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eee RENT 7-8 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1932 —_- The Bismarck Tribune |o™ motorists. Neighbors just didn’t An Independent Newspaper THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER x (Established 1873) Published by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bismarck, N. D., and en- tered at the postoffice at Bismarck as Second class mail matter. 5 GEORGE D. MANN President and Publisher. A Tee Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year........$7.20 Daily by mail per year (in Bis- marck) ...........665 seeveseee 1.20 Daily by mail per year (in state outside Bismarck) . 5.00 Daily by mail outside rt Dakota ............ seeeeees 6.00 Weekly by mail in state, per year $1.00 Weekly by mail in state, three ‘Weekly by mail outside of North Dakota, per year ............. Weekly by mail in Canada, per year 2.50 Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation 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. (Official City, State and Newspaper) Foreign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER, BREWER (Incorporated) CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON ounty Success Lies in Organization Sporadic attempts on the part of farmers to prevent the movement of commodities to market will probably not affect the prices materially, but it is a protest which cannot be ig- nored. Success of agriculture lies in organization and careful direction of marketing., No one who lives in an agricultural community can help but sympathize with the farmers in any move they may make to better the price situation. Use of force is being deplored in many sections by agricultural lead- ers, but out of the strife may come some helpful system. It is hard to form farmers into a tightly-knit and effective marketing unit. They have strong individualistic tendencies. In sO many ways have farm movements bilked and robbed them that they have become restless and chary when; new schemes are broached. ‘These recent efforts to prevent a glut of the market in the early stages of threshing indicate that the farm- ers feel the need of some better sys- tem of marketing their products. They are striking out blindly in hopes of getting more for the products of the farm. ‘The farmer is practically the only producer who cannot fix the price of his commodity. The manufacturer, the merchant and other industrialists play a big part in putting a price on their goods. The farmer hauls his to market and takes what he can get. A few weeks later, when the com- modities have left his control, the farmer often witnesses a juggling of these goods which produces for oth- ers a price which would have given him a fair return on his toil and in- vestment. Cooperatives and a score of mar- keting schemes have been tried but most of them have failed in face of the present economic stress. Sur- plus of all commodities beats down the price, together with other factors over which the farmers have no con- trol. It is not surprising that roads are being picketed and every effort is being made to promote a move- ment which will hold from the mar- ket commodities which are now sell- ing far below cost of production. What is happening in Iowa, Min- nesota, North Dakota and other ag- ricultural states is a terrific indict- ment of our public policies which make such a situation possible. Not Another Bryan Republican political strategists can hardly put a Bryan frame around Gov. Franklin D, Roosevelt. Mark Hanna made a very effective cam- paign against Bryan and in behalf of McKinley by raising the cry of radicalism. This is not 1896 and Roosevelt is not a second Bryan. Bryan entered the political arena with virtually no experience in public office. Roosevelt is no fledgling in the public service nor is he the Bryan type of a dreamer. The Columbus address was not Bryanesque in tone. Wall Street and big business need not shudder at its economic trend. There is much that Roosevelt said that will find approval on both sides of the political fence. Some of the suggestions made by Gov. Roosevelt may sound radical to those in good positions and having access to healthy bank balances but what of the man who walks the streets, the farmer without a paying oo Street is rapidly becoming an excel- exist. Most families didn't know who lived across the street, and what's more to the point, they didn’t care. So Patrolman Overman decided that his street wasn’t a very good Place to live. Then he got busy. He} cleared the weeds from several va- cant lots as a starter. Other