The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 26 January 1932 — Page 3
THE DAIEY BANNER, GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 26,1932.
USSIFIED ADS
r, . hvTHING ELE'CTBICAIi APPLIANCES SUPPLIES AND SERVICE l J bon« j. P. HIKT
I l oans on Autos up to $300.00. new or us*d cars INDIANA LOAN CO. i i | \\;,shini?ton St. Phone l. r >_ —For Sale—
$150
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20-27 iO.
la
| : \ I, used battery
, uiir window, Moore j
hi: S A LI i: —New price on Center I
( lacks. Left over chicks 7 1-2
raight
ii : I cents each. In orders of i reduced prices. Write foi l , , n- describing Center Point I I i a they are bloorl tested, f I, p, it Hatchery, Center Point, |
23-3ts.
: SAI.K:—Heating stove, coal Electric range, some old Waljn, lure, for sale cash or terms, f, . Loan Co. Phone 15. 22-tf.
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Jimmie
USE OF GOOD SEED URGED Fanners are urged by the state -eed commisisoner, H. R. Krayhill, to beware of so-called “bargain” seeds
which are offered for sale. The seed
TICKETS ON SALE EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Good returning until Monday night. Good on all trains in coaches only. Similar fares also in effect from Chicago and Louisville to Greencastle. TRAVEL BY TRAIN-FASTER SAFER—AND NOW CHEAPER Ask Agent for further informat inn.
MONDN ROUTE
• •. ,/il Block coal, $3.50 ton, n c ck, screened, $3.00; Mine r ' Phone 88
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Good Itlue Grass ing machine, $7.00. Cook’s
y | Store. Phone 134. 2o-.3ts I ■ i SALE: Thi- week
PERMANENTS— Two-fifty. Very special five dollar value. Call 701-1, Mrs 1). M. Godfrey. One-Thousand-one So. Indiana. 25-6p.
Pot-Luck Supper % 7 o’clock p. m. January 2Xth, Putnamvllle I*. T. A. * 26-lt.
INDI \ MAPI IMS FIVES TUCK
i l’rice<l to sell (|uick. Marshall Grain Company.
2<;-2t.
Hog receipts 0,000; holdovers 102;
j ..trie seed cleaner and market generally steady. 100 to 235 ,airs of cotton seed meal, lbs., $4.15 to $4.25; 235 to 275 lbs., " nia h. Egg mash I'd.05 to >4.05; 275 tee 325 li' . >3.7”r use grit, Salt, Scratch- to $3.85; 325 to 400 lbs., $3.55 to :a. Oats. Fawn • fd $1.0..: UK) to 100 lb-, $3.55 to >ltt0;
^lacking sows >;{ to $3.35.
Cattle iTceaits 900; calves 700. Not I'liou i change in local condition- tjustify comment. Steer trade mostly to sell under $6- Some cows $3.00 to $3.75; heifers slow, hulk $3.50 to $5.50, better kinds scarce. Fow cutter. and cutters $1.50 to $2.75; vcal-
ers steady $9 down.
Sheep 2,200; opening lamb trade strong to higher. Few small lots $6.25 to $6.60, but hardly enough to . i,dd.At quotations. Supply mostly fed westerns held firmly around $6.75.
SALK: "Steinway Grand, .hocany*in •fine condition.
e, if sold at once. Would
terms to reliable party.”
Box A G this paper.
■hicks for’sale. Pure bred, tcil baby chicks from enre-
Prices in keeping
• in batching and ai'ali's. Records Hatchery. > ! iManklir St., GreenInd 22-20ts.
• i. . in Mtiu-oleum, : < emetery. Frank Stoessel, \ aial Haul? Illdg. 20 6p. ALE on fence, lasting [lea than high- time V\ ii v buy Irom mail order . ii you cam pay cash :md u"! it Campbell & (Jgles'.’ at dogue price, add to it ' i. i about ■) cents We handle Red Brand galI , to 30', copper in wire. ■ t fence made today at a Lit E delivered to >1mr farm. ■ FI, & OGLES, Phone 404 ■a South End Kiev. 60, 22-20-29 2-5-9 6ts
. THE WEATHER Rain south, snow or rain north portion probable tonight and Wednesday; not much chan^‘ in temperature
-For Hunt—
RENT
80-Acre improved
a acres under cultivation.
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RENT o. 302 1240-Y.
Furnished apartWest Franklin St.
