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The Railroad Index

1t 3 a rather interesting commentary on the gen.
eral prosperity that has been lately, the re-
port That the railroads. in the first six months of
this year. have established the most successful
ing record of any six months period in their his
tory. 1t is real index of that prosperity and d.
rect fefutation Of the contention that prosperity
has hcen more imagined than real. Further than
that st is vindcation for the principle Of privately
owned, competitive railroads, over the idea Of pub
lie ownership of these utilities. This record by the
railroads reflects in gross and net earnings the high
level of business activity in the country.
10, for the first time since the transportation
act Of 1920 became effective, the countrys trans
portation system whole has Appropriated the
flair rate of return" of 575 per cent contemplated
by that act a period of six months.
But the most encouraging feature Of the report
just nade public by the bureau Of railway economics
which cmbodics the foregoing facts, is that instead
Of raedng ut the turn Of the half year, business
continuing at high rate of activity after the turn
and Today shows tendency to show decline. In
fact, in June the class railroads showed ag
gregxtc net operating income that has never beer
approached before for that month and has only been
exceeded once or twice in peak traffic months since
the railroads emerged from the shadow Of federal
operation.
Thus We find the railroads actually on their way
to yielding fair return on invested capital and al
the same time rendering their biggest contribution
to a. really prosperous era, and, realizing the i'm
portAncc of the railroad system to the economic life
of the nation, all observers of business condition,
will rejoice that this condition obtains
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BEGIN HERE TODAY

MRS. pRENTlSS, who suffers from
insomnia, secs lights. mysteri0uslS
appearing and disappearing In the
Heath household next door one night
and the next morning HARBOR GAR.
DENS, Long Island, ID aEOK with the
murder Of MYRA HEATH, and the
disappearance Of her husband
PERRY, an artist.
House guests Of the Heaths are
LAWRENCE lNMAN and BUNNY
MOORE. Inman might have 4 motive
because he II heir to Myrs's con.
siderable fortune, she having made
her will In his favor and cut hcl
husband off. Suspicion also points
toward Bunny, u vivaciOus. golden.
haired beauty, because Of her refusal
to answer questions 1t the inQucst
and the fact She Had apparently
known Of the murder before the maid,
who went TO her room to inform her
Myra Heath was . peculiar woman,
beautiful hut cold. She did not love
her husband: she never used cos
metics, never wore cOlOrs; she Mad
4 mania for collecting rare bits oil
glass, and il was an old whiskey
bottle that was the instrument Of hes
death-a bottle from her collection.
Candles were burning ut her head
and feet when maid discovered hel
body. and nearby was = card marked,
"Thc Work Of Perry Heath" Stcang.
est Of all. she was made up heavily
with rouge and dressed in gay c0lOrs.
At tho Country Club the murder i
discussed by SAM ANDERSON. Al
CUNNING HAM and others. some be.
1ieving Perry Heath tho murderer,
others disagtceing. The strangest
thing about Heath's disappearance Is
tho fact that all the doors and win.
d"ws had bccn locked on tho inside
the night before and were found that
way in the morning.
Finger prints Of lnman and Bunny
Moore arc found on tho hottie. and
the coroner declares his belief that
the murderer will he found In tho
household. 1nman relates having
seen vanity case near the body
hut that has disappeared. Physicians
declare the rouge was applied ia
Myra Hcath's face after death.
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old surroundings and her old com.
panions. That was the big bone
Of contention between them.
Its time." she decided firmly,
II took a stand and asserted my
rights. don't care what hap
pens. I'm going to go to the dance
tonight"
She proceeded to dress. When
her toilette was complete she knew
she looked entrancingIy pretty in
her low-necked frock that had
come from an expensive Fifth
Avenue shop. She urned to her
maid.
Martha" she said "tell Pierre
to bring my car around to the
door at 8. want him to drive
me to the Country Club"
The woman looked uncomfort-
able. "T'm sorry, ma'am," she
said, shut the master has given
orders that no car be taken out
tonight"
Kitty recoiled as if she had been
struck in the face. Carl had or.
dered no car to be taken out! So
this was his counter move to her
defiance.
