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but Rose ran the public telephone
there, so the message could be
transmitted to Americas. The
plan became especially urgent be-
cause it supplied legitimate ex-
cuse for parley with the offended
Miss Walker. Jerry logged to the
store.
No Rose, though. He thought
there was nobody-until snarl
greeted him for the shadows in
the post office corner.
$50 it's you, Miss Slim! You're
looking so blooming, I mistook
you for the boss"
Angela wa sseated and didn't
get up.
What do you want here?"
I'D like to have Miss Walker.
well, you can't"
'Then I'd gladly accept you as
charming substitute-and I'm
pleased to see you've recovered"
Hum said Angie.
"Regained both health and spir-
it's, haven't your" pursued Jerry
Call right then, I just want to
phone a telegram to Americas.
I'm sending a report to my firm
on that genealogy book l told you
about"
Angie looked at him keenly.
She pointed to the wall where an
open telephone hung.
"Haven't you booth?"
"No."
perhaps there's a phone over
at the hotel"
'They cut it off. Hassler hasn't
enough custom to make it pay"
"Oh!" Jerry didn't we'll conceal
his disappointment.
The woman got heavily up.
"Well look here; if you don't
want me to hear what you're 60
ing to say, I'll get out while you're
saying il"
v He thumbed the directory until
her squat figure numbered
through the door-kept on thumb
ing it until he saw her in the
road.
Thereupon he gave his entire
regard to the telephone; he was
compelled to, for the exchange
girl at Americas audibly engag-
ed in a filtration with some more
favored customer, and the Amer
icus telephone operator proved
so dullwitted as to require two
repetitions of his message.
MARTIN MACDOWELL DAILY
NEWS TROY N Y DOES BROK-
Err NAMED B B TWOMBLEY
STILL LIVE IN TROY WIRE
ME QUICK WITHOUT MEN
TIONING HIS NAME IN CARE
OF HOTEL IRONBURG VIA A
MERICUS PA AND KEEP 1T
QUIET OLD THING
JERRY
s'Now I'll talk to Americas and
get your bill"
Angie had come back-heavy-
footed Angie-softly!
(TO BE CONTINUED
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BY ]. w LUKE

blessed is the ndClOIl WIlOSS
God is the Lord" PS 1912
Many people brag of the free
dom of the people of the United
States. They brag of their re-
Lgious freedom. I am sorry to
say some of the people who brag
of their religious freedom have
nothing to brag about. Why do
so many of our people. desert the
churches of our land? Why do
our people trade all day Sunday?
Why do our people seek their
own pleasure all day Sunday?
Why do our people refuse to read
their Bibles? Why do some of
the mothers refuse to pray for
their boys who are in the camps?
Why do people in this time of
trouble deny to ask Gods help?
Why do people plant their crops
and deny the only God that can
make them grow?
When the Pilgrim Fathers were
on the way to- America, they
wrote this little paragraph in the
constitution Of the new govern
ment they hoped to found in A
merica: For the glory of God
and the advancement of the
Christian religion; take heed all
the ends of the earth. This is,
and is to be, Christian nation"
Should we not take heed to our
nations Christian religion at this
time? Should not each and every
one of us examine our own con-
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CHAPTER VII
SYNOPSIS

A man Identified as Joseph
Slim is found drowned in the
Hudson river near Albany, N. Y.
Slim was insured by the PrOtec-
tive Life Insurance cOmjany, and
his beneficiary is a man named b.
B. TwOmbley who lives i'm ArOy.
The cOmpany's Albany agent, car
lin, Identifies the body, and the
insurance money S paid to TwOm-
bley. But Jerry Glidden, suspect
ing that Slim was murdered, has
gone to IrOnburg, little mining
town in Pennsylvania, to see an
"Angela SLIM" She turns out
to be an ugly recluse of a woman
who lives in shack near the a
bandoned Break O'Day" iron
mine. Rose Walker, granddaugh-
ter of the owner of the mine, runs
the local store and post office.
Jerry goes to Angela's shak, but
she denies knowing Joseph Slim.
He is saved by Rose Walker when
the ground at the side of the mine
pit ayes in. They start back to
town, and in an old cemetery a
Icing the way Jerry finds tomb
stone bearing the name Horace
John Twcmbley." Later. while he
is eating dinner at the Rising Sun
hotel, a man arrives and regis
tiers as B. B. Thombley, of Port
land, Maine.
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PAGE SEVEN

