The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 24, 1932, Page 4

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(Official City, State and County Newspaper) Foreign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER, The Spalding Articles Burleigh Spalding’s articles on the location of the territorial capital at Bismarck are full of interest. His- torical phases of that contest be- tween Yankton and this city are be- ing sketched in a lively and virile style. There is a touch of humor, too, im Judge Spalding’s narration, es- pecially in those places where he tells of differences in opinion with Alexander McKenzie. No one fought McKenzie any harder than Judge Spalding but it must be said that the author of these sketches has put po- litical bias out of them and often gives McKenzie credit when the late political dictator deserved it. ‘Those old political war horses, few of whom are left, had a different style of attack than the leaders of , today. They could fight hard all | day and mect in the evening over a ‘friendly game of cards. Real politi- eal skill and strategy in opponents often brought words of commenda- + tion from Alexander McKenzie. Those close to him can recall how, + in smoke-filled rooms, he often eulo- * gized the men who set fires under his well-laid plans. Judge Spalding and the late Sen- ator Gronna were two North Dakota politicians who never were quite won over by the blandishments of the McKenzie machine. ‘Both of these men at times worked with the “big fellow,” as he was called in conven- tions, but most generally they op- Posed him. Years have healed many | political wounds. McKenzie took a Personal interest in both the retire- ment from public life of Judge Spald- ing and Senator Gronna. Those were bitter political bat and McKen- zie once made the threat that if Gronna were not retired before his own death, he would leave money in his will for that purpose. McKenzie lived to see these political foes van- quished, but he died before his closest Political ally, Senator McCumber, met defeat. It is interesting then to read the articles from the pen of Judge Spald- ing, who is better fitted than any to tell of those stirring days when the es, territorial seat of government was; moved from the little village of Yankton to Bismarck. His contribu- tion is a valuable one and should be preserved in book form by the State Historical socicty. The judge, who wields a trenchant Pen, should be induced to follow up soon with a series of articles on the constitutional convention and how far we have strayed from the paths of frugality and rectitude as laid down by the framers of that docu- sment. He is well equipped, too, for such @ task. James Walker and Pericles As James Walker, former mayor of New York, neared the classic shores of Italy where Virgil once sung of “arms and of men,” he was as mel- ancholy as a Childe Harold who once cursed and cried “perfidious Albion.” Lord Byron felt the keen edge of public rage when he penned those lines as did our own “Jimmy” Walker as he gave his interview near Naples. On that occasion he said: “Why is it that they have done everything to throw me down and now they won't let me go in peace? ‘I guess it is human nature. It was the same with Pericles.” Walker was the play boy of New ‘ork and Pericles loved display and played fast and loose with public -jmoney if Plutarch is a worthy source jot information. Not so many splen- d temples were erected after the ng of Pericles. Public works de- d with his exit as it has with Plutarch said of Pericles: “His voice was sweet, and his glib and speedy in discourse.” | Now we know that “Jimmy” must allotments of public lands, fes- tival grants, and distributions of fees for public services, there- by falling into bad habits, and becoming luxurious and wanton under the influence of his public measures, instead of frugal and self-sufficing. “Pericles gave reins to the peo- ple, and made his policy one of Pleasing them, ever devising some sort of pageant in the town for i] the masses, or a feast, or a pro- cession, amusing them like chil- dren with not uncouth delights, and sending out sixty triremes annually, on which large num- bers of the citizens sailed about for eight months under pay.” New Yorkers when they elected Walker, however, knew he was no 09 | Thucydides who always kept de- nouncing Pericles for his abuse of public confidence, waste and