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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-20
SYNOPSIS

NANCY. was pretty. GAGE and a
blue-blood, even though she did live on
the other side of the railroad tracks.
But Nancy, just couldn't help falling
in love and becoming. engaged to hand;
some ERIC NELSON. whom she had
met at Edith Harcourt's. rich school
chum. Nancy's pride causes her to break
the engagement when she finds that
Eric's mother Is a laundress at the
Harcourt's Unable to stand the ten
sion Of her enforced separation from
the man she loves. Nancy goes to live
in San Francisco. Here she meets
Jerry Hall, a man about town, whom
Nancy starts going with when she hears
that Eric is interested in another girl.
Nancy's father is suddenly injured
and Nancy, now without funds is forced
to, take .Jerryinto her confidence. He
tries to impose on her trust. however,
thus compelling Nancy to work out the
enigma for herself.
Through former school chum, Sue
Martin, who works in a big department
store, Nancy gets Job. She then goes
to live with Sue. Edith Harcourt Jour
neys to San Francisco and Nancy, Wis
iting her, meets Richard Adams, whose
sister. Chloris. is interested In Eric
Nelson. Richard and Nancy become good
friends. Nancy later meets Eric, at her
request and he tells her is in love with
another. Nancy suspects the girl is
ChloriS.
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CHEFS PREPARE
MANY DINNERS
FOR TEACHERS
Round of Banquets Are
Scheduled for City's
$4,000 Guests.

Indianapolis chefs began today to
work overtime supplying luncheons
and dinners to Indiana State
Teachers Association groups in con-
vention here until Saturday noon
-Four breakfasts are scheduled for
Saturday morning.
When the convention closes few OF
the $4,000 teachers attending the
-, convention will return to their
classroomS without having attend
ed at least one of the banquets on
this list.
Today's List Of Dinners
Banquets today are:
1890 P. M.-Hanover College Alumni.
1915 p. M.-Classical Section, Sphinx
Arms.
IL Noon-Deans of Women. Marott.
1890 P: M-History and Social Science
Section. Claypool.
1900 Noon-Home Economics Section.
Columbia Club.
Central Christian Church.
1890 P. M.-Secretaries' and Clerks Sec
ton, Columbia Club.
1900 Noon-Vocational Section, Claypool.
1900 Noon-Indiana State Normal. Clay
pool.
citation. Athenaeum Club.
1900 Noon-Allied Arts Section. Colonial
Tea Room.
1918 P. M.-Science Teachers, SEVERN.
500 P. M.-Forum Banquet. Y. M. O. A.
800 P. M.-Earlham College Alumni,
C1aypool.
$50 P. M.-Attendance Officers Dinner.
Lincoln.
500 P. M-Lambda Delta Phi, Claypool.
500 P. M.-Mu zeta Alumni. Claypool.
500 P. M.-Pi Zeta, Parlor S, Claypool.
500 P. M.-Pratt Institute, Claypool.
Claypool.
500 P. M.-Delta Kappa, Y. NJ. G. A.
500 P; M.-Manchester College. Grace
Church, Thirty-Second and Capitol Ave.
Banquets for Friday
Friday banquets are:
700 A. M.-Educational Research Break
fast Lincoln.
7:3o A. M,-Administrative Women In
Education Breakfast, Lincoln.
1880 A. M.-Omicron MI Breakfast.
1880 A. MP Lambda Breakfast. SPHINX
Arms.
7;so A. M.-1ndiana School women's
Club. Lincoln.
1900 Noon-Psi Chi Omega Of Central
College, Columbia Club.
1900 Noon-Primary Council, Claypool.
1900 Noon-Grade Teachers Association
OF Indianapolis, Elks Club.
1900 Noon-Acacia Fraternity, Chamber
Of Commerce.
500 P. M.-John Heron Alumni Asso-
citation.
500 P. M.-western College Alumni, Co..
lurlbia Club.
500 P. M.-De Paw University Alumni
Banquet. Claypool.
500 P. M.-Columbia University Ban
Duet, Spink-Arms.
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cocious child trying to "show of. y
She couldn't imagine a man like
Eric being in love with her, but both
he and Richard seemed pleased at
her playfulness.
Her laughter flashed like a live
wire through any attempt at sensi-
BILE conversation. She rumpled
Richards hair and ran around the
table to feed Eric on olive.
EAT it for Chloris," she COM
manded. And kissed him lightly on
the top of the head.
"Auntie" demonstrated.
"Why can't I kiss him?" de-
manded the obstreperous one.
Were engaged, aren't we?"
Nancy kept her eyes on her plate.
She could imagine the color creep
ing into Erics face.
1t was ridiculous, she thought,
bitterly. He would never have loved
her if she had acted like this.
Shortly after they had returned to
the library Eric said: I'm sorry,
but I shall have to catch an early
train"
why, Eric" Richard objected,
aren't you staying over Sunday?"
In can't do it this time" he
said, regretfully.
Chloris followed him into the
vestibule and was gone rather long
time, during which interval Nancy
became absolutely unconscious of
anything she said or did. Nor ever
afterward could she remember.
Ito Be Continued
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CHAPTER xxxvr


