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Cu & t Mandl\chcomphmql __ "I came for the soap flakes. Yes, I‘m washing. I might just as well eatch up with the work. In this house I can‘t sleep. Anyway, ink mmwanmtfl L "It‘-'llhbhhk,nm.,..g ean‘t sgleep." . ‘ ‘wmqu th supply cubâ€" ) Jumped when I spoke. She mnmmhm 4 Fauaible imrominity t poppets * im or puppets :o: story, read casually for roh-}n can‘t be dismissed so easily a situation involving live criminals, desperate, up against it Now then, what was he telling you?" PCOc CEmm C°P vermeg uks I fought the fury he had roused by belittling my books and tried to think. I thought I heard a stir in the back hall. We both went toward , ‘"But she‘d have to ‘be there to turn it off." f "How about a switech?" â€" ‘ ‘Yes, there is a switchâ€"by the dining room door. ‘Butâ€"" Â¥t ~*"I thought you said it was elecâ€" tric. You don‘t have to stand by a contraption if it‘s run by a motor, do you? I thought you mystery writâ€" made use of just such devicesâ€" E«mmum,mm it sort of thing." .. 4 ‘"It‘s probably: altogether unimâ€" portarit, Mrs. Misty. I just go into it His eyes flashed. "Everybody in the house heard you, when that conâ€" traption stopped â€" ‘I‘m glad you told me that, George® " His voice mimicked:â€"mine."What he‘d been tellâ€" ing you hp!o:&:hon, I couldn‘t hear above the noice, bomu Raddigan kept on taiking at same time. But either Roger Craig or Gertrude Jason could have heard it, or Hilâ€" â€" "But Hilda ~was runningâ€" the mixer."" 2l oo Mirth|,. ‘"But he wasn‘t here tonight," ."Alll .mmdw"“”r‘mm: :nrgx;r:h 1 bn‘r‘tt from me, my voice shrill. were the culprit instead of the inâ€" W,'OM”OM? jmd one. mM’ b m.'mdl hh S "Now," he said, when you were fixed ‘}‘"A’;i:: :lb? @& compellip seated, "maybe you‘ll the ad.| Stare. owns.a hou vantage oltoni::th',zthoriflm knows ways of getting in and out what you and your husband know." without disturbing outsiders like t > â€""What we know?" * . {officers and me, You are horrified to now it‘s just been a matter of "'Ml““@"““’mr u. additional delay and expense for the | F**®Kly, J don‘t believe he did. Bu local police, shadowing Mr. Misty|! don‘t think he has let you knpw __“J’:. has had the ‘advantage of oonte of the desperate necessities using government planes to get|that occur in this kind of work, in around, while our men have to wait|WA" time. He may know that you on regular transport planes. The|know some of his movements that cost of shadowing him back and|J*°" haven‘t told me aboutâ€"‘" forth between here and Texas has| 1 almost jumped. Did he know been hundreds of dollars, when if| 2b9ut the suit in the wardrobe?: he had been willing to cooperate . . .| _ Mirthbone ignored my ‘betray But as he pointed out, we have nothâ€"| DUt he got out his notebook again ing on him, and ‘we can‘t force him| *"You sée, we take nothing for to talk. But now â€"â€"this is lifferent. granted," â€" he repeated blandly. What he: has told you, without| "Even Roger Craig. The evidenceé is telling the police, has nearly cost|all against him, yet it could hiave you your life. ‘I‘m sure, for your been planted. Could you go over own protection, he wouldn‘t object| every sound you heard, one by dne, to your telling me what‘s back of|and tell how many seconds elapsed . ""But, Mr. Mirthbone â€" he didn‘t teil meé anything." } All the way to the tibraryâ€"Mirthâ€" bone acted toward me as though I were the culprit instead of the inâ€" jured one. i# ;..‘;I::',‘:;:;b:da, when you were » ”fll the adâ€" vantage of telling tln.,zthoridu what you and your husband know." Mirthbone snmapped back, "Change his bed,â€" let him wash up, and Miss Jason, maybe you can find a clean pair: of Mr. Misty‘s pajamas for Hurley frowned, and when the deâ€" tective turned toward me, shook his Hurley broke in, ‘"‘What‘ll we do with him?" He had Roger firmly by the wrist. "Make Mr. Craig comfortable," I checked myself just as I was about to tell of the mon George‘s coat. "I heard â€"â€" they turned into footsteps . . . and then something â€"â€"â€" fingers, I‘m sure â€" went around my neck. I struggled until the ink bottle erashed, and then â€" whoever it was â€"â€" went away . . ." When I told it with concern, the first sympathetic attention I had been able to elicit from the detecâ€" tive, turned to anger. .