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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-01-02
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate of Odessa B. Atherton.
deceased. Notice is hereby given
that Franklin Southard, Newark,
Ohio, has been duly appointed as
Odessa B. Atherton, deceased, late
of Licking County. Ohio. Dated
this 9th day of December, 1910.
HENRY c. ASHCRAFT,
Judge of the Probate Court,
2-9-16 Licking County, Ohio
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-01-02
IN AKRON

Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Fish
baugh were visitors in Akron
several days last week, where
they visited with Mrs. Fish
baugh's brother. DR.. and Mrs.
Paul Biefeld, Granville, parents
of Mrs. Fishbaugh, who had
been visiting in Akron, returned
home with them.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-01-02

with you is easy these days now
that sets are tiny enough to fit
into the bottom of your hand
bag. Here's Marjorie Davies, of
Columbia networks "Life Can
Be Beautiful" series, displaying
one that would make an
ideal Christmas gift. The spe-
cially fitted handbag that goes
with it has a radio compartment
in the bottom.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-01-02

MRS. GERALD O'NEAL HOST
Mrs. Gerald O'Neal entertain
ed the members of the Jolly Ke-
No club at a party in her home.
Thursday, Jan. 2.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-01-02
HOLIDAY PARTY

Mrs. w. W. Greer was hostess
Friday, Dec. 27, to a party for
the members of Hetuck chapter,
Daughter of American Revolu-
ton.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-01-02
YU-NAN CLUB MEETS

Members of the Yu-Nan Club
were entertained in the home of
Mrs. John Freednour, Thursday,
Jan. 2.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-12-04
Thanksgiving Services Well
Attended

One of the best attended Thanks
giving services yet held in Eureka
was greatly enjoyed at the Baptist
church on Thursday morning. All
Protestant churches of the town
were represented and the Rev. l..
Walter Greer and Miss Fl. |. Mum
son assisted the Rev. c. H. Davis.
Miss Munson read the Scripture
and Mr.. Greer gave the prayer pre-
coded by the first Thanksgiving
Proclamation issued in the United
States. This proclamation issued in
1923 makes special mention of the
following points for which to be
thankful. IAN abundant harvest OF
Indian corn, wheat, peas, beans,
squashes, and garden vegetables
the forest to abound with game, the
sea with fish and ms,-protected
from the ravages OF the savages-
spared us from pestilence and dis
ease and has granted us freedom tc
worship God accordig to the die
tates of our own consciences." The
simple things of necessity which we
now take for granted drew these
humble folk to their church for {
three hour service of thanksgiving
between the hours Of nine anc
twelve" Mr.. Davis gave a very
timely sermon on thanksgiving. HI
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-12-04
Thanksgiving Celebrations

Mrs. Alfred Peltier spent the hol-
iday with her mother in Iowa.
Mrs. Dell Pike went to Libby for
the day with her daughter.
Jean Drake came home from the
normal at Dillon.
Dean Brown and Barbara Jean
Mccullough were home from Mis-
soula University.
John Ming of Bloomfield, Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Cole, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Cole and family and Mrs. Ida
Sinclair were guests of Mrs. Frances
Cole.
The Rev. and Mrs. G. H. Davis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Dashiell, Mrs.
Dan Garvin and Danny and Mr.. and
Mrs. Iverson were guests at the
Homer Garrison home.
Patricia Gibbons was home from
Kalispell.
The annual dinner given at the
Chas. Leighty hall was. greatly en-
joyed by large group from West
Kootenai The tables were laden
with pork, turkey, chicken and elk
with trimmings in proportion
Following the dinner a program was
given and all joined in assembly
singing.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Holgren oil
Dayton and Mr.. and Mrs. Darrell
Roose Of Libby were guests at the
Fl. P. Scouten home.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-12-04
NOTICE OF SALE OF COUNTY
PROPERTY

