The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 21, 1932, Page 4

ico: ‘Tt ec jou fic fo to pe va. aay SeuyEese The Bismarck Tribune An Independent Newspaper THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) Published by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bismarck, N. D., and en- tered at the postoffice at Bismarck as second class mail matter. GEORGE D. MANN President and Publisher. Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year ......$7.20 Daily by mail per year (in Bis- marck) .. iiswas Daily by mail per year (in state outside Bismarck) ............ Daily by mail outside of North Dakota .... ‘Weekly by mail in state, per year $1.00 ‘Weekly by mail in state, three years 2.50 Weekly Dakota, per year ........ Weekly by mail in Canada, per year ... Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation EOS AE WS ttcchchaechette ee Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper and also the local news of spontaneous origin published herein. All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. pe (Official City, State and County Newspaper) Foreign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER, BREWER (Incorporated) CHICAGO NEWYORK BOSTON nee ee aaa a a by mail outside of Wisconsin and North Dakota Political elements in Wisconsin hhave been fusing for the last few years much along the same lines as in North Dakota. At the recent pres- idential primaries in Wisconsin as well as in North Dakota, political alignments began to unscramble. Voters allied with both conservative end radical factions left the Repub- lican primaries and walked into the Democratic one. Results recorded in North Dakota resemble those evident in the Badger state. In this state the Nonpartisans lost a national committeeman and secured only two places on the Re- publican delegation to the national convention. In Wisconsin the fac- tion which is called the Old Guard, or anti-LaFollette, won out in the Republican primaries. LaFollette men did not win because the same thing happened in Wiscon- sin that took place in North Dakota. Roosevelt's candidacy lured many progressives ‘They called for Democratic ballots in great numbers as was the case in North Dakota. The result is now history. LaFollette’s machine went down to defeat. That this situation was feared far in advance of the Wisconsin primar- ies by the LaFollette organization is) shown in the campaign publicity put out by the Wisconsin progressives. They warned the embattled farmers that “a vote for the Roosevelt slate is a stab in the back for Governor LaFollette.’ Regardless of the warn- ing, the Wisconsin farmers and city supporters of LaFollette in great numbers left the Republican primar- ies. ‘The New York Times makes the following interesting comment upon this incident: The incident has its serious as- pects, but for the moment the comic ones predominate. No one ‘was ever more grand and threat- ening in his political gestures than Senator LaFollette, both father and son, when asserting that through him the majestic voice of the people could always be heard. But in Wisconsin just now it seems to be speaking through some other medium, be- cause the nice little bipartisan contrivances of the LaFollettes failed to work this time. Of course, this defeat will be attrib- uted with their usual rhetorical vehemence to a conspiracy of the wicked rich, and presumably of the Power Trust. Yet how could the chief beneficiary of that plot have been the very man, namely Governor Roosevelt, whom the ‘western progressives, including the LaFollettes, have been hail- ing as the St. George who was about to destroy the dragon? Why This Business Is Good The magazine Variety reports that fortune tellers, crystal gazers and other psychic wonder-workers are finding business better during the de- Pression than ever before. This is especially true in the theater; where- ag dn ordinary times there are seldom. more than 25 active fortune tellers on the stage in the United States, there are now more than 100—and they are drawing crowds, too. This, of course, isn't as puzzling as it seems at first glance. When times are good, the ordinary citizen is con- tent to let tomorrow take care of it- self. It is when times are bad that he wants to look into the future. He wants to know if he is going to lose his job, or if he is going to get a new one, or if anyone is going to leave him any money; and no matter how hard up he is, he can usually dig up half a dollar or so for the man who Professes to beable to tell him. Watch What Happens It will be interesting to see what congress does with the suggestion of the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion that interstate bus and truck lines be placed under the same kind of regulation as the railroads. ‘The principal party at interest, as in all matters affecting the general welfare, is the public. If it would serve the public best to abandon the railroads tomorrow, it should be-done. - ]@he same thing holds true for the truek, the barge, the steamer or the Any reasonable estimate of the sit- from Republicanism.