Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 307, Decatur, Adams County, 31 December 1957 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every evening Except Sunday By ■Mt DECATUR DEMOCRAT iCoTINC. Entered at the Decatur/Inti, Post Office as Second Class Matter Dick D Hailer ———— Presides J. H. Heller Vice-President Chas. Holthouse Secretary-Treasurer ’*"• ** By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining Countiea:. One y««r. 99.00; « months. 54.75; 3 months, »50 By Carrier: 30 cento per week. Single copies. 8 cento.

It’s a good guess that when colder weather does arrive, we’U have it with all the trimmings of ice, snow and sleet. We’ve had too nice weather, temperature wise for too long and something might be building up to explode. o o— a it will soon be income tax time, that period of the year which we would all like to skip, but dare not. If you send your returns in early it will be of benefit to those who have to check returns and will assure you of prompt refunds. —~o——o • Many motorists will have driven long hours during New Year> eve to get to their Early morning driving-will be extra dangekis New gear’s day. Please drive dacefeljy and let's hold tragedies dowMtb-a. minimum. Remember the other fellow may be to blame, but that won’t bring back your life. o——o—— On New Years Day a half doz- ♦ en bowl games will close the college football season for the year and basketball will be king until baseball bobs up again early in the spring. There will be numerous college net tourneys over the New Years holiday and then regular conference schedules will start. The Big Ten race should be a dandy. ' ? • \ \

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WANE-TV CHANNEL IS TUESDAx VoG—Margie 3:86—-News I:4o—Weather 6:4s—Douglas Edwards 7:oo—Foreign Legion 7:Bo—Name That Tuns 8:00—Phil Silvera 8:S0 —Eve Arden 8:00—To Tell The Truth . B:3o—Don Amectie 10:00—>64,000 Question 10:80—Martin Kane 11:00—imecap 1 WEDNESDAY Meralna ' 7:4s—Cartoon Capers B:oo—Captain Kangaroo B:4s—Peppermint Theater B:oo—Captain Kangaroo B:46—CBS News 10:00—Garry Moore Show 10:30—Arthur Godfrey 11:30—Rose Bowl Parade Afternoon I:3o—Orange Bowl * ‘>'4:oo—Cotton Bowl Bvenlng 6:oo—Margie 6:Bo—News 6:4o—Weather 6:4s—Douglas Edwards 7:oo—Hawkeye 7:30 —1 Love Lucy B:oo—The Big Record 9:00 —Millionaire B:3o—l've Got A Secret 10:00—U.S. Steel v 11:00—Nigtotcw THURSDAY Morning 7:44—Cartoon Capers B:oo—Captain Kangaroo B:4s—Peppermint Theater B:oo—Captain Kangaroo B:4S—CBS Newe 10:00—Garry Moore Show 10:30—Arthur Godfrey 11:80—Strike It Rich AMrrneoa < 12:1)0—News 4 Markets 18:15—dxwe of Ufw - 1,2:30 —Search tor Tommorow I:3o—As the World Turns 4:oo—Beat the Clock 3:3o—House Party 3:oo—The Big Payoff 3:Bo—The Verdict Is Yours 4:00 —Bright Day 4:ls—Secret Stem 4:Bo—The Edge of Night s:oo—Bar 15 Ranch wetojliMt? ' i 6:oo—Margie e JO—News 6:4o—Weather 6:4s—Douglas Edwards 7:oo—My Hero , 7:3o—Sgt. Preston B:oo—Harbourmaster B:3o—Climax” w /\ B:3o—Playhouse 80 11:00—The Nows, Hickox 11:10 —Weathervane 11:15—Hollywood Parade WKJG-TV CHANNEL 33 TUESDAY Evening 6:00 —Gatesway to Sports > 6:ls—News, Jack Gray 6:3s—The weatherman 6:3o —Cartoon' Express 6:4S—NBC News 7:oo—<Msey Jpnes 7:3o—Kat “KW Colo • 3:oo—George Gobol , _ o:66—Gov. JUMIw 8:30—Bob CUmtnlnas „ 10:00—The CalUornfana 10:36—34 Men 11:00—News 4 Weather WEDNESDAY - 8:55-F«ftVTa Live By —Romper Room KUOS—Arlene Francis ■— 10:16—Treasure Hunt 11:06—The Price is Right 11:30—Rose Bowl Parade ’ » Aftemeen I:4s—Sugat’ Bowl Game 4: 45—4 toe Bowl Game ■■ TW— Whirly birds '

