The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 23, 1935, Page 4

ff u2 2 sk Hom Tile e ol ieetabidest ehind the Scenes in Washington WITH RODNEY DUTCHER Editor’s Note: This is the sixth and last of @ special series of stories telling just how lobhy- ing works, and how it tinges all the activities of the government at Washington. Washington, Aug. 23—The Washington telephone @iréctory shows that there’s a lobby here for nearly everybody, beginning with the automobilists and ending —after you wade through 10 columns listing “associa- tions”—with the Zionists. There are lobbies for the deaf, for pedestrians, for : trees, for birth control, for calf tanners, for Indians, for enemies of chain stores, for mayors, for vegetarians and for preservation of wild flowers. And for nearly all in- \ dustries. One would gather that virtually every reader of this dispatch is represented here by one or more lobbies. Some lobbyists representing large numbers of per- sons are sometimes even more influential than high-paid . lobbyists representing wealthy groups and industrial as- sociations. Any report on lobbying must mention the labor, veteran, farmer and peace lobbies, along with such business associations as the United States Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers and the American Liberty League. LOBBYING FROM THE LAND Outstanding among farmers’ lobbyists are Chester Gray of the American Farm Bureau federation, Fred Brenckman of the National Grange, E. E. Kennedy of the Farmers’ Union, C. E. Moser of the American Cotton Cooperative association, Robin Hood of the Cooperative Council, William Thatcher of the Farmers’ National Grain corporation, and Charles Holman of the National Cooperative Milk Producers’ federation. Some farm lobbyists would be more popular and in- The Bismarck Tribune An Independent Newspaper THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (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 as second class mail matter. George D. Mann President and Publisher Kenneth W. Simons Editor Archie O. Johnson Secretary and Treasurer Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year Daily by mail, per year (in Bismarck). Daily by mail, per year (in state outside of Bismarck) ..........-++ oe aoe Daily by mail outside of North Dakota Weekly by mail in state, per year ... Weekly by mail outside of North Dakota, per 16 Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation 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 news r and also the local news of spontaneous origin published herein. All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. THE BISMA: A Inspiration for Today And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.—St. Matthew 8:26. fluential here if they hadn’t shown willingness to work eee ; in cahoots with food industry and middleman groups. ‘Understandings between dairy co-ops and milk dealers, : for instance, have seldom done the consumer much good. Holman and certain other farm lobbyists, some of whom have been described by Secretary Wallace as “dis- tributors masquerading in overalls,” aided processors in the successful attempt to squeeze out the consumer's three best friends in AAA—Jerome Frank, Victor Christ- gau and Fred Howe. Gray, who once worked closely with the White House and congress and had much to say about appointments to the house and senate committees, began to lose pres- tige when he was found to have aided “power trust” groups by lobbying against the Norris Muscle Shoals bills. Norris declared: “Mr. Gray is in disgrace with every member of the senate.” Other interests paid salaries to men who lobbied and propagandized for them in the name of the Farm Bu- reau federation and the organization was once found to have offered to put on a campaign for ocean steamship companies for $100,000. Farm lobbyists banded together to help Joe Grundy and others put over the Hawley-Smoot tariff act. Matthew Woll of the American Federation of Labor, through his American Wage Earners’ Protective Confer- ence, was also lobbying on the Grundy side, eee VETERANS DO WELL Buecesses of the veterans’ lobby, headed by American| some of our people will be without work which Legion’s Col. John Thomas Taylor, are proverbial, Hand- some, mustached, well-fed and vigorous, Taylor is fre- quently to be seen on Capitol Hill and sometimes takes up matters not directly connected with the legion. ‘The veterans’ lobby, in which the Veterans of For- t eign Wars and the United Spanish War Veterans are algo important, has now succeeded in wiping out the expected $460,000,000 in economies on veteran payments which Roosevelt drove through congress in the spring 1933. aa For the act just signed by the president restoring full pensions to the vets of 1898, you can give large credit to former Senator Rice W. Means