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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-17

Bert Palmer, who has been pass
ing few days with friends in Mad
ison and vicinity, returned Monday
forenoon to his home in Boston,
Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Head and
daughter, Mildred. passed the week.
end at Smithfield Pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Twitchell
and family of Hiram were the
guests over Sunday of relatives in
Madison.
Owing to rush orders the weave
room of the Madison Wooden mill
started up Monday night. 1t is re-
ported that the mill has orders
enough to last them several months,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank n. Merrill
passed the Sabbath at the Northport
Campground.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-17
Augusta Lodge Directory

ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 70, /. o. o. r.
at 8 o'clock. All ODD Fellows and VS.
tting brothers invited.
LINWOOD F. ALBEE, n. q.
ELLIS E WALKER, Secy'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-17

Haying Is late this year but don't
forget to listen In" on the whirl-
wind tours.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-17

Another school Of huge fish, which
is said to be the largest ever seen In
the York Harbor section Of the At
lantic seaboard, has invaded the
waters around Boone Island, six
miles off shore, Keeper Harold
Hutchins reported to York Harbor by
telephone. Thursday night.
He said that one Of the fish meas
used at least 20 feet in length and
has a fin 3 feet long. The other ash
in the school are about Is feet long.
He says they are not tuna hsh. They
are black in color and are very
lively. Keeper Hutchins. who has
been in the government lighthouse
service for more than 20 years and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-17

There's one Maine pugilist appar-
emily in sore need Of job. It might
keep him out Of marital troubles If
not out of mischief.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-17

ENCAMPMEN1, NO. J.
Meetings fourth Tuesday of each
month at 7.30 o'clock.
GEO. H. WADLEIGH, c. p.
G. S. PEASLEE. Scribe
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holding his finger on the button
and giving It no chance to
descend.
The physician tried to bend
Lecay,s. wrist backwards so the
knife would fall. But his position,
with his arm embracing the cir.
conference OF the sokher's body,
was awkward, and, he found
moment later dangerous. Lecay,
with his free hand, gripped the
PHYSICIANS forearm, then sud
denly bent over, at the same time
pulling forward. DR.. Greasy felt
his body lifted clear Of the ground
onto the back Of the other. Then.
before he could recover himself,
he was jerked forward, clean over
4 Lecay's bent head ana fell to. the
elevator floor. Lecay was In
stantly on top Of him, holding him
down. He reached into his pocket
took the packet OF letters out
and transferred them to his own
pocket. DR.. Cressy, looking UP
into Ahe well marked features, lit
by the prominent eyes, in which
there now cleaned yellow dots
like the yellow specks in the eyes
of some animals, saw there final
triumph together with the fierce,
tmplacable decision OF the slayer
His own strength seemed to have
oozed away in some vital leakage;
he was helpless. Lecay looked at
the ascending top OF the. elevator
like some great cat, standing be-
side its uneaten prey; might look
toward a possible interruption; he
dare not leave long enough to
press the emergency button and
stop the elevator.
Let her go@ up he whispered
fiercely, ''I'll finish you before we
reach a floor--then. I'll shoot
down to. the tunnel and they can
bring the old cage up with your
dead body init"
But DIR. Cressy's thrashing back
and forth on the floor interfered
with Lecay''s aim at his heart
and he wanted to finish the bust
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bits OF information the latter could
bring forth concerning him.
A low flash Of square 1ight-the
basement door was passed. They
were on their way up toward the
first floor. DIR. Cressy felt his
strength leaving him, but! he held
on desperately, keeping the knowl-
edge, from the other. Finally he
gasped:.
Let go. On my word OF honor,
a truce. Place the knife on the
floor an equal distance from each
of us. I'll do nothing to get
it while you press the emergency
button and start us down through
the, hill again. Then, at a signal,
we1l both leap for it. Wen fight
this to a finish but we won't
bring the public into It,"
alright" The words came
from between Lecay's teeth.
clinched in the fierce strain Of
fighting. DIR. Cressy felt a dim
glow OF pride, even in that des-
perate situation, to think that
this man, his mortal enemy,
didn't hesitate an instant in TAX
in his word.
But he didn't return the COM
pIiment. He watched Lecay's
every move. It was as well, for
the latter, after bringing the ele-
vator to a stop and pressing
down hard on the ''T" button.
leaped for the knife without walt
ing for any signal.
DR.. Cressy, expecting some such
move, hurled himself upon him
from the back. He threw both
arms around Lecay's body, grip
ping the hand that held the
knife in front with both his
hands. E
The elevator, during this time,
instead OF going down through
the hill toward the tunneI-after
its stop, started to ascend again.
The person above evidently was
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THE BLUE BEETLE

