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Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-09
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
September 9. 1909

The firm Of Sargent and Seat
sold on Tuesday the highest priced
ranch ever sold in the Holtville
district. The property is the Dun
worth 40 acres improved. The
price was $137.50 an acre. The pur-
chaser is Henry H. Krohn Of Heber.
Homer Havermale returned to Ell
Centre on Thursday to resume his
position with the Peoples Alb
stract Title & Trust Company, af-
ter spending month in the noun
tains and Los Angeles.
J. F. Jones Of the Valley Lumber
Company is back in Ell Centre, af-
ter his summer 8 vacation in Los
Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-09
LIGHTNING SETS
FIRE TO TRUCK
BY United Press Leased VIII

COTTAGE GROVE, Ore, Sept. 9.
lightning set fire to gasoline
truck of the Standard Oil company
at Anlauf camp grounds late yes
terday. The bolt ignited gasoline
pouring into service station. No
one was injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-09
Estelle Taylor
Is Between
Two Fires
BY United Pres. Leased Wire

BY United Press Leased Wire
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. o.
Kenneth Peacock, husband of
Estclle Taylor, denied today
that he intends to name Jack
Dempsey as correspondent in a
divorce suit or sue the heavy
weight champion for alienation
of the affections Of the actress.
Peacock said he married the
movie star in 1911 and after liv-
ing together for five years, they
separated. He said he soon
would bring suit for divorce
but the grounds would be de-
sertion and Dempsey's name will
not be mentioned.
"If she wants to marry
Dempsey it is all right with
me- Peacock said. After I
made a star of her things did
net go so well and we virtually
agreed to live apart. "
Dempsey denies he is engaged
to marry Miss Taylor.
Tn Rrazil the rebels have bee
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-09

In Brazil the rebels have been
forced to evacuate Piraju, but
shouldn't mind much giving up a
town named that.
Evening star., 1924-11-18

champe. Miss Margaret Barnes. Miss
Marie J. Mcclure, Miss Helen Mar
ston, Miss Grace Roper, Miss Hazel
Phillips. Miss Margaret Coll, Miss
Roberta Belle Galloway. Miss Sa1lye
Thrift, Mrs. Elizabeth Dubois Cannon
and Mrs. George N. Benoit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolphus W. Wells
announce the marriage of their
daughter Susan Edna 20 Mr.. John
Phillip Mann, jr., of Arlington, Va,
November II. 1924. in BaltimoreS Md.
The Rev. James NJ. Wallace, pastor of
Aisquith Presbyterian Church. per-
formed the ceremony.
At the colonial tea and Christmas
sale to be held in All Souls Church
Tuesday and Wednesday, December
: and B, Mrs. Is. Hiding Bell, Mrs.
William Maxon and Mrs. Elmer
Stewart will serve tea. wearing Co.'S
tunes which are heirlooms from the
colonial days. One of the articles
which will be offered for sale is a
colonial quilt. Rare autographs of
celebrated American women will be
another attraction. Among the pa
tron esses are Mrs. George Cogges-
hall. Mrs. Cliff r. Richards, Mrs.
Austin Clark Mrs, Ernest Knaebel,
Miss Helen Nicolay, Miss Catherine
Newton, Miss Florence Spofford, Mrs.
Charles Ely, Mrs. Caleb Miller, Mrs.
Richard Fay Jackson. Mrs. J. NJ. AID
rich. Mrs. w. f. Hillebrand, Mrs Ly-
man B. Swormstedt Mrs. Bernard r.
Green and Mrs Bush Brown.
The Spanish American Atheneum
has issued inVitati to the first of
series of select informal dances to
be given on Friday evenings. Admis-
sion will be by card only. The first
one will he held November 81 at $50
o'clock. Mr.. William IT. Faulkner Is
chairman of the committee in charge.
Mrs. Robert Ash will preside at the
forum luncheon to be held at the
Woman'S City Club Saturday at !
o'clock. Mrs. whitman Cross, chair
man OF speakers committee, an
nounccs the subject TO be discussed
will be THE Importance OF Visiting
Nurse Work From Three Points of
Ftew"-'The Doctor" by DIR. Ada
Thomas: The Nurse" by Miss Ger
trude II. Bowling. and The Lay
Woman" by Mrs. Montgomery Blair.
Arrangements have been completed
for the annual sale and card party
given by the Womans Board of the
Homeopathic Hospital at Wardman
Park Hotel tomorrow, from until 5
o'clock.
The sale will be most attractive. a
great variety of maids aprons being
useful and an especial feature. A
new wing is being added to the hos
pitai, and il is most earnestly desired
that all who are interested in the
work of the board or the hospital
shall give to this effort their whole
hearted support. Among the pa
tronesses for the event are Mrs.
George Sutherland. Mrs. Stephen e
Elkins. Mrs. Henry NJ. Dawes, Mrs.
Marshall Field, Mrs. Robert Lansing.
Mrs. Charles DENLY, Mrs. Edward
Clifford, Mrs. a. Geary Johnson. Mrs.
f. 4. Grandon. the Misses Sedgeley
and Mrs. Edmund Rheem.
Evening star., 1924-11-18
SIN, EvANGELlST's TOPIC.
Arthur Long Tells Hearers to
Heed GOSPEL.

