathing in a gallon tub, and be Just
as clean as cyerr'
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RRLORFHN
bREIERYOE
wETLEss WATER

MATERIALS: Ring or coin In
basin of water. zinc stearate powder.
PROBLEM: To recover the ring
with your hand without wetting the
and
SOLUTIOg: Sprinkle the zinc
siearate powder on the surface OF
the water and rub some well over
the hand. This powder has no at.
traction for water. Plunge In the
hand. draw out the ring and the
hand Will remain dry.
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back way and stole upstairs
The diuncms % the room at first
mais everything indistlngtIiahabie TO
his eyes. but gradually no saw the
mantei with the gas mask upon H.
Approaching. ha picked up the case
containing the mask. carefully 10
preserve any possible finger prints.
and as he opened II a faint but I'M
mistnkahlo odor assaiied his nostriiu.
the odor OF carbon ruonoridc gaal
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Hot nitrogen rns Of high purity
has been discovered in lead-silver
mine In Utah.
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words.
who are your called Nancy.
Where arc your cried Nick.
happy AZ being free.
I'm me and I'm here" answered
the voice. I'm the famous Horse
shoe Of the Mountain Twelve Toes.
the Sorcerer. put me here a hundred
years ago to prevent travellers from
getting 70 the Palace OF the Princess
Therma. You soc. being a magnet. I
draw all mntal things 10 me. Mostly
nails out OF peoples shoes and pins
and buttons. When their shoes and
clothes fail 20 pieces they cant TO
on and have TO return. And II any
one touches mo fe can't let go.
You're lucky You see. my power
ran out today. That's what I mean
by losing my temper"
TO BE Continued
Copyright. 1922. by Seattle Star,
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French longdistance telephone
calls are timed by an electric meter
connection.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-29

Recording Losses
Continues Feature

New York. Dec. 2a.-Loss record
Ing sales for cash continued halt.
ing influence In the stock market
today. The market. however. showed
vigorous resistance and capacity TO
absorb sales nj or above Trhsuday's
closing levels. When the pressure
oased In mldafternoon. prices turned
upward with the independent steels
In the van. This group Of stocks
has been rather out OF favor for
sometime Of poor earnings but trade
reports recently have indicated the
recovery in the steel industry In
likely to continue the earnings state.
ments for the next several quarters
should be gratifying to holders OF
steel stocks. Although the full ex.
tent OF the recovery will not be re.
Elected In figures for thee urrcnt
quarter, practically all steel com.
panies will show substantial bal.
ances for their common issues.
The extent of the recovery in in.
dustry during the past year was
reflected in the department OF com.
merce review which showed that
output of manufactured goods had
increased about fifty per cent over
1921. Increase in steel production
was between sixty and seventy per
cent and automobiles fifty per cent.
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io00aco waahisa bottom farm, we'll improved mile from
station; alfalfa per-
$50 first ubirrisated alfalfa land vol improved ~
ton. for $4,000 u F
alfalfa fenced fenced living
and telephone; best stock farm Price, $4,000
mont balance ..
upland 5000 per
Thh real bargain
50 smooth alfalfa bottom cheksha for sio
FARM LOANS
plenty prompt
and ready title Ia approved
CITY PROPERTY
Modern good location
s2Goo $500 cash. balance like
Modern Groom house Minnesota location
$4,000 terms
New modern 18th street:
class homo. worth the price,
Two houses 5foot pavement
bargain at $4,000
OIL AND GAS ROYALTIES
Two good leases and
field.
so acres lease between II and &C. priced right
We have drilling contracts make proven
MAJOR BROS. REALTY CO.
si First National Bank Bldg. Phones ESQ., ss3J. su
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THREE DIE IN CRASH.

Waycros, Ca, Dec. 29.-Three men
we're killed and a. girl was seriously
injured when the auto in which they
were riding was struck by pas
senger train of 4, the Atlantic Coast
Line at a grade crossing near here
at midnight.
The dead are Matthew Tatum, "a;
his brother, Isaiah Tatum. "a, and
Willie Broach, 25. Constance Hemb-
ly, 16, is in hospital here, probably
fatally injurde.
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Grain Closes Lower.

Chicago, Dec. 29.-All grains closed
unevenly lower today due largely
to the weak closing of wheat at
Liverpool.
Heavy liquidation on the part of
the Wall Street operatives evening
up for the year-end was also appar-
ent.
Provisions closed unchanged.
WHEAT: December opened off
Nc at $1.26% and closed off nc;
May opened off 1sc at $1.24A and
closed off NC; July opened off 1sc
at $1.14H and closed off 1%c.
CORN: December opened up &c
at 7SAc and closed up &c; May
unchanged at 71Hc and
closed up NC.
OATS: December opened un-
changed at 43Ac and closed off
&c; May opened off 1sc at 1870
and closed off 5sc; July opened un-
changed at 42kc and closed off &c.
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Oklahoma Livestock.

