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EMMA WOLD, Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
azGon zSGoenlpmabiiamHolding aia;; Ps9hate Court-No.
tlce that the subscriber of the District of
Columbia has obtained from the Probate
Court of the District of Columbia. letters of
administration c. t. a. on the estate Of Jean
Forrer. late of the District of Columbia de-
ceased. All persons having claims against
the deceased are. hereby. warned to exhibit
the same, with the vouchers thereof. legally
fore the 10th day of October. AID. 1915,
otherwise they may by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate. Given under my
hand this 9th day of December. 1927. MIN
ME ORTIZ. 122 4th st. s.e. (Seal.) Attest:
THEODORE COGSWELL. Register of Wills
Probate Court. de1O1724
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HAMILTON & HAMILTON. Attorneys.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
Columbia. holding Probate Court.--No.
3665S, Administration.-This is to give no.
Columbia. has obtained from the Probate
Court of the District of Columbia, letters
Mary G. TorTey late Of the m District e ss of Co.. o.
lnmbia, deceased. All persons having
claims against the deceased are hereby warn
ed to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof. legally authenticated. to the sub
sscrioer on or 9rofo before the ,3lst day of Octo.
law be excluded from all benefit of said es.
tate Given under my hand this 5th day OF
GE9R6e' GGeEsem6eer' lI927 i, uNIoN TRUST CO,
tSeal,) Attest: THEODORE COGSWELL,
Register of Wills for. the District of Colum.
pia. Cierk OF the Probate Court.
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CORCORAN THOM, Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
ae7oi Admipis9ratIegn in9ang PFpbate
SSSn%Gii SSnr1 Ia es5aSed ne PTSsase
testamentary on the estate of Alice M Rob.
nas, lnson;, late of the District of Columbia, de
the deceased are hereby varied to exhibit the
same with the vouchers thereof legally a,i-
the 2sh day Of NovemSer on 1os 9 otiele oher
beset Mse they may H; by Law be excluded from all
this ssa 9Th estate a1 Of GUen under
sAiILiNG4Eo5ITY SIN LSSSHE5TY :, TSKusT CO. o." By r. +
test yICToR MERsCH' Rssff'afy beputS Sef Resister ter
OF OF ~ Mlls dar the District of Columbia Clerk
rerm1hiteSd0 rr,c G5 Sd0ame.a s,ates H3ding Criminal
NoVe@Ser r. 1877 81 1SossrARd Upon noS
soe ths pft'o9 fnio9 hhereiofore ed Sy Peyten Cor
Roberts. special counsel for the United states
o' Afsses Ths Said y II HaprS ordered IS fellows
ddreetnn day arp 10 appear before this court Fri.
sordiyr,t, sn.lfy OF contempt and be punished ac-
n, 2 :.,,1hat That the property of the said Harry Nj.
nnnn nm0ant and and value Of 100000 be levied
be rendered against the said Harry NJ. Black.
ner IN this proceeding.
d That the marshal of this court ia here
py n ndirected. upon making such levy, to for.
VARY W. 70 tne consuls Of the United States
d. Faris, France: at Nice. France. and at
any other places in France or in anv other
ronnttles n,ay p where the said Harry M. Biackmer
quest that such consul or consuls make
service or the same personally upon the said
marry NJ Blackmer and further that The
sag ti,; marshal shall cause this order to be
puDllshed IN The Washington Evening Star
nisirlSs nirlwspaper Of general circulation in the the
SIX SIX consecutive weeks, in accordance with
the provisions of Section g. G. fS2 of the
act approved July 3, 1896 a. Stat s3S
by the court: F. L SIDDONS. Judge. ISeai1
a true .copy. Test: FRANK r. CTTNNINC
HAN. HAN. Clerk. By CHAS. B. coffin. Asst,
=. BY virtue Of special order issued ont NJ
me supreme Court of the District Of COlum.
pa IN the case of the United States VS.
harry M. Blackmer. in contemnt No Ie I
maVs TINS day levied upon and seized and TAX.
81 IN ntn nom my custody securities TO the value of
EutuuuuuV. rnelng the property of the said
marry n M. Blackmer. and hereby give notice
anrane 10 ane M SAID Harry M. Blackmer to be and
trict t, OF Columbia on or before January {;
1878. at 10 o'clock am. otherwise the
property levied upon and seized by me will
ne solo ana the proceeds covered into the
treasury OF the United States. as provided
Ia :ii sad order OF the court. ito satisfy any
M M.udgment against the said Harry NJ Black.
