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Granted Probation Hearing. -
Francisco Mcndosa. charged with
burglary. was rraigncd before
Judge \. G. Finncy in superior
court, department two. this morning
and entered a plea Of guilty. Sen
tcncc was deferred for the time and
request that Il probation hearing
b" held in the case was granted bv
Judge Finncv. Carlos Aria, Mexi-
can counsel, appeared in behalf of
Mcndosa. The defendant was ar
rested by FL Centre police about
two weeks ago after he had brokc en-
into room in the Peppers Fruit
shed and taken a quantity of cloth
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-11

Residence and Farm Loans. Ed.
gar Bros. Realty Co. Phone 100. COS
adv
Dance at Mt. Signal School. Sat
urday, March 12th. adv
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Amazon Isle," the adventure of
I buried treasure. High School au-
lltorlum, March II and 70, 8 p.
n. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-11

| Just arrived. Real Sill: Hosiery
Mills, Edwin Stewart, Imperial
! County Mgr. Box III, Ii Centro
| Phone 44J around 8 p. N adv
Thefts Are Reported. Two
; thcfts were reported TO El Centre
police during last night. The first
report was made by the East Side
( Grocery at POI Brighton street. It
was reported that a tire and rim
had been taken from a car parked
in front Of the place. The second
report was made by j. r. Noland Of
900 Commercial street who said that
thieves had gained entrance to the
screened porch at the back Of his
hcmc. Nothing Of value had been
found missing.
DR.. T. j. Ruddy, eye, ear, nose
and throat specialist Of Los Angeles,
Will be in the. offices Of Or. X. r.
Cunningham, 532 Main St., for cx-
aminations and operations on Sat
urdav, March 10Th. Call at office
or Phone n for appointment. adv
Two Sent to Prison.-Joso Sofa
and Alfredo Ortiz were sentenced
to san Quentin for Il period Of from
one to II years, by Judge A. c. Fin
rcy in superior court, department
two, this morning. In the ease Of
Sofa, however, the Judge suspended
sentence pending a hearing for pro-
batlon which viii be held On Sen.
tcmhcr l6. ortiz had also request
cd probation which was denied bv
the court this morning and he was
Ordered committed to San Quentin.
IN" men had entered pleas of guilty
to charges Of forgery.
Residence and Farm, Loans, Ed.
gar Bros. Realty Co. Phone lGO. Cos
Main st. adv
Amazon Isle,' the adventure Of
a buried treasure. High School au-
dltorlum, March II and 70, s p.
m. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-11

Residence and Farm Loans. Ed
gar Bros. Realty Co. Phone lGO. Cos
Main st. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-11

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Evening star., 1927-12-15
The cAmazing Chance
By Patricia Wentworth


Evelyn Prothero married Jim Laydon early
N me war Her friends say that. Evelyn was
vas best man at the wedding. and certainly
didn't look any less broken np than The
front. which came to both voung men right
after the wedding and when a short time
later both we're reported missing in the same
AR engagement. Evelyn donned widow
weeds but there was always the question
Whispered among her friends of which It
was she muurned--her husband. Jim. or his
cousin. Jack. The two boys had grown up
together and as lads were iuseparable aud
very much alike Now. 10 wears later. with
missing. one of them turns up. But which
II came about like this: Mai Manning an
officer WHIT STAYED in the British service aft
er the war. driving along on a dark nlsht
tho road. and obtains II from peasant
hut in the person of Anton Blum. dereliet
from the war; who has been cared Tor by ms
aunt, Anna Blum. He is dumb. hut exceed
inEIy strong physically. and readily moves
the obstruction. but in doing so rs knocked
sciousness his gaze falls on the majors face,
and he greets him suddenly with hullo,
Monkey. calling him by an old nickname
wonderment Mai. Manning carries the M
iured man 10 his own home. As he IS nursed
back TO life he reveals that he Is none othCF
than Iaydon Found by Anna Blum. wound,
ed and with memory gone. he was restored
accident to bring his mind back to its old
self-'hat is its old self IN all nut one Ic-
snect. To al questions on Mhtgh al,,srs 0i me
only Il don't know" Meanwhile. after ~
wears wdowhood EVELYN has at last manned
Fllerslie md the news j. a natural shock
when Manning brings II Ia hef. ho"SNe,
she rlans 10 meet the man who's come back
10 life forfbwith and then he is summoned
hy Sir Cotferell. grandfather ot hot9 lsaNoon
hoys whose heir either would be II he sur
vived
kc...;.,,.5 f,o,, VeS+e~dox'S Star1
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Sir Cotterell's in his study, ma am
with Sir Henry. ma am.
