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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-07
Betty Hunter Off
For School Sept. d

MISS BETTY WORDEN
HUNTER. who was graduated
IN June from the Knox School
and has been spending the Sum-
mer with her mother. Mrs. An.
drew Hotchkiss Of Crosse Pointe.
leaves September - for Boston
10 enter the Stuart School.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28

OF course you don't She lay
back against the cream cushions
She seemed 10 be turning some
thing over in her mind. Suddenly
she looked at me Her eyes were
very serious. "All right I'll be
frank. I'm sure l can trust you
TO keep n confidence. l asked you
here, Doctor Westlake, because
I'm terribly afraid that Norma
went 10 YOU for those sleeping
pills Yesterday because she was
thinking about killing herself.
So this then was the '-InTpor-
tant' thing that Persis RowlCy
had summoned nc 10 discuss!
You see. she went on, some
thing happened yesterday, some
thing which could have broken
poor Norma's heart She wasn't
one 10 take knocks easily and If
she'd heard about this thing she
was quite capable of doing some
thing desperate something crazy
like swallowing too many sleep
ing tablets. oh I'm not suggest
ing that she deliberately killed
herself by throwing herself off
Monarch | can't believe that.
But it is possible that when she
eallopcd up the drive she was
not caring what happened TO her
completely reckless It's dreadful
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28

peated almost every day in
scores of the nations hunting
States.
Conservation department sta
tistics show that hundreds Of
animals including COWS and
dogs-arc shot by over-zealous
amateur nimrods every year.
Tragically enough, the casual
ties are not always confined TO
animals Dozens Of men are
yearly shot. some fatally by
quick triggered fellow hunters
who shoot first and look second
As the result OF the upswing
in hunting accidents in the last
few years. officials in the various
states are campaigning for
safety-first in the woods.
Most Of these appeals take the
form of notices that are posted
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28

enough that she's dead. 1t would
be too tragic if she'd gone 20 her
death with a broken heart. But
/ have to know the truth and it
all rests on whether or not she
heard of what happened. You're
the only one who might be able
TO tell me"
Although / realized that none
of the Fallowfield people knew
officially that Norma had been
murdered, this suicide theory
coming now of all times was
wildly unexpected.
Persis Rowley was still looking
at me steadily Doctor West
lake. yesterday when she came 10
you. did Norma tell you that her
engagement was off? Did she
tell You that she wasn't going 10
marry Oliver Church p"
That. of course was tho most
sensational surprise 20 date. But
but thought they were to bc
married IN "A few days
So did | I hadn't the faintcst
idea anything was wrong until
this Afternoon Then 1T was the
sheercst accident" Mrs Rowlcy
leaned forward tossing back hcr
soft blond hair This afternoon
Martha Hale was out here. my
first husbands second wife. and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Warming Hunters with Sarcasm

where hunters gather These are
usually designed 20 get their
message across by appealing 10
the hunters humor
Typical Of many signs that dot
the north woods is one TO be
found in the general store Of Mrs.
Henry Silva on remote McGregor
Bay on Lake Huron Addressed
20 deer hunters, IL reads.
"A deer has four legs A
guide has only two Count the
legs on the deer you are aiming
at. II il has two legs, ask II If
il is a deer. II IL says No, look
sharply and sec If the deer is
smoking a pipe. If so, then IT
might not be a deer
Cows, horses, and mules also
have four legs, so look carefully
before shooting If the deer is
hitched TO a wagon, it might be
a horse or mule If II has a bell
on its neck, II could be a COW.
If it howls. it might be wolf.
IF "A hunter finds another
hunter has mistaken him for
deer and is shooting at him he
should say. Listen Mister ]
amt no deer. Deer hunters are
very skeptical and they might
think the deer was lying Is
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28

