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girls got 1t on all OF US! She's
funny without trying to be-
Sally set her lips and went on
brushing up the ashes around the
glowing CRATE.
She was very tired of having
Mabel around the house. Shs was
sick 10 death, she told herself, Of
the sound of Mabel's silly little
laugh, Disguised with Mabel be.
cause of the way she mads fun
of Mrs. Jerome. Tired of picking
up after Mabel. who seemed to
think that Sally was her body
servant Just because she was liv-
ing in the same flat with her.
Mabel had a nasty little way
OF ordering her about. Come
here, Sally, and hook UP my
dress she would call: or, Sally,
it's s O'Clock. Put my coffee on
the table,"
But l can stand all that, if
only she and Beau pay their
hoard Sally had been telling
herself all week
And now it was SUniay-and
the board money, which shouts
have been paid into ner hand
the night before. had not beer
paid Nor had either Beau or
Mabel said a single word about it.
So Sally was worried. as she
went from room to room. dust
ing mahogany surfaces, watering
the plants, setting the dining
room table,
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moved towards the goal Of mar
riage. Somehow that. she felt.
would solve everything. would
make every issue clear.
Georgia had been so sweet and
thoughtful TO her these last few
days. 1t was as il Georgie we're
the big sister, and she instead
had become someone to be
watched out for. guarded, advised
and taken care of, Ann heart
moved with feelings she could
not express. And unhappiness
gnawed at her INCREASINGLY.
Her wedding dress was almost
done. One evening after dinner.
she found herself pinning up the
hem. She was sitting in
kimona on the bed. Beside her
in a heap lay the snowy white
veil. She had placed papers on
the floor, so that the dress itself,
where it hung over her knees,
could not possibly become soiled
She ought to be happy and
thrilled, she knew. This strange
depression must end. She worked
feVerishly. trying to Danish her
doubts and fears.
But presently she stopped. went
10 the window and stared out at
the quiet dark street.
She saw A car driving Up to the
house, and looked at it vaguely.
Then all at once she rubbed her
eyes. and her mind leapt to a
startled attention.
Ernest was getting out of that
car, carrying a long box.
Ann caught her breath. Was
Georges new manner merely pre-.
tense? And hadn't she said that
Ernest was out of the country?
She saw him come up the
steps; heard the bell ring and
saw him depart without the pack
age. She was perplexed and
troubled. But this time she would
not wait. she would ask George
frankly for the truth. If the
truth could not be between them,
then indeed the world was a black
place.
She was standing tensely az
George came into the room an
hour later. She looked at her
with searching eyes, Then she
said;
Il was lok1nE out Of tbs win.
dow, l saw Ernest Brooks drive
up
lnstlnctivelv she braced herself
as If expecting an attack, sud
den sharp statement Of defense.
or untruthful explanation.
(To Be Continued Tomorrow
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him. too. The thing was settled.
George, with all her longinEs.
had stepped aside.
AS the weeks passed a mood Of
recklessness, and tired bitterness.
came over her.
She felt if Bill were lost to her,
nothing else greatly mattered.
There was no use hoping that an
other Bill would appear. She
didn't even want that. II she
couldn't have everything, she was
willing to take nothing.
After all, she was young, pretty.
Girls, no prettier. We're successful
on the stage, in the movies.
Girls, who were not half so clever,
lived luXuriously, without ever
being harmed. The world had
changed; it WIS no longer mere
choice between marrying or not
marrying; now it was having a
good time or not having one.
You couldn't take things too
seriously; you had to have an
open mind. and he free. There
was lot of pleasure in the
world, and it. was yours il you
wanted to take it.
She did not know that these
things were in her mind. They
had crept so stealthily into her
philosophy. But she knew them,
all at once, on the day when she
saw Ernest Brooks once more.
She had been waiting for
trolley. A roadster purred past.
just as 1t had on that day long
ago, when she had seen him for
the first time.
Their eyes met but there was
no light of recognition In hers.
The car vanished but Georgia
was conscious of a feeling Of tri.
umph. She was under no illu.
sions about Ernest. She felt that
sooner or later he would appear
at Mrs. O'Leary's and ask to see
her.
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He hssitated, and then said slow
ly:
IT was mad about you. was
willing to say anything to you. II
l could only get you"
"Rut YOU weren't willing to get
a divorce. were you?"
IT couldn't"
ooh. well! 1t doesn't much mat
ter. does it?"
She thought he had not heard.
until suddenly he drew the car up
beside the boarding house.
1T matters a lot to me- he
answered.
He had mot tried to touch her.
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MOVED by one Of those strong,
w Irresistible innuIses that coma