There are many signs on the a horizon which point to • lifting 1 up of business early next year, f Let’s hope the signs are true and 1 that we will have a rousing 1958. t —q— I The Decatur fire department has done an excellent job this year of protecting property , and holding down loss on fires." i This may seem unimportant, uns less you are one of the few iini fortunate persons who have exi perienced a fire. Rates are es1 tablished in past losses and De- ■ catur has one of the lowest rates in the middlewest. The firemen and volunteers are to be corn* ■ Amended on the fine record they yUrave established here under the leadership of Chief Cedric Ffsh- ! er. ■ ■ O" ■■ o ■ i The entire staff bf the Daily ■ Democrat joins in wishing all of ■ its readers a most joyous and t prosperous, New ’Year. We sincerely hope that 1958 will bring abundant employment to labor and prosperous days to farmers and merchants. We adhere to our long time belief that Decatur is the finest place in the world to live and rear your family, and let’s all continue to join in keeping it that way. Let’s support our I fine Churches, schools and civic ■ enterprises and continue to set an example which will let all people know what a great Community we have.

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I 20 Yeorj Ago Today S” I —' ■ .I ——.l. December SI. 1937 — John Hlrschy rape trial starts Monday in Adams circuit court. Orley Krick and Franz Werbenecke, Central Soya employes, are burned by dust explosion at plant. Pythian Sisters and Knights of Pythias plan jubilee meeting at K. of P. home Saturday. Production records at city plant are broken, 1937 report reveals. Decatur’s new traffic ordinances go into effect New Year’s Day. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Freitag will spend the holiday in Decatur with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Milo McKinney, Syracuse, N. Y„ Frank Mills of lowa City, 18., and Mrs. B. H. Franklin of Goshen are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred V. Mills. * I Modern Etiquette i I BY ROBERTA LIB I >■— , i —a Q. What is the best way to notify friends that a man has legally adopted his wife’s daughter by a previous marriage, and that the daughter will henceforth bear his name? A. Mail out engraved cards: “Mr. Henry R. Morton has the happiness to announce the legal adoption of his wife’s daughter, Mary Anne Jones, who in the future will be known as Mary Anne Morton.*' Q. My sorority is holding a dance soon, and we are supposed to bring dates. How do Igo about asking a boy to accompany me? A. Merely say, “My sorority is giving a dance on the 20th. Bob. Would you like to go with me?" Q. Should the sexton of a church where a wedding is held be paid, and if so, by whom? A. Yes, by the panents of the bride. Q. Should a physician’s title be written out or abbreviated on his cards? A. It should be abbreviated. Q. What is the suggested wording to engrave on the announcements of the second marriage of a widow of mature years? A. “Mrs. Robert Edward Simpsou and Mr. Philip John Adams have the honour to announce their marriage on Saturday, the seventeenth of August, at Louisville, Kentucky.’* Q. A new neighbor has begun calling me by my first name, although I am quite a bit older that

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CHAPTER 32 OUT OF a deep unconsciousnesa Deborah Vail awoke to broad daylight Fumbling tor her watch, she saw that it was almost eleven. She had slept without stirring for nearly twelve hours. The voices that had wakened her could still be heard; the sound of them floated up the stairwell and through her partly open door, from the front halt Her curiosity aroused, Deborah slipped out of bed, wincing with the pain of a lacerated knee, and crept to the door. “I wouldn’t dream of waking her,” Joyce was saying firmly. “After an experience like that, she needs all the sleep she can get" .. *1 really must talk to her,” insisted Enid Sinclair’s highpitched voice. ‘Til tell her when she wakens," said Joyce, “but I hope that won’t be for hours.” Wrapping herself in a negligee, Deborah went out and looked over the banister. “I’ll be down in a minute," she announced. There was a pregnant silence. “Don’t bother to come down,” Joyce called back quickly. “I’ll bring your breakfast up." Alfnost simultaneously, and articulating very clearly, Enid said, “I want to talk to you. Miss Vail, but there’s no great hurry. I • can wait” JL "I wouldn’t dream of keeping you waiting,” replied Deborah, in a clear, sweet voice. To her cousin, she added, ’Tm not a bit hungry, Joyce, but I’m dying for some strong black coffee." “You’ll eat a proper breakfast,” said Joyce. While cooking it she made Enid keep her company in the kitchen. She was not, going to risk having Enid sneak upstairs. When Deborah finally appeared she was dressed and made-up most becomingly. Though only one plate was set for breakfast, Joyce had put down three coffee cups, which did not in the least please Enid, who wanted to be alone with Deborah. The three of them sat at the table in the breakfast nook. Suddenly realizing that she was hungry, Deborah applied herself with appetite to the food. Enid kept up an impatient scrabbling on the surface of the table with her long scarlet fingernails. "Don’t I hear the baby cryIng ?” she asked. “No, you don’t,” replied Joyce, sipping her coffee. “Joyce," said Deborah, quietly, yet meaningly. Joyce rose. “Oh, Very well,” she said.