Very good" she answered with
assumed calm. Call me a taxi"
If Carl thought he could stop
her she'd show him.
The maid departed for the tele.
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he had changed. He had grown
jealous Of her, And he never
left her side except in the morn
ings which he spent at his of.
flee.
II wish" she said to herself.
ST had married Sam" Sam was
her old sweetheart, a lad only
five years older than she. II
wonder if" Sam had been
furious at her for marrying Carl
and had had nothing more to do
with her. That had been mean
of him. He might have known
she would miss him and would
want to see him. "I hate men"
she sobbed suddenly. Cali men.
They're beasts"
When her tears had spent them.
selves she grew calmer. Dispas-
sionately she reviewed the situa-
ton. She wanted very much to go
to the dance. But was it worth
the trouble she knew her going
would stir up?
Kind To Her
In many ways Carl was good
to her. He had charge accounts
at all the big stores and she was
privileged to buy as many clothes
as she liked. He gave her pres
ents OF jewelry. She had serv-
ants to wait upon her, cars-iisa-
which to ride. And he was go.
ing to take her abroad. But she
had no friends. No young friends.
He had cut her adrift from her
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phone and made the necessary ar.
rangements.
Promptly at . o'clock Kitty de-
parted in the hired cab for the
dance. AT the door Of her destina-
ton when she alighted she said
to the driver: Charge to &C.
count of my husband"
The driver smiled politely.
Sorry. Mrs. Weighton, but I
have orders to collect cash. This
evening Mr.. Weighton discontin-
ued his account"
Chagrined
Again she felt as il she had
been struck in the face. But
she was game. ''Of course" she
said. How silly Of me. I had
forgotten"
There was a sinking feeling In
the pit Of her heart. "But-er--
unfortunately, I didn't bring any
money with me. Could it be too
much to ask you to call at the
house in the morning.
The driver smiled. Sure it'd
be no trouble. He was very
agreeable and polite, but his
smile told her that her little
bluff had gone for nothing and
that he suspected the true state
of affairs.
She didn't enjoy herself at the
dance. In the first place, she
was worried. In the second, che
ran into Sam with a pretty little
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NOu Continue

that reason? It certainly looked
that way!
At 4 o'clock, when the baby
Weakened from his nap, Peggy put
him in his buggy and started off
for the Phelps home.
She found Mother Phelps alone
In the house. sitting by the front
window, reading. She was all In
gray crepe. with gray slippers and
stockings to match. and Peggy
felt very shabby and insignificant
and small as she came into the
room carrying Ranny junior.
But Mother Phelps scarcely gave
her a glance. Her eyes were for
the small grandson perched on
Peggy's arm. She took him away
from his mother and cuddled him
in her arms.
1.-THE darling! He looks Just
like Ranny did at his age!' she
cooed in her full contralto voice,
brushing his hair up into little
yellow ducks tails all over his
bobbing head.
"I came to talk to you about
Ranny, mother" Peggy said TO
her. quickly pulling off her gloves
so that Mother Phelps woul6n
see the darns on the tips Of them.
rs 1t true that father has taken
Thomas into the firm?'
Ranny's mother moved uneasiiy
in her big armchair and put out
a hand to straighten the curtain
before she answered.
Yes, he has, she admitted at
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murely: Peters coming tonight
for. supper. You don't mind, do
your"
For an. instant Ranny's face
war dark with q scowl, then It
cleared away and he shook his
head.
'.No, IL you can stand having
him hang around, guess ! can, =
he said gr1ffly. Myself cant
stand these guys that never take
drink. They aren't regular he
men.
Peggy thought that over. after.
ward. az she gave the baby his
little bath and put him into his
sleeping bag.
Surely. Peter was : regular
''he.man." True enough, he didn't
drink or gamble. But he smoked
ana he rode q horse and did all
the things that the most rough.
and-ready men did. Could it be
that Rani1y was jealous OF Peter9
Was that why he always said
mean, cutting things about him?
