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k 1^ Gems of Peril By HAZEL ROSS BAILEY. .SYNlU'SIH. Rich Mrs Jupiter la rnhlied and mur- dered durlriK the eiiK«Kei"i'»t imrty fche (tvcB her secretary, M«ry Hiirknc»«. Mary's srapcgriLCe brother. Kddle. who may have been In the houa<i Bt the nuir- der hour, in run down und killed. Duwen of The Star dl«<"vers a rnc- track gambler and crook culled Tha Fly to whom i;ddle owed money. Unwen (Ives Mary a coat he found In tho Jupi- ter house the iiluht of the murder. It Is her brother's. The butler recognizes It as havInK been wrn by a "gale-cra.shcr' he ejected that night. Dirk forbids .M^ry to go on with tho Invextlgatlon because of the notoriety. They quarrel, make up, and Mary prora- Ines to marry him at once. While •»"â- â€¢< ping for her tfo.- â€" cranht later They room. Mikt .^..n-cailtJC. him bacK. "Where is he?" Mike jerkeJ a thumb toward tho door at the rear of the room â€" the one li'adinK into the private dining room through which Mary had passed in leaving the place that afternoon. "He's the one Jack's been hiding?" Mike nodded. "We'll have to work fa.^t," Bowen told Mary. It was pl.<>in that he was disconcerted by the new.?. His eyes flittered under their sleepy lids and the hand that plu.ked a fresh cigr-.ret and lit it trembled. As for herself, Mary knew that she ought to feol ter- rified, but she did not. She was . lere- ly tremendously excited and filled with a kind of hard joy. Crisis was at band! "They took me through that room this afternoon," she whispered. "There were some men in there then. How does he look, The Fly?" Bowen answered absently, "I don't kr-ow. What I'd give for the nerve to walk through that door and poke him one!" He flicked a match away. "Oh, don't! He'd kill you," Marji gasped. "Don't worry. I'n- no Jack the Giant-killer, If he gi '. '.way, he might go gunning for Jack, as a squealer. Can't let anything happen to Jack, th : Newspaperman's Hope." Ho gnaw- ed his underlip in a frenzy of concen- tration. "You .said you had an idea," Mary reminded him timidly. "An idea f^r flushing him when we didn't know whj •'.> he vvas," Bov.'on re- plied. "It's not necessary now." "What was it?" she probed, "Why â€" " he leaned forward and traced a pattern on the tablecloth with his forefinger thoughtfully. "Simply this: that crook would give his soul for another chance at that necklac2. 1 know it. I'd bet on it. And I'll lay you another bet â€" I don't know who his playmates are in there, but ten to one they're hatching some .scheme to gc*. that necklace right now!" "It's locked up!" Mary interposed quickly. "Nn doubt," he answered dryly. "But there are ways of getting around that. Of course, if it's in a safely depoBit box there isn't much to worry •bout^" Alarm widened the girl's eyes. "It isn't," she confessed. "It's in Mr. Jupiter's personal safe. He wouldn't take it to the hank. No use locking the door after the horse was stolen, he said." Bowen nodded. "Tut that's no place for it. Somebody will be knocking him off one of these night.s." "I told him. Mr. Ruyther did, too. Ha just s.iys, 'Let them comr-.' " >•♦♦•»•» â-ºâ™¦â™¦â™¦-^^â- â™¦â- 4-e •••*•< "Well, they say lightning doesn't strike twice in the same pl.^ce. But just the same he's taking an awful chance. Suddenly he .siit up and sltipped tho table with his hand. "By George!" he said. "Why not? Let him come and l>e damned to him. And while he's grabbing the necklace we'll grab him!" Patiently he explained. "We haven't got anything on The Fly as it is. Yon and T w" ^• .. c,-^„ a creditable witness," he went on. "Bookies, gamblers, touts. Can you see Mike there going on the witness stand and impressing a jury? They'd vote to hang him instead of the defendant. "No, we've either got to spend a lot of time and money digging for evi- aence, finding the jewels, finding tho car, and the man who drove it, and maybe not getting anj-thing conclusive after all, or getting him red-handed, if we can. If we get too hot on his trail â€" ho<t enough to really get tho dops on him â€" he may .skip the country and then where would we be? Tied up v.ith extradition proceedings and a long-drawn-out legal battle. We'd both be old and g:ray before we got a con- viction. "This trick isn't as dangerous as it .sounds, either. And you've got to re- member this â€" if we get him to come to us we can choose the time and be ready for him. If he comes when he pleases, we're stumped." "But are you sure he'd make another try for it? I should think he'd be too frightened!" "He's not frightened at ail. That's the point! Why, do you think he's hiding from the police in there? He threw back his head and laughed. "Don't you believe it? Why, every cop on the beat knov.s .Shay's is a hang-out for crooks. If Kane .