MOVED by one Of those strong,
NAirresistible impulses that come
to people only a few times in all
their lives. she stood IN and
walked across the hall to his door.
She had no idea Of what she
wanted to say 10 him. She simply
felt that she had to see him.
Miss kriss. his near sighted
office girl, sat alone, busi1y tap.
tapping on her typewriter. She
stopped work and glanced up as
Sally came in.
Mr., Nye isn't here" she sail
as she saw Sally's eyes 20
straight to the door of the private
office. He's going out to
dinner party tonight, and he lefG
early. | think he was going 20
stop In at Bethlehem Hospital on
his way home"
Bethlehem Hospital! Where
Mile, almost well now, lay wait
ing for him, surrounded by his
roses.
Il see" said Sally, duly. And
whatever she might have said TO
HIM died in her heart, then and
there. The eager light in her eyes
went out. too, as Miss kriss
might have been seen If she had
not been so near-slghted, poor
thing.
! must have been crazy to 20
over there at all" throught Sally.
when she was back In the quite
safety of Mr.. Peevey's office.
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would he married. In less than
three weeks all her doubts and
worries and contusions would be
swept away.
Ann had lost herself for a mo-
ment in the whirl Of making prep
arations. Now and then ugly
thoughts intruded. but she fought
them back, refused to consider
them.
To her at this period everything
seemed unreal. and even people
themselves mere shadows. She
did not try to study Bill: she
was afraid of what she might
discover If she did, Blindly. driven
only hv her dominating will, she
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WIFE" he spoke She's
dead"
George hesitated. "Wln you let
me take You home"
She got into the roadster
As they rode he explained his
unexpected return. II STAYED only
4 few DAYS. I caught the next
steamer hack after ] got cable"
He took his eyes from the road
and gave her a swift. inquiring
glance.
You've changed" he said.
Have /? Oh, | don think SO"
We'll, ! expected YOU to hate
me at least tn cut me"
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and secretly feared the worst.
But Mrs. Jerome had no such
misgivings. Sally had not seen
her 50 light.heartpd since the
departure OF her husband, two
weeks before.
ITS not sAe 10 have a man at
the head If the table again 3"
she cooed. beaming upon him like
a round-faced sun AS he carved
the pot-roast at supper time.
Well. I'm glad to be here.
Mother answered Beau grandly,
as If he We're doing them all a
great favor by coming back home
In live.
I wonder what Mile will saw
when she knows about it,"
thought Sally. anxiously. Tn
afraid she won't be very happy
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Well-let him-she might even
see him. 1t would be exciting to
have him dancing attendance on
her and he able to send him away.
1t would he pleasant revenge
for the humiliation he had put
up0n her.
Before she was aware NJ It, the
roadster was drawing m at the
curb. Ernest got out and raised
his hat.
I've got something to tell yog,
George" he said.
The trolley came rattling up and
George started for it, Ernest
seized her arm. It's about my
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NOID Go On With The Story.

