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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-24

knocked and almost at once the
handle turned and "a young woman
stood before them. With her small,
oval, colorless face and pale hair
clipped short she seemed almost a
girl at first glance, but closer in
spection revealed faint but mature
lines and a certain poise in spite OF
her obvious agitation that indicated
a woman are thirty than twenty.
Were from police headquarters,
ma'am." Craig cleared his throat.
Come in" Her voice was quiet
and controlled, but Barry observed
that a muscle in her thin cheek
twitched slightly. She threw the
door wide, revealing a living room
barely furnished almost to desola-
ton, with cheap mating rugs upon
the uneven painted floor and the
ugly. straight lines of a few dun,
fumed-oak mission tables and chairs
scattered about.
You are Miss Shaw" asked
Craig, seating himself gingerly upon
the edge OF a chair:
Patricia Shaw%although I occa-
sionally sign my articles Patsy
The young woman nodded. II
write for the magazines, you know.
/ have lived here four years next
October. / am twenty-seven years
old. and / came originally from
Omaha.
II have no relatives in New York
that | know of, but the editors of
several magazines published in the
neighborhood can vouch for me, and
the agent of this building"
You stated that you did not hear
a shot fired from below" said Craig.
Are you quite sure, Miss Shaw"
Il am u Il that i heard nothing
that sounded at the time like "a
shot" Her voice trembled a little.
"At least, it did not occur to me that
a shot had been fired. There were
several sharp, crashing peals of
thunder before the storm passed.
After that l heard rather loud
knocking upon some door below but
l did not think anything of it, and /
must have fallen into a doze when
someone raped upon my own door.
1t was a policeman, and he told me
what-what had happened. At first
/ was horrOr-stricken. II can
scarcely remember what 1 said or
did.
ct am-was-the only woman
tenant in the building besides Mrs.
Vane, and L suppose 1 must have
been hysterical but it came to me
that she might perhaps have been
only wounded in some accidental
fashion; hat she might need the
services of another woman. I dress
ed as you see me now and descended
to find the detectives there and all
the other tenants except the old
Russian gentleman who has the
apartment just below me and a
police doctor of some sort"
She paused and Craig prompted
her.
You saw the body also?"
Miss Shaw inclined hA' head and
seemed for a moment unable to con
tinue. When she spoke it was in a
low, shaking voice scarcely. above
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-24

TO a Whisper.
II encountered Mrs. Vane once or
twice In the vestibule after that and
we greeted each other pleasantly.
but we did not hold any CONVERSE
lion. and / never entered her studio
again until tonight when L went
down and saw her lying there dead!
That is all that / can tell you. gem
tlemen."
With a swift glance at Craig.
Barry rose but made no move to-
ward the door.
when was the last time You saw
Mrs. Vane alive, Miss shaw
zone afternoon last week: Thurs
day, 1 think. She was entering her
studio as 1 came down the stairs
and she did not see me-"
Are you acquainted with my OF
the other tenants in the house?"
Barry's abrupt change of topic
evidently astonished her but she
drew herself up and responded cold
ly:
II am not"
WAS Mrs. Vance" The question
came with almost startling sudden
ness.
II do not know. 1 have no rea
son to think so, and as | have told
you, l am not a busybody."
Every well. l don't think Wen
trouble the lady any further tonight
shall we, Sergeant Craig?" Barry
turned formally toward his confrere
who shook his head dumbly.
Miss Shaw opened her lips to
speak, hesitated as though she had
! thought better of it and preceded
them with dignity 10 the door.
Goodnight, gentlemen"
There was just the slightest shade
of pause before the last word which
lent it irony, and the door closed
with emphasis behind them.
THAT was one of the things ]
wanted to find OUT" he responded.
THE professors light is out and
well let him rest, but I'll just slip
this note under his door. If you
want me to see this case through
with you unoficially, Bob, 1 think
we can use him in his own line,
chemistry, tomorrow, with a little
porch-climbing thrown in"
Sergeant Craig stared at his fell
low detective. scrubbed a few words
on a page of his note book, tore 1t
out and folding it, thrust it under
the darkened door. Then he asked
mildly:
"Where do we go from here,
John? The chief may have put this
affair into your hands. but I'm glad
enough to pass the buck to you!"
Continued In sur next issue)
Copyright, 1922, NEA Service)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-24

