COMING WHO AM I?

NEXT MONTH
Can you
THE .

TALISMAN
By 5l(t WALTER SCO FT
from CLUE I, your score is

CLUE III — very good; from CLUE IV— good;

fair. If after CLUE V you
tify me, 1 suggest you read
the exciting story in which I appear.

CLUE I: My story began in the village of Lantern

Yard, in England, where I was falsely accused,
and found guilty. 'of stealing church money.

CLUE II: I was cast out by mv church, rejected

by my fiancee and shunned by my friends. Filled
out for

ompletely
rmit. Day
r day, I plied my trade as a v '.
My only
^CROSS THE burning sands of the Arabian rned and
desert ride the fearless, stalwart knights of treasure

the Crusade. Here, in all their colorful splendor,

are the thrilling adventures of King Richard the

Lion-Hearted and his heroic followers. This is \ IV: I was so dazed by my loss th I even
to notice a little girl enter the c n door
the spectacular story of breathtaking and noble
I

of my c .. As I
deeds by loyal knights during one of the most n curls
colorful periods in history and mistook them for my missing treasure. I
later learned that her mother had perished in the
Be sure to read storm and that the child was now a homeless
orphan.

THE CLUE V: I decided to adopt the baby and I named

her Eppie. The entire course of my life changed

TALISMAN after Eppie arrived. Some years later, a wealthy

gentleman revealed himself as Eppie's father
and asked her to come to live with him. Eppie's
by Sir Waller Scott startling decision and the dramatic events that
followed are contained in George Eliot's beloved
IN NEXT MONTH'S story which bears my name as its title

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ff BPON MY RETURN TO
LONDON FROM ARMY SERVICE IN INDIA, I MET, THROUGH A MUTUAL FRIEND,
<y MR SHERLOCK HOLMES. WE TOOK AN IMMEDIATE LIKING TO EACH OTHER AND AGREED TO SHARE
AN AmRTMENT AT NUMBER 221 b, BAKER STREET. MY NEW FRIENDS ZEAL FOR CERTAIN STUDIES
WAS REMARKABLE AND, WITHIN LIMITS, HIS KNOWLEDGE WAS SO EXTRAORDINARILY AMPLE THAT
HIS OBSERVATIONS FAIRLYASTOUNDED ME. YET HIS IGNORANCE WAS AS REMARKABLE AS H)S
KNOWLEDGE. MY SURPRISE REACHED A CLIMAX WHEN I FOUND THAT HE WAS UNAWARE THAT THE
EARTH TRAVELLED "ROUND THE SUN. WHEN I HAD EXPRESSED MY ASTONISHMENT, HE MERELY
SAICL'NOW THAT IK/VOW IT, I SHALL TRY TO FORGET IT.

YOU SEE, IT IS A MISTAKE TO THINK THAT A Brag and bounce/' i thought to my-
MAN'S BRAIN HAS ELASTIC WALLS AND CAN self. 'I'LL TAKE SOME OF THE CONCEIT
ABSORB KNOWLEDGE IN NEVER-ENDING VARIETY. OUT OF HIMf*
IN MY PROFESSION AS A CONSULTING DETECTIVE,
WHETHER THE EARTH TRAVELS 'ROUND THE SUN MAY I ASK
OR THE MOON MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO DIFFER- WHAT YOUR
ENCE SO, I SHALL FORGET ALL ABOUT IT AND
.
TRADE
LEAVE ROOM IN MY BRAIN FOR MORE USEFUL MAY BE?
KNOWLEDGE. BY THE WAY, HERE COMES A
RETIRED SERGEANT OF MARINES,
BEARING A LETTER.

When the man had left, i 'OLMES EXPLAINEO A FEW DETAILS AS WE RODE TOWARD
voiced my astonishment. . THE SCENE OF THE CRIME .

