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Evening star., 1927-04-18
French President
Visiting Britain,
TODOn Short Pants
Nv The A ssnciatnll Press.

by the Associated EFesas
PARIS, April 1S-Gaston Deu-
mergue. president of the republic,
and Aristide BRAND, his minister
for foreign affairs, have ordered
short pants.
The new costumes for the two
eminent men, however. have no
relation TO a current crusade for
breeches as standard wear for men,
instead of trousers.
Doumergue and BRAND will wear
the suits only at the court of Eng
lond. where the president will make
a long postponed official visit to
the king in May
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-02
WEATHER ADDS
WINTER TOUCH

Comes now the holiday sehson.
Along with it the public notes a de-
cided drop in, temperature. Thursday
seemed almost cold during the day
for the first time this year and few
went about even in the middle of the
day without coats. Frost is expected
and some boys who once lived in the
east where there was snow in winter
were heard to remark yesterday that
they would bet there would be snow
for Christmas.
If there is it will be news. News is
defined as something unusual. There
is a sense of well being lowering over
the city this year. One sees plenty of
new heavy coats on the streets in the
evenings and the doors one passes
give out a hint of heat and cheerful
ness within There seems to be no
lack of the good things of life for any
one in the district.
One is reminded of the cartoon ap-
pearing in an important state paper
recently picturing the eaSterner order
ing 20 tons of coal in order to keep
from freezing and the Arizonan bor-
rowing an old crate from the grocer
in order to take the chill from the air
in the dining room in the mornings.
The secretary of the Borderland Gil
mate club recites that the club, in a
year and half has, it is estimated,
brought to this city $4,000 in new
money and he remarks that those who
come here go away and tell everyone
they see that this is a fine climate.
One reads of the instructions for
motorists ON how to prepare their
cars for storage during the next three
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-02
PLAY SPONSORED
BY KIWANIS IS A
GREAT SUCCESS

Sponsored by the Douglas Kiwanis
club for the benefit of privileged
children, John Golden's Three Wise
Fools" was presented at the Grand
theatre last evening to a large crowd.
The show, comedy in three acts, was
presented with the technique due a
great production acted by the highest
type of players.
Probably there have been very few
shows of this type presented here that
have so captivated the audience. The
very nature of the show is compelling.
From the time the curtain rises on the
first act, which is almost silent drama,
until it drops on the love scene at the
close, there is something compelling
about every move made on the stage
and every gesture and word spoken.
The comedy is one OIL those remark
able productions, remarkable in this
generation, in that there is genuine
comedy, not crudeness and genuine
pathos between the laughs to lend to,
the whole fineness of artistry which
was refreshing.
The Kiwanians are receiving the
congratulations of the theatre- going
public for having chosen such an ex-
cellent vehicle with which to secure
aid for their work toward assisting
the underprivileged child.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-02

or four months. To Douglas people
the first question that would pop out
on seeing such instructions would be,
why would anyone want to store a
car now when the weather and the
roads are at their beSt?" Surely why?
But back east there is a difference.
It is about this difference that the
Borderland Climate club is telling the
hundreds who answer the ads in the
nationally circulated magazines and
ask for information about Douglas and
Cochise county.
The Climate club asks the inquirer
who is probably buried under heap
of coats. and blankets and sitting
against red hot stove back in the
east or middle west, to imagine a land
where there are only about two morn
ings year cold enough to freeze the
radiator of a car if it is left outside all
the time. They are asked to imagine
place where snow is so rare and
half the children have never seen it..
They are asked to imagine place
where people sit in light clothes on
the iron benches in the parks during
the afternoons any month in the year.
The beautifully white pure cotton
and tinsel which is used for imita-
ton snow and sprinkled over the
Christmas trees at churches and in
the homes each year must to the half
frozen easterner, be a mockery while
to the Arizonan it is but pleasant
reminder that for those who. live here
snow that is cold and wet and which
blows against the face and StingS and
lies in drifts and in slush in the streets
is but a memory and only that to
Arizonans who immigrated from some
less fortunate portion of the country.
To the native snow is only thing
made of cotton and tinsel that is
sprinkled over the Christmas tree, and
thing which one reads about. people
getting lost in back east
DiSnatch TeleDhOneS-81 and 80.
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local art patrons serving tea after the
viewing of the exhibition. Mrs. Smith
will be at the Parish house each day
from 10 to IL O'Clock in the forenoon
and from 2 to o'clock in the after
neon. The public is invited to take
advantage of this event to see the best
in pictures of Arizona by this well
known artist.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-02
Artist visits Here

