Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 24 January 1951 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT * PUbllahad Every Evening Except Bunday By THE DECATUR bEMOCRAT 00. . Incorporated -Entsridat the Decatur, Ind., Post Office as Second Class Matter * ©lek D.. HeUer - Pedant x »A, R. HolthOuse -- Editor | L H. Heller Vice-President I E. Holthouse *.4— —— Treasurer j. Subscription Rates: .By Mall in Adams and\ Adjoining Counties: One year, $6; Blx booths, 13.25; 3 months, $1.75. By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, . W 6 months, $3.75; 3 months, $2.00. By Carrier, 25 cents per Week. Single Copies, 5 cents. . N1 ' '' ■ ’■ K 3 i J i >■ ■ , - . : ‘ ?

Wlnlei: is still holding out, but each daj brings! it nearer the end. . Jf; O’" " 'O* \ W<d(jh’t khnw Why Heddy La „ mnrr i «'t res aj 36 whin some poll IhlutKY fuseto chock out at 66. Aruiktffdng ! count), Mouth Dakota, Man of what a .community iJ withou federal employes. ifmdiQichooiH'"or churches. jOnlyi fill persons lift tn the 625 bqu«»rr» iif gumbo hind grsMx- ' land Th|.v arct| mo poor that only 12 ■ tHiwiim Lay t|akH wiiii.- we all co'ippiiiiii aimht high taxes,- few voplf 1 ulnt the iccarrerf in soiiti|i Dakota. |ll 1 i?" 1 . '"I 1 ““ Thf (hitmber hit Commerce pgftjj Wts a deflghtfuj and enter mining j ffiilr,The members and muchlh. r umbe ring 350, thoroughly ■enjoyed 1 ' itlic evening m program. Tlw.Chlr Theater artor's wrf/r superb i n<|, their Unique way jin pr<s«ntii g the highly popular play added i*< ■ their ability. The comtio nt' ht ird around town is; that ihorojty nts of this nature should be givei hCre » I A' . 'if NSv York Vity should be bombed, authorities do- not int* Jid tt\ lermit poie to be spread ' over countryside a mass fl ght; of; its. inhabitants, The New 1 Jersey | ate police announces thht city 'dwellers would not be allow,ed to New* Yorl£,‘ by New Jersey ylads, at l^ lßt 48 hours after, j»t| air iattacjtl The roads would bl reserved for .fire trucks and u-h r first aid. This ia a logi precaution,; which other nimropM (tail eonunpnltlcH may be expretoij to imitate. . ' ’ fU ■—<L—i——: J -i V.' VViil tin- United Nations organlgatlon isi n b e, if it| i »JfuH< s to drv’rniu (ju oiiiuiilsi t.’hliui'iiM the ua grt jjn Kokh? Thi* U. S HenMti ||iU TolloWCcl the llthlso In d«nmndluft n«.«f kL"‘ , N " , ’ n * hjmd the Kpreiiu Invarfbrs ai'rf it MMsra tint Cohgfess will glj*. iU imhi MhoultleY to anything •10’ the brand of aggrraaor on t|f<j :h<d regime. .|f the IN falls 4h I Mupport imin country's atnrd., will tt be of any future use Jin trying to. solve International troubitWi The eftt sent incident Is a; test W its worth'in the plan for luuce. Hrough negotiations, ?' ■ k xl'T —-o—-r-|O— — \ Why doesn't jvcmieoie write a saga a v|ui Decatur*, enumerating Its growth and achievements and _ • ■■ !

