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HEFNER, editor and publisher ARTHUR PAUL, art editor Pleybor te BAUER" Kay’ cnitonty aoe Ee a rl oe eae "Diner tecmares: ROS from “Sto At Eve moves orm KOMAW 1dHe caught her with both hands. Her dress tore like a sheet of newspaper. 6by ERSKINE CALDWELLART way actos the swamp, Davi Millard stopped and. wash ed’ his hands and face, in the aoa te fh ted shallow stream wader the Tog_path: Tyezy night when he stopped there on is way Home from works he could see 8 [KLUSTRATED EY MARK Sam how much smaller the stream had be- ‘ome since the evening hetore. “Two months before hin he started hewsng logs fora ew cabin, the water rushed: down the sandy course with ‘ough force 1 carry mall ins an hunks of swaniperoted logs. Zit since then he winterraine had topped sd the Swamp wis once more x mite. of Sot, depthless mu, hartles-Tooking ie covering of angled wat thar grew through the spring amd sume tner Covered the miteioles with the Appearance of sold earth avi had lived ll his life on the edge ofthe swamp and he knew almost instinctively how vangerous 1 wa. Alter treading is way carefully over the dsined Togs to the other sue of the Sw narrow ait wound trough the x growth ine pines The moon was shining, And i was almost as bright as day ih the wood. Whee st the deting en he The place was as sill and quict as the pine fore srownd i There was hot €ven a thin wisp of smoke coming from the chimney, nod ihe bad not acon the place before, at night, he would have declared i was deserted. ‘Opening the lront done noleclesly, Das! Vatened for a moment “Trough the broken window-shutter, a fai mt dnd fell across the foot of the bed. losing the door behind him, he went silently to the middle of the room, From there he could sce the of the table, the chairs, and the the gloom everything, look wered with a foot thick coat to the woodbox and fum- bled! in the dark unl he had found Pie hier fle suck a ach to ig? the dripping pitch flared up in Minty, then toed the blszing knot ino the fireplace. When he turned ‘ene he xm ws le wh clon, flickering, Tight. "The ble, Ghairy’ and. ed looked. as bright 3 hey were the day he bought the Jeanie sat up in bed nervously, the covers falling trom her shoulders, Even betore she could open heres, she tris smiling at Davi He cromed the sl watched er while she bru ftom het face if have you been asleep, he asked het, "She smiled at staking her head 1 pues I wat a litle late tonight, ayaing he sid appeslingly.. "The ‘oon came up just St surnlown, and eprom work whale. Twa finish new cabin as quick a8 Tea rani ve ude the er and slid to the side of the bed, touch the chilly foot with the tips of het woes “I kept the fire going in the stove 28 Jong as'T could,” she sid, “but T'was so sleepy I couldn't stay awake any Tonger.. I'm afraid your supper is cole now, Davi" le stood where he vas, a grin leap: ing from the corners of his mouth to all his face, and watched her stand When Jeanie took the first step 10 wards the kitchen, Davi picked her up. with sweep of his arms and carried! her back to bed, Me held her at the side of the bed for x moment: then, hugging her so tightly she could hardly breathe, he kissed her on the mouth and dropped her on the bed. She Guught her breath when she feil, and she felt a if she were dropping 3 doz fen feet instead of only two. Don't bother, about my suppes Dot sid, Taoghing at her.“ eae He left her and went to the kitchen and felt around in the darkness until he found the bread! and potatoes. He brought back a cake of earn bread and a gourdsized sweet potato and “sat down on the side of the bed. Jeanie ‘was wide awake by dhen. "Is new cabin pretty near f ed now, Davi?” she asked him. “I ct awiully lonesome hete all day “HfeM be ready 10 move a week, or maybe fess tin ipe'told hers nadling slomty. BL can get the flog la) we'll move ttle window shuers Gn wait tll deer we move. ill only take 4 couple of days to make these, anyway The pine. lighter in the. fireplace ftickered blared and died down. The noe jwasalmoat burned up. Davi carted the potatdakina back tothe kitehen. When he got back he eet cede eee eer eed "They. lay together for a long tine not ying. anything. Jeanie moved to. hie side several times, and Davi butied his face tn her hat “That meddlesome old Bony King ame here ‘again, today {n'a mulled whiiper Bayi tumed over tad Yaicdl hill on hit elbow. ‘He looked through the irkness inte Jeanie face What did He wan? told him 1 to da-with him, no. nater ted Wh did he sy? “I didn't pay any attention to any i he suid. 1 told hin to go ayy Jeanie said want anything he ah and inind his own business, but he just Taughed at me and stayed anyway ‘avi sank down upon the pillow, jerking his elbow from under itn ‘Maybe Bony thinks Tm getting ready to move oll and Ive yous Div sid slowly, pausing ‘between cach sword to drave fs breath sharply “May. Derhe dhinks I'm building new cabin over on the other side of the swap for me and a new somebody.” Jeanie snuggled under his arm, worming her "(continued on page 10)PLAYBOY BABIN coninciponsecd I her face was pressed tightly tinst his neck. i ~ ‘Tdon't exe what he thinks said, Shivering. "daft wa coming here every da she him ‘and sitting and looking at me all the afternoon, It upsets ime 50, I don't know what to do sometimes. Today, I felt like picking up a stick and whaling him for all he was worth” Davi raised himself on both elbows and stared through the darkness of the room, Tay silently beside him, Te did not say’ word until Jeanie shivered again, “The next time Bony comes here, tell him I suid that if he don't quit bothering you, Tl tend to him’ all right, all right ‘One of the things he says every time he comes is, don't I feel sorry for myself because T married you instead of him?” ‘What do you tell him to that, told him today that i 1 couldn't the mitied to you, 1 would Be mar Fle to anybod) clic in the county.” cmt bis ate aru her and cet Ugh to his” Jeante whi ered for s whe, and then she ny fulet and sul Bast could fel ‘elas while het breathing became fr. He prewed is igs against her hock, eeing his eye Te was long after midnight when Davi woke up sith a sudden conscious nes, Hew wide awake in Second Wondering’ what Id made Darn wake Up like that. He liaened, casing his tad tom the pillow, but he could hear nothing. Outsde the toon the ine bares extended mite ate nile nal directions. Noboay ive closer ‘ham evelve mis, and the ony sound Davi ever heard there was te occsion al mulled cash of dead sling tree oc the faraway whine