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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-10
Mysterious Sweetheart.
BY ELLA WISTER HALNES

Copyright. 1926. !

NO; 1t was more
Something on the hand?" His
voice was tense.
Yes" Her voice sank to "a
whisper
"a queer ring?"
"You-you saw it. too" Her eyes
opened wider.
yes" and his eyes pierced hers
Tell me the whole truth. now. Caro-
lita, and trust me. Was it your
hand ?"
MY hand, Ny hand. You mean
l saw my own hand? How could I?'
Her genuine amazement broke down
the nasty question in the young
mans mind. and the relief on his
face was so evident that she cried out
in wild protest. "Oh, you did not
think-you could not think-I would
go to another berth at night"
Forgive me" he said, very humbly
II have been very much upset over
the whole affair. / was awakened by
a feeling that there was somebody
near my berth. / put my head out
and saw the same thing you saw,
just such hand and a ring with the
strangest colored stone.I have ever
seen in my life, a weird, haunting red
"a ruby, 1 suppose"
How strange" she said musingly,
how strange."
But now that we have had this
understanding we shall know better
what to do. Promise me that you
will speak Of it to no one? Leave
everything to me?"
Il promise. but, please, whose hand
could it have been? l must know.
must?"
ssvo,, ,,,,s+o u-t,o4 40 va, ~, eo ., -,
Because of the ring!"
The ring? You mean that you
have seen it before?"
She hesitated. Then:
!: You said that it was unusual
| strange-weird-yo could not for
get"
~ eS: 1t was also a mans ring, a
large size, slipped upon a slender
finger. Is that what you saw? What
makes it of such vital interest to
you?"
II should may not tell. l prom
Used the sisters
MY dear" Paul spoke very firmly,
I'VE are in for an investigation which
may disclose murder. Don't keep
anything from me now. Surely you
are not SO young and innocent that
you cannot understand the serious
ness of what has occurred. Do you
not realize that a man who Is known
to have travelled upon the same
steamer with you from South Amer
lea - man of whom you have admit
ted being afraid-has been found dead
in his berth opposite yours. broken
chain about his neck? Something
was on the end of that chain. Could
it have been the ring we both saw
upon q woman's hand? If so. who
was that woman? Did she rob him
and kill him. or the other way around
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antee that the people you are going
to have some authority to look after
you. l can't believe that the sisters
in your convent did not know your
story"
Indeed, it is truth. The old
mother superior knew, ah, yes, but
she would not say. but always prom
Used that / should know when the
proper moment should arrive. Then
she had what you call a seizure?"
do you mean a stroke?'
perhaps. She lay for many weeks
without speaking and died SO. 1t
must have been the will Of God"
"Carolita," his manner was becom-
ing more and more insistent, there
is something you do know, how
ever, something which you will not
tell. Don't you see that this whole
mystery might be solved by just such
a small thing as that? We saw u
+ hand with a ring. you know some
thing about that ring-only explain
that one little thing, my dear girl,
and everything will be all right"
II am sorry" she replied sadly. her
big eyes fixed upon his. "You have
been good to me, and / would do
much for you. l would also do much
to help myself 1t is true that the
ring means much. but besides my
promise to keep secret\what | have
been told I have also been warned,
and | am full of fear"
"Carolita," 1t was no wonder that
the sight of a young girl. in distress,
such a lovely young girl at that,
should make a young mans pulses
beat more quickly. Haven't our
last days together meant anything to
you? Wasn't the incident of last
night unusual enough to form a tie
between us? Aren't we both in a
most unhappy position? Oh. real
ize that I'm a perfect stranger to you.
that YOU know nothing in the world
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about me. I understand that the nuns
have warned you against making ac-
quaintances or trusting anybody, but
can't you see that I'm sincere ana
honorable about wanting to make
things right for you? Don't you be-
lieve that I'm a lawyer in good stand
ing in my own city, man you might
safely consult in a business way?
Tell me why you doubt my good in
tentions? Can't you believe in me?"
Yes, yes." And the lovely color
which had fascinated him from the
first hour of their meeting came
flooding back into her cheeks. Il do
believe in you! I do thank you! 1
am certain that all Is as you have
told me. but I, too, must be honor
able. 1 have made a sacred promise.
1 must keep it. though I suffer"
The disappointment in the young
mans face was acute.
prevent my doing everything in my
power to serve you. Shall we re-
turn to our car? The conductor Is
waiting"
He did not see the tears in those
dark eyes as they made their way
back to their own Pullman, and by
the time they had reached their des-
tination Carolita was composed again.
1t was relief to find the car made up
for the day, lower vacant, the
Salvationists absorbed in their morn
ing reading. the conductor and an
other man in Carolita's section.
Mr.. Reynolds the conductor
asked, "were you in the club car at
any time last EVENING"
NO"
What time did your card game be-
gin?"
@'About half an hour after we
left -" Paul replied. Miss Men
endez and I were sitting together
when the couple from the drawing
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room came in, and after a short chat
we accepted their invitations to join
them at cards."
You say you sat in a section to-
gether first? Which one?"
Paul looked at Carolita question
ingly:
lower 81"
II think So" she replied, quietly;
I'VE had been watching the sunset
from that side
Ibid this couple come from their
drawing-room?"
II don't know. What are you driv-
ing at?"
This is Mr.. Gaines. Mr.. Reynolds.
He has identified the body as that OF
a man he saw yesterday throughout
the day in the chair car, and also
noticed him in the early evening In
the club car in company with man
and woman whose descriptions an
swer that Of the Mr.. and Mrs. Brown.
He speaks especially Of the fact that
the woman wore white gloves. You
had noticed that?"
Eyes. She played cards with them
on. Didn't you say you had sent
wire after Them"
les. VIII HUI II lSpl' at tAC h0Ae
STOP"
MIR Gaines" Paul asked, "were
those people drinking together"
II noticed ginger ale bottles, moth
ing more"
"I suppose Paul went on to the
train conductor. that you have ques-
toned every one in the train?"
Yes. The dead man has travelled
through in the chair car. Mr.. Gaines
is the only one who saw him In con-
versation with other passengers. We
are pulling into the station now" he
concluded. "Please do not leave this
car" He raised his voice to include
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-10
Mrs. Philip Lydig Reveals
Secrets of New York Society

