The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 13, 1935, Page 4

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1935 The Bismarck Tribune ||| Of Course, This Wealth-Sharin iy a : ‘ , : ig Idea Can Be Carried Too Far =| |. THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER ehind the Scenes ||: «| Your Per. sonal Health By William Brady, M. D. (Established 1873) { State, City and County Official Newspaper =———$<$ —$ ——— —— —— —————_____—— Published by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- marck, N. D., and entered at the postoffice at Bismarck yeas ae i Finds ... How to Land Job With Fed ge D. Mann peta low to Lan eral Agency Is President and Publisher se Archie O, Johnson Kenneth W. Simons Washington, July 13—Along with the big increase Secretary and Treasurer Editor in number of federal employes, official spy services have grown in number and personnel. It would be easy to overdraw the picture and point to Washington as a city of ogpus and chekas. But it in Washington WITH RODNEY DUTCHER a: Spy Hysteria Geis Grip on Capital, But It’s Not as Bad as Painted . . . No Holds Barred in Politics, Holt Ss: PUZZLES IN THE MAIL BAG After a long and determined struggle I have nearly, but not quite, con- quered the crossword puzzle habit. I can now turn the page right over with- out even taking a peek just to see whether I can get the first horizontal word. That is, I can do that week days. Sundays I relapse. If the Hum- dinger in the Sunday paper is within reach at breakfast time, I’m sunk. I go into a kind of daze which lasts all day or nearly up to time to turn on a Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year $7.20 Daily by mail, per year (in Daily by mail, per year (in state out Bismarck: would be fairer to point out that there are various spots where officials, speaking confidentially, do so only in low voices and never over the telephone. ) seveee Daily by mail outside of North Dakota ‘Weekly by mail in state, per year .... . . Weekly of ON ed i neni Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press ts exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news patches 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. (9 Inspiration for Today ‘The Lord shall judge the people: judge me, © Lord, according to my righteousness, and accord- ing to mine integrity that is in me—Psalms 7:8. eee Man is unjust, but God is just; and finally justice triumphs.—Longfellow. An Important Election Although devoid of personalities and many of the factors which stir the pulses of the voters at election time, the ballot to be cast Monday in North Dakota is of more than ordi- mary importance. The decision to be made is one of policy and the policies under which our tate government operates are more important to the people as a whole than the men who are elected to carry them out. It is a little difficult for some persons to| or interest themselves because there has been no Nearly all the old line departments and most of the new agencies have their own investigative or intelligence staffs, with gumshoe men working more or less under cover. There's informal coordination among them. Many in the heterogeneous New Deal army have found it’s better to speak with care, even when away from the office. Higher-ups like to be kept advised of the gossips of the town—especially if it concerns themselves. The way it works out, for example, might be that if a works progress subordinate were overheard remarking that Harry Hopkins himself ought to be out raking leaves, the words might be relayed to the head of quite another agency, which would, as a matter of routine, pass them along to Harry's outfit. eae’ MORAL: BE HONEST Officials sometimes find themselves followed or their files searched. If they're honest, they're likely to be Philosophical about it. Net results of the spy work are a diminished number of leaks, which New Dealers are usually’ jittery about, considerable resentment, and reve- lation of occasional cases of dishonesty. At one time or another, whole agencies have devel- oped phobias as to wire tapping. Individual telephone NO HOLDS BARRED Young woman discussing with Senator Rush D. Holt of Virginia his former basketball and base- ball career: “I'll bet sometimes you wish you were back in the athletic game instead of the political one.” Senator Holt: “Well, they have rules in ath- letics, but none in politics.” extensions have been tapped at AAA and PWA, for in- stance, at times when subordinates were suspected of disagreeing with the administration or worse. TAPPED WIRE NEVER CLICKS Hysteria over the practice usually exceeds the extent to which it is used. Frequently one hears that “my wire is tapped” because clicks sound during conversations. Fact is, almost any government switchboard has two more positions and operators at the other positions make the click when they plug in and find the line busy. (Or 80 I'm told.) been politically disappointing. The rewriting of his banking bill in the senate and his defeat on the holding company death sentence clause in the fore the ball hits the racquet would sound an alarm of some sort. Red Kress, veteran Washington Program and enjoy a good orchestra. Next to crossword puzzles, I get the greatest pleasure from the puzzles in the daily mailbag. Just for fun, here are today’s puzzles. 