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RANGER :: By JOHN GOODMAN


she is an older daughter Of the Tallbois heir.
Joan leaves Knayth Abbey and is married to
Philip.
Carey visits Agnes in her apartment and
offers her 100000 if she will give up her claim
and go back to America. Not knowing who he
is, she refuses. Agnes sends Joan bill for
$4,000 for moneys used from the estate An
anonymous friend returns 100000 which Joan
had paid to Callaghan's men. An attempt is
made to kill Philip in his home
They move to new quarters and find that
Goodenough, mysterious stranger who served
Joan at Knayth, is their landlord At Knayth
house party Agnes is attacked by Miguel Cases,
a sutton who has followed her from the States,
and she is saved by Drummond, a member Of
Callaghan's band, who thinks great deal Of
her. Agnes goes to get the Knayth pearl neck
lace from the vaults and finds that it is miss
ing. It has been stolen by one of CalIaghan's
men and they blame Joan with the theft.
NOLD 90 on NTH the story.
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have the dispositions with me. for
attended to give evidence on be-
half Of the police
One moment" interposed the
4Edge; this course is unusual,
and / wish the reasons to be
stated in court why an adjourn
ment of this case was not applied
tor until such time as the inquest
should be completed"
My Lord said the superin-
tendent, sit is considered at head.
quarters that in the interests of
justice more light would be
thrown on the matter by allow
ing this present case to proceed
and continuing the inquest on
Miguel Casas after than by re.
versing the order. 1t was open
to both the prosecution and the
defense to object If they chose
and to call for postponement,
in which case / understand
fresh jury would have to be Inn
pane1ed. The crown counsel,
however, made no such Objec-
ton"
Sir Charles Craik shrugged his
shoulders and nodded
NCieuSL uAu AAI. NAO11ASAOhI OU-
ject.'
mo- said Philip confidently.
ct am content, my lord, to go
straight forward, subject to your
ruling
Very good" said the judge;
proceed"
The certified evidence Of the
finding of Miguel's body and the
cause of death was given. Iden-
tity was proved, and then Philip
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GOOD NIGHT STORIES
BE SURE TO READ THEM TO YOUR CHILDREN

shell lifted itself and started Oft
through the water, its long trail
ing fringe Of reddish. golden color
floating out behind it.
"oh, Mrs. Lima She'll" squee-
dee called. Come on back! It's
only Doris ana Squeedeew
You folks come on down to our
place." Mrs. Lima Shell called,
and away she hurried through the
water. Squeedee and Doris follow
ing.
my goodness! What's this?"
Doris asked, pointing to a queer
little oval nest made Of coral shells
and sand. "Is that your nest?"
you guessed it right that time"
laughed Mrs. Lima Shell, fitting
herself into her neat little bed by
using her two shells like a but
terfly uses his wings. "And
mighty proud am of it, too. Some
folks call us the butterfly Of the
sea because we use our thin shells
as Mr.. Butterfly uses his wings.
Only, of course, the butterfly
can't boast Of such lovely silken
tresses as we have. I love to see
them floating behind me when I
swim"
'"rhat's the first thing noticed
when you started through the
water - those reddish brown
streamers." laughed Doris. ''I
never would have believed you to
be a shell If Squeedee hadn't come
along and proved it to me-"
Some day when you have more
time" Mrs. Lima Shell said kindly,
I'll show you more wonderful
things than that. But, of course,
you're pretty busy today"
Neither Doris nor Squeedee had
said word about being busy. but
after that they babe Mrs. Lima
Shell good.by, and promised to
call again some day soon.
They hurried through the water
to the beach once more, just in
time to hear Doris mama calling
her.
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Syndicate. Inc.)
Another Fine Story Tomorrow.
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THE GIRL IN LOVE