EDGAR C. SNYDER
o. s; Marshal In and for the District of
SOIumDla. nO1g % te3 IQ11o4
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District of Columbia United States com.
plainant. plaintiff. VS.. francesca .Scscione.
defendant. No 45600. Equity Doc.-The
object of this suit is to set aside and cancel
the certificate of naturalization issued to
the defendant. Francesca Sciscione. in natu-
Court of the District of Columbia. said
naturalization certificate bearing. the number
April 4, 1918. On motion of the plaintiff.
it is this 23rd day of November, 1927.
ordered that the defendant. Francesca Scis:
clone. cause his appearance to be entered
herein en- or before the sixtieth day. excu.
slve of Sundays and legal holidays, occurring
after the day of the first publication of this
order otherwise the cause will be proceeded
with as in case of default; provided a copy
three successive weeks in the Washington
Law Reporter and The Washington Evening
Star before said day. A. A.: HOEHLING,
E. E. CUNNINGHAM, Clerk. BY NJ, A. ROC
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II. ii. BENJAMIN. Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
Columbia. holding Probate Court-No.
367l4. Administration This is to give no
Columbia. have obtained from the Probate
Court of the District of Columbia letters
testamentary on the estate of Edmund
Becker. late of the District of Columbia. de-
ceased. All persons having claims against
the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same. with the vouchers thereof. legally au-
thenticated. To the subscribers or before
tho 3Sth day of November, AID. 1928. other.
wise they may by law be excluded from all
benefit of said estate. Given under our hands
this 2Sth day. Of November. 1927. MARIE
1915 Fairmont St (Seal)
Attest; VICTOR S. MERSCH. Deputy Regis
ter of Wills for the District of Columbia.
Clerk of the Probate Court. de3,10.17
PEYTON GORDON. United States Attorney.
and REEEKAH s. GREATHOUSE, As.
sistant United States Attorney,
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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son that daie could nave been with
Stokes
Bassett's nerves We're raw with
strain and anxiety. This reitera-
lion of a rendezvous with Stokes
%maddened him:
But It couldn't have been. I've
told you. l knew Miss Saunders
well. I know what she felt about
the man, and besides ! have the evil
dence Of my own eyes that she
avoided him in every way she
could. Make an appointment TO
meet him alone! She'd as soon
make an appointment with Satan"
Neither of the men answered him
for a moment. Rawson was i'm
pressed he had formed a high opin-
ion of the directors candor and
truthfulness and his words weighed
with him:
81 90 a good deal by what you
say, Mr.. Bassett, and as TO this
meeting of which I'm convinced
whom it was with ] don't know.
Williams here has made up his mind
and worked out his case. | don't
agree with him. | believe Mrs.
Stokes is telling the truth. What
she says hangs together all right.
That she may know something is
possible, but / don't think she's
guilty"
"Then you must think it's
Stokes" said Williams with some
heat. There's nobody else it could
be-"
Rawson considered before he
spoke:
Il don't see Stokes as deliberate
ly numbering the woman he was
in love with. That's generally an
act of impulse. sudden desperation.
And there was no impulse here.
Careful premedltation-the stealing
of the revolver, Turing her to the
summer house. the threats or rage
when she got here that made her
fly. It's more like the workings
of revenge than the act of blind
passion. Stokes doesn't look TO me
the kind of man that would kill so
carefully. He's too SOFT
"Then who is it?' Williams ex-
claimed. Somebody killed her"
Rawson moved toward the door
way:
That's about all I'm willing to
agree to at present. But I'd like
TO see Stokes again. He and his
wife may know more than they say
I don't deny that-but she's got a
better nerve than he has. Wen get
him into the library and have a
Mt him"
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person could have been here on any
kind of Grand"
Rawson answered with a slight
show of Impotence. Just leave
our business to US. Mr.. Stokes. You
have TO answer questions"
"Oh, that's plain-questions all
pointing inc way. But there were
other people on the island besides
that crowd-besides us-who might
have had a motive. Isn't anger a
motivef'
Anger calculated Williams.
where does that come in?"
Here. on Gull island. oh, we've
had more than jealousy. Rage and
spite will 90 far. Take your eyes
off my wife and me for a moment
look somewhere else
Rawson's face showed no sur
prise, blankly inscrutable, but VII
Hams wheeled In his chair and
turned an expression of startled in
qulry at Bassett. Bassett, in turn.
was staring in establishment at
Stokes.
What are you talking about?''
he said. Rage and spite-whom
do you meant
Il mean Joe Tracy" was the an
swer.
