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The pathway was well worn and thickiy
shielded on both sides with tall bushes, making
it practically walled in. Then he came upon
crazy-looking shack, a building half under the
earth and half out Of 1t.
Doremy's steps had been heard. figure
opened the door of the shack.
what do you want?" it asked, gTufhy. 4
This professor was jovial. He assumed the
tourist attitude.
"Aw--I saw your sign. I'm touring about
have any postcards Of your house, have you
mo-" answered the hermit, slightly warmer,
'But I carve heads, wooden skulls. Sometimes
sell them"
"Oh, charmingi Let me see some. Please
do" gushed the pseudo-tourist.
Wait here" said the hermit. I'm bring
some out"
"Oh, I'd love to see your cave. May ="
Nobody has ever stepped inside my house,
snapped the hermit quickly. II don't allow it
Wait here"
COON the hermit emerged with three skulls
In his hands Doremy exclaimed in real
appreciation.
why, these are excellent! How much are
they9F
ST get three dollars apiece"
"soldi An three!" laughed Doremy. This
is a fine wood TO carve in. what is It? i
OOnC KNOW uuckl dDOub WOOO
Maple. Only thing fit to work in. Never
use anything else"
The hermit seemed anxious to be rid of his
visitor, and after q few aimleSs remarks, the
professor left
'Doremy," he said to himself. you're warm:
even hotl In fact, my queer recluse you are
the one who coasted that car down the long
hiIl The tiny maple shaving ON the floor
board of the car tells me that. Also that thread,
r~,I,fnI &c r3VNO And Nf
wouldn't know how to drive q car, so you
coasted tt-away from your home. But why?
That's what we have 70 know. And-I've got
to get into the inside Of that shack somehow"
It was the following afternoon before the
professor hit on a plan. His classes would
chubby teacher climbing tall tree, some 500
yards from the point of interest.
1t was tough work, but he forgot his dis
comfort soon, when he unslung q pair Of power
full field glasses. All that afternoon he held to
his perch. Now and then he grunted, and once
or twice grin spread over his face
Had suspicion there might be skylight,"
he muttered. II can just pick 1t out as the sun
hits it. GoodI And now let's see how I can
come down over that blur from the back. I
see. That twisted pine. Down from there to
that boulder"
After further careful study of the lay of
the land, he climbed down.
It was little after o'clock when Prof.
Doremy set out through the tangled growth Of
Coolies Bluff.
Carefully he picked his way through trees
and over huge boulders and through terrible
masses of briar growth And after 20 minutes
Of this arduous work, he found himself at the
scraggy, twisted pine he had marked q few
hours before.
glow showed through the skylight single
Continued ON Eighteenth Page
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The Mystery of Three-Mile Hill
By H. |. Shumway.