Notice is hereby given that the
following described real property.
situate in Lincoln County, State OF
Montana, will be sold at public sue
ton, at the front door Of the Court
House in Libby, Montana, at two
o'clock, P. NJ, on the Thirteenth
day of December, 1941.
Lots 20, 81 and "a, Block Il.
Leonard Addition to Libby $500
Lots and 8, Block 4, South
Libby, 5000.
Together with all the tenements,
Entertainments and appurtenances
thereto belonging.
Terms of Sale: II $4,000 or lee
cash will be required; II over
$4,000, a twenty per cent (306)
down payment will be required, the
balance of which may be paid on
contract
The Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
Dated this Fifth day OF Novem-
Der, 194l.
ELDON j. SCHUCK,
County Clerk, Lincoln County.
Montana. n13-d4-4t
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-12-04
REXF0RD

Beulah Nellis of Libby spent the
Thanksgiving vacation at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Buster Tiffany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Kidder and
Gwenith Ross of Kalispell spent
Thanksgiving at the home OF MIR.
and Mrs George Ross.
| James l.. Hurst, Jr., who recent
ly enlisted in the army air corps,
| is in training in Biloxi, Miss.
Clyde Burns, master mechanic
for the Great Northern railroad,
was business visitor here Thurs
day.
George Ross spent the latter part
of the week visiting relatives in
Kalispell
Mrs. Charlie Kins of Whitefish
was a caller here Thursday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Truman and
children of Potlach, Ida, visited
relatives here the past week.
Mrs. r. l.. LaByer and grandchil-
dren, Donna Lee, Jerry and Bess
LaByer, spent the weekend If
Essex
Mrs. Lloyd De Pratu and small
son and j. j. Nellis returned Sat.
urday from a two weeks visit witt
relatives in Great Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. White, Wht
have operated the Great Northern
Lunch Room for the past four years
moved to Whitefish Sunday Mr.
and Mrs. White will conduct rest
aurant in the Cadillac hotel. Up t.
date no one has taken over the man
agement of the Great Northern
Lunch Room.
/ Ilean Nellis spent the past weel
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Winfred Nellis OF Libby.
Woodrow Whitmarsh, accompan
led by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Truma
and children and hilbert Whitmarsl
went to Potlatch, Ida, the last c
the week. Albert Whitmarsh wi
seek employment in Washington.
Bill Nelson made business tri
to Whitefish Sunday.
VIM. l.. Fewkes, accompanied b
Aurea Schuck, went to Kalispe
Sunday to spend few hours flyini
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Shoop ar
the parents of son, born Sunday.
Mrs. A. J.. Baumeister OF HavT
was guest Of Madge Melvin tn
first of the week.
The members of the Rexfor
school board held special meetin
Monday evening Alden White we
appointed ianitor to fill the vavanc
left by the resignation of Albel
Whitmarsh.
Mrs. w. C. Fewkes and son, Bill
were Whitefish callers Monday ev
ening.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-12-04

Mrs May Russell of Ashland,
Ore, visited her niece, Mrs. William
Purcell, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pierce of
Pullman, Wash, were visitors for
several days this week at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Drury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Henrichs spent
Thanksgiving in Missoula with Mrs.
Violet Hollis.
Miss j. Callahan of Plains visited
at the home of her brother and
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Shir-
ley Callahan, over the Thanksgiv-
ing holiday.
The Girl Scouts enjoyed play
meeting at their Scout room Tues
day evening, when Anita Sagen and
Gloria Ann Cobbledick were host
esses. Games were played and a
guessing contest, with Ann Cobble-
dick and Lorraine Dean receiving
prizes for the contest.
Mrs. Mary Vaughn Drury spent
Thanksgiving visiting in Troy. Mrs.
Drury is teaching school at Niehart,
Mont, this wear.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-12-04
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WELL