--.iked the metropolitan police to bring him in it's the first place in this district they'd look. He'd be .safer standing on a Etreet corner. No, he's keeping out of .sight for another reason. .And a good one. "This is what 1 figure: you know criminals are as vain as actors. They're as proL.d of a good sniootli job as any sandlot Hamlet. If they muff a trick they get razxcd by the rest of Ihe boys. And they're human â€" they don't like it. "Now you remember what a ragging Kane gave this bird in the news- lapers? Called him an amateur and a bungler, and said he pulled the big- gest boner of all tin.e in passing up that necklace? That must have got under The Fly's skin! He'd give his soul for a chance to make a fool ou?: of Kane! Give him another chance at that necklace and he'll jump at it." "But how?" Mary was all attention. "Through Mike. Or Shay, perhaps. I can do a little discreet talking after you're gone. It'll go straight to the mark." "Nothing must hapjen to excite Mr. Jupiter! That'.s doctor's orders." "With the place surrounded? They'd probably nab him without a shot being fired. When can I see the eld nan and put it up to him?" he asked briskly. "I'm positive The Fly doe.m't know ho'a under suspicion. As a :nattpr of This lady says her curtains hmk like new don't ihink to!" she ga.spetJ. "What for?" "I'd like to rub his nose fn it. It'd be like a red flag to a bull. Tantalize him into action before he hak time t.; plan." "What do ycu want me to do?" .Mary asked. "Wear it where he can .see it?" He nodded. "I.«t him sniff blood, ai.d then you rouhl run home (luick with the necklace. You'd be protected every step of the way." "Oh, but that *ould be ineane. A.nd what if I lose it, or it was stolen?" Bowen clung to the idea. "That We haven't A li-Uer from a lady In Quebec tells about tho wonderful success she had freshening and recolorlng her old living room curtains. "They were so grey and dull looking they made the whole room look shabby. Vet they were perfectly good and I couldn't ' v. ould get action, though afford new ones. A uel hbor told mej g^t all summer to fool with this cluck. abou« a new kind of tints called , You're getting married pretty .soon, Diamond Tints, made by the makers aren't you?" of Diamond Dyes. I know tho splen- did qualliy o£ Diamond Dyesâ€" have used them often for dyeing dark gar- ments. My neighbor explained that Diamond Tints are for ''"hter shades r. I got a ny curtains ter. When she asked Ins! They d fresh as cheer up DIAMOND TINTS AT Att DRUG STORES ff.ct he isn't, except by you and me, and who else h:'.ve you told?" ".Mr. Jupiter. And Dirk. And Spence. Oh, hov. stupid of me! I for- got to tell you- â€" " She recounted the story of the buielcr's encounter with the mysterious "gate-crashing" stran- g' r that night Mrs. Jupiter was killed, and the strange coincidence of the coat. Bowen seemed electi'ificd at the news. "There's identification when we need it!"' he exclaimed gleefully. Mary's nerves ;,ave way. "Oh, let's call the police! I'd feel better if he was behind bars!" "It wouldn't be easy, though," Bow- en said. "There'd be a shoot-out, and somebody would get hurt. Why? Be- cause you can burn in this state for one murder, and he's got two to an- swer for. Even if th-iy took him, he might stay in jail and he might not. He'd never conj'ess. He'd brazen it out. He knows he can beat the rap if l.o k- eps his nit-iith shut. And once he knows we're onto him every other w.Ty is clo:;ed to us. We'd have to convict him in coun, or let him go. If he got off fr.