cemetery, her old home. She
leaves also host of friends who
will greatly miss her. She is not
dead but alive evermore
Passing out of the shadow
Into a purer light
Stepping behind the curtain,
Getting a closer sight.
safSi assssAtt& as - +, ssssSIY
Passing out of the shadow
Into Eternal Day
Why do we call it dying
This sweet going away?"
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Peter Black Dies
AT Amy June l9

Funeral services were conduct
ed last Sunday, June 81, for Pet
er Black, II, who died at his
home at Amy, June 10.
Rev. Mr.. FISHERMAN was in
charge of the service, burial fol-
lowing in the Black cemetery.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Eveline Black, and three children:
Adolphus and Alonzo Black, and
Mrs. Lucretia Gilley, of Clifton.
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It's quite a coincidence"
Hassler raised protesting hand
"Please. Not jes' so quick a.
ready, Mr.. Glidden. Let it come
later and by luck kind of-down
here. Effer since prohibition, my
trades something awful, an
don't want to lose none"
It was positively piteous ap-
peal. Jerry acquiesced. He
sought the hotel porch, which was
comfortable, and invested in one
of the Rising Suns cigars, which
weren't.
B. B. Thombley! What if the
furtive fellow did register from
Portland? When Maine was full
of rest resorts, why should a citi-
zen of that state choose far away
Pennsylvania for a rest? And ut
terly unknown Ironburg?
Mere chance for change OF
air? Possibly-scarcely probable
Of course, too, there was anoth-
er change common among men
having underhand work to do
change of name. And yet -.
A lazy afternoon as observed
from this none too shady porch OF
the now familiar hotel, very. The
white turnpike shimmered. In the
bordered fields, vegetation shrlv-
eled; behind them, the hills sway
ed in hot haze. Even the blue
birds were at rest. Flies num-
med. of course; now and then the
more ambitious bit. Not a cal
passed-not a cart-never pc
destrian.
The door of Roses store was
open. Should he make his peace
with Rose? No, he thought DOT
She had been sharp. Was doubt
less still sore.
Besides, here was this pressing
mystery behind him
According to the rules OF every
business primer, Glidden's mlno
should not have begun to mander
Yet it did.
Jerry stretched himsef-arose
-succumbed. He'd take a hint
from Twombley-take nap. Jer-
nv went in: he went up.
His front room, No. l, stood ex-
actly across this lateral hall from
back room No. 3. The old floor
ing creaked under his heavy steps
loudly enough, re reflected, to
disturb nervous patient who OBJ
iected to having the passage
swept during his repose.
Nevertheless, as Jerry conclud-
ed his journey and ended his NOISE
with his hand on the knob of his
own door, he heard another cla-
NOR: A tremendous snoring from
within B. B. Twombley's apart
ment.
Hes rafting the roof" thought
Jerry.
He turned the knob. But he
didn't enter. He was waking ur
now, was Jerry.
"Why didn't I hear that soon
er? It sounds almost overdone
believe it is"
This game wasn't necessarily
solitaire; two could play it. Jerry
tore open the door of No. l, Their
banged it shut. But he didn't &c
inside; instead, he remained there
in the hall, still gripping the
knob.
He listened. For as much as
minute, those shores continued
No longer. They stopped, not in
general explosive convulsior
such as marks the climax of {
genuine snorer's somnolence; they
just stopped.
Still Jerry listened. Soon he
heard the groan of stats. A
plump body was turning over in
an old fashioned bed-or rising
from it.
Came another and more stealthy
movement. Glidden banged his
door again as if having hurried
to his room for some forgotten
object, he was now as hurriedly
and as carelessly-quitting it.
He looked quickly over his
shoulder. Mr.. TWombley, OF
Portland, had emerged into the
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Did it appear a little labored?
Try as he might and did, Jerry
could recall few details of the
Twombley signature extant a.
mong the records of the Protect
i've Life Insurance Company's
claim department. He was cert9in
simply of a general resemblance
between that hand and this-and
Of course he was in no position
to wire Lightner for a photograph.
Jerry resumed progress with
the resolution that had torn him
from the peach pie. He would
60 upstairs and affect what might
appear a chance encounter with
the newcomer. If the waitress
had indeed been overheard and
done damage, trifle of judicious
deception might mend matters.
Hassler he encountered in the hall.
Business is booming" said
Jerry. 81 see I'm not alone in my
glory any more"
Hassler nodded so1emnly.
els Mr.. Twombley here for
some stay?" Jerry ventured.
"He says he is yet, eff he kin git
quiet"
II heard you mention his mi
tials." Jerry made the best of the
ci1amber1naids indiscretion. II
used to know a man named B. B.
Twombley. From the slant I got
at this one, don't believe it's the
same, but I thought I'd just run
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80 BREAK ODAY.l S{zt \
ReD zIRO On HliR R ~ T.

