The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 19, 1932, Page 4

a | The Bismarck Tribune it Newspaper f THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) EEE ntiannaantaictt se Published by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bismarck, N. D., and en- tered at the postoffice at Bismarck as second class mail matter. GEORGE D. MANN President and Publisher. ——$—<$<$<$< << — |" Gubscription Rates Payable in iy egies Ha Daily by carrier, per year........$" Daily by mail per year (in Bis- Daily by mail per year (in state Outside Bismarck) ............ Daily by mail outside of ‘North 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 wee 2.00 Member of Audit Bureau of Cireulation 1.50 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 County Newspaper) Foreign Representatives MALL, SPENCER, BREWER (Inoorporated) CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON New Land Commissioner | Appointment of E. O. Bailey as} state land commissioner following the resignation of W. E. Byerly will be accepted by nearly everyone in North Dakota as a move in the inter- est of the public welfare. Byerly, of course, could not expect to retain the post after his promise to resign the job if William Langer were elected governor, and his resig- nation was tendered as fulfillment of that promise. ‘The situation thus created was un- usual. The land commission could have found someone to give perfunc- tory supervision to the office and draw the pay or it could have per- mitted the resignation to hang fire until the new members of the land board actually take office. That its members did not do so speaks volumes for the lessons which North Dakota’s state officeholders have learned in recent months. They could not delay the day of their own departure and so they turned the Office over to a Nonpartisan at once in order that he might familiarize himself with his duties. The result is to disrupt as little as possible the functioning of a major state office. ‘Whatever party is in power the peo- ple expect service and transition from one political group to another is no excuse for not giving it. That Bailey's appointment will be hailed with pleasure by Nonpartisans throughout the state goes without saying. He has been both an earnest and an effective worker for that group and his services during the June campaign, of which he was as- sistant manager, contributed mate- rially to victory. Those familiar with Bailey's political record have every right to expect that he will admin- ister the office in accord with the principles of the organization with which he is affiliated. Tt was, doubtless, the personal pres- tige of Secretary of State Byrne which: caused the outgoing board to appoint a man of rival political af- filiation to the post. ‘The surprising thing about it, how- ever, is that they must have cast aside some of theis hopes for quick Political revival to do so. From a purely political standpoint, the outgoing officials could not be} blamed if they entertained a secret hope that their successors would make a mess of things. Some ad- herents of the defeated faction have been frank to express that view, even though it does them no credit as citizens of the state of North Da- kota. That members of the land board took the view of constructive citi-| THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1932 after a lapse of 10 years. The of- fense was stealing a motor car. The re-action to The Tribune's ap- peal for information indicated that the people generally have a different attitude toward the imposition of judges and prosecuting officials. They are inclined to take a com- mon-sense rather than a wiindiy technical view. The general trend is to view prison at its best as a doubtful means of reform rather than as a place of punishment—at offenders. Burns’ case, however, probably is different. He has insulted the fair name of the state of Georgia by ex- posing to the public the infamies and cruelties which are practiced there | in the name of justice. Many citi-} zens of Georgia are peeved, probably, not at the blemish which its prison | system has cast upon the state but! at the fact that the outside world has been told about it. | That very fact will make it dif-) ficult for Burns to avoid complet- ing the term which he was serving! when he escaped from the chain| gang, even though it rouses the sym- pathies of citizens in other states an his behalf. Where Prosperity Arises _ Ordinarily a report of the presi- dent of the New York Stock E: change is not regarded as serious! | as it should be outside the counting | room and in the realm of high fi-! nance. In many respects, the observations of Richard Whitney, president of the New York Stock Exchange, are timely and of interest, regardless of the opinion the insurgent west may have of the operations of Wall These are times when every