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came from the room where the
maid Josie lay, he stooa back to
make way for her. She dom al
rightf' he asked. That's good
TIE cop wants US to go down and
wait: the doctors In there"
They went down. The servants
went into the dining room off the
hall and waited there, and Simon
Judd and Amy went onto the
yeranda. The girl sat twisting her
hands, saying nothing, now and
again wiping her eyes. and when
the doctor came down the stairs,
did not arise. She held her hand
kerchief over her quivering mouth.
DR.. Blessington came opt onto
the veranda and set down his black
case. His face was drawn into
serious lines and he was frowning.
"You are Mr.. Drane's niece-his
grand niece. I believer" he said.
aAnd this gentleman"
'Why, I'm just Teller that knew
John when he was boy" explained
Simon Judd. Him and me used to
play together back in Riverbank,
Iowa, long before he ever came
East-sixty years ago, anyway
Pm east on a sort of bushes; and
/ telephoned old John yesterday,
Just for old times sake, and ne says
to come out and see him a Gay Oh
So"
How long is it since you saw
him last, before yesterday" d.
Blessington asked. :, c..
sThirty-6ve years." said Simon
Judd: ...;. o-o,t,v
changed since then, isn't he
well, yes" Simon Judd admitted.
Eyes, John had changed quite
bit. Just as bony as ever ana so
on, but lot older. -. e
would you have known HIN II
Won had not known he was John,
Drane? Would you have Recognized
him. for example, if you had met
him on the street by chances! =.
Simon Judd rubbed the back OF
his head thoug htfully. w
"Now, that's lard one, docT
he said length. 81 might hive
and | might not have. Maybe not.
It's been so blame long since l saw
Iohn last. Why, what are you
getting at anyway 2
DR.. Blessington turned 10 Amy.
~ wanted to tell you this myself,
Miss Drane," he said, Tor l know no.
man up there in the bed, the 1 nl.
dered man. the man we nave
known as John. Drane, is not a
man at all. He is woman.
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A Pointed Style Note

The arrow motif appears in in
teresting ways on new fall frocks.
One finds a band trimming for the,
fiat neckline ends in decided ar
row point at the center front of
the blouse, A slender band ending'
in an arrow head may extend up
ward to deep cuff length to form al
closing at the back of the sleeve.
Clicked hosiery showing arrows
descending from the knee toward
the ankle are also exceedingly
smart.
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her onto a Bed somewhere and out
of the way or she's like to De
trompled. Here, you'll! 81,
He touched leila on the shoulder.
you come and get this girl out
of he. faint" he said. "Where we
goin' to put her"
crossing the hall and opening a
door. miss Amy's room. Let me
help you, George. You and me
take her shoulders and he can take
her feet. Go easy, George-shes
got heart trouble" =,
They carried Josie to the bed IN
Avs room and Simon Judd fol-
lowed the chauffeur into the nan;
"If you know who the fanny
doctor is you better send tor MIN,
1udd said. "You better send tor
the police, too; this amt my Oaiii-
Yes, III do that" the chauffeur
said He, at least, was efficiently
bns;nesslike. "You better not let
them touch anything in there I'M
less he's alrve YET
~ know all that, young man,
Judd said. "r1l take hold here; you
get move on" a
"I'll telephone" the chauffeur
but Vie cook took his arm: 4. >.
"Georeel Amt it awful? Amt
Mighty bad, Maggie he said.
"but don't you get excited aDou.
II You keep calm; you don't want
n fetch on another of those spehss
Of YOURS. You better go down and
.ale take drink of water or
something" ..n .hs
so;t its turrible, George; a
nrru.. night in the house. VINO
done II, 4 We Think
I'VE can't tell that yet" ne saia'
"Come on, if you want me to heIp
YOU down. | got to phone the ooe
Simon Judd turned toward the
murdered mans room; ne put mi
hand over his eyes to hide the aeao
man from his sight.
Nov, you see here, MISS amy,
he said "You better go downstaif:
awhile until the doctor comes; tha'
man Of yours is sending for him. IN,
and for the police. There am
nothin' to be done until they some Q E.
mo, nothing to be done, sh'
said and turned, and then, suddenly
she broke into sobs and threw her
sell against Simon Judd, weeping
tempestuously on his shoulder,
Gle was all had! she seebeo
"He was so good to me; he wa
so kind to mel" ,
There, there!" Simon JUDD com
forted her. 81 know Just how yo'
feel, girl. You cry all you wan
to. it won't do you no mite OF harm
All of you keep out of that room!
he ordered, and then to the wee.
ing Girl again. 81 don't fee! r'E!
Comfortable atout that hired s..
we put in your room; the other on
said how she has heart trouble
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Hats Of Silkv Felt

