j )... Vr -35u j"iii . 4 . tIWW..,' . A' I i n.- -V 7rj'r- k,. J ,l"4 ''W W 1 ,i,i't"""T Jl ----"v.;- '.-- . V ' v J V 'Jr.' ," EVEtflSG " PUBLIC LEDGER-PHUiABBLPmA, TBXJB8DAt "FEBBUARY 12, l8$D i, 11 HEMIDDLETEMPLEMURDER A Detective Story by J, S. Fletcher CwJrffi lho, lujhrubtto lxdotr Co. THIb STABTS TUU HTOBY Franl Rpargo, London newspaper' noil sen tiro ') peeling into the Miner ol an alleyway and finds Ihcro amurdeiid man. In his pocket is t name "Itonald Breton, Barrister, Ki7s Jlinch Walk, Temple, Lon f ' W his hotel ho (caislcrcd as "hhn llarburv." Be had one visi' tr o welt-VrcsSed man with a gray Irard. l '" '"'"? "ej:t ' Mar ian! while lobbying m the ,Uousc of hmmoin telli of hh excitement on Jif appearance of a tall man with a mi blard-Xicphui Aylmoic, it. P. 'hty left the house iogctlnr. The Uctlcepcr finds a "stone" a diamond in Marbury'i room, and the uaiter tcstifiis to having sicn a num hefof such itoncs on Marburg's table faring Aylmoic'i tisit. Hrcrctary to a infc dcpoiit company tells of Mar Urn rcntinn a safe and depositing in xt i small hatha bos, but chcn affi nal examination is made the boa is omul 1 be empty. At the coroner's nqucst lyhnoro admits having taken llarburu to his rooms in the, Temple titer 11 o'clock on the niaht of the murder, and that he knew him twenty mars ago, but will not tell in what connredoii he knew him. fipana and lltthbum nqain examine, the leather iaT. I child s photograph and'ii silver Icraldw dciicc or cout-of-arms is dis covered in the lining of the lid. Sparga CU) at the office of a well-known mrlsman. ". Crowfoot!" shouted the oljicc bog, "hcic's a chap dying to sec you!" AND IIUBE ITCONTINUKS ftyUS, tint's the way to get him, X hn't it?" said Spaigo. "Here, I'll get bun lnjselt." He went across the room aud accost cJ the old sporting journalist. "I vant a quirt word with jou," he (aid. '"I his place is like u puueje. monium " . , , , , , Crowfoot led the vvn lulo a hide al cove uud ordered a ill ink. "lwis is. this time, he h'llu, yawning' "But It's compnuionable. wi.ni i il. Snarco?" s.p'irgu took a pull at the glass which he had earned with him. ''I should sar. " he sum, "tiiut ou Know- about spnrlin,; matters us nnlinir nliont 'cm?" "Well 1 think jnu might say it with trnlli .uiswcred f'rowfoot. "iiil old sporting matters?" said Siargo .... IC .111(1 lull spui Liny muiii'i-.. i;- THE GUMPS Describing a Neb HELLO PAa-- I tops'! ht. ItCO, by ih Trlbuno Co. By StdnetJ Smith rewrupped it, tills time nutting it lu his nurse. "I'm awfully obliged to you, Crow foot," ho said. "The fact Is, I'cnu't tell jou' where I got it just now, but I'll" promise ou that I will tell you, and nil about it, too, as soon as my tougub'H free to do so." "fjoine mjstcry, ch?" suggested Crow foot. "Considerable," answered Spargo. "Don't mention to any one that I showed it to you. You shall know every thing cventunlly." "Oh, all right, my boy, all right!" said Crowfoot. "Odd how things turn up, isn't it? Now. I'll wager un) thing that there aren't half a dozen of tjicsc old things outside Market Mllc-iistcr itself. As I said, there were ouly llfty, and they were all in posnession of bmgcKi.es. Thcj were so much thought of that they were tnkeu great care of. "I've been in Market Milcaster my; self sineo the rnces were