extrav- agance in public office. Walker was a shihing example of Tammany’s honor students. He graduated from that political academy whose alumni are expected to go forth into public life and do just as Walker did. They must not commit the sin of being found out. That was “Jimmy's” sin that Tammany can never forgive. New York now has in Mayor Mc- Kee one who resembles in type Thu- cydides. He finds the task of clean- ing up what a modern Pericles left behind a most popular task. The same people who cheered Walker's magnetism and wise-cracking are {now tossing their hats up in the air for the thrifty Scotch mayor. It was ever thus. Hoover Has Slight Lead Subsequent reports of the Literary ; Digest presidential poll will be {watched with great interest. First tabulation gave President Hoover a very slight lead. Doubtless the city votes are the first ones to he counted or received. It would. be interesting to know just what proportion of the first tabulation was from rural sec- tions. If Roosevelt can almost tie Hoover on votes from metropolitan centers that trend is quite significant. Of course too few votes have been received to indicate anything yet. As the weeks roll by, the results may give more definitely the real trend. There is this point to be consid- ered, however, in straw votes this year. In a period of great unrest and unemployment it is not always easy to get at public sentiment through a straw vote. The voters hardest hit may not be reached by this kind of an appeal, but anyway the nation watches with unabated interest as the results unfold. 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. Roosevelt on Transportation (Railway Age) Both the Republican and Demo- cratic parties are now ‘committed to the adoption of constructive policies for the solution of the railroad prob- lem. The Republican party commit- ted itself by the adoption of a sound plank in its national platform. The Democratic party has been commit: ted by the speech delivered by Gov- ernor Roosevelt at Salt Lake City on September 17, with more intelligence and courage than did Governor Roosevelt on this occasion. He showed in his speech that he appreciates the indispensa- bility of the railroads as a means of transportation, and the necessity, therefore, of giving them opportu- nity to make earnings sufficient to provide adequate employment at reasonable wages, to make adequate Purchases and to pay a fair return ; Upon the securities that must be is- sued. to raise needed capital. He showed he understands not only that the financial condition of the rail- roads has become desperate, but the Teasons for this. 4 Governor Roosevelt's discussion plainly implied the necessity of with- drawing all subsidies from carriers by highway, but did not touch upon the subsidization of carriers by water. He advocated the regulation of railway holding companies and it may be in- ferred from his general tenor that he would increase the regulation of com- Peting carriers to make it comparable with that applied to railways, rather than establish equality of regulation by greatly reducing or virtually abol- ishing regulation of railways. It is not surprising that he is somewhat in- definite as to how much regulation of railways should be reduced, as there are differences between railway offi- cers upon this point; but his advocacy of more “government encouragement and cooperation” and less “restriction and repression” is encouraging. No- body is objecting to reasonable rogula- tion of railways. The objections be- ing made to regulation are that, as applied by the Interstate Commerce Commission, it has been too restric- tive and repressive, and that it is un- fair and destructive of the public wel- fare to regulate almost every detail of railway management and opera- tion and not apply similar regulation to competing carriers. Governor Roosevelt's speech will be read with great interest by owners of railway securities, railway managers and railway employes. It will be read with perhaps more interest by rail- ‘way employes than by any other class most of them have awakened be well received not only employes, average depth of the world’s oceans is 12,000 feet. So PINALIY =%6) fae } tariums or the homes of helpless in- Not in years has any public man} discussed the transportation problem | q mT er hy aaqg*t HOS Aad Yee on oP i? | PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE 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. Address Dr. William Brady, in care of this newspaper. THE CLEANLINESS OBSESSION When an idea more or less domi- nates a person’s actions yet the per- son knows the idea is false or unrea- sonably exaggerated, we say the per- son is obsessed by the idea, or has an obsession. If the person fails to recognize the falsity of the idea and goes to absurd lengths with it, we call it a phobia. Such persons are not necessarily insane but perhaps in the borderland, a bit eccentric. If the idea is unreasonable or unnatural, yet the person insists it is true and commits singular deeds under the urge of the idea, that constitutes frank insanity with delusions or hal- lucinations. Now as I see it, everybody is kinda crazy about cleanliness except my- self. Nearly everybody considers it necessary to brush his teeth in order to keep them clean. If perchance a queer bird turns up who seldom or never brushes his teeth, just about the time I get to chatting with him he suddenly goes into a sneer and lets me know he has a bath tub, maybe a collection of them, and deems it de rigueur for gentlemen, sah, to wallow in the tub at least every Saturday night. If I could conscientiously do so, I'd come out cleanly for a law or ordi- nance prohibiting the installation of bath tubs except in hospitals, sani- had the front page entree the blighter got into print the statement that in a single day he has done this opera- tion on 78 patients. Answer—And still he boasts of it! What a commentary on American surgery! Hydrophobia Phobia Does a well dog carry rabies germs in its mouth? Nine weeks ago my Scotch terrier accidentally bit my thumb while I was trying to prevent a@ bulldog from attacking him. It bled a long while. Our doctor imme- diately disinfected and dressed it... —(Mrs. E. C.) Answer—No. There is nothing whatever to worry about. (Copyright, John F. Dille Co.) street scenes: Although he walks the dimes, he advertises himself as the hero of a miracle. That a lesser miracle cannot keep him supplied with the price of food and board, doesn’t seem to occur to him. The great miracle was that his life happened to be saved . . . Maybe someone can tell me why . At any rate, he walks the neigh- valids. I'd dicker with the national tiling association and the exclusive plumbers’ guild for a subsidy to en- able me to promote the more exten- sive use of shower stalls in homes, and a statute inflicting a heavy fine on hotels, boarding houses and tour- } ists’ camps found maintaining acom- mon tub. But I can’t accept such a retainer, you know, because I believe it doesn't make a particle of differ- ence whether you have your own pri- vate bath or use any old bath which New York, Sept. 24.—Manhattan | streets begging pennies, nickels or borhood of Pennsylvania Station, wearing—in apron fashion—a large sign. The sign tells a brief story. The story is that he wore a crucifix. That accident led him into a situa- tion which was punctuated by fly- ing bullets. That the crucifix stop- ped the lead and that he was es- eaped, wounded, but with his life. And what does he do with that life now that he has it? Beg alms and boast a miracle. ee * For five months, this old stage door man had sat amidst such cob- webs, cemesty gloom and damp lone- liness as only a stage door entrance ean claim. As remote from life as a stage door man in an empty theater, might well be a fair-to-middling simile. He had seen chorines rush excit- | edly in; had watched stars strut past; | had taken notes and phone numbers jand flowers and passed out letters from home and telegrams that took youngsters further from home than ever. | When finally it seemed that the | theater would spring back to life, he awaited that moment when life would return to the deserted crypt in which he played guardsman. | Just a few days ago the door fin- | ally opened. ‘Two overalled young | men appeared bearing movie reels. The house had turned to pictures. The old fellow sighed—and re- signed! * * becomes coach of the Sing Sing foot- ball team comes under the heading of 2 “natural.” Still and all, it’s a fellow by the name of Beer who is chieftain of the Bar association and Mons. White heads the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. And did it ever strike you as amus- ing that one of the big shots of the women’s prohibition league is named Wetmore? at * Oe OK | All of which reminds me that Wil- | liam Frankfurter is in the delica- tessen business. Goldsmith and Gold- | smith are jewelers; so are the Ring | brothers. Several Paynes are den- tists. And I. Shavitz has a barber shop in lower Manhattan. * OR For several months the street crowds have been allured by a very personable young woman who sets is not engaged at the moment, and| & likewise I believe any old tub or re- ceptacle you choose or are compelled to bathe in is quite as sanitary as the grandest shower ever built. All body washing is wholly a mat- ter of personal comfort and not at all a matter of hygiene or health. 