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bcGde her, and she il moro afraid Of me
than she is OF Smith. She will know,
also, that will be within hearing dis
tance OF her al the way to the house.
And Madbge will be stationed right hero
In the alcove behind tho curtains, and
Katie will know 1t. You realize bow
she adores Madge and you can bet sho
won't pull anything to endanger her
'Mccsis Graham even il she wanted to
help Smith, which ! IN sure she doesn't"
Suppose Smith decides to search the
room for possible listeners when he
"Then Madsc wouldn't bc there" Lii
Ian explained patiently. There's q
door leading to the side hall right be-
hind her station. She will have her
hand on that door, which we will make
noiseless, and if Smith approaches the
curtains it will be perfectly possible for
her to slip out without his hearing her." T"
1--WE have TO slip you the chocolate
cake, as usual" Mr.. Drake replied, and
Lillian acknowledged the compliment
with deprecatory gesture.
"Wait till tomorrow evenings over"
she said, and I suddenly glimpsed be-
meath her mask of apparent confidence
every real apprehension of what the
next night might bring TO us.
"By the way, Madge," she said sud-
denly, 'bctter tell Katie to shut her
kitchen doors tightly and stop up her
kcyholes or the odor Of coffee will wake
Mother Graham and bring her down
stairs And don't feel equal to the
task Of explaining just now"
/ rose at once and went TO the kitchen
But | was certain that her message was
only ruse, and that she wished me out
Of the way for a few minutes for some
potent reason OF her own.
(To be continued
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the need of corn and must have it,
and l am not going to wait. shall
start right off now"
Black Hen started for the gate and
the others followed. Old Grey Hen
was the last one TO go out, but when
she saw all the others leaving she did
not want to be left alone.
"There are lots of worms about,
she said when she caught up with the
Others.
Worms aplenty, but we want corn, y
cackled Black Hen as she led the hens
down the muddy road.
But corn they did not find and when
they came to the next farm they found
the hens there complaining of the same
thing. "No corn here" they said. "We
have had none for days"
"Well, we will go on until we can
find a place where they will give US
corn" said Black Hen. There is
corn somewhere, l know, and the
farmers won't give it to US. That i.
all that is the matter"
But the sun was setting and the
hens were hungry and all Black Her
could promise was that she was look
ing for place where they could ge
corn.
Scraps are better than nothing t.
eat" said Speckled Hen, "and beside
where are we going to sleep? Old Mr.
I Fox might come along and IT woul(
be easy to catch US here. l am goinl
back to where there is a poultry hous
with a door on it.
Just then out of the woods bounded
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-23

