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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-29
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You can't be sure it's the same
coat" he said. IF the man was a
thief, would be try the front door?"
He snorted disbelief.
tits the same coat" Spence re-
affirmed stubbornly. I've seen
thousands of them in London, and
not half q dozen in New York, sir.
And it's old, sir, and fair in threads
along the edges.
"Struck me odd at the time, sir,
a man in evening dress like that sir,
wearing a diSgraceful coat like that
begging your pardon, Miss Mary"
Its old, surely" Mary agreed.
1t was Dads and Eddie came into
it when Dad died. It was big for
him, but he needed it-times when
he hadn't any other"
Mr.. Jupiter remained silent. He
was unconvinced, but he was
thoughtful.
Mary continued eagerly. 81
shouldn't have thought it the same
coat, myself, only that it was that
very same night, and his trying so
hard to get in, and being so nasty
about it. And Eddies coat was gone,
somehow-lost or loaned or some
thing. I'm sure of it.
Mr.. Bowen, the reporter, and I
both heard Eddie say plainly when
he was lying in the ambulance,
Make him give me back my coat
And when Eddie came to meet me
that day when-that day." she swal-
lowed hard and went on, "he had
no coat on, just his blue suit, all
musSed and wrinkled.
And it was cold. I remember I
wore my fur jacket and nearly froze
in that reporters open car"
But he didn't get in, you say,
Spence" Mr.. Jupiter turned to the
butler.
mot by the front door, sir, that's
certain" Spence agreed. But" he
added with side-glance at Mary,
"the side door was open.'
And how would he know that?"
HE might just have tried it. sir,
and found it open"
"Or mightn't he have heard Ed
die telephoning me?" Mary put in.
Eddie knew all sorts of men, gam
blers and so on. Mr.. Bowen was
telling me today there's racetrack
gambler they call The Fly, and he
thinks Eddie meant him when he
was out of his head and mumbling.
Only he wasn't out of his head
he knew what he was saying. But
he was weak, and we wouldn't paw
attention. That's what believed"
Hold on" Mr.. Jupiter chided.
YOU'RE going pretty fast. You been
seeing that reporter lately?"
Why, yes" Mary was a trife
dashed. II lunched with him to-
day. He's making an investigation
of his own, and I've promised to
help him.
IT'S not his business. Kane's the
mani" Mr.. Jupiter's stick came
down with a rap on the velvet car
pet.
But Kane's given up" Mary ar
gued. HE thinks the same as YOU
all do. That Eddie's guilty, or if he
isn't, what difference does it make?
He's dead. But it makes a good deal
of difference! To me! And to-
Eddie, even if he is dead and
can't speak for himself.
HE was a foolish kid, but he
wasn't bad-not a murderer! I
won't stand by and hear him called
one. Haven't I the right to clear
his name if CAM"
The old mans eyes flashed.
"The right to lose your young
man, too, if you're not carefuI!"
Lose Dirk? Why, what's that to
do with it?" Mary asked aghast.
ITO Be COntinuef)
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glance. He continued to study it as
he took it from her.
1t had rather obvious, plaid
pattern, which seemed to interest
him deeply. To her question about
Mr.. Jupiter, he answered absently
Hes in the library, playing pa
tience. And you'd best hurry on
he's been asking after you since
breakfast. e don't like poker, and
none Of the chauffeurs plays crib
bage. All" he broke off-so you
konw that young man then?"
What young man?"
Spence shook the coat angrily
"The young man who tried to crash
the gate at your party, the night
Mrs. Jupiter was killed." he
answered. It's his coat, I'd swear
Now how did you come by it, Miss
Mary if may ask?"
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CHAPTER FOURTEEN
"XXTHAT young man, Spence?
w What are you talking

