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Evening star., 1932-07-08

INSTALLMENT XIV.
II MILY and Charles Enderby were
nearly at Exhampten when sne
broke the silence by totally
IL unexpected remark.
Charles" she said, ARE you
q bridge player?"
Yves. I am Why?"
Il was thinking You know what
they tell you to do when you're assess
ing the value Of your hand? II you re
defending-count the winners-but II
you're attacking, count the losers. NOW
we're attacking in this business OF ours
but perhaps we have been DONG IL
the wrong way"
How do you mean?"
We'll, we've been counting the WIN
ners. haven't we? 1 mean going over
the people who could have killed Capt.
Trevelyan. however improbable IL
seems. And that's perhaps why we've
60 so terribly muddled.'
L haven't got muodleo' saio
Charles.
well. 1 have then I'm so muddled l
can't think at all Let's lock at II the
other way round Let's count the losers
the people who can't possibly nave
killed Capt. Trevelyan.
well, let's Sec" Enderby reflected.
"To begin with there's the WillettS ana
Burnaby and Rycroft and Ronnie. On
and Duke
yes" agreed Emily. I'VE know none
of them can have killed him Because
at the time he was killed they were all
at Sittaford House. and they all saw each
other and they can't all be lying. YES
they're all out Of it.
LAS a matter of fact. every one in
S;ttaford is out of it, said Enderby.
Counting losers isn't a great success
is it?" said Emily.
What about YOU said Charles.
'Me?"
where were you when the crime was
committed .,-,.
How extraordinary; l never Thought
of that. 1 was in London, OF course
But don't know that could prove IL
was alone in my fiat"
"There YOU are" said Charles. MO
tive and everything. Your young man
coming into f20, 900 What more DC
you want?"
you are clever, Charles" said Emily
"I can see that really I'm most suspl-
cious character. 1 never thought OF II
before"
Two mornings later Emily was seated
in Inspector Narracott's office. she
had come over from Sittaford that
morning.
Inspector Narracott looked at her
appraisingly. He admired Emilys pluck
her courageous determination not tc
give in and her resolute cheerfulness
She was fighter and Inspector Nara
colt admired fighters. 1t was his pri-
vate opinion that she was great deal
too good for Jim Pearson. even If that
young man was innocent of the murder
Its generally understood in books,
he said, that the police are intent on
having victim and don't in the least
care if that victim is innocent or not
as long as they have enough evidence
Evening star., 1932-07-08
35 BOYS TO GO TO CAMP
Group to Leave Monday for West
Hatton Farm.
BY WILLARD

A group Of 35 boys will leave Monday
morning for the Boys Club camp. at
West Hstton Farm, Charles County, Md
The camp, which has facilities for 10
boys, is already occupied by a group
which left here last week.
The boys leaving Monday will assem-
bic at the club. Third and c streets, at
9 o'clock. The trip will be made in
buses.
The Boys Club camp is maintained
each Summer to give the benefit Of out
door recreation to underprivileged
Youths
Evening star., 1932-07-08
AIMO'CO-GAS

The original Special Motor Fuel. 1t took the lead
and has always stayed out in front. For more miles
the gallon and more motoring satisfaction to the
mile, use AMOCO-GAS. Costs a little more-d0es
lots more.
Evening star., 1932-07-08
ORANGE AMERICAN GAS

Always sold for what it is-the finest gasoline
selling at regular gas price regular gasoline that
takes off its hat to only one Special Motor Fuel
AMOCO-GAS.
Evening star., 1932-07-08

Washington have the Lord Baltimore Filling
good which
handy When
here And they III
these famous products:
Evening star., 1932-07-08
INsTALLMENT XIV.

