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or protection. rather than a danger.
The safe was at all times plainly
visible. In fact. light was kept
burning above it day and night.
Moreover. The Fly was not a safe
cracker, 1t might have been among
his random accomplishments, but
it was certainly not his specially.
so that in placing tho bracelet and
the I. O. U. behind its sturdy lock
she was making them as safe from
The Fly's depredations as any place
could be.
When she had dropped the enve.
lope containing her two precious
objects into the metal box held for
it, and saw it tucked away in its
pigeonhole. Mary began to breathe
more freely. The necklace was in
there. too. somewhere, she remem.
bred. 1t occurred to her that this
might be good time to take it out,
as she must do soon If she meant to
wear It tonight.
1mpulsively, she asked for it, and
when it had been located, and she
had signed the slip. she tucked it
into her handbag carefully. It
might have been better to have had
someone with her. she reflected a
trtfle uneasily. On the other hand,
It might be better tactics to do it
In the most obvious manner pos.
sible. The fascinating psychology
OF "The Purloined Letter" had left
its impress on her. too.
An instant later she was to doubt
her Poe and regret that she had
ever heard Of him., For a. she
turned about. through the open
door she saw De Iona standing at
the desk! Apparently he had not
seen her. He was standing with his
back half.turned away. looking out
into the lobby, But she could not
be sure that he had not turned
about just an instant before she
herself had turned. Why. hs could
not have helped seeing her II he
had faced the desk! The scene in
the managers ONCE was directly in
front Of his eyes.
How had he come there 50 quick.
II, and why? Perhaps it was mere
ly chance. Perhaps he had not been
fooled by that telephone call Of
Bates'-had suspected It was mere.
~ an attempt to locate him while
the necklace was in transit.
But, what to do now? II she
reached the elevator. she would
have to cross the lobby and he
would see her. She might ask tho
manager to accompany her to her
room.
She was about to ask his assist.
ance when second glance through
the doorway showed that Do Iona
had gone.
She waited a few minutes In the
semi-darkness just outside tho man.
ayers ONCE. to give De Iona time
to leave the place. Then she took
q deep breath, like . swimmer
about to plunge In. and stepped out
boldly on straight line for the
elevator. She was holding her
breath until that haven was
reached. and when she get foot ia
It at last. and saw that It was
empty. she uttered deep relieved
sigh. and sagged against the wall
OF the elevator. Now. II the operator
would only hurry. He did
but not In time.
A tall figure entered, removed his
hat at sight Of q woman passenger,
looked again. apparently became
aware Of her identity for the first
time. and exclaimed, miss Hark-
ness! How nice to see you again!"
It was De Iona.
II ITO Be C0ntinued)
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State Officials to
Attend Dedication

