cm \rn:i: hmutv ri\ i-:
Ar-'ii - r .ilt I (!»• sir 1,- In-,I anil
innall i>11 r«•:»11 in iIn1 a awe. The
apaitnu't v. ' void of l>rii'-abra>'
or urn n> il. uf any -oil. inilmlinr
j>i• t i . ..I . i . tin
tin ■ u < a 11 I-like
alVa ii . t • • . m il iceImx
and • • A twoluiiiin
i.) . .i\. ■ . t i M a till
tal'i'- til." . .
; .rmip, isn't il?"
A ITU1 ■ ■ • <1.
"Si i' w!i : - iii think <>f this."
11 ram.''■ ■ • ■. II' a ' I'iin I > a spot
directly > ■ • | ii• ■ the table. There
was a Ii- I i'i t wall I thi'
si/'■ ol a Inillit. "I i .'l I.i.;hi.« is
where Ki'illii-aiil laiiicil ott ii expel
i I in-n t s. all i "I "
" I ill.I at' t I: ' "
" Yip." ' • I •• ni ' noil a
clo*11 11«*«*•*. \ .i • •. I.tint:
tIn-ii*. "I .i'i !'•. . ai1 i'i il."
Crair.-e • at ! ":l . ! • ! us a
Iniitr tillli't<• trace il. Iilil it's idenI
leal wit Ii tin .!• i-rintion of tlie one
Ki .ll.- ar.I u. r. 1
A run t". 1' t :.!• . • •!. niflYd
il. ami llii a r.'tii.l «.r. of tlu*
pocket* itiMdo ..in, i-ari fully. s<» as
lint t.i "ill i.f '.he ilu t that
iiiiv lit 1 in i .• I -it>. in.
"IM liki- to krniw what ynnr men
rtnil from examining 11 dust,"
Argus rail!. "Par'ii i '.irl. il" tin y
litnl any tnl>: ." !I r. placed tin'
rout» a inl walked int . t!a> lied room.
Ill- pull. .1 Ikiik a . of I- " lied
Cl.\ ill'.*1' . ' v. .in
■mil IIIIWI i' ' ! '. I i ■ "all
•.Irawi : v. • t.- i I. T . . liar-.
A sad I...- Ii ! ii..t
1m i n n .• ntly '.s.. ■. i. ! pinoi! • in a
dusty ili":i mi t!... it . ,t!. Aii
«'\pii .< i...ii• i ii..11 t >■ I I fn a
U-vi I with tlio w indow.
"Wla n>V •• i . room?" \rgtl
jlii.ul. .1 ,ii. . i .|.n.
"It's .!■ .• a ill." Ci-iw.
nnnil 1.1 • ■ 11 •• .i aii in
lai'11 tli.nr."
Argu-' iin. • r | tho of
tin- rt fi rt .i;. tnl'l'". with Its r.-.| velvet
cover. Then v a i a marl on tlio
velvet us tlio . y
had ! la i.i ..'i it. Then- \v< two
floor p! ." In-hind tlio lulili'. \i'\t
to thi-tii v. a ' t1 1.« II! >ii\.
There w.-r.' • • ■ r l II1M ; nil
it a tIkiii'.'Ii • " • • ■ i 1 t r!• il to
takr it a'.ait a :: -i . ir t m
iiiarrini
im lit ami it ' I .......
thi'paint. <>• t' • carpet wa • a tit y
slivi r nf j»1:i . ,\ ri.rn : ;ri 'a I it lip.
"Hottor ta dust combing
nround thin laWi>," h aid.
"l ikav. 1■ ! nm t1 Iriir?"
Argu* |.'« • he ■ i•■ *•»firnnm'*
liainl. 'I':i 1 . .vi into tl'i
kiti'licm it- Tl • i .lit t i>ti tii.
nhelvvft. ia ill" (rluK.<i and • Ii.-5;■ ■.
There wa- a Ii .! g pail l!"\t
to thi- tin 'ai!. . Hi lifted tlic lid.
Tin in • I" !• I i< mioisiiij;.
