The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 13, 1925, Page 10

So ty SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE Published by Arrangement With First National Pictures, Tne., and Watterson BK, Rothacker SYNOPSIS ' i t ! tt 1 i] ferer w 11 1 eum " v u Ind but a whit m™m I may say a ve my rmission med more interested than reak, “Round - b he m *Brachycephallc, gray-eyed haired, with suggestion of groid. Celtic, T presume?" “I am an Irishman, sir,” “trish Irish?” “Yes, sir.” “That, of course, explains i me see; you have given, m promise that my confid respected? That confidence, I may will be far from complete, But i to give you a few | ications ch will ba of Jn the first place, you are probab that two years ago I ma ¢ history of th of my journey dition had n r s still have been noteworthy, but a curious Incident occurred to me while there which opened up an entirely | h line of inquiry. “You are aware—or probably, in {his half-educated age, you are not aware-—that the country round some parts of the Amazon is still only par- tially explored, and that a great wumber of tributaries, some of them | entirely uncharted, run Into the main fiver.” It was my business’ to ‘visit this littleknown back-country and fo examine its fauna, which fur- fished me with the materials for| Several chapters for that great and monumental work upon zoology which wil! be my life’s justification. | I was returning, my work accom- pijshed, when I had occasion to spend & night at a smail Indian village at a point where a certain tributary— the name and position of which I withhold—opens into the main river. The natives were a ans, an amiable but de with men- tal’ powers ¥ superior to the average Londor T had effected some cures among them upon my ‘way up the river, and had impressed ant complete @ upon od always too much level wit of u ned ch were the total ef ge American Bohe | his | fects * turning away from him served that something pro: front of hin ragged | this sketch-book, | which was you see it now this relic has been © in it to you now, and I ask you to ke it page by and examine th my possession © of t would had opened the ve some expectation of a re ot what nature I could The how the Co ron the neath it. Th pages which were fi sketches of Indians a me a picture of a ¢ j and corpulent ecclesiastic in a hat, sitting opposite a very thin| European, and the inscription:| “Lunch with Fra Cristofero at Ro-| sario.” Studies of women and babies accounted for several more pages, and then there was on unbroken Series of animal drawings with such explan 6 "Manatee Upon Sand bank.” “"E Ajouti Under a Mirit! Paim"—the matter disclosing xome sort of pig-like animal; and finally came a double page of studies of | long-snouted and very unpleasant/| saurians. I could make nothing of} it, and said so to the professor. “Surely these are only crocodiles?" | | “Alligators! Alligators! ‘There j hardly such a thing as a true croco- | | dile in South America, The distinc | | tion between them— | "T meant that I could see nothing | unusua!—nothing to justify what you | | have said.” He smiled serenely. “Try the next page,” sald he. (Continued in Our Next Issue) FB crac & Olive Roberts Barton NO. 5—IN THE ML The next place th Sifatch, the goblin, went Daddy Ga Town. The Twins knew this because the white crow had told them. Snitcher Snatch had stolen their aeroplane so they had to use magic. With magic shoes itis wonderful the places one can get to by just wishing. For about two minutes and a half, they were there, right in Mra. gobn's apple orchard, not tar from thie House-That-Jack-Built But there 10 sign of Snitcher natch or his acroplane a here “We'll have to go around k everybody if they have seen hin said Mister Whiz It is really most remarkable the way that echlawag can hide himself.” They walked down Pippin Hill and then along Broom st., and on the corner they came to the Muffin Diana Shop. There was a big sign there that eald, “Hot Cross Buns. For Sale.” “Snitcher Snatch has a sweet looth—he may be her: said Mister Whizz, “Let's go in.’