and my guess Is that Karen didn't
begin to feel the way she does
about him until after he got en-
gagged TO you.
l repeat, Norma, they'd sooner
cut their tongues out than let
you guess the truth. OF course
Oliver will go through with the
wedding and do his utmost 10
be a good husband. But I doubt
whether that's enough in life.
And it's as much for your hap
piness as for theirs that want
you to think very carefully be-
fore you go through with the
wedding You could be making
a terrible mistake
Just think II over and remen-
Der that / am always
Your affcctiouaic father
As ! read that amazing and
brutal letter, thoughts scurrlcd
connscdly through my brain like
kittens Hale had written this,
Hale had known all about this
startling reshufncment while he
was talking 20 mo and yet he
had never mentioned IT,
looked up from The letter TO
pcrsis Rowlcy's intent face.
Norma was very much in love
with Oliver she SAID quietly "Of
course, / have no way of know
ing II what Francis says Is true
l haven't spoken 10 Karen or 20
Oliver yet But well when Oliver
FIRST came 10 work in my hus-
bands company | did think Il
was Karen be was interested In
But ~ the timc Karen was stu
In mourning for Jimmie Sal'er
and Her hands made a little
helpless gesture. IT'S AN SO so
unexpected And you can see
what terrible shock this letter
would have been TO Norma If
she'd read it,
If she'd read it," / queried
quickly. rs there any doubt
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28

about it?"
Persis Rowley nodded You
see. Francis Hale delivered it
himself yesterday afternoon. I've
found out the facts from the but
Ter. He was out on the lawn
about four-thirty helping 10 FIX
the Christmas trees when Francis
came up 10 him and gave him
the note asking him 10 get 1t 10
Norma without anyone seeing it.
The butler brought II indoors
but Norma was out He didn't
want TO leave II in the hall with
the other letters SO he took II
up 10 her bedroom and put 1t on
the table by her bed Norma
came in quite soon afterwards
and went 20 her room. But she
only stayed there "a few minutes.
After that she went riding on
Monarch and and the accident
happened
Persis EoWlcys white forehead
was puCkcrcd with anxiety.
When 7 found tho letter. Doctor
Wcs'ako. tho envelope was light
~ stuck down. ! couldn't tell
whether It had been opened or
not. And it's perfectly possible
Norma never noticed II That's
why | asked YOU TO come here
because Won were the only per
son who saw her after that Tell
me. when Norma visited YOU. did
she show any sign that that she
knew oliver was really IN love
with Karen p"
thought back 10 that first
interview which had been the
prologue TO so much mystery and
tragedy Norma Hale had been
entirely obscsscd by her terror
of the yellow taxi She had made
only one passing reference TO
Oliver Church and her forthcom-
ing marriage
/ said If It sets your mind
at rest. Mrs. Rowlcy, Norma
spoke of Oliver Church and her
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28

WHY did you give them to
her
GuedcdIy l said she com
planned Of not being able 10 sleep
Shc seemed nervous thought
shed DC better OF with them. 20
Forgive stupid, ignorant
question bat aren't those sleep
ing pills dangerous ."
dangerous ,"
~ mean one reads IN the
papers OF people taking overdoses
~ sleeping tablets
stared unComPrehendingly
"1Es perfectly possible toNtakc
sn overdose OF phenoharhital
But tho prescription gave
Norma only called. for SIX tablets
They cauldu1 hayc'douc her much
harm even If she'd taken All at
once
Pcr~s Rowlcv seemed distinct
ly relieved ! didn't get il Par
rcularlv since ! was rcmcmhot-
ing Norua's unsuccessful at
temp, GAP stcp-up tho prescription
20 tNcnty-siN tablets
said II don't see what you re
leading up 10 Mrs R0wlcy'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28

she mentioned Norma's few little
personal belongings, asked me
what we were going TO do with
them. That made me think about
poor Norma's letters. Someone,
/ felt, ought 20 look through
them. SO this afternoon / went
up to her room. she kept her
papers in a little desk There was
nothing much. Of course. Letters
from Oliver letters from school
friends l didn't read them. But
there was another letter. 1t
wasn't in the desk II was lying
on the table by her bed. | was
surprised when | saw II because
the writing on the envelope was
my first husbands writing And
wen. Francis and Norma never
got on particularly we'll together
I was surprised that he'd written
10 her
was extremely alert NOW. A
vivid image n Francis Hale.
handsomely blue, pink and grey
rose mp IN my mind and ! re-
memhcrcd his voice, urgent be
meath the affected surface drawl
Watch ont If they bring up an
other motive involving letter
because II will he red her
ring, particularly cruel red her
ring
7 At the tune / had assumed
that he was referring 90 the
amazing letter about the taxi
driver which Libby Brompion had
written 20 Norma
I saw now that had been very
much mistaken
IT hadn't come through tho
mail Mrs Rowlcy was saying
There was no stamp II was
lying there Maybe she Ildnt
have read IT. bat was curious
particularly since I'd just asked
Francis and Martha 20 come out
here 20 stay over Christmas
She watched me for a moment
as If she were gauging my trust
worthiness Then she said:
u haven't shown it 20 a soul,
Doctor Westlake But I'd like you
10 read it,"
she moved 90 a table and
picked up a long blue envelope
Drawing out piece of paper,
she gave 1t into my hands.
l took it. unfolded il and read
in a large theatrical scrawl:
Norma dear.
! know you believe that eX-
fathers should neither be seen
nor heard But I've simply got 20
intrude into your life now he
cause there rs something impor-
taut have 10 tell you You
won't like mo for this You'll
probably hate me But l have
bunch youn be grateful in the
long run
It's this. oliver Church is really
IN love with Karen. And she's i'm
love with him Oh, they'd rather
die than let you know it. They
haven't even admitted il 10 nae.
but I've sten them both lately
and you can't fool an old hand
hike Your father about people I'M
love, ] talk&d TO Oliver last night
and ] did get him 90 admit that
hr asked k8rca 90 marry him
This summer but she told him at
'bc time she thought she'd ncvcI-
love anyone after Jimmie J sup
pose hc felt II was hopeless then
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Continued from rage ~


