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satlon YOU overheard upon the NJ.

sation you overheard upon the lit.
tie porch which opens off the
breakfast room. You planned It
down to the most minute detail,
even to the use of the gas mask to
save your daughter from harm.
After your guests had gone you
slipped down here to the hall closet
to obtain the keys to the garage
from the pocket OF your motor coat
which hung there. You found there,
quite by accident, pair Of Miss
Fay's cast-off slippers, which
Louise hoped TO have stretched for
her own use. and you managed to
put them on with tardy thought
for possible footprints which might
be left on tho grounl.
you committed the crime, max
ing the fatal mistake which have
already described and which you
learned OF in the morning when
you heard the voice Of the very
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night of the dance, planned to stab
her think with the dagger from
tho hall arrangement of weapons
which ! found concealed in your
room an hour ago, and to that end
you slipped into the pantry when
Louises attention was engaged else
where and put into the hot milk.
which the young ladies were 10
drink, six powders Of the drug
which Miss Fay had brought from
Paris for insomnia, triple dose
for each, so that neither would
awaken II you entered the room.
you meant the affair to look
like suicide. but during the dance
you learned from tho lips OF Pro-
lessor Semvonov of an easier
method, and, one practically sate
from discovery, as you thought.
You determined Immediately upon
its adoption, and that determines
ton was crystalllzed by CONVEX
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The Wrong Face
BY ISABEL osTRANpER

room where the two young ladies
were asleep, carrying in one hand
the receptacle. containing the car.
bon monoxlde, and In the other
an electric torch. This person
dared not turn on the lights in the
room for fear OF waking ono OF
the other Of its occupants. in spite
Of the fact that they had been
both heavily drugged. on the
threshold, by miracle Of fate,
perhaps. the electric torch went
out!
THE low light at the farther end
o. the hall did not penetrate the
room, but the murderer had gone
too far to retreat now, for already
the fumes Of the poison gas vera
escaping from the faulty, hastily
constructed contalner. Putting Il
down upon the floor Just outside
the door-the container had once
held, oil. and the mark Of It is
still visible on the rug upstairs
the murderer sped to the room for
merly occupied by the young man
whom all then believed to be dead,
and, obtaining his gas mask return
ed to the room.
There this person went straight
to the bed ordinarily occupied by
Miss Laurel, touched the hair
which in the dark could not have
been detected from that OF Miss
Fay, for both are of the same tex
ture-and fitted the mask carefully
over the face.
"You can figure the rest out for
yourselves-the murderef's adj
vance to the other bed; the in.
sertion Of the tube between the
lips OF the unconscious girl: the
application OF bandage over her
nostrils so that. perforce, she must
breathe in the deadly gas; the de-
parture from the room for a GER
tain, well-calculated period: the
return; removal OF the mask from
one face and bandage from the
other; and hurried exit with the
container.
But the murderer had made the
fatal mistake of trusting to the
sense of touch alone. 1t was upon
the wrong face that the mask was
adjusted. upon the wrong face that
the bandage was placed, and into
the wrong lips that the tubing was
inserted"
stop! I can hear no more!" The
ringing cry came from Mrs. Tudor's
white lips and she started again
from her chair.
why not?" Barry asked cody.
docs the recital of your own
crime bring II back too wildly be-
fore your mird? Woman, you are
the murderess Of your own daugS.
teri"
A swift change had come over
the countcnance OF Mrs. Tudor a
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=
him but he managed 10 escapes
They must nave stripped him of
his eredentials. but left the marks
Of his rank on him, for he was
treated as an officer all the way
through"
There was a pause and then the
sheriff observed:
The Tudor woman never rCcoN-
cred her miui before her death. 9
at doesn't matter" Barry's tone
was grave. "She escaped trial
here but she has gone to a higher
court before an infallible Judge,
and We know that her sentence will
be a Just one."
THE END
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS,