Fargo, N. D., Nov. 30.-(R)-A wide
representation Of honor guests, in
cluding North Dakota state officials,
state legislators, and athletic direc-
tors and presidents Of northwest in
stitutions will be present at exercises
dedicating the new physical educa-
ton building at the North Dakota
Agricultural college, Dec. S, responses
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Great Britain. - Stanley Baldwin,
British conservative leader.
<: II -
I'm not mastering up anything, or
mussing up anything either.-Mayor
Cermak of Chicago.
1: y Il
I would not put q man in jail for
doing things I do myself-County
Judge Paul Bonynge, Rockville Cen
ter, N. Y.
Every man wants to commit sui
eide, kill someone or love his neigh
boris wife at some time in his life
DR.. Will Durant, philosopher, writer,
lecturer.
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mlght-Steady him, don't you
Think"
DATES considered. Might" he
conceded. IF he wants it bad
enough. Only he's liable to make a
wild grab for it and anybody that
tried to stop him would be at a
terrible disadvantage in that crowd.
I wouldn't fire gun in that mob.
I know that
"He won't try there. Leave 1t to
me. What's the matter with taking
him out to the yacht?''
"You think you could?"
Mary shrugged. my blood's up.
feel as II I could do the impossible
tonight"
Then 60 ahead. I'll play ball" )"
The prospect thrilled him. she could
| see.
We'll let 1t stand this way"
Mary told him. "You search his
rooms, and whether you find the
rest Of the plunder or not, wait
there. II he comes. it will mean
I've failed. And il l. fail with him
tonight it's not likely I could sue.
ceed another time. Arrest him. II
he doesn't come. you'll know we've
gone out to the yacht. Better have
a man on the roof to tell you the
moment we leave. and you follow,
Is that clear?"
Right. Want me to 60 down
with you until you stow that stun
away?"
Thanks, no. I don't think there
is any danger-yet."
"Wait." He stepped into his own
room which was on the other side
Of Mary's. and took down the re.
ceiver.
rs Mr.. De Iona in his room, do
you know? No. don't ring him! ]
merely wanted to know whether
oh. you asst" Furious. he started
to hang up, then changed his mind
and held his hand over the mouth
piece until mans voice answered
Then, Disgusting his voice, he
shouted at the top of his lungs
Hello? Hello, Bill? Is this you
Bill? What? Is Bill Jones thereI
Hello!" A grin overspread his face
as he hung up.
"Phew! He's there. all right
And mad! You should have heard
what he called met" Bates rubbed
an ear tenderly. "Well, run along
You know he's not in the lobby, Al
any rate"
Mary walked across the half
empty lobby to the desk, stoppins
at the window to ask for her mail
Dirk had not written. She ex
perienced the old, familiar sicknes.
that swept over her whenever sh,
let herself stop to think Of him, K
face the awful possibility that b,
did not mean to write.
Aloud she said to the day clerk
who looked up startled at the deptl
Of tragedy in the gray eyes turned
to his, II want to put some valu
ables in the SAFE"
"Will sou just step around to th,
managers ofnce. please?" He indi
Gated q door at the side which
opened into an ONCE just back o
the desk itself. There was q doc,
Immediately behind the desk and /
stood open now. Mary saw th,
sleek head Of the manager ben
over his books. Obediently, oh,
walked around to the side door an,
entered.
THE hotel safe was In the man
I ayers Office. in plain sight o
. anyone standing at the desk. Mar,
, noticed q trihe nervously. The
she realized that this was a mean
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entail newspapers and publicists con-
demned his suggestions, criticized the
action as untimely, and--as likely to
create impressions of divided coun-
sells in influential quarters.
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BEGIN HERE TODAY

MARY HARkNESS plots to en-
snare THE FLY, who she believes
"frnmed" her brother, EDDIE,
with the murder OF old MRS.
JUPITER, nnd later ran Eddie
down and killed him. She II aided
by BOWEN Of the Star. Mnry's
fiance. DIRK RUYTHER, believes
Eddie guilty, NJ do police.
BRUCE JUPITER returns from
Europe with a woman friend and
IL ordered out BY his father, who
makes Mary his heir. Bruce vows
TO rout Nary who he thinks is =
G0ld-digger. Dirk forbids Mary
to see Bowen or continue the i'm
vcstigatiOn. She goes to Miami
on the Jupiter yacht. hoping The
Fly will be at Hialeah to see his
horse run.
She Meets COUNT DE Iona.
DC Loma II listed NJ the owner Of
The Fly's horse. MR.. JUPITER
has a car Of the same make ~
TINT used BY the murderer. hut
he explains 1t was bought for ex-
Pe1imeutuI p0FpOSeos
Bowen overhears Bruce aud
Louise quarreling because she
cannot explain where she got a
diamond bracelet. Louise says 1t
Is Mary's. Bruce makes her give
the bracelet to Mary. who dis
covers 1t was stolen from Mrs.
Jupiter the night she was killed.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXXV
MIR. HENRY BATES. detective.
stood for a moment deep in
thought. What he had just seen
puzzled him greatly. apparently. and
his watchers knew he would never
rest until the meaning of those
events was clear.
'Now what" he mused aloud,
what makes The Fly act dopey like
that? Just looking at a courthouse
steeple?" Neither Mary nor Mr.,
Jupiter had any explanation to
offer.
Bates jerked himself up. "Well."
he said briskly, "I'll be toddling
along. I'll tell you what I find ia
here-if l find anything" He in
dicated the package Of torn pieces
of cardboard in his coat pocket.
But" he paused again. impres
sively. in the doorway. "I'll say
this much right now-you're moi
going to see much more Of him
around here. He's got the jitters
over something. l look for him t
take run-out on US, maybe tonight
Ill bet IL you were to 60 up to hi.
room right now. you'd find hin
packing his grips"
Down came Mr.. Jupiter's stock
inged feet. "You think so?"
II do." It sounded like an oath
Mary drew a deep breath. "Well.'
she said resolutely. there's on,
thing that won't 90 with him!" Sh,
held out the bracelet.
"Why. that's-Mamma's!" Mr.
Jupiter exclaimed hoarsely. "Wher,
did you get it,"
Mary told. AS he listened, blink
Ing from her to the bracelet ant
back again, q light hardly san
came into the old mans eyes an,
spots of red burned in his fade,
cheeks. He reached for the neck
lace and his hand shook.
"Here, you don't want that, boss
Bates intercepted it, quickly
palmed 1t and handed It back t
Mary. winking significantly as h.
did SO. you'd better put that II
the safe. sister. You're liable t.
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Quotations