onc is pretty much in the same boat com- mercially. Mr. Whitney is just an- other individual on the mourners bench, but his observations should have more weight, because he repre- sents a class of people who were closest to the financial cyclone. This man, who presides over the bulls and the bears of Wall Street, makes a true and timely observation: “The theory that consumption can be stimulated by the exten- sive use of credit has survived even the collapse of production. What the merchants and bank- ers could not do, some feel that the government might be able to do. Laws are continually pro- posed for the lending of free distribution of tax revenue direct to different classes of our popu- lation, or for the expenditure of public funds for non-productive purposes, on the grounds that such steps will increase the buy- ing power of the public. Falla- cies of this sort are at least old as the “bread and circuses” Policy of the Roman empire, and they necessarily involve a pro- gram of excessive taxation. Last- ing recovery in the consumption of goods and services in this country cannot be assured by | methods of this kind—it must come from the operations of bus- iness itself.” Prosperity must eventually come} from operations of business itseif.! Agriculture for years has been the recipient of credits from state and federal government. Like forced} draughts, the fires have been stimu-| lated, then when the credits have | been withdrawn, the situation be-| came worse than at first. Now that! the system has been inaugurated, agriculture will need new advances | and fresh renewals if it is to survive; at all. Once on its feet again, how-| ever, a more substantial policy must be evolved. The fundamental laws of supply | and demand are as inexorable in} commerce as the law of gravitation in the realm of physics. Politicians) have tried, through this and that formula, to negative the operation of | the rule of supply and demand. Pub- lic statutes, as Mr. Whitney points out, will not restore balance between | production and consumption. Pri-| vate initiative and free markets com- prise the avenue along which recov- ery must ultimately come. Editorial Comment | zenship is to their credit. If, by/ insuring efficient conduct of the of-! fice under their successors they de- | layed whatever chances they may| hhave of speedy return to office, the; people gain. | Citizens of Bismarck will hear with | pleasure the news of Bailey's ap- pointment. As secretary of the state securities commission under the ad- ministration of the late A. G. Sorlie, Bailey established for himself a re- putation for efficiency, attention to duty and affability which augurs well for him in his new position. itle Changes AT da, who gained fame as BEE HE rey E zl i Wt i ir uF 4 il 5 i i E i ! if g | F { | : : e ex §& f ey i il i 5 l st z + Editorials printed below show the trend of thought by other ed! ‘s. They are published without re to whether they agree or dis: | with The Tribune's policies. Dividends of Ill Will (Duluth Herald) Not much profit for this country; may come out of the money which | Europe owes it, but it is clear that at any rate there is likely to come from it a large harvest of ill will. And we shall do well if we resist the recurrent temptation to promote that ill will by our own impatient resent- ment. France got a better settlement of its war debt than Great Britain did, but Britain will pay tomorrow and France will not. France, with more gold than any other country except this, is much better able to pay than Britain, but tomorrow France will not pay and Britain will. The Herriott government no doubt made its proposed payment impos- sible to accept, but the chamber of deputies has overthrown its proposal a@ wide majority, and now the Herriott government is out and when payday comes tomorrow there will be no government to pay, as well as no disposition to pay. and especially France, it difficult fed those Amer- it compromis- is wisest if comprom- be offset by disarmament trade agreements. there have said, until themselves, that this chip in the amount as an offset to their sacrifices in the war, and we Teckon with that attitude. it. the moment the most strik- is the contrast between the tte if led in their respective: attitudes ap admittedly just debt. i legal punishment than do some! least in the case of ordinary minor | Street.