HGNG Eol NJ = nFNlNSF GNSt
The following deeds were flee
for recording in the office Of Cour-
ty Clerk Lee N. Satterfield yester
day:
Fairmont Lodge No. 9 lndepend
ent Order OF Odd Fellows to the
Fairmont Labor Temple the Jack
son Hotel building in Jackson
street. Consideration $4,000.
Harry L. Tenant and wife tC
George NJ. Davis a parcel Of land
on Johnny Cake Run in Manning
ton district. Consideration $1,000
Anthony Bowen and wife Il
Frank David a parcel OF land In
Winfield district, Consideration
$3.50.
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Bentons Ferry


Services Held
Preaching services were held IL
the local church last Sunday ~
ternoon by Rev. &c. Lowe of
Minersvllle, and a very large crowd
attended the services. twas an.
nounced that Rev. Lowe will re-
turn to Benton's Ferry again on
Sunday. March 10, services will be
held at 8 o'clock.
Personals
Amos o. Stanley, who has been
very Ill at his home near here. IS
improving.
Mrs. Gid Rutherford and littisI
son are both III with influenza
Mrs. Rutherford's sister Is taking
care Of them.
Columbus Musgraye, of Grafton
spent Sunday with his sister Mrs.
Morgan Stanley.
Mrs. Earl lowell was shopping
in Fairmont, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Barnes of
Fairmont were visiting ralatIye
here Sunday.
Marion Rogers. principal Of the
local school, spent Saturday IN
Clarksburg. stl
Miss sybil Wilson has returned
from Morgantown where she spent
several days with her brother
R. G, Pierson was in Fairmont
Monday.
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gtrl you thought you had Slain J.
could ind Il IN my heart tospltS
you ut that moment were II not
that you planned Immediately u
throw the crime upon the shoulders
Of Miss Fay. You recalled her slip
pers, which were still sopping wet,
and you had them concealed be-
meath your negligee when you de.
manded admittance to the room
where your daughter lay dead: you
thrust them under the bed When
you knelt sobbing beside her body!
81 suspected you first when you
appeared to desire to bride me, but
why you should have murdered
your own daughter was beyond me
until ! learned by accident that she
and her cousin had changed beds
with each other during the night.
Then all was clear to me-"
"Yes! did IT." Mrs. Tudor
sprang from her chair and pointed
wildly at Kenneth Clayton where
he sat regarding her with eyes OF
unutterable ioathIng. THAT nau
was mine, and this mink stole him
deliberately from me. i meant to
get her out Of the way and then
he would come back" There was
madness in her eyes. madness In
the cry which rang through the
room. Laurel. Laurel! God knows
I would not have harmed you, my
baby! But IL have lost all you
shall not have hin. Fay! l failed
once. but ! shall not fall now!"
With a sudden spring she was
upon the girl, her fingers frightened
with maniacal strength about her
throat. BARR called to the waiting
men outside and leaped forward
to the aid OF the sheriff, Clayton
and Captain Warren 1t took their
combined strength to tear the craze
woman f.-m her would-be vio-
tim.
TITS all over" Barry said. take
her away, Joe; you and Yarrell
and the matron."
Late that autumn Sheriff Hulse
paid his customary visit to Barry
in town and much to the honest
country officials embarrassment
he was taken one evening to call
upon the great Professor semyonov
"S'pose you heard. Professor.
that the Tudor house back In Sandy
Cove burn ed down a month ago."
he asked. miss Fay-that Is, Mrs.
Warren-and the captain were
away in California on their honey
moon and Mr.. William Tudor il
still in the hospital, where they're
curing him of that shell shock or
whatever 1t was happened to him.
Funny how he came to be lost and
reported dead, wasn't it,"
Captain Warren saw him fall"
replied the professor, "and after
the attack went out to what he
supposed TO be the body Of his
friend. 1t must have been the body
of some other young American Of
ficer."
Sergeant Barry nodded.
81 heard a little about It when I
called at the hospital to see young
Tudor" he remarked. "He 70.
members that the Germans got
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cFHE RIDER OF GOLDEN and best Of Whites
brilliant list Of western John Clair Mot literary critic Of
the Boston Herald remarked when he finished the book that
kind that keeps till the munan The only
OF your sleep is to begin the morning. at sundown
The title role played by Billy Wingo goodnaued honest lazy
goodoog and intensely human Because they thought Billy could
be easily handled the politicians who the affairs
Bar decided he would make good sheriff They needed
man save the ticket Billy elected but failed attention
to their threats and bribes The law
vded Billy with the incentive to clean the counan the
tie rustlers and murderers runnig for cover
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WILLIAM PATTERSON WHITE holds definite position among the
" writers Of American adventure fiction Lovers
once recognized the high qualities his THE
Lynch Lawyers and other tales country
The author was born in ST. Paul. Mnn educated in the United
states France and Switzerland and has Travelled extensively this
knowledge gained by rshand experience many
ana West Virginia paner in the Baldwin Locomotive Works. daugh
teamster mule skinner and bookstore planning
dyshed and lumber yard He years Idaho hunting
ing riding and numbering
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-17
Don't Shop Hurriedly
for Furnishings

