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WHO ROBBED THE STORE?
By Harold Gluck
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"You were just hit by all car," began Paul,
mirst
"And first
give you aid. Now where is the in formation I need? Is it on Page 37? Or 627"
"Suppose you look in the index.
Arthur bukgested Zora am getting a wer bit fired being on the fluor.
Zon
DRINK
"They want nothing and are with me, Mr Adler," responded Mr Wales. "But before I settle your claim with our company I would like to have Mr Geserà repeat his story to me now."
"What again?" protested the clerk. "I told it to the police à dozen times. `And then you loo about the some number of limes. What kind of a game Id bla?""
"Please don't get angry," ex- plained Mr Wales, “But now 1 have form 16b to AU out; Bò just once more again tell me that story"
"And the last time," muttered the clerk. IL was midnight when this big man with a mask on his face came into the store He held a real gun in his hand. One peep out of you, he tells ins, and you will be a dead duck Who wants to be a dead duck? I was so scared I just fainted And there I was bu the floor until
in the a.m. morning. Then offleer McDougul and he saw me was passing on the floor. He gave me first ald. That crook and tinybé 'a "When I have a busch that diper or two got away with sething is wrong, I just follow lol of our drugs. And they even myyy huich. I believe that Frank led open the safe and took
Pa all the cash.” Gensers, the clerk in Mr Adler's drugstore pot telling the
"He doem't believe a bay Which means I have met many like you exista. So we are going people. to his offer. He is an insurutave adjustor. He has a case to settle this afternux and we are going with him."
Herbert Wales. He
VA DEN
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And we have an appoint- mudilte aged man, slightly bald ment with Mr Wales at ing. There was a very friendly 2 o'clock."
smile on his face as he greeted
care
"We will
have to take of fractures next Time," replied Paul. "I am really anxious to meet Mr Wales."
"Not as anxious he is lo meet you." stopped back Arthur
his two visitors
"My son read all about your adventures in the local news, puper,” began Mr Wales, "and he suggested that I meet you and get your help. As an adjusto,
is my job in settle cases which are covered by my company. I have been working for thein during the past twenty Vicary
uth. But i can't prove he is
à u He told his story to the
Alb."
Paul
"What 41 big couldn't help saying." "It never
could have happened the way
ice and the question you tell it. And i prove it is
Jon Three hours. Couldn't And a
all one big lie.”
"Get that crazy kid out of here or I'll
breuk ha jaw." shouted Mr Gessers. "I don't have to stand for being called a Bar. And he implies I must have helped the crook."
win or break hun down. Mr Adier runs an uli-night drugstore on Madison and Pine Streets. There was a holdup ut midnight. The crook or crooks got away with more than five thousand dollars in valuable drugs and twenty-three hundred dollars in cash.
I want you to come with me to the drugstore and listen to Mr Adler's clock."
The three drove over to the drugstore in Arthur Zorn's car. They parked on the corner and then entered the store. A woman his story." was waiting for a prescription to be filed. When her order was
Taking a Walk with Two Fish pieted she left the store.
-It Happened When the Shadows Met Merlin-
By MAX TRELL
JZ NARF anch Banid. the
with sfudow-children
the furned-about numes, Tract tzt their hats and coats on and were on the poim of going out of the house when Mr Meriin, the Magielan, came out from behind the buokense.
Mr Merlin was riresed In beautiful tweed sult, thick and green and fuzzy. He had a white carnation in his button- hule. He had a car. le won carrying a pair of gloves. He wore a fell hot with a feather iz: 11.
Cheerful Grooting
"Goud morning, my dears: good morning, good morning!" suld Mr Merlin cheerfully,
Ifanld was walking along with two goldfish.
Kuart and Hanif both said come out for a walk with us." good morning.
"Am I wrong, or am I right when I say that I think you are both guing for I walk?" Mr Merlin said.
"But, Mr Merlin," said Hanid,
Only Adler and his clerk Mr Gessers were
ere there
"I see you are prompt in your appointments," began Mr Adler, "Are these people with you? Or do they want something?"
"Can you prove what you say la true?" Mr Wales asked of Puu! Husted.
repiled Paul,
"Of course." "there was a terrible error i
Question: What was the error in Mr Gessers' story? And how could Paul prove the robbery really was an inside job?
Solution on Page 20
Make Your Picture
Appear By Magic
4
By JOHN Y. BEATY
THEN you have a group of your friends to- gether, lay a package of Jenvelopes on the table. Show your friends a piece of heavy paper. Puss it around Įto show that there is
nothing unusual about it.
"goldfish can't walk."
"They can't even stay out of the water," said Kaart.
Pick up one of the ent- "You forget," said Mr Merlin,velopes, place the blank "that I'm a magician.