gicn ult, and I've seen these tickets carefully framed and hung ovpr mantelpieces on, yes! Hpargo caught at a notion. "How do you get to Market Milcas tcrV" he usked. "I'addlugton," replied Crowfoot. "It's a goodlsh va." "I wonder." said Spargo, "If there's an old spotting man thero who 'could remember things. Auvthlng about this ticket, for instance''" "Qld sporting man !" exclaimed Crowfoot. "Egad! but no, he must bo dead nuho, if he isn't dead, he must be n vcritablo patriarch. Old Iku Quarterpage, he was an auctioneer in the town, and a rare sportsman." "I may go down there," said fjpargo. "I'll sec if he's nine." "Then, if ou do go down," sug gested Crowfoot, "go to the old Yel low Dragon in the High street, n line old place. Quarterpngc's place of busi utss and his private house were exdeth. opposite the Dragon. But I'm ufruld1, Ou'll find him dcuil it's He nnd tweut cars since I was In Market Milliliter, and he was au old bird then. Let's hei now. If old Hen Quarter- page is alle. Npargj, he'll be iiiuetj cms of ,ugc!" "Mel. I'e ltnowu men or ninety ' as miiihJwho were spry cnous'', ccll in my bit any man 'of cNperienic, ' said Spargo. "I know v lone now my own giaudfathcr. Well. the bet of thanks, (Jrowtoot, nnil l li tell ou all about it some da." "IlaM- another driuk?" suggested Crowfoot. 15ut Snarco excused himself. He was uliod tin other with n sudden d.ish of , W'o' bock to (lie oUiee, Ho said ; lie sun be e "Not that the gicatl inter-nail somelliniR (o no. t the liionein kviii'iiiwuu. .vuu miuvv. -'" .'vv ..."......(,, u..a..v ...... ... "Well. Iheie's sonicthiug that's in , he was on (lie departure pluttprm (frpstiDi mi iriealh just now, anwu taid bpnrgo. " Vnd I believe its got to do with old sporting tiffaiis. And I ramc to ,vou for infonnntion about it. bolicv m' ' v on to be the onl.v man I Idou of fiat could tell an) thing." "Yes what is It if ashen urovvioo.i CMT StEIHEiE fAOfHER IN UWvl dO.eS XT ALL- rAM fAOYHtrR N t.AsW ITHE BEST pRifcfsio ,-vJe sOT IN TNP VJORt-D I'AA CELE.3RATNC I to DA.V- 1 fACVTHER IN UAWS ( V V&ONE HOfAE I ViMENEMER hS WIFE-AND I HAVf amv differences -sme AUWAMS SVbET. vgiTN rAE.- 5ME 0U5.T TH(Mk.S A. rKULW On rAE A? TVlOUfciH va HtR C1W SON ftL Oust As thqun Ywat BiRO Eveft HAO fl OPINION OF HlOWrJ- THWOLbSHOKrenb-- QN& Oh THQSE- ES DEAR ANft NO DEAR KIND- NEVER E:T N A CWAJft MKf HE QWNgb lT N Hl UFE - OUST tffNbA SUPS IN IY BOMT KNOW WOW tONCr HE" GjOfNfcr TO SW THfcRe, hvijV Anv tiaaE: you see hnv i-QOKiNt out THB FRONr WINOOva VOU KNOVAi YH& saMI-V QOY - HECQY A3 AANY RlMHYi AND PRIM I LEGES AA SALOON NECrPI- HeANbYHE WRNACE iJAOKS IN HE& VJNQER TVIE BED AS NUCW AS THC DOt- TH6W TEU.M.G VJHZN iWE'S APTEP? WlfA HIrCAhrCRAMMLAROUND ON MIS, VrOcSrVACH FASYER YHAN 5iHe CA.N AOVfc TNE- BED M SIDNEY SMlTtr PETEYHalf Wayjs Far Enough Hell Swim the Rest By C. A. VOIGHT. ut ' ' PiuliliiiL'tnii. smIIpiim. in liiilid. and 'ticket iii pockit foi MiuKct Miknster, 'and in the com.se of t hut tftteruoon he found him-elf in an olcL-fasIJoned bed- loom looking out on .Market Mtjcnstcr High btieet. And theie, light oliposite him, he saw an undent house, old brick, ivy-iovircd, with an ofliic ut its side, over the door of which was the name, Benjamin Quarterpage. AWpTmw0V T GF SSSJMaS '"-'fflb EWa"' CUBA? I SHARK." J !l C l0.PZiy T 4 BtAOl 1 W"n:'M; CMVSfo ( " HI LIWU AMP V J V K-X -j " The Young Lady Across the Way fcpjrgo drivv out au envelope, ami took from it the carefully wrapped up lilvcr (nl et. He took olT t lie wrappings ami laid the ticket ou Ctovv foot's outstretchcl nntm ' . r. i II ..... .1.1. !