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Evening star., 1942-10-18
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-03

| seriously considering it. Wher, he should have knocked MT. Her rick down for insulting him with a bribei
 Well, I'll draw up a contract, MT. Herrick said confidently.
 Sick with the knowledge that Andy had failed again, Carol fled from the store. For few brief moments Andy had shown a strong self. She had gloried in him. At ,, last she had thought he was going to make his father proud of him
 Only to be scared out of it by the fear he might lose the income which meant an easy life!
 She could go to him and tell him the true contents of the will That might give him courage to defy MT. Herrick. But she wouldn't. You can't make a man strong by removing temptation. If he were saved, he would have to save himself.
 Now, more than ever, she was burning with the desire to find the will herself, show up the whole miserable scheme and revel in the part she would have to takS in disinheriting Andy.
 It was a resolution that brought her little comfort on New Years Day.
 (TO Re Continued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-03
, SERIAL STORY

THE STORY: The terms of An- Akew Dearborn's will specifically shat his secretary Carol, and five -ther employees, shall judge Hhether or not his playboy son
 indy is running the business ac-
 ording to his fathers policy of
 service to the people, put Carol, Hh0 has loved Andy since girl '1ood, in a difficult spot. Her heart sinks when Andy, currently in- volved with sleek Linda Julian, turns management over to un- scrupulous MT. Herrick, whose only idea is to make money. Her. rick planes employe Bill Reece for the toyland elevator accident that injures newsboy Nicky, all though Nicky discovers that Bill had reported the elevators condi- tion and was not to blame. Her rick also takes credit for cash adjustments made to customers by Carol without his knowledge, in an effort to save the stores reputation. At the annual store party Andy kisses Carol, indicates he Is through with Linda. Next day Carol finds the wills envelop in the vault, but the will is gone. Herrick then fires her for writing a retirement check for an employe he has dismissed, although again she was only following the Dear born policy. Returning to the office for 3 file, she overhears Andy telling Herrick he has dis covered the truth from Nicky about the elevator accident.
 WHO HAS THE WILL?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-03

will has been found and not re- corded? Do you realize that is a criminal offense?"
 Found Carols thoughts echoed. Then it wasn't Andy at all who had taken the will from the ledger. It must have been MT. Herrick or someone MT. Herrick knew. And Andy's determination to run the store in manner worthy of a Dearborn was real. It wasn't acting. It was what he believed What he wanted to do!
 He was waiting for MT. Herrick to reply.
 T don't admit anyone is with holding it. I only say that con- tract for me would be, shall we say, a satisfactory reward for my failure to let the will turn up?"
 That's blackmail!" Andy &C., cused him. ..
 "Blackmail's an ugly word"
 No uglier than the conditions you suggest!"
 T wouldn't call them that"
 You've lied about other things. How do I know you aren't lying about the will?"
 T thought you'd wonder. Well. i the party who found the will took the precaution to leave its en- velope behind right where the will was found in the inventory record for 1940.'
 "In the inventory record?"
 "Yes. Your father was a stickler for exactness, Andy. He put the will where you would be certain to find it. Only someone else hap pened to look there first. For | tunately."
 "It won't do you any good, Her rick" he said after pause. T can prosecute you for this" "Oh, don't take that attitude, Andy" His tone was conciliatory. If the will should be found, you don't think I'd be fool enough to let myself become involved. Your prosecution wouldn't touch mel On the other hand you don't like the store. You never have. You can turn it over to me and forget it. Take the income and enjoy yourself. That's not asking much of you. That's doing you a favor"
 Whats your proposition?" Was Andy's voice less angry? Was he weakening?
 You give me a ten-year con- tract" MT. Herrick hurried to tell him. Of course, I'd want slight salary increase" He emphasized the slight. Then the will simply wouldn't appear. Nobody would be to blame. It'd be just one of those things. A case where a man was understood to have made 6 will but evidently didn't" Carol waited breatnlessly. Would Andy give in now? Would he let Mir Herrick have his way after the stand he had taken such a short time ago? The stand his father would approve and which would guarantee his inheritance? Would he come this close to suc- cess only to lose 1t because he was afraid to have the will read?
 That's fair, isn't it?" MT. Her rick urged.
 You'll have to give me little time,' Carol heard Andy say. Her heart sank. He was weakening I'll let you know by Saturday."
 Saturday! Delay meant he was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-03
WHO HAS THE WILL?
CHAPTER XIV