residents of the street be- came interested. He told them he was going to build a playground to keep the children of the neighbor- hood off the streets. In true neigh- borly fashion, they turned into nelp him. They built swings and teeter-tot- ters from scrap lumber left when Overman’s garage was partly burned, they laid out a baseball diamond and an ingenious workman fashioned a Scoreboard of waste boxes and boards. As a result Patrolman Overman’s lent place in which to live. Children of the neighborhood didn’t have to be asked to come to “Overman Park” to play twice. Their fathers followed them. And now the big problem is to find room for a baseball diamond for the boys. Their fathers are using the first one almost as much as the youngsters. Overman himself summed the whole thing up very well when he sald, “This sure goes to show that it doesn’t cost anything to enjoy your- self—if you just find out how.” The Spanish Revolt There is something just a little bit comic about the complaint, “Every- body abandoned me,” which was voiced by Jose Sanjurjo after the re- volt which he tried to lead in Spain collapsed, landed him in prison and resulted in a sentence of death. The leader of any revolt has to take his chances; because, in most cases, he has no very definite idea how much popular support his move- ment is going to command. It may sweep the country like wildfire, in which case he becomes a great popu- lar hero and rises to the height of This ‘Shirt’ Business! JIN KING ARTHURS TIME, THINGS WERE. RUN BY THE “TIN SHIRTS' === ; te, *- BUT WHAT THE UNITED STATES NEEDS TODAY IS SOMETHING LIKE THIS!y, KEEP YOUR SHIRT ON! | PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE been a Russian in Chicago for four years, he would probably be wishing he was back in Moscow. xe # By William Brady, M. D. Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to disease diagnosis, or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady if a stamped, self- addressed envelope is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written in ink. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to instructions, fame and power; but it may, just as well, fizzle out like a wet firecracker, leaving its leader in a very pro- nounced jam. That seems to have happened in Spain; and the cry, “Everybody aban- Goned me,” rings out as the perennial wail of the revolutionist who mis- judged the popular appeal of his cause. Hats Off to Grand Rapids Among American cities, Grand Rapids, Mich., seems to have a dis- tinction for which every town in the land can envy her. Grand Rapids has had only two traffic fatalities since the first of the year. For the last six months Grand Rapids has not had any at all. The city held a parade to com- memorate the fact recently—and small wonder! In an era when autos Kill 30,000 Americans annually, a city which finds a way of keeping its Streets free from deaths for six months has something to crow over. Indeed, a record of that kind might Well be the proudest boast a city could make. “Move to our town and be sure your children will be safe” ought to be a potent sort of slogan, Let's hope the Grand Rapids idea spreads far and wide, Editorial Comment Editorials printed below show the trend of thought by other editors. They are published without regard to whether they agree or disagree with The Tribune's policies, Within His Rights (New York Times) The nation, said Lincoln, could not endure half-slave and half-free. But the Republican national ticket of 1932 expects not only to endure but to triumph half-wet and half-dry. The party platform pledged its can- didates only to submit to the voters the 18th amendment, leaving to them to choose the stand which they, as individual voters in the various states, would take. In his acceptance speech Mr. Hoover exercised the op- tion given him by the platform ana said that he favors repeal. But the vice president, Mr. Curtis of Kansas, has taken the contrary position and will vote as a citizen for the reten- tion of the amendment. He is at once denounced by angry Eastern Republicans on the ground that he has not “stood by the presi- dent.” They fear that Mr. Curtis's reaffirmation of his dry sentiments will frighten away again wet votes netted by Mr. Hoover. Not only is Mr. Curtis next in presidential suc- cession, but as president of the sen- ate he could break a tie on modify- ing the Volstead act. This is all true, but the fact remains that the vice president was given every right and encouragement by his party plat- form to take the stand he has as- sumed—consistent in