Delphos Daily Herald from Delphos, Ohio • Page 4

Session To Be field Tonight i A regular meeting of the chapter of the C. L. will be held in the office of the Ohio Power com-i pany at 7:45 o'clock this evening. Mrs. Boergeh To Entertain Mrs.

John Boerger, North Washington street, will entertain the members of the N. d. Chib at'her home this evening. ft Monthly C. I.

Of C. Meeting The memiberS of the De'lphos council of the Catholic Ladies df Columbia will convene in regular monthly session at o'clock this evening in the council rooms. To Meet With Mrs. Mrs. J.

Higbea, East Seventh street, will welcome the members of the Ursula Gotta Society of the Lm theran church into her home this evening. She will be assisted by 1 Miss Treava Heisterman. Pythian Sistei-s Will Convene The weekly meeting of the local temple of Pythian Sisters will held' in Castle hall at 7:30 o'clock tonight. Wednesday, there is to he a all-day meeting in Castle hall. A coveredt-dish luncheon will be served at the noon hour.

Monthly Meeting On Wednesday The monthly session the Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist church will'he hold Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'dock the home of Mrs. E. L. Becker, 127 South Clay street. Aid Luncheon At Presbyterian The ofJhe Ladies' Aid Society of the Presbyterian church will meet at the church Wednesday at 1:00 o'clock for a poUucl: luncheon.

The names of the "mystery friends" be revealed at this time. N. B. A. Club Meets Tonight Miss Betty Moorman, West Third street, will have the members tne N.

B. A. Club as her guests at her home this evening. Meet'ing Of J. T.

Club. The members of the J. T. Club Will meet Thursday alSternoon at the home of Mrs. JSseph Schmidt, West Bank street.

t' To Be Hostess To Club Thursday Mrs. C. F. Miller, 742 West Sprllif; street, Lima, will be hostess to the members of the. ClU'b at her home Thursday evening.

Bible Class Meets Friday A meeting of the Women's Biblo Class of the rimrch will to held'at the church parlors Prida'y evening beginniing promptly at 7:30 o'clodk. i The following will serve on the com- Mrs. 'George Gilpln, Mrs. Elizabeth Harpster, Mrs. Bertha Lehmkiihle and Mrs.

tiora Fisher. I Class Meeting At Miller Home Mrs. Frank J. Miller, Maple street, will receive the members of the Ladies' Bible Class otf the Piresby- terian Sunday School into her hbind at 7:30 o'clock (Wednesday evening. She Will be assisted by Mrs.

W1U liam Stemen and Mrs. J. J. Cattell, Lutheran Aid To Hold Meet The monthly meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society at the Lutheran will be held Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mirs. Louise Lye, East Seventh street.

Mrs. Olive Palmer and Mrs. Robert Lyle will assist Mrs. Lye. Is Hostess To- Dubonnet Q'ub The members of the Dubonnet Cl'iib and Mrs.

John Obrin.v ei' and Mrs. Milton, Altman, met Monday evening-With Miris. Maida Moor-' mun, North Main street, acting aa hostess. Mrs. George Longemeier held high score in pinochle and Mrs.

Altman was second high. A luncheon was served. The next chub meeting will be held in two weeks. Complimented With Shower Miss (Margaret Louth, whose marriage to Gene Slump, be an event of Wednesday, April 10, was feted by the employees of Myers Cleaners following a regular business lovely gifts. This of tlie largest showers ever given hel'e.

A ipx)em honoring Miss Lotlth, who is employed in tile office of Myers Cleaners, was composed by E. Leeth. The' shower, a surprise to Miss Lottlh, was given in the Myers plant. Class To Meet At Rupert Home A regular meeting of the Maa-y Martha Bible Class. oC the Christian church is to be held Thursday evening at the home of Mrs.

Elton Rupert, West Seventh street. Club Meeting This Evening The members of the N. II. T. Club will meet" this evening as guests of Mr.