COMMONPLACE, WATSON, AN YOU SEE TOBIAS GREGSQN OF SCOTLAND YARD, WITH LESTRADE,
,

ANCHOR TATTOO ON HIS HAND A FELLOW DETECTIVE, HAVE FOUND A MURDER WITHOUT A
SMACKED OF THE SEA. BUT HE MURDERER OR A CLUE. THERE'LL BE FUN OVER THIS CASE /
HAD A MILITARY BEARING AND
REGULATION SIDEWHISKERS:
LIKELY A MARINE. HIS SELF-
IMPORTANCE INDICATED A
SERGEANT, AND HIS MIDDLE
AGE PROBABLY RETIREMENT.
BUT SAY/ THIS LETTER
OFFERS A MURDER TO SOLVE.'
CARE TO GO ALONG ?
'OLMES DISM/SSED THE
CAB A HUNDRED YARDS
THE HOUSE, NO. J LAURISTON
GARDENS, AND INSISTED ON
FINISHING OUR JOURNEY ON
FOOT. INSTEAD OF RUSHING
INTO THE HOUSE , HE
SPENT MUCH TIME
EXAMINING THE
SURROUNDINGS, THE
DRIVEWAY, THE
PATH LEADING
TO THE
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JIVE ALREADY
] WIRED THE
I CLEVELAND
I POLICE FOR
] INFORMATION ON
BOTH MEN
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RANCEWAS ANGRY AT BEING DISTURBED, BUT A ONLY A DRUNK MATTER ? YOU PRACTICALLY
COIN LOOSENED THE OFFICER'S TONGUE . . .
HANGING TO THE HELD THE ANSWER IN YOUR
GATE WHEN I HANDS, MAN / THAT DRUNK,
WAS A LITTLE AFTER TWO IN THE MORNING
IT CAME OUT...UH AS YOU CALL HIM, HOLDS
I PASSED 3 LAURISTON GARDENS AND SAW A ...SAY, WHAT'S THE CLUE TO THE MYSTERY.
LIGHT. KNOWING THE HOUSE WAS UNTENANTED, THE MATTER ? HE MAY EVEN BE THE
I WENT INSIDE AND FOUND THE BODY. MURDERER/
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THE BLUNDERING FOOL?* HOLMES a That evening, my friend attended a concert
EXCLAIMED AS WE LEFT. .
^~Ji
.
the next day, he was out early and i did not
see him until supper time . . .

1AM STILL IN THE THE RING, MAN.'

DARK. WHY SHOULD THE RING/THAT'S A GOOD DEAL WAS ACCOMPLISHED TODAY, WATSON I .

THE CRIMINAL RE- WHAT HE CAME RECEIVED AN ANSWER TO MY TELEGRAM, AND IN-
TURN TO THE SCENE BACK FOR/ BUT SERTED AN AD IN THE NEWSPAPER. READ IT.
OF THE CRIME SO WHEN HE SAW
SOON, HOLMES? RANCE, HE
PLAYED DRUNK/

El

•Pill 1

But youhaven't the ring/" j Ins tead of a ma n of viol ence,

said. "i purchased a near-
enough facsimile' hereplied-
"here it is. hope youdon't "
mind myusing your name
about eight, our bell rang.
-^JHERE ENTERED. . . y
IT'S YOUR ADVERTISEMENT THAT
.
BROUGHT ME, GOOD GENTLEMEN
THE RING BELONGS TO MY GIRL,
SALLY, MARRIED ONLY THIS
TWELVEMONTH
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1/HE PA PERS NEX TDAY

V WERE FULL OF THE
L AURISTON GARDENS
MYSTERY. BUT, ALTHOUGH
MUCH WAS TOLD OF
THE WORK OFGREGSON
AND LESTRADE, NOT A
WORD MENTIONED
HOLMES. I HAD JUST
SPOKEN ABOUT IT TO
HOLMES, WHEN THE
DOORBELL RANG AND
IN CAME A GROUP OF
THE DIRTIEST AND
MOST RAGGED STREET
URCHINS THAT EVER
I CLAPPED EYES ON. .

Holmes EXPLAINED THATHEOFTEN EMPLOYED WELL, I LEARNED FROM THE

TMBK BOYS W GET INFORMATION FOR HIM. THE HATTER -NOTED ON THE INSIDE OF
THE HAT BESIDE THE 80 DY— THAT
"~ ARABS' WERE SCARCELY OUT OF THE
^BWEtT
WHEN GREGSON BURST IN. .
DREBBER RESIDED AT MADAM
CHARPENTIER'S BOARDING HOUSE.
AND *TWAS THERE I WENT

'CALLED ON MADAM CHARPENTIER AND FOUND HER AND HER DAUGHTER IN A STATE OF GREAT
EMOTION. I WENT TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER AT ONCE . . .