1 Sheaf. Hand washing is a very different 5 Treats with matter. For a nation that makes so powder, much noise about its body washing] 10 Time gone by. these United States use far less soap| 14 Violent north: and water than should be used for east wind. the protection of health. 15 Aside, Instead of issuing sweet homilies} 16 Smell. on the joys of the morning bawth 17 Detail of a and exquisite cleanliness our public bill. health authorities should bestir 18 Rhythm. themselves to clean up some of the] 19 Indolently. frightfully dirty restaurants, lunch} 90 Pastries. stands and similar places where food; 99 Shred of is sold to be consumed on the prem- waste silk. ises but no proper means of washing the hands are provided for patrons. Graft is the reason why municipali- 36 Bed lath. 37 Dined. 24Old kingdom reunited into i @ republic 38 Insulated. suitable lavatory facilities. Mors Wer. 40 Wak dipia The cleanliness obsession strikes in| 27 Black hole of ished. sometimes and gives the victim the| 4,7: 42 Treasurer of “internal bath” habit. This makes| 31 Fruit of the a college. the unhappy wretch resort to an oak. 43 Feline enema, injection, bowel wash or colon| 32 Name. animals. irrigation daily as a means of keep-| 33 To be tL 44 Portuguese ing well, or on occasions as the main| 34 Place at lady. treatment of whatever illness befalls. which soldier 45 Hindu god of Charlatans who market the impedi- is assigned. love. - menta for “internal baths” or the] 35 Three god- 48 Perfume from service in colon .rilling stations, as- desses who flowers. sure them that this sort of cleanli- determine the 50 Heathen god. ness is synonymous with health. course of 54 Portrait They call it nature's way—though it human life. statue. is hard to conceive any interference that is more unnatural. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS The Meaning of Therapy I am at a loss to understand the medicine and the pracice'ef phoaeel e a) practice of therapy.—(M. E. 8.) Answer—Therapeutics is the sci- ence and art of the choice and appli- cation of remedies for disease. Phys- ical therapy includes the use of heat, cold, massage, exercise, manipula- tions, electricity, baths, rest, X-ray, sunlight, ultraviolet lamps, etc., as distinguished from the use of medi- drugs, serums, vac- eines, diet, and surgery. The prac- tice of physical therapy is an essen- tial part of the practice of medicine, notwithstanding the encroachment WB practice of the healing art. oe The Big Slaughter Newspaper clipping sent in by a read- er tells of a doctor who claims he has |. done 15,000 tonsil and adenoid oper- ations without a fatality. While he! . \ Hindu God of Love HORIZONTAL “ Answer to-Previous Puzzle 9 Saunters. 10 French private soldier. 11 To total. 12 Large heaven: ly body, 13 Attempt. 21 Wayside hotel. 23 Frozen water. 24 Proceeding from the pope. } 25 Mexican pine. 26 Fails to win. 27 Quoted. RIA Ie 1NI IGIDIEISIS) [IJ 25 covonet. 55 Angry. 30 To change. 56Ebb and flow 32 Gobelin fabric. of water. 35 Variety of 57 Small sala>” pigeon. mander. 36 Difficulty or 58 Harp type of need. instruments. 38 Afternoon 59 Embryo plant. meal. 39 Sol. VERTICAL = 47, Meager. 1 Sash. 42 Perforates. 2 Witticism, 44 Desert fruit, 3 Before. 45 Related. 4 Bulwark. 46 One in cards. 5 Domesticated. *47To cut down. 6 Imitates. 49 Sailor. 7 Upright shaft. 51 To perish. 8 Having scale 52 Poem. loped edges. 