INSTALLMENT XIV.
. MTLY and Charles Enderby were
nearly at Exhampten when she
broke the silence by totally
. unexpected remark.
Charles" she said, ARE you
J bridge player?"
Evening star., 1932-07-08
What the
LORD BALTIMORE
habtt gets you:

At each and every one of these
n stations you will find the same
high type of men on the job, always
willing and obliging. F.. always ready
to do all they possibly can to speed
up their work and to make your stop
as pleasant as possible.
You will find men who are thor
oughly familiar with the require
ments of your car. 4. men who know
every point that needs lubrication...
and see that it receives the necessary
attention.
Cef Me Lord Baltimore habit.
It's service with only one
The Bismarck tribune., 1932-12-16

be filled with leather pants and
yodelers. He even bought either.
X X X
'JAMBOREE'
An actress now attracting more than
bit Of attention was, until few
weeks ago, a Bronx housewife. She
is Mrs. Marie Kenney, cast in q Mae
Western sort of role in "Jamboree,
fashioned melodrama. i. She made
her first stage appearance on Broad
way-right off the bat, like that! :.
Which has almost never happened be-
fore. Last summer she spent q va
cation at nearby resort. A little
theater had been established there
and the Bronx matron became inter-
ested. Now she has star role.
Incidentally one of the authors Of the
play is Jack Black, a reformed convict
who attracted the attention some
years ago of Fremont Older, San
Francisco editor, and who has writ
ten many prison stories in the years
between. =.
He says the play is based on real
experience In wild-weStern jail
where he was doing few months.
One of the gold towns hot mammas
managed to get him out and helped
him to catch train out Of the place.
The Bismarck tribune., 1932-12-16
A Step Ahead.

"Not at ALIVE already had a
look at it," answered Colt agree
ably. "Also, I have telephoned
downtown and found that this
house is owned by a Mrs. Haber-
horn, who rents it out. It will be
as you say, simple to find out the
name of her tenant-if the tenant
gave her his real name. And, by
the way, am temporarily remov-
ing some evidence from the scene. +"
He lifted the pillow case and
flung it over his shoulder.
whats inside the bag?" asked
Dougherty promptly.
"Seven dead pigeons" answered
Thatcher Colt. "About midnight
join me at Headquarters, will you,
Dougherty, and we will go over
what we have. Mind?"
"Okay," said Dougherty, and
added after a moments thoughtful
pause, If I haven't arrested the
murderer before them"
"You won'tw chuckled the Com
missioner, and with a nod to me,
he led the way down to the street.
Having eluded the ambush Of q
squad Of newspaper reporters,
waiting to obtain Thatcher Colts
personal version of the Peddler's
Road affair, we hurried on toward
the Commissioners office. AS we
entered the octagonal reception
room, with its old fashioned wood
work and its transoms Of stained
glass, a curious sight met our eyes.
!, Most Of the people concerned in
the mystery Of Geraldine Foster
were gathered before US, their hag-
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t1HE HEMYSTEkY0FGGRALDlMEEe
j by ANTHONY ABBOT
CopYRfef1r BY cover. FRlEDE. INC, DIST

On Christmas Eve young and
pretty Geraldine Foster disap-
peaEed from the office of DR..
Humphrey MaskeU. where she was
employed. Mrs. Morgan, Mas
keU's neighbor, corroborates his
statement that he distributed gifts
with her daughter that afternoon.
Geraldine had broken her engage
ment with Harry Armstrong. It
is also learned that the mysterious
Ephraizn Foster, who had written
Geraldine, is woman. A black
mail note. presumably written by
the missing girl. leads Police
Commissioner Thatcher Colt to a
deserted house on Peddler's Road.
Outside a window, he finds seven
dead. bIood-stained pigeons. The
interior of the house is topsy-
turvy. Colt comes upon a bloody
axe and strand of blond hair.
Betty Garfield, Geraldine's room
mate. identifies the body of nude
woman, found buried a short dis
tance away, as that of the missing
girl. a pillow case covers the
head. Although the surrounding
ground is dry. the grave contains
z pine-scented fluid. The medical
examiner states she was dead not
more than IS hours. Two bottles,
similar to those seen carried away
from the doctors office by two
women the day of the disappear.
Ance. are found near the grave.
The Bismarck tribune., 1932-12-16
Barbs