I'll get a lot of time off for good
behavior.-A Capone, Chicago gang
chieftain.
The world is going to hell so fast
you can't see it for dust.-Rev. Billy
Sunday.
* X *
I hope before I die to make the
use of inverted commas illegal In
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lose it il you leave it lying around
your room tonight" He tried to
mask the quick alarm in his eyes
as he added Docs The Fly know
you've got that?"
mo-"
DATES drew a breath. Better
- lock it up before he finds out"
He turned to Jupiter. who had re-
laxed a bit but was still white as
q sheet. There's your case. You
can send him up on that, and II
you take my advice you'll do it,
and not monkey around any longer.
He's liable to get ugly II he has
any suspicion you're laying for
him" He stopped and slapped a
fist into his open palm.
listen! It never struck me he'd
be fool enough to keep the stuff on
him. But If he hasn't disposed Of
it yet. then maybe it's in his room.
When he's on the roof tonight with
you. Miss Harkness. I'll make a
search. If it's there, we'll wait
right there and nab him when he
comes down. II it isn't"
NAB him anyhow" Jupiter I'm.
ished. by God. I'll make him eat
that bracelet, chain and ALL"
HE couldn't claim, could he"
Mary suggested. that Eddie did it
for him and turned the stuff
over to him? want to see him
sent up, but I don't want there to
be any doubt. either. about whether
1t was he. or Eddie. who did the
killing"
you'll have to take a chance on
your jury" Bates said. '"That's all
you can do. II he can make them
think It was Eddie. Of course he'd
beat the murder rap"
"He mustn't! He mustn't" Mary
cried. I'VE can't let him get away
with that"
SWELL. WE'LL" Bates soothed her,
drawing her into the hallway. Its
not likely" He called q cheerful
goodby to the old man. who was
pacing about. obviously excited.
"Mary!" Jupiter called out sharp.
ly after her. ''You need any money
for anything?" Mary felt an i'm.
pulse to laugh and cry at once. 1t
was his way Of thanking her for
what she had done.
NO." she said. "Not that l know
Of, thanks"
YOU'D better have some. You
can't tell what you're going to need
1t for" Jupiter insisted. The EN-.
barrassment Of taking it was some
how alleviated by Bates presence
She would have refused. but she
knew that it pleased him to give II
to her. Bates closed the door and
drew her away a few PAGES.
THAT old mans not going to last
it We don't get this Fly locked up
pretty soon." he said. "His arteries
aren't what they used to be, II I'm
any judge. Best keep him as quiet
as you can. and tonight I'll get the
goods on that crook il they're In
this hotel. Leave 1t to me-"
Mary felt undecided. and family
. rebellious.
"We're not going to hurry thing.
too FAST" she warned him. "Wait
and see what happens tonight. In
not telling Mr.. Jupiter, but-I'n
going to wear the ruby necklace!"
Bates stared.
you'll be there. and Bruce. Why
should I be afraid?" she added.
Nobody would shoot into a mol
like that and he'd know it," Bate!
objected. Il could put q man OF
, both exits. though"
} do it. I'm not ready to lose tn,
necklace-yet. But IL The Fly Il
!, jittery as you say. the sight Of i
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LANSDOWNE'S PROPOSAL