In the District Court of the Elev-
enth Judicial District of the Sta1e
of Montana, in and for the County
of Lincoln.
In the matter of the estate 0f
John H. Sailing, deceased
Pursuant to an Order OF I'D
Court, made on the 18th day Ct
November, 194l, notice is hereby
given that the 5th day OF Decs4AhK.
l94l, at ten o'clock a. m. Of said dv,
at the Court Room of said Coukt,
at the Court House in the County
Of Lincoln, has been appointed =
the time and place for proving oAe
Will Of said John H Sailing d.
ceased, and for hearing the app6c
ton of Marie Sailing for the iu-
ance to her of Letters Testamentuy,
when and where any person inter
ested may appear and contest The
same.
Dated November IT, 194l.
FRED F. CLARK,
Modest. Clerk
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-12-04
Grange Meeting

AT the regular meeting of the To-
bacco Valley Grange on Tuesday
evening, some so members we're
present to witness the installation
of the newly elected officers. Broth
er Fl. P Weydemeyer acted as
installing officer, ably assisted by
Brother A. G. Mackey as marshall,
Sister Nell West as emblem bearer,
Sister Reva Shea as regalia bearer,
and Sister Mary Moses officiating
at the piano.
The Grange voted to purchase a
Red Cross membership for 1912
also Sl.00 worth of tuberculosis
Seals Brother Henry Yoppe re-
ported that plans for the annual
Farmers Institute were going for
ward but as yet no definite date
had been set for holding the insti-
tute.
Plans for the annual Christmas
party, which will be held at the
next meeting on Tuesday, Dec. Is
were discussed, and it was decided
to purchase candy and nuts for the
children and serve lunch for the
older people Eech person attend.
ing, including the children, is tt
bring an inexpensive present to pu
into the grab-bag and add to, tht
festivity of the occasion. A shor
session of the Grange will be hele
before the Christmas program anc
all members are urged to be or
hand promptly at 8 o'clock p. m
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-12-04
Eureka Nuggets

Mrs. Jay Sailing arrived Saturday
from Salem, Ore. Mr.. Sailing went
to Spokane on Friday to meet her.
Tracy Lyons of Chewelah, Wash,
is a guest of his grandmother, Mrs.
c. F. Dierman.
Eldon Johnson, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. 0. r. Johnson, has been trans
ferred from Fl. Lewis to Camp Ham
in California.
Mrs. Marie Bolen returned Mon
day from two days spent with her
son, George, who Is stationed at
Fl. Lewis. She reports that George
and two other local boys, Blaine
Mulwee and Lloyd Johnson, are be-
ing transferred on Saturday to San
Francisco where they expect to ship
for the Orient.
Mrs. Sam Cook Of Missoula re-
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-12-04

turned with Mrs. Dell Pike from
Libby Sunday and will be at home
few days while Mr.. Cook is hunt
ing elk.
, Glen Roose and Glen Knutsen
spent the fore part of the week
with the Grandville Lyons family
at Chewelah, Wash.
Mrs. L. w. Fetterly returned
home Saturday evening after spend
ing the past three weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. Jas. Rusk, in Mis-
soula.
Mrs. Jerry Fritch of Ural was a
guest at the home of Mrs. Anna
Olson on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo klossner of
Kalispell and VIM. klossner of
Pullman, Wash, were dinner guests
at the Horace Sampson home on
Sunday. Mr.. Sampson and Mr.
Klossner celebrated their birth
days at that time.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Schoop of Rexford on SUM-
day at the hospital.
Mrs. P. v. Klinke was a patient
at the hospital this week.
John Roberts and father returned
from Libby last week and report a
very satisfactory Christmas tree
season there. They were employed
by A. J. Thomas.
I The Great Northern depot reports
| 146 cars of Christmas trees already
shipped from here on Monday. They
expect continued shipments through
the next two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Schagel OF
Spencer, ida, arrived in town Sat
urday. Mr.. Schagel returned or
Monday.
Clarence Dierman and Bob Ar
thurs returned from trip to Chi
cago with two truck loads of trees
last Friday They went by way o1
Wyoming, South Dakota, and Iowa
returning by Minnesota, and NORTH
Dakota. They covered 1912 miles ir
the 10 days they were gone with
two days of that time spent ir
Chicago.
Mrs. Mary Quirk and son, Tom
left Sunday for Spokane where
they we're called because OF. the &C
cident to John Quirk of Opportun
ity who sustained a broken knee
cap on his lame leg in fall An OPP
Grafton was performed Monday a
Sacred Heart hospital.
Mrs. J., r. Buhmiller was calico
to the bedside of her father, MIR
Mullin, Of Nyack on Sunday. Mr.
Mullin was brought to the Kalispel
Hospital after being found in
weakened condition with toes ant
hands frozen following night spen
in the open after falling and hurt
ing himself while going to his rancl
from the home at Nyack.
Miss Blossom White spent tn
weekend in Kalispell as guest o
Miss Patricia Gibbons.
Mrs. Jas Broderick, T. B. Sea
: Sale chairman, is busy mailing on
seals this week to organizations
The Legion Auxiliary will solici
individuals.
Mrs. Ray Dashiell has receive
word of the death of her brother
Julius E. Sattler M Mt Shasts
: Wash, on Nov. Is. Mr.. Sattler wa
: former resident OF Gateway an
; passed away at San Francisc
hospital following brief Hines
: with pneumonia.
Mrs. Thos. Smith of Troy spen
several days with her parents, MI
and Mrs. F. Thomas, here this week
Mrs Nora B. Perry returne
! Thursday from Metahne Fall.
Wash, where she visited with Nj
and Mrs. Oscar Wolf.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-12-04