-HE hermit Of Goods Blur sat at his
rickety bench, working ct hts In
terminable industry, that Of making
7 III small skulls from hard wood knots.
On the table in front Of him were
several examples Of his gruesome art not with
out some degree of craftsmanship
The man HIMSELF AS bizarre in appearance
as the combination shack and cave in which he
lived Unkempt, dirty gray hair thatched his
higl-domed head. A scraggly beard hid his
mouth and chin. He was tanned a deep brown.
And a pair Of eyes lit with crafty expression
made his face peculiarly forbidding.
His clothes were just odd bits OF old cloth,
leather and gunny sacking, roughly held to
gether with cord.
The shack was undoubtedly the work OF
person without sense of order. correctness Of
line or reason. Old boxes and bits OF wood
knocked together served as furniture An old,
pot-bellied stove smoked in one end OF the cave,
adding to the foul smell of the place.
Silently the hermit piled his sharp knife on
q hideous-looking skull about one-third life size.
He held it up, toothless grin showing his
satisfaction.
Pretty faces" he mumbled in raspy,
chanting voice Pretty faces for my customers.
an faces are just skulls. see them all as
Just bones"
Suddenly the single ramshackle door crashed
VE1rCtT nfH
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Gilweller, Vermont. A
farmer found it in his
front yard, empty,
and nobody knows
how it got there.
"Uh-huln. Go on"
"Well, that's how it
is. Car abandoned.
And no Tony. And
say, professor, I wish
you'd take the case.
You 60 up there to
this hick town and do
your stun. I've looked
you up and I know
you can do it If any
body can. I'll pay you
a hundred bucks a
day"
Prof. Doremy studied
the CANISTER. What
was your brother up
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snapped. dig out all the money you've got In
the place I know you've got it! Snap into IT.
ct have no money cried the hermit fear
fully. "You can see how poor am. have
nothing"
The other shifted the gun in his hand and,
leaning close banged the butt with terrific
smash on the hermits head. The bundle OF
rags cringed, sagged; the brown hands clawed
the table.
The cruel eyes Of the intruder stared at him.
roved around the room. Then ne stepped
closer Quickly the brute bound the hands and
feet Of his helpless victim with some rope he
found In a corner. With curse he propped
him up against the wall.
He kicked open the door Of the stove and
stuck an old iron bar into the glowing embers.
The figure on the floor was still motlonless
Two minutes passed.
Then the thug grasped the iron, TANNED
the red-hot end on the back Of the hermits
neck The victim twisted in sudden torture,
screamed out his anguish.
Coin to talk now?"
Sweat streamed down the agonized features
Of the hermit. blowing tiny tracks through
the CRIME.
I'm tell" painted the unfortunate man.
'Tn tell"
.sWellq Come ON. Where is it?"
SUnder-that stone-back Of the stove"
The thug grabbed q rusty tool that once had
been a spade and pried up the stone slab He
-
box a large one. Feverishly he broke 1t OPEN
well, YOU didn't lie to me, you old"
laughed the thug "Huml Tens, twentieS-
and looka these real C'sl Well, well"
He stuffed the bills into his pocket. The
hermit seemed pretty far gone. He closed his
eyes in pain.
"rm done for" moaned the hermit. please
some air. There's window over my head
please-puI that rope and-itn open. Please
for Gods sake-air-"
He seemed about to faint. The brute stared
at him shrugged. Then with vicious yank,
he pulled the rope and the window opened.
Air came gushing in, the pure, cool air OF the
night
with a grunt. the thug turned and went
swiftly out.
DROP. MICAH DOREMY sat day-dreaming
in his charming study. An old briar pipe
dropped from his mouth.
The professor was short and stIbby, with a
rudy moon face But the forehead was mas
sive and the gray-blue eyes were trimming
with intelligence. He wore rough tweed knick-
ers, golf stockings and rubber-soled shoes.
There was a ring at the door and q maid
came in to announce a visitor.
The professor never removed his feet from
a low stool, but nodded to the man and mo-
toned him TO q chair.
You don't remember me?" said the visitor,
sitting down. well, I'm Vincent Scaretti. I
saw you IN court-but perhaps you didn't see
me. the Mangin-Hoga case"
"Oh, yes. Mr.. Scaretti," replied the pro-
fessor. "I do remember you. WeIl?"
The man seemed Ill at ease. Listen, pro-
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rises, almost to hesitate, then on again. And
as he looked up from the end Of his run, he
was surprised to find himself almost directly
in front of the Perkins farm where Scarettrs
car was found.
His eyes twinkled '"The lucky star never
fails usI Well well, let's see what we've got.
May not mean anything-but this I'm sure Of:
The Scaretu car was coasted down hcre-and
why? Who would coast car instead OF driving
it Why, a person who couldn't drive,
Nov, all I have to do is find person who
can't drive q carl"
He turned and headed his up the hill'
once more At the top, where he'd seen the
sign, he pulled In and got out.
This is where started the coast from.
Well, let's do little sight seeing"
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mentum his eye sud
denly caught sight Of
a path and a slender
spire of smoke COM
ing up from among
the tangled brush and
rocky hillside. He
stopped.
what q spot for O
home" he muttered.
But I don't see any
house. Oh, here's q
sign on q post in the
path. The Hermit Of
Goods Bluff Gosh,
even the hernits have
to advertise. Well, let's
ramble."
His engine had
stalled, and as he
reached to release the
brake he happened to
look ahead.
wen coast, just
for the fun Of It," he
chuckled.
The car gathered
way. On It went,
around curves, over
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his way inside. There
was a gun in his hand.
Throw that knife on
the floor" barlned the
intruder. "Chuck 1T"
There was q duel Of
eyes. Slowly the hand
that held the knife
moved to obey, hest
tated. The other man
made no move save TO
push the gun out a bit
more menacingly.
The hermit wavered,
seemed to realize he
was beaten. He threw
the knife on the floor
and the man picked it
up.
ssT,v, ", a hurry - he
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
Contract Bridge
"The Official System"
By E. V. SHEPARD
Replying To The Three Bid