Mrs. A. Y. Smith was in Douglas yes
terday from her home in Pearce, max
ing arrangements for an exhlbltlon Oh
her recent pictures which she will give
at the Parish house four days, COM
nencing December 8. The opening
day will be made a social affair, the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-02
Pro IZere

Pro Here
Mr. and Mrs. Alex jolly have ar
rived here from their summer home
in Michigan. jolly is the Douglas
Country club professional. Alex Jolly,
Jr., did not come with his parents as
he is attending school.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-02
visiting Here

Visiting Here
Mr.. and Mrs j. E. Murphy, formerly
of this city, are visiting here for a
short time en- route to their home in
California from San Antonio, Texas,
where they have been on business.
Murphy was connected with the rail-
road while in this city, but is now re-
tired.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-02
On Vacation

On Vacation
Mrs. Alice March has gone on two
weeks vacation from the county hos
pital where she is employed. She eX-
poets to spend most of the time IN
this city.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-02
Returns FROM VACATION

Mrs. Elizabeth Grace has returned
to her work as nurse at the county
hospital after months vacation. Part
of the vacation was spent here ana
part in Tyrone, N. M.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-02
Mill Ret1rn No Work

n Mrs. Bert Harwood, who has been
recuperating from major operation
performed some time ago, expects 70
return to her work in the Phelps Dodge
Mercantile company, Monday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-02
visitors Former Chun

Miss Margaret Palmer, of Mesa, ar
rived here late. Wednesday evening
and passed the night as the guest of
Miss Henrietta Elvey of this city. She
left for Florida Thursday morning
Miss Elvey and Miss Palmer are sor-
fority sisters.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-02

Take home a box of home made
candy, 25c to $1.5O. Copper Kettle
Advt.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-02

"What is your greatest wish, doc
tor, now that you have graduated?"
Young doctor: To put "Dr." before
my own name and Or" after other
peoples names
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-02

Here From PARKWAY
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Riggs, of Faraway
ranch, visited this. city yesterday on
business.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-02
Here From Double Adobe

Mrs. Cook and Mrs. j. M. Anderson
both of Double Adobe, spent thursday
in Douglas on business.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-02
Visitors Leave

Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Magill, OF On
tario, Calf. who have been the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Webster for the
past few days, left yesterday for FL
Paso and other points east.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-02
Expected Home

Expected Home
DR.. w. D. Hunt was expected home
late last evening from a business trip
to Kansas City, Mo.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-02

New NurSe ssssa H
Miss Hunter, a trained nurse from
Phoenix, arrived IN this city yesterday
to join the staff of the Calumet hos
pital.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-02
Entertained For Friend

Mrs. Grace Patterson entertained at
her home wednesday night honoring
Mrs. Kate Holden who is soon to be
welded to Robb R. Stegall, chief clerk
of the Southern Pacific office.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-02
DOUGLAS DAILY D0INCS

Very Ill
Mrs. George Simon, who recently
entered the Calumet hospital for treat
ment, is quite ill.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-02
Here FROM Apache

Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Sloan are in
this city from their ranch home near
Apache.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-02
Business Trip