||_ 80 diversified as ours needs all of our Present transportation services. They should not be permitted to disregard the public interest, however, or en- gage in cutthroat competition. All should be equipped to give the public the best possible service on a reason- able basis. It may be unpopular in these times to suggest extending further the func- tions of a governmental bureau and giving it more work to do. The prin- ciple involved cannot be evaded, how- ever. Either all transportation agen- cies should be subject to the same general kind of regulation or the principle of regulation should be 00 | abandoned entirely. Burleigh Gets in Line Many Burleigh county townships have tackled the problem of balanced budgets with a vengeance. In 39 of the county's taxing districts budgets have been cut more than 30 per cent. There is reason for justifiable pride in such a showing and it is to be hoped that other political sub-divi- ‘sions will follow the example set by the budget-slashing townships. As yet, Cities and villages have been slow in cutting their budgets. Resist- ance there is stronger than in the tural sections. The National Muni- cipal Review, however, reports that ® start has been made on city bud- gets, made necessary by the economic situation and the drop in real estate values, The bond market has been slow, curbing to some extent the orgy of spending which has resulted in placing many municipalities in an embarrassing financial plight. Pittsburgh, for instance, has cut the city budget some 13 per cent. Chi- cago, where city financial conditions are chaotic, has reduced wages as much as 27 per cent. In Philadel- phia all salaries over $2,000 have been slashed 10 per cent. Only policemen, firemen and teachers have been ex- empt. In addition, practically all public work except the most urgent has been suspended or abandoned in many cities. Other means have been employed to decrease city expenses. Street lighting has been curtailed. Officials have been forced either to give up their automobiles or curtail the use of them. Editorial Comment Editorials printed below show the trend of thought by other edito: They are published without regar to whether they agree or disagree with The Tribune's policies. Governor Roosevelt’s Speech (Minneapolis Tribune) Being of a different political faith, The Tribune is frank to admit that possibly it listened to Governor Roo- sevelt with a more judicial ear than would have been the case had he been a Republican candidate for the presidential nomination. Making due allowances for this probability, we are none the less constrained to point out that the governor, charming gen- tleman that he is, restricted his ut- terances to abstractions and generali- ties. Anyone will admit the difficulty of escaping generalizations on such an occasion as brought Governor Roosevelt to St. Paul. But neither can we escape the conviction that the governor should have made him- self clearer on certain specific ques- tions. The governor was sufficiently em- phatic on the power question and in his promise to prosecute the canali- zation of the St. Lawrence river. It must be admitted that a degree of importance attaches to both of these subjects, but it cannot be denied that in the present state of the nation these are minor questions. The gov- ernor found rather eloquent fault with the Smoot-Hawley tariff bill, but he gave no very clear indication as to what he would do to the tariff if he were elected to the presidency. It might not be at all unjust to surmise that the governor's hesitancy in this matter was largely due to his intellectual honesty. While it is true that a Republican congress passed, and a Republican president signed the Smoot-Hawley bill, it has not been forgotten that the Democrats in congress had a great deal to say in the shaping of its provisions. The governor, we think, does not clearly understand the objections of the agricultural northwest to the Smoot-Hawley law. The agricultural northwest, if we know anything about it, is not in favor of an Underwood tariff. Northwest agriculture wants protection for American butter, live- stock, grains, and for its