of 2 bebe ‘This time he cond hear nothing a all ‘ier awhile he ay" down’ agin but fe could nox go bick. to hep. Te Jay as sul as he could so he would mot wake Jeanie. While he hy there, wondering. how dong i was wal dawn onder Bony King had anyh ao with is waking up in the middle af the night” The shore he thought about it, the more he. realized th Bony wis the came, “He turned over And looked through dhe tack Hote window ster at the moonlit pines tthe edge of the cheating beyond the poten For ihe past year Bony King. had been ying to make trouble for hin but Dat had always thought i would die down when ody saw le ould noe dake Jeanie leave and go to live with fim. “basi femembered then that every day for almost. three weeks Team had tid hit ol omy's coming to old cabin while he was aay bull Tony war 9 oxpenti worker who 10 lived in a shanty on the East Arm of Ogeechichobee Swamp. He fad start ed ont by telling Jeanie he was not going to sop tuyiig to get her wnt She lefe Dact and came'to live with him, “Once when Davi as a the store neat ase Arm Ry dt hi the Same thing. -Davt Rod laughed i off then. But for the past few wecks ony had been coming to old ein very day. During the rst of the night Davi lay awake wondeting what he could do about it. He could not inom the swamp, becuse only home he and Jeanie "ust before daybitak he g deseed without waking Jesnier He went te the kitchen an) ate some ‘ore ofthe cold cot bread and swett toes. By then, the sn was com Ing up. He looked into dhe next room tofore leaving, and’ Jeanie ‘was lll ssleep. He uptoed ov of the hitchen find siarted down the path foram ther day's work om new cabin, tee Diles amy Jeane did not wake up uni almost asi hour later. She turned over fst to sce it Davi was awake, and when she found he was gone, ahe leaped out ai be and ran ins the chee Wher she had reached the rome yatdy se teas awake enough to know dhat Divi had eft and gone to wotk, Micr cooking her breakfast and leaning the house, she went out into the garden. Ie was then oly an the Inidiie of the morning. and she began Aligging ae the weeds withthe. blunt bhided hee, “The vegetables she and Davi bad planted nestly a snonth be fore were up and thrvin atth and hearm sl i and dioppedt with the dull hoc unt thece wat net & single weed Tet in the first ow. King sting on a pine stump at the end of the garden. He did not Say 4 wotd when sh looked at him for the frst tine, and she had no Way ol Knowing how tong ie had been siting om the stump watching her. Year’, first thoug! pes to drop the hoe and run into the Kitehen. When she wis just about to tum she happened 10 nk that HBony would suly follow her now, no matter where sie went She decd quickly that the best thin, to do was to slay where she was. During the next half-hour sie did not glance even once in Bony’s ive Hn She fc he a go the stump, Denise she cout see his Shadow ott of the comer of het eye, she was determined not to look at Him, if he stayed there all day. Finally she could beat it no longer Bony hie heen sitting there for the past hour oF more, whiting on a stick 4nd snifling ae her. "Jeanie dropped ‘ie hoe ant sted inn fil i the fae, “What do. yow want here again to- tay, Bony King?” she cried” au_ him, ping her feet and beating her fists fganst het hips. He did not say a word. He only smiled more broadly at her. ST wish you would keep away from here and let me and Daot aloney” she said angrily. "We dont like you one wir “Dsi don’, but you do, shitting hie efose Teg that Fan ee “Thais a whopping big old lie” she e just trying to make tmattied. Dv Bony sid, ‘Now, ain't shavings from bis ght to change ove, Jeanie he ald.” SNows a prety good Unie 10 do it, 10. Te atfendy get my new Eatin buy and Dans aso Thats another of your. whopping oll lis” Jeanie said. “You ven tiven' sorted to, build one Joursel you kaw it low do you! know 9 much about what T'doatd what I'dowt do” he bin Dav ells me € could not keep from answ never though she knew he ws its pretty near finished, n't even started on Yours, Bony King” Tony got up and crossed the garden. He came down the row and stopped at the end of her hoe handle, Bony said, nodding zi “ts pretty dangerous tor to eros the swatnp at Might. Way. Ha cloud was co come tp all OF 2 quick one of these moonlight i ‘winle man eas haw throught the Swamp, he wouldn't be abl to see the Toto the way, expecaliy on that sip pery log pathy ih Ind eet fo fo imide of the swan you couldn't even follow your hand in Front of yon Jeanie tciched down to pick up the Iie, but Bony set is fooe i ae ban ail and she eouta nos lift That was no story 1 was trying 10 dress up for you," he sd, shaking bis head at her. Thats the wath" Dai will take. care of Iimell.” Jeanie sid sow fot if he was to tip and fall off that chained tog pith into mire hole fama piteblack might.” Bony said, Swinging his head from side to Sule “Tye seen it happen before Jeanie closed her ees for a moment, promising herselt to" make Davi sep Saving st new eabin alter dark. “Some folks won't lesen a leswon till its t00 bite.” Bony tol her. We had already taken two or three steps toward (Continued on page 12)ARIE Pen rned the song of “Frankie and Johnny” from a colored pi “Professor” in a parlor h The parlor owned and run by a lady who was called Madam may conclude that mine was a misspent 9 Int the knowing of these Ladies and the that they ran has enabled me to fashion these 's from fond ies. The engraving of these blocks has taken many honrs and a strong right arm, but in doing thei iain settlement with my 8, the pimps, the gamblers, op-heads and lenient police, whe used, & know “The Mormon Kid.” EAUTIFULLY ENGRAVED BY a he Re/PLAYBOY SE TLL TELL YOU THE STORY OF FRANKIE AND JOHNNIE WHO LOVEDTHEIR LIFE AWAY “GIVE HER JOHANY AH TO BUY ANEWE TRUST ELLOW KI Pearse Ni IERECN A BED WAS HER JOHNNY ALOVIN" UP_NELLY BLYEG~>PLAYBOY aS ) LORD HAVE MERCY ON ME ~© TWISH I COULD TAKE HIS PLACE1 DDT oor HM Tit THIRD DEGREE SHOT HIM IN THE ASS THE JUDGE SAID TO, TO THE JURY ITS PLAIN AS PLAIN CAN BE THIS STORY ONLY GOES TO SHOW YOU CAN TRUST NO GOODAMHED MEN xxUT story has no moral. story has no end. uly goes to show n't tenst mo God-darmned men. was her mau, and he done her wrong. See (ceTeaco LS THE famous Madison Avenue, New York, outfitters to gentlemen and sator- ial emporium par excellence, Brooks Brothers, with branches in Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles and San Franeis co, and impassioned devotees from Bangor to Bombay, is once more in the news. Jt seems chat “"The Brooks Brothers. Look” as broken ont of the cracked leatherand:brass tacked Confines of the Yale, Harvard and AFTER SHAVE Gorcons Omrseas) BUTTON Doty) Geonames) PEN Pencu. SET (Games Onemens) Sut (Geet oases) ARGHLES: (crm ceehees) Cee ae ee ree er ae ee eee pallet eae SET tear Tet ace eeastern universities, an Unt Toston and Nev York societies, a plain armned fool i the financial slons of Wall Street. Without it you can't pose sibly “suoceed in business without fale ly trying” What, then, is it? ‘The Brooks Brothers Look is not merely a look — it's a religion. 