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The Washington times., 1930-08-02
By Jane Dixon

Parkers who had gathered
around the board for genera
tions reflected in its mellow
glow. Grave faces turned ex-
pectantly toward her. S he
nodded to them. A little tluS-
tered, but unafraid.
IT must wear something
that will tone me down." she
told Jerry when they were
dressing for the family dinner.
WHY" he asked, coming to
where she was rifling a closet
for a gown she thought suit
able to the setting.
IT don't know. Except that
7 feel odd-like a high note
in a soft murmur of music"
Nonsense" said Jerry. Il
want to give the family a treat.
Mother will enjoy it. She told
me once she was the first girl
in Boston to wear black lace
mitts. Try that white thing
the shiny one that makes you
look like a lily with a black
cloud for hood. I've sent for
gardenias. Somehow they seem
a part of you"
If Jerry wanted to give his
kinfolks a thrill, he succeeded
beyond his most optimistic
hope. The dark beauty of this
foreigner among them furnished
a topic of wonder and concern
for months to come. She was
like q breath from some far
off tropical island. Family
scented, luminous, unforgetable.
A woman with fair hair and
naughty eyes sought Raquel
out.
Jerry gave us all a tre-
mendouS surprise" she said.
I'VE had come to think him a
hopeless bachelor"
'Then you made a great mis-
take" Raquel countered, and
saw the wearinesS in the We
mans eyes beneath their
hauteur. Jerry is what one
might call a constitutional hus-
band"
He's always had a fancy
for the extraordinary" said the
woman, and turned away.
Rquel Smothered her smile.
Let the woman aim this little
poisonous dart if it gave her
satisfaction. RaQuel had read
the secret in weary eyes.
"The fair woman in blue
loves YOU" Rauuel told Jerry
that night when the clan had
dispersed and they we're gos-
siping in the room that had
been Jerry's.
Prudence Rankin? You're
dreaming, dear. I've known
her since we wore bibs.'
Then you should know what
I say is true" A pause. "She
would have made a splendid
mother for your-Son."
Jerry took her by the Shoul-
ders. forced her to look up into
his gray eyes.
IF ! ever have a son." he
said, his voice deep and firm,
IF I am ever so blessed. only
one woman could mother him
And that woman is my WIFE"
Ito Be Continued Monday
Copyright. 1850. Nstropolitaa News
paper Servieel
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who had been called there that night, for
neither Of the officials knew what Robin
Dale knew.
Sergeant Jardin, II you win call two
Officers and search everyone present YOU
win find $4,000, or the greater part Of
that amount, on the person Of the one who
killed Jerry MurdOck!"
There was moments utter silence and
then form made leap for the door. 1t
was q hopeless gesture, for Jardin stood
there. and after moment Of confusion he
had Richard Quincy safely manacIed.
Search him, sergeant, and you'll find
you have. the right man. You all received
an anonymous note today. There was
trick in that, for the one with the guilty
conscience would take his loot and attempt
to escape, or at least to hide IL. detective
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as baby. He had played hide
and-seek among the clumps Of
lilac bushes, tree-sized now.
There was a bronze tablet on
one corner of the house. A
Revolutionary Parker had grab
bed his muSket from behind the
paneled door and rushed
through in defense of the big
white house and all it held that
was dear to him. He had re-
turned-with a tattoo Of Brit
iSh bullets in his chest.
welcome home, my daugh-
ter" the gray-haired woman
said simply when Jerry had
drawn up proudly to present to
her this newest member Of her
treasured family. Raquel
bowed her sable head over the
frail white hand on which
blue veins wove a delicate
tracery.
In this house of tradition and
family treasure she was like
some vivid tropical flower in an
old fashioned garden. Yet she
felt strangely at home in it.
Jerry's mother managed to
make it so.
Jerry'S sister was more diff
cult.
Were glad to welcome Jer-
ry's wife," she said. when she
came with her tall, distin-
guished husband to greet the
homecomers.
She had not missed a single
detail Of Raquel's attire or Of
Raquel herself. Her only
brothers marriage to this I'M
known had not met with her ex-
acting idea of noblesse oblige.
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Reporter Sets Stage