vegetable and animal fats. Insofar as the Smoot-Hawley bill has failed to give this adequate protection to agricul- ture, while giving excessive protec- tion to industrial products, it is un- just to the northwest. This injus- tice cannot be remedied by the re- moval of what little protection the American farmer now has from the foreign imports into the market that should rightly be his. Agriculture is far from being satis- fied with the present state of affairs and is critical, even to the point of resentment, of the Smoot-Hawley bill. That is a handicap that the present administration will have to carry in the next election. At the same time the agricultural northwest knows its own mind and its own interests too well to be swayed by mere criticism of the Smoot-Hawley bill. It will de- mand of the candidate who receives jits votes evidence that he under- stands the situation and that he has a definite remedy for it. Governor Roosevelt failed to give this. Neither will the northwest grow wildly excited over the power ques- tion, and while it is earnestly in fa- vor of the construction of the St. Lawrence canal, it is well aware that this is a matter of years and that the province of Quebec will have to be convinced of its value before any- thing definite can be done. There is no denying the charm of Governor Roosevelt's personality. He is obviously a high type of citizen, of whom New York and the Democratic party may justly be proud. But any objective criticism of his speech in St. Paul Monday night must recog- nize the fact that he seems to lack that fervor and force which will be ‘absolutely necessary if a Democrat Pee be elected to the presidency next The last census taken in the United States, during 1930, males and 60,637,966 showed 62,137,080 females, Z Ly th iN is rs ty? ,* From Caviare to Cabbge New York, April 21—In a currently popular musical satire, The Astors, Goulds and Vanderbilts are shown dining at an Automat. Another scene reveals luxury shops in such panic that barkers are employed to drag in customers. All of which is good natured spoof- ing of the depression’s presumed ef- fect on the rich and socially promi- nent New Yorkers. But it happens that these rich and socially prominent Manhattanites have seized upon the tightening times as a motif for their smartest affairs. They had just about run out of nov- elty ideas and 20-piece bands were getting commonplace, when along came the good old depression to help them out. Rarity was just around the corner! For several months the society-col- umns have reported the smartness of hostesses who served corned beef and cabbage or frankfurters and sauer- kraut. Just a few weeks ago, one of the finest Fifth Avenue residences was the scene of a county fair with hundreds of Blue Book ladies going shopping for vegetables and fruits. There have been many more gestures inator and ,cut-up. Miss Maxwell spends most of her time abroad among the wits, sophisticates, artists and salon crowd. Her various visits home are usually followed by some novelty that keeps eociety chatting until the next one comes along. Last year Miss Max- well's invitations insisted that each guest come as somebody else. There were imitations of actresses and dan- cers and even of each other. But when someone satirized the “royalty yearnings” of Mrs. Vander- bilt—oh my dears! *e Mrs. Fiske’s Fancies Memoir sleuths and biographical researchers, now engaged in tracking down material concerning the late Minnie Maddern Fiske, are turning up vastly interesting sidelights and anec- dotes. Her attitude toward the world’s dumb animals is fairly well known. She refused to wear furs and would eat no meat. Several times young ac- tresses have faced her wrath and sev- eral learned that if they wanted her favor they had best leave their fur wraps at home. One prominent so- ciety woman received a ten-minute tongue lashing. = One time, during rehearsal every- thing seemed to have gone wrong, and Mrs. Fiske seemed to be wilting from fatigue. A member of the company urged her to rest. Mrs. Fiske waved her aside with: “No, this is just one of those occa- sions when the best-lifted faces fall.” Greater London is now reported to have 8,203,000 inhabitants. in the same direction. *% # Some Fun, Eh? But the ultimate, it seems is still to come. A certain grand dame with a reputation for great originality promises to stage a depression party to end all depression parties. The Plans include a hurdy-gurdy—or sev- eral hurdy-gurdies—instead of the us- ual society jazz band. Bryant Hall, where -economics are discussed and workers’ parties held, might he hired, and