HALL, anu ne Was FULLY u1eSoSo'
II beg your pardon" said Jer-
ry.
Twombley's pasty face flushed.
He snorted; he tried to turn back,
but Glidden was spouting speech
had even advanced the three
yards width of the halls.
"Oh!" the younger man ap-
praised the elders costume, which
was no more than a little wrink-
led. II thought perhaps I'd wax
ened you. The proprietor told
me you were all in and sleeping
it off, but see," lied Jerry, "you
haven't been"
81 was," retorted Twomb1ey in
that shrill voice which Jerry had
before remarked, unnecessarily
emphatic.
The alleged Portlander began
to back. Jerry had sold insur-
ance in his day and was not cas-
lily dismissed. He had here found
out something of what he wanted
to discover, but just enough to
whet his already sharpened appe-
tite; moreover, there was that de-
layed explanation to be attempt
ed. He didn't bit mind playing
the cheerful idiot; he followed.
"Then I do apologize. 1t must
have been hot, though, with all
your clothes on"
eyes. I opened the door to get
a draft" The disturbed sleeper
stopped in his retreat, barring in
gress.
"There'd be less noise and as
much cool if you kept the door
shut and undressed."
"Well, WE'LL" Twombley achiev-
ed a smile-"Tll try it"
This was dismissal. Said Jerry:
Zone little thing more, Mr..
Twombley, if you don't mind. /
think your initials are B. B., are
mt they?"
Those narrow eyes narrowed
further. what of it,"
"Just a queer coincidence. !
used to know a man named that. "
"Where?"
Had the waitress been over
heard? There was no telling; but
the manner in which the demand
was snapped made Jerry divert a
trifle from the yarn he had spun
to the waitress. He wanted to al
lay possible mistrust, not create
any.
I'm Trenton, N. j."
"That couldn't have been any
relative of mine"
"No? He was such fine fell
low" Jerry grinned, that /
thought he might be some rela-
ton of yours-hoped so, anyway"
Thanks, but that must be an
other tribe of Twombleys. My
grandfather was Pennsylvania
stock, and he took the family to
Troy" =.
Living in Portland aren't
your"
'I moved my office few days
ago."
Twombley said no more. Jerry
could thing of only one thing
more to say: 49,,
$50 that's that. And you still
feel like resting? I'm just gong
for a walk into Americas; it
might do you good to come along"
II don't believe So" replied the
recipient of this invitation, shak-
ing his red head. give been o.
verworking, and my doctors ad-
vised against too much exercise.
"Well, 1 am sorry I bothered
you, though"
"Never mind"
The later arrival retired and
shut himself IN. jerry reoescelo-
ed the stairs.
There was no more sleep left IN
him, and he must, anyhow, main
tain that fiction of having gone to
his room on merely momentary
errand-had better, for he might
be watched, keep up his bluff by
walking into Americas.
AS he plodded sweating down
the road, he pondered:
"He's the bird, all right. Just
the same I can't make it out. Why
should that guy lie about taking
a beauty sleep and next minute
own 1p TO have lived in Troy?
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SPIRITUAL DEFENSE
Committee:

Rev. J. w. Luke, Chmn., Rev.
Clayton B. Miller; Rev. w T.
Wilmington, Rev. HOyt Wood,
Elder Ed Davis.
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Your Opinions
Tied Up

