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boy, Suke, the body Of Kent
Glendenning.
He left the stand. The clerk
consulted his list and called the
name OF the next witness sub
poenaed by the coroner's jury.
He called it hurriedly, not look
ing up, as il it were mere mat
ter of form and he expected no
answer:
kathleen Crittenden."
A little stir went through the
crowd at the name of the beau
tiful girl, supposed to be guilty
of the murder OF the fiance and
now fugitive from justice.
60" whispered DIR. Cressy
peremptorily.
The girl wavered an instant,
then rose and walked slowly up
the aisle in her black clothes, her
heavy veil still over her face.
She sat down in the witness chair.
A sort of gasp, en- masse, went
through the court room.
The Question
"Are you Kathleen Crittenden?"
asked the coroner.
She threw back her veil, reveal.
ing. her pale oval face framed in
its rim Of red-gold hair.
A second gasp went through
the court room.
Hazel leaped up from beside
Loren Echard:
Kathleen! Kathleen" she
cried. She started toward her
sister, who half rose from the
witness chair to meet her. A
bailff intercepted the younger
girl.
wait, miss" he said, placing
his bulk in front of her and a
hand on her arm. you can see
your sister later. You can't in
terrupt witness"
DIR. Cressy, too, reached Hazel
at this moment.
Hazel" he ordered in a whis-
per, sit down."
The young grl obeyed this
arbitrary whisper. She backed
into her seat, still staring at her
sisters face as If she were some
beloved object just returned from
the grave.
A hubbub had broken out
among the spectators. Everyone
was talking with scarcely lowered
excited voices. The Coroner
raped for order.
"'Silence!' he Numbered, "or I'll
have the court room cleared"
His threat had instant effect.
The hubbub ceased for no one
wished to be expelled at this
dramatic moment.
He turned to Kathleen, whom
the clerk had sworn.
Miss Crittenden, please tell
what you know of the murder of
the late Kent Glendenning."
But before Kathleen had time
to open her mouth, the Chief of
police stepped forward, holding a
paper in his hand.
81 have here a warrant for the
arrest of Kathleen Crittenden for
murder. l herewith serve it," and
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By Stella Wynne
Whose Stories Of Mystery an
Love Are Causing Wide.
spread Comment

AFTER DR.. Cressy had an
"A nounced the death of Suke, a
detective was called. He stated
that he had been detailed by NC
Arthur to investigate house at
Bush and Laguna streets, which
had been located by the central OF
flee as the place where Glenden-
ming had stopped a few moments
before going TO the Polk street mil
-4inery store. He went on TO de-
scribe it as a sort of restaurant
and soft drink parlor. He said the
nrourIeror. man named Jim NAL
forv. distinctly remembered Glen
5enning coming there that day
and partalxing of ginger ale and
cracked crab. AS he gave this
innocent testimony, the eyes OF
Or. Cressy encountered those Of
Gus Werneker, the taxi driver,
who under force and unwillingly,
had conducted him to the soft
drink" parlor. A ghost of a smile
passed between them.
Mr.. Aimes, the Fairview man.
ager, next took the stand.
His testimony, briefly given,
consisted in telling how he had
been called out by Werneker, the
taxi driver, how he had sent for
DR.. Cressy, the house physician,
how they had viewed and brought
into the hotel, through a side
entrance, with the aid Of Kelly,
the taxi starter and the dead hall
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You Will Want to Know Beautiful Peggy Starr, Heroine OF
the Most Interesting Story of Young Love Ever
Penned By Beatrice Burton.

