The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 14, 1934, Page 4

The Bismarck Tribune An Independent Newspaper ‘THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) (si oe nn eaten ao Published by The Bismarck Trib- ‘une Company, Bismarck, N. D., and entered at the postoffice at Bismarck ‘a8 second class mail matter. GEORGE D. MANN t President and Publisher Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year. Daily by mail, per year (i marck) Daily by mail, outside of Bismarck) Daily by mail outside Dakota... years .. Weekly by Dakota, per year . Weekly by mail in year Member of Audit Bureau of irculation 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. Insull Handicapped Brokers Passage by the senate of the stock) market control bill marks the end of as bitter a fight as this session of congress has known. | Numerous arguments have been | dvanced against the measure bv! brokers and others and some of them | doubtless are sound. In the effort| to correct a situation which doubtless | needed change, there was the obvious | possibility of going so far as to ham-/| string business in obtaining new capital. This, at least, was the claim of the bill's opponents and it would! be a rare thing if some truth were not found on both sides of the argu- ment, The bill itself is based on the Brit- {sh industries act under which some leading English financiers have been sentenced to jail in recent years and | that without previously going bank- rupt, usually a necessary prelude to; such prosecution in this country. Chief among these was Lord Kylsant. a titan of industry whose companies sent out a prospectus speaking too glowingly of the shipping business. That the demand for some sort of restrictive legislation was sincere and| ‘widespread is rather obvious. Too| many people lost money in the crash! of high-financed concerns to view | with equanimity the return of former | conditions. A good many of them) have nothing more to lose, but even these wanted no recurrence of the conditions under which they were conducted to the financial abattoir. Even in the face of this demand, however, it is possible that the terms/ of the bill would have been softened | had it not been for the Insull inci- dent. The return of the Chicago man} to the scene of his former greatness, | just as action on the measure neared | conclusion, was unfortunate for the bill’s opponents. It served to em- Phasize all over again what happened | to the American investor in the brave | days when fortunes were being made | on paper. It served to give the bill more importance in the public and congressional mind than might have been attached to it at another period The American people usually get what they want and they certainly ‘wanted a curb on the practices of high finance. Whether it will do all they want or expect it to do is questionable. ‘That there are no loopholes in the measure as finally enacted seems doubtful. That it will place some; tnandicaps upon honest financial op- erations may be taken for granted, if for no other reason, because of the Dsychological attitude toward it. But we have it, for better or for ‘worse, and will have opportunity to see how it works out. Miles City to Celebrate People interested in the Old West ‘will have opportunity to learn some- thing about what it was like when Miles City celebrates its 50th anni- versary May 24 to 26. As is the custom with western towns, it will be a sort of frontier day observance, intended to depict again the conditions which brought these communities into being. ‘This will not be difficult for Miles City to do, for it still is in the cattle country and the cowboys of today are little different in ability from those of 50 years ago. Once the nation’s outstanding horse market, Miles City still is the center of an important ranching area and, while it is a modern and thriving lit- tle community, it will have no diffi- culty in reconstructing for visitors the atmosphere of half a century ago. Bismarck, as one of the oldest cities in North Dakota, congratulates its western neighbor on its anniversary and several Bismarck folk probably will be on hand to echo the far- famed cry of “powder river” when the fete gets under way. Prompt Action Needed Conditions created by the unprece- dented drouth in the middle west THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MONDAY, MAY 14, 1934 has even appeared above the ground. In many cases lack of moisture pre- vented germination. In