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Wiegle. have him found out to be a muir
derOus fiend. Swarney wanted her. So he
first got BelIer out Of the way. Queen
Anne must have known something about 1t
and kept quiet for her own reasons, black
mail or something. That was why he caused
the accident which resulted in Anne'S death.
OF course, that made it look more like Cap
Wiegle than ever because he seemed to have
the only reason for getting her out OF the
way-SO be could have Adele. When this
second crime apparently left Wiegle un-
Scathed the last resort was to get WlegIe
out the way.
Swarney tried to make it look as II Wlegle
had planned to do the very thing to him.
Swarney. and the thing bOOmeranged. Re
member Swarney left word that Wiegle had
sent for him at the cage? Well he knew
Wiegle went to the cages every nlght-sO
Swarney got there first and opened the
lions cages, set the trap for Wiegle to Walk
into. He was to lie In wait and snap lock
on the outer door. What happened was
that, somehow, the lock closed and SWarney
was caught In his own net. He prODaDiT
tried franticalIy to close the cage doors
when he found he was locked In but the
animals were aroused and got him before
ne could shut them in again.
Weigle was saved, oddly enough by the
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Here How Robin Solved Murders Circus

thing that Swarney was trying to prevent
his marriage to Adele. He told me q while
ago that they went into town for that
purpose. If there was any doubt about
Swarney's guilt It was made positive by
the message he left about having been sent
for by Wiegle. That was impossible for
WiegIe wasn't in camp, o thing which no
one could possibly have known because of
the clandeStine nature Of WiegIeS absence.
Wiegle also admitted he suspected Swarney
from the start.
Dale lit a cigarette. Wright asked him
what gave the definite clue to Swarney'S
guilt.
HE Overplayed his part as they all do,
because they're so anxious to put 1t over.
That trick Of poisoning his dog did 1t.
That, too, made me lose every possible bit
Of sympathy for him. You remember he
did not eat any Of the food. That little
act was for my benefit. The waiter was
positive no one had touched the food, so
who could have put the poison in it but
Swarney himself. He used the dog to show
It's presence.
"When got to thinking it over couldn't
find anyone with any motive to kill Swar-
ney. So why the poison? That Is when 1t
became clear. He had sent for me In the
first place, and dlsarmed me right from the
start because Of that. remember now
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Others came from the wagons. until q
stream Of humanity, in all forms Of un.
dress, was dashing headlOng toward the big
top. Dale and detectives reached the huge
steel cage first. Three lions were loose in
it, snarling and fighting and roaring over
. shapeless mass that lay on the ground.
There were no more shriekS-Efe had passed
out Of that body. What was left Of the
clothes were rent into Shreds. There was
CrunChing Of bones and some Of the
women screamed Historically. They were
all ordered from the place until only those
in authority remained.
Dale had been peering through the bars,
now that the lights had been put on. Finally
he turned away in horror. His legs felt
weak and he found himself nauseated.
"NO use staying around here, gentlemen
theren be no arrest to make. A higher
judgment has solved the problem. The man
you were going to arrest fell into his own
trap and paid for his crimes with a hor.
rible, unspeakabIe death. That's Roy Swar.
ney lying in there"
Late that night they sat in DaIe's wagon
and he explained how he had arrived ut
the truth.
"Swarney had the most to gain. should
have seen that from the start. Everything
pointed toward Cap Wiegle. but that was
done purpOsely. That was the only way
Swarney could get Adele to turn against
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The Bride of Death

