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(serious trouble may be brewing and you cannot afford to take a chance with anything less than Creomul- alon, which goes right to the seat of the trouble to aid nature to soothe and heal the Inflamed mem branes as the germ-laden phlegm Is loosened and expelled. Even If other remedies have failed, don’t be discouraged, your druggist is authorized to guarantee Creomulslon and to refund your money if you are not satisfied with results from the very first bottle. Get Creomulslon right now. (AdvJ -S’ True Emjoyment True enjoyment comes from ac tivity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united .—Humboldt. Miss REE LEEF says CimiiflhtP lukevei NEURALGIC MIN iti liquid... ALREADY DISSOLVED* Teaching Admirably None can teach admirably if not loving his task.—A. Bronson Al- cott. Neglect Minor THROAT The Protesting Martyr It is the protesting martyr that leaves a mark on the world. SNOW WHITE PETROLEUM JELLY Growing Girls Mrs J. D. Hart»0-ld, 2251 PhylU« St, Jackson- rille. Fla., said: "Wh«n r owing into womanhood took Dr. Pierct’a Fa»- _ orite Prescription as a • ■ tonic Mother realized I L wpi •i.u was not very strong—I would tire very easily. After taking the ‘Pre scription' I grew stronger and had a real ap petite. Later in life, when I became a mo‘her. the ‘Favorite Prescription’ as a tonic helped me again.” Sold by druggists. Buy nowl New siae, tablets 50c. Liquid $1. Today I Ate CABBAGE Hospitals use carmin atives to relieve "wind colic” caused by indi gestion. You should too. Avoid soda and other harsh products. Try “RRR” which has no disagreeable laxative after effects. You will like it. For 90 years “RRR” has been used to gire quick relief from cramps and gas pains due to unwise eating, its carmin ative, or warming, effect expels the gas by stimulating certain involuntary nerves and anuscle*. Buy 'RRR” at your druggist 35c. For FRZU trial tize writa RADWAY & CO n Inc* 20S F-l Centre St-.N.Y. WARMTH WORKS WONDERS FOR INDIGESTION . . . RADWAY'S READY RELIEF WNU—7 7-37 SMALL SIZE. 60c LARGE SIZE St.80 vA recognized Remedy for Rheumatic * sad Neuritis sufferers. A perfect Blood Purifier, Melees tfah Blood Rich sod Healthy. Builds Strength and Vigor. Always Effective . . . Why snffar? 'jAlL GOOD DRUG STORES The Garden Murder Case by S.S.VAN DINE Copyright S. S. Van Dine WNU Service SYNOPSIS Philo Vance, famous detective, and John P. X. Markham, district attorney (or New York county are dining In Vance's apart ment when Vance receive* an anonymous telephone message Informing him of • “dis turbing psychological tension at Professor Ephriam Garden’s apartment" advising that he read up on radio-active sodium, consult a paaaage in the Aeneid and coun seling that “Equanimity la essential.” Pro fessor Carden la famous in chemical re search. The message, decoded by Vance, reminds him that Professor Garden's son Floyd and his puny cousin. Wood* Swift, are addicted to horse-racing. Vance says that “Equanimity" la ahorse running next day In the Rlvermont handicap. Vance la convinced that the message waa sent by Dr. Siefert, the Gardena* family physician. He arranges to have lunch next day at the Gardens' penthouse. Vance la greeted by Floyd Garden and meets Lowe Hammle, an elderly follower of horse racing. Floyd ex presses concern over Swift's queer actions. Mrs. Garden, supposedly ill, cornea down stairs and places a flOO bet on a horse. CHAPTER II—Continued *'Right-o, Baby - face,’* grinned Garden. “Step into our parlor.” She started forward, and hesitat ed momentarily as she caught sight of Vance and me. “Oh, by the way, Zalia,”—Garden put the receiver down and rose— "let me present Mr. Vance and Mr. Van Dine . . . Miss Graem.” The girl staggered back dramat ically and lifted her hands to her head in mock panic. “Oh, Heaven protect me I” she exclaimed. “Philo Vance, the de tective I Is this a raid?” Vance bowed graciously. “Have no fear, Miss Graem,” he smiled. “I'm merely a fellow crim inal. And, as you see, I’m drag ging Mr. Van Dine along the down ward path