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New Britain herald., 1924-10-23
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The body Of Douglas Raynor is found in the early evening on the floor of the sun room at Flower Acres, his Long Island home. Raynor has been shot through the heart, Standing. over the dead man, pistol in hand, is Malcolm Finley, former sweetheart of Raynor's wife, Nancy. Eva Turner. Raynor's nnrse. stands by the door with her hand on the light switch. Tn a moment Nancy appears, white-f faced and terrified. orville Kent, Nancy's brother, comes in from the south side of the room. And then Ezra Goddard, friend of Finley; Miss Matte, Raynors sister, and others, enter upon the scene. Detective Dobbins heads the police investiga- tion. An autopsy reveals that Ray nor was being systematically poi soned by arsenic, and Nancy is sus- pected as the poisoner of her brutal husband. Dobbins comes to inter- view Nancy, but is intercepted by Goddard.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 That's all right, MT. Dobbins- and I'll make you this proposition. Let me help you, and I'll agree to play fair. You tell me all you dis cover and I'll tell you what l learn"
 "Humph. What can you learn?"
 Don't be supercilious. You may yet be glad to- come around to my theory"
 Have you one?"
 Rather. And good one. It is that an outsider, an evil intentional intruder came in and shot Raynor, at dusk and made away without be- ing seen"
 ''Fine fairy story!"
 Not at all--he left his footprint on the sun room floor"
 Very good of him, I'm sure! And from that footprint, will you please tell me the color of his hair and what clothes he wore? Also his age and height? I've read story books, you see?"
 Then if you have, why didn't you find that footprint for yourself?" Goddard spoke seriously. Its right there, under the eyes of anybody who chooses to look for It."
 Yes, unles 1t has been washed off today. l saw it yesterday. Come on. I'll show you"
 The two men went to the sun par Tor, and on its floor of red tiles, be- tween two rugs. was certainly a faint, irregular footprint, made quite evidently by some one who wore new rubbers.
 Pooh" said Dobbins, that might have come there before or after the shooting time"
 Might have, yes. but isn't it up to you to prove it did or it didn't? Oughtn't you to know who has been 1 here wearing new rubbers? They are not commonly worn by ladies and gentlemen of household like this"
 Some of the servants"
 Nonsense, servants don't wear overshoes to clean floors"
 "A visitor-an errand boy"
 "Why surmise? Why not find out for certain"
 Dobbins began to look grave.
 Much obliged to you, MT. God dard, 1t certainly calls for investi- gation. And I'll accept your offer of help. If tell you what learn, you must tell me anything you discover"
 Agreed, though l doubt if l dis cover anything of importance. My forte is deduction rather than search"
 By reason of further request on Goddards part. Dobbins left the search of Nan's room until the next day, and then J1e declared his inten- tions.
 Certainly you may search my rooms, Mir. Dobbins," Nan said, quietly Shall I come with you?"
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23
What Katie Feared Might Happen
 on the Road

