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aid theft"
Il remember II quito we'll" I ad-
mitted
we understand" my visitor con-
tinued. that you have now resigned
from the force, but We hoped that
you might be inclined TO undertake
n commission for us II came TO the
ears OF our chief quite unexpectedly
that you were staying here. and he
sent me after you at once"
Il can at least hear what the bust
ness in" / replied
There is staying In this hotel
the insurance agent proceeded. "a
Mrs. DE Mendoza, the reputed widow
OF fruit merchant In Buenos Aires.
She Is the possessor of a very Won
dcrful pearl necklace, which she has
insured with our firm for hundred
thousand pounds Our acceptance
OF the policy was grave error which
we recognized almost Immediately
afterward. We know nothing OF the
lady, and under those circumstances
II Is against our business policy to
accept the risk. We have done our
beet TO protect ourselves. however.
Since the policy was Issued. we have
kept in constant touch with her, and
have been in daily communication
with the hotel detective. By tonight's
post. however. We had message
from the latter TO say that he was at
home III, and that during his absence
his duties would be taken over by
the night Waterman. The policy has
only one more week TO run, and win
not under any conditions be renewed.
We want to know II, for any fee
which you care to name. you win do
your best TO guard the necklace for
us during that week7"
Continued Tomorrow
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AANAAANNtl run hNeANAMaNN
Eot him downstairs; felt SICK.
fest IN The scene was imprinted on
my mind, couldn't sct away nom
g. A ! nroppcd him up across
Leicester street. Irrelevant questions
came 10 me. pa mon like women of
class less than theirs because u
enhanced their sense of superiority
I thought yea" and dwelt on 4 In
my vague state. a. IL n was Immense
~ Important As led Julian along.
NJ a little restored By the cold. these
questions seemed enormous: the
opium marnifed thoughts into ma
tertAl greenish shapes Yet I under
stood with incredible ucidity, ! saw
all this As an evidence OF despair.
! saw that men lied 20 strange pleas
ures because they had ceased 20 be-
heve In simplicity and were running
away.
] can't remember any more. Only
that fer another hour the enormous
shapes iilumined by bright ideas oc-
eupied me. was too unhappy TO
remember much more In the fiat
Julian was almost normal. and he
wouldn't understand why l burst into
4fars IN his arms, crying that he
couldn't love me. that wasn't his
sort. that those were the people he
liked and couldn't be Nike them.
couldn't. He oomtorted me without
understanding me. for he caressed
me. In shose days kiss could r.
move doubt
CHAPTER III
Developing
can laugh az myself now when |
reverse tho film and 80 myself as I
was then. the little white goose. as
Julian called me until r. invented
Little Rear. Such a child. and only
rs months out OF home' But these
rs horrid months had made up a con
fused past.
The Ursula Quin Of that time-yes.
Ursula ouin. signed Il quite nRtur-
ally 10 tradeNnan. while 10 almost
everybody else signed Ursula or
Little Bear-offered a strange con-
traSt with the Ursula Trent who had
passed on her way 10 the tongues,
Of London. owner OF 90 pounds and
OF cargo Of hopes wasn't exactly
conquering London. except that was
living comfortably enough. eTcitedly
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AN OLD, OLD LEGEND

stronger than the Indians, who
Hcoffed at the mat houses OF the
Indians and built themselves great
castles OF stone and about the
castles high stone walls.
The stranger tribe was very
wariike and terrible. and little by
littho they drove the poor Indians
out OF their peaceful homes, till
they had nowhere at all to live
happily. and must spend their lives
hiding in rocks and caves OF tho
mountains.
II was very sad. very sad, In.
deed.
But after awhile the chiefs got
together and called great coun.
Gil OF all their people TO see what
could be done about II.
OF course the council began
with n dance as all Indian coun.
ellis must, and high up on the
mountainside for three days and
nights tho dance went on.
All the time the tewatty (modl.
cine nam wos dancing harder
than anybody else, leapIng and
shouting and walllng and beating
his thin breast, trying to attract
the attention OF tho Great Spirit,
for well they knew that only tho
Great Spirit could give them any
help.
Just Ms tho red sun was sinking
behind tho mountain at the end
OF the third day, tho medicine man
stood up and cried, "EIushl iiuahi
Hushl and hear what l. your to
WITTY, say to your
Go BE Continued
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The Twins started toward Jack
straw's palace In Mix.Up Land
They could see It plainly on the
other side OF wide river. II was
made OF dominoes all over, like
bricks, and the dominoes were black.
with round. white spots on them
The chimney was made Of domlnoes
ana he doors and steps and walks
and fences were dominoes. so the
place was al spotty az calico COW.
or a tiger-lily. or a speckled hen. or
a bad apple.
Wen wish ourselves over the
river in our Magic Shoes" said
Nancy. I'VE had better start at
once"
An right" said Nick. picking up
the basket OF eggs the Cut-Out Lady
had given him.
''Oh. little Green Shoes.
No time can we lose.
Please give US ride
To the streams other side"
And as usual. the good little Shoes
lifted them up and started across
tire river. but the river began 20
grow wider and wider and wider
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The Kiss of

