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Her breath came more quickly,
as she noticed the faded brown
stone. Was Jerry really there?
She looked around quickly, then
darted into the vestibule. A series
Of names, Brown o'Fla.
herty '"' Ruben -" Gold.
schmidt =" New York names
v-and there next to the top :
Jerry's!
At that moment some one came
into the shadowy vestibuIe. In a
sudden panic, her heart thump.
ing guiltily, Sally pushed the
slightly opened doorway inwards,
and began TO. climb the dark
stairs.
Why had she done that? A
cowardly. dangerous thing to do
only suppose that had been
Jerry. The footsteps were COM
ing steadily behind her. She
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had pushed the door open that
Jerry was lying there. sick. deli
rious.
Inside the narrow room she
looked around with dismay. The
battered Morris chair, the table
piled with tobacco lars, papers.
odds and ends, the confusion 81
things on the floor, the narrow
cot by the window where 4 sick
boy lay. tossing restlessly, his
eyes burning with his fever.
They fell on her, but unseeinKly.
For q moment the pity OF 1t
struck her helpless. Only in New
York could think like this hap.
pen. could man sicken and
be uncared for until someone, q
friend or q casual, stumbled Ii
on him.
She remembered now how Jerry
had spoken of the fever that had
wasted him once in South Amer
lea.
II have to be careful even now.
I've had little attacks-they're
pretty bad, guess. / go out Of
my head, you see. Quinine helps
some. And II / ever get an
other real attack Of that fever
again, WE'LL He had grinned
cheerfully. with the cheerfulness
that refused to regard even death
with dread.
Sally was on her knees by
the cot, her cool fingers on his
forehead.
That's better, he muttered.
Much better. Tell the foreman I
want to see him. And there's
Carlos Rodriguez-yo can tell
him =" His voice became
inarticHlate. He was living over
again days Of struggle in the heat
Of the tropics at Adrian Martins
mine.
Sally's WEAKNESS left her, as II
she could never be weary again.
She did not think now. It wasn't
necessary to think. What she
must do was SO plain. He didn't
recognize her. While he was ike
this she could care for him. watch
over him. He would never knew
never find out. But thia~sho
would have this to remember.
She moved softly and swiftly
around the disordered room, pick
ing up things, fresilening every
thing, throwing open the window,
trying to straighten out the COM.
Portable that covered Jarry,h
twitching body.
That was done in five minutes.
In another five she was ringing 4
door bell frantically.
TO Be Continued Tomorrow
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climbed to a second floor. OF
course it couldn't be Jerry. Shed
slip out Of the house again di-
rectly the man behind her had
gone into his room.
But the man climbing the
stairs behind her did not turn
into room on that floor either
$ This Is ridiculous" Sally told
herself. Why did 1 run like
THAR
She knew 1t wasn't Jerry who
was behind her now, but the
thought that she was in Jerry's
house made her happy and un.
happy at the same time.
All at once the footsteps be.
hind her slackened on a landing.
A key clicked in 4 door. and this
presently slammed. Sally stood,
her hands on the banisters. look
ing down through the murk Of
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If we could find something down
In the thirties 1t might be good.
OF course the rents are terrible.
If 1t didn't work, we might lose
everything. We're all q little
scared. We've all been looking,
but we haven't had much time.
If you want to, you might go
down In that Ieighborhood to-
morrow and see IL you could find
anything at all reasonable. A.
second floor would do :"
Sally listened eagerly, discussed
prices and locations.
She walked miles the next day,
studying buildings with earnest
eyes, interviewing renting agents,
and pretending that her heart
didn't sink at the prices demanded.
She walked and inquired until
she was weary, and yet felt she
had accomplished nothing. The
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8ally'n eye ran down the adver.
Using columns. Models Wanted,
Models Wanted. She stared at the
words carelessly for o moment.
Then It flashed on ler-why not?
TO wear lovely clothes still, even
if they weren't yours - at least
that would be something. And
] know how to wear clothes now!"
che told herself.
She went directly the next
morning to the Fifth Avenue
branch Of the famous Partisan
house. A quiet-voiced woman with
cold eyes studied her, pursuing her
lips.
She nodded. ''You can start to.
morrow morning" She hesitated.
You've had no experience, you
gayf Well, we have to be very
particular, you know. Our clientele
II q distinguished, critical one
some Of the most prominent mem.
bers of the social world-the New.
port colony
''ohg' sally got up. II don't
think I'd do. That is--nos I'm sure
I wouldn't do"
''But just told you You'll
be very satisfactory. ="
''But you see-nny lack of ex-
perience-I feel" Sally's voice
Haltered into nothingness.
Good morning! Thank you for
wasting my timer
Sally gave a little shiver, az II
she had had a narrow escape. She
felt depressed now, and her courage
L = - n
apartment. The girls had gone.
She sat there waiting.
At 4 o'clock she made herself
some tea. Her mind had turned
and revolved until she was sick Of
thinking, weary Of her own prob.
lens Then, all at once, just when
she had decided to stop thinking
about what was to become Of her,
the idea came. Why not work
with her friends-there must be
something she could do at the
Beauty Shopl Why hadn't she
thought OF that right away.
She went out and spent most Of
her money reck1essly, buying little
delicacies, renewing acquaintance
with the butcher and the grocer.
when the girls came home, the
table was laid, the food hot and
eavory on the table.
They crowded around her squeal
ing with pleasure.
"Sally--wI1y did you ever go
away? Popovers-look.
real popovers! I'm starvedr
..Oh, I'm just trying to get YOU
IN good mood. so that can ask
you for a job. :"
you're hired. There never was
cook like you
"I'm serious, really. I mean
Ii"
"a Job. You mear-''
Ruth Irving looked at her for a
moment, met Florence Clark's
vide eyes. The Grahams nodded.
II was as il little lnspoken
conference was running around
the table.
sWouldn't 1t be wonderful
Florence Clark exclaimed
'eWhy. with Sallv 1t would be
bound to gor' said Billie Graham.
sI didn't think you really in.
tended Toto do something right
away, or I'd have asked you,
Ruth Irving told her.
Sally looked at them In be-
wiIdermert.
.But. darlings. / don't know
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his head with a lettering adora.
ton in. her palm.
She knelt q long while like
this, gazing into the tanned.
winsome face: strokinG the fine,
silky brows.
Her heart was bursting. Into
her brain, searingly alert. there
came oppressive recollections. She
recalled especially an item she
had read in the newspapers
years previous. The story Of
a girl who had a little boy.
And her friends knew the child
was fatherless.
He was about years oId--a
sensitive, handsome lad. At
school one dav another child
called him q name. With the
derisive callousness Of childhood,
other boys took up the cen.
sure, SO that this one child was
marked out. One afternoon he
disappeared.
That night the frantic mother
found him. In the basement
hanging by a rope. He had
killed hiInself-strangled out the
unebarable anguish Of life.
Roen buried her head on tho
pillow, closing her hand on the
baby's.
There was always this side Of
it.-how would the child react
to his mothers defiance? How
would the child like this open
brand?
Would he be strong enough
to mock an ungracious worlds
sneer? Would it be fair to de-
mand this Of little boy? Would
it nurture the sweet, joyous
kindness she so wanted in
her son?
Easier for her, perhaps. Who
knew how blighting for the child?
She loved this little being with
his hand now fumblins alens her
face, loved him enough to be
stoned; loved him enough to tight
like q tiger: yet loved him too
much to take the slightest risk.
Packing her clothes and the
bahy's clothes, marking q new
address on d box with his tub
ana his table. Roen grew quiet
with cold violencs Of resent
nent. Suffer as she would, battle
az she would, all ways were
blocked. And she could discover
none that would insure to this
most precious of children--no way
that would insure the wholesome,
joyous future she was ready to
purchase for him-that she would
purchase though the cost be her
souls life and her hearts blood.
Midnight she wrote to Godfrey.
This letter she would mail after
she was safe In q new hiding
place.
so sorry missed YOU. Your
letter forwarded to me here in
Chicago. where l will be for the
next month, when l may be sent
on to New York or back to San
Francisco. How I should have
delighted to be with YOU on
Christmas. I warmed my soul
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the hallway. She was breath
ing hard.
From the farther end OF the
corridor where she. now stood, a
light cleaned from the chink
Of q door that was not tightly
closed. As Sally stole towards
the head Of the stairs, / low
sound came to her ears, a half
fretful sound too quiet to be
called a moan. And then sud.
denly in q kind Of whisper she
heard her name.
She felt suddenly sick and dizzy.
For a monet her head whirled.
Then the whispering went on,
disjointedly, with little broken
murmurs.
She turned. and feeling her way
along the wall, came to the
door. She did not need TO listen
any more. She knew before she
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patch Of sky above the tall build.
ings was darkenIng.
Sally decided to go home. All
at once she realized the street she
was on. One of those last days
with Jerry, he had told her where
he stayed when he was in New
York, She remembered II as she
remembered every word he had
ever said. Rotten little room
!. but Tn not there often. And it's
cheap" This was the street-and
the number-why. 1t was only
two blocks away, over beyond
Lexington.
She struggled against her i'm.
pulse. But to see where he lived,
to pass by quickly, knowing he
was there 1t would make
her heart ache and vet she wanted
to do 1t. She surrendered to her
impulse,
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Life, Love and Adventure Are the Lot
Of an Obscure Girl in
High Society.
What Has. Happened So Far:

