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secret. II people we're a mile Of
they might maintain innocence;
the necessity Of keeping out Of
earshot altered the relationship.
Don't be absurd" she said
aloud to herself. 'If you go on
like this you'll become q Jealous
woman"
What reason had she to suspect
Bob? Would II not have been much
more suspicious II he had ostenta.
tously avoided Patricia? Would
not a guilty man have made some
clumsy attempt at concealment by
disparaging the girl? Called her
raw, country-bred, all the things
she was, and hiding within the
keep Of his mind-the impression
made by her evident charm? At
least Bob would have done that,
being such a fool with women, and
a darling and thinking one could
take them in. Oh, II was awful to
love a man like this!
She had a memory Of Rodbourne
the day before. He was driving the
car and wore nc 'oggles, she sus-
pected, out of cc.uetry. The ele-
gance Of his tail body was not con-
cealed, for again out OF coquetry
he wore leather and not furs. He
looked exactly like a chauffeur, the
sort Of chauffeur whom AphroJite
would engage, with his straight fea-
lures, his dark-lashed blue eyes
and the little moustache Of red
gold on his rudy cheek. Elegant,
but not effeminate; the sharp, bony
point OF his chin guarded him
against that.
Would It be so wonderful, Mrs.
CaIdecot thought, II Patricia were
to fall in love with this man? Not
only his good looks, but the steady,
intelligent speech, the young par.
liamentary reputation, the air OF
strength and determination! And
would It be 80 wonderful II this
man of thirty-eiEht, still young, but
aware Of age. were tempted by the
shy challenge OF youthful pas
sion, by the opportunity to initiate,
to exchange his relationship with
her, where he was an equal, where
he was perhap q child, for one
where he would be q god? To be
a wonder instead Of being a delight,
what a temptation for the vain
creature that is man!
With an effort Mrs. Caldecrt
threw aside these ideas and told
herself that time would show, hop
ing as she formulated the thought
that time would show nothing. She
as disquieted because for somc
unknown reason Bob had not that
morning made upon the wall the
usual signal to announce that when
no one was about he would take
the opportun ~ to pay an early
call. She missed that.
She loved those secret meetings
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her hair for a while, enjoying at in.
tervals the flashes which here AMI
there the electric light brought out
Rather YEARLY she put II up to feel
relief when she had finished the
task so often accomplished. And
she had a satisfaction almost OF
sensuality when, for a moment, she
hesitated before the drawer where
she might choose the underclothes
of the day.
Claire Caldecot loved under
clothes. She practically collected
them. There were chemises OF
crepe de chine, hardly bluer than
the morning sky in Spring time:
nightgowns OF innocent lawn. bear.
ing tiny yokes OF Mechlin lace;
brassieres like cobwebs Of rose silk
and, at the side. a sumptuous, dis
ordered heap of garments Of ninon.
shell pink or straw yellow. Of rather
heavy champagne silk or sea-green
milanese.
Mrs. Caldecot remained for a mo-
ment STOPPING over the drawer from
which rose the suave, discreet ema'
nation OF cleanliness that knows re-
search, the scent of the delicate
fabrics themselves, with which min
gled the memory Of a more acrid
perfume. OF q love perfume that
would. not die.
When at last she had chosen.
when she had concealed the sweet
intimacy Of these impalpables I'M
der the severe sweater which the
country dictates, the equally con.
ventional tweed skirt that falls In
lines stiff as cardboard, put down
with q sigh the rainbow array OF
her silk stockings, and chosen sepia
ribbed cashmere, to go with her
brown brogues, and was ready, she
did not at once go downstairs. She
went to the window to look out
toward the hangar. She could hard
ly see II now, for the rain was
slowly thickening its smoky veil.
She stood so, with hand against
the window frame. and, as the sec
onds passed, her eyes ceased to
see the prospect before her. At
that moment she was in a dis
turbed mood, and she did not quite
know what disturbed her. First
she thought Of Patricia Neale.
