Evening Star Newspaper, August 3, 1930, Page 61

e Dagger A Mystery Story By Mary Dahlberg Copyright, 1930, by Duffield and Company. SYNOPSIS: Dagser Marley. 16-year-old of Texas = rancher, _rescues oward, & bond Ame: fortune,’ from some Mexi Staving as & guest at the wins the respect of ail. incl . Dapper’s uncle, and Dick Welling, armed Englishman who has come ranch to forget some past trouble a ory to the Welling and of which be never speak: Ho i but their exact connection re- Dapper falls in love ard. who has a wife he does not love. He resists the temptation (o return her affection and leaves to join the allied armies in France. heartbroken, but Welll r and-graduslly her sorrow begins to fade. (Continued From Yesterday's Star.) = CHAPTER VIL WAR'S HORROR STRIKES. PRING brought more excitement with America's entrance into the war. Not even the convent could avoid the contagion of this. There were brothers and friends of brothers going into service. There were socks and sweaters to be knitted for the Red Cross. No longer did Dag- ger find difficulty in gaining listeners for the dispatches she read in the news- papers, or the theories of high strategy she formulated. Mother fwinkied at her as she orated in the all. “Are you to be another Joan of Are, child!” smiled the superior. A question which set Dagger off on | She read every & brand-new tangent. book on the Maid of Domromy she could find. Here was a girl efter hor own heart. fought and argued equally with men, counseled a King and led armies to battle. How serious was the change that war had wrought, however, Dagger did not fully realize until the June day she left school, when she descended the convent steps to discover her uncle at the wheel of the ranch car. “Mac's enlisted, 'm kind of skittish with the damn’ thing,” he responded; “ but I can make her go. better let me have that wheel,” Dagger answered sternly, and pushed him into the adjoining seat. “Where's Dick?" “Bossin’_the ranch. We've took on & parcel of Greasers to ride herd. Hell, if T'd know this wore what war meant I'd have been for Hughes.” “Old darling,” she said. And pain- fully careless; “Has Dick heard any more from Blaine Howard?"” “Had a lettet must be two months since,” Marley answered. “Blue. He seemed to feel bad 'bout us comin’ in. Dick didnt say anything to yew on purpose.” At the ranch Dagger’s first object was to get Welling in a corner and pry the letter from him. “I tore it up,” the Englishman told her. “He was done in, the first big drive and all. didn’t know what we were getting into. We were right to come in, out we'd have a stiff time.” “But why didn't you send it to mne2” “Only make you unhappy.” In a way, Dagger was happier than she had been for a year. And she had less time than ever to think of Howard. Almost, she was reconciled when the crash came. She had been 20 miles across the range to check up on an out- lying herd, and rode in to Casa Blanca in th purple dusk, quite joyfully tired, | looking forward to a bath, a chat with Dick and early bed. Dick, himself, came from the house as she dismounted. and she an arm in his, pleased that he “havé petd her this little attention, “What a_day, Dickey,” she sighed. never giancing at him; “but it is grand to be bome-tired. Ooooh! I couldn't worry, if I had to.” “That's good, dear,” he answered, and something in the rsstrained note :: }l;l‘l: voice sent her eyes flitting up There was a shadow In them that chilled her heart. One hand tiew to her breast as she tried to speak. “What—what—Uncle Jim—" “We've had a letter, Dagger” ‘To save himself he couldn’t say more. It was she who quavered: “Howard?"” Welling nodded. “Come inside,” he strangled in his She clung to his arm, bent over slightly, her steps dragging, as they Flfltd from the dusk into the softly it living room, where Jim Harley rose to meet them, a glass of Bourbon in hand. “Yew better take this, honey,” he And he said we people said,—the words t. Seraphina | A girl who had ridden and | “Where is it?” she asked steadily, tossing off the whisky in a single gulp. Welling divined she meant the letter, and drew from his pocket a couple ! sheets of paper, bearing the letter head | of a law firm | with & Wall iyped lines were blurred and wavery, but she forced herseli resolutely to de- | cipher them. “We regret to inform you that among other papers of our client, Mr. ! Blaine Howard, forwarded to us, with | his effects, from France, we find a com- | munication