The evening world. Newspaper, December 14, 1920, Page 28

CO OA, nga AION ‘The steady stream of selling which Made stock yalucs melt away 90 rap- fly during the fast half hour of trading yesterday was not in evi- ¢@ence this morning. After initial irregularity prices took on a firm _ tone and by noon stocks that were weakest yesterday showed gains run- Jrealng from 1 to more than 3 point, It seemed to be the concensus of dest opinion that much of yesterday's ‘Weakness was due to sales on the part of business men and corpora- ‘tions who have found it necessary to part with their securities jn order to Faise funds to make income ‘ax pay- ments due to-morrow. Also, it has ‘Deen pretty definitely established that a large percentage of the selling ha Deen by wealthy individuals who are @stablishing josses to include in their éncome tax schedule for this year, Banking and brokerage opinion to- 4@y was almost unanimous that this Kind of selling is at an end, and that while stook prices nay move more or fess erratically during the next two geeks or so, or until year-end inter- eet and dividend requirements nave fen taken care of by banks, low prices in a majority of instances have heen seen, and that the next big broad market trend will be upward. However this may be, it is known that the big speculative cliques that fave been operating so daringly on «the down side of the market, and that jhave built up huge paper profits, have wwitched their position and are now endeavoring to convert these paper Profits into cash. Much of the buy- Ang which rallied prices to-day was for the account of these big operator The view is taken in high bank- ing quarters that while the bear mar- ket ‘had its inception in the decline fn general business, involving de- creases in margins of profit and pros- pective dividend reductions, this phase of the outlook has been en- tirely @iscounted by the perpendicu- lar drop in security values. These bankers point out that stocks of a larje number of companies are sell- ing at prices that are much below the amount of earnings that have been shown on these stocks during the past three years alone, and that in many instances the present value of these stocks as represented by } market quotations is only a small fepercentage of their intrinsic value, Mucasured by treasury assets. ~ i nited States Steel is a striking ex- mpie of this, and buying of Steel to-day was particularly aggressive Ii resumed {ts old position as the Most active stock on the whole list Afier wavering around its loy pric Of yesterday it rose to well above 79 for a gain of more than a point, Oll shares rallied sharply unaer leadership of the Doheny stocks, New Haven, Southern Pacific, Northern Pacific and the high price dividend payers generally rebounded from yeu- | terday’s low quotations to the extent of a point or more. Corn Products Was strongest of the food” shares. Tobacco and equipment shares were strong. In the commodity markets cotton ‘was soft and the December option | gouched a, new low at 14.85 cents. per pound. Corn and wheat were frin. > TO-DAY’S PRICES LIBERTY BONDS Liberty 2 1-28 opened 90, off .0: © 1-45 86.20, off .08; 24, 85.22, un (3d, 87.90, off .08; 4th, 85.86, off 102; Bory 4 3-45, 9.10, off .10. 4 CURB. Opened, irregular, 3 lst 02; je Int, Pet. 16 1-4, wf 1-8; Retail Candy, 7 8-4 to 8; Tob. | ie, exp. 6 to 8; Simms, 6 1-4, off Marac., 10: to 14; Salt Creek, new, 1-2 to 10; Carth., 7 7-8, up 1-8; weets, 2 1-4 to 2 1-2. 7 i a’ FOREIGN EXCHANGE “ Sterling cables, 3463-4, up 1-4. * French francs demand, .079, cables, 580, off .0003, Lire demand, .0843; bles, .0344, off .0003. Marks demand, ‘131, cables, .0132, off .0001. Canadian dollars demand, .8637, unchanged. Be! ian francs demand, .0611, cables, .0612 ‘iss francs demand, . cables, 1540, Guilders demand, .805%, cables, se) 2083, Pesetas demand, .1305, cables, 21208, up .0016, Norway kroner demand, YF 1455, cables, 1460, up .0028. Denmark roner demand, .1475, cables, .1480, up * "hort, ‘Sweden kroner demand, 1933, ® cables, .1938. Argen, pesos deman 038 ol _ FUNERAL DIRECTORS. FRANK B. CAMPBELL, “THE FUNERAL CHURCH” Inc, (Noo-Seciarian) 1970 Broadway at 66th St. Dewstows Otfice, Z34 St. & 8th Av. “Lost, FOUND A AND REWARDS, _ yi Abold meals Daj eytre: remand, with, room key at Fulton tin, ©, B, be SAVINGS BANKS. "| revenue | Ovem Mat Adame Eprom. 