sally Marsh to New York with thousand dollars and
deruL education with
and after three years decides g marry She fails find
toduce her into smart society through Mrs Brooke provided sally
be dictates and Sally iess signs to the effect that she loves him
her BroOes brother
TUbby Wells
fall
Sally egretng with Shevn asks him
scOffs that
Adrian Sally Martin learning that he
with him
her sweetheart calling Martini Sally msunderstands
and episode Martins life and
telling shevln discovers to her horror how makes his
South Shevln
her from New Yoeng her to see him In his apartment or ne
win the letter Jerry Sally He makes his meaning
clear her. then arrives Finding Sally tractbe Shevn
letter who reads 1t in spite Of Sails frantic
tests Shevn he not through with her and Sally rushing
cut, goes back to her girl friends.
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Some girls have married the strength Of the tall talk
he handed out They figured their life going to be Of
and luxury, travel and fun
To their they found out too late that most Of the travel
ing get away bill collectors
The luxury luckury his specuaions lunches
right they put the high hat stuff
And when his gambling wasn't diamonds
hook they hid in hall lived deatessen
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Don't be fooled by these flash fellows who talk like and
spend like mllionare-for EVENING"
Entertaining lady right for evening nothing compared 10
being willing to support her right the Of her life
The fellow who is careful about spending his money saving
it. And when he meets the right girl he may with
the orchdand the high to house and
lot he pay cash for a desirable corner!
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BY Fay King


