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THE RUSK CHEROKEEAN
The Mardi Gras Mystery
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By H. BEDFORD-JONES
Copyright by Doubleiiuy, Page & Co.
CHAPTER IX—Continued.
—13—
"Books be d—il!" snorted the chief,
and loaned forward earnestly. "Look
here, Fell! Do you believe in your
heart that Maillard killed his father?"
Fell was silent a moment under that
Intent scrutiny.
"From the evidence. I am forced
against my will to believe it." be said
nt last. "Of course, he'll lie able to
prove that ho was not the Milsquer on
previous occasions; his alibis will take
care of that. Up to the point of the
murder, his story is all right. And,
my friend, there Is a cliance—a very
slim, tenuous chance—that Ids entire
story is true. In that case, another
person must have appeared as the
Masquer, which seems unlikely—"
"Or else," put in Hen Chacherre,
smoothly, "the real original Masquer
showed up!"
There was an instant silence, .la-
chin Fell regarded his henchman with
steady gray eyes. Hen (.'hachene met
the look with almost a trace of defi-
ance. The chief frowned darkly.
"Yes," said the chief. "That's the
size of It, Fell. You're keepln' quiel
about the name of the real Masquer;
why?"
"Because," said Fell, calmly, "I hap
pen to know that he was in the audi
torium at the time of the murder."
Again silence. Hen Chacherre stared
at Fell, with amazement ami admira-
tion in his gaze. "When the master
lies, he lies magnificently!" he mur-
mured in French.
"Well." and the chief gestured de-
spairingly, "I guess that lets out the
real Masquer, eh?"
"Exactly," assented Fell. "No use
•dragging his name into it. I'll keep
<it work on thin, chief, and if any-
thing turns up to clear young Mail-
lard, I'll be very glad."
"All right," grunted the chief, and
rose. "I'll he on my way."
lie departed. Neither Fell nor Cha-
cherre moved or spoke for a space.
When at length the clang of the ele-
vator door resounded through the de-
sorted corridors Hen Chacherre slipped
from his chair and went to the outer
■door. He glanced out into the hall,
closed the door, and with a nod re-
turned to his chair.
"Well?" .lachin Fell regarded him
-with intent, searching eyes "Have
you any light to throw on the occa-
sion ?"
Chacherre's usual air of cool Impu-
dence was never in evidence when he
talked with Mr. Fell,
"No," be said, shaking his head.
"Hammond worked on the car until
about nine o'clock, then heat it to
bed, I guess. I quit the Job at ten,
and his light hail been out some time.
Well, master, this is a queer affair!
There's no doubt that Uramont pull<jil
It, eh?"
"You think so?" asked Fell.
Chacherre made a gesture of assent.
"When the tree falls, the kid can climb
It! Any fool can see that (Jrainont
was the man. Don't you think' so
yourself, master?"
.lachin Fell nodded.
"Yes. Hut we've no evidence—ev-
erything lies against young Maillard.
Early in the morning (iramont goes to
l'aradis to examine that land of Miss
liMWL?
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"yi<"
"Look Here, Fell! Do You Believe in
Your Heart That Maillard Killed His
Father7"
l.edanois' along the bayou. He'll
probably say nothing of this murder
to Hammond, and the chauffeur may
not find out about it until a day or
two—they get few newspapers down
there.
"Drive down to l'aradis In the morn-
ing, Hen; get Into touch with Ham-
mond, and discover what time (Ira-
mont got home tonight. Write me
what you find out. Then take*charge
of things at the Oumberts place. Make
Dure that every car Is handled right.
A headquarters man from Mobile will
be here tomorrow to trace the Non-
pareil Twelve that Uramont now
owns."
Chacherre whistled under his breath.
"What?"
Jachtn Fell smiled slightly and
nodded. "Yes. If Uramont remains
at Paradls, I may send him on down
there—I'm not sure yet. I intend to
get something on that man Ham-
mond."
