The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 7, 1932, Page 4

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(Official City, State and County Newspaper) Foreign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER, BREWER (Incorporated) CHICAGO NEWYORK BOSTON The Datigerous Age Generally speaking, the dangerous ‘age is any other than that in which we find ourselves classed, but when discussing automobile accidents it is that period of life under the 30-year mark, according to E. E. Robinson of the National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters. From the records of insurance companies interested in this subject he finds that 39 of every 1,000 drivers under the age of 20 were involved in accidents last year. Between the ages of 20 and 29 there were 36 per 1,000; 30 to 39 there were 27 accidents; 40 to 49 the average was 20 accidents and in the age group over 50 there were only 18 accidents per 1,000. Boiling it down to averages, we find the youngest age group 39 per cent worse than average and the next youngest 29 per cent worse. From 30 to 39 it was 3.6 per cent better; from 40 to 49 it was 29 per cent better and over 50 it was 36 per cent better than average. On this basis the ability of drivers under 30 is 64.7 per cent below the ability of drivers above that age. Speaking of the mechanical ability needed to handle a motor car this is, of course, not entirely true. The lad of 20 generally has fewer physical handicaps than the man of 50 or more. He is more than likely to see better; his nervous reflexes are sharper. He hears better. When paying strict attention to his job he brings better physical perceptions into play. What, then, makes the period from adolescence to the 30-year mark the dangerous age for automobile driv- ing when persons within that classi- fication have obvious physical ad- vantages? The statistical survey does not go| beyond the figures and Robinson| makes no effort at interpretation. He gives us the facts from which we can draw our own conclusions, Foremost on the list, perhaps, is the fact that men above 30 are likely to have exchanged the heedlessness of youth for the judgment which ac- companies maturity. Men in the fa- vored age group are not usually looking for thrills and adventure but for satisfactory results. Their expe- rience is inclined to be wider and their caution better developed. The uses to which different age groups put automobiles may be important. Older persons may not drive better cars but they probably keep the ma- chines they drive in safer condition. Having less of life left to them they find no rabid desire to risk it. But greatest of all, perhaps, is the | fact that mature persons recognize in the automobile a potentially dan- gerous instrument, both to them- selves and to others. It is something to be used but not to be trifled with. When they are driving they drive less swiftly and pay more attention to what they are doing. The moral is obvious. If a young Person is permitted to drive a car, the parents should either be pre- pared to have him figure in acci- dents or else take pains to impress upon him the necessity for exercising caution and common sense behind the wheel. Special Delivery Fading By instituting airmail, a new serv- ice, the postoffice department finds it has set up an important competitor to one which it has nurtured for years, the special delivery. The only advantage of this service was that it caused @ letter to be delivered immediately upon arrival at the postoffice of its destination. In some cases it meant a saving of only an hour or so. In others the advant- age might be greater. But as the air lines have extended The Bismarck Tribune $7.20 sosseese 5.00 to do with this but spec is the airmail. A letter mailed at noon in Bismarck, for instance, arrives in New York the next morning in time for the first delivery. What need for special de- livery under such circumstances? As special delivery declines airmail! volume increases. larger numbers daily. Excellent Recommendation abolition of the license department. volved. government, ficiency. the result in many instances. and licensing of other places of pub- Mc amusement, cost to these enter- prises has been greater than if this was left to local authorities. Originally the pool hall inspection was agitated by the dry forces who thought that local control fostered violations of liquor laws and that the state could control infractions of the prohibition statutes in such places to much better advantage. Then cer- | tain politicians saw in the law a pos- sibility of another bureau to give jobs to the politically faithful. Scores of jinspectors were appointed and this department proved politically effi- cient for years. Later the law was amended and re- vised. Much of the fees collected were returned to the municialities and the staff reduced to a very few men. Now