ninE-a celebrated criminal lawyer
and HIS wife. my friend from tho
Homo Once. with HIS wife and dster-
in-lAw. and myself The criminal
lawyer. who waa our host. heard
scraps OF our conversation and leaned
forward
You did well TO leave Scotland
Yard when your reputation stood
high. Sir Norman he said. - new
era OF crime has dRwnod. and the
struggle Ia no longer equal. II isn't
tho riffraff OF tho world today who
take TO murder and burglary. The
skilled and conscionceless scientist
has taken their place. The criminal
OF today. In nine cases out OF ten. IA
OF higher mental callber than tho de-
tcctivo who II opposed 90 him.
The struggle should be the more
Interesting" remarked vaguely.
II was fancy OF mine that my
continued interest IN my profession
should remain as little known ms
possible, and talked for Home time
on Indifferent subjects to the lady
who was seated by my side. We adj
mirod Mrs. DO Mendoza and her gor-
geouH rope OF pearlA My host inter
vcned.
1T Is women like that" no COM
mented, who choose to deck their
bodies with Jewels OF fabulous value.
who encourage crime.
Roughly speaking. dare say
that necklace Is worth $4,000 pounds.
II II In really true that Pugsley is
once more at work. what an oppor-
tunityl"
"a woman must be very brave"
my hostess declared. 'to run such
risks"
The Jewels are probably in tho
hotel safe most Of the time" sug.
gested. 81 don't suppose she goes
on, in them"
Our host smiled.
II can imagine Pugslcy finding 4
fow minutes In tho hotel quite suffl.
Gent" he observed. HE or his success.
sors. whoever they may be, woult
think little enough OF human life by
the side OF. say $4,000 pounds. II,
killing Mt sight they certainly In.
crease their chances OF escape"
That closed our conversation upor
the subject We sat about in IN,
lounge and drank coffee and liquors
danced for time and smoked few
cIgarets. The party broke up ms IN,
lights in the lounge were being low
cred. I was the only one of our llttl,
gathering remaining In the hotel
and was talking for few moment
10 tho head porter, who was m oil,
acquaintance OF mine, when mai
mndo somewhat hurried ontranc
thru the swinE-doors and seemed OF
the point OF proceeding TO the OF
flee, As he saw me, however, h
hesitntcd. and, turning aside, ad
dressed mo.
Excuse me, but YOU nro Sir Nor
man Greycs7" no asked.
admitted the fact.
"Cnn 7 ask YOU 10 give mo f'v
minutes Of your time on matter o
urgent husiness?"
looked nj him with some sur
prise His voice and address wer
good, and In appearance he diffcro
In no respect from tho crowd Of din
ors who frequcnted the place. III
drcw card from his pocket an,
handed n TO mo.
! atcpped underneath one Of IN
electric standards and looked Mt IN
! card Mr. Stanley Delchcster."
Underneath wns the name Of IN
nous Insurance company I mo
toned him 10 follow me- Into tho dc
scrted lounge md invited him to talk
n chnir
MANY years ago Sir Norman" h
reminded me, when Won were Off
I olnllv engaged NJ Scotland Yard. yo,
saved our firm grent loss In III
. matter of the Hatton Gardens omor
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Moral Obligation
Onln

