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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-30
BreaEk' Translation

Just as it is practicable to trans
fuse blood, it is becoming possible
To use the human breath for re-
storing and revitalizing a patient
Recently Il house surgeon at Bed
ford hospital, England, kept a man
alive for some time by breathing
into his lungs, and though he failed
to prevent death, he was compli-
mented for his heroic action. A
few years ago DR.. Henry Durville
Of Paris treated a boy who had
contracted acute pneumonia and
his life was in danger. The doe
tor covered the affected parts OF
the tissue with a thin towel, and
filing his lungs with pure air,
breathed heavily, enGeavoring to
penetrate the body. The treat
ment was continued several days
and, after a week, the boy WIS
pronounced out Of dauger.-Yan-
couTer Province.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
100 Much Efficiency
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whats the reason VIC can't have
tree?" demanded Billy
They're unsafe, for one thing
There is a liability to fire"
I'VE use electric candles" =
"A waste of current. A tree also
entails an unnecessary amount OF
cleaning in the house. Furthermore,
it is wicked. because it represents an
attack upon the natural resources of
the country. The decorations that
are placed on it are tawdry and with
out artistic merit. Such gifts as are
hung upon it or placed under it are
almost invariably foolish and un'
necessary. The entire custom and
practice relating to Christmas trees
is wasteful and extravagant and
serves no useful purpose. No tree"
The Brooke children studied the
creature who had thus developed a
newly horrid aspect, Alice. still Sc
cure in her daily pittance. rallied.
VERY well" she said haughtily-
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Somers Point

SOHiCGS FOfHl
Laura V. Hughes, Phila, to
Howard N. isitzcharles ct ux; T..
cor, of Wilmont and Sunny. N E.
9t3l it. by S. E. 5o245 It oct 8.
ocean City IIarbors to A. b.
Nixon ct ux, Phila. lot 6, sec. l.
Map of Ocean City Harbors. Oct.
8th.
Ocean City Har9ors to Ella
Feeny. Phila.; lot 50, sec. 8. Map
OF Ocean City sarbors. Oct. IL.
Ocean City ] a'bors 10 John
Waiter Feeny; L Is, IS, sec. g.
Map of Ocean City Harbors.
Oct. H.
Ocean Citg Harbors to Laura
Beckett; lot Il %, sec. 3. Map OF
Ocean CITY IIarbors. Oct. IL
Ocean City Harbors to john L.
NcGogern ct uX; lot %, sec. Z.
Map of ocean City Harbors. Oct
ober, IL.
Ocean City Harbors to John s.
Nill5f. Chester Pa; lot p, sec. Z.
Nap Of Ocean City Harbors
Oct. IL
Ocean - Harbors to William
H. Purdy Chester Pa; lot 7, sec.
:. Map CT Ocean City Harbors.
0et. II.
Ocean City IIarbogs to Morris
E. Hauseman; lot l, sec 9. Map
q Ocean City EIarbors Oct II
ocean City Halhors to Eaith S.
Wilson, Chester, Pa; lot >, sec
-. Ocean City Itarbors Get II.
Carrie Roekstoi to l3ila L. Pier
eey ct al; S. E. Ii. OF Shore Rd,
% it. n. o. WilmoLt, S. e. $50 TT
b. n. T.. 36.39 IT. Oyt. IL.
Frank Stretch ct TX to Charles
J. shay; y T. Il Of Rhode ISLAND,
50 #. S. q. OF 4ta N. E. a197 It.
by s 4. 5014 IT. Oct 10
Salvatore A. Ricc;o, Jamaica, l..
/ n Y, to George Leonard ct uN;
IL. cor. G 3rd. and New Jersey
I'VE. N. E. tt. by y. w. % tt.
Get. Il.
Gosc1, Townsend ct uX to Lewis
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REGIN HERE TO-DAY