"VXTHAT young man, Spence?
w What are you talking
about?"
Mary eyed the old butler, fearful
of what he might be about to re-
veal. He looked so vindictive as he
held Eddie's topcoat aloft and
glared at it as if he would have
liked to shake its owner.
Under the stress of emotion. his
usual west end English left him and
the Cockney came out.
He had the face, if you'll be-
Iieve it, Miss, to call himself a doc
tor, and try to force his way in
Yes! And when 1 told him you'd
neither invited him nor sent for
him, that impudent he was he tried
to walk past me into the 'ouse!
put my and up and I said None o
that. sirp I said"
when was this, and who was it.
Spencer" Mary demanded, impa-
tiently.
1T was the night of your party
Miss Mary" the butler explained
"Of all them that came and asked
to be let in without tickets, he was
the freshest"
Obviously the mans parting jibe
had left an indelible mark on the
old servants sensitive spot-his dig
nifty. why he looked at me as il
he'd have liked to do me in, that
he did, But 1 thought as he might
be a friend of yours, so I explained
about the jewels and the need to
keep out thieves.
But did he take it like a gentle
man would? He laughed, if you'll
believe it, and he called me an old
fool, he did and said Mind you
count the spoons!'"
His wrathful mimcry would have
been funny if Mary had not been so
preoccupied with the identity of
that mysterious visitor.
But who was it, Spence? My
brother?"
Not your brother, Miss Spence
explained testify. II told you as
'ow e was a stranger, and no
gentleman, either. E had that
coat on, as sure as I'm living, with
the collar turned up about his ears,
like this"
Are you sure?"
Sure! When you come in like
that, with that coat over you, it
brought it back to me as plain as if
he was standin' there"
But this is Eddie'S coat, my
brothers." Mary told him eXcitedly.
"Oh, Spence, would you know the
man again if you saw him? oh, do
you see what this means?"
She seized the surprised old serv-
ant by both arms and danced him
around. 1T means somebody else
tried to get in, somebody else DID
get in, and took the things and
did it all, just as I said! Not Eddie!
"Oh, Spence, you old lamb-why
didn't you tell me this before?"
THEY are still talking it ovei
Il hours later, Mary and Mr.. Jupi-
ter, across the little green baiZe
card-table drawn up before the
library fire.
Early dusk had fallen because o.
the rain, and tea things sat disre-
garded on the table between them
Spence, rendered completely ages
by the possibility that he hac
brushed horns with a thief anc
murderer was in and out on 6
variety of self-made errands, ear;
open to hear all that was said.
He had guarded the portals better
than he knew, and virtue shone as {
garland on his grizzled brown. HI
was convinced already that he hac
met the brute in single-handeC
combat, and subdued him by the
majesty of his person, alone.
Mr.. Jupiter, however, was sloweI
to kindle over the idea.
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When The Red Flower discovered them
she turned quickly in the opposite direction.
Anything-even that dreadful thing from the
sky-was better than the fate that must sure
ly follow her capture by Skruk So Jana fed
down the valley and close behind her in pur-
suit. leaped the four squat hairy men of Pheli.
And then new danger faced the brave girl.
Upon the summit of little rise of ground she
heard and saw four of the ferocious wolf dogs
III Pellucidar, known as jaloks to the men of
the inner werad.
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By Blosser
BY Martin

He hoped against hope that he might SAL
wage his rifle and ammunition from his plane
though he knew it must be total wreck AS
he proceeded in the direction he thought it
must have fallen, he heard the noise of the
hyaenodons and soon saw them. Quickly
drawing his revolver he crept forward. Then
it was he saw that they were not even aware
of his presence. AS ne looked in the direction
they were looking the American was astound-
ed to see girl running swiftly toward them.
At a S gt distance tehind her came four
creatures apparently pursuing her.
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I .k 2! =! GM Z! ~.

At the instant that Jason Gridley had
pulled the rip cord Of his parachute frag
ment of the broken propeller of his plane
struck his head glancing blow When he
regained consciousness he found himself ly
ing upon bed of soft grasses at the head
of a valley, where canyon opened on to level
ground. His first thought was of this disas-
trous end to his search for his companions.
Gridley struggled to his feet and soon re-
moved the parsf shute harness He was re-
Ieved to find that he had suffered no serious
injuries.
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REGIN HERE TnnAY

