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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-06-03

ahead of Osmand, cheated Sande
out of the honor of ~equaling every
Jockeys dream-three Derby win
nerS.
Ike Murphy did 1t with Buchanan
in 1884. Riley in 1890 and Kingman
in 1891.
Sande won with Zev In 1928 and
Flying Ebony in 1925. Everyone
knows how close he came in 1927.
There is no denying the capabilities
of these two great jockeys-Earl
Sande and Pony McAtee. May their
tribe increase.
EARLE HOPPING is an interna-
IL tionalist whose name Is known
wherever polo is played. Now he
has q son who is being groomed to
leave his mark on the American
polo season.
It's a funny thing about Earle
Hopping, senior. He is like a
prophet without honor In his own
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-06-03

Continued increase in consump-
ton of milk and cream per person
in this country during the past
year is reported by the Depart
ment of Agricultural Economics
of the United States department
of Agriculture, which places per
capita consumption at 55.3 gallons
for 1926, against 54.75 gallons in
1925, and 43 gallons in 1920.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-06-03

When you serve raisins with a
dry cereal for breakfast, use the
seedless raisins. Wash them and
put them in the oven for a few
minutes to dry off and soften.
Crisp the cereal in the oven and
let each person add the raisins as
he wishes to his dish of cereal.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-06-03

About two-thirds of the total
meat produced in the United
States is inspected by the govern
ment, the other one-third by state
or city authorities, or is not in
spected at all.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-06-03

country. England rates him higher
than America. His son is 10, al
most as big as his father, which
means he is six feet tall and weighs
$50 pounds.
Young Hopping car hit. He
handles his stick well on both sides
of his mount. He will be seen this
year in fast company playing No. 2
with the Eastcott team. You will
hear more of him later.
TEAMS from a 0 of colleges
L and universities playing every
thing from baseball to tennis will
represent the Floating University"
when the Second College Cruise
around the world is hegun next
September.
Then the boys a rem1nisce. u
won my letter in Peru in tennis but
/ had to wait until we got to Sbang-
hal until they gave me one In base
ball. This systems all wet"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-06-03

The Herald-52 weeks-s2.OO
Evening star., 1927-11-22

through clenched teeth. He knew
well enough what it meant. t meant
what he knew now that shot through
his cabin window had meant. 1t mea Mt
that he was known to some one as he
should be known to no one. It meant
that Of two men on this island there
was room for only one: otherwise it
promised disaster, oXposure-the end.
A strangiing, horrible end-on the end
OF rope.
y door of the past aiar!
Who? Who?
He was making too much noise,
Rather than stalking his game, he
was more likely to he stalked. He
had been stalked when that voice
had cried out. He halted listened,
Nothing! But it was somewhere in
here that the voice had come from.
He could swear to that.
He worked forward again Damn
the trees and foliage! How could one
go quietly when one had to fight ones
wa. through? And it was soGgy and
wet l.nderfoot - ones feet made
squeaky, ooZY noises.
He came out on the beach--a long.
curving stretch of sand, glistcning
White in the moonlight. He was
amazed that he had Travelled so far
How far had he Travelled? His mind
like his soul. was in a state of fury,
of fear: there was upon him a frenzy
the urge of self-preservation, to Kill.
a structure of some kind, extending
out into the sea. loOmed up 4 distance
away over to the right. He stared at
it. 1t was bOathOuSe; and its ornate.
exaggerated size stamped it at once as
an adjunct to the mad millionaire S
mansion. But the voice had not come
from the hoathouSe---it had come from
the woods back an here behind him.
Capt. Francis Newcombe retraced
his steps into the woods again. but
now with far greater caution than
before; and presently, his revo,vcr in
his hand, he sat down upon the stump
OF Il tree. He held his hand up close
before his eyes. 1t was steady, with.
out sign OF trcmOr. That was better'
lie was cooler now-no. cool: not
cooler-Qute himself. 1t he could not
move here in the woods without max.
ing 4 noise nett hpr rplri1 any ono cISc
Evening star., 1927-11-22

