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BEAU GESTE
TJ.. Greatest Mystery Story Enter Written
My PERCiVAL CHRi5TOPIEJ! WREN
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FIRST *LAD THIS ~Weal. Guesie," said L "Cold
The three Gots brothers. Mut.
Digby sea Michael are immepat shie leWe , " Jahn. Lookiiag for tee
tksir heyboad and meth. Miami key?" said the voice of say brotbet
er "Son" is the leader. '1"h,7 live Iatklulei.
with astir aunt, Lady Brendan, be ; "Yea, l iUtt," I answered. "We
F.nglasid• La Brandon., ,,
Lady
owns the l "No, John raid Michael quietly
~Blue Water, a vsluablae sutpphuce. ►
One evenitlt lady Brandon, the "Its heds re:" and he held it out to• ,,
t•hraplains t'leudie, l~roll,tl, Michael, l "'Bean!" I said miserably.
Auguetus Brandon sled .John are toe t
get er and someone eugerets a foo a •A wave n. a! sick ked is oat pasazd over
at the precious m. Lady Brandon', rte, what had come over my apkn-
brings it out. They were looking at ,did bro#her ,Ix
COLS T$LT
OEILIN IYT
PM[HMONII
errs
,., ■
"Very wdl. Mt 1 -. itaiarsenn3 time Mtawws , wM r'
that if I re out et rem* tAsbNtg ass i[ M titters PAM a ra�1�
the 'Biwa Water,' 1 mit have we tram the sapphire Alai we ie deli
cy. The thief eleall a $rids pa,, ititaeed, why on ,meth 't be leave I
• airy-wseaetew it nay be." Mr sloe? For the paster d .
She paused and i ted her *.4 4 that, wi i alb earth eouldn't he kava:
Ma�1�� a eat tee, ea A of aoiearseoii is kat whoa he went
al. Olt Pid�7, on or 1r tats tlriasieweavow! 'M9gr had he
Caaaedla. ever �iraik-d talo the tile. at slit
Ni, owe spoke or wovad. and for r a •'W,I„ sea, what surest it? he said'
full reutut. Lady arandoa waited. suaiionly
"Ah!" said she at last, and then i "yes, what about it Benue" I re.
"One either thing please note ver). plied.
Polk, oak lied eolde dead to ,, carefully. 44Th* servants know nuth- He looked at me quizzically.
aeriade trouble. You �tmo nen" ;, ing of thin, and they are to know "What's the game, shou'1
with-Cieosstsitaw as ereoeo( nothing. We wilt keep it to our- think, Johnny?" he asked.
thi'l to te,ke* ere°11 atitmitoti is a i selves -.as long as possible, of course I "That's what I want to know," I •
nerttx regovarywwatwo-tokiaetiiw, -that one of you lix iiia tr. aches• answered. "It seems a damned :illy"
it. soothes and heals the,ixiilaared masa oua, ungrnteft1 lying thief•" one, anyhow..
brow eaadinhabitsejpxMskrlYth• ` And then Michael spoke : "•,Quite," agreed 3iiebael. "Quite
Ofellknotra ea roaateiereeoittiaad esev one of us four. pima., Aun' I very. Very quite. And a little'
I►v high isisdieai� ss one of the ' Patricia.' i'i rough oa the girls and our good Aug-
gtwttrat for panirteni ` ""[hank yon, Michael," she rel•liei E u$ us."•
ai�sad�a�feelettoftheelt I euttin,giy. eft u four are among the I ""Exactly," said I. "And on Aunt
t C "omni iateont io'hinadelitiun ' i , t I ill, "
i......,.N.. water I....K.,., - -��.. ,r6•w1, - - - •
roti -
r six tit w apply to you when•Patricia
An uncomfortable silence followed
it when the lights go out and when "�' nl ht „ atotitlne aarnd )loaf fife fttieeraat the-
• �•,• "'a �I "a c ..,It+,nn n
they are again turned on the sapphire I " tit, I� said, turnip away. and: stop um intiatieet sad atop, E choosing ley words. "%%all: "' said ildichael, at length.
has disappppe�atred, Everyone d'athnr•'- •Or morning," replied ichasl reitletb.eteonoe.gie.oa#otbeak>taaek, "I think you might say 'one of eat "Oh, put it back, Beau,' I iulplor.
any knotrlt•dge of its diaappeairance 'tied, with a short laugh, he went int,.' LalnrorbediatotkasMeod.aUaakstifasest 1 "•hrce brathera,"' Augusta* had tate ed. "Gori alone known what you're
1.sdy Brandon fives the person r.h • the outer hall. of thetroubisaadeieekstisetrotrtkoftM ? atudacih• to r.m ark• playing at! 1)o you?"