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THE 9th TALE OF THE 7th DAY In Argos city of Achaia, there once iivel's nobleman named, Nico: Stratus, When he was nearing old ape, forme bestowed upon hit a very young wife» noble lady named Lyin, 1 high spirited 35 she was beautiful Nicostratts, being 2 man of wealth, kept mony servants hounds aud fais, and. spent smuch of is time hunting: “Among his servants wat 8 young fan named Pyrchus, bandos, Noil'bred, and skilled inal that be was requited to do. ‘Now it came to pass chat the Tady Ayia fel in Tove! with. this young mon, and day and might she ‘ould think of nothing ele. Pymhs, hos ver, ether failed to recognize or did rot want the lady's affection, for he fave no indication that he caved for fee, and this made the lady very n= happy. At last determined that he Shai koow of her feelings, che Indy Summoned a chambervonan name Laces, in whom she had great deal of confidence. “Lusea.” she said, “the many fave ors Thave done for you should! make you both faitifel and obedient. Make feriain, dherclore, that the mesage T'etve you reaches no one but he for wom 1 is inne. As you see, Tm young woman, auuratve in both face and figure, and Iiled with the same desires ss others of my sex. ‘My husband, However, fe any Jen yer id gs ile of that which s joung and spit- ited woman most enjoys. Fortune has been mest unkind in giving me so old 4 spouse, but I refuse to alto be my awn enemy by net finding other paths torpleaure. 1 have weeted, therfore, Sher ch consideration the young Servant Fyne as moat deserving a capable of mpplying my wants. In- deed, dere Lasts, Iso yearn for hs fmbraces that I am never happy ex cept when Lace or am thinking about him. "And if I do not hold hin near tortie soon, I believe tha I shall die “Therelore, dear Luca if you value my life, make known my love to him in whatever way you think best, and beg him to come to me when you give in the sign” "The -chamberwoman agreed and when dhe te secre nights she gave her ladys message to the young Se fant, Pyrchus was greatly surprise no he had never suspected Lydia's feel ing for him, and he feared that the lady might hove sem the menage teat his fidelity. “Therefore, he ae swered: sca, 1, myself, am very fond of sy mises an it would. please-me realy to serve her in this way. But, fo the other han, L know miy lord te a wse and careful matt wo has full control of all bis afin. Tm alraid that Lyin may be dong this at ihe request of her husband 8 2 test. Tf, however, she will do three things to reasune me, then ber dightest with tall be my command, ‘The unree proofs I dese are these: first she ust ill Nicostrats’ favorite falcon Detore his eyes second, she rust send sme @ lock of Nicertnts’ beards tht, the ust send me ‘one of his bet teeth, If she will do these things, 1 will Know that she truly loves te and T shall ove her in turn “These requests seemed difficult user and to the lady as well, But Jove. made Lytia detcrmine to at tempe them, 20 she set Pytrhus word that she would do what was required of her, and soon. Moreover, she ade 6d, whereas Dyrhis believed Nicostrat fe to be.a wise man, she would prove fi Tol by Hing sat Frei fs presence and then making hiss lieve it had not happened. = Pyethus therefore wate with much anticipation to see what the Indy would ao, {Lite next eck, Nicnats gave 0 large dinner” for. certain. petlemen friends. "When the tables had been tlesred, Madam Lydia came from ber amber in'a handkome, green velvet robe. “She entered the’ foom where {ey were asembled and, im the pres ence of Pyrrhus, Nicesratue, andthe Fest, went to the perch sihere her he band’s favorite hawk st, took wp the bind as though eo place ton her hand, an den holding fey the jees, dat ‘vie against the wall and billed it. fe, what have you done?" Nic oxrates exclaimed. ‘A'thing Ihave wished to. do for pany month” shal the a ing tothe gentlemen, who tad dv hie he epi, Aedeten, you most know tha is bird Is depiived me of much of the time men csuslly ie fo lade peu, Fora soon a iawn appears, Nicostratus i op and ton rte th this falcon on is vers to atch ly over the neigh borg plans (continued on foge $3)‘ Pe: ” >\ yA @.\*. mA, \ —————_ splese at am le romarted Sherlock: Hons errant the By etapa festavions. that the Keenestpleasire i Ee letcoeci eeleara etme Serve, Watson, thal you have Sof Freel stead seb era eyecare Deen ged com to denver amd and (oc), techn in Ea VeseRte sob eather tain ettee ate chiles re ape pete ae etecsiar ‘rch fy fave boon va in them tee ee eee aye aurea eb Se eee ae ene ‘Pec province hod ye sid I, smiling,“ e eared stele ead SE eee gaa che Pee ee eriateeee eae the tongs and Nghting with chesty-wood pipe was won replace his clay he was apna need tnood—"you have erred perhaps in a feraee lel acted iatace tach of our satcmens instead of eat fining yours to. the cos of plac pen eord that severe reasoning fo es aeletectane erence able feature about the thing “esems to me that I ave done you full jurtce inthe matter” T remarked swith nome coldness, for {was repelled iy the auoian which 1 had thre eee ean eed ty feeds anger dace: ™No, i no (continued on page 26) ILLUSTRATED By BEN DENISON “My God!” he cried. “Someone has loosed the dog. It’s not been fed forThe Adventure of the Copper Beeches By SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE What strange secret lay behind the bolted door in the deserted wing of the old house? Perhaps Sherlock Holmes could supply the answer. two days.”