**Mrs. Misty," he almost hissed my name, "I want to have a talk with I hadn‘t ‘been sure before. The dream was so vivid it seemed natuâ€" ral that myâ€"throat should ache, and the skin butn, after the dream, was over. * â€"~_"I was cboked â€" strangled. They â€"wbumt:v-â€"â€"mdwhcn my ink tipped over . . . I was â€"â€""Your neck, Mrs. Misty!" he said, with concern. "It‘s discolored." While Get and the: two poâ€" licemen around the bed, Mirthbone stood staring down at Bhehhmt:pnwnud- fectually a few times, then he manâ€" aged to add, * h â€" how did this wet stuff get on _ * oAabfenis _ â€" {= 13 ‘ His light blue eyes protruding in amazement, his seant pale hair rufâ€" fled into a halo over his round pink face, Roger looked an but sinâ€" ister, Yet there was on the ink that had overturned‘ in my room; and the slam of his door still echoed in my ears. / Thursday, August 24, 1944 SHALLOWS Kib wl a + 306 SWt The ruling splritilgh. ' was the neighborly fealing prc among the elders and the °‘7°ml‘l-bwipa cause. "SPPEED" CARANLI NOW IN STATES The children on Skokie Avé., a street one block in length, on their toes. They have ? a way to have lots of fun and be patriotic at the lllll time. _ week a neighborhood circus | was staged in the yard of the â€"naâ€" tured â€"Henrvy â€" Chase« ’ P H iR 8 neig ‘_.‘_ turning out en § to attend the event. in x M PÂ¥ Tumbling, sideshows, fortuneâ€"tellâ€" ing and other stunts m,lw the a:onam, with cold , nd‘fog‘k- for sale on the gide. ‘The proâ€" ceeds of $4.60 w % turned over t othe m Red Red Cross Profits By Children‘s Circus He sighed. "I had hoped," he said slowly, "that as a wflteg, ou might have trained your of observation, and so might have a help to me." He flipped his book shut, put it into his pocket, and stalked out, down to flu\r- ment, : ' W eess 4 at "Oh , I couldn‘t say, I vnd scared I lost all sense of time." "Well, there was a long gap e tween the last footsteps and the slam of Roger‘s door; you see that part. of the hall huupuld.dm."' "How many seconds?" he He looked at me brightly, exp« tantly, his pencil poised over nmbook. P "Yoh see, we take notthn granted," â€" he repeated blandly. "Even Roger Craig. The evidenceé is all against him, yet it could have been planted. Could you go r every sound you heard, one by dne, and tell how many seconds elapsed between each sound*" fovfe * "Keller and Hurley didn‘t kn about the talk you and your h d had, and they were taking a li nap when the attack took place stairs. So we can cAll them â€" cent. That leaves your h l "H‘m. Woman, I‘d call her. d Hilda â€"â€" "he was going thro his notebook again â€" "unburdenéd herself to you about her previo life on a Texas farm, and the ; death of her husband, etc.‘ So y: know all about her." _ He look up from his notoebook and went "Well â€"â€" no. She moved to north shore just before the & She‘s traveled a lot. I don‘t. if she‘s a widow, or grass widow, what â€"â€"â€" she‘s never said. gives a lot of parties â€" she‘s ja grand girl," I ended, lamely. . _ "You‘ve known her a long timg, I presume? Know all her backâ€" ground?" t *"You know him as a wellâ€" up gentleman, He doesn‘t look lainous, or even energetic en it‘s true. But when you consid what he‘s working on â€" inventio so important to the war that 0 or more murders would be justâ€"i cidental stuff, if anybody int fered. However, I admit that « with all the evidence against h he looked genuinely <â€"bewilde Then there‘s Miss Jasonâ€"" "Mrs. Jason. She hasn‘t anyth to do with this . . . You don‘t ha fto worry about her." "You say someone in this l\odq Who could it be? You don‘t thin "It adds up to nothing new, Mirthbone said. ‘"We figured knew that man who was murdi here, that‘s why we keep shadowi