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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-03-18
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BIRTHDAY DINNER

A family gathering was held on
Sunday at the home of Mrs. Sarah
| Thompson, of S. Chestnut St,
when her children and grandchild-
ren met to spend the day with her.
The delightful occasion was plan
ned by her daughter, Mrs. Carl
Columber, who is spending the
winter at the Thompson house, as
a surprise for her mother in hon
or of her 80th birthday anniVer-
sary which occurred on March IA.
A bounteouS pot-luck dinner was
served at noon and the day was
greatly enjoyed by everyone pres
ent.
The guests for the day were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Dull, of Lii
ma; Mr.. and Mrs. Turney Thomp-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Thomp-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Mack
barth, Mrs. James Owens, and Mr..
Marlin Dull, of Columbus; Mr..
Berry Thompson, Mrs. Carl Col
umber, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Thompson and daughter, Ruth, Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Thompson,
daughter, Leona, and son, Harold,
of Marysville.
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VISITING PARENTS
Miss Joyce O'Neil as spending
the few days between the quarters
of Ohio State university, where
she is a student at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. j..
was accompanied by her room
O'Neil, of E. Sixth st. Miss O'Neil
mate, Miss Carol Hill, of Waverly,
who was a guest in the O'Neil
home, from Thursday until Satur-
day.
SPENDS WEEKEND HERE
Miss Bernice Jean WestlalSe,
who is employed in Columbus,
spent the weekend with her sis
ter, Miss Clara 10 WeStlake at
their home on w. Seventh street
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VISITING HERE
Mrs. Elmer Evans, of Aspinwall,
Pa, formerly of Marysville, is Wis
iting in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
j, o. Evans, on w. Fourth st. and
other relatives and friends.
FOURTH DAUGHTER
Word has been received that DR..
and Mrs. Edward Jenkins (nee
Dorothy Longbrake) announce the
birth of their fourth daughter,
Martha Carol, born Feb. q. The
Jenkins are residing in Brooklyn,
NY, where Dr. Jenkins is asso-
ciated with the military govern
ment.
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pah benediction.
r. L. G. CLUB

ANs AAs Ne SA4ON
Following the Lenten service
held in the English Lutheran
church on Wednesday evening, the
members of the E. L. c. club went
to the home of Mrs. Clarence Hag-
gard for a business and social
meeting.
The usual program was omitted
with the exception of the Daley
MeditationS" Committees were
named to assist with a dinner for
the returned veterans after Easter,
which will be given in cooperation
with the Brotherhood. At the close
of the meeting the group enjoyed
a social hour when Mrs. Haggard
served delicious refreshments in
keeping with st. Patricks Day.
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ALLEN CENTER ADULT CLASS
The Adult Sunday school class
of the Allen Center Baptist church
will meet on Monday evening at
7:45 o'clock at the home of the
Rev. Samuel Sedzoil at w. Mans
field.
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AUXILIARY

