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CHAPTER xxx

CHAPTER xxx
where do you want to go to
eat2" Gus asked her. as she stood
there with one foot on the step
Of the cream-colored roadster. 1t
was shaking and trembling, great
monster that it was. as II 1t were
eager to be off.
Bobbie gave her head a little
shake. 'Oh, / don't know" she
answered, trying to make her
voice hard and cold. II want to
talk to you tonight. Gus. Let's
go to one Of those places where
you sit side by side on stools.
We can talk so much more
easily in q place like that"
He gave q short puzzled laugh.
Whats the matter with you,
Baby? You've been queer all
day." he said easily. and pulled
her down beside him. he slam.
med the door and they started
down through the lamp-lit dusk
Of the street."
At Sunset boulevard he turned
west, and started up toward the
hills, purplish brown and mysteri.
GUS at that time of the day.
Lights were patterned against
them, showing where the narrow
roads wound to their tops.
Bobbie knew where he was tax
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that Lupino could have effected
their escape earlier?
"As long as I kknow you're
going to keep your word to me,
the actual getting out doesn't
matter so much.
You're wrong. Those fellows
may have done something to
bring on a police raid"
He walked over to the door,
and examined the lock, which
was on the inside. carefully. "I
thought So" he muttered. "a
cinch."
From the bottom drawer Of his
desk, next to the floor. he took
out a short piece Of iron, bent
at one end and nattened.
Sometimes when we wanted
to break open a case Of stuff
here in the office we used this
he explained.
With his gigantic strength It
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CHAPTER THIRTY-sIx
Were going to get down to
businessr' Jacqueline repeated the
words after Julius Lupino. What
do you mean by that?"
A terrifying fear was in her
bosom that he was playing her
false. The strained look on his
face lent color to her fear, but
his words. instantly. treasured
her.
We've got to get out Of here"
She flashed him a look of re-
lief. "You mean what you said,
after all! was afraid you
didn {. But how can we get
out7 Mustn't we just wait until
somebody comes and unlocks the
door?''
II was lying to you all the
time about being unable to get
out. It's a cinch."
The strain-the shock of the
experience through which she
had Just passed, began rapidly
to escape from Jacqueline in the
great relief Of her promised free
dom. What did It matter now
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With all Of the rooms open.

with all Of the rooms open.
Thirty thousand dollars worth
OF merchandise carried away, and
, no chance TO get a gallon of it
back" he grumbled. Everything
went against me tonight-every-
thing
They were now on the first
floor, and Lupino led her toward
the back of the mousse into
room which, at some other
period IL the buildings history.
mad been the kitchen. A kitchen
sink and remnants Of plumbing
still survived: the cook.stove
range was gone, but insecurity
tackled to the floor. close to the
side wall, was the square of
zinc on which it had stood. Lu.
pino bent over and ripped this
away. disclosing a trap-door which
he pulled up: q short ladder
leading downward was visible.
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THE HOLLYWOOD GIRL : By Beatrice Burton

G6IUT was too busy worrying
~ out Gus to think OF doing Il"
she told herself angrily, sitting
there at Stella's little white table.
First thing know I'll be where
Stella Is. Out Of everything"
Well. she would tell Gus Mac
Cloud that night that she was
quite through with him. He never
had helped her anyhow. He had
promised to do this, that and the
other thing. and he never had done
anything except make love to her.
All the work she had had, except
that first days work, had come
from Roy Schultz. She would put
Gus out of her mind. She would
forget him. She made up her mind
to thati
But when she went home and
shut the door Of her bedroom she
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BY Lucy Lowell

lie IL one Of those who always
"A IL talking about the good old
days.
Indeed, there are many like him
more than you'd believe: folks
up In years who just won't be
happy because today isn't yester.
dayD
He remembers various things
which make him sad when he com.
pares them with things as they
are.
He remembers when a working
man could go to the croneP meat
shop and buy a pound Of steak for
dime. He remembers when the
same thin coin would take a dozen
fresh eggs or peck Of apples.
He can recall the time when
music had some tune to It instead
of just a lot OF crash-bank noise to
make your head ache.
He remembers when the younger
generation-the girl part of it.
wasn't going to the dogs, what
with knees showing and hair cut
short and their loud talk Of things
their mothers and grandmothers
would have tainted to hear men.
toned back in the old days.
And It's sad day we're living
in and--etc.'
Well, is itP Was the time he
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DO YOU KNOW
THAT