"But you can't land him that wny,
master 1 He bought the car—"
, "And wbo sold the car to the ga-
rage people? They bought It Inno-
cently." A peculiar smile twisted
Fell's lips awry. "In fact, they
bought it from a man named Ham-
mond, as the evidence will show very
clearly."
Hen Chacherre started, since he had
sold that car himself. Then a slow
grin came into his thin features—a
grin that widened into a noiseless
laugh.
".Master, you are magnificent!" he
said, and rose. "Well, if there is Hom-
ing further on hand, I shall go to bed."
"An excellent program," said .lachin
Fell, and took his hut from the desk.
"I must get some sleep myself."
They left the oflice and the build-
ing together.
Three hours afterward the dawn
had set in—a cold, gray and dismal
dawn that rose upon a city littered
with the uftormulli of carnival. "Lean
Wednesday" it was, in sober fact.
Thus far, the city in general was ig-
norant of the tragedy which had taken
place at the very conclusion of its
gayest carnival season. Within a few
hours business and social circles
would be swept by the fact of Joseph
Maillard's murder, but at thi* earls
point of the day the city slept. Tin
morning papers, which today carried m
news story that promised to shock
and stun the entire community, were
not yet distributed.
Itising before daylight, Henry (ira-
mont sitiil Hammond breakfasted earlj
and were off bv six in the car. They
were well outside town and sweeping
on their way to Terrebonne parish
and the town of l'aradis before tlipy
realized that the day w;is not going
to brighten appreciably. Instead, it
remained very cloudy and gloomy,
with a chill threat of rain in the air.
Weather mattered little to C.raniont.
When finally the excellent highway
was left behind, and they started on
tin? last lap of their seventy-mile ride,
they found the parish roads execrable
and the going slow. Thus, noon was
at hand when they at length pulled in-
to l'aradis, the town closest to I.ucie
l.edanois' bayou land. The rain was
still holding off.
"Too cold to rain," observed Grn-
mont. "Let's hit for the hotel and
get something to eat. I'll have to
locate the land, which is somewhere
near town."
They discovered the hotel to be an
ancient structure, and boasting prices
worthy of I.afitte and his buccaneers.
As In many small towns of l.ouisiana,
however, the food proved lit for a
king. After a light luncheon of quail,
crayfish bisque, and probably illegal
venison, Uramont sighed regret that
he could eat no more, and set about
inquiring where the Ledanois farm lay.
There was very little, indeed, to
l'aradis, which lay on the bayou hut
well away from the railroad. It was a
desolate spot, unpainted and unkempt.
The parish seat of Houma had robbed,
it of ail life and growth on the one
hand : on the other, the new oil and
gas district had not yet touched it.
Southward lay the swamp—fully
forty miles of It, merging by degrees
into the Oulf. Forty miles of cypress
marsh and winding bayou, uncharted,
unexplored save by occasional hunters
or semi-occasional sheriffs. No man
knew who or what might he In those
swamps, and no one cared to know.
The man who brought In fish or
oysters in his skiff might he a bayou
fisherman, and he might be a mur-
derer wanted in ten states. Curiosity
was apt to prove extremely unhealthy.
Like the Atchafalayn, vhere chance
travelers find themselves abruptly or-
dered elsewhere, the Terrebonne
swamps have their own secrets and
know bow to keep tUem.
Uramont had no difficulty In locat-
ing tlie l.edanois land, and he found
that it was lo no means in the swamp.
A part of it. lying closer to Ilounia.
had been sold and was now included
In the new oil district; It was this por-
tion which .' iseph Maillard had sold
olT.
The remainder, and the largest por-
tion. lay north of l'aradis and ran
along the w< ;t bank of the bayou for
half a mile. A long-abandoned farm,
it was high ground, with the timber
well cleared off and excellently lo-
cated; but tenants were hard to get
and shiftless when obtained, so thnt
the place had not been farmed for the
last five years or more. After getting
these farts, Uramont consulted with
Hammond.