"It's not true, I tell you!" MT. Herrick glared at Andy. Bill didn't report that elevator"
 I'm going to be the judge of that" Andy snapped.
 Carols heart leaped. Andy was awake at last. Thank goodness for Nicky and his innocent repeti- ton of their conversation at the hospital Christmas morning!
 Or was this stand of Andy s traceable to the terms of the will which he could have learned when he read 1t?
 You're forgetting that the store Is making money" MT. Herrick said levelly.
 "Money?" Andy's laugh was a mockery. If saving the cost of repairs is your idea of making money, I don't want any of 1t. I want some humanity in my store"
 Was Andy coming into his own finally, Carol wondered. Or was he just trying to forestall the judgment of the jury when he pro- 1uc,d the will?
 And something else" Andy's voice was relentless Those re- funds to Mrs. Milligan and Mrs Grover. You must have thought you were pretty smart to take credit for them. Well, Carol got mad last night = made enough to give me hint about those checks I'd never have thought to look them up if she hadn't"
 What checks?" MT. Herrick was sparring for time.
 You know what checks. But Carol signed them. Carol wrote the letters. It's my guess you knew nothing about them until the day I called you here to my office. Carol satisfied those customers to save the stores reputation in spite of you and in spite of myself, '' he finished grimly.
 Andy had taken her hint about the checks! .s-
 go what?" There was menace in MT. Herrick's words.
 "So you're through. All through, Herrick. From now on, I run this store myself. The way my father would want it run"
 An ominous silence followed this declaration. Carol longed to be able to see defeat on MT. Herrick's face.
 But his next words were like INT.
 No, I'm not through, Andy Dearborn" He paused, continued, Tn fact you're getting ready to give me a ten-year- contract to manage this store as I see fit."
 Andy was aghast. "A ten-year contract?"
 "Yes. didn't intend to push 1t just yet but you've called my hand. You see there's the small matter of a will. The will your father left"
 The will? What does MT. Her rick know about the will? Carol thought frantically.
 T happen to know what that will contains" MT. Herrick was saying. T happen to know that 1t disinherits you, leaves every thing to charity!"
 Carol stifled gasp. If MT, Herrick had read the will he was distorting the facts.
 Tt - What?' That was genuine surprise to Andy's voice.
 Tt suggests thta you aren't capable of running the store, An dy. It orders the stock sold and the doors closed for good"
 How do you know that?" An dy demanded.
 T know the will has been found"
 Found? You mean my fathers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-03
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-03
CR Akluk CR ACKERS
GRIDIRON NICKNAMES

After whirlwind gridiron season, you should be fairly well familiar with the nickr ames of collegiate football teams across the country. See if you can charge through this line of teams and come up with the proper university for each.
 l. Wolverines and Rams
 2. Longhorns and Indians.
 3. Cougars and Golden Bears.
 4. Wildcats and Partners.
 5. The Green Wave and the Crim- son Tide.
 Answers on Back Pare
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-03

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Evening star., 1942-09-30
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME

his way until he reached the Green
Forest. Where the Lone Little Path
goes down the hill he stopped be-
side a big chestnut tree. He put
down the things that he was cerrv-
ing. Then he fished some nails from
a pocket, and picking up a board,
he nailed it to the big chestnut tree
as high up as he could reach. When
he had driven the last nail he
backed off and looked at the board.
Il guess that will do the business"
said he, and picking up the other
boards he started on down the Lone
Little Path toward the Green
Meadows, once more whistling.
Sammy Jay stopped to look at the
board nailed to the big chestnut
tree. He cooked his head first to one
side and then to the other side, and
tried to look very wise. but he wasn't
wise at all. If that was trap it
was the uueerest looking trap that
ever he had seen. All he could make
of it was just a board with a lot of
queer black marks on it. 1t looked
perfectly harmless. But Sammy had
told everybody that Farmer Browns
Boy was making trap. and now he
wouldn't own up even to himself
that he was wrong. Sammy is just
that obstinate. So screaming
harshly, he few after Farmer
Browns Boy, hoping to find him do
ing something that would prove him
an enemy to the little people Of the
Evening star., 1942-09-30

Farmer Browns Boy trudged
along toward the Green Forest and
he Whistled as he tramped. That
whistle was good to hear Tommy
Tit the Chickadee thought so, and
he stopped hunting grubs and eggs
and insects in the Old Orchard long
enough to listen. Chatterer the Red
Squirrel thought so, and he stopped
his mad scamper along the old stone
wall that he might hear better. But
Sammy Jay didn't think So Sammy
seems to delight in thinking just
the opposite to what other people
think, Besides, he had fully made
up his mind that Farmer Browns
Boy had been making traps, and
now he was sure of it. for under one
arm he was carrying some boards
and in one hand was a hammer.
What would he be taking these over
to the Green Forest for if not to set
some kind of a trap for somebody?
And what would he be SO merry
about unless it was the thought that
he was going to catch somebody?
So Sammy followed Farmer
Browns Boy and screamed at the
top Of his lungs. trying to drown
the sound of that merry whistle and
at the same time to let everybody
know what was going on. He was
excited, very much excited, was
Sammy Jay.
But Farmer Browns Boy took no
notice OF him. He went whistling on
Evening star., 1942-09-30
BY Thornton w. BURGESS