It is q delightful dinner table
topic-who's who among the boys,
or who's who among the girls, If
you are so fortunate as to have
one Of the typical young high
school lovers in your family. But
you must talk every matter
through = to its conclusion and
never snap it off with your old
style judgment.
Your girl is not going to run
off and marry some good-for-
nothing so long as you use this
talkit-out method. She will not
consciously yield at once 20 your
ideals and she should never seem
to be yielding at all. It will prove
far happier than that--a mere
maturing of her mind.
Your boy is not going to marry
that "horrid thing" as you desig-
nate her, unless you drive him to
it by your stern, unreasoned OPP
position.
So, by sane love affair for
your boy or girl, I mean one
which grows and natures slowly,
partly based on judgment and
good sense. Take the spark" he
has as your starter. He is prac-
ticalIy certain to change his ideal
a number Of times, each time
thinking that he has found "the
only one"
Just how many legislators are
offering new laws intended to
make marriage more safe and
sane, but they will fail at this.
Marriage will ever be an affair
of the hearts of youth, He and
his love mate, and they alone
will enact the laws PROPERLY gov
.erning marriage.
: The better way is outlined
above; namely. guidance. not
suppression.
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) unmasked his batteries.
The dead man." he said. had
apparently not been robbed or
searched in any way?"
There were no signs OF 1t. z
said the superintendent, Tin any,
case the man who killed him
would probably not have had
time. But no such attempt seems
to have been made. :
nf'Qnite so. What was found IA
the pockets OF Miguel Casas, be.
ginning with the Waistcoat?''
A nickel watch, fifteen ShiIl-
lings in silver, and, in the right
hand upper pocket, &, quantity OF
impalpable whitish dust"
''Such as might have leaked
from paper package, for ex-
yes. i have the remains Of ii
here. The superintendent pro-
duced a, little stoppered glass
: tube. 1T has been a1ialyzed, and
this" he handed to Philip :
paper. IL the certificate sof an
alysis.'
MY iord! said Philip to the
Judge. IT shall call the ayaIysB.
but unless Sir Charles Crafk OBJ.
jects. 4 win; for the sake OF con-
tinuity, read to the jury now
the analysis Of this dust found
in the pocket Of the dead man,
Miguel Casas.
The crown counsel. sitting back
in his chair, made a gesture Of
assent. Philip in clear voice
read out the analysts formula
and description.
'BisuIphide Of strychnine /.
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LOAN AYRE, a Lopdon typist, is made the
Viscountess Tallbois of Knayth through
the Vaccinations Of a band Of criminals
headed by CALLAGHAN. Joan is entirely
innocent Of any wrongdoing and her case is
fought in the courts by PHILIP MOTIFS
FONT, young lawyer, who helps to show up
the criminals.
Their former leader had been "SLIM JIM"
CAREY, but after his supposed death Callag-
black sheep and heir to the Tallbois family
estates, but because Of his crimes had fed to
the United States. There he married and Joan
was born: Later she was taken to England
after her father had deserted her and her
mother died.
Carey suddenly comes to life and manages
to thwart all the plans of the criminals to ex-
tort money from Joan. Finally Callaghan
brings AGNES DE CASTRA and her m5ther
from the United States to London and sets her
up as the real Viscountess of TalIbois, saying
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"HE color ebbed from Lady
Talibois. face. 'sShe stared at
him blarkly. Philip sat down.
The crown counsel made no at
feYnnt to = caoss-examine. be
looked troubled and anxious,
Lady Tallbois retired.
.Call Harold Drummond," said
Philip.
Dru nnmond appeared, very
youthful looking, pale, and I'M
Snaculately dressed. he con-
.cealed very efficiently the tense
anxiety he was feeling; he dread
ed Mottisfont like the plague.
But Philip questioned him soleiy
upon Miguel Casas and the en-
counter at Knayth. To THIS
Drummond replied quite truth
fully with the bare facts; ms
story bore out mat of Agnes. ana
he was nightly relieved ana
surprised, at..tlle end of IT, TO pe
allowed to leave the box Sir
Charles Craik left him alone al
together.
.Detective Inspector Thorpe"
said philip next A Quiet look
inEa. man with -grizzled hair STEP
ped up and was sworn.
II believe, Mr.. Thorpe. said
philip. shat on information that
has recently come into the hands
81 the police you were sent down
Co Knaytf Abbey to make Ger.
tain inquiries there?
ssYes. sir. I was" said the de-
kective. In answer to Phllip 8
questions he made his statement.
II made inquiries of the es-
tate servants whether any sus-
picious characters had been OBJ
served during the past month
at Knayth. and gave descrip-
ton Of the man Miguel Casas. "A
keeper had seen a man resemb-
1inghim in height and bull run.
ming away across the park.
The date was given and the hou1.
ssHe did not see. the mans face,
a he was some distance off,
and II was nighttime there was
d moon.
continuing inquiries for any
thing unusual concerning that
night and the next day. ] found
that deerhound was found IN
the grounds next morning, and
that poisoning was suspected.
1 had the body of the dog ex-
hl1med, and 1t. was forwarded to
the Home Office for examination.
.-Connecting these two events,
and following the investigation
on lines. tnat had been suggested
20 me. I searched for evidence
that might throw light on the
cause of this animals death and
ali / could find was the state
ment of a maid servant that she
had cleared up the fragments
of the water decanter that had
been smashed on the terrace,
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CEPTER 100.
'eThe Dropped Aitch. =