"W!.. • ir t ''■■ ■ ■ . In-p... tor?"
the deti . tiv.. 1. !.
"Will." I <>range, puliinc* at!
hi)1 ciiin, know that Sturi!iti|
wt» it; \ v« with Syria and jenlou*
of her. And i" wtM rlever ntiout
in v. nun.- • I.;:. ir ~. Sliiri;is u.ilkcl
with r liti'i. s.i did l!i'ill>i'.ard.
Stui'u.s. L. ■ m. n • • sio'i. was I
lit) tho vicinity of Ultli Stm-t ami
Fourth Avenue t lie tl.ty lodluard
! iii'iii'lit liis «list»ui>e."
"If Stu n:is were lioclliciiri!"
| A t ints siikvi'sIi-.I, "(lie kill that
picked U|> tin- heard at Western
I'num mil'ht !»• aide to identify I
him. Hut tlii-ri's another problem:
Asstiniinsr :hat Sturcis was our
mail, who shot liim anil who shot
I'iav.r ."'
"Yes." firaiisi' sitrhed, "I've
thought of that. too. Cut Stursis
.I liUesneh a lo-iral I.Vdhoaid.
• vc »•>thitiir ahout him fits so \v«-ll [
» .th what \\e already know, that I
I'lK tired thole tutl-t !.«• some t• l:|>1i■
1 ion if we colild just think
of it."
"IVriiaps," Arjiiis said, uiu-imvilM-ed.
til amre's face hritrlitoncd. "Or
maybe Stur i= knew who ltcilh<-ard
was aiul I• illowI liim up liW,
threatened him. ami was shot."
"Tii.it sounds more likely," Arvt*
noihleil. "I'll tike to have a talk
with the super. Ami. if I may make
a . n-.-:-'stieii. don't 1. t any one
-moke in this room until you've
taken up tin- dust f• ■ -m around the
tahle."
Till* supcrinti n,lent turned out to
In- a I'enial Swede with a dean
apartment in the Iia-'iilent. lie
• irmeil more ti.au anxious to ansvv.
r <pn -'ion .
"This man Si 'If-1;\* rami' lo you
aii Thttr«dny sifti moon to rent 'JK," I
Arirtis 1m -an.
"Ye-\ II ill ' 'I.nit -i\- o'lloik
to 1 <•'; nVi i the place." hi :iid Hi a
•Tlien h.
and ajy
I ::r,d
•noat
t h<- rent in adv
ill I-': day."
I "And did he?"
"Yes."
"•'an you de • • rii?**
"Stir--. !!'» ahout a- tV.1 a*1 viti
arid lie h. ve a mlili-h In a
1'la-si It-- M-e-ir a i o
in I a ■'■ i I. i'ei- hat ;n.•! in- wall;
v. • !i a !.'i o. \\ ia •; he talk in- i-II:
' : a r : e. II,- *|R-ak Willi
at i • lit."
"\otiio anvthintr about hihand
' Vnv i in- -or a «aMi'.'"
1 "lie V. i •: 11 ; - t* I -1 • • V • ...IV time |
in. 1 d<'!i't I.ii-1\\ ahout anv
watch."
"W'-nn he p-i'd the rent dill he
si-'ii am h.ny'."'
"N'.i,"
' II-w* il 'it that phori> upstairs?
Hid ■*'to!l'-ky put that in'.'"
"Tl.e '.hone ..'r- 'dv in. h it he
had a i<i•:11 < me in and turn i! en."
"When?"
"Wlu-n ho trove in hr 1.11 mo to
- \pert i- one man and he five me
t'li dollar to v liim. and I' ll me
to ijrtt foi t. The mati come j-'aturilav."
"Wa* SlolT-ky here?"
"X . lie Weill oi;t. I !• • the man
in and lay w ' ile he connect it."
Av-.'ii- sal forward ill hill rhair. ,
"Win n you wen- ia tin- apartment
did you -ee anything unusual'."' ,
The Swede scratched his Id "Tld 1
head. "<'.-nie to think of it. Iiy yin:miny.
tlii-re wa* a machine tin din-^
on the talde. 'I'll'- phone myr say
il. was an air 1< r "
-hi.! y..i; i • u •
**N«». lit.. . »:i, * in".*'
-Wan t i r. .. .J
4*I lion** ! i-titi'n. '.v i in!' .liri*.**
"hill t;.;^ St •■?'.' k\ . y olK
to clv aii up foi him?"
