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MAGICAL WISDOM

The next person that the Green
Wizard helped was one of tho
fairies.
Indeed. II was mono other than
Mr.. scribble Scratch. the thin school.
master OF Meadow Grove school.
One day he met Nancy and Nick
walking in Whispering Forest. He
was on his way home TO his little
house by the bitter.swcet patch and
Ire looked tired and discouraged.
when he saw the Twins. his face
frightened.
How do you do. my dearsr' he
said pleasantly. I'm glad 20 SEQ
you"
Were pretty well. thank YOU"
answered they And we're glad to
see you. too. We hope you are
well"
The schoolmaster sighed. Just
prettyw he said. Il wish | had you
back TO help me-"
We're helping the Green Wiz
ard" explained Nancy But per-
haps we cnn come when
THE very thingF' said Mr.. scrib-
BILE Scratch suddenly. you can help
me where you are. win you ask the
Wizard II he has such thing as n
magical wisdom cap? II Just had
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II see itr' said tho old doctor,
with queer, foreign expletive.
And l." cried Lewis, see some
thing more than Pendleton's vision.
see the penitentiary in the dis
lance"
The EnglIshman sprang up with
an oath and leaned across tho table.
Then he saw the thing.
MY fathers hand held the crystal
above the figures OF the bequest
written In the body OF the will The
focused lens OF glass magnified to n
great diameter, and under the vast
enlargement a thing that would es-
cape the eye stood out. The top
curl Of figure 3 had been erased,
and the bar Of added One could
see the broken fibers OF the paper
on the outline OF the curl, and tho
bar of the five lay across the top Of
the three and the top OF the be-
hind II Like a black lath tackled
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o. By Mabel ClclAnxI, 4
Page S52
HOW THEY DID IT

Three hundred acres of land--a
dyke to be built. all around III
Eleven sloughs to have dams
built across themi One man 20
do the work with the help Of only
one man! COULD no do it7 David
wondered
Now tides" MFR. Calhoun went
ON. you know don't wait for any
man: they come and they go. and
you must watch your work to suit
their whiins.
ION the East Coast tho tides
are highest ON the full moon, but
out here they are highest on the
new moon. Tides are high when
the moon Is FUN and again when
II Is sew. you know" David didn't
know, but no was glad TO learn II.
wen. In February we began
the dams. the one hired man and
I. First we would cut great
many little fir trees about 10 feet
tall and pile them on the bank of
the slough Then would build n
'flume' or box. just on the same
principal as your great locks and
dams In tho canal at Seattle, and
! would shove II into the water.
step out on II. pole myself along
70 the position / wanted the flume
TO be in, and as the lido ran out
I'd hold hard with my pole and
the box would gradually drop
down whore | wanted t."
"Slicls sohemor' cried David.
YES" Mrs. Calhoun laughed.
''and l used TO be 30 uneasy for
fear he'd fall In. I'd beg him to
keep close to the shore"
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Seated Ia the quiet % his Parts study.
~. 1O>oCEti.E. greatest q Preach de-
teetivcA roads frOsn hia fathers dlAry
the tale % q crime that took place
years ago In fNr-cff Virginia
The diary tells how the aon %
FEYroS MARSHALL stole htn fathers
viii because NJ believed his father 81
hts death had been strangely influenced
~ the Enxisshman.
Mr. CosFORp. ard that nnder this Ia
riurnen had icft uonford all his tte.Qeo
estate. Instead % keeptnx his promise
ard leaving his son t8e.goo,
Tue writer q the diary recounts how
his fathsr and the lawyer.
Mr.. LEWIS. we're suspicious ~ Gosford.
The <on admits he took The will and
s1Frruaers II 20 the executors who are
gathered in the plantation library With
oesfoFa and the old Doctor.
oAEKI
Go on With the story
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ia wisdom cnp. I'd bo all right"
why. thought you knew every.
thing" cried Nancy astonished.
ia. mer' exclaimed Scri BIB ! o
Scratch. II don't need magical
wisdom cap. my dear. It's my stupid
pupils IL ! had wisdom cap, I'd
give 'em each n turn wearing H. And
then think how smart they'd beF'
why, that's a fine idea." said
Nick admlringly. wen ask MIR.
Green Wizard at once"
The Wizard did produce a magical
wisdom cap and the Twins took II
70 Scribble Scratch who fairly cried
for JOY
A week later the Twins. passing.
saw n sign up which said. school
Closedr' There sat Mr.. Scribble
Scratch at his desk looking as for
iorn as rainy day.
what can be wrong?" asked
Nancy kindly.
"T'hcy all got so smart they knew
everything" said the schoolmaster
ruefully. 'and now they won't come
and I'm out OF job"
"Oh, don't worry" Nick assured
him. "Glve us the wisdom-cap and
we'll bring you dunce-cap instead"
To BE Continued
Copyright, 1922, by Seattle STAR
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And" MIR. Calhoun went on.
that's when we had to hurry. As
soon as the tide was out we would
pitch in. OFTEN the other men on
the flats would come and help; we
had no union rules. nor elght.hour
laws. as long as that tide was out
we worked The men would
grumble sometimes. too. "This'll
never hold. Building a dam OF
brush and mud; it'll 30 out 5000
as high tide strikes IT.
But I had seen mon building
dykes In New Brunswick, old ex.
perienced men. and kept right
on. a layer of little trees. butts
out, and "A layer OF mud. then re.
versing trees, another layer and
more mud. so that always had
the heavy end OF the brush against
the tide, and a straight edge TO
my wall"
Pretty slickr' David exclaimed
again.
I'VE worked like mad: in a
night we would build dam 10 or
IL feet high. IL was big job. the
sloughs were 40 or 30 feet wide,
at tho top. so II took lot of trees
and mud TO build a dam across.
And. my. but they were
hungry when they finished each
timer Mrs. Calhoun spoke again.
81 can remember how would
have 10 have hot tea ready and
plenty for them to eat.
And the day you finished7 Do
you remember that day7"
Ito BE Continued
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QriurrlphS Of -
M)OnquelleX
BY MELVILLE DAWSON pOST
1000 NEA Service Inc
THE FORTUNE TELLER
lie FORTUNE TELLER