Friday. last, at 2 in the
afternoon"
II suppose you know that
Jonathan Hubbard was found
murdered on Saturday morning
last and that the deed was
done on Friday night?"
"Old Hubbard = murdered
80"
Richard Darrell was locked
up on a charge of larceny and
unlawful entry and because Of
the conditions was remanded to
the TombS without bail.
Robin Dale, accompanied
Captain Blake to headquarters.
When they were seated in the
Captains office the reporter
made his. suggestion.
"You have a big room some
where in the building, haven't
you, Captain? I'd like you to
dig up cross beam just as it
is, at the Hubbard place, the
height especially. Then have
a hook of the same size, a ham
mer and the hemp rope that
strangled Jonathan Hubbard.
The only other thing we need
is a chair, like that found in
the attic. We're going in for
a little dramatics, Captain, be-
cause I'm afraid you'll never
be able to pin. anything on
the real murderer except by an
unexpected trick"
When do we want it ready,
Dale?" asked Captain Blake.
He did not question the method
Dale was suggesting, having on
other occasions seen the effec-
tive results Of unusual methods.
How will tomorrow after
noon do? Will you have every
thing ready by that time?"
Tomorrow afternoon at g."
What was the nature of the
dramatics suggested by Robin
Dale? Who was guilty Of JOn-
athan Hubbard's murder? What
was the motive? In what way
did Robin Dale hope to trick
the culprit? Read DaIe's solu.
tion next Saturday, August 8,
In The Washington Tines!
Copyright. 1880, by king Features
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1930-08-02
The Mar1y-GO-ROund
BY Helen Rowland

natrimony as q dog ShudderS
at the sight of a leash.
70 fall deeply and desper-
ately in love is to increase your
capacity for happinesS-and,
alas, to minimize your chance
of ever getting it.
Why is ''man-hater" always
pictured as a sour-faced Spip-
ster surrounded by cats? Any
woman who admireS the calm
self-assurance, the nocturnal
rowing habits and the. self-in.
dulgent. comfort.loving qualities
of the cat, cannot entirely hate
MEN.
Most modern women must
be sentimental oStricheS, judg-
ing from the ease and appetite
with which they swallow canned
love-making-can and all.
Just when a man has made
up his mind to devote the rest
of his life to one woman, an
other girl happens along and
hnterceptS him.
The Bachelors Toast: Here's
to Love! May it always be like
a cigarette-eaSy to light.
pleasant while it lasts, and
quite dead when 1t is overt
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THE HEMP ROPE ::

At o'clock that Tuesday night, Captain
Blake, District Attorney Wilfred Sands and
Robin Dale faced all those who had been
connected with the MurdOck case Sergeant
Jardin stood at the office door. ON guard.
Captain Blake gave Robin Dale the signal
to speak. II had been arranged that the
reporter would have the privilege Of making
the announcement that would climax with
the arrest Of the murderer. Gordon and
Grace Stiles stood near the window; not
far from them were Diana ANDERSON and
BertFam Forrest (he had been brought
from the Tombs); Duncan and Rita Kane
sat together; Richard Quincy stood behind
his wifes chair; Eric was there with the
two servants from the Stiles household.
Captain Blake, and even the district attOr-
ney, felt the tension as greatly as did those
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CHAPTER SO.

O1AkAI \ G1G u0s
Jerry thought they should
run up to Boston for a few
days.
II want you to know my
mother" he said. "She's been
asking for you. and she's not
equal to the trip. down here.
She had a bad fall a couple
Of years ago. It has left her
more or less helpless good
deal Of the time. She won't ad-
NIT it, though. She's a great
little fighter, smother"
do you think 1t would be
safe to leave Pancho?" Rauuel
asked. She was a bit frighten-
ed Of Jerry's family. And Pan
cho was doing so well, was
showing such facility and ease
with his new life, that Raquel
feared to leave him out from
under her watchful eye.
THAT is one of the main
reasons for the journey" Jerry
said. II want to find out just
how your father feels about
1t all. We haven't, given him
time nor opportunity to think
and act for himself
"He might bolt. He thinks
one of the gang turned ir1for-
n1er. Vengeance is strong in
him
"You need not fear that" A
note in Jerry's voice caused her
eyes to widen, to seek his.
''H as ething- happen
ed?" she asked, the giddineSs
upon her again.
Nothing that need worry you.
dear girl" he said kindly. '"That
uncanny intuition Of yours has
saved you the trouble. There
was a little expedition across
the border night before last.
From HermcSa. The maraud-
erS were surrounded.
But they'll tell everything"
RaQuel gasped. "Paricho was
their leader. He must have
planned it. Oh, Jerry"
He took her in his arms.
NO" he said gravely, that
can never happen"
How do you know?" drawing
back in fresh alarm.
THE band attempted to shoot
it's way out. There we're only
five of them it seems"
Now, she understood. Limp,
dark bodies in the dust. Glaz-
ing eyes staring up at the
desert stars they would never
again see.
But for her. and for Bill
johnson, Pancho
Does he know?" she whis-
pered.
HE knows. There was a
story in the papers this morn.
ing. That Is why I feel it is
all right new for us to go to
Boston. To leave him to his
thoughts"
The big white frame Boston
house with the many-paned win.
dOws and the fan-Shaped glass
above its paneled door brought
a feeling Of solidity to Raquel.
This was Jerry's home. On
this broad stretch Of clipped
velvet lawn Jerry had romped
The Washington times., 1930-08-02
Advice to LOvelOl.n
BY Beatrice Fairfax