Washington's famous cherry trees
won't blossom until spring, but DEM
ocrats expect plums to be ready for
picking thereabouts as early as
March 4.
X X X
Under Premier Mussohni's am
nesty proposal, Italy's political
prisoners will be freed on their
promise to accept the Fascist
regime "as an accomplished fact"
Prisoners, after all, could hardly
argue with that conclusion.
X X X
In 500 years population will be SO
large, says doctor, that there hardly
will be standing room for mankind.
What a chance for street car con-
ductors!
Odd, isn't it, that traffic lights SO
often show green In both directions,
according to the testimony after two
crashes, but never seem to signal stop
on both sides?
Putting friendly advice together.
the cheapest way to cure cold
is to buy . drug store.
y y X
Most things bought at high price
last longer-but not so with New
Years resolutions.
Copyright, 1882, NEA Service, Inc)
The Bismarck tribune., 1932-12-16

Those who hold to the theory that
what this country really needs to
solve its economic problems Is q
higher standard Of living. consum.
ing more goods and having more time
in which to do 80, will find support
for their theory in the address made
BY Henry I. Hartman, president Of
the United States Chamber Of Com:
merce. to the National Association
Of Life Insurance presidents.
Advancing q five-point plan for
economic rehabilitation, this leader
Of the nations largest business group
named Is his first essential: "That
cae work available shall. from time
- time be spread among the work
~ Of the land 20 that eli may have
Ct least partial employment. This
undoubtsdly involves . continuation
of the trend towards permanently
shorter hours Of labor which has
bsen apparent since the beginning
~ the industrial era"
The other things he recommends
NJ the upshackling Of business from
1e6tsictive laws; restoration Of agri-
The Bismarck tribune., 1932-12-16

der If those laundering fellows up
on Peddler's Road have found
Geraldine's clothes yet. assigned
three of them just for that job.
Now let me see. The Deputy Chief
Inspector took the envelope with
the parings from her nails. They
will show US something, too, I
hope"
His eyes were cleaning with the
zest Of the hunter, as he sat at his
desk and lit his pipe.
"Ask that poor old couple to
come in, Tony"
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster trudged
into the office and sat in chairs
before the Commissioners desk.
They were making a great effort
to hold on to their composure.
Very gently Thatcher Colt gave
them part Of the story. Then he
began urging upon them the i'm
portance of their remaining calm
in the face Of the tragedy and Civ
ing what help they could to the
Department.
"Mr. Colt" rumbled old Ed
mund L. Foster, raising his red
hands over his head, whatever
happens, my daughter was a good
girl, and don't forget that!"
His voice was deep and vibrat-
ing with great feeling. His wife
did not look at him. With her two
hands laid against her breasts, she
stared fixedly through her glasses.
But there were no tears on the
strained face Of the mother.
Il am sure that Geraldine was q
good girl" returned Thatcher Colt
earnestly. But, Mr.. Foster, you
remember .tha key that we found
in her pocket. Are you sure that
you know nothing Of that key?"
Nothing" avouched Mr.. Foster
in his impassioned bass.
The Bismarck tribune., 1932-12-16

glassful of water. If there is anything
like trench mouth (Vincent's angina)
a solution Of teaspoonful of sodium
perborate in a half pint of water is a
good mouthwash. As simple anti
septic mouthwash nothing is better
than a solution of heaping tea
spoonful of boric acid in the pint of
water. For persons trying to break
the toothbrushing habit and obsessed
with a feeling that the mouth is not
clean. no mouthwash. but rather eat
an orange, or an apple, or any other
fresh fruit, preferably sour.
Fistula
Veteran, has tuberculosis. suffering
for past three months from fistula
One doctor against operation which
he claims will never heal. The other
advises the operation. Patient has
been under tuberculin treatment. His
tuberculosis is considered arrested al
present. MRS. D. c. w.
AnSwer-I should think the opera
ton advisable. However, the patients
own physician can best judge whether
1t should be done now.
Copyright, John F. Ollie CO..
The Bismarck tribune., 1932-12-16
With another reassurin9

