Evening Star Newspaper, June 28, 1937, Page 29

i ‘ corral fence at the < A8 » EXPANSION SOUGHT | A UNSPOKEN UNDERSTANDING By Vic Yardman ITTING on the top rail of the s Crescent Moon dude ranch Peggy thrilled to the spec- tacle of Vint Avery displaying his skill at stunt horseback riding. Peggy’s ancestors had been of pioneer stock, though Peggy her- self had, until now, never been west of the Mississippl River. It was the pioneer blood in her that accounted for her tingling, breathless excite- ment as with glow- ing eyes, she . watched Vint pass under the gallop- tng horse’s belly and come up the other side without touching ground. Minutes later, like a Roman gliadi- ator victorious before his Caesar, Vint trotted up to where Peggy sat and doffed his hat. “It was glorious, Vint! Wonderful! I was thrilled to death!” “Glad I could please, ma'm.” He spoke in a soft drawl. He was a tall, handsome chap, immaculately attired in vari-colored shirt, tight-fitting trousers, hand-carved boots. His eyes, steely blue like the Arizona skies, searched her face. “I was wonderin’, | ma'm, if tonight you wouldn't care | to ride up to Peaks Head and view the valley by moonlight? It's a sight worth seeing.” Reggy caught her breath. Her eyes | met his levelly. “I'd love to, Vint."” She scrambled down from the fence and headed for the ranch house. It | was already close to dinner time. In | an hour it would be dark. And she wanted time to change her clothes and make repairs with cosmetics. On the wide veranda she met Nor- man Hill. She had known Norman aince they had been kids. There was an unspoken understanding between | them. Norman'’s family and her fam- | ily expected that the youngsters would | one day unite the two clans. Norman had come West to spend his month's vacation at the Crescent Moon because | Peggy was there. * kX % “JJL. kid. Been looking for you.| How about you and me riding | out in the moonlight tonigh#?” | “I'm sorry, Norm. I can't” She| tried to pass him, but he caught her | arm. “Avery?” he asked, searching her face. She returned his look steadily. “And what if it is?” | “Well, nothing much. You're old | enough to know your own mind. But I've found out some things about that | Jjasper——" “I'm not interested in hearing them, Norm. And I do know my own mind.” She left him standing there and went up to her room. | Vint was waiting with two saddled | horses when she came out from din- ner. They rode across the desert in silence, a soft wind brushing their faces, sweet odors in their nostrils. Behind them the silvery heralds of | the coming moon gleamed on the | horizon. | Presently they slowed their pace and began to climb. An hour later | gloom. they reached a small tableland and followed a beaten trail toward the end of Peaks Head. The - valley was spread out at their feet, a silvery blanketi in the , moonlight. Pin- pricks of yellow . light marked the location of the ranch. “It's beautiful!” Peggy said. “Oh, Vint, it makes me feel s0—s0 un- important in the great scheme of things!" “But you aren't unimportant. To me, youre about the most important thing there is.” She scarcely heard him: She was thinking back. “My ancestors were pioneers, Vint. I guess it'’s in my blood.” “Of course it is. You belong out here. With me.” She became con- scious, then, that he had drawn close. She faced him and just then his arms closed about her. She felt his breath on her face. Her scream of fright was crushed out by his lips against her own. * X x % OOFBEATS sounded on the trail. A rider materialized out of the Norm Hill's voice called out: “Damn you, Avery, you're more of a four- flusher than I thought.” Norm flung himself from the saddle. The two men faced each other. Avery snarled: “Out here, ‘fourflusher’ is a fighting word.” “Exactly. Get set.” Watching, Peggy saw very little of what happened. She knew that Vint had charged and then was reeling backward, holding on to his nose. | Then Norm stepped in and struck him a terrific blow on the jaw. He lashed out savagely, but his fists fanned the air. Dimly she knew that the cowboy didn’'t have a chance. Presently it was over. Vint was| stretched on the ground, moaning. Norm said: | “Trying to kid you; he's the big, strong, silent type. The fourflusher.” “Norm, I—I'm glad you came. I thought because my ancestors were pioneers