rs funny girls will be fooled by flash take
them and show them swell evening they will make
their other friends by telling
and eeng about this swell guy who certainly knows
entertain lady right"
They never stop think carry
ing borrowed from other less snowy steady fellow That
probably is cote on back
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-26
Supply Of Castor OIL

VAST fields Of oil plants grew wild in Mexico it is
ported There two varieties Of woody growth, whose
seeds yield 80 OIL and the other of herbaeeou
habit, with seeds yielding about so cent of OIL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-26
This Day in our History

IN this day August g. 1891 Issued simultaneously BY
" Nathan Read james John Fitch and John Stevens the
first patents for steamboats, The first successful steamboat
world, however, the invention Of Robert Fulton
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SHACKLED SOULS

Il guess there's no one home"
Why, yes--I heard footsteps.
There's a baby crying. - I"
A girl saying that-probably
Geoffrey's wife. Ring again.
And suddenly the woman in the
next apartment saying, why, yes
Mrs. Jackson's home. just
saw her go in"
Were looking for Miss Roen
Ross"
"Oh, that's her friend-her mail
comes there. Is the bell broken?"
Ringing again--then again-and
the woman next door suggesting:
Wait a moment, I'll get the
manager. l know Mrs. jackson
is home.'
Roen~ leaned against the wall,
her heart collapsing.
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CHAPTER 81