YOU HAVE NO DOUBT READ OF THE AT EIGHT O'CLOCK. HE AND OH, MOTHER,
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF YOUR EX-B0AR0F.R (
HISSECRETARY, MR. STANGERSON, |
NO GOOD CAN
MR. DREBBER. PERHAPS YOU CAN TELL WERE TO CATCH A NINE -FIFTEEN COME OF -

ME OF THIS MAN. AT WHAT TIME OID MR TRAIN. THAT IS THE LAST I SAW |
FALSEHOOD.
DREBBER LEAVE YOUR HOUSE THE NIGHT OF MR. DREBBER. WE DID SEE
OF HIS MURDER T MR. DREBBER
AGAIN/
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EXAMINED THE ROOM THOROUGHLY
AND THEN WENT OUTSIDE, WHERE I
FOUND A LADDER REACHING UP TO
STANGERSON'S WINDOW. A MAN WAS
SEEN DESCENDING THE LADDER. A MILK
BOY, PASSING BY ABOUT SIX IN THE
MORNING, SAW HIM, AND SAID HE WAS
VERY TALL, WITH A REDDISH FACE, AND
"
^.WORE A BROWN OVERCOAT.

1 MADE A MENTAL NOT^OF THE SIMI- YES. THIS THE LAST LINK/ IF YOU WILL
r— LARITY BETWEEN LESTRADE'S DESCRIP- r— SMALL BOX GIVETHEM TO ME, LESTRADE,
\ TION AND THE DESCRIPTION OFTHE KILLER /
OF PILLS ;
MY CASE WILL BE COMPLETE /
\ HOLMES HAD GIVEN FROM HIS DEDUCTIONS. / TWO IN IT.
/ HOLMES ASKED LESTRADE ABOUT THE [
THE BOX IS
/ VICTIM'S BELONGINGS. . \ UNLABELED
/ THIS MEANINGLESS
( TELEGRAM WAS IN STANGERSON'S I
( ANYTHING )
POCKET. ITSAYS: " J. H. IS IN I ELSE?
EUROPE."
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THOUGHT WED THEN WE WILL SEE '

WATER, LUCY. MOTHER AND FATHER

IfHE STORY ACTUALLY NO SUCH LUCK. V AND ALL THE OTHERS,
STARTS ABOUT TWELVE BEEN WITHOUT WATER WON'T WE ?
YEARS BEFORE I ENTERED J
ALMOST A WEEK NOW. j
ON THE SCENE ON MAY 4% GUESS WE MIGHT r
1847, MAN NAMED JOHN
A JUST AS WELL
FERRIER CAME TO A RISE STAY RIGHT HERE
IN GROUND THAT OVER- AND WAIT FOR
LOOKED THE GREAT ALKALI THE GOOD LORD
PLAIN, THAT VAST, BARREN TO TAKE US AS
DESERT IN THE CENTRAL HE TOOK ALL
PORTION OF AMERICA. THE OTHERS.
WITH HIM WAS A
LITTLE GIRL.

( LIKE AS NOT. CHILD. SUPPOSE
I WE SAY OUR PRAYERS. El
FTER THEIR PRAYERS WERE SAID, JOHN
FERRIER LAY DOWN, WITH LITTLE LUCY BESIDE
HIM. ALMOST AT ONCE, HIS LIDS DROOPED AND
HE WAS FAST ASLEEP. HE HAD GONE THREE
"

DAYS WITHOUT REST. .

Lucy had seen birds, all right, but

they were buzzards .circling and
.

waiting for death. a few moments

later. lucy was also fast asleep.
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In her impatience, lucyrode on through
what appeared to be a gap. suddenly, one
of we horns caught the horse in the
plank. the frightened animal reared,
and threatened to throw lucy
off its back .

'AT THIS POINT, I CAME UPON THE SCENE. DON'T 8E AFRAID NOW. I'VE 1 [THANK I

GOT HOLD OF YOU. THANK YOU,

GOD YOU DIDN'T FALL OFF I THANK
YOU
SOMUCH£

I GUESS YOU'RE JOHN FERRIER'S DAUGHTER. SAW A SMILE PASS OVER LUCY'S LIPS AS
ISAW YOU RIDE DOWN FROM HIS HOUSE. WHEN SHE SAID IT AND I DON'T MIND SAYING I HAD
YOU SEE HIM, ASK HIM IF HE REMEMBERS •
ALUMPIN MY THROAT A FEW NIGHTS LATER, .