1, I know you will consider me crazy but here is my trouble. I seem to have a véry weak stomach and have a good deal of trouble with it, but the greatest trouble is that every time I get a hair cut it makes me sick at my stomach and I turn pale and IT am this way for about ep a again, but for the three days I seem to loose all Doe). Solution: Indeed I haven’t any. my strength. am 30 years old. (John I filed it in the Have Another Go department, and had another go at it time and again, and finally told the young man that perhaps his trouble is allergy, that is, he is sensitized or hypersensitive to some substance in the barber shop, and @ series of skin tests by his doctor might reveal what substance it is, and so enable them to avoid or escape future trouble. I did think of the hysteria angle, but dismissed it immediately, for it is my experience that a blind guess of “hysteria” is generally wrong. 2. I saw your article about the mouth condition of the young man who had gold and amalgam fillings. My son has those white Patches on his cheeks and complains of a metallic taste. But he has no gold in his mouth. Would the galvanic sore mouth come from amalgam alone? (Mrs. J. F.) Solution: Not only mercury and gold, but any two metals; say silver and copper, may give rise to metallic taste and galvanic sore mouth. The usual cause of white patches in the mouth, however, is smoking. 3. When I first heard of garlic for high blood pressure I had been practically starving myself for four months following a stroke. That was three months ago. Then my blood pressure was 180. Each ° week it came down a little, 170, 165, 158, 152, and last week it was 145. Every day I chop fine a small piece of garlic, put in on a card and wash it down with a glass of buttermilk. Only one friend fas ever detected that I use it. (W. R. O. B.) Solution: No accounting for tastes. So far as we know, there is no sound basis for the notion that garlic cures anything. So far as we know, I say. On the other hand, certainly a nip of garlic does no harm, if one likes the flavor. 4. Make my living handling plants. Eight months ago plant Poisoning both hands and arms, treatment by M. D. and two dermatologists gave no relief. Rubber gloves with leather gloves over them, still the skin trouble continued. Took ten days off, and trouble cleared up. But have to work to live. Read that it is an alkaloid condition. Figured acid wouki counteract it. Bathed skin in strong carbolic acid solution. Hands became numb and whitish. Inside ten days skin trouble cleared up. No more trouble for over a month now. (L. D. J.) i E The Great house, better than anything else, at- utility man, was sent in as a pitcher test his diminished party control. It|in the eighth inning of a hopelessly is not surprising that some of his|lost game with the Yankees, and fan- friends worry or that the unctuous: ned the side! Mr. Farley, who six months ago put fanfare or excitement in this election but’ the a Pastries John Rankin of Mississippi, in the issue presented is fundamental. It has to do Mua sie Wie Wtapned: Kesanieviic Sua aleeee ane with the most important activities of our gov- much weight must be given to the word of Louis R. Game of ernment as prescribed by the constitution. eee feeer Wibutocettic rernaried ain neeivate ptbereat fall 48 states in the Roosevelt beg, is) Enthusiastic residents of one Jap- On one hand are the schools, the poor and * sbout to take a six weeks swing|anese community recently named a the various social advancements which have o.¢ “A tapped wire never clicks!” Politics around the country to see how far|new-born camel after the country’s oe edme to be generally accepted as necessary to Solution: Alkaloid does not mean alkaline. Morphine is an alkaloid of opium, but it is not alkaline. Phenol (carbolic “acid”) is not an acid. Pure grain alcohol is the antidote for phenol (car- bolic) burn. The application of carbolic in solution in water or in falve is too dangerous—may cause gangrene or death of the tissue, and invariably delays normal healing. However, you may have dis- covered something. I don’t know. Those two dermatologists— I hope they were Doctors of Medicine, too? (Copyright 1935, John F. Dille Co.) type as his postoffice surplus claims, =i Z things have changed and report. If/leading actress. HOW U. S. JOB IS LANDED By, FRANK G. KENT his political reports are of the same: oe obr general well-being. On the other side is the people’s estimate of their ability to pay apd their desire to give these social develop- debe, ments more than lip service. , Despite the campaign of education which has been waged, there are indications that many persons have not fully familiarized them- selves with the important issue to be decided. All who find themselves in this position should take the trouble to inform themselves that they may vote intelligently. i The vote is the citizen’s safeguard against the usurpation of power by elected officials. It Gradual release of 4000 NRA workers adds to an es- | Copyright, 1935, by The Baltimore Sun timated (probably too high) 20,000 persons who are said His Strategists Confused to be wandering around town looking for government| washington, July 13.