Oklahoma City, Dec. 29.-CATTLE:
Receipts, 1000; actively steady; tor
steers, $500; cows, S4.00@5.00;
heifers, $5.OO@5.50.
CALVES Receipts, so; market
steady; top, $3.50; stockers and
feeders, steady.
HOGS: Receipts, 1900; market,
10 to Is cents lower; top, $500;
bulk, $7.S5@795.
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Chicago. H.. Dec. 2s.-BUTTER
Creamery extras. soc; standards
47hc; firsts. 4i@i5,sc; seconds, Il
G4shc.
EGGS: ordinaries. s5@3cc: firsts
t0043c.
CHEESE; Twins. 2Ghc; young
Americas. s7G27hc.
LIVE POULTRY: Fowls. i4m2ic:
ducks. lie: geese. Ice: spring
chickens. 1sc; turkeys. 25c; roosters,
i3c.
POTATOES: Receipts. 4G cars
Wisconsin, 75as5c; Minnesota, 75@
SIC.
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Kansas City. Dec. es.-HoGs--Re
ceipts. 1000; market lower: bulk
ss.oo0S.is: heayies. s7.ao0S.ls:
packers and butchers. ss5o0s 90:
lights. s7.so0S.2s: pigs. t7sb@7.sb
CATTLE-Receipts. 10000: market
unsettled; prime fed steers. $1,000:
plain 70 fair dressed beef steers,
sio.0o0lo.lb: western steers. $1,000
1000: southern steers. ss.550e.75;
cows. ss.boG77h; heifers. $4,000
G.cb: stockcrs and feeders. $500
200; bulls, ss.7b@7s5: calves. s2.bo
Qt75.
sIiEEP-ReceIpts, 10000: market
steady; lambs. si3.5OGi&bb; year.
ilngs. .s70o@is.b5: wethcra. $500
SEQ; ewes. sG.250I5o; stockers and
feeders. se.bo@i4oo.
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"Facinq the Music."

The proverbial phrase ito face the
music" is probably derived from the
stage, where 1t was used by actors In
the greenroom when preparing to go
on the boards.
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FOR SALE--Genuine McAlester Lump
Coal at $500 per ton delivered
All coal cash on delivery. Black
Diamond Transfer Co., Lee McReyn
olds, Prop, phone $780, 12!7-30t
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FOR SALE-At a bargain, four
Singer sewing machines. Tolan
Bros. 22-6t
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FoR RENT - Eight unfirniahcd
rooms. modern. newly papcrcd. all
outside rooms. apply simon's Store.
2o2 Chickasha avenue. s7.st
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New York, Dec. 29.-The market
closed steadv.
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Man Too Richly Endowed. y.
Mans happiness, as l construe,
comes of his greatness; 1t Is because
there Is an Infinite in him, which, with
all his cunning, he cannot quite bury
under the Finite.-Carlyle.
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Marvel non-liquid re-
chargable batteries. United States
tires. Lee and Kellyspringfield tires
McQuay-Norris and oil grip piston
rings. Arch M. Brown. 6-1-30t
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FOR SALE-Oil lease on Bradley
townsite, quarter section 80. Write
your best offer to ]. c. or S. b.
McElroy, Bolton, Texas. 22-6t
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FOR RENT-160 acres Washita
bottom l 1-2 miles from consolid-
ated Union Grade and High School,
cash, one year lease, address Mrs
Bessie L. Mileham, 134 West 18th
street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
27-12t
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FOR SALE-Oil Burners for cook
ing and heating stoves. See Mr.
Anders, 42S north Fourth, and get
your burner, Free. Phone 1871.
27-4t
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SALESMEN--Exceptional opportun-
ity. Hustlers earning big. Write
McCleery Calendar Factory, Wash.
ington, Iowa.
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WANTED TO RENT to s room
furnished house. Close in. phone
51S-R. 29-3t
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FOR SALE-Nearly new $50 china
closet, half price, $25, natural gas
stove $40, phone 1911. 29-2t
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT connecting rooms,
lights and water furnished. In
quire Mrs. LIE Master, New Chick
asha Hotel. 27-3t
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FOR RENT-20 acres, cash rent
with five room house, garage
1927 Washington avenue. 27-st