On Nov. 80, 1917, Lord Lansdowne
prccipitated q furore by q declara-
ton in London urging the Allies to
restate their war aims in an attempt
to bring about peace before "the pro-
longation of the war leads to the ruin
of the civilized world"
He suggested that an immense
stimulus would be given the peace
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Editorial Comment

Editorials printed below show the
trend Of thought by other editors.
They are published without regard
to whether they agree or disagree
with The Tribune's policies.
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A mans chest circumference
should be ten per cent greater than
that of the belt line.
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THE hotel safe was In the man.
I ayers Office. in plain sight of
anyone standing at the desk. Mary
noticed q trifle nervously. Then
she realized that this was q means
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-31
At Least One Park

Democrats are alert to their opportunities in Fairfield county. Witness the fact that three measures have been introduced in the legislature by democratic members seeking the development of Sherwood Island as a state park. And we mustn't lose sight of the fact that Governor Cross urged in his inaug ural that the proposed Merritt Boulevard through Fairfield county be undertaken as soon as possible. The democratic state plat form last fall did the same thing. We feel sure that continued success of the party in Fairfield county can only result if action fol- lows these proposals, which certainly have had the support of republicans for some years but which never materialiZed.
 Fairfield county is at present without d state park, unless, of course, you count Sher wood Island. But inasmuch as this spot is at present rather inaccessible and adjacent property owners are not at all hospitable we could hardly state that Fairfield county had state park. It had one in name merely The state never developed the site and for time it actu- ally considered renquishng its title to the shore site it had acquired for recreational purposes. However, residents of Fairfield county are resolved that minority shall not rule in this instance. Growing nsistence upon the development of Sherwood Island as a state park has just about assured the state of another seashore park.
 A county without state park or forest in this day and age is unusual. Fairfield coun- ty has borne it's loss quite well. in asmuch as it confidently expected to witness the de- velopment of Sherwood Island into as attrac- tive spot as Hammonassett Beach is. Ac- quisition of as much shore frontage as poss- ble by the state for park purposes should be advocated by every legislator. Unless the state sets aside few miles of seashore there will be no chance of the public securing their advan- tages It would be quite feat for the demo- cratic party to succeed where heretofore the republicans have been ethargc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-31
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1881
We're 300 Years Old

A report of the commission on the observ ance of the three hundredth anniversary of he settlement of Connecticut has been sub
 nltted to Governor Gross. It will be held in l935 with appropriate ceremonies such as should accompany SO momentous an occaS- ion in the history of one of the thirteen original states Such celebrities as the pres- dent of the United States his cabinet, repre- sentatives of foreign governments. and also those of the other forty-seven states will be invited to attend the festivities. The report IS fairly comprehensive in its attention to the details of the observance. It docs not, how ever settle the argument as to the first settle ment in Connecticut, now claimed by both Wethersfeld and Windsor.
 We are to have commemorative stamp a special fifty cent piece. state medal and all such souvenirs as accompany an American centennial soiree. A four day program of events to commemorate the l7th century col onization period is likewise proposed. There would also be a volume containing complete information of the occasion. We hope tha. by 1855 times will have changed and people will be able to manifest the interest they should in as historical an event as this prom ises to be. With President Angell of Yale. former Chief Justice Wheeler, E. Kent Hub nard. Mrs George Maynard Minor. George C. F. Williams Mrs James F. Andrews, and Robbins B. Stoeckel comprising the anniver- sary commission we feel sure that nothing will be overlooked in the anticipation of the event.
 As to the Windsor Wethersfeld controversy we propose to let the two towns settle that by themselves As for the state it is enough to know that the first colonsts settled here not Tn 1855 as the date of observance might suggest but several years earlier. We chose 1855 as compromise and as compromise year for the entire state. Probably Windsor and Wethersfeld not to mention Hartford and Saybrook, may have planned to celebrate their own 300th anniversary independently of the state observance. If so we feel sure ttat the state at large will be glad to join in the festivities and to study with renewed ln- terest the ties that bind us with the past
 Between now and l,.35 a great deal can be done in the way of identifying for tourists and visitors historical spots. Our highways should be marked. particularly those like the Boston Post Road which date back to the colonial days. Waterbury had its share of carly post and toll roads. As the commission remarks it is open to suggestions but We feel that its revealed skeleton plans are worthy of the support of all of us. Massachusetts celebrated the 3OOth anniversary last year. Connecticut has four years in which to 'ume holiday attire. Many things can hap pen in that interval, but nothing can pre- vent the state from displaying that in 300 years it has maintained the high standards of those first settlers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-31
Nea Service Writer

