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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-12
CHAPTER XIII

There's your answer, Captain,
Flynn offered from the doorway
Dawson smiled at the success OF his
scheme.
Mrs. Benthorne. this cat Is
yours?" Dawson asked pleasantly
what If 1t is? It's not against
the law to own q cat, Is it?' she
challenged.
mo But In this instance It
may be almost that Dawson
watched her carefully. The cat,
catching sight of the milk. mewed
loudly. This cat I believe, may
have an important bearing upon
your husbands murder 1t Is quite
possible that It was used with the
idea of creating the impression
that your husbands death was
suicide and then something
slipped up. AT any rate 1t was
sufficiently important to be men,
toned In Mr.. Benlhorne's note
"Note?' she asked inccedulously.
Eyes. your husband left a note.
II has been most helpful TO us.
You may read It, II you wish
When she handed II back TO
him, her face was ashen. 80 he
knew he knew" she MUIR
INJURED,
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Record Field
For Santa Anita
$4,000 Event

Arcadia Cal. Dec. H. CUP)-Atl-
ott er wide open scramble for the
$50 000-added prize Of the Santa
Anita Derby was predicted today
when 100 colts. geldings and fillies
were nominated for the mile anc
one~eighth race which Will be run
for the sixth time on February 90
The list was the largest ever
drawn for O horse-race west Of The
Mississippi. Included were the
names OF 60 colts, 20 fillies and 20
gel6ings. Only two of the i22 as.
pirants for the vests richest three
year old prize are imported.
Victory Morn, Maxwell Howard's
tiny gelding purchased from the
Raj Parr estate for $2l 800; G.
Andrades Liberty Franc, and T. p.
Morgan's Camp Verde. headed the
record number OF contenderS. which
surpassed by eleven the previous
high of III named for this same
rare In 1898. Other prominent In
two-year- old competition this year
were:
Son Altesse. RaWSon, Neb Dorset,
Ipako. Our Money Loreby, Sun ST.
perlette. Battery, Stagefright, It'll
lator Gen1 Manager. Big Ben,
Tough Hombre. Gallahadion, The
Cob, Wanna Hygro, Liberty Sand,
Millfang. Polymelior, on Stage, Son
Of War and Brother Higher.
The largest number OF contenders
was the nine nominated by Milky
Way Farm, w. L. Ranch and Circle
8. Stable each named eight, T. p.
Morgan seven and L. d. Mayer six.
The imported youngsters were Bing-
lin stables Suertero and G. s. How
ards Driza. the latter a half sister
70 Kayak II. Both are South Amer
leans.
Weights are fixed at 100 pounds
for colts and geldings and i1S
pounds for FLIES. The race fas won
by King Ranch's Ciencia a year ago.
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Mrs. Benthorne Explains

explain that?" Dawson parried.
II had undressed before going
to the garage TO hide the cat. After
my quarrel with Aronld I was too
angry, too hysterical to even mo-
tice that I wasn't dressed. would
have gone with Dad just as !
was
Dawson paused momentarily as
he weighed his next question.
did you, Mrs. Benthorne, dur
ing your quarrel with your husband
tell him that you would kill him?"
For an instant she could not ans
wer. How did you know that"
1T was not unusual In the heat Of
q bitter argument TO make such a
threat" Dawson said. But In this
case 1t was more than Just a
threat. You finally intended to
kill your husband and TO make 1t
look like suicide"
Helen Benthorne's fingers grip
ped the arms OF the chair as Daw-
sons cordemning words pounded In
her ears.
"You told your father what you
intended to do, but you decided to
walt until he arrived to bear out
your story. Perhaps you had no.
ticed that Ara had lost a button
off her sleeve. You thought you
might blame the murder on her.
"Or you may have even watched
di Torio enter the house and
thought he would be captured by
police at the entrance OF the pas
sageway. But as you waited be-
hind the dining room door the
police whistle surprised you.
you rushed to the study,
pushed open the door, shot your
husband
How can you how can YOU
think such a thing2" Helen Ben
thorne sobbed.
you ran to the back stairway,
met your father. Between YOU,
you hid the gun. Then you came
upstairs, across the hall and down
the front stairway. When you
heard someone inside the study,
and found the door blocked, you
changed your story, decided to
blame the murder on an unknown
intruder - In this case, John Doug
las.
But dl Torio saw you and di
toria was ready TO tell - SO you
used your expert marksmanship
again and killed him too.
Arnold Benthorre knew his
murderer-it was his wife!"
A shot shattered the stiffness OF
the room.
TO BE Concluded
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CT ANlUM
CRACKERS
SELECTING WORDS