Dear Miss Grey: Someone told
mo tho other day that a boy owes
his parents i2.b0 week from tho
day that he iH born until he 10 is
years old and that this should DO
paid up until no Is q years old.
kindly advise mo in regard TO tho
law about this n there Is one.
81. X. T.
There u no lao in this state that
requires d man 10 support his par
eHis or pay them any certain sum
However. men. or iuomeH either. uho
hGUe dependent parents. should fee!
a moral obligation 10 SEQ 10 u that
hey do NOT suffer "a any 1ay that
can Be apoided
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Snake river. and the Snake
River valley with it's tales OF pio-
oeer difficulties, has been q thing
about which David and Peggy
have often wondered, and talked,
but no story about II has over
1uite satisfied them as this one
told to them by Mr.. Frank Saylor
II Portland.
We will not try 10 tell II In
SIR. Saylor's own words. but this
Is the story:
Long. and long, and long ago.
ages before tho white man came
10 the land Of the setting sun. the
earth was peopled with an animal
race stronger and greater than
any race OF men now living.
But the animals disobeyed tho
voice OF the Great Spirit, and he
cast them out OF tho land and
created the Indian 10 live in the
beautiful valley Of the Snake river
In those days there were hun.
drcds OF little clear, ripping
streams which ran between grassy
banks. flowers grew everywhere,
and there were birds and fish and
game a-plenty lo< all the tribes
which dwelt in Che valley.
And the Indians were so con.
Tented and 30 happy In their beau
tlfuI land that they felt It TO be-
almost az good as the country In
which the Great Spirit himself
lived
But into this happy place there
moved a great tribe Of strong
men. stronger than the beaBta and
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Cynthia Greys@
Youth Cannot Mate With Age Happily, Is Mans
Ans10er to Query Of Woman as TO Whether Bach
elor Of 10 WIN Make Suitable Husband - DO
Your Views Coincide With His?
BY CYNTHIA GREY

wa bachelor of 30 make suitable husband? feminine
correspondent Dho did not give her age put this question 10
our readers yesterday II all depends-ans0ers man. III
the OOmdn contemplating marriage t0h bachelor Of 10 Is
0Hy0here his age then the problem Of years should
not enter into her dilemma she Is under SO years DID, then
plain fiat No 10 her bachelor OUers peadtn0s l0H
doubtedD save her much future heqrtdche and him much dis
comfort, for you cannot mate Nth age"
What Is your opinion Of this problem? Do you agree NTH
this mans IDEAS do you think age is the aAimportaEt
lnctOr q hnppn tnnrfInnel
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III one evening Walter slindon Anid
10 me. Il do wish you women
wouldn't undrcss 70 much 10 dHnco"
why not7 Don't you like II. you
rude manY'
"of course 1 do. and that's the
trouble With this panorama OF arm
and ahouldsr, 10 say nothing OF tho
rest. one simply doesn't know where
TO look You SO. one dooant wan,
To b. indiHcreot.~
smiled. and almost squeezed his
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hand as We danced lie was really
rather sweet. this ugly. middle.nged
idoalist, Sir Charles was very differ
ent lie had. Woli an X-ray eye.
when ho stared az mo I always felt
droased In tulle II was terrifying.
Sir Charles always go, his own way
In business. What would ! do II In
his eyes acquired tho importance
OF dcal7
CONTINUED Tomorrow
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LET POSLAM
DRIVE ITCHING
ECZEMA AWAY

PosIam n CONCENTRATED re-
lief for akin-troubleHi Itching.
ImartiuR. burning simply can't re-
lated parts and you no longer have
10 scratch and dlR-your sick skin
gets a CHANCE ~ heal
And with P0rlam on the Job this
healing is rapid steady, easy The
rednssH goes, crusts and scales dis
appear and the skin 10 clear again
almost before you know n. fsn't
THAT the kind % Ekin-treatment
you are longing fort
with the skin once we'll use Pos
lam Soap 20 prevent q return Of
the old trouble PoElam brings
skin-hsalth 20 thousands every day.
Sold svsryWhsTe For trial Gampls.
ssnd roe 70 POsLAA. z41 w. 47th 81.
New York.
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leaned. II should have been tho re.
verse. You've becn little brick NJ
a girl and I wanted 10 tell you just
once before 1 step Off that you
haven't bscn entirely unnppre.
clhtcd."
Tho note was signed ]. ID. c., and
addressed 20 Alice Goodman.
That then. had bcyn Alioe's name.
thought Kate And In ]. ID. c.. the
man whose body lay In the morguo
and about whom tho curious public
nlectured. Kate recognized the
vmnclhted man with whom she saw
Alice walking on tho night Of tho
third visitation OF tho mysterious
voice.
TO Bs Continu~,D
Copyright. i935. by Seattle Stan
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A gTAR READER

Miss Grey will receive callers
In her office Monday. wednesday
and Friday. from / to . .. m,
and on Tuesday and Thursday
from II q m. 10 IL m each
week. Please do not come at
other times, as II seriously inter-
feres with her writing.
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Remedy for
FrecbLes