of Colorado, lobbyist for the U. 5. W. V. eee LABOR PUSHES INTERESTS Ed McGrady, who went with the New Deal as NRA official, assistant sécretary for labor and strike mediator, built up a reputation during years as the A. F. of L's chief lobbyist. His successor is S. P. Meadows. The big thing labor fought for and won this year was the Wagner labor disputes act, whose passage was more of a personal triumph for Senator Bob Wagner of New ‘York than for any group of lobbyists. In addition to the A. F. of L., the railroad unions, federal employers, the American Newspaper Guild and fhe postal employes all maintain effective lobbies here. In campaign years the railroad unions frequently flood ‘an entire state or congressional district with special edi- tions of its weekly newspaper “ ve-elect a friend of labor. their organizations desire at election time. PROPAGATING PEACE The most effective lobbyist for peace here is Miss|The man who thinks of something constructive Derothy Detzer of the Women’s International league. "The Big Navy and American Legion lobbyists, with whom bor” designed to help ‘The power of the labor, veteran and farm lobbies rests on large masses of voters who can be asked to deluge Capitol Hill with protests or pleas or to vote as To believe is to be strong. Doubt cramps energy. Belief is power—F. W. Robertson. Need More of the Same Action by a Lions club committee in pro- posing improvement of the sewage outlet in the Missouri river should stimulate other Bis- marck residents to similar constructive commu- nity thinking. The reasons are eompelling and the benefits will be manifest. First of all, it must be remembered that the only federal assistance available to the unem- ployed in the near future will be work relief un- der the WPA program. Those not at work must be cared for by the county. On this basis, it is obvious that numerous work projects will be necessary. And the time to think about them is now. Inadequate plan- ning will mean that during much of the winter might have been provided for them, and the county’s expenditures will mount accordingly. That local expenditures will increase in any event is certain. Under WPA rules 90 per cent of its money must go to labor. Very little will be available for the purchase of materials, ma- chinery and equipment. » Thus this county, in common with all others in the state, faces the dual problem of finding work-relief projects where the need for labor is great and that for materials is small and of providing the money for such material as may be necessary. It is not as simple as it looks. All of us can think of things which MIGHT be done, but when we analyze the ideas we find that most of them would require-considerable outlays for cement, brick, lumber or other building ma- terials or considerable machinery and oil in the case of road improvements. Those things, it is obvious, we can affod only in small quantities. Our public officials are giving thought to the matter now but they need all of the help they can get. In this emergency, as in private and commercial life, ideas are at a premium. which can be done with WPA labor and which she frequently crosses swords, call her @ “dangerous | still falls within the restrictions laid down, con- woman.” Her lobbying was chiefly responsible for the sensational senate munitions investigation under Senator fers a favor upon his community by passing Nye, and she is a frequent visitor in important offices|the word along. Our city and county planning of the state department. Presidents have been known to call her to the White House—which is a distinction for a boards have reviewed many such suggestions, Jobbyist, even if it was only to try to give Miss Detzer | Originated some of their own, but still have the devil. ‘The National Council for Prevention of War, under red Libby and Florence Brewer Boeckel, goes in less for active lobbying and more for propaganda. ‘The peace lobby frequently clashes with the legion lobby and the patriotic societies here at the same time, gs it is now doing over the “incitement to disaffection bill” whose avowed purpose is to keep the Communists from trouble bringing them within the federal re- strictions. Incidentally, by placing the issue squarely up to the local political subdivisions, the gov- ernment issues a challenge to many who have corrupting the army and navy but which, if passed,| been sharp critics of relief projects. If we are gnight be used to stifle free speech for everybody. THE BUSINESS LOBBY Against the labor lobby—and often against the vet- rans and the farmers—are pitted the U. 8. Chamber of ‘Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers (and the American Liberty league. ‘The chamber, as do the other groups, goes on the Eheory that the government should take its instructions from business—which