Utmost since grhood beautiful Mrs Philip Lydig
.7 has been an unquestioned leader of New Yorks
ultra-smart society. Now for the first time Mrs
Lydig proceeds to turn the spot light that sociey-tel
ing IN great detail why she finds futile false and corrupt
The statements she makes will asonsh ycu-story after
story of tragedies heretofore publicly disclosed
chronicles of the real lives of the prominently fashionable
heretofore known only to those on the inside of
that group-are of interest you then you must read
Mrs Lydigs revealing article Marriage Without Love-"
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the Salvation Army lasses and hur
ried out.
Five minutes later the train was
moving west again and the conductor
re-entered. a Geographic message in
his hand.
"Mr. Reynolds" he asked. quietly,
did understand that you knew the
drawing room passengers as Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown"
Reynolds looked him straight in tse
face.
You understood that they so in
troduced themselves to Miss Men
endeZ."
"I recall you speaking of them as
ships that pass in the night Did
you mean that they were strangers TO
/ you?"
II was not committing myself"
"Then 1t will be best to do so now.
You had known these people before"
1.-THE man-yes. I saw the woma
for the first time
"How long since you had seen this
MANI
"Tef1 years.
Your answers place you in an en-
barras sing position. Reynolds" The
conductor spoke sternly. "The fact
that you are travelling with a ticket
bearing the name of Mark Day Is also
against you
What names appeared on the
tickets of the couple in the drawing
room?" Reynolds asked quickly.
"Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Brown. but
at the junction the man wired the
firm of Carr & Reynolds. New York.
and signed himself Walter Reynolds.
How do You account for that"
Continued Tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-10

AS a result Of the rising cost of
rice in China three cotton mills i'm
Shanghai have shut down
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-10

Mrs.Philip Lydig
the first ,Uife offhe late ". z.
D. Stokes, a Ne1V York social
leader for years. and descendant
through her mother of the
Spanish Duke d.Alba.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-10

Graduate Political Science In
leading
calls Science Master of Arts and Doctor of philosophy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-10

In these two remarkable series-the one by Mrs.
Lydig, the other by Judge Lindsey Red Book
Magazine for October inaugurates its new plan of
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which latter is expressed by Rupert Hughes in his
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Struthers Burt, Samuel Merwin, Leroy Scott,
Thyra San1ter Winslow, Robert Benchley, VIM. H.
Osborne, Arthur K. Akers and Michael ]. Phillips.
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WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE.