to learn whether Fred Wagner
was dead before being thrown
into the water. I think it will
have a great bearing on the
case. If he was drowned it
will completely upset a theory
that I've tried to make the
conditions fit. Usually it's a
case Of fitting a theory to con-
ditions-but in this case there
were none, or, at least, they
were so completely hidden as
to be utterly imperceptible-So
conditions had to be manufact-
ured to fit a theory.
eff Wagner was drowned,
I'm afraid I'll never be able to
prove the theory-it will appear
too verwhelmingly like murder
and suicide. But here comes
the doctor; Wen soon find out"
Doctor Alwyn came slowly
toward the group. Franks and
Sherid were keenly anxious to
hear what the doctor had to
say. He had hardly joined the
group when Sherid questioned
him.
Can you tell anything, doc
tor?"
"Skull Is Dashed in; probably
was dead before hitting the
water"
Sherid and Franks exchanged
glances. They both turned to
Dale for a moment. Then Sherid
faced the doctor again.
Anything eiSe?"
Been in the water longer
than the other body-over ten
days. Held down by some weight
bound about the midsection-
there's a very plain mark Of the
rope"
Prosecutor Sherid turned
abruptly to Dale.
"Just as you said. Seems your
theory's proved out. Who Is it?"
There's still a few points in
question, Mr.. Sherid, before I'd
dare offer to accuse anyone. I'm
going to drive to Los Angeles at
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how he was always reticent about accusing
Captain Weigle, but he usually had me talk
to someone who would implicate Wiegel.
Except for that one mistake, trying to
prove cOnclusiveIy to me what l already
believed, that he was innocent Of the
crimes and, in fact, would be possible
victim, his crimes might have remained
mystery forever. Or, worse still, someone
else might have suffered the penalty for
them.
'YOu see, Swarney had the most to gain:
Adele, revenge on Wiegle and the circus, for
with Adele he would have owned it all!
Robin Dale did not speak Of BeebO. He
had . reason for that. The next morning
he went to BeebO's wagon. He took the old
man by the arm and they walked off to-
gether down the road toward the open
fields.
II didn't say anything, BeebO it
was what he deserved. / know you locked
the door, you entangIed him in his own
net. IL was he with Tito wasn't it? No
one need ever know. Justice, BeebO, justice
is all the world wants. She'll cry awhile
and then fOrget-and some nice, decent
boy will come along. Be kind to her, BeebO,
and help her forget. Don't ever tell her
the truth &" that's just for you
and me-"
Copyright 1880. King Features Syndicate Ine.)
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) once. I'll want to telephone you
from there"
"I'll be waiting at our head
quarters until you call"
TITS nearly five now. I'll not
be later. than eight, in any event.
BY eleven I'll be back. I think,
by then. we can talk it over"
Some time after seven, Robin
Dale arrived at a small apart
ment house on Alvardo Street,
in Los Angeles. It was where
Edward NorcroSS resided. That
gentleman, fortunately. was at
home.
There are q few questions I'd
like to ask" Dale said, after In
PRODUCING himself and explaining
what had happened that day. II
hope you won't mind answer.
ing"
IF there's anything I can tell
you, although I'm afraid I won't
be of much help"
when you captured Miss
Louise in your arms you be-
lieved, Of course, it was her sis
ter"
NorcrosS was greatly embar.
rassed when he realized that his
actions had become known to
others.
"YeS-I-it was a terrible
thing to do, but I was deeply
in love with Elsie. I couldn't
seem to realize it was all over
between US. There was a time
I thought she loved me-"
When the others ran off
in search Of a launch where did
you go?"
IT went with them at first.
The truth is that stuck
closely to Carroll, believing he
knew where Elsie went; that he
would lead us to her side. In
q short time I felt he knew
as little as we did. The crowd
was spread out so it was easy
for me turn and go back with
out attracting attention. I went
to the house, wandered about
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THE YEAR AHEAD
For Those Whose Birthday
Is October 13

If October 13 is your birthday,
during the coming year it
would be a wise thing for you
not to assume any unnecessary
obligations. Some unlocked
for expense may arise in con-
nection with illness, home af-
fairs or partnerships. Keep
away from legal entanglements.
Important dates-Avoid ex-
ceSses of all kinds, take no
risks and maintain routine from
October 13 to 90, November 8
to 80, December l to 8, Decem.
ber IS to %. January 2 to 10,
January 20 to February 26,
May 6 to 81, June i to 80, July
to 81, August l to IS. Good
for general affairs, make ef-
forts to advance your interests
from November 9 to IL. March
z to 10, March 20 to %, July
9 to IL, october 4 to 6. Con-
Trajectory dates show two op-
posing influences.
A child born October 13 may
be careless and extravagant
with money. He should be
taught to live simply and to
save. He will be sensitive, arts.
tic and rather difficult to un-
derstand.
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that additional weight is
thrown, figuratively, on the
scale, for the uplifted portion
no longer displaces water and
the body sinks.
"Also," when q person is
drowning, he permits water in
stead of air to get into his
lungs, usually thrashing about
frenziedly, upsetting the hair
line equilibrium which would
permit the body to float. A
drowned person, because Of the
volume Of water taken inter
nally, usually sinks and does
not come to the surface until
gases have been formed suffi-
ciently to offset this and again
lower the specific gravity. At
such time it rises to the sur.
face, unless enmeshed at the
bottom. Vibration, such as
dynamiting or firing a cannon.
will very often be sufficient to
release the body.
However. a person who is
dead before being placed in the
water does not, we may call
it, inhale water. The fact Of
the matter is that such a body
will float on the surface un.
less a heavy weight is attached
to cause it to sink.
'Stop to consider then, that
Elsie Carroll was dead before
being thrown into the water.
Add to this the fact that a
person who is poisoned is apt
to generate internal gas more
quickly than another. What
happened should then give us
a very tangible clue"
Robin Dale paused. They had
been so interested in his dis
course that they had failed to
note the arrival Of Doctor AL
wyn. Dale motioned toward
the body that lay on the sand.
II see that Doctor Alwyn is
making an examination" Dale
continued. I'm very anxious
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CHAPTER VI

