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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-22
SIX GET $4,000 n
At NIGHT CLUB
Gunner Beat and Roughly
Handle Guests.
RU Tinted Press

BU United Press
NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-Six gun
men, one armed with rifle, held up
a Broadway night club just before
daylight today, robbed the guests
and employees Of cash and jewelry
valued at $4,000. beat and roughly
handled several men and women and
escaped,
The raid took place at 5 a. m.
There were twelve patrons In the
place and aboNt thirty entertainers
and other employees. Half of them
were women.
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Scientists have discovered a spider
along the Amazon which traps and
eats small birds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-09
SCHOOL,
HELPS
CopyrIxht. Compton's Pictured


OF all the woods that are used for
manufacturing and building, the cy-
press is one of the most durable. For
LOO years the great cypress doors
Of st. Peters Church in Rome lasted
without a sign Of decay, until Pope
Eugenius the Fourth replaced them
with bronze. Egyptian cases of cy-
press have registered the attacks OF
time for thousands of years.
Aside from the old world varieties
there are several general species of
this tree in North America The So
called yellow cedar and Lawson
spruce are native to the Pacific
coast. These trees are conifers and
are evergreen, as are the Old World
varieties. The bald cypress of the
Gulf States. on the other hand is de-
ciduous, shedding its foliage with
the approach of winter. 1t is one of
the most commercially important OF
our timber trees. The trees of these
species usually prefer the lowlands,
though beautifully matured speci-
mems are found in the hill-lands Dor
dering the Mississippi River.
In the cypress swamps, as the
tracts covered with this timber are
called. the trees grow majestically
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-09
GRAIN PRICES
START HIGHER
Foreign Cables Show De-
cided Strength.
tBy Thomson u McKinnon)
BIZ United Press

bU Jutted PFeSS
CHICAGO, April 9.-Grain prices
opened higher on the Chicago Board
of Trade today.
Liverpool was decidedly higher to-
day while Buenos Aires showed frac-
tional advances, and their strength
was reflected in the Chicago wheat
pit which opened fractionally high
er. Speculation is becoming more
friendly toward the buying side Of
the market. The trade Is mostly pro-
fessional.
Short interests are becoming re-
duced, but there is no particular
pressure in any department. Most
local traders were disposed to await
the release of the Federal crop re-
port this afternoon before making
any pronounced moves.
While corn opened fractionally
higher in the July and September
deliveries and unchanged in the May
the market itself was comparatively
quiet.
Oats held its strength from Thurs
day and opened fractionally higher
IN all deliveries. Provisions opened
higher.
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average price o. Twenty lndY}SStrlat se0eR KS
price of twenty rail stocks for Friday was
106.79. up .23.
BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, April 9.-Slight
strengthening of the reserve ration
of the Federal Reserve Bank Of New
York, as set forth in that institu-
tons weekly statement, reflected the
recent liquidation in the stock mar
ket and explained the decline in time
money to the lowest rates since last
summer.
However, the influence Of easier
money was mostly observable in the
bond market, stocks continuing to
be governed by considerations in
volved in the trade outlook. Uncer-
tainty over these prospects caused
price movements in the early deal
ings to be still restrained to a mar
row range.
Stocks displayed a dun, heavy
tone around noon, sagging down.
ward under a burden Of further
selling precipitated by calling of APP
proximately 100000 Of loans.
Withdrawals caused no advance in
the call money rate which was
maintained at the renewal figure Of
per cent, but were reflected in new
lows on the weeks reaction among
the industrial leaders. Steel com
mon declined to 1879, off "a; Gen
eral Motors to 119, off Is.
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Other Livestock

