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THE

HONGKONG- TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11,

1938.

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MERRILY WE LIVE

PRECEDING CHAPTERS:

Wade Rawlins, novoilat, rough- ing it on the Pacifio donot,

tranded when kia our falls into ravino, His goes to the Ki bourne house to nalo if he may so the phone. He lo saiatukon for a tramp and an MR. KU bourne has a hobby for taking frumps in and the chauffour has

lanppeared that morning, he la engaged against hin soil. But after a few exciting and humor- Qua sitiations, ho wants to stay in the afrunge household. It would de good copy.

Copyright 1971 by Ukww's, 10.

Chaptor Four

Jerry, desplie her forceful man- nor, had doubts as to her wisdom in insisting that Wade should remain with them. Perhaps it would have been better if she had not inter- vened when Grosvenor had tried to threw him out. There was some thing unusual about him and it dis- turbed hor. He did not talk an If he were a tramp, for one thing. Of coum she had hoard of hoboes who read Homer In the original as eas- ily as she road the morning news paper, but no tramp who had ever come to them mocmed at enso with the English language as this young

man did.

her

What worried her TAB mother's anytos as they drave off that it was wonderful Wade had come to them because he knew all about "thrip". She mut let him know at once that she, for one, would stand for no nonsenso,

"Will you kindly tell me what thrip may be?" she demanded.

ADAPTED FROM THE

Men Golden Mayer

*T1

by LUCY HUFFAKER

"Please do. Herbert. I won't be there."

They drove for a few minutes in ollence and when it was broken was by Wade. He and the damage was slight; he thought he would be abie to repair it self without going to a service station, he re- gretted the unpleasant incident.

"Oh, It's part of your education to learn thai Herbert hna a poltiva Renlus for creating unpleasant alt- untions."

"It wasn't wholly his fault,” sald Wade.

"Now, don't try to became noble," she said. "I ko,w, without know- ing all about IL Who better than I She hesitated a moment and then said: "lerbart and I hav known each other ever alnco I can ronicmber. Sometimes 1 can stand him in fael everybody takes it for granted we're engaged, But- well bo that ne it may, I want you to know that I know you are a fibber and I admire you for trying to let Florbert off eday."

hall we wipe all this incident off the record?" asked Wade.

"O.K." aho answered,

The car evidently had boon dam- aged, ao Jerry decided to forego Eer other stops and go directly home. It might take a long time to repair the car and Wade must meet

her father on the afternoon train. As who left the car, she opened her pure and took from it a bill.

"Boiter take this," nho said. "The work may be beyond you and wo can't have my car out of commis-

alon,"

***I don't want to seem too inquisi- tivo, Misa Kilbourne," Wnde said. "But would you mind telling me what your father looks like?

"Why ho's about the size of a conductor on a local train and -- the only other thing I can think of

"But, Jerry, if you'll only let me explain ƒ can make it all clear."

"Your mother la of the opinion It] this minute in that he shouldn't cat is a disonse to which roses aro muže strawberries because he a/loren ject.

them but only when they are out "After you told her mich non-of season and besides they always zondo? Now let us get this on the give him a rash. Pochops, 11 you record: you are staying hero besse mother, you'd batter asit her. Cause I said you would. But you Probably she can think of other won't stay one minute. If I discover things you see she has known you are up to any gamot Bpoofing him longer than I have." mother comes under that heading." Wade did not ask Mrs. Klibourne

"Will you believe me when I say or anyone else to add to the de I had no intention of making sport acription of is now employer. He of your mother or being disrespect felt anything any of them sald ful. When some one asks me a quae might be misleading. It was much tion, I always make a reply. It is simpler, just to wall in the car. He ny great failing, I think. And your did not know Mr. Kilbourne but nother is so charming as well na suroly Mr. Kilbourne would know trustful that I hated to disappoint his own car. Or would he? Ono her, I'm sorry if I did anything to could not count on anything in this distress you.”

strange household. "We'll forgot it anyway, mother Fortunately Mr. Kilbourne Rid has, by this time, probably. But I know his car and evinced ne aur- hope you will be careful fa your prise at seeing at the wheel a man anawera. You see I foot responsible he had never seen before. Mr. Kil- for you in a way.”

bourne settled himself in the car,

"All you have said kas gone on took from his pocket a olgar and the record, Mles Kilbourne,” he said | tried, without success, to get A in a nook tono, but Jerry had spark from his Ughter. Between been looking at film she would havo | altempla, bo spoke.” aeon a twinkto in his eyes.