others the seed literally was blown from the Ground and whisked off, no one knows where. Whether or not it will be good pol- icy to replant these ruined fields of small grain is doubtful. If we were to get rain at once we still could make & Crop, hough the planting season for wheat in this area is now far ad- vanced. Our hope for feed now lies in such crops as corn and soy beans, particu- larly corn, but many farmers will need help in getting seed. The agricultural department, un- der Secretary Wallace, has shown a real interest in and sympathy for the farmer. In many respects it has done ;@ wonderful job in the emergency | created by the price situation. Now it faces another emergency in which quick and decisive action is impera- tive, for in this situation we need leadership and encouragement as | Well as substantial help. A quick survey of the situation would seem to be in order, to be fol- lowed by helpful suggestion and ma- terial aid ‘We need not get our hearts in our mouths too quickly, for this section has surmounted other reverses, but the situation is critical and we may as well recognize the fact. It Pays to Advertise One of the phenomena of the cur- rent business revival is the increase in sales of advertised products. During the time when business in- dices were slipping downward, the man selling advertised goods some- reasons. Chief among these was his invest- ment in a name, which is only an- other way of saying investment in the faith and confidence of the pub- lie. He could not easily cheapen his Product to meet a price, whereas the manufacturer whose name or brands meant nothing was under no such Pressure to maintain quality. If price was the controlling thing he could make tt. Another and more complicated fac- tor was the fact that makers of ad- vertised goods found it difficult to Play with prices. A good many of them offered articles for which the public had become accustomed to paying a certain price. They were slow to increase prices on the upward swing beginning in 1926, and they hesitated to create a new price range when the downward movement came. Still another situation was that in- volving labor. The maker of adver- tised products hardly ever operates on the sweatshop principle, whereas fly-by-night manufacturers, with no reputations to be harmed, could ex- Ploit the labor market to the utmost. Now the situation has changed be- cause, while the public still is price conscious, it is giving more attention to quality and advertised goods offer the best assurance of a high stand- ard at reasonable cost. The firm which has a big invest- ment in customer goodwill cannot af- ford to jeopardize it by offering shoddy goods. The old maxim that the best way to sell a good product and the best way to kill a poor one is to advertise, still holds good. A Canadian dispatch says the farmers in the dominion are reduc- ing their acreage. After watching the dirt whirl by from the north one wonders if they have any land left. 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. The Balance Sheet (Chicago Tribune) Our government operates on the theory that, if it can only squander more money than ever was squan- dered before, prosperity will return. The British government in recent months has operated on the theory that its expenses must be kept within its income. Our government is piling up defi- cits unprecedented in peace time. Taxes in this country are going up. The British treasury finished its year with a surplus of nearly $160,- 000,000 and taxes in Great Britain are being lowered. If the brain trusters’ theory is right the United States ought to be mak- ing record breaking progress out of the depression and Great Britain ought to be sinking deeper into the mire every day. In fact, the United Kingdom has recovered 92 per cent of the ground it had lost since 1928, while the United States has recov- ered only 32 per cent of its lost ground. (The figures were compiled by league of nations statisticians and are based upon the index of indus- trial production.) We have the brain trust and the British have the benefit of common sense. Common sense teaches that taxation hampers business. Lower taxes mean more business. The Brit- reduced the total revenue from beer taxation increased by $25,000,000. We had a similer experience in this country when successive lowerings of times was put up against difficult | competition and for fairly obvious| | | self-addressed envelope is enclosed. Address Dr, William