from you, evidently in re- | ply to one he had addressed you. Prior 1o the receipt of your letter, Mr. How- | ard was reported missing in action dur- | ing the first week of May last, we are | informed confidentially, on the Somme front. | rHis body was not identified in the sector cccupied by the British troops, and his name has not been included in tie lists of prisoners or enemy wounded communicated by the imperial German | government. An attempt by the Red Cross and allied agencies to determine | his fate has so far been fruitless. It appears probable that he is dead, al- though——" Dagger read no farther. The letter fell into her lap. Her eyes were quite dry, but somehow, she was unable to see. z “Where's your hand, Dick?” she said. “Thanks, I—" And for the first time in her life she fainted. Wavering back to consciousness, Dag- ger was awarc of Dick's face close to hors, and her uncle’s voice reiterating the refrain: “Damned if I ever reckoned to see Dagger faint! Dampned if I —" “Damned if I'll ever do it again.” she murmured. “You know, Uncle Jim, I sort of made a fool of myself ove him.” othin’ of the sort,” Marley retorted. “Yew hush. Dick told me ’bout it. Huh! Feel shot up, myself.” In the desperate hope of finding a trace of Howard, old Jim wired some Washington officials he knew and Welling _cabled relatives in London who, he hinted for the first time, were influential. But these efforts produced only sympathy and endeavors which | were fruitless. ‘The one concrete result was the in- terest in Welling shown by his friends at home, and Dagger was touched by the combination of surprise and pleas- ure he experienced at the discovery that he had not been forgotten during his_exile. “Faney ‘Bull’ Orichton being under- secretary of munitions,” he exclaimed. “And here’s my cousin, Wenlock—poor chap, he says two of his boys have gone west.” He hesitated. “That leaves 'onlly the little fellow, and it's an old title.” dl“l.s your cousin 2 lord,” Dagger asked y. : He nodded, and switched the con- versation to the topic of their search. Slowly Dagger came to realize Howard was gone, but unflagging physical exer- tion no longer numbed her pain. An her unrest was accentuated by a cable for Welling. “I say, I say, Dagger,” he was so excited he could scarcely speak. “ ‘Bull’ Crichton’s got a job for me. Horse buying. There’s a commission over here, purchasing for the army, and I'm to be on it. Doing my bit, at last.” “That's fine, Dickey,” she answered, curbing the dismay that flooded her heart. “I wish I could do mine.” - She tried honestly to like her job, but the final straw, the ultimate aggra- vation, came in a letter from her aunt Espy in San Antonio, announcing the enlistment of her two cousins. “I'm ' feeling: right lonesome, Alix* . “Why don’t you come down, and visi me a spell? It's about time Jim Marley understood you aren't a boy to spend your iife gadding around a ranch with a pack of cowpunchers and peors.” “Uncl Jim,” Dagger announced calmly. “I'm going to San .Antonio”. Why, sho, now, honey!” He ejected his chaw into the fireplace across from Per. “Whatever'd yew want, to do that. or?” “I'm tired of the ranch.” “That ain't no way to talk. I need yew.” “Get a foreman.” His cold blue eyes softened as he scanned her features. “Yew ain't lookin' like yew should,” he conceded. “Mayb: a week or s " She kissed him. He had taken her ultimatum better than she had antic- ipated. “It's not that I'm tired of vou, darling.” she consoled him. “You know that, don't you?” said, unwontedly gentle. (Continued tomorrow.) Organized Reserves ‘To make more efficient the Organized Reserve component of the Army of the United States, Col. Walter C. Cole, na- tional president of the Reserve Officers’ Association of the United States, has appointed three committees, the first of which is a Committee on the Consti- tution and By-laws of the association, the second which will take up legislation matters, while the third committee will have to do with the policies governing the Officers’ Reserve Corps. The Com- mittee on Constitution and By-laws will make a study of the present constitu- tion and by-laws of the association, will make any recommendations or changes to the Executive Committee of the as- sociation and will render a report of their findings at the next national con- vention of the association, which will be held at New Orleans, La., next April. ‘The personnel of this committee will be composed of the