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Courier no other paper could or was
alert enough to get this story. Only
The Courier-300 miles in the hinter-
land, could get this load of swamp gas.
Another feature Of this business Is
the fact that the Garland Fund was
Charles .Garland's private money. He
could do as he pleased with il. He
elected to give 1t away and requested
that it all be spent within a certain
number Of years. three, think. All or
this money has been used in aiding or
CARNATIONS that find it difficult to get
funds to carry on their work. Due 10
the nature Of these organizations and
their espousal of unpopular causes, it
was almost impossible for them to get
money enough to keep going.
The attack of The Courier is ample
proof of the necessity for such fund.
Even Negro organizations must have
funds to protect themselves from the
groundless attacks of some Negro ed
itors as well as from our old time
enemy-the southern white man.
/ cannot understand why any Negro
mo matter how high he thinks he is,
or how low he actually is-should want
to lay any obstacles in the way of the
NA.A.C.P. I can only attribute it
to mean jealousy or ignorance or stu
pidity or all three There is no justi6-
cation for 1t.
Another mean phase Of the attacks
on this organization is the fact that
these attacks are always directed at its
Negro officers only. This is typical
The average Negro will run from a
white man in order to find some Ne
gro's throat-to cut. The Courier is no
exception to this rule.
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who certainly would not seek to ele-
vate herself in the estimation Of white
America by close association with our
group. These are the men and women
that the Courier--a Negro paper-has
seen fit to strike at and throw mud at.
In the first place, in the publication
OF this attack, the procedure Of The
Courier was unethicai and misleading.
The reports of both the Garland Fund
and the N.A.A.C.P. are audited BY GER
tilted public accountants and are pub
lie property. There is no secret about
them. The young upstart who dug up
this imaginary scoop" for The Courier
may have imagined that he had got
hold Of an exclusive piece of news,
may have thought that he had seen a
man bite a dog" This noyice--cir-
cling the bases on a foul ball-must
have imagined himself strutting forth
with the Pulitzer Award for the best
news story of the year. l am not GER
tain but il is my guess that it was
Mr.. Floyd Calvin who sent in this bi,
of news.
Now ] can understand how, an un-
trained and untamed reporter could
take public report and label it an ex.
elusive news story, but for the life
Of me, | cannot understand how a re-
sponsible editor could uncritically pass
it by when the final proof sheets are
placed before him.
This was evidently done, however,
and The Courier committed the sin of
publishing public report freely given
to its "detective-reporter," and mis-
leading the public Into believing that
this was fine piece sof news reporting
and investigation. According to The
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Democratic candidate for
State Senator from the 18th
Senatorial District Of Illinois,
who is making a strenuous and
active campaign for his election.
MIR. Courtney has many friends
among the coIored people re-
siding In his senatorial district
who will assist him to win out
at the Polls, Tuesday, Novem-
Der 2.
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Democratic Candidates to be Voted
for at the General Election,
Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1926

PRESIDENT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Anton J. Cermak, 500 County Bldg, 2348 S.
Willard Ave.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Gin City of Chicago)
Anton j. Cermak.
Emmett Whealan, 553 County Bldg. 1847 Gar
field Blvd.
JOS M. Fitzgerald, 533 County Bldg. 1887 S.
Daniel Ryan, Jr, 5sS County Bldg, 7OO1 Nor
NAL Blvd
Maurice F. Kavanagh, $50 County Bldg, S12 S.
Ashland Ave.
Arthur P. O'Brien, 5O7 City Hall, $500 Fulton
Blvd.
Frank J. Wilson, 5ss County Bldg. 515s Mon
trose Ave.
Mrs. E. w. Bemis, 5SS County Bldg, 57O9
Winthrop Ave.
Joseph Prybylo, 114S W. Chicago Ave.
Carmen Vacco, 608 City Hall, 1906 Harrison
St.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Outside City,
Thomas E. Mcbride, S34 Ashland Ave-, River
Forest.
Bernard MI. Hefron IL w. Webb St., Calumet
City.
PIP Flick, w. 18th Pl Riverdale.
I'll. Raul, 125 Harlem Ave-, Forest Park
Morton A. Mergentheim, $40 Sheridan Rd,
Winnetka.
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Vote for Hon. George E. Brennan
for United States Senator
from Illinois
Democratic Candidates to be Voted for
at the General Election, Tuesday,
Nov. z, 1926