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AT heginnifiK. rheumatoid, arthritis* appears in an innocent guise. I Patients in these early stages Mften come tt> the doctor complaHing only : of a single KW.b’ileif gainful joint in one of the flngersj (and this is lilkely to subside withip a week. For a time' appears to be normal t*egnev.e<i flare-dps in other Joints |<|ccur. By time the Mid more important joints tuotf js|gns of the' disease, the General health is dam-’ j < .... j ■ \ I The (ixai t 'cause Os the disorder |aj unknown. hit it is geneialjy a^,signed that il must be made |ip of miiny contributing . emotional chills .ami injuries ihiive hll beet knoifn to Uring Initial arttaclk Wheplthe disease ij, active, rest In bellj bf the! first importance. These jijatien'H o|trn\ nervopk hntl ,trh>|l. hind rest and quiet are cxiretth’ly 4 ; helpfnl to them I’al'i ' relleyihrf- an'd- quieting drugs the UHiul Ml keep the patient < 01b i'ort'ubioj Patients are given lion ! coiiUiilil i« jtrci’Hratlomi and < al- -( i|p’i |»r lime If the b mes show a loss’of- ai'inni Im the X-ray plate., No >1 i-cia) is necessary, hat if must bo well balanced.! |sU.pi>l.vlng ; all the nece> ( Kkr.V; sx|d parts. , A*« (hp ’ patlent| begins. lo' im pmvp,hicarefillly isupervised cxer ' 11.1.. ''i'a.' be c’ltplo: cd Hot treaiuieita are . particularly beufe-

present enviable position as a thriving county seat, site of outstanding (industry and the hob<B of 7500 wonderful people? There is taleht ht our schools and ojubs which could produce a phgeant or “Little Theater" play, which to our way, of thinking .wound lie highly enjoyable. There are'many newcomers In tlin city, all of whom arc deeply interested |0 comnhinlty and the Decatur story. Lcl’g work up a few ideas' for a heme talent presentation of Mili{h it theme at next year’s' annul meeting of the Chamber, of Cotgmen <■ ‘ x .. —yo- ..._o —- •; | . Race With Polio:— V : A list of lhe nation s mi worm ■..li■■ . > ■ ' : epidemics of polldmyellUs d> closes ihe J d/s(u|'lilng fact that sCvcn of'these ten have occurred within the past decade. Moreover, of the three Carlier epidemics'ohfy out'.- that of 1916. compared in < 4 til)’ with those Os 1916, 1948, l9|tl and 1950. ' Does this indicate that polio Is becoming irtore prevalent despite th< intensive efforts to combiit it? It may be so, although mativ doctors and research people be- , litve that the statistics are somewhat misleading. Public awariness of the. disease has greatly i|icreased in the last few years, aijd consequently much higher pJrceutage of non fatal and non-eri|i-plibg cases are accurately repotted than formeily. i ! B .There is actually a sign (if hope and progress n the better diagnosis and better reporting juf cares. Every gain In the gatherIng of knowledge about the djs-'■il-e |< a .step towarh the d|->-ru.tiv of a means to (prevt nt |t. ' No one will ever km»w< how uuipy of the mild cases lind complete H‘« <:.o\t it» •• might have HerhnH < a«rs, <.m|lnu In puttlal. paralyjrfM • »i' death, If tlipy had not i<« i\id rmly lilti-ntloti. ' I? ’ . - r The Nntlonnl l , ’uundatloiil k ttir |n- , fantUr Piiralyiih L far from tils- ' Miuriigofl: Reviewing.thr ’which has been carried out ofer pawt dozen yjears in 94' instUu tto.ns, the Founaatlon declales that there Is'noW bacls for belief tha| polio will he <bn <iuerv<l In the fu'ure." By frankly fating (he fa<ts of disease and by allowing research to g< uuhamiP i t-d, we have brought- most If pdt all diAfa.Me.-i within the of eventual citre and prevtutum. r ' ‘ jf :

. \ ' ■ ficiaJ. The giving of plenty oi vitamins is also valuable, wince most of these patients are undernourished. x | In recent times, it has been found that two preparations 5 are of great help to many with rheumatoid arthritis. ThetiO are cortisone arid ACT II on kdrenpcorticiitropic'. hbrtnoqe. f’fij-o latter is one of the secretions from th£ pituitary gland located at the base of the cretion seems -to stimulate the formation of another secretion by the adrenal glands, wh-iehj are located above the kidneys. : .(.The fact that these prepatfatitina appear to boos value in patients with rheumatoid arthritis / Would .tlte.m to indicate that some as v\ : unldenlfibd glandular deficiency may be a factor in producing t/he disease. A ; The treatment of tills 'COU<|ltion is a complex procedure. fhere, does not seem to he l x an*' J one Single drug which will <i.iA the .'■ondllloir id Uli cases but, with the combination ,o!f drugs, heal, <xri<j.c, mHHMIKp rest, ami diet, pmafii leases can he checked and [crippling prevented. ? QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS It. <j. It.: My husband had syph ills about five, years - ago. Would pit,’lie wise to have another child 1 now?. ' r. Answer: If your \husbatld is completely cured, it should nqt interfere with jour lias lug another baby.