the next logical step is to dispense with the bureau entirely. Mr. Morris’ recommendations should be carefully considered by the next legislative session. Leaves Gandhi Role Alfred E. Smith has put away his Passive political resistance and it is' “Al” and “Frank” again. He is no longer the Gandhi of New York's Democracy, but becomes the “Happy Warrior” in a glorious battle for the principles of Thomas Jefferson. This knocks another prop from under the hopes of the Republican leaders, Mr. Smith was being car- tooned as another Gandhi and re- ferred to jocularly as the “forgotten man.” The chances of a Democratic suc-| cess are too great for the faithful to bolt now. Prospective victory, it would seem, has had much to do with healing the sores inflicted in the Chicago arena last July. There is to be @ united front to oust the Re- Publicans from Washington. Smith’s hearty endorsement of the national ticket has the Democratic machine hitting on all cylinders. Editorial Comment Editorials printed below show the trend of thought by other editors, They are published without regard to whether they agree or dis: eo with The Tribune's policies, Sunny Sanders (New York Times) Chairman Sanders has broken forth from the clouds in full midday splendor. You can’t look at him without shading your eyes. All things ‘work together for good for them that love the Republican party. The Re- publican campaign is going like a house afire. Not in 1928 or any other campaign that Mr. Sanders can re- member—and he was born in In- diana, almost in sight of Eel river— has the party “message” been deliv- ered to so many voters. Everything is better than the best, my brethren, and Governor Roosevelt has been the best of campaigners for us. This is clear. A survey has been conducted by inquirers whose impartiality is be- yond dispute. Who could be better judges of the effect of Governor Roosevelt's speeches in the west than members of the Republican commit- tees of the states he visited and other unbiased Republican observers? Governor Roosevelt, writes one of these beautifully objective investiga- tors and reporters, “has left in the wake of his western tour a host of new Hoover votes.” He not only dis- appointed expectation everywhere, but, as the Washington national com- mitteeman puts it, “he has been very helpful to us.” In the face of such testimony the Democrats ought to hide their diminished heads. It is futile for them to say that Mr. San- ders is whistling to keep his courage up or seeking to change the face of popular psychology. How can he help being encouraged by the all- one-way voices that he has asked to speak and that palpably tremble with confidence and joy? But why, some pig-headed Bour- bon may ask, if Governor Roosevelt is doing such effective work for his “distinguished opponent,” is it nec- essary to drag the latter into Iowa and two or more other states? Why 4s Chairman Sanders “intensifying” an already intense campaign? Be- cause he likes to do a good job. Be- cause it would not be just for the president to let the governor have all the glory of Mr. Hoover's reelec- tion. Because the energy, once too much depreciated by nervous Re- publicans, of Vice President Curtis and divers members of the cabinet and assistant secretaries needs for artistic purposes to rise to a triumph- ant climax in Mr. Hoover's speeches. We invite the attention of cynical the volume of special delivery mail| Chairman Koenig to the truth as it has dropped. From 1924 to 1929 the shines in Everett Sanders. Too quick T, wherefore wilt thou go off average number of special delivery | at half-cock? All is over but the letters was 95,000,000. The peak of | spouting. 100,000,000 was reached in 1930. In | publican sinners so often admonished 1931, however, the total fell below the average and during the fiscal year ending last June it was off some | exhortation 5,000,000 more. Unquestionably the reduction in general mail volume had something | will carry them all. LZ in the past to go to the polls before they go to the links on election day will escape the usual reprimand and this year. Mr. Sanders refuses to name the states which Mr. Hoover and Mr. Curtis are to carry, because, evidently, he feels that they delivery letters have fallen more sharply than other mailings. The answer probably Next to communi- cation by wire it is the fastest method available and the people are taking advantage of its relative cheapness in Attorney General Morris is on the right track when he recommends He bases his contention logically on the ground that such functions be- ‘50 long to the cities and villages in- For years, North Dakota has been! seeking to centralize functions of Often this has been done on the plea of economy and ef- But the opposite has been In the field of pool hall inspection | Those hardened old Re- | growth. 