For general street wear felt still
holds unQuestioned favor, but now
II appears in unusual color COM
binations which may be in contrast,
or different shades of the same
color. This two-color effect is
often developed in two fabrics
a felt crown with brim of velvet,
satin, or heavy faille silk, perhapI
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New sports gloves a3pear IN ian
leather showing eyelet perforatons
extending up and down the back
of fingers and hand, a. any
gloves are shown in two .cs of
leather-the darker skin inside, the
light shade facing toward the
world.
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A Good Wall Paper Cleaner

Mix tablespoon OF kerosene,
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one of salt, half cup warm water
and one cup -four. Cook together,
stirring continually. Then knead
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To Prevent Sun Burn

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the skin with a soft cloth. Leave
on FIVE minutes then remove gently,
and you will find this a good pro-
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To extract splinter easily, fill
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with boiling water, place the in
jured part over the mouth Of the
bottle and press gently.
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WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE

Simon Judd, amateur detective. and
William Dart, an undertaken, are visiting
John Drane eccentric man o. o. wealth
is shocked TO find that John DIane has
been murdered. The dead man is FIRST seen
bv Josie. the maid, then by Amy Drane and
Simon Judd. The latter faints
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
When Simon Judd returned to
consciousness it was largely be.
cause of the pain in the ear and
when he tried to move his head he
could not do so. For moment or
two he was unable to remember
where he was or how he came there
for, close to his eyes, was what
seemed to be an enormous BLACK
pillar. 1t seemed to be, as his
senses returned, a most unaccount-
able thing-a low black shoe out
of which arose a phenomenally
large ankle, and when he put his
hand to his ear he was no longer, IN
doubt, foot was standing on ms
ear. Someone was standing with
one heel against his nose am the
toe Of the other foot on his ear,
and he tried to push the latter foot
away. ID
"Iave be! Sthop it, youT
hoarse voice whispered, but the
foot removed itself from his ear and
Simon Judd sat up. He found him
self encompassed by skirts and ne
bacted oft from among them and
cot TO his feet. He was in group
at the door Of John Drane's room;
evidently he hal been unconscious
but a moment or two, tor, Amy
Drane was still standing in horror
ON the threshold. The maid josie
still law where she had fallen, but
there were now others peering INTO
the room. Norbert, the colored mouse
man, was there, and the big loot
that had been pressed against
Simon Judds nose was that OF the
cook. a woman almost as enormous
as Simon Judd himself. Behind the
cook was second maid, Zeiia' Win
her hands pressed against her
cheeks, and Drane's chauffeur was
running up the stairs. To him
Simon Judd turned. 8.
"Iohn Drane's been murdered,
Simon Judd said to the chauffeur.
"I can't look at him; I faint OH at
the sight of blood. Always did and
dare Jay l always will: This here
girls tainted, too Help me gel
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with insects, spray them with
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soap.
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If you will rub your tan shoes
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they will be a darker shade when
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-06

the house and had lived there for
more'n twenty years. This old Mrs.
Bangs"
"Bangs!" Sally cried. "BangsI 1t
was Gramma Bangs who swung
me! I remember now! Gramma
Bangs, She made me a rag doll
with shoe-button eyes and I cried
every night for a long time after I
went to the orphanage because
mama hadn't brought my doll. Did
you see Gramma Bangs? Oh, Mrs.
Bybee, if I could go to see her
again!"
Mrs. Bybee's stern, long, Ratchet
shaped face had softened marvel
ouSly, but at Sally'S eager request
she shook her head emphatically.
mot with the police looking for
you and Dave. Yes, I saw her.
She's all crippled up with rheuma-
tism and was tickled to death to
see Nora Ford's sister. That's who
I said I was, you know. But it
pretty near got me into trouble.
The old lady took it for granted
knew a lot of things about you
that I didn't know, and wouldn't
have told me just what I'd come to
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THE TNDTANAPOLIs TIMEs

