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MURDER I W&4VGSTFUL CHAPTER IV SYNOPSIS:—John Saxon, pri vate investigator, and his pard ner Moe Martin were hired by the wealthy “Hardware” Smiths,] to watch their daughter, Irene Smith, w>jse husband was mur dered and after wrecking the ear ] had suffered from amnesia. Kay Smith, daughter of Irene, ex plained the conditions to Johnny. I When Irene saw Johnny she cal led him Bart, and chided him for having been away so long. John jsy had Moe find out all he could fibout Irene’s nurse, Karen. Kay asked Johnny to go with her to meet her "Pride Thomas at North port Kay already was at the boat house, standing in the open cock-' pit of a speedboat. The craft’s ma hogany hull gleamed in the late afternoon sunlight. The surface of the harbor was glass-smooth, j “Climb in,” Kay said, smiling.] She looked refreshed and ] bright,'and gone was the expres-] sion that had flared in her eyes such a short time ago as she men tioned her father. Sliding beneath the steering wheel, Kay said, “Mind casting off that rope?" The motor immediately took hold and settled into a deep, powerful throbbing. “All set,” Johnny said an in stant later as he took a seat be side the girl’s trim figure. Kay fed gas to the motor and the stern of the craft settled down as the bow lifted. Then they were skimming out across the harbor, and a wide, smooth wave curl ed outward on either side of the boat. Her eyes were bright and shin ing. She’s just a kid, thought Johnny. For all her money there was something friendly and real about her. Just before they reached the har bor outlet, Kay threw the wheel hard over and the went into a sharp sweep, cutting back to ward the Northport side. The boat heeled over so suddenly that Johnny found his arm across the girl’s shoulder as he steadied Sound Feeding , Saves Grain The supply of grain and protein feed this winter probably will not meet national requirements.This means that every bit of good forage —hay and silage—will have to be used carefully to produce the most possible milk and stretch scarce grain and supplements. To stretch your supply of grain and feed mix, follow the feeding a practices proved through the F years by good dairymen every ' where. , What you’re after, of course, is the highest possible production fpm each cow. You want to give each cow the feed she deserves but not more than she deserves. You have to know two things definitely—each cow’s dally pro duction and how your roughage stacks up as to quality. First— it stands to reason that a good producer requires more feed than a poor producer. Don’t guess. Weigh the mHk from each cow occasionally, night and morn ing. Then you’ll know which cows to favor. It’s equally true that the better your hay and silage the less grain 'and concentrate you’ll need. Good leafy alfalfa will normally need only a little grain added for even a good producer. But mixed hay of average quality will need more than just grain to make it into a good ration. And hay that has been rained on will need a full supple ment of both grain and meal plus some minerals. The principles are important any time but this year when a heavy supply of milk is needed and feed is short, they’re more important than ever. Freshening Cows Need Extra Care A crystal ball would be a mighty ' -tV handy thing around a dairy farm—if it worked well. But even 'without a crystal ball here’s one thing 1 can predict: > week or two ahead of time, the cow should get a ration which has a some what laxative effect Good fall pas ture or com silage will serve. But if you don't have either at this time, oats and wheat bran or oats and linseed meal will do the job. nuiu i^ed and warm water in the first day or two after calving is recommended, but make the feeding light. Increase the feed ing gradually, say at a rate of about a half pound per day for the first week. Maybe it takes a little time and trouble, but you’ll see results in healthier calves, in better health of your cows and in the greater milk production you will get from die same cows, if you take that time inH trouble. .« • • Any cold weather which may be sneaking up ess you will reduce the level of the thermometer won’t of • .* «*• fctyj. ■«r MUM • «4wiM |» «i {Urr.hnMni of.Awwfeo hr KftAPT POODS COMPANY lunaseu. tie was aware of the warmness of her body beneath the soft -brushed wool of the ma terial. As she straigntened the boat on an even keel again she looked at him and smiled. Her face was warm, too, colored with a glow brought on by the rushing wind. Johnny regretted the fact that the Northport dock was rushing toward them all too soon. Ashore, walking along the main street of the fashionable Long Island town, the day was hot and lifeless again, though the sun was already setting beyond the harbor. They went two short blocks, turned down a side street, and then Kay indicated a white-, painted stone garage just ahead. They entered the open front doors of the garage. A contri vance built on roller skates shot out from beneath a