Rich old MRS. JUPITER is robbed and
murdered during the engagement party
kne gives for her secretary. MARY
HARNESS. Marv's scrapegrace brother
FIDDLE. was TO have been admitted az
me murder hour. No one knows THIS
She tells her hance. DIRK RUY-
Their who hunts Eddie He arranRes
rendezvous with the boy. but over
sleeps. BOWEN Of the Star drives mary
there instead. Eddie Is run down hnQ
kkllied as he crosses the street 70 meet
INSPECTOR KANE drops the case, be-
hevinR Eddie the murderer. When MARY
protests. be tells her Mr.. JUPITER ano
DIX believe the same. Bowen tens, mary
mere Is a racetrack gambler caleo IRE
FLY 10 whom her brother owed money.
NOW co M WITH LIE sIOKL
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Running from the strange apparition in the
sky Jana had gone but short distance when
directly in front of her. she saw Skruk and his
companions They, too, had seen the battle in
mid-air. They had watched the thing that
fioated groundward but had not recognized it
as a man. Terrified themselves, they were
upon the point of fleeing when Skruk saw Jana
running toward them. Instantly everything
else was forgotten in his desire to have her
Growing commands to his terrified henchmen
he led them toward the girl.
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Ito Be Continued
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-20

or o bit drawer than Peter. It was be-
cause his hindfeet were so long and
big that when he jumped he naturally
made q much longer jump than Peter
could. So Jumper went bobbing along
in front, ipperty- lipperty-lip, and Peter
came bobbing along behind, lipperty-
lipperty-lip, until they we're almost to
the little swamp where the first Skunk
Cabbage usually could be found,
Just before reaching 1t Peters atten-
ton was drawn to another kind of tree
still with its leaves. He had seen that
tree many times without giving it
thought, but now that he had learned
something about trees his curiosity was
aroused and he wanted to learn more
He hurried to catch UP with Jumper
DO you know that tree over there?"
asked Peter.
Jumper stopped to look at the tree
in question. THAT? Oh that's o Red
Cedar" said he. Tt"
Instead Of finishing what he had
started to say he sat up the better to
stare under the low growing branches
OF that tree. 1t was dark and shadowy
there, q hiding place he had used more
than once. There was surprise and
growing suspicion in Jumpers eyes.
full speed 1.-THE brush pile, Peteri" he
cried, Run for the brush pile!"
Peter didn't know what 1t was all
about, but he asked no questions. If
Jumper was afraid he should be afraid,
and he was. Away he started, lipperty-
lipperty-lip. There was a Snarl from
under that cedar tree and out bounded
FOWLER that Bobcat. Peter gasped. This
was startling surprise, indeed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-20
BY SALLY MONROE.

ORANGES are perhaps more de-
~ licious at this time of year than
at any other time. And they are also
usually low-priced at this end OF the
year. Later on there viii be q season
when you can't get good oranges. SO
take advantage Of them now and use
them as much as you can. Here are
some good recipes for using them:
One experienced cook says that when
the orange flavor is not at its height
little orange marmalade added to the
orange recipe tones up the flavor. II
you like jelly desserts, make an orange
and lemon Jelly and to a pint OF the
mixture add a tablespoonful OF orange
marmalade.
Orange used in fruit mixture takes
on new interest at this time of the
year. One recipe calls for four oranges
and four bananas. Begin by putting
half cup Of sugar in saucepan
with half cup of water and table
Spoenf Or 4.T nnss Let sox Vt I5@
oranges and cut out the sections, re-
moving the connecting white tissue.
Slice bananas and place with the
orange sections in a large dessert dish.
Strain the orange marmalade strip
over the fruit and let it stand in a
cold place long enough to. become
as the bananas will become discolored
If they stand exposed to the air. If
the fruit stands in the refrigerator for
a half hour 1t will become chilled. Tilt
the dish about before bringing to the
table, so as to make sure that the
strip has gone over all the fruit.
Here is recipe that calls for small
sponge cakes or lady fingers. For eight
OF the sponge cakes you will need two
cups of custard, half pint of whipped
cream, two tablespoonfuls of MARINA
lade and a few blanched almonds.
Split the cakes and spread each half
with marmalade and lay in q dessert
bowl. Cover with the custard while
1t is still warm. Cool and pile on the
whipped cream and garnish with the
blanched almonds cut into small pieces
or with little candied orange peel.
Orange Jelly Salad.-One tablespoon
full gelatin, one-quarter cupful cold
water, one-half cupful boiling water.
one-half cupful sugar, one cupful
orange juice, juice of one lemon, one
grapefruit. Soak the gelatin in the
cold water. Add the boiling water and
sugar and stir until dissolved. Add
orange and lemon juice. Cool and,
dividual molds. Arrange sections of
grapefruit in each mold. Let harden
and serve on lettuce with any desired
dressing.
Orange Sauce for Gingerbread
Mix together one cupfm of sugar and
one-fourth cupful of cornstarch Add
one cupful of boiling water and cook
until smooth. Flavor with the juice
Of an orange and, just before taking
from the stove, add two tablespoonfulS
Of butter and the same Of foreground
orange peel.
Orange Bread Pudding.-One cupful
bread crumbs, two cupfuls scalded
milk, one-third cupful Of sugar, juice
Of two oranges. grated rind of two
oranges, two tablespoonfuls butter and
two egg yolks. Add bread crumbs and
butter to scalded milk and soak 30
minutes, then add egg yolks, beaten
with sugar and orange juice and rind
Pour into buttered pudding dish and
bake in a moderate oven until firm.
Cover with meringue.
Orange Filling cupful
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FOOD AND THRIFT IN THE HOME
Good Recipes Offered
AS Oranges Are at Best