EM0 DROPPED AfGcn.
The faces OF the jury showed
how strongly the point had
struck home. There was rustic
throughout the crowded gallery.
'Strychnine soluble in water"
said Philip quietly, 'sand what
else did you fine on the dead
nan2'
"A pawn ticket. dated two
weeks before his DEATH
ANY documents Of Importance
This slip of paper, crumpled
up and soiled. was found among
some other things in the dead
mans breast pocket"
The paper was taken from an
envelope by the witness and
handed to Philip.
Il viii read this to the jury"
he said.
Your ladyship has been robbed.
When you come to look for the
Knayth necklace you will find 1t
gone.
Philip continued to the end.
The words were precisely the
same as those he had read to
Lady Talibois half an hour earlier
and concluding. Your lady
ships WeIl-Wisher.'
This. said Philip, holding It.
UP, sis the original OF the anoy.
NOUS accusation of theft against
Mrs. Joan Mottisfont, stating
that the necklace would be found
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Syndicating Crime for Greater Profit
and the Harvest Reaped is the
Motif Of This Thrilling Serial

Lady Tallbois actually to visit
Mrs. Mottisfont and claim the.
necklace. :.
He handed back the slip of
paper to the witness.
There is no indication Mr..
Brancepeth, as to who the author
OF this sinister message might
be?''
ION the face Of it, none,'' said
the superintendent
''The message il typed, and
not written, pursued Philip,
ssyet there are sometimes pecH-
Marities in typeWriters, though
to d lesser degree than IN PEN
manship, i think. have OBJ,
served that myself. ana so his
Mrs. Mottisfont, VINO was her
self professional typist. You
agree; Mr.. Brancepeth2.
Eyes, said the witness, very.
little in the case of new machines,
but frequently In old ones. This
nissive was typed on q Duplex,
clearly one sthat has seen q lot OF
wear.
Look at the tipping Closely
said Philip, ''do you find that the
small Letter is defective?,' b
Certainty, agreed the witness,
'stl1e III throughout, has lost q
small fraction Of it's top, by wear
or breakage. so that II looks all
most like an u. 1t is also notice
ably out of line, and strikes a lit.
tie below the level of the other
letters"
This message, in fact, was
typed on machine that drops its
aitches?'. suggested Philip,
Eyes. said the superintendent
gravely, precisely that. Also the
tail OF the comma i'm the semi
colon II very. worn and shortened.
The capital &C. Is In every case
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A Fascinating Story in which the High
Lights Are Furnished by Crime,
Mystery, and Triumphant Love