Mrs. c. N. Devine entertained at
her home on Saturday afternoon
Mrs. Ed Henrichs, Mrs. " A. Saith
er, Mrs. Earl Drury and Mrs. Bert
Thomas. Cards were enjoyed dur
ing the afternoon and each guest
present received a prize, after
which lunch was served by the
hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Maness en-
tertained the Evening Bridge club
at their home on Saturday evening.
High score honors went to Jack
Sagen and Mrs. Elgin Murphy and
Mrs. Ernest Bivens, low.
The first and second debate teams
of the Troy high school will 60 to
Missoula Friday and Saturday.
Miss Points will accompany them.
Those going are first team, Flora
Mae Sagen and Martin Farris, sec
ond team, Anita Sagen and Marilyn
Cone.
The Women's Society of Christian
Service held their annual Harvest
Home Dinner Thursday evening at
the Methodist church, and also sold
aprons and small gifts.
| Troy has a local broadcasting
station, operated by the Decker
family, and many toWnspeople have
been able to tune in this station
$50 on the dial. They broadcast
music of all kinds, hymns, cowboy
songs, and many of the songs are
dedicated to different people ir
town.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sagen anc
daughters, Flora Mae and Anita
spent Thanksgiving in Whitefisf
with relatives.
Mrs. c. M. Bennett of Libby ha!
been visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Anthony Joy for the pas
two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elgin Murphy ant
daughter, Joyce, of Missoula spen
the Thanksgiving holiday visiting
at the home of Mrs. Myrtle Kidder
4 Roy Maness Is in the hospital a
Libby and is quite i'll, as the re
suit Of the flu, which he had severa
weeks ago,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Coffman, an
Herby, Ben Coffman and MIR. an
, Mrs. Ellsworth McComb wer'
Thanksgiving dinner guests at tn
home of Mr., and Mrs. Lester Coff
, man.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-12-04
Go to Welding School In Helena

Mr.. and Mrs Russell Zook and
children arrived home last week
for a few days before Mr.. Zook
leaves for Helena where he will
finish a course started in Browning
in welding. Mr.. and Mrs. David
Crowley have already gone to Hell
ena where Mr.. Crowley will also
take this course. Both men took
night school work at Browning
while working on road construction
there this fall and will need about
one week of work at Helena before
being qualified to apply for work
in defense projects.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-12-04
TROY NEWS
Troy Wins First Game