The American Legion Auxiliary
met in the home of Mrs. Merle
Stephens on Thursday evening.
Mrs. Mccullough presided over the
ritualistic opening and business,
when the organization voted to do
nate $40 to the Red Cross. An
.nouncement was made of the COM
ing poppy sale, May IS, of which
Miss Hattie Hamilton is chairman
and Mrs. Carl Kreakbaum, CO.
chairman. Seven lap robes have
been sent to the Dayton hospital
Easter gifts will be sent to the
Soldier and Sailor Orphans home
in Xenia.
Mrs. L. G. Thrall read paper,
prepared by Mrs. Paul Gibson,
chairman of Community Service.
A report of the recent district con-
ference held in Columbus, was
made by Mrs. Gale Baldwin, de-
partment legislative chairman, who
stated the conference stressed the
Importance of legislative favoring
compulory military training, which
legislation is being sponsored by
the American Legion.
The social chairman, Mrs. Dana
Griffin, for the month of March,
presented the program including
reading by Myra Griffin, and
piano solos by Ann Carol and Rich
ard Stephens. During the social
hour at the close of the meeting,
Mrs. Griffin and her committee
served refreshments, consisting of
ice cream centered with sham
rock, and shamrock shaped cookies
with coffee.
Mrs. Dell Hamilton, Mrs. Floyd
Hamilton and Mrs. Ted Thompson
were guests in addition to the
large group of members present.
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ATTEND SCOUT BANQUET
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Sawyer,
Mr.. Donald Euverard, Marysville;
Rev. and Mrs. Hugh Liggett, Mr.
and Mrs. Leroy Wood, Mrs. Fran
ceS Davis, and Mrs. Walter Still
ingS, of Milford Center; and Scout
master Bumgarner, of Unionville
Center, attended the banquet and
meeting of the central Ohio coun-
ell of Boy Scouts of America, in
the Southern hotel, in Columbus,
on Wednesday evening. Mr.. Saw
yer received the Silver Beaver a
ward, the next highest honor con-
ferred in Scouting, which is issu-
ed on authority of the national
headquarters for distinguished
service to boyhood"
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PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN MEET

The group meetings of the Wo-
mems association of the Presby-
terian church were held on We'd
leSday afternoon and evening
Mrs. Bertha Moody and Mrs. An.
gus MacIvor were hostesSeS to
Group One in the formers home,
Mrs. W. F. White conducted the
devotions, where in she gave Abra-
ham as the chosen Bible character.
The leader, Mrs. r. A, Noble
led a panel discussion. Mrs. H. c.
Wright presented Missionary top
les. Refreshments were served by
the hostess after the meeting
closed with the Mizpah benediction
and a social hour was enjoyed.
Group Two met in the home of
Mrs. P. T. Engard with Mrs. Geo
Nancy assistant hostess. Th e
leader, Mrs. George Mckee, open
ed the meeting with a prayer Mrs
Archie Squirting gave the devo-
IiOliSJ lOAIO"Cu ny LOl u . pI oyEI
Mrs. Mckee led an open discus
sion. The missionary topics were
given by Mrs. James P. Coe. The
Mizpah benediction closed the
program, after which the hostess
eS served refreshments during {
social hour.
Mrs. William S. Hopes was hos
tess at her home, to Group Three
which met in the evening will
Mrs. Robert MacIvor, assisting
Mrs. Ralph Leu, the leader, was il
charge of the program with Mrs
Lee wilkins giving the devOtions
A discussion on Faith" was Civ
en- by Mrs. John T. Dutro, ant
articles were given by Mrs. L. G
Brubaker, which was followed b,
the Mizpah benediction. A Socia
hour during which time the hos
tess served refreshments was en-
joyed by the group at the close o
the program.
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SPECIAL MUSIC AND
SOUND FILM

At the Sound-film to be- shown
at the Methodist church next We'd
nesday evening, March 20, at 7:3C
O'Clock, Charles Swink will play
two piano selections. The motion
picture to be shown S THE Power
Of. Cod" a story oil the influence
of Christianity in the life of mod
esn family. The Youth Fellowship
is sponso; ing this film at the
Methodist church. An offering will
be taken. Tie public is invited tC
see this excellen picture.
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! v. #. w. POST TO MET
The regular meeting of the
Mack Winget Post 1916, of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, will be
held on Wednesday evening, March
20 at 8 o'clock in the V. F. w.
hall on N. Main st. Every mem
Der is urged to be present as there
will be annual election of officers.
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PRISCILLA READING CIRCLE
Mrs. George HANDEL, Marysville
Rt. 3, will be hostess to the Pris-
ella Reading circle, on Tuesday
evening, March 19 at 7:30 o'clock:
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JOHN STUART BIBLE CLASS

JUHN STUART BIBLE OLASS :
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Parks, of
258 w. Sixth ST., will bethoSts to
the tureen supper and regular
March meeting of the John Alvin
Stuart Bible Class on Wednesday
evening, March 20, $50 o'clock.
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CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY

The Ladies Aid and Missionary
Society of the Congregational
church met on Wednesday after
noon at the home of Miss Eliza
beth Green, on N. Main st. Mrs.
r. w. Titus presided over the bus
mess of the aid society and Mrs.
L. G. Thrall over the missionary
society, and their program in
which Miss Green gave the devo-
tions using as her topics Joseph,
the Dreamer" an excellent review
of Mrs. George HOLSTERS book,
Trailer Town." was given by Mrs.
William Porter. This book incor-
porates a story of factory work
erS living in camp called Trail
er Town" throughout the war. The
program concluded with an article
in the Agricultural Migrant by
Mrs. w. T. Alexander and the Miz-
pah benediction,
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LIVE IN CALIFORNIA

Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Hill (nee
Virginia Scott, former Bremen,
residents, are now making their
home in Temple City. Calf, Los
Angeles suburb. They are looking
forward to a visit with Mrs. HilPS
grandfather, Charles Scott. while
he is at the Santa track with the
Smart stable, March 20 through
May 18.
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LUNCHEON GUEST

LUNCHEON GUEST
Mrs. Lynn Light, SOP w. Fourth
ST., was a Friday luncheon guest
of Mrs. Jack Archer Scott in the
Sapphire room of the Hotel Desh.
ler- -Wallick.
Mrs. Scott is the former Jeanne
Irwin. Mr., Scott nephew of Mrs
Light, has resumed his position
with the Columbus Dispatch after
his recent discharge from an army
reconnaissance unit which served
in the Z. T. O.
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SPENDS WEEKEND HERE

Miss Bernice Jean WeStIake,
who is employed in Columbus,
spent the weekend with her sis
ter, Miss Clara 10 WeStlake at
their home on w. Seventh street.
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BASKETBALL DINNER

DEAShEI DALI OAN MEN
The members of the Marysville
high school basketball team and
their coach were entertained at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. d. B,
Robinson on w. Sixth st. on Sum
day evening, March 10, at o.
'clock dinner. Covers were placed
for Coach Warren Widner and
Mrs. Widner, the varsity squad,
Nanny Rogers, Noel Howard, Dean
Scheiderer, Don Smith, Frank
Diehl, Red Grimes, Danny Dayton,
Gordon Snider, Junior Alexander,
Leo Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
inSon, the hosts. Clever place
cards held the nickname and hap
py of each player Incorporated in
a four line limerick.
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= MILFORD CENTER
BY MRS. FRANK REED