cellar than to run the risk Of
humping into some tenants or the
janitor on some OF the higher
floors and probably being ar
rested. He pressed down hard on
then turned swiftly to meet
Lecay. He was just In time to
leap aside as the bootlegger
lunged at him with all his force.
a knife in his hand. The blow
struck the physician giancingly.
A neat slit, six or seven inches
long, appeared on his shoulder,
showing as 1t spread apart, his
skin, untouched except for
bright red scratch, beaded with
small drops Of blood, that ran
down the middle OF the clean
edged rent In his clothes.
He gripped Lecay's wrist.
At Death Grips
Clinched together. Lecay's hand
with the knife held high in the
air by the physician, the two
men crashed from side to side OF
the rapidly descending elevator.
Once the upheld knife blade ran
along the bronze rods, making
a metallic tattoo. like stick in
the hand of q boy run along a
picket fence. The muscles Of
each held and neither one seemed
to gain.
seemed interminable. From the
light that flashed in from halls
through the glass doors, he knew
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they had passed the second-then
the first floors. They passed a
flash Of light once more-the
basement-and then they went
on down-down-down through
darkness without any flashes OF
light, as IL they were going down
through mine shaft. While his
muscles strained his mind be-
came amazed at this terrific de-
scent into the earth. He knew
the building was only three stor-
les high! Then the explanation
flashed upon him. They were
going down through the heart of
the Stockton street hill. The
Albatross apartments had
Stockton street tunnel entrance
and they were descending to 1t.
The "T" opposite the last but
ton stood for. Tunnel
Lecay-whether he wished to
try to get out at one Of the
higher floors, or whether he
thought he could fight to- better
ADVANTAGE in a stationary eleva-
tor, suddenly took a chance.
darted out his hand and pressed
vator, with the struggling men,
NebAAtO " a AAdtb LAO Va
the HILL. Then 1t gave a slight
vibration and began to ascend.
Somebody had pressed a button
on one of the floors above.
Ebbing Strength
They rose slowly through the
hill, clinched together, the knife
between them, neither one daring
to put out a hand toward the but
ton plate-rose toward discovery
discovery which one wanted as
little as the other. DIR. Cressy
wished to make no explanations
that might involve the discovery
and arrest of Kathleen at this
moment. Lecay could as Ill afford
to have the doctor turn the light
of publicity on his bootlegging
operations around San Geronimo,
together with other embarrassing
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NOU Continue

couldn't possibly be any room in
It for a baby.
II only we had house and a
lawn Tor Ranny to NOW and a
yard for him to take car OFF,
Peggy said to herself, then I'm
sure he'd be more interested in
staying at home than he is"
For she was forced to admit to
herself that less than q month
after their wedding day, Ranny
was openly bored, not only with
his home. but with married life.
II he weren't, why was he out
playing cards tonight
At that moment she heard him
open the door of the Nest and
come softly in. A look Of sur
prise flashed across his face as
he saw her sitting up in bed.
What do you think you're do
mgr" he asked, throwing his hat
and coat down on q chair and
sitting down on the edge Of the
bed to take off his shoes. 'Lordy,
but I'm tired. It's 3 O'Clock
you should have been asleep hours
ago"
She got out of bed and knelt
down on the floor beside, him.
How could go to sleep untiI I
knew that you were safe and
sound, darling r., she asked, and
clasped her hands around his
blond head. i
Then she pressed it back, so
that she could look straight into
those steel-blne eyes Of HIS TELL
me something" she said solemnly,
would you have run away with
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the Most Interesting Story Of Young Love Ever
Penned By Beatrice Burton.