1) | get material for his latest book, “Smith”... Ethelind Terry, star of “Rio Rita,” goes to the night clubs this winter for the first time, having signed with Bill Oakland’s gang. . . Bradford Ropes, author of “42nd Street,” is a stage dancer and did his writing while on a road tour over the Loew circuit. . . Then he got $6000 for the movie rights, which is plenty change for an actor in these times. Jack Dempsey’s “doing the town.” Ned Wayburn, famous dance teacher, looks more and more like @ prosper- ous small-town banker and less and Jess like @ dancer. . . It was Wayburn, by the way, who first advised Will Rogers to “talk more and rope less.” «+. Both Wayburn and Arthur Mur- tay, society dance domo, report in- terest in dancing has hit a new high since the depression. . . The number of instructors required has been dou- bled within a few months... And the height of something-or- other was an actor pawning his beard and mustache make-up in front of the Palace the other afternoon. TODAY a a8 1S THE - AN VERSARY : 0 YANKS WIN IN ARGONNE On Oct. 7, 1918, Americans won 8 hot battle for possession of the north end of the Argonne forest, taking Chatel-Chehery and the commanding Positions on the Aire. The British advanced on a four- mile front north of the Scarpe and captured Oppy and Biache-St. Vaast. The French took Berry-au-Bac and a French naval division entered addressed envelope is enclosed. ink. Address Dr. William Brady, | 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- Letters should be brief and written in No reply can be made to queries not conforming to instructions. in care of this newspaper. WHAT GOOD IS A SQUEAKY | OLD GALLSAC? | Ben Told and Mrs. Sumsey still confuse the gall-bladder with the bladder that serves as reservoir for the kidney excretion. Probably the confusion is due to the fact that stones may form in either place. The gall-bladder or gallsac is a lit- tle pear-shaped sac lodged under the right lobe of the liver, beneath the edge of the ribs in the northwest quadrant of the abdomen. It has a capacity of an ounce or a little more. It is a blind sac, having only one common inlet and outlet, like a per- fume atomer bulb or a camera bulb. The tube through which bile enters and leaves the gallsac is called the| cystic duct, 1 1-2 inches long, and as one arm of a Y it joins with the other arm, the hepatic duct, coming from the liver, to form the base, the common bile duct, half the diameter of @ lead pencil, which conveys the bile through its length, about three inches, into the duodenum or upper portion of the small intestine at a point three inches below the lower opening or outlet (pylorus) of the stomach. Bile or gall is secreted constantly by the liver, but in the intervals be- tween meals the supply of bile is stored in the gall-bladder. Then when some chyme (digesting food) is ejected from the stomach through the pylorus into the duodenum it produces a reflex contraction of the gall-bladder which ejects a spurt of bile into the duodenum. Certain kinds of food produce more active contractions of the gall-bladder and therefore may be especially beneficial where drainage of the gall-bladder is desirable, or to be avoided where| the pain of colic or gall-sac inflam- mation is present. We shall discuss the diet question later. Clearly the gall-bladder is a lux- ury one can do without. Its removal causes no untoward effects. When it 4s causing trouble it is as well re- moved. Gall-sacs, tonsils and wis- dom teeth are all right to let alone when they are normal; when they cause trouble, out with them. Re- moval of the gall-sac does not in- terfere with the passage of the bile or gall from the liver to the duode- num. Perhaps patients who have had this operation need more fre- quent meals for a while, to maintain steady flow of bile. Inflammation of the lining of the gall-bladder is called cholecystitis. | ++. Sorry now I tampered with them «+ —(M. 1. G.) Answer — Keloids are hypertro-| phied, heaped up scars. Tend to re- cur if removed. The specialist de- | ceived you. Cutting the skin cross- | wise of the lines or folds is quite as) productive of scar as is any other incision. Probably the best remedy for keloids is X-ray treatments. In- cisions of the skin made obliquely | instead of at right angles to the sur-| face permit of better apposition and So are less likely to leave noticeable | scar. In any case it is humanly im- possible to have an incised or acci- dental wound or injury without more or less scar formation. The amount of scar and the cosmetic appearance depend upon the skill of the surgeon in planning his incisions and treat- ment of the wound. No salve or other external remedy can prevent ‘Scar. (Copyright, John F. Dille Co.) AROUND ANOTHER CORNER New York, Oct. 7.