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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-07
FOREST HILL

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Rearrick and
children of Ohio are the guests Of
Mrs. Rearrick's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Watts Allen.
Miss Doris Gallagher was the guest
Of friends at Gilmore the first of the
week.
|. A. Fitzpatrick made a business
trip to Beaverton, Monday.
Master Claire Pembroke Of Bay
City visited relatives in town last
week
Forest Hill will hold her annual
Community Fair Saturday, Sept. l6.
There is to be a ball game, horse
races, etc. Come and bring your
family with you and get acquainted
with your neighbor.
Mrs. Lydia VonThurn and daughter
Miss Ruth, and Howard and Willard
AXE Of Alma and Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
VonThurn of Oklahoma were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Holton
Monday.
A number from here attended the
funeral of Michael Packer at the
Church of Christ at st. Louis Sunday
afternoon. Mr.. Packer was an old
pioneer resident of Gratiot county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Owen spent
the week end with relatives at Sears.
Mrs. Owens mother, Mrs. Greer, of
Vestaburg accompanied them on their
trip.
Mrs. +. Daley attended the home
coming at Elm Hall Monday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-07
SOUTHEAST COE

Rev. Kimberling is in the sanitar-
ium at ST. Louis where he is taking
treatments. His many friends are
hoping speedy recovery.
Rev. LOOMS of Farwell took charge
Of the morning services at Coe Sun
day in the absence of Mr.. Kimberling.
Mrs. Morgan Leonard was taken to
the hospital in st. Louis last We'd
nesday and is still in very bad con-
dition.
Vern Gay is visiting relatives in
Pontiac.
Mildred Barnhart was operated on
Tuesday in Alma for throat trouble.
She is getting along as we'll as can
be expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gay, who have
been visiting friends and relatives in
Detroit and Pontiac, returned home
Tuesday.
Mrs. Maggie Sonley left Saturday
morning for Detroit.
Rev. Loomis and wife called at the
home of E. G. Fordyce Sunday after
noon.
Clinton Voroman and family are
now residents of Coe. They are liv-
ing in Ella Leonard's house.
Fred Norris and family spent
Thursday and Friday at the Gratiot
county fair at Ithaca.
The Community Club held its
monthly program at the church Fri
day evening and a very fine program
was given. Everyone is invited to
these regular meetings.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-07

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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-07
ELY DISTRICT

Virgil Dalrmple left Saturday for
Jackson where his two sisters are
living.
Alfred Nestle has commenced
making sorghum syrup at his mill.
Herb Campbell was in Mt. Pleas
ant Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Andrews and
family visited over Sunday with rel
atives in Lansing.
A good many from this vicinity at
tended the fair at Ithaca last week.
Mr.. S. Dalrymple enjoyed visit
with his two brothers, Ed from Grand
Rapids and Myron from Lake City, a
few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Oliver of Sum-
ner and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Newman
Of Alma were Sunday callers at AL
fred Nestles.
Allen Hazelton had his radish seed
threshed one day last week.
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-07
GOOD SUPPORT CLAIMED

William NJ. Smith looks like a win
ner in the congressional race. The
Farm Bureau News of Saginaw Co.
commends his candidacy. His nomi-
nation advocated by William M.
Smith for Congress Clubs organized
in five of the six counties of the dis
trict, by more than twenty newspa-
pers, Farm Bureaus, Oranges, Farm
ers' Clubs, Women's Clubs and many
other like organizations.
If the voters of the counties of Shi-
awassee, Clinton, Ionia, Gratiot and
Montcalm go to the primary and vote
next Tuesday, it would appear to be
very likely that the nominee for Con-
gress in this district will be William
NJ. Smith of st. Johns.
The latest paper to come out in his
support is the Farm Bureau News of
Saginaw County, the home of his
leading opponent. The Farm Bureau
News of Saginaw County is a publ
cation sent each month to all farm
bureau members in Saginaw county
In the September issue which has just
been sent out, it endorses William M.
Smith for Congress strongly. 1t thus
appears that in addition to the strong
support Mr.. Smith is receiving in the
five counties Of Shiawassee, Gratiot
Clinton, Ionia and Montcalm, he will
receive much support from farm bu-
reau members and farmers generally
in the agricultural portion of Sagi-
nav county.
The five smaller counties of the dis
trict have let the city Of Saginaw fur
nish the Congressman for more than
forty years and they now appear to
be determined to have something to
say themselves. The Saginaw County
Farm Bureau News in its article
states that the agricultural portions
of the district have pretty generally
united upon William M. Smith of st
Johns. 1t thus appears that a con.
siderable portion of Saginaw County
will aid in Mr.. Smiths nomination.
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-07
OUer 100000 in Use