Early in the following week Rich
ard came into the store and Nancy
assisted in the selection of pocket
book for Chloris. It was beauti-
full one, Of limp, expensive leather.
Lucky GIRL" thought Nancy,
when both sweetheart and brother
buy her such lovely gifts"
She was uncontrolably hurt that
the choice of them had rested on
her.
"I had planned to have our din
ner at the st. Francis" Richard
conf1ded, "but auntie insist that we
have it at home. Will it make any
difference to you, Nancy?"
Certainly not!"
But her heart sank like a stone
because it would be even harder to
meet this fascinating little rival in
her own home. And 1t would be on
Saturday after Nancy had worked
all day.
Richard told her, however, that
dinner would not be served until 8.
So she would be able to manage
a hot bath and short "rest' be-
fore time to dress.
When Saturday night arrived Sue
was all admiration.
"Your dress is lovely, Nancy. You
look perfectly gorgeous"
"This is the first time I've worn
it, although bought it early last
spring"
Bought 1t for her trousseau to de-
light the eyes of Eric Nelson. And
Eric would not even see it,.
But in that she was mistaken. For
as Richard tucked her into his Car
he cried, 1.-THE party is growing in
spite of me-"
"What do you mean?"
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always late. Always dashing from
one engagement to another"
A moment later she had dashed
into this one. A rollicking kitten
of a girl, with smooth, blond hair
and eyes which danced with merri-
ment.
Richard, kiss your sistah! OAR
ling, do love the pocketbook? And
so. this is Nancy?" Cali in one
breath0 She turned to her with
obvious interest. I'm awfully glad
you've come. Richard has spoken
of you so extravagantly."
"Extravagantly? Me? Don't be-
lieve a word of 1t, Nancy!"
"But you have" Chloris insisted,
you've positively rayed."
Nancy, flushed and embarrassed,
met Eric's interested gaze. He was
smiling as if amused by the antics
of his vivacious little sweetheart.
He who had sworn he hated "talka-
tive women"
Chloris whirled about.
II must show you what Eric
brought me-"
Nancy, prepared for jade, was as
tonished to see a -colored
topaz on a slender chain. Why
then, had he purchased the neck
lace? Not for his mother! She
could not imagine jewelry of any
kind on Hilda Nelson.
The dinner seemed endless. Nancy
was spellbound by the antics OF
Richards sister, yet she was not sure
that she "cared" for her.
She reminded Nancy Of a pre-
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Leaves $3.50. 600 Estate

BU Times Special
COLUMBUS, Ind, Oct. 20.-The
late G. Martin Keller, local capital
ist, left an estate of $450,O0O, 1t is
revealed by his will which has just
been offered for profile here. A
brother, William P. Keller, and a
sister, Mrs. Mary B. Cox, both living
here, are bequeathed most Of the
estate.
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Crippled Boy Missing

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Oct. 90
Harold Davis, II, cripple, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Harris, near FIT.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-07-01
Questionable. 1

Who discovered the Pacific ocean?
2-What is the oldest town in the
United States and when was 1t settled?
8-What is the area Of the earth's
surface?
4-What is the average PERSONS
range Of visibility?
GLOW many times has St. Louis
won the National league pennant2
e-What Is the meaning of the Rem
aissance as applied to art?
EWhat land is remarkable in that
1t has practically no drainage to the
sea2
81What is the Oldest Greek letter
college fraternity?
9-Who said, II regret that have
but one life to give to my country'f
1O-What industry is considered the
barometer for general trade In the
United States?
11-What is myopia?
12-How old is the earth?
13-When was negro slavery intro
duced into the United States?
14-When was Yale college founded2
a15-Who was the first man to drive
an automobile more than mile in
minute2
1e-What American actor has won
distinction as tragedian and come
dian; as an interpreter of Shake
speare and of the modern drama, and
is equally proficient on the stage and
In moving pictures?
17-Wbich of the continents has the
most regular coast line?
18-Who was the first lyric poet OF
France?
19-Who said: "D-n the torpedoes
90 ahead ~?
2O-What is Americas greatest I'm.
developed resource?
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What's the
Answer. ,,,.,,,,,.