This quiz isn't difiicult-if you're
careful not TO become confused by
words which sound little alike
Pick out the word that best fits the
meaning given In each group:
/. A coil: (D revolution, % con-
volution, (c) evolution, ID resolu-
ton.
2. A gallant: "a layaliere, (b)
chandelier, (c) bandoleer, ID cav
alier.
3. To appease: (a) mitigate. Do
fumlgate, (c) aggregate, Id confia-
crate.
4. To Stigmatibe: 10 pronounce,
(b) enounce, (c) announce, (d) de-
nounce.
S. To ordain: (a) describe, tb)
inscrbe, (c) prescribe. % subscribe.
Answers on Back Page
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. STORIES
IN STAMPS
Louisiono Purchase
Was Unconstitutional

THE Louisiana Purchase was an
accident--an unconstitutional
surprise engineered by President
Thomas Jefferson and his ENJOYS,
Robert r. Livingstone, shown on
the U. S. stamp above, then min
ister to Paris, and James Monroe,
special ambassador,
Jefferson had no idea OF buying
the 827,987 square miles OF land,
extending from the Mississippi to
the Rockies and from the Gulf TO
Canada, when he sent Monroe TO
France in>1803. Jefferson wanted
only the port OF New Orleans and
o small strip OF Florida and he
was prepared 10 pay $4,000, 900
for that.
Napoleon surprised Livingstone
end Monroe by Offering TO sell the
whole territory and they jumped
NJ the chance. Jefferson wavered,
lacking constitutional authority
or precedent to purchase foreign
lands, but his friends convinced
him the less said about that the
better.
The deal was made; the Senate
approved the $4,000, 900 purchase
price and the area OF United
States was doubled. Interest and
payment OF French Spoliation
Claims raised the final price 10
S27, 267 1922.
The centennial OF the Louisiana
Purchase was commemorated In
1904 by an issue OF FIVE stamps,
81 which the Livingstone i-cent
green was the lowest value.
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your efforts to hide this cat, TO
steal out, unobserved, to feed it
in the light Of this note-all look
most suspicious" Dawson con-
tinued evenly. Even you will adj
NIT that"
II can readily see why YOU
would suspect how you would
reach certain conclusions" she
amended hastily, as some OF ner
noise returned. But ] can easily
explain. I Just remembered, down.
stairs that I hadn't fed Satan. And
about the note =.
"You see, am quite supersti-
tious. too. Even more so than Ar
mold. You'll recall that just before
Mr.. di Torio was-was shot, we
lighted three on a match, and ! re-
marked about IT," Dawson nodded
II guess was responsible for the
three on @ light Of Arnolds note,
too.
"About q month ago this cat came
10 the house. It's good luck TO have
a black cat come 10 you, so l I'M
mediately adopted 1t. But Arnold
hated cats so--especially black ones
that I kept Satan hidden out In
the garage.
Last night he got out and
crossed Arnold's path as he walk
ed in from the garage. Arnold was
terribly upset about 1t and was
afraid he'd kill Satan II he discov-
cred him. SO I left the house. after
dinner. and hid him In the closet III
the garage loft.
Returning to the house, ] found
Arnold with this-this girl"
Miss Johnson" Dawson sug'
gested.
Eyes, she claimed to be his
daughter by u previous marriage
I did not believe her, and she
threatened 10 make trouble .
create scandal. After she left
Arnold and ! quarreled."
There was much yet 10 be told,
and Dawson'S silence indicated that
he expected her TO continue. Al
last she went on
ut was during that quarrel that
Arnold said those terrible things
can never forgive nor forget
them He told me that the
girl was his daughter, that he had
abandoned her mother 20 years
ago In Salt Lake City. He told
me. too, that he never loved me,
but that he wanted to be some
body In society and he needed a
rich wife 10 attain that ambition
She covered her face with her
hands, as II 10 shut out the
memory.
But you told me you loved
your husband Dawson was sur
prlsed when she looked at him
again. dry-eyed.
IT lied Just as I've he'd all my
married life. / hated Arnold Ben
thcrne from the moment saw
him. married him 10 save my
fathers business.
But Arnold wouldn't even per-
nit me that victory. As he raved
on In his anger. he told me he had
been buying Aston Motors Sc
cretly. that he intended squeezing
my father completely out Of the
Dads genius had ere
ated. Arnold not only wanted TO
take his daughter. but his bust
ness also. It would have left Dad
nothing.
II told Arnold I would divorce
him. that I would tell my father
everything. And he laughed az
me. And then - then he slapped
me.
Il ran 10 my room, locked the
doors and called my father. l
begged him to come for me, told
him everything. was waiting for
him when Arnold was shot"
you were waiting for your
father-but you were already I'M
dressed and In bed. How do you
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Sports
QUESTIONS
Answered