George E. Brennan, 231 S. La Sale St., $3.50
Sheridan Rd
STATE TREASURER
Samuel l.. Nelson, 126 Moss Ave., Peoria.
SUPT. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Alex w. Jameson 134 NJ La Sale ST.
CLERK SUPREME COURT
John A. Logan, Sr. 229 Vincent Pl Elgin
TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY ILLINOIS
Beulah Wilson Campbell East St. Louis
Frank I. O'Hair Paris.
VIM. Tracy Alden, 227 E. Delaware Pl, Chi
cago.
REPRESENTATIVES I'm CONGRESS
Frank j. Wise, 10 Pleasant St., Joliet
Charles A. Karch, 7S5 Post Pl, East st. Louis.
CLERK APPELLATE COURT
James w. Ryan, 233 County Bldg, 1888 Pax
ton Ave.
TRUSTEE SANITARY DISTRICT
John j. Touhy, 2O2 City Hall, 218 S. Seeley
Ave.
Frank F. Roeder, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1852
Wellington Ave.
George Hull Porter 500 S. Clinton St., $50
Surf st.
COUNTY JUDGE
Edmund K. Jarecki, 6OS County Bldg, 1916
Armtage Ave.
SHERIFF
P.J. Carr, PIP County Bldg, 1929 s. Western
Blvd.
COUNTY TREASURER
Martin J. OBrien, sol City Hall, 1851 Con-
COUNTY CLERK
Robert M. Sweitzer 2SS County Bldg, 1922
Jackson Blvd.
PROBATE JUDGE
Henry Homer, CAT County Bldg, 1926 Madi-
son Park
CLERK PROBATE COURT
Mitchell G. Robin, 207 City Hall, 1921 indie
pendence Blvd.
CLERK CRIMINAL COURT
Peter ]. Brady, 1913 w. 10th st.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Edward J. TObin, 1872 County Bldg, 56O7
Michigan Ave.
MEMBERS BOARD OF ASSESSORS
William J. Connors, Ill City Hall, 878 N.
Clark St.
Matthew A. Berg, Jr., $500 w. 34th St.. Ber-
wynn.
MEMBER BOARD OF ASSESSORS
(M K. Sheridan Vacancy
John E. COnroy, S19 County Bldg, 55S8 S.
Ashland Ave.
MEMBER BOARD OF REVIEW
Harry Kohl, COL City Hall, 1928 N. Lowell
Ave.
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THIS WEEK

BY Ernest Rice Mckinney
(For Preston News Service)
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Aid. John J.
Touhy in City
Council 10
years ON all
important conn
mittees. Al
ways indorsed
by all Civic or
CARNATIONS. "A
man of good
standing in
Real Estate
Business.
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George Hull
Porter, general
manager X. r.
Dept. of West
ern Electric
Co., doing mill
lions Of dollars
of business
each year. A
real big BUSH
ness man for .
business Office.
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Frank F..
Roeder, former
alderman, now
city purchas-
ing agent for
city un r
Mayor Dever.
Not one word
of scandal In
his office. "A
business man
of standing.
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will be in charge of the services and
Rev. G. F. Strutx will officiate.
Roads Offer to
Permit Sampling
: at 81 Per Car