Washington - The main reason why no one can yet be sure whether or not there is to be an extra ses- sion of congress are that it isn't
 clear yet just who wants such a ses-
 sion and that the senate can move
 with surprising amount of speed
 when it desires.
 The thing that threatens to force
 President Hoover to call a special
 appropriation bills won't be passed,
 leaving government departments without money on which to oper- ate.
 The senate has been finding plen- | ty of points for debate besides ap- propriation bills and that raises the point of physical limitations as to whether the appropriation bills can be passed if such debate goes on and the argumentative point whether the other matters are of sufficient pense of a special session.
 Some of the subjects which have been taking up time are the debates on drought suffering and unemploy- ! ment. the combinations of three federal power commissioners and of Eugene Meyer to the Federal Re- serve Board, Indian affairs admin istration in connection with an appropriation measure. the Wicker sham report, maternity and infancy legislation, the Nye investigation of senatorial campaign expenditures, and Tom Heflin's charges of fraud
 in his defeat for reelection. The Indians have been give an espe- cially large amount of time. Senator Lawrence C. Phipps of Colorado, who is said to be worth something like $50,00O,000, was one of those barred from the concert of the Philadelphia Symphony Orches- tra the other night when he arrived | with some ladies and sought to en- ter the hall after the overture had begun. The senator was told that
 he couldn't enter until intermission, when the best part of the concert would be over. A music critic who heatedly joined him in protest was threatened with election. Senator Phipps refused to wait for intermis-
 sion.
 Congress fixed the legal alcoholic content on notwithstanding bever- ages at one-half of l per cent, but the point has been debated ever since. Professor Yandell Tender son, professor or applied phys1ology at Yale, says this:
 NO beverages which in common
 usage is drunk only in such amounts htat not more than the equivalent of 80 cubic centimeters of absolute
 alcohol is absorbed into the blood
 in an hour can properly be denomi- mated as intoxicating"
 Few persons care to drink half a
 gallon of beer in an hour, Dr Hen-
 derson says. and hence according to
 his definition beer containing or
 4 per cent alcohol by volume is not intoxicating. even if the consumer drinks half a gallon an hour for
 several hours in succession. Professor Henderson made these
 assertions in answer to query from
 the Yale Daily News. Senator Bing- ham of Connecticut has placed his article in the Congressional Record.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-31
Many Centennials

Whoever delights in centennial celebrations will find plenty in l93l to please him. As enumerated by the London Observer. the con- tenares this year include: the death of James Monroe (July 4, l83D the death of Hegel; the birth of Frederick II (Ostober Is. 183D; and the birth of Victorien Sardou (September 7, l83D.
 For 2O0th anniversaries, the paper cities an earthquake that killed 100000 people in Picking and the publication of Voltares Let tres Philosophiques. Searching even farther back in history, one finds that the 5O0th an- nlversary of the death of Jeanne d'Arc will be commemorated on May 30. l931. In this year, also occurs the 5O0th anniversary of the birth of Pope Alexander VI, of the famous Borgia family
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-31
Another Campaign

One of our leading convention cities interrupts the even tenor of our national life by inviting both of the big political parties to hold their conventions there in 1932 We come to with jerk, and realize that next year is actually presidential year There will be another of those things with everything upset and everybody excited and everything. And here we had just begun to relax from the last presidential campaign,
 To tell the truth. though, there had already been some intimations of the approaching dis turbance in the recent news from Washington. Coming events cast their shadows before in politics as much as anywhere And America is nothing if not political