Carolita Menendez. a beautiful young
can convent. is travelling alone to Los An
geles at the command of her guardian, whom
she has never seen. During the last lap OF
her journey between Chicago and Los An
geles she wakes suddenly in the night and
sees. clutching the curtains of the berth OPP
posite white hand wearing gorgeous and
startling ruby. She steps into the aisle to
investigate and meets Paul Reynolds, a
young New York lawyer, whom she first
met on the train after leaving New York and
who changed his ticket in Chicago SO that
his berth would be next hers. Reynolds
sends her back to bed but in the morning
they learn that man has been found in one
81 the berths. apparently murdered. goA
cham, broken in halves, is found about his
necks~an there is money in his pockets and
no means of identification. The conductor
questions the occupants of the car. and it
comes to light that Carolita made the jour
ney from South America on the same
steamer with the dead man. She confesses
that he frightened her by his annoying ad.
vances Two salvation Army lasses and
Reynolds are next questioned. and the latter
admits casual acquaintance with a Mr..
and Mrs. Brown, who left the train late in
the evening. Carolta is much distressed by
this sudden tragedy, and Reynolds. feeling
-trongly attracted TO her, tries to help her.
She tells him her guardian promised that
friends would meet her in Los Angeles. and
he asks If she Is to wear something to iden-
tify herself. Ths~question appears to fright
en- her strangely.
UOntinued from Yesterdays StarO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-10

HEn, TIE SHERIFF
GOT tT AT LAST!
ALo1SIUS r NSG.N.S's
y 1900 "JAzzas.NA 8
Is Now PARKED W The
sHee.FFS GARAGE, AND
ALL ToR The JACK Of
+ 2o6.3o
A RATAeR EMBARRASSING
STATE Of AFFA.RS, BOT
Aio1SiUS seems TO HAZE
cneReD sT W Pretty
NElL> oe AT LEAST He
T4tNkS Ne HAS.
zoo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-11
HIGHWAY EXPERTS
Plan NIGHT SIGNS
Massachusetts, Authorities
Devise System Of Colors
and Shapes for Safety.

Working toward the achievement of
maximum highway safety and EN-
cheney. Massachusetts. road officials
have evolved a system OF night signs
which will be quite as seryiceable by
day. In planning these signs the ma
tional code will be followed, the colors
and shapes conforming to those
adopted by the National Conference of
Highway Commissioners at Washing
ton last Summer. Black and white
VIII be merely for distance and direc.
ton signs, yellow and black for cau-
ton, and red, employed sparingly, for
absolute danger.
Most OF the night signs will be of
the cautionary type and will be yellow.
They also viii be largely of the
diamond shape. also Indicating the
need of caution, though the octagonaf
danger symbol will be employed In
some bad spots. George III. Delano,
read maintenance engineer. Is plan
ming to study every condition on the
Massachusetts highways before Sc.
lecting the proper sign for use.
The reflection warning signs win be
numerous and will indicate two de.
grees Of danger A marker has been
designed with sections Of glass in
serted, which will give off yellow
glimnner when the head lamps play
upon 1t. This will tell the driver that
there Is road condition ahead which
necessitates having his car we'll under
control. Another type will have a re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-11
MOTOR CAR PROBLEMS
DUE FOR SPECIAL STUDY
Society of Automotive Engineers tc
s. Name Committee to- Consider
Various Questions.

