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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-02

eyes were closed. Doctor Darand's
first glance was professional; 1t told
him that this young man was not
dead. Then, as he continued to gaze.
Bertram was startled by the familiar
ity of the features on the pillow. He
had seen that face before-some-
where. But even as he sought to re-
call the circumstances, and while he
was thinking that after all, no mis-.
take had been made and he rightly
had been summoned to this case, q
rough hand suddenly seized his
shoulder
"Say-who the HI are your"
I'm Doctor Darand," Bertram an
swered with a desperate attempt at
GOODNESS.
Doctor Darand?" Cranes heavy
jaw thrust forward threateningly.
what was the matter with HIM
You're helping him, are your"
mol" Bertram replied. "I'm sur
geon on my own"
81 got him." Kitty interfered. "If
anything's wrong"
"Wrong--h--l! lie amt the man y
Crane Withdrew his muscular grip
from Bertram's shoulder and faced
her.
"Well," she was saying to Crane,
trying to be easy and confident, II
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Durkee would"
Then Crane knew he had made a
slip; and Bertram knew It, Durkeei
1t was Durkee that they had meant
to call; Durkee, in some way, was in
with Crane. And now, as Bertram
Strengthened and wiped his hands, his
work almost over he realized the In
sufIiciency of his theory that Crane
had shot this young man. Bertram
gazed at the white face of his patient
and suddenly knew him.
Eddie Pellen!" he cried to himself.
This man was Eddie Pellen, known to
the police as Eddie the immune" i'm.
plicated In a dozen Jobs"
Bertram, staring down at Eddie the
Immune. felt Cranes strong, heavy
hand on his shoulder.
"All throughY' demanded Crane.
II am, now"
Well what d'you think?'
Bertram looked from Cranes heavy.
jawed red face to Kitty Hewitt She
was standing awaY from him a little
AID she was pale from the unnerving
strain. Bertram said, as much to her
as to Crane, Il think he has q
chance"
That's the stuff" said Crane. J
New them demanded CRANE
roughly, "how much do you know"
"What?' said Bertram. His momen-
tary warmth. following Kitty's admit
ration of him, was gone; he was feel
ing let down.
You heard me-" Crane threatened;
chow much do you know?"
"WhyT said Bertram.
you think you recognize this fella9"
Bertram's instinct warned him
against lying. Maybe he said.
II guess so. Well-you're through
now. You did a good job. Whadda
we owe you? A hundred? How's
that?"
Crane had become too suddenly at.
fable. Bertram did not like 1t; and
he liked It less when he glanced at
Kitty Hewitt She was gazing not
at him. but at Crane, with wide eyes,
Look here" she said to Crane.
That was all. Look hereW But she
sucked In her breath quickly and her
big eyes made plea.
"Ill get you the cash." said Crane.
and he turned heavily and walked
from the room.
Bertram faced Kitty, who stared at
him with eyes haggard from What she
had been through and from dread.
Her eyes said that she wanted no
more this night and they told that she
knew there must be more,
what does 1t meanT Bertram
asked her.
She raised finger warningly.
"Wait here" she begged. Don't try
to pull anything. Don't make move"
She crossed the room. closing the door.
ITO be Concluded on Tuesday,
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~; ciient case?" he asked this girl
who called herself Hewitt.
He could feel that she was surprised
at the question.
why, sure!" she said. "What'd you
suppose?" And there was an odd.
sharp note in that pleasant voice of
hers
he rain. which had poured earlier,
taa ceased but the wind was strongly
..:ir.
Looking ahead Darand beheld thu
outlines Of a roadster at the curb.
Get in" said Hewitt; we've go'
to hurry" She seated herself behind
the wheel and, as soon as he was be
side her she started off to the south.
Bertram knew the way at first; she
was driving down Wells street through
the section Of small stores, fiat build
ings, garages, warehouses and cheaI
hotels which lie just westward, and
therefore inland from the lake, Of the
rich, luxurious district along the shore
which In Chicago Is called the "Gold
Coast"
With the streets and avenues and
places" to the east Bertram was per
fectly familiar-there he had beer
born and brought up; but he knew
almost nothing Of the streets to the
west Of Wells, except in general that
there were an endless lot Of them
confusedly alike and indiscriminate,
where unnumbered hundreds Of thou
sands of middle-class people lived.
Crane was Of these, for the car
swung suddenly off Wells street to the
west, upon an avenue the name Of
which Bertram did not know. He
wanted to ask Hewitt, but he did not
for fear Of betraying his ignorance Of
Crane, whom he ought to know. Sc
he made talk of the storm
Hewitt said in reply. "He got home
you see."
Eyes," said Bertram vaguely.
II don't know how ever he did It,"
she continued, her voice trembling
slightly.
She thrust forward with both legs
suddenly, throwing out the clutch,
clamping on the brake. Evidently
here, up this strange street, was
"home." Probably "he" was Crane /;
but Bertram could only guess.
''They near got him. Maybe they
did. You've some work In front Of
you. Doctor Baxter would just yell
for help, Crane said. That's why
they sent after yOu"
The car slipped with an easy skid
to the curb before what appeared to
be three-story apartment building
All lights In this quarter Of the city,
too, were out; except for the wind
there was silence Nobody was about
AS DIR. B. Darand. surgical bag in
hand, stepped down upon the wet side
walk, he felt his pulses leaping with
unprofessional excitement.
Hewitt said to him, as he hesitated !:
You know this place, don't you1
You've been here before Well, don't
wait for me. They want you in there
Go on in!'
He passed through the black vesti-
bule, and tried the inner door. 1t was
locked. Then he heard Hewitt behind
him.
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Shadows of the CITY
By EDWIN BALMER and GENE MARKEY
(Copyrish. by W. G. chapman)