Green Meadows and the little folks
of the Green Forest. You see,
Sammy wanted to be able to go
about and say, II told you sol"
He found Farmer Browns Boy
mailing another board, just like the
first one, to the big hickory tree over
by the Smiling Pool. From there he
went straight over to the dear Old
Brier Patch and nailed one to an
old fence post. Then, still whistling
as if he were very happy, he started
for home.
Now, no sooner was he out of sight
than all the little people hurried to
see what he had been doing. Happy
Jack the Gray Squirrel, Chatterer
the Red Squirrel. Bobby Coon, Unc'
Billy Possum and Jumper the Hare
gathered in front of the big chest
nut tree In the Green Forest and
stared and stared at the board with
the queer black marks. Over at the
Smiling Pool Billy Mink. Jerry
Muskrat and Little Joe Otter stared
and stared at the board on the big
hickory tree. Peter Rabbit. little
Mrs. Peter and Jimmy Skunk. who
happened along, stared and stared
at the board on the old fence post.
No one of them knew what to think.
Finally they gave 1t up and went
ahollt their buSineSs. ONLY Sammy
Jay hung around, and so it happens
that he was the only one who saw q
hunter with 4 terrible gun come
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Take Ny Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Surprise Word of the Week

Read this sentence aloud: II stop
ped at the cashiers window for a
cashiers check"
I have tested hundreds of persons
on this sentence, many Of whom
were bankers. Almost without ex-
ception they have accented the word
cashier on the first syllable, as
cashier" though, in saying the
word by itself, most Of them have
pronounced it correctly, as: CASH
TER.
Properly read. the sentence is: I
stopped at the cash-IER'S window
for a CASHIERS check. Try the
sentence on some of your friends.
If they haven't read this particular
column. they are almost sure to say
"CASH-ier's window" and CASH
iers check"
Evening star., 1942-09-30
BY Will Eisner
BY Fronk WiIlord
Milburn Rosser.
BY Art Huhto
BY Bud Fisher4.

down the Lone Little Path and stop
in front Of the big chestnut tree.
He scowled at the board. Then NUT
tering angrily he turned and left the
Green Forest. This is what he had
read on that board:
NOTICE.
All hunting and trapping on this
property Is forbidden.
FARMER BROWN.
Farmer Browns Boy had been
proving himself the best friend the
little people Of the Green Forest
Smiling Pool and the Green Mead.
oWs have.
Evening star., 1942-09-30

in order that they may live pros
porous and successful life.
Take the angler fish, known as
the glutton because of the number
OF fish or fowl it can consume. But
in this case the expert angler is a
lady fish! She has a flexible spine
on her crown and what appears to
be bait dangling from it.
This corpulent angler resembles
an overgrown boulder lying on the
mud-bottom. Usually she selects a
place that is bountifully supplied
with vegetation. All these are pre-
cautions against arousing the sus-
picions of cruising fish. The body
OF the angler is soft and fabby,
rather sacklike in shape and her
capacity for fish is unbelievable. In
deed, she has been known to pull
under aquatic birds which she swal-
lows whole The capacious mouth
is fitted with teeth attached to the
jawbones so that they bend back
ward. The escape Of victim is
impossible.
Fifty or more names have been
bestowed upon this angler: Fishing
frog. goosefish, bellows-fish and
monkfish seem to relate more to the
expression than activity.
There are so different species OF
anglers. They are so called be-
cause the first ray of the dorsal fin
is placed on the head and is modi-
fed into line and bait. These
fish form a distinct group. known
as the ceratoids. Most of them
have huge mouths, sharp teeth ano
voracious appetites. Their CHIEF
characteristic is the lure, SO clev-
erly resembling bait.
Strange as 1t may seem, the
anglers have mate that is only
about 3 inches long! He selects Z
place on the side OF his matei
head and hangs on for dear life.
The female angler produces I
Evening star., 1942-09-30
It's Hard to Believe

Roanoke: Why is the cap worn
with the academic gown known as
a "mortarboard" d"?-S. w.
Answer: It's fiat, square top sug-
gests mortarboard used by ma
sons for holding mortar. The word
mortar is from the Latin mortarium
"a trough for grinding" Mortar
the cannon is from the French
mortier (mawr-TYAY), "a short
tube for launching bombs"
Evening star., 1942-09-30
How Did 1t Start?

