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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-30

I happened to find out that every one
of them, including Fairfax himself,
was present at party Sir Timothy
Brast gave at his house down the river
week or two before
I'm afraid there isn't much in
that" Francis declared. "Sir Timothy
has the name of being an eccentric per-
son everywhere, especially in this re-
specific never notices acquaintance.
l heard, only the other day, that while
he was wonderfully hospitable and
charming to all his guests, he never
remembered them outside his house,
Shopland nodded.
"A convenient eccentricity," he re-
marked, little dryly. Il have heard
the same thing myself. You spent the
night at his country cottage, did you
not, Mr.. LedSam? Did he offer to
show you over the Walled House?"
"How the dickens did you know
was down there?" Francis demanded,
with some surprise. II was just think
ing as drove up that hadn't left my
address either here or at Charges
street"
Next time you visit Sir Timothy"
the detective observed, II should adj
there, Mr.. Ledsam, because / was in
the neighborhood myself / have been
doing little fishing, and keeping my
eye on that wonderful estate Of Sir
Timothy's."
Francis was interested.
"Shopland," he said, 81 believe that
our intelligences, such as they are, are
akin"
what do you suspect Sir Timothy
Off" the detective asked bluntly.
II suspect him of nothing" Francis
replied. He is simply, to my mind,
an incomprehensible, somewhat sinis-
ter figure, who might be capable of
anything. He may have very excel
lent qualities which he contrives to
conceal, or he may be an archcrim-
inal. His personality absolutely puz-
zles me-"
There was knock at the door and
Angrave appeared. Apparently he had
forgotten Shopland's presence, for he
ushered in another visitor.
"Sir Timothy Brast to see you, SIR
he announced.
The moment was one of trial to
every one, admirably borne. Shopland
remained in his chair, with only a
casual glance at the newcomer. Fran
els rose to his feet with half-stifled
expression Of anger at the clumsiness
of his clerk. Sir Timothy, well-shaven
and groomed, attired in a perfectly
fitting suit of gray flannel, nodded to
Francis in friendly fashion and laid
his Homburg hat upon the table with
the air of familiar.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-30

about with one or two whom we are
keeping our eye upon"
Bobby Fairfax's lot, by any
chance?"
Shopland nodded,
lie was with Jacks and Miss Daisy
ayslop. night or two before he dis
appeared. l am not sure that a young
man named Morse wasn't of the party.
too"
What do you make of that LOTT"
Francis asked, curiously care they
gamesters, dope fends, or simply vi
cious?"
The detective was silent. He was
gazing intently at his rather square
toed shoes.
There are rumors, sir" he said,
presently, ''of things going on IN the
West End which want looking into
very badly-very badly, indeed You
will remember speaking to me of Sir
Timothy Brast?"
Il remember quite WELL" Francis ac-
knowledged.
I've nctnipe to go on" the other
continued. i am working almost in
the dark TO find clue, as it were, but
I'm beginning to have ideas about Sir
Timothy Brast; just ideas"
''As, for instance?"
well, he stands on rather queer
terms with some of his acquaintance.
sir. Now you saw, down at Soto's bar,
the night we arrested Mr.. Fairfax, that
not one of those young men there,
spoke to Sir Timothy rs though they
were acquainted, nor he to them. Yet
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-30
CHAPTER Xl-Continued.

There was something almost mysteri-
little impressive. about the broad
imse of river into which they pres
lymrnpd. Opposite were woods and
h a sloping lawn. From a house
aln in the distance they heard the
4 BID Of a woman singing. They even
kit the murmurs of applause as she
Moulded. Then there was silence,
the soft gurgling Of the water
fen by the punt pole. They glided
n the front Of the great unlit house,
\ another strip of woodland, and
a up narrow stream.
2To the left here" she directed, land
b STOP"
tey bumped against the bank. The
L backwater into which they had
ed seemed to terminate in a bed of
B whose faint fragrance almost
8elOped them. The trees on either
made little arch Of darkness.
Please ship your pole and listen"
.aret said dreamily. Make your
as comfortable as you can. There
plenty Of cushions behind you.
Is where come for silence"
Panels Obeyed her orders without
aFE For a few moments, speech
ped impossible, The darkness was
ienSe that, although he was acutely
couS Of her presence there, only
feet away nothing but the barest
he OF her form was visible. The
re which she had brought him to
was all around them. There was
lie iainteSt splash of water from
spot where the stream and the
2 met the distant barking of a
'Oe occasional croaking Of a frog
somewhere in the midst of the
Vi lilies, Otherwise the silence
darkness were like a shroud.
Z" leaned forward in his place.
lan0S' wh!te gripped the sides Of
punt were not. The serenity of the
nocked him.
u''S Is your paradise" he said,
de hoarsely.
~aue no answer. Her silence
Gu 10 hin more thrilling than
" de leaned forward. His hands
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-30
SHE HAD GONE

