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had been able to rent one of the rooms
above Henry Poole'S grocery on Strake
street. The woman had gone to the
station to meet her brother. He was
due at 507, but the train was late and
did not arrive until almost 6.
They had returned to the boarding
house Just before the clock struck the
hour and had gone, at Mrs wilkins
invitation, into the parlor, where she
heard them talking until Miss Lyoff
went upstairs and telephoned Mr..
Strake. Then they had gone out to-
gether.
The recital took time. but Delaney's
attention never wavered When she
paused. at length. he spoke casually.
After they came in from the sta
ton, did you see them again?"
Mrs wilkins pressed her handker-
chief to her nose and Wrinkled her
sallow brow in an effort at recollec-
ton:
Nov I don't know whether I really
did or not" she reflected. Yes, 1 did;
seen her when she went upstairs to
telephone And could hear her talkin'
in the parlor all the while we were set
tin the supper table. Her voice was
sort of strong and excited-like. / says
to Elsie"
DeldIley HluLGCICu lCquCoO All ~ tOLc
of regretful sympathy.
YES" the woman said, more briSky
Miss Lyoff'll see you. AS nice a girl
as you'd wish to have in your house.
officer, but I'm sure it's right for her
to move away for few days. It's just
been terrible, that's what it's been.
Step right In the parlor. I'll tell her."
The sergeant obeyed and, in the faded
formality of the chamber, slumped into
a chair and stared at his spurred boots.
He rose hastily as the glass-beaded cur
tain, hung in the doorway, broke apart
and Ana Lyoff entered, somber and
noiseless as shadow. Above the
straight black yoke of her dress her
thin neck and wide face shone eerily
in the feeble light. Overnight the skin
seemed to have contracted above the
broad foreign contours of her skull,
bringing them into sharper, more
glistening relief. In this hard, desper-
ate mask, the eyes. ringed by the dark
of sleeplessness, were deep-set and
YEARLY watchful. From the sharp
points Of her shoulders, her dress fell
vertically. it's severity unbroken by
bodily contour, its hue relieved only by
long string of crystal beads, glitter
ing on her fiat bosom
She smiled family at the sergeant's
clumsy word Of greeting, ana sat down
hastily as though her strength could
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THE EYE of LUCIFER

Walker pursued. frowning heavily. And
the reporters are hanging around her
house until she's nearly off her nut.
Enoch Strake and talked to her this
morning. She wanted to go out and
stay at Meek's. Seems all right, don't
you Think"
Why. yes" the sergeant said slowly.
buttoning his sheepskin. you've got
nothing to hold either on--eXcept as
material witnesses. maybe. Brother go
ing, too?"
He'll drive her out this afternoon"
the chief admitted. uneasily. but he's
going to stay in town. What do you
think? Mr.. Enoch Strake's strong for
her. Danny"
None of my business" the sergeant
shrugged. Its your party, Wade
II haven't thing on either of them"
Walker defended, and glitter of mirth
came into the Sergeant's eyes.
Anyway, Wade" he said gravely.
'out at Meek's you'll see her more than
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CONTINUED from Yesterdays star.l

blouse stuffed in q culvert nearby the scene
OF the attack.
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A Nerpe-Tingling
Mystery Romance
ofUnnsnI Interest |

board in advance, anyhow" Walker re-
marked. over his shoulder, striding
down the hall toward where the
searchers Of the apartment were still
at work.
The afternoon was waning when De-
laney finally left Duquesne's municipal
building and walked out along Third
street toward Ana Lyoff's boarding
house. He trod with a strange slow
ness through the chill of the imperd-
ing twilight, and scowled as he walked.
He wished to reaSsemble in his mind
the theory he had built during the
hours he waited for Walker in the
home of the murdered man. It had
been nebulous to begin with, and events
in the intervening time had disrupted
and scattered it.
Reporters had logged him to head
quarters and had pressed in after them.
yapping questions. refusing to be
snubbed until Walker unwisely had lost
his temper and had turned them out
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NSTALLMENT vi.
Theories