ing round we saw a little rat-faced
fellow standing in the center Of the
circle of yellow light which was thrown
by the swinging lamp, while Breckin-
ridge the salesman, framed in the door
Of his stall, WAS shaking his fists fercely
at the cringing figure.
''I'se had enough Of you and your
geese" he shouted II wish you were
all at the devil together. If you come
pestering me any more with your silly
talk I'll set the dog at you. You bring
Mrs. Oakshott here and I'll answer her
but what have you to do with it? Did
/ buy the geese off you?"
mo; but one of them was mine all
the same" whincd the little man.
"Well, then, Ask Mrs. Oakshott foi
it."
"She told me TO ask you"
"Well you can ask the King ot
Proosia for all / care. I've had enough
Of it. Get out OF thisw He rushed
fiercely forward, and the inquirer fitted
away into the darkness.
"Ha! this may save us a visit tc
Brixton Road" whispered Holmes
Come with me, and we will see what
is to be made OF this fellow"
(To be continued.)
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"oh, yes; l sent him couple of
Dozen"
Fine birds they were, too. Now
where did you get them from?"
To my surprise the question pro-
voked a burst of anger from the sales
man.
"Now, then, mister" said he, with his
head cooked and his arms akimbo,
what are you driving at?" Let's have
it straight, now"
at is straight enough. should like
to know who sold you the geese which
you supplied to the Alpha 3"
well, then, / shan't tell you. So
nowp
"Oh, it is a matter Of no Importance;
but don't know why you should be so
warm over such trifie"
"Warml You'd be as warm, maybe,
if you were as pestered as ! am. When
! ! pay good money for good article
there should be an end of the business;
but it's Where are the geese2" and
Who did you sell the geese to?" and
What will you take for the geese?'
One would think they were the only
geese in the world, to hear the fuss
that is made over them"
well, l have no connection with any
other people who have been making
inquiries" said Holmes, carelessly. ''li
you won't tel us the bet is off, that is
all. But I'm always ready to back my
opinion on a matter of fowls, and ]
have fver on it that the bird / ate
is country bred"
"Well, then, you've lost your fver
for it's town bred" snapped the sales.
man.
Its nothing OF the kind"
Il say it is"
81 don't believe it."
"D'you think you know more about
fowls than I, who have handled then
ever since ! was nipper? l tell yol
all those birds that went TO the Alpha
We're town bred"
4 You'll never persuade me to believ,
that"
will you bet, them"
''It's merely taking your money, 70
| know that l am right. But I'll hav
a sovereign on with you, Just to teacl
you not TO be obstinate"
The salesman chuckled grimly. '.'BrinI
me the books, Bill" said he
The small boy brought round sma
, thin volume and great greasy-backe'
one, laying them out together beneatl
the hanging lamp.
! Now then, Mr. Cocksure," said tn
! salesman, II thought that / was out @
! geese, but before / finish you'll fin
that there is still one left in my shoI
You see this little book?
"Well?"
That's the list of the folk from whor
I buy. D'you. see? Well, then, her
on this page are the country folk, an
, the numbers after their names ar
5 where their accounts are in the bi
ledger. Now, thenl You see this othe
page in red ink? Well, that is lis
Of my town suppGers. Now, look 9
that third name. Just read it out t
me-"
Mrs. Oakshott, III Brixton Road
249," read Holmes.
Quite so. Now turn that up in tn
ledger"
Holmes turned to the page indicated
Here you are, Mrs Oakshott, III Bri,
ton Road, egg and poultry supplier.'
Now, then, what's the last entry?
J I" December %. Twenty-four gees
at rs, 3D."
! Quite so. There you are. And III
: derneath?"
= : "'Sold to Mr. Windigate of the "a
: pha," at 12s.'
What have you TO say now?"
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Rover, who lived at the farm. What
are you doing so far from home a
this hour?" he asked.
eve are looking for corn," said
Black Hen. "The farmer has not given
US any for days and we have left him. 3"
'You won't need any corn If you
silly creatures keep on" said Rover.
Il have Just been chasing Mr.. Fox
over the hill back Of the woods, so you
had better come right home and wait
for the master to go to town and bring
the corn. Don't you know the big
bridge over the river was partly washed
away the other night? That is the
reason the master has not been 70 town
| You won't find any corn around here
but you will find Mr. Fox if you don't
90 home. Now run along, all Of you.
And Rover began to bark and run about
shooing them before him.
II have lived at the farm long enough
not to listen to the cackling of thos.
silly hens" said old Grey Hen to hersel
as she ran along the road. II might hav,
known there was some good reason"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-23
Little Benny's
Notebook.
BY Leo PsDs

/ was setting on Puds Simkenses frunt
steps eating 5 cents werth of chockht
carmels out Of a paper bag and InIoy-
ing them, chocklit carmels being the
favorite candy / Like 10 eat on account
of lasting SO long and tasting so good
at the same time, and / gave Puds 2,
giving him the ferst one by my own
free will and the 2nd one because he
asked for it, and all of a suddln my
tooth started to hert fearse, making me
feel as If | never wunted TO eat any
more candy, no matter what KIND II
was, and l handed the bag to Puds say
ing, Heer, take this, my tooth axes
fearse, I'm going home.
Wich did, and vile was going Up
to my room with my hand over my
tooth axe what did it do but stop hert-
ing, me thinking, G, the carmels.
And l quick ran back to Pudses steps
and he saw me coming and quick stuck
something in his mouth, being the last
2 carmels at the same time, me saying
Hay, watts the ideer?
Watts wat ideer? Puds sed.
Did you 90 to werk and eat all those
carmels? | sed, and Puds sed, wat car
melS, y, the ones you gave me. sure
he sed.
Who sed gave them to you? / sed
I did nuthing Of the kind, Jest handed
them to you, l sed, and Puds sed, Wei
you sed Heer wen you handed them u
me, dident you?
Well watts Heer meen, Heer don
meen enything, l sed, and Puds sed,
don't it, well enybody that hands me
bag of carmels and says HeeL theyv
got to take the consequences. You ca
have the bag if you wunt it, he sed.
The heck with the bag, Ill neve
hand you another bag Of carmels, sec
Its the ferst one you ever did han
me, Puds sed.
Yes, and it'll be the last, l sed
Wich it will
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For New Styles
and Pretty Arms
Beauty Notes.