"Joe Tracyr' exclaimed Williams,
looking vaguely about in a baffled
searching of memory. who's hep
Good God, Aleck !" Bassett made
a step forward: Get n hold on
yourself-think of what you're say
ing. He wasn't here, he'd left the
island before that"
Stokes paid no attention but
went on, glazing into Rawson's ex-
p%ressionless face:
"A id devil of a boy with a
record. Ask him" he pointed TO
Bassett, TASK any of them what
kind lie was and how he acted here.
It isn't / alone that saw it. Yes
morning at the rehearsal
he'd have struck her if Bassett
hadn't interfered. What was the
natter-I don't know. l don't pre-
end TO know everything, but |
Snow rage and hate when I see
"Aleck, you're crazy" Bassett's
loice was raised in exasperated in
'istence. Hes gone"
Couldn't he come back? Aren't
here boats to be hired at Hay
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Whole situas ana they got j
from me. Bun they heard no lies
no suppositions-you know you can
trust ne for that"
Stokes glance shifted to him.
Through its savage defiance Bias
sett could detect the torment Of his
soul, desperately betrayed TO the
N person lie knew would he insf.
ooh. I'm not blaming YOU he an
swered. You couldn't do anything
else. And they can hear it all from
me" He looked at the two men.
I'm willing 10 tell. | was in love
with her. madly, like a fool. hound
ed her. logged her footsteps. You've
heard that. And my wife vas ieal-
ous-so jealous they all could see.
You've heard that, too"
The confession of his passion,
remorseless in its bitter revelation,
was horrible, like the tearing aside
of wrappings from a raw wound.
Eyes. we've heard it," muttered
Williams.
"She hated me. | don't know
whether you've heard that. too. but
I'm telling you and perhaps you'll
believe what | say if its against
myself. She hated me, and I
wouldn't let her alone. My wife
was Jealous. Do you see-is it
clear? Oh. we're in id bad, my
wife and /. but we're not in Sc bad
as you're trying to make out" He
jumped 10 his feet, the shine of
sweat on hts forehead.
~ don't see, Mr.. Stokes said
Rawson quietly. where you get
that. We haven't made out any
thing yet"
oh. 1 can e e We were the
only people outside the house
that's enough TO build q theory on.
And motives-who had a motive?
That's the way you 90 TO work.
Find a motive. fit some one to it.
My wife had a motive, that's suf-
fcient. Don't ask what kind of
woman she Is, don't look any fur
ther. you have to get some one,
and she's the easiest"
mfr. Stokes. if you'd take this
calmly"
Calmly Seeing what you think
and where you're trying to land us
But just let me ask you something.
Do you happen to remember there
were five hundred people on the is
that afternoon? ANY kind of
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WORTH" He turned to Rawson, II
don't accuse him, Tn not like you,
| don't jump at conclusions, point
and say, There's the murderer
But / want a square deal. and l
won't get it till you've looked up
Joe Tracy. Call your dogs back
from the scent they're on and put
them on his. Justice-that's all I
ask justice for my wife. For
myself" He stopped. His excite
ment seemed suddenly to die. He
looked old and wearied, his body e
Taxed, the fire in his sunken eyes
extinguished in a profound gloom.
at doesn't matter what happens to
I've thrown everything away
and Sybil's dead"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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THE STORY

PROLOGUE,-while desponde1t
over the enforced hiding OF her f.
Rnce, Jim Dallas, slayer in self de-
Tense of Homer Parkinson. member
Of an Influential family, Sybil Sauq-
ders, popular actress, is engaged 70
play Viola in a charity performance
on the Maine coast. IN the company
are SYPHILIS bosom friend, Anne
Tracy, Anne's brother, Joe. young
Wastrel, and Aleck Stokes, an aotot
infatuated with Sybil.
ynAfTEr I.-Arrer enc pay,
which is a big hit, Wally shine,
official photographer, learns EomeS
thing of the jealousy, professional
and otherwise, existing In the COM
pany.
CHAPTER II.-Hugh Bassett, d.
rector of the play, and Anne Tracy,s
dance, tells Joe he has heard he is
spying on Sybil in an effort 70 iesr4
the whereabouts of Jim Dallas ano
earn the reward offered by the
Parkinson family. The boys denial
is not convincing.
CHAPTER III.-Joe Tracy is ar
ranging for a vacation trip. To
Anne he betrays his epmity toward
Sybil. Stokes tells Sybil he has
news Of Jim Dallas, and to secure
the necessary privacy they arrange
10 IlE0t III "a h4A4aAl SNAAAHAt2 h0AHN
near the main building.