Arthur Long. evangelist, of Enid,
Okla. last night delivered sermon
on THE Devils Blinds" at the Fiji
teenth Street Christian Church.
where a revival is being held. During
the course of his sermon. the even
gelist declared that in the minds OF
many people "the devil is but a
joke and that there are many who
are blinded by the appeal to the
flesh and to the materialistic concept
of life.
THE whole purpose of these
blinds is to shut out the light of
the Gospel of Christ from the human
soul. Let the devil blind you through
out this life and your portion will
be outer darkness beyond the grave.
These blinds are easily thrown off
by listening to the Gospel of Christ
and walking in its light and truth
the preacher declared.
Has Sin Changed in 5000 years %
is to be the subject of Mr.. Longs
speech tonight.
Evening star., 1924-11-18

sons activities. There will be teas,
luncheons and dinners given by the
different members of the board. From
to o'clock this evening Mrs. Cole
man will be at home. She will be
assisted by her executive board-Mrs.
Clarence NJ. Busch. Mrs. Bernie Bab-
cock. Mrs. Daniel c. Chace. Mrs. Ham
lin Cogswell, Mrs. J. H. Cunningham,
Mrs. Virginia King Frye, Mrs. Alice
Kelly, Mrs. John Mock, Mrs. Grace
Richmond, Mrs. William Atherton
Du Puy, Mrs. II. s. Mulliken, Mrs.
Blanche Ray, Mrs. Moses, Mrs,
A. ID. Newman. Miss Mayhem, Miss
Atkeson, Miss Laura Thornburg, Mrs.
Peggy Albion. Mrs. Luther Gregory,
Mrs. Alice Barney and Mrs. MacPher-
son Crichton. Presiding at the tea
table will be Mrs. DeIos Blodgett.
Mrs. william +. Dennis Mrs. Eugene
Peters and Mrs. II. S. Bamberger.
Miss Annette L. T. Steel of the Con-
cord apartments entertained at Sun
day evening tea in honor OF Mrs
Julia Bishop Coleman of Loveland,
Ohio. grand president of the Delta
Zeta Fraternity, and for the local
chapter, Alpha Delta. of George
Washington University.
Miss Steel, one of the founders of
The local chapter, was assisted in re-
ceiving by the alumnae chapter. Mrs.
Joseph Zirkle presided at the tea
table.
The entertainment committee of the
Georgia State Society will meet al
the home of Mrs. Robert T.. L. Hail.
2Sl9 Twenty street northwest,
tonight a : o'clock for the purpose
of completing arrangements for the
first large social affair of the season.
Mrs. Hall is chairman of the enter
tainment committee, which includes
Miss Sybil Almand, Mr. J. +. BrasWe ell
Mr. Is. S. Britton. Miss Ethel Bras
WELL DR. J. G. r. Bulloch, Mrs. X W
Curbow. Mr.. S. Il. Felker. Mr.. George
IIillyer. jr., Mr.. Moultric hitt, " ass
Margaret Humphrey, Mrs. BerHicc
Brown McCullar, Mr.. Maurice Ma
honey, Mr.. :. +. Morgan. Mr l.. Karl
ton Mostellrr, Mr.. ]. Thad Baker, Mr..
Horace Bradley, Mr.. William !. Den
ming. MIR. James i. Grice, Miss Essie
Evening star., 1924-11-18