CHICAGO. April e:ICattle-Receipt ss.
1000 market fairly active tracing on st Eao
steady to strong: medium supply good and
sh9iGSe fed stesrS offered ot9g h msGi@S
weights SO 80; bulk fed steers. quality on
condition to sell s7@ei75; spring Wyom-
i9g fed steers, sSL6qs4SS St he c sSsss
wReceipts. 8. 600: fat clipped lambs active
to strong few good choice ha3Sddyweigh t T.
son mostly eS SS7S
skins; few sales on fat sheep; small lots
nrognd steady AogsmRecsipsts4 14i S'IS
81 Sa[5i' isS2s2 ,s9ss
Ilg6txeighssA sia66gI5.75: light, lights,
1875: slaughter pigs, s13.6OG14.
CINCINNATI. April Cattle - Re
ceipts, 400; market steady shipping steers,
good to choice, 50 10. Calves-Market
Es'eipts' 4, 700; market active, steady, ioc
higher; good TO ehoice packers and butch.
f msrdt se sSG aoO shf 70 choice 81
sGsa1a,5o. NOV ''' ''N " '''''
cop11 RS, April S SSsds Re
fG sstys e tI}S sSssS$
n msrket SLOW sHd Steady p pH9Se westSers
sxsa f smSs asa sSs5ss11 isr
kst active; hiEhsgg a prime heavy, SI2:So@
$14 q "A 10; light Workers. S14.4Q@ 1880:
pigs. i440@144 80: roughs. S9.b0@ IL:
EAST BUFFALO, April 1o.-Cattle -
Receipts. 200, market fairly active; chip
sea 9.25 COWS, s&;;25 a 70: c@lveg-Re;
cum to choice. S3.50Gi4. Sheep and
lambs-Receipts 900: market slow lambs
25c up; choice lambs, S13G14: Gull TO
fair; seq II; yearlings, $8@12; sheep, "a
a 10. Hogs-Receipts 1000; market fair
pigs. s1450@14.75; mixed. Sl375Q14:
heavies, $12 a 1915: roughs. $10.75@11;
stays. $6.50@S.50.
EAST ST. LOUIS. April 9.-Cattle-Rc-
Seifsris. $7ie; cows SSpo@s 90; '! cam.
dyla 1Q@ lie hisessSr5 heeyiss s1l 9R a
$1S415:75: light lights oS13:f6 a rs;
psffsG5g 'o Sk 2S pigs S Sla22
Receipts 300 market; - Csc highe. ;
66.25: cooled lambs. S13@ 1875.
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Deaths

Hannah Whitworth. 70. 80 E. Raymond.
carcinoma.
Conrad Bauer, so, 1891 W. Michigan.
cerebral hemorrhagc.
Emma Ldmpert. CO. Central Hospital,
broncho pneumonia.
George Z. Conway 70, 555 N. fremont.
carcinoma.
Harold J. Kennedy. Is days city hos
pital. premature birth.
Jack Whitworth. 419 Smith. cerebral
hemorrhage.
Gertrude Anthony. AZ. cty hospital.
chronic interstitial nephritis
Katherine Eiselein. 81, GIT Iowa. APO
p'exy.
static pneumonia.
Charles Gallamore, /. 5157 University.
broucnO pneumonia
Mary Heweon Hutton. 65. 1926 Hiatt
Chester Bigger. 8. 1852 Columbia.
hroncho pneumonia
Glen Coere -. 81 Dorman pulmonary
tuberculosis.
Henry s. Rominger 70. 2640 Suther-
''i Ida p Jane SMITH 55 zoos N. Delaware,
chronic myocarditis
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REMY SUPPORT
URGED I'm talk
w. A. Boyce Charges Coffin
Supporting WiImeth.