O***’*”"‘ » ..... /■% 20y£4RS4GO TOD4Y O— —-— —•—o .hili, 24.--Second Yellow Jacket Beam defeats Kirkland In county tournament, BR to 9, to tpke championship. Lowell ThOnjas, famous radio news commentator, la a cousin of Dr. P. R, Thomas of this city.' The Alabama state prison a* Montgomery destroyed by fire? Josef Stalin opens his campaign to drive all rich families from Russia. Chris Eicher, roak! su'perlhtendent, Ralph Roop, pupveyoh and county commissioners Shoemake:. Hoffman and Martin attend the rdad achnol at Purdiie. Herne five defvhied Hartford, $1 to 15. last evening. J Modern Etiquette | By ROBBRTA LKE i 0 j .. m(— lll i Hi. i ■ ni, ci - Q 'What ‘ are the rei|ij|slt«’H of good stationery ? t \ .Never line \o|o t staiioin'ix b'liite, fiearl gray, vary pile tints are in good taste. There must be n<> lines op the paper, and one must w rite iah rlruight as he . rail, Envelope mukt > oi respond to the pijper (). Should the brlihi who Is being married In a suit or travujlng costunm \(arrv a b ( n).|uel’ ol llojvors? A Mm'e appropriate would he a cortiagk zof ori hijiH, gartlenlagg or uny flcjwer ihnt Hiiits her fattcy. Q. Where Ishoiihl the napklda be I>l.O ed W hen serving a ' but-let meal? A.. Pllace luhchcon . napkins In neat piles at each of the tour corners' of the table. Aged German Native Is Suicide Victim St: U>uis. Jun.\ .24. tUl’) — Otto Bernard. 86-year-<»l(| js-nsiuner and . native of Germany liiarfr doubly sure of his silicide yesterday. Police said Bernard tookJHs lif<» by standing 'on a box. placing a clothesline around his neck, and then shooting himself in the temple. , '

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• YNOI'XIb W*« (Jl»nrton_ a *utri<l* M*M »• murq«re<j i>> a memtwr *t oi« wary eon**rv«ii*| aira tlitran ilamiri, u> etrai«>*l a family *can<iaif fhai i* the queahM which 0m victim s wraow.; Sylvia Couihain, aaita oibhoe«iia<l»t»etiv» tianry Oamadav to answer, Oamaoas mans a t«>i4 eirateity , io raaeiie Hyivia from Uh family aurvtji. lanev Under which she |a btcraiiy held pnw>nert in ur>» musty ora shop ot f. linn. afllectQt t>» tar- mrinwo anq\ letter*, Oamadd* turns up a clue Which may prove motive for the CoMhrin murder With ni* trusted fnehd. Harold, ciamad«e drives from New York to Uta Cokltirld Hudson valley n<>m*. \ CHAPTER EIGHT THURSDAY evening was clear and cool, and the night would be cold; but there was a feel of spring. Gamadge drew up in front of Harold’s west side apartment house uptown, and Harold came down ‘hr steps and got tnto the car. it he nad put on weight It didn’t seem to have made much change in nis stocky figure, and It certainly hadn’t | changed his dark face, which whs as square and bony as ever arid as lacking in expression of any sort. He was never talkative. They had paid the toll on the George Washington bridge, and were on their way again, before he made a comment: and that was ’ after Gamadge had finished. "Fenway aghin, for Pete’s sake." "Yes. We lost our client that time.’: \ "Thursday means that maid goes out.” He added: "That Waterton the girl’s engaged to—those the Douglas Watertons?" XT-” - * * ■ whoo. They wouldn’t want a scandal in that family." “I thought the same. Makes it even stranger.” “Unless the client would be trying to make one?" “I don’t see it; or anything, yet” . "There are four of them besides her? And two men?” "The one that checked up on Albert yesterday didn't sound physically formidable; but you can’t always telL” "How are you timing it?” "If the nurse -has supper at i eight, that may mean that the I family has dinner about that time. Our client may be with them downstairs." “Unless she's locked up la the third floor back.* "Wo can't hope for such a break as that. If the pretense is that she’s Insane, they wouldn’t leave her alone. The nurse wouldn't take the responsibility.” “Unless the nurse is In on It, and helping with the fatal accident." r ■ | x. "I don’t think there'd be so many of them—-doctor too—Ln on a fatal accident.” > I j- v “I’ll have to scout’, Harold had had plenty of practice in that, and i too touch. He went on, "Let’s j hope she’s on her feet that’s all.’’ , "She wouldn't have put it up to