Women are fast learning the value
of the use OF delatone for removing
hair or fuzz from face, neck or arms,
A paste is made with some powdered
delatone and water and spread on the
hairy surface. In 2 or 8 minutes 1t IS
rubbed off, the skin washed and every
bit of hair has disappeared. No failure
will result if you are careful TO buy
genuine delatone and mix fresh a.
wanted.
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Do You Want a
Good Appetite?

You can eat hearty meal without
fear of after distress if you will take
one-quarter of wine glassful of Dare's
Mentha Pepsin--a pleasant, refresh
ing stomach tonic-lust before eating.
Get it at all Druggists everywhere.
The price is S1.0O. You'll be delighted.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-23
THE PRETEXT BY WHICH LII.
LIAM BANISHED MADGE
FOR A MOMENT.

My heart warmed to my little maid S
defiant protectiveness toward me, alb
surd though it was. Lillian hastened
TO reassure her.
you silly grip she said in a tone
calculated TO arrest Katie's attention.
Did l say that Mrs. Graham would be
on the veranda?"
Katie's arms dropped from around me,
and an embarrassed flush covered her
face.
Somebody piees take me out vunce
und trow me to schickens," she pleaded
Il no have sense of good green cabbage
head. Now see sure. | shoost tell dot
man Missis Graham she sleep on ver-
anda, und ven he 60 out dere to try keel
her, den he get his goot aund plenty
Ees dot eet?'
THAT is very much it" Lillian re-
joined. N''Do you think you will remem-
Der what you are to do?"
Katie wrinkled her forehead perplex-
edly.
"Is dot all vot you tell me shoost
now?"
isn't, that" Lillian choked back the
very query, then changed the carpine
question to Eyes, that is ALL
Den, | remember eferyting," Katie
returned decidedly Butt want some
body to practice me goot before tomor
row night
Don't worry" Lillian retorted dryly
you'll have plenty of rehearsing. And
we're all very much obliged to you
Katie. Go back to bed now, and get al
the sleep you can"
"All Right, ! Feex."
II no can sleep shoost now," Katie re
turned. II tell you vot. If Meesi
Graham say SO, tink feex some coffe
und sandwiches und some dose leettl
cakes had for supper und bring il
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We cannot understand why they
when they carry the stuff around in
trucks.-Reading News-Item.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-23
Is Marriage a Failure?
BY DOROTHY DIX

Tho Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.
Copyright 1872, by Ths Mcclure Newspaper syndicate
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-23
The Sandman Story
BY Abby Phillips Walker

Copyright. 1922. by tho Wheeler Syndicate rnc NJ Y
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-23
The Adventure of
The Blue Carbuncle
Part Two
By SHERLOCK HOLMES
n,es rsn:s.s With
Part Two
nv SHERLOCK HOLMES

Tho Aory no far:
About four o'clock on Chrlstmss
morning. Peterson, the commlssionairc,
was returning home from small jolh-
hcat,on. In front cf his he saw in the
hsh, Of street lamp tallish man,
walking with n slight staggcr, carrying
n white goosc slung over his shoulders.
At the street corner row occurred
between this man and somc roughs.
The man raised his stick to defend
himself and with It broke window.
Alarmed 1T the. and seeing Peterson
following him. he ran away, dropping
his hat and the goose. Peterson picked
them up. On the goose wns a card
with the words "ior Mrs. Henry Baker,
and in tho hstbAnd wcrc the initials
n. a. Peterson took the hat 10 Sherlock
ilolncs and took the goose home,
but poon rushed back 10 the great
detective with a beautiful jewel his
wife had found in tho gooec's crop
Holmes recognized this ms the Coun-
tess OF Morcar's blue carhunclc, lost
FIVE days before at the Hotel Cosmo'
poli,an, for which a reward Q! thou
rand pounds WAS offered. John Hor-
ncr. a plumber, who had hecn mcnding
n broken gratc in the Countess s room
had been arrested for the robbery.
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GALES of 49,
z @ayeide See
g4sBy 81 GRANTlAND RICE

pen that are in no sense pleasant
or profitable. One Of the chief re-
suits being a bad slice. with the
body ahead of the hands and the
hands ahead of the club head. The
hands. in a vain effort 10 catch up
with the body. shoot in a top
speed. leaving the abandoned club
head TO struggle in as best IL may
upon its journey across the face of
the ball.
Needing the Situation
II all becomes much simpler when
one takes time TO think about il
and so get started in the right way
The right way is to let the swing
OF the club pull the body around.
the body following. not leading.
when this happens. the hands on
the back swing reach the top
half breath ahead of the body and
shoulder pivoting and then again
lead the down swing with the right
shoulder following and backing UP
the punch.
II is worth a half-day's march
to see how the right shoulder Of
Walter Hagen goes out to back up
the blow. free and untrameled.
never locked, never held in re-
straint once the hands and club
head have started.
Copyright. 1872. New York Tribune. IncD
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BROWN. OF Observation-Disclosures
HIGH JUMP MARK IN NEW YORK
Georgetown Third in Two-Mile Relay-Le.
Gendre and Connolly Fail to Place.