|| | finally broke through the cheek and ; an opening to release the pus or The emer: i MNoysrRIN- \ MACHINE Giant Surveys His Work ¢ | Leon BRAS self-addressed envelope is enclosed. in ink. No reply can be made to tions. | 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 Address Dr. William Brady, in care of this newspaper. by Dr. Brady if a stamped, | Letters should be brief and written queries not conforming to instruc- BOIL, CARBUNCLE, LYMPHANG- ITIS, CELLULITIS, SEPTICEMIA, BLOOD POISONING, ERYSIPELAS OR WHAT HAVE YOU Anyway it is encouraging to note that the peasants today do not fool with acute septic infection under the belief that they have just “taken cold in it.” One such sufferer developed alveo- lar abscess (abscess about the root of a tooth). Peasant-like, he heeded the advice of the ignorant ‘folk around him, called it “ulcerated tooth” and remained close to the fire for several days, as a precaution against “taking more cold in it,” and much of the time kept meal poul- tices on the jaw in the attempt to relieve the pain he endured and also to keep “cold out of it.” The abscess left a hideous scar, almost as great a reproach as would be deliberate mutilation with tattoo. Had this simple soul gone to the dentist at the very beginning of the toothache and swelling, the dentist could have given instant relief by either making drain the abscess or extracting the tooth if it were damaged beyond re- pair. This sensible course would save hours or days of suffering, ob- eral septicemia (blood poisoning) and prevent the possible external rupture and scar formation. It is not necessary that the lay- man should be able to distinguish hangnail, whitlow, felon, pimple, boil, carbuncle, abscess, dermatitis, lym- phangitis, cellulitis, erysipelas and late the ever present danger of gen-|. @ specimen of blood for a blood cul- ture, or any other specimen he thinks likely. The bacteriologist incubates this for a week or longer. The bac- teriologist then prepares a suspen- sion of the killed bodies of so many millions of the germs in the culture to the cubic centimeter of sterile salt solution. This is the autogenous bacterin your physician administers. High Life After eating highly seasoned foods, particularly tomatoes with salt and pepper, and drinking cold milk or cold soft drinks, I feel very uncom- fortable from ... (Mrs. D. B.) Answer—Well, Dumb Dora, maybe it is just as well. After a while it will dawn on your consciousness, if any, that condiments and “soft drinks” are not essential. This Is 2 Health Column What effect would taking Lugol solution have on the system! I had an operation for inward goiter... WJ. BY Please explain the difference be- tween an enema, high enema, and ir- rigation. Have been a practical nurse (Mrs. B. L. M.) What is the reaction on the human body and what the effect on the sys- tem from the habitual use of in tablet form ... (H. D. M.) Answer—Please excuse me. I'm totally deaf in one ear. But with my right ear I can still hear personal health questions perfectly. What you people need, I imagine, is medi- cal advice. septicemia, though an understanding of the general principles involved is of practical value to every one. In the first place it is universally acknowledged, except by a few fol- lowers of queer cults, that all of the conditions mentioned are caused by infection, that is, invasion of the tis- sues by bacteria. If the reader has any doubt about the scientific sound- ness of this premise, the information and advice in these discussions will be of no particular use to him. Most. known varieties or types of bacteria, microbes, germs are harm- less to man. Of the comparatively few types that cause disease in man we recognize several as quite com- mon and a few as seldom absent where the infections now under con- sideration are concerned. I refer to the Staphylococci, which the phy- sicians or bacteriologists recognize much as you and I recognize wire- hair terriers and just dogs. But the | Staphylococci (aureus, citreus and | albus, according to the golden, yellow or white color of the pus produced by the organism) are not so virulent jas another type that is fortunately less common, called Streptococci. The makes a microscopic examination just as the herpetologist or trained | Naturalist ‘recognizes rattlesnakes. A good deal depends, then, on the type of bacteria present in any such infection. If it is purely or chiefly Staphylococcus infection, chances are there will be just an ordinary boil or other localized festering or pus mation, which will run a short and easy course and be forgotten in a few days. On the other hand, if it happens to be chiefly a Streptococcus deed you're in grave danger. In- stead of a simple boil or pimple or whitlow or run-around you are likely to develop a wicked carbuncle or an atrocious spreading inflammation under the skin (cellulitis) or any scule blood poisoning with chills and fever. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS No Fooling For about three years I have beer troubled by-an acid system E.C.) P? Answer—Your. physician physician or bacteriologist or pathol-' ogist recognizes Streptococci when he | invasion, you're out of luck and in-; ey i | animal kingdom. I do not know how, but she is pensive, melancholy and thoughtful, as though, cloudily pon- dering impalpable things. She is a melancholy philosopher, or at least has that appearance.