Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1928, Page 66

Fugitive ENNY wished now that she had hown that statue of 1 She could not drive the sight of that straining captive figure trom her mind. It was too ike the way things reaily were. Torsten—struggling to get free. 1t d d with a black doubt. the 14 never see the There wouid be statue. 3 Thaps. nothing but th ted too much. of wheels b e street, e losing her- i Cooper ched the down to pal her mind off had sdvised it. as 1t was a necessity, any- e had to live. fered her a room in his sed, saving that be down near the was that she was want that .+ she was living—even if it did hurt. She mustn’t let he: ide she was wondering on this Sat- urder mght just how long she could jt. She was beginning to s in the reading room A who never vere they trying to themselves? They were just there, getting duller and duller.| tolé each other they liked doing hugzged their knees and talked estiv. But she wes sure they cried they were ajone in their beds. 5 frightened her. They were liv- les of the girl who gets left. £t them tonight to go i lights—and ex- ¢ sour. She did 1t was probably be- 8 id rot know why. cause every une seemed to be ha a good lime—except her. Su zed that she wanted real e winted a heart-to-heart 1 apprehenstvely THE SUNDAY TAR. WASHINGTON. D. €. FEBRUARY 1 | Love It was from S City—and typewritten. Torst ripped open the envelope, spread the sheet—and n gave a choking v “What's the n cried ensen, She threw the was one ot Jorg- across to him abominations of He nodded. be- | A First-Run Novel By Negley Farson Rut it bothered her, the thought of old tanding there in the He was a faithful il Tt made her feel unworthy. despicable, the way she had d her disappointment upon him He couldn’t help it the old dear: hs was probably just as wretched as she Tonely. Only one letter in a vear—and that onc threatening him with bad luck If he didn’t write to five more people! Suddenly she gave a fump. Good Just say that if they will pass this letter on to five other persons it might bring good luck. Perxvps you might let me write it?" She gave him the pen, and this is what Jorgensen wrote: “Dear Friend: When you get this let- ter will you be good enough to keep v the lookout for a good-looking young Swedish-American about 6 feet tall. Wwith blue eyes and an arrow-shaped scar on the left side of hiz head. His | name is Torsten Absrg, and if vou see | or hear of him will you kindly write to | Jore Jorgencen, the sculptor, in Chicagn? | “Your faithfully, i ORG JORGENSEN. i “§365 Lorna avenue, Chicago. “P, 8 In the scrviee of friendsinp will you please make a copy of this let- ter and send it to five of your friends. A e e —— “But she wondered on this Saturday night just how long she could go on with it.” it * he said dully. verse trick of fate that t 1 should receive for nearly be thi “What a per- he first letter said angri more people. are'” Jorgensen did not even trr sole her. The thinz was t0o U tragic to bear talking about. caught them both at an emotion: pitch, the reaction from which had been sickeninz. Suddenly she saw Jorgensen, nd as he w as a doddering old clown He was a burlesque of some sort that had led her to His flimsy old philosophy W ¢ cxpose her to more of such mockery. He did not fit in with this hard-headed worid. 3 up. she said. as well go. It's late He made no effort to detain her, but sly preceded her to the door “When shall I see you again’" he asked humbly “1 don’t know. night.” He held her hand a moment then raised it to his lip “We were upset.” he said softly. shouldn’t go home like this." “Well—I must She walked off and left him stand- ing there. A twinge of conscience made her halt when she reached the road and look back. She could see him outlined in the doo: ust as she had left him. She hesitated for a moment and then went on down the road. No, it was no use going back here when felt lixe this. She wanted to scream. Her nerves were all taut “I suppose 1 might T guess—soon. Good- and “You h! She who road She flagstone path— crazy propie on ¢ n and ran back over a_man patch of the calling_after her. old IS She heard 1 an cn-— ag o door “Mr. Jorgensen: Mr. Jorgensel He was there almost instantly “Good heravens, my dear—what < the matter?” Nothing." him and g you see? on 3 into the aid. sittin; an answer. nd stared at “Don’t ‘That together, Jenny. " ar on his forchead T've for- “You Do vou the color of b kno s eyes Indeed I do—thr: re blue. As blue Jenny that said put e “Then Jorgensen 3 the left side of hi He has a heart of — ted Jennjy This Is down Jorgensen nodded solemnly. I be- : " he said. “It's a beiter idea was. May I make one sug- n't threaten them, my dear. he said. erowding past! asking them to do likewise. I ask this of all Scandinavians as a favo: “But why Scandinavians Jenny, Because,” v. “there i they all know of me. smiled old Jorgensen slow- a fellowship among us 1am a great | (To be continued tomorrow.) TRAIN TWICE BUTTED BY WILD AUTOMOBILE sas Farmer's Car Goes on A Ramprge and Damazes Two Railway Coaches. Wetherholt. out a new 0ad Cross- k a chort distance he ta Yo passonger train coming high speed. Wetheriolt brcame zave the car more gas 1ailroad oMeials first coach a2t a The impact brok #ps on the coach and caused the oar to rebound sut did not put it out of commission. ~ad. it made a second charge at the trzin, hitting another coach near ghtly demaging the steps. motor could charge again the train was safely out of 2 wav Damage to the motor car consisted of a flat ure and bent fenders and ray imp!. riding with Wetherho!t, was slightlv bruised and bsth men were unnerved by their ex- perienc confused and according to ar_struck the she took a streetcarowt w here around the sam- | ut life, said, with 8 rue- en wouid walk down | drug store d not iose he said One might come 40 laugh wnight we 2t 2 e on Ler ke th £e 8 postman’s receding VWINS IN SMALLPOX SUIT. De Guarentined Cona A wlow Dusiness - 878 | | | | ‘The whole world knows Aspirin as an cffective antidote for pain. 