Capt. Francis Newcombe's hand,
| hidden in his pocket, held a revolver.
| To get rid of the girl now. The voice
| had come from the woods in the direc-
tion of the shore. A voice. Shadow
Narne. Who called Shadow Varne
here on this islanl where Shadow
Narne had never been heard of? He
was cold as ice now; cold with a
merciless fury hattering at his heart
He did not know-but he would know!
And then
You run along into the house
Polly lie forced cool sang froid
into his voice. It's probably nothing
more than some of the negroes you
spoke of in your letter catcaling out
there on the water: or else some one
with a perverted sense of humor in
tn woods here is trying to spool us
and in that case lesson is needed.
Quick now, Polly! It's time you
were In bed anyway. And say nothing
about t-there's no use raising an
alarm over what probably amounts TO
nothing. III tell you all about it in
the morning.
She was still staring at him in a
frightened. startled way.
but, Guardy." she faltered.
'you--''
Ddllu the SIil! Sne was wasting
precious moments But he could not
explain that he had a personal inter.
est in that cursed voice. could he?
He smiled rea ssurinGlv.
'I'l tell YOU all about it in the
morning-if there's anything to tell. :"
he repeated. Now, run along. Good
night. dear.
"Good-night. Guardy," she said
hcsitatingly.
lie watched her start toward the
house; then he swung quickly from
the road into the woods. He sworc
Savagely TO himself. She had kept
him too long. There was very little
chance now of finding the owner Of
that voice. Had there ever cen?
What did it matter. the moment or so
1t had taken to get rid of Polly? The
odds were all with the voice. and had
been from the start. He was not only
metaphorically, but literally. stabbine
in the dark. What did it mean?
Again he swore, and swore now
Evening star., 1927-11-22

Family there came the rustic of
toliage-it came again. He could not
place its direction at first. 1t might
be an animal. No! The rustling ceased.
Some one was running now on the
road in the direction of the dock--but
long way off
lie lunCed and tore his way through
trees and underground. and broke into
the clear OF the road. He raced madly
along it. He could see nothing ahead
because of those Internal moon-fecked
turnngs that he had been fool enough
to rave over on his way to the house.
Nothing! He drew up for a second
and listened. Nothing, He spurted
on again. A game of blindman 's-buff
and he was hIindfolded,
lie came out into the clearing with
the dock in sight. Again he stopped
an listened. Still nothing,
Hi lips tiChtoned. IT was futile
He would only he playing the fool to
grope further around i'm the darkness
in what now could he hut the most
aimless fashion, robbed of even a sin.
gle possible objective. He could not
search the island? There was nothing
left to- do but go aboard.
lie started out along the dock-a M
suddenly. as his eyes narrowed. his
stride became nonchalant. debonair.
He fell to whstling softly a catchy
air from Il recent musical comedy.
| RunneIls had not gone to bed. Run
nells was stretched out on his back
On the deck of the yacht. smoking n
pipe his head propped upon a coil of
| ropo.
capt Francis Newcombe dropped
lightly from the wharf 20 the deck
Hello, Runnclls,' he observed. as
he halted in front of the other. The
artistry of the night got you. too
| Well, | must say, it's too fine TO waste
all of it at any rate in sleep"
You're bloody we'll right. it is"'
said RunneIls. "Strike me pink. if it
amt, I've heard of these here places
from the time | was born. but
wouldn't have believed it if l hadn't
laid here smoking my pipe and saying
/ to myself. this here's Nou, T;unnells.
and that there's London. | can do
without London for Il bit"
quite So said Capt. Francis New.
Evening star., 1927-11-22