CHAPTER IV.-The sound of 8
pistol shot startles the assembled
company. Investigation shows a re-
in the library. Flora, Stokes wife,
bursts in with the announcement
that Sybil has been shot and her
body carried off By the swift tide
that by the island.
CHAPTER Y;-E!SFa st9kss teiLs
hot see her murderer. pasaett mott
Hes the sheriff, Abel Williams. He
arrives with hawson. district at
forney, and a man called Patrick.
All the company is accounted Tor
presumably on his trip. Flora Etves
her evidence, and the authorities ar
range 40 that no II can leave the
Island.
CHAPTER yI-Discussing the
tragedy with Rawson and Bassett,
Williams voices the opinion that
Flora Stokes is the guilty, person,
While they are talking the sound
OF q crash in the living foom makes
Them hasten there.
CHAPTER VIL,-Anne Tracy, |
shocked at her friends awful death, |
IL also uneasy about Joe. Remem-
ksring his rage against sypil. and
realizing she is not sure he left the
~ sybirs murderer, and hiding in
the house, the upper story of which
IL unoccupied. Seeking to inform
him of the close watch kept she
descends TO the living room. Their
h dinly sees Joe and warns him
not to. try to escape. He disappears
and In her agitation she knocks
over a lamp. She tells the three
men she came downstairs for a
book, and her explanation Is &C
espted. |
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IL was 10 her sister that she mad
been writing this very morning. She
had already sent Pauline the news
that her mother and MIR. Emerson
had been married quietly, and that
they had gone to Italy for q short
honeymoon.
Lorna reused herself now with a
little jerk
Paula, dearest" she scribbIed, 81
do wish you were here. Obi | want
you SO muchl Can't you possibly
join us, IL only for a few days? We
intend to stay here another three
weeks or a month, and we all want
you sc much. You really ought to
be with is to share our good for
tune. 1 simply cannot describe to
you how wonderful our precious
mother Is in these days. and how
amazing everything seems to mel
Last night, stepfather gave me a
little pearl necklace. and l am wear
ing it now. He has opened an q
count for me at the bank, and 1t
would be such q Joy to me to send
you the money to bring you back to
us. Do write, dariingl 1t Is such q
long, long time since we have had
news Of you: nearly eighteen monthsl
l was trying to tell s~tepfather last
night what you were like. You
We have only got one very
bad old photograph OF you. Oil
dear. 7 do want you 30 muehr'
-. scri'.hlr1 another few lines.
and was just about TO stamp and
address 1t when there came a knock
at the door, end someone wbistled
outside. Then the door was opened
\ little way.
Can I come INF"
Lorna laughed.
"Come right in" she said.
AS the door was pushed open and a
young man entered, she said to
him: Il had no idea you were wait
ing with mother. l thought you
playing golf this morning"
ibid you? Well, l meant to. but
couldn't. The fact is, l feel all
anyhow this morning. Everything
so changed; so wonderful. Isn't
t wonderful for your"
The girl laughed, colored a little
ind then swung herself on to the
OF the table.
Lots Of things IN my life are
just now but l don't
that anything particularly IN
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CHAPTER VII

THE night search of the island
l. had given up nothing and Il day
light exploration was set for the
morning. Before this, however
Rawson wanted to go through Miss
Saunders room, which by orders
had been locked and left untouched
STEPPED In the morning sun.
warm and still. II extended It's wei,
come as II waiting for her entrance
The signs of feminine occupation
caught the eye of the men and
held them chilled on the threshold
A delicate perfume filled the air
the fragrance of her passing hab.
ltati0n still fingered In ghOstlike
sweetness after the living presence
had gone.
Rawson moved first, shaking off
the spell. He looked into the open
wardrobe trunk, completely packed
but for the last hanger. Going 10
put her costume there" he said,
touching 1t with his index finger.
He pulled out the drawers and ran
his eye over their contents. A gray
crepe dress lay across the foot Of
the bed, beside It a cloak and a
black hat with a water-lily gar
nishing the brim. ''These," he said,
"were the clothes left out to
wear"
Bassett nodded. He could see
Sybil In the gray dress with her
hair a golden fluff below the edge
of the black hat. She had worn
them on the way up and been
pleased when he had admired her
costume.
The dressing table was the only
place in the room that her neat
arranging hand had not touched.
1t was covered with q litter of
toilet articles, cold cream Jars,
rouge boxes, powders and scents, a
silver hand mirror. a pair OF long
white gloves. Williams picked up a
bead bag and opened 1t. 1t con-
tanned a wisp of a handkerchief, q
bunch Of keys, a lipstick and a
gold change purse. In the central
compartment were three ive-doliar
bills and In the gold purse n dol
lar and thirty-flve cents In coin.