with me.” At this moment Garden pressed forward the key on the switch box, and in a moment the voice we had heard earlier was again coming through the amplifier. “Coming out at Rivermont, and here’s the new line: 20, 6, 4, 8 to 5 scratch twice, 3, 20, 15, 10, 15 . . . Who was it wanted the run-down at Texas—?” Garden cut the amplifier. He turned to his cousin. “And you, Woody?” Swift shook his head. “Not this race.” “Saving it all for Equanimity, eh? Right-o.” Despite the superficial buoyancy of the gathering, I could detect an undercurrent of extreme tension and expectancy; and I made men tal note of various little occurrences during the first hour or so. One incident connected with Swift puzzled me greatly. I had noticed that he and Zalia Graem had not spoken to each other during the entire time they had been in the drawing - room. Once they had brushed against each other near Garden’s table, and each, as if in stinctively, had drawn resentfully to one side. .Garden had epeked his head at them irritably and said: “Aren’t you two on speaking terms yet—or is this feud to be per manent? . . . Why don’t you kiss and make up and let the gaiety of the party be unanimous?” Miss Graem had proceeded as if nothing had happened, and Swift had merely given his cousin a quick, indignant glance. CHAPTER III t “The great moment approaches!” Garden announced, and though he spoke with sententious gaiety, I could detect signs of strain in his manner. Kroon rose, finished the drink which stood on the table before him, and dabbing his mouth with a neat ly folded handkerchief which he took from his breast pocket, he moved toward the archway. “My mind was made up yester day.” He spoke across the room, as if including every one. “Put me down in your fateful little book for $100 on Hyjinx to win and $200 on the same filly to place. And you can add $200 on Head Start to show. Making it, all told, half a grand. That’s my contribution to the after noon’s festivities.” “Not deserting us, are you Cecil?” Garden called after him. “Frightfully sorry,” Kroon an swered, looking back. “I’d love to s ay for the race, but a legal con ference at a maiden aunt’s is sched uled for 4:50.” He waved his hand and, with a “Cheerio,” continued (town the hall. Madge Weatherby immediately picked up her cards and moved to Zalia Graem’s table, where the two women began a low, whispered con versation. Garden’s inquiring glance moved from one to another of the party. At this moment a young woman of unusual attractiveness appeared in the archway and stood there hes itantly, looking shyly at Garden. She wore a nurse’s uniform of im maculate white, with white shoes and stockings, and a starched white cap set at a grotesque angle on the back of her head. She could not have been over thirty; yet there was a maturity in her calm, brown eyes, and evidence of great capability in the reserve of her expression and in the firm contour of her chin.'She wore no make-up, and her chestnut hair was parted in the middle and brushed back simply over her ears. Khe presented a striking contrast forward. ”1 say, Garden, just a fnoment.” He spoke incisively. “I think Miss Beeton’s choice is an excellent one —however she may have arrived at it.” Then he nodded to the nurse. "Miss Beeton, I’ll be very happy to see that your bet on Azure Star is placed.” He turned again to Gar den. “Will your book-maker take $200 across the board on Azure Star?” “Will he? He’ll grab it with both hands,” Garden replied. “But why—?’