Have you q sports question you
want answered? Write your ques-
ton clearly, sign your name and
address and mail your query 10
Sports Fan Question Man, Sports
Service Bureau, The Waterbury
Democrat, 1913 18th street, WASH
ingtOn, ID. g., enclosing q 3.cent
postage stamp for personal reply.
Don't telephone: write as directed.
@. Who was captain OF the Notre
Dame football team In 1888?
A. At the start Of the season, the
policy Of naming game captains was
adopted. Among those so named
were: Wunsch for the Kansas game:
German for Carnegie Tech; Roach
for Northwestern; Hugh Devore for
Army Near the end of the season
this policy was abandoned and T.
German and H. Devore were named
honorary captains for 1888, and
Dominic Vario was elected captain
for 1884.
@ When and how did Jack Shar-
key defeat Harry Wills?
A. He won on a foul from Wills
In thirteen rounds, at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn, N. Y, October ~. 1926
q. Did the Major League baseball
clubs suspend operations during any
year of the Warld War?
A. NO: they continued TO function
and league games were played dur.
ing all the years Of the war However
IN 1918. the season was considerably
shortened on account Of the conflict
the number Of games played varyinl
from i2s TO i2o. instead Of the usua
$50 o. 90.
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CAST OF CHARACTERS


ARNOLD BENTHoRNE - Five
persons wished him dead.
HELEN BENTHORNE His
charming young wife.
WILLIAM ASTON Ben
thOrne's father-in-la and busi-
ness associate.
JOEY DI TORIO - Night club
owner and gangster.
ARA JOHNSON - The mystery
girl.
JOHN DOUGLAS - A young
mining engineer, in love with
Ara.
CAPTAIN DAWSON - A dctec-
tive who likes to listen.
Yesterday: VIII | le Dawson
searches her bedroom % second
time, Helen Benthorne goes TO the
garage with a bottle Of milk.
Flynn catches her there, takes
her to to Dawson. When the cat Is
brought In, II runs to her, fawns
upon her.
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Answers on Back Page
Evening star., 1939-02-10