is one reason why it’s now at hot fodds with the White House. It polls sentiment among its members on national questions and is dominated by a weactionary group despite a sprinkling of liberal mem- bers. Its lobbying is mostly in the form of a persistent propaganda deluge, though its aptitude for inside work ‘was seen when former President Henry Harriman put over NIRA and was responsible for all its chief prin- eiples except the collective bargaining and licensing clauses. __ The N. A. M. consistently opposes national-labor and social welfare legislation and for 25 years its counsel, tell, goateed James Emery, has been appearing before congressional committees or issuing statements viewing alarm. The Liberty league under Jouett Shouse has for months been issuing a rapid-fire series of pamphlets é ageinst New Deal measures and is org: around eee ANYBODY CAN PLAY The committee of the Nation is still pouring an inflation propaganda into town and lobhy- The oustanding lobbyist for silver is big New York cotton brokerage firm rose. A millionaire many times over, We shall see. In a few years we may be wiser, for ‘Barris is head of the Sound Money league, writes articles, makes gives big dinners here for members intimate friend of Senator Elmer the two men have worked and on all silver legislation. to escape a multiplicity of “leaf-raking” activi- ties the initiative and ingenuity must come from Your Personal Health By William Brady, M. D. Dr. Brady will answer questions pertaining to health but not dis- case oF diagnosis. Write letters briefly and in ink. Address Dr. Brady in care of The Tribune, All queries must be accompanied by impe ddressed envelope. DRESS REFORM AND HEALTH Speaking strictly as a health teacher I admire and applaud woman's fearlessness in dress. That she get along remarkably well without many clothes every one but her husband or father will admit. It is not fashion alone that dictates her wanton baring of neck and knees, spine, sternum, et cetera. The modern woman sees pretty clearly through all this old hokum bunkem about scanty clothing and galloping consumption or undiscernible lingerie and rheumatism eventually if not this winter. Though dumb enough she has enough native perception to notice that consumption and rheumatism prevail inversely as the square yards of cloth used to dréss a woman. Women in this country are enjoying better health than their mothers or grandmothers ever knew, particularly in respect to bronchial troubles and tuberculosis. The sex in fact has proved so perverse about this that all but the veriest old fossils in the medical profession have left off warning the foolish young women of the bugaboos of rheumatiz, pneumonia and con- sumption. 1 do not think it is the approach to nudity or the increasing scantiness of attire alone that explains the unquestionably better health and vigor of women today. In part no doubt they owe their physical well being to the discarding of corsets and the greater freedom for action, play, sport, outdoor pleasures their more hygienic mode of dress has given. Then, too, as the bolder members of the sex come to sneak smatterings of knowledge of phy- slology despite all the tender care taken by the ghost of Pinkia Lydeham to protect the delicate creatures from such nasty knowledge, they acquire a less morbid outlook and are not so fond of the old fishwife fancies. Especially wholesome and healthful, I think, has been the influence of teachings such as those of Dr. Clelia Duel Mosher for many years medical advisor for Stanford university women. This distinguished hygienist, by her observation, study and practical instruction, has brought good health to many thousands of women who were destined for a lifetime of “female weakness“ under the old pamper and coddle plan. Dr. Mosher’s little book “Personal Hygiene for Women,” published by Stanford University Press, Stanford university, California, is an ideal gift for any girl or woman who has not had a good break in education. That means practically every girl who attends school. Mary the grand old girl who wears the hats and makes us all like it, went out the other day to buy the king some wool underwear. So. even if the turgid days of red flannel have gone forever, they're still wearing nice comfy long-legged woolies in the north temperate zone. It is not so many years since I wore ’em myself, and if I had to live in the north temperate zone again I'd try to find more nice comfy long-legged wool or part wool underwear. If the queen can buy ’em for her man ... but one would require courage even to ask for such things in a modern shop. I nearly went off my nut trying to find a razor with which a man could shave here a year or two ago; and again the dealers thought of calling the wagon ten years ago when I tried to buy oxfords in mid winter