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Evening star., 1926-09-24
I'M Mysterious Sweetheart
BY ELLA WISTER HAINES
(Oopyright 1920

| Let me look up his address"
Paul waited until the information
was secured, then hastened to the
address in a small office room in one
| Of the larger office buildings. Mr..
Blake, small and elderly man with
| bushy, knitted brows and STOPPING
shoulders, showed immediate inter.
est, and receiving the ring from Paul
studied it attentively through his mag.
| nifying glass.
Can you read what is inside?" he
asked Paul.
IT think I know" Paul replied.
| two Spanish words, 'Dulce Corazon.
Am I right?"
"Yes-and initials-very faint. The
ring is so small as to finger size that
it makes it almost impossible to read
it's minute lettering-it looks like
the letter c and A-there is an I
the rest Is gone. Young man. may
inquire how this ring came into your
possession?"
Paul hesitated.
Tt am hardly in a position to
tell you that" he said slowly. There
Is a history connected with my pos
session Of it, a sacret belonging to
another person. My idea in showing
it to you was to discover what is
may be a famous stone, one that can
be Identified
Mr.. Blake's attention was absorbed
in the ring.
do tie initials I am able to de-
cipher mean anything to your" he
asked.
"Yes! They fit, in part. the name
of the person who owns it. What
can you tell me about 1t, sir? Have
you seen it before?"
II have not seen it before, but I
am quite certain that / have heard
of It. You will note that this ruby
is a most unusual one. priceless! Not
only it's color, but context is superb.
and its size is far above the average
gemv'
"I know little of Jewels. but 2 sus-
pected as much. The shape aH what
interests me most!'
Eyes, that is another elementswhich
is of enormous value. This jewel
is half Of a famous ruby, one found
long ago in natural heart shape, and
cleft down the center by a royal lover
for his sweetheart! Talk about ro.
nance! No thrilling tale Of today
could rival this one! You have a most
unique treasure, Mr.. Reynolds: may
I ask what you expect to do with it?''
Perhaps / shall be able to tell you
that at later date. I'm wondering
If you could come with me to the
bank? I have something else there. u
Mr.. Blake was on his feet in an
instant, hat in hand.
This is one of the most extraordi
nary incidents of my career%' he said.
'I never dreamed that I should see
that stone! It has been lost for many
years.
"Who was the royal 1over?" Paul
asked eagerly.
ferdinand Of Spain, so the legend
runs. He had these two rings anade
for himself and his Queen Isa-
bella@'
"Ohr' Paul cried, land she sold
her Jewels to finance Columbus for
the discovery Of America!"
'Exactly!'
'And what, became Of them?"
Nobody knows, exactly, but later
Napoleon and Josephine owned them.
They became the property Of Napo-
leon III, and the story runs that he
sacrificed them for gambling debts
after the fall Of the empire. AS far
as know nobody has seen them
SINCE"
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"The fall of the empire" Paul
racked his brain, that was about
1871. wasn't it?"
"Yes. Whoever won them from Ma
poleon must have kept them safely
slowed away! The question is-where
Is the mate?"
Paul chuckled.
"This is the bank" he said. land
here's Frank Hyatt. You know him."
led the way to the vaults, where the
box was unlocked and the first ring
brought to light. revelation which
proved almost too much for the old
lapidist. i.
"Well, upon my SOUL" he repeated
in an incredulous manner, Il can
hardly believe my senses"'
Examine this ring" Paul begged,
you can read Dulce Corazon very
plainly. but there may be other
marks"
"There arer Blake's voice shook
with excitement. 'R. NJ. from c. B. ,
in Englishl That's the last owner.
I'm sure, the letters, though small,
will you allow me to wire to New
York about this jewel? This is a
tremendous discovery
Il hardly think that would be wise,
Mr.. Blake" Hyatt said, ''but you
might write through registered mail
and in the strictest confidence. Recent
happenings have made 1t necessary
for Mr.. Reynolds to keep these rings
carefully hidden. We have reason to
believe that the safety Of q young
woman depends upon them"
my inquiries will be carefully
guarded" Blake promised. His fingers
fingered caressingly on the stones,
loath to part with them. ITO think
that should see such gems as these
to think
"Well." said Frank. when they had
finally torn the old man away from
his treasures and hidden him farewell,
what next? Tell me where you found
her ring! It beats anything ever
heard OFF,
1T was in the pocket of my over
coat!'
when could she have put 1t there?"
II am sure that it must have hap
pened while I was being searched, or
while the conductor was examining
the Salvation Army lasses' baggage"
''She foresaw a search, of course
Frank ruminated, land tucked the
ring into the first handy place. Was
it loose?"
mo, sewed into a tiny bag-the
one it is deposited in.'
''No writing?"
mo. nothing else. She trusted
me" his voice broke. ''I'd give
half my life to find her again. Frank!
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"All right" Frank steered the way
to headquarters. ''And after that
We'll go to Gaines Office. His man
wouldn't talk over the phone. but said
he'd surely hear from him during the
day. confess. Paul, that I'm mighty
relieved in my mind, although we still
have Walter to watch! This girl GER
tainly did gum up our cards. I begin
to feel like one Of the serial thrill
movies!''
'1 guess the poor child felt like that
herself" Paul muttered, but thanks
awfully. Frank! You've been q bully
friend. all along! Do something for
you, some time!' His hand met Hy
ats in a warm clasp as the door Of
headquarters was reached.
The chief received them courteous
ly, but indicated that nothing had
come in.
"Bergen's still out" he said, "and
Gaines office won't talk over the wire
so I've called his partner down here.
Ought to come in any minute now.
Anything new2"
!, Paul briefly related the finding of
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searched the days reports. "They
came under the observation of the
traffic department for speeding on the
outskirts of the city, going north, I
think" He adjusted his spectacles.
Yes. that is 1t. Packard limousine.
license No. -, driven by Japanese
chauffeur. owned by Mrs. Butler Rog.
ers. Ordered to appear at Santa Bar
bara headquarters for $40 fine this
morning, allowed t. go through last
night because Of great urgency"
"Ordered to appear at Santa Bar.
bara" Paul exclaimed.
Eyes, Mrs. Rogers lives there. mat
ter of courtesy. Respectable people,
rich, we'll known. A ten-dollar fine
looks like nothing at all when such
folks want to keep an engagement"
1.-THE Salvation Army lasses were in
this car with Mrs. Rogers?" it was
Frank speaking.
The chief studied the report.
Just says Salvation Army officers
and chauffeur. Traffic Officer Linden
knew the Jap. been driving Mrs. Rog-
ers long time. often comes to town
that way"
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/, the second ring and the lapidists' YER