guests would be catered from an Automat or a Childs, One of the requirements, say ad- vance reports, will be that each guest give up a favorite luxury for this oc- casion. However, none will ever be able to nab the party laurels from Elsa Maxwell, who is swankdom’s pet orig- STICKERS -NC-NQ--R-BL- ~BL-V--N The vowels are missing from the above words. Can you fill them in, in place of the dashes? i IS SPOKEN BY AND USED BY GO MILLION MORE, WHO DO NOT CONSIDER FLAPPER FANNY SAYS: en penny was really coining a phrase. IS CURIOUS ENGLISH LANGUAGE ~ 1GO MILLION PERSONS, AND 1S UNDERSTOOD THEIR_NATIVE SPEECH. ~ © 1932 BY NEA SEAVICE, Inc. PRIL 3 TODAY 4 | " Rea | 10 On April 21, 1918, intense fighting ‘between American and German troops in the little village of Seicheprey con- tinued, with the U. S. soldiers retak- ing the last of their outposts still held by the Germans. Total losses to American forces in- volved were estimated at not more than 600, despite nearly 36 hours fighting and intervals of hand-to- hand combat. German troops engaged in the at- tack on the village and the subse- quent fighting were estimated at more than 5,000. British troops on the Lys front im- proved their positions by counter- attacks after they had repulsed sev- eral German assaults. Newly organized Armenian troops retook the city of Van from the Turks after hard fighting. The War Department in Washing- ton announced that several new units of American troops were ready for action on the western front. The to- tal available American force there was estimated at approximately 250,000. Domestic supply of raw wool in the United States is insufficient for’ the demands for finished wool products. Nan NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XII EVERY time the telephone rang during the next few days Su- san's heart raced like a wild thing. But as the days passed hope died. “Surely he'll call me just once again to say goodby,” she thought. Her moods veered from wild ex- hilaration to deepest gloom, one moment she would be certain that she had been right about the kinship of feeling existing between herself and Bob Dunbar that day at the Blackstone. Again she would be as certain she had been completely wrong. The flushes and fevers and chills of first love pos- sessed her, She moved like a per- fon in a dream. Aunt Jessie's sharpest speeches fell on deaf ears these days. G “I declare 1 don’t know what's got into you,” her aunt would say, baffled. Susan scarcely heard hi She never went out on the stree! at lunch hour, never joined the bome-going throngs without ex- periencing a sudden wild hope that she would sea thé face she sought or hear that deep, remembered voice. This was the thought that colored all her Gays. It made even the hot, tiresome journey back end forth on etifiing street cars endur- able, Today—it might be today, she would think! He would telephone and finish what he had started to tell her a week ago. But at last her dream died. That was the morning Susan read in a newspaper gossip column, the name fairly leaping at her from the printed page, that Bob Dunbar had sailed for Europe. She was so white and still that morning that even Pier- son, the stolid bookkeeper, glanced at her with something like alarm. “Guess you ate something that disagreed with you,” he remarked. Susan gave bim a look in which envy and contempt were mingled. Fancy being so dull and so fortu- nate, she thought, as to believe life could be that simple, But the tire some little man felt an honest sym- Better Health for Women Credited To Sports By DR. MOBRIS FISHBEIN Editor, Journal of the American Medical Association In a recent discussion of backache in women before the British Medical Society, one authority expressed the opinion that there is now less back- ache in women than there used to be 20 or 30 years ago, because girls are now brought up in a more natural manner. Since girls have been permitted to come out of the seclusion of the home and to participate in outdoor sports, walking and other forms of exercise, they have enjoyed the benefits of fresh air and sunlight and have de- veloped bones and ligaments better able to withstand the stress of life. However, the British authority de- Precated excess in physical activities among women because of its tendericy to produce the male type of con- struction and in that way to bring about dangers in childbirth. Persistent pain, particularly low in the back, is frequently due to some disturbance in the pogition of the or- gans that are particularly feminine. ‘When these.organs are held in condi- tion of strain, that strain is reflected by pain in