- 111. .-.....- . . ... Uiu jou icu me winu tins isi ; ' Ol'AHliO, liuuginD' Ins HotUcs, wasll ,h?.A,J.c iV'i..0"'-, ,.. . ....i... i ! speculations on his plan of campaign CIIAI'TKIt XVI Tho "icllow Dragon" "Where dirt vou get this?" "Never mud, just iiovv," replied Sparso " on know what it is?" ' Certainl I know what it in! I5ut Cad' I've not seen one of these things lor Lord knows, hovv'in.inv curs. It makes inc ficl sometliing like a ouug 'ud.ikuu'" sun Crowfoot. "Quite u joung un ' ' "Bui what is it?" asked Spargo. , (rofooi turnei' the ticket over, iho;ui the side on which the hunldie dovioi was .iliiiost. vvoin avvnv. "Its one of the oiiginal silver stand tickets of the old laceioursc at Mnrket Milcaster," niiivveied Ctovv foot. "That's what it i One of the old original silver itanil ti kits 'lhere are the arms of Market Milcaster, vou see. nearl worn tsaj k much rubbing. There, on the obvetsc i the figure of n running horse. Oh st- tluit's what it is! Bless me! most iiHoicetiric " "VVhires JIurket Milcaster?" in quired .Spuigo "Don't know it." "Matket Mile.ister," replied Crow foot, still turning the silver ticket over ind ovei. "is what the topographers call Ueeujid town in Klnisliire. It has HCddilv dci iv cd since the rivet that fed w it i. giadujllv Mllul up. Theie iwd to ho a iiiiiiius line-meeting there m .Turn ovm vuir. It's nciirh fortv Jiarnmne lli.it meeting fell through 'went In I nrir-u 1PIl j ,Vils Often ' "Vnd vou sij that's n ticket for the 11 "'lCd fpngo. "11" i- one of lift sihir tickets. LVii' ', ul whulncr jou like to call cm vvluil, win giu. ,y (h0 r.,ec uoiTi- I !! l? ,,,f,) "'"-sessc.. of the town." DiWOrill (l OH foot. "It WHS. T rnmii. er, consul, , Broat 1)ruilegt. (o pos ?! '"'Ul ''ket. Jt udniittid its pos SSdi'h' llf'.'. V,inJ, ow I to the M, i aN" KU'' llil" llllll-e at the do ''". ,cl"lurr- ''"" oia vou gei iis Spnrgo?" opargo took tho (likct and carefull u Mm kit .Mienstcr, "The first tiling," said Spargo himself ns ho tied n new tie. "is have a look around. That'll be long job." Tor he had nlread seen us he ap iiiouched the tov.n, and aS he drove from the statiou to the Yellow Drag on Hotel, that Market Milcaster was n vc i small place. It chiefly consisted of uc long, wide thoioughfare the High strcit with smaller streets lead in0' from it on either side, lu the High stiect seemed to be eve thing that the town luuld show' the undent p.irit.h rhmih. the town hall, the market cioss, the principal houses and shops, the blidgc beneath whiih ran the river whereon shins had o..ce come up to the town before its mouth, four miles aw a, became imp isuuly silted up. It was a blight, clean, little town, but there wcie few signs of trade in it. and Spargo had been cjiiick to notice tint in the Ycljow Drugou, a big, rumbling old hostelr, leminiscent of the old couch ing elavs, (here seemed to be little doing. He had f-aten a bit of lunch in the iof-fee-room inimediitclv on his nriivul; the coffee-room was big enough to ac commodate