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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-18
10 YES GAMBLE
By MAY CHRISTIE

tain the news. Before tomorrow he must have tete-a-tete talk with this woman. and must--if need be--buy her silence ~
 He would handle the situation tact fully, of course Go to her with a proposition to, advance herself profes- sionaily That new musical show that was going to- appear in the West End of London--he would put a few thou sands into 1t on the understanding that Lucille got leading part.
 Or. if she didn't care for that. he could put her up to sound financial investment
 Once the favor was conferred. Lucille would agree with him that 1t was bet i ter never to mention shirley's former love affair. 7, He would get no tacit promise from Lucille. But they would understand each other She would help him. Money talked, 2
 His only fear now was that Shirley might tell Lucille of her engagement and that the latter. suddenly taken aeack, might give the show away. He therefore made movement as though to lead Miss Shirley to another carriage.
 But Shirley circumvented this. She had no wish for solitude a deux" with her newly made fiancel
 Let's all travel togetheri" she sug- gested, climbing into Lucille's com pertinent.
 Burke had to comply with as good grace as possible.
 But throughout the Journey, he was on tenterhooks
 In order to avoid the revelations that he feared he kept up a running fire of conversation with Lucille.
 Am afraid I'm negIecting Shirley but 1t cant be helpedl'' he told himself with some anxiety.
 Shirley, however, was no exacting fiancee. She was thankful to be left in peace. She wasn't in the slightest measure jealous of Lucille. She only pitied her.
 I'd advise you to take a good long country rest" Burke was saying. smil- ing on Lucille with 8 geniality he was far from feeling.
 Funds won't permitlv came the frank answer, though I'd love to-"
 Burke cheered up. Obviously this young woman was in need of money That just suited him.
 There's dear old pensioner of mine who has little cottage on the estate -she was my nurse when I was kid shed put you up.1 he remarked reflec- lively. And I can promise that she'd give you all the looking after that you need She's motherly old soul--you'd love her--and she'd be no end good to your
 A flush of gratitude rose In Lucille's cheeks, This might solve her difficult ties The rent of the little flat in Soho brought her in twenty five shilIings week. Maybe this old cottager would board her for that meagre sum?
 And, too, she would be close to. David Burke
 She would be actually living on his estate. He would drop in and see her any time. She would exert every art of fascination--and Lucille knew howl ito subjugate him. Fate was very kind.
 Country cottage life appeals tre- mendously to me~ said Lucille. beam ing. Though. had she been more accu- rate, she would have substituted manor house" for s.cottage." We'll, time enough for that. ..
 Shirley, meanwhile. was gazing out of the window, with an air of complete detachment She was angry with herself for being SC weak<oyer this engag gement. The news would have to be announced to her grandmother. with whom she lived.
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No. 11J
 For a few breathless moments Hag- gerty's arm and hand continued to sweep about in the darkness. searching for Ballin. The detective had shifted lis heads from Frances throat now. after discovering who she was, he was holding her erect. one arm about her waist.
 Hes gone" he finally explained. "Eallins gone"
 Gone" Frances repeated. but even in her excitement she remembered the danger they faced and her voice was scarcely whisper Where did he goT'
 You got me" the detective re- turned. T suppose" he added a mo- ment later. The went ahead with our plan. l was to start out to the right, until l got to the Wall then l was going tc the left until I came to 8 corner of the room. l told Ballfn to go in the opposite direction, but 1t gave me a start when I didn't find him. l didn't think he was going to start quite so soon"
 Again the detectives arm swept out in the darkness. and this time he touched Judge Crane. who was stand ing near the flight of steps. holding himself in readiness. every nerve of his body tingling with excitement.
 Yes" he asked. moving closer to the detective. What Is it7 What's the matter?'
 Miss Tucker Is down hers," Has> gerty answered. T have her here. She followed us down. and Ballin's gone"
 "Gone?" the Judge gasped.
 "I mean he's gone over into the corner of the room like we planned" tho other man explained. "You keep Miss Tucker with you. Try to get her to go back upstairs: 1t wouldn't do for her to get hurt"
 Turning to the girl and speaking into her ear. the detective repeated his instructions and after almost lifting her into Judge Cranes arms he turned abruptly to the left and moved noise lessly away in the blackness.
 Ballin had not waited to find out what had caught Haggerty's muffled exclamation. that, as close as he was to the man, had barely reached his decided upon and he proceeded inn mediately to carry it Into effect, sup posing, of course. that Haggerty was already on his way toward the op- posite wall.
 He advanced with cautious tread, feeling before him for solid ground before he put his weignt on his foot. In the darkness he had helped In this respect and at last he paused sud denly conscious of the fact that he was not at all sure that he was still walking in the proper direction.
 "Confound it." he meditated silently I'm too far over to my right. If I'm not careful I'll be walking in cir cle."
 Ballin was very much alive to the dangers of the cellar into which they had seen the yelled woman disappear. If she was still alive and had escaped the belts and the poison well that Red Larkin had described. she was then a large factor in the danger that, at any moment. might strike out of the darkness. If. on the other hand, she had been eliminated by the devilsil scheme which she had constructed for others and had fallen a victim of the well with it's poison gas. there still re- mained the chance of following her into that, certain death.
 SomethAg of these thoughts passed rapidly through Ballln's mind as he paused doubtful of his direction and trying to once more get his bearings.
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Andrew aRd L1ogene
LFTRE LIFE CONFERENCES ExPERtENoE oe A COUPLE PfsiL0S@rHC, THOUGH MARRIED =
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Did Mary lay another egg todayg' asked Andrew. looking over toward the eanary's cage and whistling to iE
 Imogene made no reply.
 "Got mad on?" Asked Andrew. rais- ing his eyebrows.
 T simply hate you." exclaimed Imo- gene, her cheeks flaming.
 Why. honeyi. said Andrew. seriously.
 dol! she repeated, Its bad enough to play your low jokes on me. can stand that. am used to It.. But when your wit makes ma foolish in the eyes or other people. l re1el! was never so. humiliated in my lifel wish that hird had never come into this housei,
 Tell me about it, honey" said An to do so."
 T never wanted that bird in the frs, place, you know that" she said heat edly. But when the Daltons started Tor California and brought 1t here as a gift to us, took 1t with the idea tha, when they were gone I would give it to some one else.
 Then 1t got to singing and cooking It's neaa on one side so cute when went to feed it that I really fell quite in love with 1t.
 Then when we came down here that morning and found an egg in the cage and you suggested we change its name From Bill to Mary, I got real excited over the prospect of having a lot of little birds here and raising them.
 If had had any sense I would have known when you objected to my getting larger cage there was something wrong, but I did not
 Then you know we got an egg every morning for three weeks. and I saved every one of them very carefully in cot
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CHAPTER x (Continued) AN UNEXPECTED MEETING