"We'd better buy some grub here In
town and arrange to stay a couple of
nights on the farm, If necessary," he
said. "There are some buildings there,
so we'll find shelter. Along the bayou
are summer cottages—I believe some
of them rather pretentious places—
and we ought to find the road pretty
decent. It's >nly three or four miles
out of town."
With some provisions piled in the
car. they set forth. The road wound
along the bayou side, past ancient
'Ca.tun farms and the squat homes of
fishermen. Here and there had been
placed canii t and summer cottages,
nestling amid rroups of lingo oaks and
cypress, whose fronds of silver-gray
moss bung in drooping clusters like
pale and ghostly shrouds.
Watching the road closely. Uramont
suddenly font d the landmarks that
had been described to him, and or-
dered Hammond to stop and turn in
at a gap In the fence which had once
been an entrance gate.
"Here we are! Those are the build-
ings off to the right. Whew! I should
say It had been abandoned! Nothing
much left hut ruins. Uo ahead !"
Before them, as they drove In from
the road by a grass-covered drive,
showed a house, shed, and burn uuilil
a cluster of towering trees. Indeed,
trees were everywhere about the farm,
which had grown up In a regulur sup-
ling forest. The buildings were In
a ruinous state—clapboards hanging
loosely, roofs dotted by gaping holes,
doors and windows long since gone.
Leaving the car, Uramont, followed
by the chauffeur, went to the front
doorway and surveyed J he wreckage
Inside.
"What do you say, Hammond? Think
we can stop here, or go back to the
hotel? It's not much of a run to
town—"
Hammond pointed to a wide fire-
place facing them.
"I can get this shack cleaned out in
about half an hour—this one room,
anyhow. When we get a fire goin' in
there, and board up the windows and
doors, we ought to be comfortable
enough. Hut suit yourself, cap'n! It's
your funeral."
Uramont laughed. "All right. Uo
ahead and clean up, then, and '.t rain
comes down we can camp hf-re. He
sure and look for snakes and vermin.
The floor seems sound, and if there's
LOCKS ARE RELIABLE MEANS TO
PREVENT THEFT OF MOTOR
CARS
WATER SUQS
ANTS
: 'C V' iim
COCKROACHES
I
an* seem
EASILY KILLED BY USINO
STEARNS' ELECTRIC PASTE
It alao kills rats and mice. It force*
these peats to run from building for water
and fresh air. A 35c box contains enough
to kill 60 to 100 rats or mica. Get it from
your drug or general store dealer today.
READY FOR USE-BETTER THAN TRAP*
No More Prsce 'n the Country.
"Fine Sabbath day," remarked the
optimist.
"Don't I know it?" growled the vil-
lage grouch.
"And you do not rejoice, my broth-
er?"
"I do not. I haven't been up more
than an hour and a dozen automobile
parties have already whirled through
our town, raising a dust, making a
racket and spreading terror among the
pigs and poultry. That sort of thing
will be going on all day long. Uosh
(ling it! I wish it would rain pitch-
forks ["—Birmingham Age-Herald.
Mr.ny Owners Consider the Best Means to Prevent the Theft of Cars Is to
Attach a Steel Lock and Chain on the Steering Knuckle.
A FEELING OF SECURITY
What measure can an owner take
to protect his automobile from thieves?
Not a great deal, unfortunately, for
many tilings which would help reduce
thievery are things about which he as
an individual has nothing to say. The
tilings that lie can and should do
are so simple that they are self-evi-
dent. First, in buying a car inquire
whether or not it is equipped with a
locking device approved by the insur-
ance people. If you are installing a
new lock on an old car make the same
inquiry when buying the lock. There
are locks and locks; some of them
can he broken and manipulated by an
expert thief in n minute or two.
Many Standard Locks.
Others really protect the car, and
there are about fifteen standard de-
vices. Of these, three lock the trans-
mission, three the steering wheel and
one the manifold. The others nre
various types of ignition locks. One
locks hood and ignition and another
gasoline and ignition.