"No. Hi- <!i«it«*i want a» y to
go mar his apartment jr.'.t •' .t.*'
"hid you throw out any i ;..>u
tYom liiroom. V"
"No."
••The* tinrhave pail i* in injj
!*!"• »i11 his hitihui. Mo \ i. ! . ,v
\vIn re it i - .'**
"N<», May In* it*-, in tin* I tnU*
waiter. i ain't hail lino n» «i< an
up today."
As the man pulled down the
dunih-waitcr trom ai.- 'i . r tloor,
Av.;us eonlimnd with hi «§«i« ~tu»ninjr.
"hid St< ir 1 loll ... hi ii tials
or tir-1 iian,' wion ho the
piaee?"
"lie sa\ his mime was Krie Stotrsl:y."
"Krie Stotfslcv." Ai'/us rep# at. d
slowly and !nmk his h« ad. "When
was the ln*t time you saw him?"
"!!•• came hi around h:*'.<» last
nijsht."
" 1 low* many tin did you •• •• him
in all?"
"I see him Thur day when he
took the plaee and Kri.iay w In »» ! »
m< vid in with a snitea • . Tl it ua*
around fix. !!•• le in Monday
niitht at .V.'.n aitd last n *ht.**
"hid any of \oiir t*-».a»its report
hearintj a -dir. du< \-.,r tl»o time
StolV I.v lived l.on-?"
•*Naw. mi>t«r. I"if I I make «?o
intieh noise any way "II- . in u;-I.
••'Hum the tr n l a!wa\ I»:*« *.!*»i"injr."
II had tl.»-duioh-waiti t d.«.u
now and \va- r« t *.«.\:: r * pail. Ho
set it down • • n tlw floor near Ar»»ti*'
!*»»• t. The lalt* i hvtit !•» • \amin>- it.
Ther«* were a few pi» e» . :* hio!.on
Ha ' v. raj ;• i in a ?>• • • ip« r. In
ilie upt er left I • .! ■ ornei\ torn
through tl ni ! le iva a • • • r
with the la t h-tt. ts i t* a » am*- i:.«i
nddr. . A!*•••»" p»I at it i'I*.*'. Iy•
Yho !• ♦♦ r w. r» "an" •» d iv.hrr.
at': was and lo !■■» that
**..y." The oth. r ooid.-nt • • tin* p il
w.-re a pie.*,- ,.f twine and me
small hit - of wiro.
"I'm Had h id: ** emptied
thin,*9 i • aid. **1 I ist kit p it
t*.»r a while.99
•*M>s Kitty won't li!:^ this at
all." tho superintendent • h«»oL his
head slowly.
"Mi Kitty? Who's sh» ?" Ar«»nii
asked.
•\*'he*s t!;e holy 'v!m?e apartment
he ii-nted. Mi Kitty*: member
of some* iety t »:.t don't approve
of ilrinl in' ..r -tnokiii' ai d she trees
• outh and I r. rit h. r pla.'o tor her.
She toll na* sh'* want sonn* ro-pon —
li -ftoiiH do •-« • ill it. was her
vt ry w ; ii " II. ho.•!. !:i- le-ad
atrain. *'Shi *r ! '.nr." me w' . n she
funis out I ret t it to a nr rderer.*8
Th • v>,< ! ! ' d hori ifn •!. Arjfiis
Id vr.f d»vt«: »er it wa he
eause of StolVskv * r whetb r V)
f.*ai'ed M - • l\ :11> V v. i at
(To In rout intied)
e • ri •!:«. t x r.a» - I .r .
Hi fr.' • ! : . K . » • .
Jap 'Gin'
WHEN THE MARINES : I m m
the Japs in the I' po << r
area, they found tin.- y
nged anti-air•(•••:.:» : '.hi. Now that it
has been repaired, Sgt. Charles M<'Klhenry
of \Vilk::- •••.;, I\i., is
itching to turn it a;.'. ■ 1 ' • ».