Patricia was a nice girl, a pretty
girl. Something innocent and un.
deliberate about her. AS Mrs. Cal
deceit considered the bright exuber-
ance Of the girl she had a moment
Of envy. Patricia Neale At twenty,
or twenty-one perhaps, seemed to
have come out OF the Everywhere
into Here with simple gusto. She
liked games; she enjoyed parties;
she loved to talk; she didn't mind
listening. Everything was lovely,
everything new. Everything excit.
ing and everybody charming.
Mrs. Caldecot smiled rather bit
terly As she rem embered that the
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CiNioOo'
For ten minutes she subjected
herself TO the infinite WEAKNESS Of
those twists and turns and swings
As she whirled about, the lowered
pattern on the walls figured q be
wildering little film. Seventeen
eighteen nineteen. Oh. what q
bore!" She liked bending back. 1t
made a nice little crunch between
the shoulders. But, oh, the weart
ness OF lifting knees only to put
them down again! She cheated
when the second time came round
When 1t was done Mrs. Caldecot
felt righteous; she concluded that
she deserved to put on the dress
ing-gown again. that the glow was
proper reward. and that now al last
she might sit down at her toilet table
and light her second cigarette. A.
she pulled she thought with melan'
choly that though the second cigar
cite was good, It was not quite SO
potent as the one one had with the
early cup Of tea, when one was not
quite awake, and the tiny whiff OF
nicotine enabled one to put on. just
for another second, the colnpulsfon
Of wakefulness.
Il suppose" she thought, that
it's like everything, and that the
second cigarette is never quite 80
good as the first" Then she child
herself. Some things were quite as
good the second time as the frs.
They endured for ever. But did
they:
An. suddenly, as II this disturbed
her more than she cared to own,
she put the cigarette down and
seized her manicure scissors, as II
to force herself, first seeking some
tiny tongue of cuticle to clip, equal.
izing a coral finger.nail, or with an
ivory stub developing half-moon,
and bringing out with polish the
familiar glows of her fingers.
For a long time she massaged the
skin OF her face and neck, lightly
rubbing in cold cream. She did not
know why, but she developed 1T
tie obstinacy Of operation on either
side Of her mouth. Then, with half.
conscious hurry, she busily dabbed
a powder puff over the cream sur
face, from chin to roots Of hair, as
II she yelled herself.
She was very beautiful at that
moment. Her released, almost
black hair was thrown away, thick
and glossy, from her exaggeratedly
broad low brow. Wholly black and
nearly level brows hung over two
slate-gray eyes, which lay far apart
about the slightly arched nose with
the rather broad, disdainful nostrils.
She had certain splendor as she
thus lay back, the screaming blue
and silver OF the dressing-gown
fallen from the massive contour ri
her shoulders, from the power II
her breasts which held up defiantly
the ma gnificent silk.
At last, q little bored. she brushed
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strokes lust as the nail went In
the drawing-roon door opened to
admit Mrs Headcorn who. for .
moment. was made speechless by
her horror and her natural volume
Booker" cried Mrs. Headcorn
at last What are you doingT
"Hammering in nail mann"
Don't YOU know that that pot
was brought back from Bangalore
by Mr. Headcorn?"
Eyes, ma'am. But haven't done
1t any harm. You see, ma'am. this
is a brass.headed nail Brass can't
make a dent on brass. ma'am."
BY that time Hilda had hung up
the mat and Booker followed her
out. Mrs. Headcorn said nothing
Somehow Booker had the best Of 1t
CHAPTER II.
@LAIRE CALDECOT lay in her
bath, relaxed and rather
drowsy. The hot water that
enveloped her to the chin seemed
to arnor her against a world ex
cluded. She liked to lie motionless
and to look down upon the soapy
water that had the translucence OF
some dead greenish stone. She felt
comfortable and secure.
Then she played a little game,
raising her feet to the surface so
that her toes might be chilled and
then that she might enjoy the re-
newed warmth of their immersion.
She had pretty feet. she thought.
and held one up to admire Its
straight slimness, with toes we'll
detached one from the other, I'M
twisted, unswollen. with small
curved nails that now shone az II
the water had enamelled them.