Partner must respond to an
unopposed demand bid regard
less of extreme weakness. He
should respond to a demand
bid that is opposed by an inter-
vening declaration, provided he
holds assisting values Of at
least three trumpS plus one
quick trick, or in case he has a
sound declaration Of his own.
He must pass an intervening
bid in case he does not hold
genuine assisting or shifting
strength.
Respond to partners unop-
posed opening bid Of three as
follows. /. Assist upon three
small trumpS Cor AK, Ky or
CD plus one quick trick. 2.
Without a quick trick support
upon four small trumps Cor
AK. xxx or OK; 3. If
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Shopping

It's SO chilly outdoors these
days that we've been longing
for the cozineSs of a fur coat.
And because there are so many
football games and things to do
out in the country we decided
to look at the sports ones first
of all.
And if you've looked them
over, you've probably been
struck, as we have, by the fact
that the racoon'S long-Standing
monopoly on sport coats is a
thing Of the past. MeSSrs.
MuIrat, Leopard, Kid & Co. have
taken themselves not only into
the street scene, but very much
into the sports field, and seem
to have old Mr.. Coon up q
tree!
Pony is another contender
that's staging q comeback in
the sports world. And, Of
course, our old friend lapin is
still with us.
Gathered Flares
At the left, above, we've
sketched one Of the best-looking
mushrat coats we've seen. The
flared, johnny collar is made
with the fur gathered in.
On the cuffs the gathers are re-
= leased to flare attractively. No
wonder muslrat coats are SO
popular this year, when they
have details manipulated just
as If the fur were cloth! The
narrow fur belt can tie any
where you please. This coat is
made Of a new kind Of muskrat,
called 'Silvertone," and it's real
ly gray, not beige like the regu-
lar silver muSkratS. In fact, at
first glance, you wouldn't know
it was a muSkrat-it looks so
very different. And the price Is
a bit higher than the silver
oneS-this one costing about
$14O, ana lCS well WOrCn H. w.
A Big Run on Spots
Leopards and leopard cats
have sprung into popularity
with a suddenesS characteristic
Of the beasts themselves.
Maybe Trader Horn had some
thing to do with 1t. Every
where we looked, there were
girls and women buying them.
And it's no wonder when
they're so smart and priced so
reasonably. On the right,
above, you1l see q most attrac-
tive leopard cat coat, and we
could almost imagine it pur-
ring as we sketched. The long
shawl collar and deep pointed
cuffs Of racoon tone in beauti-
fully with the fur. Doesn't 1t
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to
LoveIorn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
An Authority on Problems Of
Love and Marriage
Sa z INoFS

Marrying Ut lGineteen
Dear Miss Fairfax:
. have many problems to
solve, and I'd like you to help
me with some Of them. These
are the hardest.
I have been going with a
young man 18 years of age for
over a year. He is neat, does
not smoke or drink and has
been very nice to me. I am
18 years old, graduated from
high school, and 7 am in love
with him. We have known
each other since we were young
children and always were at
tracted to one another. He says
he loves me. The problem is,
can you be really in love at 18?
He has another year Of high
school, and he is serious enough
to plan a home for me as soon
as he finds steady work. He
wants to give me a ring (aqua-
marine) for Christmas. Should
I accept it? % you think 10
too young to marry? L.
Youth is The happiest time
in which to be in love, and.
in your ELSEWHERE you have
known the young man for
such a long time and have al
ways liked hint would seem
that love has developed from
the sureSt urces-similarity
Of taste and real joy in each
others society.
With @ foundation like that,
I do not think 1t would be a
mistake to marry at 10, pro-
vided you wait for the boy to
finish school and find a good
position.
AS to the ring, it would
seem to be better to wait for
that until after he has seen
working for a Wills unless, of
course, he has an allowance
that would take care Of such
an expenditure.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
Your Health
and Diet
By Logan CIendening, M. D.