When they reached the club sho told him to park near the entrance but not leave the car, as she would bo going on to town in a fow minutes.

The other chouffours granted him with smiles. They found great armusement in thỏ procession of

"Tramp?" he asked nonchalantiy. "Not at prenent. I am the new chauffour"

"Intend to stay long with us?”

That depends --

"On my familyTM

"Yes, sir."

"Mrs Kilbourne certainly didn't Ioso any time. Usually we have a "This time it was Miss Xlibourne who really insisted.

drivers who came so suddenly to little interim between trampa" the Kilbournon and left oven more abruptly,

"Bay," one of them drawled after, a long look at Wado, "You soem different from the usual run →→ more like the rest of us, sort of Give us the low-down - are you a tramp?"

"Mrs. Kilbourne will tell you I am and so will her daughter," Wade answered enally.

"Heavens above! She too?" "It looks like it, doesn't it?" "And here I've been kidding my- solf that Jarry was the only mom- ber of the family with any sense. Except myself, of course,"

They rode for about a mile with- out further conversation. When Mr. Ibourne broke the silence it was with a question asked in the most

It was just then thai ho saw Jor- ry come out from the clubhouse. casual manner,

He started to back out, but another "Stolen anything yet?"

car pulled up behind him in such a

"No sir. I'va hoan busy cleaning

way that a collison was unavoid-myself up, getting the oar in con- abla. Wade and the other man dition and driving. I've been in the Jumped from their cars to see what | house only a few hours. damage had dona.

"Well, of course, you invan't ́had

HOW IT BEGAN Berdanter

By Paul F

A FLEA IN HIS EAR

FLEAS ARE DANGEROUS PESTS WHEN THEY ENTER THE HUMAN EAR, AND AS EARLY AS THE 1470. CENTURY THE FRENCH COMPARED A DISCONCERTING REBUFF TO THIS TORMENT BY SAYING "HE WENT AWAY WITH A FLEA IN HIS EAR”—A PHRASE WHICH STILL SURVIVES.

ARTIFICIAL PLANT

FERTILIZATION

THIS IS NOT A MODERN SCIEN- TIFIC DISCOVERY. ANCIENT HIN- DUS, MANY CENTURIES BEFORE THE CHRISTIAN ERA, USED POL- LEN TAKEN FROM THE MALE DATE PALM TO FERTILIZE THE

THE BLOSSOMS OF THE FEMALE, THUS INSURING A CONTINUAL SUPPLY OF THIS HIGHLY IM- PORTANT FOOD.

SCOTLAND YARD says

FLAW

There is NO

FINGER-PRINTS

in FINGER-PRINTS are

still proof of your identity; in other words, the ridges and furrows of your fingers can still land you in gaol in spite of claims that an impression can be faked. It can't.

RICHARD JONES

went to the G.H.Q. of crime Investigation to ask about the 'faked prints' case. This is what he learned.

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Scotland Yard, with 40

prints being alike-and they were years' shrewd experience estimated by Sir Francis Galton, pioneer of the finger-print system, behind it, is to-day more at no less than one Ih 04,000,000,000. Certainly there is no record of convinced than ever of the

finger-print having been suc- infallibility of its finger-cessfully faked in any part of the print system, the finest in world. the world.

There are four things which the Intended forger would have to con-

came all four obstacles would Indeed be a super-criminal.

Even were he able to obtain the Anger-prints of a man he planned to "shop," he has then to reproduce them and repeat the process before he can obtain the correct impression; and by that time, the experts say, the characteristics would be prac Ucally indecipherable.

What does not appear to have been commented on at Croydon is the fact that the finger-print on the mirror was a reverse impression.

THE

FURROWS

THE lines that were shown on the glass were not

ridges, but furrows. A simple but telling point when it comes to crime detection.