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she. I use her last name. Shouldn’t ! she use mine, too? A. Yes, she should. You should be the first one to begin first names. Q. Is it proper ever to blow on hot foods or liquids to hasten their cooling? A. It is better not n—— — — I Household Scrapbook * BY ROBERTA LEB O <J Giving Money When handing a bill to a person form the habit of mentioning the denomination if it is over a dollar. Say "two dollars,” ‘‘five dollars” or “ten dollars.” The person who will do this will never receive short change. Mildew Clothes soaked in buttermilk and then hung in the sun will usually remove mildew. The Oven Door When the glass in the oven door has been cloudy and black, clean it with baking soda and see what a transformation it produces. The official motto of Montana, the Treasure State, is “Gold and Silver.” z -..-p

Leaving the room, she went upstairs, treading more heavily than usual on each step, to leave them in no doubt that she was departing out of hearing. Enid rose and shut the door. Sitting down again, she leaned forward and stared imperiously at Deborah. “What are you trying to do to my husband?” she demanded. Deborah’s hand, lifting a cup to her lips, halted in midair. “I don’t know what you mean!” she exclaimed. “Perhaps you can explain yourself a little more clearly." “You’ve got him all upset. I don’t know what it is, what you’re doing to him. I can’t get him to tell me what it’s all about But 1 know Bill. He’s worried and edgy. He’s drinking too much. And ft’s all your fault” “Well, really. Mrs. Sinclair " "It’s no good trying to put me off. At the Monteiths’ party the other afternoon, you were talking to him—l was watching the pair of you—and suddenly he almost fainted. A big healthy man —and he almost fainted. What had you said to him?” “Nothing, that I can remember. Only the ordinary sort of thing one says at parties. Perhaps”—Deborah hesitated—"perhaps it was something he saw.” “ts something he saw upset him, you know what it was. And yoij had better tell me.” “1 can’t do that,” said Deborah. “No, I shan’t tell you what it was. I have an idea the fewer people who know about it the better. I’ll tell you this: it was something that would have significance to the person who killed Erica Garvin.” ’3 Enid her breath. “So that’s it! Still trying to involve my husband.” "If he’s involved, he involved himself. There’s nothing I could "You tried it before. There was that ridiculous cigarette tighter you made out to be his.” "If you’ll trouble to remember, it was you who claimed it was his. And, it is his. We both know that.” “But Bill didn’t do it!” Enid’s voice had lost its brittle sophistication and was strained and hoarse. "Do you hear me?" she went on. “He didn’t do it! Oh, there are a number of things I might as well admit The lighter you had is his; it’s the one I gave him. And I suppose he did leave It at her house. I knew he was having an affair with her. I tried to pretend I didn’t know. I even tried to fool myself, that 1 1 was“-mistaken. No matter-how

I - " i Hoosier Army Pilot Sets Helicopter Mark WASHINGTON (W — An Army pilot from Indiana has set a new world helicopter pltitude record of 30,335 feet, the Army announced today. ' * The pilot, Capt. James E. Bowman, Amboy, Ind., set the record Dec. 28 at Wichita, Kan., flying an Army YH-41 “Seneca” helicopter. The old record of 26,931 feet was set by Jean Boulet of France June 6, 1955. 12-Yeor-Old Boy Is Critically Wounded INDIANAPOLIS ffl — Tommy Smith, 12, Indianapolis, was reported in critical condition today from a bullet fired accidentally by a friend showing off his father’s police pistol. Tommy was wounded in the chest Monday night during a visit to the home of Patrolman Robert C. Gigure. Gigure’s son, Clyde, 15, was displaying his father's gun to Tommy and another friend, Mike Shipp, 14, when it went off. i The boy was taken to an Indianapolis hospital. t