Speaking at a, meeting sponsored
by the Marion County Voters
League. City Clerk William A.
Boyce Jr., Thursday night urged
support of the candidacy OF County
Prosecutor William H. Remy for re-
nomination and charged George v.
Coffin, Republican County chair
man. is sponsoring the candidacy Of
former City Judge Delbert o. VIII
meth for the office. The meeting
was held at I1oyt and State AYES.
Grin L. Davis, candidate for
sheriff challenged Coffin to prove he
made false statements in an affidavit
charging Coffin offered to obtain his
appointment as Federal collector Of
customs If he would withdraw in
the race for sheriff.
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NEW YORK STATEMENT
Commission Row
Prices to Retailers

Prices to Retailers
,Apples--Jonathsns 4O,Round paske!!
$50; Staynlen wtnesap. 40-pound basket
$I35s: S #iiqassS0 font SssAs! II
Beauty, b., So Is; y +, Baldwin, Dbl SIS
81 80. Delicious box "a Winter banana
box, $326 Ortley box 1915
Cocoanuts--Jamaica &6 for 100
Grapefruit-Florlda $500 $50.
Lernons-CalitornIa box So rs @6 70
e5 9CafFEis orida $4 fal 8a5 nave' S4'0O%
PiinesgnlssGmc9RS'a pan, CRIT s7@ss
Vegetables
Artichokes Fey. California. s3Q
Xspafagus--Georgis. grit. s3.5o@4.25;
Bests1 Gfaq e 3D. % sl h@D Southern NJ
brussels Sprouts - fey California
'' CcsbbaSS S 4c to-; for Texas
"a car rot L. Ou. $3.50 Texas bu
CSunhower5,7-Coq,orado SO crs -
'Te2 aes%6 ems S 4in4 T aos $B@0a5
ksiS-Ef1 g So gS" q 3 8 20
80 G lear pound BASKET 81 81
Mangoes--Forlda trunk Se.50G9
81 22 gSsh room - Fey soouno oasNe,
69iYnszsp as,.. PA Pa Ease, Ease 500 J.
Gr350; southern shalots doz.. soc.
Onion Sets White 81 bag red anc
OYSTER Piant--h o. 6O@6Oc doz
Parsley--Fcy II g.. doz.. 60c
peas@California 46-pound CRIT. $3.50
Potatoes-Michiean white. S15O-Ib sack
S750@7,73: Idaho, per cwt.. SIS rs. 80:
umph. S4 so fifty pound hamper
Radishes--Ml ssiesIppi % ~ 30c dor Il
= button 81 25 doz
SOC 2Ssio7ad e sS1 s S9qos:s
s eaSaRrsss-bb Boy San SS% &c e~'
spinach Texas bu.. SlGt1I5
sa 6me indiana yeowy ee eT
sysi bp 81 :rT sEHtherq h, Naqssy Halls, bu
sweet I Pptf bTon Is gSy ou. Ssaabo
Tomatoes---Crt., six basket. -SS@s.5O.
Turnips-New i. g.. bu.. S1.76 @2.OO
new Texas crt. 81
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shut out the sun. Graceful rambling
vines climb up their trunks, min
Cling dainty blossoms and waxlike
leaves with the pale needle-like
foliage. Odd-looking cypress knees"
or bullying roots, are exposed above
the ground, and in the half-light
they look like brown baldheaded
gnomes, standing silent among the
trailing MOSES and fallen logs.
The wood of the bald cypress is
light, soft, straight-grained, and
easily worked. Since it is durable
in contact with the soil, it is
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-09
CAN WIDEN STREET

The board of works has authority
to widen Pennsylvania ST. from
Ohio to St. Clair SITS, as we'll as TO
resurface it, John X. Ruckelshaus,
city attorney, declared today in a
written opinion to the board.
The proposal is to widen the thor
oughfare from ten to sixteen feet
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-09
Wholesale Meat Prices

Beef-Nstive steers 500 TO 500 lbs
II "a Ice; fores under carcass &c: binds
over carcass, &c: native heifers 800 to
400 lbs, II "a a Ice: flores under carcass
2cc5 hindsd ~ over carcass; 4c native cows,
carcass, 1c; kinds over carcass &c Pork
Dressed hogs. lao 10 200 lbs. 2OM
&0atc; regular picnic hams 4 TO IA lbs
1884 0120aic: fresh tenderlons Soc ,verv
scarcei Veal---Carcasses. 20 to 200 lbs
10 " "a 23c; binds and saddles over carcass.
Sc; fore, under carcass &c Mutton
Lambs e5 to 40 lbs. 27c.
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1926

especially adapted for use as railway
ties and fence posts as well as for
general building purposes. The
lumber from other species is In de
mand for cabinet work and the
making Of musical instruments, for
it is fine grained and works up
beautifully. Louisiana furnishes
about two-thirds Of the cypress
lumber of the United States, Florida
ranking second. Georgia, Arkansas
and North and South Carolina, are
also sources of supply.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-09
Births


