Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 5, 1923, Page 10

=z PAGE TEN Che Casper Daily Cribunce eee MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1923. s nN es 2 : “TH Tt CRET TQ! 99. | BARNEY GOOGLE: By Billev De Beck 4 - f Lil, | fim revre ae = ie j J | This private Marcd i : . ; . ; , 8 ha Es oe RACE WEVE Gor | on ; a By Paul and Mabel Thorne, Authors of CookED UP BETWEEN uc Be BiG SLU FP " “The Sheridan Road Mystery” | Your “SASSY SUSIE ethalgh a ay Te OF CHEESE? a fa ee eS AND MY “SPARK 1% oF MAWCH « war mM ne INSTALLMENT NO. | fluc" 1s Ay wer! ( lem 0 Thars 6 nn READ THIS, THEN BEGIN THE| “I get you.” smiled Humphrey as \p Yo Hoss AIST aerate STORY. he left. “I'll be there Less cau \T Tiere AH PROPOSE WOWING To bh Robert Forrester, a 3 ch Tt was just nine o'clock when For- | oFe = CANCEL Se cattery WORLD = (F oe « s n rester le to call on ae Nevins. } THE EN GRANO Yo MONEY You WERENT ye evins’s residence was on| 9 I Dearborn pariiaes only a fifteen- Bers AND 6 - AN OLD s i minute walk for Forrester, so he saurt_ Be SWEET 3 rp- it: § MAN also : tered west after leaving the house. “| Bupates - A heavy mist was gathering on} Lake Michigan and rolling ‘ough the streets, completely shutting from view all Dut the nearest street lights. So still were his surroundings that Forrester’s attention was presently attracted to the soft chug-chug of a motor somewhere in the fog behind him. As the purring of the engine con-| tinued, apparently always at the samc} distance, it struck him as pecullar! that the car did not catch up with and | He AM oes threat which now hung over} By (On A: Voight Frederick Prentice, man, and fre r Prentic s score of pr sponde met mysterio — THis PLACE FLorRi0A IS Just Fure oF - pa! the chief of det t refuses a head made Forrester more alert | SRR ee ens caisson meas eet Fy Raled:iSeeaalip UREIE outro — WHAT DoYou Mean- EIGHT. ~ OH, BACKCTHERE 77 You Hever 2] Forre ear on Dearborn Parkway, the ¢ : / — WHY | @uNTeD SIXTEEN = WH 1 WAS Keitenne }} SIP zal motor followed him. He was con-| ) STieoxtS You Took BAcic A SNAKE fy oa vinced that he was under surveil 4 ; ° TH in ( ERE | ¢ cS J é GeTTiNG our ster recollected with a start} y A ‘fs had taken Humphrey for gra’ d Might it not de that Hum | phrey had been a spy? He admitted | »|to himself that he felt decidedly ner- | vous and quickened his pace. He! glanced back and saw the blurred but} Humph-| unmistakable outlines of a motor car best that he become withe lights. Although the speed/ hk wn account for the | of the car had been slight'y increased | e solution of the mystery. | when he hastened h's steps. the dist between them was maintained ame convinced. that the| (ae pean hrey, = janened | Sores purpose of the car behind him| ter, “you give Job.” was to watch his movements. | “I know it!” r y he was well known in the Nev ins} 3 the man w solv home, he went immediately to the has got to put m Ubrary without belng announced. | brains and abil a ¥v r condolences Charlie Nevins | eo to fo! ) told some of the details of his father’s | eories the experienced detectiy down. They can’t Remember, when the --it belongs to r formu 1 hy | murde It seems that father receiv notice about two weeks ago this damnable blackmailing which calls itse!f the ‘Fri big scoop cc EYRE NY TeSuie wae. be waiting outside for Forrester to reappear. ; It flashed through his mind what GASOLINE ALLEY—A PEACE OFFERING (| a simple matter it would be for him — = - = ~ = sede ira Rete gid ih ak Ae them “WASN'T | THE PERFECT CHUMP i L/ MRS. BLOSSOM 15 YOU GIVE HER \ = AND NOW SHE DOESN'T FOR TELLING HER I'D FOUND OUT OF COURSE SHE THOUGHT INDISPOSED THIS WANT TO SEE ME ! OH, IF IT WAS THE MAID AND NOT 'D BEEN SNOOPING, MAYBE i "D JUST KEPT MY MOUTH HERSELF THAT LEFT THE P SHE WAS RIGHT AT THAT! 7 4 WALT IS VERY explained Mrs. Forre-ter, * RAT con iets B\ SORRY — VERY was such a pleasant evening we APARTMENT YZ iS SORRY, thought it would be good for us to EVERY NIGHT! walk home."’ “Mother,” he said, ‘how did p'an to go home. I did not sec r outside when I came in.’ jue Ee enone “It is not at all nice out now,” sa‘d Forrester. “A heavy fog has. com¢ up. I think I'd better cal xi Forrester went ‘to the telephone up talrs, ordered’a taxicab and then call e¢ police ‘headquarters He briefly explained who he wes, what I curred cm his walk over, ani gested that they watch for strange car as he returned home “Leave the house in exactly fifteen | minutes,” instructed the man at head- | quarters, “and we'll, bo ready for | you.” Later as Forrester assisted his mother down the steps he could make out nothing ve the taxicab at the curb. Just as he was giving the ad dress to the taxi driver a small man of slight build appeared out of t fog, stopped quite near him and a cigarette. Aside from nuting the man's build and the fact that he wore Bo- MAS 1S * a cap and had very dark hair. For OBo/.- Lee Pa But Tk SIULY > Dipdea Nomice Arle ober) rester could make out no other de SPORTIN” ONE BESe is BaNDeNAS TH’ SHEBAS tails. | = THosE NEW, FlapPees Would ?. ir ARE SPORTIN, WorR’— AIN They reached [Sellevue Place FALL Fo THAT THEY THe. BEANECS? without incident and there appeared to be no one around as they left the cab, but Forrested, after his mother and sister had gono into the house, lingerei for a moment in the dark] doarway. | Ho could hear the hum of the tax!- cab's engine as it passed down the ‘ ee A se street toward the Lake Shcre drive see meenaes surcehs reverted to the car which had followed him) Gthrowise the night was silent. Then suddenly he heard the ronr| of opened muffiers in the other di rection and the next instant two black shapes passed swiftly by thru the fox. Red flashes leaped out of the | darkness and sharp reports resound "I promise you that,” returned) Poor,” he a: “Father never sald Forrester. a word to either mother or rtyself ‘Let me offer you a suggestion for|/ about it. I believe he did not even that article which is to appear tomor-| tell his business associates, simply row."" r | putting the matter into the hands of Shoot!” replied Humphr the sand going on about his bus.{0d through the street as they passed “Announce that I ha iness as usual. The Chief of Detec-| ‘he door. pig idea of fighting the tives called in person this morning| “The Police are on the job!” ex Poor,’ and say that Sa and during his visit told me that he) Uted Forrester, | s on we4 midnight, I sha'l place a had offered father a pdice guard but| He hastily stepped Inside and clos 5 - taining the mone tree.” that ‘father setused tit ed the door, for his army experience O1013 create Tiere — a c had shown him the danger of stray £ “Last night father attended a din-| puttet | ner, d as ‘e did no e x 8 ough’ ASPIRIN : inn Tat mnotner and T retired sgermanion patisoc st aeceabeey agnent WINNIE WINKLE, THE BREADWINNER. Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep at oO} usual time. Ye missed him = phone, The voice at the other end at bre and found his bed had| “ poiogetic " hot been occupied. crlece tekst Metroreia lai bait ibisaviaien | THINK AND THINK AND GET 80 WigAVENT HAD TIME TO if Gur EVERY NIGHT T THANK THE LORD FOR Tm THROUGH i 3 “I was just about to call up the) got away from us. Any other kind MELANCHOLY ~ EVER SINCE "K: HAD To WORRY ABOUT SPVING ME Fg myeEce we SuevPHl PATSY, Be Jane Say “Bayer” and Insist!” when the patrolman on our! of night we would have had them 1 LOVE To THAT KENNETH DARE AFFAIR! /|{ YKNOW PEOPLE IS |i 4°14 DispossESSED AND pO Se F ig j FOREVER * street rang the doorbell and asked| sure | STAY AT SAYIN YOURE HAVING NO HOME AND NO REVERS UUSTIE, WANT: TREY. Re: ATES the maid if she knew the man who| “Our men were sure that their bul-| YOUR HOUSE Y HARD- BOILED AN’ |f Tha 5 A DECEIVERS !1!! lying on our steps. Of course,| jets struck the car. After giving up| ALL NIGHT ; Irdelied cea ead he mmediately recognized father.