I heard hint strike a match and "Hall our miserable tonsue," wa Michael sat up and stared at me.
tack It until the next day to telrlatc • there followed the rattle of the key G i oisioe saatiafatetoey Lady Brandon's diacoura7ing reply "Oh? You say "Put it back,' do
it• and the clang of a fallin lid. lie
,NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY treeteeetitbina s �assirtsatb��f said C "As I was saying," she continued You" ;he "," he said slowly ane
had evidently thrown the hay nal- 1 and 'the s^_rvants are to know nothing- thong}i*'..tilt'.
Was this a trap, a trick elf Lada lesaly into the box, and dropped th t forms al dirsarasae, staid M ); :tui neither is anybody else. Unfit "I do," I replied: "Or look here
Brandon's to este the guilty ten. i lid without any attempt at avoiding „taw for irtrdk U the after I if course, the police -court reporter: Beau. Aunt thinks a lot of tot!, an•Is
Justly or unjustly. I thought eh* war noire. colds or flu. Money refunded say • have the story and the newslu•per• devilish little of me. It would be
quite capable of it. I went back to bed and, the affair
enugit ne coli it not relieved after Win( 1 are adorned with the portrait of one .doing her a real kindness not to let
all. Give
'
her knew it was you a a1
after
it here, and I'll. • ." I colored nue
felt a fool.
°Eric, or Little by Little. A Story
of School Life. . . The Boy with
the Marble prow," murmured DIi..
chael, •smiling, But his voice war
very -kind. .
"This grows, interesting, Johnny,'
he went on. "If I go and fetch the
Blue Water' now, will yon take it tc
Aunt Patricia and say, 'Mone I did
it. I cannot tell a lie. it ie a 'far.
far better thing I do. •'?"
"Those very words, Beau;" I grin.
ped. "On condition you tell we what
the 'game was, and why you did such
Thank God the wretched busine.se
was going to.,end--and yet, and yet
I felt quite sure that Midisce
would not let me take the bi:nee--
much' as I would have preferred that
to the wretched feeling of our Mich-
ael being the object of Aunt Petra
cia's scorn and Contempt, The more
she liked him and approved hint noir
the more would she dislike and de -
:Mise him then; She nought forbid
him the house
Michael rose.
"You really will?" he staged. "II
ft
I go and get it now, you'll take
straight. to Aunt Patricia and say
you pinched, it for a lark?"
"Only tasweed.d of"To. getsnce
th
Beau," I an
beastly business over and done. with
and ' forgotten -,and the ghee an`'
Gussie. and Digby out of the sill
mess."
"Ilene! said Michael, sitting clown
"You would, ' eh !»
"And might 1 ask you a question in
tiro John`' he Rent on.
If so, presumably I war taught tieing over and the mystery solved sewed egto direetkas. Ask your
again in this indiscriminating trap fell into a broken sleep. Tomato,
that anther should have adorned. I I was awakened at the usual tint( CSroomilLfa� ., Co.,` "�'----'---
wes reminded of the occasion many by David, the �.anderfootman, with
Years before, when she suddenly en- my hot water. to *Write it. I scooped generous area.
• towed the schoolroom and said, "I its "Hall past seven, sir," said he; "a' oak turf from the lawn, topped my ball
naughty .child that has been in the tine morning when the mist clears;" sliced it into * holly bush, threw m�
still -room has got jam en its chin," "Thank you, David," I replied, and club after it, and slouched off, ma
and m innocent and foolish lined sat up.
4
f vuu f ce.
•11z ra
•
Once again her scornful *;lune.
swept us in turn. this time beginning
:vith Michael end going on tq Augus
tus.
"Very well, then," she went on
"Ni one leaves the house, and,no one
hands deep in my pockets end angel breathes a word of this to anvolte but
(with Michael) deep in my iioul. the eight people who already knon
Returning to the house I saw Bur. °t,
don eressitig the hall, the Song-sticl "Except to a detective: or the pot.
in his hand. The brass box leered u ice. of course," she lidded, with a•••
Inc. cynically as I passed, ominous note and a disdainful e.ta•
Having washed my elands in th. to her vniee. "The ateeeein is m
lavatory by the glory -hole, I went in. she concluded, "and 1 don't wop.del
to the diiing room, it it."