This dress has such a trim and
tailored look that you'll enjoy having
runabout version of it in thin wool,
fiat crepe or sports silk as well as in
sunfast cottons for home wear
gingham, percale and calico. It's a
diagram design that practically
makes itself; you can finish it in
no time.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1652-B
is designed for sizes SO, 38, 40, AZ,
"A, 46, 48, so and 50. With long
sleeves, size 38 requires 45s yards of
35-inch material with short sleeves,
AS yards, "a yards of braid.
Send IS cents for Barbara Bells
Spring Pattern Book! Make your
own smart new frocks for street,
daytime and afternoon, with these
simple, carefully planned designs!
It's chic, it's easy, it's economical to
sew your own. Each pattern in
cludes step-by-step sew chart to
guide beginners.
(copyfisht. 1e3e)
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and Blankets May Be Bought Coo Complement Room
0exx;gn,;4g N5mxn
How Can ! Look Ny Best?
BY MARGARETTA BYERS and CONsUELO KAMHC

, The angular type usually has a
long, narrow, hard-to-flt foot.
Naturally shoes with long pointed
toes are particularly bad.
But that's what the stores insist
on giving you unless you make q
fuss.
1t is all very we'll to 60 to places
and specialize in fitting the narrow
heel.
But just ask them what they pro-
pose to do about the toes.
Demand high-heeled, short t-vamp
shoes.
Your foot will arch itself quite
easily into these lines that take up
so much of the length and actually
will cover less ground from heel TO
| toe
And it will look even shorter, be-
cause the foreshortened effect of the
short vamp subtracts still more
length from the general effect.
8. Wear lightish, dull finished
stockings.
You are one of the few types who
should wear light stockings always,
to give your ankles more contour.
9. Avoid tailored accessories
You can wear froufrou without
| looking absurd.
In fact you should wear it-fuffv.
feather capes for evening, intricate
Scarfs in the daytime, French rather
than English bags, jeweled clips,
flexible bracelets, quaint bouton-
nieres or corsages.
Choose every accessory with one
eye to femininity. bearing in mind
constantly that you are not a tai
lored type.
Your Streamlined, boyish figure
looks far too masculine in tailored
clothes.
You must forever be on your guard
against this and devote yourself to
the cultivation of femininity.
10. Wear fur capes rather than
scarfs.
The reason for this is that they
will give you more body
Your furs, of course, like every-
thing else should be exquisitely soft.
Mink is perfect, or sable.
And among the less precious furs,
squirrel, Australian opossum or
nutria.
(To be continued.)
tcopyright. 1880
Evening star., 1939-02-10
Make Illness
Less Hard
To Bear
Thoughtful Acts
Always Cheer
The Patient
By PATRICIA LINDSAY.

Many little things can be done tc
make your own, or a friends stay
in a hospital a less morbid expert
ence than is usual.
Above all inquire into the COM
fort of the patient If hospita
gowns irritate her skin and are moi
absolutely Necessary. get permission
! for her to wear attractive night.
dresses. Take her colorful bed
spread to throw over the starl
white of the regulation hospital GOV.
ering and see that she has very
fossy (but warm bed jacket. Sucf
feminine luxury cheers any woman's
soul and makes the days pass more
pleasantly.
If the patient must look forward
to lengthy recuperation, with
hours each day spent in bed, one
of the incest ways of expressing
your sympathy is by presenting her
with one of the comfortable bed
rests or six-way pillows, which sup.
port her body when she is sitting up
in bed. With either of these near
at hand she will be more inclined
to read or sew or amuse herself
otherwise, than she would if her
weakened body were less ably sup
ported by two or three ordinary
bed pillows.
Gay wollen bed socks are also a
nice thought. for in airy private
rooms or wards inactive feet are
frequently cold.
Ones skin quite naturally reacts
to body illness, so the majority OF
hospital patients get much JOY from
freshen up kit which contains
creams and lotions specifically
mixed to treat particular skin tex
tures-oily or dry skin or normal
All Of the leading cosmetic firms
present these kits at nominal prices
with quantities which last from two
weeks to month. A weekly facial
is most revitalizing, as are daily skin
cleansings and lubricatings.
Women with dry and sensitive
skin rave over the soothing qualities
of special baby talcum powder
which is made with olive oil. 1t is
softer and more clinging than the
usual bath powders and 1t is mois-
ture-resistent - som hing you
should consider under the circum-
stances. A sprinkling of this pow
der after a fragrant cologne rub
does much to Danish the hospital
blues which are likely to descend
upon any patient! If you want to
be specially considerate send along
large fluffy puff with the baby
tale!
And believe it or not, an attractive
little bottle of smelling salts, nicely
scented, will be constant COM
panion. If you know hospitals you
can easily imagine how difficult it is
to bear with the disinfectant odor
and other odors, which permeate
the buildings. A sniff of smelling
salts refreshes one no end! And q
good hair brush Is absolutely q
necessity.
Be sure you know the content of
the book you send to hospital
See that its theme is cheerful, not
morbid. Frequently a well-inten-
toned friend will buy currently
popular book and ship it off with q
card, not realizing that the content
might quickly add to the doldrums
of the patient. Almost any good
bookstore is capable of helping you
select cheerful tome-so seek their
help.
(Copyright. 1939.)
Evening star., 1939-02-10
Well to Graduate Shades;
Using Lightest for Sheets,
Deepest for Puffs
Unpainted Furniture Available
In Pieces of Modern Design;
Other Questions Answered
BY MARGARET NOVEL;.