AKUy VHEs N1hSS N0
Troy opened its 1941 basketball
season by easily defeating an out
classed Noxon team 44-23 last Sat
urday. Although the Trojans were
ragged at times they showed prom
ises of becoming good team in the
future. Don Moore led the local
quintet by rolling up IL points and
Mckee played well for the visitors
by also counting II. 7
In the preliminary contest the
Troy seconds also scored 40-7 vic
tory over Noxon.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-12-04
Full Gospel Assembly

H. L. WuISUfl, NIIIII5tGI
Sunday Missionary" and Com
munion" Sunday. Sunday School
at Gas. Communion service at IL.
Observation-Disclosures Church at 4
o'clock
Thursday-Bible study and prayer
meeting at 7:45.
Observation-Disclosures will
be service in the school house at
Rexford at 7.30.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-12-04

Christmas Cards-25 lovely snow
scenes-very appropriate for Christ
mas, for only $100, and your name
printed on each. Sc them here
The Western News. tt
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-12-04
Birthday Dinner Honors Matron

Mrs. Tom Crowley was guest OF
honor at a dinner on Monday even
ing at the home of her grand
daughter, Mrs. Keith Pluid. Sur
rounded by her loved ones. Mrs.
Crowley celebrated her 10th birth
day. Guests were. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Crowley, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Badgley and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lynn Purdv and family. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Eberth and Mrs. Frank
Costich and family.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-12-04

mentioned the cost of living in Chi.
ma with a cake of ice at SIS and
living expenses having gone up
1000 per cent. America is the only
country left able to export Chris
tianity and 1.-THE World at its worst
needs the Church at its BEST MI.
Davis left this thought in the minds
of his listeners: What does my
neibhgor-and God-think of my
church judging from my witness?'
In adjusting our religion to our
wills we think of the "tithe" as OBJ
solete-an Old Testament custom OF
paying obligations to God but Jesus
evidently thought otherwise as he
reprimanded the scribes and Phar-
isees in Matthews %: Eye pay tithes
of mint, anise and cummin and have
omitted the weightier matters OF the
law, judgment, mercy and faith:
these ought ye to have done and
NOT to leave the OTHER UNI
DONE"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-12-04
Churches OF Eureka-Dec. I

Churches of Eureka-Dec. I
Help us to build each other up,
Help us ourselves to prove, Increase
our faith, confirm our hope, and
perfect US in love. Wesley.
Our Lady Of Mercy
Mass here-9:00. Mass Rexford--
HOO Rev. H. J. Delaney, Priest.
Baptist
Sacrifice Sunday-World Relief
1000 Sunday school. 1900 Morn
ing worship, Communion. 800 Sum
day school, Rexford. $50 Junior and
Senior BYPU. 7.30 Evening worship
Saturday-Bazaar in Mirror Build
ing.
Church of God
1000 Sunday school, HOO Morn
ing worship. TOO Young Peoples
service. 800 Evening worship. Fri
day. Dec. S, Ladies Aid with Mrs
Geo. Bright.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-12-04
EUREKA
Business District Red Cross
Membership

NAC1uOVA o&oP
Mrs. Frank Combs and Mrs. C..
l.. Weber workers.
Memberships
c. L. Webber, John Morgan,
Blanche Combs, Lewis w. Fetterly,
Dode H. Beeman, Gertrude Dunn
bolton, Helen T. Schagel, D. A. Ken
needy, DR.. r. M. Sherman, F. E.
Sabin, Otto Oft, E. C. Kellogg, A.
A. Purdy, Harry Owens. Byron
Olson, Mary Filiatreau, August
Rambosek, Walter S. Gibbons, Ruth
Kampfe, A. J. Thomas, A. ]. Dom
aldson. Marie Mosby, Mrs. Larry
Riley, v. A. Peltier, Bill Gruenkie,
Henry Leonard, Jack Garner, Addie
Scott, Standard Grocery, DR.. c. A.
Clark, F. R, Manicke, Eureka Tel
ephone Company, Dierman's Serv-
ice Station, Gus Relias, Haven An
derson, G. A. Soldering, M Daley
F. D. Combs, Frank Salter, Jean
Pluid, Mrs. Harry Bolen, Raymond
Curtis, H. Mccullough, Eureka
Service Station, James Frederick
George Davis, Roy Livengood, ]
r. Buhmiller. G. N. Nadeau, F. P
Carey, S. S. Frost, S. M Thornton
Floyd HARDWOOD, Claude Madden
Blaine Holder, Perl Zook.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-12-04
Troy