—Recent de- Most of the 4000 are likely to “land.” Lots of people |felopments have greatly diminished are being hired by various agencies, especially those en- Mr. Roosevelt's Tense and ft that gaged on work-relief, without any very careful selection he is iis aikatet ‘know! politician, smarter edge of who they are. than any of his predecossors. ce ae es ee federal emplaye 8. 8 : news for the Washington ly News and gets inside all the departments and bureaus, gives a corte tip-off |, This notion became established dur- on how jobs are obtained in Washington, as follows: ing the first two years of his ad- “In the first place, you must ‘work from the inside.’|™inistration, when people generally Out of every 100 emergency employes being taken on|Were swept off their balance by the! these days, 99 have friends already installed. New Deal ballyhoo, charmed by the Congressional indorsements are worth while only gayety of the new president, thrilled when obtained from someone in The Hill who has a/by the novelty and drama of his per- stand-in with the agency in question. A pal, though he |formances, credulously stimulated by be but an office boy, can do wonders in opening the |the glittering promises of his gran- gates if he is in sufficiently good standing with the men |@0lse experiments. In those days he is both a check and a spur. The founders of this nation risked their lives and fortunes that he might have this privilege. With it, he should remember, goes a solemn responsibility. , The Tribune does not and never has pre- pumed to instruct its readers how they should vote. Their votes are sacred to them alone. It does, however, strongly recommend that the privileges of citizenship be exercised on Mon- day and at every other election lest they be- pome atrophied by disuse. Don’t forget to VOTE ON MONDAY. Boon to Housewives ™ addition to making everyone happy, the recent vains have created a condition of interest to every resi- ent of Bismarck and particularly to every housewife. ‘With a large volume of rainwater rolling down the Missouri, the supply in Bismarck’s city mains is almost fs soft as that obtained from the old-fashioned cistern. (The result is better and clearer coffee in the mornings, @reater pleasure in taking a bath and a reduced demand for soap. The taste is not quite what we have become wecustomed to, but ours still is the best water in North Dakota and one of the city’s greatest assets. ‘The explanation of the current phenomenon is simple pnough. Every spring, when the river floods with snow water from the mountains, we have “soft” water. As sum- mer wanes and the level falls it becomes “hard,” that Is, it becomes saturated with the salts and minerals ab- worbed by contact with rocks and silt. The result is a hange in the taste, the necessity to use more soap when taking a bath or for household purposes. Usually, at this season, the river begins to drop sharp- fy toward the summer's low point. The water begins to “harden” noticeably. But this year that condition has been delayed by the rains and it is improbable that the Missouri will reach the low levels recorded a year ago. Incidentally, the river water now is probably more pure than at any time in several years. When rain comes after a drouth various objects are washed into the stream and pollution frequently is the result. The men who guard our city water supply watch it most closely at such times. But this part of the world was literally washed clean by the first of the recent deluges. Those which came after brought little pollution into our streams. With regard to its mineral content, the problem is ‘one of solution, for water will absorb only so much of any aljen element. From the health standpoint it is one of diffusion. There are only so many germs in any source of infection and if they are distributed among enough units of water they are harmless. Thus our water supply now is at its best. The taste fs, not what we have come to expect because it has aess mineral content than normal, but when all factors are considered it could hardly be improved upon. I ' Representative Hamilton Fish of New York has an- nounced his willingness to run for president. His plat- form will. undoubtedly include getting the U. 8. out of the red, and vice versa. If Lincoln had seen what was coming, that phrase | we probably have run “of the people, by the Postal Fegan for the ‘Western Union.” above. had no real opposition. Everything “Cabinet members can, of course, get almost any-|he proposed was agreed