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LINDA AVERIIL believes her elderly
cousin. AMOS PEABODY. was murdered
when he fell from the second story ball
cony Of the Averiils' Long Island home
because Of .. few words he Rasped be-
fore his death.
Linda PUSHES upstairs Some one tries
to triangle her and she faints
There are four Rue7ts IN the house
oil suspects Of the crime They are
TOM hVERIIsL; CAPTAIN DE VOS.
handsome Belgian. MARVIN PRATT,
former sutton OF Linda's. and LIAM
SHAUGHNESSEY Irish writer
Since there rs no evidence on which
70 base an arrest. Linda and Tom. her
husband. agree they must keep the four
men IN the house until they have dis
covered who Is guilty. They pretend 70
believe the death was an accident.
They are aided in their plan when DIR;
BOYLE. medical examiner, sends WoIo
has questioned them. Boyle Is on
fishing trip and can not return for sew
Linda nnds the towel with which the
ATTEMPT was made to strange neT-
Identified by a smear Of sunburn ONT
ment. II was In Statlander's bathroom
She ovcrhcars ROSIE, the mald' lalS-
ing 70 ShauRhnessey about shirt hoale
has promised to iaunder. Tom oeneFeS
this shirt may be an important cieW.
Linda talks to shaughncssey Wnile ION
poes 70 have a look at the shirt. forget
fui that Shaughnessey Is standing h
such q Wav that he can see him.
When Tom returns. Snaug hhssssett
saws coolly. 7 hope YOU iouna "h"'
you we're looking forf'
NOW co on WITH THE STORY
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one. You ought to 60 talk to him.
Ill run up and see Rosie-you said
she was crying.
"Bawling, poor kid. Didn't notice
me or was too upset to try to hide
1t. Linda, her room faces the
garage. Watch his light"
"All right" In the dark he felt
quick kiss on his cheek. Don't
worry, Tom. I'll join you soon.
But for goodness sake, flatter Mr.
Statlander and keep him quiet till
I can talk to you. ! had him quite
huttery when you came back.
Hes no innocent darling. either
and plenty subtle. Don't quarrel with
him, whatever you dol"
What DO you think I amp" re-
torted Tom Indignantly, forget
ting his sweeping self-contempt of
a moment before. As he started out
the basement door, Linda looked
after him indulgently.
He certainly was having a rough
time, poor dear! She walked slow
ly up the steps, wishing she could
have little time to herself, alone
and undisturbed.
At the last step, she came to a
decision. It might be foolish
and worse-but it was action and
that seemed called for. Cheered by
her resolution, she knocked brisk
ly at Rosie's door and called.
"Rosie-it's Mrs. Averill. Might
come in a moment?"
There was subdued fiutter
and fearful voice answered
something she did not get, but she
heard a creak of bedsprings and
the sound of someone moving.
Then the door opened and Linda
acted upon her instant impulse
of sympathy.
Rosie, dear child-whatever's
the matter? Let me come in.
Therel Sit down and tell me all
about i'll"
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yes. with his back to the door,
I thought"
You did the best you could,
honey. Just damned bad break.
He saw me and there was light
enough to see that I didn't 60 in
the big double doors where the
cars are.
Il should have, Of course-fool
that I aml-and up the stairs from
inside. Instead, 1 dashed right in
the central door and came out from
there, too. He knew 1 didn't 90
near the car. but upstairs to his
place. Oh, curse the luck! That's
bad, Lindaw
Yes. Did you-how did you
leave it2"
THE shirt? just as it was, I
think. But Linda-another queer
thingl That wasn't any shirt of his.
That was one Of mine"
"Tom-are you sure?"
Sure as you'd be of a dress of
yours. That one with the fancy
BOSOM
lIdC WaIIle-IrOnt One2"
yep. Only been laundered once
or twice"
Nov will you please explain that?
Tom, have you any idea-?"
n n
CHE moved to touch his arm. The
~ gesture was a consoling one, but
she needed the sense of support her
self.
I'm absolutely in the dark about
it. INSTRUMENTATION that I
ami Why did I have to pull such
a boner?"
"Tom-we mustn't leave Mr..
Statlander out there on the terrace
alone. Can't we talk this over later?
1 want to tell you what he said"
Suppose he bolts!"
"Mr Statlander?"
"Shaughnessey, Of counsel"
ooh! My minds on the other
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a ..RI1K
IA DAY
BY BRUCE QTTON