Alone" The question was quite
steady As she put it. Evelyn sllppeo
out of her coat and turned toward
him. bare headed. in white polo
I jumper and short skirt.
Yes. they're quite a,one. ma am.
/ There's no one else come yet.
Evelyn nodded.
Thanks. Lake-Ill just go in, then.
/ For the life of her she could not keep
/ the relief out of her voice.
She went to the study door opened
! it. and was fairly in the room before
she saw that there were four people
! there already. she shut the door
| sharply and for a moment gripped the
handle with fingers which did not seem
able to let it so. Then she lifted her
head and came quietly forward as Sir
/ Cottereu rose to meet her-Sir Cot
terrell and the man whose back had
/ been turned when she came in.
| An absolute silence seemed to have
! fallen on the room-one of those 81
| lences in which time and breath are
suspended. 1t seemed as If il would
never end.
Anthony Laydon stood with the table
at his back and looked down the room.
He saw EVELYN. Everything stopped
there. IT was Evelyn. She had worn
white 10 years ago, and she had come
up the dark aisle of an old church
like white and golden glory. with
lilies in her hands. That was on the
far side of the lost. blind years. But
he saw Evelyn noW-Evelyn in a white
sweater like a mans, and her face
dead white above it-Evelyn unalter
ably beautiful. unalterably beloved.
He stood there and waited, while
[ time stood waiting. too. AS she came
up to him. Sir Henry Prothero made
a step forward. Manning over by the
window bit deep into his lip. He would
/ have looked away. but he could not
look away: not one of them could look
away. But. after all, Evelyn was as
unconscious of the watching eyes as
il she and Laydon had been alone in
space. They We're alone. Never in
all her life had she felt such an isola
tion.
Every one in the world was gone. and
everything in the world was blotted
out except herself and this man with
the unfamiliar face. She looked at him
as the others had loOked-Manning Sir
| Cotterell-and saw what they had
seen. And then she ceased TO see that
at all.
Manning. watching. saw her lift her
hand and put it to her throat. For an
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uncomfortable moment her eyes met Lay
don's full Then the color came to her
face suddenly. brilliantly. She drew
very long breath. turned away, and,
walking deliberately to the far end of
the table. pulled out a chair and sat
down. No one would have guessed
that the room swan before her eyes, or
that she was saying over and over to
herself, Il mustn't faint mustn't,
mustn't faint"
From the time she had entered the
room not a single word had been
spoken. Evelyn rested her head on
her hand, looked down into the pol
ished surface of the walnut table, and
saw her own reflection there, vague
and misty. She went on saying to
herself;
Il mustn't faint-I mustn't. mustn't
faint" And still no one spoke.
Laydon stood just where he was, but
turned little so that he could see
Evelyn's bent head with the golden
hair cut short at the back, showing a
beautiful curving line.
1t was Sir Henry Prothero who
broke the silence. He left the fire.
took a seat opposite Evelyn. and.
stretching across the table, touched
her lightly on the wrist
My dear" he Evelyn, my
dear"
1t was just then that Lake opened
the door. He stood, surprised and
nervous. on the thresholds struck all
of heap as he afterward explained
TO the housekeeper. And they must
have come in like ghosts, him and the
major. or I'd have heard them for
certain" lie stood there. and An.
thony Laydon gave himself a sort OF
shake and came forward with his hand
out:
Hello, Lake. How are you? Going
strong"
Lake took the hand in silence his
own was shaking very much. He
looked at Laydon in daZed bewilder-
ment and murmured unintelligibly. Sir
Cotterell called TO him sharply, Lake,
what is it, man."