Criminals have adopted the most amazing rusca in on effort to beat

With the aid of a small mirror tend with if he planned to fake a the finger-print expert. All have and a pad of plastic substance finger-print.

a man accused and subsequent-

ly acquitted, as the evidence did

ALIBI

falled.

Not so long ago there was a case of ali American gangster who

HE would first of all have to obliterated the characteristics of his not justify A conviction-at

oblain an exact replica of fingers with acld. He know full Croydon Quarter Sessions of the finger-print he proposes to forge; well that if he was caught his finger- breaking into a club pavilion as- secondly, it must be left in a place prints would have identified him as

States desperadoes. serted that a finger-print could where he has no business to be; and one of the most callous of United thirdly, a cast-iron alibi might be

The skin of his burned fingers be faked,

established by the man he was going grew again, and he thought his past was safe. He toll into the police net A fourth point, too, is that he over a small crime; his "dabs" were would have to ensure the "fake" taken, and found to be identical with being discovered by the Investigat his original printal ing officers.

No wonder the Yard pins Its fuith The man who successfully over to the finger-print system.

He pressed the pad against a to betray, warder's anger, applied the pad to the finger-prlat the mirror, and

on the glass. uppfart he declared to the Re- corder, "Is a finger-print of this Coffeer-and he has not touched the mirror."

But Scotland Yard still maintained that it is impossible to take or forge finger-print by any method which its experts could net instantly detect. More than half a million identifica- tions have been made by finger-

prints; and they have never yet been

A

DEALER

IN LUCK

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ACROSS

1 The interval is apparently not

o generous one (8).

Do men who work among sewers catch this complaint? (U).

A classical polboy (8).

10 A rodent in time makes

takes (0).

11 Idleness in battle (8).

'12 Useful rod (8).

14 Coy cleric? (10).

mis-

18 An expression of regret, it

seems, but not sorry all same (10).

the

22 You will find the origin of these sounds is in a broken nose (8).

23 No, it is not likely to be tie fault of this if your carburettor gois choked (8).

supple (C).

1 I find this ailment makes me

serious (G).

2 Periodical certainly (0).

3 Vegetable...or frult? (8). 4 Quality neither good nor. bad

(10).

6 No, this trading activity is not upsetting (unless it decreases) (8).

10

7. Perform a deed at last (8). 8 This advertising medium ahould

lead to increase of capital (8). 13 The name of this fur sounds un- suitable if it were worn round the neck (10).

15 This Canadian town could up- go completely

concerned with

parently never

'dry" (8).

16 He is mainly

the pupils of others (8).

17 Devilish (8).

19 Swoop (8).

20 This lo made by a master (0). 21 Famous actor-manager (6).

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION VEGETATION EFIU OTTO BRV HAO TWINEUPERATION BUNNT

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B BELEVYNIKA PEODUCE NEMES 18 KANTET OON INKWELL MENTONE

8 ABLE GENDARME PANG $ 80 B 0 BUTLLAT BLOOP

R

TINT PERSISTENT

all HERE cms be few things more pardon me if I suggest, Vicky known to err.

pleasant than to sit and drink respect, that you be in Secrets by which Yard men have trapped and brought to jusilee some something leed at a pavement table love. And, after all, such a hand- 24 in vegetable growth I become of the cleverest criminals in the of one of Rio's cafes. The tables are some gentleman.

I know the tactics, or thought I 25 Historical battleground (8).

28 No rough balt this (0). Brilliant did, and replied as politely as pos- 27 Though he wouldn't catch crubs Yrad under bright Scotland

sunshine makes the shadows under sible.

ho might make a ram a newt "I am not sure that I belleve in the trees look almost palpable by

(0). The hot air contrast.

induces luck, at all," I said. The little man

DOWN READING PRINTS

tropical laziness, but the interest is threw up his prms as if in despair.

