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The Coolidge examiner., 1936-01-31
SYNOPSIS

Perilla Fairfax and Corey Maiden
are to be married the next day at
Lowell Terrace, Long Island home of
John Lowell, her stepfather. Gath
cred are Tony Gaskell, best man, a
lawyer; Hilda Sheldon, maid of hon
or; and Pete Wilson and Bob Coles,
friends of Perilla's brother ushers.
Corey is very wealthy. He is thirty
eight and Perilla twenty-four, but
it is a true love match. Everybody
is busy, including Jane Latimer,
Mrs. Lovell's pretty and efficient
social secretary. There is a dress
rehearsal and Malcolm and Bob are
sent to get the Tenney girls. When
the party is breaking up the night
before the wedding, Malcolm com
plains of headache. Tony produces
some white tablets and nearly every
one takes one, including Corey.
After the wedding Perilla tells her
mother that Bob had repeated his
threat that if she ever married any
one except him, he would kill her,
the bridegroom, or himself. Her
mother insists Bob was only teasing
her. In a Baltimore hotel room Corey
tells Perilla, you won't like my
mother. She isn't lovable," then
drops to the floor dead as he holds
her in his arms. Alone, except for
Boynton, the chauffeur, and Sarah,
her maid, Perilla has Boynton tele-
phone her father to come by plane
with Malcolm. A physician says the
death resulted from natural causes.
When Perilla arrives at the Maiden
home she is greeted by Madame
Maiden with, you murdered him."
That night she enters Perilla's room
by a balcony window and Perilla
has her removed. When Malcolm ar
rives the next day Madame Maiden
sends for him. She processes friend
ship after Malcolm threatens her
with the madhouse, but Farman,
Madame Malden's lawyer, does not
disguise his suspicious. Corey's will
leaves the greater part of his for
tune to Perilla, When she reaches
New York after the funeral, she is
in a state of collapse. Malcolm, ar
irving later, tells Mrs. Lowell and
Jane Latimer that people in Rich
mond, Influenced by Madame Mall
den's attitude, are gossiping.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-01-31
GENERAL INFORMATION
TEST

Check the correct word or words
in the following statements:
IA curfew is .......a kind Of
bird. ........a native of COrfu....
.....a cooking utensil...... ar
rangement of the hair.
2-TO show acumen is to. .......
be very conscientious. ............b be
sharp of mind. be romantic
and sentimental. ..... be good at.
figures.
3-A man is said to be afliuent
when he. talks too much. ......
..gives of his money generously.
........ is overweight. ...... slut
terS. is unable to cOncen-
trate.
Am anecdOte is. some
thing given to offset poison. .......
an animal with two horns. .....
an antique piece of furniture. ......
kind of drawing. ........a story.
5-An easel iS...........a small
animal like a ferret. ........a legal
term. "a musical instrument
...........a mean man.
something used by artists.
ga Sarcophagus is...........a
vegetable rich in iodine. ..........a
kind of harp. .........a vehicle....
.....a Greek public building. .....
a coffin a man who
is sarcastic.
7-Stoics are. ...... lOng-legged
birds .......... hermits ...........
people who can't see well........
quiet philosophers.
S-Centaurs are ........... plants
that live 100 years. EN-
plOyees of a government mint, .....
polo players. ... Legendary crea.
lures. people who lead loose
lives.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-01-31
PSALMS OF LIFE

Be neat in all the things of life.
Be ruled by tidiness;
Let order guide you day by day
And bring you happiness.
Help mommer keep the house quite
neat
Don't litter up room;
When others have to tidy up
1t fills them full of gloom.
Put everything where it belongs
When you return from school:
The shiftless, careless little girl
But apes the senseless fool.
Put all your clothes where they be-
long
When you undreSS at night;
Hang all your garments so they can
Be found next morn all right.
A scrubbing give yourself each
morn
And then throughout the day
Be careful not to tear or soil
Your garments in rough play.
Be neat in all the things you do,
And when you've grown, we think,
You will not be a wife who leaves
THE DISHES IN THE SINK.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-01-31
Al Abound
.M House