me that night we eloped il you
hadn't been drinking? Do you
honestly love me? Tell me"
Ranny gave q short, ugly laugh.
Good Lord! This is what !
get for going out for an eve
ning'S harmless amusement he
groaned. tears and reproaches
and hysterics!''
Peggy caught her breath and
the tears that seemed always to
be ready to fall these days
sparkled in her eyes. She shook
her head and then she leaned
forward and kissed Ranny square
on his chiseled mouth.
No. I'm not having hystericsr'
she said, "but Fay told me to-
night that you once said you'd
rather go to your own funeral
than your own wedding.
He jumped up and said 'Bah!'
with great disgust in his voice.
Why do you listen to things
she tells your" he asked, after
minute of electric silence. You
know she's always had 8 tongue
mile longi And anyway,
whether / wanted TO get married
or not, the hard cold fact IS that
I am married. And IL you went
me to stick you ought TO have
better sense than to cry all over
the place just because I went out
and played cards for & few
shou-S''
Glad He Played Poker
sim glad you went out and
played cards!' Peggy cried. II
want YOU to have q good time! I
want you to go out with the men
and play poker all you care to-
Well. I won't dare to do it
again for long timer Ranny
broke In with a growl. 81 lost
so much tonight to Eddie Carter
that III be dead.broke for the
next month. .
Aunt Agony had given Peggy
q hundred dollar bin for q wed.
ding present.
Buy what you want with I'll
know you'd only laugh at any
thing I'd get for you to put in
that crazy little painted-up
gimcraclx fiat Of yoursY' she had
said, with her splendid nose In
the air. You don't like nice,
solid furniture, or good china
any Of the things that I'd pick
outY
Peggy's impulse was to give 1t
to Ranny to play poker with.
Then a second idea occurred to
herSfhat struck her az being the
happiest sort OF inspiration.
She would give party, here in
the little Nest!
Right here, In his own home,
she would give Ranny the gaiety;
the noise. and the merry-maling
that he was looking for. She
would show him that he needn't
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ness In one deadly stroke. The
moments leaped past. Suddenly
the light Of the second floor door
flashed In.
DIR. Cressy. saw the bright arc
Of the knife descending straight
to his heart.
There was sound OF breaking
glass. At the moment the eleva-
tor passed, an arm was thust
through the broken glass to the
second floor door for an instant.
It held in its hand a pistol. There
was q little thread of grayish-
blue smoke from its barrel, but
no sound OF shot was heard.
The arm was jerked back just
in time to avoid being crushed
by the ascending elevator.
DR.. CressY felt Lecay slide off
his body. He saw the knife that
had been about to plunge into
him lying on the elevator floor
like a gleam Of light. He picked
1t up. He looked at Lecay. The
would-be murderer was half
crouched in q corner OF the eleva-
tor. His chall5y face was dis
SOAG@Ns WASA4 6tS0AA3s OAAO AAeAAAA tteNo
holding the shoulder OF the hand
that had gripped the knife.
Blood was beginning to ooze
through the fingers OF the grip
ping hand.
DR.. Cressy leaped for the emer-
gency button. He brought the
elevator to as,vibrating stop, then
again pressed the tunnel button.
To his utter relief the elevator
started downward. The person
on the third floor had evidently
become tired of holding his finger
on the button. AS they passed
the second floor he saw the
jagged hole where the glass had
been shattered; saw the broken
ends OF the fine wiring that had
run through It. He tried to look
out as he passed, but he could
see nothing.
Yet he knew his life had been
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By Stella Wynne
Whose Stories Of Mystery and
Love Are Causing Wide.
spread Comment

HyHE elevator quivered, but in re-
Spouse to that steady outside
pressure remained stationary at
the third floor. The physician
could see through the bronze
bars of the inner door and the
translucent glass Of the outer
door the silhouette Of I.ecay. He
saw a hand slipped into the catch
opening Of the outer door. The
glass slipped back. Lecay's face,
the eyes blazing savagely, was
suddenly opposite his own, only
the bronze rods Of the inner door
between them. Then Lecay pulled
back the second door, He stepped
into the elevator, swinging both
doors shut after him.
DR.. Cressy jumped for the brass
button plate, Even in that mo-
n1ent Of excitement, he could see
It was somewhat unusual. It had
besides the numbers /, 2 and 8,
which obviously meant first, Sec
ond and third floors, and the let
tiers B and z, which meant re-
spectively basement and "emer-
gency," the additional letter 'T''
at the very bottom. What "T"
was he didn't know but
better to shoot the elevator down
and try to get out some sub
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Tense Situations Thrilling Clmaxes and the Amours q
Hot-Headed Youth Feature This EgrOssing
and Exciting Serial Novel