Lake pulled himself together with a
great effort
Mr.. and Mrs. Abbott have arrived,
sir-in the morning room. sir. And
Mr. Gregory has arrived, sir
Immediately on the words Mr.. Greg
ory was in the room.
May l come in?" And then. with
out waiting for an answer, he adj
vanced, greeted every one, and took
the chair with its back to the window.
pushing the blotting paper a little far
ther off and adjusting the inkstand
conveniently. He talked all the time
in cheerful commonplace the
weather. the lateness of the Spring
But when he was seated with his pa
pers before him he fell silent leaned
back in his chair with his hands along
the arms of it. and took a grave survey
Of the room and its six other occu-
pants.
He bore a certain resemblance to
the portraits of Sir Walter Scott, on
the strength of which he collected
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first editions of the Waverly Novels.
Looking now between short sandy eye.
lashes. his small gray eyes were
shrewd and kind.
They rested with undisguised curl
osity on Anthony Laydon. Then he
nodded and turned to Sir Cotterel.
The Abbotts are here, / think we
better have them in-that is, IL you're
ready"
Yes. Show Mr.. and Mrs. Abbott
in, Lake" Under his breath Sir Cot
terrell added: II didn't bargain for Mrs.
Cotty-no, I'm hanged If ! did,
There was silence until the door
opened again. Laydon had come back
to a lounging pose against the table.
! Evelyn sat without stirring, her fore
| head resting on her hand. her eyes
veiled She sat next TO Mr.. Gregory
Sir Prothero opposite. with Manning
| leaning on the back Of his chair.
The Abbotts came in, bringing with
| them, as they always did, an air of
hustle and aggression. Mrs. Abbott
was a plump. colorless person with
white lashes and pale, prominent eyes.
AS she walked she chinked and rustled
one suspected bangles and stiff silk
petticoat. Her light, fuzzy hair was
carefully controlled by a net. Neither
she nor Cotty ever forgot for an in
stant that she had been a Mendip-
| Flollinton. Cotty, behind her, was Sir
| Cotterell in caricature-much smaller,
much stiffer, with every trait exag'
gerated; the whole enveloped in pre-
posterous air of self-importance.
| AS they came up Laydon passed to
the other side of the table. leaving to
the AbbOtts the two places between
! Evelyn and Sir Cotterell \ sardonic
humOr rose in him as he listened to
COtty being very stiff and non commit
tai while Mrs. Cotty exhibited her
/ Mendip- -Ffollinton manner in one of its
most irritating phases. She gave her
| staring bow to every one in the circle
except Laydon. and then sat down
/ beside Evelyn, fixing her with inquisi-
| tive eyes.
| Laydon's humor passed into savage
anger as he watched Evelyn control a
! quiver of sensitive lips and for mo.
ment raise her head with gentle dig.
nifty.
| "Of course, I don't know how far
these proceedings have gone" This
was Cotty Abbott, bolt upright and
| speaking with some asperity.
! Sir Cotterell beside him made the
noise whish is usually written
"Tchab." and drummed on the table.
| He also cleared his throat and blew
his nose.
! Cotty Abbott produced a sheet of
| foolscap neatly typed, and took a foun-
| tain pen out of his waistcoat pocket.
II would like to begin by asking
| just how far this-this-ciaim has
proceeded" he said And at the same
time | wish to enter my protest. in Mr..
Gregorys presence, against this-er-
highly irregular manner of dealing
| with such claim"
"Irreguar?" said Mr.. Gregory. He
nnnnCed the tsr0rd and Ii nj orcn
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gave up the ghost. With a lenient
smile he appeared to display its corpse.