9 many kinds of an idiot he makes ot himself, he’s my idiot ,1 love him and I’ll never give nim up." Deborah could find nothing to say. “Perhaps he was with her on the morning of the day she died,” Enid continued earnestly, “but she was alive when he I can vouch for that That morning, 1 went to his office to talk to him about something. Bill was out and my rirst thought was that he might be with Erica. I phoned her and she answered. While we were talking on the phone. Bill walked into the office. “Don’t you see ? She was alive, talking to me, and he was at my side. Afterwards, Bill took me out to lunch. It must have been three o'clock —a couple of hour! after the murder — when I dropped him at the office. He had been in my company continuously since twelve.” Deborah said thoughtfully, “But you'd lie for him if need be, wouldn't you?” ’ “Os course. I’d tie. Any woman worth her salt will lie like a trooper for her man. But what I've told you is the truth.” Deborah looked down at her hands. There was something she wanted to know but she was hesitant over putting the question. Considering the infplications of it, it seemed a dreadful question to ask a woman about her husband. Suddenly resolving herself, she raised her head and looked Enid full in the' face. “Where was Bill at ten o'clock last night?" “At ten,” said Enid, moistening her lips. “I see what you mean. That was the time you were at- . tacked.” Somehow she managed .a return to her normal tone of frothiness and spontaneity. “My dear, it’s too ridiculous. If you knew Bill, you'd never think such a thing of him. He’s the gentlest soul in the world. When we catch a mouse I’m the one who has to dispose of it Besides, he was at Jiome with me.” Deborah had not the slightest idea whether the woman was lying or not. l ‘lf Andrew did not kill Erica,” 1 Enid continued, “I can tell you ’ who did. There’s no need to look further than Hector Maclnch. Hector was thff' one she really 1 cared about. And Hector has a ! ruthless way with an old flame t when he tires of her. I ought to 1 know’. . .” B a ' “A few steps further in the ( dark and he could touch Deborah by stretching out a hand I ...” The Lonely Man con- ’ v tinues here tomorrow.

Schoolboy Rockets Problem To Police Helpful But Guiding Hand From Officials By UNITED PRESS Schoolboy scientists, firing homemade rockets over populated areas with explosive fuels, are getting a helpful but guiding hand from local law officials, reports indicated today. A flurry of "prepnik” launchings and two misfirings were reported by youthful rocketeers in Indiana, North Dakota and Michigan. Kansas State Fire Marshal Fred Bergman, In giving a qualified goahead to youthful scientists Mon : day, said "we don’t want to ao anything to help the Russians by prohibiting the advance of science in this state." Bergipan said the high school rockets can be fired if ‘‘the firing is supervised by the science teacher and the time and place are chosen by the local fire chief.” About the time Bergman made his announcement a “prepnik” exploded 500 feet above a wooded area on the south side of South Bend, Ind. The rocket was one of three fired by five South Bend high school students over the weekend. None of the five is a science major. Police Will Help South Bend police protested, but shid they did not want to hamper scientific progress and would help the youths get proper supervision and a safer launching site. The launching “pad” used by the youths was merely a mound of earth with wood poles holding the rocket in place. Tom. Brandley, 15, leader of the group, said a rocket fired Saturday went out of sight and one launched Sunday was retrieved after it fell back to earth. Brandley said the two- stage rockets are patterned after the German V-2 and are powered by fuel based on a formula found in the Encyclopedia Britannica. At Frankenmuth, Mich., a youth was injured Monday when his home-made rocket exploded as it “just sat and fizzled” on the ground. Joel Heinrich, 18, a Bay Citjv Junior College freshman, said he’ll build a heavier diaphram on a new rocket which he hopes to launch this week. Heinrich was struck in the leg by a piece of metal in the blowup. I Tell of Successful Firings County and civil defense officials cleared rocket launching plans’ of a group of Muskegon Heights, Mich., high school students. The students, members of the Muskegon Heights Future Engineers Club, fired a rocket threequarters of a mile into the sky Monday. They said the 38-inch rocket, named TY-1, remained in flight to« seconds before it plunged to earth and buried itself in sand, i