Flower pots used in the house are
made very decorative if painted with
water color paints.
A bottle of furniture polish rubbed
into clean dry mop will give hard
wood floors an excellent polish.
Maple sirup mixed with confection-
ers sugar to which a little butter or
cream is added makes a delicious
frosting for cakes. .,
When postage stamps stick to-
gether lay a thin paper over them
and run a hot iron over the paper.
The heat does not remove mueilage.
A noted chemist gives us the infor-
nation that science has discovered
that it is not dangerous to leave
canned foods in the can after it has
been opened. They remain in better
condition until eaten if the unused
portion is kept in the can. There is
nothing about the can that will con-
tribute to the spoilage of food.
Neck pieces of beef and lamb
make delicious soups and stews.
To remove dust from upholstered
furniture cover the surface with
large turkish towel that has been
wrung out of water to which
tablespoon of ammonia has beer
added. Beat with carpet sweeper
and all dust will adhere to towel.
To keep the coffee pot sweet fill
it with water to which one table
spoon of soda has been added and
set on the stove until water boils.
g Associated dNewspapers.-WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-01-31
CHAPTER VI

NEARLY a week later, Fleming
" Stone sat thinking in his study
The Maiden matter, at the present
stage, was the most battling and
absolutely inscrutable proposition
he had ever been up against.
Nothing to it, he growled to him
self. Man dead, nobody could pos
sibly kill him except his wife, and
she wouldn't. If ever 1 trusted the
love and truth of a human being,
it's that youngster, Perilla.
1t can't have been a natural
death; all the evidence is against
that. No sign of poison; no symp-
toms of poisoning. Unless it was
given him at the festivities they
attended that day. 1 wonder what
poisons act later on, and not i'm
mediately. l wonder if any of the
Richmond people could get at him
while he was in the hotel. Or If
he had any enemies in Richmond
who would go so far as to kill him.
Then there are the people at the
Washington tea and the dinner.
Suppose one of them had it in for
Maiden, and had vowed to kill him
in his happiest moment. Well, how
did he do it? That's for me to find
out. And 1 could find it out if 1
knew or had any idea it had hap
pened.
Just then Mr.. Garth was an
nounced, and Stone, glad enough to
see him, greeted Perilla's Philadel-
phia lawyer warmly.
The small and informal bridge
supper had taken place at Perilla's s
the night before and both men had
been there. Also Jane Latimer and
Hilda, together with Bob Coles,
Gaskell and Malcolm.
1t was a pleasant gathering, with
out being gay, and Stone had de-
voted his time to studying the 9TH
ers, without appearing to do so. To
his own surprise he had taken a
decided liking to young Coles, who
had evinced no undue interest in
Perilla, though he was thoughtful
and kindly in any way possible.
"What do you think of the Coles
boy?" Stone asked.
Hes not a bad sort. I've known
his for years. Daffy over Mrs. Nal
den. Sort of moth and star case"
But he's younger than she is"
"a year or so. Did you CLEAN
anything from your observations?
"Glean is the word 1t was like
cleaning in a stubble field. Nobody
said anything or did anything that
the most disinterested mortal
couldn't say, for the whole world
to hear!'
"You didn't expect sODle one to
blurt out an discriminating speech
did you?"
well, yes, l did, and one came
pretty near it."
"Who"""
"Never mind for the moment ;
likely as not, I'm mistaken. Don;
vo: know anything of medicine2"
ITO BE CONTINUED
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'Then, here's another thing.
want you TO get me bit of hand
writing of all the people we've men
toned and any others who were at
the wedding. l suppose you had q
guest roll they all signed, but that
won't do. l want to get something
like letter or note or memoran.
dunn of some sort"
do you work by reading hand
writing?" and Perilla looked dis.
appointed.
Not entirely. But there are
times that graphology comes in
handy. Anyway, do what you can
to meet my wishes"
"Oh, l won't fail you'll"
That's a good girl. Now tell
me all about the night of Mr.. Nal
denis death, Every detail"
Perilla again went over the pitt.
full tale of her tragedy and told
fully, but concisely, the story of
tue lneXpllcdDle Qeatn.
Stone asked many questions.
some trif1ing, it seemed to Perilla,
some a little intimate. She an
swered carefully. He inquired def
nltely about the appearance and
manner Of Madame Maiden. Then
about the servants at Maiden
House. She said she and her ia
ther liked Dillon, the second man.
"You met the family doctor and
lawyer, l suppose?" Stone asked.
Yes; Doctor Spurgeon had little
to say. He declared there was no
possibility of other than a natural
death. He said Madame Maiden
was subject to wild vagaries, and
must not be taken seriously. Law
yer Farman didn't amount to much
one way or another. l fancy he
only attends to minor matters that
need his immediate advice, for Mr..
Garth looks after all the affairs
of importance"
"And now Mr.. Garth is your
lawyer?"
Eyes. Corey had perfect trust in
him, and so have l."
Have you mentioned this sub
ject of foul play to Garth?"
"No; so far, to no one but YOU"
Don't speak Of it to anyone else,
please, for the present. To let it
get chartered about might be to
ruin all our plans"
"You have plans, then?"
Stone gave her quick look.
Mrs. Maiden, / am quite willing
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"Oh, yes, slrJ 1 looked forwar,
to serving Mr.. and Mrs. Maiden
for we all knew that after Mr.
Corey's marriage Madame Malder
would reduce her staff"
"Why didn't you mention this Il
me when l was in Richmond?" Per
lila asked.
Because, ma'am, it didn't seen
the time. You were so grieved ant
worried, IL"
Fleming Stone turned a sterr
glance on the man. Stop living =
he said.
The two men stared at each 9th
er a moment, then Dillon said. 81
suppose, sir, you mean, 1 was-er
waiting to see ii anything devel
oped from the fearful accusations
Madame Maiden made against hel
sons wife. Yes, that was partially
the reason"
Good for you, Dillon" Perilla
said. You owned up braveIy
What do you say, Mr.. Stone?"
81 advise you to take this man
on trial. Say, a week or a fort.
night. How's that, Dillon?"
quite all right, sir. Shall re-
port tomorrow, madame?"
Yes, Dillon, unless 1 change my
mind. Leave your address and
telephone call with Norris. You
may 60"
He left the room, and PerillS
turned questioningly to her caller
Il rather butted in, Mrs. Maiden -
he smiled, but it would help amazing.
ly to have that man around for a
few weeks. And something tells
me you'll like him we'll enough to
continue to employ him."
'I shouldn't WONDER" Perilla re-
: Joined. dad took to him at once.
And you propose to utilize him?"
Il shall have to utilize anyone
can fasten on to. Now here's an
other thing. Is your staff sufficient
ly in order to have dinner party
or a bridge game now and thent
OF course, / know you're not en-
tertaining, but it is imperative that
l meet these people we've spoken
of as soon as possible"
"Yes, indeed, Mr.. Stone. l don't
propose to shut myself up. Corey
wouldn't want me to-"
Very well, then. AS soon as
Miss Sheldon gets here give her a
small welcoming party, and invite
me. l shall not disgrace you, and
any investigation l may make will
be entirely unsuspected."
Il have thought of trip to Cali
fornia by motor"
Good! Do that, but not until a
little later. / can soon divide the
people l want to follow up from
those who do not interest me-"
'Hilda arrives tomorrow. Sup
pose l have a small bridge supper
some night early next week."
Capital. Not more than eight,
this time. I'll make out the list"
He jotted down some names on a
slip of paper.
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He has just heard a feminine
scream.
What will he do?
1t all depends.
1t all depends on what?
On whether, after locating the cry
of distress, he finds that it comes
from young good locker or some
old dame who is no bargain.
Suppose the scream comes from a
good locker?
Then Gerald will leap into action,
tear through the crowd and go for
the distressed party in big way.
Suppose the bather crying for aid
is fat, forty and impossible?
Then Gerald will be out to lunch
until the crisis is over.
Then what is a middle-aged wom-
an to do when she goes in swim
ming?
Anything but expect aid from the
young and handsome life guard.
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"Oh. | Won't Fail You'll"