the tobacco haze, Sergt.
Daniel Delaney saw the cold
redeemed face of Chief Walker
Il peer into the disordered library
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The Eve of Jucifer was an enormous
green diamond found cons ago and handed
Down throuKh the ages from one possessor
e another: each valuine the bsuhie at more
than life Itself, and each in turn thereby
losns both. The New York state
police are called in TO help solve the myS-
terry of the murder of Ithamar Strake
wealthy resident of Duouesne. Sergt, Daniel
Delaney has some mysteries of his own to
clear up. for durinS the troopers patrol CT
y road at night under repair on the out
skirts OF the city. one of his rockies
Trcoper STEPHEN cameron,-!,as been bound
his coat, hat and revolver taken. while
Delaney himself was shot at from a racins
motor car, which he halted with shot
through tire. When he approached the
wrecked machine. however, its occupants
had vanished, Ana Lyon, Mr.. Strake'S sec
rotary: her brother, Boris and his, Japa-
neSe servant have been questioned by the
police. but Delaney cannot be convinced
that either of them has knowledge of the
murder, though circumstances throw stiS-
picion on them: Meantime. Eli Meek, with
the wrecked car into his garaSe ard in
yesdEated tagsed hole cut into the eaSo-
line tank, Trooper Cameron makes an inn
portsnt discovery when he finds his stolen
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carry her no further. Yet beneath her
listlessness he felt the presence of some
hidden fire, some secret excitement,
burning fiercely in the recesses of her
spirit. Unaccountably, he felt this and
the strange echo of suspicion wakened
again and clamored in his ears. Her
thin fingers were twisting the bright
beads. He cleared his throat and spoke,
with forced lightness:
I'm obliged to you for letting me
ride out with you, Miss Lyoff. 1t saves
me lot of trouble
Her thin lips drew back from promi-
nent white teeth in a mirthless, sar-
donic smile
And it saves Chief Walker and you
a lot of worry, too, doesn't it, Sergeant?'
He grinned and in her eyes caught a
reflected flicker of his amusement
Continued in Tomorrow's Starr
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if you had her locked up in jail"
"Ah-h-h," Walker growled with a
Sheepish grin. Come along and I'll
buy you dinner"
Tell you what I will do" Delaney
proposed. "I'll got out with them to
Meek's this afternoon. I want to find
out what has become of that flip rookie
anyway. and I'll put flea in Ellis ear
tell him to keep an eye on her."
Shed have fat chance of getting
away from him unless she'd paid her
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another visit to the jailed Osaki and
had listened with a queer conviction
of futility while Walker shot question
after question at him, with the subtlety
of man pounding a granite boulder,
and the little yellow man, who seemed
to have Shrunk and wilted overnight,
returned. almost automatically, the an
swers he had given scores of times be-
fore
Thereafter he and Walker had dined
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HORTICULTURIST DIES.
j. H. Logan, Producer of Berry Hy-
birds, Was Also Jurist.

pr1us, was Also Jur1St.
OAKLAND, Calf, July IT (P.-
James H. Logan. 86, producer of the
loganberry and famed as an amateur
horticulturist, died here yesterday. He
was noted also as jurist He was a
former superior judge in Santa Cruz, as
well as district attorney there.
The loganberry, blackberry and rasp-
berry hybrid named after him. was pre-
sented to the University of California
by Logan for "the benefit of the people
of the Nation" Loganberry culture is
now a major industry In many parts of
the country, notably Oregon.
Judge Logan is survived by his wife
and daughter, Gladys.
Berlin is experimenting with newly
invented "dustless" ash cart for city
street rIaoninU
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Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-05
SLIM HOPE LEFT

There seems to be little reason to hope that RoaId
Aundsen and his companions have survived the rigors
OF the Arctic and that they may yet to cviiza-
ton.
Finding OF parts of the explorers plane last week
indicates that he and his crashed soon after they
set out in brave attempt General Mobile and
his companions
However, Amundsen better fitted to cope with
the north than any other and it will be months
yet before his death is accepted fact beyond doubt
Previous to flying the North Pole with Mobile and
Ellsworth three years ago, Amundsen and Ellsworth
were imprisoned IN the Arctic for weeks. When all
hope Of their safety had been given up they surprised
the world by getting to Spitzbergen in their own plane
The hope that the dauntless explorer may vet turn
up, IS very slim but it still exists among those
who knew him best.
haSsell and Cramer luckily managed to fool those
who believed them dead after two weeks had passed
since word had been heard from their Greater Rock
ford plane. Distances in the north are wide and hab-
tations few. Amundsens resourcefulness in max
ing his living off the north remarkable. Hassel
and Cramer with none of his knowledge. managed to
pull through Unless severely injured when his plane
crashed the doughty Norseman may yet show up.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-05
IT'S THE PRICE

