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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07

as much as he can and steals the
rest.
my trusting and compassionate
friend. feeling her heart touched, gave
him 10000 francs and he walked away
with jewelry worth 10000
What did she escape?" | asked.
That is the most interesting part
of ALL" she said This same fellow
swindled another woman last year.
rich widow He got into trouble with
the police about it. They dragged him
to account and he turned around and
f1oored them by showing that the in
1ured lady in question was his wife.
That complicated the thing so much
that he got off. 1t was a neat trick
When he saw the trouble ahead he
forced her tC marry him. He was
thoroughly afraid and bullied her so
desperately that she was frightened
and gave in She hasn't seen him
more than once or twice since. and
has got divorce, but it has cost her
pretty penny.
Now | am told that our count.
having found marriage a good get.
away IN one case, is perfectly ready
70 try II again the next time he gets
in a corner. My friend was too much
afraid OF scandal to call out the DO.
lice on him. That was the lucky thing
Tor her. Because l am sure that if
she had got him into a mess he would
nave trled some dodge to make her
marry him. and she would have had
a rather disagreeahle adventure. She
hasn't enough money to make him
think of marriage ordinarily"
You know, of course" I comment.
ed. that crooks sometimes use the
forced marriage as the central mech.
anism of their schemes"
or course, l don't" she protested
pertly. DO you think that I know
all about crooks and their wavs?
What kind of company do YOU think
! keep? I know only of the case l
told you"
THAT is too bad" l said sadly.
Then you are not the one to write
that thesis of warning to women who
travel
II certainly am not" And she
raised her head defiantly.
Every WE'LL / replied. But you
won't be offended if tell you another
tale of marriage and crookery?"
She gave a stately consent and I
told her an instance in which the man
was the matrimonial victim.
A rather weak but pleasant &C.
quaintance of mine is a baronet who
has a villa near Cannes. Some years
ago his eye was caught by very
pretty damsel and he paid marked po-
likeness to her. Then he found that
she was a daughter of woman who
for 80 years had been notorious along
the Cote d'Azur.
ITO be sure" he drawled, when he
told me the story. II had no inten.
ton Of marrying the damsel in the
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going through And he lifted up his
voice and wept.
us there rhinoceros on the
| porch?' Martin asked. almost immedi-
ately. from the doorway
Gyp the Blood shot an anguished
glance upward and returned to the
window. He showed his nose against
the glass and shook. Martin knelt
| down and put an arm around the lit.
tie figure. Together they looked out
| The court was deserted. Martins car.
at the end of the orderly line, peace.
fully waited for morning
| Still. 1t seemed to them both that
the night would never end. Martin
slept heavily while Gyp the Blood
snuffed about from room to room, an
anxious little sentinel. Periodically he
| approached the window. Periodically
he returned to Martin, to lick his ear
| and bite, his nose. to wake him up, to
be sure he was there. Martin could
have dispensed with it. But Gyp the
| Blood was on guard for the first time;
naturally he overdid it little.
There was cream for breakfast,
floating. luscious. golden. The tourists
swan in it. Even Gyp the Blood came
in for little which he Tapped delicate
| ly, in a genteel manner, from a table
spoon. They sailed forth contentedly.
The car came to life and they were on
the road again.
But ahead on the highway several
cars were drawn anXiously together
| in a small knot. There was a MAJ
with a notebook. There was q motW
cycle policeman with telegram. The
Barbery car, curious, swung into line
behind the others. There were ar
rivals and departures. Cars were
/ off
cars, crowding from the rear were
hemmed in There was mild con
] fusion.
Mice little crowd you got today"
said the man with the notebook, cheer
| fully, to three meager ladies in a tin
coupe.
The meager ladies. who were also
elderly, looked dismayed One Of
| them produced drivers license from
| New Jersey.
mo. lady: we know you can drive -
said the policeman, waving it aside.
What we want to know is, have you
got any Chinese?"