to. Those thing they wish, even jobs. They are most wary about |Who were skeptical were referred to exerting their influence, however, and usually confine it|®S Cassandras. Critics were accused strictly to their friends and friends of their friends. of a lack of patriotism, If a doubt “Once in a blue moon, some freak of luck breaks this |W&S expressed, the doubter was called established routine, and a person without special influ- |destructive, told not to “rock the a himself at work, but invariably in a low-grade | boat.” (Copyright, 1935, NEA Service, Inc.) * # # ‘Today, the country generally seems to have waked up. The president is now being criticized not only by his : Reprinted to opponents but by his sympathetic With Other ties, “ supporters—the surest evidence that We may or politically things are not well with may not him. One set of the latter tells him DITORS they will be of the same value. Mr. Farley is another politician whose re- putation for political smartness has; been created while he rode the crest of the wave. They all seem smart | while they are doing that. | SY If about 25,000,000 people would go off in a corner and die, the capit- alistic system could go on for a while.—Upton Sinclair. se * It is foolish to talk about capital punishment as the state “taking ven- geance,” when it resorts to judicial surgery to get rid of such a cancer- ous growth on the social body.—Dr. Joseph A. Vance of Detroit. ee # No lady bar fly ever produced a Thomas Jefferson, an Andrew Jack- son, a Woodrow Wilson, or a Frank- lin D. Roosevelt. Woman will not find any inspiration hanging around saloons—T. L. Anderson, St. Louis excise commissioner. * ek * saree am” || |he should stop urging reforms, ad- s Journ congress and give the country @ chance to rest and recover. He has, they say, attempted too much, and (New, York Times is in Sanne, Of ering: ‘the speonle by. Hot weather makes hot words. These are of no|ceaseless activity. a Sig | moment. They are to be taken in a Pickwickian sense. | Uses that his only salvation now is ‘A statesman to take the lead of the radicals and st who calls another statesman a lar in July is translating into the mid-summerian dialect the win- |ViS°rously force the fight to change ter phrase, “I disagree with you.” No malice, no will- te comakitutton. 20 a8 to. Derm Q fulness is imputed. The very form of the expression the “Planned Economy,” which ts the shows an innocent intention. It is as if a man making base of the New Deal scheme. @ charge against a brother man carefully avoided the ae language of the statute so that the indictment falls. _ Still another set of supporters in- It is not necessary to distinguish between a false- | sists that, having re-established him- hood, an untruth and a ie. The psalmist makes a suf-|Self in the eyes of the liberals and ficient apology when he explains that he said in his | insured against a radical Third party, haste all men are lars. He had spoken in heat, when|he should now concentrate upon his bones were burning and he couldn't find an inch of |keeping conservative Democrats in shadow in the desert. Ananias was a kindly man, a man |line and devise some new scheme for of fine family feeling, who sought to conceal certain facts |taking the boobish business leaders about his income-tax return. Why did Theodore I elect |sgain into camp. The conflicting so many worthy citizens to the Ananias club? He had|nature of the advice which Mr. Roo- had some little difficulties, if we remember, somewhat |SeVelt is now receiving indicates that like those of Ananias. The colonel was naturally fierce |his apprehensive friends think he when anybody put property rights before human rights; |Meeds political counsel. Three dis- but his club list must be considered as essentially hu- |tinct Roosevelt moves in the past two morous. months have contributed to this con- These people differ with me. Therefore are they|Viction. All of these appear to have damned forever; to the devil, the father of lars, with |been mistakes. One was his criticism them! It was only a version of Samuel Butler's “Oh {Of the supreme court, following its God! Oh Montreal!” There are parliamentary ways of |NRA decision. The public reaction putting the short and ugly word. Winston Churchill’s|Was most unfavorable to that. Sec- “historical inexactitude” is an illustration, but this beat-jond, there was the violence with ing about the bush is apt to be windy and pedantic. The | Which he assailed the holding com- good hearty old word, exploded in canicular rages or |panies and the character of his fight irritation of political eczema, is probably more satisfac-|to abolish them. Ordinarily, any as- tory to all parties. Truth, if there is such a thing, is|sault upon the. so-called power trust only relative. At best it is a probability, and the Lie/ would meet a popular response. In Political, always “hurled,” may be regarded as a form |this case it didn’t. On the contrary, of sport. Mr. Roosevelt alarmed and embitter- Sticklers for old polite methods of conversation and |ed an army of public utility stock and controversy shouldn't take seriously the hurlers of the |bond holders, estimated from three to Lie Political. Politicians have no great store of syno- | five million. nyms. The rooms of their minds are mostly vacant. ** * = When the temperature goes up they seize and “hurl”| Third, there was his sudden mes- the first weapon within reach, It doesn’t mean any-|sage urging increased taxation of big thing. It’s just a way of saying “I don’t like you.” fortunes and large incomes. That this was politically inspired no one doubts, For the benefit of Nebraskan anglers, 1,000,000 fish |but the results, from the Roosevelt are being planted in streams.’ Just recently, they could jangle, have not been politically good. have been poured from any upstairs window. For one thing he created a very un- eee pleasant incident by repudiating his What we can't understand is why the name “nuis- |OWM senate leaders, who had inform- ance taxes” applies to only some of them. ed their co! the president ee wanted ps4 SU rhaes Freee ina Longevity in Italy has doubled in the last 5 years, Week. For another, the thinness of statisles ahow. 1 Duce may ask the statisticians to SKID (Ne Westin ‘and o kudget-balanemg € period of 8 & aay pln BApleapanite perporiain: le such as to be gen- The supreme court decision and Samuel Insull’s ac- ipeung Be ae eee quittal reveal Uncle Sam hasn’t much success with birds. congress anxious to adjourn, he has His pet eagle is battered, and his wild goose chase Proved | indefinitely extended the session, fur- lop. ther disturbed business and made it impossible for anyone, including him- The Short and Usly One nice thing about bridge is that it recalls court- ship days; for instance, when a man squeezes his part- ner, then gets a grand slam. me Ae * & # ‘To show how strongly the Italian people feel about this Abyssinian affair, a Naples bambino is reported to have been heard prattling “Addis Ababa.” eee | People don't mind a politician's hand-shaking and self, to guess what sort of tax bill! From whatever angle they are views ed it does seem these three most re-| You must have happiness in mar- ried life. The mother should be like @ beloved queen.—Mrs. Joseph Aloy- sius Lyons, wife of Australian pre- mier. e2 & Modern music is going crazy. There is too much jazz, and jazz ,means dissonance.—Raymond Huntington ‘Woodman, prominent Brooklyn ' or- ganist. So far as Red Ruffing is concern- ed, Manager Joe McCarthy of the Yankees has too many good pitch- ers. Ruffing, a 220-pound husky, needs to work at least every four days, or oftener, to hold his edge, and the Yanks have too many start- ers to give Red that much work. Barney Ross has his injured thumb out of a cast now, but still thinks he'll let Davey Day, his Chicago stablemate, do all his lightweight fighting for him. The weight is quite a problem for Barney now. A New York electrical engineer has rigged up a photo-electric cell ap- paratus which he says can be used as an absolutely reliable guide for call- ing foot-faults in tennis. The ser- ver’s foot, swinging over the line be- FLAPPER, FANNY SAYS: Before taking a dip, you have to jdack-slapping so much As his lég-pulling. [etnt strategic Roosevelt gestures have dip into your funds for te right outtit. BEGIN HERE rovay KATHARINE STRYKHURST. 2v ane beautiful. allows wer emo- tions to rule when che marries MICHAEL HEATHEROE. 1 tmatracter who comes NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XLIV fae said, “My dear, I'm terribly sorry. 1 knew you'd have to know sooner or later, but | hoped it would be some other way—" The marriage certificate of Michael Heatheroe and Katharine Strykburst lay on the table be- tween ber and Dr. Kaye He glanced at it, glanced away. “But 1 had thought,” he said to & puzzled tone, “when she left 1 certainly Chought—” Zoe patted bis band. “I don’t know what this ts all about.” she said. “But I'm certain Katharine never meant to burt anyone. She must have had a very good reason tor not telling us.” The lean, ascetic young doctor flushed under his recent tan. “1 don't doubt it.” “You—you were crazy about her, weren't you?” Zoe asked sim- ply. He nodded. “I've been there, myself,” she added after a moment. “I guess you know about that. Loving any- one and finding out you don't count, and feeling nothing’s worth while... but you know all about that. You saved me from some thing terrible. I'll never forget it. That’ why I wish I could help 1 right,” Dr. Kaye mut- tered. “It’s my own fault. I was just a fool, I guess.” Much, much tater, after be bad gone, Zoe reviewed the scene, re membering the way he had looked —the hurt: in his eyes. She nad tucked the tell-tale document away in an envelope and bad mailed it to Katharine at Stlencis, Roanne, New Mexico. With that out of ber hands, she felt defi- nitely safer. It was a pity Dr. Kaye had bad to learn the news thus. [f it bad not been for Gracia and ber hate- ful shepherd dog it never would have