Is a wife justified in leaving
a husband who does not sup
port or care for her? That is
the burden Of Bobbie's letter:
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
st am % years of age. I
have been married three years
last March.
MY husband and I were
separated until two months
ago when I came here to live
with his family. / found I
could obtain work here to help
him get on his feet. All went
well until two weeks ago, then
he began drinking heavily.
DAY after day he has stayed
drunk, and am almost dis
tracted. I try not to nag, but
if I speak to him about it, how
ever pleasantly, he tells me to
go ahead and leave him If I
wish to. He is Is years older
than / am. Everything I do
he finds fault with. His home
and his family are dirty, and /
do so love q clean home even
If it isn't elaborate. All his
friends are the kind who drink
heavily.
Don't you think it would
be better for me to go back
home and try to make a home
for myself and the baby I
am afraid is coming? My sis
ter says have q home as long
as she has. She is. a widow.
Can I make him take care Of
us If baby does come along and
I have to stop work? We have
been married three years and he
hasn't bought me even q pair OF
hose. Will you please help me
solve my problem?"
: Your last question is one OF
law, Bobbie dear, and can best
be answered by an attorney who
is familiar with the law in the
State where you live.
If you have tried patiently
and perSiStently to persuade
your husband to give up heavy
drinking and support you. and
have been unsuccessful. / GER
tainIy think you would be juSti-
fled in leaving him in order to
earn your living in surroundings
where your health will be safe
guarded, as well as the health
of the little new life that may
be on its way. Possibly, your
The Washington times., 1930-08-02
Man Under Arrest

With right-of-way, their taxi
arrived at the Fort Washing
ton Avenue house 90 minutes
after leaving Ralph Barnes
office. They found a police
officer in charge and a scoWl'
ing hulk Of a man under ar
Good work, officer" Cap
tain Blake said. And now,
who are you?" to the prisoner.
"Richard Darrell is the name,
second mate on the Iona docked
at Bush Terminal" the man
announced in a surly tone.
- Dale had an opportunity to
study the man as Captain Blake
questioned him. He was an
inch over six feet, with massive
shoulders and hands of tre-
mendous size. Out Of his sun
Drowned features glowed a pair
of piercing eyes. Despite his
bulk there was nothing un-
-couth about him: in the civilian
clothes he wore he could have
passed anywhere as a gentle
man which he appeared to be.
His surliness arose from cha
grin at having been trapped in
an act Of felony.
what did you find, officer?"
Captain Blake asked.
"He had ripped UP the boards
in the. attic and was kneelin'
=pn the floor when I went up
an surprised him. He didn't
put up a fight of any kind"
The Washington times., 1930-08-02
Another Master Mystery By ARTHUR HOERI
Here Is Exactly Solved The Muffled Shot

ing onto the balcony from his own room,
after the drugged water had taken effect,
the shot was fired and Quincy let himself
down over the balcony, walked backwards
carefully TO the walk and then entered the
house again. The picture Of the footprints
show slur at the heel and not at the toe,
as Is made when walking forward In snow"
The motive he did not explain then for
the sake Of Dolores Quincy. He discussed
that later with Blake and WiIfred Sands.
"YOu heard Quincy admit to his wife that
he knew the truth Of her relations with
MurdOck, and yet Duncan explained that
the murdered man had always kept 1t
secret. Quincy found II out and took his
revenge and was going to use the money
to enlarge the Dolores tea room when that
anonymous note raised hob with his con.
science"
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Stranger Finds Deed

'What were you doing in
this house?" Blake demanded
of the prisoner.
D 1T may sound anything but
ship-Shape to you, officer. but
! was Searchin' for the deed to
to this property :" it be-
longs to mel" And he went
on with the recital of the nine
teenth century gambling epi-
sede which Dale had told
Captain Blake. During the pris-
oner's recital he explained that
he was q direct descendant of
the gambler who had been
killed and robbed and that he
was only trying to obtain what
was rightfully his.
Every time we come to New
York / have a try at this. >
I hear they've reported the
house haunted. Well, I guess
I was responsible with my flash
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THE BEAUTY
BOX
BY Helen FOllett-