Edward Dickman, North Pierce street. Auxiliary Holds Meet The members ot the Auxiliary of the American Legion held their regular meeting Monday evening- in Legion rooms. Final plans for the Legion and Auxiliary joint party to held on Thursday evening in the Legion rooms were made. At 0:30 o'clock, a "-covered-dish dinner will be served. Mrs.

Ed. Murray presented a report ol' the spring conference of the Auxiliary held recently ill Dellefontaino. The next meeting the Auxiliary is scheduled for Monday April .1.5. ft. was decided that a cash donation will made to the Xenia home this year in or the customary do- nation of toys.

The members are I to bring their donations to the April fifteenth Mrs. Joseph of tne group. was presented with elghty-nlna Shlraok and Mrs. John Fossell will serve on the co.mpiittee for that meet' ing. Lutheran Gt-bupi Convenes-Monday The Daughters of Reformation, a Lutheran society, and one guest, Mrs.

William met Monday evening at the parsonage on dcott street with Miss; Efrima Vera Mltter- maier as hostess. The necessary business matters were discussed. Tentative'iplans for a Mother's 'Day party were made. Miss Thelma Werner was in charge of the devotionals. The lesson, "Home Missions qf the Cluirdi 4n New Guinea," was given, by Mrs.

J. G. Mittermaier. Miss Lucile iFi'eund presented an article, "A Baptism, Service in New "Child Habits" was the -subject of the article given toy Mrs. DonaW Heck.

A social hour followed. Miss Lucile Freund received the contest honors. A luncheon Was served by the hostess. The next-meeting will be ntid on Monday, May 6. Sorority Dinner Monday Evening The member's of the Phi Delta Sorority held their annual dinner party omplimentlng their guesi.s Monday evening.

The nicely-apptjinted dinner was served at Maude's restaurant nl 7:30 o'clock and followed by dancing. Bouquets of jonquils were arranged on the tables. Attending were the following: Mn and Mrs. Howard Sadler, Mr. and Mrs, C.

Mueller, Mr. and Mrs. EI- HOUGHTON WRITTEN FOR AND RELEASED BY CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATION RE AD THIS FIRST: Bill Strickland, am suspected in the murder of my friend, Alfred Markham, rich young jeweler, at a l-arty In the Rio Vista club. I am kidnaped by man who attacks me In the dark garden of the clubhouse an hour later, but I escape from him the next morning In a rowboat and am picked up by a newspaper reporter and a beautiful girl. KNCILP01NTED FOUNTAIN PEN INK SDPPL Write! at irtoolhly 'and a soft lead pencil on aity quality of paper.

Urt- equaled for manifold itiaklngl carbon copWt with 6f(- ruler without bl6t. caitnot or dlttort toniw only In Ohbfeakabl. os Printing o. CHAPTER ELEVEN THE REPORTER had his motorboat going again, headed back upstream, before I recovered my power of speech. "Haven't I got anything to day about this?" I asked him in a hoarse whisper that sounded like the voice of someone else.

The girl was pushing a sweater under my head to pillow it. "What would you like us to do?" she Inquired. "I've got to report to the police," I told her. "They think I am a murderer. They think I ran away.

I didn't. I was kidnaped." "The way you were tied up," said the reporter with a grin, "ahy- one who would suspect you of running away would "We'll tell them how we found you," the girl assured me hastily. "You doh't have to worry about that. We have to take you to a doctor." She had Wet a handkerchief with water from the bottle and was trying gently to wash some of the blood from my face. She wasn't much more than 20 old, I judged; a slim girl with golden brown hair that fluffed down to her shoulders.

She wore a bright blue sweater with short sleeves. She moved with assurance. Hev arms were strong. She eased me to a more comfortable position. "You're in no condition to be worrying.

That's an ugly cut you have in your scalp. It's a wonder If jyou haven't a concussion." The reporter had lashed the wheel of the.boat and was bending over my legs. "Here, what's this? A bullet hole!" The girl swiftly joined him ad he slashed a hole ip the trouser leg With his knife. My clothes Were ruined anyway. "Just nipped him," Observed the newspaper man.