LAME and Caroline Davis 900 Congress.
Ethan and Alta Cooper, Methodist Hos
pital
ist Hospital
Daniel and Della De Long. 1888 Wood
lawn.
Roy and JOY Stun. 1921 Avondale.
Girls
Hare and Letta Shoule. Methodist Hos
pital
Irving and Kathyleen Schroeder. Method
ist Hospital.
Earl and Mary Titus. Methodist Hos
pital
Gail and Bessie Briggs, 615 Summit
Herman and Eethel Maher. 1905 w.
Thirty second
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-09
In the Sugar Market
BY Thomson & McKinnon

NEW YORK, April 9.-rhe proposed re-
duction of the Cuban crop to 90 per cent
Of current estimates and the recurrent
threat OF railway labor troubles will I'M
doubtedly affect sentiment in the sugar
market here. Any sustained Improvement
ever will depend upon actual demand
Continued irregulsrity of the price move
ment is in store for futures from present
levels.
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Produce Markets

Eggs--strtctly fresh delivered at Indian.
apOlls. % @26 nc
Butter Wholesale pFices) Creamery.
-" p6u ifF SSSfs ag %SSojc; Leshorns.
$3s 5 sprnseTTSs a S7 sS Young turkeys s2@
Cheese (yhc iesalse buying pricesl Wis
2'E a 26c, Limburger 29@30e
CHICAGO. April -Butter-Receipta,
93o 81 ascy 30 & S e. ID aG 80
1rsts, o2sEc CheesegTwins I9c Amer amer.
2Ss P sOFaEss 5se aschs s 1Ts
ele; br9Jllers. So @S5c Potatoes US Re-,
$5i9gs$0 Minnesota 5fSnsa SSnf 90 SSni few
S5106b.20; Idaho russets. S5.25@535,
poorer low as So all sacked.
G CIEyE FaIs =, AP 81.
boilers g 55G SF0 oocFs Is aoSe B ssaxy
LIZ sse rsts Acc sxtrj DaSSk XIII
81 rs; 1SG nG, 9oS ohj0 extra firsts zoe:
Ds per d1d20D0Idpd sack COLORADO. $5sS
ss ~ s4 sssa;Sosss
barrel: No q, $15 per barrel; No, 8. $8
per, barrel Maine, SS25 per 150-pound
sacks; Ontario. 81. 80 per 90-pound sack
NEW YORK April 9.-Flour-Firm
a ardmEFTm middiewest s14 45 1875
sugar-Steady. 90 test 402c: refined
SIl Fr27s Ct santos N26 5e G9gftee5 %
Tallow--Weak; special to extras. s9s a
sac, Hay-Steady; No. l. 81 80: No. 3,
poultry-Dull: turkeys 80 al soc: chickens
a5@47c; capons, SEQ 56c; fowls. 22@
ducks. 'i6 a CSC; fowls. 81 q 32c; turkeys
soc; roosters 1Sc broilers. 40 60c.
special. .26@ 2sc;, young Americas. Fl III g
95c Butter-Easy receipts 1851;
creamery extras 40c: special market, 40 Z
4le Ej}ggstMEssy rsce q 84 35SSb1
'0bc: Pacific coast. first to extras. 80 0o
3Sc: western whites, 80 a Sac.
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In the Sugar Market
Nv Thomson & McKinnon

NEW YORK. April 9.-Comparing this
season with last year, farm work is very
backward. Good weather in April and fine
Unless the weather settles down soon
there will be a pronounced upward price
trend There is nothing the matter with
the textile trade. At present the jobbcr
prefers to buy small lots often. rather than
big lots occasionally.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-09
UNION TO MEET

