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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-12
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

New York. July 12-The foreign
exchange market today was quiet, with
an increased supply of sterling, caus-
ing a decline in demand from 449A
to 4.4S. Dealers have not yet been
informed officially of any change in
the German trade situation and trans
actions in marks are only on points in
occupied territory. Quotations were :
Sterling (demand) 4.4S. checks 4.4S4 !;
franc checks 6S6, cables 6.S4; Italian
checks $50, cables S.37; Holland
checks 3S. cables 80. NJ Stockholm
checks 24.05, cables 25.10; Christiania
checks 24.15, cables 24.30; Copenhagen
checks 22.S5, cables 23.05; Spain
checks 1915, cables 1855.
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HALF SESSION FAILS TO HALT /
ADVANCE IN CRAMP SHARES
Shipbuding Compdnys Stock Touches Another NeO Top
Price-Fmther Gossip of a Merger

The strides Ship
building
of exchange
high The stock shows for the week
the
from is
would
reached 12o
fromN
a
while fairly Saturday contained
of
limited stock this is said be coming
3 high for This stock is said is being
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Cotton Buyers and Sellers

New York, July 12.-July-Hopkins
bid; Schill offered October-Reid,
Cone, Kieffer and Hopkins bid; Sigel,
Martin, Abraham and Watkins offered.
Observation-Disclosures. Finn, Sigel, Mounds
and Cone bid; Erwin and Schill Of
fered. January-Orvis, Kieffer and
johnson bid; Kimball, Watkins and
Schill offered March-Brooks bid {:
Newman offered May-Watkins bid ::
Rosenberg and Parrott offered.
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RESERVE BANK REPORT
Holdings Of War Paper Increase
SIiohtIy-LittIe Change In Gold

The weekly statement of the Federal
Reserve Bank shows ratio of total re-
serves to net deposits and reserve note
liabilities was Al. 3 per cent on July II.
or unchanged from July 3. Holdings Of
war paper increased slightly. being
S1T3 COG. .740 on July II. as compared
with $40. 752 900 the week before.
Although the Federal Reserve system
as n whole has been losing gold in the
past month. the gold holdings of local
bank show little change. being 1927. :
AS. .473 on July II. as compared with
S127 $40. .Oo3 at the end of last May.
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trading with which the
establishment
al in which speculative
the feature points
breakers of
a during the
1117s
10 113"s.
the late trading gaining about point
crossing III.
of
1919 1861 The
n Rubber which 100
in the last few days also
of and following the
violent n Mexican Petroleum.
of
being reached with Western Pacific bondhods and
which that stock has
difficulties Western Pacific became
stocks p | point
the
without
ms
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Hogs Reach Top Price

Chicago, July 12.-Hog prices have
rounded out another even dollar addi-
tion for consumers. The market today
reached a top of $23 per hundred
weight. The highest price ever be-
fore known was $22.95, a new record
made yesterday. 1t is explained that
packing house products are making
their way into the interior of Europe,
rendering necessary She repienishing
Of stocks BY other couptries.
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Official discount rates at the twelve
Federal Reserve banks were as follows:
(The first column gives rates for all
periods up to and including a fifteen
day maturity; the second for a period
of sixteen to ninety days. The third
and fourth columns give the rates for
rediscounts of collateral loans secured
by government bonds or notes):
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DIVIDENDS DECLARED

Republic Oil and Refining Company has
declared a dividend OF l per cent payable
July 20 to stockholders Of record July Is.
Pittsburgh Steel. Company. quarterly of
1s, per cent on preferred, payable September
to stock Of record August ID:
National Carbon. quarterly of 81 on com
mon and SO on preferred, both payable Au-
lust i to stock Of record July 81.
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CONTINUED ACTIVITY MARKS
TRADE ON NEW YORK CHANGE
Substantial Advances Are Made in Many IssuesUnited Cigar
Stores attract Most Attention-United States Steel Lag
High Points in Today's Financial Ne,uS

Stock Exchange rounds out
The local market fairly active, with Cramps
another high record Curb market shows great degree of
strength market exchange steady Offerings
limited the pit Active buying sends cotton into new high
silver lower New York and unchanged
London
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BANK ClEARiNGS