Editor The Times: I own two
pieces of rental property, located
at 2004 and 2004is No. Both st.
These houses are two of the four
which the coast guard has seen
fit to rope off. They are located
Just south of Old Tacoma, one
half block from Starr st.
Guards were placed on Both st.
One of my tenants has a coast
guard pass, so can get in and
out, but his wife can't even go
to the grocery store. The other
tenant. who has lived on this
property for more than 80 years,
can't leave his house because he
has no pass.
I do not question the right or
the necessity of the waterfront
road being closed. but it seems
to me that in all fairness these
people should have free access to
their homes. And I would not
write a letter of condemnation
unless I had a solution to offer.
My solution is: Leave two Of the
three guardsmen, who are not on
the job, at the corner Of No. 30th
and Starr. These two guards
could stop all vehicles, but let
the pedestrian traffic through.
The third guard could be just
south of my garage, and stop
unnecessary pedestrian traffic at
this point. This would leave my
tenants free, and would also
make it possible for their friends
TO visit them, yet would in no
way interfere with the effective
guarding of the waterfront.
c. B. MANKE.
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. Historic Congress Ends Today

After being in session nearly two years,
congress unanimously voted TO adjourn
this Wednesday. closing one Of the long
est sessions Of congress on record.
Adjournment also will end an historic
congress which voted declarations of war
for the first time since 1917; passed about
S200,000,0 900 in war appropriations and
authorizations. and imposed the highest
taxes in this country's history.
The nth congress began its work Jan.
3. 1871. It's successor, the 18th viii con-
vene Jan. 6.
The present congress, first session,
lasted from Jan. 3. 1871. to Jan. 2, 1912,
inclusive. total of sos days. This record
had been exceeded only by the 10th con-
gress, whose third session lasted 366 days.
The second session started last Jan. 3
after an adjournment of only two days. 1t
will have lasted 346 days.
The day after the 18th congress con-
venes President Roosevelt, on Jan. z, will
address it in person.
As il looks from here, the 18th congress
will be little less momentous. A continue
ton of the war, which now appears certain,
will lay equally heavy duties on that body.
The change in political complexion
wrought by the election Nov. 3 will create
a new social and political outlook.
There is bound to be legislation on the
touehy labor situation.
Increase of Republican strength, COM
bined with a disgruntled Democratic ele-
ment, will create new political lineup.
Out of this must come legislation for
continuing the war, and possibly before
the end of another two years, the respon-
sibility of outlining the part the United
States will have in the peace negotiations.
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. Good Idea. Anyway

The AFL and the Clio have agreed on
a joint committee to hear and settle juris-
dictional differences or, if it fails, to send
them to an arbitrator named by the presi-
dent This could promote the war effort
greatly.
When President Murray of the Clio was
asked what effect the new agreement
would have on the current jurisdictional
dispute in the Kaiser shipyards, he is said
to have declined to comment.
This is one of those cases when the
proof of the pudding is in the eating. How
sincere the representatives of these two
great organizations are will be judged by
what they do.
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ton Service, one addressed to the editor
and the other to former member of the
staff who has not been here for eight
years. This is a daily occurrence-an-
other fifty per cent waste and duplicated
by the propaganda from dozen other
countries.
Also arriving in the afternoon mail is
a promotion booklet from the Book-of-the-
Month club. 1t includes a great deal of
display type and easily represents another
fifty per cent waste.
On the shelves of every news stand In
the country are hundreds of Implications
in magazines, all of similar type. with
which we could dispense. Probably mil
lion tons of white paper could be saved
by coordination and elimination of dupli-
cation. Many of them could be eliminated
without detracting from the sum total
of the worlds knowledge.
All this seems to add up to the prob
ability that if ordinary care were used
enough paper could be saved so that it
would not be necessary to ration news
print And after all, the newspapers serve
useful purpose in war time. The gov
eminent admits that, and calls upon the
newspapers for essential services.
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BY LOU SCHNEIDER