Irregular? Let us say informal. Mr..
Abbott-that, l think, is the right
word
Cotty Abbott pinched in his nostrils
and tightened his lips. His voice when
he spoke was thin and acid.
II should be glad to know how far
this-er-claim has proceeded. Have
you. for instance. recognized this per
son. Uncle Cotterell?"
He ignored Mr.. Gregory, but 1t was
Mr.. Gregory who answered him.
NO formal recognition has. | be
lieve, taken place as yet. | would sug
gest that you put any question YOU
wish to Mr. Laydon, who has siGnified
his willingness to answer such of them
as he can. From these questions and
his answers, and perhaps by one or
two other simple tests, it will. ! hope,
be possible to arrive at a conclusion
a perfectly definite and friendly con.
clusion."
You say, no formal recognition.'
Cotty Abbott's voice was high and un-
pleasant. May l ask If any one here
pretends to recognize James or John
Laydon in this-gentleman?"
Sir Cotterell swung round in his
chair, glaring. Mr.. Gregory interposed:
Il have said, Mr.. Abbott. that no
recognition has taken place. | think
YOU would do we'll to ask your uueS-
tions. And, in your own interests. 7
would beg you to remember that this
is a friendly meeting"
Evelyn was looking down again at
the polished table. 1t was like looking
into still, brown water She saw her
own ratecti ion very dimlN and the
mems voices seemed to come from a
long way off. She began to get a grip
of herself to hold on to her vaguely
flowing thoughts and order them. The
misty sense of isolation began to pass:
she found herself an integral part Of
this family circle, listening and intent
Cotty was asking his questions, and
Laydon had given the names Of his
headmaster, his housemaster, and Of
half dozen boys who had been in the
same house. Now it was:
Your birthday" Very quick and
sharp.
And Laydon's drawled answer;
afraid that's one of the things /
can't give you, COtty."
Jim Laydon's birthday, them"
May the 18th"
And Jack's?"
"The 22d."
The questions went on Evelyn
heard Laydon give his grandmother's
maiden name, the names of the serV-
ants at Laydon Manor in 1914, the
names of the village carpenter and the
man who kept the general shop in
Laydon Sudbury. There Cotty Abbott
paused
These. Of course, are just questions
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Which any one would expect" he
said-"any who was making a claim
of this sort"
Anthony Laydon smiled leasantly.
That's because l knew the an
swers. It's quite easy, of course, If
YOU do. Why don't you go on and
ask some more?"
As he spoke, Manning looked at him
sharply, opened his mouth as If to
speak, and then appeared to think bet
ter of It.
Evelyn sat hack in her chair and let
her eyes travel slowly down the table.
The faces were faces now, not whittier
b'urs in the general mist. She could
even he stirred to faint inward
laughter at Monkeys bitten lip and
really terrifying scowl.
She found herself looking at Lay
don quite steadily. There was n little
smile on his lips, but his eyes were
angry, with a cold, still anger that
frightened her. He was looking
across a Cotty and saying:
Anything else you'd like to ask
me-"
I'D like YOU TO sign your name, -
said Cotty Abbott in the stiff voice of
j man who thinks he is being laughed
at.
Laydon's smile became a little more
pronounced
And what name do YOU suggest
that | should sign"
Il should like YOU to sign j. Lay
dom
Sir Henry Prothero nodded.
"A handwriting test Cotty--is that
what you're thinking Of? IF So
he paused, looking at Gregory, and
LaNdOn broke in:
III write anything YOU like But
Ia like just to point out that neither
Jack nor jim ever signed 'emselves
| j. Laydon' in their lives"
"Yes. that's true. that's perfectly
true" said Sir Cotterell
Laydon took the pen that was
passed to him, He held it clumsily.
fidgeting with it. Then he dipped it
much too deeply, made a heavy blot
smudged it, and wrote, y. Laydon. -
Cotty surveyed the large awkward
characters with an air of Importance
"Now write Jim Laydon, and
under that Jack Laydon, he com
manded-and again the pen Travelled
lahoriously.