following: Col. Oscar E. Engler, chairman; Lieut. Col. Fred B. Ryons, Maj. George L. Simpson, Maj. Eugene H. Valle and Capt. Karl W. Marks. The Legislative Committee, which will be headed by Brig. Gen. Henry J. Reilly, first national president of the Reserve | Officers’ Assoclation, will make a care- | ful study of and support all measures being considered by Congress pertaining to the Reserve project, and this com- mittee will also recommend to the Ex- ecutive Committee and National Coun- cil of the association the initiation of additional legislation. In addition to Brig. Gen. Reilly, this committee will be composed of the following: Lieut. Col. Robert P. Parrott, Col. Jenks B. . H. Harrison Smith and Col. Charles F. H. Johnson. Col. Thatcher T. P. Luquer will be chairman of the Committee on Policies Governing the Reserve Corps. This committee will be charged with study- ing War Department policies and regu- lations affecting the organization, dis- tribution and training of the Officers’ Reserve Corps. The findings and rec- ommendations of this committee will be reported to the Executive Committee. In addition to Col. Luquer, this com- mittee will be composed of the follow- ing: Brig. Gen. Henry J. Reilly, Lieut. Col. Charles C. Haffner, jr.; Ma). Ralph C. Bishop, Maj. Bennett A. Molter and Lieut. Charles E. Kamp. Of interest to District Reserve officers who are going to camp this Summer and to those who will undergo active- duty training in the future is a new policy that has been adopted by the ‘War Departeent governing from Reserve officers for statements of service. Considerable difficulty has been experienced this year relative to the reparation of statements of service for jongevity increase of pay for Reserve officers. Under the new policy, to insure that Reserve officers are properly informed of the procedure for securing statements of service, when orders for active duty requests | regarding proper action to secure state- ment of service for a total net credit of at least three years will be forwarded to the Reserve efficer with his copy of orders. -Unless it is definitely known that the officer does not have a net credit of at least three years of service for longevity pay purposes, or that he has not been on active duty since the last statement of service was furnished, a copy of the form furnished by the adjutant general's office for requesting statement of service will also be inclosed by the corps area commander. Where orders for active duty are issued by the War Department appropriate similar #ction will be taken by the chief of arm or service concerned for those under his assignment jurisdiction. ‘Twenty-nine District Reserve officers of Infantry have up until this time been ordered to attend the active-duty train- ing of the 320th Infantry that will be held at Fort George G. Meade, Md., for a period of 14 days, effective August 17, 1930, as follows: Lieut. Cols. Willard L. Hazard, 2151 California street, Frederick A. Livingstone, 1613 Thirtieth street; William L. Peak, 200 Nineteenth street southeast, and Majs. DeWitt M. Evans, 1734 New York avenue, and Jesse C. Sweeney, 28 Sixteenth street southeast. Capts. Henry M. Jett, 801 Varnum street; Harry M. Dengler, 1505 Van Buren street; James E. Grainger, 3601 Connecticut avenue; Harvey W. Hud- dleson, 4628 Forty-eighth street; Robert A. Joyner, 6401 Seventh street; Oscar Letterman, 2030 F street; Joseph L. Rhodes, 3025 Dent place; Chester M. Reich, 1832 Biltmore street; August F. Schimmack, 1317 Emerson street, and Merriott S.'Walker, 1601 Hobart street. First Lieuts. Thomas A. Babbington, 3510 Sixteenth street; Fred M. Grant, 2017 Perry street; John R. Brosnan, 3511 Rittenhouse street, Chevy Chase, D. C.; Alvin T. Basford, 616 Longfellow street; Harry C. Blackman, 2108 Thirty- seventh street: Reuben C. Muschlitz, 1412 Chapin street; Granger G. Sut- ton, 3615 T street: Bush W. Locknane, 1920 8 street: John V. McKone, 1929 First_street: Kenneth H. Sheelor, 810 ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE. [FIAIR MBNWHTA AR AR e MO ERT] 8ED MRIOME] o RE] THE SUNDAY Tewkesbury place; Raymond W. Short. 