AI1AF i Ell o Z
The neighbor, Mrs. Berry, deter.
mined that Godfrey North and his
wife should gain entrance, re.
peated her CHASTITY suggestion:
TN run down and get the mana.
ger. She has passkey. Most
likely the bell doesn't ring"
And now the baby began to cry
cried out loudly.
you see, she's home! She never
leaves the child alone"
Almost lifeless, Roen waited for
Geoffrey's answer. If the mana.
ger should come up and open the
door? If Godfrey should see Roen
here with her child about whom
Jackie. her own brother, knew not
4 thing? Godfrey to come saun.
tering in and find Roen in hiding
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CTO Be Continued Tomorrow
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-10-20

is congress .adheres to a strict economy
program in it's expenditures.
1t was emphasized, however at the
treasury, that while another surplus
of a half billion dollars, or possibly
$500 900 600 is in sight for this fiscal
year it will not be safe to go beyond
the $3.50 900 900 in cutting the perman-
ent tax bill of the nation. Much Of
the surplus TO rthis year, it was de-
clared, will be composed of large nom
recurring items, including $7O,000,000
from payments of railroad loans and
about $3O0,0OO,000 from back tax coll
lections. .e1
AS the situation is shaping up prir1-
cipal cuts on taxes seem likely to be
gwen to the corporation and mis-
cellaneous levies which usually are
paid on a fiscal basis regardless of the
quarterly installments arranged for
nciome taxpayers. Senator Smoot
would have the proposed reduction in
the corporation tax apply on incomes
of this calendar year, - 49,. el
! A decrease to at least IL per cent
has been favored by the finance COM
mittee chairman on the 81 per cent
corporation tax He also faVorS Wip-
ing out Of all Of the remaining war
time levies including the tax on pas
senger automobiles. Likewise. he will
renew his fight for repeal of the estate
or inheritance tax.
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-10-20
REDUCTION OF.
INCOME TAXES
this YEAR, Plan

WASHINGTON Oct. II P)--Appli-
cation of the prospective tax reduc-
ton to incomes of this calendar year
on which levies will be paid during
1923 will be sought by Chairman
Smoot of the senate finance commit
tee, who outlined a comprehensive
revenue plan today coincident with an
nouncement by the treasury that the
proposed cut must be held within a
total of $25OO00,OO0.
The program of Senator Smoot in
wolves another attempt to put the pro
posed revenue bill into law by March
l, to give the taxpayers the benefit of
reductions in payments due March Is.
This was accomplished two years ago
and hte Utah senator believes it can
be done again.
The treasury announcement compli
Gates the plans of administration
leaders in congress including Senator
Smoot, who have been contemplating
a total cut of at least $2O0,000,O00 and
even $35OO00,000. The Utah senator
has believed the latter figure possible
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-10-20
new RIVER PLAN
IS PROPOSED BY
Sen. COPELAND

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, o.
Abandonment of the Colorado river
states conferences which have sought
an agreement on the proposed BotIl-
der canyon dam was advocated here
today by Senator Copeland, Demo
crat, New York, recent visitor in
the west, on the grounds that the
group in conference is too large for
effectiveness.
Proposing a new scheme. for solu-
ton of the power problem in con-
nection with the dam, Senator Cope
land suggested that eff two or three
tactful, we'll informed gentlemen
from California are sent to Ari=
IONA to confer with Governor Hunt
and his. associates, I believe the
Arizona leaders can be made to see
that this plan protects the interests
of Arizona"
The senator proposed creation of
Colorado river water authority to
take over control of power distri-
button from the dam after the gov
eminent had been reimbursed for
the building project. He would have
three persons from California, Ari-
IONA and Nevada in control of this
corporation, with authority to dis
pose of power developed by the
dam.
Senator Copeland suggested that
the three states equally divide prp7
fits Of approximately 100000 am
nually, and added that if this was
not agreeable esthat California could
well afford to forego it's share. He
would have the secretary of the
interior supervise the corporation.
cit lis absurd to talk about allo-
eating power between the three
statesP he declared How much
power can Nevada use; how much
power can Arizona use? 1t may be
that iii the future, with the econ
ornic development of these states, a
large amount of power will be needed
but at present they would use an
infinestimal amount. Under existing
conditions, practically all OF the
power would be used in California,
particularly in southern California.
If Colorado river water authority is
created it makes no difference to Arr
IONA or Nevada where the power is
sold. It can be disposed of anywhere
there is a customer. No matter
where it is sold Arizona and Nevada
will benefit financially by the trans
action, So,
Referring to Denver parleys which
have been fruitless so far, Senator
Copeland declared, "they threaten to
destroy the project of building; the
group, of men is too large to deal
successfully with the problem. Speech
making and argument will not build
the, dam ass. .,as ia 49,
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-10-20