TITS Wagner, all right"
Franks said after examining
the body.
The thing was a CHASTITY sight.
Words are not adequate to de.
scribe 1t. One Of the men had
been hurriedly despatched for
Doctor Alwyn. Dale saw enough
to convince him that a heavy
rope had been lashed across the
middle of the body. rope to
which a weight had apparently
been fastened and which the de-
donations had loosened.
They covered the thing and
stood in a group some distance
from it. Franks explained to
Sherid that it had resulted from
Dale's suggestion.
"You reasoned very cleverly,
Mr.. Dale" commented the pros
ecutor.
Its merely a theory. Mr..
Sherid. One Of the important
factors in it was the manner Of
Fred Wagner's end. I believe
you'll learn that he was not
drowned, but thrown into the
water after death. The confuS-
ing feature was the failure OF
either Of the bodies to come to
the surface at a period early
enough to be in keeping with
the conditions.
Poe made q careful analysis
Of o similar situation and wrote
a brief but thorough treatise on
it. Simply, the specific gravity
Of the human body is practical
ly the same as that Of water.
In other words, the quantity Of
water displaced by a body when
almost completely submerged is
equal in weight to the body
itself.
"For that reason the human
body floats when completely
submerged and only, let us say.
the lips and nostrils free with
the head thrown back. This
condition will be upset when a
leg or an arm is uplifted, for
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By Arthur HOerl

the garden, hoping she might
return. After q bit went to-
ward the beach. I had walked
a mile or So to the north and
upon returning saw Louise, who
I then thought was Elsie, com.
ing off the dock. You know the
rest"
Prior to that you had seen
no one?"
while I was near the house
there had not been a SOUL"
This is a peculiar question;
you may answer it or not. #
you loved Elsie would you
rather have seen her dead than
married to anyone elSe?"
'T can answer that, Above
everything else I wanted to
marry her. Not because Of her
money, because I loved her long
before she had any. But, if my
happiness was to be denied, my
greatest wish would have beel
to see her happy"
Shortly after he left Nor.
cross. Dale called Sherid at La
guna.
I think we can put our fin
ger on the guilty one-I'l be
there by eleven"
What about making the ar
rest? And, by the way, will you
need Louise Donahue or Car
roll? The Donahues have gone
aboard the yacht and leave at
flood. Carroll will be leaving
here, too"
mo. Nothing they can do.
And don't worry about the ar
rest. You'll be able to put your
finger on the murderer when
ever you want. See you al
eleven. Good-by."
who was guilty of the mur-
ders Of Elsie Carroll and Fred
Wagner? what was Dale'S
theory? How were the crimes
committed? What was the mo-
tive? Read the solution in next
Saturdays TimeS!)
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ADVICE FOR
LOVELORN
YOUTH
BY Beatrice Fairfax
Real Trouble Here

Real Trouble Here
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Please help me to decide as
you have helped so many other
girls. My mother is dead and
my father beats me when he
is drunk, which is about eli.
ways. Until now it hasn't been
so bad, but I met a boy to
whom I became engaged and
my father is meaner to me
than ever. love this boy and
he loves me; shall I go to him
and leave my father to go to
q woman he loves, as he says
he hates me and wishes I
were dead. Please tell me what
to do. CATHERINE.
I wish, my dear Catherine,
you had put your address at
the top Of your letter, then I
might be able to give you a
little more practical advice.
But as you did not, and I do
not know all the facts Of your
case, I beg Of you, as you value
your future happiness, to con-
suit some intelligent person
who has your welfare at heart.
II you have no near relatives,
go to your pastor. or your
school teacher, If she is kind
and Sympathetic-Some of them
are not, know-failing this,
go to the Legal Aid Society in
your city or ask advice of a
College Settlement house, or
the Salvation Army. You do
not say whether you intend
to marry this boy or not, or
whether he is Of legal age, and
I'm afraid you are not-I hope
you'll write again, and this
time tell me where I can
reach you.
The Washington times., 1930-10-11
YOUR RULING
STAR
BY William Shwader-