a whisper.
yes. She'll saw at a glance
somehow that it must be true, but l
couldn't help going to her and
touching her hand"
With a sign to Sergeant Craig,
Barry interviewed in a soothingly
sympathetic tone.
You knew Mrs. Nane?"
mot in a formal sense. We had
smiled at each other and nodded
when we happened to meet on the
| stairs
There was a little catch in her
breath and hen she hurried on: II
was Interested enough to so to one
or two of the, spring exhibitions
which contained specimens of her
work. IL admired her and l was
curious to see her studio. although
| am not a busybody, as a rule, One
day bou three weeks ago L was
passing her door just as it opened
ana one of hef patrons came out;
the lady whose portrait is there nov
in the studiQ."
you mean the one on the easel
the lady standing on the staircase? ?"
asked Barry quickly.
Eyes. | recognized it tonight at a
glance. Mrs. Vane stopped me that
day as her visitor left; 1t, was abou;
q trivial matter, some mail OF mint
which she had received" The young
woman halted and passed one HAND
across her eyes. I'VE didn't talk
about anything in particular, and ]
only remained a few minutes. but
she was so nice and unaffected and
land beautiful. too. that my little
call left a deep impression upon
me-"
you don't remember what you
talked about ?" There was incredul-
ity and a touch of sharpness il.
Barry's tones which made Miss
Shaw straighten in her chair.
81 do not, except in a general
way" she replied with the first sign
of resentment which she had shown.
IT am very sensitive to environment,
to impressions, if by any chance you
know what that means. The con-
v~ersation was the inconsequential
one of two women strangers yet
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-24
MAYOR URGES
BETTER LIGHT
Writes to Congressman Ap-
pIeby Concerning Great
! Beds Light in Bay Here

As the result of numerous COM
plants received in connection with
the inadequate light in the tower of
the Great Beds Light il the bay
here, Mayor William c.. Wilson has
written q letter to Congressman II.
Frank Appleby at Washington sta
ing the prevailing condition and re-
questing his support in having a
stronger light installed. The light In
question is at the junction of the
TWO channels of the Arthur Kill and
Rarltan river. Captains of COM
mercial and pleasure craft report
that it is impossible to see the light
two miles away. even on a clear
night, and that in foggy weather the
light house is in constant danger of
being struck by approaching ships.
The mayors letter is as follows:
"Hon 7. Frank Appleby,
Washington. d. c.
MY dear Congressman am
writing you in behalf of all the sea
captains. both deep sea and pleasure
craft of all kinds in this vicinity. AS
you know Perth Amboy is a very
important port and every one of the
shippers coming, into this port at
night or after nightfall complain of
the visibility of the light placed in
the Great Beds Light House at the
junction between the two channels,
the Arthur Kill or one side between
Perth Amboy and Staten Island. and
she Raritan river on the other side
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-24
between Perth Amboy and South

between Perth Amboy and South
Amboy.
This light on a clear night is very
hard to see at a distance of between
two or three miles and very often
YOU can see the light house looming
MP before you can see the light itself.
On a dark or stormy night the light
house is in danger of being run down
by some incoming vessel.
This situation has been this way
for years, and a great inconvenience
and danger to ~seafaring men.
Anything you can do to remedy
this condition | am sure will be APP
preciated.
Yours very truly,
WILLIAM c. WILSON, Mayor
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-24
BEGIN HERE TODAY

The report of a revolver, followed
by hurrying footsteps on the stairs
Interrupts the social evening whici
Detective John Barry is spending
with his friend. Professor Semyono'
in the latter's room on the fiftf
floor of a New York apartment
house. They rush downstairs ant
discover that beautiful Miriam Vane
society portrait painter, has beer
murdered in her studio apartment
:. on the third floor. Ladd, a young
artist on the second floor; Griswold
an irascible bachelor on the fourth
and Patricia Shaw, a magazine writ.
or on 1.-THE sixth, deny having hearC
the shot.
s GO ON WITH THE STORY
81 wasn't thinking of the door,
Barry admitted. Il made for tn.
studio and found the body. You
saw it, of %course?"
Craig nodded.
eyes. The Vane woman mus
have been painting ava at that
picture when the shot was fired, fol
the paint is still wet on it, but the
stool was overturned so the medical
examiner couldn't tell from the posi-
ton OF the body whether she had
been sitting or standing when the
end came; the autopsy'll show that
I suppose, from the course of the
bullet"
"What did the tenants have to say
for themselves ?"-
"Well, the old crouch on the floor
above, Griswold. claims to know
nothing about 1t and care less. He's
a. widower and from what tho lads
from the precinct said. ! shouldn't
wonder if he's got a lot Of money; !
l4~Sx y,,o,, vrhH, l,aic ltyiry dnrpp w
this rickety old house. He swears
he doesn't know the Vane woman
and never exchanged q word with
1.-THE young nan downstairs, Cor
don Laid, admits he knew her
slightly but declares he hasn't seen
her in some time. Then Miss Pa
tricia Shaw, the lady from the top
floor, says she and Mrs. Vane have
spoken to each other once or twice,
in a neighborly sort of way, and the
precinct boys say she seemed all
upset by what had happened. That's
fore 1 came"
"It's a facer, amt it?" Craig ask
ed frankly. 1T looks as though the
whole house was in on this affair.
except the professor, of course.
Anything more you want to see
here, John?"
mo, I've seen enough" Barry re-
piled with a significance which was
lost upon the other. IF you want
me to trail along with you while
you interview the tenants we'd bet
ter be moving"
"All right, 1 get you" Craig led
the way to the DOR. IT'S past mid
night now and L guess We'll start
with Miss Shaw"
The footsteps had approached
very near the door when Craig
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-24