NOVEL;:
comforters
would like coos and materials
used Should contrasting colors
have everything match? (MiS) B. L. H.
If YOU like plenty you every
Evening star., 1939-02-10
CHAPTER FIVE.

CHAPTER FIVE.
Even if she needs to put on weight
a woman hesitates to try it for fear
she may start something she can't
stop, or for fear the calories will
show no sense at all and go to quite
the wrong places.
I. Avoid straight lines.
| This means no box jackets.
| No straight skirts.
No sWagger suits.
| No tuxedo effects.
Obviously this type needs all the
curves possible.
2. Wear clothes fitted at the
waist and hips and wrists.
Your tiny waist, slender hips and
wrists are your best points
Display them by all means.
Your clothes should hit you there
and then digress into what will look
like curves by contrast.
For instance, skirt belling from
nipped-in waist will give you
grace.
A bodice curving softly from a
nipped waist to padded shoulders
will do lot for your chest.
Sleeves tapering from bouffant
shoulders to fitted wrists will take
away the effect of pipe-stem arms
Soft dressmaker suits rather than
tailored ones will suit you best.
And short capes will soften your
shoulders.
3. Wear covered necklines.
Yours is the only type that looks
we'll in floating draperies.
Wear them for all they're worth
and they're worth lot to you.
For evening, draperies tossed high
at your neck like a nuns Golf and
trailing out behind are good.
Or decolletage in fattering
curves veiled with chiffon or net
that continues over your arms is
most friendly to you.
In the daytime. standing empire
collars. Elizabethan ruffs and calla
lily collars will make your long slen-
der neck an asset rather than 6
liability.
4. Wear fabrics with body.
Velvets, taffetas. brocades, bread.
cloths are all kind to your figure.
Starched lace and shirred chiffor
may be depended upon to give vol
good lines too
And quilted satin blouses will Civ.
you the contours you sigh for.
Never wear sweaters or knittec
suits or any clinging fabric.
5. Wear good deal of detail.
What would look fussv on a fulle,
figure is most becoming to you.
All these soft devices are you
style:
Frilly blouses
Ruffs to round out your thin neck
Peplums.
Flared skirts.
| Capelets. laced bodices, ruffled o.
tucked yokes.
Ruchings.
Flounces. Lace, bows, sashes anc
touches of fur.
6. Avoid tailored hats.
You might as we'll wear a Saliva
ton Army bonnet as a severely
straight sailor.
You need soft little caps trimmed
with flowers or fur or provocative
little wells.
And they should not try for height
Little Victorian toques, halo hats
picturesque Florentine berets worl
way on one side: in short, smallish
off f-the-face, framing-t face mil
linery. its particular lines governed
as always by the exact shape of tn,
face is charming.
I. Wear highheeled, short
vamp shoes.
Evening star., 1939-02-10
By BARBARA BELL.