Dear Miss Grey: VIII you please
print a cure for freckles and obligs
ID.
Frechies are caused Jy an oUerpro-
dncfioH Of pigment IN the skin, t0hici
seems 70 BE- brought out IN spots
bV the action Of the suns rays They
can be made 10 disappelr bU the use
Of acid iact. OlvosuHd. Of each one
Hud drachm, Apply night and morn
ing Nth a sponge. Another remedy
" POWDERED inter moisteHed Nth
5ater and applied 10 the face night
and morning. n the case Is not OBJ
stiHGte. fresh lemon Juice applied
once or tUice day t0in clear the
skin.
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Information About
LOneSonle Club

Dear Miss Grey: read an an.
nouncement in The Star about q
meeting OF the Lonesome club. for
strangers and lonely people in this
city. and ! would like to know how
often II meets where. and whether
for old or young.
A STAR READER
The purpose Of the Lonesome club
" 20 ortenS the hand Of feilotcshtp
10 tho stranger ,otihin our gates. and
tho lonely or int1rotted resident; 10
supply accurate Information. 70 srp-
ply social contact and recreation OF
every toholeaome sort. ard 70 do
everv thing and act neocssdrv 70
make the stranger and resident feel
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that they are among friends. and 70
cultivate desire 10 call Seattle
home. ANY person Of good moral
character. Of acceptable standing and
refinement Of either ser. oUer 10
years Of age. Of the t0hite race. -
eligible.
Notice Of meeting place Of The reg
ulor Friday eUeHiag meetings Of the
club tcti appear ~ the daily papers
under club Hoticcs
For information or direction on aHU
matter call Main gz0s. or ace Henry
w, Potocll, president. 800 Thompson
Bldg, or ISobsl ~. ogden. secretary
treasurer, 4O7 Ledry Bldg.
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need Of work as have a family anc
ann down 10 the last dollar.
a. W. s.
Phone Rainier 0gs5.
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In Search
of Work

Dear Miss Grey: Would you be 30
kind as 70 print this letter. / have
been sick since the first part OF No
vember and not able 10 do any heavy
work at all: but would like 70 get
Job OF night watching or hotel clerk
or timskeeper. arm very much in
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A WONDERFUL EGG

1t got SO oide it looked like and land in sight
..a.fh a.Ja
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Continued Tomorrow
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-20

Along toward md-afternoon of the second day,
Mrs. Thomas felt that she couldn't go a step
farther. i've simply got to rest while," she
told herself, cor I'll have another of those split
ting headaches"
Martha was sympathetic. what you done
need, ma'am, is good hot cup O. Coffee. 1t
will set you right in jiffy."
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SOCIETY PROBE
is CHALLENGED
Action Not Poppy Enough to
Suit Mr.. Harris

SPOKANE. April so.--.Alieged ON
cial Indifference ON the part OF OH.
cisls % the department OF Justice 60
charges OF misconduct In Washing
ton. ID. G. society. was challenEed
Rgain here today.
The challenge was IN tho form OF
n telegraphed query 20 Acting Attor.
noy General Seymour fron ''ciu.
Eons' committed" headed by Herbert
C. Harris politician and oil promo.
ter.
The message was as follows;
"a newspaper correspondent cred.
It's you with the statement that
charges made by Mrs. Miles w, Poin.
dexter against Washington society
will never be probed, no matter how
many names are signed 10 petitions
because OF the high stations OF per.
sons referred TO in her letters. and
because OF the personal friendship OF
department officials
The committee then queries; Can
this statement he truly credited To
youy'
The citizens commutce" for Sow
eral weeks has been engaged Ia cir.
culating petitions demanding a fed.
erAl grand jury probe OF Capitol HID
gociety, One petition containing 49,,
700 names already has been mailed
90 the department % justice, adj.
dressed TO Attorney General naugh,.
erty. This was from the state or
Washington Several other states
are understood 10 have petitions
available for signatures They are
betng circulated by persons sym.
pathetic toward the Harris commit.
tees Intention.
The basis for the petitions de-
mRnd for a federal grand jury probe
L. succession OF charges OF drink.
Ing. bridge gambling and ''hooze
talk against Washington society
contained In newspaper articles pub
iished under this signature Of Mrs.
Miles W. Poindexter wife OF the am.
hassador TO Peru. Mrs. Polndexter
recently arrived with her husband
a. Lima. Peru where he has Rs-
Uumed his official duties
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Miss Elizabeth Dennison

