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» > ee CRIME IN THE WACKS’ MUSEUM—————————67 right, he planted some suspicion on Walker by having him go to Collins’ place right after the murder.” “But why didn’t Mr. Kent tell me that Post was with him when I. phoned?” Gorman asked, Jarvis said, “Because I don’t think Kent answered the phone. It was Post. Kent was probably dead then. Post set the stage by his phony dialogue. ‘He knew everyone connected with the museum believed in the powers of the idol.” , Captain Burke put a firm hand on Post’s shoulder. The killer just slumped deeper in his chair. “You mentioned,” Burke reminded Jarvis, “the fact that you knew the murderer the moment you saw the stone image of your own head. How, sergeant?” Jarvis grinned and dumped three articles on the desk. One was an alu- minum device which made his nose look broader. Another was a waxy substance which fitted over his nose to make it longer and deceivingly nar- rower. The third device he clapped behind his ears and it made them stick out at an astonishing angle. He explained, “When I saw Walker, my nose was very thin. When I visited Post, my ears stuck out. With Gor- man, My nose was covered with the wax. I got those things from the police labs. I knew the murderer would study my features, make a sketch of them if possible, and then quickly cut my face into the stone. It’s soft stuff and easily worked. Well—have a look, boys.” He drew the stone head from his pocket. The ears were extended at the precise angle to which the device brought them. “T wrote down the name of the killer and the reason for my belief,” he said. “T put the note in a drawer of this desk where it would be found in case—well —I didn’t come back. Post is pretty smart with a sculptor’s tools. ’'m go- ing to keep this stone head. It’s the best souvenir I ever had of a murder case,” "LTalked with God” (Yes, I Did—Actually and Literally) and as a result of that little talk with God a strange Power came into my life. After 42 years of horrible, dismal sickening failure, ~ everything took on a brighter hue. It’s fasci- ‘nating to talk with God, and it can be done very easily once you'learn the secret. And when you _do—well—there will come into your life the ‘game dynamic Power which came into mine. "The shackles of defeat which bound me for ears went a-shimmering—and now—?—well, own control of the largest daily hela ng) in our County. I own the largest office building in our City, I drive a beautiful Cadillac limou- sine. I own my own home which has a lovely ‘pipe-organ in it, and my family are abundantly rovided for after I’m gone. And all this has made possible because one day, ten years ago, I actually and literally talked with God. You, too, may experience that strange mysti- cal Power which comes from talking with God, and when you do if there is poverty unrest, unhappiness, or ill-health in your life, well— this same God-Power is able to do for you what it did for me. No matter how useless or h less your life seems to be—all this can changed, For this is not a human Power I’m talking about— it’s a God-Power. And there can be no limitations to the God-Power can there? Of course not. You probably would like to know how you, too, may talk with God so that this same Power which brought me these good things might come into your life, too. Well— just write a letter or a post-card to Dr. Frank B. Robinson, Dept. 42, Moscow, Idaho, and full particulars of this strange Teaching will be sent to you free of charge. But write now— while you are in the mood. It only costs one cent to find out, and this might easily be the most profitable one cent you have ever spent. It may sound unbelievable—but it’s true, or I wouldn’t tell you it was.—Advt. Copyright, 1939, Frank B. Robinson. ~~ icbooks.c gS Seo EON oO > oy er Seg > ee — =a