Brady, YOU HAD BETTER KNOW ABOUT SPRAY INFECTION ‘When I was about to talk about this important health question over a national broadcasting chain the cen- sor of the broadcasting company in- sisted that I omit all reference to the spray given off during ordinary con- |Versation. He interposed no objec- |tion to references to the spray given loft during coughing or sneezing, but |forbade reference to the equally dan- |gerous conversational spray, on the strange ground that it might be un- | pleasant for listeners to think about it! Far be it from me to imagine that the sponsors of many radio programs | would expect the broadcasting com- \Pany to do its duty in a situation like that. Every one knows that during sneez- ing or coughing more or less spray is shot from nose and mouth, because the droplets in such spray are often | quite visible. But during ordinary |conversation a similar spray is given \off, only it is less apparent because |the droplets are too fine to be no- jticed, as a rule. Yet the droplets of moisture, mucus or other secretion may contain the germs or virus of dis- ease, whether the spray is produced by coughing or sneezing or by talk- ing. There is a difference between cough | or sneeze spray (with nose and mouth; uncovered) and conversation spray. The cough or sneeze spray carries up to ten or twelve feet, while the spray | from ordinary talking carries less than five feet from the nose or mouth ; (uncovered). This has been precise- ly measured by scientific investiga- tors. It is not guesswork. The inference which we draw from this is plain and practical. | When you have the cri or when you} meet or associate with any one who has it, you are beyond effective range; as long as you can manage to keep} at least five feet away. At that dis- tance you are reasonably safe or your associate is, as the circumstance may be, provided you are reasonably polite and do not sneeze or cough open- face, either in the face of your asso- ciate or upon the environment. Of course a suitable muzzle or mask| should be required for animals that indulge in open-face coughing or sneezing in the presence of intelligent Persons; a muzzle or a kick where it! will impress the animal most. { should | It is entirely probable that respira- tory infections are spread by kissing, | side. Letters should be brief and written in ink. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to instructions. , in care of this newspaper. and possible tho I believe highly un- likely that they may be spread in some instances by the custom of shak- ing hands. These models of infec- tion are comparatively insignificant, in my judgment. The main way in which illness spreads, I believe, is via droplet or spray infection, and I am convinced (tho I don't believe many other doctors are) that it is in the cas- ual conversational spray that the vast majority of victims succumbs to in- fection. I believe that most of the re- spiratory infection which some sani- tary students ascribe to hand shaking is really conversational spray infec- tion, for when you have an opponent by the hand you can pepper him thor- oly with a few hearty words of greet- ing or a laugh and a farewell. Mind, I do not imply that you splash when PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE | ROOSEVELT OFFERS 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, NEW LEGISLATION TO SPUR BUILDING Proposed Laws Would Provide Huge Sum for New Home Construction Washington, May 14—(4)—Legisla- tion requested by President Roosevelt which Democratic leaders said would Provide possibly “several billion dol- lars” for home construction and im- provements, was introduced Monday in congress. It was offered by Chairman Fletch- er of the senate banking committee a short while after the president, in a special message, had proposed gov- ernment insurance of private financ- ing for home construction and re- pair, The legislation was recommended as a move to “alleviate distress,” help you talk—like Weber explaining things to Fields. I tell you it is im- possible to converse politely and pro- Perly without emitting spray. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Harm? It Is a Pleasure! Is there any harm in one who is un- derweight drinking a glass of sweet cream daily? (A. 0.) Answer—Certainly not, if he or she can take it. As a rule it is better to take half cream and half milk, and that only some two or three hours af- ter meals, or at bedtime. Also the milk or cream is better if RAW, if you can get raw milk or cream that is safe to drink. Certified Milk is ideal, Coffee ‘ How much coffee is it safe for a person to drink each day? I have diabetes and want to keep on the safe (N. B. W.) Answer—You may take clear coffee (without sugar or cream) about as freely as anybody. If you use sugar, milk or cream or any substitutes for these in coffee, you should have your Physician’s advice about the quantity you can tolerate. Motherhood Is Worth It I will soon be 42. My first child was born 16 years ago, died at birth. Eleven years later my next child, now 5 years old, was born prematurely. I am healthy enough. Would it be too employment and raise living stand- ards. Senator Robinson, the Democratic Furlough’ of Prison Inmate Attacked ee e * * * se 8 BY CHASELEY RESIDENTS ee * * * e # Warden Suggests Minding Own Business Protests from a group of Chaseley residents against the “furloughing” of an inmate from the state penitentiary here to attend his mother’s funeral at Chaseley last week brought from G. A. “Dell” Patterson, prison war- den, a statement Monday that “if the people would tend to their own business instead of other people's, things would go along much better.” It 1s understood that Gust Reuter of Chaseley, in telephoning prison au- thorities last Thursday morning to protest against the appearance at Chaseley of Albert Flanders, sen- tenced on a manslaughter count in September, 1930, declared “the com- munity was very much aroused when he (Flanders) was allowed to drive a car and act with the freedom of any other citizen.” Chaseley residents, it is understood, Ttesented Flanders’ temporary free- dom, particularly in view of the fact/ da: that he is alleged to have remarked leader, said it was of such magnitude that it probably would take two or three weeks for final disposition. Under the bill the government would create two corporations with @ capital stock of $300,000,000 to cooper- ate with private companies in the huge program. A home credit insurance corpora- tion is to be created with a capital stock of $200,000,000 to be subscribed by the treasury. The corporation, Robinson explain- ed, would have power to insure all types of approved financial institu- tions against losses resulting from credit extended to home owners in the modernization of their homes. It also would have authority to in- sure amortized mortgages on owner- occupied homes, the insurance to be on the mutual principle and on the basis of 80 per cent of the appraised value as to new construction and 60 Per cent in the case of existing homes. The corporation would issue obli- gations guaranteed by the govern- ment and would act as fiscal agent when so designated by the secretary of the treasury. Another provision contemplates federal incorporation of private mortgage associations to lend upon, and deal in real estate and to borrow risky for me to have another child at my age? (Mrs. I. J.) Answer—If you can still roll a som- ersault and come up smiling you can have another child. (Copyright 1934, John F. Dille Co.) ELKS ASSOCIATION PLANS MEETING IN BISMARCK JUNE 14 More Than Score of Lodgemen Expected Here; Extensive Plans Being Made More than a score of Elks represent- ing all B. P. O. E. lodges in North Dakota, will assemble in Bismarck the afternoon of June 14 for a meet- ing of the state Elks association, it was announced Monday by Walter W. Clark secretary of lodge No. 1199, of Bismarck. L. B. Hanna of Fargo is president of the association. Other officers are Sam Stern of Fargo, vice president;. George T. Richmond of Jamestown, secretary; and Alex Rawitscher of Williston, treasurer. Raymond C. Dobson of Minot, Elks district deputy, is expected to attend the session. Extensive plans are being made for Flag Day exercises and installation of officers ceremonies for the evening of June 14, to which delegates to the state meeting are invited, Clark said. Th secretary said it is probable that the Bismarck and Mandan lodges will conduct joint Flag Day and installa- tion services here. The Flag Day exercises, tentatively planned for early in the evening, would be held- cut-of-doors and the public invited, but the installation ceremonies would be in the Elks rooms here and private for members. Details of this program remain to be worked out, however. Officers elected by the Capital City lodge last week will be installed dur- ing the evening program. They are G. L. Spear, exalted ruler; W. E. Doty, esteemed leading