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j?, ■ me al all if she hadn't been." . Harold lapsed into silence. At s tew mihjitos before eight Gamadge slowed riitt car lo rep the lettering on a squrine stone gatepost; THE MAI’I.ES There was another pair of I gateposts farther north, and a semi-circular drive way led from one tc the other entrance, .past the recessed door of a stone, hbtise. A lantern hanging in the Hhess gave a minimum of light. Ail the front windows were closed, grind light could be seen through chinks tn[ the heavy draperies of the rooms downstair* Gamridge drove beyond the further gateposts, turned the car, and stripped IL j Harold got , out and walked on grass into the grounds. Unmadge waited. He had two ciftrirets rind a period or uneasy thought before Harold crime around from the South end of the house, grossed ths lawn, and Returned Jto the car. He . leaned tn at Gamboge's window, "No flights upetrilrs,” he said gently. ? "No lights in the garage Front room on the left is the parlor—side curtains ain't drawn Next to that, the library. Back of that a jittle kind, of den. and the nurse is eating supper there. She's at toadjtype, a, nd I’d hate myself to. fight net In a hospital. I "There's; a glrias door out of pat little den. kind of a French, window. Thri back door is half glass, ppetis on a lobby, back ptairs. The;coOk:s in the kitchen, a nice big fat woman tn a White' uniform.. The little kitchen-maid is in arid out; she’s all fixed up in frills to wplt on table. She just got the dessert shoved to her through the pantry slide. “The dining-room runs along from there all the way to the front; I g£>t a good look in between the curtains on the last Window down;! It’s a long room, as you can imagine, with the double doorway fight up front and the table In the middle, opposite the mantelpiece. Extend e,d, it could be seen from the hall; but now it's pulled In to accommodate six or eight. You can make it. "They’re all there, all five of them: you were right. Unless the ■fifth ia company.” "Don’t think T they’d be having company nowadays,” said Gamridge. . . "I think she’s ; our client: and she’s the only one I couldn’t get a look it to the face. She’s sitting alone on that side of the table: dark hair done very neat and plain, dark kind of plain evening dress. They’re all dressed for dinner. They're all talking but her. She's got her head bent down a little, tost sitting.” "Waning.* “I gttehs that’s so. There’s ablg florid (aced man at one end of the tabie,< and a dressy woman at the end.” _ "The Ira Coldfields.- . .....