and disturbed. He stood by the
table, and now, IA By accident. he
put out his hand and took up tho
japanese crystal supported by the
nccks OF tho three bronze storks.
He appeared unconscious Of the act
for he was In doep reflection. Then
a. tho tho weight In his hand drew
bis attention. he glanced at the
thing. Something about u struck
him. for his manner changed lie
spread the win out on tho table and
began TO move tho crystal over IL.
hts face close 20 the Elsss- Pres
entity his hand stopped. and he
stood stopped over, staring into tho
Oriental crystal. like those practlccrs
Of black art who predict events from
what they pretend 20 soc lin these
spheres OF glass.
Afr. Gosford. sitting az his ease.
In victory. regarded my father with
n aupercillous. ironicnl smile.
sir" he aAid. ARE you. by
chance. a fortunc-telierf-
"A misfortuneacller." replied my
father. his face stlil held above tho
crystal Il see here a misfortune to
Mr.. Anthony Gosford. predict.
from what zee. that he Will TO.
lease this bcquest OF moneys to Pey-
ton Marshaiis SON.
'Slr." said the Enriishman. now
provoked into a temper. do you
enjoy this fooiery7"
You are not interested in crystal.
gazing. Mr.. Gosford.~ replied my
father In tranquil voice. Wen. I
find Il most divcrting Permit mo
To piece out your fortune. or rather
your misfortune. Mr.. Gosfords by
chance you fol- In with this dreamer
Marshall. wcrmed into his conf.
dence. pretended a relation 10 great
men In England. followed and per.
suaded him until. In his ill.heaIth.
you got this will. You say Il writ.
ten two years ago. whan Marshall
fell ILL., you hurried here. learned
from tho dying man that the will
remained and where II was. You
made sure by pretending to write
letters In this room. bringing your
portfolio with ink and pen and a
pad OF paper. Then. at Marshaii's
death. you inquired OF Lewis for
legal measures TO discover the dead
/, mans VIII. And when you find tho
room ransackod. you run after the
| law"
My father paused
That IL your past. Mr. Gosford
Now let me toll your future. see
you In Joy at the recovered will. I
see you pleased at your foresight
In getting a direct bequast. and at
the care you urged on Marshall to
leave no evidence of his plan. lest
the authorities discover II. For I
see. MIR. Gosford. that IL was your
intention all along 10 keep this sum
OF money for your own use and
pleasure. But alas, Mr.. Gosford. Il
was not 10 bal see you writing
this release and Mr.. Gosford"--ruy
fathers voice wen, up full and
strong-'T zee you writing Il In
terror--sweat on your facef'
The devil take your nonsenser'
cried the Engilshman.
My father stood up with twisted.
I lronical smile.
IF you doubt my skin. Mr.. Cos.
ford. as "A fortune. or rather a mia.
fortune.telier. viii ask Mr.. Lewis
and Herman Gaeki TO tell me what
I they see"
The two men crossed the room
and stopped over the paper. while
my father held the crystal. The
manner and the bearing of the rnen
changed. They grew on tho instant
tense and fired with interest.
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GO on with the STORY
CHAPTER III.