= the next morning, and that a
certain amount of water had
collected among the flagstones
at that spot, and was still not
quite dried up"
The crown counsel here started
to intervene, but Philip was Oe-
fore him.
81 am aware that these wit.
nesses must be called. my lord,
and / am going to call them. But
] desire this sworn statement, on
the part of the police to be heard
also"
He continued his questions to
the detective: and Lady Tallbois
in her seat in the gallery listened
+ with bitter anxiety.
"Gee! she muttered, 81 knew
the police have been n0sinE
around at Knayth, but this SEATS
me! What's that cool devil Mot
tisfont drivin' at? He's the guy
that's going to split us!''
The detective stood down. Sir
Charles Craik made mo sign. The
keeper from Knayth and the maid
servant who had cleared up the
broken decanter were called and
( corroborated Sergeant Thofpe's
evidence. The case was moving
rapidly. A gray and specialized
gentleman with a precise manner
was next summoned to the box,
one OF the expert pathologists
from the home office.
You made, / believe, an ex-
animation Of dead hound from
Knayth, on behalf Of the police?''
said Philip.
Il did. sir" said the patholo-
what was the cause of death. -
Strychnine poisoning
Would it have been possible
for the dog TO have poisoned it
self by tapping up water impreg-
mated with strychnine?a.
Certainly. And in the dogs
case a small dose would be suf-
ficient..'
There was another ripple of SEN
sation. Philips case was be-
coming clear. Every one listened
eagerly, wondering If he could
drive home this daring theory.
Call Detective Superintendent
Braecepeto. said Philip. An off,
cial from the G.. I. ID. was sworn.
81 believe, Mr.. Brancepeth,"
said Philip, you have had charge
OF the Investigations concerning
the death Of a man named Miguel
Casas, a citizen OF the u. s. Al.
''T have" said the superintend-
ent; a man, since fully identified
as Miguel Casas. was found six
days ago in an alley in the Dor
e0ugh. The cause Of death was
q knife wound In the hack"
Has any arrest been nader"
mo"
When was the inquest held?''
The inquest was opened this
morning, formal evidence OF
identity given, and adjourne
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Widely Known Lecture and
Writer and National Authority
on Training Of Children.
orr ow. can we break up
the love affair Of our
0 young daughter?"
mother inquiries.
You cannot break it up without
breaking the girls heart and
probably destroying her. future
happiness and. yours.
One of the most serious prob
lens of all the relations of parent
and child Is here before US, and
there is only one general answer.
Help your child to love sanely.
Nature gave her that beautiful
physique, those laughing eyes.
that glowing face, as instrument
talfties OF love-mahing. Break
mp" an affair of beauty like this
and the penalty exacted from
somebody viii be terrible.
Many young people of high
school age are cross. mean. pessi--
snistic and soured on the world
because their thrilling love life
has somehow been demoralized. 1t
IN far more necessary that a boy
or girl make a passing grade"
happily in the great racial prob
lem of love dreams than in the
common assignment OF class
room duties.
Never hinder. only caution;
never break up, only redirect;
never make fun of youthful love,
but give ii a most sympathetic
hearing. You and your boy. you
and your. girl, .ean gradually talk
out and. think > out. together. a
happy lifelong expression of the
love.urge which is blossopning out
Of the heart Of your child
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here. shade above the line. 0w.
ing to a bent bar in the machine.
There is tendency in the operator
to strike his capital very heavily
And the hypaen mark Ia slightly
askew,
Philip produced from hts pocket
book carefully folded letter. !,
You have seen this before, 81
perinteIfdert. / will read 1T to the
Jury. Gentlemen, this ia q typed
letter dated August is, addressed
to Miss Joan Ayre ct that time the
name by which Mrs. Joan Motifs
font was known. It IL signed BY
Theophilus Bell, solicitor, Of Bed
ford Row. 1t Id an invitation TO
Miss Ayre to attend at the writers
office, and the occasion was the
offer To claim for her, at g price.
the peerage and estates Of TalIbOis
of Knayth." 81.
For the moment the ury looked
puzzled at this aggression. But
there was dead silence as Philip
read aloud in the clear voice:
Miss Joan Ayre,
Dear madam i have to request
that you VIII favor me with an ap-
pointment as early as possible, AZ
this office: Information awaits YOU
which I think you will find greatly
to your advantage,
sTEIE0PE1ILUS BELL Is
''This then, said Philip, .is
personally signed letter from the
man Bell. who, with his papers
his typewriter ard his confederate.
VaiIle, has been missing ever since
the poisoning of Lady TalIbOis
and the arrest Of Mrs. M0ttigfont
and who IL believed BY the police
to have left the country. He hand
ed the letter to the witness.
no Be Continued TomoFroW.
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lucy ETOWbScN 10 CUH AV0tSAs
NO" replied Doris. "It looked
like a big shell at first. But who
ever saw a shell swim? That
thing just SKINNED over the water
and dropped out of sight. I never
saw anything like it before in all
my life"
Then If that's the case" and.
Squeedee's black eyes twinkled.
well just have to go down right
now and see who it was. Do you
think you'd know him If you saw
him again?"
OF course, Doris thought she
would. So Squeedee took her hand,
and before she had time to blink
Doris found herself standing on the
bottom of the ocean.
'"There he is this very second"
she cried, pointing at a dear little
shell opened wide and lying on the
bottom of the sands.
At the sound Of her voice the
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in her rooms. / read Lady Tall
bois q copy of it, and it bears
out her statement. Lady Tall
bois has informed us on oath
that she lost it-Where. she does
not know. 1t is found on the
dead body Of her discarded adj
mirer, Miguel Casas, into whose
possession 1t had come. It advises
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Doris Finds q Queer Little Nest
Builder.