When "You're right,"
Hanid. Holdfish are with me, they can- paper inside, and seal the "We are going for a walk."
only stay out of the water envelope. Now stand in the "Excellent!" suld Mr Merlin. and walk, but do a dozen other sun or, if you are in the "So am We'll
to things that no one ever before house, stand before a strong oli RO
ever thought goldfish could do." gether
3.
sald
поз
Saying this, Mr Merlin waved light and pass the envelope Kuart and Hanid were de his hand over the aquarium, between the light and your- lighted. They enjoyed walking Instantly, Suzanne and Alphonse self as though you were with Mr Merin. Indeed there sprang out. was no one they enjoyed walk- ing with more. This was be- vause Mr Merlin, being a magi- cian, was almost always sure to
Prancing Fish
A few moments later, the two
having the light shine through the envelope. Then, with a pocket knife, cut
FRONT HALF OF ANOTHER ENVELOPE
PUT BLANK FAPER IN
HERE
INBERT PICTURE HERE AND PASTE
DOWN BLAD:
TRICKY
PHOTO
do one of his wonderful magical goldish were prancing down the open the envelope and bring photograph was made and wear
tricks, A magicion is the best and most interesting
have.
much. very
said
stresi, tied to a fishing Une held forth the paper which now the same clothes, walking by Knart and Hanid.
has your photograph on it. Take one of the envelopes companion that anyone can "They seem to be enjoying This is the way the trick from the package you are going
themselves
to use. Cut around the three appears to your friends. Well, Knart and Hanid were Hanid.
edges so that the front of the already starting for the door "Look, they're even wagging
PREPARATIONS
envelope will be reparated from when Mr Merlin suddenly their tails?" said Knarf.
the back, Insert the part where stopped.
the address would ordinarily be "Hey what's the matter, Mr
written inside another envelope Merlin?" asked Knarf.
First have exactly like it.
Just Remembered
that's all."
Mr Merlin fodded gravely. In order to perform this "Every goldish likes to take trick, you must make prepara- walk now and then," Mr Merlin tions as follows:
thera.
Inacit
the
said. "They enjoy being out in your photograph made with * Now, you have, In reality, a the fresh air just as we enjoy small camera and your pleure double envelope. taking a swim in the water. printed in the regular way. picture you have had made be "Nothing's the maiter, my But only magician like mo Have this picture made in the tween the dap you have just boy" sald Mr Merlin, smiling, can arrange to take goldfish out exact place where you intend inserted and the back of the "Just thought of something. of the water without hurting to show the trick, When you whole envelope.
No one else must ever do the trick. sland exactly By moistening the flap of the Knart and Hanid promptly try it!"
where you stood when your whole envelope, you paste it to the flap of the piece that was 'cut away from the other one and | you will have your plature.
cealed between the two portions, The front part of the envelope. will be empty. By doing this carefully, no one will notion that the envelope is double when you pick it up,
wanted to know what Mr Merlin hnd just thought of.
"Well," said Mr Merlin,
just thought of how selfish it is. of us to go walking all by our selves without taking our friends along with us."*
As he said this, Mr Metlin walked over to the aquarium where Alphonse and Suzanne, the two goldfish, were swim- ming around
called
"Howdy, howdy!" Mr Merlin down into the water.
(m- and Suzanne"
began opening and their mouths "in tho' most excited way. They stented to be talking though they didn't mako “any sounds. At least, they didn't make any sounds that "khart and Hand could
water.
hear. MrMerlin, However HET F listened intently,
fing bike Merlin later to Khare and
Do ly theo và
Rupert and Billy Goat -21
Rupert inlet to "shuffle" back when I heard theme?" says Billy), behind the rocks. Then hi gives * They didn't wears ito:kriów thắt * glad cry, for the intruder) is -1 was about and they don't
only his' bal,,Billy Gost1=?*How for me. But who saw thay.
on earth did, you ki, away, Itami didn't look rice ar falill
bear,
Why didn't, they media and patio phêm khosa.
I hid in the bushes tell you! @kadrij Bug
Con
blank
FINAL STEP When you place the sheet of paper Ein, the envelope, you seal the envelope, "hus, you kave a blank plaća, of paper in. | one pocket of the suvaippa and " the paper with you, plcture on the other Artur holding
the bac
CORNER
Crossword
125
ACROSS
i Scoff's
5 Through
6 Eternity
8 Greek mountain
塒 する
9 On the sitellered side
II Qualified
12 Expert
13 Foreign agent 14 Cost
17 Shade tree
20 Roman philosopher 21 Operatie solo 22 Pronoun 29 Tear
24 Fortification
1 Joke 2 Agc
DOWN
3 Prepared
Shoe part
Greek letter Fibre knots
# Preposition
10 And (Latin)
12 Mimic
12
13 Record
14 Pleco (ab.)
16 College cheer
15
18 Brain puasage
17 Ireland
18 Molith part
19 Female relative
21 Constellation
Triangle
This triangle is based on RE- TIRED. The second word is "a symbol for telluritan"; third "harden"; fourth "a Hindu gar- ment" fifth "kind of sword"; and sixth rounded." Finish the triangle:
Anagrams
Add a letter to "A pre- position" and scramble for " Greck latter." Ada another
and secure.blo for "a chair," Repent und have "stories"; again for "machine fools"; and dually for spreads over with soap foam."
De-tailed Words
Remove the tall trom "A vocalist" and havo "to scorch"; de-toll this and have 0 warble":
and again
havo "transgression"; and finally for a Spanish "yes."
Bird Puzzle
Did you ever see twelve dif- ferent birds in one tree? Look at this tree. You will and the names of twelve different birds, but the letters in ench name are all jumbled up.
1. HOLO
LOW
2
KHWA
GEELA
6. VODE
PAWSROR
KRAL
ERNW
12. YAJ
CWO
Wacky Compass
W
IN
WACKY
COMPASS
START AT NORTH I AND LIGE EVERY
FIFTH LETTER
TO FIND THE HIDDEN,
PROVERB/YOU DECIDE THE
DIRECTION),
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RNS
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RETIRED
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