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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-09-14
BY AGATHA CHRISTIE


I with a steady hand. The dust lay
thick upon it, and festoons of cobweDs
lay between it and the wall. Sir James
handed her a pocket-knife, and she
ripped away the brown paper from
the back. The advertisement
page of magazine fell out. Jane
picked it up. Holding apart the
frayed inner edges, she extracted two
thin sheets covered with writing
No dummy this timeI The real
thing
"We've got It," said Tuppence. "At
Sir James took 1t, and scrutinized
ii attentively.
Eyes" he said quietly. "this is the
Inflated draft treaty."
We've succeeded" said Tuppence.
There was awe and an almost won
dering unbelief in her voice
Sir James echoed her words as he
folded the paper carefully and put it
away In his pocket-book, then he
looked curiously round the dingy
room.
1T was here that our young friend
was confined for so long. was it not?"
he said. "A truly sinister room. You
notice the absence of windows, and
the thickness of the close-fitting door.
Whatever took place here would never
be heard by the outside world
You feel-as we all feel-THE
PRESENCE OF MIR. BROWN. Yes"
las Tuppence made a movement
mot a doubt of it-MR. BROWN is
HERE.
"In this house?"
"In this room. You don't
understand? AM MIR. BROWN. :"
Stupefed. unbelieving, they stared
at him. The very lines of his face
had changed. 1t was a different man
who stood before them. He smiled
a slow cruel smile.
Neither of you Will leave this room
alive Shall l tell you how 1t will be?
Sooner or later the police will break
in. and they will find three victims of
Mr.. Brown-three, not two, you under
stand, but fortunately the third will |
not be dead only wounded, and viii
be able to describe the attack with |
a wealth of detail The treaty? It is |
in the hands of Mr. Brown. SO no
one will think of searching the peck
cts of Sir James Peel Edgerton !"
There was faint sound behind him,
out, Intoxicated with success, he did
lot turn his head.
He slipped his hand into his pocket.
"Checkmate to the Young Adven-
urers," he said. and slowly raised q
zig automatic.
But, even as he did so, he felt him
elf seized from behind in a grip of
ron. The revolver was wrenched from
lis hand, and the voice of julius Her
heimmer said drawlingly:
II guess you're caught redhanded
With the goods on you"
The blood rushed to the X. C.'s face,
ut his self-control was marvellous, as
e looked from one to the other of his
wo captors. He looked longest at
'ommy.
"You," he said beneath his breath.
You'll / might have known"
Seeing that he was disposed to offer
10 resistance. their grip slackened.
uick as flash his left hand, the
and which bore the big signet ring,
as raised to his lips.
Gave, Caesarl tie morituri salu-
mt" he said, still looking at Tommy
Then his face changed, and with s
ng convulsive shudder he fell for t
ard in a crumpled heap, whilst an {
Tor of bitter almonds filled the air. t
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-09-14
CHAPTER XVII
Mr.. Brown.

Sir James words came like a bomb
shell. Both girls looked equally puz-
zled. The lawyer went across to his
desk, and returned with a small news
paper cutting, which he handed to
Jane. Tuppence read 1t over her
shoulder. 1t referred to the mysteri-
Gus man found dead in New York
"As I was saying to Miss Tup-
pence.y resumed the lawyer, 81 set to
work to prove the impossible pos
sible. The great stumbling-block was
the undeniable fact that julius Hers
heimmer was not an assumed name.
When l came across this paragraph
my problem was solved. Julius Hers
heimmer set out to discover what had
become of his cousin. He went out
West, where he obtained news of her
and her photograph to aid him in his
search. On the eve of his departure
from New York he was set upon and
murdered. His body was dressed in
shabby clothes, and the face disfg-
ured to prevent Identification. Mr..
Brown took his place. He sailed i'm
mediately for England. Since then he
had been hand and glove with those
sworn to hunt him down. Every Sc
cret Of theirs has been known to him.
. Only once did he come near disaster.
Mrs. Vandemeyer knew his secret 1t
was no part of his plan that that huge
bride should ever be offered to her
But for Miss Tuppence's fortunate
change of plan, she would have been
far away from the fiat when we ar
rived there. Exposure stared him IN
the face. He took a desperate step,
trusting in his assumed character to
avert suspicion. He nearly succeeded
but not quite.
"Now we're ready. l know better |
than even to suggest going without |
you, Miss Tuppence-"
II should think so indeed"
Sir James car drew up at the cor
ner of the square and they got out
policeman produced key. They all |
knew Sir James well. The three en-
tered the house, pulling the door to \
behind them. Slowly they mounted
the rickety stairs. At the top was the
ragged curtain hiding the recess where
Tommy had hidden that day. Tup-
pence had heard the story from Jane
in her character of Annette" She
looked at the tattered velvet with in
terest. Even now she could almost
swear 1t moved-as though someone
was behind it, Supposing Mr.. Brown
-JuIius-was there waiting :.
Impossible of counsel She must not
give way to this foolish fancylng.
this curious insistent feeling that Mr..
Brown was in the house. II
TarS What was that? A steathy !
Foolstep on the stairs? There was
someone in the houssl Absurd She
was becoming nyster7caI
Jane had gone straight to the pic ,
.nrc of Marguerite She unlocked II
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CHAPTER XIX
And After.

