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NEW BRITAIN' DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, | v "] | ®“The letter was not written under |cumst ‘ e “'vo B N g : ! | 3 under stances in whish, however, we are Come to my rogm, Jaa, when [N : \ P customers and triends. Repuiring ‘1‘ :T:T‘r"\';:m m.-“nl)t 's::'r-:'\‘-m';‘m o ‘r.::m'dh Mo romance iy involted, Her[YOU're tree. T'e'a curfous ' bit | of NEW GAI‘AGE ON *| makes of o‘«fn. with ‘c.dnue- . o 8 h € ® house of | father has asked me to gngage a pri. [news for you." ! ' 4 A' clalty, will be one of the features « “lr:'x“ nhu'n ’-run;‘l”‘ without taking me Vaté deteative (o locate her, but we (Contimued in Our Next lssue,)* ‘CHURCH STREET mu(:y.‘r“f, Another will be relipir . g 'm‘ 'l")'m::n'r;m :'nd;—rr:l{ 1 have :r!. .l: the request of the voung lady ! - —_ Jh Lrakes, avhila you wait, at flat rate b she had an ap-|herself and without his knowled . B K e int ' . ge or f N A wrégking car is at the sorviee :::L:J:“:';"":-':*':’:‘:;:;‘"h:‘;‘"fl':fll'lrdI;’::"nzl his x;lr-(rr or brothers, m\.-,uA‘STORAG-E BATTERIES. J. B. Moran hux opened an up-to- u\unm‘(‘?‘ffio awnerf at any hboe, ds her 4 certain matter which threat- | date noat, 3130, ¥ i .1 14 n flight and | ¢ . o "m garage at; $13% (hurch street ! or' might.' Mr. Maran formerly cor young m A fr:u“ by h‘-" been the €A them., The position which: Ser. FORVACUUNI LIGHT | where ne win e pleased to meet his | ducted 2 garage on Booth street ) nan who is in love ‘with her, |8¢ARt Miles and 1 have taken is this. : ’ | | "f[' \h's presence elsewhere: has -been [the young lady must be located at the | e A Sataniemyd carliést possible’ moment but not dis- | ! ol C % : ‘What can be, the meaning of her|turbed if she is x What {s the proper source' of sup-| X B Y ’}abel bsb‘ander\« ©1922 NEA Service.Inc. | Teference to a tatooed arm"" ook Srants Hor: ::(’;:.,'j"{:,'::',.,‘:,"’:, "¢l ply for 1ighting. vacuum tubes? Wiy ] 2 When we hyve learfed” that, Mr, |her whereaboiits, although he must be| Thi# question,” says Mr. Bannon, i 3 BEGIN HERE TODAY ot . ‘l\\’vll.\. rr!]}xum]rrl Miles, “we will be l\rrnundvl(l upon to’'take no further mhnager of the local Prest-O-Lite \ ¢ — for: BEGLY HE : there seemed to be an addéd grimness| " OUF Way¥ toward diapelling the|step on Kisown initiative. .10 I make |S€rVice station, “is one that fs heard P [Ray s : N e ,and mysterious about his mouth as‘he greetéd the de. N&htmore of grotesqlie horror which |myself clear?" frequently in these d of Radio § . A Yowhr wakTEaalng 1 threh. Drakisltedeiia [hunga over the Drake family. Our| “iPerectly” " The drawl was gone | POPUIBHILY. Am now located, at my. up-to-date Garage By "It is almost needless to say that brothers, “1 wis expectin " young client ha $ is & you. ) ds' stumbled upon, the |y ! pi HO T A P i ga; rom Zorn's voice, . “Wh. ] HOBARD, Wall, 8fepst- Rroleer Mr. Drake telephoned? . |path to the truth. [ voung Tady disanmear, My Senn eh®|we advise the use of a gdod storage : AR YR, nt scientist, and @ 4 CHAPTER X1 In What manner??' = battery and especially the Prest-O- 31 1 A R B X Lite battery for radio which has all o 2 5 ° ANDREW, recently returne d from vou Know wh $ ) hat has ot-| The result of a,b Th v ; : LA [RDad ke rran T a,brief conference was | e attorney turned to Miles, wh rmin, 10 place | themselves njcurred? * Do yoy mean that you have |that Sergeant Miles should sngage 4| 1VICkIY, recounted the ciroumstances, | ©f_the efficlency and dependabllity’ of 3 I " || the automobile starting and lghting Wh {od to all” ere I will be pleased to meet all my friends and | S ‘rl;!';ru{l:rus( ;nnfl;nn: 7 s»lm. power |heard’ from Miss® Patricla Drake her- | friend Zorn), a’ private detective, t “This letter is self-explanatory,” he h e obar o deliver a seif?" | W b hE sy | R oty / 2 mock address in the public square, Exactly.” Wells nodded ‘and, tak M“r;':x‘; om'rr',:" dls?