JOHN W. BROOKE, wide yyer
and hardware gnognate, starting
on two months business trip,
arrnnges with "a firm of ell
cheney engineers to MnnaGe his
household during thct time.
Hia three grown children. how
ever. nre left without Iknow7-
edge OF this unusual arrange
ment. They nrc Constance. 20,
the leader OF the trio; her
brother Billy, 22. and Alice, OF
high school age. One eventful
evening they are shocked into
the knowledge that one
III. HEDGE, efficiency engi-
neer, hns taken control OF the
Brooke household, made him
self at home in their fathers
suite and turned the library
into an office. Only "a few days
have gone by since Hedge In
PRODUCED the bug OF scientific
management 10 the Brooke
home. but In thnt time he Inns
obtained declaration OF war
from thc corn bined Brooke chill
dren and all the servants from
the furnace mEn to Horace, the
butler
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Mainland Real Estate Transfers

j l3lS IT. $. e. s. 81 dess. by Z.
/ 12o #. Oct. il.
Suburban Dew, Corp, to Susan
! G. Browne; lot /, blk S. div 1.
Map Of Noode-Lynne Manor Oct.
IL
Suburban Development Corp, to
puiltrite Corp; lot 6. blk 8. sec.
L Map OF Woodo-Lynne Manor.
Oct. Il.
Carrie Rockstol TO Ella e. Pier
cey ct IL; N. W. right of way Ii.
of the W. Jersey and seashore II.
r. Co, 24G08 it N. L. of Van
SAINT N So degs. 20 min. by W.
202.74 it. Oct. II.
Ebert Pagan to Albert E. Minis
ct ux; N. E. cor. CT Deyonshire,
10 it. N. w of Shore Ro., n. W.
so #. by N. E. SO it. Oct. Is.
Ebert Pagan 10 Albert Z. Minis
ct Tx; n. e. cor. OF Devonshire
and Shore I'd, S. ". 60 #. by n.
W. 12O it. Oct. 10.
Clyde L. Taylor ct uX. go Jos. K.
Hollenbeck; S. W. line of Oak
pl, $50 #. S. w. Of Oak ave, N.
". 100 it. by s. ". $50 #.
Jacob P. Mckinley ct Tx. to
Robert Somers! lots 1915, Map of
George W. Hagerthy.
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Rock That Rancher Fed His Chickens
Proves Granite; Brings Wealth

THIS is the story of combina-
il ton chicken ranch, eucalyptus
grove and rock quarry which
has made small rancher wealthy
r. E. White went to san Diego,
Calf. several years ago with enough
money to invest in few acres and
a few hundred chickens. For many
months he struggled along with his
brood. nursing rapidly depicting
bank account.
One day he discovered on the cor
ner Of his ranch a white substance
which looked like fair substitute
for the grit ne had been purchasing
Tor his chickens. He rubbed it in his
fingers. He scooped up a few quarts
INTO a pail He fed 1t to his flock,
Chicks Thrive
Nothing happened to the chickens
and he mined" few more buckets
of it. These went the way of the
first. and the feathered egg-layers
thrived.
In a year or so Whites chickens
began to pay, and he looked around
for new endeavors.
He looked often and intently at
the corner of the field whence had
come the grit, and one day he took
wheelbarrov there and. with no par
,icular end in view. took "A few loads
away.
Underneath he found solid rock
Rock had ruined many farms, bul
not the White ranch.
He took out sizeable specimen
and had it assayed.
Granite" read the brief report.
end from that point this raneher
rock miner planted his feet ant
started forward toward fortune.
Friends Help Along
White borrowed to his limit. ther
interested his friends. Il have th'
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now GO ON WITH THE STORY

