Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 243, 21 August 1920 — Page 16

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM, SATURDAY, AUO. 21, 1920

THE MYSTERY HOUSE "So that was the trouble!" ejaculated Billy. "How could she 'write such a cruel letter?" asked Agnes. "The Idea of telling him that she had no sympathy for his lost arm!" exclaimed Al. "Did you ever!" gasped Agnes, who bad taken oat some more letters. "The nerve of some people!" "What now?" asked Al. "Read this letter," said Agnes. "It Is dated about five years after this one." . The letter read: Dear darling Grinard: I am very, very unhappy, and you are tbe only person in the world that ran make me happy. I do love you, Grinard, 1 love you more than words can tell. Forgive me oh, please forgive me, for that horrid letter that I wrote you about five years ago. I was ill at the time and I didn't know what I was writing. Soon after my sickness I had to go down South. Ihavcn't heard from you since then. Now, dear Grinard, forget the past and let's be happy together once more. I will wait for your letter of forgiveness. Yours in love, forever, ELECTA. "She sure has got her nerve," said Billy. . . v "Now, why do you suppose she wrote this letter after that first one?" Agnes asked. "I Just KNOW tshe didn't LOVE him." "I botcha I know" said Al. "She was after Mr. Thawley's money. That first letter she wrote was when he was a poor man and when she wrote this last letter, Mr. Thawley had recovered all of his father's losses. So, she was Just after his money." "Then that's Just it," said Bily. "It certainly is lucky that Grinard didn't marry her, said Agnes. CHAPTER VIII. The Disturbance in the Garret "Listen," whispered Agnes as the Silent Workers' climbed the attic stairs of Mystery House. They listened; not a sound was heard. "I'd like to know what you told us to listen for," said AL "Me, too," Bily said. "Be still!" comanded Agnes, "and 'ou will." Again they listened, and 'Jiis time a sound was heard like omething scraping on the floor above. "Golly!" exclaimed Billy, "Whatever that is, I'm goin' to find out." "So'm I," said Al., while Agnes also added a "So'm I." They entered the ball room. Everything 'here was all right "Maybe it's in the garret," suggested Agnes. They advanced toward the garret niATS DIFFERENT

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they heard someone runing inside. Quickly they opened the door. Not a soul was in sight, but oh! the appearance of that garret! Two of the trunks that Agnes had wanted to examine that first day were open and had been searched. A large, beautiful doll lay on the floor and many toys, while In one of the trunks were many, many, more toys. The other trunk contained old-fashioned clothes that would have been in style if 'twere still the early part of the eighteenth century. "It's mighty funny how these things were taken out like this, and not a, soul in sight,' 'said Agnes. "Maybe it was done before this," said Billy. "You know this is the first time we've been up here since Al. Just peeped in that day, when we were showing him the house. It's happened since then, probably. That's been quite awhile ages though." "That might be bo," Agnes replied, "but I was sure I heard steps in here," "I've an idea,' said Al. "Let's go downstairs and stay away for about thirty minutes and then take off our shoes and in our stocking feet we can tip-toe back without a sound. By that time whoever has been here might come back, thinking that we have gone, and then we'll get him!" "Or her," supplied Billy. "Oh, Al., 'Agnes said, in disgust, "that's a fine plan, but your voice is so loud that anyone not far away could hear it. Someone might have heard it and now, of course, will not come back." "Al!" exclaimed Billy, "Don't worry, now. No one has heard you. Come over here. No one has noticed this window being open or this rope dangling from it! See, it goes as far down as to one of the windows In one of the servant's rooms. Quick, Agnes and Al! run down and see if any one's there." Agnes and Al. flew out of - the door, almost, and down to the room below the garret. No one was there; the window was closed. Soon after, Bily Joined them. "Find any one?" he asked. Al. and Agnes shook disappointed heads. "Well," said Billy, "He's gone by this time." "Do you suppose there's a secret door in the attic?" said Al. "There might be," said Billy. "But if there is, he didn't go in it, for the rope and window count for that. Let's go up and look any way." And they all trotted up the stairs again. They searched and searched the attic, but all in vain. "I guess we'd been so surprised to see a few secret doors that we expect to see them in every room," Agnes said. "You're speaking the truth," Billy said, and they started for home. To be continued. Julia R. Burr. By Hal Probasco