But when Peter came at 8
o'clock Ranny greeted him heart.
fly and made him q drink that
Peter didn't touch. But later
Eddie Carter arrived and drank
it, and his own high.ball besides
In an Ermine Cape
Mrs. Bracket arrived at $50.
so wrapped up in a big cape OF
summer ermine that Pegs
first glimpse Of her was Of Q
sleek blonde head and two long
gray eyes.
Il don't care for her looks"
Fay c0nfidod to her when they
were alone In the kitchen q few
minutes afterWard. sShe looks
too much like q cat to suit me.
And I'll bet you . hat she -
one!'
Jane Bracket did look q bit
like & eat. Her gray eyes blinked
under thick brows and laahes,
and the long white fingers sug-
gested claws, somehow Her
ways were kittenish.
''I haven't had d home-cooked
meal for ages and ages, she said
pathetically to Peggy, taking her
hand In her own, "and just
know we're going to have beaten
biscuits and all sorts Of lovely
things you cooked yourself to.
might"
"I'm sorry, but we aren't I, !"
Peggy answered with cheerful
bluntness. we're having a cold
supper. Nothing at all but q
deviled egg and an occasional
sandwich"
"Don't believe her!" Fay broke
In. i've been out In the kitchen
a1ad-sa
She broke off and winked de.
liberately, first at Peggy and
then at Peter. For Mrs. Jane
Bracket was not listening to her.
but was looking up into Ranny's
face with a languishing look.
'Oh, / do miss my little honne?'
She was signing. holding his eyes
with hers, ''my own little kitchen
where / used TO cookT She sighed
again wistfully.
Peggy missed the rest Of her
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blonde girl on his arm whom he
introduced az his fiancee.
'He might at least have waited
a little longer to replace ma"
was her lnreasoning thought AZ
he left her, and tears welled up
in her eyes.
She returned home early In the
taxi which had brought her and
went at once to her room. She
was furious at Carl. In the morn.
ing she would give him a piece Of
her mind.
In the morning, however, Carl
had left the house before she was
up.
She dressed imuatiently. She
was nervous and irritable. A
shopping tour appealed to her.
Then a long drive into the coun-
try. Shed take the roadster and,
drive it herself.
Pierre, the chauffeur, however,
had orders. Her husband had is
sued instructions that no car was
to be taken out by Mrs. Weighton
unless Pierre also went along.
Drive me to the city," she
commanded. I'm going shop
ping"
During the hours ride she
sought to calm herself. Carl was
a forceful character. Though an
elderly man he was no fool.
Fighting him was like banging
ones head up against a stone
wall. Well. she'd play him out.
Shed buy a pile Of things this
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last. "but / want you to know
that I had nothing to do with 1t.
Lolly has been talking Thomas
up to- her father ever since she
married him-and, OF course,
Thomas g. a smart young fellow.
Anyone can see that. And Ranny
lust will not work! His father
Is dreadfully disguised with him.
Her snapuy black eyes sudden.
Nv lost their snappiness and gazed
out of the window at the grey
November sky. dreamily.
A Doting Mother
.eI don't know what RAINY was
cut out for" she nused-"cer-
tatnly not for a business man.
Sometimes ] feel that il Ranry
would only settle down to writ.
ing or painting, or something Ike
that, he'd make US all sit US and
take notice. If ne hadn't bur.
dened himself with q family
should advise him to 20 abroad
for q year-just to loaf around
and find himself"
Peggy stared at her mother-in.
law with round. amazed eyes.
WHY. how could she think that
RAINY was artistic? A child
could have written better letters
than some he had written Peggy
during their engagement! And
one night when he had tried to
draw some house plans for his
father, he had given it up az ,
bad job. It was absurd to think
that Ranny would make anyone
sit up and take notice. as an
artist!
Mother Phelps's phrase. III he
hadn't burdened himself with q
family" came to Peggy again
and again on her way home I'M
der the threatening sky.