Here Is now feature that will
provide profitable entertainment
for all of our readers. In each
issue we will print a series of
twenty questions covering such
subjects as history, science, ge-
ography, literature, arithmetic,
religion, sports, economics, IA
mous sayings, natural history
and other things. In this issue
we start the series with the 6rst
twenty questions. Our next issue
will carry the answer to these
questions and another set of
twenty, and SO ON over period
Of several months. Try to answer
these questions as they appear
in each issue. To do SO, to
search for tho answers that you
do not know, will add materially
to your store of valuable infor-
nation. This new, whats the
Answer" department is an edu.
cational feature of unusual value.
Cut out the questions, keep them
until the answers appear in the
next issue and then see how near
correct your own answers have
been. Follow it from issue to
issue and you will find it fas.
cinating.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-07-01

For long time Iceland prospered
In her trade in the down Of the elder
ducks, which was priced all over the
world for making pillows and quilts.
AS always in such cases, however, the
pot-hunters overworked the industry
and the result Is that now there is no
great amount Of money in 1t. Very
severe laws protect these birds, and
the taking Of the down from the nests
is carefully regulated.
Sea birds Of various kinds make
their nests In the cliffs and the hunt
ing Of these birds Is regular but per-
ilous activity. They are caught with
nets on the end Of long poles, and also
by trays made with horeshair snares
and having live bird as decoy ueo
to them. In some cases men are let
down with ropes from cliffs hundreds
Of feet SO as to gather eggs In other
wise inaccessible places.
These wild birds, such as puffins'
auks. guillemots and terms, collect In
such vast multitudes at some Of these
rookeries that they will sit perched
so close together, as to form q solid
mass. This helps them to.keep warm,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-07-01
Star Not Supernatural

According to Kepler the "Star of
Bethlehem" was probably conjunc-
ton Of Jupiter and Saturn in the con-
stellation Pisces, the two planets be-
ing so close as to seem like single
star. This conjunction Is recorded as
having occurred about B. G., and
might possibly coincide with the birth
of Christ. Another theory is that the
Star of Bethlehem was a recurrent
star, the last appearance of which was
in 1872, when 1t appeared in CASH
opeia. This star Is reported to ap-
pear about every $50 years. A third
theory is that the star was Venus,
which varies 10 brightness, but Isl the
brightest of an known stars.
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| WYNDHAM
: MARTIN
VIM.
SERVICE

killed. I don't see how that could
hurt an artist" Neeland Barnes had
formed his opinion Of the morals Of
artists from the fiction writing sof SEN
timental women. "Surely that wouldn't
put him down and out?"
ut did," Malet answered bitterly.
"a sculptor depends-in this country,
at all events-on commissions from
public bodies, many of whom have
women among them. When my name
was besmirched It was deemed I'M
wise to employ me to decorate build
ings consecrated to drama, literature,
or the arts. Even politics had to be
protected from my impure touchl
lost the award had been definitely
promised for a statehouse because
my morals were-so the report ran
loose. My failure was just as COM
plete as that Of Professor Bradney.
had a little money, and that went in
lawyers fees. My friends were few
and not influential.
Like Alfred Gilbert, 1 destroyed
what I thought was poor, and that Is
why there are not three Of my works
left In the world today. I have failed,
but could have done good work If
the incredible had not happened"
"As I remember, the thing was
rather-er-delicate," Barnes said.
you shall Judge. A poor girl ac-
costed me on the street and said she
was starving. To one who had lived
SO long in Paris, it was nothing out Of
the way to take hungry canine to
my studio and give her a meal and a
little money. remember it was late
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-07-01
Alphabetical Lore

