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Scan 5
Blue Book v57 n04 [1933-08], 1933
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1Private Jungle
3This fine story of a criminologist's strange case in Florida is a fascinating narrative—and a notable example of the talents which recently won for Mr. Stribling's "The Store" the Pulitzer Prize for the best American novel of the year.
5By
6T. S. Stribling
8Illustrated by
9John F. Clymer
11ON the southbound express out of Tampa, the bride in the seat just ahead of Mr. Henry Poggioli was of the velvety prettiness characteristic of the Spanish strain in Florida women; and so the criminologist had fallen into conversation with the husband.
13After they had talked on for some bit, the men telling their names and occupations after the fashion of American travelers, Poggioli was wondering how he could draw the girl into the conversation and hear the quality of her voice, when she looked around and asked with interest:
14"And you are a criminologist?"
15"Yes, Mrs. Blackmar."
16The girl hesitated. "I wonder—I wonder, Mr. Poggioli, you being a criminologist, if you could prove that somebody didn't do what he is accused of?"
17A quirk of humor went through Poggioli at the prevailing need of human beings for the service of criminologists. Here was this girl returning from her honeymoon! Aloud he said: "Some one accused of a crime, Mrs. Blackmar?"
19"Elora—" warned the husband in an undertone.
20A renewed rattling of the rain against the car-window gave Mr. Poggioli a chance to veer politely from what appeared to be a delicate matter between husband and wife.
21"Does it rain like this all through the wet season in Florida?" he asked.
22Mr. Blackmar began explaining that it usually came in squalls like the present, when the girl interrupted with unmistakable earnestness:
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