THE JEFFERSON HOPES OF ST. LOUIS. IF HE'S VISIT AT HER HOUSE

I MADE A . . .

THE SAME FERRIER

HADN'T YOU BETTER SO YOU'RE JEFF HOPE'S
COME AND ASK HIM BOY,EH? WELL, WEL-
YOURSELF? COME, SON. MIGHTY
GLAD TO SEE YOU
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IcALLED OFTEN AFTER THAT, BECAUSE
RIGHT FROM THE START J KNEW I WAS
HEAD -OVER-HEELS IN LOVE .ONE NIGHT.
LUCY, LOVE YOU. I HAVE TO GO AWAY
1

NOW TO WORK A SILVER CLAIM. BUT II

TWO MONTHS, I'M COMING BACK TO
CLAIM YOU FOR MY WIFE

WE PICKED YOU UP WHEN YOU WHERE ARE T IS OF THAT DAUGHTER I WISH

WERE STARVING IN THE DESERT YOUR WIVES?| TO SPEAK TO YOU ELDER DRES-
AND MADE YOU ONE OF US. CALL THEM SER AND ELDER STANGERSON
UNDER OUR PROTECTION, YOU FORTH SO EACH HAS A SON. SHE MUST
HAVE GROWN RICH.^ ——* I MAY CHOOSE ONE OF THESE TWO
IN RETURN YOU HOW SO? GREET MEN WITHIN A MONTH IT IS
'

PROMISED TO EM- HAVE I THE ORDER OF THE COUNCIL

BRACE OUR FAITH NOT GIVEN OF FOUR/ WOE TO HIM WHO
AND THIS YOU TO THE DISOBEYS THEIR COMMAND'
HAVE NEGLECTED. COMMON
FUND?
HAVE 1
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r)UTOF THE LOVE I BORE FOR LUCY GREW A HATE JUST AS DEEP AND FOR DREBBER
^ AND STANGERSON. ABIDING
AND WITH THE SAME DETERMINATION AS THAT WITH WHICH I HAD FOUGHT
TO SAVE LUCY, I WOULD TRY TO DESTROY THOSE TWO MEN
-T "Once i found them in
In DISGUISE, T ENTERED At last, they fled in terror, but Cleveland, ohio. but
SALT LAKE CITY. SOMETIMES I i followed them wherever they drebber recognized me
HAUNTED THE HILLS, ALWAYS went. nowhere were they safe and had me arrested
I PLANNED THE KILLING OF FROM ME/
MY ENEMIES.

Twenty years passed, i had suffered

every possible hardship, both physical and
mental at last, i traced my prey here to
london. one day, i found them /

/NEDAY, T SAW DREBBER AND FOLLOWED HIM. HE CALLED AT SEVERAL TAVERNS AND BECAME
QUITE DRUNK. THEN HE WENT TO HIS BOARDING-HOUSE. I WAITED TO SEE IF HE WOULD COME
OUT. A SHORT TIME LATER . .
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NO, NOT MURDER. YOU DON'T THAT TIME I WROTE "RACHE" IN STANGERSON'S BLOOD. I
WANT THE PILL SO I GUESS DROVE MY CAB FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THEN THE URCHIN j

YOU COULD CALL THIS. HAILED ME TO THE BAKER STREET ADDRESS. I WON'T SAY
SELF DEFENSE/ WHO CAME FOR THE RING. THE OLD WOMAN WAS A YOUNG !

MAN IN DISGUISE. A FRIEND, WHO TRIED TO GET IT FOR ME. ,

WELL, MY WORK IS DONE. SO, GENTLEMEN, -I CAN DIE

IN PEACE NOW.

HOW DID MY TELEGRAM TO CLEVELAND ASKED THE CIRCUM-

YOU STANCES CONNECTED WITH DREBBER'S MARRIAGE-
LEARN THE RING, YOU KNOW. THE ANSWER TOLD ME A
JEFFERSON MAN NAMED JEFFERSON HOPE HAD BEEN AR-
HOPE'S RESTED BY DREBBER'S ORDER BECAUSE OF AN OLD
NAME, LOVE FEUD. THE TELEGRAM IN STANGERSON'S
HOLMES POCKET CONFIRMED HOPE WAS LIKELY IN LONDON.
BEING UNKNOWN HERE, THERE WAS NO REASON
FOR HIM TO CHANGE HIS NAME I HAD WIGGINS
1