Don't shop for cretonnes, or IN fact
for any house furnishings when tired
out, or when you have only Il little
time and must hurry with your de-
cision. A frock bought under such cir
cumstances may be worn for a season,
even though disliked, and then cast into
the discard, but hangings and furnish
ings in your home must go with you
through the years. When you select
cretonnes for your bedroom. allow
yourself plenty of time; don't try to
fit the decision in with a lot of other
shopping to be done; and above all
things approach the cretonne depart
ment feeling fresh and enthusiastic.
And don't allow yourself to be led
aside by stunning patterns in cretonne
in the wrong colors. Keep firmly in
mind the colors you should buy; shades
that harmonic with the rugs and wall
papers and tone in with the lamp
shades you have on hand. And before
you start out, fix your mind on sew
eral shades that will answer.
A modern bedroom usually has two
or even tire blended tones and a
cretonne with any of these tones pre-
dominating will answer.
In covering a bed with cretonne to
match window draperies it is not neces-
sary to buy enough expensive cretonne
for the whole coverlet. A smart effect
is gained by a pleated valance of Gre
tonne, with plain cream poDlin over
the top and pillows.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-17
Make Your Holiday
Sacred to Laughter

A psychologist has stated that the
reason some ONE are kittenish in
2ublica trait very painful to onlook-
ers-is because they can't be kittenisn
with their husbands. In somewhat the
same way, it may be, the husbands
who make love~ to other ONE ars
usually not making love to their own
wives. Now a choice assortment Of
frivolities enjoyed by both together
would seem an excellent method OF
keeping kittenishness and love-making
from stopping over on to a defense
less public.
Holidays like Christmas and Fourth
of July and Thanksgiving are set apart
as national frivolity days. though some
long-faeed misanthropes try to Insert
G serious purpose into them. We will
do best to keep them pure from too
much gravity, too much worrying over
the dinner, too much preparation Of
any kind-sacred to laughter; days
when friends and enemies are frivol-
Gus together.-From the Designer.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-17
Simplicity for the Debutante