1T is doubtful that any society
Il ever felt more settled and Sc
cure than England felt in the clos
ing decades of the nineteenth CEN
fury.
England was the worlds banker
and the worlds greatest factory
The sun never set on the empire
English ships carried freight for all
the world
Power and prosperity were blend
ed in an amalgam that looked as. if
it should endure for centuries.
But the whole business, really
was just about to end.
An interesting study of this per-
iod is contained in THE Victorian
Sunset" by Esme Wingfield- STRAIT
ford.
Here is an author vlho manages
to defend the VictorianS and. at
the same time, to criticise them
more deeply than the critics against
whom he defends them.
He points out that the Victorian
era produced an abundance of ar
lists, statesmen. and thinkers and
that it was by'no means as hypo-
critical or as SNUG as we ordinarily
believe.
But he insists that its one great
fault was that it completely failed
to recognize the vast problems
which the age of machinery had
brought into the world; and, be-
cause it failed, the world that it
inhabited has gone down in utter
collapse.
"The Victorian Sunset" is a
thoughtful and readable survey of
the closing years of great era.
Published by Morrow, it retails at
$3.50.
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started that way and she had hur-
RED back to the house.
He could, Linda perceived, have
tarried there longer alone or briefly
joined the dance, and, finding some
one more willing for a prolonged
solitary Irritation, returned to the
shelter of the trees.
AS Rosie went on with her story,
Linda inclined to the latter idea.
For before breakfast the next morn
ing Shaughnessey had come to the
kitchen door with a bundle and a
petition. He had spilled liquor on
the front of his evening shirt, torn
it slightly and smeared grass stains
into the cuff.
It's poor he is, for all the grand
looks of him." said Rosie naively,
and proud that We should not
know he has but the wan shirt.
Sure, It's the Irish know how to
be poor with Elegance, an glad
was to do him the service without
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anywan bein' the wiser for 1t. But,
and again her voice was choked,
It's the divvil's own luck. begin
yer pardon, ma'am, seems to haunt
the affair.
First, I tried some of the clanin'
fluid yersilf was afther givin' me for
spots on the tablescloth an fine it
worked fur the liquor. But whin
it hit the grass stains terrible
color it turned thin intirely!
Worse yet, whin 1 come to slap it
with hot iron, whole PAGES of
cloth came away under me hand"
Conflicting emotions chased
through Lindas mind, but her face
showed only sympathetic attention.
Well" she exclaimed. THAT
was mess! But it wasn't your
fault, RoSiel"
"Oh, but-'twas mine that I made
matters worse, ma'am. 1 was fran
tic-like, you see, an how was I to
know he'd stay quietly in the house
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How did Patricia Candy, daughter of Brit
ish officer, come to be in Africa operating in
the services Of the Reds-enemies of her coun-
try2 Alone in the African jungle, Olga Baresch,
who once was little Pat, awoke with start.
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GacrAfzN A5T25hS6H8N

floor leader, but the liberal leaders
are unanimous in declaring that if
he withdraws from the speakership
fight, they will advance another
candidate against the conservative.
Although neither Paul v. McNutt.
Governor-elect, nor his advisers,
have Signified what steps they shall
take in the fray, word is being
passed about that Stein would be
acceptable for the speakership.
Frank Finney, Martinsville pub
Usher, originally had been slated for
speaker by the administration man
agement, but refused and said that
he would be content to serve as
caucus chairman He will not be
opposed for this post.
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II was hard for Rosie to get
4 started. Never fluent, she seemed
bafled completely. Finally in a
sudden burst Of relieved confession,
the story came hurting out.
Stripped of its indifference and
repetitions. it was brief enough. She
had launched upon a guilty yet de-
licious Irritation yssh Shaughnessey.
The breakfast tray of the first
morning had proved its beginning.
Later, vastly f1attered that he
preferred her to the quality" Rosie
had agreed to meet him on the pine
path the night of the dance. ('But
wasn't there over-Iong, Mrs. Aver
ill.," Rosie vowed and Linda believed
her. "Annie'd ha' knowed if I'd
stayed out far into the night..")
At last, fearing Armies reproofs
for herself and possible trouble for
him, Rosie had sent him back to
the club grounds. That is, he had
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CHAPTER THIRTY-ON