BARRY'S ABRUPT CHANGE OF
TOPIC ASTONISHED HER.
"When did you see her again.
Barry persisted. Did she call upon
you in return, Miss Shawl
mo. L didn't ask herr" the young
woman responded with n note Of
logged defiance in her tones. Il
was ashamed to do SO! You've seen
her apartment; look about you here.
Four years of failure haven't taken
away all my pride and s~elf-respect.
and I couldn't endure the thought
of having her see-this.'
The pale oval of her face famed
even in shadow, and then as sud-
denly her color faded and she add
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-24

Also Beans, Mushrooms, Egg
Plants, White, Red and Yellow
Onions, White and Red Cab
bage; all other fruits and veg
etables at cut prices.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-06
Efficient Housekeeping
BY Laura A. Kirkman

lows A small china image OF cupid
Tor n cardboard cupid cut from
valentinc) stands In the centre OF tho
table on grass" made by cutting
green clcpe paper into email pieces.
Beneath this grass nre laid slips Of
white paper, each paper bearing some
such line as the following. !. You
have secret admirer. 2. You are soon
10 wed. 3. Your loyor viii succeed In
life. 4. a Hawaiian honeymoon awaits
you. 5. Fame and love viii go hand
IN hand for you. G. Loyo in a cottage
Is your fate. Tho hostess may make
up these to suit herself. a red ribbon
s pasted 20 each slip, then the ribbon
stretched TO each quests plate. The
guests do not suspect that a heart
aistory" lies at the hidden end OF the
ribbon until, at the end Of the re.
freahments hour, the hostoss asks
ach one 70 pull at his ribbon Tn,
slips are then read aloud.
Tomorrow--Answered Letters E
All inquiries addressed to Miss Kirk.
man in care Of tho Efficient House
keeping department win be answer
ID In these columns IN their turn
This requires considerable time, how
ever. owing TO the great number re
ceived. so II n personal or quicker re-
I ply is desired, q stamped and seif-ad
dressed envelope must be enclosed
with the questionable Editor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-06

/ onco knew a homely old woman
who, after prolonged recitation of
the peculiarities. and idiosyncrasies OF
hands and exclaim:
but who can guess n mani"
Not one OF us. sister. for man is
the prize conundrum that every wo-
man spends her life trying to solve,
and that she can unriddles.
He is made up OF as many con-
trasts in sweet and sour as salad
dressing. He is as fun Of unexpected
turns of hunor. and pathos as n
vaudeville show. He runs Is great a
range from the fine TO the common as
a department store. He is both a
superfiuous luxury and an absolute ne
cessity, one OF the things a woman
that she is miserable without.
He is our greatest blessing. and
the source OF most of our troubles. and
both he and We are happiest when he
is kissing away the tears he has made
US shed.
He is as brave as a lion in the face
Of actual danger, but he is scared
To death every time he has a head
ache. He can smoke a cigarette and
wait his turn with stoical calm on the
battlefield. but at home he can keep
three people busy wrapping up a finger
with a pin prick.
He has discovered the north pole,
and the innermost secrets of science,
but he can't find a pocket handker-
chief in bureau drawer unless II
happens to be on top OF the other
clothing.
of battle without tremor. but he
lives in mortal terror of his steno-
/ grapher. and makes his wife discharge
| the cook.
! He can hold a nation under his
4 thumb, but he lets his own baby bos.
him.
He will go to the stake for the SAX,
Of his opinions. but he hasn't tn,
courage to wear last years hat.
His favorite topic OF conversation
Is gibing at the faults Of women, ye
the only women he loves are thos,
who justify every one OF his criti
cisms.
Il He prides himself upon being guide,
by reason and logic. yet in the mos
important act In his life he throw
judgment to the winds, and marie
a girl because OF the way her hal
curls on the nape Of her neck.
The Qualities he admires in hi
sweetheart he abhors in his wife. II
chooses a girl because she dresses lik
a fashion plate. and Is outraged whel
she asks for a new frock after mar
riage.
He will work himself into nervou
prostration for his family, and Civ
them both hands, but he won't civ
them his society, or let his children
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-06