—Dr. Charles V. Noback, of the Bronx Zoo, N. Y., dis- cussing Janet, the gorilla. * ee We know now that the Allies were the aggressors in 1914, and that there 1] was not the slightest probability that Germany would have attacked the United States had she been victori- ous. So the former claim of the Al- lies is preposterous and the only moral argument for the cancellation of France and England's debt to us is totally destroyed.—Dr. Harry Elmer Barnes, historian. see The besetting sin of America is lack of faith in our artists and thinkers. We have furnished some of the greatest artists, such as Whist- ler, Sargent and Mary Cassatt, yet we could not keep them here because FLAPPER, FANNY SAYS: The gorilla is the Hamlet of the It’s tough sledding sometimes to follow the fancies of society. HORIZONTAL 1River nymph. 6 Peninsula or East British North Amer: ica. 11 Corroded. } 18 Acidity of the {|S} | stomach, | 16 You and I, 1 17Groups of | three. | 19 Senior. 21To drudge. | 23 Monastic order of the Jews, : 26 Smooth. } 26 Flat plinth. of any width, 28To accent. 30 Wand, 31 Incapable, 46 To loiter. 48 Bohemian dance. 50 Makes a mis- take, 51 Last word of a prayer. 53To narrate. ‘ 55 Dower prop- formation or maybe merely inflam-! 42 Name of a Ddook. 44 Impending | evil. ! 1 Answer to Previous Puzzle English Colony 7Sun god. 8 War fiyer. 9 Girl's toy. 10 Command. HAI 12 Heretic. \O} 14 Progenitors, 16 To merit. 18 To lurk, 20 Enough. 22 Cheerful. Ai | 24 Gauged. 27 Death not! 29 Auction. 32 Bed of a beast, 3 34 Not any. 37 Head of a clan, 39 Variety of 66 Requirements. carnelian. VERTICAL, ‘41 Branches. 48 Rudest t: 1Oldest English > cace™t “970 of colony in 45 Black bird, North Amer: 47 Jinn, ica, 49 Billows. 2 That is 52 Roman em- (abbr.). peror, 3 Work of 54 Ireland. 57 Sun. 59 To bring lega) we did not appreciate their genius.—| first night begins to rhyme with Dabo, American * ke * If we were a couple of Frenchmen we'd kiss each other—but as we're Americans we just shale hands.—Al Smith, explaining the feeling he and Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt have for painter. Gilbert Swan SWANKY PESTS New York Dec, 19.—Persistent mis- behavior on the part of first night audiences has shown no sign of im- provement under caustic criticism and fast becomes something of a Broadway scandal. The more ermined the crowd, it would seem, the more vermined the behavior» Certain smart groups are not content to come in long after curtain time and stumble over feet and ankles. They bring with them the fresh and fragrant breath of the ;last speakeasy they attended and proceed to know their lines better than the actors. Their voices ‘clatter in competition to the folk on stage and the only sane reason which can be given for their presence seems to be that they want to be seen—cer- tainly they want to be heard. xe REGISTERING APPROVAL It is now recorded that the smart- est and most prominent audience of the year turned out for the Cole Por- ter revue-comedy, “Gay Divorce.” The Social Register appeared to have been thumbed to shreds to get out Lady de Schmatz and Mme. Von Pretzel. Yet the earlier one encoun- tered an important name, the later that person seemed to arrive. Fred Astaire, one of the most ta- lented of dancers, being starred, the Blue Book seemed to feel it essen- tial to flatter his slightest foot-step. After all, did not his sister and ex- dancing partner, become Lady Cavendish? And did not an Astor or a Whitney get the nimble footed Freddie into the uppity Racquet Club? e % % { AND TEMPERAMENT, MY! Once upon a time it was sufficient for a critic or serious patron to turn bitingly upon an offender and re-| mark: “Pardon me, can you talk a little louder, the actors are interrupt-| ing you?” This no longer works. A “worst night.” Still, the biggest headache on Broadway belongs to the poor fel- lows who have to assign seats to the “Who's Who.” Unless the brother of a dancer who married into British royalty happens to head the cast, it is admitted that Gilbert Miller's c: are about as swank as any save those attending the first night at the Metropolitan. And if Mrs. Van Styles finds herself three rows and four seats west by north of Mrs. Gogetter—is there a rumpus? And do they get tempera- mental? And {s the boy friend, hus- band or companion frozen by the, later comments? Yet, upon arrival—always half way through the act—you’d think they owned the theater and the cast and had put up the money for the pro- duction. Well, things being as they are, maybe they have. xe * A VACANT CHAIR Speaking of first nighters, it was believed that with the death of the late George Mayer, Broadway had lost its most devout first nighter. Mayer, who was in the suit-making business, never missed an important opening. His seats were located in Row A, seats 1 and 2. He was al- ways