Hendricks, Mr.. Daniel p. Mcdonald.
Mr.. J. G. Mcleod, Mr.. David w. Pinks-
ton, Mrs. Carl e. Schoenhals, Miss
Mary Willis and Miss Mary Young
blood, Mr.. c. B. McCullar Is president
of the society and Mr.. George R. Mar
tin secretary.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Clark Noble
held an informal reception at their
studios Sunday evening in honor OF
Mrs. EtheIyn Smithson. In the com
pany were Mrs. Francois Berger
Moran, Mr.. anG Mrs. c. G. Calhoun.
Miss Lucy Witherspoon, Miss Kath-
crime McNeilI, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Albion. Mrs. A. Middleton Rose, Mrs.
Lillian Burns, Mrs. NJ. Tyler McCor-
mack, Miss Mary Miller, Mrs. Madge
TurnbuH, Mrs. Frances II. Williams,
Mrs. Evelyn Hicks, Mrs. Elizabeth P.
Burns, Miss Laura NJ. Gildner, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Anthony AtchinsoE,
Mr.. frederick l.. Stephens, Lieut.. and
Mrs. Charles Riemer, Capt. and Mrs.
Charles Z. Smithson.
Evening star., 1924-11-18

The United States Minister to Swe-
den and Mrs. John Dyneley Prince
were among the guests of Mrs.
Charles B. Alexander i'll her box at
the Metropolitan Opera last evening.
Evening star., 1924-11-18

Mr.. c. Bascom Slenlp was the guest
for whom Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H.
Farnsworth Of New York entr rtained
at dinner Sunday evening at Hot
Springs.
Evening star., 1924-11-18
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued 10 the
following;
William C. Hammett and Helen Gutafsky.
Leo Martin of Dunn Loring, Va, AMI Elsie
Williams OF East Woodford. Va.
George s. Giles and Mabel Howard.
David Fnlsiein aud Esther j.. kaplan.
Charles J. CrogGn and Grace b. Harris.
Samuel NJ. Morgan aud Alice Z. Greayey.
Walter Smith and Ella Scott.
Mahlon G.. Kelly of Atlantic City and
Ia atharIe T.. White OF Philadelphia.
Addison Copeland and Leola Harvey.
Paul 4. Hurnry and Louise ]. kirsch.
William T.. Laymon Of Roanoke, Va. and
Lula e Padgett of Lynchburg, Va.
RAYMOND J. Heber of Martlnsyille, W. Va.
spd Dorothy A. Pickells Of this city.
G. Russell Artz and Francis L. Hospital.
Edward Shepherd and Bernk'e Alexander.
Governor BrOokins aud Elizah tn ktnnord.
Evening star., 1924-11-18

Miss Adelaide Wolstenholme will
return the end of the week from
Philadelphia, where she went Friday
for visit.
Evening star., 1924-11-18
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported {
the Health Department in the last II hours:
Cornelius ID. and Elizabeth Kelliher boy.
Walter A. and Matte S. Smith, boy.
George J. and Ethly NJ. Farrell. boy
Richard Fl. and Myrtle d. Powell, boy
Clarence 8. and Lillian M. Kyle boy
Carl W. ana Mary T. FIaherty. boy.
John NJ. and Mary c. Rubino. girl.
Edward r. and Lillian NJ MuzZullo, boy
ElwoOd Ii. and Virginia s. Seal, boy.
sam and Fannie zucker, boy.
Benjamin A. and Dora Brooks girl
Fred and Gertrude Butler, girl
Morrie /. and Charlotte e. Thomas boy.
Theodore A. and Josephine Keys, boy
Rufus G.. and Oracle Atkins, boy.
Clarence and Addie Robinson, boy.
David and Marie E. Sloane, girl.
Albert A. and Pearl Smith, girl.
Evening star., 1924-11-18
Senator and Mrs. Reed i'm
New York for a Visit.