MYTH a stiff little bow Shaugh-
w nessey turned on his heel and
swent through the screen door so
quickly that the two behind him
were left breathless.
Tom recovered first. Hastily he
stepped to where the Irishman had
been standing by the table
by heavenl" exclaimed Tom.
"Yes-he could. The lights, gone
now, but there was little, outside
at least. Come on, Binks. No
he's gone in. But look!"
In one long glass, flung back so
that the last dying light struck full
on its panes, Linda caught a faint
reflection of dark mass that was
In the room and cutting through, be-
hind it, ribbon of pale gray that
marked the road, leading to another
dark blur in the background.
Il could see him--juSt a blot of
dark, moving-walking across the
road and going into the garage. He
was standing here, wasn't hep"
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this avenin an not need the dress
clothes. at all, at all2" She hesi-
tated, then plunged. Its a thief
I am. ma'am-me as we've always
threated SO fart"
Mr.. Averills shirt2" asked Linda
calmly. Rosie turned, eyes round
with establishment. and spoke in an
awed whisper.
Himself has missed it already?"
In a way" Linda hedged But
never mind. Rosie 1 don't blame
you. You didn't want Mr.. Shaugh-
Messy to be embarrassed and you
tried to save his face.
Mr.. Averill gladly would have
lent him a shirt, but he wouldn't
have wanted it known-and if he
had worn the one you gave him
and just left it with you when he
went you could have returned it
without Mr.. Averill being any the
wiser
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SpeakerShip Eiuht

A THOUGH there are seven
IA candidates for speaker of the
house of representatives for the
1888 session, the real contest may
be between Earl Crawford of Milton
and Edward H. Stein of Bloomfield
Others in the field, but not ex-
pected to get far because of split
support are: j. CHM Ellyson, Ham
mond; William J. Black, Anderson;
Eugene Martin, Ft. Wayne; Fabius
Gwin, Shoals; and Jacob j. Resting
er, Evansville.
Crawford is not the popular
choice, they tell me.
Organized labor, the vets, the
proponents Of public ownership OF
utilities and other progressive groups
of the state openly declare that
they do not feel Crawford should be
selected to guide progressive Ses-
sion of the general assembly.
His record as an ultra reaction
ary," as one labor representative
put it, disqualifies him for the
honor.
Representatives already on hand
for the Thursday caucus are being
reminded of the state board of &C
counts report of 1928, pointing to
peculiarities in the manner in which
the state highway commission han
died war materials turned over to it.
Crawford was a member of the COM
mission at that time
The facts that Crawford con-
sistently has opposed repeal of the
Wright bone dry law and has SO
voted in previous sessions, has
spoken and voted against reducing
the AZ per cent per annum inter
est rate on petty loans; introduced
bill to suspend the tax levy fol
the teachers retirement fund and
has been a floor leader of the re-
dictionaries are being used to de-
feat Crawford. The House Journal
also shows him not voting on the
question of passage Of the old age
pensions bill.
He was a candidate for speaker
two years ago and was defeated be-
cause of the opposition of the lib
erals in the house. A similar fight
is being waged this year.
Stein, on the other hand, is pre-
sented as progressive because OF
his voting record in the 1881 reg
ular and 1882 special sessions and
is Endorsed by the liberal groups.
y
Friends of Crawford are attempt
ing to compromise by inducing
Stein to become a candidate for
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PACE ID

= OsIE's eyes were grateful.
- That's what I thought, ma am.
But twas wrong of me to do it With
out his knowin'l"
Linda patted the roughened hand.
There, Rosiel It's over ard no
harm done. Now I've an idea that
will make everything all right. III
tell Mr.. Shaughnessey 1 happened
to find you working on the shirt
and told you to try the cleaning
fluid.
AS it was spoiled when you did
what I suggested, it would be up to
me to make up the loss to him and
1 told you to send one of Mr..
Averill's till could get another"
Rosie shook her head.
p swore to tell no-wan Of it."
she said. And this afternoon he
knew it was clane an ready for the
ironin' must tell him mesilf," she
sighed dejectedly.
TO Be Continued
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cHAPTER THIRTY lContinued