The vision of Lucille on the station filled David Burke with both annoy ance and dismay
 No meeting could have been more in- opportune, he told himself
 Lucille however, was advancing to- ward them with a genial smile upon her face. Her whole manner was dts arning.
 Well, this is lucky! How do won do She extended cordial hand to shirley. And you. too, Mir. Burlxer' she smiled up at him-and Lucille's smile could be bewitching. T didn't expect to have this pleasurei I'm go- ing down into the country to have it. tlesrestr--
 The brow of David cleared. Appar- ently this womans motive had nothing personal in il. Only--here he frowned again-he musn't let her talk to Shir- icy. Fer at any moment she might give lne snow away She would explain to shirley the absurd, mischevious mis- take that had arisen, clear Jim Dalton of every possible count against him, ana apologizing for her own share in The broken engagement
 NO doubt she took it for granted that shirley already knew the facts of the case.
 1T only he could have an opportunity toShave a talk alone with Lucille first
 The effect of any sudden expiana- ton on Shirley Marsh would be dis astrous She was an elusive little crea- ture, and he shrewdly guessed that her reeiings toward himself held more of gratitude, of friendliness than love.
 rough hand could break the slender tie. s' "
 The sight of Lucille, too, aroused most poignant memories of Jim. Da- vid could see a breeding, reminiscent look in Shirley's pretty eyes Confound Lucillei
 man in love Is sometimes not en- tlrely responsible for his actions. His view of ethics may be temporariIy olunted. The old proverb as to all be- Ing fair inaiove and war points to this fact
 Be that as it may. kindly, upright David Burke gave way to a subter- fnge that at any other time he would nave scorned. He decided that Lucille's silence must be bought He had caught the tantalising Shirley and he didn't want to lose her. A word from Lucille -7sffd the tie would snap.
 He realized that Lucille like Ihim and -stupid1y-that this point wassin his favor. She would want him to be happy-with another woman
 From this belief it may be seen that Burke's knowledge of things feminine was limited
 Lucille apparently hadn't yet heard the glad tidings of his engagement with Shirley Marsh.
 Tomorrow all the papers would con
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In that moment he knew what cold. unadulterated fright really was. Waves of heat and chill swept through his body from head to foot and 1t was all he could do to choke back the cry that rose to his lips.
 Before he had tims to think his hand was clutched bv cold. ctammy fingers that felt like death itself and he was ierked forward.
 Stumbling. he lost his balance, but even as he fell he realized what was happening and with a mighty effort Ee threw himself to one side. freed his head from the clinginE fingers and rolled away from the edge of a hole In the ground of which he was con sclous more through Instinct than actual knowledge of how near he had come to falling down the we'll
 He was on his feet in an instant, then, orouching and throwing out his arm. he snapped on the f1ashlight-
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OUTSIDE THE LAW
No. 117
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DAILY NOVELETTE,
Spring News From Jessup's Cut