SYNOPSIS. - Francis Le ds.ai
Syn oliver Hilditch, a busl-
dstend' vi in murder case and
mes, .n ns'', in getting him off. only 2T,,
;l' sa Told by his wife tnat M III
10 De 'Y' an arch-criminal. Led
ditcn , - with his best friend
sam alI'. Iy5Imore. meets Hilditch
Andre", wife and is invited to
and l n'f them at their home. AT
dine "' Nth the Hilditches, Ollver
d.on '. Tedsam how he killed hls
'ao .,s and says his own 7@atn
ric'In ,os way would Eaa1le his
the s. ,,,,nremejv hapC+. Return
'I.s name Leds".i receives
W. .,,s .' cali fror5 Margaret hll-
laon' -.,.;rq Oe.ver has been MUIR
{. 'yL Je5x,a, gets the coroner
's'. a. o.i..4r's death down as sui
70 aa admits to Wilmore that
.1[ ZEE developed a keen interest
Dc ,.,.ro~at He meets her ia
"' sfr Timothy Brast, the evil
.s ., who tells him a crime
m ,p" he committed before they
w. WI. the cafe. A murder is com
- .at Ledsam determines to
. i, the mystery. He meets
, ,, She refuses him per
. gsI to call and warns him to
s.ro nothing to do with her ia
.s a,, Ladsam solves the murder
-y , and is congratulated by
ID, Timothy. Ledsam again
n.ots Margaret and asks to have
%ie chance" Wilmore's younger
,,otber mysterlously disappears
,,,m redsam's office. Ledsam
5,ss with Sir Timothy and Mar
g,ret at their place on the
lThames.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-30

They were on their honeymoon and
she regarded him as the most wonder
full being i'll the whole world.
They strolled along the seashore.
Suddenly he stopped and in a fine
poetic frenzy acclaimed: "Roll Oh,
thou deep and mighty ocean, roll! /"
'Oh, look, Georgie!" she cried in
ecstasy. ITS doing it /"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-30
"If can persuade your daugh-
ter to marry me, your consent
will not affect the matter"
eTo BE CONTINUED,
To q Hair.

Patron-'I want the part exactly
in the middle" Barber-'Yes, sir!
Yes, sirl And where, sir, would you
have me place the one hair that's left
over?"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-30
Imagination

A man who loves to talk about him
self will not talk about you behind
your back
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-30

'"'' III nope.
Il he, me =. soft fur which epcom-
IA NJ, They rested there, eH( srill
noy.s speak, He tightened his bis
D s1,,,.. further forward t n,s
/ a.na s.ns through his veins e, ~ I his
aor ,5,. falling him. He wos ~, -
e b g,a' he heard her breot hi 80
4 a .rys pal. pale as ever. Her Ier''I Inns
n !, ss.,l2s parted, her eyes 'G Iooi ip5
so9s sa r to him. half r in ,Of fear
sarsss he bent lower still II She She
b, I 1s , away nor invited ' him a''e
be- l ss from underwear, +,o
he Scarcely knew Dp wba+h MS
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-10-25