26% Actvanes Tumo! Ajax Boilie, Aianka Golds. Alnnka Junean Car hie Am. Car & Pay ot An re Am am am he ‘in am, dim, locomotie Satety Hawes Am. Shy & Con. Am, Sa. 4 Ret aw. 5. 4 tof ‘Am. Steal Ids hom. Tk ¢ Aim. Wow Aim Weel pi, ‘in raoee be Am, Hat he tor, an: Hide & HM. & L, on Inter, Lea. ot, Corp... Lingaed Atchison Re... TAN Atctnieom Rd, pt my Amo Bale Com... 3 Avto Sales Carp. of Atinatic Const Lane AU, Galt & WI Bakdwin Locomotive Bait. & Ohio... Tarrett Co. Meth, Moto Rett, Heel Booth Pietecton Brooklyn RT ‘Bruna. ‘Term, Burne Brow Butte Cap. & Zine Butte & Superior. Muterick C0, Caddo Cent abt, Meeting Calif, Veteoleum |, Calif, Pet. pt Calumet & Ariz. Canadian Par, Cont, Waeat her Cont. Leather wt Cont. RR, of N, J Cem De Parco Chandler tot Chas, & Odio M, & St P. ©. M.&St B, Ry Chi, Poeun,” Toot GW RT, & Tee Co R&P, oo Chi, Great Wea Ohl, & Northen, Ky Mile Copper 6... Chine Copper. Claett Peabody. Gol, Poet & Loo. | Col, Gas & Elee, Col, Gawthophone Coca Cola Comp, Tod & Kee | Consol. Gan Co, 8, Interw:, Cal, (Mt | Comtinental Can Com, Prostuote Crucible Stoel |. Cravible Stoel pf. Obba Cane Sugar. | Sule Cane Sug. pf | Cotan Am, Sagar Gon, ‘Textlie Cory, 1 de W Duke & Hudson Deo. & Riv Gr. pe, | Dome Atioes Bikar Coat | Endicott Joineton Erie | Rete 1 “ Famous Playew | Fiahenoad y ' Fiek Rutter... Freeport ‘Texas F 13% & Ww : oM% ne 12% 10 Cy 108% 10 on , Ry we 118% 12% Gen, Motors Deb Nor, Ry Nor. Ore. Groene Cananes nlf Staten Steel Mourton 4) Plinoia Cent... Inawiration Conner Interboro Cou. Inter, Con, urs... Inter. Agri, Corp, Int. Harvester }int Mer Marine Int Mer Marine wf. | Int Nickel Int Paper . pr ah ANTI-SALOON CANDIDATE FAILS OF INDORSEMENT. | bbc |Rev a Shields Finds Emi County Republican Committee Aw eon M | The Rev. James K. Shield |Buperintendent of the Antl League of New Jersey, failed yesterday to vet ‘the Essex County Republican organization's support for the appoint- ;ment of Frederick Germain as internal collector In that State, Mr, ‘Germain managed United States Sena- tor Frelinghuysen's campaign in Essex County. Mr. Shields took Mr. Germain to the offices of County Republican Chairman Davenport in Newark to seek indorse- ™ After the conference Mr, Daven- port said he hed told the dry men that t county organization would stand jback of th candidacy of Milton B, | Crawley, ent secretary to Sheriff Wilson of x, and that he was sup- porting Mr “ra y, a8 was the ma- jJority of the Ce Committee. \ “The chief interest of the Anti-Saloon League in this “appointment,” "Afr. (is te wet a man Who can act fairly and who K. | will enforce the law A third man in the Metz of Bergen County. |been active in Senator vehalf In Jersey, race Is James who also has Frelinghuysen's SAVINGS BANKS, INDUSTRIAL CHAMBERS ON _ALL DEPOSITS FORE JAN. 10TH, 1 ‘Interest Paid on Depo: $5 to $5, 000_||: SOHN 5. DALY, Compt STREET, The Board of Trustees has declared # Semi-Annual Dividend at the rate of Four Per Cent. Per Annum SAVINGS YORK. ANK NEW DEPOSITS MADE ON OR B EREST FROM JAN. 181, 1 [ree JOHN J. 10% | Kansas City Bo. | Kelly Spring . Kennecott Kermone Tire Loew's Tne Lat Ine Lorillant Lomia & Nasbwille Maokey « Maxwell Mot tat pf Petroleum, 161% 18 80) 10) Mexican Miami Midvale Stoel Minn & St 1 Mo, Kan & ‘Texan Miraourt Pacific ‘Montana Mower Middle Staten Onl National Acme National Aniline Nat Cloak & Bull Nat Conduit Nat mam & #tp National Lead Nevada Cond Ar T & Ot “a Os Ly 6s Ont « @ ceed 16% 1045 13% an Ont he Weat Newton & Weet., Northen ac 4 Nova Gootia Stra. 83% Onio Cities Gan 1 Oklanoma Poa ON Ontario Silver Owenn Bottling Paoitic Gas Pan Amer Vetrot Penn ROR Ponn Seaboard Sv. Tore Marquette Phil Oo Pierce Arrow Pieroe Oi Pitta Coal ee & W Ve Pood reek Cowl. Prena Steet Pullman Co Tunta Sagar Tat; Steel Soren Ray Copoem Hendin Remington Rr, Motor Heo, ton & Steel Replogle Bteel Koval (Dutas N.Y, 83 Savage Are 1% Saxon Motors 3 Meatoard Air Tine OM Genee Roxio % Shattuck Ar 5% Sinclair i By Slow Shi? Steel. 40% South, Pac Wh Gath, Ry 10% South. Ry Strombone Studebaker Siftmmarine Se, Joment Lead 1&6 F Si. L. & Sime. Guperior Steel Sh 1, & T..... ‘Tenn, Cov, & Od. ‘Texas Co, Tex, & Pare, ‘Tobacco red, Trans, O11 ‘Trane, & Wine... 96% Vion Beg & Pe, 65 Veion Pecifto...... 