A ND Christmas came with such
"A silent and swift approach that
the three Brookes were not
aware until 1t was fairly upon them
Then they gasped at their own TN
preparedness Christmas was al
ways a ceremony in the Brookes
mansion. albeit an expensive one.
But the Brookes We're in poverty,
even though they Wore admirably
flied with the spirit.
well, what are we going to give
each other?" demanded Alice. whose
mind was normally of practical pur.
pose.
Greetings" said Billy. turning his
pockets inside out
Constance frowned. AT least we
will have the usual tree she re-
marked with finally We have a
few traditions left
Yes. We are strong on tradition,
affirmed Billy But we arc awfully
weak on the other stuff You can't
buy anything with a tradition,
Except happiness"
You can't buy ten cents worth of
that" from Alice we cant even
buy a tree
Re. E can" said Constance ''Ile
can buy anything-but he won't
Except IA hat Silly observed
savagely
Constance smiled reminiscently
She could not deny that the hat had
been an achievement
Tut" she counscled Lets
keep in the spirit. anyhow
So. always in the spirit. they ap
preached II Hedge on the subject
of Christmas
Il do not approve of Christmas
gifts" announced the efficiency man.
'"rhere won't be- many gifts said
Constance sadly But there is al
ways the Christmas spirit
"Yes2 What is the Christmas
spirit. Miss Erooke?"
Constance stared
What is 1t? Why
The efficiency man waited patient
~ for the remainder of the answer
hut Constance had lost her voice In
wonderment at the question % Alice
answered
"A tree" she said
so you regard a tree as the
Christmas spirit?''
"Symbolical, remarked Billy off
handedly, who was so pleased with
the way the word rolled out that he
said it again. "Symbolical- "
Alice nodded
1T may symbolic something" ad
nitted Hedge, but do not approve
of a tree"
The Broo<es drew slightly away
from him.
we always have a tree" said
Constance.
And it is always decorated with
candles and we always hang UP out
stockings" supplemented Alice
Il have no objection to your hang
ing up your stockings. observed the
efficiency man judicially. q cannot
see that it does any harm. except to
lend encoura cement to foolish myth
and possibly to breathe the fallacy
of expecting something for nothing
But as to a tree and candles-no.
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III StOtIt-t-tfty
N See will not get us tree, l will
bay one.
You may buy it," H. Hedge in
formed her. but ii Will not enter the
house"
Il cannot bring my own tree into
the house?"
No"
why, we have always had a tree
right in this very room! You can't
have Christmas without one
you can have the 25th of Deem
Der without it. at any rate" an
swercd the efficiency man. That is
what we will have-the 25th of De
cember'
"Why-even the poor have trees
sure; we'r~ entitled to one. =
added Billy with fine irony
mo tree"
Just little ONE pleaded Alice,
mo"
why. even the servants have a
tree
"Do they? I'm glad you mentioned
IT." said Hedge making nemoran'
dunn. the sinister character of which
the Brookes understood.
This is the very last straw" cried
Constance.
We'll. it shows which way the
wind blows" returned the efficiency
man Brutality.
He wanted to end the argument,
and he succeeded. The three Brookes.
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finest granite in the NEST" he re.
peated to them, until at last a sum.
cicnt number believed to provide the
money for machinery.
To-day Whites granite sells in Ncr-
mont, the original granite state; it
goes into The making Of thousands
of California tomhstones; it makes
roofing material; it goes into stucco
aggregates: it forms the basis for
terrazzo flooring and $4,000 tons of
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Ocean City is rejoicing over the
announcement of the Pennsylvania
Railroad that it will advertise that
place as one of the winter resorts.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
state of CHARLES f. BARRAS,

Deceased.
Pursuant to the order OF Albert Z.
Abbott, Surrogate of the County of
Atlantic. this day made on the appli-
cation of the undersigned. Admins
tratrix of the said decedent. notice is
thereby given. to the creditors Of the
said decedent to exhibit to the sub
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Pieasantville.