her bare feet and looked down
into Wing Street. Al car was
parked at the curb-a light
colored roadster with disc wheels.
1t was Eddie Carriers roadster,
and in it, all alone, sat Fay
Shirley.
Peggy turned -on the living
room lights and scatnpered back
to her bedroom to get into her
dressing gown. She paused there
long enough to dust some rouge
on her white face and to spray
the tiniest bit of perfume on her
hair,
She was learning that impor-
tant secret OF successful WIFE
hood-never let your husband see
you unless you are looking your
hest. or very nearly your best!
And there was another reason
why Peggy wanted to look par.
ticularly lovely tonight.
When she went back to the liv"
i1g-room Ranny was just coming
in from the outer hall. His blond
hair was rumpled and his tie was
twisted to one side. There was
grease-a long streak Of tt-on
one leg Of his white flannel trous-
ers.
"Whew!' ne said, i've had
some party tonight. and / don't
mean maybe, eitheri Gosh, feel
as IL I'd been drawn through a
knot-hole backwards"
He kissed her mechanically ana
dropped down into a chair, mop
ping his brow with a crumpled
handkerchief. Peggy knelt down
on the floor beside him.
.where've you been. for good
ness sake?" she asked. There
was no suspicion in her tone, only
curiosity. mot playing cards, ]
know"
mo. not all the time Ranny
admitted, shaking his head and
showing his brilliant teeth in q
broad grin. "Got any gingerale,
or anything else that's cold?"
BY the time Peggy had opened
q bottle of gingerale and chopped
the ice for it, he was ready to
tell his story.
Ranny Tells His Story
"I played cards only until mid
night" he began. ''then Eddie
Carter got UP to go. He said that
Fay was at a party that some
pretty girl or other was giving,
and that he had to call for her
and take her home. So left
with him-I was losing and pretty
sick Of the game, anyway, by
that time"
Peggy couldn't help wondering
IL Ranny really had been tired Of
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district attorney STARED at Loren
Echard as X he were & lunatic.
Kathleen stood rigid and frozen
as q snOw woman, the hand OF
her bgOthey.in.Iaw on her arm
where the officers had been.
"Yes; I, alpnA. am guilty OF
the murder OF Kent Gleudenning,"
repeated Loren Echard. ~ cant
allow this innocent girl - my
sister-in-law-to pay the PEN
atty Of my cri9nel''
His second utteranGe seemed to
loosen the iEnmObIlity Of the
room. Noise brolxH out. The
jurors stretched forward. People
half rose from their seats 70 see
chair and began to sob hysteri-
cally, half from relief, half from
new terror:
marie win XIII herself" she
cried.
The Coroner recovered his Of
fetal conlp0sufe. He trapped for
order and when it was restored,
he turned to Loren EchaPa.
"Wiu yOu step forward and be
sworn, Mr.. Ecllard. Then give
your testimony"
In the witness chair Loren
Echard slowly, clearly, SInhesi.
tatingly.. az II he were relieving
himself Of an unbeaFable burden,
told his story.
He said he had quarreled BIT
terly with Kent Glendenntng
aboard the St1rnatra concerning
certain gambling debts and money;
that he had grown 20 hate him
and that he feared the English.
man meant to kill him. He de.
termined to kill him first. He
planned carefully. He rented q
room on Fourth and Howard
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HERE'S FOXY GRANDPA'S STORY

you're right, Bobby" I said,
land we're just in time, because
as rule nightipgales do not sing
after the second or third week in
June"
. us that So" unused Bobby.
We were going Icy motor to
London and stopped to spend the
night at Winchester. There is a
beautiful cathedral there, where
Saint Within is buried. / be-
lieVe that William the Conqueror
when he first came to England
began the building Of this great
church.
That evening before we went to
bed / said to Bobby:
Wen walk out of the town a
distance Bobby and perhaps you
will have your wish"
"A nightingale?" asked the boy.
l nodded my head and we started
out into the country. We walked
along quiet lane, and sure
enough in the distance I heard
the song Of bird. We hurried
to the spot, but all was quiet.
Accidentally. I kicked a stone
which went rafting along the
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he placed on her lap the official
looking document.
Kathleen picked it up and looked
with frightened eyes toward DR..
Cressy, who had slipped into
seat beside Hazel in front. Her
look said: you see, I've obeyed
you--and this Is what has hap.
penedr'
"You are under arrest. You
will come with us, Miss Critten-
den,'' said the chief Of police,
indicating a plainclothes man be-
side him.
DIR. Cressy leaped to his feet.
But she hasn't testified yet"
he said excitedIy. 'She came
here Voluntarily to give testimony
before the coroner's jury which
subpoenaed her. She should be
allowed to give that testimony"
A whispering again broke out
all over the court room. The
reporters were scribbIing franti-
cally. full Of business at this
revival of life and drama in the
taxicab murder. The six Jurors
were leaning far forward, their
eyes fixed on the face OF the girl
whom they thought murdress.
The coroner again raped for
order.
Out Of Order
cdr. Cressy," he said indig-
nantly, "you are out OF order. BY
what right do you address this
court2 am not aware Of any
legal status you have in this case.
You are interrupting it's orderly
conduct. You will please be seat
ed and remain seated"
DIR. Cressy sat down. The
coroner turned to Kathleen:
Miss Crittenden. 1t is your
right to be represented by. consul
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with Eddie because there was q
chance Of seeing Fay IL he did!
"Well, old Eddie had bottle
of Scotch in his car and he took
two or three swigs on the way,
and by the time we picked up
Fay he was going good" Ranny
went on with his story. He
said he wasn't going to go home
until we'd killed the bottle, so we
emptied 1t. Then he passed out
and Fay and had to walk him
up and down for an hour before
we could get him halfway sober.
Then they brought me home,
and that's all. !"
Peggy looked at him for a
minute or two with those big
eyes Of hers that should have
belonged to a couquette who
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THE BLUE BEETLE