60 0r being fool Mrs Sailcr
she's invited. both NJ and Mrs
Ir,,|nr Spend christmas ~ Fai-
IovnfIa
Trc success ~ that remark
WAS unconditional Grace Saitcr
.nrI.-. around 81 hef scat ard.
STARE CT u, WItb reras altuS ih-
..r.rt. TGrA "hes mN'ed
mo Ia..s g. F8I'mvfc.J for
-.r.,..e- ~t. sh, must bc
r4E She .-...> n.A ! f.JI about
r-,E-e. Vr For NEUrs and
vrr ,-ss raa. a.r divorce
r... arH r.t tra.v when I've
....... She broke or and
...,,.. I4.tr. F4rge Halo
r- I'm +. rec. f.lsa It's a
s....,.... n...t.,. DISGRACE.
H., t-.-- uae efr.r. Christ
,,.. ...s --. r....r 81. ho a sga-
r.. ..,fiela
trs f.t r.. rar.4t" snapped
~. e.,,.- n Francis Hale
t.. t.., ,yrr .ryr.r. 2. YOU
rv,.+ mann .a ir.e., bile
,.,... ...,.,..+n
r,., o.a,.. .r. o.er .ca.n'
U7.., 10 49,. ..,. ,.bt, What
- ....,.,,.,. u ts4 me had
hc.r f.sa p.r4r- -zr7-7t-TT
1.-.,. h.,t., ,.-,t ~. b.-,ve after
..,.-,,fl. ,,.,p T.r-l. r,Y.rv
a.. er,., 5s r.. sneak
,r.,r .r,1rr,... trs rar nm 'aut-
sid. ,qa fr.u, d.1r Then without
,,,r5 80 .1,rLs SHE hurried
NO t,, b.u.s
f-TI--,-o ~ and 10 T-i6red hut.
a.r,.s~.d
.Dor,o, Wc.trsle7 MIS- Row.
loy 10 o.,,,.rr ~ 40. vou up-
s,sirs pe ID MO .1 tre widc
sts,,..av =, tho Second floor
.ar,, -. u. door and trorl,od A
sorcro yo,cr csDod come IN
non, q, 7.b, rufrsr closed The
door d,srrcstIy h.hind mo
NJ. Pnofr,.. nooso.r orvhat-
evor Che c,Icd - was "a beautiful
room lone and a,rv with broad
windows Ioobire across the grey
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28

nECENTLY. game warden
X patrolling the northern
~ Michigan woods came across
hunter dragging big brown
colored animal behind him.
I've just bagged one Of the
finest bucks you ever saw" the
Rrinning hunter proudly told the
warden u got him within an
hour after entering the brush.
he added. And would you be-
lieve it, It's the first deer I've
ever shot
II wasn't hard for the warden
20 believe for the bullet-riddlcd
animal AT his feet was long
cared mule
Offhand, that might seem like
an amusing story And it prob
ably would be- il It wasn't so
common. But the incident is re-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
OR. FRANK 3. ROBINSON
Founder "Psyehiana,"
Moscow, Idaho

and when you do. ~ there IS
poverty. unrest, unhappiness,
Ulhcal'h, or material lack I'm
your life. well-this same Pow
cr is able 10 do for you what IL
did FOR me. No matter how uae-
less or how helpless your life
seems 20 be all this can be
changed For this IS not "A hui
man power I'm talking about
it's a God.powor. And there
are no limitations TO the God
Power. are there? OF course
not. You probably would like
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28