SOUR MILK: When you are in
need of sour milk and do not have it,
try This: Add two thirds. Of cup Of
cold water and tablespoon of vine
gar to third of cup of evaporated'
milk.
MERINGUEI: If you wish 20 save
suet it should be wrapped in paper
that is grease proof, put into a linen
bag and KEEP in a cool, dry place.
LETTUCE: When preparing LETT.
tuce for the liable it is always well
to break off little of Inc midrib,
as it us usually bitier.. 49,
STALE BREAD. To use stale
bread try this: Cut into Slices about
one inch thick and spread lightly
with butter. Then cut the slices
into squares about one inch. Brown
I'm hot oven. You, will find theml
excellent for serving with soup.
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IblI|!eu1I
us,a,A,JoI,nI

I love to meet tho hivver ~
she spins along the pike, with
the happy little family aboard.
THERE'S nothin' quite 30 joyous
as a benzine-buggy hike, IN .
speedster that you really can at
ford. Where distance lends en-
chantment-like she didn't use
to do, when Old Dobbin was tie
power before the throne,AO,
the sassy little Windshield with
the smiles a-shinin' through,
lays hold Of a distinction all It's
own! M
Smilin' through the Windshield
is a mighty happy fad, if we
meet appreciation on the way
Smilin' through the wind
shield-O, it drives away the
dumps, when a Teller gets to
/. steppin' on the gas-when the
little buggy chuckles at the hol-
lers, hills an stumps,-let me
yell a "Hallelooyer" as they
pass! No use a-feelin' sorry
when there's happiness to spare
where the thistle-purple deco
rates the road,-there's health
an wealth an freedom in the
crisp October air-God bless the
little fiivver and-its load!
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Correct Answer to
Cross Word Puzzle
Herewith is printed the correct
- -. a ...a..L- -. tho ,sS6,tS.

Herewith is printed the correct
arrangement of words in. the. cross
word puzzle printed in this news :"
paper last -
Ibid you try o<solve it% Ii 3d..
YOU no doubt saved your COPY to-
check up with this correct arrange
nDant which ;westald you would be-
published this week. -.
If you worked this puzzle cor,
rectly you may feel complimented
as Mr.. Cedric C. French who de-
signed. it, gave you several very
tricky words to be worked OUT.
Perhaps you now wart to- ar
range "a puzzle Of you. own for I;
eyhers TO work out? u SO, 90.
right ahead and when finished send.
your sketch to this newspaper and
we wiz print it. 4.
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:e.2Sallies ~
Temptations ~
= In Which She Is Pioued.

~ ss$<seA"F -
watched him, with suspicion. They
were spending the winter at one OF
the pretty homes on the bay-shore
and his escapades were the talk of
Pensacola" The Germans smiled
and reread ;he last part of the mes.
sage. Since hearing about Anne
and Curtiss Wright I liked Warren
Fisher. What difference did it
make if he did fiirt? He made love
exquisiaely. "Curtiss Wright could
take unpopular Anne Coddington and
go to the devil!'' l murmured, and
skipped back into the living room
where Ellie was moving about max
ing light shine softly from lovely
lamps in far corners.
.."Where've you been, Sallie? Not,
incoming" She called to me gaily;
''the boys are in from the links and
have been screaming for The life of
the party Here they are now
And with their arrival came Cato
wi n his magical tray of cocktails
anil in a few moments the room re-.
sounded with good snatured small
talk and laughter.
'T's good thing Mother and Dad
are in Cuba" laughed Ellie as one
of the boys, who had been drinking
a lot, began swapping the fragile
stems of the glasses.
Hope. they like ,he climate so
we'll they'll stay there frever, re-
sponded the destroyer.
Here's hoping hey won't come
bcak before mornin'-won't come
back before mornin'," another began
singing.
And stilGsnother: Tell you what
let's do. les all stay up al night.
shoot craps, play poker and have
regular all night party. Well go
into town for ham an when day is
dawning u,
"I'vS, G. better idea than that, I"
Judith Mclean suggested. It's wild
er" JUDITH couldn't drink very much
and l noticed her eyes were s,ary.
Continued Next Weekly
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Lac that afternoon, stu more or
less subdued from my thoughts of
the morning, / wandered away from
the rest of the crowd and sa; alone
ON the terrace overlooking the un'
ruffled surface of he azure water.
Cato. one of the Japanese servants
brought me a telegram and a square
box from the fioriss. l opened the
wire.
when a woman has a man In for
Sunday night supper she's nothing
short of designing" Marjorie.
1t was just like Mari DO do that
She didn't realize how had begun
to feel about the silly bet We had
made in the beginning and 1 under
stood the spiriG of fun in which she
had sent It. l re read the words;
dull. slow emotion surged over me
and | realized that l hated Anne
Coddington. For the first time in
my life 1 was jealous. So they had
been together Sunday night-Anne
and Curtiss. :. people would ,pegln
linking their names together, | was
pioued and my rage mounted higher
and higher. i
II ore the string from the box and
it was full of orchids. The card was
flippant:
cam completely surrounded by the
Germans. Otherwise l would be as
near as these flowers which l ne
seech you 70 wear this evening.
Other days stretch forth with prom
Use. The thought is distant but 1t
brings warmth to lonely heart
Warren" ,'@
.The Germans meant his
wife. had been told that he had
married her for money and that she
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THRIFTY. TIPS
FOR THE HOME.
by FLO.

