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PAGE 12 Sty SIR ARTHUR CONAN, porir Published by Arrangement With First National Pictures, Inc., and Watterson R, Rothacker HAPTER IX fi 4 - n 1 1 think er, t ; , ° a m 4 you ¥ t e 1 1 ' 3 J $ an ex * 1 re pa . wt ‘ = Wit : made us y x , N which country The whole Br tae don’t you k a matte I follow because y by way of ‘lman of science. But it's up to you dim bive m eit ) when you como tnto sky-line. In the my -depar ‘ | slope, si “Your ¢ rtment, sir? “We all have our soldierin professtons, and We are, ac off in the mi g over the sadd the yellow of bamboos thru ‘ord: | back hill, I and gre which the eyes could 000 miles be reach, and for a good 2 yond. Challenger | d shrugged his 5 still drinking in this won- | he when the y| or fell upon my hand of the pro! shoulder. ‘This way, aid he; “vest Never look rea nd,” 1 we wil togeth er, One rough gue: “feet across, but, so | it might as well have been 40 see, go across and the cover | miles. I placed one arm nd} him with guns, until he sees that the trunk of the tree and ed jit & » for the whole crowd to ever the abyss. Far down the smal! da Challenger sat down ‘upon the ants, ‘looking us. The stump and groa! was absolutely precipitous, as was | but Summerle that which faced me }mind that Lord “This is indeed curious,” Sas bens when such the creaking voice of Professor| were in queation, The climb was « Summeriee. more simple thing now that th 4 turnedy and found. that-heyswas| rope dangled down gthe face of the examining with great interest the| worst part of the nt Within tree to which I clung. That smooth{an hour we had brought up the bark and those small, ribbed leaves| rifles and a shotgun, The half breeds had ascended also, r Lord John’s order > a bale of pro r first exploration seemed familiar to my I cried, “it's a beech!” “Exactly,” said Summerlec fellow.countryman in a far la yes, ** Why,” | “Not only a fellow-countryman,!a long one. We had My good sir,” said Challenger, “ut | doers of cart also, if I may be d to en-| f you real large your simile, ¢ y of the! t man every prepar cried Lord John, 1 indebted to y a bridge! hat TIT ex last night focus. mind upon th y form of good ing my f have some recolle remarking to our young that G. E. C. his back ts to the wall mc friend he is at his best when | Last night you will admit that all our backs| upon his were to the wall. But where will his way Power and intellect go together, oon at there is always a way out. A s drawbridge had to be found which | could be dropped across the abyss. | “Behold it!” It was certainly a brilliant {dea cried; “at jously at him, with a | vague expectation that some terrible The tree was a good 60 feet in|fate would dart at him from the Height, and if tt only fell the right | curtain of green behind him. But way it would easily cross the /all quiet, save that a strange, ghasm. Challenger had swung the|many-colored bird few up from un. camp axe over his shoulder when | de his feet and vanished among he ascended. Now he handed ft to| the trees J me. (To Be ee Co Gee PIS PUNE oe Olive Roberts Barton NO. 1—DOCTOR BILL'S HOSPITAL “I have a friend,” said the Fairy Queen to Nancy and Nick, the "wins, “who would Uke very much to have you visit him.” “Who Is it?” asked Nick eagerly “The fairy bird doctor, the Falry Queen. “He's ca | tor Bill.” “That's a funny name, | Nancy (Advertisement) | New York City.—"The day I start: 4 taking Carter's Little Liver Pills,” ways Mr. John A. Perry, “my habit: | ual bad breath and nawered d Doc. Jaughed | “Where does he live?" . far away on an island at Queen, k bird, did he?" on is that he flies when a 5 way to Doctor E bad stomach stopped. 1's hospital and stays 1 strongly recommend there untll he gets well. If the them to all those bird ¢ fly, like the ostrich, for aMicted with these instance, he goes as far as he can masty troubles. I as- and Doctor Bill sends hia ferry-boat sure you that my own care was a bad one, causing me untold embarassment, and Carter's helped me and takes him the rest of the way.” we 50?" Nick quickly, “Right av if you wish,” right from the start.” swered the Fairy Queen. “The Bad breath comes |Magic shoes will take you there from sour stomach and can usually | @d bring you back any time you be relieved quickly by Carter's Little! like." Giver Pills. They are wonderful for) ‘Hooray!’ cried both of the constipation, sick-headache and in-| Pwin. Jood-bye, then. We guess digestion and. they physic the system | we'\, jo in a mild and gentle manner, no bad). after effects. At all Druggists. said Nancy that you will have a. very and learn a lot,” DR. WO new} ‘| up | at once | asked | an-| 6," said the Falry Queen. | ———— TNE SEATTLE STAR Was in No Humor for Business DON'T Sait YER HANDKERCHIES, SiR — THESE -“CRYIN’ TOWELS toes WERE ESPECIALLY INVENTED FoR COMMUTERS WHO MISS _ THEIR TRAINS, AND JOE QUINCE GEE, LOOK AT ALL THE “CRYING TOWELS *]ON HAND — T CAN'T SELL ANY AND My adh iS WAY_5 DOWN ! 57 CAUSE Y'DON'T REACH THE RIGHT | // PEOPLE, BOSS THis TOWN iS FULL OF GUYS WHO NEED ‘EM! LET ME HANDLE THESE / THING s Guy At! CUSTOMER <‘) | ) NUMBER ONE! CRYING | TOWEL STOCK STILL Down — BuT Z| RAILRO AD TRACKS WENT UP BY MARTIN is YOLKS BACK HOME GAY HES OUST THE gpl yy ME. OoVE NEVER \ HAVEN T SEEN YOu || NOPE, THATS RiGHT-NoT ¥ DALE | TALKED T'xou [OVER TH! PHONE LAST WEEK ~ THAT AWOL JOHN WHATCHAMACALLIT ? Boy FRIEND 0s" A MINUTE AGO ? FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS WHY, [TS A LOVELY SACHET BAG THAT YOUR, AUNT EMUAA SENT YOU, S!ISNT WRITE HER A NICE LETTER THANKING HER FoR TUS 6IFT— HER FEELINGS ULL BE KURT JF YOU DONT THAT'S ALL TODAY = JUST THAT PACKAGE FOR You I WODER WHOS SEADIN THIS To ME AN WHAT MOM’N POP The Nerve of Some People SEALE Se S ~L CAME OVER AND TOOK (T No NEWSPAPER YET- 1 WONDER 1 SPose HELL GET OH. DID THE Boy Reece pane TTS EXTRAVAGANCE peal egret efor AY NERS AR eve eee, LEAVE IT @T YOUR FOR BOTH OF US To BUY PAPERS GET ARQUND HERE EARLIGR~ {MY BREAKFAST AND READY | . MISTAKE? WHEN L CAN READ YOURS HES ee ae ead MORNING To START FOR THE | x ¥ BEFORE YOU GET LP [FLAPPER FANNY s2y3 | OLD HOME TOWN BY CONDO |THE =e Tell Il INKS MORE \ ‘KEEPA STIFF WS BEARD DPPER LIP TAAN DoES bx DAD WE OF HIS WIFE"! WANT THIS TO I WISH “Cob WOULD SEND MS ONE OF WOOR WAITERS To TAKS MY ORDER, Many @ good bookkeeper loacs her | balance. | | — On ® sign over the door it “Doctor Bill's Bird Hospital. 1 Come One—Como All.” | “This must be tho place,” said ‘Nick, lifting the knocker and let ting it drop with a loud ba | “Come in,” called a Jolly | So the Twina lifted up the lateh and walked right In as they were tol hello there! You're not said a merry little man to whom the jolly volee belonged, “And you certainly don't look sick Oh, now I know who you are You're the Twins, aren't you—tha ones the Fairy Queen likes 0 much | | bin AN ATTEMPT “TO TAKE THE KINK OUT OF STATION AGENT DAD KEYES WHISKERS WAS MADE TODAY -IT 1S THOUGHT ONE SLAM OF THE DOOR WILL STRAIGHTEN THEM- becseth The Twins were 1 D | ve lifted up intoly thought he \ded wh #0, » godded when Naturat Remedies || the air by magic, and whisked awny|Naney explained that that was ins | Be Wine nee Doo. j out over the ocean until they came} deed who they were, and that they | | compounda the Chi to an istaid (had come on a visit. ‘Make you | y } In leas than no time they fotnd|nolves right nat home, Herws ee | DR. N. YOW |, Pearls worth $2,000,000 votonged toy themuclyes before an odd-looktr \ 4 the wife of Caligula, emperor of} nes 0 K | poor fellow who lias just arrived, y Ancient Rome. hou wet in a garden full of troes, I'm listening to his troubles. | "Do 3 tork. “In the stn ais Prevent shoe pressure. | Ne tspog’ Were of birds o} this is Naney and] ea? t about Wd all shapes and slses—some banc ; ‘ a8 Just about to tell Doe) roof in Holl But it 5 t i Alora: the ven ave color | Alt drug and shoe stores eerie Mbt A Tao me and Nick, this ix Mia: | for pit) here how 1 got Nutt " 061d, so@ tly nouth nerose tho Modi 7 atomach x ineclalloe te sta Woe re, APRA ad RG p Hh dth ‘Atrical” exclaimed) Nick, “L terranoan sea, But amit de thor allments, , Res: some scolding, and some Just sit'| “How y ” f down and tae BAAR fotKing’ ae aM alt How do you do," said the atork,! didn't know you lived there.” Til toll you all about ity Yow Chinese Kemed. ital ts ar i at all, Mmping over and shaking hands, “Only in winter,” sald Mistor (Lo Be Continued, as Rosie Way You Wy, out. tron: $80, ta, abit rie ey ea K Wp ¢ vom $30 to $50 a pound, a, a 4 PN, ‘ of ‘ ‘e4