Senator and Mrs. David A. Reed
are at the ST. Regis in New York,
where they went yesterday from
their home in Pittsburgh. They will
come to Washington within d fort
night.
Evening star., 1924-11-18

Former Senator and Mrs. Henry F.
Lippitt entertained at luncheon yes
terday at their farm in Cumberland,
r l., and will open their home in
Providence this week for the Win
Evening star., 1924-11-18
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported u
he Health Department in the last "a hours
Anna Connick, So, Providence Hospital,
Odelia Tunb!iDson, 65, 533 2Ist St
Emma p. Simpson. 70, 1876 1lth st. s.w.
Georgie Cromwell, IS, 3rd and Ii sts me-
Henry II. Marmaduke, So 1921 llth st.
Gus Karger. 5S. Providence Hospital.
dorothy L. Thomas, 26 1910 LongfelIow St
catherine A. Carusi. 80. Garfield Hospital.
William II. Propst. 2, 1898 End ST. ne,
James Graham, 8, Children's Hospital
Anna n. Souder, so, Gsllnger Hospital.
John ". Dabney, 66 1922 4th st.
Sallie Brown, 30, 14S Hickman st. SC.
Evening star., 1924-11-18
SOCIETY
CONTINUED from Eighth, Page.J

ip 1900, and will celebrate this silver
anniversary next year. The films for
Fridays showing are Norma Tai
madge in "Smilin' Through and Bus
ter Keaton in The Electric House.
PatroneSses include Mrs. Charles
Evans Hughes, Mrs. James T.. Free
man, Mrs. Theodore V. Boynton, Mrs
Watson Freeman Clark, Mrs. Cary L.
Grayson, Mrs. Charles Carroll Glover
jr.; Mrs. Thomas Hyde, Miss Jessie c.
Mcdonald, Mrs. A. Il. Stands, Mrs.
Sylvanus Stokes, jr.: Mrs. Walter X.
Tuckerman, Miss Helen L. Webster,
Mrs. c. c. Worthington and Mrs. Ed
mund h. Webster.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Forman will leave
this evening for their home in Musko-
gee, Okla, after spending fortnight
with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Kimberly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forman came to Wash
ington because of the serious illness OF
the latter's cousin, Mrs. Kimberly. who
is now recuperatins.
Evening star., 1924-11-18

Senator and Mrs. David A. Reed
are at the st. Regis in New York,
where they went yesterday from
their home in Pittsburgh. They will
come to Washington within fort
night.
Former Senator and Mrs Henry F.
Lipptt entertained at luncheon yes
terday at their farm in Cumberland,
r. l., and will open their home in
Providence this week for the Win
ter.
The United States Minister to Swe-
den and Mrs. John Dyneley Prince
were among the guests of Mrs.
Charles B. Alexander i'll her box at
the Metropolitan Opera last evening.
Mr.. c. Bascom Slemp was the guest
for whom Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel H.
Farnsworth Of New York entr rtained
at dinner Sunday evening at Hot
Springs.
Miss Adelaide Wolstenholme will
return the end of the week from
Philadelphia. where she went Friday
for visit.
One Of the interesting events OF
the early Winter will be the large
bridge and mah-jong party to be
given at the Washington Club We'd
nesday, December 5. for the benefit
of the Washington Animal Rescue
League.
Mrs. Coolidge. with Mrs. Hughes,
Miss Mellon, Mrs. Weeks. Mrs. New,
Mrs Wilbur and Mrs. Davis. are head
ing the long list OF patronesses, and
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wool is do
ing much toward sponsoring the affair.
Miss Mamie +. Macomb. 1914 \
street northwest. has charge of tick
cts and reservations and those working
toward the success OF the large party
are Mrs. Truman G.. Palmer, Mrs. NJ. R.
Blumenberg, Mrs. Merton F.. Twogood
Miss Martha c. Goldman. Mrs. Harry
Z. Moses, Mrs. Thomas F.. Bayard,
Mrs. Ira Bennett, Miss Lillian Ven
able, Mrs 4. Carroll Reece. Mrs.
Henry F. Erwin, Mrs. William Mather
Lewis. Mrs. J. Harry shannon, Mrs.
Charles Burnett. Mrs. George Barnett,
Mrs. William Kearney Carr, Mrs.
Harold Walker, Mrs. Frazier D. Head
and Mrs. Nellie L. Fealy.
Mrs. Elonzo Tyrer of Chicago. now
in New York. Will shortly reopen her
apartment At WardInan Park Hotel
for the Winter.
DIR. Elizabeth Towne. president Of
the International New Thought Al
lance, will be the guest at a banquet
10 be given by the League for the
Larger Life at its town house, 1928 *
street northwest. Saturday. Novem-
Der -, at $50 o'clock pm. The din
ner will be followed By an address
by DR.. Towne on How to Unite the
Evening star., 1924-11-18
Mrs. Coleman National
League Pen Women Hostess,