-^-j you'd have to accept tlie f.'ictâ€" and like it. There wouldn't bo anything more you could do." Mary beg.Tn reluctantly to feel the .strerf^h of his rca.vning. "But he may get .".way anyhow," she faltered. "Sure. Maybe. But there are more powo! ful chainr, than the ones you sse sometimes. Pride, revenge, cupidity. Rank, stupid vanity. If we try, we c:in make him want to stick around! He won't run av.ay. On the contrary, v',v won't be able to shake him. If he ac'.s on his own initiative, he'll have the ai'vantnge of us, surprise us. But if he ads when we choose we'll be ready for him. Kvor h?ar of .stra- tegy?" The girl's eyes were soft, gentle, as they rested on him. There was some- thing enilcaring about his very earn- estness. "You're funny," she .said gently. "You sound â€" wise. I hope you are." "I hope to tell you I am!" he said. "Listen to me, girl, could you beg, bor- row 01- steal that necklace for one evening?" It ti)ik her b'.-';ilh away. "Oh, 1 Miry said "He«vcrs, 1' J almost for- gotten â€" I'm getting married tomor- row!" Bowen sat as if struck. "You can get married any lime! I'his is important. We've only got a few days â€" hours â€" minutes, maybe. But Hellâ€" if you haven't got the nerve â€" " Mary brought her small fist down on the table with a bang. "I've got the nervr- for anything that will help get that man!" she cried. "If you'll promise to protecf that necklace, I'll get it, somehow!" A door opened at the rear of the room and foots* ps approached. Bowen's eyes narrowed suddenly; his face became tense and set. Mary did not turn her head, but watched him with dilated eyes. "All right, Barryniore," he niutleretl under his breath. "Now's your big moment. Here come.s The Fly. Let ine .see you do your stuff!" (To be continued.) In Defense of Levity The serious page I only scan. The light I read with zeal. Just why, in truth, should any man Continued sadness feel? It by being so we could improve The earth and all about it. Temper the powers that grimly move. And all the evil, rout it. Why then 'twould pay to moan and weep. 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First in Importance is that page which de- scribes man's treatment of the soil. Man was placed in a garden. He has transformed vast areas of It in to de- sert. He has destroyed the cover on thousands ot acres; he has laid waste wide stretches ot pleasant country; ho has made human life all but im- possible in many places. Mediter- ranean nations now eke out a bare existence where once they maintained a flourishing civilization. The Orient, notably China, provides the classic e.\.- ample o( how whole regions can be devastated by the destruction ot for- est and resulting soil erosion. We, too, in America have inherited a garden. We have been too busy with our works to take stock of our pos- sessions, what has been or is now happening to them. It is time to give serious thought, from a national standpoint, to the land. Our farm lands are impoverished by erosion, and consequent abandonment. In the more arid regions where we supplemented rainfall with irrigation and boastetd that we had made the desert to bloom, by overgrazing the grasslands and by cutting and burning the forests, we have endangered the very existence of the engineering works of which we boasted. More, we are threatening the future of the people as ground waters are lowered and cities must go miles for their water supply. Erosion Is the eating away of tho soil, caused, as a rule, by unrestrain- ed water flowing, downhill, transpor- ting stones, sand, and fine soil ma- tetrial, with its invaluable organic matter and available plant food, and depositing it on the surface ot lower- lying areas or in the streams. Often, it is the coarse sand, boulders, and stones carried down by moving water which are deposited on the fertile land of another farm This sort of erosioi.i, largely man- made, can be measured in years, A::- cording to the erosion experts, it takes nature not less than 400 years to build up one inch of th© rich top- soil characteristic of th© rolling parts of the Corn Belt. By planting corn continuously in that area, man has permitted erosion to remove that inch ot rich topsoil in from 10 to 50 years, depending on the steepness of slope. Tho average depth of topsoil in much ot this region is only about seven inches. In other words, 2800 years ot soilbuilding by nature is ut- terly destroyed by man in little more than two generations. Man achieves his fatal efficiency as a destroyer by processes which are entirely preventable or controllable. He cuts off the forest over large ar- eas. He burns the ground cover, ex- posing the land to the washing ot sur- face water He overgrazes the orig- inal prairies and by destroying much of the grass vegetation, leaves the soil to the mercy of the running water; and he plows the slopes against ra- ther tban with the contour of the land -Ml tho crops in the United States annually remove about six billion lbs. ot plant food from the soil. Erosion annually removes about 21 times as much. .Already in this country 21,000.