* at Snitcher to was and Mister So they all went into the Muftin| Man's Shop and looked around. But there was nobody there but fat Mrs. Spratt with a market bas- bet. She had picked out a dozen @dughnuts and a half a dozen hot ¢ross buns and four cream puffs ond her basket was just about full, The Muffin Man was* counting out her change and the cash drawer was ope “That comes to two shilling six ce,” said the Muffin Man Did you see Snitcher Snatch a good substantial lunch Bluhill CHEESE 1 Whiz } «,, *\and blov 2 | asked B | their stenographers JFFIN MAN'S SHOP fin Man."* walked in. “WI asked Nick, that? The bad little gob- | 0 stole the Sand sand one time?” cried M s he been dot len the gold snuff box to the Fairy Queen's | Nancy } he’s run off with my aero-| plane,” said Mister Whizz. | | he Lord Mayor should be told) cried the Muffin Man Nobody saw a long nose sticking | out of a doorway in the back of \the Muffin Man‘s Shop. | |. And nobody saw the person with | the long nose shake a few grains of something out on to his hand | it thru the doorway. | the Muffin Man went, | “Achoo!” so hard that all the money | |flew out of his cash drawer and jrolled out of his door and down the | street. | And | “He's s that belon; Instantly Mra. Spratt went, “Achoo! | Schoo!’ so hard that everyone of jher doug d buns and cream |puffs flew he window and onto Mrs. Tweedie’s roof, And Nancy atid Nick and Mister Whizz went Achoo! Achoo! Achoof so hard that the person with the long nose went flying out of the| |back door and turned three somer |saults. And some of. the magio| jenuff spilled out of his snuff box (for, you have guessed that it was Snitcher Snatch) and of course, JOE QUINCE Toe “TIRYING Two Gen'men U|ReYNe ‘66E YoU Bour Bvyin' Property, / J T % STICK ME ON GoMe MORE OF THOSE CHEESEVILLE LOTS, + sé — TELL ‘EM f To BEAT 1580) | SUSE ME, Busy Hey SOME THIN Buyin’ Yours / a SEATTLE Boss - SAID * "Bout Joe Alwa MONDAY, STAR Does Things Wrong - - = - 73 HERE'S A CHEQUE Forte BUYING MINE 4 $i000.2? Just wat you 4 SEND THE PAID FoR THOSE 10 ACRES | GENTS In! We SOLD YoU! We ALWAYS} ty Be BY KEN KLING ty SELL ‘Em? WoT | Pe y AFTER THIS FIRST) NARROW ESCAPE! ts 7, WE Never KNew/, 944, ‘TL TODAY THAT 7 THis LAND 1S ¢ FULL OF OILS / a a es HELO THANKS! I HOPE You SOON FIND A SUCKER’ To sev ‘Em To! uS — nd Q. REFUND THE MONEY ro) \. DISSATISFIED aon ee > “ 3 LET) HH Cora Knows Y,CORA - RONNIE 16 BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES ‘ on “OER NIGHT AN HE J0% LOVES My FUDOE ~ eo Shea You res WT. - f WEA LL | Ste - \F ir GNT Too —~} LATE YL y MAKE You Go (o MAKE IT MYGELF BUT YOU MaKe SO MOCK BETIER i ¥ WAN 1 00 ‘tT SUGAR IN THE ROUGE.) WESS YOULL HAUE TO RUN | # TENS WAT-ROMAE WBE || 0-0! youD HERE PRETTY SOON AN HE CAN || BETTER Go —| NOW, 1 | THINK BT OF XOULL MAKE A WHOLE BETY TIME WALKING.) REMEMBER Tie Le (ME ROME TOOK xo YO RON AN ERRAND for mr ANO “GET My N WIG Car eas #y NEA semvict FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS WEL, BYE JAy- WE MAD A NICE KAD LOTS } OA, MoMeyou SOULDA BEEN | DID You ENSoy 2 YOURSELF DID You HON UNFORTUNATE You | KIDS SPOKE A) WERE, TAG=yoU COULDNT. | PIECE ORSANG j POANYTHING, STOOD