THE YEAR AHEAD
For Those Whose Birthday Is
October IL
If october IL is your birth.
day during the coming year
you may benefit through busi-
ness or social advantages. There
are,. however, q few periods,
chiefly the first two weeks in
February and the summer
months when you may ex-
perience some unexpected OBJ
stacles. Don't act too i'm
pulsively and exercise care in
your dealings with strangers.
Important dates: Avoid ex.
cesses of all kinds, take no
risks and maintain routine from
December 26 to January IT,
January 20 to February 16,
May 6 to June "a, July 20 to
August 81, September to 26.
Good for general affairs-No
vember 9 to IL, March 8 to
II, March 20 to %, June 10 tG
20, July 9 to IL. CONTRADICTORY
dates show two opposing in.
fluences.
A child born October IL will
be sympathetic, kind and fond
of interesting and unusual peo,
pie. He will probably travel
and gain through speech, writ
ings or intellectual work Of
some kind.
Tendencies for October 13.
The unfavorabIe influence from
the sun to the planet Jupiter is
apt to cause unpleasant condi.
tions to arise in religious, legal
or social matters. Watch out
for extravaganza and over.
indulgence which might affect
the health. AS the Judgment
Is apt to be poor, use caution
In both speaking and writing.
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CHAPTER 2.
"The DEVILS Hall"

44AC ACVA4 . &4oA4s
A wise buddy by the name
Of Jake Klingstein got the big
idea-that even the men and
women Of the underworld
wanted a little privacy. So
he opened a joint that started
to deal at 3 o'clock in the
morning, when the suckers
hangouts closed.
It had q lookout slot in the
iron door. The signal was two
short raps and three long ones.
II you tried any other combt-
nation, no go. II you hit it
right, the slide was pushed
back, q pair Of eyes gave you
the once over, and if you be-
longed you came in: If YOU
didn't, there wasn't enough
dough to get you past-the
district had plenty places where
q sappio could spend his jack.
This was for regulars-or no
count.
If you got past that portal,
you stepped into a tiny lobby.
Across it, knocking your eye
out, was a sign. It occupied
the whole wall. And it prob
ably saved 40 murders in "The
Devils Hall" It read:
THE WOMAN YOU TAKE
Is THE WOMAN YOU TAKE
OUT.
Four weeks or so before the
machine-gun let go and ex-
plunged the Edgewater Kid he
walked into the dive. Beside
him, looking radiant, was Po-
lack Annie.
A Sweet Upper
The Kid checked his hat. The
girl nodded and smiled-not too
broadly, mind you, because that
was a place where people OBJ
served their ethics. But she
smiled, because the Kid was a
sweet Upper. Annie smiled, too
because she knew he was hers.
She didn't mind him smiling at
other girls. The pride of posses
sion was strong within her. She
loved to see other girls look
adoringly at her Kid. She knew
they knew-that he belonged to
her. And he did.
They walked in. Annie had
what the Kid used to call an
inpromptu complexion IS h e
made it up as she went along.
She was always making up.
She who never had to, always
did. But that was the fashion
around those corners.
They nodded to a few friends.
They were "downtown"-neutral
territory. No Mans Land!
Gang lines didn't go there
anybody's playground. An d
among those they saw was
Klnky King.
Kinky's swarthy, stubble-
blacked pan went dark. The
deep circles about his burning
eyes turned deeper. He shook
himself, smiled to the wind
blown bobbed blonde beside him
and giggled. He lit her a
cigarette and kept his back
turned, But Kinky burned.
Polack Annie had been his.
Kinky was past 40. He had
a drag that would have brought
down City Hall, and a punch
that would have knocked 1t
down. He was the undisputed
monarch of the West Side
gang. Aldermen, sheriffs, as
sistant States attorneys, jury
commissioners, ;ailers, mar
Shalls, county commissioners
they were working for him.
And this Stuge, this vaSSal OF
Goldie Gorio, had stolen his
woman. The Edgewater Kid
had violated the law of the
''Devil's Hall" and had copped
Polack Annie. He had lived to
walk out with her. And he
had the impertinence to bring
her back there. And every
body was wise. Many a side
glance was angled at Ktnky
King. And he knew why.
Yea %hn KmNw
The blonde beside him was
hep, too. She slanted the side
plays. Kinky got 1t. He leaned
across and said to her:
THAT fresh punk-he'n dc
good, he will"
She rubbed some rouge on
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WHAT DO YOU
KNOW