AND HIS BOYS SEARCH UNTIL THEY FOUND

JEFFERSON HOPE. THEN THEY BROUGHT.
1M HERE

Jefferson hope never came to trial, he

died the very night after his capture,
that did not hurt gregson or lestrade in
the least. they got full credit in the
press for solving the murders. therefore,
i have set down the facts so that the
public shall know them.
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QNF APRIL MORNING IN THE YEAR 1663, A FEW MINUTES LATER. . .

t AWOKE TO FIND HOLMES STANDING

BY THE SIDE OF MY BED. I BLINKED IN GOOD MORNING, MADAM. I AM SHERLOCK f-
SOME SURPRISE, FOR IT WAS ONLY A HOLMES AND THIS IS MY FRIEND AND
QUARTER PAST SEVEN. . . ASSOCIATE, DR. WATSON. YOU STARTED
QUITE EARLY, FOR YOU'VE COME BY
SORRY TO SET YOU UP SO EARLY, TRAIN .AND DOG-CART.
WATSON, BUT MRS. HUDSON* SAYS
THAT A YOUNG LADY ALREADY IS
WAITING IN THE SITTING ROOM. SHOULD
SHE CHANCE TO HAVE AN INTERESTING
CASE FOR ME, YOU MIGHT WANT TO
FOLLOW IT FROM THE BEGINNING.
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OTHER LEFT ENOUGH FOR ALL OUR

WANTS, AND SO OR ROYLOTT, INSTEAD
OF TRYING TO ESTABLISH A MEDICAL
PRACTICE IN LONDON, TOOK US TO LIVE
AT STOKE MORAN. THERE SEEMED TO 8E
NO OBSTACLE TO OUR HAPPINESS

BUT, INSTEAD OF MAKING FRIENDS WITH OUR HlS STRENGTH IS IMMENSE AND HIS
NEIGHBORS, MY STEPFATHER INDULGED IN FEROCIOUS ANGER UNCONTROLLABLE. LAST
QUARRELS, OFTEN ENDING IN POLICE COURT WEEK, HE HURLED THE LOCAL BLACK-
SMITH OVER A PARAPET INTO A
SCARE MY HORSES, ^AY DOWN THAT STREAM. . . i- ;
;

WILL YOU ? RUN ACROSS WHIP, DR. ROYLOTT,'

THEIR PATH EH? THIS
,
YOU'LL BE COMIN'
WILL TEACH YOU / WITH ME, I'M
THIN K IN'/

SOMETIMES I THINK IT ^ THESE ARE
MAY HAVE REFERRED TO
SOME BAND OF PEOPLE
— GYPSIES, PERHAPS,
WITH THEIR SPOTTED
HANDKERCHIEFS.
THE SPECKLED BAND
THE CORONER INVESTIGATED WITH GREAT
CARE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY SATIS-
FACTORY CAUSE OF DEATH. IT HAS BEEN
ASCERTAINED THAT MY SISTER WAS QUITE
ALONE WHEN DEATH TOOK HER. DOCTORS
FOUND NO MARKS OF VIOLENCE, NO MARKS
OF POISON.
WHAT DID YOU GATHER
FROM THE ALLUSION TO
THE SPECKLED BAND?
WELL, I AM TO MARRY MR. PERCY ARMITAGE
VERY DEEP OF CRANE WATER IN A FEW WEEKS. TWO DAYS
WATERS PRAY AGO, DR. ROYLOTT BEGAN REMODELING A
GO ON . WING OF THE HOUSE, BREAKING THE WALL OF
MY ROOM AND MAKING IT NECESSARY FOR ME TO
MOVE INTO JULIA'S ROOM. LAST NIGHT, I
WAS AWAKENED BY A LOW, CLEAR WHISTLE/
I AM FRIGHTENED, MR. HOLMES/
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H OLMES EXAM/NED THE ROOM CAREFULL Y,