The dismayed ladies grew democrat.
lied.
DO you mean-opium?" asked the
driver with great perspica c;ty.
mo. lady said the policeman
patiently, "Chinamen. Struggled over
the border"
1t appeared that among them they
had seven post cards of the main
street at Tia Juana. They were dis
missed and departed.
The policeman turned to Martin s
car and stared. Hurriedly he com.
pared his telegram with Martins
license plate. Hurriedly he drew a
rather large revolver, looked at 1t
half heartedly, and pointed it blankly
at Martin.
Drive over ordered the cop,
climbing upon the running board.
THE clustered cars dispersed. The
man with the notebook rolled the
motor cycle to the side of the road.
The through traffic proceeded through,
slowly at first but with gradual.
quickening speed until no one looked
back from the passing cars.
Il don't understand" said Martin.
The policeman spread out his tele-
gram.
THE license numbers are the same"
he explained, 1890, SO3."
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small and so unnecessarily high. not
much freedom could be seen out of It,.
The sunlight paused narrowly on
the wall. Outside. the highroad was
deserted. 1t must be near noon.
thought Martin And then there was
a muffied thud against the adobe wall
and "A jeweled hand grasped the bar
in the window.
ooh, Martin, I'm coming up" said
a breathless voice and another hand
reached for the bar. There was a
clambering sound outside and Clelie
appeared at the window. She leaned
against the bars and smiled precipi-
|tously down at Martin.
Darling" said Martin, what are
you standing on?"
"A ladder. It's quite solid except
when it wabbes."
II missed a month of this"
whats month";" demanded
see the ranch"
Darling. You'll see the ranch, y"
promised Martin.
You mustn't say darling. Clelie
protested vaguely, cor I'll have to
notice it. Let me tell you the news
There's lots and lots. / phoned Uncle
Benny and Gyppie ate an apple. Uncle
Benny's coming. but he's simply flu
rious. of course"
"Of course" said Martin.
Her hand hung down against the
rough wall and Martin suddenly
foolishly. illogically. laid his cheek
against; 1t.
Please love me little" said
Martin.
Clelie reached down her other hand
and patted the top of his head.
"A French chateau by green
lake" said Martin blindly. "Clelia. -
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By Mary Louise Mabie

But rnysnum,ber is 50s.90O." Mar
tin protested,
The officer grinned reproachfully.
You can't get by with that" said
he. Come and look. BY the. way,
you're under arrest"
For smuggling Chinamen?"
"Uh.huh
Where are the Chinamen?"
open the trunk. Pete" ordered
the man with the notebook.
Martin felt hand upon his arm.
What has happened?" asked the
girl in gray.
Martin turned. bewildered, and for
got the officer For the girl in gray
but In blue.
"Clelie." said Martin, "Clelie Moore.
I saw your name on the hotel register.
And / might have had you all one
Sunday on the ranch
But YOU were In Portland" said
the girl In gray.
II was insane. | was upstairs,
and you went away"
You're Uncle Benny's nephew.
knew-in the tea room. l recognized
Gyp the Blood"
II stopped at San Claire to see
you" said Martin. II didn't see you.
l stopped here last night, and you
didn't come down for dinner. There
was an open fire and I waited. but
you didn't come down.
II was asleep
Here, lady" the officer interrupted
this guys got to go to Jail"
Clelie looked at him.
"Jail?"
That's what I'm tellin' you. lady
ho ril
caught smuggling Cinnamon
Don't he foolish" said Cleie sen
sibly. What would he do that for?"
ASK yourself. lady" the policeman
shrugged. You've missed the point
What is the point?"
The license plate" said the officer.
They approached the front of the
car where the license plate confronted
them guiltily: 990,S03.
Hey" cried the man with the note
book, appearing from behind the car.
'The rear plate is what he said it
vast
''5Os, 9OO?"