53 Guided. up her “tripes and kyster” and car-| able tax than that on profits and in- ries on a pitch business. A “pitch,” as you all know by now, is a sidewalk or curbstone peddling business. Very well; this girl has a sewing machine and needle device for sale. She tells, and very well, how it will mend all torn garments. The other day a cop hustled her along. In her haste to escape, the girl brushed against a building. A nail protruded. Came a sandpaperish sound. She had torn her own dress. A crowd gathered around to see what she would do about it. She ran for the nearest subway station and used a good old-fashioned needle and thread. TODAY . IS 8 1S THE om ANNIVERSARY ST. QUENTIN GAIN On Sept. 24, 1918, British and French troops massed on adjacent fronts and started an intensive drive west of St. Quentin. After a heavy artillery exchange, the allied troops managed to push forward seven miles along the entire front. A_new government was organized at Ufa at a conference attended by many members of the Pan-Russian Constituent Assembly, and presided over by the Socialist revolutionary leader, Avskentieff. The conference was organized by President Malinoff of the National |comes.—Senator James Couzens of Michigan. ee % Our grandchildren will wonder how we ‘over cari to think, uncivilized as our age will seem to them, and how we ever got along without the conveniences and improvements they will know—Roy D. Chapin, secretary of commerce, * * * All bootleggers claim they are poor. —Municipal Judge Lilian M. Wes- tropp of bored aa * ‘These so-called world economic conferences have been a failure and a waste of time and will continue to be so until they get to the root of the evil—Adolf Hitler, German Nazi leader. Barbs | Our over-cautious statesmen should bear in mind that the world will for- give an occasional error if you bat) out enough home runs. | **e * A broker says that on Wall Street @ man’s word must be as good as! his bond. And if his word is really good, we’d say that it was a lot bet- ter than most Wall sek) bonds. | * # oe A group of lawyers recently de- cided that our jury system is defec- tive. So much so, that sometimes the lawyer’s only alternative is to fix the jurors. xe OK An Iowa farmer who died the other day left $100,000 in government bonds with the men. . American women would never stand for such a back- ward step. (Copyright, 1932, NEA Service, Inc.) The largest lump of silver ever found in @ natural state was that dis- covered by an Indian in Mexico. It weighed 2,750 pounds. STICKEBS be One piece of property covered a uae ak, tile another was a mile square. Could there be any difference between the two? _ Czech Council. vested the controlling power in the Constituent Assembly. The fact that a certain John Law| The new government | ond a 320-acre farm, thereby making his net estate about $25,000. **“*# # ‘The prison commissions certainly have a tough job these days. They ‘ ~g |go to a place where 4,000 men are crowded into space designed for 1,500 to find out why the inmates i don’t like it. > x oe * o In Scotland, a tax-collector was A | chased for two miles by a cow. Now they’re thinking of making the cow the national animal. ee * A writer tells us that Russian women now enjoy complete equality ‘The world needs peace.—President Herbert Clark Hoover. * ok OK There is no fairer or more equit- | to get there first, it’s usually best to watch the seconds, W The by TOM 2 —— SYNOPSIS Bob Harkness, a respected ranch-' er in the Mexican border town of Verdi, is “El Coyote,” the masked bandit and bitter enemy of Paco) Morales, self-appointed ruler of the border country. “El Cyote’s” iden- tity is known only to Ann Reed, an entertainer at a notorious resort. She is in love with him and dcts as his spy. “El Coyote” wreaks venge- ance on Morales for his unjust treat- ment of the ranchers. There is a high price on “El Coyote’s” head, but all search has proved futile, Bob's foreman and friend, Ted Rad- cliffe, is in love with Adela, the Spaniard’s beautiful niece. Jito, Mo- rales’ ward, is jealous of Ted. Major Blount of the U. S. Cavalry sum- mons Bob and Ted to his headquar- ters to hear one of “El Coyote’s” lieutenants reveal his identity. Bob goes outside. Two shots ring out. Bob returns and, shortly, after, the informer is carried in, mortally wounded. He dies without a word. On the way home, Bob collapses from a wound in his side. Ted real- izes the truth. Bob sends for Ann. Against Bob’s wishes, Ted calls in Dr. Price, who challenges Ted with the question, “Suppose I talk?” and it’s brought him to this.” He turned down the steps. “I'll run your car in to Verdi and come out tonight. If things get worse—| phone.” And then again that half-smile came to the man’s face. “Funny,” he said, then added, “You may be interested to know that in