another surgeon Doctor Durkee; much
older and much better known from
long residence in this locality.
He never thought, while he was
fumbling in the dark that it was bare
ly distinguishable as doctors sign,
but that was all 3. Darand, NJ D.,
was just twenty-seven years DID, just
medical school and year beyond the
finish of his interneship at Cook
County hospital. The past twelve
months naturally had been thin ones ;
and B. Darand, NJ. D., had felt, indeed,
that he had been even outdoing nature
q bit In the thinness of personal re-
sources.
Tonight, at this moment, B. Darand,
NJ D., owed three weeks board bill to
the landlady upon whose house his
brass plate stood; his bank balance
was at the brink of overdraft; he
owned that cheap watch, which told
time in the dark. because he had
pawned his good gold one, from the
proceeds of which transaction re-
manned precisely one dollar and forty
seven cents in silver and coppers.
Nothing Is more conclusive of a
mans estate than that he counts his
copper pennies. Bertram had been
brought up to he served by valet.
Habits from his valeted days chung to
him; he never went to bed without
first laying out his clothes properly
for himself, a habit which made for
haste for him now when he had to
dress in the dark. When he was down.
stairs. and. surgical bag in hand, had
opened the front door. the girl who
had come for him complimented him
"You're quick doctor"
"What's the case2" he asked.
'I'll tell you on the Way over"
"Where do we go?" he asked.
"l'l drive you. My cars on the
corner"
He gazed at her who no longer was
a mere shadow in the night but fair.
eager excited young girl who had
come purpoSely for him. Why for
him?
He asked: DO know your"
mo. My names Hewitt. Crane
sent me- He tried to phone you; but
the storm must've knocked out the
phones and the lights. So Crane told
nle to go for you"
81 see" said Bertram, but compre-
tended nothing at all. Crane, he re-
pented TO himself-Grame Surely he
'-n"' no en- by that name who might
,,-ts celr t0t' him
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did you push the button ?"