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i".s.n, llme' v0 So
= 1870 ~ barron tfenn ststsl:
xs' kmeeh a1oneuls thiro. Human
,z.eI. Io.,.h. IN. rem sutel: NTH.
usce,onI. NM, oSdSe-io.
oc..'es,. hn-woe ny y. y. Brown
49, ne. ~. y brcNn tCornein:
sn, wV Lorolaml; fourth. Cooper
hin' 1ouhE tDartmouthl.
- -.
nnnht hah semp-Won ~ Brown
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Helen Wainwright Stars
In Baltimore SsDim Meet

BALTIMORE. March lin one
OF the closest finishes probably
ever staged in a national indoor
Championship swimming meet, Miss
Helen Wainwright, of New York.
won the National Amateur Athletic
Unions 50-YSrd championship title
tonight in ~ pool of the BaIti-
more Athletic Club. with Miss Ger
trude Artelt, of Philadelphia, sec
ond. Miss Elizabeth Becker. OF
Phtladelpria, was third and Miss
Gertrude Ederle, of New York,
fourth.
In the South Atlantic Associa ton
events. Baltimore entrants made a
clean sweep of first positions.
In the hundred-yard South At
lantic championship, Miss PettIn-
gill, the local entry, made a runa-
way race of il and won easily by
twenty yards. while Miss Eva Tos-
ley took second from Miss Damon,
of Washington.
Miss Ethelda Bleibtrey, who had
been entered to take part in to-
nights competition, was unable to
be present
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By GORDON SHAND.

Announcement was made yester-
day that wilfrid Reid has been
signed up as one Of the profession
ais Of the New Indian Spring Golf
Club. Reid is at present connected
with the Wilmington Country Club.
where he has served as professional
for the past seven years. During
the past winter he has been act
ing as pro. at the st. Augustine
Country Club.
Reid ranks as one of the best
teachers and clubmakers in the
country. in addition to being an
exceptional player.
Reid is a native OF Nottingham.
England, and before coming to this
country had already captured the
French and Swiss championships
together with a number Of minor
titles. Since that time he has won
the Midland Open three times, An
ished second once. and has captured
numerous titles in the South He
was a member of the British team
IN international matches every year
from 1907 to to 1913 inclusive Last
year he was member Of the
American team which met the Eng
lish professionals in the interna-
tional matches.
The Indian Spring Club is still
making an effort to sign up Joe
Kirkwood as Reds running mate.
He Is expected to stop of here en-
route to the North and South open
championship at Pinehurst which
gets under. way March 81.
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WILFRED REID APPOINTED PRO
AT NEW INDIAN SPRING CLUB

the forelock by registering their
applications, though they may not
De acted upon for several years.
To become eligible for the Senior
Association. one must be at least IS
years old. At the present time
there is a waiting list of $50.
Realizing that three years or
possibly longer would drift by be-
fore an applicant could gain admit
lance. potential seniors very much
under age have been, filing their
names with the secretary. That off,
cial has been receiving requests
from applicants as young as 46, who
hgure- IL all goes well. they should
be seriously considered 1T the age
of SIS.
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GRIFFITH rgTs LIFT GOSINS sNDEFNITE SUSPENSION