There is something irreSiStibly
attractive about the idea Of re-
ducing weight by hot baths. Dis
solving away the fat.
It seems logical. The bath
seems to burn the fat off. You
feel lighter when you get out,
You are lighter, as matter Of
fact, because you have lost
about a pound Of water.
You are very thirsty and
water isn't fattening, you've
been told, so you drink three
glasses Of it. Then you don't
weight yourself again. # you
did you would find that the
pound was back. The pound Of
an overweight is much likely
to come back than the British
pound sterling. CThat wasn't
so good, but it will do as a
period Of depression joke, and
as far as I can see it's just as
good as most Of the depression
jokes nowaday)
Bathing and Weight
AS a matter Of fact, bathing
of any kind does absolutely
nothing to reduce weight. The
physiology Of the situation is
all against it. If the bath did
not call out any perSpiration
there might be a chance Of its
accomplishing some reduction,
but when the perspiration
comes out weight reduction
possibilities fade.
This is because there are
only three ways weight can be
lost. One is by reducing the
intake Of food;, the second is
by using up more body tissue
by exercise, and the third is by
increasing the internal combus-
ton and heat Of the body.
The bath Is obviously directed
toward the third Of these
methods. And since the evapo-
ration Of perspiration is ma
lures method of keeping the
temperature of the body at the
proper level, the fact that there
is profuSe perspiration after
a hot bath keeps down any
weight loss by internal heat.
The bath, does not increase
internal combustion perceptibly
whatever.
Wxyo-Ee- 0ee I~A
Medicated baths are equally
futile. The ingredients of most OF
the bath salts designed for re
ducing are simply borax or EPSON
salts or a combination of similar
simple materials. Their action, il
any, is to o.<n the pores and re
lax the skin. Mostly their action
is nil.
Part Of the psychology Of the
reduction bath is the feeling OF
lightness one has after the bath
This is due to the relaxation OF
the circulatory system, the re
duction in blood pressure, and
especially pressure in the blooo
vessels Of the brain.
And there is an element Of
danger in this. I was not Ions
ago called in on an emergency
call at a neighbor'S. One of the
members had taken a medicatec
bath for reduction purposes anc
had tainted afterwards. Fol
nearly an hour she was in a dis
tinct state Of shock.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
The Marry-Go-Round

inspiration or a really vital
reason for making love to any
woman, these days-but a mar
ried man needs only an op-
portunity.
All that a successful modern
woman requires Of a husband
is that he will serve as an ef-
fective background in public
and act like something human
and alive around the house.
But you'd be surprised to dis
cover how difficult it is to find
one like that.
Almost are woman looks dan
gerously beautiful to a man,
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
,ok nice and warm? And sketch it better not

look nice and warm? And it
is, too-juSt go and see.
One big button holds the
coat, closed at the side. And
you'll notice there isn't any
belt. We've often heard, and
know from sad experience. that
with constant rubbing, q
leather belt tends to wear out
a fur coat. Unless the belt is
made Of fur as in the first
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
What Do You
Know?
Questions ON Editorial Page

Questions ON Editorial Page
Ansa0ers to TodGg,s Test
/. A story Of two doors. 2. A
tragedy Of ambition. 3. A novel
Of frontier life. 4. During the
gold fever. S. BY Oscar Wilde.
6. Diary. z. Mecca. 8. st. Peters.
9. Baptism of Christ. 10. Paris.
II. Volcanoes. IL. Liffey. Is.
Vatican City. IA. Restrain by
intimidation. Is. Pebble.
Copyright. 1891, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
Called Her . Pest

Dear Miss Fairfax:
My girl friend and I were on
our way to meet another girl,
also a friend Of ours. Suddenly,
the girl I was with said: 'Well,
where are you going to meet the
pest?" That question hurt me
very much, and I so informed
my friend. She replied in
dignantly, "As long as I feel
that way about her, I believe it's
my privilege to express my feel
ingS." Was she right? L.F.
It seems to me a mistake to
take this so seriously. Your
girl friend may Just have been
in a bad temper at the time.
I'd try and forget it.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
Fashion Fancies

Animation is the great little
eye brightener. ExpreSSionleSS
eyes cause the face to take on
the appearance of q mask.
There is a sort of moulded ri.
gidity Of muscles and tissues.
Not nice when observed on
young faces. Something sad
about blank, unseeing eyes.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
Shall I Write to Her?

Dear Miss Fairfax:
About six months ago I was
introduced to q girl who lives
out Of town, and I have grown
to care for her very deeply.
Sometimes I wonder if she has
forgotten about me. Would it
be all right If I wrote her q let
ter? ED.
It would be quite all right If
you wrote her q letter, and say
you hope she has not forgotten
you. And that you often look
back with pleasure on the &C
quaintance and wish you could
see her again,
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
Wedding Invitations
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:

DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
When wedding limitations are
sent out, should invitations be
sent to the parents and broth
ers and sisters of the groom?
BRIDE-TO-BE.
Yes, most emphatically.
These invitations to the par
ents, brothers, and sisters of
the groom are the very I'm
portant ones, since the family
of the groom are the guests OF
honor of the wedding. That
is why they sit on the right Of
the important aisle Of the
church. and why at the we'd
ding feast, the mother Of the
groom sits on the right Of the
father Of the bride, and the
father of the groom sits on the
right of the mother Of tlle
bride.
To the mother and father OF
the groom the invitations
should be addressed:
Mr.. aid Mrs. Anthony Ham
ilton.
Each sister of the groom
and each brother should be
sent a separate invitation.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23

sketch 1t Is much better not
to wear one.
We had to buy this coat
and you really can't blame us,
can you? It cost less than 5000.
\ +
For names Of stores where
you may buy these coats, write
or call the Washington Times
Fashion Department. District
$3.50.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23

advance, you will not have one
uncomfortable moment. If the
pains have begun, they are
stopped in seven minutes!
No woman need be a martyr
to periodic pain. One Midol tablet
will convinue you. It can't harm
you, for it Is not narcotic. All
drug stores. Simply ask for Midol.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
How Does
an Actress
Manage?

Matinee and night,
two performances
a day, even at the
tt me Of month
W h e n m any
women are help
less with pain.
An actress often
must submit to
such an inconven-
ience, but does not
suffer the usual
pain. Midol blocks
all possibility Of
any periodic pain,
for hours at Q
time. Taken in
The Washington times., 1931-10-23

Don't imagine that a man Is
in love with you, merely be-
cause he likes to talk to you
about his success; wait until he
runs to tell you all about his
troubles.
A woman's first kiss, like the
first raisin in q pudding, should
always be a surprise.
Copyright, 1881, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1931-10-23

Nobody Is so bitterly certain
that there is no romance left
in the world, today, as the
elderly Lothario or the ex-
charmer, who is no longer
young enough to inspire it.
Many a woman's idea Of
Frightening up the home is to
turn on the radio before you
brush your teeth in the morn
ing, and keep it going, until
you are ready to put your hair
in waverS at night.
A bachelor has to have an
The Washington times., 1931-10-23

rs opening bid Of 3-Spades
was raised to 4-Spades upon
four small trumps, but z lost
only two diamond tricks and
one trick in clubs. z ruffed the
third round Of diamonds, then
led his two top trumps, drop
ping all opposing spades and
affording two entries to dummy
with the 9 and z Of trumps.
Both times entry was gained
into dummy a heart was led
and q fineSse taken. Luckily
neither opponent held more
than three hearts, so that five
spade tricks, four heart tricks
and one club trick gave the de-
clarer just the 10 tricks his side
had bid.
A good motto to paste in
ones hat is: Unless you bid
game you cannot score it.
Copyright. 1891, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
Core ect
Manners
BY Mrs. c. Beeckman
Restaurant Form

DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
Is it correct to put your chair
back in place when leaving the
table, especially in restaurants
or cafes. III.
This readjustment Of the
chair is not necessary.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
We Women

Some girls manage to look
feminine and coQuettish in
these Eugene hatS-otherS
merely look slightly cock
eyed"
A sensitive soul is a terrible
handicap to q modern woman;
what a girl needs most in q
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
GetU cF
em Front
A Story Of the Aftermath
Or the World War
The Story Thus Far

Ernst who enlisted sChOOlbOy tells the story Of
group war when 10 made
dsbanded reach their home city in pouring rain
attacked BY revOluti0nSS
willy Then the three walk hoeward
They home first then Willy leaves and
Homecoming shocks and distubs him.
his family strangers barrier between him
and them.
NouD Continue
The Washington times., 1931-10-23

At the least little disagresment now woman
runs off to get divorce.
And NO sooner is she divorced than she
thinks about getting married again.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23

unable to assist. declare your
best biddable suit if you hold
one quick trick. 4. Shift to g.
No Trumps in case you can
not meet the requirements of
any one Of the above responses,
whether or not you hold any
quick trick values.
Respond as shown below to
partners opening bid Of g.
Hearts.
Four Hearts
a KOS
S9.6-5
q I0-5.2
. %8-5-3.2
Four Hearts
a 8-6-2
6.7.4-2
4 9.6-4
. 9-7-6
Four Clubs
a $50
VII
. K.l0-8-7-2
= K-8-2
Three No Trumps-
a l0-6-6-3
o.6-4
= 5-4-3
. 8-3-2
Three No Trumps-
A 6-6-3
V6-4
j. A-5.4-3
} 8-5-3-2
The next hand nicely illus
trates why four small trumpS
often afford all the support
needed for a big hand to 60
game, even if it offers a dubi-
Gus appearing opening bid Of
&In-~@
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
By FAY KING

By FAY KING
Divorce statistics read like income tax re-
turns these days. But / can't that it's
improving marriage problems any.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23

A bachelor has to have an