II was my father who broke tho
silence.
"Gosford.- he said. what scheme
were you and Marshall aboutT"
You may wonder. sir.- replied
the Enghshnan. continuing 10 write
his notes. Il shall not tell you"
But / viii tell YOU" said the boy
My father thought the states in
this republic could not hold together
very much longer. lie believed that
the country would divide. and the
South set up a separate govern
ment. He hoped this might come
about without a war. He was In
horror Of a war. He had travelled:
he had seen nations and read their
history. and he knew what they
were talking when they urged war"
He paused and looked at Gosford.
My fathor was convinced that
tho South would finally sat UP an
independent government. but he
hoped a war might not follow. He
believed that IL this new govern
mcnt were Immediately recognized
by Great Britain. the North would
accept the inevitable and there
would be no btoodshed. My father
went 70 England with this scheme.
He met Mr.. Gosford somewherc--on
the ship. think. And Mr.. Gosford
succeeded In convincing my father
that II he had a surn OF money he
could win over certain powerful per.
sons In the English government.
and 30 pave tho way TO an srnmc-
date recognition Of tho Southern re-
public BY Great Britain lie fol.
lowed my father home and hung
about him. and no finally got his
will My father was careful. he
wrote nothing. Mr.. Gosford wrote
nothing: there II no evidence Of this
plan. but my father told me. and
II ss true.-
My father stopped by tho table
and lifted his great shoulders.
"And So" no said. 'Peyton Mar.
shall imagined a plan like that. and
left its execution TO n MIR. Gosfordr'
The EngIishman put down his pen
and addressed my father.
Il would advise you, SIR. 70 rc-
quire a little proof for your conclu-
sions. This Is very pretty story.
but It is prefaced by an admission
OF no evidence, and II comes as a
special pleading for a criminal act.
Now. sir, II I chose, II the bequess
required Il. could give further
explanation. with more substance
Of moneys borrowed By the deceden'
in his travels and TO be returned "a
me. But the viii. sir. stands for
itself. as MFR. Lewis win assure you
Ny father seemed brought up In
. cul-de-sac. FITS face was tense
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My father and Lewis gaped like
men who see n penned-in beast slip
out thru an unimagined passage.
There was silence. Then suddenly,
in the strained stiffness Of the room.
old Doctor Gaeki laughed. Gosford
lifted his long,, pink face. with its
cropped beard bringing out tho ugly
mouth.
why do you laugh, my good
man7" he said.
II laugh" replied Gaoki, because
figure can have 80 many colors .
And now my father and Lewis
we're no less astonished than Mr..
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Gosford.
'Colorsr' they said. for the
changed figure in the will was
black.
why. yes" replied the old man,
ut Is very pretty"
He reached across the table and
drew over Mr.. Gosfords memoran-
dun beside the will.
You are progressive, sir" he
went on: you write In iron-nutgall
ink. Just made. commercially. In this
year OF fifty.slx by Mr.. Stephens.
But we write here as Marshall
wrote In fifty-four. with log-wood."
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He turned and fumbled in his lit
tie case OF bottles.
Il carry bit OF acid for my peo.
Plies indigestions. II has other
uses" He whipped out the stopper
of his vial and dabbcd Gosford's
notes and Marshall's signature.
Seer he cried. "Your writing is
blue. Mr.. Gosford. and Marshall's
rcdr'
With an oath the trapped man
struck at Gael<rs hand. The vial
fell and cracked on the table. The
hydrochloric acid spread out over
Marshall's will. And under the
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less like wood, his body rigid: then
he stood up and faced tho three
men across the table.
quite Hoi' he said IN his vacuous
English voice. Marshall wrote q
by inadvertencc and changed II. lie
borrowed my penknife TO erase the
figure"
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across two upriRhts.
Tho figure 3 had been changed 10
5 so cunningly as TO deceive tho
eye. but not 10 deceive the vast
magnlfication OF the crystal. The
thing stood out big and crude like
carpenters patch.
Gosford's face became, expression.
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BY STANLEY
BY ALTMAN
BY BLOSSER
By CONDO

chemical reagent the figure In the
beauest of $4,000 changed beautt
fully; the bar of the turned bIue.
and the remainder of IL a deep
purple-red like the body of tho Will.
"Gaeki," cried my father. ''you
have trapped roguer'
"And | have lost a measure Of
good acid" replied the old man. And
he began 20 gather up the bits OF
his broken bottle from the table.
Another triumph of NJ. JonQuelle,
''rhe Triangular Hypothesis" VII
begin in ollr noxt issue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-04
NEW YORK COTTON Ry Asaoriated pre9a
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
 R. A.uosoAaI n...u