him and popu- lar in his own state. The plank up- on which he treads was constructed by the president himself, acting through one of the strongest anti- prohibitionists in the administration, Secretary Mills. The chief purpose of market for his produce, and families who feel the pinch of want? They can see nothing radical in Roosevelt's campaign promises; in fact, they are as the balm of Gilead to their eco- facts: omg Aged mires aBiysin -|ed on raw ed nt Makes 5 eee Patrolman Overman lived on a lit- | 2nce fer the same invila-| ant change from whole flaxseeds as a etrect of amall homes, tion to Republican wets and Repub-| natural lubricant. bi! POOR MAN’S LUXURY reine’ the nite Taread ehuabinc average pecting pi sold inet year were purchesed by pert | eresthetic” Do you ‘save eight | : pure! per- . you the streets, €X-| sons with an annual income of $3000| sleep?— (Mis. F. 8. L) its language was to leave room in the party for the drys, of whom Mr. Cur- tis is one. Before now Republicans have suc- ceeded with a “straddle.” was difficult to discover from Sena- Address Dr. William Brady, in care of this newspaper. BELLYACHE PROPER IS NOT ONLY EMBARRASSING BUT ALSO MISLEADING None of the organs or other struc- tures contained in the upper body cavity (chest) or the lower body cav- ity (abdomen) has sensation. There are no sensory nerves supplying these organs. The pain you think you feel in your stomach, appendix, colon, heart or lung is actually felt in the intercostal nerve, a sensory spinal nerve which supplies the skin and muscles of the body wall. Any pain you feel below the diaphragm is belly- ache proper, for it is actually felt in the abdominal wall. The internal or- gans are entirely without ordinary sensation to pain or discomfort, even the brain. If the abdominal, chest or skull wall be anesthetized, any Necessary operation may be done on the organs or on the brain without producing pain. But nevertheless the utmost care and gentleness in hand- ling these insensible structures, es- pecially the avoidance of all stretch- ing, tearing or pinching of tissues, is essential in any such operation, un- der local or surface anesthesia as well as in operations under general anesthesia, lest the patient suffer dangerous or fatal shock. Anesthetics benumb only ordinary tactile sense and sense of pain but do not affect the autonomic, sympathetic nervous system which presides over all in- ternal organs and their functions. But that is physiology and pathol- ogy, and before you can learn such things you must know a little elemen- tary anatomy. Here in the interest of better education I must deplore once again the failure of our common schools to give every child a course in human anatomy as a necessary foundation for the next year’s course in physiology, both subjects being the minimum essential preparation for a fair understanding of a high school course in hygiene. Communicating fibers connect the sympathetic ganglions or substations, | which are situated in front of the! heads of the ribs close to the spine, | with the spinal nerves, the nerves of | ordinary tactile and pain sensations. This connection accounts for the!| sense of pain in the body wall when} the source of the trouble is in the interior where there is no ordinary; tactile or pain sensation. Close under each rib one of the spinal nerves extends around the) body wall, giving branches to the muscles or skin of chest or abdomen. These are called intercostal nerves | (between the ribs). Pain in one or| more of these nerves is called inter- costal neuralgia, and more than once | such pain has led to grave error in} diagnosis, even to operation for what proves to be only phantom “appendi- citis.” Where the signs elicited by examination of the patient are not consistent with the complaint of pain, the careful physician endeavors to exclude intercostal neuralgia before committing himself. One test is pal- pation while the patient balloons the belly and holds it so—physicians will understand the significance of this test; laymen will not. A mild pinch- ing of a liberal fold of skin and fat in the affected area causes a normal person or one with serious trouble no particular discomfort, but is painful to one with intercostal neuralgia. Anemic women often complain of pain “in the heart” which is in fact only intercostal neuralgia. Pain felt now in the belly, now in the back, is usually intercostal neu- ralgia. Pain felt in only one half and exactly one half of the belly is always neuralgia. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Irish Me loss. Did you ever hear of effing Irish moss for the purpose of providing food iodin to the system?