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FEPE SR Seranas REPORTS COTTON BURNED FOR GAIN Texas Fire Marshal Charges Arson in Attempt Made to Boost Prices. By the Associated Press. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., September 24. —The burning of cotton, reported to | have been done recently at Beebe, Ark., by a farm relief advocate in hopes | of stimulating higher prices, was de- clared a violation of the State laws #gainst arson in a ruling made yester- | day by John L. Carter, Arkansas fire | marshal. | Carter has requested the prosecuting attorney at Searcy to investigate re- ports that a merchant at Beebe burned | & bale of cotton in the public square | and appealed to others in his commu- | ity to do likewise as a means of taking | eotton off the market in an effort to eause better prices. Such an act, Carter held. is punish- able by imprisonment ranging from one %0 10 years. The reputed action of the Beebe mer- chant has brought a protest from Charles G. Henry of Memphis, Tenn., general manager of the Midsouth Cotton Growers' Co-operative Association. He characterized the plan as “ridiculous.” “Labor and money are already in our eotton and the only chance now to get the value out of it is to hold it off the market and reduce next year's acreage.” Henry said. “Three million bales would be worth $150,000.000, and the destruc- | tion of this much property on top of our already great losses is unthinkable.” ARLINGTON COUNTY T0 NAME APPRAISER Fairfax County Will Also Be Asked to Appoint Park Board Member. Ancther step toward accomplishing the aims of the Capper-Cramton park development act was taken yesterdly.i when the supervisors of Arlington County, Virginia, were requested to name a member on a board of ap- praisal that will gauge land values for tential park areas in that section. | irfax County, Virginia, authorities | are likewise to be asked to co-operate. Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, vice chairman and executive officer of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, explained that under the \Capper-Cramton act it is proposed to have boards of appraisal formed to de- termine proper land values in nearby Maryland and Virginia. Under the tentative program, the local authorities in Maryland and Virginia will appoint representatives to serve with the com- mission. Col. Grant said the commission would welcome organized advice on the de- velopment of the riverside parkway from Great Falls, southward to Fort ‘Washington, Md., and Mount Vernon, Va. SUIT SAYS RUTH ELDER SHUNS PUBLIC FOR HOME New York Promoter in Second $150,000 Action Alleges Ten- Year Contract Was Broken. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 24.—Ruth Elder, the aviatrix, is being sued for $150,000 because she prefers married life to a place in the spotlight. T. H. 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You see, it's quite vital to me.” “Well, all right. TLet's review the affair. If you had done it, you wouldn't have used a gun squipped with a silencer. Where would you get & silencer, I'd like to know?" “That's true,” Caroline admitted, “but it hasn't been proved that a | sileneceer was used.” “A silencer must have been used.” | I sald. “If Celia heard that telephone ring some of us would have heard the shot, if it had not been silenced. That's settied. But there’s so much else that does not touch you at all-to be con- sidered. That advertisement in the | Marseille newspapers, for instance. We know that Lum We stole and broke and returned the phoenix, but we don't know who advertised to the world in gncenl. and to le Balafre and Ciceron in' particular, that the phoenix was on San Lucas, unless it was you,” I added gravely. “It wasn't,” solemnly. “The assumption is.” I continued, “that Parados was Jules Lacote, who sent his accomplices to Devils Island for & million francs.” “Of course!” and Caroline gave me | one of those teasing smiles. “But Parados may have been Lacote and he may not. If he wasn't, your lovely theory goes bang.” . it that, too. A belief that Parados was Lacote is as far as I am prepared to go. Lum We stole the gl-menlx. Mrs. Parados hated her hus- nd. Annersley must have dropped that ybllow petal inside the safe and smashed open that drawer to get those Fleetwood documents, Grainger was slashed across the cheek by Parados, Johns hated Parados because he threat- ened to destroy the fort, Celia detested him beecause of his treatment of An- neresley—but none of these motives Eroves that any one of these persons illed Parados. I haven't said any- thing about the is.” Caroline as-ured me . To Have Reserved EUROPE for Fall Home-bound liners are bring- * ing legions of American tour- ishs . . . now Eurepe is the hotel rates. Uncongested cates. Bargein menus. The ehic re- turning to the eapitels from the beaches . . . Smart of you to have waited, smart in two ways. For the low autumnel fares on magnificent United States Liners give you mere money to spend abroadl . . . Select your sailing . . . and stateroom! 