knight; James W. Guthrie, esteemed loyal knight; John A. Graham, lecturing knight; Walter W. Clark, re-elected J. P. Wagner, re-elected George Upright, re-elected tyler; and Obert A. Olson, re-elected trustee for a five-year term. J. L, Clifford is the retiring exalted from page one: ruler, c° D But Many Sections Get No Relief From Drouthy Conditions Congressmen Get Busy Members of congress from the na- tion’s drought-stricken area organ- ized Monday to demand an immedi- ate and widespread relief program. In & caucus, the house members selected a committee of nine, headed by Representative Sinclair (Rep., N. D.) to cooperate with administra- tive agencies in meeting the mmedi- ate emergency and to handle any leg- islation that may become necessary to afford future relief until the sec- tion can rehabilitate itself. The committee, whose members are Sinclair, Gillette (Dem., Ia.), Hoi- dale (Dem. Minn.), Hildebrandt (Dem., 8. D.), Boileau (Rep. Wis.), Carpenter (Dem., Neb.), Meeks (Dem., Ti), Ayers (Dem, Mont.), Jenckes (Dem., Ind.), probably will NTINUE 2 engl shortly with President Roose- Representative Kvale (F.-L., Minn.) told the meeting the administration's plan for " papoened brad Figo worked out by representatives of t! agriculture department, Po Acer rerigey gl od planned to make a report directly to the president Tuesday. COMPREHENSIVE HELP PROMISED IN MESSAGE Minneapolis, May 14.—(P)—Con- gressman F. H. Shoemaker Monday made public two telegrams from the White House and from the federal relief administration pledging com- prehensive handling of drought re- lief in Minnesota in response to mes- sages sent by him asking for allot- ment of at least $3,000,000 for Min- nesota for May and June. Congressman Shoemaker tele- graphed President Roosevelt that seed has been blown out of the ground during recent dust storms and that northwest families and livestock are facing serious want and starvation. Louis McHenry Howe, secretary to President Roosevelt, wired in reply that the president 1s “taking the mat- ter up with the PERA at once.” Lawrence Westbrook, assistant to Relief Administrator Hopkins, in- formed Shoemaker that “plans are being worked out now with various federal departments for comprehen- sive handling of the drought problem in western states. In the meantime, state relief administrators are in- structed to care for emergencies with- in the limit of resources available.” Chaperoned girls don't make good wives, says the president of Wheaton College. Maybe that’s why the girls in Hollywood are such failures, HORIZONTAL 1 Leader of polar expedi- tions. 10 Prima donna. 11 Inert gas. 13 Writing implement. 14Group of matched dishes 16 Upon. 18 Sun god. 19 Transpose (abbr.). 20 Myself. 21In the mid- dle of. ,, 11 Exclamation. 23 Tiny vegetable 43 He is a native 24To mingle. 26 Song of triumph. 28 Acidity. 29 Toil. 33 Thin inner sole. 34 At no time, 36 Drone bee. Bs i INE! lOIT} ete TTT Al IAIDIE INT IA ot —. 46 Southeast. 47 Lassoed. 50 To total. 51 Laid as a road. 54 To be sick. 55 To observe. 56 Male sheep. 37 Conci: 57He world 38 Pitel famous -—. 40Cry of an ass. 58 He has col- a allied Nid edd a, N BN Answer to Previous Puzzle DORITISA TLIO Lin ISIO/RIE MEMO! TIHIE [Q) BRET OID! AROMIN| DIGIE MS! DI fEIRINIE! fe INITIE ES iC ICIAISIE IAIDION} IAIMIE (SIMiWietLt (SIT Th Fe (0 S| oe i a i a money for such purposes. The minimum paid-in-capital stock of the associations would be $5,000,- 000 and the control and supervision of the associations would be under the federal home loan bank board. Say Speculator Had Big ‘Dummy’ Accounts Chicago, May 14.—(?)—The federal government charged Monday in open- ing its case against Arthur W. Cut- ten, widely known grain speculator, that Cutten maintained some 34 dummy accounts in eight Chicago brokerage houses during 1930 and 1931 and that the eight brokers conspired with him to keep gigantic grain maneuvers secret. Cutten is charged with concealing large wheat deals in violation of the rule under the grain futures act which requires traders to report when they are “in” the market deeper than 500,000 bushels. “The government charges Cutten, in some 80 per cent of his dealings, was on the bear side,” said Attorney Leo E. Tierney, representing the de- partment of agriculture. Cutten was @ tremendous short seller and_ his dealings totalled hundreds of millions of bushels. “The government does not claim that Cutten was to blame for the crash of commodity prices, but it will appear in evidence that there are strange co-incidences of Cutten’s large sales and sudden price fluctua- tions.” Tierney's statement opened the gov- ernment’s attempt to force the grain operator, who has been prominent in trading circles since the 1890's, from all contract markets. | To the Frozen North | tenant —— 15 Wandered aimlessly. JA} 17 Your sister's [tIUIM] daughter. [TICIPIS] ‘20 Resources. 