|the chase they spent half the night WINNIE ! WORRY NONE Lyerhitt We heard Hen westsen we all] CREEL Rua eerie aoeet| ABOUT YER ; a £0; tho door. automobile with bullet holes but were BUSTED ROMANCE: | doctor was here in five min-| unsuccessful.” | > Ss, but he said that father had un-| jrorrester ordered his roadster sent luestionably been dead for many|around to the house, He planned to irs. He stated that it was clearly|yisit the oak tree in Jasper Lane. ohyxia The surrounding cauntry appeared protested Forrester, “how|jonely and deserted at the point | they get at your father? It! where Jasper Lane branched off from impression that he always| sheridan Road. In this locality there | bout in his car with a chaf-| were only larde estates and vacant 1B. 5 tracts of land. all heavily wooded 2 is. ‘quite .rigt answered! He did not need any special guide to eve Our chauffeur said he had | locate the “great oak ree,” for its father a 1 o'clock, and| gigantic form towered above all the| a for home. Just as they! other trees in the neighborhood. He| Oak street something went| turned his car to the opposite side wo| Wrong, with ot mist : Father told] of the road, stopped his engine, and and { s for| him to take his time in fixing the! inspected the tree. | aaa ‘* i \, £ yo car and he would walk home. The| ‘The trunic which was fully aix fect /: ovo’ this clear apace were thick | put his arm into it. Tho space in-| «+r don't know that that’s any of| “Yas, suh. Jes’ a little way up de| “I though you sald your folks wore t st reache 1 usr wae the 1 y one saw or heard of | titteen feet, at which point {t branch. | Uttle fruther back the woods began, | Sno NO Teasen to Kalleve thal tHe) «Dats all right, Boss. Ah don't|Marthy, an’ me dono be caretakahs italia en cone were ooten Bur I n Jed into two parts, It occurred to him| From the road to the tree was a well- I . mean no offense. Dat tree done have] ro: ole Mistah Bradbury. His sot a young lady iben dere ho o . at Forrester's thoughts reverted to the| that th th NB Sioa one, While his arm was still in side] i 'h0a name, an’ us folks aroun’ yere Mistah Bradbury, His house| ncw. Boss. She ain't been dere longs, : : d po 2 ah i hat the space thus formed would definéd pathway that wound around|the tree Forrester was startled to 3 1s jes’ up de road aw Him an'| suh—only. st ; , y 1 i unbroken package con. car which had sellayed him through make @ roomy and comfortable perch|it and led off toward the right| hear a voice behind him, for he had| #8 begun to kinda keep our eyes) bi. wire in Califo'ny, su si Woes Soe caae ae ie a r a're Handy boxes| the fog. re was little doubt in his| from which to kee a watch over any-| through the th : ppan’ . a a Se cboppes ai sea tat tecctacrame, 24 eet coat oo ag centsa.| mind that this « pe eaiiaa |< seh : iy} thre hick woods, not heard any one approach. “Well aren't you and your wife|skeered dis yt * to f amen otis ai Sialdae Nevie s Sanihg tether | hing that might take place at the) The opening referred to in the de-| “What yo'all doin’ dere?” Forrester accepted this in’ the spirit] afraid to live alone gut in the woods,|drive her swig She dseus ‘eat fee! aes ther P:| tree, He strode across the road to|mand was noticeable at once a] Forrester withdrew bis jhand and|!n which it was tendered and assumed | with bad men all around?” asked For-| fas'nated wif dis tree—hangin’ ; : view, ‘Tha tres stood! ho'e about a foot high by six or eight| turned swiftly to find himself fac-|® More tolerant attitude toward the| rested, with mock er round’ all de time, Boss."* A. — Adv ar alse re hethcar ’ open’e : , : “ four feet from the a gigantic conl b Negro, The | Negro. suh, We a be y by the Bell Syn- me ; i o> Reo & oe OUST bora} evar ee. poate: Sur i i Negro repeated his question. “You live around here, do you?'| afeared somotime But y tla inc. . be ae eo OF about ‘ten feo! ie: co 1 to stoop slightly to] What yo'ail doin’? he inquired, alone no mo'.” ‘Another fine installment tomerrw.