- 000 acres have gone entirely out of cultivation because ot destructive ero- sion. This exceeds the total area of arable laud iu Japan proper. But the transportation ot great masses ot sand, silt, or rocks from one place to another is merely the first cost to the nation. Other and larger costs suceed that. Destructive erosion changes the water relation- ships ot a whole liH\-ility. It works in this way: Suppose the whole Lake States region, for example, were cov- ered with a concrete floor, slightly sloping towards the lakes and streams. Kvery drop of rain or melted snow- would rush immediately towards the lakes and streams. We would have no ground water; no water for plants; no steady flow for waterpower; and the streams would rise rapidly after each rainfall and subside to nothing In a .-short time. Normally, part ot a rainfall may nrj ..ipidly oft towards streams and lakes. i>ut a very large part Is absorbed Into ihe soil, where It forms the sheets >t ground water, from which we de- lve water for wells and springs. It ^.^ this part ot the railfall which sus- lins lite tor both plants and animals. The capacity ot the soil to absorb and -eialn water depends In considerable nrasure upon the presence ot humus organic matter In the soil. If a for- est Is cut off and burned. It a field is allowed to lose Its topsoil and the coDtained organic matter, the absorp- tive capacity of the soil la reduced. The water resources or water capi- tal of the country can be regarded aa of two parts, the currency and the reserve. The rain, snow, and dew are the currency. The water accumulated within the ground, within reach ot growing plants, forms the reserve. It is this reserve water supply which makes streamflow possible, farming feasible, and sustains production and population the the greater part ot the settled country. Some years ago the U.S. Department of Agriculture examined about 11,000 wells in ten central States. In more than halt of the v. ells examined, thu water level had dropped on an aver- age 11 feet during the 80 years A settleni'Mit. Consumption of water for crop and animal production, and for the use of man and animals, ac- counts for only SO per cent, of the actual loss of water indicated by the lowering of the wells The dominant cause of that depleted water supply is the loss of rain and snow water through surface run-off unretarded by adequate cover, particularly during th& non growing season. The depletion ot our reserve water capital, upon which the agriculture of this country de- pends, is therefore Intimately connect- ed with soil erosion. Let me complete this indictment ot erosion by briefly listing these addi- tional consequences: By depositing silt In the streams, erosion pollutes them, and menaces public health, fish life and fishing industries. Erosion can be held largely accountable for dis-- satrous floods, on the one hand, and drought on the other. Silt deposited in major streams can render great in- vestments in power and irrigation re- servoirs useless after a very few years. It can likewise impede naviga- tion during low stages ot water and aggravate flood conditions at high stages. Much of this damage to our soil and water supply can be prevented, We can so alter cultural methods- in farming as to Increase percolation of water into the soil, returning to tha soil every available bit of organic mat- ter. We can make it a matter of gen- eral policy to discourage the cultiva- tion of overgrazing of lands too steep or escape erosion except when pro- tected by a cover of vegetation. It may be wise to develop our National Forest policy to provide tor mainten- ance of a dense forest or gr:;s.; cover on critical watersheds. When finances permit, it may be wise to extend our freest policy to cover soils subject to excessive erosion. In part, an individual problem for the farmer, erosion is also in large part a problem for community, state, and national action. 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