the back in many instances. A careful examination will reveal the nature of the stress and permit meas- ures for its correction. ‘Whereas 80 per cent of all of the cases of pain low in the back in wo- At] men are due to disturbances of this character, the remaining 20 per cent, are probably purely mechanical in re- lationship to the structure of the spine and its ligaments. Because women are built to under- go childbirth, the structure of the lower part of the spine and of the pelvis is adapted to relaxtion, there- fore women are more likely to suffer with disorganization of the bones and the ligaments than are men. Moreover, as the woman approaches the end of the period when it is pos- sible for her to give birth there comes a tendency for greater fixation in the spine and in the pelvis. A competent orthopedic surgeon is able to control the excessive relaxtion by the use of light braces and especially built cor- sets. When such apprtus is properly applied, the woman will find herself promptly relieved of the backache and the generalized pain from which she suffered. oy ‘We Californians must stick togeth- er.—Rudy Vallee, crooner, born in Maine. + % # At no time since the glorious Amer- ican clipper ship era has the nation displayed such a keen interest in its ship activities—President Hoover. * * % There is nothing in our American educational system more instructive than a kick in the pants—Edward 8. Jordan, automobile executive. * # # Increasing doubt is expressed whether it is economically wise or morally right that men should be per- mitted to add to the producing facil- ities on an industry which is already suffering from overcapacity—Justice ay} V4 MABELSMcE pathy for only known it. He was shrewder than she thought and had more delicacy than she gave him credit for. eee Y hese long day wore on. “He's gone, he’s gone,” ticked the clock. “He didn’t even say gooddy to you.” Her heart was a lump of solid ice, She went to lunch in a still daze. The men and women in the sandwich shop were shapes in a dream and everywhere, every- where, boys and girls seemed to walk in pairs. In all that busy mid- summer noonday only Susan Carey was alone. It was two o'clock, After count- less ages it was three, She typed steadily, thinking to dull by un- ceasing effort the pain that racked her head. “Oh, I beg your pardon. Did you —did you speak to me before?” The woman standing outside the office gate was cool, poised, elegant. Her ash blond hair was‘folded back in wings under her smart black hat. Her expression was one of amused disdain, “Only three or four times,” the woman said, her tone suggesting that Susan was not only dull but inattentive. “This typewriter is so noisy,” the girl began to explain in confusion, Instantly she felt she had said the wrong thing. Her caller’s expres- sion of remote amusement deep ened. “It’s of no consequence,” she said crisply. “Mr. Heath's not in, then?” In her embar- itammered as a child might. “N-no, he's not. Is there any message I can take?” For an- swer the woman in black clicked open the gate with accustomed fin- gers and said fretfully, “I'll wait. He's expecting me.” Then, since the girl continued to look surprised, a exclaimed impatiently, “Mra. Heath.” ‘That was all but she had reduced Susan to the merest pulp. Her manner bad been that of the prin-| to listen. cess who rebukes the loutish ser vant. “I'm sorry, I didn’t know,” the gril said in a low voice. But Mrs, Heath had already ensconced her- self in the most comfortable chair in her busband’s office and did not trouble to reply. Pierson came in, ducked his head in the direction of the private room in an obscure gesture of recogal- tion, and disappeared into his fa- vorite haven, the vault. Susan could hope for no assistance from hs LLIO Louls D. Brandeis of the U. 8, Su- preme Court, - z* 8 China must become adept at slaugh- ter. Ohina must now put her na- tional defense above all else—T. V. Soong, Chinese banker. oe # The Democrats have demonstrated they are unable to govern themselves and therefore it stands to reason they cannot be expected to govern the jcountry.