More than half million women have
substantiated these experts opinion
by purchasing the Eureka. On two
continents the Eureka is looked upon
as woman's most efficient aid in keep
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-07
Farm Loan Banks
Aiding the Farmer

The Democratic party has launch
ed campaign of criticism of the
farm loan banks. IL is being alleged
by Democratic newspapers and Dem
ocratic speakers that since the Re-
publican administration came into
power the farm loan banks have not
been of much assistance TO the farm
er.
The mystery of such a campaign
is not the motive,-which undoubtedly
is a part of the general plan of mis-
representation in an effort to dis.
credit the Republican administration
The mystery is how the Democrats
expect to put it over" The record
of the federal loan banks kept from
month to month completely refutes
the charge that since the Republicans
came into power the farmers have
not been able to get any service
from the farm loan banks.
The farm loan banks began tC
function in 1917. The first joint
stock land bank charter was taker
out April "a, 1917, in Sioux City
Iowa, to operate in the states OF
Iowa and South Dakota. Between
that time and February %, 1921
which marked the close of the Wilson
administration, period lacking less
than two months of being four years
the federal land banks made a tota
of 131 ,5S1 loans, involving the aggre.
gate amount of $369,S91 800. Be-
tween February %, 1921, and June
30, 1921, during all of which time the
Republican party was in power, the
federal land banks made 63,10s
loans, involving the aggregate sun
of $205, O99,199.
In other words, in one year under
Republican administration the FEEDER.
al land banks made AZ per cent as
many loans as they did during the
entire four years under Democratic
administration and they loaned II
per cent as much money in one year
of Republican administration as they
did in four years of the Wilson adj
ministcation.
The joint stock land banks between
April, 1917, and February %, 1921
made 1886 loans, aggregating $751;,
034,521. During the period between
Februarf %, 1921, and June 30, 1922
the joint stock land banks made $40;
loans, aggregating S5S ,O99. This
shows that the joint stock land banks
in one year under Republican admin
istration made SO per cent as many
loans as it did during the entire foui
years under the Wilson administra
ion and loaned ~ per cent as much
money in one year under Republican
administration as it did in the entir,
four years under the Democratic ad
ministration.
These two forms of loans are TIL,
only loans made under the fedora
land bank system and they complete
ly prove the falsity of the Democrat
ic propaganda that is now goini
around to the effect that under tn,
Republican administration the farm
loan banks have not been of any
assistance to the farmer as compared
with their efficiency under Demo
cratic administration.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-07
SUMNER

