The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-09
~ WALTER D. nICKMAN


at a camp on the river and want
something to do that viii require
no physical labor then The Mystery
Puzzle Book by Lassiter Wren and
Randle Mckay is just the thing for
you
I have had loads Of fun since
received this book from the publish
er, Thomas Y. Crowen Company.
New York City
The book contains tWenty-eight
puzzles IN narrative form. The idea
is to examine and analyze both story
and the illustrations for clues and
then answer IN your mind the cru
cial questions asked at the end of
each puzzle.
And the beautiful thing about an
OF these puzzle mysteries is that no
pencil is needed. And If YOU want
TO know If you are right. all you
have to Go is to turn to the solution
section in the rear of the book.
My advice IS that you do not turn
TO the answer until you have cX-
hausted your mental capacity I
have had difficulty in holding of
but the longer I wait the more fun
have.
These mystery puzzles are short.
ZONE about two or three pages in
length The most fun Z have had
is to have some one in the party to
read the mystery out loud and that
gives all a chance to discuss the
mystery and if you are not too lazy
tblame the hot weather for thaD
some of the party can act the mys-
terry out.
II you have rather large party,
then team the women against the
men and see which group arrives at
the correct solution first
one of the mystery puzzles 7 en-
1Oyed best was The Rice Will For
gerry" The story relates that in
1900 William Marsh Rice died quiet
~ in New York hotel apartment.
OF course he was wealthy and was
from Texas. The fact was he was
worth while living more than eight
million.
Before his death was announced
the morning after his death" one
OF the banks was asked to cash a
check for S25 1000 The signature on
the check did not look right to the
cashier
Investigation then brought forth
n mysterious will with an alleged
Rice signature. Then certain let
terS We're found bearing the sigma
ture' OF Rice
In the book the six different sig
natures of Rice are given. Find out
which ones are genuine Remember
that eight million Is at stake and
you do not want to cheat any of the
rightful heirs and interested parties.
Some of the other mystery puz-
ZleS have the following titles The
SheriHs Problem" THE Covered
Bridge Mystery THE Mystery of
the Hermit Millionaire, "A Problem
IN PhySiOgnomy,' "Heredity in
Handwriting, and, The Imprint on
the Shirt"
Those titles sure do look exciting.
I am sure You Will have a grand
time with The Mystery Puzzle
Book 1t sells for $3.50
What are they reading in New
York City. according to Brentano's?
In fiction, the list includes The
Album. by Mary Roberts Rinehart;
"zeSt' by Charles G. Norris. AS
The Earth Turns by Gladys Hasty
Carroll. They Brought Their
Women, by Edna Ferber. One
More Spring by Robert Nathan,
and. Long Lost Father" by G. B.
Stern.
You are interested in the Rus
sian revolution. you tell me. The
latest book that seems to ring true
to me is British Agent" by Bruce
Lockhart, published by Putnam.
Sells for S275
I know that I have been wait
ing for an authentic book upon
Ghandi We seem to have one now
in "Gandi versus the Empire, by
Haridas T. AIUzumdar Here YOU
get the rs as we'll as the person
ahty OF greatly discussed lead
er. Sc $3.50 and is published
by the lyersal Publishing Com
pany.
Have sen flooded with requests
for good hot summer weather mys-
terry reading Have just finished a
Corking good one. called The Bird
Gage by Eimar ODufTy and pub
lshed by H c. KinSey & Company
New York City
At the very beginning of the story
you run into a murder mystery
You see an employee of the Grand
Hotel at Spurn Cove rush 10 the
manager OF the hotel and inform
him that it was late in the day
and something must be wrong in
room twenty-five.
You walk with the manager to the
room and he knocks three times
and yellS out to the occupant. a Mr.
w Wilson, Just checked in the prev
ious night
You see the manager open the
door and walk IN with the employee
In the words of the author the
sight that made the manager turn
pale was as follows Upon the bed
lay the mouonlesS form Of a man
his limbs stitfened IN a hideous con
tortion, his face a CHASTITY ruin
beaten and smashed out of all semb-
lance of humanity and masked with
clotted blood
Then you start on the trail of the
murderer which brings one TO a banC
of counterfeiterS.
VIII tell you no more. 1t Is daisy
(dont you like that world summer
reading and easy reading, too.