The fire was. blazing merrily, a et! 'She turned and walked to the doer
ver kettle was simmering on its spin Before opening it, she faced us once
i ' t again,
1 lou a ,
it -stolid on .the table, a lw c g
smell came from the sideboard, where "Hove . you arvthine to say--MIie.
three or four covered silver dishes choel?" she asked.
:tat on their metal platform. beneath "Leave the girls out of it=• -tinct
which burnt spirit -lamps. The huge A.urustus," he' replied.
room -with its long windows, .looking "Have' you anything to say, Dig
on two sides to the loveliest view in Ly?"
Devon: its great warm -tinted Turke; i'No, Aunt. Awful sorry, and all
carpet -hiding most of the ancient oak that." replied Digby, arid I seemed. ti
floor; its beautifully appointed table see, his tins forming the words, "Na
flooded with sunshine; its panelled no: Gchhle and aro.
walla, and arched ceiling -was• a pic. "John ?" and she looked even more
ture of solid, settled. comfort, eatab• disdainful, I thought,
lisped and secure. •"No, Aunt except that I agree
Digby WAS wandering about the with Michael, very strongly,"Inn-
room, a plate of porridge in one hand swcred•
and a busy spoon in the other. Au• "Augustus?"
gustus was at the .sideboard remov-
ing
etnuv. "It's a damned shame. . ." blush.
ered Augustus,
ustus
n v v t adding
g
1 !; cover after •�o e . and t a?
sausages to • eggs •and xashe,s 0i "Very., helpful," Lady Brandon cut
bacon, him abort with cruel contempt.
"Good effort, Gus," said Digby, eye. «Claudia`?" „�
Mg the piled mass as lie passed him No, Aunt,
promptly went up to my face to see
if, by some wild mischance, it were
jammy.
Well -the beat thing to do now wad
to fade swiftly and silently away me
the trap closest; and I turned, won-
dering whether Aunt Patriei:l were
watching.
This was an absurd idea, of course
Then 1. wondered if the box contain -
hi
indelible odor,which
ed some stent of i1d
would betray the guilty banthat
o with it.
hod in in contact h
come
Equally absurd.
At I crossed the hall, I also
thought of finger -prints.
Had she polished the lid and front
of the box with the intention of bar.
ing it examined by. experts for the
identification of the owner of the. fin-
rnight?
iters that touched it during the
Less absurd, perhaps, but utterly. Ma
probable.' Such an idea might have
oceurred to her had it been certair.
that the "Blue Water" was really
stolen by a thief who had meant to
get away with it. •
Ano supposing that were resat the
werenotreplaced
ease,andthe'coca re 1
�P
during the nicht? .
There were my finger prints, any.
What was wrong? Of course -
that idiotic affair of Mat night, ant'
3tirllael's heavy,, fall from his pedest.
al. ' • Wells, there are splits on the
sun, and no man is always himself
'Why `dwell on one fault rather that
on a hundred virtues? But it wa.
unlike Michael to tell such silly point
less lies • to cover. a silly pointle..
trick.
I dressed aril went downstairs take
ing n mashie• and a ball from tate
+dory -hole, a small room or large
er.pbom'd off the corridor that lead:
t- the smoking -'room. I would do :
fee approach shot* front the tennis•
courts to the paddock and back, be•.
fore the breakfast gong went at half;,
past eight.
Crossing the rose -garden I ran intr.
Claudia. This surpassed me, for ncc
was more noted for being'the last are
rival at breakfast than or early rite
Mg, It struck me that she looker
seedy and worried, and she was ,ser.
tainly deep in some unpleasant sl;nigt
of thought when she saw me.
As she did so, her face cleared and
brightened, ti
i hand
rz a rather thetoo s ,
suddenly end
artlfieially, 1 thought.
"Hullo, early .worm," said .rho.
how if she had really thought of this 'Hullo, early bird," 1 replied
plan! And there the were if it oc- "Whet's up?»,
"What do you mean?,• asked Ciau-
dia: • . •
"I thought you looked . a hie: off
color and bothered, replied 1, ea*
masculine tactlessness..
"Rubbish," said Claudia, and pea
sed on.