At last Mrs. Caldecot stepped out
Of her bath and wrapped herself In
the hot towel which hung over the
radiator. II was nice, the crisD,
sandy feeling Of the sharp towel,
Little CLOVIS overspread her here
and there, about shoulder.blade or
knee, as she wrapped herself In the
dryness.
For a moment, still swathed in
the bath towel, she examined het'
self in the tall looking.glass which
ran up the wall. She smiled at her
reflection. She always thought her.
self funny with her head tied up In
a towel, showing no hair, so white
and limbs concealed She looked
like a rabbit about to be roasted.
She liked to see herself as she
then was, her face flushed, her nose
shining in the most unfortunate
way, a wisp of hair escaped and
sodden. For all that crudity would
soon be hidden, and she alone knew
how she looked Just then She
made with herself a conspiracy
against the world which her toilet
table deceived.
Then, still smiling and half-con
tent, she went into her bedroom to
exchange the towels for a wadded
dressing-gown Of electric-blue Chi
nese silk, decorated on the back 10
silver with a picture OF a complete
tea party given to his friends by Z
mandarin. A SILVER warned her
against the cool Spring air, but all
the same, after q moment, being, a
very English woman and sure that
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She loved those secret meetings
in the early morning when
she had her breakfast"
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-09
DONATE $950,000
WORTH OF AID SPACE
TO BOOST SCRIPTURE
tBy Associated Press)

CINCINNATI, Ohio. March 9.-Secu-
lar newspapers using the service OF
the back to the Bible bureau, which
has headquarters here. have given
without charge over $950.000 worth Of
space for the publication of Scripture.
according to Addison Y. Reid. secre-
tary of the bureau. THE response
from the newspapers is amazing" he
says. Mr.. Reid reports that the COM
bined circulation of the more than 900
papers using the service exceeds TO-.
100000. One of the first large dailies
to carry a Bible selection free has
column daily since Sept. Z, 1920, rec
ords show. The service also is supplied
to papers In Canada, Hawaii, Alaska
and the Virgin Islands.
The bureau, of which James n Gam
BILE is chairman, supplies editors with
clip-sheets bearing passages from the
Bible under brief captions, for use as
a feature. Many editors report that
readers have welcomed the passages
according to officials of the bureau
The organization seeks to reach the
public through secular press, "the only
way it can be reached" Mr.. Reid as
serts.
Representative passages supplied by
the bureau follow.
THE Road to Want: He that op
presseth the poor to increase hi:
riches, and he that giveth to the rich
shall surely come to want.-Proverbs
22:16"
THE Best Medicine: A merry hear
doeth good like a medicine; but {
broken spirit drieth the bones.-Pro
verbs 22:1."
The bureau is non-sectarian, says Mr.
| Reid, and as clean of "commercialisn
as hounds TOOTH
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Earlhann

Professor Samuel Carton of the de-
partment of music has announced the
program for the mid-semester recital
of the students of music and dramatic
art which will be given Friday even
ing at $40 in the chapel. Many of
the numbers are by advanced pupils
and Professor Carton assures the pub
lie of pleasing recital.
The program:
Duet Would That My Love-
(Mendelssohn) Ruth and Pauline Nc
Pherson.
II Stood Upon Little Hill''
(Beecher) Dorothy Trueblood.
"Don't Hurry" (Sanderson) Doris
Kerlin.
"That Terrible Tommy" (Anon.)
Thelma Thomas.
Rain" (Curran) 81 Would Weave
Song for You (O'Harra) Louise
Taylor.
Nocturne in E Flat (Chopin) Mary
Sprong.
"Joy" alexander Rihm) Love is
the Wind" alexander MacFadyen)
Mary Reed.
"The Palace of the King (Craw-
ford) Eleanor Blye.
the sweet OI the ear (Salter)
ST Hid My Love" (D'Hardelot) Isa-
belle Henley
"Kamennoi-O strow" (Rubenstein)
Lois Edwards.