velvets. entirely unsuited to the youth.
full lines of her figure. To carry or
sinuous draperies Of the more formal
mode, a debutante must possess not
only height and a we'll developed ~
ure, but poise and self-possession--
qualities which one does not associate
with the young thing at her debut.
The most important trock, quite
naturally. is for this momentous occa-
sion itself. OF course, one should new.
err lose sight of the requirements OF
ones type, but il the bouffant style,
or at least, a design with fullness, can
be worn. it should be selected for tins
occasion, by all means. Nothing IS 80
useful or SO graceful, as the work OF
the French couturiers testify
Another important question relates
| to the appropriate accessory. The dis
eliminating debutante realizes h q
| elaborate jewels are not for her; on
| the other hand, the simpler ornaments
are hers by right Of precedent and
tradition. Worn with a simply cut
bodice, a string of pearls or apple
| green jade are far more appealing than
| the ornate parures which she longs to
| pre-empt from the future. Mothers
with true good taste will not encour-
age daughters under ~ TO wear ear
rings, for nothing SO quickly lends an
air of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Very sim
pie ones of pearls Or diamonds. even
jade. may be worn after the DEBUT
ante's first season, but the majority of
present day earrings, with their com
plicated old-world settings, are not
suitable for the very young girl.
Hair ornaments and bandeaux will
be worn, not universally, but still with
so much accent as to make them
worthy of attention. Delicate wreaths
of tinseled flowers or bands of metals
or shaded ribbon are always becoming
and often add the necessary note OF
elaboration to q simple gown.
The selection of fans for the debu-
tante is always an important matter,
and this season, it is rather perplexing
with so many varieties to choose from.
OF course, where her young daughter
is concerned, the discerning mother
will restrict herself to the plainly
youthful designs, many of which are
being made in delicate laces touched
with span-les, or in equisitely colored
| flowers with dainty vanity bags to
match. Only for the very formal oc-
c~asions are ostrich fans permitted, and
then they must be Of thin and fragile
design.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-17
THE REIGN OF PRINTS AND STRIPES
Add Charming
New Color Touches
to Frocks and Suits
BY ANNETTE BRADSHAW

A touch of color can bring ont the
character of the plainest frock or suit,
and when the color is introduced in
printed insets or smartly-applied
stripes, the effect is hard TO improve
upon.
Prints have been smart for the past
season OF two. There were so many
attractive frocks last summer of Eng
lish print or printed silk that we can
not give up the fad. The newest use
for printed materials comes in the
form of insets in the plain frock.
The stunning white flannel model at
the left shows a most effective inset
panel treatment. These panel insets
are of red and white printed silk, while
the buttons down the front are COW
cred with red silk, and narrow bands
of red appear at the blouse seams and
in the tie.
The suit is of lovely, soft, wooden
material in gray-blue, which adapts it
self to resort wear or general every
day use. Graduating bands of vivid
blue braid contribute their lively color
note. The gray squirrel collar and
muff blend with the gray-blue of the
suit.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-17
Must Wear Galluses
to Be Proper; Price
of Clothes Going Up

Galluses are coming back. At least
that's what members Of the Merchant
Tailors' exchange said recently at a
banquet at the Kansas City club. No
man will be properly dressed without
s~uspenders.
Albert Matthews, Chicago, president
of the National Association Of Mer-
chant Tailors, told the members of
the exchange that prices of mems
clothing would advance between %
and 30 per cent by the next spring. He
attributed the advance to the new tar
iff.
incidentally. Mr.. Matthews appear
ed at the banquet attired in the very
latest" The most striking thing was
the bound edges of his coat and waist
coat. Both coat and waistcoat were
of dark blue material, with a trim
ming of black silk braid around the
edges. His trousers were of different
material, a gray and black stripe. An
other feature was lapels on the waist
coat. The lapels on the coat were
narrower.
The bombino evening wrap is the
newest wrinkle in covering garments.
1t is. as the name implies, used only
over evening clothes. 1t is a cape hav-
ing coat lines with insets instead of
sleeves.
The bell bottom trouser is passe.
The cake eater style is no longer rec
ognized as a distinction Of the well
dressed man. In fact, the extreme in
styles is passing. Trousers now will
be more generous in the hips and
thighs, roomy almost, with a gradual
ly tapering bottom, cuffless.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-17