hir. But someone in this ho thinks you know more, and u I have full and quick mpm:: the only way I can safeguard is to watch you day and night." | "I‘ll try to repeat exactly n he said." I tried again, and ga him every word that passed betwe us as I remembered it. "sigal e we heard Hilda stomp down the ce ment sairs," you won‘t believe n but George really told me nothit It‘s a way he has of making me f« he‘s told me everythingâ€"he‘s don it before, all through this work . . . There seemed no use saying the detective | looked | sc ¢ skeptical, . | w.m'thektoflnlfiqu. (To Be Continued) * ‘a hous and out like 10 oke you. did. But pp" ?“q NC building, as soon as have finâ€" ished reading them. : hard Kebbon of the Gray Ladies pick all magazines for the t::; into the Highland Red headquarters, Public | pius stocks on hand Qc mo! contribute. to the Mcl h at Great Lakes naval ter. This leaves the R’d Ladies on duty at the! perately in need of re to distribute to the patients. To alleviate the m.., #t apâ€" peal is made to ci to | bring Due to the paper shortage, lishers have been forced to what curtail the num of zines they print rej fi result that they no 1 The marriage of Miss V gren to John Atalans : Valley, IIL., on Saturday, was announced this we mother, Mrs. Benjam 3388 Palmer, Highw present, * Cpl. McMillan has been for some time in F. nk to which post he will end of his furlough. weds are spending a bri moon in Minnesota. | Miss Viola Lonngren Married on .Sa'turd‘afl The ceremony took # e in St. Jamps Parish house, High and the only uttendsntsrw e Umans, of Highwood‘;‘fn Ed Bellei, of the U. 8. Coast Gua furlough from Iceland \where stationed. | A On Tuesday at 5 p.m, Minorini, daughter of ?M Minorini, 1026 Fort Sheri was married to Cpl. Jam MacMillan, son . of Mr. :n MacMillan, 2483 Wiscon Lake Forest. | Ruth Minorini Wed*s Cpl. James MacMilla Our casualties have and in â€" order to save t fighting men it is our lut that the Chicago quota of dressings is fulfilled. Don that 90 per cent of all dressings are made by Red unteers. The war is far so come on, let‘s all get g do even more than our boysm...weun'tlet#h Because the July quota of sutgiâ€" cal dressings of four million was not completed, Mrs. Jose Driscoll, viceâ€"chairman â€" of uction | in charge of surgical f that more volunteers ap at each of the production | units in an effort to make up the loks by end of August and Se ber. | Surgical Dressings _ Because more and more army atd navy nurses are being re ‘ ed in to the service it is leaving the hosyiâ€" tals throughout Chicago in a seriop state. ‘The nursing probléem for nurse‘s aides has becomé m } important job than ever., Red Crd volunteer nurse‘s aides are ne -‘ d ‘,'in each of the 57 hospitals who :i e iupccidly asking for daytime ] . Mrs, Arthur fi. Spiegel, chairmiin of the nurse‘s aides corps anpnoundes a new class for daytime gides |to start Sept. 6. This c fi‘n in seven weeks by amed 1 istered nurse authorized to tegch it by ‘the American Na:iom Red Cross. The course is divi ito two units, the first is forty hours|of lectures and demonstrations of : a~ ple nursing procedures; the uc‘d is fortyâ€"five hours of superviged practice in wards of specially des] -I nated hospitals. bad [ ,‘ Ali those who ‘have spa#o hours are asked to come Cross headquarters at 529 bash Ave., Chicago, and for the Sept. 6 nurse‘s aid Nurse‘s aides must be be n and 50 years of age, be an Am can citizen, have a high school & cation or its equivalent, and se a minimum of 12 hours weekly. area, j ¢ ~The Arts and corp 0 pramad is Pesvich comoniiye mt creative occupation for bo: ” and naval hogpitals, to m »{ existing Red Cross program : ists, 21 years of age or over, q skilled craftsmen, {men ap onk~ en) are eligible. â€" It is necessary fd) the applicant to appear before ! admissions committee which mee} on the first and third Wednesday & each month, between 4 and 5 p. ':i in the faculity room of the Chicago Art Institute, to have a personal -1 terview and present from three fo