to wave her handsome wing. In the
sunlight.
Listen and will tell you," said the
Lily. once the rose was white as I
am. though OF course she was never
as beautiful and waxen as /. And do
you know that she dared to say in my
hearing that she was the most beauti-
ful flower IN the garden and was
Queen OF all the flowers?"
Without waiting for a reply the Lily
went on. But /, who have always
for my beauty and my stately bearing,
been called Queen, told Rose how fool
ish she was TO think OF herself as a
Queen.
You have no dignity, you are not
tall enough to be stately, and your
petals give you a most untidy air, not
at all becoming q Queen / said.
Look ut my smooth wLiteness, SO
even and beautiful; and / am able to
look down upon Gil the other flowers
IN this garden, as a Queen should do.
You should have seen how angry
the rose became as she listened. She
grew red with rage and when I had
finished speaking and turned disdain-
fully away. do you know that white
rose was red just as you see her now
And that is the reason my beautiful
Butterfly. that the rose is red, and il
you admire her 1 must say your taste
is not as exquisite as il should be for
one Of your great beauty"
Butterfly, being a silly creature and
caring only for her beauty, huttered
| her wings 10 fly away without a word
/ for she did not know what TO say; bu,
/ Lily. who knew how vain she VS.
whispered: Don't, beg Of you, beau
tiful Butterfly, go near that red rose
Your blue and black wings would no
show off on her red dress.
such beauty as yours, my friend
should always alight on white
flower. /. as Queen OF the garden, tel
you this for your own good"
;, And so the silly Butterfly picked GU
the white flowers as the Lily told It an,
never knew the sweetness OF the re.
rose or the softness OF her damasl
cheek.
And Red Rose. swaying and nod
ding on her stem, sang gayly in tn
sunlight:
My sweetheart is the Nightingale,
He comes to me from moonlit vale,
He tells me that he loves no other,
Which gives my cheek this Lowell
color.
Which story do you believe, tn
Lily's or the Roses?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-06
My Marriage Problems
Adele Garrison New Phase Of
Revelations of a Wife
Adele Garrison S New Phase Of
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locked at each other In amaxement,
which on my part at least was min
gled with terror. Had she wandered
away to end her unhappiness--or--
.From Poor Katie"
! moved toward the door with some
vague idea OF going In search OF her.
Look at this" Lillian said sud
denly.
| turned to see her holding up q
pink envelope which l recognized as
belonging to box OF fancy notepaper
that Jim had bought Katie the Christ
mas before, and which ! knew she
highly priced.
Its addressed to you, l think, LII
Ian said. scrutinizlng 1t in a puzzled
way, handing II TO me.
rAlis Gram" evidently AS near as
Katie could get to the proper spelling
OF my name, was sprawled in angular.
childish characters upon the envelope.
l opened 1t, finding inside sheet OF
similar scrawled characters. which LII
Ian andI spent several minutes In de-
oipherinE. When we had finished the
cpistle my eyes were wet, and Lillian's 8
face was full of pity.
l cannot reproduce katie's spelling
No ono who did not know her could
make sense of IL. But the letter in her
characteristic phraseo,ogy ran thus:
My dear darling Miss Gram:
II lof you. oh. so hard. Please for
give your poor Katie. / so sorry to
leave you. go away dis way, but l nc
cas stand 1t TO stay by dis house ver
/ so haiAnx
here. have so mooch fon. j no car
! live here II he gone.
He write me sooch sorry letter.
cry me all night. Und i not know
we're he go. But i know vot 1 do.
40 me To New York by my cousins
und | get me work., safe all my money
den l so hunt for heem. Maybe h'
believe me bimcty.
! II no like go like dis, sneak away
/ like vun ticf, but eef 1 stay till morn
| ing YOU talk so nice by me l no car
20. so | do eet dis way, / pack voi
tings l need first in bag, take with me
walk TO Brdgehampton for dot first
train. | leave other things IN suit
case and trunk. Some time ven
write you we're. maybe you be so kind
und send dem TO me.
You no forget, lofe you. oh, kis.
DOT babee boy for me! No let him for.
set Katie who lofes heem so mooch
/ Oh. ! cry my eyes out for you uno
hoeml
"Good-by,
From poor Katie, who lofes you SC
| mooch."
(To be continuedD.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-06