Minneapolis, July 80. 0p--A COM
promise proposal, stating that the
three railroads who ship the bull
# grain crops from the northwes
10 Minneapolis and Duluth markcte
will continue their practice Of Pc
mltrng Inc sampiinY Of Rta.n ears a.:
even points in Minnesota for .
charge Of 81 a car. is contained in a
setter from officials Of the Grca'
Northern. Northern Pacific and 500
Line 10 the Northwest Shippers Ad-
visory board tod.y.
Because Of the expense Of switch
;rg and handling grain cars ut tn
seven points in Minnesota, whore
heretofore grain cars have been
sampled l.y the state grain inspec-
ton departing before they were
consigned to either the Minneapolis
or Duluth markets. there have been
dangers that the service would be
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AlkGEFW!O!Aa
C. A. Meisner, Pioneer
Of Bismarck. Dies


{. A. Meisncr, All Second street.
died this morning at his home, fol
lowing a lingering illness. He work
ed almost up to the last, despite his
illness and his 30 years Of age.
Mr.. Mcisner was an old settler in
Bismarck. He was born in Buffalo,
N. y, and first came To this region
in 1884, when he spent three years
an the employ Of Dahl Bros. He
then went to Saltwater, Mimi, but
.eturned in 1893 and resided here
until his death He was employed by
e. NJ. Dahl since his return in '98.
lie is survived by the widow. two
sons and one daughter. They are
John and James and Elcnora. all Of
Bismarck, and step son, Emil T..
Ereesler, Of Bismarck
BY his first wife. who died sew
eral wears ago. he had four sons.
Joseph Of Warwick. n. D.. Harry Of
Superior, Wis, William,' of Virginia.
al,nr.. aud Edward Of Cloquet, MINI.
The funeral will be at the Evan
pelical church on Seventh street Sun
day at 2:30 p. m. The Odd Fellows
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discontinued. II the state railroad
and warehouse commission agrees
TO allow the three railroads their
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Whales catch seals. their favorite
food. by swimming under the ice on
which the seal lies and, using the
powerful dorsal fin, cracking the ice.
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British sir experts are now en-
gagged in investigating the possibility
Of equippino fighting airpiane with
gun turrets.
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proposed tariff Of - car or about
= Of cent bushei, the service will
he continued.
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The Real 100 Percenters
(St. Paul Dispatch)

North Dakotans have had their eyes turned this
week to notable exception, namely, the township
and voting precinct of Thingvalla in Pembina co,,-
ty, where at the last primary election out of 2GS
votes registered, 267 voters appeared at the polls
and cast their ballots. The contrast between this
rural precinct and others in the state is as marked
in percentage Of votes cast is the contrast between
rural precincts in general and voting precincts in
cities Observers note that the vote in cities fall
something short Of so per cent of the voting
strength except in cities where fight between local
candidates brings out the voters. In the rural pre-
cincts no such fight can be rcckonGd with.
Thingvalla township is largely, populated by Ice
landic people, colonsts most of whom were born in
that island that lies just below the Arctic circle in
the Atlantic. They have brought with them a sense
Of duty. and have had instiled into them an apprc-
citation of the precious nature Of the franchise A
wise people these vigant, dgcnt, whose example
We must soon begin to, emulate.
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Editorial Comment
Adult llliteracy
(New York Tines)