CHAPTER 33 THE MONTEITHS and their guest went up to bed early. After a last word on the landing with Joyce, Deborah entered her room, shut the door, and undressed. She did not take up the nightdress that lay on the bed Instead, she put on a tailored suit “'’of dark material, her one pair of woolen stockings, and a pair of rubber-soled shoes. She put a flashlight in her pocket While changing clothes with a minimum of sound and movement, she kept hearing the bland voice of Hector Maclnch: “They've practically decided to prosecute Garvin . . . meeting in a day or two ... a warrant will be issued . . If Enid Sinclair was right . and Hector, was guilty, it would suit him admirably to have Andre* put on' trial. Oh, yes, he would defend him without a fee. He would defend him right into prison. Deborah put out the light and sat down 1 to wait for the half hour to pass that would see the rest of the household soundly asleep,. Stealthily raising the window, she leaned but and touched a stout branch of an elm tree that stood near the house. As she had thought, it was near enough to be grasped. Before climbing through the window, she dropped out a knobby walking stick of Ewans and heard it hit the ground. The bark of the tree chafed her hands, but she swung nimbly from branch to branch and reached earth safely and silently. That afternoon she had taken her car to a nearby garage for a ; - minor adjustment and asked the i mechank to leave it in the lane < behind the place to be called for later. Picking up the stick, she ; stole down the drive. As soon as she was out of earshot of the I house she started to walk briskly, i , There was no moon. Her ; nerves were on edge. It was in this quiet street that she had 1 been attacked the "previous eve- 1 ning. ' - 1 I She parked her car in a dis- < used part ttack leading into the < woods from a country lane some 1 miles from the town. When she I switched off the lights, darkness i closed in. She stepped olit. < reached back for the stick, then ! changed her mind and left it on i the driving scat I With caution she made her 1 way through the night-blackened fields and coppices toward Sco- 1 bie’a hovel. It- was now about i eleven but a light still showed in 1 the shack. When she came with- 1 in a hundred yards of it, the ] * chained dog sensed her proximity I and started whining. The door 1

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The young men pictured above, recent graduates of the professional accounting school at International Business College, Fort Wayne, have both accepted accounting positions -with General Motors, Fisher Body division, at Marion. Neireiter is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Neireiter, Decatur, and Gallmeier is a son ana Mrs. Paut H. Decatur.

Leave Over Richard Sautbine, GMM3, has re* turned to the U.S.S. Mathews, in Long Beach, Calif., after spending the past 25 days visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sautbine. Returns To Camp S/Sgt. and Mrs. Oren (Pete) Reynolds have returned to their home at Camp Lejeune, N. C.. after spending the Christmas holidays with friends and relatives in Decatur. Reynolds was recently transferred to Lejeune from Fort Wayne, and his wife remained in Decatur visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rash, until the holidays. Their present address is Box 1185, Camp Knox Trailer Park, Camp Lejeune, N. C. Court Estate Cases In the estate of Mathias J. Coffee, the last will and testament was offered for probate. The petition for probate of the will and issuance of letters was filed. Aq affidavit of death and proof of the will by a subscribing witness was filed. Bond was filed in the penal sum of SIO,OOO. Letters testamentary were ordered issued to Leona M. Coffee. — In the-estate of Minnie G. Black, the net value of the estate was determined at $15,301.28 by the appraisers. The inheritance tax found to be due totaled $53. The executrix, Frieda,,Black Keller, was ordered to be released and discharged and siiYeties on the bond were released and dischargl ed. The estate was ordered closed. I The inventory number one was

opened and Scobie’s warped fig-1 ure appeared on tha threshold. He glowered out into the darkness, stood listening for a time, then cursed the dog and went back in. Deborah crept nearer, pausing every few paces. Some instinct gave her warning. She chanced using her flashlight for an instant and saw that one mor£ step would have toppled her into a ditch. Jumping down, she took cove: in, it One jt rer pockets contained a folded sheet of foolscap and a length of twine. Groping in the dirt with her fingers, she found aJarge stone and tied rhe paper secureiy to it. Standing up, she took careful aim. The stone flew with a crash through one of Scobie’s windows. In an instant the door was flung back on Its hinges and the man ran out. Releasing the huge black dog, he shouted an angry order to it as it sped into the dark. Scobie withdrew into the shack and reappeared with a shotgun. The dog found Deborah without delay and jumped down into the ditch, whining with pleasure. She petted him and gripped his collar. "Good boy. Good Blackie-boy. Quiet, boy." She fondled his ears, fervently hoping that her attentions would keep him from barking and glv ing her away. Hearing his master’s hoarse exhorting shouts, the dog whimpered and dithered, torn between duty and inclination. Scobie was tramping through fields and thickets with the shotgun, too wrathful for caution or stealth. His harsh shouts were becoming querulous and bewildered. Deborah Released the dog with a final pat. "Go, boy. Go.” When the dog came to him through the dark, Scobie greeted it with a kick. "Lost him, did ye? What good are ye?” After a further period of fruitless searching, Scobie returned to his dwelling, leaving the dog free but admonishing it: "Stay there, dang you! Don’t go wanderin’ off.” When the door closed on him Deborah risked stretching her painfully cramped muscles and sinews. Now came the really dangerops part of the venture. She was glad the flashlight was solid enough to make an effective weapon if she needed one in a hurry. On tiptoe, hardly daring to breathe, she moved nearer to the shack. The black dog came silently to meet her, staring up at her in distressful uncertainty. A poor baffled creature, unsure of himself for the first time in his life. .