I dropped my ball .at the back of
the tennis courts, and strove in viii*
curred to her later, iii the event of
the sapphire not being restored. .
reentered the central hall -not more
than half it minute; later than I Ila:
Left it -and saw someone coining to.
ward me. Ile or *he, carried . nr
light, and, of course, .'could identify
ate, the candle being juat in front of
my face.
•
----- -- How to Play
BRIDGE
ARTICLE NOeh
"Whichif the question were
as ed
do "you enjoy the'win.more,
ning or lotting,' practically every
auction player would reply: "win-
ning. That is probablyright and
yet it is a well known fact that the
*inning • player is always willing to
qult while the losing one will play
sill 'vilest. if he can get a sass
seems to be human nature to desire
to rash in on one's profits, to quit a
winner, and yet that is one of the
greatest mistakes a player can make
The time to keepaon playing is wher'
you are winning. "Posh your luck
and limit your Mimeo," is one of the
-t reetest maxims of the game and yet
the one leaat followed. When you
are holding geed cards during ter
evening's play, don't think about talc -
Mg home your profit*. Keep on
playing while'your luck' hats • and
don't stop until' it ehanges. On the
ether hand, if you are losing, don't
keep on playing. A bad luck 'treak'
Is one of the hardest things to hreai;
there is, so don't try it. One of the
beat money 'players in the country
and by "money player" is meant t
man who ploys auction bride* •fol
high stakes and wine. makes it an in.
variable rule to stop playing if he
totes three rubbers in succession. It
may not be good annrtsmanshin but
it certainly im gond lodgment. Thinl•
it over and see whether you are get•
tints the most. ".rt nf' your ,rood card*
and keine i' little ar possible when
you lire holding. poor yards. if ye
ran learn thi• Leeson and stick to it
+•ou hove merle treat strides toward'
hernrninr a ""1.T4t player.
The othee &eat a netnt was eei+wt
in nae of the New York Ca',1 Clore
that ranee it rensele 14le disciie•tie"
e dealer h'1 ore rinti. %rereel heed
n.' 1' r- ,l tb . sheltie* partner hero'
the eellonwiny ltend-
'Frew-tt*-rE f1.R••l.2
Dfsrlat»dt--•'0:;►,7,rt,•t ., Pitt' tt hark then. Hear?" I asked.
knew there was something eery f,)� to crack air i•, ate saW P
Spades• J,8,5,3
Should he deny his partner's deb bid;
or peso? At( a general rule a pioyei
should overbid, his partner's' bid whet
he itss•two or less of the suit, but to
justify sueh procedure he shout(
have at least .ane trick in his hand
either in the suit bid or half * trick
in the suit bid and hall a trick on r.hc
side. Never deny your partner's bid
with* ut a. trick in your hand. Sucl•
proeedure is a* bad as passing with
many tricks in the other suits but on•
ly one card of your nartner's . suit
Auction is a psrtnerahip• game and
you can get the best results only
When you deny our his�suiit er thedteeth
yen
yen
should tell him two things: First
that you have only two_ small card:
or less of his suit; and decoded, that'
yeu have at least a trick in your hese'
and a suit worth playing for Ii
both present
with his empty porridge • plate "Isobel?„
"Shove some kedgeree on top." "No, Aunt;' answered Isobel.
"Had it," said Augustus. "This ie "Slot please, please wait another dae
going on tcp of the kedgeree. „
•«Stout: citizen;'"- approved 'Digby, .And give the' thief 'finis tc
dispose of it, were you ' going to
getting himself a clean plate• say?" interiupted Aunt Patricia,
Isobel as sitting in her place, an She opened the door.
% went to see what I: could get' for "'Then that is all, is it?!' she eek -
her. h i ed. "No ,one has anything to?
As I stood by her chair she put ]tea sr say.
hand up to mine and j;ivc it a squeeze • • •YerY weld'! ancl'she went out
"I'll wait for Aunt Patricia,.John, closing the door quietly behind her.
she said. "> hate tidily and loathe picking
Micliael camp in. oakum, don't you, Ghastly?" remark-.
'"Aunt come down?": he asked, and
ed Digby ' conversationally. as we
ar
a edat e
t ash• other in utter er c -
every.
t on
added :t belated_"'Morning, cry
„sternation.
bo "No ' replied Digo . "Natoli., mt "You foul, filthy, utter c•tdg'
gobble and go. I'mn pili meetin) sn1uttored Augustus, looking (ram
Aunt till the day's been aired a bit.' Darby to Inc and then to 'Michael.