Ann Arbor: What is the origin of
the expression "of the first water"
"A. E. c.
Answer: Among diamond ner-
chants water" designates the linn
pidity and luster of a stone A dia-
mond OF the first water" or of
finest water" is one that is pure.
transparent and flawless. In much
the same way. the term river" is
used. Extra river" denotes q dia-
mond OF the finest quality.
Learn the forms OF address and the
laws OF precedence for diplomatic, Army
and Government ofncials, etc. Send 4
STAMPED t3-cent) self-addressed envelope
Star. Ask Tor Forms OF Address Pamphlet.
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Evening star., 1942-09-30
(Released by the Bell Syndicate, Ine)

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Evening star., 1942-09-30
BY Lillian Cox Athey

million or more eggs at one laying.
They are laid In single row on
a veil or ribbon that is from 20 to
30 feet long and from 2 to 3 feet
wide.
There have been some venture
some souls who have sampled the
angler. They report that the meat
is tender and well-f1avored The
main problem is catching the
angler! She weighs as much as as
pounds and is feet long.
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Crime Doesn't Pay! No. 121

The crime in today's hand should
really jump right out Of the page
and announce itself. but many fine
bridge players have failed to see
it on first examination. See what
you can make of it:
South dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
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= A
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4 A653
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Ga WI 40
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= 4 QJl0o
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The bidding
South West North East
IA Pass "a Pass
20 Pass AZ Pass
"a Pass Sd Pass
oA Pass Pass Pass
Evening star., 1942-09-30
NATURES CHILDREN
ANGLER FISH.

Leave it to Natures children to
possess the most efficient and mod
ern gadgets. We are finding evi-
dence almost daily OF the strange
and clever ways perfected by them
Evening star., 1942-09-30

West opened the queen of hearts,
dummy won with the ace and South
discarded the ten of diamonds. He
then drew two rounds of trumps
and cashed the top clubs. When the
suit failed to break, he cashed the
ace and king of diamonds and ruffed
a third round of the suit. hoping
for 33 break. But that also failed
and South was set one, to the tune
OF grievous moaning about his hard
luck.
Was South really unlucky or did
he commit crime? See if you can
answer this question for yourself
before you read on. How would you
have played the slam contract?
South was criminal, not the VIC
tim of misfortune. On the ace of
hearts, at the first trick, he should
have discarded club. Then, after
drawing trumps, he could have
messed the ten of diamonds at
once. 1t doesn't matter which way
South illnesses, strangely enough. If
the flnesse wins, he can afford to
give up one club trick. since he loses
no diamond. If the flnesse loses, he
can cash the ace and jack, and then
discard his second losing club on
dummys diamond king. 1t was
crime to rely on normal suit breaks
when the slam was there for the
taking against any possible break
of the cards.
Yesterday you were Theodore
Lightner's partner and, with so on
score and both sides vulnerable, YOU
held:
4 K10
y Q843
o K942
%53
The bidding:
Schenken You Jacoby Iightner
Pass ~ Pass INT
Pass CD
Answer-Pass. This is game con-
tract and you have no reason to
expect that you can supply better
one. The hearts are rather shabby
for rebid, as are the diamonds, and
your strength (such as it Isl in three
suits will contribute just as much to
no-trump as to suit play.
Score 100 per cent for pass, go per
cent for two diamonds, 40 per cent
for two hearts.
Question No. 1,191.
Today you hold the same hand
and the bidding continues.
Schenken You Jacoby Lightner
Pass 10 Pass INT
Pass Pass "a Dbl.
Pass CD
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow1 y
Evening star., 1942-09-30
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Evening star., 1942-09-30
Points for Parents
BY EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.

Breaking the chain OF super
stitions passed on from, one gen.
GRAFTON to the merit is one re-
sponsibility present-day parents
might do ,1eN to accept.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-10
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-10
MICHAEL SHAYNE
 FILM WILL OPEN
 AT 10TH CENTURY
Suave Detective Scheduled Here Tom 0rrOW in
 Dressed 10 Kill"

Michael Shayne, the screens wise cracking detective, is all ready to get married - but two sensational murders abruptly upset all his plans He forgets his bride-tobe, and starts a search for the murderer.
 Thus setting the stage for an exciting hour, the new 20th Cen tury-Fox comedy mystery, Dressed to Kill starring Lloyd Nolan as Shayne, which opens tomorrow at the goth Century Theatre, starts on it's thrilling, laughing way.
 Nolan, in his third Michael Shayne film, is again tops as the fast-talk- ing private investigator. Engaged to blonde burlesque entertainer Mary Beth Hughes, their wedding day is interrupted by a scream just as Mike prepares to leaves his hotel. He rushes to a nearby room to find two people sitting at a dinner table, murdered.
 Commercial Mikes first reaction is natural-he calls a newspaper and sells his hot tip for Sl00 In addition, he receives a promise of S400 for an exclusive story when he discovers the killer Mike then phones Inspector Pierson, the slow witted policeman played by William Demarest.