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PAGE TWO B Fufc r rntivorHT R> LEO BRUCE. RELEASED BY CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATION VgfllV CHAPTER 40 ' "THAT’S scarcely the point,” said Williams coldly after Ser geant" Beef had told us how im pressed he had been with the vari ous theories advanced. “What we haVfe to do is to decide who is guilty, and arrest him.” “Oh yes,” admitted the ser geant, ‘‘l was forgetting that. I know ’oo done it, of course. But that ain’t nothink —not finding out ’oo done it isn’t. Why, I could never ’ave made up them stories if you’d paid me, sir. Wonderful, they was.” “Well, sergeant, you’ve been saying for a long tune that you know who is guilty. Suppose you tell us your theory?” "I ’aven’t got no theory, sir. I wouldn't presume to 'ave, not in front of these gentlemen. I couldn’t express myself like that, wotever you was to giv>e me.” “You have no theory? But I thought you said you knew who had done it?” “So I do. But that’s nothink, sir. Not after ’earing wot I ’ave tonight.” “Well, for heaven's sake, man, tell us what you know.” “Well, it's really too simple, sir. I don't ’ardly like to disap point you now.” “Come along. Did the, mur derer have an accomplice?” “Yus. ’E did. ’E ’ad two.” “Two? Are you going to ar rest these accomplices?” “Can't do that, sir.” “Why not?” “Because one of ’em’s dead and the other didn't know wot would come of it.” “One’s dead?” “Yus. See, it began really when you wos talking about murder stories, before you ad your sup per.” Lord Simon shivered at the word. “And I wouldn't ’arf like to know ’oo started that conversa tion.’ Suddenly I remembered. It had been opened by Thurston. “As a matter of fact,” I said, “though of course it's of no importance, I re member now.” I turned to Dr. Thurston. “You probably remem ber, doctor? You turned to me and asked me whether I had heard any good murder stories lately. Os course the whole thing is ridiculous, but I just happen to remember that.” Dr. Thurston smiled patiently. “Did I? Very likely. I can’t re member.” “Anyway, what has that to do with it?” asked Williams. “You’ll see in a minute. Well, Dr. Thurston starts you talking about murderers, and whether they gets copped. And Mr. Nor ris says ’e doesn’t ’old wiv crime stories and that, because they aren't true to life. And so on. It was just ’ow anyone might go on.” “Well ?” “Well, when Mrs. Thurston goes upstairs, Dr. Thurston goes to ’is own room and gets dressed. Then, after Mr. Strickland ’ad come out of ’er room, ’e slips in. 4 ’Ere,’ ’e says, ‘I ’aven’t ’arf got a good idea for a lark,’ ’e says. ‘Wot say we bamboozle ’em tonight wiv a murder, and see whether they can find out ’ow it’s done?’ ‘Wot you mean, dear?’ she asks. She was always a bit silly like and ready to be persuaded into anything.” At this point Williams stood up. “This is preposterous,” he said. “Beef, we’ll have no more of this nonsense. It is too painful for Dr. Thurston. Now . . .” “Mais non!” said M. Picon. “Let the good Boeuf continue! He be gins to become interesting!” Beef went on. “The long and sho.'t of it was, ’e persuaded ’er. ™Sewm <• . - I Two Years Research Brings Out New Safety Tire With Special Tread A new automobile tire, incorporat ing a revolutionary treat design en gineered to give the most positive non skid and 'breaking effectiveness so far developed, is announced by E. C. Mitchiner, owner of the Henderson unit of Economy Auto Stores located at 424 S. Garnett St. The tire was produced after two years of research and test by The B. F. Goodrich Com pany, Akron, Ohio, America’s oldest tire manufacturer. “This new tire, we believe, is one of the most outstanding contributions ever made to greater safety on the L PHONE 18 J l tjTwnwww* 1«»«1 *•*•“M iphone 18 is the right number— and DC* Greyhound is tne right answer to anv DUS ot&tlOIl travel question. Whether you’re plan- Phone IX William rung a long trip or a short one, get * none IX M lllldm St. complete information about Greyhound’s . money-saving fares, frequent