that he and I had some- thing in common. Then suddenly I| knew——" “You knew because your ancestors | were of good stuff. This jasper'’s & hypocrite. He's a circus rider. Dan Forbes, who owns the Crescent Moon, gave him a job because he could put on a show. Why, he was born and brought up on New York's Fast Side | and it's still in his system.” Peggy felt humiliated and ashamed. She wanted to say something that | would explain how she felt. But nothing seemed adequate. She waited and suddenly Norm looked at her and came toward her, and right then the unspoken understanding that had existed between them became a spoken understanding. (Copyrisht, 1937.) FOR CHEST’S DRIVE Plans Revealed to Include Nearby Counties With District in Campaign. Plans for wiping out District lines in this year's Community Chest cam- paign for the metropolitan area were revealed today by the Campaign Com- mittee. Under tentative arrangements, Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in Maryland and Arlington and Fairfax Counties and Alexandria in Virginia will take part as an Integral unit in the Washington drive. This suburban unit is to be headed by a chairman, who will be a member of the Campaign Executive Committee and will be aided by a vice chairman. Each county, in turn, will affiliate with the suburban unit as a separate area. Within the suburban region there will be division chairmen, team captains and companies of workers. Furthering the “united front” idea, this Fall there will be only one pledge card, with space on which to designate the county, if the donor lives outside of Washington, instead of the two in use last year. Efforts are being made to organize the Chest program at the earliest feasible time. AFTER ROOM IS LOOTED Paul Moran Loses $50 and Car. Other Housebreaking Thefts Reported. Not content with taking articles worth $50 from Paul Moran's room at 919 G street, a prowler fled in his victim's car, parked in front of the house, police were told today. A week end housebreaker visited rooms at 932 I street, taking $107 from a trunk belonging to Walter J. Murphy and $49 and a gold watch from Rhoda Ambrose. Two suspects were arrested. A show window at the jewelry shop of Isaac Oppenheimer, 903 F street, was smashed sometime early today and & tray of watches taken. TWO BANDITS HOLD UP CAFE OWNER, GET $280 Philip George Robbed in Alley Near His Place—Thug Gets $47. Philip George, proprietor of a grill st 2820 Fourteenth street, was held up early today in an alley adjoining the cafe by two neatly dressed, bare- . headed men and robbed of $280. George had just closed the grill and was starting home when he was ac- costed. An armed colored man entered a grocery store at 1929 Thirteenth street last night and robbed Rose Tauber of $47. MISS CASTLEMAN DEAD AT HERNDON| Teacher Served on Staff of Sem- inary Founded by Her Mother. Services Wednesday. Special Dispatch to The Star. HERNDON, Va, June 28.—Miss Virginia Carter Castleman, local teacher, writer and musician, died suddenly this morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. Barbour Hutch- ison here after a short illness. For many years Miss Castleman was associated with her sister as a teacher in the Herndon Seminary, which was founded by her mother. She is survived by a sister, Miss Ida Lee Castleman of Baltimore; three nieces, Miss Mary Lee Castle- man of Falls Church, Miss Roberta Castleman of New York City and Mrs. Norman Craig of Chevy Chase, Md.,, and a nephew, Robert Allen Castle- man, 3d, of Falls Church. Services will be held Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in St. Timothy's Episcopal Church here, interment to follow in Herndon Cemetery. HAWKS ENDS FLIGHT HOLLYWOOD, Jue 28 (#).—Capt. Frank Hawks arrived here last night, having made a transcontinental flight from New York in 13 hours 13 min- utes, according to s film studio an- nouncement. He made stops at Kansas City, Wichita, Kans, and Winslow, Ariz. He said he was not trying for a record. —_— PSYCHIC MESSAGE COUNCIL 1100 12th St. N.W. or. of 12th and L CIRCLES: 2 and 7 P.M. DALLY 81 Private Interviews from 11 a. GRACE GRAY DELONG—Reader Telephone: MEL. 5234 ) ERTISEMENT. Corns Shed OFf Core and All Hardest corns shed right off when magic-like E-Z Korn Remover goes to work. 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