New Orleans, March 3.-Small de- clines prevailed during the greater part of the session in cotton today although there were one or two periods of steadiness and small net gains, the market at it's best stand ing to points over the close of yesterday, at which level may traded yesterday, at which level May traded at 16.75c and here the list showed losses under yesterdays final prices of to IS points. On the close the list stood at net losses on the day of to 12 points, May closing at 16.7Sc.
 Poor cables caused lower open ing and more or less selling resulted from an unfavorable opinion of for eign political news Scattered buy caused recovery which lasted for some time. Highest prices were reached following the posting of the weekly statistics, counting mill talk ings of American cotton for the week at 209,000 bales. considerably higher figure than expected.
 In the early afternoon new selling came on the market. based to all appearances on the better weather spreading over the cotton region and the idea that foreign politics were likely to furnish new selling argu- ments in the near future. Offerings were only moderate but they were not well absorbed and the mark ct sagged to it's lowest levels. The tone of the close was steady but there was little display of recuperative power.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-04
FLEECY STAPLE HAS AQU|ET. DAY IN THE
 NEW YORK MARKET
General List, Including New Positions, Closed Steady at a Net Decline of Six to
 Fourteen Points
By Associated Press

New York. March 3.-The cotton market was comparatively quiet to- day with fluctuations more or less irregular. Comparatively slight ad- vances seemed to meet increased of ferings and after selling at 1S.o9c May contracts declined to 17.90c, clos ing at 1794c. The general market 14 points, new crop positions being relatively steady.
 The opening was steady at a de- cline of 3 points to an advance of 5 losses under scattering liquidation due to the easier early cables and less favorable Manchester advices Liverpool firmed up right after the local opening and prices here rallied slightly on trade buying and cover ing. Offerings increas sed around 18.35c for March and 17.35c for July. however, and there was considerable scattered realizing later in the day.
 Early afternoon bulges on pros poets for bullish week end figures carried the market back to about the early high point, but there was only moderate demand and the low est prices were touched late in the day with March selling at 1S.17c and July at 17.22c. Private cables said that sentiment in Manchester was still unsettled by the increased In dian import duty on cotton goods which threatened to interfere with revival of demand from that quarter. Sales of print cloth in the Fall River market were estimated a only ,000 pieces, or considerably below the previous week and increased curtail- ment was reported in that center.
 There were reiterated reports that cotton was coming here from eastern belt sections for delivery in March. the amount of the expected shipments being estimated at 10000 bales. Week-e~d figures proved about as expected showing decrease of 1s6,117 bales in the world visible supply of American communicated with a decrease of 1S,463 for the same week last year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-04
PORT MOVEMENT
By Associated Press


 New Orleans: Middling, 17c, re- ceipts, 5,432; sales, 1,241; stock. 27S.- 243
 Galveston: Middling. 17.S5c. re- ceipts, 4,07S; exports, 3,S5G; sales. 946i : stock, 306,97O
 Mobile: Middling, 16.75c; receipts, 1S7; sales, IA; stock, 13,947. Savannah Middling, IT CSC; re- ceipts, 2,423; sales. so: stock, 152.273. Charleston; Receipts, 90; stock, S1 ,602.
 Wilmington: Middling, 17.15c: re- ceipts, 7S; stock, 31,569. Texas City; Recepits, 472; stock, 1O,616.
 Norfolk: Middling, IT .3Sc; receipts, 1,1146; exports. 500; sales. S92; stock, 1S2,2S1
 Baltimore: Receipts, S1s stock, 1,649.
 Boston: Mddling, IS. FOG; receipts, 3G7 stock, 6,S35.
 Philadelphia; Receipts, 50; stock. 5,5O6.
 New York Middling, 7.55c; stock, 76,2Ss.
 Minor ports: Receipts, 1888; ex- ports, 1.7SS; stock, 2o95. Total today: Receipts, 14,390; ex- ports, 6,13S; stock, 1,o94,915. Total for week: Receipts, 90,535; exports. 79.27S.
 Total for season: Receipts, 4,351,- S15; exports, 3,777,S99.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-04
TESTERS COTTON STATEMENT
 Ry Associated prasa