to take up this case, for l feel now
that there is case. l admit my
decision is, like your own, largely
based on hunch."
"Then you'll find out if anybody
killed Corey?" Perilla looked excit-
ed at the prospect. Have you any
hypothesis, any reasonable explana-
tion?"
Il have not. can think of none"
Just then Stones man appeared
and said that Mrs. Maiden was
wanted on the telephone.
"Take it here" Stone said, dis
missing the man.
After q moments talk she turned
to Stone and said, "Dlllon, from
Maiden House, is over at my home
and wants to see me. Shall I tell
him to come some other time?"
N"No; tell him to wait there and
we will 60 to see him at once. I'd
like to chat with him"
In a few moments they were at
Perilla's new apartment, and she
asked to have Dillon sent to them.
"See what you think of him"
she said, in low voice. MY staff
is not yet satisfactorily completed
and 1 may take him on as butler"
Dillon appeared, perfect man
nered, and duly deferential
"You want to see me personally ~
Perilla asked him.
Eyes, ma'am. 1 have seen Mr..
Lowell, your father, and he advised
me to ask you If you would con-
slider taking me on as butler"
Perilla was silent moment.
"There's only one objection, Dill
lon," she said. II know your work,
your long stay with my husbands
family is all the reference you need,
but-I'm wondering If your pres
ence will not bring up painful men,
cries of Maiden House."
Dillon made no reply to this,
and Stone remarked, "Can't that be
adjusted, Mrs. Maiden? Suppose
this man wears a totally different
livery; suppose he endeavors to
change his manner in any minor
way possible; different name if
you choose; I'm sure it will not be
too difficult. And 1 imagine that
Dillon, because of his devotion to
your late husband, will do all in his
power to serve you satisfactorily.
Is not this so, Dillon?"
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Groom, or play the saxOphone or sell
bonds.
What does the life guard do?
He spends all summer in bath
ing suit at the beach and gets paid
for it.
What is the life guard doing in
the picture?
He is peering out into the
breakers.
Why is he peering out into the
breakers?
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-01-31
CHAPTER V-Continued
g.