By all the cannons of discipline l should have reproved Katie se- verely for her impertinent reference to my mother-in-law. But the look of fidelity and devotion in her eyes and the remembrance of the many faithful services Katie had rem dered me stillcd my tongue.
 After all, l reflected, another hour or two would see Dicky's mother on tho first stage of her journey 10 North Carolina, and the chances of speeding her peacefully on her way would be m lch greater if my little maids temper were un- ruttied by any criticism of mine. Therefore, as many a housewife has done before me, l disgracefully tenn porlzed and contented myself with a weak murmur of, Katie, you mustn't speak that way" which neither impressed my little maid nor contented me.
 T know dot" she said, tossing her head, but vich is better-say dose tings und den feex everything way she likes, or talk so smoot und nice like soft butter for cake und nefer do tings her vay?"
 suppressed the comment that it might be possible to do both, be- cause I saw that Katie was con- genitally incapable of understand ing any position other than the one she had assumed, and which she evidently had thought out with much care.
 See to it, then, that you TX everything exactly to her liking this morning." l said, permitting my voice a bit of severity. flor it is hertast meal, you know.
 To my surprise Katie stared at me in horror, and then, throwing her apron over her head, began to rock herself to and fro.
 "Oh, w you say dot"" she walled. Don you know dot bad luck to say eet her last meal? Now l know she nefer, nofer coon back again, poor old vomans, und I say seech bad tings shoost now about her und old alligators. Oh dear, so shamed, so shamed, l wish l could keel myself"
 Katie Is Invited
 took her by the shoulders and shook her soundly, for Katie on the verge of mysteries I can manage. It is a consciously humorous Katie in an impertinent mood who some- times baffles me.
 Stop this nonsense this second." I commanded. If you feel ashamed Of having spoken disrespectfully of Mother Graham, show it by cooking everything to her liking instead of acting like a baby. That won't help anything, whether she comes back or not"
 pulled the apron down from her face, and with my handkerchief wiped katie's cheeks wet with tears, which always are unduly ready to overflow from my little maids eyes.
 Wash your face" l commanded, and then go on with the breakfast. I'll start the cereal for you, and then when you get breakfast under way you can help me pack the mo- tor kit for picnic lunch"
 Her tears stopped as if by magic and her eyes sparkled with excited interest.
 "Oh-oh, Missis Graham! A peck
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that at arsenical poisoning the leaves were thumbed and worn as if by an interested student. T knew it," said Miss Matte, with a mortified look at the page. "I knew Nan was poisoning him.
 He wasn't killed by the poison.' Dobbins1 reminded her. Do you think she shot him?"
 Nc" said Miss Matte, decided. ly. Man wouldn't do that. But I believe Mir. Finley did, and I can't see why you don't arrest him."
 Hes watched continually, Miss Raynor, as, in fact, are all the peo- pie of the house."
 My land! All of us?"
 "Yes, of course. There are several men detailed for that purpose. Well, Miss Raynor. don't see that we can learn anything more here"
 With the book on poisons, care fully wrapped to preserve possible finger print clews, he went down. stairs. Miss Raynor accompanying him.
 1Hey found that in their absence newcomer had appeared. who brought with him new element of mystery.
 In the living room, addressing himself to Nan, was young man Of perhaps thirty or so. He was tall, dark and lean, man of fine face and figure, but with crafty black eyes that darted here and there. seeming to read the attitudes of the others.
 OrviIle Kent, in attendance on his sister, was also listening to the announcements the stranger was making.
 He was he told Dobbins, Lionel Raynor, son of Douglas Raynor by his first marriage.
 Had you ever heard of this son before?" Dobbins asked of Nan.
 "Yes," she said. T knew of his existence, but l have never before met him.
 He was apprised of his fathers death?"
 "Oh, yes, the lawyer looked after all n notificatons of the family"
 You didn't get here for the funeral, Mir, Raynor?" said Dob bins.
 "No, l came on from the weS and couldn't make connections But now that [ am here, I wish to take possession at once. I have with me my fathers will, which bequeaths to me everything he possessed. I want also to push the investigation of his death-his murder" he looked straight at Nan - "and l want to see justice done.'
 You are not making any accusa- tions?" asked the detective.
 Not that-I leave that to you and your assistants. But it can't be a difficult case, given the clements of an unloving wife and her former suitor,"
 But my husband made later will" Nan declared, her spirit reused by these continued blows of 
 Yes? Have you it?" Lionel Ray nor's tone was insolent.
 Tt is in Mfr. Raynors desk" Nan said quietly. .f O.
 Produce it then" This was said with a sheer, as if the new claim ant to the property had no fear of the will being forthcoming.
 Nor was it. Though the desk was ransacked by Dobbins, assisted by Goddard and Orville Kent, no trace of a will could be found.
 But 1t has always been tnhre," said Nan, looking perplexcd. T mean ever since it was drawn up, a year or more ago."
 "Who witnessed it?" asked Dob bins.
 "Mr. Cannon, for one" Nan said. "and the butler, for another. But not the butler we have now. It was Peters, the one we had last
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23
ON HEALTH- MALNUTRITION

Some time ago report was printed that malnutrition was found as frequently in the children of the Wcll-to-do as in the children of the poor.
 This may or may not have been accurate, but it is fact that many children of families in good flnan- cial circumstances arc underwcight and undernourished.
 Here are some signs to observe in a child:
 Paleness of skin, lines appearing
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23

under eyes, rounding shoulders. fab biness, weak feet, stopping posture, laXnesS.
 Look, too, for irritability, nerv- ousness, timidity, forgetfulncss and poor resistance to disease.
 Most of these are signs of under nourishment and need of better regulated diet and more exercise. Ii is well to consult doctor concern ing the child, for such signs occur in troubles other than mSlnutrition and il is well to find out
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23
| Se Padded Holders

Never use your dishtoWel for holders as they are easily burned. Provide yourself with a number of padded holders so you will always have one on hand.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23
Will EyanOrate

If ammonia, gasoline or other volatile substances are left loosely corked they soon evaporate and lose their strength.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23
For Collars and Ribbons

Keep small basket in your dresser drawer in which to keep the collars and ribbons that need pressing. Then on the day you do your ironing you can attend 10 these pieces as well.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23
Gossip;s Corner
Use Glyccrine

The corks that are kept in glue or shoepolish bottles and are apt to stick should he rubbed with glycerine.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23
Dip in Vinegar