WALLS, FURNI TORE, FLOOR. THEN
WALKED TO THE BED.
HE
HERE IS ANOTHER INCONSISTENCY. WHY
DOES A VENTILATOR CONNECT WITH THE
NEXT ROOM, WHEN IT COULD JUST AS EASILY
CONNECT WITH THE OUTSIDE ? THAT'S WHY
THIS BELL CORD li HbW ABSURD' I THOUGHT YOUR SISTER SMELLED YOUR STEPFATHER'S
COMPARATIVELY IT WAS TO CALL THE HOUSE- CIGARS SO STRONGLY/
NEW AND- (T DOESl KEEPER/ IT WAS INSTALLED
NOT RING/ ITS A SHORTLY BEFORE JULIA 'THE VENTILATOR WAS*) >\
DUMMY ATTACHED |
DIED. OF COURSE, JULIA INSTALLED THE SAME A
TO THAT NEVER USED IT, AS WE
VENTILATOR/ HAVE ALWAYS GONE FOR
WHAT WE WANTED
OURSELVES.
 THE SPECKLED »ND
AND HERE'S SOMETHING.' A COMMON HAD NEVER SEEN MY FRIENDS FACE SO GRlM
ENOUGH WHIPLASH, BUT CURLED ON AS WHEN HE PREPARED TO TAKE LEAVE OF
TSELF AND TIED SO AS TO MAKE A MISS STONER

1
I
. . .

LOOP OF WHIPCORD. I THINK I HAVE

SEEN ENOUGH HERE LET US GO
. OPEN THE SHUTTERS OF THE MIDDLE WINDOW,
OUT ON THE LAWN. PLEASE, AND LEAVE A LIGHT IN THE ROOM,
WHEN YOU AND YOUR FATHER HAVE RETIRED.

WATSON AND I WILL WATCH FROM THE

VILLAGE INN ACROSS THE MEADOW. AS
FOR YOU, GO TO YOUR OWN ROOM AND
LOCK YOURSELF IN. WHEN WE SEE THE
LIGHT, WATSON AND I WILL COME TO
THE ROOM WHERE YOUR SISTER DIED.
We HAD NO DIFFICULTY IN ENGAGING A ROOM AT
THE INN, AN UPPER ROOM THAT LOOKED ACROSS TO-
STOKE MORAN AS WE SMOKED AND miTED IN THE
GATHERING DUSK, WE SAW QR ROYLOTT ARRIVE AT
HOME- JUST A T THE STROKE OF EL EVEN
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WE HEARD A CLEAR, LOW WHISTLE AS
HOLMES LIT A MATCH. I COULD SEE
NOTHING, EXCEPT THE HORROR AND
LOATHING ON MY FRIEND'S FACE. HE
WAS LOOKING ATTHE VENTILATOR,
WHEN.
 SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
SIR ARTHUR CONAN During World War I, Doyle,
DOYLE was one of Ens, while past the age for acceptance
land's most famous men of let- by the military, served England*
ters. His versatile mind delved by writing an endless amount of
deeply into many varied fields propaganda that helped to break
of knowledge. He v> best known
the morale of the enemy, while
for bis stories of adventure and
building morale for the British
mystery, which gave him his
troops and citizenry.
largest reading public; but there
are also thousands of devoted
The death of Doyle's son.

readers of his works on history Kings ley, during the war, was a
and spiritualism. cruel blow to the father and led
Conan Doyle, son of an artist, Charles him to speculating about the possibility of

Doyle, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, life after death. In time, he became a sin-
May 22, 1859. It was the desire of his parents cere student of and believer in spiritualism.
that hebecome a physician. Accordingly, he Out of Conan Doyle's deep devotion to
attended Stonyhurst Academy, spent a year spiritualism were born, "A New Relevation"
at Peld Kirch, in Austria, and then, in 1875,
(published 1918), and "History of Spiritual-
entered Edinburgh University.
ism" (published in 1926 in two volumes).
After Doyle graduated from the univer-
Out of his devotion to his country's cause in
sity, he began his medical practice in South-
World War I, came a six-volume history of
sea, England.To supplement his rather mea-
income as a physician, Doyle, began that war entitled, "History of the British
ger
writing short stories. The first story, with Campaign In France and Flanders," which is
Sherlock Holmes as the central character. said to have done more than any other work
"A Study in Scarlet," was published in 1886. to make British regimental valor known at
However, it was not until 1891, when Strand home.
Magazine published a monthly "Sherlock Before his death, Conan Doyle, completely
Holmes" story, that the character "caught convinced of the truth of spiritualism, told
on" with the public. The stories soon became his family and close friends that he would
successful and continued until 1896. Then
return spiritually to earth and appear to
Conan Doyle ceased writing detective fiction
them. He died at Crowborough, England,
and wrote and lectured on historical subjects.
July 7th, 1930. Whether Mb spirit hrr re-
For a time, Doyle served as a physician
turned to visit his family and friends is their
during the Boer War. The experience served
as inspiration for the writing of "The Great
own private concern.