combe. He leaned over and ran his
fingers along the sole of Runnells' up.
turned boot.
Runnells sat up with a jerk.
What the ell are you doing?" he
CALCULATED.
Striking a match" said Capt. New.
combe. as he lighted a cigarette. "You
q mt mind, do you? 1t saves the
deck"
Runnells, with grunt. returned his
head To the comfort of the coiled rome
Locke turned in?" INQUIRED cant
Francis Newcomhe casually.
About 10 minutes after Won left
said Runnells. That engine did him
down, if YOU ask me mixed him
peg, and he was off like shot"
We'll. | don't know of anythIro
better to do myself" said can't Fran.
/ els Newcomhe
He turned and walked slowly to,v1rd
the cabin Companionwav; but ar- hv
the rail no paused for a momont and
| Ringing his cigarette overheard
watched it as It struck the water. ana
| listened as it made tiny hiss-Iil,a
serpent's hiss.
His face for an instant became die.
torted. then set in hard. deep lines.
/ Who was il?
The sole OF Runnells' boot was dry
quite drv.
Continued in Tomorrovs Star1
Evening star., 1927-11-22

away from him. nobody knows where
! it is
! cant. Francis Newcomhe was star,
F.. ing AT the bushes that fringe1 the
veyanda.
Oh he said quietly. THAT puts
quite different complexion on th"
matter. don't understand.
gathered from Your letter that the
money was more r less always in
! evidence. In fact. | think YOU said he
showed it to you-a half million dol
/ lars in cash
so he did" Polly answered; "but
that's the only time I ever saw it; and
/ | don't thirk even Dora has ever seen
/ it more than once or twice. lie has
/ got il hidden somewhere, of course:
hut as il would hc the very worst
/ thing i'm the world for him To get the
/ idea into his head that any one was
watching him in an effort to discover
his secret Dora has been very careful
/ to show no signs of interest in it. Dr.
! Daemer warned her particularly that
any suspicious aroused in her fathers
/ mind would only accentuatc the dis
| ease. Oh, Gnardy, it's terribly sad
| ease; and insanity is such Il horribly
strange thing, lie never seems tn -"
| Polly was still talking capt.
| Fra nciS NcWcomha inclined his head
! from time TO time in assumed interest.
| He was 40 longer listening. Polly,
| the beauty of the night. his immediate
surroundings. were. for the moment,
eXtraneouS things. His mind was at
work. Incredible luck, The problem
that had troubled him, that he had
never really solved. that he had. in
deed. finally decided must he left to
circumstances as he should find them
here and he then governed thereby.
was now solved in a manner that far
exceeded anything he could possibly
have hoped for. TO obtain the actual
possession of the money from a fuddle
Drained old idiot had never bothered
him-that was a very simple matter.
But to get away with the money after
the robbery had been committed had
not appeared SO simple. The circle
would he none too wide lie must
emerge without n breath Of suspicion
having touched him. Not so simple,
There would have been a way. of
course; wits and ingenuity would have
| supplied it--but that had been the
really intricate part of the undertake
| ing. And now--incredible luck He
had naturally assumed that the house
! hold knew where the old madman kept
! his money: naturally assumed that
there would he 4 beastlv fuss and up
roar over its appearance-but now
there would be nothing of the kind. 1t
might take a few days to solve the old
fools secret. but in the main that
would be childs play; after that if by
any unfortunate chance an accident
happened to MIR. Jonathan p. Marlin,
| the whereabouts of the money would
| forever remain mystery-save to one
l Capt. Francis NeWComhe. No one
Evening star., 1927-11-22
The Four Stragglers