White bands on Berlin police.
men indicate that they speak a
number Of foreign languages,
among them being French and
English.
So many shillings are put in Lon
don gas meters that q coin short
age often exists until the meters
can be cleared and the coins again
aBt IN circulation.
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was but q few minutes until
he had pried off the entire lock.
The door swung easily. free
and clear.
A STIFLED FEELING
The captured feeling. as though
she were still locked la a vault,
was Still upon Jacqueline; but
the competent. confident manner
of Lupino convinced her that
all was well. He was putting
on his hat and topcoat.
"When / built this place / fig
ured that the vault door down.
stairs might accidentally go shut
sometime with the combination
on and lock me in" he told her.
"Or there might be a raid. i
built an emergency exit Come
on"
As they passed down the stairs.
the house looked curiously empty.
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Ing nina celebrated his holidays
when he celebrated at abby
walking to the park with his fam.
lily, toting along q lunch his wife
had cooked. walking home again.
Now he rolls out his shiny new
car, motors out to some nearby
town, lunches in style at a clever
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-07
ENGLAND IS
GROWING

WlHE total population Of Eng
n land and wales numbers ST..
SS6,6g9. Of which there are 49,.
O75,2S9 males and 1851 60 fe-
males.
Its density is SAC persons to
the square mile or about an acre
per head-greater than that o.
any other country in the world.
Nearly 80 per cent Of the popula.
ton i've in urban areas.
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FOR LEATHER
CLEANING

THIRST boil half a pint Of lin.
4 seed oil and when this is
quite cold stir in the same guam.
tity OF vinegar and mix together
thoroughly and apply sparingly
to the leather with a flannel,
rubbing the liquid we'll in. Polish
with soft duster. An occasional
rubbing with sweet milk Is an
other excellent method Of i'm.
proving the appearance Of q
leather suites
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The Froth and Tinsel Of the Gay White
Way Lured the Heroine Of This
Astounding Serial Story.
Read This First:.

Jacqufne Longanport and obtains
an engagement the
petOE,
meets is
L!pnOs personal After her first Lupno
taking her hOme when she accOed the ght
LupfnO crmin Of
the Further publicly declares Jacguene
to
him. In
district
make
Of
fellowship, Jacquelne owes her loyalty to LupfnO
NOw Go On With The Story
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Cut in Sizes: Is, Is and 20
years. An 1S-year size requires
/ yard of plain material 40 inches
wide together with rs yards Of
figured material. II bolero is omit.
ted. and the dress Is made without
contrasting material. 1t will require
2N yards of 40-inch material. The
width Of the dress at the lower
edge il 1as yard. Price. l0c.
each Of these patterns to THE
WASHINGTON TIMES Magazine
Editor. Print name and address
plainly to insure prompt delivery.
Send Zoe In silver or stamps FOR
1877 Book OF Fashions.
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remembers actually 30 much better
than this?
The working man may pay from
five to ten times as much for q
pound Of steak or a dozen of eggs
as he did then. But
The workingman's salary IL
more than ten times as high!
Back in the old days the work.
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It's a Fact!

A legend that the Ark of the
Covenant Is hidden in q temple in
the wilds of Abyssinia Is to be in.
vestigated by an expedition which
left New York recently
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Indoor Nail Boxes

TWO inventors in Cologne Germany have designed small
which enables resident to post letters without going Of
doors The deyce consists Of box divided into two compare
nsnts one for letter delivery the other for collection
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LONDON
The AdsIphI Estate, Strand, VIC. 2