THAT was mighty good toast
Jane" said Mr.. Hersheimmer, as he
and his cousin were being driven back
in the RollsRoyce to the Ritz.
''fhe one to the Joint Venture~
"No-the one to you. There isn't an
other girl In the world who could have
carried it through as you did. You
were just wonderful"
Jane shook her head.
II don't feel wonderful. At heart
Pm just tired and lonesome-and long
ing for my own country"
"That brings me to something 1
wanted to say. / heard the ambassa-
dor telling you his wife hoped you
would come to them at the embassy
right away. That's good enough, but
I've got another plan. Jane-I want
you to marry me- Don't get scared
and say no at once. You can't love me
right away, of course, that's impossi-
BILE. But Pverioved you from the very
moment | set eyes on your photo-and
now I've seen you I'm simply crazy
about you If you'll only marry me,
won't worry you any-you shall take
your own time. Maybe you'll never
come to love me. and If that's the case
I'll manage to set you free. But / want
the right to look after you and take
care of you"
"Oh, Juliusi"
swell, don't want to hustle you,
Jane, but there's no sense In waiting
about. Don't be scared-I shan't ex-
pect you to love me all at once"
But small hand was slipped into
his.
II love you now, julius" said Jane
Finn. II loved you the first moment in
the car when the bullet grazed your
cheek. ;. :"
In the meantime the Young Adven-
turers were sitting bolt upright, very
stiff and i'll at ease, in taxi.
They sat very straight and forebore
to look at each other.
At last Tuppence made a desperate
effort.
Rather fun, wasn't It'll"
Rather"
Another silence.
Il like Julius" essayed Tuppence,
again.
Tommy was suddenly galvanized into
life.
TT has been fun, hasn't 1t, Tommy /
do hope we shall have lots more adj
ventures"
you're Unsuitable, Tuppence. I've
lad quite enough adventures for the
present."
'Well, shopping is almost as good"
aid Tuppence, dreamily. "Think OF
'uying old furniture, and bright car
'ets, and futurist silk curtains, and a
'olished dining table, and divan with
OTIS of cushions"
Hold hard" said Tommy. whats
II this for?"
Possibly house-but think a
at"
Whose fatT
you think l mind saying it, but I
ont in the leastl Ours, so therei"
you darlingl- cried Tommy. his
rms tightly round her. 81 was deter
lined to make you say It, / owe you
for the relentless way you've
luashed me whenever I've tried to be
Tuppence raised her face to his. The
Xxi proceeded on a course round the
Drth side of Regents park.
you haven't really proposed now"
ointed out Tuppence. mot what our
would call a proposal.
ut after listening to a rotten one like \
llius's. Tn inclined to let you off"
"You won't be able TO get out of mar
ing me, so don't you think of it,"
what fun 1t will de-" responded
nppence. Marriage is called all
rts of things, a haven, and refuge
Id browning glory, and state Of
ndage, and lots more. But do you
low what think II ISL"
"What?"
"a spor.."
"And id good sport, too" said
,mmy.
1.-THE ENID
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-09-14
A SCA6OL GIRLS SUCCESS
Everything Depends upon her Health
Mrs. George E. Whitacre Tells of her Daugh-
ters Breakdown and How Lydia E Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Made Her a Healthy,
Happy, Strong Girl