Mrs. Sherman and children who
have been spending several weeks at
the home of her parents returned
home Monday.
Arthur Forquer was in Saginaw
on business the first of the week.
Will Schlappi and family We're
guests of their son, Lee and family
near Ithaca, Sunday
Austin Lang and Bert Mangus at
tended the Ithaca fair Tuesday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk Hildreth and
two daughters of st. Louis were
guests at the Smead home Sunday.
Chas. Davis and family entertained
two nieces from Ithaca over the week
end.
Mrs. Cleve Hawkins and son and
grand father, Mr.. Morey, returned to
Chicago, Monday after having spent
the summer months with relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Evey have
gore to housekeeping in the house
recently vacated by Mrs. Namely.
Samuel Cleverdon and son, Adlei,
spent several days last week on the
Northern lakes fishing.
Edwin Smead is quite i'll at his
home north of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lang and
grand son returned Sunday from
their trip to the Upper Peninsula.
Miss Mildred Hawey went to st.
Louis, Sunday to stay few days
with her sister, Mrs. Austin Cherry,
who is quite i'll.
Mrs. F. +. McClenathan and son,
Howard, and Mrs. Rose DuVall and
children were in Lansing on business
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Pease are en-
pertaining relatives from Ohio.
Melvin McClenathan has gone to
Lansing where he has employment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Parker are
entertaining Mrs. Parker's father,
mother and brother from Traverse
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Monks and
Mr.. Maxwell of Saranac visited rela-
tives and friends here last week.
Mrs. Arnold Worden of Grand
Rapids is visiting at the home of
her sister, Mrs. l. F. Tucker.
Little Carl Kirker, while riding
with his aunt, Mrs. Ruth Kirker, had
the misfortune to get his foot caught
between the spokes in the buggy
wheel breaking his leg near the hip.
He was taken at once to DrCarney's
hospital where the bone was set and
at last report he was resting COM
fortably.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Perry visited
their daughter and family in Lansing
last week.
Mrs. Fred Cook and son, Kendall,
are visiting relatives in Bay City.
John Spencer was a Lansing bust
ness caller Thursday.
Bert Booth of North Star visited
relatives here last week.
John Robson of Alma was in town
the first Of the week.
Miss Rose Spencer has returned to
Lansing where she will attend school
this year.
School opened here Tuesday with
Mr.. Bolinger Of Carson City as Prin-
cipal and Miss Nina Hickerson has
charge Of the Primary room.
Rolla Lauce and family were enter
tanned at the home of her grand
father, H. H. Glow, Sunday.
F. j. Tucker and wife of Alma
visited the home folks Sunday.
Clifton Ray is working in Ithaca.
Sherd Hammontree and son, Floyd,
of Bedding and Gene Mammontree of
Crystal were Sunday visitors here.
Will Schlappi was business cal
Ter in Ithaca, Saturday
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-07

Miss Velma Schlappi Of Ionia was
guest of her parents over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Forquer were
guests of their daughter in North
Star, Thursday.
Chas Hicks and family Of Stanton
called at the Irett Tucker home Sun
day.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-07
FOR OVER 40 YEARS

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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-07

A party of 300 former German mil
itary aviators is said to have gone to
Japan to instruct aviators in the
Nipponese army.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-07

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Evening star., 1922-07-16

GO. with fear and trembling. a new
~ Lawrence Ballard Flint. who
stood five feet two In her silk stock
inss. and had fun Of wavy hair
- palsly gold a. winter sunshine,
took UP the department. And it was
amazingly easy. Once Janice had
passed the frightening shock OF sur.
prise, It was interesting to try to
mimic the cynical. masculine style
which had come 20 incongruously
from the meek Sam Smith. The edi-
tor had grinned appreciatively over
her first attempt.
Good stuffr' he declared. Don't
be afraid to make it snappy. You
never forget you're a gentleman. Of
course. but you're devil Of fellow
just the same"
And any fearful inhibitions Janice
may have had vanished In the genial
Evening star., 1922-07-16

DOB was about to explain Janices'
- connection with the Footllght.
but Bea gave him no opportunity She
had been visiting a cousin 1t Lake
Evening star., 1922-07-16

"oh. probably not" said Bob. But
Janice was woman enough to realize
that the masculine vanity; of which
even Bob had his share. had been
tickled a bit by being selected as q
r,an-killer's victim. It was right then
that Janice began to wish she had
another suitor.
She wished It more and more In
tently as the next few weeks went
on. Bob did not call on Bea We'd
nesday evening, but he was at his
Aunt wilma's a good deal, and there
were always girls there. Sometimes
Janice was invited, sometimes not. 1t
was evident that to Aunt Wilma and
her friends an engagement was q
mildly interesting but by no means
sacred institution Bob was A. at
feotionate. as faithful a. ever. but
Janice WAS uneasy. Did Bob, or did
he not, appear to treat her with .
sebit taken for granted attitude? A
rival was the eternal solution to such
a problem.
But from where was rival to ap-
/, pear? Not among the supercilious
T, young men she met At Aunt Wilma's
she neither liked nor felt at home
with them. SO sudden had been
Bob's courtship that she had had no
time to cultivate other men before
sner engagement. nor any inclination
to 90 30 afterward. Until nowi
And now. It appeared. It was too
q late.
- Then the Inspiration came, the Sum
day afternoon she had kept him wait
ing In her little living room and had
come in to find him reading Lawrence
Ballard Flints department. in the
,Footlight. 1t was the ancient trick
that occurred to Janice. For there
was no real Lawrence Ballard Flint;
ha was a mere nom de plume. . per-
The Crittenden press., 1922-12-15