mas back was turned. She said
she'd lived there two years; moved
here from Wisconsin. Didn't know
a soul in Stanton when she moved
here, and hadn't had time to get
acquainted with many of her neigh
bors, what with a new baby every
fourteen months"
Poor thing!" Sally murmured,
finding pity in her heart for the
bedraggled drudge Mrs. Bybee's
words pictured so wildly. But those
too numerous babies had a mother.
What she wanted to know was
did she, Sally Ford, have mother?
Then a memory, so long sub
merged that she did not realize that
it existed in her subconscious mind,
pushed up, spilled out surprisingly:
There was a big oak tree in the
corner of the yard. I used to swing.
Some one pushed the Swing-Some
one" she fumbled for more, but
the memory failed.
tits still there, and there's still
a swing" Mrs. Bybee admitted.
"One of those dirty-faced little
brats was climbing up and down the
ropes like monkey. Well, I reckon
that's where you used to live, right
enough. I asked this woman-name
of Hickson-if any Of her neighbors
had lived there many years, and
she pointed to the house next door
and said old Lady Bangs owned
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NOBOT01YS GIRL

Maybe - maybe I'll have a
mother and q sweetheart, too," she
marveled, as she climbed, breath
less, into the coach which had been
pointed out to her as the ShoWman'S
private car.
1t was not really a private car,
for Bybee and his wife occupied
only one of the drawing rooms of
the ancient Pullman car, long since
retired from the official service of
that company. The berthS were oc-
cupied on long jumps by number
Of the stars of the carnival and by
some of the most affluent of the
concessionaires and bankers, few
of the latter being part owners of
such attractions as the "girlie
show and the diving beauties"
When the carnival showed in a
town for more than a day, however,
the performers usually preferred to
sleep in tents, rather than in the
stuffy, hot berths.
Since the carnival was in full
swing at that hour of the day, Sally
found the sleeping car deserted eX-
cept for Mrs. Bybee, who called to
her from the open door of drawing
room A.
The carnival owners wife was
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ion and took her seat again, all with
out answering Sally's anxious ques-
ton.
Reckon I'm a fool to let any,
one see where keep the coin," she
ridiculed herself. But after making
a blamed fool Of myself this morn
ing over them dresses your David
give you, I guess I'd better try to
do something to show you I trust
you. You just keep your mouth shut
about this safe, and there won't be
any harm DONE"
"Of course I won't TELL" Sally as
sured her earnestly. But, please,
did you find out anything?" She
felt that she could not bear the
suspense a minute longer.
"You let me tell this my own
way, child" Mrs. Bybee reproved
her. well, you saw that mission
airy rig had on this morning? It
turned the trick all right. Lucky for
you, this amt the fastest growing
town in the State, even if that bill
board across from the station does
say so. 1 found the address you
gave me, all right. Same num-
Der, same house. Four-or- five-room
dump, that may have been a pretty
good imitation of California bun
galow twelve years ago. All run
down now, with a swarm of kids
tumbling in and out and sticking
out their tongues at me when their
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seated at a card table, which was
covered with stacks of coins and
bills of all denominations. Fer lean
fingers pushed the stacks about,
counted them, jotted the totals on
a sheet of lined paper
I'm treasurer and paymaster for
the outfit" she told Sally, salts
faction glinting in her keen gray
eyes. "Me and Bill" and she lifted
a big, blue-barreled revolver from
the faded green plush of the seat
and twirled it unconcernedly on her
thumb.
us business good?" Sally asked
politely, as she edged fearfully into
the small room.
might be worse" Mrs. Bybe con-
coded grudgingly. "Sit down, child,
I'm not going to shoot you. Well, I
went calling this morning" she
added brisky, as she began to rake
the stacks of coins into a large
canvas bag.
"Oh!" Sally breahed, clasping her
hands tightly in her lap. Did you
find out anything?"
Mrs. Bybee knotted stout
string around the gathered-ur
mouth of the bag, rose from her seat
lifted the green plush cushion, re-
vealing a small safe beneath the
seat. When she had slowed the
bag away and twirled the combina-
ton lock. she rearranged the cush-
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find out if hadn't used my bean
in stringing her along, had to
go mighty easy asking her about
you, since it was my sister 1 was
supposed to be so het up over find
ing, but lucky fer you she'd been
reading the papers and knew that
you we're in trouble"
"Oh" Sally moaned, covering her
hot face with her little brown
painted hands. "Then Gramma
Bangs thinks I'm a bad girl-oh!
Did you tell her I'm nOt?"
what do you take me fora
blamed fool?" Mrs. Bybee demanded
heatedly. 81 didn't let on I'd ever
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SALLY FORD is EARNED out" to
GLEN CARSON, prosperous farmer, the
summer she is 1G, and leaves the State
Orphanage, the only home she ha,
known since She was 1. At the farm she
finds a friend in DAVID NASH, stu
dent and an. athlete. Carson is angered
because David prefers thu little orphan
TO his daughter, Pearl. When he
makes insulting remarks about Sally,
David hits him a terrific blow.
David and Sally ran away and join
carnival, David as cooks helper and
Sally as princess Lalla," crystal grazer.
The midget, "Pitty Sing" takes a
fancy to Sally and warns her to be-
ware of Mia. Mrs. Bybee, wife of the
carnival owner, promises Sally she will
go to Stanton and see if she can find
any news about Sally's mother. Sally
has told her about her years in the
Orphange and that the only informa-
ton she has about her mother is that
she lived in Stanton at one time. Later
in the morning when Mrs. Bybee sends
for her, she goes with anxious heart.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
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CHAPTER Xxx