Business Trip
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falls, of Cochlse,
made business trip to Douglas yes
terday.
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he had seen four months ago-but
a most engaging little type, who
had discovered his toes, and now
in hilarious grinning joy stuffed
all five of them in his mouth at
once.
you can see how he does It.,
Mark. 1t must be wonderful to be
a child with creative joy, in
every movement. If konly you
could have seen his face when he
discovered the knob of the door
near his crib. He pulls himself
toward It and turns it-and looks
at me with laugh that | almost
believe is conscious triumph. /"
Il am teaching him to say your
name. All his lovely black hair is
gone and a yellow mop in its
place. But his eyes and lashes are
dark--they are yours. He's not
beautiful. I know, but l never saw
a child, except Jackie, who is so
thrillingly sweet. When / put my
cheek against his, he let's it be
there as though he understands
the heart-breaking comfort.
Mark, didn't mean to write
that. Now you will think me sad.
am not. / can not be. He has
just dropped rattle from his bed
and is laughing with delight. I
am not sad. 1t is easy for me
to shut out thought. l go over
and take him in my arms, He
squeezes his hands on my neck.
Il forget everything. l know
only that have my son in my
arms.
But the time is flying. Soon I
must come to a decision. Before
Jackie returns. -
It will be so much better.
Mark. BY the end of the yearly
then | must surely take some def.
mite stand"
His hand now closed on the let.
ter. BY the end of the year he
would be disowned.
CHAPTER SIS
Claire would be blind. There
was no hope. Her sight was
gone.
Mark listened to the doctor,
hearing sharply each careful word.
Breathing down these words as
s IAOu6h y hA4Sy WStC Knives,
He protested in gasp, You
said there was a chances re.
mote chance
II fear not"
He insisted starltly: But she
sees the glimmer OF objects
No. Mr.. Conrad, she does not.
She thinks, at times, that she
does. Have you noticed it Is al.
ways some very familiar object in
some very familiar place she fan.
cies she is seeing? She is only
lvisualizing in her memory.
There was but a thread Of
hope from the start. Even il
there were a chance now. her
heart would not endure the strain
OF another operation. Any further
shock to your wife will be fatal,
She has been cruelty overtaxed.
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own exile, she grew quiet. This
lulled, half-wild absorption in
her child would not be permitted
to last.
Just before Thanksgiving came
letter from Jackie. He wrote:
"Ron--wonder il you remember
that Godfrey North and wife
who are living in st. Louis. He
travels with an interesting crowd,
the kind of people you'll find
wonderfully stimulating. l wrote
him and enclosed your address.
So he'll be looking you up, and
that will make your stay there
pleasanter. Let me know il ne
calls and when. You don't men,
ton any friends you've made. Are
you playing any golf? What do
you do with yourself?"
She held this letter blanklv.
The page and the room and the
baby playing on the floor swan
together in a fog.
Suddenly she was gathering up
her clothes stuffing them in suit
cases.
That evening she went to the
owner, paid the entire months
rent and the following morning
she moved.
She did not write Jackie her
new address. She left word with
the manager of the apartment
house to please forward the mail
of her friend, Miss Roen Ross,
with the mail of Mrs. Robert
Jackson to her new address.
She was now in a state of
alarm. Whenever she went to
town she was keyed for emer-
gencies. If she met Geoffrey she
would, Of course, be very balmy.
Oh, she was the manager Of
Gregg Morse's insurance office
the branch office-she lived In
hotel. She had not ever known
that Godfrey lived in st. Louis
or she would surely have searched
him out.
One evening in the week before
Christmas she had been forced
to do some shopping. It was
nearly six as she entered her
apartment and dismissed the
nurse who came when Roen had
to be away.
She had just started to undress
the baby. He was romping about
the couch, one shoe off and one
shoe on. He was Growing IN
delight at evading her.
The bell rang. She put the
baby in his bed and went to open
the door.
The baby dropped the book she
had given him and cried for 1t.
She went back and picked It
up. The bell rang again--then
again.
Roen hurried! She had her
hand on the knob when she heard
q mans voice. She recognized the
voice. 1t was Godfrey.
Go Be Continued TOmOrrOwl
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By Elenore Meherin