(‘l‘l"a”;,?” SLiPag Il'r:::!(:filt Sl ok oany h.""‘:'r‘:":“::; :;m;h:m:::l: h'::;:.rv o Roger t 3 a sclentific ad:|ing d Mrkbveria d gl bl s would enablé Mije e occupation which wo 7 ’ [ e L aque & sclentific adt{ins Trom e drawer & criimpled twlat | rmain at Byooklen In hls capacity 0 [takatrn* Banest, clt workingman ut | the required voltage, usually six voits RO, [ty (oehe Rarloa e Lt B A RPN y\]\r»“\lvn\m“ tonEhe I,’\”";l'""b""mn and, unknown ‘to Hobart, | N0 the country ‘on short trips at|&Nd Maving a capacity of-at least 40 2 ‘ ) g p : < at you can make of [hcen (ot ¥ Y ! night 2" ampere hours, may be used with ra- R T] ANl The th appea it aL . Sl p in touch with Patricia's disap- | PEN P p . : i e three i AnTAT . terror-stficen | thatiwhile Jread what Hobart has.to| ryarance, 19a0- | Tirhe first supposition which occurs| Q10 recelving sets, these will not give Brakes rélined whilejyom. wih At fint:nates T suy ahout the matter | “Before. Zorn .arrives, Mr. Weljs," [t0 Me is that the fellow might be a 4 | | | | as satisfactory service as those design- PATRICIA DRAKFE, daughter of ‘The paper was of poor texture o . Y . 2 seclires gt | remarked Miles, "I wish yon wo helper on a movin van," replied | ¢4 especially for radio. . P N TR s ad R A o L a5 he smoothed |11 me something about the early uld] zer, & L “These have heavier plates and Live and Dead Storage { his colleague, e P b "'H.'“ th ‘1:”1'?‘*'.’1‘ ”:l' :ar:v: tory of the family What was the| "E v!'" Miles cried triumphant. | have :pegtul kre‘nt:reu which adapt ¥ BCOTTIE McCREADY, to investig adiiac 3 J i £3CO loriginal sum which each of them in-|!Y. "Now study the scrap of paper |them for work indoors. r L o A Miles is ..m.mt-rg : 2 ”;,r.,,_:‘«'}.:r,, 3 HepIted U Eom e haroe A o & OB\ Wh bkl bsVrassagaiis o FlEtanie “For, instance the Prest-O-Lite Auto repair work—Cadillacs a specialty and Scottie as gardener. Following | F'rom a distant cousin of their Zorn took up the letter, read it|models for radio come with a mahog- ; & mother in England. He had owned | carefully twicé and then carried it, to- |any finish which harmonizes with the furnishings of the room and are not a series of mysterious events, Pa- | tricia suddenly disappears—an event fnv heen interested in a South African ! E€ther with the magnifying glass, to : which Milgs cannot understand as ) diamond mine, if I remember correct. | the nearest window. unsightly or messy to have about. . tr p ly, and died leaving no other heirs.| ~YOu are right, Sergeant. This| ‘There 1s also a unique cabinet model with a cover which completely ° ° he and Patricia were in each other's / | I was not the attorney for the family [PAPer has heen torn from the blank hides the vents and unattractive black confidence.. Possibly the attempt of | her spinster aunt 5 |ut the time but later, when Hobart [Page of a receipt book. The smudges ye Tk e DA e A e T ’ {and then Jerusha placed pertions of |4re from carhon paper and the inden- | sealing compound on the top. 313%4 CHURCH ST .|their inheritance in my hands for in.|!ations give us a fragmentary clue to D - a fove affair with vestment, T Jearned that they had kept |the name and address of the last per- GARDNER AUTO Oll N N A ] | r wrecking car is at your service day or | RICHARD 'KEMP, has been the \ {up a desultory sort of correspondence |Son to whom delivery was made.— cause Mites is suddenly sum- i\ m since thelr mother's death|'Mrs. Ja—Sloc—gcombe Ro—kside, i : 1" e o e e New ger For arguments sake. 1t COMMANDS ATTENTION | [l night. _Just eall 1554 or 732-4. moned by Hobart Drake : = and 1 do not know whether they all New Jer—. 