-Ballyhooey" is the word New
York financial and business lead
ers use to describe the sdministrs-
tons recent three moves a. part
OF its snti-infiation drive. Few
can see benefits to the small man
out OF the OPA asking for lower
rail freight and passenger rates.
or the FEC demand for lower long
distance phone rates, or the
placing Of a $3.50 limit on an
nusl salaries when only 5000 indi-
viduals are hit.
Those who dare to talk say that
the salary limit Is a New Deal po-
litical social gains" drive against
management: that some $4,000
American Telephone stockholders
stand 10 lose in dividend cuts IL
the FEC has its way. and that
railroads. just coming out OF 10
year depression in which one
third of the mileage went into re-
ownership. viii fall backward
when wartime income dries up II
the oPA has its way.
The New Deals political aim.
znce it came into power In 1888.
has been social gains" via the re-
distribution Of wealth-large hold
ings Of individuals broken 50 that
all people can share. And that's
what Ia actually going on today.
Here's how.
Government taxes are high not
only because Uncle Sam needs
money for the war effort but also
70 take care Of the New Deals
pre-war spending-knding pro-
sssnk 10 psv NJ tAxes. wealthy
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Trade Winds How Share the Wealth Shake Down Works

to about $500. 900. 900 annually.
The fifteen incorporating rail
unions have made demands for q
wage boost that will total about
$3.50, 00o. 900 annually. Combined.
II the wage boosts are allowed. the
annual payroll Of the business will
be increased $3.50. oo0. 900 or nearly
as much as might be earned this
year out Of increased war traffic.
To top II off. the Office Of
Price Administration petitioned
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion to wipe out the ten per cent
freight and six per cent passenger
fare increase allowed early this
year as an offset TO the wage in
ereases previously given railroad
labor. II the ice agrees with
the OPA. the cut in revenues Is
estimated at $500. ooo. 900 snnu-
ally. Not all demands against
the nations carriers will be
allowed. but whatever they are
viii not help the industry's net
income figures.
Worse yet. the interstate COM
merce commission itself is gong
after railroad arrangements that
are using the windfsll Of wartime
income for the distribution q
cash dividends 10 stockholders
rather than for the reduction Of
funded debt. SO. no matter how
one looks at the picture. the out
look for owners Of railroad stocks
Is not bright That's he opin-
ion Of leading securities common
tators.
Manual services for years
have been pahAshing statistics
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He Knows or Finds
The Answers

fumes. We suggest that you talk
to your local druggist and ask
him to supply you with a list of
peri u m manufacturers. They
should be able to help you.
Mr.. Ffxit: 1 was told by the
bureau of internal revenue that
money received as allotment from
a soldier will not be taxed. l
thought you would like to let the
party that inquired, know.
W. c. B.
We are glad to hear about that
particular point. We hope those
interested will note the fact.
Mr.. Fixit: Can you tell me the
value of the following coins: "a
large one cent piece, 1888; CD
two cent piece, 1865; (s) three
cent piece, 1865? Il. r. G.
The first is worth so cents, the
second, ten cents and the third
worth rs cents. However you
might get more If someone wants
them for collections. We merely
quoted our catalog price.
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individuals and estates are dispos-
ing Of large blocks OF securities
via secondary and special offer
ings. The buyers are the small in
vestors. Yes, the New Deals po-
litical aim Of redistribution Of
wealth Is being accomplished.
individuals and estates dump their
securities holdings into the laps of
the investing public and the gov
eminent gets the funds involved
via the tax collector. Question.
then. is what social gains" TO ne
publicg
The Federal Communications
Commission ordered the American
Telephone q Telegraph company
largest corporation in the country
having some $4,000. 0oo. 900 IN as
sets and a stakeholder list Of 642.-
900 names and which is the largest
Of any corporation in the world
to show cause today why its long
distance toll rates and other
charges should not be substantially
reduced.
American Tel. 4 Tel. asked FEC
either for a dismissal OF the order
or to postpone the inquiry to April
/. le43. because all its officials
are now tied up In active wartime
cooperation. Washington inform
ants believe the toll rate inquiry
viii 60 on according 10 schedule.
and il is expected that the hear
ings win be continued under white
heat temperatures
The five operating Railroad
Brotherhoods have made demands
Tor . wage boost that win add UP