In the meantime Mrs. Corey NAL
den was going about the business
that interested her so. CARRIED in
one of her smartest broadcloth
gowns, and swathed in becoming
furs, she directed Bailey, her new
chauffeur, to a number in the East
Seventies.
Perilla had not kept Boynton, but
had dismissed him as soon as she
came home from Richmond. BOyn-
ton never knew why, and would
have been greatly surprised to learn
that it was because of the quiver
of an eyelaSh.
Reaching an apartment house.
Perilla rang the bell of the suite
she wanted. Admitted to a smart,
interesting looking living room, she
wandered about, instead Of seat
ing herself.
After a moment, she heard a
pleasant voice say, Mrs. Malden?"
"Yes," she replied, turning. "Mr.
Stone?"
81 am" replied Fleming Stone, as
he drew one chair nearer another.
"Will you sit here?"
81 don't know anything about de-
tectives," Perilla began, ''but /
know a little about lawyers, and
feel rather in the position Of one
who says to lawyer, M! case is
a very odd one, and 1 don't even
know that it is CASE"
well, suppose you tell me about
It. Make it brief"
VERY well, then. If you heard
of bride and groom, on their we'd
ding trip, and one night, when they
were alone in hotel room, she
called out for help, and the one
who went to help her found the
husband dead on the floor, and the
wife rather bewildered, what would
you deduce?"
'Not enough data. Were they in
love?"
More than any one ever was in
the world-Or any two. They
adored each other, and had been
married only three days. The hus-
band was in perfect health, accord
Ing to the doctors"
ITO what did you attribute
DEATH"
What could I do but accept the
doctors diagnosis of an unknown
and unsuspected weakness of the
heart. Moreover, 1 had no opinion.
save a-a-"
"A hunch" asked Stone, help
fully.
YES" and she smiled. "T do be-
Heve a hunch is the only thing to
call it."
"And now just what Is 1t YOU
want to knOw?"
"Who killed him." said Perilla.
promptly, "and why"
"Why do you think he was killed? /?
How could he be killed with no
killer in the room, no weapon and
no evidence?"
"Oh, Mr.. Stone, that's your part
Of the detective problem! I can't
guess it !"
mo, of course not. And we don't
guess detective problems. We solve
them"
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-01-31

Who is this?
This is Ger
aid?
Who is Ger
aid?
Gerald in a
life guard?
What is q life
guard?
A life guard
is a college stu
dent or gradu-
ate who can't
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-01-31
Don't Entrust Your
Own or Your Family's
Well : Being to Unknown
Preparations

THE person to ask whether the
l. preparation you or your family
are taking for the relief of headaches
is SAFE to use regularly is your
family doctor. Ask him particularly
about Genuine BAYER ASPIRIN.
He will tell you that before the
discovery of Bayer Aspirin most
pain" remedies were advised
against by physicians as bad for the
stomach and, often, for the heart.
Which is food for thought if you
seek quick, safe relief.
Scientists rate Bayer Aspirin
among the fastest methods yet dis
covered for the relief of headaches
and the pains of rheumatism, neu-
ritis and neuralgia. And the expert
ence of millions of users has proved
it safe for the average person to use
regularly. In your olUn interest re-
member this.
You can get Genuine Bayer
Aspirin at any drug store = simply
by asking for it by its full name,
BAYER ASPIRIN. Make it a
point to do this - and see that you
get what you want.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-01-31
JUMBLED LETTERS CONTEST