"Claudia down yet?" enquire( "Cut no ice, Gus. Shut it," lair'
Michael, ignoring him. ''I saw hei Michael, in a perfectly friendly voice '
in the garden," I said. and added. 'Ren along and play ;r
"I'll telt her breakfast's ready,"_ hc:.- au can't be :ss-rious. . Come wit)
obsereed riehig_end Irving out nae. John," an(t turnine- to the girls -
shouted Digby, es the door closed.
and I'atthfnl Ilound.'
"Take her .a 'kidney ' ai - -'fort:; •said."3�n. mer• e-�var,--Queen• Cl:}udit,-
We sat down, and conversation was "Of course." said Isobel.,
in abeyance fore Eery aninut°s in fa• "What is it?" asked :Claudia:
vor of the business of breakfast.; "Put this wretched 'business out a"
"I suppose the Crown Jewels arc both your minds, by means of my ab.
all present and correct by now?" said solute tsaurance and solemn promise
Digby, suddenly, voicing,what wee that it wilt be settled and cleared ur
today"
uppermost in all our thoughts "ileo?" �sl.ad Claud}a.
"Door's still locked. I tried it." „
"Of course it's •all right," I said. • Ob. :1liebnet, dear!" said Isabel
and glanced at me.
"Seen it?" Asked Augustus. „
"Or was it too Jerky" he added Never
in hove, for the minute
Claudia," replied Michael- "Just late
with a sneer. ; lieve and rest assured. • Before
!"No --I haven t seen it,' I replied yea
"But of course, it's there all right. go to bed tonight, everything will be
„ :ls clear as crystal."
"You should know, of course, sail "•Or es blue as sa ophire," said Dig.
Augustus.
by, and added "By Jove! I've gut ar
"Shut it, Ghastly," mid, Digby, "et ' ,.•
I'll have your breakfast back.!' +leaf A armed. , . My dos
"You're a coarse lout, Digby," re• Joss got alarmed at the sudden deirk•
marked Auarustus eateas, jumped on a chair to .avoid the
eked utht" murmured Dieby to crush, waggede, len his tail to show faith
and hope, knocked over the. cover, re•
the world in general. "isn't the g^n• ,versed his engine, and smelt round tt
those elements aren't tiemnn's rouraj;e earning on?" see what he'd done, found.nothing,
pass land let your partner hear the It struck mre that it- was. I hoc' and yawned . in boredom -and ing al-
bu� den. In the hard given, the deal- never ltnoa•.n Augustus so daring, as cd the 'Blue Water."
tr a partner tahould peas. Abid o+ eared, an .insolent befth ore. • I felt
t "perhaps he was thirsty and dranl
;`Both ver sound 'theories. er still if Jolts had been in the room,'
two diamonds is very uneouna fie more an more ronvinc a , as 1` the `Blue Water?" amen eel Isobel,+
the hand doesn't contain a trick o' cartel had said, nothing but IXenuin. y t Sound
any description. Injured innocence and a sense of In•
Answer t. Problem V. J justice could have wrsught this
change.
• Y Hearts-e•K, i1, 7, 3, 2 The door opened and Claudia, fol•
A B enades-A,'1 ; lowed by 'Michael, entered. M
Diatnontta -J 10 �' looked rely white and Michael verve
"What were: emu Arcing. with; Your
hand on the glees cover when- I jitter.
my- hand ods it Iain night !" '
"Waiting' to Batch the asst that wa:
returning the '',Blue 'Fater, I re-
plied. r dl& you want , to
IiCIn. - WTrjr
.catch him?"
"Because 1 hail twice been accused
of the fool trick -feet became' I was
standing -close- to the table when the
light failed." « flyrhac; r,
�, tmo... «'
were,. b'a
You w
r
Y
were you doing downstairs last nigh'
when I found you in the ha11""
"Looking for• the key, Bea•u, as
told you," I answered,
"And what did you want the key
for?"
"To see whether the sapphire bac'
been put back -and to get same
peace of mind :and steep, 11 it had."
_.'"Did_. -You go into, the' drawing.
room?"
"Na," I answered.