"5O8 900"
1.-The smugglers changed the front
one. But when Martin looked at
Gyp the Blood seated. unconcerned,
on the front seat cat midnight, f."
said Martin. thoughtfully 'in the
court of the Motor Inn
You can't get by with that" re-
peated the officer.
''Clelie Moore" Martin sighed. this
uninteresting man is going to put me
in the pen"
/ "I'll take the dog" said Clelie
Moore
Il remember this Jail" said Martin,
wonderingly.
Movies. explained the officer with
out interest They come up on loca-
ton to pull the wild west stuff. It's
the county's original jail
x y
EFT alone. Martin pondered on the
correct course to pursue in any
Jail. original or unoriginal. 1t seemed
as If one should fling oneself on the
cold resisting bars of the cell door
Martin wondered if his cell door
could stand it. 1t looked unresSting
and shaky enough to let him down
suddenly into the passage outside. He
remembered actors with perfect pro-
files who strobe toward cell windows
and pinned, thus. gazing at freedom
But Martins window was so very
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II don't like French chateaux.
Clelie hesitated. Il like screens in my
windows. / like sunlight.
II have-plenty of sunlight. All
there is
II like grapefruit"
Martin looked up at her adoringly
Little marquise," said Martin, Il
knew you in the tea room"
That was yesterday" said Clelie
shocked. only a day
a familiar voice came from the foot
of the ladder.
Hey. lady" said the familiar voice
you can't get away with that"
Good bye" viii tDered Clelie But
there is so much / have to tell you.
tn take all my life
We'll. amt you got all your life.
LADY," asked the voice below.
They've caught them crooks in San
Jose. Ill let this fella out Only
YOU gotta put the ladder back"
"Oh. hush" ordered Clele. Mar
tin, did YOU know that the old man
in the tea room-the one with the
canes-was Uncle Benny? And that
our Gyp the Blood -''
II guessed Uncle Benny" said
Martin. serenely. Town cars are few
on the Coast Route. But who is our
Gyp the Blood?"
Clelie laughed and Clambered down.
Who" called Martin. lis Gyp the
Blood"
"The champion"
"Of Chicago"
of the world said Clelie Moore.
Martin leaned against the wall and
listened. But her footsteps, departing,
were drowned in the roar of the road.
For the cars, once more. were going
through.
Copyright. 1920
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At this point my narration was in
terrupted by Mrs. Burns. who ex.
claimed:
DO YOU know who is really the
easiest victim of swindlers TODAY?
The daughter of fabulouslv wealthy
British peer. She has the most ro-
mantle disposition imaginable. and
has a strong strain of truly British
responsibility. too. Her weakness is
marriage First she ran away from
her husband. British viscount. and
elopCd with an army captain who had
fallen into shady ways Her husband
divorced her and she married the
captain Then she left the captain for
a Spaniard. The captain threatened
sea ndal and disgrace. but the mother
bought him off and arranged peace
able divorce. Her marriage with the
Spaniard turned out badly He was
worthless. The mother bought him
off by settling an income on him.
The daughter has since married half
4 dozen successive husbands, all of
them crooks. The word was around
that any one who could marry the
sentimental lady would be given an
income for life by the mother TO be
rid Of him. They are all after it. The
last one Is a card sharper who. with
the income that he got. has decided
to play safe and has retired from his
swindling. The woman is 40 now.
but in a little while the mother will
buy her out of some terrible marriage
once again.
Very interesting" ! said. but do
Won still think you have not enough
information to write that thesis OF
warming to women about the perils or
friends you meet along the Riviera?
'What is the uSe? she asked.
"They wouldn't pay any attention TO
the good advice"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07
MAKING Gold Leaf.

4 LMOST the thinnest thing in the
"A world is the gold-leaf lettering
on books and memo pads. 1t is usu
ally only 1-2S0,000 of an inch in
thickness One ounce of gold will
make gold-leaf 200 feet square.