Ip
RENT- Approved rooms for Phone 54)5-X. 417 east 'on streef. 2.3 2p
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- Wanted—
N, LISTEN Come to Morton
and general black-
Fred Frank. 25-2p
^^^^TK.I); Piano < pupils by exp d teacher. Reat*onable terms. "Vl-K. 25-2p.
F I KD Student wishes job for I''all 243. 23-2p.
WANT one high class sales- > i County for a quick selling [' wn product. Must have hu<l f / '< I" t ieiK e ns a salesman I t be willing to invest $60.00 I it, ml thi is all 4ho capC ary. This is a rare opporthc right m;fti. We will U" , t with the best of reference I'.xp' ct you to do likewise fc tion is necessary. In replyfcte age, previous experience, $ 1 Address Box No. 'I"' Banner. . 22-4ts.
.Mrs, Ben .Itnvi.-, Rout^ one, ewtered the county Hospital, Tuesday for medical treatment. Mrs. Jarvis remains quite ill with pneumonia. The name of Abe Roberts appeared in the delinquent tax list as published Monday. It should have not appeared as the taxes owed by Mr. , Roberts were paid in full. lit the suit of Horace Fink > & Co., at! i ijt * .1 F Soul erii, on a note, a judgment was rendered in circuit Court Tu< da> n favoi of tiie gilain tiW in the um of 525, Snd in addition a •finding was made for the plaintiff on an attachment and the clerk of the court was ordered to pay to the plaintiff th» i f $196.25 attached at a -ale held by Southern rt>cently. •
All aboard for Brazil!
The Red Devils’ may have horns ' an, l forked tails hut the Tiger Cubs have sharp claw ' \nd b$st of all I the Cubs are huiiyrt and nothing will j satisfy them but some Red Devil j Hathev a devilish menu, eh
| what.
• —o— I erhaps the locals haven’t gone at toj) speed in tanne of their games this winter duq to v:.r leasgms. However. we believe that this eveni/tg the Greencastle basketed- will put forth their very best efforts against Brazil Now. we 11 just it back and ’await developments tonight and then decide how far we Vo wronff.
—O-r-
Boyer, Moore, Neese and all the rest of tlte Red Devils are good basket hall players but if ||„- t ube play the brand of ball they exhibited over at Martinsville* a few weeks ago, we feel confident that the home town squad will bring hack the bacon
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BRAZIL'S VERSION Overshadowing everything of sports intf'i'est ill Brazil is the Greencastle encounter here Tuesday night. Both teams will be in tip-top shape for the encounter, unless Nees’ injury will keep hint out.
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Rivalry will b*» at its highest yitch wlfen the Tiger Cubs and Red Devils mix? Both t< t ■ dmong tl best in th<‘ stnti' and a victory for either will be a feather in their raps. Last year the Red Devils split the twin bill with the purple am* gray warriors and the Greencastle team was runner-up in the .State meet. Greencastle lost only one from their first five and are said to he quite a few point- better this yrtir. Brazil has four of last year’s regulars hack and if games won and lost count, the Red Devils are favorites. But tl i” impossible to relj* safely on dope when Greencastle and Bragil meet. The Greenca-tle tuam looked great at the start of the •season but injuries, :r.‘'licibilities. and interstrife*almost demorali. . US' team The Tiger Cubs went into a slum)) in mid-season hut the past few games indicate that they have regained their morale^ and seem to be at their best. Tommy Stone has rejoined the squad and Godfrey returned after the first semester Hurst and Dawson ° haye been in the line-up regularly anti have been two of Greencnstle’s most fear- | rd men. The four men "mentioned nil',' are -mall but dbn’t let that “fool you because they have basket fjyes
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666 Liquid or Tablets nsed internally and 666 Salve externally, make a complete and effective luatment for Colds. $5,000 in Cash Prizes • Ask Vour DmggM for Particulars
NOTICE OF COMMISSIONER'S SALE OF REG. ESTATE Xotke is hereby given that the undersigned, Commissioner, duly appointed by the Putnam t inmit Court of Putnam County, Indiana, in the case of Leonard Trcssel, vs. Frank Cagle, et al, being cause No. 13.752, wall h\ order of th< aid Putnam Circuit Court offer for sale at private ale foL ish in ha ad "it ,‘ \ FF KDAA . the ItW) day of I-i'!n uat, 1932, an I from day to day then after until sol I, the following d< Tilled jaad estate and property in Putnam ( oiinty, In-
diana, to-wit;
\A part of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section eleven (11), township twelve (12) north, lange five (5) west; described as follows: Commencing forty-three (43) feet; northwest of the northwest corner of Mill Koundathm; theme running south ten (10) rods; thence east to the east line of said quarter section; thence north on the east line ten (10) reds; thence west to the place of beginning, containing
u one acre, more or less; also the rig it Wrow " ''",'1 white coll : e, of way to the public highway where Jan. 5th. about six years I over established; including a mill site ■NV Jackson St. 26-1 o. and the mill locate.! thereon, and the
mill dam and right* and . istment belonging thereto, and the equipment of every kind and character whatsoever thereunto belonging, all located in Putnam County, Indiana; being the Cagle Mill’’ located on Eel River, wPh the mill site, dam site and all appurten ances, rights and easements there“™b'“&RAC trust company of greencastle, indi
ANA. COMMISSIONER.