CHE did not need to finish her
- sentence. But he was strangely
thoughtful. After a pause he
said:
Are you sure It isn't too
early? Maybe If we waited an.
other month. q"
She did not even hear his rea-
son. She knew only that when
at last she was home, she was
plunged in depression deeper
than any she had ever known.
And one thought stood up starkly
in her thoughts: Would Bill
have asked George to wait like
that?
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when she finds her room away
from her"
She was pretty sure that there
would be fireworks when Mile
did not find ont, as a matter OF
fact.
And har eyes were full Of
shadow az she watched Beau
hack the meat 10 pieces with
clumsy knife Beau did not know
anything about carving. But he
thought he did. He thought very
we'll of himself, most of the time.
And Mrs. Jerome helped him out.
CHAPTER XXXVIII
Mile came home from the hos.
pital on the first Sunday in No.
vember. It. was a chilly day,
full of high winds and driving
rain.
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luke" and sing the popular dtties.
If think you'd like to write yourself the task
Of novelzng life have lived or would
like to have lived it.
You sell it, but you'll regret the fun had
writing it!
Or prefer lectures and forth yourself itinerary
and live rgdy you parsonage who dares
break public engagement.
You'll be surprised how will look forward carrying
schedule
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ANSWERS TO TODAY'S TEST
Questions on Editorial Page.

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NOTHING for Of mind to for
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1dlene not nearly the relaxation mental smulan that
working at something enjoys accomplishing be.
Everyone should have hobby study work that
he looks forward continuing when his days done
Of for he who loves read there the pleasant
of the plot book he
In following the lives of the characters
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pleasant relaxation
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Those should something they
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If would like be able do something enough
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paintmake stab it! You'll pass many happy hours
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She was aware once more Of his
cleverneSs. Il was never in love
with that woman, nor she with
me-" NJ went on, Il hope you'll
allow me 10 see you now I'm free"
George rave him cool, ap-
praising glance.
That depends"
"On what?'
We'll, on lot of things"
She did not look hack as she
opened the door of the boarding
house.
CHAPTER "a
In less than three weeks Ann
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The big old gobbler
flew up on the fence
and spread out his tail like
a great big fan
"Gobble, gobble, gobble~ he said
Il know just what to do.
Each turkey take a pumpkin
on his back
and we will all march away
down to the old field and hide
until after Thanksgiving Day."
u P. c. News Service Inc
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The Largest SheIIfsh

I'M the South Sea Islands there lives the largest shesh in the
" world. Its shell is frequently foot diameter If
wader accidentally his foot the creature when the shell
Is the shell will shut
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side OF your book cover. Cut out pages from
strip and paste in your book. Page opposite
cover is page 1. Read your story and
color your pictures.
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This Day in Our History

THE treaty with the Republic of Panama relating
struction and maintenance of the Panama Canal
at Washington November 49, 1905 John Hay the sgner
the United States.
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with big stitch.
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A vitality Human Narrative Based Upon
Dramatic Letters Received By
Miss Beatrice Fairfax
What Has Happened So Far:

Ann and George Hastings, sisters, live together
boarding Ann, the elder in factory George
charming pleads Of
Bill Warren, who mady
with Brooks,
who refuses him. AIMS sOctude for her sister ends
between the that
BILL and the day after the quarrel he asks her to have lunch
him. During lunch still devoted to
asks him why he doesn't call her sister that evening Bill
Ernest George vncveIy tells Bill she doesn't she
him again
she would be willing out with him then.
Gn On LKifh Thn
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Go Be Continued Tomorrow
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-23
SNOW I'M MOUNTAIN PASS FORCES
HICKMAN TO TURN TO SOUTHWARK

SEATTLE, Dec. 22 LH,-SnOw
in the SnOqualmie pass in the
Cascades caused William Edward
Hickman to turn southwark again
after reaching Seattle, Chief Sf
Police Tom Gurdane, of Pendlc-
ton, Ore, who assisted i'll the
capture of the fugitive, said in
a long distance telephone inter-
view given the Times.
81 was sure that Hickman
would head this way" he said,
''for our information was That nc
drove to Seattle, intending 10 go
over to eastern Washington, out
finding the SnOqualmie pass was
blocked by snow, doubled back
on his tracks to the Columbia
River highway. We received word
that nc had passed through Port
land, and then we were sure tina:
he would drive toward Pcndlc-
ton"
The chief said that Hickman
offered no resistance when he and
Buck Lieuallen, state highway
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-23
EASIER
WHEN KIDNAPER
is CAPTURED