—Incongruity is also just around the corner in Man- hattan. Take, for instance, the fiesta of St. Genaro, patron saint of southern Italy, whcih has been bringing lights, laughter and music to Mulberry Street. It is the outstanding fete- week of New York's huge Italian col- | | Olympic champion. from overhead; candy merchants are out with their tastiest and most deco- rative wares; cafes bustle and the streets are crowded. Holy shrines are Propped against building fronts. But the band which furnishes the music is the Red Cap organization, made up of Grand Central Station Porters. And plenty Harlem at times! * * Which reminds me that Harlem has been turning inside out to greet its leading hero, Eddie Tolan, the colored Saw him the other night at Cab Calloway’s home- And did the crowds cheer? * oe * FLOATING NIGHT CLUBS You can now do your night clubbing by yacht, motorboat or schooner in Manhattan. For the East River sec- tion, in the swanky Sutton Place zone, grows in favor with the “exclusive” crowd. The latest is the Mayfair Yacht Club, first spot to have a pier and mooring place for the night- going novelty seekers. Just park your boat, go ashore and there's dancing, a floor show and all the rest. Now they're talking of a showboat for the blase dwellers of this snooty section, And somebody whispers that, until the weather grows too chill, a motor- boat taxi-line will operate to handy locations. At the yacht club opening, Meyer Davis, swelldom’s band lead@, told me an odd tale of one of his early experiences as an orchestra magnate. He had been summoned to Philadel- phia by Ralph R. Strassburger, the publisher, for consultation on a party Strassburger was planning at the Ritz. The host insisted that the orchestra have four men to each type of instru- ment—except the drums; that there be a marimba band and a sextette of Piano players to tune up the inter- mission. When the various units finally were coming. | Organized the band total came to 67 people. There were but 60 guests. ee & KALEIDOSCOPE About people and things: Supersti- tious Harold Lloyd always insists on the comic characters he plays in the films being named Harold. . . War- wick Deeping, Britain’s best-seller novelist, spent months on London's 4 The ex-king of a whole, 15 Wing. part of a seed, If concretions or gallstones form shat is called cholelithiasis. tims suppose, for a large share of cases of chronic cholecystitis mas- querade for months or years as “dys- Pepsia,” “indigestion,” “acidity,” “gas,” “stomach trouble,” “bilious- ness” and the like. One fact which cannot be gainsaid: No distress from acid, gas or “indigestion” sufficiently great to demand medical relief can be ascribed to indulgence in any par- ticular food or to a mere dietary in- discretion. When “indigestion” is as bad as that it is time to stop the nonsense and find out what is the matter with the patient. A so-called “gas attack” in the wee small hours warrants at least serious considera- tion of the advisability of a surgical attack in the morning. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS All Men Are Not Created Equal Although only 15 years old I am an ardent reader of your articles. I am 5 feet 11 inches tall. Will I grow much more in height? If I begin smoking will that retard my growth? I have been smoking only a few months —(M. B. F,) Answer—I wish I could trade my stature for your propsects, son. You will probably add two or three inches in the next three or four years. Smoking will ruin your health and morale or self-discipline, but it be depended on to retard your can’t Keloid Electric needle used on moles’ on my neck, with bad results. Had to have them cut out by family physi- cian. I "t wait for healing and went to a specialist. He said they would heal without scar if they were cut crosswise, 50 he operated .. . re- [sult my neck is covered with keloids Acute cholecystitis is a severe ill-| ness somewhat like acute appendici- | tis, and we need not consider it here. | Chronic cholecystitis is low grade! Jong continued gall-bladder trouble.| This is more common than most vic- | 16 Gelatinous substance in culture media. 18 Pocketbook. 19 Upper part of -59 Boggy land. a whip. 40 Social insect. ! 20 Long series of ‘41 Neck scarf, woes, 43 Private 22'To gain-as French clear profit. soldier. 23 Aches. 45 To doze. 24 Fabric of 47 Growing out, crossing ropes. 49 Artist’s 26 Payment to frames, miners accord- 51 To operate on ing to bulk of __ the skull. coal mined. 52 Region. 28 Withered. 53 Apiaceous ‘30 Deportment, plant. 22 Devilish ‘'B6 Girdle, action. 57x. 36 To-make a 58 Flat. mistake. 59 To perish. oT ero Spain. RI ] 10 Chum. CH TTIAIL ISMERIE IDICIAIPI 14 Seaweeds as |GIRIANERBCIOU TL ig IDIOT IE IO} ad Be at a ony. Fountains of electricity drip ‘park benches and in flop-houses to a e 7: ° Ex-King of Spain « 7 ¢ < HORIZONTAL Answer to Previous Puzzle, a type of 1To harden, marble. 11 By the length. 12 Falling in duty, 17 Valued. 19 Student at ‘West Point, U.S. A. 21 Woeful. 23 One who prints. 