five samples of their work, | | ‘ Mrs. Lawrence asks every artist or craftsman who is inutnted in becoming an Arts and Skills corps member to apply as soon as.possible, Aide Volunteers 1| The Arts and Skills e‘:t: dire need of more volun Clark Lawrence, ehairmu#m] because of the added n convalescent men who are n ing cared for in military a‘Ld hospitals throughout the rC area. * Volunteers Needed for e numver of maga t regularly with the ‘ no longet havg surâ€" hand mofith to he Mel tal naval eenâ€" s the Gray at the desâ€" i of re: ola Lionnâ€" f Spring 12, by) her Phe rflde t for the THE PRESS [mti ned 8, Al i rn af the e. ngwlyâ€" f haneyâ€" I Edvward Buni, on ere he is liss Ruth ving jand are, |our ber. | in gfeat livesd of ( io t for da; to up now omeâ€" ber h“ hi 18 The Highland Park members of the Italian Women‘s softball team were entertained last week at the home ‘of their captain, Mrs. Louise Onesti, 21 S. Second. The local team won over the Highwood team, made up of women from the same society, in the softball game played last week. The first :fm in the nfiui was won by the Highwood members. Mrs. Onesti Entertains Softball Team Members This is a vital need to the operaâ€" tion of our schools for the coming year and the help that schools can receive will be appreciated. The requirements for substitute teaching are that a person hold a teacher‘s certificate granted in some state. ‘ ~The Board of Education of Disâ€" trict No. 108 has issued a request that people in the community able to do substitute teaching in the schools are needed. During the comâ€" ing school year it will be necessary for the schools to call on people within the community to fill substiâ€" tute needs, Pérsons who have had teaching experignce are. urged to eall Highland Park 106% and leave their names for the substitute list. NEED SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS SCHOOL DISTRICT 108 In September at the close of the summer reading pr‘%ject, recognition will be given to all those children who haye read a certain number of books, with special recognition beâ€" ing given to those having read the most. ers are reading some of the biogâ€" raphies of famous people which parâ€" ticularly stress their chilhood. Still others are increasing their knowlâ€" edge along the line of some special interest by reading about horses, dogs, and other animals; airplanes, ships, science, poetry, various caâ€" reers and in many other fields. Many of the children Are learning a great deal through their summer reading. Some are reading about different sections of the United States and things that happened or might have happened today and in times past, or about the other counâ€" tries and peoples of the world. Othâ€" Have you stopped in recently at the Children‘s Room of the public library to seeâ€" what the children are doing? They are all busy now with their summer reading project. The theme of it this year is "The Invasâ€" ion of the World of Books." Over four hundred children of all ages from the first.grade through the eighth are taking part in it by readâ€" ing. various books and reporting on them. f 1 Manhattan," "Story of Dr. sell," "Going My Way" THU, FRI, SAT. Aug. 24â€"25â€"26 THUR., FRL, SAT. Aug. 31, Sept. 1â€"2 Franchot Tone,;~ Veronica Lake "THE HOUR BEFORE THE â€"â€"â€" DPAWN‘ Orders for this limited, numbered, and signed edition should be sent to Emily Beers, Books, 385 Vine Ave., Highland Park. . 3 SUN,, MON., TUES,, WED., Aug. 27, 28, 29, 30 S Robert : Walker, Donna Reed in "SEE HERE, PRIVATE . 