Wy
Statistics given out by the United States bureau
Of education show that about per cent Of the men
and children in this country, 10 years Of age
or older, unable to read write Actual litter
acy is considered to be greater than this per-
centage figure, based census returns 1t is diff
ficut to draw the line between literacy and litter
acy An adult who has not gone beyond the third or
fourth grade Of school is likely to be literatc rath-
CT than litcratc," though able to scrawl his
name. Furthermore, it is estimated by competent
authority that oncthird Of population "near
iltcrates' and that oncquarter Of our people
not read the headlines Of newspaper, write COM
mon letter understand printed Instructions, while
to tenth printed words arc but "wcird black
marks" and public notices and danger signs are
wholly meaningless rssss
"Ye have the letters Cadmus eave" said Byron Of
the Greeks. And so have We But at least five mil
lion men and women in the United States have vir-
tually missed school, The blame is not to be put up
the cities alone. teracy in rural districts ac-
cordng to reports is almost twice that in the
cities. Nor arc the foreign born alone to be held
responsible Their children are at any rate learn
ing the language Of their adopted home. According
to the American Educational Digest there is more
illitcracy among the natvc-bom than among the
children of the forcign-born
The first line of attack is to reach all the children
and SO insure complete literacy in the next genera
ton This is matter of state responsibility, though
of national concern. Whatever justification there is
for Federal support Of elementary education must
be found in the inability of any state to provide it.
self the for making its entire population
literate. Such provision is owing not only to the
child but to the nation itself The second line Of
attack is through means for enabling those who have
to adult years rs illiterates overcome their
handicaps. Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart, who has
done remarkable work among the mountain whites
in the south, and is now leading in a national cru
SADIE, states that have in New York City enough
illiterates to make city the size of Denver To do
share should at least concentrate upon reach
| ing these through the evening schools and through
the classes for in the homes. Child illitef-
acy is being eliminated Adult illiteracy would be
reduced to negligible percentage if only there were
vigorous united effort on the part of public and
private agencies. Illiteracy has been diminished in
several northern European countries to fraction of
l per cent. 1t should be possible to make such a
showing here by the end Of this decade.
/ OF course, after teracy should come it's practice
1t is but the beginning Of education. Millions can
read and write who to all intents and purposes
literate because they make no of their literacy
to better their own intellectual heritage or to take
an intelligent part in the life of their day and gen.
Grafton. Adult education continued is the new Cos.
| pei of modern life.
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BenitO, the OmnipOtent

italy is winning its way back, and most of the
credit goes to Benito Mussolini.
Say what you will about Fascism, omnipotent die
ta1rship. suppression of free speech Have any
thqpries you wish about Mussolini's system. It
ml(ht mt work in any other country, under any
other conditions or under any other control But
It 1oes work in italy.
Deposits IN the postal savings banks of Italy in
creased lO4.0OO,OoO lire in one MONTH In terms Of
diAes and dollars, that gain Of about $685.,
O00 in the postal savings banks, with probably IN
coal amount in other banks.
Unemployment declined BY more than $4,000 with
inn month, and now there fewer than $4,000 idle
walkers IN the country. Labor and economy have
sept Italy ike n epidemic, propsgatsd BY the
psae minister. secretary Of state, minister of war
istefpf foreign affairs, minister Of MARINE min
~ u asrsnauttcs and minister Of corporations
~ 1ten ~ Hsselini ii ~ s..,..ss
n seslettasl5 a. CONN.,, Bsnito makes himself a.
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STEl Der

Miss Gertrude Hickel of futile is
spending few days ut the VIM.
Hickel home.
Beecher Malone is heading grain
for John Carlson.
Mrs. Oder is expecting her sister
who has been visiting relatives in
Oregon. She is returning to her
home in Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Olson, who
have been visiting at the Julius Oh
SON home. left for their home at
Jackson, MIMI, Friday.
Robert Patzner and family spent
Sunday at the river.
Merwin Oder is thrcshing for c.
L. Malone.
Mrs. John Anderson and daughter
June accompanied Mr. Anderson on
his trip with the mail Saturday.
Miss Vera jones was passenger
with the mail carrier Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Hickel and Miss
s0ertrude Hickei, spent Sunday eve
nipg 1t the Malonefs.
), Mr.. and Mrs. Hickel. Gertrude
Hlckel and Mrs. C. L. Malone went
totthe river after grapes Monday.
Merwin Oder thrcshed for Herb
Fa1mcr Saturday and Monday.
Mrs. c.. l.. Malone attended Le-
zion Auxiliary. !. meeting in Resas
Mr.. and Mrs, julius Olson, sveet
Sunday at the river -
Mr.. and Mrs: Dave lxochaltcr call-
cd At Bill Hickel's Sunday.
Bccchcr Malone was among the
Lcgionnaires who partook Of The sup
per served by the ladies of the L.
gion Auxiliary in Regan Thursday
evening.
J. r. Jones was q business visitor
in Bismarck Wednesday.
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A Seasons Work in 4 Day