There, III the doorway, stocd
Be Behind SS0 her stood Peter WiIks
sister, Sarah.
sarah was an old maid, but not
the kind Of an old maid that
Aunt Agony WAS She was COCO
natIlred ana cheerful AZ all times
She smiled at Peggy now
from behind Aunt Agony thin
we thought we'd Just stop ~
and call on our way from the
picture show Aggte and she
said to Peggy. and her voice w.
apologize.
peggy managed to smile and she
went forward to kiss Aunt Agony
salIow cheek. but her aunt d1e
her head up with the movement Qf
an angry old warehouses;
well, this is quite "a Arabian
nights ertainmeEt, isn't Il
She snorted, and her eyes bored
like gimlets right down into Pes
gy's conscience.
Behind her she heard RanHly givs
4 Wild laugh. Hardly thai. Aun&
Agony!" he said, and came for
ward. LET me take your coats
come III and sit down.
Aunt Agony gave him g look
that would have withered an oEQl.
nary person, and that her sharp
eyes Travelled to the Tar figure o.
Eddie Carter, prone on the daven-
what's the matter with him
she asked: whats he there 1urf
Peggy couldn't answer She
couldn't even think Her head
seemed to be going around and
around like nerry-go-r0u1d
DurnbIy she watched her aunt
step forward. turning ND her nose
at the smell Of cigarets e slncke
as she went, and tasted the punch
from the glass bowl II the ding
Alcohol! spiritsl | knew is!7
she said accusingly to her niece.
This IS drinking party She
looked at Peggy, with her lips
moving silently as II she had more
to say, but was too shocked 70 lind
her voice.
And before any Of them realized
what had happened she was gone
with Sarah WIKI trOEting behind
her like = small tug behind man
Os-wars
with his hands III his pockets,
Ranny stood In the snolke.fl I'D
living room and looked down a.
Peggy, who had sunk into d chair
her face covered with her hands
she was so filled with fee1ing
Of defeat that she felt she never
could look up again. She had 80
wanted this party to be gay ana
hilarious. She had wanted to show
Ranny that he didn't have to set
foot outside the door of his own
home to have all the pleasure thai
he craved.
ITO BE Continued Tomorrow.
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BEATRICE BURT Of

But ii was not Woody that Fay
was doing her best to beWitch
when Peggy walked out into the
living room OF The Nest. five
minutes afterward. The phonO-
graph was lifting out a dance
tune and she and Ranny were do
ing some new steps that were
neither & tango nor Charlesto
but a combination Of both.
.sIsn't that music sassy, Peggy
heard Fay say, close to Ranny's
4 ear, ais they swung past her. The
words were swung past her,
The words were nothing but her
tone was husky and tender and
her cheek was pressed against
his shoulder and her eyes we're
closed
''I1I finish this dance with
Ranny. Fay" Peggy said quietly,
and took his arm. She knew
that she was being not only rude,
but foolish, but she didn't care!
Ranny looked from Fay to his
wife. Her face was flushed and
he could see that she was on the
verge OF tears, even though her
mouth smiled.
ray saw ii, too, and gave
nanny 4 little push toward his
wife.
Go on and dance with her.
shs laughed, I've got to 80 and
look after my punch anyway
And she walked into the dining
room, where the fruit punch that
she had made was sparkling u
It's big glass bowl like q lemon
cOiored lake.
ray had q way an her own re
attracting men to her side as an
arc light attracts moths. And it
wasn't two minutes before Sally,s
woody was out in the dining
room, begging her for cup q
punch.
The music whirred to Its end
and Ranny dropped Peggy and
followed Woody with some kind
OF numbled excuse to Peggy.
She turned and met Sally
Marcl's big. angry eyes as they
stood alone III the living room.
'.The Deserted Woman--a Melo-
drama In One Actg' said Sally
with q hard little laugh. 7 wish
you'd tell me what all the men
find In Fay Shirley that makes
her SO doggoned attractive TO
Them. Her brOwg twisted II g
frown.
.Pep! she has IL, and its the
most aIluring thing & woman can
have" Peggy answered. Beauty
and brains don't count for a
thing beside n.
nT have lot OF pep myself
remarked Sally, as IL to herself.
Her dark eyes were on Fay, who
was pouring out her punch for
the two men.
.There, you two old club
drinkers!'' she was saying, as she
looked from one Of them 70 the
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By Beatrice Burton
Author Of "FIapper Wife, 2
'sGilded Kisses" and
'sFOOtlOOse''