Make Record of Numbers.
Finally, if you have hopes of getting
your machine back after it has been
stolen you should hnve a record of
all the engine and factory numbers
that appear on It. Rest of all, there
should be a secret Identification num-
ber somewhere that the thieves cannot
find to change or remove. One or two
manufacturers have a private identi-
fication number on the chassis in a po-
sition known only to themselves, and
it would be a great help if more man-
ufacturers would take this precaution.
But as it is, most builders can offer
littre help in identifying a stolen car,
and the owner must depend largely up-
on himself.
"Think We Can Stop Here, or Go
Back to the Hotel?"
plenty of moss on the trees, we can
make up comfortable beds. Too bad
you're not a fisherman, or we might
get a fresh fish out of the bayou—"
"1 got some tackle in town," and
Hammond grinned widely.
"Hood work! Then make yourself
at home and go to it. We've most of
the afternoon before us."
Uramont left the house, and headed
down toward the bayou shore.
He took a letter from his pocRet,
opened it. and glanced over it anew. It
was an old letter, one written him
nearly two years previously by Lucie
Ledanois. It had been written mere-
ly in the endeavor to distract the
thoughts of a wounded soldier, to
bring his mind to Louisiana, awaj
from the stricken fields of France. In
the letter Lucie had described some of
the more interesting features of Bayou
Terrebonne—the oyster and shrimp
fleets, the Chinese and Filipino vil-
lages along the gulf, the far-spread
cypress swamps; the bubbling foun-
tains, natural curiosities, that broke
up through the streams and bayous of
the whole wide parish—fountains that
were caused by gas seeping up from
the earth's interior, and breaking
through.
Uramont knew that plans were al-
ready afoot to tap this field of natural
gas and pipe It to New Orleans. Oil
had been found, too, and all the state
was now oil-mad. Fortunes were be-
ing made daily, and other fortunes
were being lost daily by those who
dealt with oil stocks instead of with
oil.
"Those gas fountains did the work!"
reflected Uramont. "And according to
this letter there's one of those foun-
tains here In the bayou, close to her
property. '.lust opposite the dock,' she
says. The first thing Is to find the
dock, then the fountain. After that,
we'll decide if It's true mineral gas.
If it Is, then the work's done—for I'll
sure take a chance on finding oil near
it!"
Uramont came to the bayou and be-
gan searching his way along the thick
an I high fringe of hushes and saplings
that girded the water's edge. Present-
ly he came upon the ruined evidences
of what had once been a small boat
shed. Not far from this he found the
dock referred to In the letter; nothing
was left of it except a few spiles pro-
truding from the surface of the water.
But he had no need to look farther.
Directly before him, he saw that
which he was seeking.
A dozen feet out from shore the wa-
ter was rising and falling In a continu-
ous dome or fountain of highly
charged hubbies that rose a foot above
the surface. Uramont stared at it,
motionless. He watched it for a space
—then, abruptly, be started. It was a
violent start, a start of sheer amaze-
ment and incredulity.
He leaned forward, staring no longer
at the gas dome, hut at the water
closer inshore. For a moment he
thought that his senses had deceived
him. then he saw thnt the thing was
there Indeed, there beyond any doubt
—a ery faint trace of iridescent light
that played over the surface of th«
water.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
FEW RECOGNIZE
AUTO ON SIGHT
Most Machines Are Nearly Alike
and Only Experts Can Distin-
guish Different Makes.
TURN ATTENTION TO DESIGN
Cleaning Hint.
When you're cleaning house sprinkle
the clothes closets with a little water
In which tobacco has been steeped and
then sprinkle with a Uttte spirits of
camphor. The latter destroys tht
odor of the former and together thaj
will prevent annoyance bjr moth*.
One Good Way Is to Observe Name
Plate on Front of Car—Hub Caps
Offer Means of Identification,
as They Are Marked.
"How can I tell the different makes
of automobiles?" is a question often
asked by the man who walks, observed
a New York Sun writer.