112 Unton badd Unierd as United we Unite 196% Up, Ry. Lav. Oy Un, Retail Stores... 62% United Food 10% VU, 8, Indust 1m U, 8. Ruftiber cay S. Smelters. 8. Steet 10% 10% 56% 80% 12h ry + 100% 40% w% 11% wO% 18% ow 70 At Waban i A West Maryland... West, Pac, Com. . W. Pac, Comp. pres Western Union..... ‘West, Airbrale. . Wentingtiowe Wheeling . Willy Oveniand White Oil... Wirite Motom...... Wilson Co Worthington Woolnrurth, coy 8h cris o 41 0 oN 05% ey a4 89% 106% 1 LENOX, Mass., Dec. negie intere: has be sold. Anson Phelps Stokes ago. Mr, years original It of several and with worth $1,000,000, villa, says it | Nation Will Not ¢ Interests overnment da in New cable notes for stamping tect her exchange The reports in easures Germany to protect” her jcatling in her ftainping would resui worthless all such =n lin foreign lands 1 money curse MIDDLETOWN, N, jalarm cloek in the resid | Dr. A. Porfirio, | awakened saved his life pastor af the |Webb. Horton had set tn, the Dr Italian Memori tr When it » Was discovered to bol 8 fire in b origh that’ enem: presenting sith We Py RO, ™ 20% 10 Bia 6S ba yy 4 oy 1B, Oty ah 41% ror COMPLETE STOCK QUOTATIONS —2 a3 " ™ om 8 M4 mo 40% ® oN 15\y 7 aT 9044 108 4 Naat os ay a Oo 4 9 6 15% Aig aT% 41% 108 CONFIRMS CARNEGIE SALE. 14.—Frederick the fifteen Carnegie bought o and died there. H, Neil Wilson of Pittsfield, archi- tect who directed the building of the it 8. Delafield, agent here for the Car- confirmed report that Shadowbrook, the Lenox home of the late iron magnate, is to It was bullt for the late years three $500,000, has since been remodeled at a cost hundred thousand dollars, the grounds is said to be DENY GERMAN MONEY TALE. htm AML Car- | | rency Notes for Stamping. the German York yesterday denying the } that Germany will call in all currency eport order ty p previously his country stated that the radicat| has d n t res recelvod ded exchange lew in upon by for ndering remaining a CLOCK SAVES PASTOR'S LIFE. Dec. 1 4omAn nee of the Rey. No. 99 Reattie | this city, at at an early minister hour and Porfirio, Avenue, yesterday Mission al the clock leved to ha , the minis kar |i children were not ho: to burn him to death, Muy eabigabing. Fr The polle who obably \s of the esbyterian awoke vet t han m the nen of ing of ing his wht are ‘The New York State medal the State during the World War, Proved by the Adjutant General, the several hundred men guarding the New Ye other public utilities throughout war. him is shown @ conventionalized ske siphon house and a barge canal WOMEN’S CITY LEAGUE RETURNS MISS M. 6. HAY Political hea Planned Question Officials on Pre- election Promises. for who saw the to Miss Mary Garrett Hay was turned yesterday to the chair of the City League of Women Voters, with few changes in the slate of the City Committee to ald her in the organiza- tion, along political lines and educa- tion for citizenship, of the women ot all parties who are affiliated under the league's banner. A rapidly increasing membership 1s taken as evidence that the scare of the major parties over a “third party” has failed to shake the popularity of the non-partisan body with the en, Early in 1921 a political forum will be held, when the candidates of all parties who made their pledges to the women voters and asked their support before election will be called upon to show how well in office they have carried out their promises. The borough organizations of the League of Women Voters held their conventions and elections last night. ‘The complete slate follows: City officer halrman, Miss Mary Garrett Hay; First Vice, Mrs. I’. Louis Slade; Second Vice, Mrs. Richard Aldrich; Third Vice, Frederick Cranford of Brooklyn; Fourth Vice, Mrs. Elon Hooker; Fifth Vice, Miss Rosina Hoyt; Sixth Vire, Mrs, F. Robertson-Jones; Seventh Vice, Mrs. Thomas Leeming of Brook. lyn; Recording Secretary, = Mis. Thomas B. Wells; Corresponding Secretary, Miss Adaline W. Sterling; Treasurer, Mrs. Herbert Pratt. Directors—Manhattan, Miss Morgan; Brooklyn, Mrs. A. P. Queens, Miss Eliza Macdonaid; Richmond, Mrs. Charles EF. Simon- son; Bronx, Miss Edith Bayreuther. Rorough Chairmen: Manhattan, Mrs. Charles L. Tiffany; Brooklyn, Mrs. George Notman; Queens, Mrs. Alexander Trowbridge; Richmond, Mrs. William