the second ring and the lapidists' YER
dict.
Runaway royalty all right" the
chief commented. "Those countries
are all mixed up since the war. always
spilling over onto us. Some old king
somewhere is about to die, his nephew
wants the throne and the clever mon-
arch Is about to spring the surprise Of
his daughter. hidden away in the Ar
gentine while the bomb season was at
its height. Still want to trail the girl,
Mr.. Reynolds? Might be safer to stay
off,
I'm going to find Miss Menendez.
chief, no matter who she is. Do you
remember that when we were in here
this morning your man Bergen re-
ported that he knew where those Sal
vationists had gomez"
Eyes"
"IVill you tell me how to reach
them? 7 want to talk over the mat
ter with them at the earliest possible
moment"
"Well, there is no reason why you
shouldn't do that! Let's see," he took
up a pile Of papers from his desk and
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Who is she? Where did those rings
come fron?"
Looks to me as If we'd been bark
ing up the wrong tree, Paul." Frank
declared, with conviction. This girl
has nothing to do with the family
skeleton, all that has happened has
just been a coincidence. which our
minds, anticipating trouble, have
seized upon as evidence! This girl is
some runaway royal princess from
some of those spaghetti kingdoms
down at the end Of never! We certain
ly have indulged in wild spree of
the emotions! / feel like four fiat
tires on a Rolls Royce!"
Paul nodded gloomily.
You're right" he agreed, but all
the same. I'm not going to give up!
I don't care what throne she's been
spilled off of! She's the girl love and
I'm going to find herl We've got the
rings, at least! Now, I'm going after
Gaines and those Salvationists. Back
to the police station for us. Frankl
That detectivp said he knew where
the Salvation Army laases had gone
Wen trail them hrst!w
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We left Paul clutching the small
chamois bag which he had discovered
in the pocket of his topcoat, and some
time later we find him again examin.
ing the contents of that bag--the ruby
ring, mate to the one he had deposited
in the bank vault, and Of a size to ut
q woman's tiny finger! II Paul had
amy lingering doubts Of the truth OF
Carolita's strange story. he buried
them now. No matter how unusual,
how startling her tale. she had told
the truth!
The Joy of his discovery caused him
to lay aside the problems Of the pres.
ent. He wanted to think Of Carolita,
to bring again before his mental WIS.,
ion her lovely face with it's wide ap-
pealing eyes. relive in memory the
touch of her soft hand, the pressure
Of her timid lips. But these thoughts
soon stirred up a fresh turmoil, q
more acute sense of loss than had
yet come to him. He had won this
exquisite creature only to lose her!
If he were ever to find her he must
lose no precious moments in RETROSPECT
tive longings!
The ring claimed first attention. It
must be safely deposited beside its
mate, and banking hours were al.
ready over. Four o'clock! He tele-
phoned Frank at the Office, communi.
eating in a few brief words that he
would like access to the vault.
Something to deposit?" cana
Franks incredulous response.
"YesY'
Franks exclamation conveyed his
hstonishment, then:
It'll meet you at the bank directly!
There will be no trouble about get
ting a permit. Coming right alongr
Frank! Do you know a lapidist?
I'm sure ther9 is curious history
behind-you knpw-I'd like to con-
suit an expert"
That's not had idea," Frank re-
turned. "You might try Blake, funny
old codger, but knows tho business.
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WELL" said Paul, when does the
next train leave for Santa Barbara, or
Is 1t quicker to motor? I'm on my way
this minute, back tomorrow"
He was hurrying out Of the station
when Hyatt laid OBTAINING hand
upon his shoulder.
"Waitl' he said. doesn't the !pame
Of Butler Rogers suggest anythingsto
your mind?"
Paul faced him, and saw that he
looked troubled and worn.. asstrain In
his eyes which had not been there
when they had entered the chiefs OF.
fee.
Butler Rogers" Paul paused.
Somebody 1 should know?"
Yes, most decidedly. and It explodes
another of our pipe dreams. We may
be dealing with royalty. and the Sal
walton Army lasses may be dealing
with It, too, but the fact remains that
Mrs. Butler Rogers comes awfully
near home. Paul. She Ia Cynthia
Reynolds sister,"
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CONTINUED in Tomorrow.s Starr
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CHAPTER XIX.
The Ruby's Mate.