—Congressman Will Wood, Republican, Indiana. as Barbs Maybe it was just @ coincidence, but did you notice that steamship lines started giving excursion fares Heed before the big opening in Fin- land? se # From the way the government treats Russia, you might think it was prej- udiced against doing business with a country which pays eS bills. If they put Hoover’s picture on the new three-cent stamps Democrats will be sure to a General Butler says he always asks the Lord to help him say the right things in his campign speeches. The voters probably ask the Lord to keep him quiet. * * * ‘One reason for the depression is loss of foreign trade. Another reason is Joss of money. (Copyright, 1932, NEA Service, Inc.) CONTINUED) «from page one? Lemke Advocates Popular Vote on Dry Law Question to the same protection as other in« dustries. “I favor an income tax which ex« lempts small incomes and makes lib- eral allowance for the heads of fami< lies, but which puts a limitation on the amount of pork) oe any one individual may receive any one year. I favor an inheritance tax that puts a limitation on the amount that any one individual may inherit or receive as a gift. The wealth of this nation must be redistributed and be kept redistributed if the government @|of, for and by the people is to en- dure, The accumulation of millions | upon millions and billions in tne hands of a few endangers the very . life of this republic. ‘Would Reorganize Government “I favor the complete reorganiza- tion of ali departments of the federal government, so that the tax burden may be reduced and the parasites and lame ducks, who do not perform use- ful labor, may be eliminated. “I am the author of the provision in our state constitution giving the people the right to initiate and refer laws—in other words, the right to make their own laws. I have de- fended, regardless of the subject mat- ter, practically every initiated or re- ferred measure contested in our su- preme court. “Therefore, I favor the right of the people of every state, and of the United States, to pass upon any law or constitutional provision, including the 18th amendment, or any other amendment. I feel that there ran be no difference of opinion on that ques- tion in a government of, for and by the people. I hold that any person who has sufficient judgment to pass ‘upon my candidacy has sufficient judgment to pass upon any law or constitutional provision, state or fed- eral. I therefore favor the resub- mission of the 18th amendment to the people for their approval or re- jection. I believe that if this is done and a majority are in favor of it, it can be enforced. If a majority are what it is doing for the large banks, insurance and railroad companies through the Reconstruction Finance corporation. It demands that the ad- ministration keep its platform prom- ize and put ‘American agriculture on be basis of equality with other indus- es, Provides for New Money “When this bill becomes a law it will put from two to three billion dollars new money in circulation among the people—it will loosen the frozen assets—the unemployed will again be able to get work and eat— the price of agricultural products will go up—the starving of millions will end—business will again be general. Even at 1% per cent interest, if the government will refinance the entire farm indebtedness, it will make a profit of over $6,345,000,000 out of the transaction in 47 years, while the 500,000,000 it has given and the $1,- 500,000,000 in bonds it has guaran- teed for the Reconstruction Finance corporation will, in all probability, be @ net loss. That is why Uncle Sam is having such a time in getting his. budget balanced. He has handed bil- lions to the international bankers and Wall Street, but so far hesitates to refinance the farmers at a profit. “I favor the Thomas-Swank bill. which provides that the farmer shall receive the cost of production for that part of his products that is con- ‘sumed within the United States. If this law had been in effect last year the farmer would have received $1.19 per bushel for his wheat and a like increase in price for his livestock ‘and other farm products. This is simply giving the farmer the advan- tage of the tariff, and as long as against it, it cannot be enforced and should not be a part of our funda- mental law. I believe that our whole system of government should once more be made responsive to the will of the people. “I feel that I am competent to vote and express my opinion on any law or constitutional provision, and I feel that all those whose support I ask and welcome, as well as those who are opposed to me, have an equal right and perhaps an equal reason for their position. Anyway, our gov- ernment is a government of, for and by the people and the ultimate gov- ernmental power rests with the peo- ple. The source of all power in our government is from the people and the majority must rule.” SAVED BY A HAND Boston, Mass—Harold Gruhn, 16, and his companion, William Hautz, were walking along Blanchard road ‘recently when Gruhn was struck by a bullet. He had his hand on his head at the time, and the bullet passed through the hand and only grazed the forehead. Police investi- gating the case are of the opinion that someone was shooting in the woods nearby. MONEY CAN DO IT London.