* “Then it’s settled,” said Vance quickly. “That’s my bet. And two to the two other women in the room. “Hello, Miss Beeton,” Garden greeted her pleasantly. N “I thought you’d be having the afternoon off, since the mater’s well enough to go shopping . v. . What can I do for you? Care to join the madhouse and hear the races?” “Oh, no. I’ve too many things to do.” She moved her head slightly to indicate the rear of the house. “But if you don’t mind, Mr. Gar den,” she added timidly, “I would like to bet two dollars on Azure Star to win, and to come in second, and to come in third.” Every one smiled covertly, and Garden chuckled. Vance, who had been watching the girl with more interest than he usually showed in a woman, leaned raTsed^one^hand to wfeeSadfln Woody. I want to say a trtril Is you.” And he stepped after him. I saw Garden put his arm around Swift’s shoulder as the two dis appeared down the hall. When Garden returned to the room his face was a trifle pale, and his eyes were downcast. As he ap proached our table he shook his head dejectedly. “I tried to argue with him,** he remarked to Vance. “But it was no use; he wouldn’t listen to reason. He turned nasty . . . Poor devil! If Equanimity doesn’t come in he’s done for.” He looked directly at Vance. “I wonder if I did the right thing in placing that bet for him. But, after all^he’s of age.” A bell rang somewhere in the apartment, and a few moments lat er Sneed appeared in the archway. “Pardon me, sir,” he said to Gar^ den, “but Miss Graem is wanted on the other telephone.’* Zalia Graem stood up quickly and 15^*Price Now , of Famous Cold Remedy 1. Taka 2 Wtt ASHMN table* drink a full glass of wotar. topaat « The Two Women Began a Low, Whispered Conversation. dollars of it in each position be longs to Miss Beeton.” “That’s perfect with me, Vance.” And Garden jotted down the wager in his ledger. I noticed that during the brief moments that Vance was speaking to the nurse and placing his wager on Azure S’.ar, Swift was glowering at him through half-closed eyes. It was not until - later that I under stood the significance of that look. The nurse cast a quick glance at Swift, and then spoke with sim ple directness. “You are very kind, Mr. Vance.” Then she added: “I will not pretend I don’t know who you are, even if Mr. Garden had not called you by name.” She stood looking straight at Vance with calm appraisal; then she turned and went back down the hall. Swift stood up and walked to the cabinet with its array of bottles. He filled a whiskey glass with Bourbon and drank it down. Then he walked slowly to the table where his cousin sat. Garden had just finished the call to Hannix. “I’ll give you my bet now, Floyd,” Swift said hoarsely. He pressed one finger on the table, as if for empha sis. “I want $10,000 on Equanimity to win.” Garden’s eyes moved anxiously to the other. “I was afraid of that, Woody,” he said in a troubled tone. “But if I were you—” “I’m not asking you for advice,” Swift interrupted in a cold steady voice; “I’m asking you to place a bet.” Garden did not take his eyes from the man’s face. He said merely: “I think you’re a damned fool.” “Your opinion of me doesn’t in terest me either.” Swift’s eyelids drooped menacingly, and a hard look came into his set face. Garden capitulated. “It’s your funeral,” he said, and turning his back on his cousin, he took up the gray hand set again and spun the dial with determina tion. Swift walked back to the bar and poured himself another generous drink of Bourbon. “Hello, Hannix,” Garden said into the transmitter. “I’m back again, with an additional bet. Hold on to your chair or you’ll lose your bal ance. I want ten grand on Equanim ity to Arin . . »—Yes, that’s what I said: ten G-strings—ten thousand iron men. Can you handle it? Odds probably won’t be over two to one . . . Right-o.” He replaced the receiver and tilt ed back in his chair just as Swift, headed for the hall, was passing him. Garden, apparently deeply per turbed, kept his eyes on the re treating figure. Then, as if on sud den impulse, he stood up quickly and called out: “Just a minuta. a gesture of dismay. “Who on earth or in the waters under the earth can that be?