TUESDAY, DECEMBER St, 195?

irk I ■ Kenneth P. Gallmeier

I filed in the estate of Samuel M. I Beavers. Real property included the south % of the southeast ¥« of sec. 12, township 27 north, range 13 east, containing approximately 80 acres. Also the south 4 of the south Mi of the north % of the southeast of section 12, township 27 north, cange 13 east containing approximately 20 acres. Also the south % of the northeast of section 7, township 27 north, range 14 east with exceptions. Total value of real property was $35,000, Household goods were valued at $42. Implements and crops totaled $5,286.58. Bonds and notes were valued at $2,900. Money in bank and savings accounts totaled $3,000 and all other property totaled $6,722.52. The total appraised value of*the estate was $50,307.79. In the estate of Effie Bowers, a supplemental report of distribution was filed, examined and approved. The executrix was ordered released and discharged. Sureties on the bond were released and discharged. The estate Was ordered closed. In the estate of Anthony J.‘ Metzler, the last will and testament was offered for probate. The court determined that no bond was required. Petition for probate of the will and issuance of letters was filed. An affidavit of death and proof of the will by a subscribing witness were filed. Letters testamentary were ordered issued to A. Loretta Metzler. . Petition for DrataageIn the petition for drainage of Calvin Coppess etal. vs petition for drainage ex perte. a request for an extension of time to finish the report was submitted by the city engineer. The motion was examined and sustained and the time for the filing of the report was set at March 1.

I Inside the shack, Scobie rummaged about he found the stone. He'had concluded that the smashing of his window had been a iputish prank and that the perpetrator, probably a young farm laborer, had made off on a bicycle. Otherwise, why hadn’t the dog found him? His mental processes were sluggish, and finding a paper tied to the stone disconcerted him. He glared at it mistrustfully, uncertain what to mjdce of it. At last he cut tire string and spread the paper on his table tn the light cast by the dangling lamp. An-incredulous oath burst from his lips. He stared at the paper as much aghast as if it had fangs. Pasted on it were printed words clipped from a newspaper, in imitation of the blackmailing notes he himself had concocted. His lips moved, forming the words, as he read it: “What one caw hide another can find." Puzzled and perturbed, he dashed outside again. He cursed the whimpering dog that cringed at his feet He cast about him suspiciously, not expecting to find an intruder, since the dog had not found one, but reluctant to admit himself beaten. A Jew steps further in one direction and he could have touched Deborah by stretching out a-hand. Finally he went into the shack, muttering and swearing Shifting the table aside, he levered up a floorboard, uncovering a rectangular space from which he took an object wrapped in. sacking. He cast a furtive glance over his shoulder, half expecting to see a silent watcher in the far corner. For a while he stood holding the rough parcel in brooding un- * certainty. Going out, he hovered at his door, peering about him and cocking his head to catch any stray sound. At last he kicked the door shut and, skirting the hen-run, walked toward the woods. Occasionally he halted to listen again. He moved among the trees like an animal, with scarcely a rustling to betray his presence. Reaching a tree with a trunk thicker than a man’s chest, he stood still under it, eyes and ears alert. Hearing no sound, detect? ing no stirring, he raised himself on his toes and slipped the wrapped object into a hollow as high among the branches as his hands could reach ... “Deborah was running into a trap. Scobie let out a triumphant yell.” Continue The r Lonely Man as it speeds’ to an exciting conclusion.