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Splitter
are the proud parents of a 712
pound daughter, born Sunday
morning at White Cross hospital,
in Columbus. Mrs. II. E. COWman,
grandmother of the new baby, is
spending several days at the Spit
Ter home in Marysville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Kaufman
ard family, were Sunday dinner
guests of Mrs. Frieda Linton and
children, of Columbus.
Mrs. Delphi Lewis and son Of
Richmond, Ind, were Sunday
guests of Mrs. Jacob kaufman.
Mr.. and Mrs. John kaufman, of
MechanicSburg were callers in the
afternoon.
Mrs. Edward Berend entertain
ed the Hi-Jinx club at her home
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Lowell Ford, was brought
to her home in the Glen Reed am
bulance Wednesday afternoon from
White Cross hospital, Columbus,
where she has been a patient for
the past week. She is reported as
getting along very nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Whitman, of
Riverside Drive, Columbus, were
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Tuesday evening callers of Mrs.
Jennie White, Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Reed and Mrs. Wilbur Story
Mrs. Wilbur Story was a Friday
evening guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Clayton Shanks and daughter,
Jean Ann, of Marysville.
Mrs. Ruth Jenkins and Mr.. Viii
liam Kimmel, of Columbus, were
Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Nora
HomSher.
Mr. ana Mrs. 7.sssseii Kimmel
were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs
Edith Orahood at the Logan Ho-
tel, in Bellefontaine.
MIR. and Mrs. Herbert Davis, of
Springfield, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Verne Davis, and family, of Union
vile Center, were guests over the
weekend of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Davis and family.
Mr. c. S. Haynes was taken to
Mansfield, Ohio, OF the hospital. 1t
is reported that he has double
pneumonia, and is in a very poor
condition. The community wishes
Mr.. Haynes a speedy recovery.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Grauer Huffman
Mrs. EloiSe Richey and son Bobbie
were Sunday guests of Mr.. anc
Mrs. Vaughn Huffman, and daugh.
ter, in Columbus.
Mrs. Marion Wood is a patient
at the Springfield City hospital
for observation. Ii may be neces-
sary to operate. Mrs. Wood is EN-
ployed at Patterson Field, Day.
ton.
Mrs. Bertha lyons anG Mrs
Donald Buchanan and daughter, OF
Van Nuys, Calf, arrived here
last Wednesday for a visit with
old friends and relatives. They
were met in Columbus by Mr.. ano
Mrs. David Craig, the former Zoe
Lyons, of London, where they
spent Sunday.
Miss Effie Lincoln and Mr.. Wal.
ter Lincoln were also Sunday din
ner guests at the Craig home. Mrs
Lyons is a guest of her sister ano
brother, west of town. Mrs. Buch-
anan and daughter are also guests
at the Lincoln home and of Mr.
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Plain City Section

not less than a "B" average, they
must be in the upper third of their
class, and must live up to certain
standards of scholarship, leader
ship, service, and character.
In a recognition service Friday
i'm the school auditorium, superin.
tendent recognized the following
candidates: seniors, Mary Loh
jackson, Juanita Smith, Joy Depp
Betty Barbour, Mary Ellen Murry
and Marjorie Adams; juniors
Dorothy Douglas, Helen Trees and
Connie Converse; sophomoreS:
Ann Vigor and Dick Douglass.
Members will be initiated pro-
perly sometime during commence
ment week.
Farewell Service Held
One of the saddest moments of
the school year was witnessed
Wednesday when the Girl Reserves
held their annual installation and
farewell service.
During the course of the even
ing officers for the insuing year
were installed and welcomed, a
number of songs were sung and de-
dicated to the senior graduates.
After presentation of the Girl
Reserve rings which the seniors
had earned through the past three
years, Miss Elizabeth Bartz, ad-
wiser, was presented with a similar
ring. The girls retired from the
ceremony with lighted candles,
singing Follow the Gleam."
Band Members Play
A selected group of band men,
berS joined in mass music festi-
val Friday evening, s pm, at st.
Joseph Academy auditorium.
The occasion was the high school
music festival by the Catholic
high schools of Columbus and
Franklin county.
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Those schools represented were:
Holy Rosary, Holy Family, Our
Lady of Victory, Sacred Heart, St.
EuphraSia, st. Mary's of the
Spring, st. Marys High School, st.
Joseph Academy, and the Aquinas
orchestra.
The local band members attend
ing were as follows: Joy Lou
Headlee, Mary Nell Walker, Doro-
thy Trees, Dormalee Andrews, and
Ivan Kaiser, all of Plain City, and
Marlin Leppert, of Dublin.
Resident Ill
Mrs. L. c. Mitchell is confined
to her bed this week with illness.
At last report she was somewhat
improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Goodrich, of
Marietta, arrived Sunday May II
for a weeks vacation. They will
spend a few days in Ft. Wayne,
Ind and the rest of the time will
be spent with their daughter, Mrs.
Robert E. Chapman, and family,
here.
The Supper Club met at the
home of Mrs. Hester Sutherland
last Friday evening.
Miss Alice Strapp had the mis-
fortune to fall last week and is
suffering quite a bit as a result
of this.
Mary Lee Laird, of Worthing-
ton, was a weekend guest of her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. V.
Curry.
Mr.. James w. Strapp, sr., and
Mrs. Tessa R. Guy spent Sunday
with the latter's son, Mr.. Charles
o. Guy, and family in Lima.
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Superintendent John w. Stein
hauer and other faculty members
have met and drawn up require
ments for membership. The re-
quirementS are as follows: candi-
dates for membership must have
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20, 1916