'or argument’s sake, lot GO 'ON WITH THE STORY : shared alike ydder his will or not.”” s say that ‘Mrs. Ja—' is Mrs. Jason| ‘Wiittam, I want you to take this: : “But what has all this to do with or James Slocum, of fiething- road, | antin : the test you propose making? What Brookside—if such a place exists— !}:i(-:r o d”:ipalr\l:mrv ;‘fl' ui”;n “dr\[ym £ | has it to do wny;. r‘a'rir‘ia‘f warning New Jersey, That will give ws a! The Gardner car is being distribut- mp an iver 1is son, Mr ” : | about a tatooed arm?" starting point. |cd through thd Hardware City Motor company of 86 Arch street. J. L. Richard, personally. BRe sure that o - ? | Miles was saved the necessity of a ey It is my theory that she . on the|Heckman and ¥, W. Schmidt are de- you give it to no one else. If he asks . Ml leg nat save el e iatheoryg you any gquestions tell him merely 1 1 reply hy e entrance o e servant | mus ave stopped the v i it said it v':! a matter of the mmnsz]m.. g A who announced Mr. David Zorn, The road and arranged with one of the lighted with the mechanism of the pottance, but do not mention the fact Jatter groved to be a fair-haired im-: moving men to bring the note here Gardner, the faetory by the way, is ’ Chat"Miss PAtMBl 0 Ta s goneiaway. -1 maculately attired young man with an |as soon as they reached the city. “We 80 sure of their product that a one | |8 it 0 expression of polite boredom in his|Hhave reason to belleve that she has|year warranty goes with every car, to A fnk that T can trust yvou.” o ‘Yes :ir" ; sleepy blue” eves. ":une to none of her friends, although | replace every part which. becomes e “Sorry I could not get here before, !it is barely possible that she may have | worn out, if such & thing is possible, n.:;;‘:;-I,,ogo‘:;,r:g]\—:;r;nr:,a‘::w:im:: 5 ‘, | Sergeant. You mentioned a—er— taken refuge with a Miss Millicent Ar-i 88905, f. 0. b., St. Louls, is another fea- ’ % ey " < he T BN - M little proposition over the pho |mitage, Tane's End, Oyster Bay. ture of this wonder car. It is at- i ;:::':.;:"h';,5:$:h°r;;,h'\’;,5hp?fil{,;.ff i q‘”‘”-} DID THE YOUNG LADY | “To be brief, Mr. Zorn, a young CHAPTER XIT. | tracting plenty of attention around ¢ s Ary ichard. DISAPPEAR lady. a maiden aunt and two mchp.’ Miles saw nothing of Scottie until|the streets and the driver of the ‘He's gone out motoring! with the : | . — 1 e 1 s ; i ’ | - family and they won't be home untilside It appeared to be a fragment| o" u:r!rshm aolmn,, lslan‘vr.lsuvhum hla' (T‘;" "t‘]" |Ir\tthf ser\':zpnlsrdmm;; room,ii:mrt:nstrrauocmraral:o ‘:"::",b“!y :n Yatelthidatternoon Mhaytdidnit, ey iitorn fro m i st lareerisneat inalitiie {p“.-len er home under mysterious eir-{when the latter muttered: ering questions u same. here they were going.” sentences hastily serawled upon it in — = { . ‘Maybe you could leave the mes- 8oft blue crayon were so blurred and B eage with me and T'll give to to Mr.| smudged as to be almost ineligible, 3 1 Richard?" | “Dear Mr. Wells. 4 . “No. 1 have arders to deliver it “Have promised man who brings myself. 1 ought to have brought it|this that you will give him five dol- P [ to Mr. Richard last night.” fars and ask no questions. You will X - “He wasn't here. He had to take| harm all of us if vou do. 1 have il 4 3 3 s e e aie o e ol m s D SR Qoo ddos i na) Get our Prices before buying your tires eity, for Mr. Kemp wouldn't go him-!for me, will explain when I can. Tell - - T B b tt ¢ W self. They never got back till half-| M. keep at work without fail but no e 2 or patteries. past onée. ~ Who ghall 1 tell Mr. Rich-|one else must know you have heard| . € ca-'n Saye YOUI oIy, FOl'd ; | . . : Tires, $8.65 up. Batteries for all 9. 