BOILED EGGS: Place eggs which,
are to be boiled in sieve Or wire
baskei and lower into the boiling
water. When the eggs are cooked
it is very easy to lift out fie, sieve
without burning ;Ge fingers. or
cracking the eggs.
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printed Nh
st1 now Planet from time to time
the solution the
vertical of the hidden words When Complete
the puzzle either sideways Try IT,
You swIl It great sport. ~ 80 49,
This frs puzzle by Mr. Cedric G. Fnch for this
4is will to
do send it into The Planet
print AZ Work this ou9 now-hen watch for
next weeks this puzzle complete with the
correc
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She: Does your husband take you
in o his, confidence in regard to his
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buy a new hat"
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ED PURDY'S PHILOS

There's many lurch twixt the
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=
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north #ae W.
Coed: Excuse, mel thought
you were dancing with your snow
shoes still on"
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L Sweet of Him

The most considerate person in The
world has been found. He got killed
in front of an undertaker's estab-
2ishmena.~
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Catty Thing

Coed: How long were you in
the far north2"
Freshie:.. II wasn't in the far
Nj
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Wireless

Hostess: ooh, Mr.. Smythe, please
have another helping of meat. .5.<
Mr., Smythe: mo, thanks-my
wife's heckling me under the table"
The Washington times., 1924-06-18
THE WORLD
WE LIVE IN
By Dave Sentner.

by Lave SeItGnefo
"HE white mans burden has
evolved into the safest way
II to carry a flask.
Perhaps 1t has nothing to do
with it, yet there wasn't so much
scandal In Washington before
women had the vote.
Ananias' ambition was probably
to write a history book.
At least one advantage to day.
light saving is that 1t gives It's
opponents an extra hour to argue
against 1t.
One anniversary never over
looked is wash day.
The Hermes Of Praxiteles is to
come to New York. says a head.
line. Which raises the question
az to what is the present immi.
grafton quota standing of Praxi-
teles.
Why will the fly
! aim to swat
Upon a piece
OF china squat.
A scientific magazine says that
the Chinese had motion pictures
Of a sort 5000 years ago. We
still have the same kind.
The Washington times., 1924-06-18
LETTERS LOST
In THE MAIL
By Nat N. Dorfman.
From q J0Mttog 10 a TendMt.)
4E<TN EAR sir and Esteemed
TAnan2: II dehirA to