Bank clearings today. compared with cor
responding day last two years:
Phila. $40 64S.441 ss1. 49,. .is7 sh4,iI2,S sal
Boston 6s .907, ,O24 40. $50, ,973 49, S55 325
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Special Notices
-. COMMERCIAL TRUST COMPANY

b5E Philadelphia. May 29th 1919
Notice is hereby given that. in pursuanr.
of a resolution OF the Board OF Directors OF
CemmeEciai Trust SempanY. Special Meet:
be- held at its general once Commerc,ai
Trust Building northwest corner Broad and
ysnia. % on TuesSay. the ffth Day of August August
1919, at two o'clock p. m, for the purpose
Of voting for or asainst an Increase Of the
600 to 81, 900. 900. to be offered to the Stock.
holders at 5000 per share. of which oue-hait
shall be added to and constitute part of thu
surplus funds OF the Company.
SAMUEL A. GROCER
=. - Secretary
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NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT
Increase In Average and Actual
Loans-Average Reserves Lower

New York. July 1H.-Thc New York
bank statement this week shows increase
in average and actual loans and de-
crease in average and increase in ac-
tual reserves.
Details follow:
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BAR SILVER

Commercial bar silver was quoted ii,
New York today at S1.061s, decline
of a cent. In London the price was
said, unchanged.
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LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS.


Chicago. July 12,-HoGs-Receipts 1000
higher than yesterday, best time. Top, s2S,
Sbe9 si.56 higher best srqdes advancing
SoG75c higher; bulls 75o8sl.S5 higher;
enf fsiGfs' 1853 s5sod head Fat
ives fissr5 fdsSS feeder Is@Ss $Ss SSe
steady.
sss nsEE., sqs assdJ HsaRss
81 e ANp Esf s2i 1000 head
Marks hnTsst SIS sseady' Top sheep. 'lO'0o; top
laSsi; Ss&sL;vsE5ss.H.ssssslps., H.ssssslp 200 head. MarRs,
seipts. 1000 read; l. higher. Bulk. s3$@2 % y
hssys s2 aSSsSaSS AZ nst msdiq%
2ei packing sows, $50 rs 92I9O; pigs, SIS
VtATTLE--Receipts. 500 head; market for
the week. all classes uneven: beef and
butcher cattle mostly soc higher; vealers
to toss o2se higher. No agetations hS; today ''f0|S
sHEpPIReosipts, 800 head; market 70,
sheep. breeders and goats steady. No quo
tations today.
South Omaha. July 12-HOGS-Receipts
10000 head. Steady TO 10c higher.
cATTLE-Receipts. 200 heed.
sHEBP-Receipts 500 head,
East Buffalo. n. Y, Suly l2.-CATTLE-
Receipts. $50 head; steady. Calves-Re
ceipts. 800 head; active and SOC lower; 81
HoGS-Receipts 1900 head; active; stead!
tesSc higher; Heavy. s2s S5g2s 80; mixed
workers.. s22 so a 23: pigs, $22. JOi roughs
< s2l q "a 20; stags. l2@1s.
M SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts. 200 head
active and steady. unchanged.
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MONEY-LENDING RATES

cent time, 5a4 @6 per cent; CONNER
cial paper. three to six months. 54M
512 per cent, and six months, 6 per
cent.
LONDON-Money. 2ai per cent: dis
count rates. short bills. 81 per cent :;
three month bills, 33s per cent.
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FINANCIAL
Dividends

THE ]. g. Brill. COMPANY
A quarterly dividend OF | per cent on the
outstanding preferred stock and an addi-
tional dividend of per cent on account ~
the accumulated unpaid dividends on the
preferred stock have been declared, ravabIr
tosether August 1st. 1919. to stockholders ct
record at the close Of business on July 23d
1910. Transfer books of the preferred stock
will close July 23d 1919. and reopen August
fst, 1919.
Checks will be mailed
F. p. RAwIE
Treasurer
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New York. July 12.-Influenced by
continued firmness in goods circles and
prospects Of an immediate resumption
of shipments of the staple to Germany.
following the lifting of the blockade
by the Council of Five. cotton made
new high records today on active gen
eral buying.
There was considerable profit tax
ing, which sent the list off from the
top. Early Liverpool. japanese and
domestic trade interests competed
against Wall street and other purchas
ers for contracts around the ring.
Southern selling was feature, and
there was talk that the advance in
futures had been more rapid than in
spots and that n readiustment was nee
rssary Some New Orleans buying was
in evidence here. on the theory that
Germany's needs will be supplied by
cotton awaiting shipment in neutral
countries.
The market was finally very steady
at net advance OF Is to 30 points.
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Chicago. July IA bullish inter
prctation was placed by the grain trade
on the lifting of the blockade against
Germany by the Council of Five and the
corn market was strong this morning
on buying by commission houses, with
offerings generally limited. On the ad-
vance, there was some profit taking,
but the sales were absorbed by local
shorts. The receipts here today were
III cars.
July opened at 81. against 81 l.92' =
at the end Yesterday. and later sold
at 81 %. September was quoted at
81 "a to 81 .941e at the outset. against
81 .03ls at the end yesterday and. after
rcacting to 81 92ai moved M to Sl.oo.
December opened at 81 .6l", to 81 .62l4
against 81 GO at the close Yesterday,
and advanced to 81 81
Oats moved into new high ground on
fairly general buying by commission
houses. Professionals took profits on
the rise and there also was some selling
BY a leading elevator concerns. The re
ceipts here today were III cars.
July opened 1r higher at 174c. and
later sold at 77i2c. September started
at nc to 77a,c against 1850 at the
end yesterday. and rose to 7S14c. De
cember started at 70Ac to T0ac,
against 1890 at the end yesterday.
The receipts of wheat here today
were sixty cars.
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The Philadelphia Chapter of Ameri-
ran Institute of Banking is holding
~ consulate outing today at Lawndale,
Pa Fall entertainment win be given
~ September 26, all performers being
chapter members. All bank employees
with their friends are invited to at
seod Delaware river excursion on
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-12

NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY

Philadelphia. July 10. 1919
At a meeting OF the Board OF Directors
held this day n quarterly Dividend OF FIVE
(5) PER CENT was declared. payable July
is, 1919, to stockholders OF record on the
books of the Company at the close OF bust
ness July 0. 1919
Checks for dividend will be mailed
WILLIAM H. CURTIS. Jr
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OFFERINGS LIMITED
IN MARKET FOR CORN
BulIish Interpretation Placed by
Trade on Lifting of Block
ade Against Germany
GRAIN BELT WEATHER FORECAST

GRAIN BETT WEATHER FORECAST
Chicago, July 12.-Illinois-Unsettle
with local thunder showers tonight n9rth
and central: cooler north, SUNDAY talr.
Missouri and kansas--Unsettled. but gen.
orally fair tonight and Sunday continued
warm. Wisconsin--Fair and cooler to.
night. Sunday fair. followed by unsettled
at night. Minnesota-Fair tonight, warmer
northwest, Sunday partly cloudy ana
warmer. 1Owa-Cnsettled. but generally
fair tonight and sunday; cooler east ana
central tonight; warmer north SUNDAY.
North Dakota-Fair tonight and SUNDAY
warmer east and south tonight: coo!er
north sunday South Dakota-Fair to
night and Sunday; warmer west ana hortn
tonight and east Sunday. Nehraska-t ar
tonight and Sunday; warmer northwest 70
night: Contlued warmer. Montana ann
Wyoming - Fair tonight and sunday
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COTTON PRICES MOVE
INTO SEASONS. HIGH
Profit T aking Later Sends List
From the Top-Close
Is Steady

COTTON Bet WEATHER CONDITIONS
New York. July 12.-The following tenn.
peraturcs were recorded in the cotton belt
this morning! Chattanoo0a. Knoxville.
Nashville and Atlanta, 20: Abilene, and
Montgomery and Augusta. "a; San An
tonic. Memphis Macon Thoma svile. Sa
yannah and wilmington. i6 Fort Smith.
New Orleans 7s: Galveston. Pensa cola.
Meridian. Charleston. Tampa and Jack
sonvlle. so The following precipita tion
was recorded Jacksonville. .02; Nashville,
l ,os: Meridian, 30: Montgomery. 80; Mem
nhIs
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NetU York Bonds

1t S Govt 2s.. 90 90 90
do As ...... LOG 1OG 1O6
6UKGB 51as 81 0s 0S %
Bonds s4,555. 900. compared with s12,.
773 900 yesterday.
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LITTLE sCHUYLKILL NAVIGATION
RAILROAD AND COAL COMPANY
333 Walnut Street

LITTLE SCHUYLKILL NAVIGATION
RAILROAD AND COAL COMPANY
1873 Walnut Street.
Philadelphia June s. 1919
A dividend Of one dollar and twenty iye
cents Cs1.25> per share has been decIs red
payable Tuesday, July IS, 1919.
Checks will be mailed.
Transfer books will be closed Monday.
June 10, 1919. at p m snd reopened
Wednesday. July 16, 1919. at 10 a. m
PRESTON BREARLEY. Jr.
Treasurer
0nfee Of The United Gas Improvement 10.
N. W. corner Broad and Arch streets
philadelphia. June II. 1918
The directors have this day decla red a
auarterly dividend Of two per cent Isl 90 per
share. payable July Is. 1919. to STOCKHOLDERS
iele Checks will be mailed.
l. W. MORRIS. Treasurer.
THE WAYNE TITLE TRUST co,
Wayne, Pa. July 9th 1919
The Board OF Directors has this day de-
clared a seemiannual dividend of three per
record July l2 Checks will be mailed
]. H. MAILMAN. Treasurer
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Financial Briefs