The colors in calico or printed cottons can be set by dipping the cloth in vinegar before washing.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23

She says: Those old contentious will pass. There Is no "propeP place for women. Let those who want homes have them"
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23
Hugc Scarfs

Huge scarfs of ostrich feat are very much liked with even frocks since they give the effec; elaboration which is denied frocks.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23
Small Birds

Very small birds either in shh of mauve or gray or exotic par hues arc liked as trimming on { fall hats.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23

It boiling water until 1t Is cooked, then draining and dressing with little butter or cream and salt,
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23
Sour Milk Useful

If you have considerable sour milk on hand it can be converted into cottage cheese by pouring over
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23
Cook Fruits Slowly

Cook fruits slowly to bring out their sweetness, This makes pruues, dried apples and peaches SO much sweeter that sugar Is unnecessary.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23

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 cess.
 41. Roman patriot, 4S. A game. .... 45. Crazy person tslang1. 4e. Obsolete variant of Cal. 4s. Roman coin, 4s. Point of compass.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23
Use Plenty Of Matnr

Use Plenty of Water The secret of good macaroni Is to give it plenty of water and allow two tablespoons of salt to each quart of water
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23
Rub with Lemon

Always rub the inside of fowl with a piece of lemon before you put in the dressing,
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23
Good Luncheon Dish

Try a Welsh rarebit as a lunch con dish. It is heavy and with it you need only a vegetable salad.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23

One must not take his converse ton "uu, of the drawing room. 20 Operations, ills or personal bcm- ishes. details and appurtcnanccs Of the dressing room are neither suit able nor pleasant topics.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23
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FTarOrs Sandwiches A little horscradish added to ham sandwiches makes them unusually tasty,
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23

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 birth. 50. City in Massachusetts. Si. City in Ohio. '
 VERTICAL 1. A child tcontemptuous). 2. All corrkct. 2. Mothers. {. Letter Of Arabic alphabet. s, A vampire. 6. Made into bales. z. Loin cloth. s. Correlation of neither. g. Act. II, Flower. IS. City in Minnesota. IS. Demonstratiys pronoun.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-11-14

Names of automobiles should be
omitted in news items. They are
for the advertising columns. Fords
can be distinguished as "small
cars" etc.
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people have been called away by
the sickness" or death" of re
lative of friend. They are not
called "by the sickness or death, y
but "because of the sickness or
death"
Avoid the use of the phrase J.
H. Jones and wife. 1t is just as
easy to write "Mr. and Mrs. J. II.
JONES'" etc, and it sounds much
better.
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get
Do not express your own opin-
ions about news events; let the
public make its own decisions.
Do not depend,upon rumor any
more than is necessary.
Let people know that you are a
correspondent. You will get much
more news in this way.
Make notes of people who are
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y Who? Where? When? What ?
Why? How? Answer all of these
questions in every item or news
story.
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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-11-14
SOME DOS" AND "DONT'S"
FOR CORRESPONDENTS

NOTE: The following is taken
from a recent copy of the Publish
ers Auxiliary, and reprinted for
the information and benefit of
Naws- Record correspondents.
Those who prepare manuscripts
should, first of all, be careful OF
their handwriting. They should
also be especially careful of their
dates, the spelling of names, and
extreme care should be exercised
in writing to use the proper tense.
For instance, correspondents writ
ing their items on Monday fire.
quently announce that a meeting
is to be held on Wednesday or
Thursday evening. In that case
the editor is always in doubt. He
can scarcely distinguish whether
or not the meeting is to be held
during the current week or the
week following. Proper use of
the past tense, or the insertion of
the actual date, would remove all
uncertainty,
Correspondents should always
read over their letters after they
are complete. Parts of names, To-
cations and dates are frequently
omitted in letters and the result
is that the editor is compelled to
leave that particular item out, to
the dissatisfaction Of the CORE
spondent. In cases of this sort
the editor has no alternative.
Special attention should be Civ
en- to the spelling of names. Let
tiers should be dated as of the day
written, to enable the editor to
straighten out things which other
wise might not be clear to him.
Many correspondents use the in
itials p. m. to indicate time. This
practice should be discontinued.
The editor seldom knows whether
afternoon" or evening" is in.
tended,
Many correspondents send in
items like this: "Mr. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Gray visited his Cor herr
mother" This is not good form.
The item should read; "Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Gray visited the for
mer's Cor iatter's) mother, " as the
case may be. This applies like
wise to all other family connec-
tions used in a similar way.
Names of people should not be
abbreviated, such as "Chas," for
Charles, Geo., etc. Errors will
creep in where this is done,
Names of the days of the week
and of the various months should
not be abbreviated.
One of the most frequent errors
app ars in the announcement of
births. Children are "born, " they
do not arrive" and correspond
ents should remember that all new
born children are "littlc." Hence
fine remark that "little" son was
BORN to Mr.. and Mrs. Jones is
not suitable,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-11-14