CAPT FRANCIS NEwCOM Re ex-ofiicer ~
the Great War who breaks into society
hut who ls really shadow Varne notp'
figure Of the underworld and in charge al
vations mg steals that have set LONDON
agog.
PAUL CREMARRE noted French thief. ~ho
has met Newcomhe in the backwaters OF
the war. along with
ErNNFLTS valet who had done som"
hiv thefts on his own account. and
THE FOURTH STRAGGLER who hears the
crotks agree To combine after the Frnhs-
tlce and who disappears.
POLLY WTCKFS 2 flower girl whom New
connie mas adopted and sent to Amerlra
IN finishing school with the ldea OF IN
suring social contacts Of the hest before
he leaves England after eXecp'"s some
his haulS she Is the friend OF
DORA MARLIN daughter Of an eocen'rt"
millionaire aud her guest on, hiS sho"
nlafe on the Florida KEYS whore
MR. MARLIN the mad magnate. haS buried
more than half miliion dollars. the
eXiston~e Of which \ewcon,,e learns IN
alvnrtenttv from his beautiful ward.
HOWARD, LOCKE son Il hls p,is,,o,1~ nus,nG,S~
70 Florida ON his steam launch He fails
IN love with Polly
CONTINUED from Yesterdays S'arl
Evening star., 1927-11-22

And from the moment that voice had
flung it's threat and jeer through the
night there had been no sound in the
underbrush. He had listened, strain
ing his ears for that very thing, even
while he had maneuvered to get Polly
out of the road without arousing
suspicion anent himself in her mind.
He was listening now. 1t was the
only chance. True, whoever it was
might have been close to the beach,
or close to the road and had already
ESCAPED. and in that case he was done
in, but, on the other hand, the man, if
it were a man and not devil might
very well have done what he. Capt.
Francis Newcombe. was doing now.
remained silent and motioniess, Sc
cure in the darkness. If that were so
then. sooner or later. the other must
make q move.
Silly? Impossible? A preposterous
theory? Perhaps. But there was
no alternative hope of catching the
other tonight. Why hadn't he adopted
this plan from tho start? How sure
was he after all that, covered by the
noise he himself had made. the other
had not got away?
The minutes passed-five, ten Of
them There was no sound. The
silence itself become heavy, 1t began
20 palpitate. 1t grew more clamorous.
laundering ghostly augurics and
threats and gibes in his ears. And
then it began to take up a horrible
sing-sonG refrain: "Who was it? Who
was it? Who was it?"
What would tomorrow bring?
Shadow Narne! 1t was literally a
death sentence. wasn't it?-unlcss he
could close forever those bawling Iips,
He felt the gray come creeping into
his face. He who laughed 1T fear,
VIII had laughed at it all his life, save
through that one night on board the
ship. was beginning to fight over
again his battle for composure. Shadow
Narne' Shadow Narne. Hell itself
seemed striving to shake his nerve.
Well. neither hell nor anything else
could do it, There We're those who
had learned that to their cost, And.
it seemed. there was another now who
was vet to learn it! His teeth clamped
suddenly together in vicious snap,
and suddenly he was on his feet
Evening star., 1927-11-22