25 Field of granu lar snow. RI ) 27 Last word of 60 Benler. 29 are 61 Rescinds. 3 = 62 Credit, .31 Reiterates. 33 Wayside hotel, "34 Chart. 35 To come in again, 37 Riotous person 38 Ascended. 41 Ineulated, 42 Designating a kind of type. 44 Field. 46 Swarming. 48 The tip. 50 Auction. 51 To relate. 8 Dirty. 54 Knots in wool 9To observe. staple, 10 Pertaining to - 55 Ocean. VERTICAL 1 Where is Barcelona? 2 What bird is the emblem of the United States? 3 Character- istics, 5To drink dog- fashion. 6 Hurled. 7 Hideous giant. Beirut. I thank God that I shall be spared from seeing the consummation of ruin that is gathering around us.— The Duke of Wellington, in 1851, dur- ing a depression. " * * A great many bright men have come from the far west and the brighter they are the sooner they come.—Edwin Markham, writer. * OR OK If the people are to control the government, thes’ must pay the taxes to support it.—Calvin Coolidge, ex- president of the United States. * * The St. Lawrence waterways project cannot be permitted to break on the rock of Chicago's municipal selfish- ness.—Senator Arthur H. Vendenberg and of establishing conditions of per- manent peace in the Far Yasuga Uchida, Japanese foreign min- Barbs | they say an education pays, but tis rf the season of the year when the graduations of last spring are a dead loss to the earl coach. * Styles change. The thugs who ‘ea’ to blow safes are turning their attention now to safety de- it boxes. Posi * * Samuel Seabury, who had a lot to do with Jimmy Walker resigning as mayor of New York, arrived in Lon- don recently and denied he had in- tentions of running for mayor of New York. He certainly didn’t run from New York's peMet * Cal Coolidge, in writing of the books he read in his youth, says that campaign literature in no way compares with the “elo- quence” of “Orations of Cicero in the Roman Senate.” Wonder if Cicero had anything to say about silence. ee * E. B. Skaggs of the College of the City of Detroit, recently told the American Psychological Association that a poor day’s work is often due to the failure of a worker to “warm up.” And sometimes it takes a whole day for some of them to get the chill =i o off. (Copyright, 1932, NEA Service, Inc.) $e | Arena ° By MRS. 0. McINTYRE Mr. and Mrs. Allen Frazier were shoppers in Wing Friday evening. The Tees brothers shipped two car- loads of cattle to the Twin Cities Tuesday. James Tees accompanied the shipment. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Drumm and daughter motored to Goodrich Sun- day to visit with Mrs, Drumm’s mother. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Rogers and children of Bismarck were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Glanville Satur- gay and Sunday. Miss Fae Roberts was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ulfers Sunday. ‘Wayne Drumm and Rueben Web- ber were callers at McIntyre Sun- day. Ben Klagenburg was a business caller in Wing Friday. Mrs. Owen McIntyre and daugh- ters, Mary, Alice and Rose, and Miss Roberts were shopping in Wing Sat- urday. vinced that the recognition of this state (Manchoukuo) is the only means of stabilizing conditions in Manchuria East— sons were in Mend to attend reunion Sunday. "i. Caroline Kraft and family were visiting at Jacob Kraft’s re- cently. Blutch Wagner was calling at Ban Klagenbure’s Saturday. H. 8, Duncan and Pete Domagolla took a truckload of sheep to Carring- ton. Wednesday. Miss Iva Duncan will teach in the Sheyenne River academy this year near Harvey. MUSSOLINI IS FINED Rome, Oct. 7.—(?)—Premler Mus- solini smilingly paid a fine of five lire (about 26 cents) Thursday after he had made an almost perfect score at the national rifle tournament. He fired a military rifle 24 times, each shot hitting the target and twelve clipping the bullseye. But as he turn- ed from firing he failed to open thi tary Battistoni said: “I am sorry, your excellency, but you are fined five lire.” ‘TICKER, § S Si yes > boy was tee sl isis falas al ws i Ce How olds each today? wi of Michigan. * ek OK ‘The Japanese government is con- Carl Wagner was home Saturday evening to call on his folks. Mighty few women are as pretty as Mr. and Mrs. Bert Glanville and they're painted. f the BORDE R! “J wy TOM GILL . = COPYRIGHT 1051, 5Y INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE CD, INC. —? DISTRIBUTED BY KING FEATURES ‘SYNDICATE ave.