The Romans took their alphabet OF
% letters into Britain, as they had
already taken it into Gaul and other
conquered countries, and it was adopt.
ed later by the Anglo-Saxons. To the
Anglo-saxon alphabet, however, three
new letters were added. Two Of these
we're runic letters and represent az
nearly as possible the sounds Of 18th"
and "ph." Later the influence of the
Normans caused these to be discard.
ed, and the three additional letters
of our alphabet are quite different.
They are ~" III" and wv"
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makes them valuable food adjunct.
In our grandmother's day they were
stuffed with chopped vegetables and
picked and were considered great
treat.
Pepper Entre.-Take enough pep
pers to serve, using half pepper for
each person. Remove the seeds and
white fiber and parboil for ten min
utes. Prepare enough fresh mush-
rooms to fill the peppers. Make a
rich white sauce, adding a cupful OF
rich milk to two tablespoonful each
Of butter and flour cooked together.
Cook the mushrooms five minutes in
butter and add to the white sauce.
Season well and fill the pepper cups.
Sprinkle with buttered crumbs and
brown in brisk oven. To set the
peppers in gem pans with bit of
water in each will be found the best
method.
Pepper Salad.-Prepare the peppers
by cutting into halves, let stand in Ice
water for an hour. Drain well and fill
with the following: Equal parts of
chopped celery and cucumber with a
tablespoonful or two of chopped onion
and one-half cupful of pecan meats.
Serve with a good boiled dressing in
the pepper cups.
Green Pepper Sandwich.-Mince fine
two large green peppers after remov-
ing the seeds and white portion. Add
cupful of mayonnaise dressing to
the pepper with tablespoonful each
of minced chives and parsley. Cut
thin slices Of sandwich bread, spread
with butter, then with layer of the
sandwich filling, cover with another
buttered slice and put away with a
damp cloth laid over the sandwiches
until ready to serve.
Green Corn. and Peppers.-Cut
enough corn from the cob to serve the
family, adding green pepper or two
finely minced. Into a hot frying pan
put three tablespoonful Of butter to a
pint Of corn and the pepper; fry and
brown lightly, season we'll and serve
hot.
Stuffed Peppers.-Cut into halves
and remove seeds and fiber. Parboil
for ten minutes. Place in gem pans
after draining peppers well and fill
with any desired forcemeat. Sausage,
bread crumbs and nuts or any chopped
meat or chicken, all are good. Such
vegetables as corn and mushrooms
are also good.
Tempting Dishes.
There are few dishes we serve that
are more enjoyable than good salad.
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served with inferior and stale oil.
Such prejudice Is hard to overcome.
Tomato and Orange SaIad.-Take
six firm ripe tomatoes and six oranges,
two tablespoonfuls Of chopped pars-
ley and French dressing. Peel the
oranges and tomatoes and arrange
them in alternate slices in salad
bowl. Mix the juices from the ends
of the oranges with bit of lemon
juice or tarragon vinegar, then add
three times as much olive oil and pour
over the fruit. Sprinkle with chopped
parsley and serve.
Dainty Chicken SaIad.-To one cup
full of cold cooked chicken cut into
small pieces, add one cupful each Of
walnut meats and cooked green peas
and one cupful Of mayonnaise with a
few chopped olives. Mix and arrange
on lettuce and garnish with whole
olives
Salmon Salad.-Take one can of sal
mon, four boiled potatoes, three sweet
pickles, two cupfuls Of cabbage finely
shredded and serve well blended with
good mayonnaise dressing, adding
few chopped olives.
Another good salmon salad Is can
of shredded salmon with two or three
minced sour pickles, cupful Of fresh
grated coconut and a simple salad
dressing, either boiled or mayonnaise
Serve on shredded cabbage or lettuce
Cheese and Peas saiad.-Take one.
fourth pound of cream cheese, one
can Of peas, two small onions minced
three sweet and three sour pickles
also minced, handful of nuts, all
mixed together with a good salad
dressing and served on crisp lettuce
Pear and Tomato salad.-Cut toma
toes and ripe pears into quarters. Ar
range in alternate colors on lettuce
Serve with snappy French dressing
to which bit of Roquefort cheese has
| been added.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-07-01
Accidents That Haze
Made Big Industries

A piece of cheese tossed by one
workman at another during the
luncheon hour missed its mark and
dropped into the plating bath used in
the production Of copper disks from
which wax photograph records were
stamped. Later the disks from that
bath were found to be far superior to
the others, and an investigation re-
vealed that the casein in the cheese
had done the trick, This disclosed
possible improvement worth thousands
of dollars to the manufacturer. Tele-
phone engineers discovered that an
alloy of nickel and iron, when pro-
and wound around the copper core of
a submarine cable, would increase the
speed of the cable six times. The only
trouble was that no one seemed able
to find flux that would weld the ends
Of the ribbon into a solid piece. One
day workman jokingly said: Lets
try salt" Picking up the shaker from
his luncheon pail, he started to
sprinkle the salt over the flux, when
the cover fell off the shaker and the
salt poured over the weld. This start
ed q chemical action that united the
edges, and the problem was solved. A
scientist in France, while experiment
Ing in his laboratory, inadvertently
opened the wrong valve. Before he
could rectify his mastake several drops
of moisture settled In a glass tube that
was part Of the apparatus. His ella
ton knew no bounds, for here at last
was the end Of the long search fol
liquid oxygen. Again an accident ere.
ated an industry and gave us an explo
sive far safer and mightier than dyna
mlte.-Floyd w. Parsons In the Satur'
day Evening Post.
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STORY FROM THE START