J murmur fearfully: How can I
regret?"
She could not. She could only
stand at a crib waiting for her
little child to awaken. her heart
bursting with the pain of an in
tinite compensation.
She could only stand there look
ing into the little tanned face
that. except for the brown, silky
brows, was the face of Mark
stand looking at this and long.
ing to feel the soft, dear cheek
against her own.
Whenever she held her baby, she
had the odd idea that he under
stood her need. He was so salts.
Iylng-sO cuddling-So much more
so than Evelyn's baby who had
only endured caress.
The little Mark was like Jackie
mad been - winsome, infallibly
gay. He sucked his third and
fourth fingers. Knowing that
Roen would take them from his
mouth, he would hide the guilty
hand with the other or he would
pull the sheet half over his face.
his eyes tricky with delight.
When she would 60 right up
and pull them from him. saying
reprovingly: "I caught you! I
seer he would laugh. When he
was very tired, he would hide
against her throat and vehemently
suck the comforting fingers. She
remembered the feel of Billie in
her arms-remembered the feel OF
Jackie. She would hold her own
child with exultant tenderness.
Hers-that she would not lose!
Sometimes she wondered why
all women who long for children
DO not have them. Why had she,
for so many years, endured that
wild, gnawing want?
Why did Stephanie Hendricks.
brilliant, vital, understanding
why did she permit her sacred
right to the child she SO wanted.
to be arbitrarily snatched from
her?
Safe in her lonely isolation.
Roen could flame with these
thoughts. She could hug her
own baby close and wonder why
all the women in the world were
not banded together to glorify
and welcome the coming Of all
all children.
She could project beautiful
Utop1an world where mothers
would count It overwhelming
shame should there be found one
neglected or unwanted baby.
She could laugh In the little
boys face. She could take his
two small hands and press the
palms against her cheeks. asking.
half weeping: How can 1
regret"
But as the year drew to close
and she read in Marks letters his
anguish and distraction of spirit;
as she felt more and more her
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straight. golden hair. 30 floss
like yet already turning black
again, the baby stirred. She
never got over the thrill Of his
look as he awakened. He would
open his eve slowly. a smile
spreading over his soft. mobile
lips.
He would lie q moment so,
smiling at her-a sly, joyous look
in his dark, hazel eyes. Then he
would pull himself up by the
side Of the crib and begin to CO.
quet with her-ducking his head,
coming up again suddenly--in an
ecstasy if she would make some
sharp, cultural sound.
She spent whole days playing
with him-at night longing for
the notwithstanding to see his
head poked over the high rail of
the hed-longing to hear his bah.
BILE that every day grew more in.
telligible. She would listen to him
practising sounds-saying over
and over a syllable he had mas
tered. Each morning he went
through regular drills.
Listening to this. she would
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There is no hope for her sight.
You must help her to make the
best of it,
He nodded. He stood there
stupidity and nodded. He must
help Claire to make the best of
it. For she was blind. She would
be blind always.
He went laundering to the door
thinking in a staggered be.
wilderment: 'Blind-no hope-no
thread of hope"
He got into the elevator. He
would have rejoiced If this black
cage were plunging to the bowels
of the earth. He had a wish to
be hurled brutally from existence.
1t was o'clock of stormy
November day. Roen waited for
her baby to awaken.
For ten months now she had
watched him as he slept, some
times so wrapped in the wonder
of her possession and that at
last the child had been given her
so tremulous with this that she
lost trace of time. She would
bend down and frame the downy
head ip her hand. or she would
touch the warm, silky fingers.
Now, as she smoothed the
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NoD Go On With The Story