Problems of motor vehicle fleet
operation, rapidly assuming greater
economic and engineering impor.
lance, soon will be tackled by gen
eraI committee to be established by
the Society of Automotive Engineers.
study and discussion Of these prob.
lens have become prominent fea-
ture of the society's work, and the
decision to appoint a committee to
devote its attention entirely to them
was made at a recent meeting OF the
governing board.
This new committee will represent
vehicle operation and maintenance
groups, as well as manufacturers and
dealers service organizations. Il
will formulate policies and recon
naerdations regarding research, stand
ardization and production as related
to operation and maintenance.
In addition. 1t will cooperate with
the sections and meetings committees.
Of the Society of AutomotiVe Engf
neers in stimulating interest in thes'
subjects.
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what Sneed Really n

TOO fast" says the conscientious
driver as he slows down from TIA
speed Of 50 or 80. "Too fast! 1t isn't
GOOD for the car. It isn't good for
the other fellow. 1t isn't good Tor
me-"
But what Of the engine?
Doesn't he forget that at high car
speed the real struggle is shoufdered
by the engine? Doesn't he appreciate
that car speed is nothing compared TO
engine speed?
The crankshaft Of the average en-.
CINE rotates nearly i've times a. fast
as the cars wheels. The camshaft
rotates twice as fast as the crankshaft
Rear axle gear-reductions speed up
the engine with respect to rotation OF
the wheels. IL the effective tire al
ameter Is 80 inches, and the gear re-
duction in high" ~ to 1. the engine
of such a car will be turning approx
n1ately 5000 revolutions per minute 81
so miles an hour. At 30, the engine
speed is Just slightly less than 1000
r. p. NJ.
cut the wheel sire to 30 inches d.
Aneter and a speed of 60 calls for
about 200 more revolutions per min.
ute of the engine with ~ to ! re.
duction. One car with 30.inch wheel
and q gear reduction Of Sc to would
have TO show an engine speed OF $500
r. p. M. at a car speed Of 80. Such
a car is reaching It's top speed near
As because its engine is then turning
800 r. p. NJ, which 10 high s0eed
for regular diet for an engine that ts
not built along racing lines and with
racing car materials and workman.
shin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-11

Il is a widely accepted belief IN the
automobile industry that inside Of
taDo years the man who wGnts THE
FINEST PERFORMANCE uiu
buy eight cylinders as q matter Of
course.
That is half the picture Of the new
trend I'M motor car buying. The other
half is this:
The day is definitely past uhen the
buyer Of REALLY FINE EIGHT
CYLINDER PERFORMANCE.
embellished with q beautiful body,
must pay the penalty Of high
Premium.
Hupmobile has shown a new way.
to build an eight-cylinder car that
literally ranks above anything else
in America that American engi-
neers compare with only one other
car, and that a handbuilt European
classic which costs several times the
Hupmobile Eight price.
This Is the carefully considered
opinion Of some Of the shreWdest
Leaders in the industry.
The overwhelming success Of the
FIupmobile Eight in sales as well
as il mechanism and performance
has helped to bring about the new
order 81 thinking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-11

u r al
The plain fact is that 1upmobile has
got out Of heeight-cylinder principle
more than that principle had ever
before been made to yield.
Ii is by no mere chance Indeed, it
is highly signifcant--that Hupmo-
bile builds into this Eight an air
plane type Of mechanism which costs
far more than the ordinary, and re-
tains its quiet and efficiency.
That one fact is significant Of this
Fights new kind Of performance and
Stamina; Of its utterly remarkable
ability to respond perfectly month
after month to every call upon il.
Il is by no mere chance, either, that
the Hupmobile Eight IS more eco
nomical Of gasoline than most skies
Of comparable size.
Gasoline economy, oil economy
but above all, economy Of nGinte-
1,nnce-were designed into the car
By those who have for upward Of
twenty years studied the principles
81 eight-cylinder construction.
It's low cost Of operation and main
tenance IS Of equal effectiveness with
this cars performance and its amaz-
ingly low price, in establishing the
rapidly growing preference for this
new Kind 81 eight-cylinder car.
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YOUR CAR and MINE
Weekly Department Of Hepfulness, Information and
Entertainments for Motor Car Owners.
n wnIIAM vHENaAN

sOn acceleration and easy' to shift. II
lis better To follow the street car II
the auto ahead ID slow or X II 10
driven BY org who does trCt sasHa to
know how to master 1t. 8 81
Don't walt while cranking IN en-
gins that has stalled untM this tradie
off1csr says .'aU. Fiace the gears In
low. let in the clutch and step On the
starter. The' car will move slowly
white the engine Ii being craiIiEed. IL
the engine Is out OF gas. Or something
has ,gone wrong with 1t, the car may
be across the street and edging to-
ward.a parking space by the time the
facts ARE discovered.
At might, it often happens that q
traflc officer cannot tell which way
motorists want to turn because their
headlights blind him 30 he cannot dis
tinguish their signals. 1t may be wise
to dim when expecting cooperation
from the officer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-11