World Renowned With distorted
Associations
The finest available site In
one Of the most prominent and
valuable positions. Situated be.
tween the Strand, the Victoria
Embankment and Charing Cross,
near the Cecil and Savoy Ho.
tells. FREEHOLD, SITE AREA
NEARLY TWO ACRES. Present
Leases, ETC., producing about
sac, 900 per annum, all expire In
1882, when possession can be oh.
tanned. To be offered for sale
by public auction in London on
Tuesday, 21st June, at $50
p. M, In 8 lots. Particulars and
plans Of
WEATHERALL & GREEN.
AWctioReers Sarveyors
20 chancery Lane
London. w. c. 2 England
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night to Gus MacCloud. who was
as much in love with her as It was
possible for him to be In love with
anyone.
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ness"
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unsound mind by court proceedings
before the guardian can be APP
pointed.
everything now was fixed snug
and tight. The hospital authorities
We're armed with a certificate OF
lunacy against Houghton, which
certificate the focal police were
bound to respect; Houghton's expert
knowledge OF auto repairing was
discovered, and the doctors set him
TO work repairing their autos at
wages 80 per cent or 80 under the
union SCALE
But they had to give him the run
OF the grounds to do that. and In
June, 1925, he was introduced 10 All.
torney q. F. Curtis by an ex.innatA.
who recently had enjoyed q similar
introduction.
And so Houghton was happily
'habeas corpused" out Of captfvity.
on the ingenious plea that the treat
ment given him by the hospital had
restored him to sound mind, He is
now working az his trade IN at.
Louis and getting regular wages.
too.
That Is a great Joke on the hos.
@AOuS1IOu W6SIl Z crazy
at all. Just a little upset.
How comes 1t that the Bureau
could find authority for sending ont
to Cleveland In order to lock 4
sane man up. but couldn't find au.
thority for sending across the East.
ern Branch in order to get IS sane
men out?
Let Him See Coolidge
Perhaps the Director was afraid
the man might come on here with
baseball bat and, do something
spectacular. Undoubtedly he thought
the man was crazy and had him
confined in self.defense. And DER.
haps the ST.. Elizabeth's doctors
agreed with him.
But we don't think 90, because we
were informed on good authority
that when President Coolidge gave
reception to overseas veterans a
while ago, the hospital authorities
issued Houghton a parole to attend
the ceremonies at the White House.
And that's no place for q crazy
man with ball-batty ideas.
(AnOther Installment Tomorrow
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ADvERTlsEmENT
WASH POISON
FROM KIDNEYS
Drink Water All Day Long
and Take Salts if Your
Back Hurts

Kidney and bladder irritations
often result from acidity. says a
noted authority. The kidneys help
filter this acid from the blood and
pass 1t on to the bladder, where It
may remain to irritate and infla.ne.
causing burning, scalding sensa.
ton. or setting up an irritation at
the neck Of the bladder. obIiging
you to seek relief two or three
times during the night. The SUI
terer is In constant dread; the water
passes sometimes with q. scalding
sensation and IL very profuse: again
there is difficulty in voiding it.
BLADDER weakness, most folks call
It because they can't control urino-
ton. While it is extremely an.
noying and sometimes very painful.
this Is often one of the most simple
ailments to overcome. Begin drink.
ing lots OF soft water, also get
about four ounces Of Jad Salts from
your pharmacist and take a table.
spoonful In a glass of water before
breakfast. Continue this for two
or three days. This will help neu.
traliZe the acids in the system so
they no longer are a source of ir.
ritation to the bladder and urinary
organs. which, then act normal
again.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, and Is
made from the acid Of grapes and
lemon Juice, combined with lithia.
and Is used by thousands of rolks
who are subject to urinary disorders
caused by acid irritation. Jad salts
causes no bad effects whatever.
Here you have a pleasant, effer
vescent Whitewater drink which
may quickly relieve your bladder
irritation. BY all means have your
physician examine your kidneys at
least twice a year.
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Tech High Opera Club
To Present "IOlanthe''

The Tech High School Opera
Club viii present Gilbert and SuIIi.
vans "Iolanthe" in the Eastern
High School auditorium tonight.
1t will be repeated tomorrow night.
The leading parts win be played
by Miss Hazel Boyce, Miss Cath
crime Birch. Marry Schonpank, Miss
Madelon Sherman, Henry McDon.
aid, Basil Postlethwaite, Clifford
Adams, George Callahan, Helene
Swarthot. Loise Prescott and Ell.
nora Knee.
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Inquiry Is Ordered
OF C. P. Mills, Dry Chief

An Investigation Of the adminis
tration Of Chester P. Mills. prohibi.
ton director for southern New
York. was ordered today by Score.
tary Of the Treasury Mellon. L. G.
Andrews, dry chief, will conduct the
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: Insane Man Let Go
To White House