Answers T TOday's Test
Questions on Editorial Page
/. Sled. 2. Old Spanish. 8.
Napkin. 4. To discourage one.
5. Society or labor union. 6.
Irish. Z. Wolfgang Won Gronau.
8. Oakley. 8. Philip Nolan. 10.
Golf. l1Healthful. IL. Ponder.
Gus. l3. Fatiguing. "a. Venera-
ton. IS. Spirit.
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and shuts up with a snap when
they are gone.
When a woman gets bored
with life it is usually because
she Is suffering from emotional
starvation; when a man grows
life-weary, it Is mostly because
he is suffering from emotional
indigestion.
Copyright. 1880. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1930-10-11
By Jack Lait
The Marry-GO-ROund
By Helen Rowland

UnscrambIing the Love Problem
A woman's happiness doesn't
depend half so much on the
quality Of q mans virtues as on
the quantity Of his love for her.
A mans love has not begun to
wane until he stops saying.
How soon can I see you?" and
begins saying, II got here as
soon as I could"
It is easier to unScramble an
egg than to discover what pro-
portion of a mans "pure, un-
adulterated love" Is pure curl
osity, how much pure vanity.
and how much pure love Of con-
quest.
Nothing makes q man SO
happy or a woman so miserable
as to be loved 'sanely," reason
ably-and mildly.
A henpecked husband Is one
who has had his keyring taken
away from him and put through
his nose.
Sometimes the difference be.
tween being engaged and being
married is merely the difference
between keeping a dim light
burning in the living room until
midnight and keeping a dim
light burning in the hall until
morning.
Some men struggle out of
marriage, other crawl out Of it,
and others Just check out" Of
it. with perfect ease and noncha'
lance.
No man realizes what a we'll
regulated and uneventful life he
has been leading until his wife
and his stenographer happen to
go on their vacations at the
same time and leave him to his
own diversions.
Many a perfectly good hus-
band is like an extension table;
he expands only for company
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Timely Topics

A new "rule" that measures
altitude within SO millionths Of
an inch has been made for the
United States Geological Sur"
vey.
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Gangster Guns Spit Death
In This Gripping Serial
THE STORY so FAR

"The Edgeudter Kid" Whom PolGck Annie, beautiful
daughter of the mderworld called her man, is killed By
machine gun planted in wimdoaO from his room
Annie is arrested but bGed out By Godie GOro, leader
of ChicGgos North Side gang, of vch the KID aOGs
member. GoLdes henchnpen Kinhy King head
of the West Side gang, of the murder Gorio assures
the reporters there iN be payo The same evening
Knky King is found msurdered gold reVolVer beside
him.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY:
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Many a perfectly good hus-
band is like an extension table;
he expands only for company
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Some men struggle out of
marriage, other crawl out Of it,
and others Just check out" Of
it, with perfect ease and noncha-
lance.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-24
BANKER HAS HEARD NOTHING OF CHOICE
Federal Reserve Chairman
 Doubts Report Is Correct

New York. Jan. 4f tPa-Gatca w.. McGrath, chairman Of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank Of New York. said today he had heard noth- ing of the report that his name had been proposed as director or presl- dent Of the bank for international settlements.
 The New Yorl, Herald Tribune said that at recont meeting Of the powers at the Hague Jackson r.. Reynolds and Melvin \. Traylor, American members of the Organiza ton committee for the international bank. had proposed Mr NcGrath's E name as one Of the two American directors and probable president.
 Asked whether he thought the r. port true. AIr. McGrath said, "l hardly think they would take such a step without consulting me and haven't heard Of il"
 Tho Herald Tribune also said 4 had been informed Pierre VIosuaN chief of the economic research dc. par'meut Of line Bank of France who was chief of the French dele. uatiom which drew up the statute. for the bank. most likely will be ap. pointed managing director.