MIR. and Mrs. Harley Huffman and
daughter, Doris Ann.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Stillings andy
son, Tommy Joe, were Sunday eve-
ming supper guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Stillings, also Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Stillings, of Byhalia.
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and Mrs. Buchann.
Mrs. Violet Fadely and sons, Bob
and Merle, were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Fadely and daughter, Barbara, of
Piqua.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Huffmn, of
Hamilton, were .Suncay guests of
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BY MISS HELEN TREES

National Honor Society Confers
Through the authorization of the
Plain City High School has or
ganized a chapter of the said So
ciety.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-09
THE MURDER
Z4NGE ZEWTS


Mrs. Hime did or didn't. And both
of them have a mighty good reason
to say they didn't. So We can't be-
lieve either of EN-"
And then" said Tuck, there's
the middle. The other three people
who had as good an opportunity to
poison the sugar as either Hazel
Bennett of Victoria Jason Hime."
"Only no motive" reminded
Froody.
mo known motive" said Tuck.
From the bench they were pass
ing a girl SAID: "All right, Harry"
But aren't you changing all
around" asked Froodv cautious
ly. Last time we talked about
these people you washed EN- out
complete and utter"
That was when l believed the
murderer had to bring his poison
with him. But now it vas in the
kitchen, waiting for him. All he had
to bring was himself. Himself, and
a certain psychological setup with
in himself Of which we don't yet
know. 1t may have been the sight
of that green can with its rcd-edged
poison label that brought the plan
for murder into being in his brain"
1T SOUNDS good" said Froody.
"Only who? And why?"
"Well, once more Miss Hastings
drops out. She wouldn't kill the
man she hoped to get that part
from"
Froody took the pipe from his
mouth. What if she meant to kill
MRS. Hime
Would she choose a way which
would kill him, too?"
Froody put the pipe back into his
mouth without comment.
THAT leaves SAKE and Harriss."
said Tuck. The old friend and the
first husband"
And he'd never set eyes on
Hime."
That's right"
"And she doesn't seem to have
had anything against him. does
she ?"
mo"
"What does he fact the poison
was right there in the kitchen do
to Mrs. Hines story?"
Il can't see that it changes it
much. If you argue murder in pas
sion you still have the whole char
acter of the woman to contend
with; if you argue generalization
you have the presence of the ant
poison in her cupboard to contend
with. It's conceivable that she may
have forgotten it if she's innocent,
but if she's guilty, the use of the
poison in the kitchen would surely
have called it to mind, and she'd
certainly have destroyed it before
we got on the scene"
Eyes"
"O course. If you want 20 argue
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-09