She wondered what Mother
Phelps would say IL she knew
that last month she had bought
all the food that was eaten ia
The Nest--that she had paid the
gas bill and the light bill. and
had done all the washing and
baking and scrubbing and clean
ing. as well as caring for ths
baby!
If ever there was a man who
was not burdened by his family.
that man was Ranny!
And yet Peggy was glad that
Mother Phelps didn't know ii.
She wanted everyone In the worl1
to think well OF Ranny-her
Ranny. She knew he would come
out all right in the end! Her
faith in him was unbounded!
On Sunday afternoon while
Ranny and the baby were taking
their maps. Peggy washed el'
head and took bath. after which
she spent a full hour dressing
herself.
An DelIed Up
She took time to do the little
things that she hadn't done for
months and months. She had
been too busy earning money and
caring for the house and the baby
to look after herself.
But now she polished her nails
and rubbed perfume and brillian-
tine into her dark hair. added a
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heard the cawing-not from the
woods - but from the opposite
side Of the road.
We looked up into the sky and
when I tell you that that great
flock Of crows looked like a huge
black cloud, Pm not exaggeratine.
If the sun had been shining, 1t
would have cast a big black
shadow on the earth below.
On and on they came, as il
they were following a direct
course laid out for them, cawing
for all they were worth.
Then they commenced alighting
in the field-hundreds and hun.
dreds--they swooped down and
landed like aeroplanes on the
green grass OF the field until
those several acres were entirely
covered with crows.
"Look, Foxy Grandpa" laughed
Bobby, this morning this field
Yves green. Now II 10 hlaolst4
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she laughed into his eyes and
then glanced across the two ROOMS
At Rannv. There was g sort or
Challenge In her cats eyes.
This Peggy said to herself.
"a sickenins, really. To watch
two women make fools Of ssher1a.
selves over the man who belongs
TO mel re had any brains sup
pose I'd take the baby and 80
away for goodf
But she knew she wouldn {,
even while she was thinking it.
Peggy had never seen Peter
WIZ ray any attention to any
woman before In her whole life.
when she herself was in sight
he never had eyes for anyone
else.
And so the queerest little feel
ing of hurt swept through her
as she watched him bending over
Jane Bracket, now, talking and
laughing with her.
Not that she was jealous or
peeyed. she told herself. oh. no.
indeed! But she was disappointed
--disappOinted IN Peter because
he could be attracted by the sert
az woman that Mrs. Bracket
was. Al catty woman who wore
entirely too much paint on Der
face and not enough clothing on
her bodyi
Beside her. "a she started to
fill the coffee cups she heard
raw Carriers low chuekle. Look
af old Peter falling for the grass
wideWg' shS gisgled. isn't that
lust ike an old bachelor? ! ask
YOU. They'll paAs up the incest
Girls IN town only 10 fall Tor
some hot sketch ike this Mrs.
Bracket! I never knew Il 20
failt'
But after supper. when Peter
was helping Peggy to carry the
aoiled dishes out into the kitchen
and stack them on the sink
he said something that made Il
clear to her that he hadn't
fallen for Jane Bracket.
The @SI1eba"
''Do you want me to take this
SIieba home tonight? he asked
bluntly, turning TO her under the
harsh electric light above the
sink.
What do you mean! she Dc"
gan, and then stopped. for she
knew exactly what Peter meant.
He was asking her Il Ranny's
liking FOR Jane Bracket bothered
her. and offering to take Mrs. /.
Bracket out Of Ranny's reach
for good.
she flushed little. .sWhy.
no, Peter" she answered her
chin lifted proudly. mot unless
you want to. I think Ranny has
offered to drive her home.
She wasn't at all sure that
Ranny had offered to drive Jane
Bracket home, that Is, she hadn't
heard him offer to. but she knew
him so well that she was sure he
hadi
tTo Be Continued TomOrrow1
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Ibid you ever see anything like
it in all your life," said.
''I wonder why they don't go to
bed-what are they waiting for?"
querled the curious little Bobby.