Every mother possesses informa-
don Of vital importance TO her young
daughter, and the responsibility for
her future Is largely in her hands.
When a school girls thoughts be-
come sluggish, when she suffers the
consequences of wet feet, pain, head
aches, fainting spells, loss Of sleep and
appetite, and Is irregular, her mother
should have thought for her physi-
cal condition and try Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. which
has proved q reliable aid to nature
for Just such conditions In 80 many
cases.
This Mother Writes:
Mshoningtown, PAT would Ike
10 say few words about Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
About q year ago thought 1t would
be necessary for me to take my
daughter out Of school. She was
losing weight, was nervous, and when
she would come home from school she
would drop into q chair and cry, and
say, Mamma, / don't believe / can
10 to school another day i ! gave
her Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and now she Is healthy,
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-09-14
CHILDREN CRY
FOR "CAST0RIA"
Especially Prepared for Infants
and Children of All Ages

Mother Fletcher's Castoria has
been in use for over 80 years to relieve
babies and children of Constipation,
Flatulency, Wind Collie and Diarrhea !;
allaying Feverishness arising there
from, and, by regulating the Stomach
and Bowels, aids the assimilation of
Food; giving natural sleep without
opiates. The genuine bears signature
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-09-14
Freshen a Heavy skin

FTcbncH q ffcdNy oNin
With the antiseptic, fascinating Cuti-
cura Talcum Powder, an exquisitely
scented, economical face, skin, baby
and busting powder and perfume.
Renders other perfumes superfuous.
One Of the Cuticura Toilet Trio (Soap,
Ointment, Talcum) Advertisement.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-09-14
Not His to Spend.

First Inebriate-I spent las Sunday
in
Second Ditto-Whassat Las Sum
days my birthday. Mine ~ under
stan? What right you got t. spend
it?-Life.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-09-14
A Knockout.

Wife-Oh, hubby, what a stunning
necktie.
Hubby-Yes, the salesman extracted
"a while / was still In a daze.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-09-14

Honor honorable people. respect the
rights of all and do not bend the knee
to nyone.-Japanese Maxim.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-09-14

Lydia e. Pinkham's Private Textbook Ailments
be
the Pinkham Medicine Co.. Lynn, Massachusetts
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-09-14

Something to a Door.

"Jack says I'm something to adore"
'Does he mean that you're a belle
or a knockerT
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10
lowed a la Mode

Being towcd home isn't half as
simple Il matter as it seems. Along
the route there are met many new
hazards which are particularly dam
Gerous if being toWcd is Il new eX-
pcricnCC.
For il motorist has never been
towId before he is likely to neglect
his steering with the result that the
car Will get to swinging and whip
ping when it turns corners. He does
commences turning. and so he is left
with the alternative of being upset
or of making a last minute turn on
two wheels.
Eunning into the car ahead or
breaking the tow line Cor some part
of the car to which it is attached)
is such likely possibility that the
motorSt ought TO insist that the re-
PAIR man vino docs the towing pro-
vide himself with tho latest equip
mcnt for such work. Tp-to-dat Q
wrccklng cars are equipped with n
towing pole so designed with springs
as to obvlate a number of hazards
peculiar to this variety of motor
ing"
But even with the latest equipment
the motorist must be careful to keep
out of car tracks. or to cross them
at the widest angle possible should
the towing car lead to such dangers.
And in going downhill both parties
should stop in order to allow the man
behind to shift to a lower gear so as
not to burn out his brakes.
When a motorlSt secs another car
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promoters fees, and preferred stock
, the formation of the company.


in the formation Of the company.
At the very start of the operation
of the mines by the engineers and
their associates, and before the COM
pany paid a dividend, miners were
paid more than the highest scale
asked by the unions in neiGhboring
mines; labor was liShtened by the in
stallation of modern mining machin-
| cry wherever possible and a model
village with modern little homes,
schools, churches. stores, amusement
buildings and modern sanitation were
substituted for the average dilapid-
ated and drab mining town. Other
, Brotherhood activities include, the
! brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
| Insurance Company which has $780,
100000 i'll policies in force: the
brotherhood Investment Company. a
; ten million corporation now in pro-
cess of formation. and the Brother
! hood Printing Company. Cleveland.
I The engineers became n landlord
! in 1910 when they erected q Is story
office building at the corner of St.
| Claire avenue and Ontario street. in
the heart of the downtown section
: here. General offices of the brother
hood occupy part of the building. The
building is clear of all membranes
! having been paid for in full several
! years ago. Two other buildings in
| the heart of Cleveland are owned by
, the engineers, one used as the main
| office of the brotherhood bank. direct
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10
Engineers Start
Coal Company
with A Soul"