Taking narrow gold bar II
inches in length. an inch broad. and
halt an inch thick, an expert work
man rolls out by hand a ribbon b25
feet long. which he cuts into one
inch squares, says Popular Science
Monthly. He then beats each square
inch of gold until he spreads it over
four square inches.
Next, he cuts these four square
inch pieces into one-inch squares and
beats them for two hours. Each of
the four squares is expanded 20 four
times its original size. Now the
squares are divided and beaten a
third time. and the result is a thin
ness almost Invisible $50 600 ~ ~
inch.
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brother, nice pork, nice chop. Nice
bellboy bringing it OUT .
At the door he looked back. I,
Good night. brother
But Gyp the Blood said nothing.
At half past four the night clerk
knocked at Martins door. In the mar
row hall the night clerk appeared
round and bald and querulous. To
Martins sleepy eyes he looked rather
like an upturned egg.
Your dog is bowling" said the
night clerk, gloomily.
The lobby was darkened and desert
ed but outside, on the pale road, the
cars went by, the fast cars that pre-
cede the dawn-a roar and then
silence. Sometimes they came in
groups, sometimes singly, but they all
came fast. In the intermittent
silences Martin could hear the loud,
uplifted voice of Gyp the Blood
MY word" exclaimed Martin, APP
preciatively, ''He sounds like paper
bags exploding"
| 1T sound like patrons exploding"
said the night clerk.
Martin entered the garage and felt
dimly along the side of the car. All
sounds promptly ceased while an ava
lanche of fur thrashed in welcome.
X X
THE tourists Of the San Claire
Tavern slept serenely. The night
clerk meditated. secure, behind his
desk. Martin dreamed at the steering
wheel, with a gentle head laid lovingly
against his hand. And through dawn
on the road outside, the cars fled by.
In the Salinas Valley there Is wind
1t has blown the hills away and those
that were left are blowing now. In
the center of the valley lies the
Salinas River. the wide wash of
the white stones and polished sand.
The railroad follows the highroad
through, through to the north and the
sea and the green hills again.
In the Salinas Valley there Is wind.
The trains blow and blow and echo
and echo. There's always a breeze in
the afternoon" explain the dwellers of
the Salinas Valley
The Salinas Valley is beautiful as
only a desert can be beautiful-an
alkali desert with now and then a
fervent strip of green alfalfa near a
ranch-house. You pass white hills to
whittier hills beyond. There is one
great distant mountain that seemingly
you never pass. But by the time the
afternoon breeze is threatening the
roofs Of the <patient little cars you
find, looking back, that the mountain
lies south. The Salinas Valley is done.
Most people take 1t on the second
day out" They reach Salinas and
the Motor Inn about midafternoon,
with the dust of a hundred burning
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hour so they're all mad. Seen him
on the road?"
Il saw him. admitted Martin MY
dog here gave him the game leg
Three cars on the Coast route.
Other cars, Of course, but these three
driving slowly.
"Merrylogs." said the girl in gray.
in the second car, 'are they coming
too?" Will they stop at San Claire
tonight? Hold your chin up, Merry
legs, and look at California"
Three cars on the Coast route. In
the first rode wealth. in the second,
romance; in the third, Gyp the Blood.
From the top of the hills Martin
could discern the riding blur Of Merry
legs three-quarters of mile ahead.
MY life is a ranch" said Martin.
"And yours is an adventure. You're
lucky, brother But, at that, it's
! lonely, isn't it?"
Gyp the Blood regarded him. sad
dened, wistful, understanding. Gyr
the Blood was old in understanding
For he was dog.
X x X x
At the Tavern Of San Claire, the
memory Of quality remains long
after the price is forgotten.
"Of course, his dinner shall be taken
out to him." said the man at the
desk. Il will arrange it myself
whatever you wish him to be served. y
But he must stay in the carr
asked Martin, hopelessly.
He must stay in the car" repeated
the man at the desk, infleXibly.