schedules choice of routes and the extra comfori of Super-Coach travel. Phone now! f} {ftHIW Itj ————— “Well, it’s really too simple, sir.” ‘Now I’ll tell you wot to do,’ ’e said. ‘When you go up to bed, don’t undress, but lock your door, and shut your window. Then take this ’ere bottle of red ink, and pour it on your pillow’. Get ’old of your lipstick, and paint a ’ell of a great scar across your throat. Then scream like blazes as ’ard as you can, see? We’ll come and break down the door, and then we’ll see whether these people wot says you can’t commit a murder without being found out can see ’ow the murderer escaped! Got it?’ ’e says, and she says it’s O. K. Then ’e says, ‘Tell you wot,’ ’e says, ‘I better take this bulb out of the light, otherwise they’ll be able to see you ’aven’t really been murdered.’ And ’e does so, and chucks it out of the window.” “Then why weren’t there any fingerprints on the glass?” I asked. I thought that would squash him, since obviously Thurs ton could not have put on a glove to do it. “Why not? Because the light ’ad just been burning, of course. It was still ’ot. So naturally he pulls out ’is ’andkerchief to ’andle it with. See?” I saw. I began to feel a little nervous. Suppose this blundering policeman had got together enough nonsense to look like evi dence? It would be uncomfort able for Thurston to have the in convenience of defending himself. “Well, to go on with what ’e said to Mrs. Thurston. ‘When we’ve got ’em on a string,’ ’e says, ‘we’ll tell ’em it was only a joke, see? Only don’t you move,’ 'e says, ‘till I give you the wink. We don’t W’ant to let it out too soon.’ And she agrees. I knew the lady myself. She was always a bit childish, like. Anything like a bit of acting an’ that would 'ave got ’er, easy. She was game for what she thought would be just a lark, poor lady. “Then p’raps it was ’er ’oo thought of the next thing. ‘Sup pose someone was to run down- streets and highways,” E. C. Mitch iner said. “The special tread design adopted after more than 100 types nau been tested and rejected, will do much to (prevent those accidents caused by skidding or inability to stop quickly enough when an emer gency arises. “The new tire is now in Henderson and may be inspected at any time,” Mitchiner s • J. BALDWIN’S SPEECH RESPONSES VARIED Some Willing To Fight Again for Bri tain’s Rights; Others De nounce Program London, March 8 (AP) —Prime Min ister Chamberlain’s “peace or we fight” declaration to the world brought a mixed response today from London’s man-in-the-street. To some it seemed all right. “Sure; I’d fight again,” grinned a bus conductor with a gunpowder marked face. Many didn’t give much thought to stairs and phone the p’lice,’ sho says, ‘that wouldn’t do, would it?’ And ’e says, ‘No more it wouldn’t. I’ll tell you wot,’ ’e says, ‘l’ll run down an’ cut the telephone wire, then no one can’t phone,’ ’e says, and off ’e goes to do it, like wot we know it was done. “Then down you all comes to ’ave your grub, and Mrs. Thurs ton’s in ’igh spirits, because al though she’s been blackmailed a bit by that Stall, ’oo I’m going to run in presently, she knows ’e’s got the sack, an’ll be gone in a couple of weeks, and besides, there’s this ’ere joke on, and she’s like a kid with a joke. She prob ably kep’ looking across knowing like to ’er ’usband, and thinking of ’ow you was all going to be took in. “Well then, Mr. Strickland goes off to bed, and soon after ’im Mr. Norris, and then the vicar. We’ll come to ’im later. And at 11 o’clock, as per usual, Mrs. Thurs ton gets up to go to bed. When she opens ’er door, she finds Stall standing there, leaning on ’er dressing table, ’elping ’imself to snuff. ‘What are you doing ’ere?’ she asks, though she knows very well ’e’s come for ’is two ’undred quid. But she doesn’t waste a lot of time arguing, she gives ’im the notes to get rid of ’im, and when ’e’s gone she starts getting ready for ’er lark. “Poor lady! She must ’ave been laughing to ’erself, little knowing what she was letting ’erself in for. She takes the bottle of red ink and pours it over ’er pillow (same as a schoolboy ’oo wants to get out of class pours some on ’is ’andker chief and says ’is nose is bleed ing). Then she paints 'erself 'orrid round the froat, and bolts the door top and bottom. Now she thinks everything’s ready, and she lays down on the bed, and lets out three screams, as blood curdling as she can make ’em. Then she shuts ’er eyes, and waits j for wotever’s going to ’append' (To Be Continued! the?