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NEXT NUMBER
DEQIXXIXO thi Adventures of Clare
JJ Kendall, Woman Detective, in the
next Semimonthly Maqazixh Section,
Arthur H. Heevo has written an en
tirely new kind of detective story. It is
the first of a series that will lie published
exclusively in the Semimonthly Maga
zine Section and is entitled A Skirmish
With the Occult. Mr. lieeve, in creating
Clare Kendall n companion character
to his famous Detective Craig Kennedy
adds another, a feminine, partner to the
famous liOcoei, Sherlock Holmes and
Company. Clare Kendall is no less a born
detective than was Sherlock Holmes, and
in addition she is a woman with all the
fascination and intuition of her sex. Pur
suing criminals and tracking down crime
with all her woman's ingenuity, she is her
self pursued energetically through these
ingenious tales by a suitor. Arthur Lit
tle has caught the spirit of the story ad
mirably in the illustrations.
TOIIN KKXNET1I TUHXKH, more than
J any other one man outside of Mexico,
is credited with influencing the revolt
which swept former President Porlirio
Diaz from power. His book on Ilarbaroun
Mcjrico inspired the revolution in Mexico.
Turner was a prisoner of tiencral I'elix
Diaz in the Arsenal and was in imminent
peril of lieing shot during the recent
Keign of Terror in the Mexican capital.
In Under Fire in Mexico he recounts his
experiences and narrow escape from death
describing conditions that rival those of
the Spanish Inquisition.
'fWO men, who were closer than broth-
ers, loved a woman. One of the men
was famous and the other was about to
become famous. The woman was in fit
mous, or, at least, as infamous as a very
beautiful woman can be. The older and
famous one of the two friends married
the woman either to sae his friend or
localise well the bewildering tangle is
skilfully unravelled by Lillian Hennet
Thonipson in transcribing the confidential
letters of the three. They are human doc
uments and are grouped together under
the title, Siiuarinii the Trianple, in the
next Semi-Monthly Mao.vzint. Section.'.
pitOFESSOK 11 H A X D E 1! MAT-
THEWS, with circus days come
again, has something timely and interest
ing to say about The Art of the Acrobat
in our next number; and William Canton,
the author of those classics of child life,
The Invisible Playmate and IV. V. lhr
Hook, has managed to put some real magic
properties in his story, The (In in Stone,
written for the next Semi Monthly Mag
azine. Though the scene is laid in Lon
don, such a miraculous event as the narra
tive describes might just as well happen
in any American city. Among the other
features but why mention them all?
Steering Clear of
Accidents
By CHARLES B. HAYWARD
BOTH TO the man in the street and
he whose income permits the luxury
of the taxi, the drivers who pilot
such vehicles through the mazes of city
trafiie, appear to be about the most reck
less tyjK' of individuals to whom the
steeritig wheel of an automobile is en
trusted. With their small motors and
low driving gear ratio, these little ma
chines are not capable of making much
more than twenty-five miles an hour, and
many of them are governed so that they
can "not exceed that speed. Hut twenty
five miles an hour is a pretty rapid pace
for crowded city streets. That doesn't
feaze the Xew York taxi pilot a particle.
The faster he can get there and get
back, the sooner will the chauffeur reach
the head of the line again, and that
means another faro with its correspond
ing douceur.
CTRANOE to say, however, accidents
to taxi cabs nro in the minority.
They do not figure prominently in the
long and deadly roll that makes up New
York's dnilv accident budget. L'very
now and again, snap judgment regard
ing the sue ot an opening tesults m the
lovs of moie or les ninish from mud
guards and an occasional dent or batter;
but apart from that, the average taxi
pilot in the Metropolis bears a good rec
ord. Doubtless, the chief reason for this is
to be found in the fact that he knows
to a certainty just what his machine can
be depended upon to do, regardless of
the condition of the pavements. With the
very first suspicion of a sprinkle, on go
the noli skid chains. Indeed, he does not
even wait for that: if the asphalt be
damp from the fog of a misty day, he
would as soon think of trying to run
without oil as without the chains. In
no other way can he insure the fact
that the rear wheels will unfailingly fol
low the front ones when on a greasy,
slippery stretch. The swing of so much
as a foot, that would be unavoidable
without this protection, would frequently
mean "side swiping" another machine,
in the process of squeezing through nar
row lanes of trafiie. Consequently, he
makes certain that there will be no
chance of a skid, and to provide against
skidding is a stronger instinct with the
average taxi pilot than his religion.
It is little short of amusing to note
the unanimity with which these drivers
hasten to get the non skid chains on
their cars before the first drop of a
threatening shower sputters down upon
the heated pavement m summer. Even
if the driver himself has no purtiutlni
regard for his own safety or that ot Ins
fate, there is one rule that he is not pel
nutted to violate: he can not drive away
f lorn the "stand" either when it is
raining or when the pavements aie about
to be wetted down, without having his
non-skid chains on the rear wheels. Lack
of this provision for safety makes him
lose his place in the line, us the staiter
would not keep a fare waiting. Conse
quently, it is easy to see why the taxi
pilot anticipates double before it ar
rives and puts the chains on before they
are actually needed.
C KIDDING is only one of the dangers
that the taxi pilot has to guard
against, (letting around corners with u
neat sweep that the touring car driver
finds it ditllcult to imitate is one of Ins
specialties, but he takes care to see that
it doesn't lead to that worst foim of all
collisions, the broadside on. He Keeps
his weather eye on one of those little
mirrors fastened to the side of the dash,
or the windshield when there is one.
Since the taxi driver is not a fairueather
bird, protection in this form is usually
lacking, as even a slight bump is fatal to
plate glass. He can see what is ahead
of him, but more important than that,
what is behind him. A comer is never
taken without the warning hand being
stink out at one side Its sudden ap
penrance is of Ion apt to be dtsroiuoit
ing to the driver behind, but the sign.il
is rarely lacking and avoids nianv a
clash.
There's a lesson in this that the mo
torist who drives his own car will do well
to profit by. Getting around in the
crowded streets is nerve racking woik :it
best for one not accustomed to it ; I ut
it can be made much easier by observing
the ways of the tni pilot and piolitmg
by those that are good many of h
habits would not be safe to follow.
If tempted to emulate all of them,
bear in mind that he has u veiv
short wheelbase machine designed to
take shiwp turns and built to take
knocks. Keep your eye on the man
1 ehiud. lie represents a far more serious
danger to you than all of the tratlic in
front. Watch his movements in the lit
tie mirror at the same time that mi
keep a sharp lookout for einergeiu ii's
ahead of you. Every time you have to
slow- down or intend to take a him.
stick your hand out at right angles, and
do it first. Don't wait until lifter jmii
have applied the brakes. He may not
be able fo stop quickly enough; and
while his lamps will sutler, the damage
to the back of your own car will be
greater. Tor protecting your own head
lights, one of these spring bumpers is
a good investment. It pays to be on
the safe side.
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