at this hearing, although 1t Is In
no way necessary. This Is merely
an investigation to determine the
cause Of death, not a court to
determine your guilt or inno-
cence.' -
The chief Of police arose and
turned to the coroner;
II should Hike to say to this
court that I have no objection to
Miss Cfittenden's testifying be-
fore this coroner's jury. That
she is under arrest for the murder
of Kent Glendenning can make no
aVerv WE'LL The Coroner
turned to Kathleen, Miss Crit
tenden, will you give your testi-
mony?"
And Kathleen. hesitating and
faltering, gathering the fingers Of
one hand in the other then re-
versing the process, told what
she had told before; that Kent
Glendenning had come to the
Palace of Fine Arts for her. and
had driven back with her to the
Fairview Hotel; how she had
quarreled with him, and not wait
ing for him to help her out, had
Jumped out herself; how she had
spoken a few words to Kelly.
whom she had not seen since her
arrival, before entering the hotel.
"WiIl you please tell the jury
what this quarrel was about?"
The girl hesitated painfully:
"I-I-well, ] insisted that
the fact that we were no longer
engaged should be made public
and not kept secret any longer"
"I see." The coroner turned
to the clerk. "Show Miss Critten-
den Exhibit A."
The clerk brought over the
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street In q cheap hotel. / He
bought old, second hand clothes.
He didn't wish TO buy new
revolver and register HIS name.
so he took out OF his wife's
drawer b small revolver belong
fng to his sister-in-law, Kathleen,
and had q Maxim silencer fixed
to It. He expected to return the
revolver to the drawer,
ON the afternoon Of the murder
he waited, dressed as g. news
seller, with a bundle Of evening
papers under his arm, until Glen
denning came back. He thought
his opportunity was gone when
he saw Kathleen also in the taxi
but when he saw her hastily
ret out and Glendenning sit there
in the cab alone, he seized his
moment. He came to the farther
side OF the taxi, where the win
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married and go to Housekeeping"
AFTER they get all settled
is that when he stops singing?"
asked Bobby.
''Oh. no." ! answered. "A night
ingale sings to his wife while
they are building their nest and
then during the long weeks when
she il sitting on the eggs he
sings to her every night"
But what does make him stop
singing In June. Foxy Grandpa?"
insisted Bobby gently.
1.-THE arrival Of the babies" j
answered. 1.-THE father nightin-
gale is too busy then to think
about singing-too busy gather
ing caterpilIeFs, tiny beetles. ants
eggs and little worms to feed
his hungry fa1nily-that he gets
entirely out of practice"
Yes" said Bunny, who had
been quiet UP till now, "that Just
shows you what the lack of prac-
tice will do. In the summer the
nightingale can only croak like
a frog"
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road and I heard the chirp Of a
bird in the thicket. Quickly /
answered with a whistle.
Then it started. Such a beauti-
full song you never heard. The
little fellow warbled and rolled and
sang just as II he were singing
to please us. We sat speeches.
by the side Of the road, and when
he had stopped we started home.
Foxy Grandpa" said Bobby,
That's the most beautiful music
I ever heard in my life. You
said something about their not
singing after the middle Of June.
Why is that?'
''I'll tell YOU" I said. early in
the spring the gentlemen nightin-
gales arrive in England, and it is
the most wonderful thing how
they come from across the sea
back to the very bush or tree in
which thy were born or in which
they had made a nest.
"Then, after ten days, the
ladies arrive. It is then that the
nightingale starts his song, be-
cause he wishes to attract a
young lady nightingale and get
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one y her hands across Ranny'I