“On second thought, I ill have that water chascr.”PLAYBOY Copper Beeches (consinued jrom page 21) selfishness or conceit” sid he, answer ing, an was his wont my thous rather than my words “if T claim full jus tice for my art, it is because Tt is an impersonal thing =a thing beyend my sell. Grime is common, "Logic is rar ‘Therefore it is upon the logic rather than upon the crime that yeu should dwell, You have degraded vat should have been a course of lectres into. & series of tales” Te wat a cold moming of the exty spring, and we sa after breakfaeton ther side of = cheery fire in the old oom at Baker Street. A thick fg rolled gen Bowen the ies of tn iere jouses, and. the opposing. wivdows loomed “Tike “darks shapeles le {Brough the heavy yellow wreaths Oue gas was Tit and shone on the wite cloth nd glimmer of china and metal for the fable had not boat cleared” yet. Sherlock Holmes had been silent all the moming, dipping continuously into the Aerie chum of ocr of papers unl at last, having apparent ly Biven up his search, he had emerge in no very sweet temper to Leetute she Upon my” Hterary' shortcoming. i ‘At the aa eM peer after pause, during which he had st een gee eee into the fre, “you can id fpen to 2 charge of fensenalism, for ttt ofthese ease which you have been So kind as to interest yourself in, ft proportion do not treat of erie, i ts Hse, at all. “The small matter shiek T-cideavoured to help the Kine SF Hohemia, the singular experience of Mis Mary’ Surherland, the problem Connected” with she man with the twisted lip, andthe incident of the noble bachelor, were all matter which fare outside the pale of the Taw. But in voiding the sensational, J fear that you may fave bordered on the trivial” “The end may have heen so," 1 answered, “but the methods T hold 10 aye been novel and of interes. “Sahaw, my dear fellow, what do the pallic, the great unobeervant Sho could hardly ella weaver by hi tooth or a compositor by his left thumb, Care about the finer shades of analysis land deduction! Bur, indeed, if you are trivial, T cannot blame you, for dhe days enterprise and originality. As to my ‘own Tittle practice, it seems to be de- feenerating ito an’ agency for recover- ing los lead pencils and giving advice to young ladies’ from boarding-schools. T that I have touched. bottom fet, emever, “This ote 1 had th morning marks my zero-point, T fancy. Read it?” Te tossed crumpled letter Tt was dated from Montague Place upon the preceding evening and tan DEAR MR. HOLMES: Ten 2 mus to consult you as to whether I should or thould not accept a situation hich has been offered to me as ‘governess. I shall call at half- ppait ten to-merross if I do not in- convenience you. Yours faithfully, VIOLET HUNTER “Do you know the young lady?” 1 ase “Rot “Ips ballpast ton now.” “Ye and Ehaverno deube tha is her "ie may wen out © Be of more in terest than you think. You remember thar the afar of the blue carbunel, which appear wo bea mere whi at it, developed into serous invest thn Te may Beso fh ese abo “vel, et ut hope so. But our doubts wil ery sn Be sve, fr org ules Tam much mistaken, the perc in vest” ‘Ase spoke the door opened and a young Indy entered the room. She was Pliny but neatly drewe eit a bright Sule Tac, frekled like 2 plover’ exe hd with the brick mame of @ woman who has had her own way to make in the er is ou will excuse my troubling yo%, Tam sure" sid she, ab my companion roar to gret her “but 1 have hada very Stange experienc, and as [have no parents or relations of any som fom ‘hom T could ask advice, thought that perhaps you would be kind’ eneugh to fal me whae Takould dor" "Dray" take a seat, Mist Konter. T shall be happy to do anything thar T an to sere you" I could ace that Temes was favour ably “mprened ‘by the manner and Seehof is new dient. He looked her (ver in his searing fashion, ard then Composed himscf, with his lids droop ing and. Bir fngeetipa together, fo Hsten to ber story “T ave: beet a,governes for ve years! sid ahe, “nthe family of Galant Spence Munro, but wo months ago the colonel recived a appoint tow at Halifax, tn Nova Scotia, and took his cildren over to Ametiea with Him, so that T found ysl without a ikon. 1 advert and T answered dveracments but without succes At ine the litle money which Thad saved Feson to nun shore and Twas at my wits ond arto what Tshould do. "There fea well-known agency for governess in the Wear End called Westway’, and there T used to cal shout ane a wcek in order to see Srhether anything had turned up whieh Tight suit me Westaway was the name tthe founder of the business, but i really managed by Mike Soper She She in her own Title offer, and the indice who are seeking employment walt mv anteroomy, and ae then show in cone by one, when she conmlts her Iecer and oes whether she has any: {Hing which would sue her. "Well whem [called fst weck Twas shown ito the Tite office a8 wt Dt ound that Miss Stoper was not alone. agprtecet iret te ails imling face anda. great hemy chil Svhiche rolled down ia fold. upon fold Sher hi that athe low ith 8 rir of glasses on is noe, long Samay at the adien who entered. As Teame in he gave quite a jump in his Chait and tomed quiekly to Miss Sropee “a. dit ll he could nt for anything’ better. Ctl! ca ile He seemed quite enthsiastc and rubbed hig hands together in. the most feria fashion. Hp was ich com: [orablelooting min that it was quite a pleasure to look at him Eon are locking for a. station, the asked. “‘And what salary do you ask? “Thad # pounds in my last place wih Colonel Spence Manzo. “Oh, tut tutl sweating —rank sweat- ing!” he cried, ‘out into the Boi ing_p How could anyone ‘offer so pitiful a sum to a Indy with such attractions and. acc French, a litle Cerman, misc, abd ed TST tw! he cried. “This is al ite beside the question. The point i fave you or have yeu not the bearing anid deportnent fs lady? There inva mutabell TE you have not, you are not fited forthe tearing of child ho fay some day ply a considerable pare inthe history of the country. But if you have, wiyy then, How could. sny enema sak you to. eondescend to Sccept anything tnder the three ures? Your salary with me, madam, would tempmence at 100 pounds n year” "You may imagine, Mr, Helens, that to me, deste at Twas, sich an offer Kemal snow wo gon be te fe gentleman, however, sec per haps the look of ineredality upon my face, opened pocketbook and tok Out Tea also my eostom sid he sil jog in the move pleat fon eyes soere fut two. ile shi Sits amid the white erases of his face, ffoarance to. my young ladies ball their salary beforehand, so that they fy meet any fale expenses of thet joumngy and thee wardrobe Sit temed to te that 1 had never met s0 fascinating and 30 thoos hf than ACT aad J frp Talesmen, the advance was. great Convenience, and yet there war sme- thing unnatoral about the whole tans ation which (continued on age 33)canner, THE KLEPTOMANIACAAVNYddd SSIWMy Gun Is The Jary By Julien Dedman meet reginald sledge, the sadistic, sexy sleuth that makes spillane’s mike hammer seem like little lord fauntleroy. presed