U.S.M.C. photo. (hit if)
Noah Kmymi,
-4MP /
± 2JL
PCAP /-\CAk\ ^MOL)Lt>
SCCLW BALLS Ul
LOCKED UP <VJ THE!©
t?AYCFf f
HACt'Y PAV-I
HOI.I • e.eAtlP/
C»f A «-• .• IS II
fosniRLf t •' - v//t
"I f>l f'TH'. • '
TMOUCWW
MRS .J
fill I M
fr<-, 7 r .»/-»"• ■ ,J '
NUMH \H /
Morning Inertia
Sign of Middle Aqe
r... i.Oti \N CLKXDEXINC. M. I). |
I UK .-pirctacle, whether real or 1
in i_ a • y. of young soldiers re- '
■ i mi to reveille by hop pint;
■ i iri and ruimiiiK pell-mell
: r tin- -bowers is oik* to create
l»r,« IcitiMiij; will mwwr
<i ■ o, (j..j,.-ral inteiv -t.
« iy. anil then only through
in.- column.
< ■ my middle aged colleagues' ]
< •no ol' I hi' ■ 'not .->i»11s of I
tl of the—well tt» avoid I
. a> ' anything so invidious as
ii lit* aged or declining—let us j
>ay tin onset of lIn- philosophic
• /a of lit'- is !!:■■ p ! i' .l of adjusti
i* !'• uirO' at tin' first instant
of p ,!i the morning.
t n 11*11 dizziness, the :nrre-t
-.-I i.r.11 of the necessity of
'a! :: i • ipl" of ileep btealh-,
but at avy iiitr the pause—the
Vt i \ lit M.i'.e pause, fri t hanging
"■■.ii- • •• iile of the l.oiI. aims
bra. • i. to give I ho shove that semis
0 n- hero out towards the workaday
world—perfectly willing to
go but. don't push, brother, the
workaday world can good anil well
wa ' tir.'il I shake my head n
1 • '.'.do of tlllirs.
I i.i i nothing alarming about
tl.i it i- ju-t gray hair in the
isti cut, wrinkle* in the rising
I '- one of the earliest ami
ii." t ii '. ate -.i^rns that the ar•
|■: .i • .if! no longer as limber a>
an ■ ;-ii iin^' thiotigh a j I of
u I.
1%'irunihent Position
Ti te 'imlieiit position — Hod
Me - I a in ii I tain Nature int
Ill be I ei-iiinb' nt. or at
lea t i n ail fours- the recumbent
I . .i.ion i'li al for tin- circulator;.
n .m m. It i obviously
easier f "lie heart to -end blood
to the in a ! when the Iteml i on
tlii" same "Vol. arid for the blood
t > got bai I: to the heart from the
feet, than vli'ii they are three
feet limn and tho blood has to
• L-irle against gravitation.
Well, when this easy position
la- I "ii i.iaintatr 'd six or eight
t ii and -uddenly the media ni.
r conditions are male harder,
( a art' i i'- ! ave lo reach out and
viai' t1 e blood and squeeze it onvni
and the heart muscle ha* to
increase it - foot-pound work very
. !•!• uly The young person'* artiii
can snap to attention with
pie a urc and alacrity under these
i rcunistniKTS. but fncle John'*
arteri< hove been knock injraround
tlie divr« and .-harp corners of the
world some timi and you have to
(jive tlu m lime.
The phenomenon bn? been extensively
studied by Hr. Starr, a:
the t'niver-ity of I'i mi-ylvania.
and a te t devised, the stand.ud of
which can he applied to anyone to
make a determination of the adjustment
of the circulation.
Tho apparatus is a table suspended
in fui-h a way that t lie
movements im|>:irU'il lo the body
by tho hrari'i rwoil anil tlic I■!< >iui
imparls of a I'cclinini; subject are
iran i!;i111.1 to a in' \ intr <lium and
iii'-'i. In ilthy yoiinsj pcr
'ti> lIn- avi- am- cireulatioti n
maintained on ari-ini*. In those
with heart disease, high blood
I'M—mi' at- i convab- cents there
were varying derive:; of lack «>C
ia|>i>! response.