fiecting device that will give on 4
sustained yellow glare, which will
mean that extra care IN proceeding -
necessary.
For very bad place along the road,
such 40 sharp corners, underpaesee,
grade crossing and the Ike. the self.
Illuminated sign has been adopted, and
this viii be OF two types, for varying
degrees of danger. Both these will
convey an imperative warning Of
danger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-11

no danger lnyUIved, but this Il not
Permissible n the case Of loose uni.
versaf jUiufn. Here one II dealing
with biz forces: Engine torqiie, move
Inenfs of the propeller shaft due 70
road inequalities and brake action
which tends TO exert q force opposite
to THAT OF the engine. 1t may mt
seeFa to trouble the owner to have the
icinta rattle or jerk, but that depends
On how farsiakted he Is. Sooner or
later, this free action of parts actt-
ated by such etrung forces viii chip
the plnicn or the rifIg gear teeth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-11
Locked in HIGH Gear.

Past the ONCE in which this ID
being written runs good automo-
bile demonstrating its ability to run
all day with the gears locked In
low" 1t is an excellent test Of an
engines eficiency ana stamina, but
it brings to mind the overwhelming
stamina of hundreds Of thousands Of
cars of all makes, models and styles
which daily are locked In high.
Many drivers do not seem to re-
member that there are lower gears
for heavier work. On and on they
spin with the gears In high, regard
less Of conditions, load, grade or car
buretor adjustment. 1t is q wonder
full demonstration stunt. Some en-
terprising manufacturer ought to
call attention to the way his cars
are abused. 1t would make q won
derful sales stunt.
Not Just one car locked In high,
but nine-tenths OF them!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-11
NOW You HAVE nc.

ANSWERS TO Last WEEKS QuestIOns,J
Il. Engine power il not directly
proportional to engine speed. After q
certain speed Is reached, power actu-
ally decreases.
2. Whether brakes are more effec.
tive when backing depends upon
where the brake bands are anchored.
In some cars reverse makes for better
stopping, causing q slight self-energiz-
ing effect. s.sgs,
s. An over-powered car IL likely to
lead TO more trouble than an under.
powered one. 1t Ii easier to repair an
engine than to repair transnissions,
rear ends and strained bodies.
.. The three units comprising the
current and voltage supply in the
automobile are: generator, battery and
induction coil.
5. Most OF the raw gasoline passing
the ptstons into the crankcase blows
by inside Of the rings. The rest
passes between the outside Of the
rinea and the cylinder wall.
fCopyrieht. 1921
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BRAKE EFFICIENCY TEST.
Tires VIII show II Four-wheel
System Il Right.

Whether the four.wheel braIxing
system on one car is any better than
on another may be determined by
any interested motorist merely by
examining the tires on cars in serv.
Ice. 1t will be found that where brak.
ing force is applied equally to all
four wheels the treads are worn
equally on all tires, front and rear.
Equalization Is the most important
factor In four.wheei brake design.
The tires are instant reminders u
poor design.
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Spain Nay Get Fine Road.

A motor highway from Madrid 10
Valencia. Spain. 3T0 kiIOmGterS long
and paved with cement to q width OF
I'm Spain. This highway would cross
three provinces and paas through or
near number of cities and towns, Of
which the most important are Toledo,
Arantuez. Cuer1ca, AlbAcate and Chel.
va, crossing six rivers whose power
would be available for industrial pur-
DOae8 sss
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SPRINGS AND sIDEsWAY.
Trouble Can Be Gut by Keeping
Them in Best Condition.

Springs play an important part In
the matter Of automobile sidesway.
It was to overcome this obstacle that
some car makers developed the piat.
form spring and other unconventional
types. Sidesway IL not entirely
eliminated by any type Of spring, but
regardless Of the design used, It IL
recognized that sidesway can be dc.
creased by teeping the springs in the
condition under which their best per.
Torrance Is assured,