LOS ANGELES, Dec. % N0--
The mothers of southern Cali
fOrnia breathed a great sigh OF
relief tonight.
The atrocity of the crime
charged to William E. Hickman,
the kidnapping ana murder of Il
year old Marian Parker, literally
numbed all southern California in
its horror. HiclSman'S capture 10
day at Echo, Oregon, proof that
Justice can and does Overtake the
criminal suspect, freed the pent
up emotions of hundreds or
thousands.
From the hearts of the mothers
of other little girls there passed
a load of care that for "a week
had killed the JOY that usually
goes with the approach of Christ
maStide.
Nothing like it has been seeli
here since the announcement of
the World war armistice.
Even before the newspaper
extras were rushed to the streets
as fast as the giant high spceG
presses could deliver them, the
word had run throughout the city,
Hickman is caught"
Mothers. alone at home, getting
the news by phone or radio, rush
cd into the streets eager to tell
somebody the tidings.
Continued on Page TWelVe)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-23
Nationwide Hunt For
Fiiend Ends
IN Capture In Oregon

The gruesome, horrible details of
the brutal murder of the little Parker
girl were not elaborated upon in Hick-
mans first talk with newspapermen.
Instead, he evaded direct reference to
it and passed the responsibility ONO
the man he constantly referred to as
my partner"
On Saturday, Hickman inferred, he
first became aware that the girl had
been killed. when he this partner)
came to the apartment for this suit
case and when he opened it up and
showed me how it was, was sur
prised'
Hickman left to the imagination Of
his hearers the details of the murder,
but this reference: "de (his compan-
ion) said she was crying and he tried
to stop her, or something like that,
and he figured that the safest way
would be to go ahead and fix it that
way"
"He figured" Hickman said, "for me
to keep the suitcase in the car and to
go to this place and if the police stop
ped me before could get rid Of it,
they might look at the suitcase and
never stop to open it, and I thought it
might be all right"
The statement was made to police
and reporters in the presence of a
court stenographer, who recorded every
work Rambling from point to point,
Hickman hurried through the recital,
breaking off many times in the middle
of a sentence, and hurrying on to a
next bearing no relation to the subject
matter.
Admitting at the opening that he had
penned ath-threat-ranSom letter
to the girls father even after the lit
tie girl was dead, Hickman sought to
vindicate himself by the statement:
Even if she had not been alive, I
thought he wanted his daughter any
way, no matter what condition she
was in-that he would rather have
her and SO I went ahead and called
him up land planned the meeting
place."
"If this fellow had not killed her."
he continued soberly and impressiyely
as he stared into the eyes of his ques-
TONERS, sit would have come out all
right as we had planned, because
here he assumed an expression of con-
cern-"b because I am sure she didn't
want to die"
Hickman sobbed-from sheer wear
mess, police officers believed, as he
continued when she was with me
she, said, I wonder what the school
kids will say when go back to school.
They will want to know what I did
and everything
st am terribly sorry she was killed,
myself, because I sure liked her."
Tom Gurdane and Buck Lieuallen,
captorS of Hickman, were first advised
that Hickman was headed toward
Pendleton through an Associated Press
dispatch and went west shortly after
noon No report had been received by
the officers from the Portland police
department that Hickman was headed
this way
Reports that 100 special officers had
been sworn in to preserve order in the
crowds milling around the city Jail
were denied by Mayor Lee j. McAtee
tonight who said the crowd was Or
derly and merely anxious to catch a
glimpse of Hickman or his captors.
The immediate vicinity of the police
station was roped off and few special
officers were on duty to keep the
crowds from getting on the premises.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-23
ABANDON EFFORT
TO RAISE SUNKEN
SUB Until SPRING
Admiral Says No Posi-
bility Remains That
Any of Men Alive.