He grabbed Ithe leg and turned It to see "Hurt?" "What do you think?" I asked, gritting my teeth. The girl pushed him away. "As a nurse, Mr. Belzer, you would make a good cowhand." She Washed the wound With the rest of the water. It stung like fury.

I could nave drunk that water with too. "The bullet only grazed your leg," she said. "No damage done. Who was shooting at you?" "I wish I knew." "There's a lot of things a lot of people would like to know," the reporter assured me, "and I'm just the'guy what's goto' to tell 'em." He rubbed his hands, "Belzer of The Morning Eagle gets an exclusive! You may hot realize it, but you are about to win me a raise in salary." -The girl raised.her slim eyebrows, but Uhplucked. She had a Very unusual and attractive face.

"Vou've got'no right to this stbry to yourself.Until tomorrow morning." "Listen, Gorgebus, promised to -help you If you'd help me. Here's your chance. We take this guy to your house. 1 get his story. He a chance to haVe you apply "As a nurse, Mr.

Belzer, you would make a good to take if I say so tomorrow morning the police learn all about it, in The Morning Eagle, and we deliver him straight to the police station." "I still think you ought to ask me something about it," I told him. I've got to prove 1 was kidnaped. They still think I ran away. And you've ho right to delay justice." "Delay justice? Hike that! You spill your story to Belzer of the Eagle and you'll get to the bottom of this mystery faster than- the police will taice you." "Modest young man," observed the girl." "We've notify the police, and that's all there is to it." The reporter growled to himself. here are at the landing.

All ashore that's ashore. And, Gorgeous, if drive your car as close to the river's edge as you can, we won't have such a long way to assist this controversial hunk "And my'car is going straight to station ftvm here," the girl informed him. She leaped lightly to the flat rock beside which he had stopped, evidently a mooring place he knew well. He tied ropes to trees, fore and aft, and helped me to my feet. The boat Was pressed firmly against the but I staggered as it seemed to roll under me.

It eaa there," he warned me. "You're no and I can't guarantee to hold you if you start to fall." My left leg may have been merely Ceased by the bullet, but I had to fight to keep It -from caving under me when I put my weighl pr. it. "Don't let that Worry you," my rescuer encouraged be twice as shaky an.you are if I'd been pulled that river like you were." TheV-Tjirl wai driving a green down a steep pathvftom the farmhouse On the bank. We Had: to 1 "Walk 6nly half a dozen steps'.

She wanted to help me in, but I managed to grin anc shake my head, which immediately began to go around again. I bled and practically fell.into the seat. "A fine pair of bull-headed, men and hard I you are," the girl told us. "Climb Mr. Belzer, and we'll head for he police Station." 'I don't like to argue with a ady," said the reporter as the Car spun its wheels, then took oh the steep path, "but I might point out that our friend here has been knocked on the head, shot at and drowned.

He's in ho to go to any police sta- If you've ever seen those doctors work in a police The girl frowned, She Slowed the car as it came to the top of the rise. "You may be right about that. But it's our duty "I tell you what," he suggested. 'You give me a note for the police. You being who you are, the jolice may pay some attention to what you say.

Explain this guy's in no condition to be questioned and you'll have him down at'the station tomorrow. Give th.6 note to me." "And you'll get their''opinion? That's satisfactory to e. There's only one answer they'll you." "And I know just the doctor to fix him up," Belzer declared. "You take this fellow straight home and I'll have a doctor there in half an hour." The girl brought the' car to a halt. From a compartment in the dash she lifted a blue purse, opened 'it and took out a sheet of letter paper.

I saw that It bore a personal letterhead, but I didn't pry into her secret by attempting to read It. She wrote the note, folded it and handed it to Belzer. "Okay," he said. "Better take Branham street; we're not BO likely to meet anyone. at the corner of Pierce arfd I'll take a bus into town." I said nothing.