000 MARCROVE" _ Sun., Mon., Tue., Wed., Sept Lon MceCallister, Walter Bre "HOME IN INDIANA" As children read this splendid story, they will receive a true and colorful picture of: life among the ancient Incas of Peru, both through Mrs. Bennett‘s writing and Fiore Mastri‘s vivid illustrations, The poetâ€" ry interludes between chapters also help to create the background for this tale. } ‘The gripping story, the beautiful format, the fiveâ€"color fullâ€"page ilâ€" lustrations plus duotone drawings on almost every type page make "Runner for the King" an unusualâ€" ly attractive addition to any child‘s library. f GLENCOE A splendid story for your chilâ€" dren‘s library, written by a wellâ€" known local author, Mrs. Rowena Bennet, is ‘"Runner for the King." } "Runner for the King" will be off the press in September. | It is a swiftly moving story for boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 12. Against the magnificent and colorâ€" ful background of the Inca Empire of Peru, unfolds the thrilling tale of Roca, an Indian boy: who was runner for the King. While carryâ€" ing an urgent message to his king, Roca has to match his wits with spies of an enemy tribe who seek to ovâ€" erthrow the Incta emperor. His loyâ€" alty, courage and persistence carry him through a hazardous journey. Late Book Written | ; I :| COMMUNICATION By Rowena Bennett Editor Highland Park Press. Betty Grable, Martha Raye in \_"PINâ€"UP GIRL" (All in technicolor) PUBLIC ' 630 Vernon Avenues Highland Park 605 _ t e s e T um parge I~ | e ‘drawings | ; !“‘l page make ited in unusualâ€"j /// any child‘s "The of mall o , numbered, | "!"7 ild be sent| OFd the 885 Vine | ‘NF lt:' . * ing un “;‘Vikli“ 'fy,{"‘ Te ~:‘:::“ f Mc d eA es fo P k \‘&D’:’:fii’w\fi snC prIsONCIS wno are Deing rought in are not much like superâ€" @n in the opinion of Pfe. Robert rson, stationed somewhere in France.. He states that a group n w.come in varied from 16 to ;‘un of age and were a most beâ€" "In spite of all their fin indiâ€" vidual work, their contribl'lgon to the war effort is disgracefully lackâ€" ing:â€"or has not been sufficiently reâ€" ""The work could be done by any of Scout.â€" cub, sea, air, big, mall or medium. With the fine recâ€" ord the Girl Scouts made in collectâ€" ‘This officer also said that the mficontc con;d wttli’n: lot in the al tying and pu out paper 0n the curb. "The Boy Scouts of city are a disgrace compared to e scouts.of the Chicago area, and it‘ is time they‘ got to work in the war effort,"" he stated with empHaâ€" ‘If the men on the fighting front can, collect wastepaper the people at home certainly can. An urgent req was recently put out by the government to ship back all used shell cartons, ration cartons, etc., Did we send our soldiers overseas to help relieve the wastepaper shortâ€" age? No! Think about this when the next paper collection time rolls n?mxd, usually on the first Monday of the month, Don‘t forget to look up exact date in this newsp.por.l Every pound counts. d x ‘A service man recently home on leave said, "The least people who have it easy on the homefront can do is to put out wastepaper." _ _ grease, they should be easily e to continue their work in bringâ€" up our wastepaper collections." [ .\ ) " ) . eome truly, â€" ' fl’he prisoners 66 Boys‘ "Keepâ€"emâ€"flying" that wishedâ€"for military app for dress or play.. Tricotine SmstO 12. Q.f?'~..'.“."?‘.’vl Garrison cap to match ; ... Favorites ~GFor looks an "‘Sally Mason" blouse . , . long sleeved . . . white broad¢loth. ~Siz6>â€"7â€"14, +. ... . ; «=+«> 1 +@>+»*+ »«2008 ‘STORE HOURS: . 9 AM. TO 6 PM. . ... â€" _ WEDNESDAYS 9 AM. TO 12:30 PM. . Girl‘s blazer cardigan sulit of grey flannel piped in red. Allâ€"around pleated skirt. Makes her as well tailored as any grownâ€"up.: Sizes 7â€"14.. .. ... 12.95 i P ug RHEE t yA h3‘ ~ [ tioud ". l o sts o o 8 t o o ol selil Mrs, | ze E. Patterson of Saunâ€" ders Deerfield. ns .:He j&also described the shooting down bf one of three German airâ€" plane{ high in the air and ling at a terrific rate of speed.| It was believed that another one it at the same time. : T received Tuesday from T/Sgt. Earl Patterson, who was wounded during the invasion states is still in a hospital in England. J Â¥Nou‘ll BE CAâ€"RAZY asolr $SKIP FARRELL! ano tue! suit that will give him arance, A sturdy outfit in tan, brown, blue . . . d for weanr ) d e o ds â€" es EC : onb ied c C t e m n y AZ t ds C yol i aiirgs o Bes o mt zt caiied Noh mc seR F)“-'l'l N hqrnky esnt UV * â€"Page 3 s @ae 2« 44 e