"Whatnneed? I tool'( it'for grant-
ed that you.had returned it,"rep
"" ' " said Michael'. "Stemmer :
H m,
vote were taken among.the eight o'
us, as to who is likeliest to be a thief
who do you suppose' wonted • top the
poll?"
"Augustus," I stated premptty.
"Do you think 'he is the culprit?'
asked my brother.
"No, I do not,'" I replied signikleant•
ly"Nor I,". answered the enigmatic
Michael. "In fact, I know hh'e not.'
Ile sat silent, 'smoking reflectively;
for a few minutes.
"Go through the list," he said sud,1
denly. "Would Aunt pinch her otter
jewel?"
"Hardly," said I.
"Would the Chaolain?".
"Still less." said 'h
"World Claudia`?" he asked next---
almest ..anxiously, .I fancied (absurd-;
ly, no doubt). • 4?
".Don't be a lbol," I replied.
"Would Ieobel?"
said Mieltael. "Come, John." "Don't be* cad." I said,
I followed my brother out into the � `?Would Digby?"
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Doping Out the Universe "Well. we didn't arrive at the same
g conclusion. Henry, he arrived at the.
A group of workmen at lunch hour hospital an' I at the police station"
were diepussing evolution and the --Pittsburgh Chronicler-Tele)rr!iph,
origin of man, One of the party re-
mained silent, when a coinpanton Bare the Scold
turned on him and demanded his. don't rave at the youngsters, If
opinion. "I ain't goin' to say," lie alive 20 years from now you'll *cold
relied doggedly. "I remember as the kind of person you now are.
how Henry Green and me threshed Kneeare Tramps
that all out once before an' it's set. ' "Frankness is the modern girl's
tled, s'fax's I'm.eoncerned."' long twit." says an exchange. Ap.
"But what conclusion did you ar- parently it's "the only long suit she
rive at?" has,
hail. He led the way to his room, . "Utterly preposterous and absurd,'.
"Take a. pew, Johnny. I would I answered.
hold converse with thee en certair "Would Augustus?"'
Ctubsr-R, ; 3 " t wooden
her id slbiarp glance * shelIsobel dark mattets.," he said as we entered ul�#ee1 certain that he didn't, any -
No score. x:ibixr gsmar. Z dealt an('Hawing locked the door, he put hi: how, I answered. 'Woud you?
bid one heart. A padded, and Y bio' own and said: tobacco -jar en the low table beside I didn't, at it happens,"I assured
ton diamonds. If all passed, whn' ""'Morning". . . Aunt not been the loci arm -chair in which' 1 l,n him.
abroad B n n" Thr i ht f down yet'„ sitting "Would P"
pe t lit n club= "No, no. pphble and ge. If don't
, ""You leave the carbon cake to"
15 hand btr th only nth r I trrnal- ➢ abawt sapphires, say you don't long in your pipes," he said. "That':
tire, the are of xipades, ekes up r.tm• know, chanted Diitby, jneating time what cracks them. Unequal eepen
mend of that molt and may, there• with a spoon on his cup. sion of the carbon a..,, -..e wont!,
fort. ire verydia**trnud. The tram Michael foraged at the nidebasrc suppose. You ought- to serape it ot:
lead is not sound. Three trsm #� 'for Claudia, and then went to the once a month or so e
"I should have thought you almost
the -last person in the world, Beau,'
I assayed him.
'"Looks as though I did it then i'
doesn't it?" he asked. "Because if
Auguatr, and. Diebv and You didn't
WIN •
19271927ESSMCOACH
$1500 rn.
answersrbes/
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*easy
! youcaprovideth
I n
this question, you can obtain heat-
ing satisfaction as far as hosiery
is concerned iii'addition to winning
one of these handsome prize*.
The figures in the rectangle ep-
posite give the answer. It contains
just nine words. Each letter in
the alphabet is represented by one
of two figures. For example.. -A is
either 1 or 26; B is 2 or 25, and to
on right through the alphabet.
The message reads from left to
tight across the rectangle and the
heavy lines or squares, represent
the, end of it word.
212818 5 18 5 9
24 22 .1
142319
26
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19 6 26 24-20 18 15 14
20 19 22 2514 5 1 9
18 18 20 9 13 18 2641
•9221$219 185 92S
20 Big ,Prizes
1st Essex Coach, v tlue..$1,105.0*
2nd Prize .•••• ....,,.. 150.00
3rd Prize .... 75.00
4th Prize 0.00
5th Prize ,
6thPrize ri .e
3.00
7th Prize 10.00
filth to 20th Prize -33.00
each .. 6SS.60
Total ,31,500.00
Raid the Rules Ca*efidly-A Corilt.St of Skill
Read the rules carefully and you will, see that everyone has sat
equal opportunity to win this well-known car of one of the many .aria
prizes. Start now and send in your solution at once.