The best answer to the question it
seems is, "You can't."
There was a time, some years ago,
when there were comparatively few au-
tomobiles, and these were readily dis-
tinguishable.
Those were fhe days when the au-
tomobile manufacturers were concen-
trating their efforts on the improve-
ment of the engine. It would make no
difference how beautiful cars were
made if they refused to go. Their ef-
forts were Successful; fhe automobile
engine today Is as ner.r perfection ns
human products can get. So the manu-
facturers, the last year or so, have
turned their attention more and more
to design.
It was natural thnt there should be
extensive adoption of some of the fea-
tures of foreign made automobiles, for
these cars had always been superior in
design to American-made cars, a great
deal of hard work being involved in
their manufacture. Jt was also natural
that American manufacturers should
take the opportunity to carry out their
own ideas of design. The one result
has been to make all cars more alike.
Tell by Name Plate.
The one best way to tell one car
from another is by the name plate on
the radiator front of nearly every car.
This is nearly always small and Incon-
spicuous, and when a car is passing at
a speed of -0 or .10 miles an hour It Is
almost Impossible to identify all cars
in this manner. Huh caps offer anoth-
er means of Identification, as the hub
caps of virtually all cars are not only
distinctive, but are also usually
marked with some simple mark of
identification.
There are cars that are distinctive
enough in de«!^ti to he Identified in a
glance. There are cars of the "sport-
ing" type, low and "rakish" and sug-
gestive of speed; the sight of such a
car suggests only two or three possi-
bilities.
Car of Homely Type.
There are cars of the "homely"
type, of squat and serviceable appear-
ance; when such a design Is caught
sight of only two or three names come
to mind. There nre the obviously ex-
pensive cars, cars which suggest lux-
ury In their every line, In the acces-
sories, In the flash of nickel mount-
ings. A car of that description might
he any one of a half-dozen cars, the
aristocrats of the automobile world.
But outside of these distinctive
types ther* are many cars, mostly of
the mldd'e price range, that are ex-
tremely difficult to Identify. I
You Auto Know
That the slightest lack of
alignment in the steering wheels
will cause tires to wear out long
before their allotted mileage
lias been secured. This trouble
is usually due to slight collisions
or even failure to avoid holes
In the road. The strain bends
the equalizing rod and the
wheels are thrown out of true-
possibly not enough to be seen
with the unaided eye but ap-
parent when measurements are
taken. As a result of this, one
or both tires "grind" with every
revolution of the wheel and the
wear comes on the portion of
the tire which is not protected
by the heavy tread.
The remedy anil also the pre-
vention of this is to have the
front wheels inspected regularly
and fp keep a constant watch
upon the tires to see that they
are wearing evenly and that
this wear is being taken up by
the tread. Reputable tire manu-
facturers guarantee their prod-
uct for the minimum and not
the maximum number of miles
which they ought to deliver and
the vast majority of failures to
secure this mileage are due to
the carelessness of drivers, rath-
er than to faults in the tires
themselves.
(Copyright, 1922, by The Wheeler
Syndicate. Inc.)
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Such a medicine is Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-
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The same standard of purity, strength
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It is scientifically compounded from
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It is not a stimulant and is taken ia
teaspoonful doses.
It is not recommended for everything.
It is nature's great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and bladder
troubles.
A sworn statement of purity is with
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If you need a medicine, you should
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in bottles of two sizes, medium and large.
However, if you wish first to try this
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It is recorded thnt, near the end,
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And when the latter replied In the
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"All's well," he said.—Julian
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the toe board. It can be adjusted foi
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Tires on Front of Many Cart Wort
Out Before Driver Finds Out
Real Cause.
Many motorists completely wear oni
the front tires on their cars befon
they tlnd that the wheels do not run
parallel. In the ordinary car from
wheels are toed In 3-10 to 3-8 of an
Inch to take care of their spread un
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men fnilure to properly align the
wheels Is responsible for the prema-
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