The New York Subtreasury gained
IS, 252 900 from the banks yesterday.
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rE@ ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
S1 Hazel Loan and Building Association,
Tuesday, July 18th, s p. m. at Odd Eel
lows He'll, Broad and Federal SITS. Elec-
ton OF officers. New series.
THos. ]. FEARON. Secretary.
5214 Walton Ave
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Reserve Banks Discount Rates

Stocks, s24,2O0 shares. compared with
598, 800 shares sold yesterday.
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South Omaha. July 12.-HOGS-Receipts
1Os20O head. Steady to 10c higher.
Y cATTLE-Receipts. 200 head
SHEBP-Receipts 500 head
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-12

confidence without having to-won't
he get all the more credit for it3"
Lydia had been gazing idly about,
her spirits a little low at the nebulus
prospect. when suddenly Anne uttered
little exclamation of enthusiasm.
i've got 1t. Lyd." she said, "I've got
IL. scheme--Jerry's got to start
things for himself without your being
in on his plan. He can have no lean
ing post-it's hindranoe rather than
an asset.
suppose" she began in a confiden-
tial whisper, leaning closer to Lydia.
suppose I play fortune-teller and tell
him some inspiring things. III make
him believe they're true and he'll
bank his future moves on them, =
Great" agreed Lydia. enthusiastic-
ally; Nothing like trying everything
on the calendar" and they fell to dis
cussing details Of the impromptu plan.
An hour or so later Lydia. a bright
er sparkle in her wide blue eyes than
she had ever had for weeks past,
sauntered in a supposedly aimless
fashion down the midway of the pic
mic grounds.
Look. Jerry" she said, suddenly
pointing to the red and yellow gypsy
fortune-teller sign over little table
behind clump of trees; lets go in
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-12

here and have our plans read" Then
as she moved closer TO the little cove
she exclaimed eagerly: "It's Madame
Paula, the great Egyptian palmist
she's wonder! Only year ago she
told Ralph LIE Bonne's fortune-and
see-didn't it all turn out as she pre-
dicted?" Lydia asked eagerly.
"All right, Lyd," Jerry agreed pleas
antly; "I'll go in to her, but doubt"
They were into the cove before he
finished his pessimistic thought. The
Egyptian witch, swathed in gay col
ors with a heavy mantle over her
head and scarlet veil across her
dark features, sat in deep meditation
as they entered timidly.
Il must tell the gentleman first aud
in private" Madame announced, and
she dismissed Lydia with a wave of
her hand.
One hour later Jerry, a new spring.
mess to his step. emerged from be-
hind the trees where Madame Paula
had established her palm-reading par
lor. He had time to think it all over
while Lydia had hers read.
'She's great" he exclaimed. slap
ping his hands together as they walk
ed away little later; simply great!
And you know, Lydia. think she's
right in what she says about me. She
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-12

gomery Benton, sister of Marjorie's
father. picked up the telephone receiv.
er to dictate her telegraphic message
to the clerk at the hotel desk below
And please see that this little ad is
placed in tomorrow's paper" she fin-
ished; after she had dictated another
little memo detailing the type of gov
erness desirable.
Early next morning as Marjorie was
arranging some of her new clothes in
the little steamer trunk beside her
bed the telephone bell rang and Nom
my Lou reached to answer it.
In a moment after she had hung up
the receiver knock on her door an
nounced the first applicant for the po-
sition as governess.
"And you play golf also" Miss Ben
ton unused, taking in the fine, athletic
physique of her new applicant after
she had interviewed her.
"All right, then;s you may begin at
once" she said, closing the contract.
Wen sign II for six months at
least" she remarked, land should any
thing unforeseen happen. both parties
to come to mutual agreement"
The three remaining days in New
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-12