Sc g W Yaies made business
uIr Co MH.ou Monday
Mr ltaH PARIS aas BUSINESS
visitor az D.ay Monday
Mr Iosi ToWsy n Mcu5g was
Ih fhr ..iy Monday on business
Mr q q PARIS ~ thr Pleasant
.Hll section va boz ths ciiy Monday
ST. r o. Davidson. who spent
ths sssk end 81 home. lefi o. Shaw
rrriaar li Monday
So and Mu Elus Nesbiii. u b..
sHiars. spent ths eesk eni with Mr
and Mr ErrsI Iamrs Thry also
VISITED So Nsst.tta father O. o.
NrsbIt
Coed Range for sale cheap 4 iak.
sn e. onls Telephone it3 HARRY
To- HAYNES. Cuyue. Ey q
fuR RENT The Greer place al
TrsJou.a. l1 acre farm. eight room
house, aiirrss . u NFEl. rhon'
Ili. Princeton. ~ p
Misat1 neafrrr Lewis and Nanni
/ ~ Gsr ~ Mrx.e1. were in Mauoi
Monday shopping
Mu Naunis Humphrey and Mrs
To- o WoodaI. - Moyira. were d
|ttH aiy Monday shopping
So . q Woodal. u Toppsusi
Wash arrived Monday io visit re.
|auyrs and friends her, and in N
|muuiD
/ NuU are certain to choose N
.urht kui ~ rIn II Do b. thr uc'
IrmsON g. " YATES
/ So g. " Umte ~ the Cmyn
fe,ian attended county court Mos
.iay
Mu Na0mi Browne n MsKicl
|uha has hcen visiting hsr mother
.lav Mr. Folsy Brown. reiurne
|tnmt Monday
Msssrs Johnson Cridrr and byr
|M Guess. u FrcdanIa, we've iu n
oliy Monday
Miss Marie loveu, teacher ~ %
'Iusi OAK school. sreHi the week ~
vih hrf pvuis. Nr and Mr 2
\ lnWey
The Crittenden press., 1922-12-15
Local News

" % Tusksf undsrialsr and sm.
ts.msf
$50 % A nsH of Dnayus sss
fts lB Monday
Nr W usIor ~ ths iredauia
t.ar aa. boz Marion Maniaf
$40 Hugh Mcconnell ~ forta
Iru5 we n ttr HfI .a.f saturday
unss boz Ef runf tts %,
= nI Nn ri..ar % W iate.
I.ms Deputy sheriff " o
uIeaf af DnyHs uas Boz tfs oiy
H Nfft ~ its ssst
hp o. 81 Carstas oiled che
a.r.t at us Msrar Methodist church
.Hiay evening
Wr end uu % AZ Nusau a
Hl.tfod etr, r Marion Monday sn.
rEf m IuiHna f0 u.f relatives
Nn Iua I..h af nIa.tf.uI ua.
H f.t ..u .EHrurr Monday
So Tm Davenport of sisoo chap
OBJ ..taH aa. .r fhs u1 Monday
MH G.ur, Boston uto has bsri
tsu II. s mrouHf
rr.su IS o. RansIH and s.Ifai
An.aarh ~ thf foHd. fsu1 .rtiai
vsr Boz ih, au Monday
III anI Mr a Moor, an.
So sui Wu % IS Denny erfs li
Evansville rulay ~ hF sosi
suu, ~ Do upuuan ~ pruh
v.ei uas boz thr cts Monday
So lr.It terry af forri Grow
vaa In thf co.'s Monday
Mw hrUiht Mauul ~ Evans
tI.lr. spent thr srrk cni with Nr
and Nu 70 " Natrs
NJ Uatm.rd IhInmUnd and sIste
iaunir fhltmaHi ~ Hepion wef
called io Evansville Friday io b. a
che fanru' uf ttrf aun'. Mr Dob
Thumori
The Crittenden press., 1922-12-15
DIES N PROVIDENCE