CHAPTER THIRTY Continued
THERE was something in his
Il skeptical glance that made her
a little uneasy over this last at
tempt. Perhaps he was not as sus-
ceptible to blarney as he was adept
at administering it. He spoke with
a suggestion of grimness.
Your sentiments we're not shared
by others Of your family, Mrs. Aver
Ill"
"TomP" Linda was honestly sur
prised. Then as she realized his
meaning cousin Amos! No,
I'm sorry, Mr.. Shaughnessey- -" her
mind flashed back to the dinner the
first night of his hapless weekend.
He -opinionated. I hope in
view of what happened you've for
given his rudeness."
There's well-known proverb,"
he remarked dryly. Latin it is
about nothing i'll of the dead
"Well?" Linda faced him a trifle
defiantly. The unsurpassed bitter
ness of his tone seemed, now, drag
ging feud from the grave. After
all"
after all" he seemed launched
upon a flow of that easy, wordy,
picturesque indignation which was
apparently reused by the slightest
affront or, in this case, the memory
of one.
But just behind her, at the case
ment giving on the terrace, Toms
voice spoke and their guest checked
himself without any sign of apology
or contrition.
ooh, here you are! I thought
you'd both be on the terrace with
Statlander! I ran over to the ga
rage-left some sales figures I want
ed to show him in the pocket Of
the car and came around the end
of the house thinking you'd be
there.
why stand here in the dark?
Come on out-the airs little clear
er, at any rate -. not quite SO
hot!"
D Linda added her word of agree
ment. do come, Mr.. Shaughnes-
sey. Wen have some cool drinks
and if those two fiends for bust
ness talk shop we needn't be so
foolish!"
THANK you, no." He spoke to
her, but his eyes were on Tom. II
must get back, if you'll excuse me.
Your delightful-and isolated-ga-
rage is too great temptation.
Even 1 have no excuse for not
working when the gods provide such
an ideal spot. I hope you found
what you wanted, Mr.. Averill Good
night"
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THE gates shown are in ST.
= AUGUSTINE. FLORIDA. SAN
MARINO is entirely surrounded by
Italy. BRAZIL is the largest and
URUGUAY the smallest of, the
South American. republics.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23

GRATED, absorbed or otherwise got
ten out of town. Only the intre-
ouency with which we have rains
could ever justify such an expensive
method of storm water disposal
Presenting interesting statistics,
the report pointed out there are
approximately so miles OF streets
and alleys in FL Centro, of which 10
miles have been paved. The 10
miles of pavement are swept daily
in the downtown section. and the
residential areas are swept once or
twice each week, according to re-
quirements.
One motor patrol grader main
tains the 35 miles OF unpaVed
streets. Although the mileage is
out of all proportion to the amount
of equipment, according to the re-
port, the infrequency of rains does
not justify additional equipment at
this time, "if the public will ex-
tend it's patience to cover the de-
lay"
The dust nuisance upon the
same 35 miles" said the report, Is
controlled by one motor sprinkler
which operates 16 hours day dur
ing the greater part of the year.
Our motor sprinkler, which is now
operating its seventh year, has Civ
en- us excellent service at a mini
mum expense"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23

home with him. And when I get
to his bungalow I'll nibble him
Yes, Uncle Wiggily is going to
take me home with him inside that
big SNOWFALL"
Walking very softly, the Fox
reached the big round chunk Of
snow on the side opposite from
Uncle Wiggily. The ball was no
large that when the rabbit leaned
against one side, he couldn't see
the Fox on the other side. So the
Fox was out of sight of the rab-
bit as the sly Bad Chap began to
scratch a hole into the SNOWFALL.
1t did not take the Fox long
to make in the SNOWFALL a hole
large enough for him to hide in
All this while Uncle Wiggily was
leaning against the big ball, try
ing to think of what to do with
1t, and he never heard, saw nor
felt the Fox digging the hole
When he was snugly inside the
SNOWFALL, the Fox pulled some snow
over himself, plastering it into the
hole he had made SO he was as
snugly hidden from sight as a bit
of jelly in doughnut.
All of a sudden, Uncle Wiggily
had an idea and he whispered to
himself: Send it rolling down
this hill" For the ball stood on
top of hill. That's what I'll do, >"
chuckled the rabbit. "I'll push the
big SNOWFALL down the hill and
watch it roll over and over until
it bursts all to pieces" So Uncle
Wiggily pushed and pushed and
with one last, big push he toppled
the ball down the hill.
"Oh hol" chuckled the Fox in
side the ball, "he is rolling me to
his bungalow inside the big ball
and when I get there I'll pop out
and nibble him! Oh, what jokel"
Then, all of a sudden, the ball
rolled down the hill, faster and
faster until it hit a tree when it
burst into a thousand pieces and
out flew the surprised Fox, turn
ing over and over. Mr.. Longears
saw what had happened and
laughed as he hoped home And
on the way he said more than
once:
'I wonder how that Fox got in
side my big snowball?"
Well, when he reads this story he
will find out. And if the cake and
pie aren't too proud to speak to
the bread and butter when they
come to the dinner table, I'll tell
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
BRAWLEY STORE
OWNER WOUNDED
DURING HOLD,UP