With another reassuring word
to the parents, Thatcher Colt hast
ened on into his private office and
I followed him. On the desk he
laid the pillow case with the dead
pigeons.
Then he dashed on into a small
retiring room-a partition affair
built for his personal use-and al
most instantly I heard the sound
of rushing water. Mr.. Colt was
taking shower. In an amazingly
short time, he came out again,
completely redressed, Is immacu-
late and fashionable as if the hour
were morning and he were just
reporting for work.
Meanwhile, I had been busy.
laid out on the desk the various
objects had carried-among them
the envelopes of hair, the face
cloth with the crimson stains, the
watch and the axe, which ! had
wrapped in a newspaper.
For the next few minutes was
busy on the telephone, calling vari-
Gus officers for the Commissioner.
Presently the Deputy Chief Inspec-
tor arrived, followed by Doctor
Clesleek, one Of the most scholarly
chemists attached to the office Of
the Medical Examiner.
Without parley, Thatcher Colt
issued a series Of crisp, precise
orders. He wanted the owner Of
the house on Peddler's Road found
at once and brought downtown. A
detective must also be sent to Wis
ner's, a chemists shop on Madison
Avenue, to find out what was con-
tanned in three large bottles sent
upon the urgent request Of Doctor
Maskell on Christmas Eve.
"Funny thing" added Thatcher
Colt. Damned funny thing. You
might add that those bottles smelt
like the bark Of pine trees"
Without pausing for comment,
he then gave instructions for ex-
amining the refuse pared from
under the nails Of the corpse and
the hairs contained in two envel-
opes. Then he called Doctor Cles-
leek aside and in q low voice COM
l@sAss~ASSesVS0 W. S04AS VtS4CS UCs
tions, not q word Of which ! could
distinguish. Also something passed
from the hand Of tho detective to
the hand Of the chemist. ] caught
a glimpse of that-it was the wash
cloth found in the murder house.
"What you ask is almost impos-
sible," said Dr.. Clesleek. "But I
will do nv hest"
Colt next made q most extraor-
dinary request Of Dr.. Clesleek.
"In the pillow case on my desk
are some dead pigeons, Doctor"
he said. "Can you examine dead
| pigeons and make q guess as Co
how long they have been dead?"
An autopsy on pigeons?"
"Mind?"
'No," sighed DR.. Clesleek, an
do my best as always"
Following the officers, Clesleek.
his arms full Of dead birds, left
the room.
"AH. Tony" Colt cried, n won
The Bismarck tribune., 1932-12-16
Tax-Exempt State Lands
(Emmons County Record