"A away. and. in the open now
1 hegan to approach the house
Cant. Francis Nowc"mhe
stared Il was a hare-hcaded, white
haired, old man in a dressing gown
that reached almost to his heels The
man walked quickly. hut with q
queer, hirdlikr movement OF his head
which he Cpcked from side and side
at almost every step. dartinS furtiNC
Slances in all directions around him
Capt Francis Newcomhe felt the
girls hand tighten in a tense grip on
his arm. Rather curious. this, The
figure was making for the hedge Of
bushes that seemed 10 inclose the
vera n6a from below. And now. reach
ing the hedge and rauSius for an in.
stant TO look around him again in
every direction. the man parted the
bushes and disappeared under the
Veranda
MY word" observed Capt. Francis
Newcombe tersely. whats il about?
A thief in the ni2ht---or what" It
see what the heecar's UP 10 anyway"
He took step forward, hut Folly
held him hack
Keep quiet" she brea thed. ITS
its only Mr.. Marlin"
Capt. Francis Newcomhe Nhist!ed
low under his breath.
LAS bad as that. is he?"
Polly nodded her head.
YES" she said little miserably
I'm afraid so: though it's the first
time | ever saw anything like this. >
But what is he doing under the
veranda there at this hour" demand
ed Capt. Franci Newcombe.
II don't know" she said but
i,,ly ha in, md
out of the house under there. for o.
am certain he was in bed less than an
hour ago, because when Dora left me
she was going to see that her father
was all right for the night, and if she
hadn't found him in his room, | am
sure she would have been alarmed and
would have come back to me. IL
saw him come out of there a little
while ago was sitting on the
veranda waiting for you. | started
TO follow him across the lawn, and
then l thought | had no right to do
so, and then / saw you, and-and |
forgot all about him"
Capt. Francis Newcombe was
master of facial expression. He be-
came instantly grave and concerned.
well. should say them" he stated
thoughtfully, that. from what I've
seen and from what you wrote in
your letter about the fabulous sum of
money he keeps about him, he ought
TO have a good deal of medical atten-
tion. and the Loney taken from him
and put in some safe place. Don't
YOU know Miss Marlin well enough to
suggest something like that"
Polly Wickes shook her head
quickly.
"Oh, you don't understand. Guardy"
she said anXiously. He has had
medical attention. The very best
specialist from New York has been
here since ] wrote you. And he saws
there is really absolutely nothing that
can be done. Mr.. Marlin is just the
dearest old man you ever knew. It's
just on that one subject, not so much
money as finance. though | don't quite
understand the difference, that he is
insane. 1t he were taken away from
here and shut up anywhere it would
kill him. And. as DR.. Daemer said.
what better place could there he than
this? And anyway Dora wouldn't hear
of it. And as for taking the money
Evening star., 1927-11-22
Baltimorean Accused of Fatal
Stabbing at Station

Stabbing at Station.
William A. Parker. colored. 27 Years
old Of 272 Forest street. Baltimore,
charged with having fatally stabbed
William II. Boyd. alias Lem Copeland,
also cotored, of 9l7la Second street,
during a row in the smoking room at
the Union station Saturday night. was
named by a coroner's jury YESTERDAY
as the Washington mans slayer. Cor
onor Nevitt conducted an inquest at
the morgue and committed Parker 10
laiI.
Evening star., 1927-11-22

LIE stood suddenly like a man dazed
and stunned. lie let fall the girls
hand. Was he mad, insane, his mind
unbalanced: was reason gone? 1t had
come out of the night, a mockine
thing, voice that jeered and rocked
with wild mirth.
His eyes met Polly's. She was
frightened. startled: her face had gone
a little white.
Imagination? As he had ina gined
that night in his cabin on board ship,
\ voice Of his own creation? No: it
came again now, jarrng, crashing.
iangling through the stiffness of the
night
shadow Varne, Shadow Varne,
IIa, ha. Iia, ha"' 1t rose and fell;
now almost a scream; now hoarse with
wild. untrammeled laughter. Shadow
Narne. Shadow Varne! Ha, ha! Ha.
ka'' And then like a long, drawn-out
eerie call: Shadow Va-arne"
Arid then the soft whispering of the
leaves through the trees. and no other
sound.
What is it? What is it?" Polly
cried out. What a horrible voice"
Evening star., 1927-11-22