lot) people, but hc.vond him M'lf. mi old gentleman and his dauglitci. cvideiith tniiiisi', two jouiii nun tulk ing golf n iiiiin who looked like un artist, and au unmistakable Iioih'miiooii liig.couple, theie was no one in it. Then was little tin (lie in the vvidc street hi neath Spaigo's windows: little passage of people to and fro on the sidewalks, he i e a louutrjnian drove u lazv cow as la.ilv along, there a farmer in his light cart sat iuly chatting with an aproned tradesman, who had come out of his shop to talk to him. Over every thing lay the quiet of the sunlight of the summer afternoon, and through the open windows stole u faint, sweet scent of the ney -mown hay lying lu the meadows outside the old houses. (CONTINUED TOMOIJUOIVJ no WX3 II II 1 1 The ouug lady across the way sa.vs it's hard to till one uationallt from auother sinie the world war and she's just becn reading an ur tiile b a prominent Kg.vptologist, who wntcs just as good English us aubud,v. The Day the Corner Saloon Was Dismantled the Proprietor Gave Presents to a Fi of Ilia Very Old Customers -:- ' : ' By Fontaine f eu Fox & sKX ""TT'-sss. I? t MAOhT ToLD You W rL? ir cAMtooTorA aJ L s&k' ' -SALOOM THli PlCTURB &JM !l 'li W -A 5FITooh! KHDvtMtom.pn'r 'jJV rwiwoxi! $t'r '?? '"' Sft 5 "CAP"' STUBBSTalk About Valuable Dogs! By Edicina Naor i ivR pup .. "y 1 1 . - Y T)U( ,..ui" ffis' V HUNJ V -a- U -si VJHY GOSH: Yf - -r-- 1 ) ' L WOULDN'T lh I ILL,N350LLfr , j I ley'o SOMEBODY'S STENOGFacts and Figures DREAMLAND ADVENTURES llLUi: ETHS AND CR00KJ2D NOSE llv MAIIMY 'Peggy mid Ilillg mcct the dwarf yooked osr in Movicland and find " their mrpnse that he h a fine mnn ihap Pierce Pangs and lit indd (lr foul, unnt Crooked Nuse loimna Pcyy, but he telli the cMl yen that hi ,, m fate with a fair "imscl ami thiy go ici'i'Aihi o help " tnn nr, B'lho ICunuvuty ALKY SAM, iurriug Peggy, Billy nnd t rooked Nose ou his back, had l,nj K,,,llt '""' Finn- Tuiigs and Ho '"da, (he Cook, and he went thiough "cvvooiNj, fust as ,Pl.r. a J1?.0 'UV ' Tlic ouc '"' I'Utch l ilft '!'uli ,l,lP 1P." I'P btaed. fir.nJonU "" "00,l!i "B " Pleasant I, P ,.0,ln,n '" lli(-" '"' a pur- fi'l lll,c t,n Crooked Nose had k i. i " i"10'1 "" "" edse of this h'M.t pointed ahead. W itti'r ;,",1"t''." I"1 "'ill "Here I tniii Ki'is u'i(, Crooked Nose sang that vL , one -SMS il k0 sweetl JaLi Fy ,M,1 bUre thntif the fair Si1'?""1 il lm "Part would melt ibVvh,ru',V";11 bhc ouWn't laro Ami a Kiml al ,l ,0" lio had. amnPb"".'i'Klj t,,(i fl,ir damfcpl "8 "be a?L,r i P ne' tur in u moment Cq J0'1 " ,,1H I10"-1''' "t tho furm- "Jaeil ,ose Sunir mnrn ln.,.ll,. .,,,,1 than before so wlnninclv 1. 1--, l.i""S uupcy ose Pa,j more tenderly unci k tllQIl hrfnrn t.n .. Innln.l "eUt thl r,li "") f,!Ir llnmscl ro,,,l "t I?.'1)'!! liorw nnd lame gul u, w"arii tiiuin, , miBB 1VL , "t tlio fair damsel was l(r.l?iS '?, lll Crooked Nose becamo 1 1....1. n uat8! ran mini .n..i i.ia i. .i... ,.. : "7.' " "- teschej ti,; ."'" tl10, fuir ,la,u,,cl Ipjd riKht pa"' r l""1 bccu Bb0 '.. I dare lmi 1.1,'n.. i. .... ifpatif.l p. , ","' "r iii) queer nose," ? Lruokeel Nose. j, wm hute me oi make fun of nic, uud then in hcurt would brcuk." "Indeed, sho wuld not hate jou nor make fun of ou," declared l'egg. "If she is the lovel lad nhi bieipn to be she would never