American Insurance Union win
meet at tonight at the Moose Hall,
1856 N. Delaware st. Refreshments
win be served following business
meeting.
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CYPRESS-One of the
most durable kinds of
wood the world knows.
lcycIonedin Teature service.

tall and strong, with slender limbs
and dense delicate foliage. Towering
above the rustling palmettos and
gnarled live-oaks. their rounded tops
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RKER VALUES ARE CUT 10 CENTS
Pigs Remain Steady-Light-
weight Material Is
$13.85.

Hog prices slumped loo at the
start of the trading today at the
Indianapolis Livestock Exchange.
Pigs remained fully steady with
Thursday, however. Heavier re-
ceipts, estimated at 5000, and Jas
holdovers from the previous session,
were probably the cause OF the cut
in values.
Light weights still commanded the
top price Of $13.S5 and the bulk of
the run moved to the scales at prices
ranging from 1920 to $685.. Flood
ed streams in many parts of the
State still hamper farmers in ship
ping stock to the market, local com
mission firms say.
Hog Price Scale
Trading was done over the follow
ing range Of values:
Heavies brought $11.70012.6O; me
dunn cashed at $12.S5Q13.O5; lights
commanded a price of $4,000 1888;
light lights averaged $1S.75; smooth
packing sows moved at $11Q11.25;
pigs were steady at s13@lS.75;
rough packing sows brought s1O.25
010.75, and stays were sSQ10.75.
Cattle trading continued strong.
because OF the offering Of fairly
choice material estimated at 700
bovtnes. Steers were priced over
range OF 5000; heifers. 5000, and
cows, S547.50. Not much OF the
material offered brought the top
prices. but this was only through
the lack of quality and finish. Only
baby beef gets near the higher
quotations.
Calves Go Lower
Calf prices were steady to so
cents lower at the start. The top
price was placed at $3.50, which
was steady with the accepted top OF
Thursday. The bulk Of the sales
were made at S13 which was steady
TO so cents lower than the $1S413.5O
range quoted on the previous day.
The run was estimated at 900
vealers and trading was active on
the new scale Of prices.
Not much was offered in the sheep
and lamb division OF the Exchange
at the opening Of the session.
Clipped lambs, numbering 1876, were
brought to the market near the
close of the Thursday trading period
and sold at s10.50. These were
counted in today's Offering and
boosted receipts to 800. Wool lambs
were quoted at s12Q14; clipped
lambs sS@11.50, and springers $3.50
IS. One small bunch OF spring lambs
was priced at SIS, but remained un-
sold at q late hour.
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OFFICIALS WILL SPEAK
jackson and Duvall to Talk at Ex-
position.

Mayor Duvall and Governor Jack
son have accepted invitations Of the
Indianapolis Real Estate Board to
speak at opening of the fifth Home
Complete Exposition Saturday night
at State Playground, it was an
nounced today by Fred II. Sillery,
realtor.
Committee composed of SiIlery, f.
l.. Cothrell and P, F. BALI presented
the invitations.
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Local Wagon Wheat

indianapolis mile ana grain elevators
are paying .5S for No . red wheat
Other grades Oh their merit
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Chicago Grain Table
April g.

9s;S &c.: g. sg$ s$$ g., S S2ss
'New wheat. fold wheat.
CHICAGO. April PRIMARY receipts:
Wheat. 484 900 against holiday; corn.
419. 900 against holiday; oats, 551, 900
against holiday. shipments; Wheat 800:
holiday; oats. 473 900 against holiday.
CHICAGO April 9.-Carlot receipts
were Wheat. 171S corn. 80: oats. 81.
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Banks and Exchange
-NDTII y
LOCAL CLEARINGS

--ADTJ y
LOCAL CLEARINGS
Indianapolis bank clearings for today
amounted to S3,061 900. Bank debts for
today totaled S6243.000.
NEW YORK STATEMENT
RB United Press
NEW YORK. April e-Clearlngs. 1897. =
600, 600: balances. $4,000, 900.
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LIQUIDATION is
REFLECTED BY
RESERVE Ratio
Influence of Easier Money
Felt Mostly in Bond
Mart.
Average Stock Prices

Average price of twenty industrial stocks
for Friday was 1909 off 80. Average
price of twenty rail stocks for Friday was
IO0.1O. up .23.
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Continued from Yesterdays starr
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE.