Harriet f. Hackett ct Wiz to
Albert E. Duckworth; W. IL OF
Ocean, so it. S. of Nevada, w
$50 It. by S. 100 IT. Oct g.
Anna May Tohey ct DIR to
Louisa Green; N. E. cor. of
Washington and Lehigh, N. Z. $50
it. by S. E. so IT. Oct, s.
Lillian II. Brewin ct cir TO
Russell w. Weeks ct uX; N. +. II.
of Charles, 1875 ia. N. W. OF Frank
lin, N. w 40 it. by =. E. 100 IT.
Oct. 13
The Pleasantyille Land Co, to
Angelina Shaw Detroit Mich; \.
cor. of fremont and Harrison, N.
e. so it. by N. E. 140 ft.Oet. Is.
James A. Reynolds ct uX TO
William Kaukem; N. E. Ii. of
Woodland so it. S. E. of Chalfonte
N. E. 125 it. by S E. so tt Oct. 8.
Elizabeth Parker to Remy A.
Parker; center of Church Rd., N.
A degs., by W. $50 it. Oct. Is.
Bayview Gardens Co., to Julia
Sheehan; lot 4, blk 2l0. Map of
Bayview Gardens. Oct. 15
Bayview Gardens Co, to Geo.
B. Gale and A. c. keene; lot l,
blk. 21O-J. APP of Bayview Car
dens. Oct. Is.
Bayview Gardens Co, Inc, to
Reuben L. Babcock lot 10, blk.
210-E. Map of Bayview Gardens.
Oct Is.
Bayview Gardens, Inc, to Gale
and Keene Investment Assem-; lot
8, blk. 210 Map of BayView Car
dens. Oct. IA.
Bayview Gardens Co.. Inc, te
Katie Charney; lot 8, blk. 210-C.
Map of Bayview Gardens. Oct. IA.
Bayview Gardens Co, Inc. tie
Max Schwartz; lot 10, blk. 210-E.
Map of Bayview Gardens. Oct. IA.
Bayview Gardens Co, Inc. TO
Louis j. Civian lot 10, blk. 210-A.
Map of Bayview Gardens. Oct. IA.
Walter j Anderson ct Tx to
Bay View Park Inc; 40 it. S. E.
40 it. S. e. Of Shore Rd. $50 TT.
by S. w. rs It. Oct. Is.
Charles w. lngersoll ct uX to
Helen Spinola; 165 #. S. E. of
of Wesley and Belmont, S. w. 100
It. by s. e. 40 it. Oct. Is.
Att City Suburban Estates to
Arelda NJ Smith; N E. H. of
Floral, IS it. N W. of Clematis,
N T.. 125 it. by N. W. IS it. Oct.
Is.
George Somers to Calvin S.
Nickerson; S. w. Ii. OF Pleasant,
190.S8 #. n w of Fourth, n. w.
1895 It. by S. w. 16623 it. oct. Is.
Absecon
Theodore n. Carter ct Tx to
Frank S. Weed ct uX; w. Ii. of
Marlin Rd., 23912 It. S. of Ohio, N.
w. 93.02 #. by S. w. SO it. Oct. 8,
Hewlett and Kurtz to Linda
Ball; S. W. H. of Spruce, $50 it,
S. e. of Pitney, S. w. $50 it. by
S. e. so #. Oct. s.
Peikin-Bradley Corp, to w. p.
jackson, Salisbury, Md; N. E. Ii.
of Crestview, S. 56 degs. % min.
AZ sec. S. of Elm, n L. 100 it. by
S. w. 40 #. Oct. IS.
Alfred j. Shovel to George l..
Richmond ct uX: Il. H. of Bayview
S. H. of Mill Rd., e. 1GJ 1t. By =
5000 IT, Oct. II.
Alma d. Richmond o. vir to
to Alfred j. Shovel; e. Ii. of Bay
view, S. Ii. of Mill Rd., E. 1875 IT.
by s. 5000 it. Oct. II.
Kay Realty Co, to Mary l..
Langdon; lot 3, blk. II. Map OF
White Horse Pike Village in Alb
secon. Ost Is.
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it have been crushed for chicken
grit,
The granite used by me crushers
to make supplemental chicksn f@ed
is the spalls, or cast.nff material,
which remains after tho solid chunks
have been cut for tombstone and
ornamental purposes.
White is one man who believes
firmly in the adage that wealth
grows beneath every mans foot!
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Fernando Torreblanca, son-in-
law of President Gales of Mex
leo and his private secretary, be-
comes Finance Minister of Mex
leo on the retirement OF Alberto
PAM.
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Just about the time man gets
everything on a smooth basis at
tho office something gees wrong u
home.--Los Angeles Times.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-30

