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He would be content with the ordinary black arict. Hut llnrvej Hunt pot no further than this with the iim-stigiitinii fur some time. Fill tor he took up the trail again, which lrd to a number of flushes with the " master mind,'' wlilth concciscd the Idea of robbing only crooks, who could not cr well turn to the police to protect them in the enjojment of property which they thcmseUes had stolen. IAWIII Can you find the lie in The llcckii'hall Murder JOHN niXKSHALL had been mur dered two dm before his wcddinjj His housekeeper found bis bodj in the library of his country home. The bu'let hail smashed his watch aud topped it nt l'J "0 All the eudcnie there was t oinled rjuarclj at Mcrton Dorrtll In the first place Harvej nunt had demonstrated to his own satisfaction that Dorrell was tin- onlv p rscm who liml entered the Hei-kshiill BnnimU and house the c-cn nj before There had 'all, sir been a fresh snowfall shortU after dirk, wouldn't mid there w.is onU one set of truk-. nterinc and U.imiii; the ground Tliee Dorrell bud admittid were hi- Then there was the testimony of the housekeeper. .1 mill, olorles npi rur ins person who fen- fourteen eir n id ndminister-d silmth and ftfiii'tith the simple household affairs ot HeiUfi,ill 8nc, too, declared that Doirell Irid In cli the onlj Witor the night before, us fai ns she knew. S'uiuuuirlccl, her story was this: She did not know what time Dorrell had come. She had gone to bed at S'.'IO. Her loom was In a distant cor ner of the house from the library, and on the third lloor. In addition there were thtee doors between her nnd the. room In which the murder had taken place. She had not heard the shot. was on her feet, not his notes, 11c did not speak until he saw her begin to shift her- weight nervously from one foot to the other.' Then he rnlscd his ejes. and in n ;natter-of-fnct tone said : "Vh did you kill jour cmploer''" The woman's ncrc snapped lit the unexpected ntlntk. lUsterieally she confessed that she had loved him, and was jealous of bis bride-to-be. "What .niidc ou suspect such t milk-and-water creature as Mrs. Gn in V" asked the coroner afterward. "I wouldn't hac beliced that accusation sworn to on a stack of Bibles, if It wasn't for her confession." "Mcrch .he fact that she told n tial ipahle lie," exclaimed Hunt. "I couldn't ne proeu uer guiii ny mnt, though. She was nunl.eneit. Jincxevep. liv flip howling of the dogs, and had gone tolThnt's why I placd with her ncies a her window to look out. She was won derlng what had disturbed them, but the sk was so men list, and the night so black, that despite the snow on the ground she could see little Hut as slie looked, a figure det.uhed it-clf from the shndow of the front porch nnd dis ippenred down the w.ilk. She snld she reeognbed theNJigure as Unit of Dorrell b the peculiar "hunched up" wny in which he held his shoulders. "And at what time was this, Mrs Ciiivin?'' asked the criminologist. "I don't know, sir," she replied, "but it was still dark. The moon had not M-t come out. I did not stike u light to see." "The inonn didn't come out until about '' o'clock." olunteercd the ciiitil coroner, who was sitting at the table beside Hunt UTTJVT A 37TC"VfC Inner Lights on Uvea and WMma IlUlrlSll101UJ i of Personages in the Public Eye. H WILLIAM ATII1SKTON 1)U I'UY bit before springing the accusation on her. My only hope was to surprise her into n confession." w What irm l7n'j palpahlc lie that Mn. Gavin toUlt The aniuir trill appear tomorrow. Coprl3lif l'lJl 1 Tubllo Icdtfcr Co) BIBLE CLASS 13 YEARS OLD Drcxcl Diddle Organization Keeps Anniversary With Memorial Three, the onlj surviving founders nf the Dr-el Hhldle Hiblc c-lass, took part jestcrdity at Holy 'I'rinlty Church in txcroNcs attending the thirteenth an nhcrsarj of the organization. There was i memorial scrvicefor the fourth founder, 11 l'rederick Wilson, who died i'ebruary It. HMD. Addresses were made bv the founders. Or tSeorge 1 l.aing, Judson ,1. Adams nnd .1. De Witt Jobborn. Maior A. .1. Drexel Hiddle presided. The Hw. Ilr Klod W. Tomkins delivered an address Tor a inotnetit the criminologist ap peared to stud the notes before him. "Now, about those dogs, Mrs. GnWn." he snld, looking up "You said thej were