Rearrange the following letters
so they spell the names of great
admirals and generals.
Pergshin. McClellna. Hgai.
Tgran. SWalltone Hcof.
ManSher. SOnjack. JOreff.
Ele. WashtOning. Kitchenre.
Sdanheri. Manput.
Sterhaf. Taegs.
Of the wind is right, hours
should be sufficient time in which TO
accomplish the above test)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-20
EARL DENOON
ARRIVES HERE
COMES HERE IN CONNECTION
WITH CERTAIN ACTIVITIES
AT NAVAL STATION

Earl Denoon, of the General
Motors company, was among the
passengers arriving on the plane
this morning from Miami, and
was met at the landing by Lieu
tenant VIM. Klaus, U. S. NJ, of
ficer in charge at the naval sta
ton, and l.. NJ. Pierce, aide to the
officer in charge.
The visit of Mr.. Denoon is in
connection with the activities be-
ing conducted at Key West, in
the naval station, by the Amer
lean Society of Testing Materials
and to consult Mr.. Pierce, in
charge of the work here, relative
to the results shown on the ma
terials being tested.
Although it is not generally
known, the A. S. T. NJ, has for
years conducted these tests at the
navy yard and there have been
times when some of the foremost
scientists in America and other
countries have been in Key West
to examine metals and learn the
results of the tests.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-20
ONE ABSENTEE
BALLOT VOTED
SIX ARE SENT TO KEY WEST.
ERS I'm OTHER PARTS TO
BE VOTED IN MEANTIME

Today is the second day on
which absentee ballots could be
cast by those who are positive
they viii be out Of Key West On
November 3, and yet there has
been but one ballot cast here.
This absentee ballot was polled
by A. C. jerks, keeper AT FoEey
Rocks lighthouse, who came home
some time ago on his regular
quarterly vacation Of 2s days,
and knows he viii not be in Key
West on election day November
8.
There have been six other bal
lots sent out to Key Westerz IN
other parts who viii not, or don't
expect to, be in Key West on No
vember 3, but viii send in their
votes from the cities they are n
on November 3.
Hence the total Of votes cast
during the two DAYS absentee bal
lots have been available. 4 Just
seven One voted in Key West.
and others sent out to be voted IN
other cities.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-20
JONATHAN PNDE,
AGED s., Is DEAD
FUNERAL SERVICES ID ~
CONDUCTED TOMozRCN
AFTERNOON

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-20
NAVAL OFFICER
PLEASED With
WORK PROGRAM
COMMANDER BRAGG LEFT BY
PLANE THIS MORNING AFT
Err PLEASANT STAY IN KEY
WEST

81 have had a delightful trip
and am pleased to say that the
progress made on the program OF
work at the naval station far sur,
passes my expectations" saic
Commander Kenneth Bragg, u. S
NJ, who left. by plane this morning
for Charleston, via Opa-locka,
Fla.
Commander Bragg arrived last
Friday to discuss with Lieutenant
VIM. Klaus, u. S. n, officer in
charge at the naval station; L NJ.
sPievce, aide to the officer in
charge, and Engineers Agran and
Watkins, progress of the work and
outline plans for future develop
ments of the project.
The visiting officer was so
pleased with conditions as he
found them and the remarkable
progress of the work that he felt
he could relax for a few days aft
er a long period of arduous and
continued activity.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-20
EQUIPMENT FOR
FERRIES ARRIVE
CONSIST OF MOTORS AND
GENERATORS; TO BE IN
STALLED SOON

Motors and generators for the
Ferries Traveller and PILGRIM ar
rived yesterday, sad Tt crtive
Officer Franklin E Albert of the
FERA this morning and are to be
installed when other parts of the
equipment arrives.
Mr.. Albert said he had been in
formed that the Diesel engines and
fire pumps were to be shipped
early this week from Jacksonville.
They will I've sent to Miami by
truck and brought to Key West on
a vessel Of the Oversee Transpor-
tation company.
installation of these items of
equipment will take about two
weeks on each vessel, Mr.. Albert
told The Citizen, and at the end
of that time both the ferries will
be ready to be placed in service.
Another of the ferries recently
purchased for service between
Lower Matecumbe and No Name
Key will be placed on the local
ways today. This is the Pilgrim
and it was towed around from the
submarine base to the marine
railway this morning by the Light
house Tender Poppy.
Practically the same work is to
be done on this vessel as that
which was done on the Traveller
which wRs let down from the ways
about 10 days ago, after having
sescocks installed, bottom scraped
and painted, and other necessary
work which was outlined, before
the installation of Diesel engines
and pumps, and the electrical mo-
tors and generators.