Boer War" and "The War In South Africa: It is enough for us that he still lives

Its Causes And Conduct." For this outstand- through his books in a manner that is very
Doyle was knighted in 1902.
\, real to us all

Our American Heritage
THE STORY OF "YANKEE DOODLE"
A SONG that
brought
cheer to the
hearts of the rag-
ged, hungry
American colo-
nists during their
struggle for inde-
pendence was
"Yankee Doo-
dle." Since
time, "Yankee Doodle" has become part of
our American heritage.
Of the many stories and theories about
how "Yankee Doodle" was written, there is
one tale that sounds the most credible.
During the French and Indian War, the
English General Amherst had under his com-
mand both British regulars and colonial
troops. In the summer of 1755, this army lay
encamped south of Albany, New York, on
the eastern bank of the Hudson River.
The spic and span scarlet English troops
watched daily as more and* more colonials
'filed into camp. Each new company seemed
more ragged than the last They were country
boys and city boys but none wore uniforms.
They wore long coats, short coats or no coats
at all. Their hair was long; their hair was
short. To the British soldiers, they looked
like a bunch of country bumpkins.
Thus the professional British soldiers
laughed when the motley colonials marched
and drilled. They chuckled when the colo-
nials merely walked down a company street.
Then a surgeon with the British army. Dr.
Richard Shuckburg, caught the spirit of this
horse-play and humor in a song.
He wrote words to an old English melody
calling it "The Yankee's Return to Camp." It
was soon sung all over the camp and became
known as "Yankee Doodle." It began:
(Refrain)
Fath'r and 1 went downcamp,to
Along with Captain Good' in.
And there we saw the men and boys
As thick as hasty puddin'.
)
( chorun
Yankee Doodle keep it up,
Yankee Doodle dandy.
Mind the music and the step,
And with the girls be handy.
And so it went If the colonials sang the
new song at all, they did not sing it with the
same feeling as the British, because "Yankee"
was an insulting term for a colonist
"Yankee Doodle" was carried over by the
that
British to the time of the Revolution. When
the tension between the colonies and Eng-
land reached its climax at Boston in the late
1760's, royal troops' used the song to taunt
the Americans. Their bands played "Yankee
Doodle" outside of church on the Sabbath.
In the harbor, it was played aboard British
ships, mocking the "Yankees" on shore.
On the night of April IS, 1775, 800 British
troops marched out of Boston under cover of
darkness. Their orders were to capture the
patriot leaders, John Hancock and Samuel
Adams, in Lexington and to continue on to
Concord to seize a stot? of colonial arms.
Paul Revere, an American, rode out of
Boston that night to spread the alarm.
The British plan was foiled. More troops
were sent to Lexington from Boston to aid
the British. These troops kept step to the tune
of "Yankee Doodle," but were no more suc-
cessful than the first contingent.
When
the British were routed by the em-
battled farmers at Lexington, the Americans
appropriated the song. It made a fine tune for
fife and drum. It was thus that wherever men
marched and fought, there, also "Yankee
Doodle" was sung and Whistled.
Not only was the tune dear to the hearts
of colonial troops, but the Americans were
able to use it as a closing gesture to the war.
Yorktown, when the Brit-
It is said that at
ish standards of Cornwallis' army were low-
ered in surrender, the British band played a
'The World. Turned Upside
significant tune,
Down." In triumph, the American band an-
swered with the simple tune that had once
made fun of them, "Yankee Doddle,"
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SHORT AND ROUGH
The Dempsey-Firpo Battle
1922, A who favored Firpo pointed out that Willard had
INGIANT OF A been out of condition when Dempsey beat him,
MAN from Argen-
tina came to the
United States. He
was a prize fighter
and had estab-
lished somewhat of
a good record in
South America. He
was quickly signed
to a contract by an
I American manager
who announced that his fighter, Luis Angel Firpo,
was going to campaign for' a try at the heavy-
weight championship, then held by the famous
Jack Dempsey.
Firpo's manager hired a gym for the fighter
and the sports writers were invited to come to
look over the Argentine prospect. The writers
watched Firpo box with a sparring partner and
they laughed at his crude style. "Why, the man
has no defense against an ordinary fighter," they