From Hutchinson, Kansas, comes word that a
Young farmer named Irwin Brownlee, cut, threshcd
and plowcd 100 acres in day. You would think
the man might be a little tired after turning out a
seasons work in a few hours, wouldn't you? But
nos so. Not in this age of marvellous machinery
Brownlec arose early in the morning and started
cushing his wheat with 5O-horsepower tractor and
a combine cutting 2O-foot swath Hooked on be-
hin were plows. As the wheat was cut and thrcshed
the ground behind was plowed. A few years ago
TIM feat of Brownee with one man helping, would
have been feat of the imagination Now it has
become an everyday story in the harvest fields A
seasons work in day is no longer uncommon
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vive her dropping spirits, and recover
her poise.
You are both SO good to mel" she
exclaimed, "it sort Of makes up for
that awful mans treatment of me.
How could he say would--do--do
that to Myra! Oh, Mrs. Prentiss,
who did do it? Who killed her? And
who could touch up her face after
she was dead? Perry couldn't do
that! I'm sure he couldn't. l couldn't
and Larry couldn't"
"What about the servants?" Mrs.
REentiss was secretly devoured with
curiosity. NS
Its too absurd to imagine Herrick
doing that, and none Of the others
WIS about"
l.Emma," suggested Mrs. Prentiss.
.Oh, Emma, she couldn't use lip
stick asSthat one was used!"
'Her husband could have done it,
put in Tod.
rob. no." Bunny looked agonized
~ hey, were not entirely congcnial but
hd never would kill hcr!"
sBut didn't he often urge her to
use color on her facet" persisted
Mrs. Prentiss, still curious.
Ayes, we all did. We coaxcd her
to try it now and then. But nobody
could make Myra do anything she
didn't want to do"
did Carter, her maid, want her
to use make-up!" said Todd, suddenly
"Oh yes, but she had stopped ask
ing Myra to do SO. Myra had scold-
ed her too often for suggesting it.
"lIl bet she's the murderer, then,
| said Buck, thoughtfully. "She had
opportunity, in the sense that any
one in the house had opportunity.
She had motive if, as I've heard, Mrs.
Heath left her sum of money in her
will. And if she did kill her mistress,
| she's the only one in the house who
could apply that careful makeup, and
who would have the callousness, the
hcartlessness to do it. Why, If you
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family and Mr.. and Mrs. John Benz
and family OF Moffit were berry
picking at the river Sunday.
Earl Kecver who works for Wat
son in Mckenzie, visited at the 4.
C. Laird home Sunday.
Quite number Of ladies from
Moffit were entertained at the w.
c. Hoeft home Monday afternoon.
Miss Alice Dixon has been spend
ing . few days ct the A. J. Olson
home.
Word has been received Of the
death Of Otto Mckay Of Nova Scotia.
Mr.. Mckay and family came, to North
Dakota in 1907 and lived on = home
stead eight miles north of Sterling.
In 1916 he moved to Nova Scotia
and has made his home there since.
He is survived by Mrs. Anna Man
ley, Mckenzie. and Bsnnet and Char
ley Mickey. Nova Scotia.
wilma Kafer of Bismarck is visit
ing at the Peter Magnus home for
few days.
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or Mr.. Imam or Mr.. Heath had killed
the lady, not one Of you could have
been SO devoid of common human feel.
ing as to put on that make-up!"
Bunny gave him q grateful glance.
"Of course We Couldn't" she ex-
claimed. "And, though it seems too
dreadful to suspect Carter, yet
we'll, she is mysterious sort Of wO-
man"
"How" eagerly inquired Mrs.
Prentiss.
"Oh, nobody knows anything about
her early life, where she came from
and all that. Then, she has fear
full temper-Myra discharged her
three times for impudence and tan
trums." ~ :.
at was certainly = crime Of pas
sion," Buck said, musingly. "You see,
Mrs. Heath, for some reason, went
down to the studio late at night
Then somebody came, to- her there
and had-must have had q discussion
with her, that became q quarrel, q