the eyes of the law you and I are both crim- inals now.” He shrugged his heavy shoulders. “Well, what the law! thinks won’t drive me to morphin. In fifty years I’ve learned enough to blast half the reputations in Verdi.” He smiled, “It’s a very wicked world, Ted. When you reach my age you'll realize it. In the mean- time, keep Bob quiet.” Again the silence of that desert morning fell about the hacienda. Once Ted looked into the room where Bob lay either unconscious or asleep. Beside him sat the girl, her eyes fastened on the pale face among the pillows. He listened for a long time to the slow, faint breath- ing, then left the room and paced the porch for an hour when the girl joined him. Lighting a cigarette she inhaled eagerly, “I’ve been afraid to smoke in there.” Her face was white and worn, and with a pang of remorse Ted remembered that she had been with Bob through the long night and morning. “Better get some sleep,” he told her. “I'll stay with Bob until Price comes back.” She shook her head. “What's the use? I couldn’t sleep. I couldn't bear to be alone now. Talk to me.” She sat down beside him on the CHAPTER XXXVIII Ted’s mouth was a straight line. “That man* inside,” he answered grimly, “is my friend. He was my father’s friend, and when the whole world was pulled from beneath my feet he gave me a hand, He stood between me and—I'’m not sure what. He was the only friend I had in life. He still is.” For a second Ted’s, voice trembled. “Well, the time has come when I can pay back a little of this friendship. For one thing, I can see him through now, and I can see that nobody learns from you or from anyone else who El Coyote is.” “That sounds,” the doctor drawled, “just the least bit like a threat, Ted.” “It isn’t meant to be if you're the man I think you are. When I de- cided to bring you out I had to de- cide that no matter what you learned you wouldn’t talk. And I told myself that unless I had your promise of silence I'd hold you here, by force if I had to, until Bob gets better—or dies. I'll hold you until he is safe, one way or another. There aren't many things I won't do to keep his secret.” For a long minute the doctor looked into the man’s eyes, There was no mistaking the message. At last he rose and laid his hand on Ted’s shoulder. “It was a lucky day for Bob when you came along, boy. Without you he'd be done already. ‘As for me, you needn't lose a wink. That man inside is my friend, too. So, in the meantime, we'd better both tell the world Bob’s out on the range until he gets better, or—” Silence. A long uncertain silence followed the words, while a heavy hand seemed lifted from the man’s heart, The leaves of the eucalyptus trees rustled and the hot desert wind played in upop them. From the open door came the sound of a girl's muf- an honest-to-God chance?” “Price thinks so.” “Who shot Bob?” Ted told her all he knew of the past night. “Bob and the Mexican must have seen each other and fired almost together.” “And the Mexican?” “Dead.” “Then there is no one to know?” Radcliffe shook his head slowly. “Morales may suspect.” Again the girl’s eyes dropped, and he added: “Don’t you think you'd better lie down? There may be a hard night ahead for us both.” “But what will the end be?” “I wish I knew. If Bob gets better it means war until either he or Mo- rales wins. The whole border will be brought in, for those two men are raising a storm that will sweep the country.” “Will it bring you into the fight?” “Bob was my friend—whether he lives or dies my hand is against his enemies.” She rose, then suddenly swayed forward, Ted caught her and carried her into the house. Quietly he laid her down on his bed. She looked up at him and whispered, “I’m so tired and afraid for Bob—and everything.” Radcliffe nodded. “I know. It will all come out right. I'll call you if there’s any need.” Outside he resumed his lonely vigil, Twice the phone rang, and a Pr TENET I LT ON Beea | & each time he said that Bob was rid-| ing the southern range and would not be back fot several days. Once’ fled weeping. Price looked up. “She’s safe, I suppose?” during the afternoon he thought of pane fold me to get her before Be) the girt inside, wondering what part she might play in the hidden life of his friend. She seemed a strange blending of tenderness and almost brittle hardness. She was like some- one living beyond both happiness and unhappiness. And once he re- membered