told the manager. "How will he do against a man
who can really hit? He'll be slaughtered!"
Although Firpo could not speak or understand
English, he sensed that the laughter of the writers
was directed toward him and he became infu-
riated. He swung his massive right fist at his
opponent and the blow landed on the hapless
victim's chin. He fell to the canvas as if he had
been pole-axed. The sports writers gasped in awe.
Firpo's manager was determined to show the
sports writers that this knockout was no mere
He knew that Firpo, who possessed tre-
accident.
mendous normal strength, was unbridled fury,
when angry. And Firpo was angry! The manager
called for another sparring partner and Firpo
quickly sent the second victim to the canvas.
The writers went back to their offices to write
their stories of the Argentine fighter who was
short in skill but iong in strength. One writer re-
ferred to Firpo as the "Wild Bull of the Pampas"
and the name [ook the fancy of the fans. They
tjegan clamoring to see Luis Angel Firpo in the
ring.
Firpo began beating trial horses and then de-
feated top heavyweight contenders. Before long,
-
his powerful fists had earned him a title bout with
Jack Dempsey. The bout was arranged for the
night of Septembar 14. 1923, at the Polo Grounds
in New York City.
The fight was of tremendous interest to boxing
fans throughout the world. The big question was:
Could Dempsey (who looked like a boy along-
side the giant Firpo) by his greater boxing skill,
. cleared.' Dempsey fell into a clinch and held on
ward off the wild rushes and roaring fists of the
"Wild By""? OpAion was fairly evenly divided.
Those who favored Dempsey pointed out that
Jack had beaten another giant, Jess Willard, to
win the title. He had given Willard one of the
most vicious beatings in ring history. But those
whereas Firpo was finely trained and that his
strength was too much for any opponent.
Finally, on September 14, 1923, ninety thou-
sand fans, paying over 51,225,000, 'crowded into
the Polo Grounds to see the battle between the
modern David and Goliath.
With the first punch, the crowd rose as one
man. No sooner had the two gladiators met in the
center of the ring than Firpo caught Dempsey
with a sharp right hand to the head. Luckily for
Dempsey. he was going back with the punch; but
such was Firpo's strength that the blow still had
enough force to knock Jack down.
Dempsey bounced off the canvas and fell into
a clinch to clear his head. Then, breaking out, he
caught Firpo on the jaw with a vicious left hook
and Firpo was down. Up without a count, the
now angered Firpo landed a terrific right to
Dempsey's body. The punch h^d enough power
to kill an ordinary man, but Jack just rocked back
on his heels. Now. he, too, was angry and he shot
out a right to Firpo's head and Luis was down
Up at the count of two, Firpo was dropped
again with a left to the jaw. He got off the floor
to nail Dempsey with two vicious rights to the
pit of the stomach. But Jack, hard as nails, came
back and knocked Firpo down again. In all, Firpo
was down seven times in that first round, but his
pride and courage refused to let him be counted
out. The spectators saw an exhibition of raw
coucage that they will remember for -a lifetime.
Up after the seventh knockdown, Firpo called
upon his last ounce of strength. As Dempsey
came forward, poised for the kill, Firpo hit him
with a long right that landed on Jack's jaw.. The
punch knocked Jack off his feet, causing him to
do a back-flip. With his feet in the air, Jack went
head first out of the ring, landing in the first row
of spectators who were the sports writers.
It is hard to say whether Dempsey could have
gotten back into the ring before the count of ten
on his own. But the writers helped him climb
back onto the ring apron. Weakly, he crawled
back through the ropes, reaching the ring at the
count of six. He rose and stood helplessly against
the ropes, his chin an open target for Firpo's fists.
But in his pained fury, Firpo lost his reason-
ing. All he had to do was to calmly measure
Dempsey for the kill and the title was his. How-
ever, in his anxiety to finish oft Dempsey, he
excitedly missed with several vicious rights. This
gave Dempsey all the time he needed. His head
for dear life until the round ended,
Firpo had spent his great strength and was an
easy target for a refreshed Dempsey in the sec-
ond round. Firpo was knocked out in just fifty-
seven seconds, thus ending one of the shortest
and roughest fights for the heavyweight title,
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