down on the accelerator hd hal of ead pit from the Font of any custom bile Mawell” T'was in Shur, and I didn't want ary lousy festrans standing in my. way. 1 few if any simple-minded. cop tied slipping me'a tafbe ticker, Fats Lambo, my pal'at the D. Avs office, would shove ie down his regulation-centcious throat And T was mad. Daren mad? ‘The dity Killer who'd fed armen perkec gi was going 10 feed him #5 dumdums till he sank through the pavement with: ‘ut a bubble as Lave the squeeze to a Yellow Cat and skidded co's hale st 2 stoplight. [ tras thankful to the. garage mechanic Uiho'd stripped down a new Jaguar and Dut its motor under the hood of my Maxwell Tt ws good for Laughs T'sat there waiting for the light to change, playing, Russian Roulewe with my snub-nowed Smith and Weston just to while away the time, The callie Td squeezed onto the aur sated call ing me dirty names. I dida’t hike that T'sepped cut of my heap and yanked open his door, I stared from the pave ment, plunged my fst into his fc belly fand played. Kitten om the Keys with his spinal. column. ‘He gave a moan that was sheer music LU rammed ry fist into his mouth and his teeth elat tered on the floor like loaded dice. He ished ne wy ci, that My ply fees 2 quick Kick ito his end aone that Tete him spewing like a punctured foot fall. T yanked ‘one of his arms from its aocket and clubbed him over the head with it He started to protest, 0 1 elivered five staccato eye pokes with the pron of «hopped pete 1 wouldn't have been 50 easy on ios A the ict sad changed. Chantably, 1 Vammmed she door on his jugular vein, stepped back into my cleverly disguised Japunr and drove of laughing like bell Tike l sid, Tas mad. My office is night off Broadway, 20 1 pulled my heap into the bus stop 1d had specially painted for me. No buses fun on that gerect” Tes ome of those ingenious ideas of mine that Keeps me three steps abead of the next-guy. 1 fot out of my heap and walked to my Gice building three steps ahead of the fnext_ guy. Jose, the ‘elevator “man, (rected me with’ an ingratiating. grit “Good see ya buch, Mr. Sledge” Jose said. “Aint seen ya. around fer thee days” "Good to be back, Jose,” Teountered. Jose is a good foe Te ame, omy fog, and on the way out of the elevator, [gave him 2" ood-natured slap on the shoulder that left him laid cut on the Boor with 4 busted clavicle “Thanks a. lot, Mr. Sledge,” he mumbled. “You're a swell fella” He Tay there looking up at'me with that sme goddamned ingratiating ern, Dorre mention i, Jose,” called back throaty. [ve abyays been 2 sucker for the lite guy Tee been in the guthoe racket ong enough 0 mistrust doors. You never fan fell but what some cheap hood standing bebind one ready 10 blow out your esophagus. $0 I climbed through the transom and jackknifed down the office, lacerating my forehead. i eres “Well, Reginald Sledge—it’s about time youree getting back!™ "The voice sent’ a Beethoven sym phony caroming up and down my spine Fatwa ih nC Minor ae ieee ee et neck tingling like a. Vitalis. shampoo. I picked myself up off the floor. Elita, my devoted. secetary, was standingfloor Falses She tied lok mad, uence eae eee oe Sees “Nuts!” I said. e ook gee eae aes Sane I kicked the door off trouble. Big trouble! Every newspaper in town is headlining this parakect killing. The presure’s on the D, A. from the Mayor's office, and the A Cruelty To Parakeets Society is raising holy hell. Now you're messing in the act~threatening to show the D. A. up, threatening to make a foo! of him, like you always do. ‘The D. A. don't like it He's sore. Plenty sore? T grabbed Fats by his Countess Mara “Listen, slob,” 1 snarled, “when 1 «through with the guy that Killed off {acy leprae, youl have sop Him up with a Blotter 10. prefer trges, Wengeance wil be ine Mine” A aint demoniacal prowl roimbled from my throat, Jee, Pas mad. Fats picked up a scissors from the desk and cu the te at was seating “Now calm down, Reggie,” he pleaded. “I know you're my friend. 1 hhaven't forgotten that box of Wheaties Tast Christmas, Now look, jon it to a soul, but the D2 A’s got a tp that he thinks might Head to the killer Tear’e tell yarwhat itis, bur.” He ‘reached into his pocket and. brought ont some cheese straws. Deft he arranged them into Teter: on his desk. T leaned over and saw that they ied out a mame—a gels name Thanks, Fats 1 said, winkiog ‘Thanks 2 lot! T blew the D. Ate office, but not before entchng the ardent stare of Fat serra I ah miata Fam nad for you, Reginald Sledge! ‘Sharlene dePlish was the name Fats had spelled ut for me with the straws ‘The phone book told me that Shartene dePiush lived sn an aparent on Park ‘Avenue. Tostinet told ne that'd better puck a rod. T had a barooka sewn inte my cost "resemble a inplaced thee lade Whe Teo ee apartment, bright. boy. running the elevator asked a my business. He Smartened up after fed him a brace Sandwich and” a. mouthful of bloody Shiclets, We cruised up to the pen house with me tapping out the dice= tions on, his skal “The dah apart opened ed iy imped. ive sige into the Aor apd tlied tof is hier Wet T saw inside was a vison of loveliness that sone bloed rushing to my head T {guckly applied a tourniquet to prolong thee of he moment efor good once-over—then | gave her a intceover, just to, make sure T hada't Imised anything. ‘hi broad wae real dlass She war rapped in an ermine trimmed negligee of siceres sie Her tsi cascaded eff er shoulders and Tay in soft ringlets on the foon, harmon ining heawtfally with the caepet. Her ts hinges. mondtuded garters and foottong, Cigarette holder were in perfeet taste, She sat on a chaise I enized i every ounce of ing posible’ ino. the.expresion Teould see that Tad said the right thing. She got up slowly and undulated toward me with her hips waving a ty eply Her negligeealpped fiom her iciden and deacod Ge wth her brea trained on me ike tv Gale "automatics Her arms suched around my waist She ued her facile Bead frmly00 mine and muried her sponte the eof my ce Hor ‘harp, hot tongur dared 2 mess ite hny ear that Morse never e-coned of Tesi cllect. (continued ow nage 7)“He promised me an important part in the picture, then I ended up on thePLAYBOY My Gan (eon jror pose29) Tiny needles pricked insistently up and down my body. It wae only my British tweeds. Then I remembered that Twas inald Sledge, Private Orb— tough, perturbable, and goddamned mean, T stffarmed her back onto the chaise lounge “Look, Sharlene,” I said, “I'm Res: ald Sledee, Private Orb! Vm here for June one thing a routen, dirty, lousy parakeet