The events and characters
depicted IN this serial 5rc
fictitious and any apparent
similarity 10 actual persons
living or dead is merely
coincidence.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28

marriage as II the whole thing
was perfectly certain"
Persis' lovely face smoothed
with relief. "Oh, I'm so glad II
would all be so much less tragic
If | could be sure that the poor
darling was spared this other un-
necessary bit of suffering" She
smiled faint little smile That's
the only reason ! asked you to
come, Doctor Westlake. And I
can't tell you how much you've
comforted me-"
Mrs Rowley seemed quite COM
forted.
| personally was far from COM
forted. For Mrs Rowley's I'm
portant news" had turned out 10
be no less significant than her
eX-husband's In the first place.
~ told me that Hale had actually
been in Kenmore at the time OF
the crime, thus making him.
physically at least, as much Of a
suspect as anyone else. But there
was a second point Of vastly
greater importance, which opened
up vistas Of complications which
made me dizzy. According 10
Hale, Norma had been murdered
simply TO prevent her from get
ting married Now, the news OF
Oliver Church's startling shift 10
Karen showed that Norma would
almost certainly not have got
married after all Why then
should she have been killed II
either of the twin sisters had
been in peril, surely it should
have been Karen That is. If
Karen and Oliver were eventually
going 10 marry.
II was possible. of course that
the murderer had known nothing
of divers change Of heart and
had murdered Norma under the
misrepresentation that the wed.
ding was still going 10 be carried
through. That was possible. yes.
That probably was what Hale
thought, and II would account
for his anxiety for Karens safety
now
For, whatever way you looked
at II, If Karen and Oliver con-
templated marriage. there was
desperate danger for Karen
That is, provided the murder
motive did lie. not with the taxi
driver, but in old Shipton,s
will
AS these elaborate theories
scudded through my brain pcrsis
Rowley was standing calmly in
front Of me. She looked rather
magnificent IN the fading eve
ming light Suddenly she held
out her hand
Thank you Doctor Westlake
You've been very kind indeed
II was scandalous of Francis 20
write Norma that letter He had
no right 10 NEEDLE in the chill
drens affairs and I'll tell him SO
For a moment she seemed 20
slip into a tranquil revcrie, then
she said; Now that poor Norna's
dead, it's really better that j.,
should have turned out this way
isn't it-that Karen and Oliver
should be in love >"
Persis Rowlcy seemed able 20
take the amorous switches Of her
twin daughters and their mutual
fianco very lightly I found them
less easy 20 accept And as
lcft I started thinking rather
f1iriously bout Mr. Oliver
Church .-.~-+-,
Unttl tha' moment that dark
bclngerert Young man h1d hara
" figured I'm tho case Eoo h,@
position was startling 10 say tho
least Of ~ That ne should sud
denly have fallen IN lovc wi'h ono
identical twin when he was on
tho verge ~ marrying tho other
was peculiar enough IN itsclf
That he should have done 90 al
most on tho dav Of Norma's mur
der was even more remarkable
Yes tho more / thought about
II. tho more extraordinary tho
emotional hfo of Oliver church
seemed 10 become
ITn 70 Continued NcNf Ncnlll
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28

10 know how you too, may talk
with God, so that this same
Power which brought these
good things TO nae. might come
into your life too. have writ
ten the strange almost uubc--
lioyable story in two booklets.
and ! have given away literally
millions Of copies OF them As
a matter of fact the story has
been told I'm 81 foreign coun-
tries and in every city. town,
village aud hamlet In America. p
il has been written up by such
outstanding periodicals as
Time Now week, Magazine III
gest. and scores Of other inter.
nationally-known publications.
want to give you these two
booklets. ! want 10 give you
also Illustrated circulars, and
copies Of letters which tell
what is being accomplished all
over the world through this
now strange Teaching. II you
viii send me your name and
address on "A postcard or I'm a
letter. these two booklets viii
come TO you free OF charge.
This experience may sound Un-
helicvahle. but It's true or
wouldn't tell you it was. The
address is /Dr. Frank B. Robiu--
Un. Dept, 335, Moscow Idaho.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
(To BE Continued Next Week