one of her hands across Ranny's
:.Husfg she said. .this is no
time Tor us to quarrel, dearest"
He looked at her questioningly
and she went on, very quietly
have something wonderful to tell
She kneit beside him on the
bed, and with her cheek against
his and her arms around him, she
told him about the beautiful thing
that was going to happen to both
Of them.
.sRanry. dear, were going to
have 3 baby, she said, and the
look that came into her deep
eyes was like b prayer.
But Ranny didn't see it. He
never said 3 word, but sat, staring
down at the rug on the bedroom
floor for 8 long time
1--WE can't afford child, was
what he said, when, after long
minutes, he found his voice.
Peggy took his handsome blond
head between her hands and
turned his face slowly toward
her own. s.Ranrv. she asked,
saFsanrlv," she asked. aren't you
glad because we're going to have
q baby?'s Her voice shook 3 lit
tie.
Not Enthusiastic
Ranny stood up and with mis-
hands IN his pockets. walked
slowly To the window and stood,
looking out into the darkness.
81 don't know" he admitted,
guess / am, buta child Is g ter
rible expense. Il don't know
where am To get the money 10
buy All the clothes and medicines
and cribs and things that ven
need for tt the bottoms dropped
ont OF real estate and don't
make enough for the two OF us
as IL III. |"
Peggy swung her feet over the
side 81 the bed and crossed the
room to stand beside him, with
both her arms around him. OAR
ling, you won't want to run
around nights as much when the
baby comes as you do now. she
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By STELLA WYNNE

dow was open, raised q papeA
and asked Glendenning to buy.
The latter did not detgn to make
any response. He then fired.
thrusting his hand in at the open
window. his revolver concealed in
a newspaper. In bis excitement
the revolver slipped out Of the
newspaper ard to the floor Of
the taxi. People were coming
along other taxis--he didn't dare.
60 in and try ~ get Il. He went
on calling his Papers. He later
went to the cheaE room he had
engaged as q newEboy, changed
into his regular clothes. and man
aged to get out without being
seen. HIS neWsboy's clothes he
did up in b bundle, took hack
with him to his room and hid IN
q trunk.
(TO Be Continued Tomorrow
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GGEoxY GRANDPA" said Bob
Il by, as we landed in Eng
land at Southampton toward the
end of May, there's something
1 want to hear while I'm in this
country"
What is it, Bobby" I asked.
Music" replied the boy.
1.-THE choir in Westminster Alb.
bey?" 1 inquired.
mo, SIR" said Bobby. shaking
his head.
Perhaps a carrillon?"
what is that, a bird?" asked
Bobby.
mo-" replied, laughing. Its
a set of bells-chimes for a
church-which are played from
keyboard like piano. There's a
wonderful set in New York
which Mr.. Rockefeller brought
over and presented to his church."
well" said Bobby, pausing for
a moment, II would like to hear
one of those. But what 1 most
want to hear is the song of the
nightingale, and you told me that
this is the country to hear one"
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would have known how to use
them.
Al coquette would have known
how to fIutter the long lashes
that curIed up in little points
against Peggy's upper eyelid or
swept down In a black shadow
against her cheek. But Peggy
met the world with no such arts.
She faced Il with an open, frank
look the kind OF look with which
she faced Ranny. her husband,
now.
Did you say both Fay and
Eddie were In the car just now?"
she asked.
Ranny merely nodded.
well, that's funny" she an.
swered. II looked out Of the
window when / heard you so
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-24
The Story Thus Far

PEGGY STARR has been engaged RANDALL PHELPS Tor
he engagement he
fallen with
FAY SHIRLEY.
PEGGY heartbroken gives him up greatly satisfaction of
her AUNT AGONY shrewd old maid who reared her She
encourages Sylvia marry PETER WILK sober bachelor who
adOres her in his quiet
As the wedding
tells Peggy that they have decided that they're too much alike to
Be happily Peggy discovers that Fay Is seeing
o old EDDIE CARTER
On May night Peter gives picnic Peggys honor;
hdeandeek in the dark woods
off Ranny who makes love to her.
him
Peter rec that they and be married And
they do
Ranny tires of married life during the first month and he
restless and bored with the little flat that Peggy calls The Nest
while
TO Eddie
Il gradually Peggy that bored with their
spends dollars that
Agony her wedding 1t is that night
when Peggy first makes her mind that Ranny still half
love with Fay Shirley.
week later Rany phones ask Peggy lend him the remain
fifty dollars Peggy leaving
the house take it to him, Aunt Agony walks in
N1In' Continue
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By Beatrice Burton
Author Of sFIapper Wife.
.sGilded Kisses and