"But surely you must belleve in THERE are in existence to-held by the passage of men of every

11,000,000 day some

luck!" he cried. "Is it not Juck that "I'm a member of this club and much chance in a few hours. Any

race and women of exotic beauty, I shall protest against allowing way, it's hardly worth your time

sela of finger-prints taken Like all pleasant things, however, the gentleman is so hardrome while drivers, who can't drive, baing al- trying to find anything. Nearly

from convicted criminals of It is not quite perfect, for the idier I am, well, by no means good-

all

Is looking? lowed on the Chugftly to wade everything of any value basars countries. The bureau has a col- at the lille tables is the first victim

It not fuck that your young man said

Wade, carted

by your producensors."

lection of more than 600,000 sets, or of the deater in lottery tickets. respected parents were your parents? "Thank you, sir,” said Wade. *I assure you it was unavold-

6,000,000 When they had reached the

individual prints. More I was awakened from a comfort- Imagine if your parents had been nhlo, Wade answered quietly, "but I think that since you saw no

than 25,000 are added yearly, and able daydream by a valce of my those of that negro boy who is seil- Mr. Kilbourne and asked if he had

ing papers. ing to back out you mig hours, Wade opened the door for

No doubt his parents waited a minute before trying to any orders for him.

an expert can "read" them as easily side. as the average man reads a nows- "Would the gentleman be interest- are worthy too, but, sir, I beg of edro in

ed in purchasing a ticket for the Sao you, think of your luck!" Frankly, finger-print

"Well," I said, "this gambling experts Paulo State lottery?" said the voice. would like to meet ony man who I looked round, A little dark- business is largely, a question of aware that they are made in ten has found a flaw in what has proved skinned men with bright eyes re- habit. In my country there are no portions. One portion will cost you He was cloquent for fully twenty for 40 years to be the most infallible moved his hat with flourish as I lotteries."

iwa milrels, cavalheiro, and with minutes, 3 Identifcation system in the records turned.

"The cavalheiro Is Inglez, I think," your luck you can receive twenty said the little men.. "No, thank you," I said.

"Yes, I have contos for your two milreist" "Ferhaps, then, you prefer the heard of this before, it strikes me "In It la contended that the method Federn! lottery," sakl the dealer in os utterly Incomprehensible that He went on in that veln for fully help you, and may all the saints be shown in the Croydon court was so luck. "I have a very lucky number a free country people should not be twenty minutes. He told me of the kind to you. Mi agradecimentos e crude that a finger-print expert for to-day's tottery."

allowed to gamble. But there you dozens of lucky tickets he had sold, pusso bem." I looked

at my ticket. Ten tyould have immediately detected "No, thanks," I said. "I am not are excellent air, it is all the more He told me of an "Inglez" (very like

cost, and the salesman that it was not genuine. In this interested in lottery tickets."

reason why you should take advan you, excellent sle), who won twenty milreis It cose, however, the other evidence

tage of the more liberal customs of thousand pounds the day before he gets 10 per cent. commission. One this country. If you do not caro to left Rio. He told me of how his milrels, or twopence, for almost half The little man looked at me with buy a whole ticket for to-day's daughter (who had second sight) an hour's work. The dealer in fick print boing forged are almost as re-a speculative eye.

lottery I could sell you a portion of had prophesied that very morning must hope for luck some day Ah, then," he aald, "you must one. No doubt the gentleman is that he would sell a lucky ticket to

"Tes," said Mr. Kilbourne, "Put the car in the garage, tako off that uatform and clear out of here."

"But if you will allow me to may so, Mrs. Kilbourne said

Do you know to whom you are apoaking in this insolent fashion? I am l'erbert Whooler and I won't

Two or three club members had i know what she probably said. been attracted by the altercation what I say is that you take your and were trying to soothe Herbert orders from me. I will make one One of them was saiding him not to concession. As it is growing late, be a fool. He was still angry but you may play here tonight. In the auddenly his voloo ottanged as Jor morning I will pay you, for your ry came up to ask what the trouble day's work, a week's wage. Then The other fellows fault again, you go and don't come back wasn't 1 Harbort? Biranga how it's always the same story."""

......

"But Jerry, if you'll only lot pas explain. I can make it all clear."-

"Don't waste your breath nor my time. Tm hurrying on,

"Til call you at logins" (2)

́ever.

paper.

of criminology. He would have to be an natonishingly clever man.

was also in the man's favour,

Indeed, the chances of a finger-

(7% be pontinued)

mote as the chances of two finger-

foreign gentleman with fair hair.

I capitulated and bought a ticket. I was thanked with many thanks, and "God be with you. St. Antonio

Miller Watacti

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