G. Willcox; Bronx, Mrs. Halsey Wilson, TWO FINED AS GAMBLERS. SARATOGA. SPRINGS, Dec 14,—Sen- tence was passed on two defendants following their pleas of guilty by the extraordinary term of the Supreme Court convened for the trial persons indicted by the Grand Jury which has been Investigating alleged gambling In this city and county. John P. Dennin of Albany, who was arrested as a gambler in a raid on his restaurant In this city last August, was fined $1,000, and @ sentence of six months in jail imposed was suspended, Elmer Latum of Albany, who was caught in the same raid, paid $500 fine. Later Justice Van Kirk heard testi- mony of Dennin and other witnesses In secret John Doe proceedings, during which they were questioned in regard to their knowledge of gambling here. Court sessions will be resumed to-day, WOMAN'S LEG NEAR CRASH. But No Body Is Hits Anto Considerable mystery is attached to the finding yesterday of a woman's leg in bushes at the Adams railroad sta- tion, three miles from New Brunswick, N. J., near where a touring car was struck at the crossing Sunday night No other human parts were found. The automobile became stalled on the track and the locomottve erashed into it The leg was found by railroad men twenty feet from where the accident occurred. ‘The police traced the license number of the automobile and found it belonged to Charles Goldberg of Perth Amboy. Goldberg said he had lent the car to John Christiansen, who told the police no one was in the car when It Was struck by the locomotive. In no hospital In New Brunswick and Perth Amboy was there any record of a wo- man having lost a lex, i SKELETON FOUND NEAR PIER. Identifica re- Hutch- ‘ound After Train obile. Impoastble, Say—! ter m Long Time. Workmen dredging near one of the new ity plers at the font o Bt apleton, 8. 1, for of a human skeleton yesterday mo: ing. ‘The head, arms ai-1 Jews below the knees were missing. ‘The small amount of flesh on the bones indi- cated the body had been in the water @ Jong time, perhaps a y The, police ‘recorded thy declaring th work. upon Examiner examined the skeleton and said it'was that of a man, He enid punty, there was no way of determining the | cause of death. whic will k City aqueduct, The medal shows @ soldier on guard, whi lock, wom- | Mrs. | Edsth of forty | Police | FoR FIELD ‘ ATT ey) th tian Le tre > New York Slate Field Service Medal For Public Utility Guards During War fleld service within “aithful h has just been ap- be distributed to fleld service s of the Ome barge canal and composed e State during the many of whom behind Charles S$. Whitma teh of an aqueduct President. with the The revers to issue activ of words: | SAYS DOCTOR STOLE WIFE’S AFFECTION WHILE OVERSEA. Yo MLC. AL Secretary Sues Physicta for 000 Damages—Was Granted 1 Edward P. Carr of No. Brook: ought dree. 208 Bult Union ter= Su- reet, day be! Preme Court, Brooklyn, 000 damages from Dr house for the a wife's affections at Lynbrook, L. I at No. 347 Fifth erson in the to recover $ Oswald C. Stack- ged alienation of his] Dr, Stacchouse and office Avenue, Manhattan Carr claims that in 1918 he went to a YM. C. A. Secretary and that his wife wrote h ctionate letters. When tie returned said, he found her attitude changed, he al- to Dr, Stackhouse having ac: “improper influence” his He has an France as af he due. leges, red her during misconduct Mrs, Carr brought sult for separation last January aid Carr counterclaimed ‘tor a divorce, with Dr, Stackhouse as corespondent. A decree was granted him by defa Ever since, Carr Javers, hia wife has been “harbored and detained” by Dr, Stackhouse. Dr. Stackhouse testified that he first met Mra, Carr when she went to his| office to have a prescription made out. | | Later, she was introduced to him as| “Miss Frances.” Subsequently, ahe be- came his housekeeper, Ho said he wi ignorant of her marriage until her hus- band returned from France, He denied | misconduct. The case was continued. > EAVY SAFR. ae an over absence. charges KIDNAP A Burglars, tered the grocery store jton Parkway and 59th jlyn, one of a chain ec Thomas H. Roulstc walt to crack th away with a case butter. ‘The and contained who Friday night e at Fort Hamil- Street, Brook- ducted by the Company, did not safe but ried it of ees and a tub of weighed 250 pounds The