desperate quarrel, and resulted in the
person, whoever it may have been,
impulsiyely grabbing up that bottle
and bashing Mrs. Heath on the TEN.
pie. When the poor lady. died. the
heartless, soullcss murderer, proceed.
ed to make up that dead face, to see
how she would look. And, you see
Bunny, they used your vanity case
That is pretty well proved too,
think. Now, how did that vanity case
get back in your room? :"
Though Buck spoke casually
Bunny looked UP ut him quickly, t.
see it he were laying Q trap for her
But il so, he got small satisfaction
Il don't know" she said, simply
didn't you carry it upstairs, late
at night, at half past one, as Emma
declares ?"
Todhunter Buck spoke gently. but
he evidently expected an answer.
"No," said Bunny. Emma made thai
up. She is born liar"
Buck said no more, but lighting I
cigaret, he strolled out on the porch
Meantime, Al Cunningham wa.
listenino to Motifs emphatic state
| ments that the Moore Baby was thu
murderer of her friend and hostess
Larry Inman treated the idea with
scornful contempt, but Cunningham
with open mind, listened to the de-
tective's arguments.
"You see, it couldn't have beer
Heath himself" Mott declared. "be
cause hespent away after the house
was locked up. haven't doubt
but that he was the man seen BY thu
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Declaring that in the past so per cent of the dry
vdte has refraned from registering or voting, Mrs
Ella A. Boole, national president Of the Women S
Christian Temperance Union, sounded tho call to ac-
ticn III Chicago the other day.
Mrs. Bo0le has launched a campaign to get out
every available dry vote at the fall elections to dc.
feat efforts of vets to modify the Volstead act
q the dry vote will only come out then the con-
gressiona elections this fall should reveal how the
country stands the Volstead act as it operates at
present 1t is test the country needs
a national referendum few months ago went
wet. AT that time it claimed by the drys that
the real voting strength had refraned from partak-
ing in the voting because it didn't mean anything.
Bat these elections will mean something very def
mite
The W. C.. I. U. will support dry candidates for
the senate and house Of representatives. The or
ganzation is ignoring, however, referendums in sew
era states where they being held because they
propose action by congress that Cannot be DONE"
The congressional elections are left to tell the
story. Barring the personal equation which each
candidate brings into the fray the test should be
pretty fair Indicator. The results will be watched
eagerly by vets and drys alike.
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Judy GETS A THRILL.

II am very glad your brother 10
coming" l said, II think he should
BE here for the settlement"
II am sure no thinks so, too, Judy"
said Joan, "for ! have never known
him to come to town before. OF
course, he must 60 to 1r. Elkins
with US. am now going to the
train to meet him and take him d.
rcctly to the house. will you meet
us there, dear p
i@s"But, JOAN" I demonstrated, III
your brother is coming no one will
want me, q comparative stranger,
to butt In"
II want you, dear Judy, and must
have you. You are not c0mpara-
tive stranger. You are my business
manager and companion. BY the
way, will five thousand year, with
board and all travelling expenses, ex.
cept your clothes, be all right"
II am afraid it will be too much,
Joan. You know haven't had any
experience In business managering."
my dear Judy. do you not know
that already your services have been
worth more than five thousand. to
met What would 4 have done with
out you In the case Of Barry and
Leia,h said Joan earnestly. II must
run now, dear. Bt at Elkins' house
at half past ten"
Before ! could say any more, Joan
rung off, and I knew was in for it.
/ knew my presence at that private
business conference which concerned
the settling up Of the Meredith cs-
tate, would act upon Mr.. Robinson