accompanied by his white- haired mother. About a year before Mayer's death, his mother passed on. Mayer con- tinued to appear—alone! But he al- ways reserved two seats. One re- mained empty. * * # TAKES NO CHANCES But now it appears there is—and has been for some time—a less widely known first night devotee. She is Mrs, Helen Katzenberg, an elderly woman, who has been attending first nights years on end. She always wri- tes in for her reservations and, if the attraction seems to be particularly tony, she applies weeks in advance. Sometimes she orders tickets from three or four sources in order to make sure that she gets them, Then there is a first nightier who appears only at curtain intermis- sions. She is a worker for the Volun- teers of America and finds the top- hat crowd her most liberal givers. o | o ———__——___—e Barbs | ———_+ The cigar industry plans a wide survey to determine if its product 4s| losing favor. Possibly the experts will find someone's just dropped an “pr * # # A scientist says “conceit is a form of ill health.” That's going On Christmas Eve young and pretty Geraldine Foster Hae peared from the office of, Dr. Humphrey Maskell, where she was employed. Mrs. Morgan, Mas- kell’s neighbor, corroborates his statement that he distributed gifts with her daughter that afternoon. Geraldine had broken her engage- with Harry Armstrong. It is also learned that the mysterious Ephraim Foster, who had written Geraldine, is a woman. A black- mail note, presumably written by the missing girl, leads Police Comntissioner Thatcher Colt to a deserted house on Peddler’s Road. Outside a window, he finds seven dead, blood-stained pigeons. The interior of the house is topsy- turvy.. Colt comes upon a bloody axe and a strand of blond hair. Betty Canfield, Geraldine’s room- mate, identifies the body of a nude woman found buried a short dis- tance away as that of the missing girl. A pillow case covers the head. Although the surrounding ground is dry, the grave contains a pine-scented fluid. The medical examiner states she was dead not more than 36 hours. Two bottles, ; Similar to those seen carried away from the doctor's office by two women the day of the disappear- ance, are found near the grave. Colt learns that Geraldine’s in- heritance from her father will now fo to her brother, Bruce. A key ‘ound in the dead girl's apartment fits the Peddler's Road house. Questioned, Bruce admits he sus- pected Armstrong. CHAPTER XVIII. EFORE Thatcher Colt could proceed, a rap came at the door and Captain Henry came in, carrying a small envelope whe he laid very carefully on desk. “From Doctor Multooler,” he said. “You asked for them, he says. From the dead girl’s mouth.” Bruce Foster averted his gaze as Thatcher Colt gingerly opened the envelope. He peered inside, and I was close enough also to see that the envelope contained some minute particles of some dried, red, flaky substance. “Take these to Clesleek,” or- dered the Commissioner, “Tell him I want the ae eatena ed at the earliest possible moment.” Captain. Henry saluted and re- tired, ¢ ing the envelope far out from him “yy Ge sine of his fingers. ile I was won- pe ae this strange incident, Thatcher Colt turned back to Bruce Foster. / ““W¥faybe you are not telling me pes 7” he asked, with a melancholy glance. “Anyway, you will, sooner or later. Now, Bruce, I want you to get your mother and father and take them home. Give them something to make them sleep tonight. But I want you back mo! . wee ouierrvmised and left, the room, considerably chastened. Thatcher Colt’s eyes, now turned ion. his|know why. head, from his soul the shadow of influence, “let’s forget that just now. Iam sometimes a tele- pathist. 1 now hereby read your mala and eBoy Canfield next ant and through with her so that get ung lad; home.” waa” 5 exclaimed, lor ere me at the sight of begone little figure tha slenped in the ‘chair. brisk w: Thatcher a pleasant, wave of “Betty,” he Fight to the his bend. i in, “Tam coming with you. You SUM have not been frank with me from the start, child, but now you must realize that you have to be. Why did you and Geraldine quarrel the eh fore she disappeared?” ler shocked expression betrayed how greatly taken by surprise she was. But Thatcher Colt gave her no time. “No evasions.. What was it about?” “Mr. Colt, I don’t want to tell you.” “This is murder!” | Moral Turpitude. | “Even so, I can’t tell you.” _ “Then let me tell you,” said Thatcher Colt. “One of your neighbors overheard you and tqld one of my men. -It was about Bruce Foster and his suspicions of his sister’s morals, was it not?” Betty would not speak. Even oars she was disobeying my chief, | had to admire her poyaity to her dead friend, and so, I think, did Thatcher Colt. aaron Pe ht Geraldine had an affair with Harry Armstrong— and that he had thrown her over and refused to marry her. He first came to