/
 say. Fly; since the Jessup team has been practicin' in front uv a real grand stand they hev been doin fine, ain't they?" asked Lem sIemmer. from be- hind the counter in his own store.
 They sure do. Lem," answered Hv between chews some dried prunes | speshually since thuh gals set in the fust rows"
 "Hawl Jes' like when we wuz galli- vantin' round. heh, Hy?" Lem chuckled remlniscently.
 Reckon yewr right, Lem. But gals or no gals, they've gotta get a new field fer awhile. Them circus folks will he comin' along soon.s and I'll hafta use the barn fer that I can charge em more fer thuh barn with thuh grandstand hangin' on the back uv It."
 That reminds me, lily. I wuz at the last game our Jessup Cut team kicked with the Bigler's Bend fellere Wuz thuh first time I ever seen a game of foot ball, Fly bein' so busy here in thuh store all thuh time, an gosh blame it. I don't wanta 10 see another one. neither.'' Lem banged his fist down on the counter.
 Why. Lem Slemmert Whats eatin' , yew? That wuz q dern good game. ie" ie cfdAy DluH the JeSSupS Cut bunch wipe the Bglers Bend gang right off thuh field, heh? What more dew yew want?"
 Dry up, Fly That's not what I mean Shucks. l never seen such a jealous bunch! Why. the posters all around town sed ez how there wuz gonna be a band. That's all went for and not-a dern band did l see Nothin' but & feller with a whistle, an every time he blowed it to give us tune, the whole gang stopped playin' and tried to beat him upl''
 "Hawi" laughed Fly And he hawed Tor some time, untff Lem got peeved.
 'Aw. shet ups" said Lem, disgustedly, Say, what brung yew in here for any way, Fly Jessup? Out with lt!"
 Instantly Fly strengthened up seri- ously
 "Why, Lem, clean forgot I'm wor- ried about Lizer. She picks up a rollin' pin in one hand and hatchet in thuh other an waves 'em round her head She kicks around and rolls all over thuh floor. I'm scared tew' deathr'
 Yew poor goatH' laughed Lem. Why, thems gymnastics!'
 "Oh, Lem; don't tell me that Lizers all got. Lem. Who'll help with thuh chores if she dies? Save 'er. Lem. Give me sumthin' fer it, quick,
 And Fly left the store hnrriedy with a bottle of Dandelion's Spring Horse Tonic under his arm. All fer Iizer.
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, If he had kept in straight line from the stairway he should be some where near the wall his objective, but if he had wandered to the right the danger of stepping into the we'll was very near at hand
 Well. this won't do" he told him self. I'll have to take a chancep
 Again he moved forward. with the same caution. pausing between each step, his ears straining as he tried to catch some sound in the black void which surrounded him.
 His hands had been Eroping out be- fore him in the dark and now he touched something that moved.
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"fHE DEGREES or HEAVENr
 His life had been quito clearly against the sGonfucian ethics--the "De- crees of Heaven" For the great teach-
 (Centinsea .. Pass Sixteen,
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RANDOM NOTES

