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business knowing about love.
making. much less showing the
poor taste to talk about it. How
ever. have only myself to blame
for being so fond as to indulge
and spoil you intolerably."
Estabrook patted his sisters
shoulder affectionately, and she
murmured: Spoiled indee d
never allowed moment
to myself, with a chaperon at
heels morning. noon and night"
AS If suddenly she remembered
the presence of Becky. alien and
embarrassed in this familiar
bantering IF am not mis-
taken, Miss McCloskey, you
haven't been here before.
Wouldn't you like to come up
stairs?" Nan asked sweetly.
John gave me an adorable desk
for Christmas. 1t used to be-
long to Madame de Pompadour.
know you'd love to see it,"
Becky looked inQuiringly at
Estabrook, who encouraged her
with an almost imperceptible nod,
and afterwards, with somewhat
strange and mingled sensations.
watched the two women he was
most fond OF leave the room
arm in arm.
Becky, he thought, looked frail
and almost attenuated beside
Mans healthy robust ess.
Becky's charm was elusive, con.
Trajectory, the charm of wist-
full eyes and intriguing smile.
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quite sad" Nan exclaimed with
genuine concern.
Becky smiled hastily, as if in
apology, and answered. It's just
that everything is so
so perfect ! should think you'd
be the happiest girl in the
world"
Mans glowing face became
grave.
"Ab. hut I'm not. There are
so many things It's
hard, you know. when you have
to submit to constant vigilance
and discipline. I'm not allowed
to go anywhere alone. I've never
known any liberty except in i'm
agination. Miss Ralston is for
ever at my heels. and must
obey the dictates of my brother
] adore him. but he is an ogre
just the same
Becky. who could think Of no
greater happiness than beng 80
situated as 10 rightfully and
legally be subject to John Esta.
brooks commands, said vaguely,
But is it really true that he
wishes you to marry? You seem
awful awfully young,
and ] should think he'd lust hate
to lose you."
"Ah, he wants to see me set
tied" Mans eyes were twinkling
again. Here is the man :
he's English, you know. and
really a very decent sort" She
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GENTLEMEN
PREFER

ENEW men are attracted by the
Il straight, sexless figure now
fashionable with so many women,
asserts Princess Alexandra Krop.
otkin in an article in this weeks
Liberty. The writer tells how
she was puzzled by so many
American women trying to be
unnaturally slim. So she con-
Quoted a discreet inquiry among
all the men she met, asking
them: do you prefer a hand.
full or an armfuI?
can honestly say" the Prin-
cess reports, that. with a few
exceptions, / found that the
semimasculine figure SO dear to
the heart of the modern woman
is not so lureful or tempting to
the modern man as women
fondly imagine.
why, then, this ideal. and the
conviction of its irrestibility to
the male. when so usuch evil
dence exists to disprove the
assumption? doubt whether
the sylphlike figure aimed at by
so many women expresses their
own devotion to beauty so much
as II embodies their hope of con.
quest"
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something to interest her there,
she didn't know what, but she
wanted to go away. to begin again.
When she told Carlotta the same
thing, Carlotta refused to listen.
But you can't leave me like
this, Sally. We're both alone-and
we've both suffered. I'll couldn't
stand having you leave me-"
But l can't Just live on you
like this, Carlotta. I'd better go
to the farm. 1t will be lonely. but
] won't mind that because I'll al.
ways be lonely. little lonely, any.
where's"
Carlotta saw her mind was made
up. But I can't say good-by to
you. Sally" she still protested.
You shan't. I'll come down to
New York once or twice every
year. and you and / will see each
other right away
So the morning came when the
woman kissed the girl good by.
ana the girl herself her trunk
packed, her bag in her hand,
stepped into taxi, bound for the
station.
But now that she was leaving,
an uncomfortable impulse swept
over her. desire deeply rooted
and impossible to resist. She had
started early. there was plenty of
time before her train left. She
would go to Jerry's room-it might
not be locked. She would stand
there for a moment. touch the
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held up the photograph of fair,
clean-featured young man for
Becky's examination. and Becky
exclaimed that she thought him
too good looking for words,
Yes, that's true enough" Nan
said, but in a way he's too
much Johns type. He's 30
quiet and staid. and 1 long for
Oh l don't know-dash. glamour,
romance. whatever you please.
I'm fond enough of Godfrey, but
he doesn't make my heart race
like mad bull, or even like q
nice, well.trained saddle horse.
'And then he lives down in the
country in England. and keeps to
himself a good deal, and has old
fashioned ideas about women.
It's just going from one cage
into another. don't you see? 1t
isn't that I wouldn't want to
marry Godfrey, but I'd like to
have a one good spree before /
settle down to be Lady Travers."
Lady Traverse" Becky was
dHdO1C W COBCCdl IfSE awe. IL IL
that young Lord Travers that's
visiting the Cabots? / read about
him in the paper
Yes, celebrated war hero and
all that. A brave soldier, but a
terribly timid sweetheart, Miss
McCloskey." Nan. in her turn
sighed You must forgive me
for talking so much about my
self. It's rude / know. but l
liked YOU as soon as I saw you.
Perhaps" she ventured with a
chuckle, ''it was partly the Gig
arctic. But ] felt you'd under
stand, somehow, how l felt. And
know so few girls, and they're
so-well. so silly. I haven't any,
one to talk to. So let's be friends,
shall WEI"
A rush of gratitude swept over
Becky, almost bringing tears to
her eyes. Here was a woman of
the highest social position-a
woman who was to marry an
English lord-who asked for
friendship as gently and sweetlv
as though it were a favor Becky
might confer.
Its it'd be wonder
full, I'm sure. - she stammered.
and Nan. with little crow of
delight, took both her hands and
squeezed them affectionately.
Ito BE Continued Tomorrow
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NOw Go On With The Storu.