Relentless publicity is the price John Coolidge
must pay for the honor that has to his father
This young man, no different from hundreds of
thousands of other American youngsters has little or
privacy simply because his father happens to be the
President of the United States.
Thousands of American youths play the saxophone
without receiving any notoriety than being con-
sdered pests by their particular neghborhoods Ameri
youths court girls, and outside of their immediate
circles, nobody gives hoot about it.
Young John happens to be able to toot on Young
Americas favorte musical instrument and Immediate
~ he is the subject of comment by every newspaper in
the country He heads eastward after his vacation and
Immediately is the target for every newspaperman,
who asks him if he is going to marry the daughter of
Governor Trumbull of Connecticut.
They also lombard him with questions as to the
Job position he has selected for himself that he
is through with school.
Doubtless the boy sick of all as his father is
of the absolute lack of privacy that goes with his dis
tingushed office.
Yet the newspapers cannot be blamed Their
readers interested in what John Coolidge does and
it is papers duty to tell them, insofar as possible
There are times when newspapermen overstep the
bounds of good breeding and decency in their desire
get the news but they few and become fewer They
not by any the get it any way, honestly
dishonesty" type that the movies and short story
writers portray.
We say it not in spirit of Dragging, but the news
paperman IS usually mighty decent sort of fellow,
with healthy respect for the other fellows rights and
feelings, but also possessed of good idea to the
and duties of his calling.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-05
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
SeDtember 3 1919

Trains are now operating on
schedule between CalcXico and
Yuma OH the California road.
in Mexican territory, the bridge
destroyed in the recent riot across
the line having been cribbed and
smaller depredations on the right
of way having been repaired
Mrs w b. Sawyer and daughter
Laura, have returned from their
summer vacation.
County Engineer c. \. Perry and
Sheriff Mobley Meadows will con.
fer on an order of the board of
supervisors regarding plans for Il
new county Jail structure, to be
erected across the alley from tha
annex to the county court house, at
present used as jail quarters,
y w Howe Of the Press staff is
lomc from his vacation, relieving
G. F. Going, who has left for his
outing in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-05
Court Suspends
Fart OF Fine

r. lnman. II, of FL Centre, who
failed to appear in city court dur
ing the regular session yesterday
and who was relieved of $50 cash
bail for his hardness appeared later
before Judge Perkins.
He entered plea Of guilty to
the charge of disturbing the peace
which had been entered against
him He was sentenced To pay Il
fine Of 5000 or serve Loo days in
the county jail. Tho court, however,
suspended &l50 of the fine. ile paid
the remainder.
The court, warned the defendant
that any further such acts on his
part would automatically revoke
the suspension.
The case OF John Gekota Of FL
Centro, charged with unlawful pos.
session of Intoxicating liquor, vas
scheduled to come before the court
this morning but was continued over
until September Al 9 O'Clock.
The court declared bail in the
sum of So forfeited in the cas-"
of VI. Ahdusu lie WIS changed with
being drunk and disturbing the
peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-05