howling, I believe. You probabli meant barking, didn't mui' Harking at this man who was leaving I on 'A Vision of the rnture ' the -house''" ' The Hiblc classes there are many "Oh, no, sir." said the woman, ami i brunches have a membership exceed the coroner thought her eves widened UnK oOO.OOO. a bit. as though through sturtiid fear. ' "They were howling. You know how j Shot in Black-Hand Dispute I H-i nunc l nmoc. mi nil ri-iiscup ai fM.nrovs 1'ri.sl nnnnn liinnt. .nl.. It wasti t barking at nil They alrs Sto,ons street. Camden, was shot in bark at Mr. Dorr, II. jou , , , ,, thp ,, 'ps,rn, l fi he knew him well." Aoeelieo (inldo. of COS Hen., s,r.,V Ag.u i the criminologist looked down, who surrendered to the polUe after the al Im note. and upprnrcd to be re shooting Police decline l'restipenon tie, ling over them, oblivious of the fact I to be a Hlack Hand leader nnd Mint tin. know that the woman was still standing be fore him, waiting to be dismissed. His real purpose, however, was to bring her to the point of nervousness or em barrassment, and actually his glajice shooting was the result of a quarrel over n Hlack Hand letter. Guido was One ot the bright llghti In the intel lectual life of the nation's capltnl is Mrs. Henry Wilder Keyci). wife of the senator from, New Hampshire. Mrs, Kcjcs writes books, articles for the magazines, and works hard as vice pres ident of the League of American l'cn women. Hut us a diversion she collects litn ericksi She commits them to memorv. There is probably nobody in the world who knows more limericks by heart than does Mrs. Kccs. It was not unnatural, therefore, that one should wonder just 'which one, of nil there limericks, Mrs, Ke.vcs re garded as her favorite. So I asked her and here is her answer: "There was a oung man from Madrid, Who was struck In the face by a kid. He said, 'I'd be 'glad To wallop that hid. I'll be darned if T don't' and he did." David Franklin Houston is n changed man. He has been secretary of the treasury for just a year. Hcforo that bo was secretary of agriculture for seven sears, As secretary of agriculture ho was a cold, austere, unapproachable man with a tendency to isolate himself. There were manv buffers between liim nnd the public. His associates in the depart ment felt none of that intimate cam araderie that adds enthusiasm to team w ork Then Mr. Houston became sccrctar.v of the treasury. The austerity passed from his face like a cloud from before the sun. It became round nnd binli ing. The door to the office of the see retar of treasury swung easily inward. The man behind the big desk radiated enthusiasm, smiled easily, was given to the making of jokes. The fact was that Mr. Houston had come into the task that was dear to his heart In nil those .vears of teach ing school in South Carolina, of offici ating us professor and president of col leges in Texas and Missouri, the thing he liked best was the study of finance. In that work which he had done all the held pending investigation. l'restipenon ' da.vs of his life he had been potboiling. is m a serious condition in Cooper llos- 1 or a lr pital and may die. icf span nt the end of the Wil idminlstratlon he was thrust into that alley of his dreams, the depart ment of the treasury. "Hootleg storks liuve disp'aecd In popularity those having to Mo with n well known lllv.vcr," sii)8 William Mather Lewis, head of the savings di vision of the trcasur." "All other vices seem to hnvc given way In the face of the opportunity to defy tho law by liu.v ing liuuor. "j just heard of it man who had foiegathcrcd with n group of friends for imbibing purposed. At the end of the evening he tucked n remaining qunrt Into his coat nnd started, uncertainly, toward his home. He lurched to star board as he entered his gate nnd his heavllv laden side struck violently against the post. As he eiiteied his door he felt something trickling down the inside of his shirt. As he slowly unbuttoned himself for nn examination be mumbled : "I hope it's blood." (Copyrleht 1021. bv I'ubjlc lodger Co ) HOSPITAL SEEKS $60,000 West Philadelphia General Homeo pathic Starts Drlvo Tonight The West Philadelphia (Jcnerul Homeopathic Hospital's campaign to raise J?t!0.000 to pay outstanding debts will open tonight with a dinner In rielcher Methodist