VIRGINIA DARE LLIM1TED
Contest Dose 104 Yetis. St., Toreate
*pales 401 the Cttsateit
1• Answers should be submitted Ire''•"''ne9itaesa and general app-mra c of
pen•and-ink. on one aide of tee for entry, and for meet.ns condi-
Paper only, Put your name and tions of the contest. Contestants
a or:sea end he will be s follows: dO points
adds Ula. ears, M * ted oltow
3 da m
h• the upperfor r solution name of the paper. in W the correct w ut n of the
risht-band corner. If you wish to puzzle: 10 points ler neatness ant
write enytbins else besides. your general appearance: 10 ,points for
answer, put it on a separate sheet. handwrit:nx; en points for fulitlIinp
Contetanta must be 1s years or a simple condition,
. 7to• seFanedh icnontaeemaniintmul.m1 beorrdeearuladr
orverrelaitEmyNp,laoryeetrsotofxlawtheedVtoirgDoiniaoare hosiery Companyithe'r frendVirginia Aare Hosiery either for
pet*. -
personal.use or for relative* or
'.a. CoatNtanta can submit titre* friends. Upon - recent. of your
anawen t lea t. s;le, but nlyuone answer.. we will ' mail FREE our
a
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-.newer will 1, Dniir,kd a wpro'i.. ing/VM ourFall- undiqueW_7iaiuerr,Catalond tit!show. av. -.
_4,_r� here dillerent members of a iaxs (made possibleby Jur trsw,nd
.. f,tmby compeir, cosi b:,e v.'ise'7irl'-'ons_iYe rebase* -di, et-tarreva
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by ai' rd .I in *family or bonaeboN. . laritgat coil,) iii t vee pea oa to .
:i. FM.ses •will be .awarded by ibis'' ord*`er rsi1LdA)ardeeatt�poostpi,da ney You
cgmmrtee: J. W. Armatroaat, will' be rewarded for the diatribe -
)Mercury Mills Ltd.: W. M. Thede , , lion of this hosiery to your friend.
ford. Lom:pion ICnvelope a Campo fa addition 10 the prise* given in
C. • L e n this contest, we tt seams* every.
i aro Anal fir all t ngew• w1i or we will rsplaoa it
Q. s 5.. All •atria should } forwarded
[ est w the
promptly. Send your t( In without
delay.
C Ltd.: E. Greenway.tireeawi
]'res,, este desjsion of theca judges
w cases.
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Prime will be awarded on the
Lasso a core answer e
yusr:e, eual.ty of gb*nttt.writine.
first ?r1ue--1927 Tame C eek -$%z$ it."�b Toe et.
the jack ten are strong enosgh Ohm eoftee-txbte. 1 watched his fake a'- , He seated himself imps. to rnr do it- •who the devil did. if I didn't?
support partner's tramp hoidtnir thecoffee-pot and k !;. sprawled in the low rhatr, with
'tee- yt i.oka as though I art the
to sw rt ' he took ee-po mI. - is • ands *raw -
No-
or to trump a from their tray and held them no get his knees hitcher than hint bead. thief."
p pner's is high tarda "
For that resume thee' ahamld rot be one in each hand. over titer eu_ p. Iii "Oh• I lake' s retia -caked pipe," I' It dues --to We only, though. No -
led. The eight of dubs is the only. fete wss ptrf.etly inrcretsWt enc •" " body rise knows that. I founr2 vor
replied. Ir`sttler and cooler.
real *nand lead itis hands aboalutely ittatdy--hu- i "Xh, oral! Sao long as you can *1- doawr+stelrat „ I s"std. "Why ditto t ya
(el a, a -a• 1itaho
Navaeroda--A. R. 6, 3
-beerier to Prettiest Ne. $
Ifearts,-none
liiamnrid,_A. X. 7. i
Si'adee---non.
A z H = . Ctsb.
