Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 203, 26 August 1922 — Page 16
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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1922
MYSTERY of CRESSTE FARM
CHAPTER VIII. Following the Trail
"Why,-- I'm hunting for these chalk marks," replied Virginia, "and I caa't eec them without a light of some kind." "Oh, I Bee,", said Jlmmle, "you ought to have told me before as I have a flashlight in my pocket." Here, now isn't that better? But tell mo, Virginia, who made these marks?" "Helen," she told him. "Helen!" exclaimed Jimmie. "See here, Virginia, I can't stand this any longer. You must tell
me what all of this means. Where is Helen? Why did she do this?" "Oh Jimmie," said Virginia in a disgusted tone. "Please be quiet. 1 can't tell you now someone may be around. But can't you see, I am on tho trail of Jackie and Constance! "Oh!" breathed Jimmie lightly. For sometime they walked on in silence. Finally they came to a big woods. "Where are we?" queried Jim. "In that woods that you and Ned came thru this afternoon," she answered. "I think it's safe now so I will tell you all about it." They eat down behind a clump of bushes and Virgluia quickly told the story of the strange man being
around their house, and of his put ting something In the mail box.
"It was that letter that made me
so fainty." she added. "And now
I will show it to you.
So saying, she took out of her
pocket the letter that had caused
ro much trouble, and handed it to Jimmie. By the light of the flashlight, Jimmie read the following, which was written in a bold, and
very round hand;
"We're bound to get that money
some ways, and now we're sure of
It. We've got the kid and a girl
besides, and If you value them in any ways you'd better act quick. We want that six thousand dollars for both of them, and if we don't git it right quick, it'll be good-bye to theracute-lookin' kids of yourn. You put tho money in that hollow place In the trunk of that old sycamore tree as you come from your farm Into this woods, and then go back. In exactly an hour come back and get your kids. Now don't start any tricks, for the minute you play foul, it's all up with the kld3.j
By JULIA R. BURR
With best wishes to the six thousand and you. Respectfully yours,.
Scowler Jake and the Shady gang."
"So, that's what has happened!"
exclaimed Jimmie. "But what does it mean about that six thousand dollars? Has Uncle John got that much?" "Yes, but it Isn't ours," replied Virginia. "Dad got Into an awful argument with one of the men that belongs to the same church that dad does. You see, dad is one of the committee to solicit people for funds for the new pariah house that they want to build to go with
the church. Ho had to see Mr. Lander, this man I am telling you about, and try to get some money
out of him. Mr. Lander is very much prejudiced against the building of it, and he told dad so. Besides he had a special grudge against us, because Bob and Ned once tore down his fence on Hallowe'en. Dad offered to pay him to fix it, but old Lander said he wouldn't have a dishonest person mending his fence." "What do you mean? asked Jimmie, "I know that Uncle John isn't dishonest."
Virginia laughed as she replied, "No, it was just the way Mr. Lander termed it. Ho said that anybody who had sons that did such
mean tricks was dishonest, in that they taught their children to do mean things like that. So when father asked him to help out In the funds the man flared right up and said he wouldn't trust a dishonest man with even a nickel for the fund. Thi3 made dad awfully angry and he got into an awful argument about his honesty. Finally Mr. Lander said that h e would "try him out" He said that he had
six thousand dollars In the nous
that he wanted to bank the next
day, but owing to his automobile being out of fix he couldn't go. As he wa3 afraid to leave all of that money in the house overnight with only him to guard it, he said he would try out dad's honesty by giving it to him to tak ecare of over
night and bank the next day. If the money got banked safely, hewould have no cause to doubt his honesty and besides he would give five hundred dollars toward the new building. So father agreed upon this at once, for he felt sure that now he could get some money from Lander for building the parish
house. Just as Mr. Lander was giving him. tho -thousand dollars, a tranip cams tip and eyed the money eagerly, and ask,ed for something to eat, which he did hot get. "Well, that very night we were awakened by the most terrible noises, and when we got up to see what it was, we found dad battling with a man. He ordered Bob to get the revolver, and when ho did, he forced the unarmed man away at the point of his gun. Then he
told us about the tranip that had
come up while Mr. Lander was giving him the money, and he said
that that was who his night visitor was, and that he had intended to get that money. So, don't you see where it all comes in, Jimmie?
This tramp has gotten up a gang, and somehow they found out that we had all gone to town, leaving the baby behind with Mattie. Some how or other they managed to get both the baby and Constance, but how they did it is a puzzle to me."
"I'll bet I know," exclaimed Jimmy. "When her uncle- delivered that telegram, I'll wager that that tramp was hiding around near by when he saw how distracted Mattio was he thought that would be a good chance to get Jackie, and so he stepped out and offered to take care of Jackie until the rest of us came and probably promised to explain her absence. He might have told her that we were coming and that it would be only for a minute or two. Then Mattie got ready and left Jackie with him. Constance must have come up jusjt then maybe just as he was getting ready to leave and so that she would not bo there to tell any tales, he took her along. ' Now, isn't that plausible?" "Yes," agreed Virginia. "But I just can't believe that Mattie
would leave Jackie witn sucn a
rough looking creature."
"But he might not have been
rough looking," argued Jimmie,
"and he might have made up some
lie that fitted in. "Yes, that's so," said Virginia. "We'd better Mop talking now, and get busy. Helen is following the man and I'm following her, so we are bound to find where they are hiding. Then we can come back and tell father, and in some way capture the whole gang. I've got to save that six thousand dollars.
Father's honor is staked on it."
tho bank first, he would miss meeting your train, and he was just as crazy about meeting you as we were. And afterwards, wo all forgot about goin to the bank we were so liiappy over seeing you. It was just this afternoon that he realized he hadn't done it, and you know things have been going so bad around here that it was impossible for him to leave. "Huh," said Jimmie, "I guess we have got a job before us. Let's be moving then, because we must get back before we're missed at home." (To Be Continued.)
SISTER WRJTES PRAYER One little Richmond girl decided to make a prayer for her brother when he went away on a vacation and she wrote it in verse. Thia is her prayer: God keep Roger in tho day of light, God keep Roger in the night, . Then Roger should say Thank God for night and day. Eleanor Llndley, age 7 years, Grade 3, Joseph Moore school.
Gladiolis Named for General A new variety of gladioli ha been named tho Marshal Foch.
SECRET CODES HOW TO MAKE THEM
INDIAN HAND TALK Everybody uses some sort of "hand talk." Maybe you think you don't. When you want to Indicate something, don't you sometimes point a finger at It. When you want to say goodbye, don't you wave your hand? That i3 all sign language. Among the North American Indians signs made became so coru-
which he places over and parallel the injured spot. Then he movoa the hand quickly in several different directions, which stands for "darting pains." For "log house," partly fold tho hands, tho fingers extended iu such a way that they imitate the corner of a log house. To make a teepee, place the tips of the index fingers together, with wrists apart.
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"Why, I thought you said he was '.only by the tribe that made them
to bank it this morning," gasped
Jimmie.
"He was," replied Virginia, "but
it was so late when we got into town that he thought if he went to
up. -This Means "Ache"
One of the common ones is that
for "ache." The Indian closes his
right hand and extends one finger,
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