A-sSSsS
Builder.
i<E0I. PsHAW" Doris ex-
claimed as the queer-look-
~ ing thing darted through
the water and sank out OF sight.
"Oh, dear, I wish"
But before Doris could voice her
wish. Squeedee. the little elfin from
Joyland. hoped down on the sands
before her.
"Well, of all things!' she laugh.
ed. II was just going to wish for
you. The funniest looking thing
just scooted through the water and
sank down to the bottom. Now,
what do you suppose it was?"
lizard to say" answered Squee-
dee. What did he look like? Did
you see any wings, or fins?"
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"RObbing Peter to pay Paul."
This phrase was brought into be-
ing by the transfer under King
Edward VI. OF England of the
funds Of Westminster Abbey (St-
Peter's) to pay for the upkeep
Of st. Paurs Cathedral, Lon.
don.
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Quoint Wedding Custom

Il MONG the strange customs at Swedish weddings N
a that Of giving the bridegroom shirt The gift Isl
made by the bride and Is at the ceremony II is
then put away until death, when he IS buried il II
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A powerful alkaline poison
readily soluble In water
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widely known Lecturw and
Writer and . National Authority
on Training Of Children.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-27
Iowa Physician Makes
Startling Offer to
Catarrh Sufferers
Found Treatment Which Heal
ed His Own Catarrh and
Now Offers to Send 1t
Free to Sufferers
Anywhere

Davenport, Iowa.-Dr. W. o. COT.
fee, Suite, 784, st. James Hotel Bldg,
this city, one Of the most widely
known physicians and surgeons in
the central west, announces that he
found treatment which complete.
ly healed him of catarrh in the head
and nose, deafness and head noises
after many years of suffering. He
then gave the treatment to a nun.
Der of other sufferers and they state
that they also were completely heal
ed. The Doctor is so proud of his
achievement and so confident that
his treatment will bring other suffer.
ers the same freedom it gave him,
that he is offering to send 10 days
supply absolutely free to any reader
of this paper who writes him. Dr.
Coffee has specialized on eye, ear,
nose and throat diseases for more
than thirty-five years, and is hon.
ored and respected by countless thou
sands. If you suffer from nose, head
or throat catarrh, catarrhal deafness
or head noises, send him your name
and address today.-tAdvertis
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-27
Slayer Of Wife, Son
And Three Others, Is
Sentenced to Death

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Jan. &c. -
Guilt" of murder in the first degree
and sentenced to death iir the cleo
trio chair was the outcome this
morning in the case of Ben Burch-
field, charged with brutality murder
ing his wife and four other rela.
tives at Bristol and burning their
home to conceal the crime. He calm
ly took the sentence. Date for the
electrocution is to be fixed this aft
ernoon.-
The jury announced it reached a
verdict shortly after going into de.
liberation last night. but did not re-
port until court convened this morn
ing.
Victim of the gruesome murder
were Burchfield's wife, his 12-year
old son, and Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Wilson and their two-year-old child.
All were found dead in their beds
which had been burned with the
house.
The state alleged Burchfield slew
1.-THE five because his wife had threat
ened' to divorce him at the instance
of the Wilson's. Burchfield offered
an alibi in defense
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-27
Ladies Of Gu Clux Clan
Raid Bootlegger Nest
And Capture Z Men

OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. %. -
The Ladies of the Cu-Clux Clan
were in the field against 1aw1essness
in the southwest today.
Six of the ladies'. in full regalia-
light blue flowing robes and masks
with a white cross on their breasts
raided a bootIeggers'' nest near here
last night, taking prisoners and seiz.
ing evidence, according to reports
to police.
Federal agents were called in to
"legalize" the raid and take charge
of the prisoners, after the women
had completed their work.
The masked women drove to the
den in automobiles, and without
warning closed in from all sides. A
brief tussle followed, and two. WON.
en- were taken prisoners. Hair pull,
ing, scratching and kicking were re-
sorted ito, however. before the men
in the place were subdued. Four of
the ladies' sat on the prisoners un-
til federal agents arrived.
The 'ladies of the Cu-CIux Clan
is new organization. A drive for
new members is being carried on
here. and parade in full regalia is
scheduled for next Monday night.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-27
Former Associate
OF Rev. Sam Jones
Dies in. Knoxville

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 25.~~
Native of Georgia and known to
thousands throughout the Appa.
lachian region as "the blacksmith
preacher" Rev. J. T. Sections
death here this morning has cast
a pail of sorrow over this region.
He was perhaps the best known and
most popular evangelist in this part
of the country and had converted
more than thirty thousand people
since he left the anvil for the pull
pit thirty-three years ago, having
held revivals in forty-five states.
He died leaving little, having
shared with others what he had,
and public appeal in behalf of
him and his wife, who is also
seriously i'll, was made through the
newspapers yesterday. Billy Sunday,
intimate friend, may off1ciate at
the funeral. Rev. Sexton was also
worker with the famous \evan-
peliSt Sam Jones