a S SALLY ran across lots to the
L "A side-tracked carnival train,
she buried her precious new mem
DRY of David under layers of anxiety
and questions. 1t would still be
there when her questions had been
answered by Mrs. Bybee, to comfort
her if the showman's wife had been
unsuccessful, to add to her joy
If some trace of her mother had
been found.
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Hawkeye Box
Camera, 79c

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that takes clean, clear
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inches.
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APRIL 6. 1928

seen you in my life. But it was
something she let spill when she
was talking about you and this
story in the papers that give me
loW-down on the whole thing"
"Oh, what?" Sally implored, al
most frantic with Impotence.
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Pay Moving Expenses

1918 River; Ar, inside toilet. .S2S. 10
1905 Mass; Ar, paper paint. ........ 1880
1928 Wilcox; 5R., paper paint. 1850
14i2 Everitt; Ar, cottage ........... 1900
1891 w. New York; 3R........... 1000
COLORED
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2OS6 w. Tenth; Or, good ......... 1850
$50 w. Maryland; SR., cottage ...... 1000
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coo Rem Cough Remedy. 400
75c Father Johns Cough
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60c Bells Pine Tar and
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-25
BILL MEETS BERG
IN TEST TONIGHT

Chicago, July 25.-R-Jack Berg,
English lightweight. will meet Billy
Petrolle. Fargo. N. D.. here tomor-
how night for the right to battle
Sammy Mandell for the title.
Promoter James Mullen has signed
Mandell for September bout to
meet the winner Of tomorrow nights
scrap.
Berg. victor in his 'irst three
starts in Chicago. will lace what
many believe to be the toughest as
signment in his American campaign
when he meets Petrolle. who is far
more experienced than Pedro ANA
dor, Freddie Mueller or Mike Wa
tiers. Berg's first victims.
Although the English contender
for Mandell's crown is a to ) IA
vorite on many bets, Petrolle's back
ers claim Berg will have to go the
limit to prevent the Fargo fighter
from getting through his defense.
Jack Hurley. Petrollc's manager,
announced today he had matche the
Fargo scrapper with the winner Of
the McLarnin-L oayza fight in De-
troit September 13. Petrolle has
been guaranteed $4,000 and 27ia
per cent of the gate, Hurley said