—Because his children had never seen @ performance of Shake- speare’s “Julius Caesar” performed in @ theater, A. C. J. Walls, of Birming- ham, financed the production at His Majesty's Theatre. Walls controls several big industrial concerns, and had ample funds to finance quite a few such productions. He has five we have a tariff the farmer is entitled that quarter. She worked on. Jack Waring slammed open the other door and bustled in, whistling a dance tune, “How's every little—" he began with customary exuberance. The words died on his lips as he caught sight of the still, aristocratic fgure in black. “Ab, Mrs, Heath!" His manner underwent a subtle change. The lady gave him a slow smile but her accents were sweet. “Nice to see you. It’s been ages.” ee e ywarne bowed over her hand. Susan could hear the ripple of ld in @ grotesque wink. boss, she is!, old man.” children. got to notice the hum of voices, now low and rather monotonous, in the private office. In an interlude Pierson inquired with a jerk of his head, “How d'ye Uke her ladyship?” e Susan flushed, “She's very at- tractive.” Pierson drew down his left eye “Some I feel sorry for the Abruptly he adjusted his expres- sion and began montonously to read figures aloud, Mrs, Heath was leaving, Brea light laughter. In the tall of her eye could see the man light a cigaret held in the woman's long white fingers, An emerald, big as & roc’s egg, sleamed on one of them. “Cannes—just like every other pPlace—St. Jean de Luz—home on the Berengaria—"* She could hear the cool, disdainful voice trailing on, She wondered what manner of woman this was, Waring’s usual gay insouciance was dimmed. He was respectful rather than gay. Su- san was ever so slightly amused at this, “She must be what Aunt Jessie calls ‘a reguier Tartar,’ to affect him in that way,” observed the young girl to herself. Presently Ernest Heath entered. Susan had a distinct sense of re lef. Now her responsibility ended. “My dear, I didn't expect you until tomorrow!” The lady laughed again, not alto- gether agreeably. She gave the tips of her fingers to her husband and an oblique glance to ‘the younger man, “Ernest is so amusing. He al- ways wants things to happen ac cording to schedule.” And, indeed, Heath seemed annoyed, “I think you might have wired. I should certainly have met you.” He seemed aggrieved. There was an undertone of real contention in ae Ught talk. Susan tried not “I always like to give you sur prises!” There was an edge to Mrs. Heath’s tone. “One never knows—" Her voice trailed off and ee unwittingly or not ber gaze strayed to the young girl typ- ing furiously at her desk. Susan heard Heath say with some heat that he disliked surprises intensely, After a tactful moment. Waring slipped away and Susan was sum- moned to Plerson’s cubbyhole to help bim check some figures. She Stew absorbed in the task and for- Susan heard her name called. Her employer, looking mildly, flustered, said, “You've not met Mrs, Heath, I believe, Miss Carey.”. Mrs, Heath looked into space = fraction of an inch over Susan's head and the travesty of a smile visited her thin, beautifully molded lips, Then she was gone, leaving a drift of expensive, subtle scent be- Bind her, “Whew! Thank God that’s over,” muttered the bookkeeper as the hall door slammed, “We won't have another visitation for another six months.” Susan told herself that of course she didn’t mind if Mrs. Heath treated her like the paper on the wall, Why should she? She didn’t know what the rules of etiquette for employers’ wives were, but she rather thought @ more gracious mood was indicated. Oh, well, what did it matter? “Tm leaving for the day,” Heath sald over her shoulder. His pale, ascetic face seemed flushed and an- noyed. “If MacWhig calls trom New York tell the operator to get my house after four o'clock.” Jack Waring sauntered over to Susan’s desk later. “Ritzed you, eh?” His keen eyes under his sandy thatch were smil- ing but sympathetic, Susan shrugged. “I guess 60. What does it matter?” But there was & line of bitterness about her young mouth, “Child, don't you care!” She looked up, surprised, at the earnest- ness of Waring’s usually bantering voice, She avoided him these days, fearing a recurrence of his flirta- tious manner, But Waring seemed. wholly in earnest. Almost fatherly. “Thanks,” Susan said soberly. She was struck by a new, not al- together unwelcome thought, What if she should find a friend in this man? (To Be Continued)