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WHAT SHALL I BE THE PLUMBER By J. II. Millar "Joe Davis said, when he quit his Job as cashier to take over a laundry, 'A man can get to the top quicker by cleaning up $300 a month and having some rattlebrain call him a Chinaman now and then, than by starving to death on $50 a month and having everybody call him a Banker.' " So quotes Mr. John Burton, a retired sucessful plumber and steamfitter, in a book made up of letters which he wrote to his nephew, a young plumber, telling him how to make his business pay. Plumber an Engineer A pipe-wrench and a pair of overalls do not make a plumber. Nowadays with sky-scrapers, big apartments, high office buildings, and beautiful suburban cities the man who installs the water systems, the drainage systems, and the complicated steam and hot-air heating systems, must really be an engineer. Plumbing is rapidly developing into the newer profession of "Sanitary Engineering." A good plumber makes a city more healthy; he spoils a good deal of business for the doctor. Good Education Valuable In the Chicago Public Library there are listed just 51 different books on "Plumbing," and at the end of the list is a card which says, "See also: 'Hot Water Supply,' 'House Sanitation,' 'Pipe Fitting,' 'Sanitary Engineering,' 'Sewerage,' 'Solder and Soldering,' 'Steam Pipes, and 'Water Pipes.' When you get through looking at this list you will wonder how any, 2,398 DAILIES IN U. S. Ask dad this evening if he knows how many dally newspapers there are in the United States. Maybe he will say 1,000 and maybe 20,000. Very few men know. Tell him you do. There are exactly 2,698 daily papers, according to 1920 figures. Last year there were a lew more, Dut nign prices, paper shortage and consolidations have put some of the weaker ones out of business. Even if an editor is as cold as an Eskimo's nose and as sad as a worn-out crutch, he likes jokes. They- fit in all the little places, just like this paragraphs If we hadn't had this paragraph, we would prob

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ANSWERED FOR BOYS

man can be a plumber without a college education! Plumbing is a science; it requires education. In high school you should pay at tention to Physics and Chemistry. Learn all you can about metals and the effect which water has on llWil.UlSWJIUBBIW W Irt3,v' them. Study also Mechanical Drawing if you can, for later you will have to work with blue prints all the time. If you are going to be a plumber, you better start to get ready, for, in addition to all these things, you must learn how to be an independent business man. Boys' and Girls' Newspaper Service. A STORM "Why, man, what's Fakermatter?" the Etheloy "I've just had one of those lightning lunches." "Well?" Etheloy "And now I've thundering pains!" got Teacher "Which Is the most delicate sense?" Scholar "The touch. When you sit on a pin you can't see it, you can't hear it, you can't taste it, but it's there," tars and Stripes. The boy who hasn't learned to keep- his pocket-knife sharp is losing a lot Dull toola will hamper the clejerest man. .

HOW LITTLE TOM LIVED IN ARABIA

Little Tom lived in Arabia and in those days, as now, the Arabians traveled in caravans over the deserts. Tom's father died when he was six months old, when his mother was taken when he was four years old. He lived with his grandmother until he reached his sixteenth birthday, and then he left her roof and shifted for himself. A band of Arabians decided to travel over the largest desert in Arabia. They started one sunny day, and all went fine until they had travelled half of the way. A terrible sand storm came up, causing them to lose their way. After wandering around for a few days their rations gave out, and they began to die of hunger and thirst. Little Tom became uneasy and took the food allowed him and left the caravan. wandered all day by himself and at night he found an oasis. There was a lovely cocoanut tree in the center of this oasis. He climbed the tree, got a cocoanut, broke it and ate the cocoanut meat and drank the milk. He stayed several days feasting off of the cocoanuts, and even saving the shells. You are no doubt wondering why he was saving the cocoanut shells. His little brain was busy trying to find water. He took the sharp pieces of shell, and used them to dig for water. He dug a long time, but at last his efforts were rewarded. His next task was to find a way to draw the water. Being on the desert, he had no rope and no 5-and-10 cent store near to buy one, so he took the fiber strings off of the cocoanut shells, braided them, and at last, had a strong rope. You can imagine what a task he had, as the fiber strings on these shells are very short. He then tied the fiber rope to a cocoanut dipper, which he also made, by scraping all the cocoanut meat out of the shell, lowered it down, drew up a sparkling dipper of water, and had his first droD of water since he left the caravan. Then he took sand and cocoanut oil and made a vesel to Bold water, selected several large cocoanuts, and started on bis way. A day later, another caravan picked him up and this time he continued his' journey safely, and arrived at his destination, where he was very successful in all 'his undertakings. He always used his brains when he was little, and he grew to be a wide-awake business man. Virginia Pach Barnell, age 9, 5A grade, Hibberd school. SMILES Heavy Stuff Scoutmaster (examining scout in safety-first work): What would you do supposing a deaf and dumb asylum were burning. Smart Scout: Ring the dumbbell Boys' Life. Teacher "Who was that who laughed out loud?" Tommy "I did, sir, but I didn't mean to do it, sir." Teacher "You didn't mean to do it?" Tommy "No, sir; I laughed in my sleeve, and I didn't know there was a hole in the elbow." Lone Scout. Some Memory "And do you remember the faces of all your customers?" remarked the boy to the assistant in the shoe store. "I never forget anybody's face that I ever fitted with a pair of shoes." Boys' Life. Funeral Arrangements Teacher "What is the Presidential succession law, John?" John "The Presidential succession law provides that if both President and Vice-President die the Cabinet members will follow in succession." Boys' Life. .WANT ADS WANTED To trade Stamps. I have the following: French, Italian; Portuguese possessions in Africa; Egyptian, Hindoo. Would like to have some Norwegian. Mexican, or any South or Central American "ianrps. Let me krow What yuwJjAve. Call Marion Chenoweth, 2:13 South Twelfth j;.