This couldn't have been all the
money she had" lie Queried.
why not?" said BasseH. II
gaess some Of us haven't that
much. She didn't need any. All
our expenses were paid and she
war going straight home. One OF
these bills was probably intended
for Miss Pinkney.'
Nothing more came to light. The
closets yer empty, the bathroom
contained a few toilet articles and
a nightgown and negligee hanging
on the door. Obviously a place
swept clean for a coming departure
by one who had no premonition
that that departure would be
final.
They passed out and along the
hall, Rawson wanting to see the
disposition of the passages and
stairs. At the door next to Miss
Saunders he stepped, asking who
occupied that room. 1t vas vacant
now, but had been Joe Tracy's. He
opened the door and looked in upon
another chintz-hung chamber, all
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usual a happened within the last
few hours"
The young man came a little near
er to her, SO near in fact that she
put out her hand and gave him a lit.
tie push. He looked slightly crest.
fallen.
"Lornar' he said, surely o
haven't forgotten all I said to you
last night?"
She laughed.
mo, 1 haven't forgotten, Jerry.
but-but I don't want to worry
about it."
He was a rather nice looking
young man; well built, eunburnt.
and had q soldierly appearance.
There was a certain usefulness in
his expression as he looked at the
girl sitting on the edge Of the table
swinging her feet.
ri don't want you to be worried.
Lorna" be said. 81 want you to be
happy"
well, dear old thing, / am happy.
I cannot begin to tell you how happy
I AMI"
As the young man still stood look
Ing at her with that wistful expres-
sion IN his eyes. she said, Don't look
SO frightfuliy miserable. Jerry. Buck
up! / will just address my letter.
and we will then Join the others"
She turned to go. but he caught
hold OF her by her two hands. and
held her very closely.
Lorna. l am IN earnest. Dead
earnestl f."
Jerry dear. I'm sorryl / didn't
know It meant 20 much to you. But
though I like you very very much,
l don't want to be engaged-I don't
want TO be married. don't want to
change my existence. You see. Il i
got married, l would have to leave
mother, and l cannot imagine what
life would be like without mother.
Just let's go on being friends"
She was laughing again now. and
her eyes were bright and sparkling.
Il can't lose you, you know.
jerry" she said. "I must have you
as a friend"
His hold frightened on her banda
Il wish you didn't feel it so strong.
ly," she said half nervously. You
make me seem a brute"
NEXT CHAPTER. An unexpeeteA
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CHAPTER III.-Joe Tracy is ar
ranging for a vacation trip. To
Anne he betrays his enmity toward
Sybil. Stokes tells Sybil he has
news Of Jim Dallas, and to secure
the necessary privacy they arrange
to meet in a small summer house
near the main building.
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signs of recent nabItatiOn removed
that morning by Miss Pinkney's en-
ergetic hand. A steamer trunk in
the corner caught his attention and
Bassett explained 1t was young
Tracy's trunk, which his sister was
to take back 10 New York with
her.
Beyond that the hall ran into the
gallery passing under an arch Of
carved wood. They traversed it,
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NEXT CHAPTER, An unexpected
caller.
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UuAI-r11n I-ATrer tne pay
which is a big hit, Wally Shine,
official photographer, learns Eomes
thing of the jealousy, professional
and otherwise, existing In the ON
pany.
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CHAPTER II.-Hugh Bassett, di-
hance, tells Joe he has heard be is
Spying on Sybil in an effort to learn
the whereabouts OF Jim Dallas and
earn the reward offered by the
Parkinson family. The boys denial
is not convincing.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-10
DAMAGES
PICTURE HOUSE
Explosions Awaken People Liv
ing in Vicinity of Logan
Theatre, Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Oct. 1O.-tF9-People
living in the vicinity of Oliver ave-
nue. north and west Broadway were
awakened by an explosion that part
ly wrecked the rear end of the Lo-
gan Picture theatre, 2027 west
Broadway, at ITO a. IN. today.
Herman Jeub, owner Of the build
ing, was standing at the front of
the theatre at the time in conver-
sation with patrolman. They ran
to the rear Of the building but could
see no one.
An examination showed that the
bomb which is supposed to have
caused the blast was placed in such
q position that it tore hole through
the steel-covered back door, and also
ripped two holes through the pro-
lection screen some 10 feet away.
According to Mr.. Jeub compare
lively small damage was done and
no one was injured.