Skilled physicians recognize the
appearance of piimples, bolls and
other skin eruptions' as being an in
dication of an abnormal condition
of the system. This is why so many
thousands have been enabled to free
themselves of these unsightly blen-
ishes and painful annoyances by
taking a course Of S.S.S. 't't9yers
81 suffered from impure blood
was weak, and | had lost so much
weight, l didn't look natural. ! had
pimples and was also bothered with
a breaking-out that itched terribly.
/ also had boils one after another.
tried different kinds of remedies,
but nothing did me any good until
a friend advised me to take S.S.S.,
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-10-20
gov. Al Smith
HAS Won West
COPELAND SAYS

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 49,
Governor AL Smith of New York
has ''won the west" Senator Cope
land, Democrat, New York, declared
here today upon his return' from a
trip through that section.
Appealing to the generosity and
sense of fairness of the south" SEN
ator Copeland asserted in a long
statement "all that is now essential
Ito the nomination OF Governor
Smith as the Democratic candidate,
and his. election as president is Tor
the south, the cradle of Democracy,
| to support his candidacy"
On the basis of his western can
vass, the New York senator insisted
1.-THE opposition to Gov. Smith in
| the so-called solid south ! am
convinced, is not as strong as it has
been represented. Some of the most
1 substantial citizens of Dixieland have
told me that they are convinced
| that Governor Smith is the only
| Democrat who can win next year ana
that the entire solid south will vote
| for him in the election. 1t seems
| a pity that the south should ne
prepared to vote for man In the
election and yet refuse him the nom
nation, by which he could win the
election" :
| 81 cannot believe the matter OF
religion would consolidate the south
against the sterling manhood and
democracy of Governor Smith. Sure
lily that great section would not
flaunt the wishes of larger group
of electoral votes than the south
possesses"
Pointing out that he was Mason
and Methodist, Senator Copeland
testified to the character, honesty
integrity, purity of life, intelligence,
temperance and reliability OF Gov
ernor Smith, "a man every way
qualified for the highest office with
| in the gift of the American people"
/ Senator Copeland said the country
needs a change in Washington de-
claring "the selfish interests are
becoming entrenched as they always
have been entrenched when the peo-
pie have grown careless.
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DOUGLAS DAILY DISPATCH THURSDAY MORNING OCTOBER l2r
E ARL CARROLL
TO LEAVE PEN
MUCH IMPROVED

ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 10 (P)-Earl
Carroll will start his return to the
bright lights of Broadway tomorrow
after more than four months in the
Atlanta federal penitentiary
And that gay thoroughfare will
find him a heavier, stronger man
than it formerly knew, in the opinion
of DR.. Charles T. Nellans, the prison
physician, who has watched his con-
dition carefully since the New N7rk
theatrical producer entered the prison
to begin serving his term of year
and a day.
Physically he has been benefited
considerably by his stay in the peni-
Tertiary and when he walks through
the gates free man he will carry
some 25 or 80 pounds additional
weight, Dr. Nellans said.
Tonight CAROLS signature to TIE
papers authorizing his release on
parole was the only formality be-
tween him and liberty These papers
were expected from Washington dur
ing the evening and arrangements
were made to liberate him before
noon tomorrow.
All other formalities attending his
release were completed today, in
Guiding the payment by Carroll OF
a $4,000 fine which was part OF
his sentence for conviction of perjury
in connection with his celebrated
Washington's birthday "bath tub"
party on his stage in New York in
1926. |