up north, and again two years ago when I tried to buy some boots or high shoes in early summer. I suppose if one attempted to stroll on the boulevard with bare feet the cops would find some strange excuse for making a pinch. SOL eee OLITICS NATION'S CAPITOL | By BYRON PRICE (Chief of Bureau, the Associated Press, Washington) ‘There are at least a half-dozen rea- sons why history it likely to take spe- cial note of the 1935 session of con- gress. Consider the ambitious proportions of some of the monuments erected in eight months of parliamentary strug- gle. . The social security program. The wealth taxes. The $4,800,000,000 re- lief appropriation. The stroke at the utility holding companies. The la- bor relations act. The prohibition against gold and processing tax re- covery suits. Unlike the temporary buttresses set up by the first Roosevelt congress, most of these monuments are de- signed to stand for all time. The president and congress have attempt- ed to re-make America nothing less. Whether the accomplishments of the session mean the salvation of the country—as some say—or the ruina- tion of the country—as others say— they still remain accomplishments of an extraordinary, perhaps of an epochal, calibre, ee OK Aims of New Laws It is easy to arrive at an inclusive phrase, which both sides will accept, to describe the general effect of this legislative program as a whole. Ex- amining the measures one by one, however, certain common characteris- tics stand out. - One group of the new laws tends unquestionably toward greater cen- Former President HORIZONTAL 1 Nickname of the 26th presi- [A] dent of the |R/O|BL/ IN] His lan ove 6 His last . 14 aoe’ ODA O 16 One who scolds. 17 To attempt. 18 Music drama. 21 Intention. TIMTAIG EIS} Answer to Previous: Puzzle intr Ic] treme QOUSE OBh Honwtl 0 BOS o anriBa RIAIH] iG{U[LIAlRy the home folks . Social Security Congress the other day appropriated $76,084,750 to start the new social security plan in action, thereby tak- ing the long, long trail which will eventually tell whether or not this offers a solution for the problem which faces millions of individuals throughout America. The list of purposes for which money has been ap- Propriated is a long one: $37,312,500 to match state old Methodist board of lic morals a great deal .C.T.U. Repeal wrecked and they're seldom heard of age pensions on a dollar-for-dollar basis; $3,000,000 for the administration of state unemployment insurance sys- tems; $18,562,500 as @ federal contribution to dependent children; $2,250,000 for help for the blind; $2,850,000 for maternal and child health services; $2,137,000 for crippled children; $1,125,000 for other child welfare; $630,750 for cooperative vocational rehabilitation of persons disabled in industry and $6,000,000 for public health work in addi- tion to $2,216,500 for administrative costs of the various the <1 coyntry for what presumably will be a part in the 1936 ne cgmpaign. It is an imposing program buttress¢d by an imposing set of figures. Yet one wonders just how much help it will be to the father struggling to make a living for his family; to the mother fighting to make ends meet; to the child growing up in a world where opportunities are said to be fewer than in former days, then there will be a record by which to judge. Let us another bright dream crumpled into the dust. . tion, the National Woman's party—which feels its old women’s suffrage fight won’t be won until its constiu- with men is adopted, and the Women’s Joint Congres: sional committee, representing 21 women’s organizations @xcept as they indulge in sporadic propaganda sgainst | and fighting for such things as the maternity act, child labor laws and pure food and drug legislation. About the best, thet can hope that we will not also be sadder at the prospect of tional amendment to give women full equal legal rights thing t supporting progressive legisle-| game of lobbying is that anybody iia 22 Writing im- plement. 23 Berry. . 25 Male cat. 27 Railroa 28 Company. 29 Preposition. 81 Nay. 32 Eagle. 33 Fiber knots. 59 Ozone. 35 Birds’ prisons. 60 Amassed. 8712 dozén. 61 He was head 49 To run away. of th 40 Growing out. commission 41 Half an em. 42 Northeast. 43 Dry. 45 Passage through. 51 Door rug. 53 “8” molding. 55 To educate. 56 Ten cents. 62 He helped or- ganize the oa a 7 tu 6 LOB SIAlT]i [RI EC 57 Seed coverings 7 Above. of New York. ‘Rough ——.” 19 Pair. i lt a ST Fe ee NN tralization of power in the federal government. Another group aims | frankly at a levelling of the economic structure, under that stronger central government, by taking away from those who have and adding to the se- curity of those who have not. To the first group belong the re- lief policy of this congress, and the policy of closing the door to recovery suits which might hamper the gov- ernment in executing the economic changes it desires. To the second group belong the social security program, the wealth taxes, the utility act, and the New Deal for labor relations—which was Se I would rather live with savages and the animals than this cock-eyed brain-trust government. Johnson, leaving for Borneo. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS So They Say Fishskin All my young life I was unhappy because I was either pitied or laughed at... . but I have found how to remedy fishskin now. Take a daily warm or cold bath with soap and a stiff brush. I think people who suffer with fishskin disease will be delighted with the results. (K. E. B.) Answer—Thank you. Following any bath it is well for one with dry, scaly, irritable or itching skin to apply some oil—a few drops only, such as Martin * * * The job of *running local govern- ment ,.. has been done most waste- fully. We spend nearly 10 billion a year for the operation of our local governments; yet how we howled when the federal budget grew that big.—H. P. Jones, executive director, olive oil (sweet oil)—to replace the natural sebum (skin oil) removed by ‘bathing or lacking because of the skin disease. Temptation Resisted I received the two booklets I sent for, but what about the personal letter on acidity? I expected same as I inclosed stamped self-addressed envelope. You might at least have wisecracked, if you had nothing to say on the sub- ject. (Miss C. L.) Answer—True, but you see, that’s precisely what some correspondents National Municipal League. resent. And when they do, their volubility reverberates egregiously. urged by organized labor as a guar- antee of greater security and better living for workers. It would seem beyond dispute that, by and large, congress has been mov- ing toward a social and economic sys- tem closely governed by regulatory measures from Washington, and re- sponsive in many ways to what Pres- ident Roosevelt has called “the very sound public policy of encouraging a wider distribution of wealth.” * * * A Precedent How such a venture turns out will be a matter for history, but it is pos- sible that future generations may be interested in this session for still an- other reason. : Besides passing laws, it set a pre- cedent. Faced with a supreme court decision which struck at the supports of its legislative philosophy, congress went along with a presidential leader- ship which advised passage of legis- lation regardless of doubts as to its constitutionality. At @ moment when even many friends of the administration felt sure AAA would be declared unconstitu- tional, for instance, a law was passed enlarging and strengthening AAA. The precedent of bringing about such a situation may stand, in the end, as one of the most conspicuous of the session’s monuments. ——B * 20 Sun god. 22 Cost. 23 Approval. 24 Touching. 26 He was de- feated on the Bull —— ticket. 28 Crinkled fabric. 30 To coat with tin. 32 Self. 34 Meadow grass 36 Brisk (music) 38 Ship. * 43 Cleansing substance. 44To line a vessel. 46 Right. 47 Constellation, 48 Spike. TED Rage is{alT} [MAINT 7 [Alc Qoavoes [TIRIE INIO} lEISMMOle|w; [le TT Tula ie) VERTICAL 1 Musical note. 2To come in. 8To scrutinize. 49 Courtesy title, 9Exclamation. 50 Within. 10 By way of. 51 5280 feet. 11 To redact. 12 Citrous fruit. 13 Transposed. 15 Old French coin, 52 Scatters. 54 Prophet. 56 Accomplished. 58 South Caro- lina. 60 3.1416, BEGIN HERE TODAT ARIEN breaks her engage- sores te BRET PAUL, coll ‘athe tetie Bret r) as at tashionable Crest Lake inn. ere ed 7 Dovuclas Mansa. goes te Crest Lake Marsh’s oma mother dislikes ber ané dificulttes. These are tn- ETER GRAGO- NOW GO OF WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XXix Ts to ded fede sagasiapes Drann scheduled the scene” tor the following day. Tennis and badminton courts, the riding paths. and even the bathing beach were empty, for all the Crest Lake guests erowded the shore of the take t= sight of the movie activities. For the past several Drann’s Racorarty had erecting a tong platform shore, and mounting on this the found and microphone equipmest Like most motion picture parties on location, Drann and his outfit) had been maddeningly reticent about just what was going to hap pen. But rumor had it that was to be ap important day in making of the picture was that today’s ecene only an incident tn the film, and that the real —s forest fire—would be the privacy and safety of the out 28 HE afgage elit studios in Hollywood. Neverthel: ag people at Crest Lake. Ani Dougias Marsh had sa‘! would, old Mr. and Mra Bowen, 2 ceil pany during the middle of the morning. On the way out of the Inn they encountered Bret Paul He looked at Jo uncertainly. but ahe smiled her most {mpersonal smile and joined Tubby’s instant “Good morning!” “Going down to see how