—(M. M. 8.) Answer—Come, come, now, I sug- gested that in this column 10 or 12 years ago.. Mix with the morning ce- real, before cooking, some Irish moss, Officially called Chondrus in the Pharmacopoeia, and known as car- ragheen in the Ould Country. A tea- spoonful or two may be taken with the morning cereal regularly, or cook- Answer—No, twilight sleep is a stu- por produced by hypodermic injec- tions of morphine and scopolamine, | and is impossible to control, once the dose has been injected. I think chloroform is the ideal anesthetic. I suggest that you give your old fogy doctor the air and engage a doctor who believes in new-fangled notions. A well trained physician can give you chloroform to make the ordeal quite endurable, with absolute safety to you and the baby. A woman is foolish to suffer needlessly under the crude care of such a hoss doctor. Insulin ‘Would appreciate it if you will give the name and address of a physician of repute who understands the giving of insulin as an aid to gaining weight . . —(Mrs. G, D. K.) Answer—Any up to date physician understands that. Not So Bald as Denuded Pardon me if I am mistaken, but I have the impression from a remark Dr. Brady made on the radio that he may be a little bald... I want to pass along a remedy which was given me by a friend—Equal parts of lemon juice and castor oil well rubbed into the scalp at night—(Yours for Good Health). Answer—Thank you, but I'd rather let the denudation go on. However, fresh castor oil is one of the best oils to use on scalp or hair, when either is too dry. (Copyright, John F. Dille Co.) Barbs ——— With all the publicity about Hoo- ver's acceptance speech, it is going to be mighty hard to keep Charlie Cur- tis in the cia agen longer. em —? ° An American worker who has been in Russia for four years says he wishes he was back in Chicago. If he had A professor spends four hours tell- ing steel men that they need more initiative, more accurate forecasting, more backbone and more distribution of productivity. Bui if we were in the steel business, we'd give all these for more orders, * # # Einstein might as well start work- ing on a new theory. A science jour- nal reports that the eighth man who understands his old theory has been found. -_ 2 & The fourth Mrs. John Gilbert dressed for her wedding in 15 min- utes, which is going to make it mighty tough on the wives who take two hours to get ready for a show. (Copyright, 1932, NEA Service, Inc.) 3 TODAY 2e1S THE sa ANNIE SARY BRITISH LAUNCH NEW DRIVE On Aug. 26, 1918, British troops launched a terrific new offensive on @ 30-mile front from the River Scarpe to Lihons, and crossed the Hindenburg line at several points. Their attack was preceded by ar- tillery fire lasting several hours and equaling in intensity any barrage ever laid down. German forces were compelled to retreat all along the front, but did so only after desperate fighting, with tremendous losses on both sides. French troops continued their drive to encircle Roye, and took Fresnoy end St. Mard. Roye was expected to fall at any moment, although it was defended by the best soldiers in the German army. The number of murders in England last year was 109, which is slightly below the pre-war figure. Only 10 are among the unsolved crimes, 22 Sun god. 24 Vestige. 25 Rabbit. 26 Satiates, 29 Hops kiln. 30—— of Leba- non? (Tree) 31To retract. , 33 “Fruit dots” on ferns, 34 Becomes serious. 65 Part of the eneck. | 87 Strong Jerk. 38 Trust. 40 Acer, « 42 Capuchin monkey. 43 Gut line on a fish hook, «5Inventor of INI the telephone. 46 Tooth. 48 Hypothetical structural unit, 49 Age. 50 Jingles. 52 To piece out. 53 Religious ceremonial, 55 Funeral hymns. 57 Seashore. 58 State. famous for maple sugar. VERTICAL 1 Commercial Nr | 10 Preposition. 11 To illuminate. 12 Coronet. 13 Those that ek He (neta ll a id “Bit o’ Everything” HORIZONTAL Answer to Prévious Puzzle 15 Cease. 1 Dung beetles. 19 Golf clubs. «7 Difficulties. LS} 20To perform, 14 City in north- BEMAR! El 23°The eye estern Ohio. Proper, 16 Lapel to a Gj x 25 Principle fe- (suffix), au ae male figure in 17 Verb. | [a a ate 18 Shaped like LAIN ! 27 Motto of Mons an olive. ® INIETV Al tana meaning, 21 Uncooked. Ki (a 4} sold and silver, 28 Portion of an act, 30 Heavy strings, 32 Noah's boat, 33 Pronoun, 35 Experiment, 36 Lighted coals. 38 Stops up seams with tar. 39 Oldest, 41 Eagle's nest. 42 Male child. 44 To compare. 46 Gentle. 47 To interpret. 50 Fish, 51 Male courtesy title, / 52 Self, 54 You and me. 56 Ream (abbr.). a glucose, for stiffening , linen, 2 Sea skeleton. 