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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-09
$3,O00,OOO GIFT
BY HECKSCHERS
FOR CHILDREN
Block in 5th Ave. BetYeen
104th and 105th Sts. to
BE Site for Home.
TO ERECT BUILDINGS
Society for Prevention of
Cruelty Will Greatly
Enlarge It's Work.
$50. 900 ANNUITY GIVEN
Donors Are of Old New York
Family Which Has Possessed
Much City Realty.
100000 ANNUITY GIVEN

Mr.. ana Mrs. August Heckscher, II
was announced yesterday by the di-
rectors of the Society for the Proven
ton of Cruelty to Children, have pre-
sented to the society the block front
in Fifth avenue between 104th and
105th streets, and will erect on the
property such buildings as the So
ciety may require and endow them
with a fund in perpetuity and to yield
not less than $4,000 year. Includ-
ing the endowment the total value of
the gift will amount to more than
s3.000,0 900.
The property. which has a frontage
of 200 feet in Fifth avenue. has depth
of 200 feet also in each street, so the
society's new home will occupy n site
consisting of almost half the block
lying between Fifth and Madison ave-
nues and 104th and 105th streets. The
property has been owned by Mr..
Heckscher for a number of years, and
it was explained last night that he
has long contemplated giving it away
for some charitable purpose. He de-
cided TO give Il to the Children's So
ciety through having become inter-
ested in the society's work several
years ago.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-09
CLOTHING COSTS
NEAR COLLAPSE
Suits Selling for 500 to Be
Offered for $50 Soon.
Makers Admit.
PUBLIC is NOT BUYING
Half of Workers in New York
Idle. Rest on Half Time
Schedule.

Announcement was made yesterday
in this city that clothing prices would
not be more than 20 per cent. higher
than prewar prices by next spring.
At the same time clothing manufac-
turers let it be known that the indus
try is in chaotic condition. Almost
half the clothing workers of this city
are out OF work, and those that are
employed are only working half time.
The refusal Of small dealers to stock
up on higher priced goods. with the
prospect of a drop in the offinG. is
given as the cause of exceedingly
small orders. This. the manufacturers
contend, is traceablei to the refusal of
the public TO buy until prices come
down.
Although the slack season between
winter and spring passed several years
ago, ii Is said there are more clothing
factories shut down at the present time
than in many years. Nearly $4,000 men
are said to be out of work in New York.
Aside from the extraordinary decrease
in the size of orders the chaotic condi-
ton has been aggravated by labor diff
flculties, The clothing workers labored
under a wartime schedule until after
the arinisiice. This was extended a
year ago. and they want il extended
again. but the manufacturers cannot see
their way TO do 50 under present con-
ditions.
An official of the New York Clothing
Manufacturers Association, in discussing
the situation, said "All attempts to
hold up the price of clothing In the face
of present conditions are useless. While
clothing will not return TO pre-war
level it will return 10 within % per
cent Of what it was in 1914. and 1 ex-
pect that that lower price viii prevail
by next spring. Retailers are not plac-
ing orders for spring clothing, and they
have not yet sold any large part Of their
fall stock. The day OF tho $50 to 500
suit is passing and that OF the s35 to $50
suit is returning"
Representatives Of clothing manu-
facturers and of the workers met yester-
lay In an effort to come 10 son agree
ment on the question Of the right OF the
Employer to install piece wors in tho
factories as a means Of increasing pro-
duction. Sidney Hlllman, pres ient, and
A. l. Shiplacoff. manager of the local
branch of the Almalgamated Clothing
Workers of America. represented the
workers and Informed the New York
Clothing Manufacturers Association that
they could not agree to the so-called
seven demands" OF the manufa cturers.
The workers answer will be discussed
at meeting of the market committee
of the manufacturers in the Brevoort
liotel at noon to-day.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-09
FEAR BOMB PLOT
in FIFTH AVENUE.
All Night Police Vigil Main
tanned at Home Of Mrs.
Geo. w. Vanderbilt.
WARNING OVER PHONE
Feminine Voice Tells Of Con-
Spiracy to Blow Up
Apartment.