* Her face cleared. “Oh, I know.” Then she stepped up to Sneed. “I’ll take the call in the den.” And she hur ried from the room. Garden a few moments later turned in his chair pnd announced: “They’re coming out at River mont. Say your prayers, children »• • • • As the radio tubes warmed up, McElroy’s well-known voice gained in volume over the loud speaker: ”... and Equanimity is now making trouble at the post. Took the cue from Head Start . . . Now they’re both back in their stalls— it looks as if we might get a—Yes! They’re off! And to a good even start. Hyjinx has dashed into the lead; Azure Star comes next; and Heat Lightning is close behind. The others are bunched. I can’t tell one from the other yet. Wait a second. Here they come past us—and it’s Hyjinx on top now, by two lengths; and behind her is Train Time; and— yes, it’s Sublimate, by a head, or a nose, or a neck—it doesn’t mat ter—it’s Sublimate anyway. And there’s Risky Lad creeping up on Sublimate . . . And now they’re go ing round the fist turn, with Hyjinx still in the lead. The relative posi tions of the ones out front haven’t changed yet . . . They’re in the back stretch, and Hyjinx is still ahead by half a length; Train Time has moved up and holds his second position by a length and a half ahead of Roving Flirt, who’s in third place. Azure Star is a length behind Roving Flirt. Equanimity is pocketed.” At this point in the broadcart Zalia Graem appeared! suddenly in the archway and stood with her eyes fixed on the radio, her hands sunk in the pockets of her tailored jacket. ”... They're rounding the far turn. Equanimity has improved his position and is getting into his fa mous stride. Hyjinx has dropped back and Roving Flirt has taken the lead by a head, with Train Time second, by a length, in front of Azure Star, who is running third and making a grand effort . . . And now they’re in the stretch. Azure Star has" ( come to. the front and is a full length in the lead. Train Time is making a great bid for this classic and is still in sec ond place, a length behind Azure Star. Roving Flirt is right behind him. Hyjinx has dropped back and it looks as if she was no longer a serious contender. Equanimity is pressing hard and is now in sixth place. He hasn’t much time, but he’s running a beautiful race and may come up front yet. . . . And here they come to the finish. The leaders are straight out — there won’t be much change. Just a sec ond. Here they come ... and . . . the winner is Azure Star by two lengths. Next is Roving Flirt. And a length behind him is Train Time. Upper Shelf finished fourth ...” “Not such a hot race,” Miss Graem remarked with a toss of her head. “I’ll just about break even . . . Now I’ll go and finish my phone call.” And she turned back down the hall. Garden seemed ill at ease and, for the second time that afternoon, mixed himself a highball. Just then Mrs. Garden bustled into the room. “Don’t tell me I’m too late!” she pleaded excitedly. “All over but the O. K., mater,” Garden informed her. “And what did I do?” The wom an came forward and dropped wearily into an empty chair. “The usual,” grinned Garden. "A Grand Score? Your noble steed didn’t score at all. Condolences. But it’s not official yet. We’ll be getting the O. K. in a minute now.* “Oh, dear!” sighed Mrs. Garden despondently. “Well,” said Garden, “Mr. Vance, the eminent dopester of crimes and ponies, can now take a luxurious vacation. He’s the possessor of thirty-six hundred and forty dollars —of which thirtypsix dollars and forty cents goes to our dear nurse . . . And Woode, of course His voice trailed off. “What did Woody do?” demanded Mrs. Garden, sitting up stuflj her chair. “I’m frightfully sorry, mater,**— her son groped for words—“but Woody didn’t use his head. I tried to dissuade him, but it was no go ... ” “Well, what did Woody do? sisted Mrs. Garden. Garden hesitated, and before he could formulate an answer, a para lyzing sound, like a pistol shot, broke the tense silence. (TO BE CONTINUED^ Genuine Bayer Aspirin the Thing To Take for Fast Relief Instead of buying costly medicines for a cold, try the way nearly any doctor you ask will approve as the modern way — BAYER ASPIRIN. It is perhaps the most famous and most tridely used of all cold remedies today — yet costs only 15f? for a dozen tablets or two full dozen for a quarter anywhere in the United States. Virtually 1/ 1 tablet. The way you use it is this: Two BAYER tablets when you feel a cold coming on. Take with a full glass of water. 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