What was there to say? Apparently I WaS nothing more than a piece of baggage. We Belzer out at the designated corner. "See you In half ah hour," he called cheerily, and waved to ua. as we drove away. I had an uncomfortable that my troubles were not yet over.

I turned my head and looked at the reporter, waiting for his bus. seemed to be tearing paper pieces and dropping it in the but I couldn't be sure. (To Be Continued). iner Scherger, Mr. and Mrs.

feane HeHzman, "'MtesesT kamp, ffllnle Bteinle, Pauline Martha Velma Rloepflel, Alice LiJideniadn, Millar, Gene Hoverman, Ila £cott, Betty Sehefger, Patrtcia Viola SAmit and Marte Huysman. Hubert Burger, Harold Williams, Howard fcihth, Charles kavermann, Jerome Scjhmit, James iiellen 1 Ed. Howard Suttle, Louis Kundert, Ronald Gene Schmidt and Louis itMett. The next meeting' the sorority will be held on Monday, April''15. 't Box Social Held Monday There was a good attendance at.

the ibox social held at the United. Brethren cjhurch. (Monday evening. One of the features of the (program was spelling bee. The opposing teams were 'cabtaihed by Albert Harpster and Paul Hftrter.

Mrs. Albert Harpster was the win? ner in the sjpeiling Was also enjoyed. Misses Margaret' Stallkamp' and Doris Young, student nurses at St. Rita's hospital, Lima, have feturiied Lima following a 'brief visit'With heir families 'in this city. Claude Swartz, Robert Osmtan' and Arthur Grothouse were in Van Wort Monday evening to attend the New' York Celtics-Van Wert DeWltt W6n-i lers cage game.

Mrs. Bertha Fldler 'left Tuesday Miami, Florida. Mrs. "Wayne Weaver and son, xrd, of Pontiac, lyiichlg'an, are guests the home of. Mrs.

Weaver's mother, Mrs. Rose WestrlcSii'West Fifth, treet. Miss Rosemairle Shaffer was ih at- i 1 rf RidfcKwas a itf and later. His harness shop was destroyed in the great DelphbS fire. He opened 'another shop hdre after the fire.

Mr. Rider JiVed on Frahklih street bStWeen Second and Third, in one of tw6 houses which sto6d where the C. Marks home hbw is. SALLY'S SALLIES Qattht Offieo, Turn trt When the wife buys a beautiful gowh fof a song, it must ba music her husband's eai-s. 1, Bill Strickland, aw the nuirder of my Irltnd, Alfred Mil young jeweler, at a party In the Rio Vista I am kidnaped by a man who attacks me the dark tar- den of the clubhouse an -hour but I escape from him tlie next Infe In a i-dwbOat and am ticked up by a newspaper reporter and a beautiful girl.

She takes me home while he goes to get-ft doctor. CHAPTER TWELVE THE GIRL turned her roadster into FalrView plaza and spun Into the driveway of a large, attractive hohie of Cape Cod architecture. She shut off the switch. "We'd better sit here until the doctor arrives," she said. "I don't think Vou should try to walk Without help." The sun glinted brightly on her golden hair, but her face sober.

I didn't remember that she had smiled since I had seen her; although there were dimples in her cheeks that told how pleasing her smile would be. "I am imposing on you," I told her. My voice still was weak and hoarse, so that I spoke'in little more than a Whisper. "Or maybe it's that reporter who's, imposing on you. I ought to go home to my own place." Her eyes widened as She looked at me and her cheeka flushed slightly.

"Oh, my goodness! It never occurred to.me. Perhaps you are married! Your wife should be caring for you." I smiled. "No. I've just a bachelor apartment "Then, of course you'll not go home!" 1 was in no mood to argue. My head seemed to belong to someone else.

It kept trying to'fall off. The lines of the house waved. Belzer arrived with the doctor in fifteen minutes instead of the half hour he had proniised. Their car stopped behind ours and the newspaper man hopped out ahead of the physician. "Here we are!" He waved the tall, gray-haired doctor toward the girl.