did you push the button?"
NO." he answered. Which button
should he push?
He heard the click of key and the
turn Of bolt. Hewitt opened an
inner door and a faint odor Of stale
cigarettes came from the oppressive
darkness within. Then a further door
to the left opened and a Pickering
yellow light cast a pattern on the op-
posite wall. Within 1t was the shadow
Of a man.
THAT you, Kitty" came the shad-
ow's voice. It was low, harsh voice.
and Bertram saw the shadows Jaw
move.
Il got him." answered Kitty.
Hello, Docl"
A short, heavy-set man In a dark
sack suit appeared In the doorway,
holding candle.
Hello" said Bertram steadily.
'In there! Take look at him."
Doctor Darand entered quickly. 1t
was a bedroom and he saw by the
Pickering candle-light the body of a
young man lying beneath a sheet upon
the bed. Doctor Darand moved for
ward. The young man lying there
was appealingly handsome. His black
hair cuTled against the white pillows,
his face was pale as death and his
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Drought a doctor Anyway And
crossing to the bedside, she bent over
the motionless figure beneath the
sheet. One of her slcrFo- hands
reached forth and touched the pale
cheek caressingly.
The wounded gunman was still un-
conscious.
Good Cd" she said, in a gasp Of
entreaty to Crane, II got a doctor,
and there's no time to-"
Crane agreed by jerk Of his head,
and she moved back from the bed.
go ahead, DOCTOR" she said to Ber-
tram.
He drew the sheet from the body,
disclosing clumsy bandages, crimson
with blood, over the young mans alb
domen. Bertram removed the BAN
dages carefully. The trouble was a
gunshot wound; no doubt of It.
"Well-how about it2" Cranes
harsh voice inquired. Bertram asked,
when did it happen?"
Bout twenty minutes before she
came Tor you.
HE ought said Bertram, and had
to repeat, "He ought to be removed
to a hospital at once"
Cranes piglike eyes glittered un-
pleasantly. Hospital Any boob can
say that" Crane took a step for
ward. Look here, you-are you any
good? You wanted this case bad and
you just thought you'd come. eh2 All
right--now what can you do?"
you mean, what can I do for him
here?"
"You said It. Right here!" Crane
snapped. "Nowl"
"Wholl help me?" he asked.
81 WILL" said Kitty, and moved
toward him. Crane was silent, lean.
ing against the door-jamb. his pigllke
eyes watching intently.
Bertram whipped off his coat
rolled up his shirt sleeves, and cross.
ing to the oak bureau which held q
china washbowl and pitcher, he
washed his hands. Kitty Hewitt
brought him clean towel, and he
returned to the bedside and laid out
from his bag, cotton, gauze, can of
ether and a mask, and his instruments
In their sterile covers.
The girl, Kitty Hewitt, remained
steady. In that grim business Of find
ing the bullet and sewing up the dam
age Ii had done, Bertram had to have
help. and without flinching she placed
cotton sponges. held his surgical
clamps, passed knife and scissors to
him. She never quivered, never
failed him. Crane leaned against the
wall beside the door, watching. He
neither helped nor interfered, except
as the threat Of him acted to throw
Bertram into that rare state of daring
and skill in which a surgeon plans,
devises and operates greatly. Yes
greatly, for there under the light OF
those two pocket torches and with
Crane sullenly watching and menac.
Ing him, Bertram Darand felt the thrill
of greatness for the first time.
When he was sewing up, and almost
had finished, he heard from Crane.
you're gettin' away with 1t, ain
you, doc? | bet you done better'r
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Desert BeIow Sea LeueI

Death Valley, the name by which
Amargosa desert, in Inyo county, east
ern California, on the frontier of Ne
vada. is popularity known. lies at Its
lowest point, which is Merriam, 427
feet below sea level.
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49, again were graphic of a
! :: + !: !; :: !: !:
HEGKNH frightened finger thrust
4 ANE anxiously upon that round
kE0KESA ed button down beside the
&HYN front door. DIR. Bertram
i ESM Darand, as he aroused,
w pictured the finger slip,
ping off the button and
fumbling for 1t again in the dark and
how, finding 1t again, once more tie
finger rang the bell long and loudly.
Dr. Bertram Darand slid out of bed,
wide awake and agreeably excited.
The ringing of that bell at night was
an event to him whose modest brass
plate beside the door-B. Darand,
II. D.--never before had attracted any
outside now. in the storm, calling for
his services, and the character of this
call suggested desperation. The time,
as he saw by his cheap watch with
Illuminated dial, was half-past two,
and the thrilling thought came to
young DR.. Bertram Darand, that If he
had had to wait year for his first
imperative call, now chance had
come to him which might give him
4 real start on his career.
Cropping In the darkness for the
switch. he pressed it, but no light fol-
lowed. There was no light in the
street; all the electric lamps were
out, extinguished by some accident Of
the storm. probably. So Bertram-he
hated his Christian name, Bertram-
crossed to the window and peered out,
and in spite of the absence of the
nearby electricity, he saw in that
vague illumination which always how
ers over city, the shadOwy figure Of
a girl standing on the steps below.
you want a doctorT he called
down.
"Yesw came young voice, tinged
with excitement. "Oh, hurry, please"
For yourself? You're hurt?"
mo; no-its for someone else But
I've come for you. Please hurry!"
'1'll be down at once"
Surgical bag, DOCTOR" she called.
"All right"
As he turned hastily from the win
dow and reached for his clothes, B.
Darand NJ. D., trembed slightly. The
call seemed to be quite as imperative
as he had hoped; and he felt the fiat
terry Of 1t more positively because only
two doors away down the street was
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w. N. u. SERVICE