Hays & Murphy, Attys. 19-3ts
—Lost—
[Miscellaneous— riMMIS8IONER—Lee Wood, [Township, announces his canu the Democratic nomine’ oommi sioner of Second Dishot to the May primary.
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business" is highly competitive and when seed is offered for sale much hel.w the prevailing price one may • almost certain that the •tb’d i- nf
low quality.
ment; and we are*keenly disappointed 1 • 1 Hlu ,ia ted by a t that the boys failed to cam* to the attention *f the grade. We don’t think that they ,a,, ‘ SPed commissioner. A lot of sitould have lost; however, the break- c l°ver s<'ed was offered for sale alwaya cpntroi the gust. • 1 bushel. The persbn to w team that has made ti,o brillianti offered auspeated that it was showing during the season doe not T ,l! ‘imtiity and submitted a sample always win the tournom n. hel. e Purdue university agri ultural we are just as disappointed as you ' M'diment station seed laboratory, n-p | An analysis showed that the sample Whenever this* kind of situation 1 , ' ont:lin ‘“ <l on, y 77 per 0,1,11 of pure
does
ced and that the germination was
. | 1 n)y n.5 |)er cent. Thus it would re-
i ‘l u i
arises—and we admit that it
arise far too often—the cry of , . ,
low”, “poor sportumanahi “school bu ‘ h ® U " r this t0 spirit” and the’like is rat-ci among ' llrm h as ,nan y ,ivP R0,1,is :lR one the sporting fraternitv, ami the-bov -j , ' ushpl ^ 00,1 olovor Thp onst are pilloried and their hide are l,une! vf |,ule ,ivP SPP,U was as hlKh as , . he
on the fence.
FE! ,S-NyVPTHA Costs a bit wore Hoes a lot wore
were 720 dodder seed per pound. Thus the sower of this seed would not only fail to get a good stand hut he would also infest his field with dangerous weeds. Farmers are urged to sow only tested seed and to beware of so-called “bargain” see ls.
to 30 days imprisonment here recent-
ly.
Byrl was sentenced when he plead- , ,1 cuiivv to a .hare of vagrancy. He is alleged to have attempted to pass a bad check on four Belleville filling station attendants before apprehension. When a deputy sheriff attempted to arrest him, however, Byrl is alleged to have eaten the check.
In the case of grown men, thitreatment would be just. However, we object to its l*eing applied to school boys. Those of us who -till remember*that they were once boy - can appreciate the influences that are brought to bear qn any hoy who is prominent because of his athletic prowess; and if he is not mature enough to behave like his elders, should he not be given conideration because of his youth? • We do not know, of course, what persons ns.-urned the leaderriii, preactfing sedition to our boy ; we do not know even that'there was such a person; but we would like to call attention to the fact that the Plainfield team is made up of a splendid type of boys in every way, and if | they did listen to some "smart-aleck”! and succumb to the-temptation to discard their patriotism, The Squar, ! Dealer poe. on record a- -aying that [ the censure should go to that person ! of persons, and not to the boys, who j are, after all, ust boy ’ On the other hand, think of this:] We are so used to having excellent i basketball teams here, since Coach Bugg got-his machinery to operating, that we cannot stand a defeat. Maybe . the victory was, after all, fairly cam, ed by the other fellows and fairly lost by our hoys; in that c.i.-e, who is “yellow” and a “poor port” the hoys who fought for victory, or we fans who’can’t take a* In king'.’ We should not preach sportsmanship to the boys uni our ■ >11 . ii in
clear.