killer” My lips curled menac- ly. Tm a mean bastard. She shot ime 4 demure smile aed poured me out elas: of homogenized milk. Te ws delicious. You're a funny boy, Reggie.” she said, T could tell 1 was getting to her “SYeah?” T remonstrated. She kept talking, feverishly. “T've known a tot of mean bastards in my life, but you're the meanest, toughest bastard of them all, and 1 must have T surveyed the situation coolly. If she thought T was going to be a pi Gover, she had sinother thought coming. Dames are always ying to put the make on me, damn it. T decided to be subtle DECAMERON (continued from page 18) eee Penge ete sleneliand dieeedested army bed ‘Therefore, T have long. desired” 0 do ‘what has now been done, and my only Tesson for wtting war the wish fo com: Init the actin the presence of en who ould judge my are! justly, 8 1 bee Frege you will “The gerilemen believed her alleged affection for Resta to ye the Fs ton for er action, and 30 thy tweed Tnughingto she angry ushand, and sid “Efe lady was, mostright to. avenge horse upon the tid” And after the tady had routed. to. her room, they made so many joker about ie ail that they. changed” Ricowrat snnoyanee immo laughter. And. Dyrehus sid '0 melt The lacy hae made a noble egionig to our bargain, I pray dat She continues as accel” ‘te dys alter the death of he hawk, Tyla warn her chamber wi Neoswatuy carenng him and jesting mr toying with. Rin Playollyy he rel ey he ta es ue ceprertaniy. to carry wt yr Sora! request. She uicly, grasped T'Shall Tork of her Husband's beard nd laughing) palled R90 bard it Stine clean out Of his chin. This she thm sent to her expecta love. The third. request. took more thought but she ts 9 spirited wee find Tove eave. Ber special wits, She upon a most ingenious plan. Nico- stratus had two young page, iver to Him ty heir father, that they right va in house of good breeding samen: When Nicos a ios tetled bet tigeyeoet felts nd aie ether served him dink. Ly “You can’t have, mic, Sharlene, be: cansey frankly, you're only half safe” Subile ax Pd heen, she got the point Shr dropped me like a threesecon frenade and ran shricking of into the {edroom calling me dmty. Tour leer orde—even interspersed afew ive te Ter ones P'd never heard before Sethe my charm hae Toa its T picked up ed nits hinges, Ki sralked cat” Lets Tre of babi, Hack I'm, heap, T made a beeine forthe D. Avs offte. Fats Lambo w Aiting there behind his desk. His secre. ey threw off all et clothes when 1 tsiered but I dh’ give her tumble The minute Fats caughe my, eye he stared shaking faster than a band an Elks convention, Sweat dripped tmucilaginovsly down his provesaue body nd all the oplinessof his distorted soul Tevealed well. “His bulbous stomach Contracted nervously under the presure fof my bavooka. I” presed itn hard How did you know 1 did i, Reg: ica!” he croaked Te war a moment of beady cults Thad only few seconds to gloat dy~ Afeer that Fats Lambo would funding on the gates of Well” A aticlus grin spread over my Toul dia sent for them both and told them that their breaths were offensive, and commanded that henceforth they should tum their heads when they served Nicostratus, and that they Should never speak of the matter to anyone. “The boys lelieved her and thereafter behaved as the lady had told them. ‘The lady Nicostratust hen ssid to "Yea wid Nicosratuy, “and I mean to aak them the reason for “Do! not so cmbarast them,” said the lady, “Tor T cam tell you myself T Taave kept silent aboot it for some tie Tor T did not with t offend you. But hw T see that others are beginning t take ratice, and to T must speak. Te iyo.” brtath, Te i. most offensive, ed't Soys tim avy fo avoid it T Cannot understand ity for tis not eas rary with you, But i mort une 38 ou spend your Hee with roe, abel we must ind some be?" Nicostraton 5 teeth have gone rot- “Perhaps that is She took him to a window, made im open his mouth, and after looking here and there, she said: “Ob, Nieostratus, how can you have ‘endured it for so long? You've a tooth there that appears to be quite rotten, through and. through. TF you. Keep it Lydia. agreed any longer, it will surely infect the ther teeth around it, T suggest, that you have it removed ianmediatey Sie is strange that feet nothing.” face, comtorting it into 9 horse mask fof righteousness. 1 snaked 4 glance fny face it the mirror. It evet Hat out of me. He was. easy, Fats” [sneered was just kidding with that rod routine Ihe [walked in. You gave yourself sveay just-now when you asked how 1 inew you dia it. Twas smart enough ediately. Farewell, ou ed sed the trigger of the bazooka ly. A. staggering roar shook the room as my atomic warhead seared 0 his flaccid belly. What had been Fats Lambo a moment before was now a blob of viscid flesh contaminating floor, 1 kicked the blubbery remains and loped out the door laughing ike Iman. My kind of job has its sun My next stop was the comer drug- store —it just took 3 moment. T walked fot into the street and grabbed a hack T gave the cabbie the address of Shar lene dePhish and leaned back in happy anticipa This time 1 brought slong a bottle of chlorophyll, Tf Sharlene played her ‘cards right, I might be had after all Nicostratus said, “bur send for the chirurgeon. I’ must have it out at once, before it infects my enlire- south" “Oh, oy" cried the lady, “it ape pears tobe in sich a shape that T could draw it out myself. We dare not Wait forthe chirurgeon. Moreover, these doctors are_so heartless in per forming their services that I could not bear to see you in their hands. TM do it all myself. ‘Then if it is too inful, T shall stop at once, thing 9 dacior ever does.” ‘She then sent for a large plices and ordered everyone from the room, She nade Nicostratus lie upon a table, then placed the plier in his mouth round ne of his teeth and, in spite of his yells, yanked it from him. She hid the good tooth at once and produced another rotten one she had. concealed. Showing this to her husband as he lay half dead from pain on the table, she sid “Look at what rottenness you ad in ‘your mouth for slong. ‘Although Nicostratus had suffered greatly and complained bitterly about It, he believed his wife, and since the tooth was out, was glad that he had been 80. cured. The lady immediately sent the tooth to Pyrrhus; and he, now certain of her Tovey said “he wat’ ready to. ive her every pleasure. “Though every hour apart was now like a thousand, the lady still wished to carry out her last promise. There ‘one evening immediately after jwith no ‘one if) the room but Nicostratus (continued on page 48)THE model climbed up the ladder, As Titian, the painter, had bade her Till her position, to Titian, Suggested coition. So he climbed up the ladder ‘and had her. A\ father was shopping in a department store with his small daughter, when the little girl suddenly pulled on his coat sleeve and said, “Daddy, I gotta go.” “Ina few minus dear.” the father replied. gotta go now,” the little girl insisted in a’ very loud ‘To avoid a scene, a sales lady stepped forward and said, “That's alright, sir, TM take ber.” ‘The saleslady and the little girl burried off hand in hand, ‘When they returned, the father asked his daughter, “Did you thank the nice lady for being so kind?” “Why should T thank her?” retorted the litte girl, as loud as before, “She had to go too.” THERE was a young Indy from France, Who decided to just “take a chance.” For an hour or so, She just “et herself go.” And’ now all her sisters are aunts. LITTLE Johnny, with a grin, Drank up all of pappy' gin Mother ‘said, “when he was plastered, “do to, bed, you Tittle love- PETE sas the playboy of the office. He kept the typewriter fet bug-eyed with juty tales of his conquers One’ alter: hoon a bachelor in the offec comered him and asked, “Pete how. the hell: do you do ied You're rarcd ellie make Casanova look Tike a two-bit amateur. Come on, buddy, whats your secret?” Pete was in a conversational mood, "T wouldn't do this for everbody, Eddie,” he said, but you're a friend, so Tl tell ke all gent it's really very sip, Tes ail in the opproacht “Tonight, take the 3:21 out of Penn. Station and et off at Great Neck. You'll find dozens of alls there waiting for ther husbands Now there are always some husbands who fave to work Tate. $0 all ou have to do is he charming and Tet nature take its course” ‘The system was indeed sim- ple, but it also seemed fool- proof. Eddie boarded the 9:21 that night with Pete's instruc- tions fixed firmly in his mind. But he dozed enroute and didn't_waken till two stops after Great Neck. He got off the train in a hurry and was about to catch a cab back to his destination when he no- ticed an unescorted female standing on the platform look- ing very, very available He sauntered over casually, lit her cigarette, and asked whether she'd like to have a nice quiet drink with wverything went as planned. ‘They had a small dinner at hee place, some drinks, then they retired to the pleasures of the bedroom. They'd been enjoy- ing themselves only a few minutes, however, when the door swung open and the Indy’s husband entered. i hell goes on, what you do when my back is tured! And as for you, you muttonhead— T thought I told you to get off at Great Neck!" HEARD tell about the widow who wears black garters in re= membrance of these who have passed beyond. “HOW many hoes does it take to make yeu dims) he asked. "Four or five” she retorted “and don't call me diz!”AOUAVIaCopper Beeches (oniinied jrom poge 24) said v 2 ened Se eas Ra ee oy coameg Pe acon ae ae aaa Eee ie beet ee Seer ante eee oats Be ee eter eae pelaps he was joking rae aces meena eceere as ae Me ae ae ca Ce he ee eae see raat Shree sae eee Sea ee ao erm eae oe oe ela ae eer ee oases eae Eee = ee ae ae oa aes ur aS Re eee Sa ore pene ee nes a ae tes eres eed ere = Ree ee anes pa ee ane ee lGes eens shor. Tam nfraid chat it is quite ese ial’ said he. ‘Tt is a line fancy of my wife's, and ladies’ Eancies, you how mada aes fancin mst be Consuited. And so you wou't cut your hair?’ uF 'No, sit, Hreally could not! I an- swered femal. ‘ah, very well; then that quite set- Hes the’matier, Iti a pity, because in other respect you would sealy- have one very nicely. In that case, Miss Stoper, Thad best inspect a few more of jour young ladies” "Pike Mnanageress had sat all this while busy with her papers without = Wword to either of us, but she glanced ens Renee ee ats eae eer ee caer etree eee ees ae Eee eae ED lg tea aes een eT ins eeu aoe a Enea nee ara Pein eeainolcie Arey fon ee a eee eee eee cele eae ne eee et ae eee Besides, what use was: pari Tai tome eee eae uence ar eas a Re ioe ty imines Si iat adn ona as ayia ete scien ene es See ae FE ee eres ee ucanie eee Pa aaa Bese) Saeed Rena pe oe ce cee penne elrne7 pa te erate lapels ates Pee patos eleee aes ge neem Soe oe pifeceeen cee a te mene ee mee ene aloe eae icine ery sir ne ced ey cee ea teren oneal aes Pes peace ts abel aoa ee eather ena praetor setesaeay eee lee Naeem ie Boer ercaia rae eas pe eet ee ha 2s nate cen eenean creased salary may recompense Sou for the lass Your duttes as Jor as the chit is concerned, ore ty tight. Now do try to come, find Toshall mect you with the dogcart at Winchetter. Let me linow your erin. "Yours faithpull “EEHRO RUCASTLE. “That isthe leter which 1 have just received, Mr. Holmes, and my mind is mide up that T wil accept it thought, however, that pelore taking the final step I should like to submit the whole matter to your considers: tion. "Well, Miss Hunter, if your mind made up, thot settles the question, ‘olms, smiling. ‘But you would sot advise me to refuse? “confess that itis mot dhe situa tion which I should like to see a ster of mine apply fo “WWhat tthe meaning of it all, Mr Holmes" Sah, T have no data. I cannot tal Perhaps you. have yourself formed some opinion “'Well there seems to me to be only fone possible solution. Mr. Rucasle Sema to be 2 Very Kind, good nature fed'man,” Is it now possible that his fle iz lunatic. wae he desies 10 Keep the matter’ quiet for fear she Stotld be ken to an asylum, and that hhe humours her fancies in every way Bn gid pievent a oun” “That iss pombe solution — in ferk stand, it i the mast probable ones, ‘But in aby eae ¢ does hot seem to be a nice Rowsehold for a ng Tay” yeti the money, Mr, Holmes, the a earn tee rie renters a eae eater i ana eat 1B peta pode Bore eee ieee nits cere ee eee reer Sie ama eer tlie So eee mag Acree ee ae a ne ee See eae ye eee eee ere ee cee a = eet ere eee a cae get gen vl re eae eee ea ee series cence an Feet atlas Nes Kec a Re eoPLAYBOY Copper Beeches (coniiniee rom preceding poge) Winchester tomorow. With a. few fate worde 10 Tolies she bad us feah goodnight ad Bosded olf upon ‘Ar leas” said 1 as we heard her quick, fie steps descending the stat “Uhe'icems to be a young fay who very well able to tke cae of heat said Holmes gravely ‘much mistaken if we do not hear trom her before tmany days are past Tt was. not very Jong before my friends prediction was filed. A fortnight? went by, during. which frequently found my thoughts tur ing in her diteetion and. wondering