* CHAPTER XLIX The old man sighed, then slowly | he smiled. “When one loves,” he said, “there is little to add, except that I envy you both. Yet there i: much to be said between us.” looked across at Ted. “You see, sefior, 1 want above all else that this Adela of mine shall be happy. A few years more and I shall be gone the way of my ancestors— wherever old ranchers go after the last rodeo. I will sleep better to| : know that Adela is in good hands, - “Frankly, for her I would have chosen differently, but no one can direct the course of love. Today I aeither consent nor forbid. There is © much to think of, much for Adela and myself to talk of. So I say only that no one is to know of this yet. And if you are to see each other, I ask of you, sefior, one promise. Let there be no talk of marriage for a time. I must speak to Don Bob and I must consider many things. We cannot ignore that Adela is one of the wealthiest girls in all Mexico.” Ted’s face flushed. “Will you be- lieve me when I say I wish Adela had not a penny?” The other man’s eyebrows raised a little. “Ah,” he murmured, “you Americans! And you accuse us Latins of being sentimental, Believe me, my son, the possession of pesos and of fertile acres will be no ob- stacle to your happiness in the days to come.” For a moment Ted hesitated.| + “There is one thing more to tell you,” he said at last. “I am not. coming with entirely empty hands. This morning Bob had a wire from Sonora confirming my ownership of the Esperanza property.” The startled Spaniard sprang to his feet. “Esperanza! That is im- possible.” “My father bought it years ago from Mexico. Before he died it was transferred to my name. The wire said there was no doubt about the records.” A tremor shook Morales. Quickly he turned from them toward the wine dow, and in his eyes blind fury blazed, Through long minutes he fought for sanity, and when again he turned he still wore that courteous, impassive mask, ur father was a man of foresight,” he smiled. “And yet some say the Esperanza property brings quick misfortune, But we will talk of all these things later.” He rose and, lifting area Kise her; then he shook Ted’s ‘or a moment he seemed about to say| Yet to Adela those hours, as they something more, but turned abruptly | Passed, were marvelously ‘rose-col- and left the room. ored. A new world, a new life, lay in T rms folded about the slen-|2!! its perfect promise just ahead, I wish time would stop|,_ She had never known happiness is, just like this, forever.” such as this—this ecstasy of living She slipped back with a little trem. | that made her heart sing triumphant~ ulous laugh. “Lover of mine, I'm iy oe while she awaited her uncle's so very, very happy, and the miracle i is that uncle is not against us, Well] | Tihs summons did not come unex- eoake Aunt Clamp sive 0s diaper’ clear that whatever feelings her uncle might have about her love for Ted he would say little until he had thought it out to the very end. That was Morales’s way But the very instant she entered his room, Adela sensed approaching: conflict. She knew that now, that Present moment, would call for all the patience and forbearance she well “The Americano, Radcliffe. “Within a little time he dies,” said Morales. losing battle, yet even in the dark- ness those eyes were lighted with little gleams of undying fire. At last Morales spoke. “Jito mio, what would you do when a man comes between you and all your life’s desires?” “Kill him,” came the dispassionate reply. Morales nodded. “Who is it now, sefior?” “The Americano, Radcliffe. With- in a little time he dies.” The vaquero shrugged. “Why not? Have you another cigarette?” All that next day Morales denied himself to everyone, even to Jito and Adela. Leaving word that he was not to be disturbed, he remained locked in his room, and not until the following morning did he call Adela’ to him. Possessed, Morales sat quietly be- hind the long mahogany table, where lay a number of papers, some yellow from age, The curtains of the win- dow behind admitted only a faint half-light. Adela passed to the win- dow and threw it wide open. “How often, my uncle, must I find you ruining those aristocratic eyes? There, that’s better. Look what 3 bright, sunny world you've been. keeping from you.” She put her‘ arm about his shoulder. But Morales only frowned at the scattered papers before him. With a little ia ae girl looked passe nd over his thinni pee and dropped to her knees beside im, “What is it, tio mio? Why are unhappy on this day when I vent all the world to be happy, gloriously, utterly happy, as I am? Have you made it up in your mind to quarrel ith me?” " He listened gravely to the triumphant voice. He looked Sleatly into her face, where her eyes spoke Pais, GP happiness the old Span- iat forgotten for ma: 4 Slowly Morales spoke, a baa “Last night and early this ing I have been readin, iz old iattere and documents left by former mase ters of this hacienda.” He touched low papers afraid.” Upstairs in a semi-darkened room, a tall, gaunt figure stood looking’ down at the bed, where Jito lay sul- lenly smoking a cigarette. The vaquero's eyes were swollen, and his face still bore the scars of that almost lovingly the before him. " = “They are quite old, you see, come down from generation Be generation of men fi rio irom the Spanish 349 - Gyuunuedy 1. breech block of the rifle and Secre-" - } = . &