Mrs. Harry Atwood Coleman, presi-
dent Of the National League of
American Pen Women, inaugurates
today al her home, SOFA Fourteenth
street, series of entertainments in
honor Of the executive board, which
will be brilliant features of the sea
Evening star., 1924-11-18
Assigned to Coast Artillery.

Lieut.. Col. James T. Taylor and
Maj John F. Kahle, Coast Artillery
Corps, at Fort Eustis, Va, have been
assigned to duty with the Send
Coast Artillery.
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1924-12-05
HOW EUROPEAN CARS COMPARE WITH CARS
MAKES EXHIBITED IN PARIS IN OCTOBER
By A. R. ERSKINE
President, The Studebaker Corporation

as keen in Europe as it is with us.
Both shows were an unqualified sue
cess from every standpoint.
Another marked difference between
the industry in Europe and America
is in the size of cars produced.
Perhaps three-fourths of all Euro
pean makers produce small cars.
Many of these cars are of short wheel
base and of treads as narrow as 46
inches, against the American stand
ard of Sc inches. Small tires and
low road clearance are common, as
are open cars seating two and three
people, with quite flimsy tops.
Small bore motors with high COM
preston, under speeds of from 5000
to 1000 rpm. prevail.
Owners are accustomed to climbing
hills in second gear which American
cars breeze over in high.
Andre Citroen, tie Ford of France,
has five plants in Paris which are
now producing 300 cars per day and
are being enlarged to produce 500
per day. He is producing over half
the cars sold in France. His product
consists of a H. P. car, the three
scatter of which sells for 1880 francs,
and 10 H. P. priced at $500 francs.
He will sell perhaps $4,000 cars this
year. Renault ranks next, with an
output of about $4,000. The total
French output will approximate 100,-
900 cars.
Morris-Cowley is the Ford of Eng
land. Their small car, 11.9 H. P.
four-seater, sells for 1875 pounds, and
L. L Do II tic
concern is probably producing one
half of the cars made in England.
Numerous other concerns in France,
England, Belgium, Italy and Germany
are producing small cars.
America produces nothing compar-
able to these European small cars,
as the reasons which compelled Euro
pean manufacturers to make them do
not exist in America.
Europe was forced to build them
because of the basis of taxation, which
generally is a high tax on horsepow-
er. The French tax is SO francs per
H. p. on cars of 10 H. P. and less,
A francs per H. P. for those from
10 to 20 H. P. and 81 francs per H.
P. for those above 20 H. P. The Bel
gium tax is 80 francs per H. P. and
the English 1 pound per H. P. fiat.
France has also a 10 per cent luxury
tax on the retail price. These taxes
compare with something like 25c per
H. P in the United States.
The mathematical formula used by
practically all countries to determine
horsepower rating is admitted by all
engineers to be grossly inaccurate, and
yet the governments use it as a tax
basis Without attempting to describe
the formula, it can be said that the
actual horsepower of an engine can
be determined only by test, and can
not be arrived at by formula, because
it involves not only bore. stroke and
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1924-12-05