What strange sidealley of human ex rience ths lonely wonsin had st Eq'into. The unustal salary, the eu he duties all to something. abnotmal, dt whether fad or plot, of ‘whether the man werea philanthropit Gra iat wis quite beyond ay Posters to determine! As to Holme, Probserved that he sat frequently for Jul an hour on cnd, with koited brows and an abstracted ait, but he swept the mau away with 2 wave of his hand ‘when I’ mentioned it ‘Daal dital data!” he cried imps. ently. “I cant make bricks without day." And et he would always wind up by muttering hae no sister of his Should ever have secepted such a si “The telegraes which we received came late one Twas thinking’ of Holmes was sctling down to one of Ghose all-night chemical researches whieh “he frequently indulged in, Yehen' 1 would leave. him. sooping ver a retort and testtube at ight nd. find him in the same position me down to breakfast in He opened the yellow envelope, and then. glancing at the ‘esiage, drew f arom to me Just look up the tains in Drad- Shaws" said her amd_ turned back to ins chemical statics “The himmons was a brief and ung Please be at the Black Swan Hotel at Winchener et riddy tomorrow (it said). Do" comet Tam st my wir end: HUNTER. “Will you come with, me? asked nes, glancing Tshotld wok wo" Just Took Hp, then.” There is a train at ball post nine,” sid T glancing over my Bradshaw. Itis due at Winchester xe 1:30: “That will do. very. mice. Then perhaps {had beret postpone my Knalpas of the acciones! ay! we. aay teed to be at our best in the morn ing By eleven o'elock the next day we wert well upon our way" to. the old English capttal, Holmes had en 36 buried in the morning papers all the weay down, but alter we had. passe the Hlampsbite border he threw them own and began to aulire the seen, fay. Le was an ideal spring day, 2 ght Ue skye flecked wth Title Hecey ‘white clouds drifting across from west to east. The sun was shining” very Urighty, and yeu uiere was at exh rating ‘ip i the st, which set an stige to a man's energy, All over the Countryside, away to the rolling bills round. Aldershot, the Hite red and tua) 100K of the farmsteadings pee Gi but from amid the light green of 1 ced with all the enthosiam of a rman fresh from the fogs of Baker Sweet. 'BuC Hlolies shook his head gravel. “Do you. know, Watson,” «hae ie one ofthe curses ofa mind with ie mie a La ook At everything. with relcrence to my dren special subject, You Took at these scattered houses and you are impressed by their Beauty. look at them, and the ‘only thoughe which comes to me of their isolation and of the impunity with. which crime may be commited there.” “Good heavens!” 1 cried. “Who would ssvociate crime with these dear ld homestead" “They always fll me with a certain horror leis my belie, Watson, found ‘pon ms) eaperience, that the low fst and vile alleys in London do not present 4 more dreadful record of sin than dow the smiling and. beautiful county” “You Hort me! Du ae tsi ery obo, The pressure of public opinion can do in fhe town what the’ law cannot. complish. There no lane’ 0 vile that the thud ‘of drunkards blow, does not beget sympathy and indigna tion among the neighbours, and then the whole machinery of justice Is ever 0.close that a word of omnplaint can Sec it going, and there but a step ewveet the crime and the dock, Bit Jook at these Jonely houses, each in its own fields filled for the most. part ‘with poor” ignorant folk who: kitow Tite OF the aye Think of the deeds of hellish ceuelty, the hidden wicked nnes which may” go on, year in, year Guts in such placer and none the weer, Ha i ay wo appt fo help. gone to live in, Winchester, T should never have had a fear for her Tis dhe five miles of country which takes the danger. Stil eis eesr that she is not petaonally threatened.” “nor It she can come to Winchester to mect us she can get away Quite so, she has her freedom.” "What ean be the mater, ¢hen? Can you sugeest-no explanation? “ry have devised seven separate o%- planations, exch of which would cover the facs a5 far as we know them. But which of these is correct can only be determined by the fresh information which we shall no doubt find watting for us. Well, there is the tower of the cathedral, and we shall soon, Jearn all that Miss Hunter has to tell” The Black Swan is an inn of repute in the High Street, a no distance from the station, and there we found the young lady’ waiting for us. She hhad engaged a sitting room, and ou Iuneh awaited us upon the table. “Tam so delighted that you have he said earnestly. “It is 80 very kind of you both; bur indeed 1 do not know whit T should do. Your advice will be altogether invaluable to me.” “Pray tellus what has happened, to you Twill do so, and must be quick for Ihave promised Mr» Rucastle 10 be back before threc. I_got his leave to come imo tonn tis" morning, thought he Idle knew for stat pu cy h thi its dt crder® ioimes thrust hi long. thin tegs out towards the fire andl “com posed hinselt to sen “in the fist place, 1 may say that 1 have: met, ont the’ whole, with ‘no actual iereatment from Mi ad Ms. Racist. It's only tale to them to sy. that, But 1 eaumot ‘understand thm, and tam ‘not easy imi bout the “What can you not understand?” ““Theit reatons for their conduct Sout you shal have st all just 9 It 0c ‘aimed, When came down, Mr. Ri fase met me Here and drove tne i his dogreart to the Copper: Beeches eis, as he sai, beoutfelly situated, butte oe eaotliimial or ina latye:aquate block of house, Whitewathed, Buc “all” stained and Hreaked with damp and bad weather, “There are grounds toutd it, woods on three siden and on the fourth 3 fic wih soy dwn the Soh tom highresd, which curves past about hundred yards trom the font door, This ground in front belongs to tie owe bun the. woods all ound ate part of Lord. Souherton’s preserves Kump of copper beeches itmediate iy in frome of the Mall door has given i name to. tie place “Twas driven aver by my employer, who war as amiable at even, ad. was Introduced by him that evening to his Wte and the child. ‘There was. 0 uth, Mt, Holmes, in the conjecture Which seemed to us to be probible tn Jour rooms at Baker Sueet. Mas. Rar Gale f noc mad. 1 found her to be 2 lent paletaced “wonan, much Younger than her husband, not more than thirty, T should think, hile he an hardly be less than fore ive. Prom their convertion Thave gathered that they have been married “about seven yeals hat he was a widower, and that Ais only child’ bythe thse’ wife was the daughter who fas gone to Phat Adphia (continued on page 45)