Orange juice and milk are
the great little old tooth pre-.
servers. Everyone should have
plenty Of both, for the sake
Of their pearls. Vitamin C has
hidden within it's elements GER
tain mysterious powers that
manufacture tooth materials.
This vitamin is found in fresh
fruits, green salads and in
eggs. Bimeby we shall find out
just what foods make hair
grow good and plenty. Maybe
the baldheads will have to eat
their spinach and finish I'D
their cereals at breakfast.
They'd do anything that is
guaranteed to grow wool atop
the massive mind. Poor little
things.
The Washington times., 1930-08-02
CHAPTER VI

I Captain Blake made no ex
PLANTATION until he and Robin
Dale had left Ralph Barnes
office and were in a cab, going
uptown. The reporter asked
no questions, waiting until the
police detective was ready.
"A new development. You
remember, the day of the mur-
der, we questioned Stanley, the
neighbor of Hubbard? He
spoke then of a mysterious
man who kept haunting the
grounds Of the Hubbard place.
but I didn't place much stock
in that. Well, a few minutes
ago he teIephoned headquarters
that the mysterious figure has
appeared again, and has gone
into the Hubbard house! I
told them to get the police
man on the beat and arrest
the man. Maybe we're get
ting somewhere now"
For a long time Robin Dale
sat in silence. It was, undoubt-
edly, the ghost" coming to
life as he had anticipated. He
was wondering if the rest OF
the drama was going to match
his deductions as well.
Whoever it is has been
watchin' the house" said Dale
finally, "he knew that Mrs.
Lochel was out. Probably
would have forced an entrance
earlier, but considered it bet
ter to wait until dusk"
II. only hope they acted fast
enough to catch him." Blake
commented.
The Washington times., 1930-08-02
YOUR RULING
STAR
BY William Shwader--
THE YEAR AHEAD
For Those Whose Birthday Is
August 3 ss


For Those Whose Birthday Is
August 3 80
II today is your birthday
during the coming year you
should benefit through some
sudden and unexpected change.
There is a possibility Of a jour-
ney or the undertaking Of some
new work. You should be dip
lomatic and careful about
what you put in writing and
avoid haSty speech.
Important DateS-Avoid ex-
cesses of all kinds. take no
risks and maintain routine
from September % to October
3. October 2 to 10, November
IL to 10, December 26 to 80,
January 4 to Z, March 80 to
April 2. April 4 to z. Good for.
general affairs, make efforts tol
advance your interests from
September II to II, October 80
to November 2, November is to
December 81, January to 81,
February Is to March /, May 3
to S. June % to July 2. Con-
Trajectory dates show two op-
posing influences.
A child born today will be
energetic, laxative and fond of
taking a prominent place in all
affairs. He will be attracted
to a life in the open, and en-
joy travelling, animals and
sports. He may be too change
able and impulsive and should
learn patience and discrimina-
tion.
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The Sweet and LOw.DOwn

The Sweet and LOw-DOWn
In the average summer ro-
nance, a woman never knows
what a man suspects about her,
and a man never even suspects
what a woman knows about
him.
The acute pain a man en-
dureS when he hears his wife
trying to tell his fayorite joke,
is nothing to the agony a
woman suffers when she listens
to her husband trying to de-
scribe the clothes another
woman had on.
Wisdom is the salve, philoso-
ply the balm, and time the
anaesthetic which will cure the
worst pangs of love.
A woman may be as old as
she looks-but she Is usually
YOUNG in inverse ratio to the
ages of the men who LOOK
at her. II st. Peter Is really
an old gentleman, no girl over
II need hope to get into
heaven.
Up TO IS, the average man
shudders at the thought Of
The Washington times., 1930-08-02
Now Go On With the Story

I'D in the attic looking for the
paper. Today I found it.! It's
damn poor cargo!"
He held out paper to Cap
tain Blake, who read 1t and
passed it to Dale. It was a
deed, surely enough, made out
to Rand Darrell and signed by
Allan Hubbard, but across it, in
red ink, was written: Received
payment In "lnonie" (and
signed Rand Darrell.
II guess it wasn't the Hub
bards / had grudge against,
and I've gotten myself in q bad
way in the bargain"
What day did your ship ar
rive, Darrel?" Blake asked.
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leaving him for a time may
bring your husband to his
senses and inspire him to give UP
drinking and find steady work
in order to make a home for
you.
Certainly it would be better
to live with him. away from his
relatives, If he decides to do bet
ter and make a happy home for
you and himself. I wish you
all success, dear, in solving your
difficult problem!
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How a Quick Thinking Cub
Helps Solve Mystery
The Story Thus Far