Episcopal Church, Fifty-fourth nnd Master streets, at which the speakers will be the llcv. Dr. nichard Hndcllffe, pator of the church ; O. W. Swelgert, campaign director; Kdward M. Harris, general chairman of tho executive committee: IJvnn H. Icwis. scerctaiv of the committee, nnd Samuel V. Scattergood, treasurer. Luncheons will be ield nt noon dull during the conduct of the campaign in Fletcher church More than '200 women workers will canvass West Philadelphia for the funds which will insure the future operation of the hospital at Fifty-fourth street above Glmrd avenue. Motloii-pictine houses in West Philadelphia lllvc promised llicir fullest eo-opcrntion TH1BAUD-C0RT0T RECITAL French Artists Play 3 Violin Sonatas by Composers of Their Own Nation French interpretative art at it best, in the persons of Jacques Thibaud, violinist, and the greatest; French pian ist of his day, Alfred Cortot, was the feature of the sixth mectlii? of the Chamber Music Association nt the Hcilcvuc yesterday afternoon. The three sonatas pla)cd were nil the product of French composers, nnd nt least two of them were new to the great majority of the audience. The recital opened with the Fnure sonata, op., 13, n comparatively youthful work nnd one which did not make any especial impression, except for Its ex tremo difficulty, the octavo work In the violin resemhlng co'ncerto work far more closely than the nvcrage sonata docs. The third movement (scherzo) wns decided! the best of the four move ments nnd gave Mr. Cortot nn un usual oppoitunlty for the exhibition nf elm fnnltlevs technique and the beauti fully crisp tone which ho possesses both in loud nnd soft passages. The Debussy sbnata Is Interesting, ns Is cvcrthlng" that Debussy ever wrote, the second movement, n fantas tic Intermezo, being the most attrac tive of the three movements. The pro gram closed with n superb rendition of the Cesar Franck sonata, with the pos sible exception of Hrnhms, perhaps flic finest violin bonata since the Krcutzcr of HccUiovcn. It was In this master piece of composition that both Mr. Cor tot and Mr. Trlbaud did their best work. The first movement was exquisitely per formed with much feeling, and the following allegro wns n tour do force of technique, tempered with the finest Intel Igencc. In the Inst movement, the clever architecture of the composi tion wns clearly brought out by both performers. In his ensemble work, Mr. Cortot showed himself to be ns great an art ist as he has proved to be in his solo work with orchestrn, In which lapnclty he has been heard In Philadelphia a number of times. At all times he ad justed his tone to that of hla fellow rccltnllst, with the result that while there was no lack of brllhincy of per fnrmnnee. fhn bnlnnec was nlwnys even. He showed nn amazing variety of tone color on tho piano with a tnmh J$ Varied as Hip ilnmiin.t. ,r "l" "OlAl lions called for. l l"c loniPlJj Mr. TirtiRtid'H tone wns pleasin, 11 it always s. but there were tlm,, E'lSII n u iiicniauiy lacked i. ".u.rMI technique wns, of course. nmni i '"Vl demands of the sonatns. nllhl1 ,.i.,?.,' were spots In both. the Fnurn ..J"1 Debussy which were vcrrdUBcuVl?' best work was In the nn...:uJ ' '.'a ing a singing tone and a IcwtnTi of playing. ,cgat0 5I;, PRAISES CITY'S ECONOMY Municipal Research Bureau H Says Many Are Wore "' Frederick P. Gruenbcrg. ,tM the Hureau of Municipal HeS" $ dressed 200 members of the yXV1 Hebrew Association last night ,' Spruce street. He said that. eonu.52J current public opinion, th" cU,.?'"' crnmrnr. is not ns corrupt or ni.' gant as many of her sister cIHn u' policemen ,- ho said, "even JiV ' new higher wage, Philadelphia'! "Li' arc inadequately paid." ' s wll swv 'sswwNMw&m nw A3CO ASCO ASCO s .. ), vv; vW$ V,, 08 Edited by Herbert Kaufman OWEN JOHNSON'S Greatest Novel "Tje Wasted Generation39 In February McCIure's A tale of the World's Awakening and of a world awake. There's the surge of full life in it the throes of souls, the deep loves of men, the clash of rivalry, the pain of sacrifice, the all-absorbing singleness of woman's devotion. A superb romance. A tremendous picture of life. Illustrated by James Mont gomery Flagg. "Gun Play" by Arthur Stringer In February McCIure's A whale of a stage story in which a denied woman wrestles