For the debutante, the season prom
ises to be one of laces and silks, satin
and velvets, says Vogue. She leaves
elaborate enlhroideries and heavy bro
cades to her much older sister, and
instead she iavors the soft, charming
fabrics that are so suited to the debu-
tante type Of today. She has learned
the values of beauty-that beauty is
proportion, and that to dress beauti-
fully is to dress in harmony not only
with the season and fashions of the
moment, but with ones age and type.
She realizes that the most profound
thought her little head is capable of
must be temporarily applied to each
detail of her costume, from the jeweled
bandeau to the tip of her buckled shoe.
Realizing this, the designers have
produced for her a charming array OF
costumes, and certain colors and fabrics
Of exquisite delicacy seem to have
been created for her special needs. 1t
is obvious that rich, heavily elnbroid-
cred ~velvets or ornate brocades are not
appropriate for the young girl, but
softer more ingenious versions OF the
same fabrics may be developed into
formal frocks for important occasions.
Velvet is undoubtedly the smartest ma
terlal or this season, ana, III Tue 1oIii
of silk or chiffon velvet, may lend its
chic as a foundation for the youthful
costume. Taffeta, with its romantic,
eighteenth century charm, is always
appropriate and becoming, and this
season it is being so much worn thai
the debutante may have several tat
feta frocks in various textures and de-
signs. If she finds that satin en-
hances her type of loneliness, the debu-
tante will wisely combine it with lace
which brings q freshness to this ma
t~erial; and. while they are not new,
frocks made entirely Of lace still enjoy
unquestioned favor in her wardrobe.
Where frocks of metal cloth com
bined with lace Or embroidered materi-
ais are concerned, there viii be mo-
ments in the debutante's life when the
temptation to possess II will be al
most more than she can resist. But
unless she is, indeed, very 'old for her
age unless she possesses an air OF
sophistication which demands the
gowns that her older sister wears, she
must beware of such elaborate eos
tunes.
No evidence Of bad taste is quite so
glazing as d fresh-cheeked, golden
haired debutante dressed, or rather
oyer-dressed, in heavy metal laces or
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-17
Send Her a Wire
She Wants to know!'

In q window on one Of the busiest
corners Of Brosdway. where visitors III
! New York pass by the hundreds every
hour. is a telegraph office.
4 little sign in the window SAYS:
send her a wire. She wants to know
We'll. of course, she does.
Probably it was a man who had some
time forgotten TO let her know VINO
wrote that laconic little card,
/ When he got home all set UP with
| the success of his trip and ready TO
have a good talk. he found her white
with worry and contemplating tele-
grams to everyone he knew in New
York. ;,
He had gone off after telling her all
about the difficulties of the trip, and
she sat home for three or four days
going over them in her mind.
When everything had broker right,
he was so happy that he thought only
of his Homecoming and stayed over a
train to get presents for everybody.
R,,t he never thought of a letter or
a telegram. +,
The whole atmosphere had changed
for him. lie forgot the tension he had
left behind.
She never said much, for she was a
Iloyal person, but it has taken more
than the new records and the patent
'notato-peeler he brought to make her
forget those days of nnnecessary
worry. He got it, though, and his
conscience helped him write that very
human bit of adyertising.-From the
Designer.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-17
1928 AUCTION BRIDGE"
HAS BEEN ISSUED

The Tribune has received an advance
copy of Wynne Ferguson's new book
1923 Auction Bridge
The game Of auction has grown IN
popularity until nearly everybody wants
to play. If one is interested in the
game. he will enjoy this new book Of
Mr.. Ferguson's. One cannot possibly
play a good game unless he knows the
laws and rules and the conventions.
This little book contains all the new
laws and rules adopted by the New
York clubs; all the new conventions
now in force; the new Spade conven-
ton and the details of the informa-
tory doubles: a complete dictionary Of
all Auction Bridge terms. 1t is used
by the best teachers all over the coun-
try. and is published annually, that
Auction players everywhere may keep
abreast of the times and know all the
latest wrinkles Of the game.