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Physicians prescribe Bayer Aspirin; | it does NOT affect the heart Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manulacture of Moncaceticacidester of Salicylicacid asked | ‘The standing of the various divisions compoesing the United States Naval Re- serve Battalion of the District of Co- lumbia was given in a compilation of figures made by the Naval Reserve Divi- sion of the Navy Department from re- ports from all Reserve organizations throughout the country. ‘The 1st Fleet Division stands 34 in the list of all organizations of the country in the matter of drill standing, lwllh 760 drills to its credit; the 2d Fleet Division stands 41, with 651 drills, (and the 3d Fleet Division stands 30, | with 782 drills. The report shows that I the 1st and 2d Divisions each have an | cnroliment of 54 men and stand | No. 2 on this list, while the 3d Division | stands in fifth place, with 51 men. | 'The report shows that the local bat- talion has an enrolled record of 159 men and is accredited with 2.193 drills. | The figures are for the six-month pe- | riod ended January 1 last. | In calling all officers and men to as- | semble next Wednesday for the trip to [All‘xflfidl"fl. Va., where they will par- | ticipate in the George Washington | birthday celebration, Lieut. Comdr. Fin- iney Bacom Smith, commanding the | battalion. said that “it is the desire of | the battalion commander that the U. S. Naval Reserve be well represented in this celebration and that every member make a special effort to be present, as the President of the United States will participate in the ceremonies and will review the battalion. | Vernon Dorman, chief storckeeper, 1317 Buchanan strect, has re-enlisted in | the Reserve and has been assigned to the 2d Fleet Division. Joseph Sauer. water tender, first class, having moved to Washington Crossing. Pa.. has been transferred to the 4th Naval District, with headquarters at Philadelphia. Pa | William H. Frizzle, chief electrician’s { mate, having moved to Elmira, N. Y. | his records have been transferred to the | 3d Naval District headquarters at New | York City. | Lieut. (junior grade) Henry L | Shenier has been recommended for, transfer to the Fleet Naval He is a member of the 1918 class at ‘!hr United States Naval Academy and was appointed to the United States Naval Reserve after gning from the | Reserve. | [s) D. C. Naval Reserve [Nnv_v last year. He has been attending drilis of the local organization since September, 1927. One of the old naval militia troph! | used for award for excellence in tar- | get. practice now is in the possession of the Bureau of Navigation of the Navy | Department, and it is proposed to re- mark it and award it to the Naval Re- serve Division on making the highest figure of merit In its annual farget practice while on training cruise. It is to be remarked as follow: “Unmted States Naval Rescrve Fleet Division Target Practice Trophy offered by the Navy Department for excellence in gunnery. To be competed for annual- At the same time it was announced the Tth Fleet Division, 2d Bat- talion, 3d Naval District, with a figure of merit of 108.17 obtained with tive-inch guns on the U. S. destroyer Fox, made the highest score in modi- fied short range battie pra-tice during the Summer of 1927, and would b~ entitled to the award of this tropi for the current year. Sclling the Naval Reserve idea to civilian employers of man power has been assumed by Capt. W. Pitt Sco't, U. S. Navy. formerly director of the Naval Reserve Division of the Navy De- partment here, and now assistant com- mandant of the 1ith Naval District Reports to the department say that Capt Scott now is devoting much of his official and unofficia! time and attention to furthering the interest all classes of the Naval Reserve in tha district. both as regards material and personnel. He has delivered 2 number of speeches before prominent civic or- ganizations of the district. stressing the importance of the Reserve. not onl; the country. but to the community well, and showing the necessity for ac- tive community support and encourage- ment. He particularly requested em ployers to excuse men for training duty and also urged all citizens to encourage the reservist in his drill attendance by dropping in occasfonally to see what the men are accomplishing at their armories. The importance of develop- ing a strong merchant marine and a merchant marine naval reserve also was pointed out. The Naval Reserve Inspection Board which already this year has examined a number of Reserve divisions through- out the country, in a preliminary rcfizfl. has expressed its surprise to find how little attention has been paid to cuff markings in view of the stress laid upon the matter by the inspection board of | last year. | The new Navy boat book ‘has heen | published, and it was announced by the Reserve division that it has been found - | possible to make a limited number avaii- able for issue to the Naval Reserve These will be distributed equally and | shipped by the bureau direct tn the commanding officer of each battalion or independent. division on the by eight coples per division. 30,000 MILES TO SCHOOL. Wiscon=in Youth Makes Traveling Educational Record. Correspondence of the Associated Pro MADISON, Wis—Having ¢ 30,000 miles going to and from classes in three and a half years as a student in history at the university, Rufin Boyd, Egerten, will depart for Australia in April to act as organist in a new the- ater. Boyd. who i< the son of the Rev E A. Bovd. pastor of Central Lutheran Church. Egerton. paid his way at the university by playing the organ in a theater at Stoughion every evening. He drove the 20 miles to Madison every morning. attended classes and returned to Stoughton in the afternoon On Sunday morninzs he plaved the organ in his father's church. He plaved clarinet in the unisersity band and gave music lessons in Madison to increase s earnings T1l bet mv 30,000 miles make a rec- that hasn't been beaten.” . “but I'll hate to part with the old when I leave for Australia.” Magnets Spot Counterfeits. 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