You must stay in the car" re
peated Martin as they drove toward
the line Of garages.
Gysp the Blood said nothing.
Now, about your dinner" Martin
began, coming around for further in.
structions after the car was locked
"a pork chop"
Gyp the Blood said nothing.
Il have setter" Martin argued
irresolutely. He enjoys them. Think,
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first place. They were both very
nice to me and pretty soon ] suspect
I'd they were trying to inveigle me into
ceremony with her. / was quite
perfectly determined not to he foo. :"
They entertained him so thoroughly
that one morning he came to" Tin
his own wordS) in church. The we'd
ding ceremony had just been held
He had married the mother.
Il left her at once" he told me.
and went to South Africa. She was
20 years my senior"
They are still technically married,
and he is still paving
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Human Birds of Prey Make Monte Carlo
Perilous to All Who Are Eligible to Wed
BY GEORGE JOCELYN.

//IT isn't the money you lose at
- Monte Carlo" remarked my
friend. Mrs. Maitland Burns
L lit is the friends you make
Putnam patriot., 1926-06-25
EAST THOMPSON

Vernon Robbins has had a new floor had on his piazza, also some oth= CT repairs done.
 Mrs pembcr has had her porch screened in and is having other work done by Owen Adams og Nilsuuyillc
 Clifford Cutler is building an ice cream stand at thescerHer= of Wilson siile and Thompson roads, near Little Pond
 Flora Stevens. who has worked for Mr sraldiug of Webster for several 1,afs has bft there and k Iayinr at ttt parent homf far short while
 The fuaorel services for Mrs Frank iHll wore held Friday q Brandy llin Bapg-t church Btedes heue a work CT H that church she Nas a member HI tfH#t Workers kHF Daughters East Thamrs0n also a member af rhomn aa W t and Vill be- greatly mi sgd
 The Thompson temperance meeting was quite largely intended rhe meet ing was opened hs the president. Mrs Minnie Rlxhy Prayer was offered by Rev C E Davis, after which Mrs. Owen Adams had charge of the floral program Mrs Elizabeth Bixby. Mrs Emma peekham and Mrs. Eva Hunt ington, hostesses.
Putnam patriot., 1926-06-25
WEST COLCHESTER

Mrs Ella F sherman is in very poor health
 Miss Mary Bowen k very sick. Dr. Russell was called
 Mir and Mrs. C W. Place were ia Providence last week Friday.
 Floyd Moran has moved his family tu Hawkins Village from West Thamp- son
 Mr and Mrs Ernest Cooper from Grccuville were tha guests of Nr4Wd Ml# Jeremiah Hall recently
 Several from this place attended the graduation exercises at CHeFacHet iast week Thursday afternoon.
 Thursday was the duy of rradaa uen of he grammar scha0l pupil af Glncgsters three Of the twenty W graduates. Frederick Moran. Harold Martin and Charles Ira Cutler. were from Clarkville school
 Friday Che teacher Miss Lucy F. Reynolds gave her pupils picnic. They were joined by members of the Community Club On account of the damp weather the picnic was held at the schuoihouse instead of the grove.
 Clarkville school closed June F.. Pupil perfect in attendance during the month of June Erma Young Helen Young Rosahe Sweet. Evelyn Enos. Harold Martin. Kenneth Cut Ter. Ernest Gunthier. Hollis Merry. Raymond Cutler. Freddie Cutler. Charles Giard, and Raymond Giard.
Putnam patriot., 1926-06-25
WEST THOMPSON

Mrs. Alfred Chubbuck entertained friends last Thursday
 Mrs John Bogardus visited rela- tives in Worcester last week
 Mir and Mrs Frank Johnson enter tained several relatives last Sunday.
 Mr. Belle Bailey of Southbridee has been thc guest of Mr Maf} Ramsdell the past week
 Mr and Mrs Frank Ileuiek art entertaining their niece md little child from Oklahoma thi week
 Mr and Mir Chauucey Austin and Mir Nattie Fairbanks called at ilar rv Cuvillrs and n W RraEian en Sunday.