DOGGY looked forward to it then.
as sort OF sanctuary for
both OF them-a haven Of rest
and place for Ranny, away from
the worlxaday world.
She had pictured them in a
small white house that would be-
come q homestead for them and
the children they would have as
the years went by. She had
seemed to see herself and Ranny
bent over small white beds In a
white nurserye Tor making gardens
the yard around that little
homestead
OId-Fasl1ioned Ideas
In her mind these things had
atood for marriage and for hap
piness-sl1e had expected that she
and Ranny would be pals as well
as mates and lovers.
And here she was, alone on
Saturday night. waiting for her
husband to come home from the
good time that he was seeking
outside the four walls of his
home! Here she was tucked into
a little flat where other families
had lived and where countless
other families would live after
she and Ranny moved opt-a lit
tie flat so small that there
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other with her brilliant green
eyes, take that, and then lets
she came dancing into the
room where sally and Peggy
stood, and turned on the music
again. want me to show you
how Ann pennington Dies the
Charleston2' she asked, and with
out waiting for an answer she
began to do It.
The Party Complete
Before she had finished. Eddie
Carter, chewing peanuts as usual.
came III, followed BY Peter Wilk.
who had brought Lolly Phelps
with him. A few seconds later
the rest Or the old crowd ar
rived In q body.
The girls exclaimed over the
.scuteness of The Nest ana the
men slapped Ranfiy On the back
and told him that he WAS the
Iuciiest fellow In the world. And
Rannv LAUGHED. but said nothing.
The party warmed up and the
cigarette smoke grew more blue
fand thick The dancing became
more riotous as the punch sank
lower and lower IN its bowl on
the dining room table. Glasses
stood about everywhere most Of
them half emRtied. Ranny and
Fay went about with q pitcher
filling them up.
AT 10 o'clock, when the fun
and the excitement were at their
height, the front door bell rang
loudly and shrilIY through the
little fiat. The merrymal Kers
scarcely heard It, but Peggy,
who was squeezing oranges In
the kitchen, jumped at the
sound Of 1t.
She opened the door that led
into the dining room and stopped
dead still on the threshold
The music IN the living room
had stopped abruptly ana the
dancers all faced the doorway Of
the little hall that is. all except
Eddie Carter, who had passed
OUT and lay stretched on the
gay cushions Of the davenport.
He snored loudly and the hands
that were clasped on his stomach
rose and fell with every breath.
Peggy walked forward into the
room to see who or what had
cast this pail upon the party.
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The Story Thus Far

Peggy engaged Randall Phelps for nearly
year when he asks from their engagement He tells
her that he best friend Shirley
Peggy hearrbrokn gives him greatly to the
Aunt old maid She calls
Fanny Phelps lazy and advises TO marry
Peter Wilk, a bachelor
As the time the wedding of Fay and Ranny Fay
tells Peggy that they decided they don't love each other enough
And herself discovers that Fay seeing
deal of her old beau Eddie Carter.
night gives Peggys
After the crowd plays in the dark woods like
herself paired
He makes and tells her she's the only girl he really
cared And A right them let's
married now On;ghtp they do fSs E1l5
Long before the the honeymoon Peggy that
town. at 81 the
first week back they They stay with his
little flat, The Nest, is ready for them.
The first night they spend there Peggy
three him
Fay and Eddie Carter They have been drinking Ranny
re with Peggy for having gngerae and sandwiches them
While Eddie the
Peggy
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set foot outside the door Of the
flat for all the pleasure he wanted
from life!
With Fay's expert help she got
together all the ''makings" Of g
good partythe jazziest new rec
ords for the monograph, the
fruit for new kind Of punch
that Fay knew how to make. al
kinds Of things for sandwiches
and salads, cigarettes and cigars
and flowers.
Half Of Aunt Agony's wedding
gift was spent by. the time she
and Fay reached home with their
bundles on Saturday afternoon.
Y BY 8 everything was ready for.
the party. And while Peggy was
getting into her own summer
evening dressa soft thing Of
lowered organdy Sally March
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DOBBY had bought a new kite
ID and he could hardly wait until
a wind blew up that would be
strong enough to float his kite
in the air.
Foxy Grandpa" he said, didn't
BENJAMIN Franklin make some
discovery with a kite?"
"He did," answered.
Please tell me about it,"
asked Bobby.
We'll, Franklin made kite of
silk and on the very top of the
kite he fastened a thin wire.
Tying a string to the kite he also
attached a silk ribbon to the