You'll be delighted with the way
this dress fits. Gathers beneath the
smooth shoulder yoke give just
enough fullness over the bust. Darts
1t the waistline make it look slim
and trim, but they don't make il
snug; you'll have plenty of leeway
for action. The inverted pleat in
the front makes the skirt easy to
move about in. Thus, 1652-B is just
Is comfortable as it is becoming.
Evening star., 1939-02-10

ehaQe spread De1Cre you IIllS year. IL
you like colored sheets start with
those in pastel shades, then use
blankets in a middle shade OF the
same color and satin puff in the deep
shade. Or the puff may be OF fig
ured material with lots of color, de-
pending somewhat on whether your
bedroom needs design or plain color.
There are delightful sheets with
cases to match in white percale
with figured percale borders. If you
use all plain color for sheets, blan-
kets and puff. you might use a
printed linen or silk blanket cover.
Select all-wool blankets if possible,
as they are the best investment in
the long run. If buying for a full
size bed, be sure to get them ample
in width, as they do tighten up
with cleaning, and skimpy blanket
Is worse than none. Plan your bed
ding as you would the rest of the
furnishings in your room-With an
eve to what is needed to make the
color effect perfect.
X X
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
We live in brick house which we
feel would be vastly improved if 1t
could be painted. What is the best
covering for permanence and ap-
pearance; paint, cement paint, or
whiteWash? MR.. V. q. F..
Answer
Unglazed brick is very porous and
has a tendency to absorb moisture
which eventually peels off the paint
unless it is sealed in some way. This
can be done by painting with two
coats OF raw linseed oil mixed with
drier before the paint, or with oil
paint with a large oil content. After
the sealing coats are thoroughly dry
any OF The accepted brands OF ordi-
Evening star., 1939-02-10
Ny Neiqhbor Soys:

To remove chocolate or cocoa
stains, cover the stained area
with cold water. Then sprinkle
a thin layer of powdered borax
over the stain. After about 10
minutes, rinse we'll in boiling
water.
The secret of smooth creamy
custard lies in its baking. Pour
the custard mixture into glass
or earthenware cups and set
them in a pan that is two
thirds filled with hot, but not
boiling, water. Bake In a
moderately slow oven that regi-
sters about 325 degrees. Gus
tards are done when they shake
q little in the center. Over
cooking them or baking them
In an oven that is too hot
will produce a coarse-grained,
watery custard.
(Copyright. 193e)
Evening star., 1939-02-10
Dorothy Dix Says
Parents Are Not Always Idols
To Their Immediate Families

What do our children think of us?
How do they size us up. as the
phrase goes? These are questions
that few parents ever ask themselves
because they are so complacently
sure that Tommy and Mamie Wor-
ship them as little tin gods and re-
gard their every word as the utter
ance of an oracle The idea that
their youngsters look upon them
with a cynical and an appraising
and often a disapproving eye never
crosses their minds. Still less do
they suspect that in their cradles
Junior and SWeetums not only got
their number to the last figure. but
learned how to work the combina-
ton.
Of course, this hallucination that
fathers and mothers entertain that
their children are filled with awe
and admiration of them and blind
to their every defect is merclful
provision of Providence to compen-
safe them for all the work and
worry and noise and mischief that
they have to put up with from their
youngsters,
But in reality it has no founda-
ton upon which to rest, For there
are no keener nor more merciless
critics than children. No one is
quicker to perceive fault or weak
ness, and if they early learn to
keep their real opinions of Papa
and Mamma to themselves, it is be-
cause experience has taught them
that the reward of frankness Is
called impudence and rates the hair
brush or being sent supperless to
bed.
Doubtless it is just as well. for
our peace of mind and self-esteem