After all, the eoneience tells* the story, not censure hy the ]ad-bird.
If alt) bodj failqd hi * ■.
ideals, his conscience will punish him;
and we believe that i- enough.
Leave the boys aloru They are in good hands at the sch" >1; and the more they are left t" t tut' lap their coach and other in-tructor- md . relieve <1 from ou( juterefen tl)*' hotter it will be em m l
their future life.
prevailing price.of good seed. Furthermore this poor seed contained almost nine per cent of weed -ciris, including over 29,000 noxiouivced seeds |>er pouml among which
CHECK V M ER fil\ I N 30 D\Y SENTENCE
BELLEVILLE. III.. Jan. 26, (UP)— ).ester Byrl, Ft. Foui . Mo., who i alleged to have put a $30 hogu-
Chte-k in hi.- mouth, chewed it in ! ' " a suspension in construction
then -wallow d i when police .■ tempfed to ; i i i In wa- -• - t : ,
HAMMOND, Ind„ Jan. 23. (UP) — Lack of funds and labor trouble has"
f Hammond’s $500,000 city hall, it was a nounced by Mayor Charles C.
Si - nert.
that only’ few can equal. Tlte hai k bone and leader of the Tiger Cubs is „
McAnully. i* foot, five inch pivot; ,, , . ,
11 , - Belle I llion did?) t I ire so well III
man. I he big boy ranks as one of the 1 ,
the individual tourney .! I n: "•■re I Saturday. Coach Red Wright's pi it.y- losing to the ho *»am in tin*
We knew The Old Owl would start COntPSt by ,flp ' ,,rp " f
something with b'- iejter yesterday Read wba' Boui*d and Rebound have
leading centers»in Hooster basketball circles.—Brazil Times-
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to say:
Dear Tabs— .We would lik»
19. In the afternoon i ml. tls But nam (|uintet won. a tViller I'rmn Paragon, 19 to 17, while Eminence overwhelmed Stile-villi 3$ to 4 1. The consolation tilt bet ■ een Paraioui \ and Stilesville was .ca ly taken by
Paragon, 27 to 12- •
folks, the Tiger ( ubs
to know what “Tha
Old Owl” from Fillmore had been drinking when he compiled the Big
Five of ^'utn^in County. (Personally j ^ lb, ‘
we thing he is all wet’) If he thinks h « v ** game a«;,y from li.i.nthe Tiger Cubs ain’t so hot let Ban j ,hiK <,n 'Viday exeniflg the lobridge or Fillmore pile up against ‘ al(< ,nvadp < r>w f o rdsrille where (hey Washington or. Vincennes and see [ clash with loach Henry s fighting
what happens..
Yours.
Bounds an<l Rehoumls
Dear # Net Tabs: The Old Owl. may think that Bainbridge an’l Fillmore are ahead of the! Tiger Cubs. 1 don’t, I think the Cub A are the be t team in Putnam County.! If Bainbridge or Fillmore had to! play some of the teams that the W'ubs have, where would they he listed'.’ Yours Truly The Owl of G- C. P S- Watch the Cubs take Brazil*
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‘Jimmie’: The Old Owl may be wise but he mu-t havl written that in the daytime you know Owls sleep during the day. Watch those Cubs claw the Red Devils tonight.. A Cub Booster.
clash with Coach Henry’s lighting Athenian outfit. This should prove t most exciting affair and no doubt a number of Greencastle fans will make the (rip up State Road 13. It Mill be a mighly good excuse lo try out the
new pavement.
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Today*s prayer: BEAT BRAZIL. CFHs:’
All right now—let’s hear Bainbridge and Fillmore
from
"Jimmie”— Why wouldn’t this be a good thing for tho backers of our team to preach instead of throwing rocks all time.” It concerns "Plainfield” they are having a "Civil War” too. “Uncle Green” Sportsmaiuihip Now, get this straight: The Square Dealer was fully as confident as any" one else that the High School baskethall team would come through with a brilliant victory in the county tounia-
CHICHESTERS PILLS ^ THE III \ j, I.Mdlea! AaL > our DnifgUt I. r 4'hl-*li<-M-t■ i * IHauioitd//v\ y Itrarul IMIIatu Kx-.l ■ I l*old( Oy ft ’ tc . I c , ' \ ▼/ CKiLbnu. Ta We no other, lluy V jr of > our Hruntft«l. A k i t III .4 III H - 1 I KH |)| \ HONM IRA Bill HI LI id > V a. l.e-t, • • • . In, V X I SOLD AY DKUCU1S1S KVUYWKUU.