This tWetVsecOnd
rounding nGcv proceedings and policies WASHINGTON Th serss
the result Of seuera weeks investigation b. member Of Tke
By DONALD McDOUGAL
The action Of the Veterans Bureau in the Houghton
discussed yesterday strictly legal and in accordance
with the requirements Of the World War act "
tended to provide system for the relief persons who were
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By DONALD McDOUGAL

disabled while protecting the
country" And not only legal. but
typical. judging BY the following
letter from the bureau to Hough,
toms mother:
UNITED STATES VETERANS
BUREAU
Washington. D. c.
january rs, 1926.
MRS. LAURA IlOUGHTON,
S118.A Hickory Street,
st. Louis. Missouri.
Dear Madam-Your letter Of
january IA. 1895, has been re-
ceived and contents noted. Your
son Is now q patient at st. Ellz.
abeth's Hospital and IL being
given every consideration. His
compensation Is being taken care
Of according to law and It Is be.
lieved that the interests Of the
claimant and Of his family win be
served at all times.
1t is regretted that, at this time,
your sons condition Is such that
1t would be unsafe for him to be
In the United States has adjudged
him incompetent and insane and
too dangerous to be at large. He
Is being treated at all times and.
II the time comes when his ply.
steal and mental condition viii
permit. 1t will be a pleasure to
have him returned to you.
There are quite o number OF
cases similar to that Of your SON
and the Veterans Bureau Is doing
everything In its power to- aid
these claimants. Every possible
comfort IL being given them and
financial assistance being fur.
nished as the law directs.
It Is hoped that you will CO.
operate with this office In caring
for your son.
Very truly, yours,
Signed M. B. MCMILLAN,
Regional Manager,
Washington. D. c.
Doctors Used Him
Houghton could not be incarcerated
In st. Elizabeth's without a state
ment from the bureau that he was
mentally incompetent. But mental
of q veteran carries
with it compensation at the rate of
$50 per month; and under a ruling
Of the bureau, the money will not
be paid to the beneficiary direct, but
only to his guardian. And the
beneficiary must be adjudicated Of
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TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
protection for ONE DOLLAR.
Subscribers Of The Times and
sunday Herald can obtain this in
az accident Insurance policy.
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inquiry.
Charges against Mills were laid
before Mellon by Representative
Laeiuardia tFl Of New York. IN i
recent speech in the House, La.
Guardia charged Mills with ineffi.
cheney, partial responsibility for di.
version Of industrial alcohol and
with operating a speakeasy with
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Educate yourself in your spare time.
IAke one Of the various courses of
1ered BY the schools advertised in to.
4 9s.ys Times and Herald Classified Sec
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News Briefs
TAKEN FROM TODAY's
CLASSIFIED ADS

Furnished Apartment
APARTMENT in private home
in Woodbridge, for working
couple; two rooms. SO q week.
See Classified ton "a.
Ford Coupe for Sale
FORD coupe, 1924. Good me-
chanical condition: five good
tires: $50 cash will deliver this
car to responsible party.
See Classification 1875.
Roof Repairing
ROOF repairing ana stove re-.
pairing--reasonable.
See Classification %.
LIOst--D0g
LARGE Red Wolf DOG. lost
Wednesday afternoon. Reward
See Classification s.
Furnished House for Rent
SEVEN rooms, Kitchen and bath. )
A. NJ. /. Near Central High
and Wilson Normal Schools.
See Classification 100.
The above wants ana Ofeera
are only . few OF the hundreds
OF interesting propositions mdveP.
elsed IN tOday's Classified AdvePs
tiAing Section. Turn thegp now.
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Handy Tables

Davenport Table-e0 inches
> long. Gumwood in Mahogany
finish. Very attrac-
tive pattern. Was
5000. REDUCED S7h.7S
to
Library Table, 81 inches long
Mahogany Veneer; scroll pill
lar ends, with at
tractive meeting
n strssshsT; Was $50. $3.50
REDUCED to.
Occasional Table - Octagon-
shaped top. Mahogany and Gum
wood in combination with 6g.
ured Veneer. Period
design. Was $4,000. $0Q.5O
REDUCED to -. AIaJ-
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Overstuffed Living Room Suites