Mrs MANDY Easlcy died In Prov.
tdcuce tuesday and was buried IN
Lake ,icv Cemetery Wednesday
Mrs Easlcy wus formerly of thi.
county anl leaves one sister. Mrs
Gir nnnilsy and thrre brothers: r
u kcmp. ~ llopkinsulle. r. r.
kcmp. II Princeton and John Kemp
10 Fast Prairie, 80
The Crittenden press., 1922-12-15
FREEDOM

NJ and Mrs Ellis Ncsitt from
kosiclarc have been visiting his faith.
~ the last few days
Miss Mayme ami Mahlc Ncshili
WIRE guests of Misses iela and Lela
Crairhcad Saturday and Sunday
Mr Robert Ncshit, moved Monday
Mr Harlie and lluddic Hlllyatt
were guests u ar Crcl Craighcas
Sunday
Mr.. Bob Nesbi,, visited Mt Pau
ln Conrrr In Roslclarc recently
The Crittenden press., 1922-12-15

Contractor Campbell ~ Madison.
willie who had ihr contract ~ grad.
iur and draining the rosi from Ma.
riou g. Livingston creek. finished the
work this week and has returned "a
ki humr
The Crittenden press., 1922-12-15

ship ,our tobacco on ford- loose
Floct. 10th and jefferson ST. Pad.
u,ah. Nv nogsheads furnished free
Tobacco paid for same day sold sale-
daih l.ihcfal advances on shipments
The Crittenden press., 1922-12-15

.
Mr Paul | Paris of Tribune was
in town Monday
Deputy Sheriff John z Pickens was
boz Princeton Tuesday
BATH TOWELS. 2OS3O inches 2bc
AZ RuBlNs BARGAIN STORE
Mr A n Small went lo Repton
Tuesday
BATH TOWELS. 2Ox3O inches 2jc
al RuBlNs BARGAIN STORE
SIR Cal Mycn went to Mexico
Wednesday 10 visit friends
Mr. Matte Baird - Crayne was
in Marion "Wednesday shopping
Mr 4 l. Jackson u Dixon was
lln Oh, city Wednesday
Mr " D. simpson made busi-
Iress trip 20 sturgis Wednesday
Born on December No.. to Mrs II.
aal Hunt, q boy
So u Catiett. editor n the
Princeton leader ia very ill ~ flu
Or q e. Cook went 90 Ffedonia
. .Tue.day ou business
81 D IS Stone lcfi for Central
|tiB Tuesday on business
Mr Henry Paris VA a business
visitor at uenshaa Wednesday
. BATH TOWELS. 2oK30 inches ~,
'nt RuBlNs BARGAIN STORE
I Squire and Mr. N McCaslir
10 Cpyne were Marion visitors Mon
dsy
I LOST ln Marion Eastern stal
.Pr Finder return 20 Mr. z ,
.Iafr,u
Miss CordIs siglsr Went % Sulli
Ivan Tuesday 90 visit Mr Perc'
Morgan
Mu Loren Yate. and Mrs J e
.H.ur'aud went to Princeton Tues
day shopping
THE EDISON rHONOGRAPH-
\ rin 10 enjoy through many year
IT, " YATES
Mt J " shanef ~ near Cav
ir R.,k landing. Wa .n the eIty o.
business Monday
Rev ? T. Mnoweu filled a
.arpoIutmcnt a. ths e 2 Churth =
|trdsf SUNDAY
Miss Molhs Moore. hro'hsr an
p sister. ~ Marion were here sunday
Cfidcr cor Princeton iraief
2 Mu Susie Rogers and s1n ,
y Nashville ar, visiting Mrs. ilogrr
|parnis. Mr and Mr. J y Bostor
e Mr. Vera Hamcs. who has he,
l-| whiting Mr. Frrd Cnyne. r,tuu
"a o. her home ln Providence Tue
jsi
rI Mr n % Franklin returned Ia
4 week frum Island where be- was II
Iglged in revival vork lle vi
suruiur from "a Jafbunsls on h
a ncst
Mr and Mrs lm Bennett.
|Hvdonia. who havr been ,isiti
Mr Rcnneits parents. Mr. Al
,. NJ o. y Sisoo. returned hor
= Monday
Mr a. NJ Belt and son went
list Louis Tuesday o. visit, Mr Pei
darrht,r Mr. hate Mitchell. vi
Il b. very 100
The Crittenden press., 1922-12-15