give n thought (o oui crooked nose ufter she ouco suw .voiu handsoino blue ees and jour smiling gentle mouth." "But the nose is so big she would bo sure to sec it first uud not look ut tho rest of my fuce," groaned Crooked Nose. That seemed true and I'egg.v thought over the mutter a moment. Then she got un idea. "1'ick two bouquets of wildflowers," slio said, "Hide vour nose with ouc of them nud give the other to the full damsel. Woo her and win her before she sees our nose, utid then ou will biivu her safe for all lime." The idiu seemed so good lo Crooked Note and Billy that all three ut olcc got busy piikiug lurge buuehes of wild llowirs. As thev put the two bouquets in the hands of Ciooked Nose therei came u scream from down tho routl quickly fol lowed b the sound qf fust-thuddliii hoofs. Looking quickl out they uw un alarming sight. Tho prancing hoi so of the fair damsel hud ionic suddcnl upon Giant Fierce Taugs, striding along car ring Belinda und Jier jiugllng cans on hla shoulder. Tho giuut was so niou btrous that the horso hud become startled. Now it wus running imu) (lushing madly dovvu the road with the fair damsel bouncing about in tho bud die. At any moment bho might be thrown off and killed. "I'll save, her," shouted Crooked Nose. With a great jump ho lauded ou Balky Hnm's buck. Balky Sum leaped into the roud and uh the ruu avvnv horso galloped b Bulky Ham meed along beside it whilo Crooked Noso rent bed out uud seired jtij bridle, C'i'oniorrow will bo told how the fair damsel sees the face of Crooked Nose foi the first time.) O PLAGE, "I HAT 1 v I'ubllj Ledger Co. If Doit Follow Me'Romd) LIST OF STOCK 'iftllU W.Tm iPiTUiirr,. -r L..ir -..,c -rutr.ra ,r..Z. v'." -:?"" ' ""'- -. J. rinu uAvt niuruuoa WAiHt:AIOU(3l1 IW SCHOOL! IIILJMIII 1 l.L r - - mr I a . a i i riMU, 4VC 130I IT ALL RGuREb WAS r?lt3HT! I KOW Mlf LISTOF o ICVUIVT Wou KHOVJ r1 OH HHSTHeV Do! LJ MISS 0'FL"aSe4 SM VOU 'M VOUR FIGURES Dom'tL?,ATW6 SOITLaST, UIE .1 1 i3UYVfcr ,' r .". . - t " rriDtrirht lf 0 M?'rlT, W 6f nwj&PJii C"2C ALL-WELL ?) Q -., , i-i .mw i . j UU X VVX I Ivl I DC !--'(- BUMS r") . IL CORRECT. yL-L cACrs;p-J ip we Souoy y OEClSlOH) n m irit ir i mzr tr s. i s. x " l -a l i " ezt t w m f OOT.' WAS Arr i5K..g) J Wti,L.. - S y. V ' J 1 tej) J L Z-LJU1P T L V" x LLRAT&V C r V v1 1 i tv-O rt? (rl FT i- jC. ' a' . . s . fe.wrffl isx-f v, mi- :. l r jrr. s. uri. i iv i& "-i f mm , ' l i flSMM " a e By Hayward ST) 'hAYw.RO -I2, DOROTHY DARN IT You Needn't Be Handsome to Be Proud Copyrleht 1020 t. iho Bell fcj-ndlcate Inr By Chas. McMamis VOUR DOO b AWPUU STOCK OP HE' WOrJT LOOK AT rsi- DOOi NO BOT HE'S CUTE. AT HIH Ab4D HS BEEN N THE MOVIES. HE SAVED A HOUSE f FROiM BB.ING -, ROOQEO ANO HE NtVER UObT i A FIGHT j WouR DOO b ) I OONT WHAT KitMDOF S . ) - j T AWPUu STOCK 7 BLAHE a DOG i OuRS? ) SoRE HfcS HE A INT I L , HIM Ht S HE BtTTER HIQH IN HANUHOME j, KMOW5VOUR J THAN ANY QOOV J DOO fjc " '"'nju q i hj a- . . r- i n m. i irc . r izjch wif it- i t i w. - - in lft33i tr: 5 s- J " -- -- 3 -v. " SBQf w- H. Xft a ' iltt I WHY, F HE COULD TALK, HE WOULDN'T SPEAK To EITHER ONE OP US r. i c ) - Cuts. ftt-AfslOti II il m l SiH m i m m m M Kita m 4 rte K r n v i 4ii .J! 0 llf i ih i ' ' y lit m Jl 4 a in Art !' 'jjixL
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