tContinued from Yesterday's star.)
Evening star., 1926-09-24

Dental Sciences Master
Achievement
There is one precious substance
that will positively remove the yellow
mask of Calculus. Many dentists en-
ploy it in the cleaning of teeth. All
science recognizes its great virtues. 1t
cannot injure the softest enamel. And
it works. like magic! y*~s"~sssxssas~'sssrsa<
This substance is "Tri = Calcium
Phosphate. Dental science has long
Evening star., 1926-09-24

Fortunately, oar NeW Building
now embodies all the necessary
facilities and equipment that
olloa0s of placing evem oar Used
Fords in the same quality class
acith the Willys-Knight.
For instance, our sOdrra,aty of q
Used Car is an indication that it
has been serviced and rum IN on
the Testing Arena-located on
our roof.
Naturally, this also applies to
Paint and Upholstery, By reason
of the fact that the car must
pass the rigid inspection of our
Paint and Upholstery Depart
meet.
BIZ this arrangement the cost Is
small and the saving passed ON
to the purchaser.
Evening star., 1926-09-24

An ever gro1cing demand for
Overland and WIlys Knight
Fine Motor Cars makes 1t pos
sible for US to take in trade only
the gerry best types of standard
makes of automobiles.
Believing that every Used Car
buyer is a future prospect for
one of our neaO Cars. aOe so plan
our business relations as to at
all times merit his confidence
and good aOill.
This policy Will be evident to
ererg person aOho comes In con-
tact tUith Wardmom Motors, Inc,
during the period of the Quality
Sale.
With the exception of the
WiUys-Knight automobile, 1t has
mever been oar policy to sOarrdnt
q Used Car.
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-&Emt&4Yg g @ g Teeth Bsnup?

tried to embody it in pleasant, tasty
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The results are marvellous.
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Note these Marvellous Results
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Feel strangely pleasant cooling sem
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bent-in all stages. Food, coffee and
tobacco stain it-that yellowish tinge.
Enamel itself cannot absorb-hence
its beauty cannot be marred.
So to gain teeth loveliness all you
have to do is to lift this mask of ever
staining Calculus.
Ordinary dentifrices are powerless
to aid you. They gloss over Calculus
like ice over ice. You know this be-
cause that yellowish tinge remains no
matter how often you brush.
But dental science now provides the
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way. Use it and dazzling white teeth
will come quickly-frequently in one
application.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-20
ONLY PART OF
GAME over AIR
Unavoidable Breakdown Pre-
vents BroadcaSting.