9O, ard it was that sent you here \from me. This is vital for everyone's “Just say 'William had a message | sake Warn M. look out for tatooed | y for him and he'll know,” Miles smiled ' arm Pat.”” | \ . ; meaningly. . ' ; “What"time did you receive it and 5 | \ Radio purposes. Mites-returned: with all haste to they what did you do "wheh it came, Mr. | Drake house and placed -the letter Wells?" — — i J ¥ in fn Hobart's hands. “What she asked.” - The attorney Sl ' " “Young Mr. Kemp took his mother|shrugged. “About 10 o'clock this \ & =N : 1 J L . g to a theater-p#rty in town last even- | morning the man presented himself 3 : 3 v b ing; ~too sir,”" he added. “They and I Went ot to the vestibule to b : didn't get home till after 1 o'clock.| give him tis® money personally”and | i ! 1 thought T had better tell you every- | have a look at him. Hé:wds a rough a ) 5 ’ S P S thing the maid said.” ,looking character, but respectful y “Young Kemp was at the theater, |enongh.” “ you say’—Don't go, 1 want to think| “What dif he say?" Miles asked for a minute.” Hobart surned and | “Was his manner furtive and did Qr began sjowly. ot.pace the floor and | appear in a hurry to be gBne?” it seemed to .the detective that the as- “On the contrary. He was -brisk surance of Dicks alibl had fallen upon'and business-like as 'if he had: comié Bim like a blow. Then he sat down [upon an every-day errand and®he ex- and. wrote rapidly hibited neither curipsity nor hesita- ¢ ‘I want vou to go to this address| tion Did you get the young lady's and present this note to Mr. John gote. sor? he asked. ‘If you're Mr. Wells,” said Hobart v‘s'nns‘ she said there would bhe some- “Yes, sir,” Miles replied, glancing!fhing coming to be. T admitted my [ § O § b at the envelope. It bore an address|identity, handed him a flve-dotlar bili e i = 'K st e e @ upmeobile 1ruths Known to Everyone be.any answer?’ street On snap judzment he might| “1 will leave that to Mr. Wells Be have gheen a porter, mechanic—you » that you see him personally cnow the type jut what do yo » 5 - e RN B e Costs of operation hold to an exceptionally low level. Wells was seated in his study and . * Maintenance and repair costs unbelievably low. ’_ ; CHEVROLET : ,adju,(i::é ,,l:, .p”atticularly free frf;m the need of consta,g!t and petty For Economical Transportation On high gear, throttles smoothly to a walking pace and picks Here Are the World’s Lowest Priced, Fully up again, on high gear, instantly and smoothly. - - Equipped, Automobiles Develops great pulling power on high gear; climbs the aver- age low-gear hill, and pulls through sand and mud, on high gear. A remarkably fine performer when it's new and the same ” - _ Why a One-Year fine performer when it's old. Recognized cash value or trading value as a used car pro- _Gua.r"antee? portionately higher than the average in relation to price. We are giving a written One -Vear : L Guarantee on the Gardner Car . i A.-M. PAONESSA, ‘Prop. thousands of owners warrants this Superior Model 490 Touring Car : unusual confidence on the part of thg makers. ' $525 F. 0. B. Flint, Mich. : All Prices F. 0. B. Flint, Mich. | ’ v e ™mes 1T ¢ R, C. RUDOLPH 5 Passenger Touring..$525 5 Passenger Touring $985 . 127 CHERRY STREET 2 Passenger Roadster $525 .. 2.0r-3 Passenger Utility 2 Passenger Roadster $985 ¥ ‘Coupe ........... 8720 s 3 e .4 Pdssenger Coupe...$850 4 Passenger Coupe.. $1575 — ANNOUN(/LS ————— ———— Qe s@ A Sheamse w7 1) Columbia Light 6 $985 F. O. B. HARBWARE CITY MOTOR CO. 86 ARCH STREET 5 ] h (Continental Motor and Timkin Rear End) . .- Harry Starkie Auto Co. R | O i ;6 Main Stregt Phone 168 A o Telephone 308 and a salesman will call for demonstration G. H. Reama, Manager DOl:t and Comme Trucks ' ;

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