TT was almost a month after that
that Peggy was awakened
late one Saturday night. She
opened her eyes, with the feeling
that someone had called her, and
she sat bolt upright in bed to
listen.
But she could hear nothing at
first except the small ticking Of
the clock on the table beside her
bed.
Then there came sound in
the living room of the apart
naent; soft swish of somebody
brushing against a wall or nv
ing stealthily across the thick
carpet.
With her heart in her mouth
Peggy got out Of bed and tiptoed
toward the door OF her bedroom.
Il only she could reach the door
that led out into the hall-she
could scream then for help!
As she reached the dining room
door a. tiny cbeep startled her
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This Day in History

THIS is the anniversary capture of Joan of Arc 420
by the British The maid of Domremy was burned
by captors after trial notorious Tor Its unfair
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M0llI1dy Money

HKAUDY THURSDAY day Friday il oden
w times day Of aims giving which the scveTgs Of
England gave money food and clothing to persons
the kings years old.
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SOL ADVOCATES
IN FAVOR Of
J.PLUv|US
Cloudy Weather Continues
But Little Rain Falls
Over Weekend.

While Sunday was partly cloudy to
cloudy and Monday showed signs OF
continuing under darkened skies, only
one hundredth of an inch of rain fell
in the 24-hour period between z a. m.
Sunday and Z o'clock Monday MORN
ing. according to officials of the
United States Weather Bureau.
Sunday for few minutes there
was trace of rain. and again early
Monday morning, but there was no
general rainfall in any part of the
city.
The thermometer stood lower Mon
day morning than it did at z D. m.
Sunday, but despite this the general
trend of the mercury has been up
ward. A temperature of 81 degrees
was recorded at Z D. m. Sunday, while
Monday mornings reading was As,
three degrees lower.
Rains reported around San Antonio
Sunday, were as follows: Luling.
heavy rains. roads in I'D condition
Victoria, 10 inches; Merton. steady
rain; Lavernia. steady rain for two
days; Weimar heavy showers Runge.
slow drizzle: Cherokee, slow rain,
approximating an inch.
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reputable government can afford 4
default on its bond payments. But
not all bonds are safe investments
Aou must examine the security behind
them.
Leading all others in safety are
the bonds of the United States.
What nation or corporation can
compare with our government for
financial soundness? Then there are
the bonds of our states, counties,
municipal divisions; bonds of rail-
roads. public utility corporations
like gas and electric light companies
and private corporations.
MANY of them arc entirely safe.
and profitable in a conservative
way. If you decide TO make other
investments. consult your banker or
investment broker. His success, like
yours, depends upon continued pros
perity, and his advice is better than
that OF the ordinary business men.
A thrifty nation is strong.
healthy nation, and the citizens of
this country have shown their saw
ing ability. The government realizes
that a national thrift movement can
be made to serve two worthy pur-
poses; first, to finance the govern
ment with the money of the people
that is. the money of the workers
and wage earners who are the back
bone OF our nation and, secondly. to
check the growth of fraudulent
schemes and the loss Of millions, by
putting on the market an absolutely
safe security of small denominations
yielding good interest return.
For years the American people
were said to make more money and
save less than the people of other
countries. We are still leading the
world in prosperity and we are ac-
curing the saving habit. As re-
suit. over 2S,000,OO0 Americans have
savings accounts in the banks
throughout the country. They have
saved up S1S,373, 100000 for rainy
days. Bank savings have increased
more than 10.5 per cent in the last
two years"
These $4,000. 900, 900 have not es-
capped the CLASSY eye of the schem-
ing promoters OF fraudulent stocks |
and worthless securities-but q title |
of Mr. MELONS, advice will |
help to keep them hungry instead of |
fat.
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DRILLER PAID.

mad. b. the city commission Monday
To pay John J.. Little for drill work
On Olmos creek where the retention
dam j. being erected.