Cotty stretched across the table and
picked up the sheet with the three
signatures.
Not much like anything I remem-
ber," he said, and passed the paper
UP the table to Gregory.
Evelyn kept it for a moment before
she passed it on. Sophy Abbott, at
her elbow, Craned forward, darting
sharp glances, first at Evelyns face,
then at the paper, and then back
again to Evelyn.
"Well?' she said. What do you
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make of it? Do you recognize the

make of it? Do you recognize the
writing?"
All at once Evelyn became aware
that Laydon was Watching her, too
they were all watching her. She be-
came aware also that what she did or
said Just now would matter inn
mensely. She steadied that something
in her which quivered and shrank
under all those eyes; and she said in
low, natural voice:
"No--not exactly. It's--well. its
like both of them in way. But it's
bigger"
Gregory leaned toward her. lookin
over the paper.
Gould you show us what you meal
Mrs. LaVdon? / have both their sig
natures here on separate letters - He
laid them on the table as he spoke.
Don't you see?" said Evelyn
quickly. The J'-that's like Jack 5
writing-the long tail. But the L
isn't like Jacks. And neither Of them
made d quite like that"
Yes. see. Well, Wen get an ex-
pert opinion about it--that1l be best.
NO. said Sir Cotterel. He struck
the table with his fist and spoke with
a good deal of violence. None of
your experts for me, Gregory, Swear
themselves black in the face. they
will, and give each other The lie di-
rect in court.
"The fellow that said there were
three degrees in lying-lies, damned
lies. and statistics-might just rs we'll
have left statistics out of it and put
in expert evidence instead. I've al
ways said so. and I'll go on saying
so And I'm hanged if IN have any
of EN- mixed up IN my private family
affairs. I'm the person who has to
be convinced one way or another: and
that's not the sort of thing thu s.
going to help me to make up my
mind There's a photograph album
behind you there, Manning. Will YOU
give it to me?"
When he had it in front of him
he went through it slowly pausing
at every page. and looking first at
this OF that faded group or blurred
snapshot, and then at the man be
side him.
And now it was Sir Cotterell whom
everybody watched. There was some
thing tragic and piteous in the tremor
with which he passed from page to
page Evelyn saw that momentarily
he was losing hope; and she saw
gleam of pity and comprehension
change the set lines of Laydon's face.
The Abbotts wore an air of triumph
when the book was shut and pushed
away with sroan.
1t was Laydon who broke the
silence.
I'm afraid I'm not like any Of
those old photos now
No said Sir Catterell-the word
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hat doesn

was another groan. NO. that doesn't
help-that doesn't help at ALL"
Perhaps some one else" said Cotty
he made gesture that took in the
whole circle, one of those exaggerated
gestures tAat went so oddly with his
stiff CarI1;. sc-"perhaps some one else
would like to ask some questions
you, Manning, for instance
NO, thanks, COtty."
'Sir Henry. them"
Sir Henry srnoothed his chin.
"Wen. / don't know that l can be
very helpful No. I don't think that
| could ask anything that would clear
matters up at all. But-well, let mo
see" He turned 10 Laydon and
smiled a little, his mind chiefly occu-
pied with the desire to ease the sense
OF strain that had fallen upon all ex-
cept the Ahbotts. Let me see-T
wonder if YOU can tell me when and
where ev YOU last. I'm afraid my
own "tion is rather hazy; but
it MI. n up II you could remind
me-
quite .alblv Laydon relaxed.
That sounds a hit like the blind
leading the blind, sir, he said. but
as A matter Of fact l remember quite
we'll You were just going off to
India, and you came ont Of this room
with my grandfather into the garden
out there / can't remember how old
| was-about l. I think, but I re.
member YOU tipped us 3nd we started
our stamp collections OF the strength
of it,"
sir Cottereu looked up sharply.