Wet fancies fade before dry
facts.
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Northflcld
Theodore Smith ct TX to Samuel
Stewart, Jr.: w. cor of Davis and
LIST. Ave, N. w. it. by S, w. $50
it. Oct. IA.
Sheur-James Corp, to Frances
L. Hagman ct vir; lot 8, blk. SAD.
tract c. Map OF Tudor Ter. Oct
10.
Sheue-rJtmes Corp to Martha
r. Collins, Hartford Conn; lot
50, blk SAN. tract y. Map OF
Tudor Ter. Oct. Is.
Scheuer-Jamas Corp, to Gus-
tayus $. Simpson; lot I, blk SIC
tract c, Tudor Terrace.
John d. Scheuer ct NIX. to VIM.
P. Whelan dot %, blk. SAP, tract
A, Tudor Terrace.
LinWood
George Oliver Clayton ct Tx 70
James B. Clayt~L; center Of
Public Rd., ldg H. Shore Ro TO
landing on Sculps Thorouehfare,
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Kay Realty Co, to Anna Bicvc-
nour lot 8, blk. . Map Of White
Horse Pike Village. Oct Is.
Kay Realty Co, to Elizabeth
Moore, West Chester. Pa: lot y,
blk. 16. Map of White Horse Pike
Village Oct. Is.
Kay Realty Co. to Charlotte b.
Jordan, Wayne, Maine; lot %,
blk. l.. Map of White Horse Pike
Village Oct. Is.
Kay Realty Co, to Homer Slifer
Phila. lot %, %. blk. IA. Map of
White Horse Pike Village. Oct. IS.
Kay Realty Co, to Thomas G.
Cope; lot ;, blk. II. Map CT White
Horse Pike Village. Oct. 10.
The Reliance Dew Co., to \.
Golden; lot 1, ., blk. c. Plan of
Pleasant Vitw Park. Oct 10.
Henry Hornbostel ct Tx to
Hans Frederick Letsch ct uX; y.
Ii. of Wyoming, 1925 #. w. of Bay
view, N. 10 #. by w. 70 #. Oct.
13.
The Reliance Dey. Co, to Julian
Morris, Phila. lots ,, 4. blk. o.
Plan of Pleasant View Park. Oct
10.
Gilbert and O'Callaghen to Win
dom Bryant, Phila.; center of Up
land, S. Al dogs Is min. E. SIP
tt Fl 10th Ave, N. AZ dogs. As
min. by Er1000 it. Oct. Il.
Horace G. Inlay to Arthur
Stryker, Trenton; S. AZ degs. Is
min. FL stone monument set at
the intersection of the center
lines of Fourth and Ridgewaad. e,
S71.2 #. by E. 750 it. Oct. ID
Harry Schore TO Ruth A. Shat
fer; lot 10, blk Ia Map 484. Oct.
Is.
Harry Schore to Jacob Gold
erg; lot IS. 10. 26, 81, rs. 20, 80
81, 50, SO, blk. 115. Map 4S4. Oct.
Is.
Harry Schore to VIM. H. Smath-
ers; lots 50, 40, II, AZ, 81, 81. blk
III. Map 1874 Oct Is.
Charles NJ Deull ct al to Bert
ram Land Co.; lots %, >, SO, 81,
25, u, %, 81, 80, blk. 104. Oct. -.
Charles NJ. Deull ct al to Harry
Schore; lots Is, 10 %, 81, IS, %,
80, 81, 50, SO. blk. 115. Oct Is.
Christopher Hare ct uX TO Tram
Hutchinson: n. Ii. of Public road
beading past Joseph A. Ireland.
S. dogs. As min. by N. 8 regs. Is
min. Oct. IA.
Thomas Hutchinson ct TX to
Christopher Hare; n. Ii. of Public
road S, s dogs. As min. by dess.
10 min. Oct IA.
Kay Realty Co. to Theodore N
Carter; lots 3-8, blk. 8, White
Horse Village.
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NEXT CHAPTERS: a germ-proof
party.
Evening star., 1926-04-11
BY ALAN MACDONALD.
S the greatest treasure hunt in the
"a, bn CT q cod In I.nndAn2


world to be staged in London?
All signs now point to that
i climax in this age-old game of
seeking buried gold and jewels.
The shade of Capt. Kidd so long the
legendary figure whose hidden loot OF
the seven seas has excited the univer-
sal imagination, has been ecl1psed,
according to recent revelations, and
by q woman.
This woman is Nine. Du Barry. the
gay mistress of Louis XIV OF France.
A writer says Du Barry hid away
far more treasure than the greedy
old pirate captain ever lugged on
under the black flag. And much or
this. he reveals, was buried in the
heart Of London's West End-ln Pall
Mall. or maybe Piccadilly.
No less a parsonage than Henri.
MARQUIS de Rochefort, the celebrated
French pamphleteer. who died in 1913,
was given as the source of the story.
The writer quoted Rochefort, whose
maternal grandmother was in the
Conciergerie prison OF Paris with
J Du Barry during the last days before
| her execution, as saying that the un-
| fortunate woman carried a hoard of
| French crown jewels to London for
Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI dur
I ing the French Revolution. The gems
! were said to be worth millions OF
| francs.
The story located the probable site
where the gems were cached as that
upon which the Marlborough Club,
| one of the most aristocratic in Eng
| land. now stands at No. So Pail Mall
| The little old house that stood on the
| land before the club mansion was
| built is supposed to have been the
| hiding place. But there is evidence,
too. that the mysterious interment
may have taken place in Piccadllly.,
| Little crowds gathered before the
| historic old club. The digni1ed, SOM
| nolent haunt of aristocracy took on a
new popular interest.
! But while shop girls and million
aires toyed with the idea, others
| more factually inclined, with an eye
| to proof rather than poetry. began to
| check up the tale of Henri Rochefort.
/ They found wealth of fact and
| incident to substantiate it. History
| appeared as an ally or romance
| Book after book-Rochefort's own l1fd
| story. Goncourt's "Confidantes OF a
| King' and many others-contributed
details to general picture or Du
| Barry as the champion treasure hluei
of all time They also revealed tnat
1 between February 16, 1871, and Marcn
1, 1898, Du Barry made four tr1ps &c
| london. and that during this time
too she was the friend and confidante
| of Marie Antoinette.
The Austrian-as the queen was
1 called-was, as every one KNOWS
| already plotting to escape from revo-
| luton ridden France.
On these trips did Du Barry SNUG
gle the missing crown jewels out Of
the country and hide them in London
| was she the agent of the queen II
a. plan to desert her uneasy throne
Did she secrete the jewels in Pal
Mall, then a peaceful residential SUP
Nrhv 50 that WheR tha xnyal Qaal
Evening star., 1926-04-11