When she was through talking Anne
nodded understandingly. II know
she said; 81 know just what it is-it
really isn't because Jerry is not do
ing his share. but he lacks confidence
in himself. He is afraid TO start things
for fear they won't turn out right
It's self-confidence, Lydia, l tell you,
she repeated emphatically. THAT was
Mack's trouble, too, until suddenly one
day he found himself alone in the Of
flee. Some big deal had to be put
through mmediately-making or
breaking contract by long-distance
telephone-and Mack was little
panicky at taking the risk when the
call came in. There was no one in
the office. every one being out to lunch
at the time. and Mack took his big
chance and o. KID it at his own risk.
II was his making" Anne declared
proudly. His boss recognized his
power of initiative and gave him some
bigger responsibilities"
But how" began Lydia. then she
abruptly broke off her inquiry to re-
mark that was just fate. Anne; it
might never happen again in a mil
Lion years."
WELL" Anne reminded her, why
not take advantage of the experiences.
why not have Jerry get up his self
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-12
4 Disguise That Worked

with Marjorie even receiving Jack Full
Ter only as a friend, as she had fnall,
agreed to the afternoon of the conver.
sation.
He seemed to be taking Marjorie's
heart right out of her keeping. and she
resented it--not only for the sake OF
her own well-establ blished social posi-
ton In the South, but Marjorie must
marry real man and wealthy, she fig
ured.
And 50 it was on the 1th of July,
Mommy Lou came to New York to ar
range sailing on the steamship Cam
bria to some foreign port where Mar
jorie, amidst the glamor of new faces
and friends. as Mommy Lou planned SO
psyehoiogically, would forget all
about her puppy fascination for Jack
Fuller.
She was TO send for Marjorie and
her goFerness within few days, and
they would shop together in New York
and then sail away. San Salvador
was the place Mommy Lou had chosen,
and the change and scenery and eli
mate she hoped would be sufficient TO
bring about as great a change in Mar
Jorie as desired.
The day Marjorie arrived in New
York was seething hot. sultry day.
typical of New York's July weather.
but the pretty little blond creature
who stepped from the train at her des-
tination was crisp and cool. There
wasn't anything in the world could
trouble her. for she was young and
hopeful, and the whole world looked
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-12
BY Abner Anthony

seiousness the woluaa he had loved
and lost.
Mary Ann opened her eyes and
could scarcely realize that she was
really in Ned's arms.
rs 1t you, Ned darling-is II really
you? How can you ever forgive meT
You were gone only two years
when she confessed to me on her
death bed that she lied about me. She
said she loved you and could not see
you marrying me"
Ned crushed her TO him and then he
tenderiy said: But dead folks can't
see, Mary Ann-and. besides I'm very
rich now"
And in another month a store lost
two workers instead of one, and the
ticket chopper in the subway missed
two pleasant faces from the daily
stream Of those who do their best all
along the line.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-12

er firm realize his WORTH" she said
conclusiyely.
"But. Lydia-leave-why- pre-
posterous-suppose ! couldn't get an
other job-and suppose / was out OF
work for long time
His refusal was cut short by Anne
Richardson, who sauntered up TO
them with her fiance.
Meet Miss Manning and Mr. Col
lins,' Anne said. as she introduced
Lydia and Jerry, and then turned of
with Lydia, while Mack Rankin, her
fiance, opened q conversation with
Jerry. When the two girls had saunt-
cred toward rugged bench down the
side lane just on the midway Anne
said: You know we're going to be
married next month. I've really been
engaged six months, but we haven't
announced it until Mack got on his
feet. He has dandy place now. and
SO we're ready to take our chance"
She smiled pleasantly at the realiza-
tion of Mack's success and Lydia tried
to reflect the enthusiasm. But deep
down in Lydia's heart her own disap-
pointment cut all the deeper.
There must be some way to put
Jerry on his feet Lydia said to herself.
Then the thought struck her to con-
fide her trouble in Anne.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-12

Lucy was saying that if Uncle Ned
Joe.
They were gone but few minutes,
when the door bell rang. Mr.. walling-
ford pushed the button in the living
room which unlocked the door. All
ready for little smoke. he was walk
ing toward the tiny kitchen. when he
was startled by a voice calling out,
Suppose you thought | never would
get back, ran into Moran and he in
sisted upon buying me a bunch of
sweet peas way over on Eighth ave-
nue.. Wonder how he knew it was my
birthday
Wallingford had heard that voice
before. The match burned to a cinder
in his fingers. He was like a man
turned to stone. Yet his blood tore
through his veins with the velocity of
a tornado. He could not move.
Mary Ann, In a modish taupe satin
gown with dewy bunch of pink
sweet peas caught at her waist sill
houetted charmingly against the gray
blue walls Of the living room. Receiv-
ing no reply. she had hurried in TO look
for Lucy. And then, totally unpre-
pared, she came upon-Mr. walling-
ford.
Good God-Ned!' she gasped. Then
the objects in the room began to grow
dim. The light seemed to leave. Mary
Ann had tainted.
Like father caresses long lost
child, so this man coaxed to con-