! Cleveland, O., Feb. The estab-
lishment of coal mining companies
with a soul" was the announced aim
of Warren S. Stone. president of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
and his brotherhood associates when
they made $2,00o,00O investment in
! the Coal River Galleries company
last June.
The purchase was made during the
| coal strike and Mr.. Stone announced
that there has never been a strike
| in these mines and there never will
i be-"
While the brotherhood. as an or
-anization, has nothing to do with
| this coal mining property yet the
| mines are owned largely by brother
! hood members and Mr.. Stone is pres
| ident of the company.
notwithstanding the coal mining in
, duStry through the establishment of
a coal company with Il soul" was the
, aim of the engineers when Mr.. Stone
and his associates. last June. in the
throes of the nationwide coal strike,
! made the two million dollar invest
| ment in the Coal River Galleries
Company. There has never been a
strike i'll these mines and there never
will be-" he said.
The mines face the Big Sandy river
near PrestonsburG. Ky. and the Big
Coal river in West Virginia.
! Mr.. Stone has announced three
| main points of his associates coal
program. These are:
! Ideal living and working conditions
for miners and the removal of strike
danger.
i Elimination Of middlemens profits
| in distribution through enabling con-
sumers to organize their own cooper
ative yards and to sell to themselves
at cost
! Elimination of 'watered" stock,
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Sign a Mile Oh
Transcontinental
HIGHWAYS

Los Angeles, Calf, Feb. "a
sign -milc'-on all transcontinental
routes leading into Southern Cali
fornia is the standard set for the
marking of the roads from the east
to the Pacific Coast.
According TO a statement issued
yesterday by the Los Angeles Cham
Der of Commerce. all road signs on
transcOntincntal routes arc now in
perfect repair. following Il season of
sign posting work just completed
by the Automobile Club of Southern
California.
On the National Old Trails route
leading from the cast to California
via Kansas City, the Automobile
Club has placed $500 signs over a
distance of a little more than 3 500
miles, including the branches of this
route. which is sometimes known at
the Santc &c Trail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10

prices asked by different companies
and dates of same; agreements if
any to raise prices and natural rea-
sons in support of such agreements,
and all such facts as bear upon the
present increases OF prices of gas
Olne in view of tie decreased price
of crude OIL
Upon the conclusions reached in
this report. which will be based upon
testimony of an exhaustive character
furnished by witnesses representing
practically all Of the larger oil Gem
panics of the country, legislation
looking to the curing of unfavorable
q discriminating price situations
doubtless will be recommended.
The trend of the investigation.
which has been followed closely by
the y. \. NJ. would indicate that this
legislation will aim ut equal oppor-
tunitlcs III tho future for all prod :
uccrs. rcfincrS and independents in
the sale of gasolino.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10

\ representative insurance COM
pany is responsible for the statement
that IS per cent of the automopltc
theft losses are still the result or
collision with thieves. Wonder IL
these are the same ear owners VINO
crmmi, tho thousand and one ungcn-
tiemu My acts III driving
EVERY drop counts, sad inc
motorist in commenting upon the OH
companies decision to make the 60
Juice a cent cheaper. But all the
while tho garagcman pumped IN gas
the engine kept idling. wasting inc
drops that really count
The modern motorlst who reviews
.ba low cost Of tires and the hiqh
cost of nas feels like the man with
indiaestion VINO was invited to three
banauet5 in ore week.
(Copyrisht 1928 Ullman Feature
Scrvicc)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10
Investigation b.,
Senate May Mean
Lower Gas Prices

"Lccislation under which relief tor
motorists from excessive and 1luct-
uating prices of gasoline may be cN-
pcctcd doubtless Will be torccastod
III a comprehensive report touching
not only gasoline prices but the
methods Of arriving at the same
which Will so to the United States
Senate on or about March |. 1t will be
submitted hy Senate Robert NJ. La
Toilette chairman OF the committee
on manufacturers which. through 4
sub committee operating under
authority of a resolution adopted by
the Senate April 20, 1922. has been
making an investigation covering the
years 1920, 1921 and 1922" says the
National Motorists Association, which
continues:
'Intormation will he furnished the
Senate specifically in this report as
to the following:
The stocks of crude oil and gasoline
on hand and the relation of the
prices of the latter to the former: the
uniformity or lack of uniformity of
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by Bel.