EXCURSION •) to I ST. LOUIS Sunday, January 31 $4.00 Round Trip la-ave Greencastle 1:26 a.,m.; return-, -ing leave St. Ismis 5:30 p. m. or It):-1 15 p m., same date. Tickets good in coaches only. ( hil<l-
ren half fare.
For further particulars apply to'
Ticket Agent.
BIG FOUR ROUTE
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°cooooo COcp 0 by Sidney liJauunck—
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i HAFTER LI M Mn..had known tliat Wyster •*.;x becoming suspicious—but that b'- km -n much, t nough to have ’‘iiclcd out those four, names, ha<l ’ ■■ • i M if 'p ring, revelation 11 was as though an abyss had suddenly op n -d at his very feet. Only was U .rite- in a position to.prove anyr'liiu: alter all? Might not his words merely bluff, an empty threat to rnk hini into giving himself away? Vlurtin s panic thoughts were a confused whirl He could not he sure. . I ■ st ootj shake n, irresolute, but still •licilt. o nt on! "It may interest you to know that ■ • 1 , , ■ , 1 . •ion of all the farts of "that deliberate attempt to shoot me, two nights ago ‘ ibl: that was all a mistake," broke i u ih • <.: ip K ' I 'romc only tired to scare off trespassers,” as we f.' ig'it. we never dreamed it was ven, sir. I explained all that-; ’’ tin, until j <m can think out a m “Aonvincing lie, hadn’t you bet-
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» . ly. “I p-n to ihi- WV'hat si. •• »i t to -Pip him, : em r - fun's out Anything in ini ' iL. - -ous.’ Your own x«bvlc . - \r. Yrorne on that night, .'iartm -1 * in earshot as you .t'olii ■ i-re ( .in you think out a » a • Varrl. * i. ■ ■ looked ghastly in the 'am', nrsty 5-:lit. .luc .■ ■ Jilenly changed to iiienaic • • 1 *o ,. .. • wa - an idle thre at ■* , '"ii I aul tl ■ machinery is already !)■ lug set in motion? We. know i*.out that fin. i d letter that brought n c down h';r' that night . . we . ah";: : it ih liberately Morked c Icrgrouml loor . . . and wc'know Z Severn v. made a prisoner lie, ...use he had Icmnd out too much for V own safety And the murder of •. i cyke at Monksilver ’’ Martin broke in half-hysterically: 1 Hut I was here at Beggar's Court aii that night 1 ran prove I was nowhere near Monksilver!” “Better "keep your voice lowered, htt. tin, for your owif -akel You n ay have been at B* ccar's Cottit, *ut can you prove you weren't an . c ssory to that Inurder, with Sant, MarteJI and I rotne? There's a popular air, by the way, that I rotne has a trick of whistling—I heard him whistle it that night at Monk-iKer. That t p k of his may hang Frome yeti" Martin seemed to given a sudden little shiver. ' Better deride quickly, Martin, before the hand falls that’s already stretching out to strike. It isn't that I'm anxious to spare you, my man, or think you .ought to be spared—only I offer you this chance in return for information about Mr. * vern. I'm on the telephone at Manc.rways. Think it over and ring me
up.”
Jim heard di-tant af*|iroaching footsteps be|jind*them, to make Mar- . tin glance 'round with a nervous start. Martell returning from his
fruitless search of the grounds.
"One other thing, Martin,” Jim added, as those footsteps drew ■ •eaier. The whispered voire was like steel. “If you breathe a word Ol what I'm -aid to tho-c i.c. .uaplites ot yours, God help you. Nftw w4wt abo tting this I" od up ’ Thi :wo men were busy adjusting tier hood of the^car as Martell came •‘P. he V emcd to glance as if -usrst'ouaiv iri'm Jitn to Martin. Marteil’s (ace had more than a hint of strain, ile at least could not know jit mat he had been hunting for an
imaginary Frank Severn.