Last Friday we were scheduled
TO play st. Leos Hi, of Tacoma,
but as circumstances did not per-
nit, the game was called off. To
keep the school from being disap-
pointed we organized two teams of
our own, the Lards" and the
Morelards. +" The Morelards won
by score of 26 to O. Following
our game the Burton and Center
grade schools fought a close game
ending in a score of 20 to 10 in
favor of the Burtonites. :
Not only did the games provide
entertainment for the afternoon,
but they also showed that Burton
Hi has some excellent gridsters in
store for future years.
The Senior English class has
short orations every Friday in
class, on various topics. Very in
teresting talks were given last
Friday on Tetra-Ethylized gas,
the so-called "looney gas; cleo
ton returns, use Of DIESEL engines
in automobiles and many other
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-11-14
Editor-Myrtle Calhoun,

Another month has rolled by,
and we all have duly received our
report cards. The Honor Roll has
been increased by one, Alice Lay
ton. Those enrolled for this month
are Opal Akehurst, Grace Larsen,
Robert Stewart, Lillian Larsen,
Alice Layton, Alice Staples, Flor
cnce Passig and Elsa Schmidt. We
hope there will be many more en-
rolled on the list next month.
The G. A. C. have purchased a
new basket ball and have started
to play. The girls are all turning
out and we expect to have a good
team this year. Tuesday and
Thursday are devoted to our IN
terestS and hard work and good
attendance must show our appre-
citation for that privilege. Miss
Gerney, our coach, is going to de
vote much of her time to the in
terest of the game.
The G. A. G. is giving a clever
stunt party Wednesday afternoon
in the Domestic Science rooms. AS
this party is being given to in
crease the treasury ten cents adj
mission will be collected from
each one.
Mabel Holland, last year stud
ent of Burton High, is now in the
Providence hospital. She has I'M
der gone an operation for appen-
dicitis but is now recovering nice
! ly. The student body president
brought up the subject of sending
flowers to her. A motion was
made to that effect and was car
ried unanimously. We all wish
her quick recovery.
Grace Larsen was elected presi-
dent of the Freshman class. She
is filling the vacancy left by Polly
Hayes.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-11-14
ADVERTISING RATES

10 cents per line for first inser-
ton; 5 cents per line for each ad-
ditional insertion.
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT -7-room house, first
door west of Vashon Lutheran
church. Enquire News-Record.
Att.
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LCIASSfSXED Ails re j S 5zy(5s !

FOR SALE-C Cheap; a horse suit
able for school children. Call
Blk. 70.
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-First class forest
wood delivered within a reas-
enable distance. Red 1913. 11-7-4t
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MORE of those fast-growing baby
Berkshires for sale. j. w. P.
Dunlap. Phone Red $40. 10-3l-2
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-11-14

A week ago the Latin II class
of Burton wrote five letters to the
Vashon Latin class. This week the
Vashon Latin class answered by
sending down five interesting let
tiers. AS Vashon has no Latin II
class, their Latin | class wrote
these letters.
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WANTED

WANTED--A good spring wag-
on. R. FULLER, Portage, Wn.
10-31-2t.
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R, b. HAYES of Portage is in the
market for beef, pork and veal.
Phone Black 772. 43t7p.
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WANTED-Some to board
two horses through the winter
State terms. Phone Red 70. 31-2
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FOR SALE 10000 Oregon
Champion gooseberrry plants,
extra fine. Also bush fruit and
berry plants of all kinds.-Elmer
HarmeliDg, Phone Red 75l 45tt
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PUREBRED Jersey Duroc Boar
service, Fee $3.50 llinuic-
kinnick Ranch, East Of Center,
ll-21pd.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-11-14

Yetive Woody, a Junior from
Montana, rode her cayuse before
the game. With her riding and
lariat she demonstrated that she
has lived in the real cattle
country.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-11-14
BURTON HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
BY Senior English Glass.

We had three visitors at the
game last Friday. Two of them,
Eivend Ongstad and Alfred Stuc-
key, were alumni, while Lawrence
Cole went to Burton High for two
years, 1t seemed good to see some
of our old school mates back.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-11-14
MISCELLANEOUS

Storage batteries sold, rented, re,
paired and charged Radio parts
machine work, generator and
starter work a specialty. Wash
on Machine Shan.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-11-14

NOTE: The following is taken
from a recent copy of the Publish
ers Auxiliary, and reprinted for
the information and benefit of
Naws-Record correspondents.