The . en ati<»n ha* no serimn
- iirniiieaiv. ■ . i.t that it nn ans
tin- l>< itiii' mi' of tlir in initial withdrawal
of tin- I' >nnimtr ennciM
of youth. lMi't unrry about it.
lit ftard it :i^ t .ii of tin* eternally
lascinntini; ; - tiom< t a of Naturo
—a> nntnriil as ti.«.• iarl: of the dosire
to r<> a-ioving l y the lij'ht of
tho moon.
(jrr.s'iIONS \NI> ANSWKIIS
f! J>.: Will you plea-1 • till nio
if th' re i ■ any datf.'i r of ponotriitin*
tho i ir drum liv cleaning; out
tin ear w it h a mat el;'.'
Answer: iVrtainly. If you don't
want to lo i' your h. aritn; have a
doctor clean out your ears.
A. S. K.: What characteristics
in the appearance of the tool
would dcioti- eaneer ill tho intestinal
tract'.' Would a complete laboratory
and :r:,. fro-intestinal Xruy
<iihe!o e uch troulile'.' Would a
('<>»>/>■ ?«.■' pi.-, . in ir«('/i'./ recuKnixe
th- trouble?
Ans'.'rr: Stool is tarry, blrndy,
rilihondike. t'oir.phte (i. I. series
should I '••• tii/.e ('.mi'' r ill the
bowel. All c<»t»i|»etcnt physicians
arc fallible, but olie . hotlld recognize
thi< condition.
LENTEN REDUCING DIET
By Dr. Clendcning
Worfnosdoy—500 Calorics
BREAKfAST
" tablespoon apple sauce —no
sweet cninp.
cibli oat oioal no sugar.
11 cup « hole milk.
1 i ip ti'lTce no cream or tier.
IUNCHEON
1 toa-t' I cheese sandwich on
whole wheat toa-t.
I tomato sliced with vineirar, lemon
or mineral "il dre><ini».
1 cup tea no cream or sugar.
D>MNtR
Avcr.itro h-lpinir baked stufTid
mushrooms.
1 slice whole wheat toast-no butter
or substitute.
Lett ire and i-it-s -alnd vinegar,
b-mon "ti minei:d oil dressing.
'J tablespoons >r<! il in dessert.
I small cup coircc-no cream or
sugar.
•f.;. .3..j.;./• ••• tj r, t,/, /. <• t.
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
"Th© Authority oo Authorities"
KJ.l'.Vl-'N TITI.i: KYI-VIS
ir: l'K.\<T1CALLY uii Section*
t>f the country li- : ate Statr,
"ity ami lUj:ional Iirn:i{ship
tourn.ttm-nvs it • r tlto allspices
■1 tin- voluntary ,'<>v< ruin); fooiiy
•1' lli«- i;aiiiv. it.- Aim-ricai) Contract
r.n.l^- 1-ranu. All i>i' tin-in
li I •• Ciitiiiui'li'il 'II the h.i.-is of 'lupin.:tr
plav s.i Miat IlK-re is :i >
• ili-li ttuiij; as v inning lin-atise yo.i
.1-1 i.tlir car.i - than someone
I-> Kvnylioily plays tin- same
latxK iiml t!a- way you make out
l'p.tl-ls Oil Wilt'lilt; wilil ll :.||f»-.vsAiii-lli
r .Mm iliit l,i t!• r or wor ••
I.an tin.- others v.11li "hi- nl«-ntical
v.irils.