New Orleans, March 3.-Compari- sons are to actual dates, not to close of corresponding weeks:
 In sight for week, los, ,010 bales; same seven days year before, 205.- sa me sevenn days year before, 205,- coo; for the month, 34.000; same date last year, 66.000; same date year be- fore, Ss,oo0; for season, S.2sS.0o0; same date last year. s,4O4,oOo; same date year before, 10,1S3,0O0.
 Port receipts Tor season, 4,352,ooo; same date last year, 4.67S,o00; same date year before last, 5,6S9,0
 Overland to mills and Canada for season, 1,09o,000; same date last year, 932.o00; same date year before, 1,260-, 900.
 Southern mill takings for season. 2,73S,ooo; same date last year, B. 1000; same date year before, B. S96, 900.
 Interior stocks in excess of August 1, 11S,oo0; last year, 724.00o; year be- fore. 33S,Ooo
 Foreign exports for week, 7s.ooe; same seven days last year, 11S,00e; same seven days year before, 167, ,o0o; for season. 3,77S,ooo; same date last year. 3.40S ,000; same date year before 4,4eS 900.
  Canada for week, 45,00e; same seven days last year, 5o,0oo: for season. 1.6s3,o0o; to same date last year. 7,- 1000.
 Statement of spinners takings of American cotton throughout the world; This week, 2o9,000; same seven days last year, 160,000; same seven days year before, 2s6 5000; total since August l. S6.0oo; same date last year. c,7Ss.000; same date year before. B. S1S,oo0.
 Statement of worlds visible supply: Total visible this week, 5,624,000; last week, 5,777,000; same date last year. 6.197,0o0; same date year before. G. 100. .000.
 Of this the total American this week was S.624.OoO; last week, s. 7s5. .0o0: last year, 4,37o,0oo; year be- fore, 4.541. 900.
 All other kinds this week, 2.o00. 900; last week, 2,042. 900; last year, 1,S27,- 900; year before. 1.509,00o.
 Visible Tn the United States this week. 2.1s9.ooo; this date last year. s,s31 900.
 Visible in other countries this week, 3.455.00o; this date last year. S,366, ,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-04
Priuate Wire News
HUBBARD,s LETTER

New York, March S.-(SpeciaL )- The market opened slightly under last nights close. There was some selling by Liverpool and wire houses but this was absorbed by New Or leans and Wall street buying. The market though not active, held ex- tremely steady, rallying a trifle on the slight bullish report of spinners takings.
 The business pending in Manchester does not seem to materialize. The Indian situation still being in a state Of unsettlement, that country does not promise an immediate outlet for British goods. We see no reason why the market should decline as there seems to be little pressure at present.
 We think instead that the market will advance owing to the decreasing supply of cotton and the fact that the mills will have to enter the mar ket Shortly.-Hubbard Bros & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-04
COFFEE MARK EFT Rx Associated A Dreaa


 New York, March 3.-The market for coffee futures was firmer today owing to higher Brazilian cables and reports of an improved trade de- mand. The opening was at an ad- months selling 10 to 12 points higher during the early afternoon. This carried May contracts up to S.72c and September to S.S0c. making recoveries of about 25 to 30 points from the low levels of Wednesday,. The close was a shade off from the best under realizing but showed a net advance of to points,. Sales were reported of 44.000 bags, includ- ing exchanges. March, S.57c; May, S.6ec; July, S.72c: September, S.76; October. S7Sc; December, S.soc.
 Spot coffee firm, Rio Is, SC; Santos As. 13 to 13Ac, cost and freight offers included Santos As, part bourbons, at 12.9oc to 13. 1oc. Rio Ss and S.70c and Victoria ss. plus 20. at S.s0c. American credits, higher and Santos. The official cables reported Rio unchanged to 50 reis. The dol lar buying rate was 110 reis lower and exchange on London 1-16d hisn- CT. Receipts at the two Brazilian ports, 45,ooo: Jundiahy receipts. 2l,- 900. Rain was reported in all dis tricts of Sac Paulo.
 SPOT COFFEE
 By Associated Presa
 New York, March 3.--Coffee, Rio No. 2, Sc.