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"Good-looking girl and mitldlp-: on the side omie otu Qllhrii The; middle iigrd man talking riwriy tri u»nt the I mum, tadp puckered up as U he thought I lie will tuhny '" "Anios-Coidtleifl. Very intellectlull.*; Gamadge added: "All right, ilet’s fco.” f • 11- go! out 01 the car, and they 1 w«nt down under big old trees to / th* Corner of the house, where ’ shrubbery thickened. Harold stayed where he Was. Gamadge rounded thjri hrijriri' to the back door:- n< rafig\ d the etout cook looked out a .h He had not taken off hlri nat before she was smljlng ,?Tm awfully sorry to yqp.’ said: Gamadge: “but 1 had: trouble w|th my car up on the routes,' and I wondered if I could telephone to a Cl Ift aide garage. I! don’t want to disturb the family]] JuM When you mim be serving up the dinner, too.” ’’l’m justi sending In the coflce, sir. I navi me own telephone under the back stairs.” K , thought you would.. Don’t warifxto make a nuisance of self'” , She stood aside. "It Isn’t every]] body; would be so considerate]] Come in. str.” Grimadge entered a, little lobby]; wiih the kitchen on one side and a closed poor on the other—the* nursg must be behind it, eating,; rvnd Gamadge glanced at it with 'disfavor rind apprehension. He iv<?nt on to-the telephone, beyond which a baize door Shut off the Ifrrint part of the house: the cdok rehitned to her own premises. |He dialed without lifting the receiver, .saifl a few.words, and then walked -through the baize dooH into the fr|>nt hall. A broad ha|l, rit brpad stairway, then the lighted] dr-awing room On the' .right and: thp. dining room on the left. Ameh ; Goldfield said something in a high: voice, a Woman laughed. Garni-; jadge edged along past the drawing room doorway: nothing was to be aeen of the, dining room but a sing walnut console between the end windows, an oblong of Persian rug, side chairs against a panelled wall. Hfl reached the front door and opened it a little way. Harold slid through, and was the doqr ' gently behind him while Gamadge wont back as he had eome. 'i ] Hi went through the balse door: and on to the kitchen, the cOok tiirribd from the sink. "I‘m\cver so much obliged,” he' said. •‘They’re coming.” •H'TBbuW welcome, sir.” He left the house, rounded ItJ arid returned to the car. It started; smoothly arid quietly enough, and he drove down the curving drive to the front: door. He waited, the engine running, and when the door swung open he was out of the car and had the rear door wide. (To Bd Continued} | ' di < . . ■>

h|ew I. U. Center Semester Feb. 12 Indiana University's new Betnt»s’ tt’ - at the Port Wayne center wlii open next month with classes bngiining Monday, v February 12. Fltiyd R. Neff, director, annotimed -tbit a comprehensive curriculum of- popular lecture ghd college <jr ;dit courses for the convenience exf residents in this (area will !,•? offered. ‘ ■' \ bnrollinent week will be February 5 to lo inclusive w(th the office oi tiie Fort Wayne . Centdr, 1120 Sc u.th Bari- street, open daily until 5 p.m. am| until 8 p in. on Wednesday and Friday nf that week. Nei ! said that those who wish to confe.regarding' their program of work mity come in before that time it t|iey desire OrleiUatlon tests for new students will be given nt 9 a.in. unci 6 p.m. On February 16, Field Man Speaker | To Veterans' Class Curl Kohr, field man tor tlfe l|orthe<jit Hvctiop of the state fur li '■ pi’-HlmqJoii mil kt'l ing udni.lllU- | tii ailmi, wiik the principal speaker 41 the I'ut-<lac vt it i hum' v<n at lomil lilti l< u|t ur< clunm in the Adams Cc ji Dal high hcliool, Thf spi-akcr pointed up tlic relations for the price- support program, I) >w this program works, soil cemHei vutmn j»i act ices, and the retetaoni iiip of faim products to otio > dommodiut i. The' Adams C«ntedi V >e tlioiml agi Iculf/ui al" c ISmmch urv u id< r tiie supervision of J. M, Thacker ' v “ .. , -Q ! Household Scrapbook j d . By ROBERTA LEE ' irt l L Stubborn Glass Stopper It a Miass stopper is |mrd to re |mve, ai little glycerine poured aroomi (he neck ot the stopper )v ill loosen it. If i the, stopper does not come off imniediately, allow it t<» stjnd until thd oil works into the neck of the bottle. Kid Gloves If winter kid gloves are packed ■‘way in Mascm Jars and the lid screwed on firmly, it will prevent ■iny danger of mildew from forming, ruining the gloves. . \J' : C \ , ( Faded Draperies Why not make the faded cretonne draperies ahd curtains in 10 laundry or work aprons? The fading will not interfere with their usefulness. . ' / ■ V A Democrat Want Ad—lt Pays.