that she was going to rely solely on
to clear her WI skirts. the fact
that the poison was in the can in
the kitchen all the time does allow
that"
Tuck was aware that he spoke
grudsingly.
You don't like TO believe Mrs
Hime did it. do yCu?" said Froodv.
Tuck laughed a little. Put it this
way. You know how lecry | am OF
circumstantial evidence of the sort
were facing hcrc-wh2re every
thing seems to FONT to n con-
clusion. Well, from the very start.
so many things have pointed gla!-
iEgly to Mrs. Hime that l find my
self fighting the conclusion that she
did it. When a conclusion is being
slowly forced on you by someone
you're arguing with. it gets your
back up; you try hard to refute t."
He let his voice trail off, and the
two men continued to circle the
black little lake in slow silence. The
last words he himself had spoken
echoed in Tuck's brain. when a
conclusion is being forced on you"
A roWboat's a splashed Oh the
lake; the sound of a kiss came from
the darkness to his right. A queer
notion edged into Tuck's brain.
That he vas meant to arrest Vic.
tarJa TAc>, 11i,,n tN~ o,,rlnr h :
someone had intended this. That
Albert Hime had been killed that
this might come about.
He shook his head. Fantastic.
What did he fnow. what really did
he know to support such a conclu-
sion? Nothing.
Nothing. Bernice SAKE was. to
his knowledge. a slightly stupid
woman who had known her friend
Victoria for almost 25 years. Har-
riss was not even a face. He was a
blank in the uniform Of an Army
captain who had returned out OF
Mrs. Hines past to talk with her Of
old times on the same evening that.
unfortunately. her husband died OF
poison.
Concerning Captain Harriss. a
phrase fingered in his brain From
somewhere. a phrase. Spoken in a
small. high voice. On, yes. Mrs.
SaXe's voice. He was a crazy one"
He decided he wanted to see and
talk with Captain E1arriss. to fill in
this annoying blank. He returned
to Froody's apartment to use his
telephone. They heard it ringing as
he opened the door, Froody an
sWered it. A look Of interest gloWed
on his cherubic face. He replaced
the receiver. That was Gutferty.
There's a woman down there named
Mrs. George Watt who says she has
important information about Mr..
Hime. About his death."s
Ito re ton'inved>
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-09

OF ude plays. l Went 10 tIeIi
and they We're certainly good-real
deep stuff, you know, by people like
Shaw"
She stopped expectantly. Not
knowing what else to do. Tuck
nodded encouragingly
"Well, all through the show
Bette Davis, my, she's wonderful
l kept thinking of Albert. and him
being dead, and what this friend of
mine had said about the wife doing
it. After the show we went to the
Pig'n' Whistle for sodas and SUM-
daes, and so then I told the girls
| about how l had been married once
to Albert. My, they were excited.
Then I asked them whether they
thought l should 60 to the police
and offer to tell all I knew about
Albert, being married to him once.
like l say, and they all thought it
was really my duty and so 1 de-
cided I would. l came right straight
here, because I knew if I waited
and got thinking it over and talked
about it with George, I'd never in
this world come. George is so eau
tious, Several of the girls offered to
| come down with me, but l didn't
let them, because l knew they'd
just be in the way. Hetty Corcoran
she's been president for four
years running-was green. She al
,,o,,, 1;l,ae 70 he tho tphn1a ch0\U ~
Mrs. Watt, Tuck saw, had had
| Her Moment. "And what do you
know Of MI. Hime that might
throw some light on his DEATH" he
| asked.
Mrs. Watt drew herself up very
straight. Just this" she said. His
wife didn't kill him"
How do you know that?"
Mrs. Watt Debated just a little
as she sought for reasons. "Well. l
KNOW Albert. / mean. we were
married almost three years alto
gether, and he's not that sort of
man. l mean, for someone to kill
you, you've got to have something
wrong with you. Unless a Woman's
stark, raving crazy. she doesn't
lust go and kill her husband with
| out any reason. In fact. no n kills
a person without any reason. Al
bert was-well, he didn't have a
mean bone in his body. You just
couldn't get mad at him. He always
made you feel like a queen. Stick
with me, Glad he'd say, and you'll
be wearing diamonds and drinking
champagne by the bucket He was
| always wanting to do nice things
for you. OF course, he didn't have
any money then, none at all. He
used up what he saved from the job
at the packing plant for tuition and
books and all at the university. We
Just had my salary and a little he
picked up from a Saturday job as
a salesman, but out of that little bit
Of money he always saved out
enough to bring me something nice
"a bag of candy, or a gardenia-
something"
"Still," said Tuck. you did d.
! vorce him, didn't you?"
Mrs. Watts eyes looked back
over the years. You know how
young girls are. l was crazy for
pretty clothes. and 1t made me aw-
fully mean sometimes. Albert al
ways pointed out that II l.. just be
patient until he finished college and