Due to an unavoidable breakdown
Of equipment in Indianapolis. The
Times was on the air only fifteen
minutes during the Franklin Butler
basketball gam at Franklin Friday
night.
The Times and the Merchants
Heat and Light Company regret the
necessity for disappointing the thou
sands OF basketball and radio fans
who listenedin for Blythe Q. Heb.
bricks announcements.
Despite every precaution. the line
between the studio at the Indian
apolis Club and the broadcasting sta
tion south of the city broke down.
The Times line from Franklin con-
nected with the Athletic Club stu
do.
Every effort was made to provide
service and the difficulty finally was
overcome at about S:45 o'clock.
Hendricks gave a brief summary of
the game and some play-by-play &C.
counts. The Times regular Friday
night musical program was given
from 10 to IL.
The Times will broadcast the But
ler-Wabash game from the State
Playground next Friday night. Hend-
ricks will be at the microphone.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-20
LOOK into AUTO
VICTIMS Death
Man, 70, Is KiIIed-Driver
Faces Charge.

Coroner Paul +. Robinson today
conducted an inquest into the death
of Henry Armstrong. 20. of III EN-
pire block. 40S Massachusetts Ave.
fatally injured Friday night in an
accident at New Jersey st. and Mas
sachusetts Ave. Armstrong is the
fourteenth auto accident victim of
1926.
Police learned from Warren #.
Curry, "a, of $500 N. Meridian ST.,
that he was driving at Massachu-
setts Ave. and New Jersey st. and
saw Armstrong step from the west
curb. Curry said he stopped and
Armstrong did likewise. Curry said
when he started again Armstrong
ran into the side OF the auto and
the front door knob struck his head.
He was taken to city hospital, where
he died.
Witnesses verified Curry's state.
ment. police say. Mrs. Anna Hen
dershot, in charge OF the Empire
block. told police Armstrong has
been out of work and in Ill health
Police asked DIR. Robinson to check
a possible suicide theory. Curry was
slated on a manslaughter charge and
released on his own recognizance.
Armstrong is survived by a brother.
Frank. 254 w. Twenty-Third st. Flu
neral arrangements are incomplete.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-20
MANIAC SNIPER
SHOOTS ANOTHER
Omaha Terror Crosses River and Seriously Wounds Rail-
road Detective at Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Rice, 25. Milwaukee railroad machin-
ist. when they found Rice's pay
check behind a pile Of ties where the
gunman had stood while shooting
Johnson. Rice explained that he had
lost the check several days previous
ly. He did not fit Johnson's descrip-
ton of his assailant, but is being
held for further investigation.
The man who shot Johnson wore a
leather vest, the detective said He
was about feet 10 inches tall, and
of medium build, Johnson said.
The man uttered no word either
before or after the shooting, Johnson
said.
The maniac has been operating a
week. during which time he has
killed two men, one a prominent ply
sicIan, and wounded a half dozen
others.
All the police of Omaha and
posses OF private citizens have hunt.
ed in vain for the sniper. All the
shootings took place at night. AS
the maniac has a habit Of shooting
through lighted windows, most Of
the homes here are kept dark.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-20
u. S. fires ON
BRITISH ship
SparS and Rigging Damaged
by Revenue Cutter.
By United Press

By United Press
HALIFAX, N. s., Feb. 20.-Her
spars and rigging damaged by shell
fire, the British schooner Eastwood
reports that she was fired on by a
United States revenue cutter while
en- route northward from the United
States.
The captains cabin was punctured,
it was claimed the captain himself
was not injured.
Stories Of the incident vary. One
version has it that the cutter, re-
ported to have been the Seneca was
at target practice firing shells at a
floating target when the Eastwood
came into the range of her fire and
was riddled by the shells intended
for the target.
Another version was that the
cutter crew boarded the Eastwood
after the firing and subsequently
permitted her to proceed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-20
HOURLY TEMPERATURES
death DRIVERS
BEFORE JUDGE
One Dismissed, One Bound
Over to Jury.