NEW YORK. March Si1.-corneii
won the first annual intercollegiate
indoor track and fieid championship
here tonight with a score OF s7n
points. Dartmouth finished second
with rs points. and Pennsylvania
Leroy Brown. Dartmouth. made a
new worlds indoor record by clear
feet. 4zlnches. He made the old
record recently in Boston.
The Geogetown relay team finished
third in the two-mile relay. the Penn
sylvanla four breasting the tape FIRST.
with Cornell in second place.
LeGendre, of Georgetown, failed TO
PLACE In the dash event
Jimmy Connolly. Of Georgetown.
one-mile outdoor intercollegiate cham
pion. failed TO place in the one-mile
event. which was won by Shields.
OF Penn State, with Douglas. OF Yale,
second. The time was minutes,
20 as seconds.
7Q-ysrd Dssh-First heat won by Lever
PENN; Grseb tcolumOisl. second. Feldman
tYale). third: Lehman. tPrincetonl, fourth.
Time, o:o7 as.
Second Heat-won By Leconey TIA
fayettel: Carter (BrownD. second; Dovejoy
(CornelD. third: McKimm CPrincetonl,
fourth. Time, 0.OT $40.
Third Heat-won by Lovejoy (OornellD.
Time, O.0T $40.
Final Heat-won by Leeoney 1afayetteD I;
second, DoyeJoy tCornelD; third, Lever
PENN; fourth, Carter BROWN: hfth.
Graeb (ColumbiaD. Time. O.0T $40.
00-yard Hurdles: Semi Final Heats; FIRST
Heat-won by kimban tCorneiD: Pitt, Penn
State. second: Massey fPnncetonl, third;
Kaufman Penn STATED. fourth. Time,
0:o7 9-l0.
Second Heat-won by Barron Penn
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Gallaudet Has Good
Outlook in Baseball

Some promising material has been
uncovered IN the big squad of can
didates trying for positions on CAL
laudet Colleges baseball team. II
the untried talent performs as well
under fire as the majority have been
showing in the few workouts, the
prospects are bright for a well-bal-
anced team out at Kendall Green.
Capt. Boatwright will have plenty,
Of assistance from the hurting end.
judging by the way several of the
candidates have been performing.
The field boss will have Lain. of
last years stan, oack in the squad.
In addition. the Kendall Greeners
will have Wallace, Knauss. Beau
champ and Wright. a quartet Of can
didates.
Rosacos looks like the best bet
for the receiving end. If Rosacos
cam deliver the goods back of the
bat, he will fill hale that cost tn
Kendall Greeners several games last
year.
Among the left-overs Of last year
who have a tight. grip on varsity
Jobs this year are Seipp and Dana
fosky. infielders: Luceao, an outfield-
err; and Bradley, who will hold down
first base.
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Big Offers for Dugan.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. March IL
Offers have been made for Joe Du-
gan. infielder for the Boston Red
SoS. that make him the highest
valued player in the game. Harry
Frazee, president of the club, init
mated here today.
II have refused an offer of more
money for Dugan than I got for
Babe Ruth" Frazee said. He is re-
ported to have been given $4,000
for the home run king.
Dugan. who was secured during
the winter In a deal with the Phila-
delphia Athletics. has been sick at
his home in New Haven and has not
reported here to the club. He is
expected in q few days.
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There are anywh"' from one 10
fifteen hundred img ssnt devices
and details the average golfer
would like to remember when he
steps upon the first tee this spring
tor his annual invasion q fairway,
bunker and green.
The result is that in the wild
swirl Of important things not T.
be overlooked he remembers moth
ing at all in his frantic swipe at
the ball.
What is the most important sin
gle thing to remember? No one
can say. since each one has differ
ent faults and different styles.
But there is at least one i'm
portant factor connected with piv-
citing that can stand for a world Of
intimate consideration.
Starting Hands. Arms and Body.
Golfers scattered or massed
around the 100000 square miles of
this well-trapped republic have had
the word pivot" thrown at them
from so many directions that many
have become badly and sadly con-
fused. In their efforts to pivot
they twist, comfort, squirm and
gyrate to such an extent that one
marvels at the astonishing posi-
tions the human body can hold.
The proper way to pivot is to let
the hands and arms lead and then
the body takes its natural turn,
with the left knee coming in to-
ward the ball and the left shoulder
reaching a position just below the
chin. The big mistake most or
many golfers make is to start piv-
citing, or turning the body. before
the swing itself has gotten under
Roadway. In their eagerness to
follow proper advice they overdo
the thing. We have frequently
seen the left knee and shoulder
start moving before the hands had
barely quivered. with the pivoting
completed long before the top Of
the back swing had been reached.
Trouble Ahead.
You can easily see what will
happen in a case of this sort While
the club head is still travelling
backward to the top of the swing
the turn of the body has been con-
pleted. and the shoulders and body
are fixed.
Having started too soon on the
back swing and being already to
move again, they naturally start
too soon on the down swing.
They have already been waiting
for the hands TO reach top position.
and when the hands once reach
there OF start shoulder and body
again ahead of the hands.
When this happens the trouble
is both painful and acute. as eight
or twelve different things can hap