4a --3t. J. 5
Hee tl--anoMe
Anka_ iwm r
Diamenip,-.1p, 4
Spade, --10. 7, 2
fUaiea are trump sad 2 is in„ th-
lead. Row via li •1i win every ttiv)r
s sat! dsfewee? li shot& had
the ter' of disamasis. ideate/ taw
trio* la Y's hand with the tier. He
al.m had the Ma et claim from
Yti et alma a dia-
:� will over-
cord'
shesid
a bit
make a trump trick at E wall M fore
eel to tratwpa tate next dlasemeed trick
Wh.* 2 tromps the tea of rt'sba tett)
the deem of epodes. he should mare
ON bet d dilaar+nlei. w►aasrasag tis.
trick an Y'a heed with the amt. Re
shoal/ noir lead the ,even of dia-
mei& sad most will tee ma of file
iridis ae he has tries, snit
Vs
problem is a eeaas .ti laved
tom► "1► ti 14 fur, 41,-
•
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aemaisafi� _. __? :,rte
wrong. E luny, and sat your
for *' minute or "Wish I diad," lee said,
Re looked up and anw me watching two. There rawte a bans at the dear.
hlm� 1 was quite under kis spell again Cto be ronti*mad)
kiorning. bun-feet,'gaoth he acid hail to 'torp whipping aye feet. '
".Sleep well?" ing* up into a stole of ewoatwteat A Tierce MMaltsa of Gres
"Exec for ate* enpleasant dream and *BMW to panatela those an the neaten preacher wullatul ata the
" I citNkce ot` a trawapaprar in 1Gtelt7•rwouat
Nartir raralina, *ad said: "Mists
lli,4tto,' they is forty-three of tax eonl-
ttregatiaa wltkh seebeerlbet fs' ye' pa-
ner. Do that retitle see t. Imre is
ehs'ete notice in 7w' 8adda ism?"
"Sit dew* sad write," said the edi-
tor. "I thank yen." And this is the
oath.* the tntaiat r wrote: "Memel
Meewarla' Depth* chaareh, the /tor
Jebel Walker, porter. Preachify
ur.rntssg wed er.uiag. to the pre. i
wsedgetiau of the gospel. three Weeks+
ti neeeeearrr: Tle r Hullo, the kyaat 1
bask and the poekstbek. Comte to.
seesrarsw aced briar ail then." -?he
Christie* Register.
'Wire, said Mirhsel. and I tried tr
analyte the sound, but fowled 1; as
noal.eourwdtol as his fare.
1'!e retstraed to hie piece betide
Cheadle. and as he stated kisraelf
Attu Patriei* entered the r. -.m.
We rove. sad 1 drew back her
*hair. and that we stool petrified 1.-
enmpiet. mtierree.
Oa* leek at her fete rocas sarcMeet
as ain a teppad half -way fi as thq
door. I k*ow before she spades al•
meat that words Aker was robeas say
el yaw -mar et the "I have e.r► M that aero
M Aero Mer the* c
ase al sea fares to V, seer
tat
the .TMstwlk he 'A ileal and a iia s
I ar"sau bet a eelwraai 1 sat asst "
Nei ewe sylph* air aM7ed• 1i i..,h-4 i
MAMMA est be at saga.
91IST" eweitiwd twi& Timm Liss
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ASTOPt i A
Buy The Best
The Plymouth Anthracite Coal is the best. It burns
to a fine ash and is practically free from slate: It cost at
the Mines 5,0c per ton more than other Coal but we sell it
at the saint pr,ce. Why not have the best when it will
cost you no more. .
Erg sari Nut $15.00 pee
Ion
•
Stove— . • r r . ... , $11ti.1lp pee tastes
We also handle' the Marcor Anthracite Coal.
This Coat dif'f'ers in some respects from the average
run of Anthracite Mom the Pennsylvania field and these
differences should be borne in mind to insure most effi-
cient and econcimic results. This coal is slightly lighter
and therefore fuses at A higher temperature. Is free burn.
ing and therefore more readily susceptible to draft con-
trol. it Is ALL coat; it comes to you free from state and
other impuritks. It cannot clinker unless forced beyond
the high fusing point of its ash. ft is an ideal
fuel and costs you St 5.00 per ton, all sizes.
If your'furnace or plumbing requires overhauling.
If you require a new furnace or A hot water job or
plumbing, let us figure on it. also ifour furnaceand
plumbing require to be orerhaukd--Cave us *.call and it
will have prompt attention.
Everything in Shelf and Heavy Hardware, kept ht
stock.
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