"I suppose you've met?" "Oh, yes," agreed the doctor, removing his hat. "You have my deepest hympathy, Miss Markham. "You'll pardon me, I'm sure, If I say no more. Such things should not be dw.elt upon. This la the young man, I.presume, who needs my attention now He was looking at me, but 1 did not reply.

The Markham! Sister of my friend. And she had gone out with the reporter to look for his murderer! What Courage she hadl "Easy does it," said the doctor. He had hold of my arm helping me out of the car. In a semi-daze I stumbled Into the It was a beautiful house, With simple furniture and in the living room a huge, blackened fireplace past which we walked to the library. a coUch here," announced the girl; leading the Way "Perhapa'lt wm be better thart going upstairs.

Alfred used it for guests," Thfere was a clean smell of leather upholstery in, the library. The couch Waa a window i6at on the sunny side. It was surprisingly soft. "NTOw," said the doctor. "A little hot water, pleaSe; We'll see how bad the damages 1 Louise went to the kitchen.

It didn't take him long to decide there were lib bones broken. "You'll be black ana blue tomorrow," he told me, also suffering from shock. The. wouftfl In your head Is clean and toe one In your leg requires only to fee kept bandaged. snapped his bag "Miss Markham will be able to nurse you.

I'm glad something to Willie she bathed my head, I triea TO give them an account of my misadventures. keep her busy. This would a bad time to have nothing to occu- py her mind." When she returned with the hot water, he gave her the neftessary instructions. "I'm leaving it all up to you," he said with a smile as he started the door, "keep him quiet. That's all he needs." As soon as he had gone, LtiUise Markham turned to the reporter.

"What about the Belzer shrugged his "Don't Worry about the I don't think they'll question him until tomorrow." "But the man who shot at him probably is the murderer of my brother! We must put the police on his trail!" "Murders aren't solved as easily as that. Let's hear his story." So while she bathed my head according to the doctor's directions I tried to give them a coherent account of my misadventures. Belzer whistled more than once during my recital, and longer than usual near the "So you dropped into that riyer of your own free, will, gagged; and hand and foot, to escape that guy's bullets? What a man! You wouldn't have had a chance if Belzer hadn't been on the job." "That man must have killed my brother!" Louise Markham repeated. "Hold on." Belzer shook his head. "That's where you and the police would be jumping to conclusions.

No Would stick around the garden an hour after he'd done the deed." "Perhaps he Was Covering clues." But she frowned, puzzled. The reporter turned me again. "Jt there Were any dues to' clean up, he had plenty of chance before police dldn! I agreed, "I feel certain the than who kidnapped me had arrived at the clubhouse by boat 'only a few minutes before." "Right, 1 said Belzer. "1 knew It. He may have been there on hess that was sbmehow connected with the he wasn't the murderer." Louise Markham was not convinced.

"How can you be so sure?" "Because," said Belzer, "I happen to know that man had been there before." I looked at him, startled. "Do 'you know him?" "No, but I happen to know that he visits the clubhouse on nights when the tide is exceptionally high, like last'night." "What's the explanation?" "I don't know. I was oh the tfall of it when St. Clair chased tne Off. It's nothing to the Credit of his iblessed club, I'll a gang of criminals make the clubhouse their headquarters," suggested Louise.

"Perhaps my brother interferred With them." Belzer shook his head. "Too melodramatic. The Rio Vista club is okay, except that I don't like St. Clair. But We mustn't overlook the possibility that there was another crime besides murder there last night." I was skeptical of Mr.

Belzer's abilities as a detective. "Don't for- I reminded him, you've een listening to a man who is under suspicion himself. Why do you believe The girl was smoothing my hair gf ntly away, frbni the wound. piior dear!" she said "Db you really think anyone could" pect you?" I looked up at'her. She was smll- irig.

No woman's" smile'-had'eVef liad such' an effect on me before, (To Be.