22 Flock. 23 He was a member of the —— expedi- tion in 1909.. T} 25 Thrived. 27 Region. 30 Paid publicity. 31 Roomer, 32 Either. lected valuable 35 To peruse. data on the 7 Snare. ——region. 39 Ream (abbr.). 40-Before Christ. VERTICAL 42 Practical joke. 2 Natural power. 44 To relieve. 3 Frost bite. 46 Fish. 4To affirm. 46 Half, 5 Woolly. 48 Fowl disease. 6 Part of foot. 49 Measure of 7 To ogle. cloth. 8 Quantity. 52 Part of a circle 9 Form of “a.” 53 Tanner's 12 He is a lieu- vessel, IS] Vaal NS\ al ee at the time of his conviction that the only regret he had was that he didn’t “get” two other Chaseley men. Wirden Patterson said he didn't know much about the incident of last week except that the prisoner return- ed “the next evening.” He added that he “wasn’t giving out anything.” Flanders’ mother was fatally injured last week and, so that he might at- tend funeral services, Flanders was released by prison authorities in the custody of George Flanders of Chase- ley, his brother, and Severt Rask of Sykeston, his brother-in-law. STANGLER SPEAKS AT LIONS’ MEETING Bank of North Dakota Official Explains Operation of Institution R. M. Stangler, director general of the Bank of North Dakota, was the speaker at the regular weekly meet- ing of the Bismarck Lions club Mon- ‘y. Stangler explained the activities of the institution and how it operates, stressing particularly the work of the department on real estate loans. He gave an insight into the business of the state institution, which has as- sets of over $26,000,000 in the bank proper, and in addition to that, is looking after assets of the state of North Dakota in the way of farm mortgages and lands totaling an ad- Gitional $40,000,000; making a grand total of around $76,000,000. ‘The statement of the Bank of North Dakota shows a decided improvement over its condition a year ago, when banking institutions throughout the nation were passing through a crisis. Loans from the Reconstruction Fi- nance Corporation totaling $3,975,006 have been repaid in full. This money was borrowed to release cash which the bank had invested in North Da- kota bonds so that the state's businest could be carried on in an orderly way. Since that time the bond market has strengthened on account of certain laws passed by the last legislature, and the collection program carried on for the past year by the bank, in addi+ tion to the refinancing of farm mort- gages with the Federal Land bank and the land bank commissioner; so that large blocks of bonds were sold and, together with the money collected, it enabled the bank to repay the loan. J. P. Spies presided at the meeting. As chairman of the zone conference, Dr. F. B. Strauss was called upon to make a report of the meeting. A committee of five, with Dr ‘Strauss as chairman, was appointed to nominate officers of the club for 1934-35 and delegates and alternates for the fifth district convention to be held at Winnipeg. E. O. Bailey was the program chair- man. He introduced Henry Halver- son who sang a vocal solo accompan- ied by Grace Duryee Morris, pianist. Pennsylvania has cut the price of liquor to beat the bootlegger, but the bootlegger will cut both price and liquor. Romances are not made to order, I still believe in them, however. One may overtake me at any time—Mme. Ganna Walska. |THE LONE. WOLES SON® | by LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE CHAPTER XLII With his free hand then disengag- ing the arm from the stand of an- ero Se that ere é dit ice, Lanyard signal ran number—but without releasing any one of the trio from the grasp of his attention. “Is that op my friend?” he Bete d hailed. “But how good it is to hear your voice again! What would I ever do without you! Here am I with three desperate charac- ters on my hands, and no idea what to do with them—excepd to call on you for help and guidance.” “What's the joke?” Crane cau- tious drawl responded.