ND soon she was on the street
A in the darkness with people
hurrying past, cars slipping by.
She was walking, and she did not
know where she was walking.
Across her mind there floated
the memory of her friends. her
friends in the apartment. To
see them again, to hear their
voices, to realize that the world
wasn't just a hateful place of
cruelty and streachery--the desire
ached sharply in Sally.
She looked around her as il
to find out where she was. Half
an hour later, she was going
down the well.remembered street,
stepping into the vestibule.
Their names swan before her
eyes. Ruth Irving, Florence
Clark, Billie and Betty Graham.
There had been no newcomer to
fill her place-she was glad Of
that.
She rang and then ran up
stairs. She ran so that she was
out OF breath. She wanted to
forget everything, she wanted TO
90 back into the past and pre-
tend that nothing had happened,
that she was still working for
the Pantheon Finance Company,
and had never met Carlotta
Brooke Or heard of Jerry Ewes.
ham.
The door opened. Someone
peered out at her. Someone short
and plump and blonde.
Florence! Oh, Florence, darl-
ing.'
Florence Clark gasped, then
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screamed across her shoulder in
to the hall.
ooh, look-look who's here.
Sally Sallyg'
Sally's arms were around Flor
ence,. around Betty Graham,
around them all, one after an
other, as they came hurrying out
wide-eyed and excited, all talk.
ing at once.
And suddenly Sally found she
was crying, crying as il her heart
would break. She tried to stop
and could not. And Ruth Irv-
ing was peering her strangely.
She could not tell them why
1t was she cried now, she could
not tell them that for the first
time the realization that she
would never see Jerry any more
was stabbing her with all that
1t meant, or that her courage
had given away before their Joy
at seeming her, their affection.
She made a violent effort to
control herself, and partly sue.
ceeded.
Sally, are you married-Why
didn't you write-where have you
been-look at those lovely things!'
Their voices blended together.
II want to hear about you,"
Sally faltered. II don't want to
talk about myself. eve Just
come back to be with you again.
! want to get my old job back.
IL want you TO pretend I
never went awayw
CHAPTER 80
OF course Sally didn't really
want her old job back. That
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wouldn't help her to forget. It
would only make her miserable
by making her remember instead.
Besides in the Pantheon Finance
Company she would be certain to
run into Shevlin again.
In the morning which was Sat
urday she went to an agency size
knew. A tired, white-haired Sec
rotary shook her head dolefully.
Good positions are scarce
very scarce. Do you know how
many names we have on our
books now? Have you any idea
not that every day we don't
have wonderful opportunities. too.
Only" Her eyes travelled
over the smart simplicity of
Sally's costume-'only it's you
girls from college and wealthy
homes who want to try earning
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knew they were thinking about
her, wondering. they respected
her privacy. She had gone away
from them all, come back with
lovely clothes, and burst into
tears. Probably they thought
=" :" Sally got up suddenly
with little shiver. It was not
what they thought that mattered
now. 1t was Jerry. Why couldn't
she get him out. of her mind?
Would 1t always be like this,
would his face come suddenly
before her eyes, and a sudden
ache close around her heart at
the thought that she would never
see him any more.
She wondered why she didn't
hate Shevlin more--but somehow
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It was like hating an earthquake
or a pestilence. shevlin wasn't
human.
She glanced at herself in the
long mirror set in the hatrack.
1t was strange, looking at her.
self. seeing the same face.
Il ought to look different some
how. 1 don't see how 1 can look
just as always do. ="
Sunday and in a weller of Sun.
day papers, Sally heard them dis.
cussing the beauty shop. Ruth
Irving's beau called, patient,
tired-looking man. Sally heard
they were to be married in the
autumn. Ruth Irving with her
glasses and intent, severe face
but perhaps she was beautiful to
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your own livings who are just
flooding everything"
Sally smiled. and left her name.
Wealthy homes-she wondered
what the secretary would have
said If she had told her she had
$4.1S in her purse, and not an.
other penny in the world.
She went back to the apart.
nent. Florence Clark in faded
kimono was slipping chocolate.
Ruth Irving was at the red writ.
ing desk, browning over a long
column Of figures.
The Grahams were arguing
dangerously over an exchange OF
clothes.
Sally felt a sense of warmth
and tenderness for this familiar
friendly atmosphere. She had
said nothing, and though she
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Life, Love and Adventure Are the Lot
of an Obscure Girl in
High Society.
Read This First:

Sally Marsh New York and
ondsrm education She keeps house with four other girls learns
er Ideal and Dan shevln shewd Of the world offers
WI give him some security This security consists which
m and VIII the
Brooke Sally and
Mark TreaW, with
Wells
gaty interests
Jerry EVesha,
ulVes OF Tubby Wells yacht making
fall
with Shevln asks him the compromising at
and insists that Adrian
Martin learning that he Jerry with the
Idea OF him
Sally misunderstand
Martins life telling
now ne makes his Jerry asks to
him to
HE
Sally intTactibl Shevl hands Jerry reads Il
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Neighborhoods were discussed,
rents spoken Of. They were ex.
cited, they had something to In
terest them, something to live
for.
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
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him. Perhaps he was handsome to
her. Love did things like that to
you.
The Beauty Shop was a thriving
success-no doubt Of that. They
were going to open a branch.
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OI1AOhLED y EtnWM 1ernl

6s A ND when you learn that I
"A may not. Mark-then
WHAT"
He lost even the echo of her
voice in the sudden hushed DESC
lation Of his thought. Then what!
This day he had received in a
letter from Roen a picture of his
son : not the helnless infant
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The soda fountain itself marvel Of beauty compca-
toni masterpiece of minimum manipulation.
Only dame like myself who has muffed by making
takes with modern kitchen cabinet appreciate
which these young have memorzed this spgots
stirrers and shakers
They dash here and there looking reaching
other and in the thousands sweets they deal they
error!