ly across the street from the bmj
hood Office building and the o;hs
sixteen story structure on d
avenue, recently purchased at Il
of approximately $4,000, 900.
The prospective amalgard
now under process of concluss
the Brotherhood of Locomotive
men and Enginmen with the Bid
hood of Locomotive Engineen
give the Stone group of lab@ I
erative financiers an additional
stituency larger than the engr(
brotherhood. though the indist
are said not to possess the hn1
means of the engineers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10

Everyone who drives Il car knows
that a gasoline engine Will not run
When there's water III the fuel, but
when it comes to Il showdown very
few know exactly why
1t is a fact that water can be in =
troduCcd into the intake manifold
very often with good results. In fact
there are devices on the market en-
ploNing this principle and designed
to eliminate carbon by generating a
little steam to combine chemically
with the carbon to form 4 gas which
can I've driven out the exhaust by the
normal action Of tho engine. If
water can he consumed through d
motor in this way why should little
water in the CaIburctor cause so
much trouble"
If Nou can't guess hcre is the an
SWcr: Tho fuel is carried TO the
needle valve Of the carhuretor from
the bottom of the float chamber and
as water is heavier than gasoline it
means that the fuel fails to reach
the carburctOr proper. A little water
thus gums up the whole works. OF
course this water can he got rid of
by flooding the float chamberlain
less there is water in the rest of the
gas
They Answer Proudly
The licensing of motor cars is not
without its humorous side. On the
Connecticut application card an in
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The Old Mechanic SAYS:

The Old Mechanic Says:
IF that chap wasn't so 'touchy' I'd
tell him he's not linin up his wheels
SCnsibly. Do You see what he's
dom? someone told him that the
front wheels should point in at the
front so he's measuring thu distance
between them at the front and COM
pairing it with the distance between
them at the rear. His IDEAS all
right, but he's way off on the meas
urn business. He's mcasurin' The
distance between the rims, not the
wheels.
This makes lot of difference
The rims aren't even all around. and
for all he knows he may be meas
urin points that are bent in or bent
cut. The adjustment may he all
right If the waocls didn't turn. but
when you're linin' up the wheels
you've got to be sure that the slight
pointing in Of the wheels is the same
for any position they happen to be
in: that is. when they're runnin
straight ahead. Some of these chaps
who line up their wheels measure
the distance between tires but as the
tires are attached to the rims they're
about as far wrong as if they meas
urcd from tho rims If they want to
do the Job right there's only way to
do it-mcaSure the distance between
the felloc bands of the wheels
These bands are an integral part of
the wheels so the measurement is
bound to be correct.
It's goin' to cost that follow
lot Of unnecessary wear on his tires
before he discovers his mistake.
Funny the way most car owners
hcsitatcs to ask questions. If they
only knew how many folks there are
in the world who don't mind repeat
ing lessons learned from experience
they'd save many a dollar"
Did You Know
That the real function of a fNWhcel
is TO carry the crankshaft over so
that the pistons can complete their
three non-power strokes" In the
four-cyclo engine (Which is the uni
versal type at prescnt only one pis-
ton stroke out of four contributes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10

WHO, nsirv the sclf-Startcr at
night it saves :nc battery 70 switch
OF the lights. Throw out TIC clutcn
TO save the starter the trouble or
crankinc over the transmission gears
land pun tho CHECKER out before touch
~ 1ho starter. button 50 as to make
c,.,.ry moment of the starters work
COMMIT Tno mice saved in tic nrdi :
nary start may he thousand uhC,s,
more Valuable should the engine Stai'
y bcn ,hn c1I is in a prccarious posi-
tiCn
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We Could Now Use

Columbus to discover substitute
for gasoline.
Sir Walter Raleigh to jog us up on
our motoring manners.
Henry VII TO stimulate the safes
OF d3nifiod electrlcs for charming
ladies.
Calico to look over the new line
of stars" and Moons" and to find
out what's happened to the Comet
and sun"
Noah Webster to explain to the
curious what is meant by Duraiu-
min. torquo. three quarters floating
Nolybdonum and scmi -cllipticS.
Sit Isaac Newton to discover me
gravity OF the abused car problem.