Remembrance" (Macfarlane) MEL
isande in the Wood" (Goetz) when
Song is Sweet (San Souci) Nellie
Donovan.
Andante from Sonata op. q No. /
(Beethoven) Edna Copeland.
Rolling Down to Rio" (German)
Allan Wallace.
Mary Carman, accompanist.
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Monroe School

The high school has two new schol-
ars, Hulda Mt. Castle, in the freshman
class, and Odetta Burger, in the junior
class. Superintendent Moses was
absent several days last week on &C
count Of illness. >. Monroe girls and
first-team boys were defeated by Jack
son last Tuesday evening on the home
floor. Both games, however, were fast
and well played. Leonard House, OF
the go class, visited the high school
last Wednesday. +. Salena Raney re-
turned to her home in Eaton Friday
evening after spending the week with
her sister, Alberta. Miss Katzen-
berger was absent Monday and Wed.
nesday on account of illness. :. +. Mon
roe first-team boys and girls went to
Pfttsburg for games last Friday night
The boys lost by a score of 80 to 81
and the girls also lost IA to s. Both
games were fast. The floor at Pitts
burg is said to be the best in the
state. The players and those accom-.
panying them were shown through the
building, which is one of the newest
and best equipped buildings in the
state. Esther Miller was absen;
from school Tuesday. The try-oul
for the literary contest will be held
next Monday. Great interest is being
manifested and all entries are well
filled.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-09
CONTRACTS AWARDED
FOR NATIONAL ROAD

Contracts for the hard-surfaced con-
struction of five of the six unpaved
parts of the National road, from Rich
mond to Terre Haute, totaling approx
imateIy As miles, were awarded by the
state highway commission late Wed
nesday. The total cost of the con-
struction will be $792,004.32. An esti-
mate of a fair cost for the construction
of the five parts made by engineers
of the commission totaled S9S0,S4662.
Williams & Little, construction
company of Cleveland Heights. Ohio,
received two of the five contracts
for Knightstown to Lewistille, at a
cost OF $14S,11716, and the part from
10 miles west of Plainfield to the
Marion county line, at cost of SILL
589.64 Other companies receiving
contracts were the Charles w. Clark
company, of Clinton, Terre Haute to
Seeleyville section, cost $64,563S2; c.
NJ Kirkpatrick. of Greenfield. Green
field to Knightstown section, cost
s1S4.233.S6; and George T. Miller, of
I.abanon, Lewisville to the west line
of Wayne county section, cost s123,-
1884.
Grading to Begin April IS.
Grading on the five unpaved gaps
will begin about April Is, highway of
ficials said, by which time the com
panies receiving contracts will have
Their equipment in place. They said
the laying of the pavement should be
gin about May / and that the road
would be completed this fall
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LAW enforcement
PROGRAM ANNOUNCED

The program for the sixth district
law enforcement convention TO be held
in Rushville March 16, was announced
Thursday. Churches, Sunday schools,
Mems and Women's Bible classes. Bro
therhoods, w. c. T. u, Young Peoples
societies, declarations and clubs are In
vited to send delegates.
The program follows:
Forenoon Session
w L. Kunkel, Secretary Ministerial
association. of Rushville, presiding;
10 a. M. devotions, Rev. c. S.. Black,
pastor First Methodist church, Rush
Vile: address of welcome, Hon. Wal
ter Thomas, mayor of Rushville; re-
Spouse, Rev. w. F. McFall, DID,, pas
tor First Methodist church, Conncrs-
Vile.
1O:40 a. m, Law Enforcement, 20
minutes each; The Mayor, Hon, Law
renee Handley mayor of Richmond;
The Prosecutor, Hon. Elmer Bassett,
prosecuting attorney, Shelbyville; The
Judge, Hon. Cecil Tague. Judge Frank
lin circuit court, Brookville; The Press
Guild Copeland, Richmond; The Bat
tie Line, 20 minutes, E. S. Shumaker
superintendent Indiana Anti-Saloon
League.