PROVINCETOWN, Mass, Dec. % t49
The sunken submarine S-4, which
lies in II fathoms of water off this
harbor, will in all probability not be
raised until next spring. Officers of
the fleet Of naval vessels assembled
here to salvage the vessel let this fact
be definitely known tonight.
The statement was made after day
Of activity during which ten divers
descended TO the sunken submarine and
Commander Edward Ellsberg, in charge
Of diving operations, almost lost his
life when he became begged in the
mud on the ocean floor.
From II o'clock in the forenoon,
when Admiral Brunnby announced that
there was no longer possibility that
life remained in the torpedo room of
the Sd where six men had been i'm
prisoned since last Saturday, the i'm
preston grew that rescue efforts had
changed to a routine salvage opera
ton, and that this would not be COM
pleted. in the winter months.
1.-THE bodies on the S4 will not be
removed" one officer said. "To re-
move them it would be necessary to
cut d hole in the hull of one room tC
recover even the six and entering such
hole would endanger the lives of the
divers. If we recovered the bodies Of
the six men this month, what Woulo
the families of the other 80 victims
do?"
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-23
ARREST BRINGS
HUGE RELIEF TO PARKER HOME,

Los ANGELES, Dec. 22 QP-An
atmosphere Of profound relief to-
night seemed to have settled over
the household here of Perry M.
Parker, father of murdered
Marian.
There was no gloating; no cv.-
dence of any wish for revenge
against William E. Hickman, ac-
cused killer of the kidnapped
school girl, as Parker granted 10
a representative of the Associated
Press the first interview accorded
by any member of his family
since a few hours after the girl
was stolen from school a week
ago today.
Il feel a sense of deep and
sincere thankfuIness," he said,
.'that this man has been captured
and that mothers no longer need
fear that he may carry off their
children. But l am not wishing
that he be put to death, Or any
thing like that. OF course, he
should be punished-yes, l guess
he should be punished"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-23

patroIman, halted his car near
Echo, 20 miles west Of PCndIos0n.
The two searched Hickman after
nc admitted his identity, finding
S1,4OO and revolver in his
pockets. A second revolver and
a sawed off shotgun were found
in his car.
"We were on the lookout for
green sedan" the chief said,
"and when we finally saw one
bearing down on us we were sure
Hickman was at tho wheel. He
denied at first he was Hickman,
but later admitted his identity.
The money in his possession was
mostly in $50 bills, all bearing
serial numbers corresponding to
the $50 bills paid as ransom
money in Los Angeles last Sa;-
ur6ay.'
Chief Gurdane said Hickman
has been locked in the PendletOn
city Jail and although no mob
violence is expected, steps have
been taken to protect Hickman
should the emergency arise.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-23
L. A. OFFICIALS
LEAVE TO BRING
HICKMAN BACK

LOS ANGELES, Dec. % (Fl-To-
nights train for the north will carry
to Pendleton, Ore, three ranking
officials OF law enforcement depart
mentS in Los Angeles, going there to
take charge of William E. Hickman
accused kidnapper and murderer or
Marian Parker.
In the party are District Attorney
Asa Keyes, Chief of Police James f.
Davis and Chief OF City Detectives
Herman H. Cline. The latter has
been in direct charge of the great
manhunt.
George K Home, former chief OF
police, also will go north to lend
his aid.
I'm my opinirn," !" Detective Chief
Cline said before leaving for Pendle-
ton, Hickman had no accomplices in
this brutal burder. If he did it will
be amazing to me. Until talk with
him and learn more about what he
has to say I cannot give definite
opinion.
Police Capt. Taylor expressed the
opinion that Hickman was trying to
alibi himself" in his confession.
O,her police pointed out one bad
hole in Hicknan's confession. It was
his reference to the original idea Of
kidnapping the child of Mr.. Hayes,
also an executive of Parkers bank
They pointed out that Hayes has no
young daughter.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-23

The family apparently had
taken a firm grip on its feelings.
There was virtually no evidence
of bereavement in the home. in
deed, the only thing that seemed
unusual, except for the fact that
the blinds seemed drawn lower
than necessary, was the presence
of the uniformed officers inside
and outside the home.
One patrOlman sat by the
Parker telephone, answering the
calls that came at the ra;e OF
two or three per minute. Another
sat in the rather old fashioned
front room and answered the
door when anyone with a speciat
order from the police department
got by the line of patrOlmen OH
the sidewalk in front.
Parker received his interviewer
in a strictly busincssiike, almost
brusque fashion.
"Pm very glad to talk with
you. But remember that 1 don't
care to have anything printed in
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