police of the Fourth Avenue tion, who suppressed news of the burglary, have not traced it. safe Service officers who served within later n the Field During the World © shows the arms of the State. The| edais was reached largely through the Society of the State of New York, the State and fought overseas, and of which an, as the War Governor of the Stat ers G. 0. P. WOMEN ORGANIZE. | mittees to Have 50-50 Member- ship of Men and Wom Fifty stern Party n women representatives of the Division of the Republican yesterday at the Republt- can Club, Under the gavel of Mra, Arthur *L, Livermore, Eastern Divi- sion Chairman, and with their Super Chairman, Will H. Hays, present they spent the day developing « politi- cal programme. State ‘committees, {n accordance with the promises of the party, are to be doubled, that there may be a fifty-fifty membership of men and women, While the States have not as yet made this legaily posnible, Rhode Isiand, New Jeraey, Mai chusetts and Maine have been fore- handed With the courtes: ‘The women Chairmen of the va- rious States present were Mrs, Guy Gammett of Maine, Mrs. Charles Sum ner Bird of Massachusetts, Mrs, B clay (Warburton of Pennaylvani Mrs. Samuel Prentice of Connecticut, Mrs. Edward 8. Moulton of Rhode Island, Mrs. Lillian Feickert of New Jersey, Mrs. I. W. Jones of Dela- ware and Mrs. Arthur L. Liverm of New York, jae _>— — ‘BOY WONDER AGAIN PUZZLE. Will He Get Expenses Paid at vard, Now Question. BERWICK, Pa., Dec. 14.—Not only is Frederick Santee, thirteen, son of Mr. and Mrs, ©. L. Santee, puzzling educators by his precocity, but he is likewise puzzling Inwyers. The boy, who entered Harvard as « | candidate for a degree before he wi | fourteen, has raised a question which the courts probably will be called on to decide ‘That question is whether the lew which compels a parent to send his child to school until he Is sixteen years old ai compels the district to foot the bill for his education until that time, If tt dc Dr, Santee intends asking the Conyng- | ham Township School Board to pay for his son's education at Harvard. Instalment No. 31. BUSINESS VS. HOME. ACING the floor frantically, 1 could think of but one way to find out about Hugh—to call | Mrs, Dodge and ask her if her hus- and had come home yet, and if so, what he knew about Hugh. | I remembered that just before leav ling the house that evening, Hugh had remarked that Allan Dodge was one of the men he was going to meet. 1 wondered if the wives of the other men in the living through hours of such anxious waiting: if they, too, had visions of their husbands’ bein broken and maimed in uto- mob accidents; of robbed, party were being by { “In bed,” AGAIN / il YOU MARRY, (\ a HUSBAND BY EDITH JOHNSON ous and cheerful, ringing out on the still night air. 1 jumped up, flung it open. “My dear, where have you been?” 1 cried. “Where have you been ‘My dear,” exclaimed Hugh, look- ing at me in amazement, and speak ing as if to a little child, “Why aren't you In bed?" 1 rejoined. “Why, Hugh, how could I—S've almost died of terror these last two hourg and more! When you first went I read and sewed. Then it got awfully still and lonely, It seemed as if you never were coming, and as tt grew later I was afraid “Poor little girl,” he said, without looking a bit sorry for me, His eyes were shining with excitement. His thoughts were anywhere but with me and my bewailings, ran to the door and} killed highwaymen in order to congea My mind | aper stories | the perhaps, their crime. of about lran over a score of news I had read ime and robbe weeping over th | Yes, 1 would jashamed as 1 we loneliness and anx If she had been un, with thin Lips, that lately wave of had i that been land. Mr to admit Dodg to her a al a pinched-nosed wor! the kind talking about “mar 1 would have been Wortunately one ‘of siways is made institutions,” was the plump, Cheerful, comfortable kind--one of those happy persons who are. life’s |shock absorbers, She had been mar ed for ten or fifteen years and had |three children “Why, my dear chil claimed’ when L told her my |*you're not making yourself miser- able over that, are ? Mr, Dodge hag not come home, either, “They're probably busy and have forgotten all about the passing of When you've been married as have, you won't bother yourself over such’ things. Now, go to bed, my dear, and Gon't worry a bit longer If you get to feeling lonely again, don't hesitate to eqil me up! So, Mrs. Dodge did not “bother I was sure that L never would become Hugh staying ont at night. While 1 was the complacency of women, 1 thought 1 veard @ ning the et It was slowing down, Yes, it had stopped. P “Good ft, old man—ever so mach you for giving me Peer Wis Hugh's voice, vigur=! ex story, time. the over woustomed hours o pondering some marrie’ “It was simply horrible wi persisted. 