nearby car and a grease-smeared' face grin ned up at them. “Hi, Kay!” As the well-built young fellow climbed to his feet, wiping his hands on a piece of waste, John ny recognized the boy who had been on the beach with Kay earl ier in the afternoon. Ralph Dun kirk was big, sandy-haired, and sweat was mingled with the grease on his tanned face, as he nodded briefly to Johnny. “Hello,” said Johnny. He. knew instantly that Ralph didn’t like the idea of his being with Kay. “Where’s Uncle Thomas?” the girl ^'ked. The boy nodded toward an of fice built into a front corner of the garage. “Waitin’ in there," “Long?” “About five minutes.” “Are you coming over tonight Ralph?" The bronzed young man gave the girl a thoughtful steady look. Then he said, “I dunno." Jbhnny saw color climb into Kay Smith’s cheeks. Ralph didn’t look like a chap with whom it would pay to fool around. John ny saw no reason for getting in volved in a young lovers’ quarrel. After all, his was only a platonic interest in Kay. Remembering the way he had thrown against her in the speed boat, as Kay had turned the wheel sharply, he decided it was a nice sort of platonic interest. J. T. Smith was walking' up and down inside the garage office with hard, abrupt stegg. He turn ed around sharply and stood watching Johnny as he came into the small room. Then his head jerked once in greeting and he held but his hand. “Glad to see you, Saxon.” “I trust we didn’t keep you waiting?" “Did Kay bring you over?” and I just got out here this after noon. It’ll take time, you know." “Naturally.” .J. T. Smith’s words were as crisp and sharp as his manner. He was an alert-looking man, with piercing dark eyes and skin thai was too sallow from lack of suf ficient sunlight. He made Johnny think of the way a busy! money making man should look. The millionaire went on: “We discussed the details the other day in my office, Saxon. You write your own expenses on this case. The thing is, I want my brother’s murderer uncovered. Also, I feel that you can do something aboul Irene. As I’ve already told you, she had an intense interest in writing, just before the , . . acci dent. You’re familiar with the things they do. That should fur nish common ground between Irene and you.” He frowned a gain. “That is, if you can create some sphrk of remembrance about her writing ... about that manu script on which she was work -You haven’t Johnny nodded. “Where is she?” “She will be along in a moment." Then the millionaire was saying, “It’s alright. I’d rather see you alone, anyway. Besides 1 only have a moment. Kay thought I ought to see you; otherwise 1 wouldn’t have delayed at all." Johnny said, “Well, there isn’t much to talk about. My partner --- i where it might be located?” “No.” J. T. Smith walked im patiently up and down the room once* paused, and looked hard at Johnny. “You would think the manu script would have been in her , desk or in her room. These would be logical places. But no one’s , seen it. I feel that if yoto can find that story,, talk-to her about it, that it might be the basis for stirring her memory.” “By the way,” said Johnny, “what about your brother’s car, the one he was in at the time of the—” “The. car’s right here in the ga rage,” said the millionaire. “You can look it over, but I doubt if it will do any good." i Whdn Johnny’s level, dark brows raised a trifle, Smith ex plained, ‘“the police have seen it. They still,Insist the murder was committed, by a person or I persons wTvo had rbbbery as the single mptiyel But I’ve had a feel ing all along there’s more to it than that' That’s why I'employ-' | ed you and let the police end of it drop. It’s your job to find out what did happen that night two wefeks ago. Another thing • . ’’ | Johnny waited. Smith had pick- j ed up his hat and paused for a last comment. “As I told you, Ij still feel that Irene’s life might be in danger. I’ve tried to find out if anyone else was in the car with my brother and his wife that night. We don’t now.” “You mean,” Johnny prompted, “someone they might have both known, and who could know | about the crime?” J. T. Smith said abruptly, “Yes/ , that’s what I mean.” The frown was deep between his dark brows. “Let’s assume this third person—X—could have been a long with them. He—or she—pos sibly knows the murderer or is the murderer, yet is perfectly safe as long as Irene remembers noth ing about that night.” Johnny nodded. “But if Irene does snap out of it, then X will no longer be an unknown quan tity.” “Right!” The millionaire glanc ed at his watch. “So you see? I, trust, even while you’re over here this evening, you haven’t left Irene completely alone. I’m terribly worried about her, Sax on. Nothing—nothing must hap pen to her. Of course, we have guards—three of them—station ed on the estate.” Smith held out his hand, then started abruptly for the door. “You should be able to reach me in New York tomorrow after noon, if necessary. I should be back by then. Tell Kay I couldn’t wait for her.” With that he was gone. As soon as Johnny heard