sugar, two and one-half tablespoon
fuls flour, grated rind of one-half
orange, one-quarter cupful of orange
juice, one-half tablespoonful lemon
juice, one egg slightly beaten, one
tablespoonful butter. Mix sugar and
flour, add grated lemon rind, orange
juice and egg slightly beaten. Put but
ter in saucepan and, when melted, add
mixture. stirring constantly until boil
ing point Is reached. Cool before
spreading.
Orange Drops-Grate the rind of
one orange and squeeze out the juice,
taking care to reject the seeds; mix
juice with grated rind and add a pinch
of tartaric acid, then stir in sugar until
it is stiff enough to form into small
balls the size of marble.
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Pile salad dressing lightly in the center
and top with q maraschino cherry.
2-ThiS salad win add O. charming
touch to bridge luncheon table or as
Q separate course at dinner. Place lace
paper doilies on individual salad plates
and border them with very cold and
very dry heart leaves of lettuce. In
side the lettuce arrange sections of
orange or tangerine radiating outward
from the center. Inside the oranges
place segments OF maraschino cherries,
made by cutting the fruit in eighths
Make the next row of narrow strips of
pineapple. Build the salads up toward
the center slightly and top each with a
rosette of cucumber whipped cream
dressing, dotted with paprika. The GU
cumber flavor is obtained by adding q
little of the Juice to the dressing. Have
all the fruits for this salad very cold
and very dry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-20

You mean the Skunk Cabbage 1t will
be poking It's little hoods up in some
places along the Laughing Brook pretty
soon now. I am of half a mind to go
down to the swamp and see If I can
find one now They do come up as
early as this sometimes, and once I have
found them I always feel that Winter
Is about over. So. smell or no smell,
I like the Skunk Cabbage"
so do T." replied Peter "If you don't
mind will go along with you"
Jumper said that he didn't mind. so
together they started for certain
swampy place along the Laughing
Brook, Jumper clothed all in white and
Peter clothed in gray and brown. An
odd couple they made, 30 much alike
yet so unlike. It wasn't Just their coats
alone that made the difference Peter
was much smaller than his cousin and
even for his size he hadn't such long
ears as Jumper. Otherwise they looked
enough alike to be brothers instead of
cousins.
Jumper, being the larger, led the way.
1t wasn't that he was any more bold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-20
Startling Surprise.
For careless folk there's little use;
They seldom have . real excuse:
Old Mother Nature.

Peter Rabbit felt really foolish when
his big cousin, Jumper the Hare, ex-
planned to him how he had been fooled
by the odor from a tree. He had been
so sure that that odor was from Jimmy
Skunks little bag of scent that even
after he knew beyond all doubt that
the odor belonged to the tree, not to
Jimmy Skunk, he still had hard work
to believe it. Just to be sure that he
was fully convinced of his mistake,
Jumper led him to another tree Of the
same kind, and there again Peter
Smelled the odor that was so like the
scent of Jimmy Skunk. There was no
doubt at all that it came from the
tree. It was a spruce tree. Peter knew
this by the way those little needles
crowded all around each little twtg
He remembered the trees from which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-20
BEDTIME STORIES
~ THORNTON
". BURGESS