her eyes as she looked at Bob. At last he forced himself to think]; of ,other things. Hours passed, Toward dusk the cook brought him a tray of sandwiches, and suddenly he recalled that neither the girl nor he had eaten all that day. The doctor nodded and rose. His understanding eyes were for the mo- ment troubled at the strangeness of it all. He shook his head. “How little we know anyone—| even ourselves. For fifteen years I've known Bob. I've hunted with him, ridden with him.” He smiled a rem- iniscent, wistful smile. “Once in desert hut he even helped me bring a baby into the world, I thought I knew that quiet man, but I only knew one side of him, and probably the least important side. He might 7 have been a great pat ora great} He carried the tray inside and, martyr in other times or lands. Hel seeing the door open, tiptoed to had the supreme gift of sacrifice—| where the girl lay sleeping, one arm GAY BANDIT, y_» of the BORDER COPYRIGHT 1931, BY INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE G3, INC. — DISTRIBUTED BY KING FEATURES SYNDICATE, INC. steps. “Has Bob a chance—I mean] i: GILL curled beneath her head, She seemed quite untroubled, sleeping there as if for the moment life had ceased to be that stern antagonist against which she stood ever on guard. At the slight sound of his coming, she opened her eyes, and again those eyes were guarded and alert. In the dusk they ate and smoked, and either the cigarettes or the strong tea allayed the fears of that inter- minable day, They began talking in low tones. “He's quieter,” Ted told her. “I think his fever’s broken. That may be a good sign.” She nodded. “Will you go back to Mendoza’s tonight?” “I should, but until Bob’s better I won't. Damn Mendoza’s,” she added sullenly. He was silent, not knowing what to say. There seemed so very little to say to this impassive girl, always so far away, always a little apart from everything except that figure in the darkened room. Then, to his surprise, she began talking about herself. “I couldn’t go 40 Mendoza’s and have anything hap- pen while I was gone,” she told him in the voice that seemed at times like low-toned music. “But nothing could happen, could it?” Unable to answer, Ted shook his head. “If it does—” She broke off. “He was the gentlest soul I ever knew.” “It was for you he asked first of all.” She smiled and a faint color came again to her cheeks, “You're good to say that. But I’d made him prom. ise 3 do it long ago.” “You knew who he was long ago?” “For more than two years. It is to me his leaders come for their or- ders, and it is to me they give their information, There are few things taking place on the border that don’t get whispered at Mendoza’s, And all those things sooner or later reach Don Bob.” “But why?” “Why do I do it?” She looked squarely into his eyes. “I don’t want you to be in the dark about me. We must be friends, you and I. I’ve loved more men than one, but none like Bob. I’ve seen a good deal of life, and I've got a few of its knocks, and I’m probably every bit as old as you, so you won't think I’m just an irresponsible kid. And I do it just because I love him.” - “Bob is a lucky man.” “I don’t know. Nobody can get across to him. Bob's life is some- where in the past. He's got two things that are real to him—his - memories and his fight against Mo- rales.” As if the name brought up some recollection, she frowned, then added, “I can tell you something about yourself and Morales too— something helpful, maybe, but not now.” And soon she went to Bob's tom and closed the door. Price, when he came that evening, seemed more cheerful, Bob's tem- perature was nearly normal. He was quieter, and after watching him for ‘a time, the doctor took a sample of Ted's blood. “Lucky,” he murmured. “We need to be lucky, don’t we? You see, your blood happens ‘to be the same type as Bob's.” Within an hour he had completed @ transfusion, “I think,” he said, “tomorrow will see an improvement. Give him a teaspoonful of brandy in the morning before I come.” He looked at Ted. “You'll probably be able to sleep without trouble tonight yourself, I’m going to stay here un- til midnignt, so you can both get some rest. Then sou"—he nodded toward the girl—“better sit up.” And whether it was the loss of blood or the loss of sleep, Ted did nor open his eyes until the bright sunlight of the next morning was pouring in on him, it... —, (Te Be Coatinued) ae