burate-or whatever a carburetor was
supposed to do! Some men
would have said they'd see her home.
But Edward Dodge was nice. Shed
hate to have him see her home! :.
They were almost there now: the taxi
turned into the familiar, shabby
street.
THE taxi stopped. Marge stepped
out. slowly. regretfully. 1t had
been SO perfect
The chauffeur was thrusting in his
gears. 'Oh, wait a minutes" begged
Marge. My handbag"
Poised on the curb she thrust head
and shoulders through the door to re-
trieve her handbag. All, Of course,
with never a thought that anybody
so seeing her would be SO mean and
nasty as to imagine that she was
well, getting something else.
This, however, was exactly as mean
and nasty as Jimmy at once became.
Exasperated by the very sight Of the
darn carburetor, he had thrust it back
into his trunk and started for Marge's
house,
I'm no good" he would tell her,
.'and I'll meyer be any good. The
sooner you drop me overheard the bet
ter for you."
He actually believed he meant this.
He believed, too, that should she pro-
test. he would stand firm. assuring
lheS thatat Was f0N Tho haaEA Ra MA
Evening star., 1926-04-11

than a palace with anybody else. Do
you love me a little still?"
To her it seemed as II the world
stood still while she waited his answer.
But he had something else on his
mind.
"You haven't heard-anything. have
you?" he demanded, his eyes search
ing hers.
Heard anything she repeated.
"Oh Jimmy"-her voice broke pitt
fully-''you aren't engaged to-to
somebody else?"
Il should say notv he exploded. And
drawing her close again added. There
couldn't be anybody else for me
Marge. I just wondered f."
She didn't care what he wondered
"You might kiss me as if you-meant
It," she suggested reproachfully-yet
hopefully.
NEIGHBORING church spires tolled
the hour of midnight and five
minutes more passed into eternity.
Then Marge half freed herself.
II simply couldn't go to bed without
making it up with you," she explained.
Il spent most Of my savings.
Jimmy. For clothes. But III start in
again harder than ever"
Save said Jimmy. II guess you
won't say anything about saving when
you take q squint at this.'
This proved to be a document
which he, still holding her fast, drew
from his pocket.
What is it?" she demanded, more
interested in him than 1t.
Contract" explained Jimmy sue
cinctly, but with a note Of triumph in
his voice.
Contract? For what?''
"Why, the carburetor. of course
put it across, by golly. And I'm go
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ing to buy you house. a regular
house. And a car all your own and
everything else"
Jimmy Norris gasped Marge.
"Are-are you crazy?"
Cray. I guess not. I've got an
initial payment of twenty thousand
ing to manufacture the carburetor on
a royalty basis. And I've got a basic
patent. Any idea what that means"
Marge hadn't.
They've got to come TO me. all of
them" he explained. And as to
money. 1t may mean ten thousand,
twenty thousand year-anything!
"Oh Jimmy faltered Marge. I'm
scared. I wouldn't have dared come II
l had dreamed. I-you know it was
just you, Jimmy? You and nothing
else?"
Sure" said Jimmy. his arms tight
ening again.
Again he searched his pocket. And
a second later the engagement ring
slipped on once more in way that
indicated he had had practice. But as
long as 1t had been on her, Marge
didn't mind.
"I've told myself every day I'd sell
It., but never could" he confessed.
I'll get you a better one later on. A
real ring"
at don't want you to-" protested
Marge II couldn't bear to have you.
It's my own ring and / love 1t. But,
oh. Jimmy! Let's not be so sensible
this time. Let's be-oh. foolish some
times. I think that was the whole
trouble before. We were so darn sem
sible.'
You said it"' affirmed Jimmy, with
utter conviction.
Copyright. 1926.)