From the comfortable financial
situation to which he had been
born, Peter Milman, American
( gentleman Of the old school, and
last of his family, is practically
reduced to perjury through the
misfortune Of friend, Hazen
Brewer, whom he had unwisely
trusted. Learning Of Brewers sui
eide, which means the destruction
Of his last hope. Milman engages
French butler, Achille Lutry,
who speaks no English, and is
to replace Sneed, servant of long
standing. BY Lutry, Milman
sends letters to Prof. Fleming
Bradney, Floyd Malet and Nee
land Barnes. men whom the
world has classified as failures,
once of high position. In response,
the three call on him at his home.
After dinner each relates the
circumstances that wrecked their
careers.
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at night, and I first saw her on a
bench in Bryant park just as. the first
snow Of the year began to fall. ! was
selfish enough to think her thin,
draped figure would do for one of the
models Of a group had in mind which
was to be called Winter She told
me something of her history. 1t was
commonplace. I had heard it before
| do not mean 1t was not true. I
mean, rather, that 1t was the ur'Ial
story Of the ambitious girl trusting
too we'll the man who defers to marry
her,
II know said Neeland Barnes WISE
ly. II know. Waiting for the divorce
"She shrank from going up in the
elevator because she was so shabby,
so l helped her up the long flights to
my studio. She tainted when she got
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Prophecy Fulfilled

There are several lakes or streams
in different parts Of the world with
which are connected strange stories.
One Is Lake Chrissie, four miles from
Ermelo, in the eastern Transvaal,
When the Dutch emigrants from the
Cape first settled in the Transvaal an
old Kafiir medicine man predicted that
some day the lake would become dry,
and then the Beers would lose their In.
dependence This prophecy was full.
filed when the Beers were subju-
gated by the British.
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Actorless Age Expected

Frlco Prampolini, an Italian futur-
list, says the time win come when
there will be no actors in the thea
ter. The future theater, he says, Will
present "abstract forces and each pro-
duction will be mechanical rite OF
the eternal transcendence of matter
Instead of story enacted by human
beings 1t will be an arrangement Of
architectural and scenic forces, with
time and space the chief dynamic ele-
ments. Rome correspondence of the
Detroit Free Press.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-07-01
Chinese PkiIanthropy odd

Quaint forms Of philanthropy are
evident in almost every part Of China.
Funds are maintained for transporting
to his native province any man who
dies away from home, another or.
ganization provides collins for poor
children, and another society sets up
"drinking fountains" of tea or water
for the thirsty coolies who are lowest
Ia the scale Of Chinese labor.
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Their Choice

In a recent intelligence test given in
a high school there was this sentence {:
"a mother is $500 than her daugh-
ter" Underneath were the words,
wiser, taller, older" and the pupil
was supposed to fill in the blank In
the sentence with the most appropri-
ate OF the words.
Did they do it7 Fully half the class
ignored the given words altogether
and filed in the sentence to read:
"A mother is more wrinkled than
her daughter" Springfield Union.
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NuAa Wa ,pyeeQ
Skull With Handle

Among the new acquisitions Of the
British museum in London Is the skin
of human head stuffed with clay,
with handle in place of the nose and
with the lower jaw Of the person to
whom 1t belonged hanging round the
neck. 1t Is from Papua.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-07-01

Science has devised a way to as
certain certain prenatal facts, but
forewarned will not necessarily be
forearmed with the prospective father
of twins.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-07-01

1t Is a pity That
too few enjoy the
FRI n c h dressing
made from olive
Oil. Olive oil should
be fresh, sweet and
nutty in flavor. The
people who do not
like olive oil have
Or O b a b l y b e e n
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-07-01

Trying to keep up with the go
getter wouldn't be so irksome If he
didn't leave the revolving door spin
ming like Russian vaudeville dancer.