Afternoon Session
100 P. M.-Devotions, Rev. c. A
Mccullough, pastor Methodist church
College Corner.
. lao P. M.-Law Enforcement, &c
minutes each: The Law, S. P. Nc
Naught, attorney Indiana Anti-Saloor
league; The State, Hon. John McCord
: deputy attorney general state of Indi
ana; The Volstead Law, Hon Der
{ Morgan, federal prohibition director
for Indiana; The Church, Rev. L. E
Z Brown, pastor First Christian church
+ Rushville; The Battle, DR.. Madison
] Swadener, Indianapolis.
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STORY TOLD TODAY
BY ACCUSED WOMAN
(By Associated Press)


Los ANGELES, March 9. - The
story of Madalynne Obenchain of Chi
cago. which she said she had waited
seven months to tell concerning j. B.
Kennedy, local broker, for whose muir
der she is on trial here, began today,
when she was called to the stand as
a witness in her own defense.
She smiled at the clerk as she was
sworn as a witness. Her opening tes-
timony was that she had been in the
county Jail for seven months since
the morning of Aug. 6, last, when she
was arrested following the shooting OF
Kennedy at his Beverly Glen bungalo
She said that she was not allowed
access to her letters or property since
that time. 'She was pale and spoke
quite low although appearing compos
ed and not hesitating in her answers
to questions. Her eyes were upon the
jurors most of the time. Saying that
she kept diary of her activities in
1921 she referred to 1t frequently to
refresh her memory.
II arrived in Los Angeles JAN 8
1921" she said. II did not meet Mr.
Kennedy for some time although
saw him once or twice on the sttset
On Jan. IA l telephoned to him asking
that he return my letters. He refused
to return them until l consented t.
meet him. / refused him. On my
second telephone conversation Jan. q
he said he would never return then
unless l saw him that night. I con
sented to see him that night and wait
ed for some time in the street anl
then saw him approach accompanied
by his father. We talked for some
two hours"
Referring to her diary for the dates
which were every three or four day!
after this meeting with Kennedy, sh,
testified that she had meetings will
Kennedy. She continually asked hin
for the return of her letters sayin;
that she wanted everything ended
believing that that would make it hap
pier for everybody" Kennedy wanted
to continue their associations plead
ing with her to bear with him further
Kennedy told her that owing to hi
mothers Illness he could not do tina
which his heart asked him to do, sh
testified. On one occasion she sal,
Kennedy followed her in a taxical
and in others waited for her outsid
of her abode.
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from Cedarville, Ohio. Mrs. Mollie
Parsons, of Richmond was the guest
Monday of Mrs. B. F. Mason. Mrs.
Philena Crull who spent the winter in
town has returned to her farm north
east of town, which is occupied by her
son, Chester Crull, and family.
ABINGTIN, Ind.-Sunday guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Morgan were
Miss Effie Higgins, Fred Higgins and
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Higgins of near
Richmond. Sunday guests of Mrs.
Louise Bertram were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Tice and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Glunt and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Omar lBertram and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Turner and
family Of near Richmond. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Weiss and family visited
Sunday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Park Jarrett. .... Mr.. and Mrs. Ross
Stevens visited Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs Floyd Dynes. Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Park Jarrett were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Clark and fam
lily of near Richmond, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Jarrett and family of near
Green's Fork. j.. Miss Florence Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Morgan and
daughter visited Sunday evening with
Mr. and Mrs. Omar Bertram and fam
lily. :. Miss Casey Dye was pleasant
ly surprised Sunday by number of
relatives. Those present were: Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert King and family
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Russell and
family. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan King, Mr.
and Mrs Nate Colvins and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Scherman Hale, Mr.. and Mrs
Jess Plankenhorn and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Passmore, Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Tile, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Smoker, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Clark
Mr.. and Mrs. Louise Mccoy of Spring
field. Ohio. Mr.. and Mrs Oscar
Smoker, Mr. and Mrs. Horton Hale
and Miss Mildred Smoker.
| FAIRFIELD. Ind.-Ananias Rose i
still seriously i'll at his home north o