3 Beer, 4 Second note, 5 Stir. 6 To swallow without chewing. 8 Rubber, wheel pad. 9 Beam. saw, \i 2 = N Be | NEIGHBORLY NEW YORK New York, Aug. 26.—At infrequent intervals, growing weary of what are advertised as Jimmy Walker's witty wisecracks, and of our_skyscrapers, subway rushes and those nse Broadwayites, most of whom haven't been heard from in months, I find myself taking a nice open-car street car ride. On such occasions one meets the New York peasantry ‘and the city’s more cordial and homey people. They seem quite aware that the surface cars upset the mathematical rule and prove that, in one instance, a straight line is the longest distance between two points. New York street cars may take their time, but they’re comfortable. The passengers are not interested in| the decline of the theater, but they are most eager to advisé you where meat and vegetables may be pur- chased at the lowest price. Dozens carry market baskets and large, bulg- ing bags. Now and then a woman in a Mother Hubbard gets on. Young- sters mess up the seats with dripping ice cream concoctions. After five blocks it becomes possi- ble to imagine that the county fair may be ‘the destination. With this return to the leisurely, it is possible to become variously philosophical and critical. No one, thank heaven, can remember the Jimmy Walker .wise- cracks, which usually are not one- half as good as those of Robert Benchley or Groucho Marks, but gain importance through wide advertising. It’s comforting, too, to realize that the two gents with the saxophone and the cornet must be out of jobs or they wouldn’t be riding on street cars. Such conversation as one over- hears is as neighborly as any this side of Tankville. Housewives are ex- changing recipes and talking about their babies. If you want to feel right at home in New York, take almost any surface car line! * % # In a luncheon talk the other day, brains of the brains of the world.” Exactly, Mr. Katz! Surrounded, but not inhabited! ee * IT’S AN IDEA During the coming winter, one of the smarter music shows—if era produced—will show many of ie set buying clothes at Klein's. All of which, I understand, is quite true—but the act is underwritten by the astute Mons. Klein, whose grab- as-you-can store is one of the New York sights. give me her electoral votes. Having made an excellent shift into the Dem- ocratic column four years ago, I am sure she will stay there——Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Democratic nomi- nee for president. e 8 & If such @ policy as is proposed by the paragraph in the Republican platform were adopted by the United States, the ‘United States would no longer be @ great neutral nation in future _ wars.- —Congressman George H. Tinkham, Republican, Massachu- In “Face the Music,” one of the first laughs was provided by a scene showing Blue Book folk eating crul- lers at the Automat. Which gave a lot of people an idea! Klein’s, on Union Square, is a place where the announcement of a sale brings out several cordons of mounted cops. Even then, several dozen wom- en are usually clawed beyond recog- nition and a few dozen more faint. This is the place where one grabs a dress without benefit of saleslady, and rushes to nearby mirrors to take @ self-fitting. From a good point of advantage, the spectacle of several hundred assorted women, in corsets —and sometimes less—fighting for a mirror, is highly diverting. Because the customers are shoplifting has been reduced to a minimum. Still there are scores of spies scattered about to keep an eye on the petty thieves. Offenders are taken to a store court and, unless old timers, are dealt with leniently. * e # SCAT, SCAT! Harlem is reported to have a song vogue to follow the “scat.” You re- member the scat songs. They went “Hi-de-hi-hi and ho-de-ho-ho.” Well, there’s a bit of scatting left, but not much. The next style to be set by Man- H hattan’s negro quarter, I’m told, will be a bit higher-browed, somewhat | junglésque and tom-tommy. They cail | it the scroon, since it’s somewhere between a scream and a croon! setts, (Copyright, 1932, NEA Service, Inc.) —————_ STICKERS 'P-R-T-X-S By adding the correct vowels in place of the dashes, you can form a nine-leter word: shat contains eight other words, We have made it noble to produce, | ignoble to consume. We have placed thrift upon a pedestal—Paul Mazur, | at University of Virginia's Institute outa GLADYS PARNER of Public Affairs. Few women are interested in mate. Sam Katz, the movie mogul, stated that “Hollywood is surrounded by