with Destiny, willing to sacrifice herself for what she believes is her daughter's good. She did not measure the force behind that law which sends Youth seeking Happiness. She did not measure the power shaping her own Destiny. We believe that thi3 is Arthur Stringer's finest bit oi" short fiction. Illustrated by P. V. E. Ivory. "Time Out for Granberry" by Samuel Menvin In Februarv McCIure's Samuel Mcrwin, the kindly and keen young sage of old Concord, is turning the human beings midc out and throw ing the pictures of its motive., forces upon the screen of the printed page. The method is fascinating especially when used with an artist's skill and with a philosopher's tolerance "Time Out For Granberry ' is the very human tale of a man who did not know how to be human Illustrated by F. R. Cruder. "The Fog of Orleans" by Holworthy Hall In February McCIurc'i It deals with that deadly feminine combination slumbering eyes with a soft voice. It is altogether a delightful narrative of a cynic's downfall, and of the manner in which the pieces of him were put together again. Illustrated by T. D Skidmore. "One or Two Women" bv Fanny Hcaslip Lea In Tcbruary McCIure's Rosita was born to make trouble, and as a near-great lover she does her blithe some worst in this adventure. But after all. Youth is not the match for Wisdom, and a very, very wise wife teaches Rosita that guile and gentleness are equally potent weapons of warfare Illustrated by Charles D. Mitchell. ? qAq l, I? I f f THE first national publication to resume its pre-war price. A better McCIure's than ever no change in size, quality or quantity of reading. More great stones by more great writers than were ever printed in the same magazine within the same year and here's the proof: McCIure's tremendous program for 1921 includes serials by Owen Johnson, Zane Grey and Mary Roberts Rinchart; a new series of Booth Tarkington stories; another series of Ibanez stories. Herbert Kaufman's editorials appear in every number. McCIure's is the one and only general monthly at 15 cents. Every other publication in its field is 25 and 35 cents or more. It can be done It has been done. The 15-cent maga2inethe magazine that achieved the greatest literary and commercial success of all time, is back again and back to stay Eighty thousand increase in newsstand sales for Jan uary and February and a bigger March edition coming. The only 15-cent illustrated general magazine left on earth. Why pay more for less? ZANE GREY'S Biggest Serial "The Wanderer t Wasteland In February McCIure's Three thousand five hundred'of Zane Grey's books are sold every day. He writes with a quirt and a six-gun. No other American author since Fcnnimorc Cooper has stamped his personality upon frontier literature as this historian of a nation in the making. No other maga zine is printing Zane Grey's novels. Illustrated by JV. Herbert Dunton. "guills the Indifferent" by Charles G. D. Roberts In February McCIure's A real animal story. No one comes along to equal this watcher of the wild folk, and with good reason, for no one so knows the little people of the wilderness or can tell their comedies and dramas with such compelling artistry. "Quills the Indifferent" is an adventure story, a robber story, and the story of a trium phant conqueror all jn one. Illus trated by Paul Branson. "Clyde Fitch's Memoirs" In Fcbruarv McCIure's The bclf searching and all-rcvealmp correspondence of our most distinguished playwright These letters expose all the depths and whimsicalities of an astound ing, unusual personality They tell how "Barbara Fntchic" was written fpr Julia Marlowe,, the "Climbers" for Amelia Bingham and "Nathan Hale' for Nat Goodwin and Maxine Elliott a magic key to yesterday's stage door. "The Tolerant Tax Payer" by Garct Garrett In I cbruarfr McCIurc'i A collection of startling facts to make every lax payer's pocket wince. Mr . Garrett, eabily the foremost economic analyst of the country, has found where the leaking billions go including your share of it. Two Pages of Herbert Kaufman's Editorials In February'McClurc's "The 'Glorious' Past" "The Spine of .Perfection" "Glas3 Houses and Stones" "Faggots for Anarchy" "Safe Securities' Buy February McCIure's Today! 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