bappened. Gracia was def- nitely a trouble maker, but this time she had been an unwitting one. Zoe went through the morning room. Gerda was picking up fallen flower petals; there were late chrysanthemums ip all the vases. Gerda turned, . holding something out to Zoe. “I guess the doctor dropped this.” Zoe took it. Jono Kaye's pig- akin glove. It was a special golfing glove, one of an old and belovea pair. She recognized it. “Thanks, Gerda. I'll see he gets it.’ al HE went upstairs. Her own beautiful room was in perfect order. Her dinner dress, an affair of delicate blue tace, was laid cot on the bed. Her little ouckies slippers and it stockings Si umme' weetheat t4 were there, too, Gerda tung oer- self down on the taffeta-covered chaise longue and closed ner eyes She had John Kaye's gi in ner hand. How be must b tovea Kay. to look so troubled when he learned of her deception! Zoe shivered a little; there war a man any gir! might love with an aching tenderness. She had al- ways noticed nim. growing ap. But be had been Katharine’s spe- cial friend. Then the olgbt be nad worked over Zoe, after her mad attempt to «it begun to think of oim ai had refused to admit it, nating to mark herself as light and fickle, but actually oefore she nad reached Colorado on her trip io search of health she had admittes Dr. Kaye to the secret places of her heart. Gibbs had thus been easily blotted out. She could took back at Gibbs now as at a far-off figure in another existence. She had grown up since that night. She wouldn't be foolish about this. She'd keep out of John Kaye's way. She respected him, honored him. If the sound of bis quiet, au- thoritative voice stirred her more than @ little. she would let her feeling go no further than that... but, oh, what a lucky girl she would be who was singled out by this serious, gentle. hard-working young man! “Not for me.” said Zoe, spring- ing to her feet and. dashing into the bathroom to run a luxurious tub. “Talking to yourself, darling?’ Mrs. Parker wandered in, wrapped in a negligee of dull rose, her pretty hair set in scalloped and delicately pinned waves. “I was just muttering away,” Zoe said gaily. Zoe's mother established herself on the chaise. “| was just talking to Daddy about the move into town, and he's for it,” she said animatedly. “He found a penthouse in a bufiding over east—57th street, I think jsaid. Anyhow, the oddest thing— ; Dr. Kaye lives in the building.” Zoe, bending over a half-opened drawer of gossamer underthings, felt a rosy tide of color flooding her cheeks. She gave herself steadying moment before she an- swered, “That comes under the head of ment house life is; you your next-door neighbor.” But in her heart she was hoping she was wrong. coe (OHN KAYB went back to the ” Strykhurst house with a heavy heart. That Katharine should be actually married to another m: was more crushing still. Poor child—she bed few people to confide tn. the yeung physician mused. watching Bértihe preside at ber dinner table later, Berting| © 1935, NEA Service Ine massaged, corseted, groomed to the last inch of her healthy, middie aged body, beamed at bim. little suspecting the thoughts ber voung kinsman was directing at her. “Gracia is coming over for oridge later, John. Can we count on your support?” He answered as graciously as he could. His thoughts were far-away. “I'll be glad to, although | may have a call from town. Miss Mear- sham telephoned me just before dinner. She's to call later. Some thing about ® consultation at the Medical Centre—° Bertine pouted. “Oh, you doctors! Always on the wing. 1 nope it doesn’t go through. Gracia wil! be so disappomited. You kn gagement to Captain Byrne was off, didn’t you? Gracia decided they Just weren't meant for each other.” John Kaye scarcely knew what be ate. The souffle on bis plate was delicious. He scarcely touched it. His office nurse telephoned just as coffee was being served in the drawing room, and as Gracia Mc Tivaine bustled in. “Why, Dr. John, we meet again! Wasn't that dog fight too awful?” Drat the woman, thought the man resentfully, making his ex- cuses and plunging ont to the tele phone. Miss Mearsham was properly apologetic. The doctor needn't come in tonight, after all. Dr. Ab- bott said tomorrow morning would do just as well. eee (OHN KAYE came back to the drawing room and lied man- fully. He had to rush, he sald. He would be back as quickly as he could. Perhaps they would not have finished the rubber. . . Regretfully Gracia watched him go. John could hear Victor Stryk- burst tel ing Mrs. Willetts, asking if Lucy wanted to make a fourth. He felt guilty, but escape s too tempting. Driving past the Parker's gate way, he felt an unaccountable im- pulse to see Zoe again. Her warm 4 impulsive sympathy had been very sweet that afternoon. Perhaps he could talk to her about Kath- arine. 2 The girl who came toward him was fragrant in delicate blue lace. Her brown curls rioted about her Her eyes were fringed i : F “Why, Zoe's a beauty.” thought John Kaye, surprised that he bad