Life — June 24, 1926 — page 14: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

Life “He calls A rather sickly nine-twenty,” meeting Libby said. Wem “That's right silence all he detectives,” sa Farwell, who lives on such litera’ Mrs. Bemis agreed “Quick, Watson, the needle,” chortled quickly ut he was Doe Pettner, and the tension was re five minutes late — tieved. yesterday But the dénoucment was quite un: The town was expected. Came a Saturday night and jonck was a consuming fire of sup- now fairly buzzing one of our regu ces. Onder- with delighted ex- gq said a word ar citement 1. But Joe was present eld He felt that comment was rife Joe and the suitor, with infinite ps n, Farwell, naturally. aloe He was away a lot and longed to establish the fact that and besides, it would — all was well in the world. Hattie have knocked fF main interest in rtd self-contained nd with no phi dd successfully as the t t was too much for Wallace He must at least write a note his dear. ‘ld slip it life These thi have a way of en “HIS HAND WAS SEIZED IN A GRIP OF STEEL.” ing themselves and He ¢ n the pocket of her 1 will say that this Coat, which he knew well—ah, yes, too, and Hattie delightful and particular outburst worked out a too well retired little here the food is most dramatic manner. It became linked Tt was but the work of an instant We ignored up with a set of happenings that to jet a fevered line on a restaurant check and. slip int good and. the cach other, but T fear it led their seemed to have no connection wit » the coat room. meal, for they departed in 1 time eur dear ones’ heart-burnings. — Th There was the coat, the dear, checked Enid Flamm claims that they used is the that th horror. He thrust the missive into the to meet in the Aquarium, of laces, know pocket and on the instant his hand although it might be all right becau Last week President called a was seized i grip of steel! so few people go there. But Miss — meeting of the Club and told Camera! Do you get the picture? e Flamm did. As pa of her reportorial them, with terrific solemnity, “Men, “What have you there?” said the icy work she outlined a series of articles there is pilfering going on in the voice of—oh, pshaw, you've gone and on * s and Crannies Our Great) Club. T have all confidence in Zinss guessed it!—Joe Farwell, the ama- City.” ki over a World Almanac. (th she began with the “a's” and picked on help narrowly. But the losses continue Wa the Aquariu steward) He has watched teur detective! that sweet? Of course, Wal m, “and there they were.” Now here is the erux of the matter. lace did the correct thing and tried to way down at the end of All of the thefts, up to date she avers, 1 eat the note. He'd learned that much a dim corridor, and they weren't there have been three of them—Mrs from his ing at the fish at all!” Libby's purse, Mrs. € The poor dears...1 both envied and i ge experience. But Joe too stre < polo coat—I for him and pried his et the other, be Il of them have rs apart. He was the me pitied them, As they became more en- been committed on the night of a dance. prised of the two, for he had expected meshed they wore tragic masks. Hat- In other words, it may well be one to find a purse or some such gaud. tic—jolly, healthy Hattie—turned ine of our members.” (Continued on page 36) tense, which was m becoming. O donck, after initial burst of exe geniality, | lapsed from) his what-a- I great-hoy-am-I manner and merely at looking | could not reached the — city naturally, the system enjoy he might as well have broadcast his vows from Station WEAT “THE ROCKING-CHAIR THE TIME FLEET IS HAVING comicbooks.com