. Crime in it's more violent as
poets yesterday afternoon and last
night sent county officers to the
Highline canal east of Holtville to
investigate an attempted robbery
of Japanese woman, and to
Brawley to investigate the wound
ing of Joe Abdelnour in an at
tempted robbery of his store.
Abdelnour received a flesh wound
in his back when two young Mex
leans entered La Esparanza store,
OF which he is proprietor, and shot
him in the back as he turned to
get a gallon of kerosene which
the MeXicans ordered.
Abdelnour grappled with one of
the Mexicans, but was unable to
hold him. Frightened, the Mexi-
cans left in a great hurry. Officers
believed the Mexicans intended to
rob the store, at Tenth and c
streets in Brawley, but lost their
nerve after shooting the proprietor.
Harold Gillett, Lloyd Castonien,
Don Campbell and Elmer Waters
from the sheriff'S office were sent
to Brawley in an effort to trace
the Mexicans, but could find no
clue to their identity. Abdelnour
told the officers he did not remem-
ber that the Mexicans had ever
been in his store before.
Undersheriff Rodney Clarke and
Fred Elliott investigated the at
tempted robbery of a Japanese
workman employed by T. F. Wealth
erbie on a ranch 10 miles east of
Holtville, near the Highline canal.
Three Negroes, driving a coupe,
stopped the japanese as he was
leaving the Weatherbie ranch, and
threatened him with a gun. Since
the japanese was not carrying any
money, and had nothing of value,
the Negroes got nothing
Details of the attempted robbery
were lacking at the sheriff'S office.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
POLICE BELIEVE
WOMAN BURGLAR
OPERATING HERE

A woman today was blamed for
one of the most expensive burg
laries yet reported to Ell Centro
police, after investigation showed
the marks of high-heeled shoes
leading to the bathroom window of
the residence of j. A. Hall at 575
Euclid avenue, and the same i'm
prints leading away from the back
door.
The burglary, which resulted in
loss to Mr.. and Mrs. Hall OF
S345, caused a repeated warning
by Frank p McCaslin, police chief,
to residents of Ell Centro. McCaslin
urged that all doors and windows
in residences be locked, that neigh
bors be notified when the house
holder leaves for any length of
time, that police he notified Of any
suspicious characters in the neigh
borhood, and that, when possible,
some responsible person be left in
the house when the owner is away,
even for a couple of hours.
Hall was in Imperial between
6 and II o'clock last night, and
his wife was in CaleXico. Both
were attending Masonic functions
when the woman burglar entered
their house, climbing in through
the bathroom window and leaving
by the back door.
Among the articles missing this
morning were a fox fur valued at
S125, two mems suits, one blue and
the other gray, white silk and
lace dress and slip, a black lace
and velvet dress, two pairs OF silk
hose, black pumps and a dark
brown Gladstone travelling bag.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
Noted Aviator
Assists Legion

Piloted by Major John A. Mac
ready, famous transcontinental
pilot, the Legion plane arrived in
Imperial Sunday morning for the
aerial pick up of Legion and Aux
iliary membership cards. In the
plane were Mrs Bernice Keyes, de-
partment president for the Auxi-
liary, Van Hogan, state commander,
and George Franzen, fifth area
commander.
The plane was met at the airport
by representatives of the valley
Legion posts and Auxiliary units
including Commander Hugh T.
Osborne of Boyce Aten post, Cap"
Stevens of Calexico, and Harry
Koehler of BraWley, and Charles
Bratton, membership chairman Of
the 22nd district.
Boyce Aten post is proud of the
fact that it turned in 81 new paid
up memberships and Boyce Aten
unit boasts 125 paid up member
ships.
Membership cards collected in the
pick up will be turned in to the
San Francisco headquarters.