1 was feeling sorrier than | ever for myself. Was I playing the| leading role in Scene 1 of Act 1 of the world-old drama of the neglected wi “But you haven't told me what you’ been doing all this long time. “I've been working of course,” Hugh | ted in @ sort of detached maune:. elly thinks we ought to drill in gec- tion 14, Dodge and [ are strong for trying Section 15, ‘This is a big game, Alma—it grips a man.” ‘There was an almost triumphant look tn Hugh's| “But you didn’t telephone.” »hone"” why didn't you let me know that you were busy, that you had to stay I tried to call your office.” “We left there early; the maps were in Kelly office.” \ “And you didn't know." “Why, [didn't think—I forgot.” borgot?" “Yes—absolutely." Forgot me?” 1] | | | iting.” 1] Yes, | even let me “Well, yes, as a matter of fact, I did." A stubborn note was creeping into Hugh's voice. won't be the last time,” he sald, turn ing to face me squarely. “Business is business, and a man can't always be hanging on the telephone explain- | ing every step he takes. I'm hungry asa bear up a sandwich oy Was this woman—to ignored Orees, money, ouest? (To Be Continued To-Morrow.) \Copgrigat, LV), by the Bei Syodicate, Lae) Ry Can't something always to be the of wait at home,. her love battle outside and tl lure of eorge! 1 SAI 6 lot for material cons | thought | salad, |. “What “And it probably | © pursuit of | | Doos GOs |, Boger, area 2 CALIBER. \ ie GK, DONALD M*‘ GIBENY ee SYNOPSIS OF PREC (Copyri jen tells ker husben Woods, EDING CHAPTERS. 1820. by Bedbs, Merril & Co) Jim Feldersoa, my law partner, that ane is of the French Gov: aiment, wo ts stay! 5 Ivoked Up the record and character ‘of Woods, and she the ork, Me found tn “Wait n me, she answered. “Let's We can talk quietly win- 1 nodded while the and Mary { muatters are definitely [ig athe country club that eventng At in an automobile accident After a trip to the howital {60.10 1 omen vicinity shortly before: Thinking. that fiiren earch for i “dust then Prank Woods, come trom “Woods "tothe Itumtan ‘The coroner announces that « Dullet w bly by some one in the car, 2 was startled, CHAPTER VIL, (Continued) 6OT AD the same idea,” he said slowly, giving me a search- ing look. Helen! I felt suddenly sick and faint. 1 wanted air, sunlight; to get away from that darkened room and those piercing eyes that seemed to read my thoughts, 1 thanked him for letting me know what he had dis- covered, and hurriedly excused my- self. Helen! The blood pounded through my temples. God! No! Wilful, spoiled woman, if you wil ready to leave her husband without of the consequences, to go with another man; but his premedi- tated murderer? A thousand times, no! 1 wiped the perspiration from my forehead and assuming as calm an air as possible, went up-stairs. Mary was chatting with the little interne, but as soon as she saw my face, she hurried toward me. “You look as though you'd seen a ghost. What was It, Bupps?” ot here!” I cautioned. until we get outside!” We walked down the broad sunlit steps and climbed into the car. I felt like a traitor to let Mary even think that I suspected Helen, but my questions had to be answered Will you have luncheon Mary? : ‘ertainly,” go to Luigi's. there.” I headed for downtown and kept my eyes on the road, dreading to put my questions into words. “What is it, Bupps?” Mary asked. I decided to ask what 1 had to ask before telling. her the Coroner's ver- ict “Did you see Helen leave the house with Jim yesterday?” “Yes. i was looking out th: dow when they started. Why? I could hardly force myself to go on. “Was Helen—did Helen get into the front seat with Jim?” I faltered. No, She climbed into the back,’ Mary replied, ‘They had some sort of an argument before they left. I knew Jim was excited and that elen was angry. Of course [didn't hear all that passed between them, 1 tried not to hear any, but they talked very loud and were right in ae next room.” What did you hear? I asked, my heart sinking. “Once Jim laughed, a laugh, and I heard Helen ou lie! You know you are lying! He will disprove everything you say! Ancther time I heard Helen exclain: ‘Give me thag pistol! You sha'n threaten him while I'm there!’ I knew, of course, they were speaking of Frank Woods, but I didn't know what it.was all about, But why do you ask all this, Bupps? “Mary,” { said, and I couldn't look at her, “the coroner has given 1 verdict of murder.” Murder?” Mary gasped. im was shot from behind, he was driving Helen out to countf® ciub to meet Woods, Helen was in the back seat.” “She didn’t do it!” Mary burst out “She couldn't have done 3t “Of course she didn’t do !t! 1 ex- ploded. We were glaring at each other as though each was defending ! Helen from the other's accusation. We know she didn’t do it, but there are many who won't take our word for T could see by the way the coroner Inoked at me this morning | that he {s ready to accuse her of murdering Jim. and {t's up to us to wave her, by finding out who really ts_ guilty. We drove up in front of Lulsi’s.| and I was able to get a small table, in the corner by ourselves. Although no one could have overheard us, I sat As near Mary as T could and we talked with our heads close to- gether didn’t fee] ns though I could eat a thing and neither-alid Mary, so J told the watter to bring us a light and sent him away “Mary,” I said, after he had gone, “we know Helen didn’t do this thing, bur if you are called by the grand jury to tell what you told me, they will bring an indictment against her in a minute." can we do, Bupps?” beg ith tears in her eyes. “weil,” 1 said, "you've got to see Helen as soon 4s they will let you and as often as they'll let you, so that the first time she speaks you'll be there to hear what she says.” “Rut suppose she dies, Bupps?” Sven while she {8 Unconscious,” I_went on, disregarding her query, “ahe may say something that wil! | Rive us a clue. I'm going out to the bridge right after lunch.” What for?” Mary asked “To see if I can find Jim's re- yolver, If it had been found on) Helen the coroner would have told me this morning, I think. Of course} |they may not have taken it at all. | In that case it will still be at you houre, If Helen took it with her it! must have fallen out when the car] turned over, and if it did 1 must) get it before anybody else does.” The waiter interrupted here with the salad. Mary dabbled with hers a bit and then sai hadn't | “hupps, town? “No,” Lreplied. “They'd be sure to | testimony, it would that. much more." | “But, Bupps. could it | been?” she asked ously “p still think it was Zalnitch and the | men who were with him, but it might have been Woods. I'm going: to find out everything he did last night, It may Lhrow some Light om I better’ get out ot | hurt Helen just | who have er Frank. Woods. ph t day t@ls me that Zalniteh was one of ils occupants Decause Helen wi jat | positive of Governor, swears vengeance against Jt kod friend of mine, agrees to stay with ifel ke him 10 & lakes Helen dinner | am oot Is dying {a the hospital Secidvat and Irarn that’ a big black, oar wae It may have been reaponsible, Inspector up with weveral of mer Tienda amdoraets © eure My suspicions ten (uri wrely murdered, prob- the only person with him, the case, After all, he is the one who had the most to gain by Jim's death, and his words of last night were mighty queer.” I paid the waiter and we lett th cafe. On the way to Mary's I stopp at the undertaker's and made ‘ar rangements for Jim's burial, ‘The man in charge was the saddest look- ing person I have ever seen, He had a woebegone look about him that was infectious—made you want to weep for him or with him. He dia- cussed the funeral arrangements in a hushed voice and finished by whis- pering, “I sincerely hope what the papers are hinting is not so.” “What's that?” I asked. “The noon edition of The Sun say: ‘The finger of suspicion points very strongly to Mrs, Felderson. fi I hurried out to the car and jumped n “Mary, we've got to work fast.” “Ig Helen suspected?” she asked. “Yes. The Sun is more than hint- ing. The