- “Are you kidding me or something?” “You shall see for yourself, if you will be good enough to come at once and bring with you, or see that they follow you without delay, a ient number of policemen to take care of Madame Boyce and Mr. Isquith and his brother. But don’t be longer than ae must, if you would be sure of finding me still in command of the situation.” “T'll trust you—” “But there is no knowing how soon henchmen of theirs, that have been already telephoned for, will turn up here in force. And I am facing odds of three to one al- “But your one, old-timer, is as good as any dozen!” “I’m not so sure. ... Arral an ambulance to call too, a from a Tepe peel er geon uld come pre} to ad- minister so aid to two drugged young peop! “What's that?” “My son and Fenno Crozier—" “Good God! Where are you?” Lanyard gave the address and the floor. apartment of that. ambitious Monsieur Isquith. Do you understand me?” for if I let you out of my sight a single minute. pour tna fo lok like a corres) on his first excursion to a city!” eee At five o'clock, or thereabouts, in the afternoon of the sixth da: tix the arrival of Michael ment of Delibes et Cie., Paris—got up with a smiling if a rather careworn, a caller, a ime had bleached on didn’t look it. gre fe hand nthe bowed fo: jut @ murmur 80 innocen’ Pmnight P of mo~fiddlesticks!” tes- sy Fg re self.’ though T'll be blessed if 1 ea see what 2 8 H EE 38 Eg! BT 3 a crany, fool about jewels to begin with, if I’d never Fs my covetous heart on owning eralds, 7 enor to cheat my count = bad them shi ped over with an honest declaration instead of trying to smuggle them in on my person—none of this agony would ever have happened.” “You must not think so harshl; of yourself,” Lanyard recated. “After all, what you did was mere- ly to prove yourself as human as you are charming.” “Many thanks; but press speeches won't put me in us mor with myself toda: I think what a I've Deen, taking it for grant just because that wretch of an Isquith and his crew were in jail, that we'd heard the last of that business and ev. ing was simply lovely—” She bent a morose glare on be didn’t you tell me ir friend Crane said Isquith had such pow- erful friends in the underworld that se Eien well be preered fora re-back—some attem| wenge his arrest?” poorer “I hoped, to tell the truth, drawing an rated picture, and wanted to avoid alarming you without real reason—” “Well! I've no do meant well, but 1 wish nada been oo wag Beare’ ae ie re at an’ ike n, TT have stuck to Fenno i r own shadow, never have let her ae ee my sight a ce renee Se at are “Forgive me, but | found the thought amusing—"” ne “That's most ui it of you. Bs i Oe at ek ug) up wi it— “T think it would take a bit of doing.” admit “The girl does go, 1 lor me as a reduc- once sh ts stal would be as, . ae ‘ay paused to eful smile, a Ms But it was with a look of i. ation that he listened, interiecting dear Mrs. Crozier!” he said] the par-| uj : iy ng i H 8 Fae 8 H af et those devilish if T hadn’t been rotten mean | It is since + have been “We are not yet sure, monsieur,” id replied, “that it is truly a not know. nya calamity. fe merel, It ven o'clock this morn- ing that Madame’s daughter, Mille. F spied ao to wie shopp » She was to have return in efor a luncheon that Madame was giving some friends. She did not. So far as we can ascertain, she visited none of the shops she was to have gone to, and did not call at the home of any of her friends. Mme. Crozier feels certain that, if noth- ting untoward had happened to her, it she jad simply been detained, say by unforeseen accident, she would have telephoned her mother to explain.” “Ah madame!" The Frenchman produced a most lamentable ‘One’s heart aches for you--' “Nor is that all,” Lanyard pur- ‘sued. “My son, too, has disappeared. He left the shop here half an hour before noon, saying he had some af. fair to see to before luncheon. Noth- oe rete ene him since. i is our fear tha’ young peor! 2 made the ysforem + a vengeance iy suc embers of the Bellamy mob as me he was|have thus far avoided arrest.” lie put that puts another light on 1” Plon protested, all at once the sympath grievi: friend no more. “If Monsieur Maurice dis- appeared at the same time, and the two kept you in the dark as to their intentions—it is simply that they were thoughtless, as young people farocaniee with the romance of ife are apt to be. When know rola he sure sou will forgive “<The trath'?” Lanyard demand- Jed, “What is this ioegeaeepenar niously been thtown o| no herself was on the Was ut a i ner i i ‘a 3 s i at Bea Ele Au Hat He an g 8 rel A E 3 ice g6 g6E #28 3 i i i 5 E ; i F a F 5 | Er Bs [el :