Farmer Browns Boy had gathered gum,
and he was sure that these trees
hadn't smelled at all like this. He told
Jumper so.
"Of course. they didn't" replied
Jumper. They were q different kind
of spruce. They probably were the Red
Spruce or Black Spruce. This is the
White Spruce, but as I have already
told you, it is commonly called the
Skunk Spruce, and guess you know
why"
Peter grinned. 'I guess I do" said
he, land a very good name it is. I
knew. Of course, that the first plant
to blossom in the Spring has an odor
very like Jimmy Skunk's. You know
the one mean, don't your"
Jumper nodded. "Of course" said he.
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per and the pattern traced in the mid
die of the block in pencil. Otherwise
use carbon paper for tracing. First
trace the pattern in the center of the
white block Second, trace the floral
design on the different colored mate
rails, allowing for seams for each petal,
leaf and stem. Third, turn narrow
hens and applique. following traced
pattern on white block. Bowls may be
appliqued in any color desired. The
narrow stems may be embroidered in
six-strand embroidery thread. Appli-
que the heavier ones. Join completed
blocks by 4-inch strips of green ma
terial.
These designs may be done In col
ored embroidery threads, using outline
stitch. Designs also may be used for
pillows, cushions, lampshades, waste
paper baskets, corners of curtains, bed
spreads and paneled on doors Of chill
dren's cupboards.
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Flower Garden
Quilt Pattern
The Iris.

The Iris.
The leaves may be done In two shades
of green, the standing petals of the
flower light lavender and the bud and
the falling leaves of the flower purple.
The bowl may be light green or any
other desired color. The leaf overlap
ping the flower should be appliqued be-
fore the flower Is done.
Directions: The designs should be ap-
pliqued on fine muslin or broadcloth.
Cut each block 8 by IL inches. If the
white fabric used as q background is
fine enough, 1t may be placed over pa
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Libby's Apple Bvtter-todoy so inexpensive

old-bread with Libby's Apple Butteri
How the youngsters love its velvety
smoothness, its perfectly blended TART
sweet flavor.
And now you can give them all they
want. Libby's costs SO little!
Order Libby's Apple Butter from your
grocer today-fOr cake-filling, puddings,
as well as a spread. What a treat, every
day! And what an economy!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-20

Because the record Of their first we'd
ding ceremony in Poland, in 1896, was
destroyed during the World War. Israel
Weiner, aged rs, and his wife, IS. were
re-nnarried at Bath. England. recently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-20

You may obtain the juu-sized pat
tern for the Iris applique free, il you
tDiH iOrite for it, address your request
to the magazine editor of The Star and
inclose stamped, addressed envelope.
(Copyright, 1879
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Only 400 people attended a Socialist
party meeting at Manchester, England,
recently, when Minister of Health
Greenwood and Foreign Secretary Hen
derson were among the speakers.
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You can afford to serve it often. For
Libby's Apple Butter is extremely eco
nomical now, at the current low price.
Buy 1t in the big two-pOund can, and
let your children help themselves.
Libby's Apple Butter is SO wonderfully
wholesome! Made the old-fashioned way,
with choice apples, pure granulated sugar
and the finest spices.
Here IL one treat that never grows
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OMELIE'r.

OMELET.
Mash and heat freshly boiled
potatoes very light, add o beaten
egg. Put about an inch layer in
a hot frying pan, literally creased
with ham or bacon fat, or, better
still, salt pork fat. Cover half
the potato with one cup or less
Of minced ham, lightly seasoned
with mustard. Cook slowly until
bottom of potato is crisp brown.
Fold over as an omelet and serve
at once. Egg may be omitted,
but have potato less moist and
brown well before folding.
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POPOVERS.

POPOVERS.
Two cups -four, one teaspoon
salt. one-half teaspoon soda, one
teaspoon cream of tartar sifted
together. Beat separately the
whites and yolks of two eggs. To
two cups sweet milk add the
yolks, then slowly sift in the
-four, so as to make a smooth
batter. Just before putting into
the pans fold in lightly the
beaten whites. Bake In q hot
oven 80 minutes. Serve immedi-
ately.
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MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.
Grapefruit
Cereal with Cream
Scrambled Eggs Popovers
Coffee

LUNCHEON.
Ham and Potato Omelet
Graham Rolls Olives
Orange Cookies
Tea
DINNER.
Beef Stew with Dumplings
Lettuce Salad, French Dressing
Raspberry Turnovers
Coffee