AS a result of foreclosures by the
Bank Of North Dakota and the pub.
lie lands department 8,140 acres OF
Emmons county improved farm lane
has been removed from the tax rolls
This total represents 7,34O acres
taken over by the Bank of North Da.
kota and 300 acres by the public lano
department. They represent an in
vestment by the state of $11.99 pc,
acre on the average.
These figures were compiled from
records in August this year, and the
acreage that has been foreclosed
since and that will be removed even
tually as additional foreclosures take
place, will be far in excess of that
total.
A township has 36 sections, and
each time a section of land within a
township comes into possession OF
the state. it no longer pays a tax for
either township or local school pur-
poses. The result is that those who
still own their land, and pay taxes
thereon, are obliged to take over the
portion of the tax load that former
ly was carried by the land the state
now owns.
It Is this shrinking of the tax base
that has created havoc in many
townships and school districts, with
heavy additional tax loads shoulder
ed on those who are overburdened
with their own load. It is one of the
reasons why many of the townships
are unable to pay their school teach
ers' salaries and to meet other ex-
penses Of their districts.
It Is estimated that there are ap-
proximately 100000 acres of land in
the state that have been taken off
the tax lists in this way. It rep
resents an annual loss in tax rev.
enue OF about $282 900. This matter
OF taxes wasn't taken into consider
alton when the state first went in
to the farm loan business, but in the
years 1t has been in operation the
tax loss on foreclosed lands has
mounted until 1t Is now one Of the
main issues in the attempt to solve
the tax problem.
In great many cases where farms
have been foreclosed by the state
they have been rented or put in on
q crop sharing basis and the state
has received revenue from them.
These lands should be put back on
the tax list and the state required
to pay their proportion Of the taxes
or else get out Of the farm loan busi-
neaD.
The Bismarck tribune., 1932-12-16
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Ren In Rack

am dieting faithfully and getting
better, but I'd like to get away from
insulin Just as soon as possible As !
have been told a person who takes II
can live only "a number Of years. .
(B. JO .
Answer-Many diabetes patients 90
recover sufficient carbohydrate toler-
ance under insulin treatment to make
it possible for them to get along quite
well for long periods without any IN.
sulin. But only your physician should
advise about that.
Mouth wash
Kindly give me q formula for an ef-
fectiye mouth wash to Be used IN the
morning. Is. Id
Answer-For what purpose? For
clearing a furred tongue and dark
brown taste, a mixture Of equal parts
of water, lemon juice and glycerin is
good. II you l1ave pyorrhea ! suggest
as a mouthwash solution OF fiye
drops Of tincture Of iodin in a half
The Bismarck tribune., 1932-12-16

gard eyes staring up into our
faces. For the moment, ] was
startled at the sight Of such m
organized and appropriate convo-
cation. Then l realized that by the
telephoned orders of Thatcher Colt
all these people had been quickly
brought to Headquarters. Seeing
the Commissioner, the father and
mother of the murdered girl stood
up with pathetic promptness. They
guessed the truth without having
been told. Thatcher Colt spoke to
them briefly and in low tones,
while my glance leaped around the
room. Among the others gathered
in the waiting room were two
young men whom I judged to be
Bruce Foster and Harry Arm
strong. Neither resembled Geral-
dine, SO I could not tell which was
the brother and which the lover.
Aloof from these others and look
ing pale and worn sat Betty Can
field.
The Bismarck tribune., 1932-12-16
A Possible Motive.

Thatcher Colt then EXPLAINED
that the key fitted the house IN
Peddler's Road. He questioned
the father about the friends and
acquaintances Of his daughter. Mr..
Foster liked them all. He THOUGHT
Betty Garfield was a sweet little
girl, Harry Armstrong was a smart
fellow and, as for Doctor Maskell.
he had treated Geraldine as fine
as any girl could want. The father
had a good word even for Check-
les, the chauffeur, for whom Ger.
aldine had manifested a pityinz
kindness.
distress?"
"Bosh and bunkw thundered the
father. Il am not q poor man. I
nave one hundred thousand dollar.
to my name and half of It would
nave gone to my girl when I died.
She must have been crazy when she
wrote that note you found. WIN
she knew ! was going to rive her
ten thousand as q weddinr nresert
And she knew she could coms ~
her old father for anything. Rut
now she's gone and she will never
enjoy penny Of all that money!"
After q moment of siIene..
thatcher Colt inquired:
Who will inherit her share ?"
Al! OF it goes to my bow. Rrnr.
now. Every cent" declared Fosts,
with q wave Of his immense red
:. "Was Bruce your first ch;,a
Mrs; Foster?" asked Thatcher CoIt
hands quickly together, Is one doe. @
who is taken by surprise. and her
crimpled cheeks quivered With md. I
den inexplicable emsHsn.
"Brnce is not my first child -
sne said hastily, rolling her m.
Just then . knock sounded m
the door and Captain Henrv an.
nounced that the Medical Examiner
had sent for the parents Of tha
dead girl. The Commissioner shook
hands with them, promising to sse
them the next day, and sent them
forth on one Of the saddest errands
that can come to mortal Hind.
ETe Be Ceatinusd Temerrsw.y
The Bismarck tribune., 1932-12-16