Next Saturday lone, Wash,
team which beat last years five
40-38, will come to Troy.
The Troy Commercial Club held
an open meeting Tuesday evening
at the high school auditorium, and
moving pictures were shown OF the
Rocky Mountain wood tick, its life
cycle and the method of manufac-
turing spotted fever vaccine, by
the u. S. public health service.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-12-04
Council Meets At Regular Session

AVOuCAA IANESo - 1s(6 uAAA 0NoOAOAA
At the regular meeting of the
Council on Monday evening, c. F.
Dierman was appointed to fill the
vacancy left by the death of ]. H.
Sailing in the first ward. The Coun-
Gil is in receipt of the first perfect
water report received by Eureka,
it is thought, in its history; which
shows the present system is proving
satisfactory. An ordinance was
passed relative to conducting of
business in the residential district
as follows:
ut shall be unlawful for any per-
son, individual, firm or corporation
to engage in, establish or conduct
any form of business or practice or
erect or use any building in the
residence section of the Town OF
Eureka which is or shall be Of
fensive or unWholesome or in any
wav inimical or detrimental to the
health, safety, morals or general
welfare of any resident or taxpayer
within said residence section, with
out first obtaining the consent Of
the town council of said Town OF
Eureka"
Evening star., 1941-11-09
STEP BY STEP
Continued from poss twelve

and have them arrest the art dealer.
"And have them hold their book col
lection" Tommy added. They'll have
one - good one
We've got enough headaches" In
spector Bullock protested. but it's
your show. Hope you don't mess it up.
Oh, your wife called. She told me -
let's see - she told me to tell you not
to forget what she told you to bring
her. Sometimes" the Inspector con-
tinued with mounting sense of
outrage, II think you young cops just
use me as sort of post Officer
Tommy bucked the four o'clock
traffic as he fooled his roadster up
Connecticut Avenue. and pulled up in
front of the Alaskan apartments.
The Judge was at home. He didn't
look ill. He was tall and fit and lean,
and tanned as the tennis courts could
make him. A shrewd character, Tommy
decided.
SueSS you KNOW Wndt came Tor,
Tommy said. Il don't have to tell you
it's my job, and don't like to bother
you"
Judge Palley nodded. lust sit down
over there" he said. I've been think
ing this thing over. Want you to get
to the bottom of it, quick. If we keep
on letting it grow into a mystery. and
the papers find out about that note, it
won't do me any good. Won't help the
library, either"
"You didn't write it?'
Nor
Ever see this Willie the Mope?"
mo, of course not"
Evening star., 1941-11-09

He wasn't lying, Tommy felt. He
wondered what else he could ask. He
stepped to the bookcase and his eyes
flicked along the titles. Detective
stories. "Who-dun-its" He plucked
book from the shelf. tipped open the
cover, and noticed that the Judge stiff
fened in his chair. Inside the cover was
Freelander Memorial Library book
plate. Tommy tried to make his nose
keep still. you read quite a bit,
Judge?" he asked.
Judge Palley smiled. the tight smile
of fighter who doesn't want his
opponent to know he's been hurt 81
know it looks bad. But the books
Evening star., 1941-11-09

aren't stolen. Only borrowed. You
know how it is, borrowing books"
Wasn't thinking about that"
Tommy said. Just noticed that all
those books are mystery stories"
That's all | ever read. | read to
relax. Haven't time for anything else"
4OMMY closed the book Tell me-"
he requested gently; do you 60 over
to the library yourself to select these
boOks?"
Never. I'm too busy send some
body over from the Office. Percy -
he's my secretary - or Tibbs. As a
matter of fact" he continued. the steel