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The Crittenden press., 1922-12-15

orssn 10 fef Flsklsnsss
urrsn has always BEEN considered
ihs emblem Of nekleness
The Crittenden press., 1922-12-15

M aui Mu e. b. hemp and
dauehi,U Miss lcla, went 90 PNw.
d,utc "Wednesday o. at;rnd the fun.
cml u Mr Kemp sister, Mrs D.
" Easlcy
The Crittenden press., 1922-12-15

Mr A T. Brown, | c. Agent al
Craync, was In the city Monday
The Crittenden press., 1922-12-15

Mr and Mr. clyde Paris u
Providence. vh' have tesn visiting
friends boz forrst Grove .clt.on. ~.
mufi tams W,irralsi
The Crittenden press., 1922-12-15

Mr Paul / Paris of Tribune was
in town Monday
The Crittenden press., 1922-12-15

Mr and Mu D.. . Ncshit,. af,
er visiting Mr Ncshitis fatler. r.
n Ncshiti. returned o. their home
in RosItlarr th,s week
The Crittenden press., 1922-12-15

Deputy sheriff John z Pickens was
boz Princeton Tuesday
The Crittenden press., 1922-12-15

~ Ra,moud Thumond and sister
iaHnir rhlmoni ~ Replon were
called to Evansville Friday lo D. a.
che f.nru' of ttrif aunt, Me- John
ThumUri
The Crittenden press., 1922-12-15

ht 10 ~ Darstau Oiled the
raIr.tatus Msrar Methodist church
Sunday evening
The Crittenden press., 1922-12-15

FORMER Deputy sheriff " u
uIeaf of Dmyrs uas Boz tts oiy
fl. ffu ~ tts ssst
The Crittenden press., 1922-12-15

BATH TOWELS. 2Or3O inches 25c
az RuBlNs BARGAIN STORE
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-10-14
THE ST TAMANY OCTOBER

This evening, Ben, I think that TIL
attend a meeting Of my post Of the
American Legion. You don't belong to
that organization by any chance7 No,
I'm quite sure you don't. Very few
Of your exclusive acquaintances do be-
long. Well, see you later! Work on
those bonds all you Nke-you're quite
safe. I'm curious to zee what is In
that bundle under the rear seat Of
your car; have an idea that It may
prove Interesting. Good rnoon!"
Gramont closed the door, and left
the house.
Going downtown, he mailed the let
ter to Fell, confident that the latter
would receive 1t on the following
morning; but he did not telephone
Fen. He preferred to leave the alb
sence of Chacherre unexplained,
rightly Judging that Fell would not be
particularly anxious about tho man.
It was now Thursday evening. The
meeting Of the oil company would be
held at nine on Friday evening. Be
tween those two times Gramont f1g-
ured on many things happening.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-10-14

morning when Gramont drove into
Paradis. He noticed that two large
automobiles were standing in front Of
the post Office, and that about them
were a group Of men who eyed him
and his car with some interest. Pay
ing no attention to these, he drove on
through the town without a halt.
Sweeping out along the north road,
he encountered no one. When at
length he reached the Ledanois farm
he drove In toward the deserted house
and parked the car among some trees
where 1t could not be seen from the
road.
Leaving the car, Gramont took his
way toward the bank Of the bayou and
followed this In the direction Of the
adjoining property.
He went on to an opening in the
bushes which, over the low rail fence,
gave him a clear view Of the Gumberts
property There he paused, quickly
drew back, and gained point whence
he could see without danger Of his
presence being discovered. He settled
into immobilitv and watched.
That Memphis Izzy himself had not
yet arrived, he was fairly certain.