Police and detectives of the East
Eighty eighth street station estab-
lished a guard last night at the apart
ment house at 99s Fifth avenue, the
northeast corner of Eighty-first street.
following an anonymous threat against
Mrs George W. Vanderbilt, widow of
the builder and owner of Biltmore,
\. C.
Housed in the same building are many
men nationally prominent in the pro-
fessions commerce and finance, with
their families These include Elihu
Root. Muyry Gurgenheim OF the cop
per firm OF Guggenheim Brothers;
Lewis l.. Clarke. president OF the
American Exchange National Bank;
Henry Goldman of Goldman. Sachs
Co. bankers: Robert +. Tod. former
commodore of the Atlantic Yacht Club;
Edison Bradley vice-presldent of Paris,
Allen & Co.. exporters and importers.
and formerly holder OF large interests
in the Consolidated Gas Company now
held by Nicholas #. Brady. and Watson
b. Dickerman. retired broker,
Mrs. Elliott F. Shepard. sister-in-law
% Mrs. Vanderbilt and sister of the
late william X Vanderbilt. IS another
tenant.
Miss Sarah Lurcia. telephone operator
in the building. was sitting at her switch
board at 80 p. NJ when a feminine
voice called up and inquired:
rs Mrs. George Vanderbilt in?'
"No. she's out Of town.
It's a good thing" the voice con-
tinued "She won't have any home to-
night because her house is going TO be
blown up."
The caller then rang off. The tele-
phone girl tried to trace the number but
got no results She communicated with
A. T. Mobergh, superintendent OF the
building. who in turn notified the police.
Capt OConnor Of the East Eighty
eighth street police station sent two
patrolmen around. and Lieut.. Summers
OF the detective force despatched two
men In plain clothes. While they we're
inclined TO look upon the matter rs the
work of some harmless crank, they new
ertheless decided to maintain the guard
all night.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-09
Turk Woman Nationalist
Cuts Wilson for Lenine

ANGORA, Asia Minor, Nov. 8.
The Turkish Nationalists
refuse to treat with the Con-
stantinople Cabinet. They de-
clare that they are adhering to
the Moscow. Soviet Government,
which has promised them mill
tary aid in case of attacks by
the Greeks or Ithers. Mrs.
Halide Edib, the woman Nation
alist leader, declares officially
that she has cast her lot with
the Russian Bolsheviki and that
she has lost hope in the United
States.
"It was Wilson or Lenine,3
says her statement, "and | am
going with Lenine, who is fight
ing our common English enemy.
| shall live and die with Lenine.
| am an eternal rebel against
the civilized butchers"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-09
HARD COAL MEN
JOIN US. IN WAR
ON HIGH PRICES
Sign Pledge to Bring About
Fair Dealings With
Consumer.
TO- END TRADE EVILS
Outlaw Buying and Ficti-
tiOus Prices Are to
Be Stopped.
PRODUCER TO BAR BROKER
Guarantees Of New Era in In
dustry Made in Philadel-
phia Conference.

The Anthracite Coal Operators AS
sociation, which includes in its mem
bership all the important producers of
hard COAL has clasped hands with the
Attorney General TO bring down the
profiteering rates. IT stands pledged
to fair prices, fair practices and to a
full cooperation with the Federal De-
partment of Justice in the elimination
OF evildoers and evildoing from the
industry.
Official action to that effect. it be-
came known yesterday, was taken re-
Gently in Philadelphia by the unani-
nous action of the policies committee
OF the association. The pledges sub
scribed to by this most potent body in
the anthracite trade are somewhat
similar to those made earlier by the
bituminous coal producers of the
northern West Virginia district and Of
other sections of the country, which
resulted in heavy reductions III the
cost OF soft coal at the mines.
s. d. Warriner. chairman Of the as,
SociationS S policies committee, is the
president OF the Lehigh Coal and
Navigation Company. The committee
is composed of fourteen prominent
anthracite producers, seven represent
ing the large so-called company"
mines and seven representing the i'm
dependents There were present at
the Philadelphia meeting. in addition
TO Mr.. Warmer. in whose Office, 437
Chestnut street, the session was held
these committee members:
2. c. Madeira. John Markle, Gardner
Pattison. II W Perrin, Thomas Dick
son. A. s. I.earpyd. 4. B. Jossups George
Robertson. c. II. Jacobs. w. j. Thonp-
son. secretary of the Anthracite Coal
Operators Association, and Il. w Par
ker.