Waiting for the stragglers,"
explained Bunny. They won't
go to bed until the very last crow
has arrived"
At that moment Off in the dis.
lance we. saw several crows ar
irving. When they had reached
the field safely they was a mo-
ment's pause, and then, as II a
signal had been given, the cav.
ing stopped and those thousands
Of crows flew silently to their
roost in the woods In perfectly
orderly procession.
Didn't they fly straight
homer exclaimed Bobby.
"They did," I agreed. That's
how we get the expression. AS,
the .oUow .&IiaSs"1
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Lets not quarrel. III take you
to show tonight"
II don't want to go to d show.
want to go to the dance at the
Country Club"
He scowled. ST don't like the
Country Club. I don't ike it's
dances. I'm not going to allow
you to CO."
Her eyes flashed angrily and
her face went white.
I'm going to the dance wheth.
er you want me to or not. I'm
going even If have to go alone"
His anger now matched her
own. 1.-THE law made me your
husband. You are my wife AS
my wife I have certain rights
over you. I forbid you to 90 to
the dance tonight. If you defy
me you'll be sorry.
I'm not afraid of you. Even
though you are my husband and
I'm an 'undisciplined schoolgirl
You're nothing but doddering
old man hoping to gain through
marriage to me some of your
lost youth" She snapped
thumb and forefinger in his face.
That's what think Of you and
your threats. That's what I've
learned to think of you in the
year I've been married to you.
Oh, ! wish I'd never seen. you.
I wish I'd never married you
She dashed out Of the room,
banging the door, and sought the
sanctuary of her own boudojr.
How she hated him, Carl, this
gray-haired old husband of hers!
At first he had been kind to her
and affectionate. more like a low
ing father than anything else.
He had not forced his caresses on
her and he had respected her
wishes. But in a little while
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morning just to run up , huge
bin on him. That might make
him think.
She entered 4 store and COM
menced her purchases. In . sud-
den dare she heard the manager
saying, Were very sorry. but if
you want these things you will
have to pay cash. This morning
we received instructions from Mr..
weighton-"
Somehow she found her way to
the street. Carl had foreseen and
forestalled her every move.
Homer she directed Pierre as
she climbed into the car.
Carl was waiting for her. He
had left the office early on pur.
pose, He was neither smiling nor
angry looking. Perfectly bland.
''I would like q word with you.
nv dear" he said courteously and
ushered her into the library
Then, when she had
acuuiesced and the doors were
closed on them:
MATTERS between US might as
well be distinctly understood at
first as at last" he said. GAS
long as you are ready to be my
wife and to obey me am per-
fectly willing to give you all the
things I contracted to give you
when I asked you to be my wife.
Try to cross me and YOU will
get nowhere, as YOU have doubt
; less guessed by now.
''I married you because want
ed the society and companionship
and affectioI-Such affection as
money can buy-of q young girl.
I expect you to live up to your
end Of the bargain as 1 am per.
fectly willing to live up to my end.
OF course, can't force you, but
I think It would be the wisest
thing to do
He was smiling now. triumphant
~. He knew well the girls weak
nature. Knew in advance what
her answer would be
They are still married today.
Many girls and older women. for
that matter. envy little Kitty
Weighton her dresses and her
automobiles. But they do not
realize that any young girl. or
any woman who marries q man.
especially an elderly man, for his
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and we leaned a ainst the rails
OF the fence watching them.
Il thought crows flew up high
IN the air. I've never seen them
flying down on the ground like
that" said Bobby.
Perhaps you've never been UP
so early In the morning before"
suggested Bunny, winking his
pink eye at me.
"Well, then. just tell me-" de.
manded Bobby, why they are
flying so close to the ground this
morning"
Simplest thing in the world"
answered Bunny, "it's their break.
fast time and they keep close to
the ground to pick up grubs and
insects"
''Oh, see," said Bobby.
We went on our way and as we
returned It was twilight. in fact
almost dusk, and as we passed
the field where we had seen the
crows In the IsaeRnihg, again we