YOU eagles are very brave. So if YOU
90 there You may catch this rab-
bit. All we ask, for showing you
where he lives, are a few nibbles
eff his ears.
Go ahcali screamed the Bald
Eagle, " Show me where Uncle Wig
gily lives and II catch him! And
| Il give you some Of his nibbles to
pay for telling me about him. |
don believe | m ever going to
catch a fish.
So the Fox and the Wolf skunk
along on the ground to lead the way
to the rabbit 5 bungalow. Flying
along in the air overhead, the Bald
Eagle looked down and with his
sharp eyes watched which way the
! Fox and Wolf went. Slowly the two
bad chaps drew near to Uncle Wig
gily 5 hollow stump bungalow.
Out in front the rabbit gentle
man was cutting the grass on the
! lawn. He was twinkling his pink
nose and not thinking of any dan
ger for he had just brought home,
in his tall silk hat, some rice that
Nurse Jane made into Il pudding for
Baby Bunty.
" Everything is peaceful and
/ lovrly,' thought Mr., LongcarS as
. he pushed the lawn mower over thr
green grass, clipping it as a barber
I clips your hair. - Pretty soon shall
hop away and have an adventure to
/ make me laugh,
! Poor Uncle Wiggily, If he had
only known IT, an adventure was
coming right toward him, then an
an adventure of a Bald Eagle, Il
Fox and a Wolf, all three very
hungry.
. Hey! Look out where YOU re 90
ing, if you please!' suddenly cried
voice down on the lawn and a
large, green grasshopper jumped up
and sailed through the air alighting
on the handle Of the mower
What $ the mattcr?' asked
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-05
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIs
Copyright, 1927, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
EAGLE

On top of a high pine tree, close
to lake, sat large bird who, a
tile sun shone on him, seemed to
have bald head.
s'Who is that asked the Fox Of
the Wolf as the two bad chaps skunk
along in the bushes.
s'That Is the Bald Eagle, an
swered the Wolf.
''Ha. \ bald-htaded bird,
snickered the Fox. Il never saw
one before What is he doing up on
that tree
Waiting to catch a fish for him
self. or, il he sees some other bird
catch one, hen swoop down and
take it away from him, said the
Wolf.
".oh. ho. Then the bald-hcadcd
eagle is that kind Of Il bird; is
he?" barkcd the Fox.
He ism t bald-headed eagle, >
the Wolf explained. THE Eagle has
white feathers on top Of his head
and at a distance he looks like a
bald-hcaded man. But it is only be-
cause Of the white feathers. Though
suppose the feathers on an eagle 5
head are not as thick as those on his
body. But come on, Why should We
bother with the Bald Eagle, as he
j. called on account Of his white
head -
81 was just thinking, whisper
ed the Fox, "that if the Bald Eagle
is hungry and ! guess he is or he
wouldn I try to get fish, why NAV
be he would help US catch Uncis
WiggiIy.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-05

strong enough to catch us, the
Wolf said But he could easily
catch a rabbit like Uncle Wiggily.
Where is this rabbit You speak
Of - the Eagle wanted to know,
looking down on the lake with his
sharp eyes to see if fish might
swim near enough the top of the
water so he could swoop down and
spear it with his sharp claws.
"'Cncle Wiggily is cutting the
grass in front Of his hollow stuml'
hungalow,' said the Fox. Mr..
Wolf and | want to catch him but
we re afraid. Now have heard that
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-05
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of In
pertal Valley for this Date
II Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Septe,nber S, 1908

Walter X. l:owkcr and family r"-
turned to their home in CaleXico
last evening. During their vacation
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowkrr visited Shasta,
the younger members of the family
remaining at Catalina
ID. p. Beoughcr, of Pomona, who
owns a fine ranch four and one half
miles east of Imperial, brought in
Il cotton plant this morning, which
indicates wonderful possibilities in
that direction in this valley. The
plant which is nearly four feet in
height, is heavily loaded with cot
ton bollS.
Mrs. Fred Waters and Miss Flora
Waters are passing vacation in
the mountains, most of the time to
be passed ut CuNamaca.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-05
McCABE
(By Press Staff Correspondent

(By Press Staff Correspondent
McGABE, Sept. Lewis and
Kathryn He'll entertained few
friends recently in honor of Dale
Sharp, who left Friday for Los An
gelcs. Mr. aud Mrs. ). +. Brock ne.
companicd Dale to Los Angeles and
are spending a few davs in the
city
Mr. and Mrs. !. T. LcBruchrrie
and family Will accompany Mathew
to FL Cajon sunday where he will
Join Gale Franklin and leave for
college in Oregon
Earl Poole will leave ON the 10th
to attend college in Rcdlands.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Eubank are
back from their vacation aud are
putting things IN order for the
opening Of school
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-05