3814 Kanawha street, and Arthur Skarry, 1410 M street. Second Lieuts. Charles F. Kelley, 207 Taylor street, and Henry N. Spottswood, 1523 Allison street. Pirst Lieut. John H. Fountain, Medi- cal Reserve, 6801 Eighth street, having accepted a commission in the Regular Army, is relieved from assignment to the 305th Engineer Regiment. First Lieut. Joseph E. Gallery, Field Artillery Reserve, 718 Eleventh street, having | been assigned to the 80th Division, is assigned to the 315th Field Artillery. First Lieut. Hiram J. Bush, Medical Re- serve, United States Public Health Serv- ice, having been assigned to the 80th Division, is assigned to the 305th M-di- cal Regiment. First Lieut. Edward Weitz, Dental Reserve (Hyattsville, Md.), having moved beyond the division area, is relieved from assignment to the 305th Medical Regiment. Having ac- cepted reappointment in the Officers’ Reserve Corps without the privilege of assignment or active duty, Second Licut. Robert M. Burklin, Quartermaster Re- serve, 826 Twelfth street, is relieved from assignment to the 80th Division quartermaster trains. Second Lieut. An- gus J. Heeke, Infantry Reserve, 1804 Q street, having moved beyond the divi- sion area, is relleved from assignment to the 320th Infantry. Capt. Charles H. Fearing, Infantry Reserve, Eleventh street. having accepted pro- motion to the grade of major in the In- STAR, WASHINGTON, and 18 assigned to the 429th Infantry (Cld.). Lieut. Col. Arthur C. Turner, Military Intelligence Reserve, 1311 New Hamp- shire avenue, will undergo active-train- ing duty at 3d Corps Area headquarters, at Baltimore, for a period of 14 days, ef- fective August 6, 1930. The following Washington Reserve officers, having ac- cepted reappointment in the Officers’ Reserve Corps without the privilege of assignment of active duty, are relieved from assignment to the units indicated: First Lieut. Homer K. Butler, Medical | Reserve, 1241 Pennsylvania avenue southeast, from the 75th General Hos- pital; First Lieut. Harry Zehner, Medi- {cal Reserve, 1819 Q s t, from_the '364th Medical Regiment, and First | Lieut. Joseph C. Fehr, Quartermaster | Reserve, 2831 ~Twenty-eighth street, | from the 323d Motor Repair Battalion. | The_conference that will be held at | local Reserve headquarters next Wed- nesday evening by the members of the 313th Field Artillery, Col. Leroy W. Herron commanding, will be the last meeting for this regiment prior to the active duty training at Tobyhanna, Pa., and it is imperative that all officers or- dered to undergo training this year at- | tend this important assembly. Instruc- tions received last week by Col. Melville S. Jarvis, Infantry, senior instructor of the Organized Reserves in Washington, are to the effect that no further appli- 2631 | cations for active duty will be forwarded | Summer. t funds | or accepted, due to the fact tha officers |for the first quota of Rescrve D. C,. AUGUST News of the : Clubs Women's City Club—Lieut. Louis M. Rawlings, jr., instructor of the Eagle Wings Fiying Club, uses the air route | each week coming from Baltimore to | meet with the ground class in aero- | nautics at the club house, 22 Jackson | place. This group meets three times a | | week and will continue until the date of | graduation, late this month. They and | = their friends were guests at the Hoover | Airport Wednesday. Plans for the re- | ception and dinner to be given in honor of the woman pilots entrants in | the Women’s Eastern Derby are pro- | gressing. An_invitation to join the | econd class, now forming, for a ground | | course in aeronautics is_extended to | those interested. Mrs. Lyle B. Steever | is director. The Dixie Derby Trophy, to | be_presenteed by the club, has as con- | tributors Judge Mary O'Toole, Mrs. | Clara Wright Smith, Mrs. Lyle B.| | Steever, Mr. C, Newell Atkinson, Miss | | Helen Hawley, Miss Marie K. Saunders, | | Miss Beaufort Kelley, Miss Virginia C. | | Deidel, Mr. and Mrs, Claude Harris and | | Miss Mary Esther Croggon. | Tuesday evening free and easy auc- | | tion section continues throughout the | Monday morning instruction | | in contract bridge and practice playing | under guidance of Mrs. T. H. Dawson | fantry Reserve, has been relieved from |for the first quarter of the 1931 fiscal | at 10:30 o'clock continues. assignment to the 428th Infantry (Cld.) year have been exhausted. World Champion The Zonta Club met at. the Raleigl PRESIDENT EIGHT Now /22 horsepower 130 inch and /36 inch wheelbases $1850 to $2600 at the factory 1930—PART FOUR. Hotel Wednesday, with Vice President | Elizabeth Haney 'presiding. ‘The annual picnic was held July 26 at Vindabona Inn, Braddock Heights, Md. Miss Mar$ Lindsley, manager of the | Dodge Hotel, will be the speaker next | Wednesday. 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