just because you have lost one bat
tie. you haven't lost the war.-Sergt.
Alvin c. York, World War hero, at
Anti-Saloon League national conven-
ton.
i X X
The farm is about as good as any
thing right now, I guess.-Marcel
link, Verona, Wis.,, farm lad, former
International Live Stock Exposition
champion.
u y
This is just the end Of the glacial
The Bismarck tribune., 1932-12-16
CHAPTER XVI.

90 oME lover OF ners oid H.
- said Dougherty promptly.
HE probably got the girl
in trouble, then lured her up here
and killed her. There's too much
of this sort of thing going on-too
many crimes Of passion"
Perhaps" murmured Thatcher
Colt.
"Plain as the nose on your
face" declared Dougherty. Cali
We have to do is to find who owns
this house and have a talk with
some Of her boy friends"
Thatcher Colt lit his pipe.
eyes," he said. "And by the
way, Hogan, know you think you
have a clue in that package you
have there. Is that a Christmas
present you have found?"
eyes, it is-it's a silk muffler," !"
said Hogan. II found it under
the sofa. ! would like to hang on
to it for a while, if you don't
mind"
The Bismarck tribune., 1932-12-16
MORE ACCIDENT DATA

Washington, p. C.-The Aeronau.
tics Bureau Of the u. 8. Department
Of Commerce has issued new bull
letin regarding air traffic accidents
during the first six months of 1892.
It shows that an average Of 39,8l4
miles were flown for each accident
during this period. Miles flown per
fatal accident were 357.752.
The Bismarck tribune., 1932-12-16

era. Unless there is new eruption
of mountain ridges, we can expect the
polar ice caps to melt away.-Dr. r.
E. Wilson, former Massachusetts, In
stitute Of Technology professor.
X X y
A man or woman who suddenly re-
tires after having been in business
for the greater part Of his or her life,
generally dies. And 7 don't want to
die.-Mrs. John Nance Garner, wife
of the vice president-elect, intimating
she will continue to share her hus-
bands work.
x X X
Yes, bull-fighting is commercial.
After this coming season, may have
enough to retire, buy a ranch, and
settle down with wife. I figure I
might just as well be happy as the
bulls-Sidney Franklin, Brooklyn ma
tador who became the idol of Spain.
The Bismarck tribune., 1932-12-16

A. w. Robertson, chairman of the
board Of Westinghouse Electric COM
pany, says: I'm the last half-cen-
tury science and engineering, inven-
ton and design have occupied the
center of the stage and carried for
ward material progress. through the
production OF wealth beyond the
dreams OF any previous generation.
But social invention, the development
of methods for the application, dis
tribution and enjoyment of these new
riches. these new powers, have not
kept step with the mechanical"
1t is remarkable how similar are
the ways of thinking of the so-called
big shot" and the man in the street.
Now if someone would only do some
thing about this social engineering
problem.
The Bismarck tribune., 1932-12-16
Kappa, honorary scholastic fraternity

Kappa, honorary scholastic fraternity,
was announced Thursday.
They are Harvey Gunderson o4
Grand Forks, Caroline Moore OF Beu-
lah, Hugh Moore of Darlington, Merle
Janice Schroeder Of New England and
Carl w. Solenberger of Douglas.
The $25 Beta Gamma Sigma cash
prize was awarded to Donald L. Peter
son Of Harvey for the highest two
year scholarship record Of students
entering the school of commerce this
wear.