the 1 The p<» ei Snes COPYRIGHT 1031, BY INDERNATIONAL MAGAZIN= 0D, xe % I am counting on Rhode Island to GAY BANDIT _, the BORDER. by TOM GILL rial matters except when they're buy- ing clothes. Slowly they’ bumped along the narrow road over the mesa’s edge. This house is yours, sefiores, burn | SYNOPSIS Young and handsome Ted Rad- cliffe arrives at Verdi, a Mexican ‘Wonderful person, to think of a speech like that after miles of des- ert. Bob, where did your big gringo it if you will.” Morales's white som-|learn his serious and convincing ban- | brero touched the ground. The Amer-| way of telling the most outrageous icans bowed in response to the old| lies?” A Spanish phrase of welcome. In won-| + “It's probably a gift.” dering surprise Ted looked about| “Si, it would have to be. He is him. It was, as Bob had said, a]/much too young ever to have learned place of surpassing loveliness—a few | it.” acres of paradise in the heart of the| Morales was busying himself with great desert. « long, thin bottle, Before'them towered a black iron], “Of this I draw the cork myself,” gate, and beyond it the shadows of|"e explained over his shoulder. tall trees touched the yellow walls] One must combine love and care and the red-tiled soof of the old] i” opening old wines. hacienda. It rambled, with low eaves| , T° the men he handed glasses of and jutting wings that may have|the straw-colored fluid. been added as'successive genérations| “It is the sunlight of Spain, gentle- of its masters grew in wealth and im-|™¢"- The warmth and sunny after- portance. Beyond were a dozen|®00ns of some Spanish vineyard.” smaller buildings, each one a model] , They raised their glasses toward of the same artistry,*all grouped “teen Don: Bob sipped appreci- Bob urges shim not to make an en- emy of Morales as he has other plans. Ted is attracted to Morales’ beautiful niece, Adela. “El Coyote” sends his lieutenant to urge the tanchers to join him in overthrowing Morales. Jito, Morales’ ward, warns him he will lose power unless “El Coyote,” the notorious masked ban- to attend a fiesta at Morales’. CHAPTER XIV? under the high protecting wall that] {uvcly- . Bob drove on a few feet to the very| scemed to fix so firm a line between fe That, is worth many miles of edge of the mesa. He pointed down.| this shaded fragrant spot:and the sert road. ” responded Morales, “is it not one of the divine gifts? The Ya- qui Indians who live here in our foothills mare 8 legend that wine was given to the world by a goddess who happened to fall in love with their.chieftain. It may be true. Why not? Perhaps goddesses become hu- man when they love, just as mortal women become divine. That is why you of the East have become neces-]no man should fall in love. A man sities? should only allow himself to be Ted looked up at the vine-covered | loved. And yet, sefiores, are not life's walls and the immaculate gardens.|richest sources of amusement the “It seems like some painting from} love of women and the domination an ald story. I feel as if I hadJof men?” ‘The Spaniard poured out seppea eek ai sont of ogg ro another glass of wine. ‘orales smiled in delight. “You. Abruptly Ted brok i. feel that? 1 am glad. It is what I | lence, Seftor Monier soieeees should most like—to preserve alfather: When I came out: here Lt world out here as our grandfathers| thought he had died a rich man. knew it. I try to keep the present} Don Bob has told me my father was at bay. The present—it is so unin-| practically a’ Pauper. I’ myself am teresting, so unlovely, no? You see,} penniless. You probably knew this he for my servant insist on ihe pireaay.” old costume of ¢ untry.’ is ‘oe & moment Morales hesit hand indicated the peon girl who|“Sefior Radcliffe, it would sare Passed them in a blouse of gay col-|to pretend I did not know. I realize ors, strings. of spangles about her|too what this must mean for ‘you. eet and ankles. tL he said] It googled scant courtesy ta ignore eemeus with a meaning smile, “retain an-|it.. For i Ursream a tiny avg ttagsled other old custom—and he nodded to] can aie ares oe ore : along the water's oe leyond,|4 small one-room) building with] Whatever 1 can do to help you, if nothing but desert, with its ascend- barred windows and heavily grated] anything can be done, I shall do ing en aes seaies © the door. “My private prison,” he add-| gladly.” ‘ , ond, “Jed. “But come in. A glass of Span- \ple hills rose, mysteriously remote} igh, wine will take the taste of ‘alkali sate hee 8 Final and unfathomed. Somewhere out| from your throats.” pure and simple, or deceit marvel-' , there, Ted