Three motorists charged with the
deaths of four persons through their
driving faced City Judge Paul Wet
ter today.
Wetter announced he would give
his decision in the involuntary man
slaughter charge against Gaylord B.
Milliken, "a, Of 1906 N. Delaware St,
March g. Police said a car he was
driving struck an automobile, result
ing in the death of Miss Ethelyn
Kieth, So, Ambassador Hotel.
Ed Lipscomb, 81, Negro, was
bound over to the grand jury on
two manslaughter charges, resulting
from killing of Mary Ethel Waters.
6, Negro, 1920 Yandes St., and from
the death OF Isaac Watkins, 46, of
2212 Sheldon St.
Jesse McIlroy, 81, Of "a N. Brad
ley Ave-, was dismissed when wit
nesses said John Heck, SO, of 326 N.
New Jersey St., who died follow
ing an accident at Georgia and
Delaware ST., walked into the path
Of the car.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-20
GIPPRICH BOND
is FOUND valid
Woman RearreSted, but Re-
leased Again.

Mrs. Ruth Gipprich, 26. Of 3134 N.
Illinois ST., today was rearrested on
a charge OF consplrlng with @. A.
Cap Clary, 20, merchant policeman.
to kill her husband, but was later re.
leased.
Her arrest after being released on
a 1000 bond provided by Albert G..
Meissen. 3123 Washington Blvd.
was ordered by Criminal Judge
James A. Collins after the bonds
validity was questioned. II was
represented to the judge that Meis-
sens property was encumbered. AT
a hearing, II developed Melssen
owned property besides his mort.
gagged residence. Her release on the
same bond was secured by her at
torneys, Alfred Cowan and Ralph
Johnson.
Issuance OF the rearrest capias
closel yfollowed II report that she
had an offer TO play In the movies.
A telephone message from an un-
known source that she might enter
the movies prohtably was the only
foundation 10 rthe report, she said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-20
AUTO SHOW TO
Be CONCLUDED
BY big DANCE:
Skies Clear for Last Day
of Exhibit at Fair
ground. s.

Terpsichore and her modern com
rade Jazz will displace Old Man
Automotiye as the fifteenth annual
Indianapolis Auto Show at the State
Playground closes with a dance at
$50 tonight.
John B. Orman, veteran manager,
proposed to allow the closing throngs
about two good rounds of the for
ty-one cars on exhibit during the
evening and then turn over the big
exposition to the dancers, who will
trot to the tunes Of Husk O'Hare's s
Casino Club orchestra.
Frolic Day
Today is F'rolic Day, appropriately
preceded by Theatrical Day Friday
when Fred Stone and Lew Shank in
spected the high-powered 'transpor-
tation on display.
Paige and Jewett dealers and the
Buick auto vendors celebrated with
banquets and sales conferences Fri
day night, factory representatives
outlining the latest way to cry the
wares in the motor market place.
All statesmen seemed pleased with
actual selling results Of the week.
They found buyers In a mood to an
nounce decisions and many others
cheerfully provided names and ad-
dresses to be listed as future pros
poets.
Skies Clear
Clear skies favored the closing day
tha 11fcr ChOuy Onanod
The deadline tonight probably will
be the Sabbath in place Of 1920 p. M,
in Difference tothe dancers.
Then will come the parade Of the
shiny equipages back to the sales
rooms from which dealers hope they
soon will emerge to the highways
Of Indiana, owned by other persons.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-20
BEECH GROVE
WOULD GO UP
Citizens to Discuss Making
1t City.

Ways and means OF making
Beech Grove a city" will be the sub
ject Of the suburbs citizens meet.
ing Sunday at 2 p. m. in the Beech
Grove school auditorium, Tenth Ave
and Main ST., DIR. o. o. Carter, Beech
Grove, announced today.
Albert Stump, Indianapolis attor,
ney and candidate for the Demo.
cratic nomination for United States
Senator, will speak.
The meeting. Carter said. is spon.
sored by the Greater Beech Grove
Club. fired with ambitions OF its own
as result of contagious boosting in
Indianapolis. The meeting has been
widely advertised by posters through
the suburb.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-20
SUZANNE, I'LL,
PLAYS ANY HOW
Ignores Doctors Orders
When Fans Object.

BIZ United Press
BEAULEIU. France, Feb. 90
Suzanne Lenglen today ignored the
orders of her physician and father
and after going to bed i'll at her
home in Nice, arose and came here
to play her doubles match as
scheduled.
She had scratched her entry when
taken i'll this morning, but because
Of the murmurings that arose among
the fans at her action, she motored
over and went through with the
match Playing with Mrs. Satterth-
waite she defeated the Mesdames
Enoble and Pittman in two love
sets.
After playing very badly the
French star declared she would have
to scratch her entry in the remain
ing games Of the tournament.
Helen Wills and her partner,
Charles Kingsley, won their first
round match in the mixed doubles by
defeating Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph
Lycett, England, at 6-3 and GA.