movies are made?” Tubby asked him. Bret nodded. “Drann told me he wanted me around.” “Gosh,” breathed Tubby. “Looks as if he thinks maybe somebody might drown!” The lite guard |, “It’s not that. He said 1 might have to do some doubling.” He and Tubby carried on an aim- tess, self-conscious conversation hal? way down to the lake shore, ‘and then fell silent in the presence of Jo's obvious trigidity. Luckily. when they merged with the crowd at the lake there was no need for further talk Orann was already under way, shouting orders from one of the motorboats is which & camera was mounted. eee IRAGONBT, glimpsing Jo, came toward them smiling. Today he seemed nervous and fl! at ease, and she was astonished at the contrast with his usus} manner. “This thing teday ts sonsensé.’ be said “It’s the sort of thing that cond’ be dome im the studio, SUN- TAN but Drann’s one of these hounds for realism. Wants to get the background in, he says.” Fragonet Ne @ cigaret cwiftly. © “Old-fash- foned directing, is what I'd call it” “He could have picked a warmer day,” said Bret, his voice filled with dislike for the actor. “That water will be pzetty chilly this morning, won't it?” If Fragonet caught the faint in- solence be gave no sign of it. In fact, he seemed hardly to have heard Bret at all “What was that?” be eaid, looking at the younger man. “Oh, yes. Chilly. Yes, it's likely to be.” “Is this the ecene where you save Miss Montes?” asked Tubby breath- lessly. Fragonet nodded. “Yes, and she really doesn't swim a stroke. I'm worried about that. Drann hasn't &@ damned bit of sense. He almost let a woman drown one time, tn- sisting on his realism. And an- other time. in a mine scene—" He was interrupted by the pow: erful voice of Drann, bawling out over the water from the motorboat. Fragonet smiled at Jo. Have to get to work.” Ge trotted down to the lake and out to the edge of the platform. Drann came alongside in the mo torboat, and Fragonet kneeled on the boarde while the director talked and gesticulated. in another moment Lolita Montes. still in her riding breeches, joined Fragonet on the platform. Presently Drann helped her into the boat. He motioned again to Fragonet. but the actor appeared to be argu- ing angrily. and Drann’s gesticula- tions grew wide and sweeping. “Looks like they don’t agree about something.” giggled Tubby excited- Drann wants to get wet,” Bret Paul told her. Jo's face flushed at the remark. “Perhaps you aren’t aware that Mr. Fragonet’s a very good swim- mer, Bret.” “Perhaps not,” he replied. “But you should be.” She turned. “I don’t see—" s i s § E i it 4 gg |gle which would not show the and then drift up—as she would if she'd fallen that way.” “But she can't swim!” exclaimed Jo. “That's why Drant called Bret, 1 tmagine. She can hold her breath, strike the water, and then come ap. They'll pull her in, then.” “But where,” asked Tubby, “does Fragonet come int” “They'll get that scene later. As be brings her along, Drann wants ‘to follow in the boat.” Now the speedboat was bearing off from the platform toward the swim-ficat with its diving tower. Here it stopped long enough to allow Montes to debark, and with- out @ moment's hesitation she climbed to the first station. “I could dive tong before 1 could swim.” Jo told Tubby nervously, “but she certainly has nerve to go into that depth with those breeches and boots on.” eee HERE were some anzious mo ments whfle Montes stood like did he have to select a camera an- tow er, but he had to hold that post tion fairly well until the wake of the boat subsided. At last Jo caw him glance at the cameraman. saw the cameraman nod—and then Drann signaled to Lolita Montes She did not dive She fell, just as though her descent had beep sudden. unpredicted. Bret kneeled low and alert at the bow of the boat. out of range of the camera. waiting. It seemed to Jo that the actress stayed beneath the surface for minutes. and when she did ap pear she flung one arm upward, threshed the water with the other. Jo almost screamed. Why didn’t Bret jump? And then ft came to Jo that the relentless Drann want: ed that precious footage of film which would show her instant of helplecsness. In another second the boat slid forward, Bret reached down and pulled her aboard with one powerful movement. “Whew!” breathed Marsh. “I'm glad that’s over!” Tubby leaned weakly against Jo. “You know, Jo. [ think that Mon- tes girl is a honey.” “She's more than that,” said Jo, and Tubby never knew how sin- cere Jo was in her assent. The boat sped beck to a post tion near the platform. for Dranp was working swiftly now before his high-priced star should get a chill Near the platform the craft's mo tor shut of again. and Lolita was lowered into the water. clutching Bret's arm until Fragonet had Aived in and reached the boat. Jo caw him reach under Lolits’s