the roar of J. T. Smith’s black Cad iliac recede down the street, he opened the door connecting with the g&rage and looked for Kay Smith. Both she and Ralph Dunkirk had momentarily disappeared. But coming toward him was a mechanic. He was lathering his hands and arms with a paste soap and headed toward a wash sink nearby. The man said: “They took a walk down the street. Be right back I guess,” The garage was quiet. This must be the fellow Johnny had heard working on a smashed fender a little while ago. As water started running in the sink, the man looked up at Johnny and said, “£ot, ain’t it?” ‘Til, say.” “What we heed is rain.” “We sure do,” said Johnny. “Ain’t rained a drop on the is land in weeks.” “The same in New York,” said Johnny. His eyes were searching the ga rage. Quite a few .cars were stored in regular parking spaces against the wall. The rear section, from what he could make out, was the repair department. Johnny said, “I understand you have that Smith car here . . . the one which was cracked up.” “Yeah,” said the husky mechan ic. He took a dirty towel from a hook and started wiping his arms. He raised his chin and indicated a rear corner of the shop. “You’ll find ’er back there.” He joined the investigator as Johnny started toward the back' of the garage, pointed to a big gray-colored sedan. “That’s the job.” Johnny walked around the car. The front end was bashed in; the windshield had cracked, but not shattered. The two front wheels were toed in and one tire was flat. The mechanic said, “There’s only a slight drop-off there where she drove off the road in her ex citement. Otherwise . . .” “You mean, Irene Smith?” “Yeah . . .Otherwise, she might have broken her neck. Lucky the car didn’t go over.” Johnny had noticed that the sides and the top of the car were undamaged. He asked, “Do you know where that place is on Route 25-A where she drove off the highway?” “Sure. I’m the one who towed this crate in the next morning.” “Do you work on Sunday morn ings?” “No, we’re closed Sunday.” The fellow gave Johnny a cur ious look. ^Ie had a small pug nose and freckles. Johnny removed a bill from his wallet and handed it to the man. “How about driving me out to that spot on 25-A tomorrow THE FACT IS b/gene^lelectric G-£ COLOR DETECTIVE WORKS FOR FARMER THE RECORDING SPECTROPHOTOMETER WAS DEVELOPED BY GENERAL ELECTRIC TO HELP PEOPLE WITH COLOR-MATCHING • PROBLEMS. If HAS BEEN USED TO ANALYZE COLORS OP DUCK SKIN FOR A POULTRYMAN WHO WANTED TO BREED DUCKS WITH THE COLOR THAT SOLD BEST. CHRISTMAS THE SUMMER HARVEST IS KEPT FRESH THE VEAR ROUND IN A EE HOME t I POUNDS OP FOOD. , ^ - gw _:_ui TESTED IS MILLION TIMES ! REVIVAL TO BE HELD AT BEL VIEW A revival meeting will begin it Belview Baptist church on Oc tober 12. Rev. Fred Blevins will assist the pastor, Rev. Lee Wood ruff, in this work. Everyone is rordially invited to attend these services each day at 11:00 o’clock a. m., and at 7:30 p. m. Salt should be made accessible to all cattle at all times. It is best to use coarsely pulverized lalt. norning? Say about ten o’clock sefore it gets too hot?” (To be continued) . .. - For beat results use the Hm Classifieds. SAVE money By READING THE ADS I MORE PEOftESRE SMOKING CAMEtS THAN EVER BEFORE.1 tell yon why! Try Camels aa yam “T-Zone”.. .that’s T for Tasta...T far ThroaLSaa turn avid ara. You’ll aadei stand why aiara and more paeple ary learning by expert eaca that CaaMts suit 1 Auction Sale SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1947 1:30 O’CLOCK Located at Fiorene Moxley’s Will Sell 1-Bed room suite. Table and chairs. l>Wood heater. 1-Oil cook stove. 1-Baby hi-chair. 1-Coaster wagon. 1-Kitchen rug. Large amount of canned goods and other things too numerous to mention. Charles H. Paige Sparta, N. C. xvv\vv • BEER—A mtricJt Beverage of Moderation \ What The LAW Requires The question is sometimes raised as to what die lnt requires of retail beer dealers. Here are the prill* cipal requirements for those who sell malt bev erages for consumption on the premises, M condensed from the North Carolina Beverage Coo* trol Act of 1939, as amended: To obtain a retail beer license, one most shove? 1. That ha !* over 21 year* old and has been a resident of die State and a citizen of the United States for one year or more, 2. That he hat not been convicted of a felony or other crime In volving moral turpitude or adjudged guilty of violating the prohibition laws within two years. 3. That he intends to carry on the business for himself or jadgr his immediate supervision and direction. To keep his license, a retail dealer must not}f 1. Knowingly tell malt beverages to anyone under 18 year# hi age. (Another act prohibits employment of minors under It year* of age in plaeea where beer is sold for consumption sp the premises.) 2. Knowingly sell such beverages to intoxicated persons. 3. Soil such beverage outside the legal hours. 4. Permit disorderly conduct, improper or 5. Sell, offer for tale, possess < his I
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