Carolita Menendez, a beautiful young
Spanish girl. brought up in a South Ameri
can convent. is travelling alone to Los
Angeles at tho command of her guardian.
whom she has never seen. Toward the
end of her journey She wakes suddenly in
the night and sees. clutchlng at the curtains
OF the berth opposite white hand wearing
gorgeous ruby. This is the companion
ring to one in her possession and was TO
I've worn by her guardian to identify him
at their meeting in Los Angeles. In the
found in one Of the berths apparcntly muir
lawyer. with whom Carolita became ac-
uuaintpd on the train and who is in love
with her claims the ring when it is found
on the floor in order tn protect her. as he
believes st belongs to her until she explains
the situation Meanwhile il is learned that
REYNOLDS brother Walter was travelling on
the train with woman. both under, as
sumed names, and that they had teen
seen in conversation with the dead man
before leaving the train late in the eve
ming Reynolds had, not seen Walter before
in years. due to family quarrel between
Walter and his father over the father, $
Hyatt Reynolds Los Angeles attorney Joins
word from Walter about their fathers will
concerning which there is some mystery.
Al this point the murdered man is un-
cxpectedly revived and gives his name as
VI ario Milana. He secretly slips Carolita a
note and they disappear together on reach
ing Los Angeles. Reynolds and Hyatt make
further investigat and are led to suspect
that Walters companion on the tram was
Cynthia Reynolds in disguise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-20

to awaken her. Tell her that Mr..
Burns must speak to her on a matter
of the utmost Importance"
A pause, which to Paul, lowering
near, was interminable, then Burns
began to speak.
Cynthia? This is George; where
have you been?"
Paul could not hear her reply. but
1t was long one. Then Burns
voice spoke again.
Il see. ] wish that you had let
me know you were leaving home.
Several important things have occur
red. Paul arrived late last night in
answer to a wire from you. Was
that correct?"
Paul caught his breath, as Burns
went on.
You did wire him? From Santa
Barbara? I see. Did you wire our
office. too. Cynthia? No? WE'LL just
wondered-no, that's all right. One
from Walter? No? Well, I thought
you might have. Paul? Yes. Paul's
going to see you, but probably not
today. Several things to look after
here. Sorry to have disturbed you.
I'll explain when l see you. Thank
you Burns turned to Paul as the
telephone clicked
Well" he said, "she's been down
at Carmel, visiting, and the message
you received in New York was from
her. so that's that"
Then" said Paul, 1.-The wires re-
ceived at your Office were sent by
Walter. using her name? Why"
Il don't know. Suppose we drop in
at the bank and place that ring in
the vault: 1t may be an unhealthy
thing to have in your possession.
Well be on the safe side
Again Paul tried to question him
about the family skeleton, and again
Mr. Burns cut him off.
You'll know soon enough, my boy"
he said. Carr understands better
than do. Wait and let him explain
I'd feel more comfortable
II can't force you, Mr. Burns Paul
did not attempt to hide his disappoint-
ment, but try to put yourself in my
place and ina CINE my state of mind!
Here am enveloped in mystery, meet
ing a beautiful girl, running into
Walter, involved in a supposed mur-
der, called West for unknown rea-
sons-one damned thing after another
and no answer"
There is an answer, Pal Your
father left several million dollars and
Walter is going to get as big slice
of 1t as he can"
But Walter couldn't have known
I would be on that train. He couldn't
have caused that man to have a fit
or whatever he had. He couldn't have
brought that little South Ameri-