you about it. You told Geraldine—and that started the quarrel.” Thankfully Betty Canfield looked up at the Commissioner, “Now, Betty, can you tell me Geraldine was innocent?” “But the engagement broken?” “Yes—they ke menting, try- ing to patch up ibaa it was they_quarreled about.” ‘Do you know what it was?” 10. “All right. We'll pass all that. Pl “Absolutely.” was “How long does it run?” “Until next May.” - ‘Then you intend to sublet it?” “Yes, I have been trying for the last two months.” “Who exhibits the apartment when you are at work?” “The janitor, or one of the ele- vator boys.” Dropping this, Thatcher Colt ked: asked: “When was the last timeeHarry Armstrong telephoned your apart-, ment?” “Harry telephoned twice about three o’clock on Saturday morn- ing,” she answi “You mean the ear, morning hee of Christmas Eve?” "Yes." “But. how is that possible? Where did he telephone from? ‘was su) to be on the train to vai ©: fore, Mr. Colt lit his pipe, ti had ie out. former ine of “Now tell me the why you meet Doctor the BPE. lance and the glace manner ‘ou fibbed to me the last time you were here. You said you "t like But I re- arn, Betty. ike th doctor?” ‘She ‘stood up and held out her 1g 3 tell you, will you let me go “Promise!” “Because told Geraldine tha murder justified under in cir- By the way she re- mesnt it, and I could never cht of him.” said .Thateher Colt, kward glance at me, Betty left the office. Thatcher Colt remained moodily at his desk, ering with the blue ribbon of the Maskell often tt he believed ticed?” laconically hasit fo be New Year's. yo Have you a lease on your aj tions for your e | ment on Morningside Heights?” ters?” asked marital arrangem« and Geraldine Foster to cher Colt emptied his and slowly Setilled it ‘before’ speaking said, “I am glad He | fashi like that wh: which Foster, nA the | self.” to make it hard for a lot of folks to get insurance. wet A murderer, sought 18 years in France, revealed in a deathbed con- fession he had been @ Sor ak ber of the police service time. If “Pretty Boy” Floyd, the Oklahoma outlaw, wants security a pension in his old age he might well consider a job on the force. zee . That photographer who snapped a picture of “Jimmy” Walker on a French golf course while New York's ex-mayor shouted protests proved he i] pretty good at brassie shots him- self. xe e The reason some folks can’t save money for a rainy day is that they blow in too much on wet nights, eee The girl who loudly insists the man she marries must be brave is pretty sure to get that sort—if any, a ‘Trade Mark Reg. LS. Can You Make Thi: Owen, HI-HO Plizzle No. 19—If it isn’t a goose—paddling serenely into the HI-HO puzzle contest! But not so tame as you might think. You can catch it by cutting out the sev- en pieces and putting them together to form the silhouette shown above, NY ABBO Copyristr BY COVICI, FRIEDE, INC, — DISTRIBUTED BY KING FEATURES SYNDICATE, INC “Our motives he remarked. there any that I hadn’t no- accumulate, “Plenty of them. Now let’s have a look at Harry Armstrong.” The fiance of the murdered Geraldine was a young man of medium height, with eyes, curly brown slightly supercilious air. quite evident that he resented be- ing called to Police Headquarters. But in spite of the rather top-loft attitude that Armstrong assum: it was easy to see and appraise the tragic, wounded expression that glowed in his handsome eyes. jish-blue and a It was air, As always, Thatcher Colt began by trying to win his confidence. In a murder mystery such ‘as this, the Commissioner i police’ placed their reliance on the frankness of the friends the slain person. hoped ht count on Mr. Armstrong to , Petal all questions freely. lained, “chief of He he “You may,” said the young man, n it with sharp em- “Your parents live “My mother lives “Father dead?” “Yes.” “All right,” he said. “Now, tell in Boston?” there.” me about yourself.’ Armstrong with Fisher securities firm in the district. He had first met Geraldine Foster two vears Le Their friendship ri; until oes nbent salesman an large Wall Street before at a they finally became en- 5 had made their plans Ne saaaytliatan Ge. aap etter “Had you made any prepara- new living quar- Thatcher Colt. “Of course. Ever since I have been in New York, I have lived in two old-fashione: house on East Sixt Geraldine and I Tooms in a -ninth Street. decided to go ht on ying, there.” ‘hatcher Colt fixed his sombre dark eyes directly on the young man. “Were there intimate, pre- ents between you 7” he asked. A Sensitive Subject. | “Bruce Foster has rou!” cried Armstron, ily. ith great deliberation, it in. “You know, Arms an ot to find such old: ioned, sensitiveness about such Lots of pe oll ectable. But ium't true of Brace Mr. Foster, or your- “Or Geraldine!” ly and real reason Maskell with | with another but didn’t | bro doubted that ‘What makes you dis- | huskily.