Naturally the most cov.-t. .1 till'
s a re tin- national championships
Th'.-.si- af- 'l'-t'-rtnin-'l in 11
separate competitions. Thn-i- of
'.In'iii- inihvitlual. | nr an.I trams
:>f four—are r- it11'l'-'l to Mas.
ti-rs." who haw <|iialuic.| as .such
hy ri-corils of actual |n-rf"riii:mi-ii:i
previous event •• Knur of tln-m
*re open to • v-ryhoily. pairs,
l.m>i koiit fours. in whn li your i-t
total 'imtract points dci-iile
whether you at a particular
.Vain or 1. . • to i' ami tn-iN h point
I..ins in which . .in« iN-tter than
some i.II • r train n a ( articular
I- al i '.ui.i ; I.:., p. mt i..r your
oiul.iii.itlull Tin n t .-ir nr Wotn-•n'-s
pairs ui.i !• men'.: ; a r.-.
«i..I tnixeil pans ami trams winch
li.i\. n.' n ..-I I .von ■ :i at.-,! i.;
■ a h ••tliet
ll" ! •• I 11
.1: ill ll.r
_ '■ « i -ll" II I. :i J..1:11
P. *'i i.- t. t. I I ;■ -,- Xi],„j.„.
i'liilailepliia: llowai-il : .-n
•.n.l K !■ ir.l llvm- s j; v
V'.i!:.
Open J-;\i-u(n
Pair* Mr; Kilitli .1 ftrii..
New York, atvl Mrs Ituth Chas<
t.r'liili li-. i-hilail: i
K,u.i li.,ui I"'i.ui.h I Vatiiii-riiill
i *. jt.n•. -1 ).-. Kim: :
Cup)-* Marry Fish!) r- ! i>
Kaplan. Alvin L I1.'
•Stone. New YorJ;. jr. ! ! I
Kaj-in. N'-\v llav<-n •
M.itch point .'•! " \f
S..I..-1 an>l i'. .I:ty 1'.
York. Cliail.-s II ' !• '!*'
n<-y Sikxlor. I 'lul l : -1WlXHI'll's
llM'lllPairs—Mrs
l i.'h .T
.in ! Mrs M i.- !:<• • n. NKMiri«—Mrs
.1 K Fot •• i
lil<m<l V.i .".lis Wilkll..
Atlanta, Ga . Mi \ M
Xi w York, an 1 Mi R. C.
I"llll-i<!<
Mi n's Ki.-nt
Pairs ciiarli' 1 II. ' n an«:
Clrirl- s J Solomon, PI..:..
Mivi-i) iAi-ntP.nrs
Mr- ol. ■ t'« I- r ■
C'liarlf ; 1! tior. i! !'a:l .
1-our.s Mrs A M
York; Mr - < •. 1
C.*h:irl>-s I! < '.or •: .>• 1
ilor. I*lii!.i.l>
It -.vill be n< -t. .{ th «
1 v.-nti in v. In-ii . 1 1
Mr 1 . r« M uoii it-. .■ 1.1 :
| the .Ma."t«-is' fmir* 1
, j.omt lour ••. i- • f
J.an s ir I i:, . f • r • 1 .
r.- - ii I v Mr
5i(»ll. I. I • .. V: !
Crawfortl. Mr : .
li-mai. •!. t Min
lli- ir l.illl:i.*;j- . i
l>r- ;-..-n "ii . >• ■
< • on«l pl.u »*s u. v
|iarti.ttlar -v> n*- tIf • • .
I Ih t i ■ . 01, o'1. 1 ■
I-n.il ; 1 .v -• '
M Mr " :
at,.I II,- I tur i'
Mi \V >•
iii mill K:i|»ln
on- nation .1 •.. • y
All tol.t. :;| .!:•!,
(..nti. |!- I 1:1 •
li.it:o: || <1 ! .
I Olll*-!. - ain- . 1
• I il of 11 1. . • ,
on-tv.
J l'-o yon !- c
| Il :: of P ,il • ! •
' tin- v.lmh >
l.r. ilc :•!' r«
: lnj.s in .1 : . 'i
1- lol l tomorrow.
j SlRAP BOOX i y R. J SCC'
THIMBLE THEATRE Starring Pcpcye
i vama oticr * . . • (ve^.'/ou"'!
— i i - /
VA.MA V' . - ' . ITIIE RATIN65
CMItr . ..v#'. O; - HAVEN'
BOSUN'O * \ . COt
MArf v ' . I-' ,V ' " - •> ^'through
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