3-piece Overstuffed Suite. as
illustrated above-consistins of
Davenport, Armchair and Wing
Chair-sprins upholstery, in
Guiding spring cushion. ALI
fronts and both sides Of cushions
are covered with jacquard We
lour. while the outside back of
each piece 10 covered with
plain velour $500
= match. S177.sO.
S6ec;G1 80. Ill
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We making shall
stockas well the broken Thus available
Suites and Separate Pieces that
galned" for clearanc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-05
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA,, Va. March 5 tSpe-
ciaD.-A sale at public auction of all
property on which city taxes are
owing for 1928. 1924 and 1925 will be
held in front of the City Hall today
at noon. Approximately $4,000 is still
owing, In reference to the collection
of 1926 taxes City Manager Paul
Morton announced that $41, 404.02 is
delinquent.
DIR. l.. w. Glazebrook, a layman of
Washington, will be the speaker to-
morrow night at the opening or the
parochial crusade in the Emmanuel
Episcopal Church of Braddock. The
crusade will be carried on each night
next week, ending on Friday. Other
national crusaders who will take part
are DIR. w. Sinclair Bowen, Col. John
III. Finney and Ogel Singleton. The
services will be in charge of the rector
of the church, the Rev. A. Hugo
Blankenship, who will be assisted at
the opening service by the Rev. Percy
Foster Hall, rector of st. Pauis
Church, this city.
Mrs. Ida Wise Dead.
Mrs. Ida V. Wise, 70 years old,
widow of George Wise, and d daugh-
ter Of the late James Egerton and
Phoebe Caverly Lowe Snoot. died yes
terday at her home in Rosemont. She
Is survived by three grandsons,
George Wise Darst, Thomas Campbell
Darst and Meade Darst, all sons of
Bishop Thomas G. Darst of Whining
ton, n. G. Funeral services will be
held Monday morning at 10 o'clock
from the home of the deceased. and
will be conducted by the Rev. Ernest
NJ. Delaney, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church, and the Rev.
William J. Morton, rector of the
Christ Episcopal Church.
Funeral services for David Milton
| French, A years old, who died on
Thursday at the Alexandria Hospital
will be held this afternoon at the
home on Russell road. The services
will be conducted by Rev. William J.
Church. and burial will be in st.
Paui's Cemetery.
Struck by Automobile.
Vernon Marsteller of Clarendon, Va,
ran into Miss Sara Baumgardner last
night on Russell road, at Glendale
while driving toward Alexandria.
Marsteller had stopped behind a
Washington Alexandria bus discharg.
ing passengers and waited until the
pa ssengers had alighted and started
across the road. Miss Baumgardner,
however, became confused and started
back and was struck. She was taken
| to the Alexandria Hospital, where it
was found she was suffering more
from shock than injuries.
All persons residing in this city and
operatinG automobiles bearing District
of Columbia tags will be summoned
to Police Court. Joseph Lloyd, charged
with driving an automobile while un-
dei, the influence of liquor. was fined
500 and $20.50 costs I'm Police Court
by Judge Shaw this morning. Charges
of carrying II gun and making fe-
lonious assault ON Motorcycle Police
man Wright will he tried before the
grand jury.
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PROMINENT LYNCHBURG
CIVIC WORKER EXPIRES
Widow of Max Guggenheimer on
Way to Pacific Coast When Strick-
Ell at st. Paul, Mimi.

By the Associated Press
LYNCHBURG. Va. March a.-Mrs.
Bertha Virginia Guggenheimer. widow
Of Max Guggenheimer and Lynch
burg's foremost woman in phllan-
thropic and civic affairs, died sudden
ly Thursday in st. Paul, Mimi, where
she and her niece. Mrs. Norvin Lind
helm of New York. were stopping en-
route to the Pacific Coast.
Her death was due to heart disease,
according to telegram received
here. and y. S. Guggenheimer left
Immediately to accompany Mrs. Lind
helm to Lynchburg. where funeral
services will be held Monday, with DR..
Stephen A. Wise of New York, noted
Jewish leader, in charge.
Mrs. Guggenheimer, transformations
ly and quietly, was a large contrib
utor to charities here and elsewhere
and there were several movements in
which she took exceptional interest.
among these the organization for
rehabilitat ton of Palestine, to which
she was a generous subscriber, and
the National Fairgrounds and Recre-
alton Association, of which she was
a member and contributor to all of
its interests.
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FRUIT MEN FAVOR LAW.
Virginia Meeting for Compulsory
Grading and Packing.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
PURCELLVILLE, Va, March s.
A representative number of Loudoun
County fruit growers attended a meet.
ing here yesterday in the interest of
the bill prepared by the Virginia State
Horticultural Society, which the
General Assembly will be asked to
enact for a compulsory fruit grading
and packing law applicable to all
fruit offered for sale in closed
packages. Fruit not so graded and
inspected would have to be sold as
unclassified.
Prof. f. A. Motz, extension horti-
culturist of Virginia Polytechnic
Institute, and local growers spoke.