Uncle Wiggilv.
i" Matter enough sang the
grasshoppcr, You nearly cut off
my long hind legs with that grass
machine of yours.
sOh. | am 50 sorry! exclaimc
the rabbit. Wait, III 20 get You
some molasses. And the bunny
hoped into the bungalow, while the
BALD Eagle, Fox and Wolf came
nearer and nearer. Bat don t worry.
Everything will be all right. And il
the Police Fog will catch the roller
skate when i goes swimming III the
gutter II tell you next about
tncle MiggiIy and The grasshoprer.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-05

I hadn t taought of that,
snarled the Wolf. Perhaps ',e
might III ask him. Ho, Bald
Eagle. " he howled. DO you want
a rabbit
Il want anything good to eat
screamed the Bald Eagle.
say He might eat us! wills
ptred the Fox.
No, the Laid Eagle ism t quite
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-05
TEN YEARS AGO
September 5. 1918

Registration Of the men who come
Under the provision of the new man
power bill, affecting men between
the ages of Is and 10, both inclusive,
Las been begun by the FL Ceutro
exemption board.
O. c. johnson, representative OF
the California Board Of Charities
and Corrections, was visitor in
FL Centre TODAY.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-05
WARE WHooPING COUGH
nv United Press Leased Wire

JEROME, Ariz.a Sept. :. \
warning against whooping cough has
been issued H. the city health off
Ger, who feared the effects of the
discase when the schools reopen in
a few weeks. several eases have
been rcportd.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-05
NOT SO BAD

Labor Day-entered into history. The next step is
the opening of school on September IT,
Beginning now and continuing until school opens
hundreds Of valley residents will be returning after
spending various portions of the in other parts
We have talked with Valleyltes who have been in
the north in the and in the south. Without excep
tion all have expressed themselves being glad to be
back in the valley and of the opinion that conditions
here are much better than elsewhere.
There is doubt that they are. There seems to
be general Quietness throughout the country due
the "presdental year bogey that exists, notwthsand
ing claims by sundry we'll informed persons that it is
heads that presidential year means poor business, IS
difficult to understand, but then a difficult
people to understand.
With possibly several thousand more persons in
the valley now than have been here during the
months, il is natural that business should pick up.
Homes that have been wholly partially shut down
during the summer will be reOpened and placed IN
operation. This more business
1t has been long, dry, somewhat difficult sum-
mcr but all summers are that way from business
standpoint. There is no TO feel that business
will not be brisk this fall. All signs point OF sue
ceSsful season.
one can pick plenty Of flaws. Some of US will find
them when we get heaven Imperial Valley is not
perfect by long shot but taking it by and large it IS
a mighty good place to be from" and mighty good
place to get back to.
Instead of being bound in Morocco those French
flyers bound for Morocco, only seems they dad
not know it.
Possibly the Democratic candidate could use
bright energetic up-andcoming young man, wiling to
start at the bottom and work up Therefore we re-
commend Mr.. John Coolidge for the job
The new king of Albania may have his Job Per-
sonally we would prefer being flagpole sitter.
President Gales didn't choose to run. He made
nlanlr understood that he doesn't even want 70 walk
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-05

But it is not in the
matchless grace and
beauty of exterior de-
sign alone that the
Silver Anniversary
Buick eclipses other
cars. The velvet mo
hair upholstery in the
closed models the
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-05

possbIv The Democratic candidate could use
bright energetic up-andcoming young willing to
start AT the bottom and work up Therefore we re-
commend Mr. John Coolidge for the Job.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-05

Instead of being bound in Morocco, those French
flyers were bound for Morocco only it they did
not know it.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-05

The new king of Albania may have his JOB. PEI
NV we would prefer being a flag-pole sitter
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-05

And the motoring
pubic, buying in such
tremendous volume
as to force the great
Buick factories TO
work day and night
to supply the demand.
is elevating it to the
pr o m i IL e nc c Of q
vogue!
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-05

President Gales didn't choose to rum He made
lai,l, ,ndercood that he doesn't even want to walk