Invitations for n st. Valentines par
ty should be sent out n week or ten
days In advance. They should read:
Miss Amy Black requests the
pleasure Of Mr.. I.nlph Healy's
company at st. Valentines
party 70 be held at her home
on the evening OF February,
tho fourteenth. at eight O'clock.
A grand march may start tho af-
fair. Partners for this can be chosen
by asking the ladies to draw q torn
half-heart from ono basket and the
men to draw n half-heart from anoth-
or basket. Tho lady and gentleman
whose heart-halves fit together per-
fectly. when matched, are partners
When all are paired off In this way,
circle is formed and someone strikes
up a march on the plano Whenever
tho music stope, all the ladies' stand
still while the men move up one.
This goes on until every lady has had
a different partner, and. when the
original partner comes round again
there is a Grand March. with the
hostess and her partner leading.
Making Valentines In the jolly game
that follows. An abundance OF lacy
paper chat which Is sold for pantry
shelves will do). gold paper. red
hearts and ribbon-ends are piled IA
the center Of a large table. All are
provided with scissors and glue brush
Tho player who has made the prettiest
or funniest valentine IN ten minutes.
wins. Clever people win write a two
line verse TO stick on theirs.
Heart Game: In playing this, all sit
In circle and the first one Gays to
his left-hand neighbor. Where's your
hearth" This neighbof may answer
anything he pleases, for instance, my
heart s In Rome" Thereupon the
person who asked the question mus.
make up a sentence that will rhyme
with the neighbor's reply os. for in
stance. May Il. never como home. .
Then r. IL is the neighbor's turn to ask
the same heart-question 10 his left
hand neishbor--and so on around the
circle.
Refreshments follow, conslsting Of:
Creamed Chicken on Heart
Shaped Slices Of Toast
Heart Beet" Salad
| Quick Biscuit
Coffee Heart-Shaped Cakes
| leo Cream Candy Kisses
| The Heart Beet" Salad is made b,
llcing bananas. piling them on Lettuce
e1ves, spreading on Mayonnais
iressing. then garnishing with slice
| Of cooked beets which have been GU
heart shaped.
The table may be decorated as fol
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-06

get a chance TO get acquainted with
him.
Before marriage he remembers
is counting. After marriage he never
can remember her birthday, or any
anniversary. and she can slug him
with hints about the things she wants
, without ever making q single dent I'm
his consciousness.
| He spends hours holding girls
hand before marriage. and uses up all
the words in the dictionary telling
her how he loves her, and after mar
riage he never notices that she has a
hand. or mentions the state OF his af-
fections TO her.
! He considers that no woman has a
right 10 expect her husband to be
rcmantically In love with her after she
gets fat and grizzle headed. but he
expects to remain the hero OF his
wifes girhsh dreams no matter how
bald and bay windowed he becomes.
He likes TO spend his money buying
champagne and Jewels for a woman,
but he begrudges having TO pay her
bills for bread, and meat and every
day clothes.
He trusts his wife with his name
and his honor, but not his pocket
book.
At twenty, he falls In love with a
woman old enough TO be his mother
and 1t fiatters him to be addressed as
"old man." At sixty. only a happer
is young enough Tor his taste, and he
likes 10 be called my boy"
He complains OF the matrimonial
yoke, yet as soon as death or the
divorce cuts his halter, he sticks his
neck back in the moose.
He derides a woman's logic, bu,
adopts her conclusions.
He bemoans the senselessness OF
the way women dress. yet he hangs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-06

because he likes chesse ana sllwzys
has and offered 10 prove IL BY his
mother and Reddy sed his honor wss
eattished.
Porne by skinny Martin
Its Up 10 You
If you eat too mutch IL makes you fst
And II you don't eat enpn you get Thin,
50 use your own judgement wen 30
stop.
Depending on wen you begin.
Spoarts. Last SUNDAY aftirnoon f.e-
roy Shoostcr end Ed wefnick han .
nrgewment about wioh ore had Tho
most frcckeis. snd Benny Potts kindly
volunteered TO be Judge and count
them by making q mark on every
frcckei with his fountain pen SO he
wouldnet count each frecksi more
than once, but Leroy didsnt lilso tn.
sensation and Ia dident like the deer.
so the contest IS still Undecided
Lost and Found. Nuthlng.