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She stopped, shivering. I had thought of that, too. “It does look more like a woman's touch than & man'’ t 35 cents! It doesn't make sel “Sense!” Caroline echoed. “None of it makes sense.” She put her hands to _her head. “It's pretty awful,” I said gently, “but. | won't_ you try to forget it for a little while?” “I can't!” Her voice throbbed with horror. The look in her eyes touched me. “You mustn't let it get hold of you | that way,” I “I'm afraid more coming You: you ‘Great guns, no!” I exploded, seizing both of her hands. “Caroline, you mustn’t talk like that! You've nothing to be afraid of. You hear me?” She began to weep then, and I drew her against my shoulder and held her hard. Something inside of me was going around at a terrific rate. Caroline drew away from me and shook the tears out of her eyes. “Forgive me for making such an idiot of myself,” she begged. right now. leaded. she whispered. “Th I can feel it—hanging. you don't think I killed him, JO “I'm all 2" She pointed to two boats rounding the promontory. e_police and the reporters, prob- “Samuels is expecting There'll be more questioning. Do you feel you can stand it?” I asked anxiously. “Of course I can.” She looked at me steadily and earnesetly. “Let’s drop in and see Prof. Johns,” I suggested suddenly. “That old fort should be full of interest.” “Prof. Johns——" She stopped, frowning. “Don't you think he's—es- centric?” “Well, he ought to be” I laughed. ‘He's lived alone long enough.” “Yes, that must be it. I'm not sure I like queer people.” “What about antique dealers?” I in- quired in an injured tone. ‘That tender derisiveness was in her eyes as she lcoked up. My heart jumped. ‘Who are in those launches, | ‘They can't help themselves, I su pose, and—they can be improved. Oh, come on!” Prof. Johns hailed us from the tower of the fort. To our surprise, he came out with a seagull in his arms and blood on his lean white hands. “Good ng, my friends,” he greeted us “This is another of my friends. He hurt one of his wings and I have been doctoring him.” s his wing broken?” I inquired. “No. The bruise is rather deep, though. But I washed it and he’ll be all right in a day or two." “The poor thing!” Caroline claimed. “You have an interesting place here, professor,” I said. His response was instantaneous. “And I love every crumbling brick of it.” he declared with his illuminat- | ing_smile. “Come, you must see it.” 1 “The tower has been restored,” Caro- line exclaimed animatedly. “Its & dream of a place. Isn't t tiful>” “Mr. Parados had to make the place habitable for me” Prof. Johns ex- plained ut he wouldn't touch the | walls. year the warm rains | a little more of the Eve crumble aw original adobe.” He led us into the compound of the fort, which was about 160 feet square, The walls, some 2 feet thick, had been 10 fect, high at one time. Great gaps | were broken in them. In the center of { the compound was ‘a goldfish pond, around it a vegetable garden still oc- cupied by odds and ends of the Fall planting. “Lettuce for the rabbits,” Prof. Johns chuckled. As we poked around the compound, turning up an old millstone, a primitive wagon wheel, a broken olla, Johns dwelt on the history of the fort. “Think of it. my friends! A man building himseif a fort against t coming of a nation! look at the tower?” |""As we came around to the front of | RooFLESS AncrorBar ! 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Douglas Ross, the district attorney, and Dr. Steen, the coroner, were the principal officers of the new arrivals, Dr. Steen was a negative sart of person, but Ross was incisive. He did most of the questioning. Johns and I were disposed of first and we managed to remain in the room while the others were examined. Each of us was required to give an impression of fingerprints. Nothing of moment turned up until Grainger, who had been left until the last, was brought in. Ross made no impression on the man's austere gravity until he suddenly sald “Why did you drop that rose into thf‘ ‘:;’;;"',”',‘P"" basket? Granger's lips tightened. “Don’t lle. Why did you do 1t?* “T didn't.” Grainger’s eyes smoldered angrily as he stubbornly repeated his denial. “No?” Ross inquired. “Why did your master slash you across the cheek?” Grainger's hands knotted convulsive- . “The; -handed murderer on this island,” he cried harshly, ig- noring the question. “I'll say that much. 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