BOVE the clatter OF the
wind, the night bell rang
shrilly. and its jangling, a
silence, and the janglin2
again were graphic of a
frightened finger thrust
anxiously upon that round.
ed button down beside the
front door. DR.. Bertram
Darand, as he aroused
pictured the finger slip,
ping off the button and
, 1926-06-30
ARBITRARY CODES ALWAYS FALL
BE.
BY DR. FRANK CRANE.

Leon Trotsky, one of the ab!est men
in Soviet Russia, has come out for a
return to morality, according to press
reports from Moscow.
In an address he advocated a code of
morals which opponents termed Mid
Victorian"
Soviet Russia, swinging TO an extreme
of personal liberty after the war, h s
offered an interesting experiment in
casting aside moral ideas of the past.
And now in the judg -ment of one CT
its most popular men a return to morality
is needed.
Morality and arbitrary moral codes are
frequently confused.
The wandering sophists of the time of
Socrates maintained that the diStinc-
lions between right ard wrong were not
natural and permanent, but merely con-
ventional. That which was right in one
region, they said, was wrong in another,
and what was wrong under one set of
circumstances was right when they
were changed.
Rebellious individuals today say to
those who object to their conduct.
You think it is wrong to do this. |
think it is all right to do it. My opinion
is as good as yours"
Both of these groops are speaking Of
arbitrary moral codes.
Such codes. laid down by human minds
are always fallible.
Yet, somewhere in the whirlwind of
conflicting ideas on right and wrong is
tne calm of a soundIy based true moral
i y.
Entirely apart from an arbitrary reli-
gious code of morality is the moral code
of nature.
Some things are moral and some are
immoral, some are right and some are
wrong, and great argument about it
and about" cannot change the facts.
, 1926-06-30

Some repressions are necessary; some
control of personal qualification is de-
manded by nature. Excess means weak
ness and indulgence brings incompe-
tence.
The religious moral codes which have
endured longest and which will continue
to endure are those that are most neatly
in line with the moral code of nature
The Boston American.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-20

told lie. Nelan forgets how many
lies he teaches every day.
In the state of Pennsylvania we
have law against cruelty to dumb
animals but cruelty in the public
schools to the children OF workers,
both Negro and white, is exempted
from punishment. Indeed, when the
child's father protested against this
act by the teacher, e. w. Lindley
the school superintendent, had him
arrested on charges of disorderly
conduct and Squire George Mcclellan
Of Frederick Town passed sentence
upon the Negro minor to pay the
court costs of $743.
This incident only proves once
more that it is time for workers, Ne
gro and white, to organize to prevent
the despotic and barbaric acts of o.
X. Nelan, e. w. Lindley, George Nc
Cellan and the likes of them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-20
Comrade Lenin Was
an Untiring Worker
for the Revolution
BIZ A Worker oOrrespondent

FORDS, N. j. Jan. IS. - On the
second anniversary of our Comrade
Nikolai Lenin's death l want to say
a few words about his stupendous
achievements.
Chiefly thru the leadership of Com
rade Lenin was the 1917 revolution a
success. 1t was he who perfected and
completed the understanding of the
nature of they pToletarian state, the
Soviets. 1t was Lenin's mind that
brot about the. Brest-Litovsk peace
treaty. Later is was he who intro
duced the new economic policy, the
policy by which Soviet Russia is being
successfully reconstructed. He had a
great deal to do with the organization
of the Communist International. His
most important accomplishments were
the proletarian, state and the Com
munist International.
Therefore thru the study of his
works, thru the study of Leninism lies
the road to the. freedom of the work
ing class and the Communist society.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-20
THINKING WORKERS