, could. or would, be accused Of having
/ taken it.
- Guardy, YOU quite under.
stand don't you"" ended Polly Wickes,
| capt Francis Newcombe smiled at
/ the upturned serious face.
| quite, Polly! Quite" he answered
earnestly. Very fully. I might say.
| II must he very hard. indeed on Miss
| Marlin | am so sorry for her. | wish
| there were something we might do.
! Your being here must have been a
! blessing 10 her"
| The color stole into Polly Wickes
/ checks.
"Guardy. you're dear" she
| whispered.
Am /? he said-and took posses
! sion of her hand.
! What a soft, cool little palm it was
| What an enhancing little figure Who
would have dreamed that Polly would
develop into so loveiy-no. not lovely
| damn it, she was divine. Polly and
half million, Why Locke? Curse
/ Locke. The eyes and lips of a dream
woman, he had said: a half million
! both his for the taking! Did he ask
still more" He was not so sure about
| Locke having her. No, it wasn't the
night dru%cing his senses and steep.
/ ing his soul in fancitul possession of
| desires. 1t was real. IL it plea sed
him, he had only to take, to drink
his fill to satiation of this goblet of
the gods. There was nothing to stay
him. lie had builded for it, and he
was entitled to it; it wasn't chance
Chance. There was strange laughter
in his heart. Chance was the play
ground of fools, Why shouldn't ne
laugh, aye. and boastingly! Who was
to deny him what he would; this WON
an if he wanted her. tho
Evening star., 1927-11-22
I\ST.AI.INE<T MI.

FIGURE. was emerging from
n the trees some hundred wards
"A away. and. in the open now
4 hecan to approach the house.
Cant Francis \oWCumhe
Evening star., 1927-11-22
HELD FOR MURDER.

CONTINUED in Tomorrov's starJ
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-13

THE BEACON APIS.
1901 Calvert st. N. W.--Best ants. In
lefty. $3.50 and up. All large soundprooi
loutside rooms, with spacious porches: all
Cor. 18th and Corcoran NV,
Attractive outside apartments Of 2 rooms
Kitchen and bath, S4bs Col. 50o3.
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TAKOMA PARK BARGAIN
$4,05O
Attractive new 4-room and bath bungalow
on very large lot, with lovely shade trees
Small cash payment and S37 so monthly
d. SMITH. Builder 12l Flower Ave
81. 600 UNDERPRIcEE

New. detached Takoma Park home, 71S
Flower Ave-. 8 beautiful rooms, breakfast
|alcove, tile bath with shower: well planned
and finished with cedar closets and beau.
|tiful birch doors. and DELIGHTFULLY."- arranged
kitchen. At the low price and easy termf
Offered this value is unsurpassed.
=. SMITH. Builder. 121 Flower Ave-
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Our Business Is Good
Because Our Cars Are
Good and Our Guar
antee Is Good

STANLEY H. HORNER, Inc,
BUICK USED CAR DEPT,
1o15-1111 14t1.
1924 Buick g touring. .$66c
1923 Nash 4-cyl. coach. 2OC
1924 Buick g roadster. 65c
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1925 Olds coach. 67E
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Here are q few choice
bargains:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-05-13
Many Prominent Men
Sons of Merchants

At a political meeting In England
a nobleman and his supporters ven
tured to speak slightingly Of several
of his distinguished opponents because
either they or their ancestors had
been concerned In trade"
This asperslon excited young
journalist to action, and the next
morning there appeared In his paper
list Of names SO lllustrlous and for
mldable as to end all argument on
the subject. This was his list:
Eurlpides was the son Of d fruit
erer; vergil, the son of brlckmaker;
BoccacclO, the son Of a merchant |;
Bunyan, the son Of u travelling tink-
er; Luther, the son of a miner; Co
lumbus, the son of weaver and orig
lnally weaver himself; Shakespeare,
the son Of butcher and wool stapler !;
Ben JOnson, the son Of mason !;
Cowley of a grocer, Milton Of scriv-
ener, Fletcher Of chandler, Pope of
linen draper, Collins Of halter,
Thomas Moore of a grocer, Jeremy
Taylor Of a barber, Defoe Of butch
err and himself hosier, Rabelais of
an apothecary, Moliere of tapestry
maker, and Rousseau Of watch
maker.
To this list we may add few more
such as Keats, whose father was en-
ployed in a livery stable, and John
Paul Jones, whose father was a gar
danar Nor can we omit Samuel
Johnson, Thomas Hood, or Anatole
France, all sons Of booksellers.-Mar-
ket for Exchange.