YELLOW SPRINGS. Ohio, April
2o.--A millionalres daughter with
calloused handsl
a millionaire's daughter working
for living and liking III
A millionaire's daughter striving
TO bring happiness to the lives of the
workers employed by that million
airc with helpful hints and practice
from her own experiences.
The millionaire is Henry s. Denni-
son OF birmingham. Mass, whose
name Ia to gummed labels and tags
what the Smith Brothers pictures
are to cough drops,
The daughter Miss Elizabeth Den
nison. who, instead OF going to a
finishing school as many of her girl
friends are, Is attending democratic
Antioch college here. She alternately
goes to school five weeks and works
five weeks winding armatures and
associating with working girls In
Dayton factory
She doesn't do this for fun. either.
Miss Dcnnison asserts. She derives
pleasure from her work. she adj
lnits, but the greater benefit comes
from her association with the fac
tory girls.
They're wonderful" she says.
II never knew girls before who acted
NO real. They just don't fool them
selves Into thinking they're some
thing they aren't. They're them
selves and they don't care who
knows II. We get along very nicely
because work hard and don't get
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TALKING FORD
FOR PRESIDENT
FloridanS Believe He May
Be Elected

MIAMI, Fla April so.--Henry
Ford Is the man the South l. talk.
ing about In connection with tho
presidential campaign OF 1884
Ford's name IA almost certain TO
DO mentioned by any southerner
these days II the conversation turns
to politics. lie has hon 80 thoroly
advertised 10 tho South In connec.
ton with the Muscle shoale nitrate
project and In other ways. that
many amateur political prophets
below tho Aason.pixon line already
are predicting that he viii get
nomination.
In fact. discussion OF Ford as n
presidential possibility Ia not con.
fined TO the people OF the south. Tho
other day a man from Iowa. another
from Michigan. third from Cali.
fornia and a fourth from Ohio were
talking politics on the porch OF
Florida winter resort hotel. The
Iowa man bockonod group OF
newspaper men accompanying Priest.
dent Harding on his Florida vacation
trip.
What chance has Henry Ford for
the Republican nomination II Hard
Ing doesnt run AGAIN." he asked.
Answering his own question. he
said; II maintain Ford could be
elected II either party would noml.
nate him but | don't think either Of
them Will. unless forced 10"
II developed that tho Michigan
man alone OF the quartz, could not
see Ford as a presidential possibility.
The others said there was a great
deal OF talk about him In their home
states. 40 much. according TO the
Iowa man. that some people believed
Il was being artificlRiiy stimulated.
II can scarcely be said that there
il Ford boom IN the South. tho
there may be Ford campaign,
quietly conducted. II Il Ia cam.
paign. Il is being effectively handled
for people everywhere are talking
about him.
A good many voice tho view that
politics has Kept Ford from getting
The Muscle Shoals plant. and there
is much grumbling about the failure
Of congress 20 dispose OF that ques.
ton In some way.
Whatever the facts about Muscle
shoals may be. the South has been
pretty generally convinced that Ford
would make a SO OF producing cheap
fertilizer there for the farmers.
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planted in park waters.

planted IN park waters.
Rocky Mountain National Park.
Colorado--The streams and lakes are
annually stocked with Eastern brook.
native (cutthroaD. and rainbow trout
from the state fish hatchery In the
park. Season. from May TO No
yember.
ssauoIa National PARK. California
Rainbow. steelhead. Loeb Jeycn. cut.
throat and golden are the varieties OF
trout found In the park. and park
waters are annually restocked. Sea
son. from June 10 October.
Yeilowstone National Park. wyom-
inE-Trout fishing In Yellowstone
watern u unexccllcd. Yellowstone
lake In N. home OF lhrge trout. which
arc taken freely from boats. Cut.
throat rainbow. Loeb Lcven. brown.
AackinRw 0akel. Eastern brook trout.
Montana grayllng. Rocky Mountain
whitefish. yellow perch and club are
the varieties OF Yellowstone fish.
Fish hatchery In the park Is main.
tanned by the United States bureau
OF fisheries. Total fish plants for
1874. s.scs.so0. The fishing season
in the park does not ordinarily be.
gin before July. at which time trout
fishing Ia al its best.
Yosemite National Park. California
Few anglers during the summer
and autumn use bait in fishing the
lakes and streams OF Yosemite. btu,
depend upon the artificial ny. The
California Royal Goodman almos,
always proves the best lure, Early
in the season grnsshoppers and salm.
on eggs are used for bait with sue.
cess. Ten species OF trout are found.
Season. from May TO October.