 Mir and Mrs John Baearda Mr and Nr sidney Saatbwiek and Pu tricia visited relatives at Audever. Conn en Sunday
 Mr. Arthur Gauin ani ltle son of Worcester. Mir and Mre James BcHsis and dHurhtsr af Newsoekyt visited their father Jas Berlhiaume. the past week
 Mr and Mrs Joseph Rreaul and son Emil and Joseph Berthiaume. Jr. left Thursday morning for an au- tomohile trip ta Montreal P Q While there they will attend the wedding of Mir Breault's niece
 The Ladies Aid Society spent a very pleasant afternoon with Mrs. Sidney Southwiek last week Nednes- day. Dainty refreshments were serv- cd hy .he hostess. This week the la dies will meet with Mrs D. W Bray ton This is the last meeting for this year
 Following is the honor roll of the school: Spring term Perfect at tendance. Ernest Montpelier. Warner Saylas. Francis Sayles. Junior Saylcs Henry St Gcrmain. Oliva St Germain. John Noga. Victor Socher. James So- cher. Marion Hcrrick. Virginia Hop kinson. Florida Montpelier Ruth Sayles. Viola St Marie. Doris RlAin. Alma Blain Not absent during the year: John NoUa. Henry < Germain Absent one day during thc year Vi Ola St. Marie. Nancy Herrlek Prizes for the largest number Of perfect pa pers Grade one. Junior Saylcs. grade two Doris St Germain grade three. John Nega grade four FL eanor Brayton; grade five Viola St Marie; grade six. Loretta Breault
 Our school closed for Che summer vacation last Friday The picnic was Thursday n the school yard. and there was a large attendance and all had very nice time. and enjoyed the fine lunch of sandwiches, cake cookies ice cream and lemonade uf which there was an abundance, which was served at one o'clock The parents 0f the children and their friends were more than pleased with the fine exhibition of fhe work of the school tho past year which had heen very nicely ar yaneld in the sehoalroum hy Mrs fsreeae and her pupils. and showed st excellent training and good prog rvsss they had made during the yfar are Tery much pleased to tear 1ta MvE Greene expects to return ta gf fa ard ail wish her a pleas ia ard a much needed rest
Putnam patriot., 1926-06-25
BASEBALL
Silk Sox Win Both Week-End Games
 5.4


 The B-H Silk Sox of this city add ed mother set of victories to their Inc hy scoring wins over Che GugrIn Mills Baseball elab in Woonsoeket on Saturday and the Fort Trumbull stars ln Putnam on Sunday. Both contests were close and interesting throughout indicated by the scores
 On Saturday the old Mcehariesville H etefys with Johnson iH the box and W3th Aase doing the receiving. played
 af old and returned with bacon fer The silk men With excellent suu- par' Johnson was able to turn a d fine
 rut HE 6ut of many tight pinch md after uue fast innings tha FasH sluh WAS leading iH u 5=A
 sea hupre surprised the aE a WIEh his terrific aHve t3 fur a triple and shared Che steHf the day wth Fhaks aHH fe.tsI Raruum shoe string eateas r btt field.
 On sunday inc silk men had Che Fora iHHhHH stars of New London as opponents and after thrilling finish were .tadHng with a score of 5-4 Fisher. in the box for Putnam. Was handicapped because of an in- jured arm and did not pitch his usual game However he did manage Co hold the opponents scoreless until the ninth when one run was scored on a hit One runner was caught at home and another struck out. The next batter was walked and was advanced by single Chapman, the heaviest hitter in New London. was next at bat Fisher had previously struck this player out on three occasions but this time the batter caught fast one and lifted it high on the bank in right field for a home run. scoring three runs The next batter grounded Co the pitcher ending the contest
 The summary.