Two of the worlds greatest auto
mobile shows were held in October,
at the Grand Palais, Paris, and Olym-
pia, London The number of firms
exhibiting at both shows exceeded
considerably the number which ex-
hibit at our annual shows in Chicago
and New York, but the character and
quality of their automobiles, bodies,
parts, and accessories were certainly
not superior to ours.
Different conditions in Europe and
cal superiority of the foreign shows.
With the exception of two or three
manufacturers in both France and
England, all producers of motor cars
are assemblers who purchase their
bodies and parts from different max
ers competing for this business. The
ownership and operation of foundries,
forge shops, stamping plants, and
body factories by car producers is
quite limited.
Numerous manufacturers sell more
chassis than they do complete cars,
and retail buyers of chassis purchase
their bodies from the body makers
direct. Then again, the Paris and
London shows contain many cars OF
foreign make, whereas our New York
and Chicago shows house only cars
produced in the United States.
At the Grand Palais, a commodious,
beautiful building, 1872 different makes
of motor cars were on exhibition, in
Guiding 81 French, 10 Italian, II Amer
lean, s Belgian, and British makes.
Olympia had 1874, including rs Eng
fish, % American, % French, 10 Ital-
ian, and 5 Belgian makes. At Paris,
SO makers of commercial vehicles and
trucks, Is different makers of bodies,
1913 motorcycle and bicycle manufac-
turers, and over 5000 makers of parts
and accessories exhibited their pro-
ducts. About the same number . Of
similar manufacturers were present
at London.
The number of body, bicycle and
parts and accessory manufacturers in
the United States is much smaller
than in either France or England, and
of these, only parts and accessory
manufacturers are permitted to eX-
hibit at our national shows. Our
motor car companies are, furthermore,
real manufacturers to a greater de-
gree than in any other country.
The attendance at both Faris and
London was enormous. People from
all ever the world attended the Paris
show, and London had numerous for
eign visitors. 1t was estimated that
over 100000 people visited the Grand
Palais on each of the two Sundays
upon which the show was open, and
100000 during the eleven days it con-
tinued. The same interest prevailed
in England. Such attendance proves
that public interest in motor cars is
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1924-12-05

speed, but the additional factors OF
compression ratio, valve size, valve
lift, timing, weight of reciprocat1ng
parts, and the nature of ignition; also
manifold design, density of gas, and
fractional resistance.
Citroen advertises 20 H. P. as the
effective power of his 5 H. P. car.
Morris-CowIey advertise 80 H. P,
as the effective power of their 11.9
H. P. car.
They actually get the higher power
from these small engines by running
them fast under high compression,
but buyers pay tax on the formula
rating. American cars like the Ford,
Chevrolet and Overland have much
bigger, slow speed, normal compress
sion motors, whose buyers must pay
much higher taxes. Consequently, the
European small cars have big ad-
vantage.
Large European cars with slow
speed, normal compression motors,
comparable to American made motors,
come within the luxury class, and
buyers pay about the same taxes as
American cars of the same kind carry.
These cars, like Buick, Studebaker,
Nash and others, are marketable IN
Europe in competition with the local
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1924-12-05

product, while our small cars which
appeal to buyers of limited means suf-
fer by comparison. All European
countries except England have tariff
on motor cars, which is As per cent
in France and Italy, and American
manufacturers have this disadvantage.
Gasoline is from so per cent to 100
per cent higher in Europe than it is
in our country.
Quietness, durability, comfort and
performance are vital factors in motor
car satisfaction. They are impossible
of attainment by high speed, high
compression motors. Slow speed,
moderate compression American mo-
tor cars afford them in high degree.
Our cars are likewise unsurpassed in
the world in design, quality and ap-
pearance.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-14
J JOmA AinSeX WTAMdg1eY Thief > Copyright loo4 NEA Service Inc BWTNON BUT TON

mounting the stairs in the hall ont side,
 Now l have said that at this period in my career was an amateur, This account of my reeklessness is proof that tell the truth, But do not do me the injustice to suppose that ! thought for one minute that, though was permitted 10 leave the room, would be permitted to leave the house. l heard the telephone click as l set, my foot on the first step, Rather than risk brawl. would he permitted to go upstairs, By the time I would have packed my bags, policemen would be in the hose. Only Vantine's pride had caused this much delay in summoning the police. For their arrival meant publicity and consequent rfdieule, in the press, for the great detective who must call in village policemen to recover jewel stolen under his eyes. But Nantine's pride was not too elastic; it had snapped now He would risk ridi- culc, and Kernoehan would risk a libel suit. The jewel was worth these risks.
 Yet, knowing what they were do- ing. l managed to restrain myself until I reached my room. Then l