JONATHAN HUBBARD. last Of old New York family.
Of his The house, OutOdate
mansion suspected haunted by the ghost Of Darrell
gambler reported TO have the estate from uO
IN the Nineteenth Century.
OBSERVATION DEDUCTION Robin Dale gives the
police synthetic description Of the culprit HE robust man
feet ta glasses ehanded above aVe
agei inteuigence probably Is fond OF the water"
Ralph Barnes calls with will the old
man was disinheritng his nephew, Andrew Easily
visits made ut the Hubbard house the night
the light IN atSlc
about midnight 4
Andrew Easily questioned Captain Blake Easily cannot
his actions the night Of the crime ne
admits knowledge to be dlsinhered that ne
from his uncle There also WOroy Hgnt DC
tween the two
AT THE READING Of Hubbards hOusekeeper
IL also develops that
Che estate is much anticipated Hubbard has been
losing heavily the stock market for years.
Now Go On With the Story
The Washington times., 1930-08-02

I. Orlando. 2. North and
South America. 3. Mediter-
ranean. 4.One diligent in the
care Of the helpless. S. One Of
Q wild temper. 6. Ecclesiastic.
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What Do You KnOw:?
t0uestions On EditoriaI Pagel.
ANSWERS TO TODAY'S TEST

Editorial Page).
z. Hint. 8. Having four leaves
to the sheet. 9. Willful. 10.
Foot traveller. IL. Wall. IL.
Allah. l3. Baltic. IA. Olive
oil. Is. Memorial Day.
The Washington times., 1930-08-02
This Dan IN or Historv

This is the anniversary Of the entrance into what
later was called the Hudson River, Of Hendrick
Hudson, in 1910.
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Psrfeet Win

The will of Chief Justice White has
been considered a perfect example.
1t contains but 81 words It reads:
"This is my last will. give, be-
queath, and devise TO my wife. Leita
M. White. in complete and perfect
ownership, all my rights and property
Of every kind and nature. whether
real. personal or mixed, wherever sit
uated, appointing her executrix Of my
estate. without bond and giving her
seisin Thereof" will should be prop
erly signed and witnessed.
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Blue SunOco Motor Fuel

People who believe it is an
easy matter to refine crude oil
into a high grade motor fuel
would be astonished to know
the tremendous amount of re-
search work that is being
continually done by ms Com
pany to find ways of adding
to the already exceptionally
high quality of Blue Sunoco,'
recently stated Mr.. Robert
Weir, Jr., local branch man
ager of the Sun Oil Company.
81 am perfectly safe in say
ing" continued Mr.. Wier,
that our research laboratories
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never stop their work. Day
in and day out, this constant
studying and testing goes on.
Needless to say some striking
discoveries have been made
and have been incorporated
into Blue Sunoco without any
fuss or public announcement.
This has been done because
we felt it was a part of our
duty to pass these improve
ments on to our customers
without seeming to boast
about what was really our
duty.
However, concluded Mr..
Wier, lit seems as though the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-02-14
Original Olympic Game,

The most famous of the four great
national festivals of the Greeks was
the Olympic games. They were cele-
brated in the sanctuary of Zeus at
Olympia every four years, but, owing
to the fluctuations of the Greek lunar
calendar. the time varied from the be-
ginning of August to the middle Of
September. Olympia was situated in
the Pisatis, the southeast district of
Ellis at the junction of the Cladeus
with the Alpheus. 1t was never a
town but only sanctuary with the
buildings connected with the worship
and the games.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-02-14

Full-Dress Rehearsal

An old actor-manager died, or at
least his relatives thought he had
died, and arrangements were made
for the funeral.
On the appointed day one nf his old
colleagues arrived to pay his last
respects, but. to his establishment. the
would-be mourner was informed that
the deceased" had come to life after
period Of coma.
"Just like BILL" said the visitor, ''he
was always terror for rehearsals."
London Tit-Bits.
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public has found that Blue
Sunoco's quality is continue
ally growing greater, for our
sales figures are growing
larger all the time. And all
the time, too, we are still
working to make Blue Sum
oco better and better, yet still
to sell it at regular gas prices.
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1t isn't necessary to cultivate
fools; they grow of their own
accord.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-02-14

What a dreadful hurry we
are in when the sidewalk is
crowded.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-02-14

Few boast of their humble
origin if they are still at the
bottom of the ladder.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-02-14

When congregations begin.
to fight over their religion it
is slipping away from them
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Backbone is something that
grows by exercising it.