was thinking, El mavote Up the long, flower-bordered path | ously well acted. He looked toward rea bis balsa, SHEEN ON eres the led them, through an oak-hewh| Don Bob, who sat apparently un- ying his pens, ghee, § juct: | door, and into the fragrant.obscurity | heeding, intent on the enjoyinent of and in the night swooping down) of the house. Beyond the tiled floor| his wine. upon the valley. And here, before] extended a broad patio, and in its beg! lay the stronghold of the enemy. | center the waters of a fountain fell, n the distance a dog barked faintly. | eoof and silvery. Palms and rare A horseman trotted down to the! oiants were growing within this rest- river bank nearest the ranch-house. | ful place, where there seemed to be “Siesta time,” murmured Don Bob. | no sound but the soft falling of water “Otherwise we would see more ac- ‘ é tivity. Men come for miles to this cee Oe ay pee of two. bait, yearly feast of Morales. There will] F, i igh wit i be music and dancing, probably|, tgheiaiy oe ket shalt much drinking, horse racing, and all curled upward. “Helplessly Morales the feudal remnants of a dead age.” | srrugged. Bho carl cos greatly in sym-| “That is one modern motif 1 have pathy ¢ not succeeded in banishing. She will “I love olor and melodrama and| smoke, no matter what iy ‘40. Your romance. Yoy'll see it all here. But] generation, Sefior Radcliffe isa very it ptveed me e) little too. Foes sooner | ruthless onc.” or later—perhaps sooner than we n . know —this well-ordered yesterday saa eae ates wlan neal world of theirs will be as dead a8| come in the siesta hour, both of you. the days of the old Spanish con-|and all morning J tried to look my querors, Out here Morales has! prettiest. Now you burst in at the planned that everything conspire to|time when girls” noses are shiniest take you back to those days. The] and hair mussiest. Come over here, satefol Soutien ye pac ponds Sefior Radcliffe, and tell me why the very way he lives and thin! ’ And it is very beautiful and color- toon” BEN Hes erating. For long ful and—quite impossible.” Radclitfe tound himself looking Leaning forward Don Bob threw] into her smiling eyes. “That nose,” the car into gear.. “Now for some] he announced solemnly, “has never skilful herding of this eight-cylinder been shiny in all its impudent life.” stallion, lest worse things kefall” |” She held out her hand and laughed. blazing desert outside. Morales watched Ted's eyes. “You like it, no?” “It's beautiful. You've created a fairyland.” Again the Spaniard bowed.:“You are most kind. You may forgive, then, our shortcomings, if out here we lack some of the comforts that to “Coming to more agreeable things, there’s ' the hacienda of Sefior Morales.” 5 Bob had stopped the car where the mesa sloped abruptly down toward the valley. Ted’s lips parted in an exclamation of pleasure and surprise. It was as if in all that world.of sterile sand and cactus, one had suddenly unrolled a toyland where green trees waved and the homes of men clus- tered about a wide, slow-Howing river. From somewhere out of the Mexican foothills a stream, twisting and. twining upon itsclf, had at last broadened into this wide valley. On its farther bank lay little dots of red-tiled roofs and yellow adobe walls. Thece must have been a dozen low buildings sprawled about in Spanish design. White-barked euca- lyptus trees and feathery tamarisk cast long, cool lines of shadow across the ground and splashed the walks leading to the main building. Cir- tling the building lay a wide carpet of lawn, looking strangely cool and alluring in that world of dazzling sand, and about it all a high for- bidding wall. “I'm glad of your directness,” Ted answered. “I, too, will be direct. It- has all come as a surprise, complete and very sudden. But it has occurred to methat yoo may know the cause o' The Seaniord forged the gl ‘he Spaniard turned the in his long fingers. “Of course, you will understand, Sefior Radcliffe, that your father’s work and mine were quite distinct. It is true our interests often coincided, for s time, especially in enterprises that fitted in with what we both were doi Thus, we both controlled the North Mexico Railroad in order to get its special shipping rates, I was inter. ested in his irrigation scheme, and we operated for a time, one might Say, &8 partners.” “That was years ago?” “That was six years B09.” , Nid in ie buying of the land lor his great irrigation plan, di do thats together?” ee "Si." “You ‘held controlli Sefior Morales?” moties., yatete “T held a little over half=that the agreenient.” me A ¥