Wai Glendon C<>iati«ia * iuieid« ar wu n* mureered nr ■ memper at nu »«rr coo-WI-VMIVO ona Hteqinr lomilr, lo oon<«»l a Umur aeanoaif That u ta« question whies im vut,n> « whow. Myivit Cotun.ia, uki uibiioMiia-datacuva Henrj Oamadrat to anrwrr, Uatn*U|« plan* a txld rtraieay 10 raaeur Hyivia trom uw family aurvett tance under which aha 1* UteraHr nera pnaoner. in Ui» muetr bra ahotr 01 4. Hau, awiaeiw csra hooka and tatiara, rianiaditt turn* up a eiue wtileh mar phuve motiva tne the Cold Held murder, with nta trusted trt.n.t, Harold, (lamed** drive* trwa New York m th* oaidriaM nmbm valley nnm* The.v and the family aaaemhied at dinner. Oetun* tnto Uta traua* t»y mean* t»r * ruaa, Oamert** “enatettea" Sylvia M *h* Slaa out of the dlttina ma CHAPTER NINE GAMADGE hsd a view of threri women coming tfpm the diningroom, pausing, ritrirtng; he heard Harold’s calm voice: "Car for you, Mrs. Coldfield,” and saw him out her off from tho others ria neatly as a sheep-dog. Ha didn’t nave to touch her—ate came out of the house like a alerip- walker, straight to the car> and Into IL Harold, right behind her, had slammed the door shut and was holding IL ; Gamadge flung himself into the back of the ear, Harold let go of the doorknob and Behind the wheel There was a double slam and they were off up the drive. They had almost reached the route before Gamadge got himself twisted around to look out of the rear window, a big man in dinner clothes stood only a few yards v up the drive, and three other people were grouped behind him, like images. "Gave them a surprise,” he srild, and ritaildn’t help laughing. Rut he was surprised himself when he turned briek to loqk at the passenger huddled in the other corner, and saw that she was laughing too. It wasn’t hysteria, although she gasped between fits of the laughter. She managed to speak, “It was so funny. So fiinny.” "It was, now you] mention It" “That man, that wonderful man. Who is he?" I “Bantg? He’s a research chemist NOW don’t let this kill you—he was a marine.”

There was a certain wildness In her laughter now, and Oartiadge said hastily, “Here, let me put this coat on you.* He grot Clara'* topcoat around her shoulders. "And we'll have a drink. I need one top,* he told her, filling the top of the brandy-flask. “It wasn't so funny until we put it through." he went on. And as she drank, "It wouldn't have been funny at all if you hadn’t been magnificent. 1 never saw anything like the way you came through that door. Clockwork." 1 I "But it was a ear rd been wantIng so. 1 could never have got past the gates at any time without a car. And"—she looked at him, still smiling a little—“l'd had your message." ; "Didn't -that amuse you? I hoped it would." "to think that Georgette gave It to mel* - ; x I,

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wu r vrucu«r-m*M*«i a w«i 1 checked up on us.” 1 “He would; but it was only furi--1 sines* and wanting to ba in on • anything aven faintly literary, Ho waa amused by Glendon’a choice ,of book* Hs think* crOMword* •re very allly.” ”1 horie he’ll know some day 1 how ully they can be.” Bh* had a *llk evening bag on her arm. Now, opening IL >h* showed him th« little paper'Cbv* tred book. “Here it ia It wu Glen’s, but atnea he died I’ve berin doing them toa" “How ever did you get the message out?" “With oom* proxies." J "Os course! A business 1 office would forward »uch an enclosure st one* and u a matter of course —auuma a mtataka." “It couldn’t hava happened again.” She wu sombre enough now. "They were all out, and the nurse wouldn't know that the proxies could w*il I wasn’t allowed to seal [ anything: but aha didn’t look. 1 don’t know how I—" 'He said, It’s all right now. Have some more of thia. The Itory can walL" They had been going south at a fast dip; now Harold slowed, and grinned at theto.over his ahouldar, "Time to get directions,” he said. "Do we go straight brick, pay toM and everything, or do wa ride around by Jersey or somewhere? I mean are they coining after us?*f "No,” said Mrs. Coldfield. "They won’t come after us." “Yori mean state police won’t eveh be waiting at the bridge to take ri look at our passports?” i “No, once I got away it was too late." "In that case,” said Harold, stopping the car, “we might take It a little -easy. Ha lighted a cigareL I Gamadge asked, “Have some brandy?” | . v ' “Don’t crire If I da Now that It’s all Over, 1 feel a little shaken." “Some day, perhaps," said Mrs. Coldfield, “1 can put It Into words