enjoyed by his master.
Yes, John Steelworker is thinking
and thinking workers are something
that the masters do not want.
Some day John Steelworker, he who
works will rule not only in this coun-
try. but the world over and when that
time comes you will own your job and
be master and not slave.
So lift up your head and march on
with the other thinking workers who
also want to break the chains of CEN
turtles of slavery. The sun in the
east is for you. 1t is from the land
of Lenin who, like you, was a thinker
and, like you, knew the pangs Of hun
ger and poverty. This little man gave
to you and your class the new day and
left you the way out. Lenin says to
you think out loud and when you do,
John Steelworkers, you will inscribe
upon the banners that float over the
mills these words: "ALL POWER TO
THE WORKERS!"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-20
Anna Louise Strong
to Speak at Denver
Lenin Memorial Meet
MRS. BELLE HUTTON
worker Correspondent

DENVER, Colo, Jan. IS. - The
Workers (Communist) Party Of Den
yer held a reorganization meeting at
the Labor Lyceum at which an inter-
national branch was organized and
necessary officials and committees
selected.
We also laid plans for our Lenin
memorial meeting to be held Satur-
day, Jan. 18th at Barns Auditorium,
on the corner of 14th and Glenarm
SITS. From eight p. m. until nine D.
m, Anna Louise Strong will lecture
on the life of Lenin, after which the
Young Workers League Dramatic Club
will present "The Second Story Man"
The Young Pioneers assisting in the
celebration by singing the "Interna-
tionaP and "The Red Flag"
This meeting will be the beginning
of the "Lenin Week" drive for The
DAILY WORKER, a committee hav-
ing been elected to arrange and or
ganize system by which all members
will cooperate in making a real drive
for the building of our daily.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-20
LENIN! HIS PLACE in HISTORY
BY P. R. MATKovsKI, Worker Correspondent

MATKOVSKI,
Dor
o people.
the imperial bleak Siberia
exiled
freedom
hundreds
change
compished?
What his
exploited methods? Siberia DEATH
their salvation
mighty
courage and ndontshe energy o
viii live for only
world.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-20
Cudahy's Company Union" Is Exposed

with insurance whether they want 1t
or not. Armours wants the workers
to have long resin the cemetery,
but want them to pay for their room.
Dold's $3.50 Circus.
At Dold's plant, when workers are
hired they are made members of the
5000 Club" and charged so cents for
and the first months dues;
then rs cents per month. Every
once in a while they have theater par
ties and all members of the 5000
Club" are given tickets for the show
uptown for a certain performance.
Sometimes they take the Brandies
Theater, or blocks of seats for some
particular show. At other times they
hold banquets at the plant for which
the workers pay extra.
The club has. meetings and chooses
representatives from each department
each representative gets a little more
pay and has from 10 to is workers
whom he Is responsible for. II a
worker fails to show up the repre-
sentative must arrange to have the
work done, even IL he has to do two
mems work himself Then he has to
see that everything is left as II
should be after the work of his group
is done for the day, and this again
may result in more work without pay
for the representativ,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-20

tnan tnose IN other industries.
First of all there is the despicable
speed-up system. Not only in the but
cher departments, but in the canning
and packing departments you are kept
continually on the jump, without
chance for rest, in order to pile up
the profits for the packingtown bosses.
The continuous speed-up system is
having disastrous effects on your
physical well being It weakens your
body SO that you can easily fall vic
tim to many diseases. Even the
messenger boys, who receive the
starvation wages of Sc to So per week
are kept continuously on the go.
Under such conditions it becomes
essential that you organize to fight
for a shorter working day. Your
present nine-hour day will drive you
to an early grave. You must line up
with the other young workers in pack
ingtown to fight for a 6-hour day and
5-day week Yes, it will mean less
profits for the bosses, but it will mean
better living conditions for you. Sat
urday and Sunday should be two days
belonging to you and not the boss.
For at least two days week you
shold remain away from the hell holes
of packingtown in order to get a
chance to develop yourself mentally
and physically
Not only that, but how about your
wages? Why should you, the young
workers, receive less wages than the