| parliamentary appeal for sup port of Britain’s “almost terrifying’’ armament program to back up peace talks with dictators. “Olad Chamberlain's gout is better,” was a telegrapher’s comment. Others thought the armament pro gram was all wrong. “Look at what they could build with the price of one battleship,” marvelled an office boy. “Blimey!” An old charwoman, deafened by a bomb in a World War raid, smiled approval, although she seemed not to understand exactly what was being discussed. hasSeihts Hitler Has No Power Over Them, and Our Own Is Limited By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, March 8. Herr Hit ler’s order prohibiting German cit izens, resident or sojourning in the United States, from belonging to or ganizations like the Amerika-Deutsche Volkshund or German-American Eun 1 is all right, of course. While they are here the reichsfuah rer has no authority over them. Sup Wife Preservers A little glycerine or salad oil will lubricate the food chopper and egg beater best, a housewife ' a *'larp' HENDERSON, (N.G.) DAILY DISPATCH TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1938 posing that they disregard his ukase, lie can’t penalize them immediatelv, but his notice is to the effect that he will not take their part if they maki hemselv's objectionable to Unc.i Yarn's officials and are, for exampb deported. And, iir they are diported back to Germany he can make it mightily Unpleasant for them when they get there. There is nothing empty, therefore, n his warning to Germans, in this country only as visitors, to keep out of Yankee politics. As To Citizens. I would not have thought that wo have 400,000 unnaturalized Germans in our midst, as estimated, but the prin ciple stands,.regardless of their exact : lumber. However, Hitler cannot dictate to Americanly naturalized Germans, or to Americans of German descent, in ’eed, we might cancel a naturalized German’s American citizenship and -ship him back to the FatheUand, tut we could not do so in the case of a so-called German-American who was born here—and maybe his father an I grandfather also. And quite a few of these descend HENDERSON DOLLAR DAYS I MARCH 10-11-12 EVERYTHING SS READY FOR DOLLAR DAYS Watch This Paper Wednesday for Special Dollar Day Values Offered By the Merchants Listed Below LEGGETT’S DEPT. STORE J, C. PENNEY CO. EFIRD’S DEPT. STORE ROSE’S 5-10 c & 25c STORE I E. G. DAVIS & SONS CO. BILLER’S DEPT. STORE CHARLES STORE WOOLARD’S DICKSON & COMPAN Y ROTH-STEWART CO. TEISER’S DEPT. STORE TUCKER CLOTHING CO. HUGHES FURNITURE CO. LOUGHLIN-GOODWYN FLYNN’S DEPt. STORE CHRISTIAN-HARWARD FURNITURE CO. ants appear to be Bund members. T‘ is necessary to consider them locally. Stewart’s View. Now, is it permissible to tell the-: folk—Americans of long standing lik ' the rest of us—that they cannot ad vocate Nazi-ism, as generally desirabl politically and economically? I do not like their doctrine. I do not like Fascism or Commun ism or miscellaneous Socialism. But I would not say that a Nazi, ' Communist, a Fascist or the advocab of any other sort of an “ism” shout be forbidden to prcacl} his own “dope”, so long as he goes no faith : than to advocate it. Injunction Valid? Yet we have had a superior com 1 judge at Gary, Ind., recently issuing an injunction against the Volksbua from soliciting members, holding me - ings, hiring halls, from vilifying rag or from attacking principles of f.a United State Constitution. To be sure, it was only a temporary injunction. Nevertheless, it struck me as quee Anglo-Saxon jurisprudence. 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