ap,rgtf. I9L %. Nm.rcau wa.s
f Eter. Ur..raf
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28

tI.,lar W..eI NJ. Gf,ll rlI'ain I.I-ffA r,-'IN'l.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-28

val-and as matter OF fact
don't even now. Somebody misun.
derstood.
In any case We then went into
one OF the finest bits OF hair-splIt.
ting ever staged. We proved be-
yond the shadow OF a doubt (well,
at least 20 our satisfaction) that
there was not one iota OF relation
ship between war-debts and repard-
tons: that II was perfectly proper
for the Germans to stop paying the
French and the British, because
that was a matter OF reparations.
But for the French land the Brit
ish) to stop paying us was financial
heresy because those were war
debts. The difference was very
clear TO us then. and we passed the
Johnson act to forbid lending 10
any OF those swindlers. Now we
are ready to forget the Johnson
Act and shen out any number OF
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-28

hillions-probahly to prove that
Gresham's law really works.
But the French were furious.
They could see very clearly the
identity OF war-dehts and repara-
tions. and they quit paying. was
there that December day IN 1882,
before the Chamhre des Deputies
when the big debate came over the
payment, Herriot. then premier,
staked and lost his position when
he demanded payment. Outside the
mob filled the streets TO overflow
ing. and the ominous chant rang
with the reverberations OF an
American crowd al a football game
when the home team is making a
goal-line stand. Pas IN sou! Pas
un SOU" mot one Gently The
chamber would have been mobbed
IL they had agreed 10 pay They
didn't. Legislatures cont do that.
Legislatures are elected.
So they all quit paying. until
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-28

Ne gold could get over that Re
cause the foreigners couldn't sell
Us anything in order 10 get our gold.
IN order 10 pay Us And the less
they paid the more Ne yelled. We
never GOT Joshua 20 walk sround
those walls
France did a little bette she
took payment D. Kind from Ger
many. lumber and coal and iron
and machinery Snd plaster she
had lost over three million men and
she needed mAn-poNe nor, Ihan
gold. She didn't have any dne
caves ir kentucky where she could
put her sold
SO came about the big debt night.
We felt cheated and France felt
that Ne hSd tried 20 pat = fast
one over on her. We became In.
Gle Shylock, and the French be
came so many coAd.oeAts,
Unknown 20 ourselves and com
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-28

Germany should pay them which
Germany hadn't done and never q.
tended 10 do. And they all felt
quite honest about II and twice as
bitter toward US They all quit eN-
cept Finland, brave little Finland
whom We defended last year
against the Russian hordes. those
Russians We are defending today
against Firms and. the Germans.
and which, maybe next year.
And back OF all that debt aarrcl
is another factor which We have
never even tried 90 understand
We insisted that the debts he
paid in gold We already had an
the gold. az least all We could get
our hands on And We refused 20
buy from those foreigners 50 that
they could get some o. the gold
to pay US. We did cur very best
TO keep from buying anything from
them. We put up one ~ the soiidest
and tallest tarir walls ever built
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-28
Rural Events

AUGUST 80
Willis
Sunday School picnic at Wamp-
ler's Lake.
Whitaker
Women of Altar Society will have
bake sale at Mr.. Crandall's store.
Carleton
Second annual basket picnic and
reunion of the teachers and pupils
OF Maple Grove School on school
grounds Dinner p. m.
AUGUST 81
London
Annual London Church homecom-
ing services. Mrs. George A. Fitch
principal speaker
SEPTEMBER
Stony Creek
Southern fried chicken dinner %
be served at noon at the Stony
Creek Grange Hall at the eighs
teenth annual Stony Greek Metho-
dist Church Homecoming.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-28
S. E. augusta NetcS

Mrs. Peter Kluska and Mrs. Berth,
Whitaker. spent Monday with
Mrs. John Yelinek. Mrs. John
Koehl returned TO her home in
Colorado, after spending some time
with her sister.
Rose Mary Yelinek spent the past
week In Detroit visiting her grand
mother, Mrs. Anne Yelinek.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-28

pletsly beyond our power to change
tit took a world war and Hitler
70 produce any such possibility Of
change, we wrecked Frances
internal economy. We started do
inE this before the moratorium.
and in the long run Il was much
more deadly than the moratorium.
because that was readily solved.
when Germany quit paying then
France quit. But the other factor
couldn't be helped and 1t kept
getting worse mat was the
tourist business.
(To Be Continued Friday