"Eh?" he said. "Eho' IL that's
so-bv fove. if that's so--Henry"
If" said Cotty Abbott. ITS for
Sir Henry to SAY whether all this is
within his recollection His little
bleak eyes dwelt on Sir Henrys
puzzled frown.
DO you remember All this, Sir
Henry? Gould YOU swear II it?"
There was pause Sir Henry, sti1
frowning, shook his head.
I'm not clear" he said.
Cottv Abbott gave a short laugh
Perhaps there's something else You
could ask Or perhaps Mr.. Gregory
would like to put some questions.
"Or Evelyn" said Sophy Abbott
She sat forward, clnking and rustlinG,
then turned so that she could look al
Evelyn full After all, my dear
Evelyn, you are really more concerned
than any one, and the questions you
could ask if you chose would naturally
be most valuable. OF course, if you'd
rather not"
The slight sneer in the Mendip
Ffollinton voice, the inquisitive bulge
of the Mendip-Ffllinton eyes. produced
an unexpected reaction in Evelyn.
F'aintness was gone. The feeling of
being a pinned specimen under the
Continued on Page Fifty-seven)
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TELYN LAYDON'S little car
l. drew up at the big open door
and EVELYN ran quickly up the
L. steps and into the hall. She
stripped off dripping raincoat
and appeared in dark gray tweed
coat and skirt She had moved TO one
of the old wall mirrors and was pulling
off wet felt hat when she saw in the
glass the lowering form of Lake. the
butler. Without turning round she
asked:
Where is Sir Cotterell' Is he
alone?"
Lake moistened his lips and rubbed
his hands together. He was a pas
sionately nervous little man, with a
worried eye and a hereditary devotion
to the Laydons. For at reast three
generations a Laydon had sworn at
and generally bullied A Lake.
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INSTALLMENT VI.

CONTINUED from Yesterdays starl
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SEES PEACE IN DANGER
OVER EASTERN EUROPE
Spokesman for Berlin Foreign Of
fee Takes Issue With Zaleski.
Refers to Lithuania.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, January 12.--In what is
actually regarded as a foreign office
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| Congress that the personal equation
must be eliminated by women.
1--WE, as women, cannot discuss con-
| troversial subjects without putting
ourselves into the discussion she
said, Men can argue and seem
abusive in their controversial discus
sions, and 10 minutes later we see
, them together at lunch chatting pleas
antly But we women cannot do
that we remain personal in our diff
ferences-we must learn to eliminate
ourselves from business discussions. ,"
In discussing the work which must
be done by the members of Congress.
Mrs. Kahn outlined briefly the various
functions of the committees before
bill is presented to the House for
action. She paid tribute to Congress
as a hard working, earnest, sincere
body on the whole
Discussing briefly the subject of i'm
migration, Mrs. Kahn declared that
she favored the Wadsworth law by
which the families of men who
entered this country before the quota
act was adopted, would be admitted to
the United States
THE home-life is the foundation of
any nation she declared, land the
admission of those people would mean
the entry to the United States of only
) ,UUU duullIOIIdl dlILS, anu d /
the same time families would be re-
united
She expressed herself in opposition
to any open door" policy, however.
Miss Katherine Riggs, popularity
known harpist of Washington, and
Mrs Florence M. Howard, soprano,
contributed nearly an hour of music
as an entertainment feature of the
program. THE Romance of the
Harp" was the title of the hour and
following an interesting historical
sketch of the instrument she mastered,
Miss Riggs played delightful melodies
ranging the gamut of history from
the early European folk songs to
the modern harp masterpieces. Mrs.
Howard sang three selections with the
harp accompaniment.
Mrs. Joseph E. Friend of New
Orleans, national president of the
Council of Jewish Women, also spoke
at the meeting, and several reports by
officers of the Washington section
rounded out the business program.
Refreshments were served following
the adjournment of the meeting, over
which Mrs. Leonard B. Schloss. presi-
dent, presided and which was attended
by 200 women