news seemed to bring out the fight in Mary, “Well, we'll prove her innocent.” When we reached the Pendletons’ we hurried into the house and went at once to the room where Jim and Helen had their argument. The re- volver was not ther CHAPTER VIII. . DROVE Mary to the hospital with my spirits at lowest ebb. If The Sun were going to try to convict Helen of the murder, I realized that we had.a hard fight ahead of us, for that yellow sheet was most zealous in hounding down any ‘one who happened be socially prom: inent, and in demanding punishment, The blacker the scandal, the deeper they dug, and the more details they gave to their gluttonous, filth-loving public hey would be particularly eager here, for they had no love for Jim, due to the stand he took against them during the war. I knew the reporters would be hot on my trail and that sooner or later they would interview Mary, So 1 de- termined that Mary should spend as much time as possible at the hos- pital, feeling sure the reporters would not be allowed in the room where Helen lay, battered and unconscious. As for me, | wanted to get to the bridge in the Blandesville Road as quickly as possible and from there to the country club to inquire what Woods had done the night before. At the hospital they were at first opposed to having any one in the room With Helen, who still lay in a coma, but with the help of one of the nurses in charge, it was at last a ranged. It was still early for the golfers and the bridge players when I reached the club and there were only @ few people there, These, of course, came up to me and pressed my hand with genuine sympathy. [ realized how many, many friends Jim had and what a loss his death was to them al}, As goon as I could disengage myself IT hunted up Jackson, the negro head waiter and general house man, who knows everything that happens at the club, He had just finished his dinner nd f drew him into the cloak room so that our talk might be uninter-! rupted, 1 took out a five dollar biti\ and held it up before his expectant eyes, “Do you see that, Jackson?” I ques- tioned “Yes, indeed may be gittin’ blind yit,” All 1 want is uestions.” [ said * dat money?” amed. nodded. {v, Woods was here last night?” T asked, abruptly "Yas, sub.” "What time did he come in?” “Ah cain't raghtly say, Mist’ Thompsin, but he had dinnah out heah ‘bout seven-thuty,” he an- | swered “Did he leave the club after that?” “Not ‘tl de telephone call came whut says Mist’ Feldahson ben kilt, Den he lef’ wif Mist’ Brown an’ Mist’ Paisley.” “You're sure he was here all that time?" I asked. “No, sah, [ain't suah, but Ah seen him ev'y now an’ den thu de ev'ni “Was he here at quarter past 1 questioned “He was heah at twenty-five min- utes past 8 Ah knows, cause Ah done brought hin a drink." “You're sure of that?” "Yas, suh! Positive answered, “'Cause Ah clock right den an’ dar.” As near as I could figure, the acel- dent had happened about 8.10 or 8.15 and the bridge was six miles away from the club, Woods couldn't Kave been at the bridge at the time of the tragedy and got back to the club by 8.25, Still, he might have had an aceompitce. hank you, Jackson." I said, giv= ing him the money. “Just forget that asked you any questions!” ‘The darky chuckled. “Ah done fohgot ‘em befoh you evah asted ‘em, suh. Phank you, sub!” I drove back to the bridge, deter mined to find the revolver, if possille. and then hant up Inspector Robinson to learn what he had to report, jparently, my suspicions of Woods were groundless. He had [dinner at the club and then waited around for Jim to keep his appoint. ment. He had been seen by Jackson eight twenty-five; Jackson wax that fact. ‘Ten or fifteen minutes at the mest in which 40 ge six miles to the bridge and back te the club, put up his car and ask Jack - son for a drink. The thing esuldn't be done. He had ‘heard of Jim's death with surprise and had heard of Helen's injury with tho greatest horror, ‘There seemed to be no doult of one thing: no matter how much he wished for Jim's death, no matter how much he benefited iy the mur der, Frank Woods, himself, didn't de the killing: (Read To-Morrow' Iniaronting Ins enndai Pamentd .. Jim's body and that he was to Ah sees it, old, but sub! Ah Ab ain't to Kk you a few His teeth * the negro looked at de a eRCRY