From q JGSsst0r TO q TeSadMt.)
E[TN EAR Sir and Esteemed
Tenant; I desire to
take this means Of
hpclogiztng to you for the I'M
warranted Manner / treated your
complaint yesterday because did
not put mp your screens. i told
4 you to 80 to the devil In terms
more picturesque than this sen.
tence conveys. / hurled epithets
&C. you and promised to come up
and punch you.
IT realize now that this action
Z was unbefitting q janitor, whose
sole desire should be to- serve.
After all, my job depends upon
the tenant. II he ID treated fairly,
ne praises my work to the land.
1ofds who thcreupon pays me
q. higher wage. Please forgive
me for my .outhurst. / humbly
crave your pardon.
From d. Judge to q Prisoner.)
'''Dear Thug: Tears trickied
down my cheek as / sentenced
you to ten years in jail yesterday
Tor hitting a woman over the
head with . hatchet to steal her
purse. / realize how hard it
H. getting for you crooks to make
q dishonest living with the police
and courts ever on the alert to
bring q halt to, your nefarious
careers. / cry for you. not be-
cause you are q thief, but be.
cause You know not better.
Perhaps your mother taught
you that dishonesty Is the best
policy and you are paying the
penalty for a Tnisinterpretation
OF an age.worn adage. As look
back upon your youthful, face,
your 1.-THE body and clear eyes, I
feel certain you will mend your
ways when the prison gates Ie-
lease you. IF I can do anything
to help you, II can loan you
some money to make your lot q
happier one in Jail, don't hesitate
to call on me. After ALL am
chiefly responsible for your In
generation: Please let me help
your
(From a Burglar to His Victin,.)
Reverend Sir: am returning
herewith the Liberty Bonds and
$1,000 In cash which stole from
your home last night while you
were out. I thought from out
ward appearances you were rich,
but when took a look at the
many bills for furniture, your car
and other things that still re.
main unpaid. began to- pity you.
How can plunge you further
into debt by swiping all your
tangible assets? After all, we
burglars have a conscience. It
isn't fair to leave our fellow man
grovelling in despair. 1 therefore
am returning everything stole
and in addition am enclosing a
personal check for 800 as ny
contribution toward helping you
out OF debtr'
The Washington times., 1924-06-18
LAME DUCKS

The parent who gives his
fifteen-year.oId boy a dozen hand
kerchiefs for a birthday present.
The chap, who flips his cigar
cite ashes into the waste paper
basket.
The fellow who plays your
photograph and let's you do the
winding of it.
The married judge Of a beauty
contest.
The host who. in the middle Of
a poker game, plunks the family
album in the middle Of the table.
The politician who gives you q
free ticket to a public meeting at
which he is going to speak.
The Washington times., 1924-06-18
FLIPS FROM
A FLAPPER
BY FIOssie FIapper.

=
UYI4ENEvER / sec . couple
" Of danes clinging togeth-
Y or in fierce devotion
stick around for the outbreak Of
hostilities.
June IL the time when & lot OF
folks jump into the sea Of matEi.
mouy without even a fleeing
thought OF life-preservers.
RnlIy says that the boss son.
tn-law, Useless, would make q
lovely bridesmaid.
Those who think that Youth IN
something to be reformed had
better get off the track. loot,
loot!
You've got to hand II to Miss
Dumbbell. With a 1ipstick and a
powder puff she often beats Miss
Wise Guy to It.
I've been invited to East Utouia
again. / suspect that 1t Is an
admiration party given for the
new baby.
I feel sorry for Effie. she
thinks you buy string beans by
the yard.
I'll take my rice on a plate.
not on my hat or down my back.
thank you.
The Washington times., 1924-06-18

HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE
Physicians Discovery Called Norma
Safely Reduces IL To Normal
and Dizzy Spells Disappear.

Thousands who have dizzy spells,
sleeplessness, nervousness, short
Less Of breath, pains in the head
and impaired energy have been told
by physiciane or insurance exam
liners that they have high blood
pressure, Tho serious results are
well enough known to check 1t at
once. High blood pressure caused
by overtaxing the heart often
brings on Bright's Disease. apo
plexy and sudden death.
Norma reduces high blood pres.
sure to normal Often one bottle
will do 1t. Many have SO testified.
1t is a Doctors prescription that's
harmless and is also much used By
women at the changing time of
life who usually have blood pres.
sure above normal. Ask for Norma
at Peoples Drug Stores or any
other good druggist.
The name is
NORMA
The Washington times., 1924-06-18

R0lIy says that the boss son.
in-law, Useless, would make q
lovely bridesmaid.
The Washington times., 1924-06-18

! feel sorry for Effie. She
thinks you buy string beans BY
the yard.
The Washington times., 1924-06-18

I'll take my rice on a plate.
not on my hat or down my back.
thank you.