In an instant, forgetting his professed lameness, forgetting his crutches, he had sprung to his feet.
couldn’t off er to help, of course, with only one sound leg t > hobble "on!” “That’s hard luck,” nd Martell. The talk drifted to desultory topics. hut a certain constraint seemed
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ly so fond ot hearing Ins own voice, and Martell seemed to he in a preoccupird mood hardly surprised lint. What both men knew now to have been a l rick played on them by some unknown person must have been, not only mystifying, hut more than a little disquieting. * A trick behind which might lie a definite warning of danger. It was 1 l-!ii m.” if ho brought the talk back to Si tern. He was leaning back in a deep arm chair, tiis crutches by Ins side, the steel-gray eyes of the thin cynical face thoughtfully watching the smoke spirals from his cigaret. “That chap dashed past me in he grounds, going hell for Icatlibr," he said abruptly "It 'eerns damned queer, don't you think, that Severn. after giving the slip to his II • 1 1 " lill his 4ricnils ? ( any unyi i suggest a reason?" . The reason was obvious, of course, to at least four out of the ix there. But of those four, who '-new now what llsham |M-esuinal.1y did not know, eacli had a motive for keeping up the pretence that the fugitive had been ^' ink vern No one answered. "Now if this were merely a thrillstory, not real life how easily one could find a convincing reason! That scriptural phrase, ‘A man' foes are they of his own household'—l should use that to supply the clue to my thriller," llsham went on with denly conscious of a quickening of tension in the atmosphere, saw the eyes of Sant and Mar ell fasten on the speaker. “Well, this would he my explanation : Severn glancintf in at the window, recognizes suddenly
"No luck, 1 suppose?” Jim said among those there, all supposedly his
"Hopeless, of course, in this mist, as
we found it '
He turned to go hark to the house. Martell lingered behind for a moment to speak to Martin. Almost certainly the manservant had snatched the opportunity of telling him what Sant had already discovered, that Severn had not escaped. For as Martell followed Jim into the halt his lace could not hide a sudden unmis-
takable relief.
"Had a fruitless search for your
friends, the faces of secret treachcr
ous enemies ”
Sant's face had gone colorless He half started up in his chair. “What the hell do you mean by
that” he broke out.
llsham seemed surprised at the sudden vehement outburst. He said with a deprecating shrug: “Sorry, Mr. Sant—only aren't you sitting; rather heavily on a mild joke? I merely suggested as a dramatic solution for such a situation
"friend I’m afraid,” said llsham, as in a story. Y’ou can hardly suppose bt and Martell wtra introduced "I | 1 meant fantastic an explanation
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seriously!" llsham laughted, imper* turbahly cool. Sant dropped back into his chair. “Perhaps our ideas differ as to what is a lit subject to joke about,” he said stiffly. To Jim Wynter Ilsiiam’s word) had brought a swift startled thrill. He had suddenly realized that under their playful guise, they were very far from being a lightly spoken jest; veiled hut deliberate challenge! And clearly Sant and Martell, their eyes smouldering with sudden brooding suspicion, were not blind to that underly ng meaning . And that scriptural phrase about "A man’s foes;" the same phrase had occurred in* the first of those two anonymous letters. . . . . For Jim it was a swift revealing moment, so much had suddenly been made clear. • That unknown shadow in the hackground, the writer of those two letters—John llsham! Not an accptnplier, but a secret enemy working in the dark against this minister circle at Beggar's l ourt —John llshamt The man who had masqueraded tonight as Severn—John llsham! "What’s happened to your sense of humor, Sant?” laughed Bill. “A ■ I rued jngenious "luti"M I call it —for a suppositions situation in a thrill story as Mr. llsham explained.” "Of course, I had thought I made that quite clear,” said llsham evenly. He blew a smoke ring, evidently unruffled hy his host's frowning displeasure. “After Mr. Sant's rebuke, I daren’t mention a theory l have—a fanciful one this time—about another phase of this mystery,” lie added. "What's that?” asked Jim. "Oh, as to why Creyke was murdi ted at Monksilver—and who they were, those men guilty of that coldblooded crime,” he said slowly. The atmosphere in the room had suddenly become tense again; Jim, startled and puzzled, was very conscious of it. Was llsham deliberately playing on the nerves of Sant and Martell? Through the heavy silence came a sharp intake of breath from Helen Blair, her face dead white. It was llsham who suddenly saw the girl's eyes close, the slender figure in the chair swaying limply forward. In an instant, forgetting his professed lameness, forgetting hn crutches, he had sprung to his feet, caught the fainting girl in his arms as she was falling forward to the floor (To B« Continued
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