UP AN’ | A SAID MY N& PRAYERS / — ‘ ({ YES-AN' ALL TH’ 3 vatar ) 20, 5 5 MOM’N POP f Jeanette t THINK You'Re THE SWEETEST GIRLIN THE WORLD (on ut Ores wr mea nerve. ime Many a cheap aillo stocking isn't worth a darn. the wind blew It all over Dandy Gander Town. “Then the fun began (To Be Continued.) (Copyright, 1925, 8. B. A. Berylee, Ine.) CONTINUED T could not help smiling, Lesile, when I saw the polite way that {Paula squetched that woman who it men falling in love with I remember very distinetly,.a fow | years that | acumen ‘0, of a man telling me no busi man of an paid any great tention to his own seevetar whatever wocin! ate} it he knows “In the first place,” he man bas a good seeretar that if he pays her social attentions id she accepts them, he spoils her entirely ag a businiggs employs, He fino, knows that,if she doosn't ac. copt his attentions {t always makes f® coolness between them, “Therefore,” he said with a smile, “Wf a man must flirt with a rapher or secretary, } for his friend's uty his own. This blaine bit of philosophy has always stayed with me Loalie, and, to tell you the truth, it has always been a great, comfort to mé as a atonog would fall Inatead of OH CHICK DONT BE SO | FOOLISH - THERE'S MR. MGENAB CALUNG “YOU OH CHICK => WERE YOU CALLIN Me q EVERETT TRUE \\\\\ HEY, FID NEWSPAPER , LP FOR YOU [ae er SST,.¢ ; a one ’ S ya), ANS AN | i EY moh SAY GT Me HAVS THAT } | ateb STRAIGHTEN IT | mn You've BEEN ATIT | ——, FOR ABOLT FIVE BLOCKS ANDO THATS AGoUT SNOVSH IL! Used Too Much Effort ‘WHY - AH! TWAS JUST POLISHING UP MISS BURKE'S TYPEWRITER YES L WANTED To ASK YOU ABOUT~- SAY! WHAT HAVE YOU BEEA) DOING ? - % SEE YOU'VE RUBBED SOME OF THE PAINT WELL NEXT TIME DONT POLISH IT By HOLDER NEWT , SHES AREARIN OLD HOME TOWN STEAM LAUNORY & fee BLACKSMITH SHop fee ACCORDIN’ TO TH’ RULES — Your CHINS HE IT BYA TEN J \NCH SPACE?) ENTHERE WAS QUITE ah A DISCUSSION AS To WHETHER. UNCLE ZEB HOWE REALLY CHINNED HIMSELF THREE TIMES JN : FRONT OF THE TIN TYPE GALLERY ToDaAy| ; i tury colony, that Paula had been. &| thor offices very often. Men may | the sereen look upon women whe 2 ® to Hollywood and saw ail the pretty | ¢ girls in Dick studio him because he was man When Tf told this evening, he saidy “My fectly true, A succe: fawning: upon the producing ry to Dick one loar, it is per saful man in| business hours thinks of nothing ex wife, particularly when 1 first camoleept his business, eve comprom Of course, Who asked to fall in love phera did th know if tho rumor which had been |about it personally, 1 circulated around the moving ple-!men fall in love with the women Jn ’ Yot even his wife, Dick?” sing anaswor [stonoffapher In tho Kast and had| have a passing fancy ot a curiosity {for Ie na altterent trey GMail [been paid a nive, round sum to como} they may aeomevery day; that {s, of/on, ‘The camera shea & : was his une {Que Here When her emuldyer was | course, only, sox Insiinet, Dut inthe) ous romance over the A oie {tired of hor was a fact, press and annoyance of workaday | one wa 2 or acter ed and the fest of in private 1i¢o 08 Ms n hit wife," 1 was nwfully glad to hear hor life it usually amounts to nothings | Maret I know that the woman |say, perfectly innocently, “Eve nev “The attractio pe Paula if men’ wore apt fer heen a stonographer.” on tho se Net tatee aot with their stenogra flattery ee peek Then she continued: 1 nis because sho wanted to anything | seen with hor, to have it kr wn thar amo soreans ho TOMORROW: ‘Thie letter ued, “Altho I do not know don’t think | sho is his girl, makes him proud of his conquest, Tho people in front ot Bee BEEZSZ,49 £7 ey