1 ‘—what I feel. You mustn’t think 1 I suppose it was as simple as it 1 looked." ’ \ "We always try to keep It slm1 pie," said Harold, handing Gamkdge back the cup. "When 1 worked m the boss’ lab we jused to get things more Involved sometimes. Now Plan One is always limpie. 1 was a/raid this time we BhaVi to blow fuses, cut tab lines—that's against the >o—wrestle with the nurse. Mh^ 1 looks as if she could break iny leg. the boss said wo could probably depend on Job keeping yoUrwits, and you'd been warned, too." , . . ' . He started the car. Gamadge said, "You’ve Impressed him deeply. He doesn't talk much as a rule. Now about plins for the fright We could fit you out per* haps for a hotel, but my wife and I thought you might prefer to r ■— n K

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1 »M*y over <c least uhtu tomorrow with u* 80 far I’m an unknown quantity to your relatives, so they wouldn’t know where to look for 1 you. I don’t want you bothered with telephcns calls or visitors.” 1 “It's too much to ask.” “Os friends of Carolina Fenway's? Os a man who'* had tha privilege of a sort of introduction to Mra. Blagdon?” “Dear <>id thing“You have an invitation to go there, too, but I think you ought to work up to that gradually, unless you feel the need for excite* ment right away. Besides, her trie/, tentions sr*)excailenL but 1 don’t think she could keep It quiet—your arrival without luggage as a refugee, fm not sure her eervants could. Now with us—you'll have to have the nursery governess’ tittle room, but Clara seemed to think It would do. By the way, my wife can keep a thing quieL” “I feel"—she had sunk back into her corner And closed her eyes—"ao relaxed. It’s ths first time, since 1 came back to the house from the Daigren place.” “Tou knooh 1 eah’t see Why you couldn’t enlist the Servants back there oh your tide. The cook seems such a nice woman." She opened her eyes to gaze at him. “Cook?" “I bad ( to get to by the back way, to open the front door for Harold—never mind it now." She closed her eyes again. "The servants were told that I was mad. What tlse could they believe, whrin a doctor and nurse said to?" She added, ’T don’t think the nurse believed 1L As for Smyth, he's a poor Silly old thing, devoted to 'them all. Perhaps he thought he was acting for the besL I could never make any fuss, you know.” Her voice was’ so faint that Gamadge could hardly hear her. "I could never lose my temper or show resentment, I couldn't scream out of the window of try to bum the house down. That's the kind of thing they JVere hoping fbr.” "Were they trying to get you put somewhere for life, Behind Dalgreh’s back?" J

•1 was afraid so." “Were you afraid of anything more drastic?” ‘‘Yes> sometimes. But Smyth wouldn’t..," He¥ voice faded. They were slowing for the bridge. Gamadge said, “Just try to fest now. We’ll make one stop before we get to my place—don’t wake Hos il I’m gbing to telephone The Maples from a public booth." \ - She was startled. “Are you?” "Mustn't leave them an a ’stsita. of said Gamadge, simi*. ing nt her. “Just lot It go for now.” She was quieL By the time the car entered the West side Highway she was asleep, and Gamadge sat hack watching her arid smoking thoughtfully, 1 (Tp Be Continued) f