A BUTLER, followed by trim
"A maid, brought in heavy silver
tea things. For an instant Esta-
brook had terrified notion that
the maid might be one of Becky's
sisters; though he had never OBJ
served it before, they looked alike.
That's some tea set Johnny"
Becky whispered.
You don't have to whisper.
Eohody's dead" he returned
GROSSLY.
We'll it gives me the willies-
all this grand stuff, l feel ninety
million miles away from you
here. honey"
Estabrook, thinking that it was
here that she would come to live.
If they were married, felt OBJ
scurely angry.
Don't be silly" he said. You
act as though you'd never been
in anyhody's home"
well so l haven't, sweetie.
Not one like this. Mercy. the
tea lay out must be worth thou
sands"
Don't you ever see anything
except in dollars and cents,
Becky"
"Yeh, that's right. I'm a gold
digger I'm out for what / can
get and that's all. Next thing
you'll be saying 49,.
"Oh all right darling, I'm sorry
hurt you. But you needn't
shout about it,"
Everything dos wrong"
complained Becky, winking back
two large tears. First I shouldn't
whisper and then l mustn't shout.
l wish you'd never brought me to
this place. 1t makes me feel like
two cents. when i know every
cushions worth more'n my whole
outfit with myself thrown in"
AS usual contrite tenderness
shook Estabrook. AS usual only
a gruff apology found it's way to
his lips. Suppose you have a
highball instead of that tea he
suggested. "That'll make you hap
pier"
Becky assented with some relief
and, slipping amber colored liquid
from tall glass. while long
cigarette sent whisps of smoke
about her shoulders, peace re-
turned to her. She and Esta.
brook sat in silence, brooding or
roaming. vaguely conten6
A stir at the door aroused
them.
With crow of glee young
girl. her rosy face glowing above
a great collar of grownish fox.
bounded into the room and was
about to fling herself upon Esta.
brook when she was arrested by
the realization that he had com.
panion.
Very stiffly Estabrook, sur.
prised and a little displeased by
the interruption, introduced Becky
to his sister.
Nan. a splendid young animal,
alive with health and energy.
flung open her coat and held out
both hands to Becky.
Bless YOU" she cried. For be.
ing the first woman to smoke in
this sacred domicile. Do impress
my bear-like brother that all nice
girls do 1t nowadays"
Becky, suddenly crimson with
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"Go?"
Yes. back to my apartment"
"Why?''
THAT japanese is phoning for
the police. It's not necessary for
you to stay here--have your name
dragged into this. This is all
mine. Sally. 1t had to be this,
suppose. I'll stay-I'll tell
them what they need to know"
But" Sally began.
Go. / want you to go"
She went out into the corridor.
rang the elevator bell. The eleva-
tor boy looked at her sleepily. She
felt as if she were mad. or
living in a nightmare. Out on
the street people moved, talking
together, going places, and She
she had just seen two men lie
dead. and a woman bereft of
brother and lover.
She walked towards Carlotta's
apartment in kind of stupor
But She felt more than excited
and terrified. She felt miser.
able. as if the world had come
to an end for her, too.
1t was only when she was in
the apartment itself that sudden
ly the cloud lifted and she saw
what it was that was expressing
her mind
The secret message that was
to have been sent to South Amer.
lea, the message which would
have saved Jerry's life, was
locked in Dan Shevlfn's heart, and
Dan Shevlin would never speak
again. Mark Trelaw's vengeance
had saved her, but Jerry was
doomed!
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CHAPTER so

CIl<A1 bENA ~
1t was from the vantage point
of week later that Sally was
able to look back and somehow
view more clearly the disasters
Of that night.
She had been i'll, close to
breakdown. the doctors said, but
she had fought hard, trying to
be brave. trying to meet what
had come upon her with forti-
tude.
Carlotta Brooke, released swift
~ enough from the short police
investigation, the ~mystery wo.
man. of one more killing to be
featured in the news, had been
kindness itself.
She herself seemed broken. like
changed woman, but she spared
nothing to make it easier for
Sally to bear what had happened.
When the days passed and there
came no word from Jerry, as if
the jungle or the sea had swal-
lowed him up, Sally no longer re-
belled. Instead a strange, sad
peace came over her. And she
chung pathetically to her one ray
of comfort-his memory. No one
could take that from her. she
told herself often. and no other
man could ever matter.
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The Broadway Adventure of a Girl
With a Good Voice Who Sought
Eagerly For a Real Job
What Has Hanpened So Ear:

Becky McClOsky goodloOng
alone in York. He
makes love her. but discovers
him realizes
her for share her profits Becky has
stabrOOk high
scafs influence she joins Broadway chorus He upbraids her
not picking millionaire admirer
out OF him AT studio party given by Boris AbeIard
EstabrOOks Becky thrown
s f fans and A6a angr sends his guests and
Months afterWard Becky meets
@ She @ him and he kisses She stands before
hears her sing tells her she has wonderful
shabby little he
Becky
she EsabrOOk
EsabrOOk will
ApeIard who devoted friend Estabrok
ADelard the social
be mad Later Estabrok tells Becky and Boris
urges treat gently
stabrooks to chorus girl him
Tor them He attenion
Becky Scarlet is kept informed Bckys dongS by woman
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of the farm, of the acr age of pine
and cedar that were al. hers She
did not tell him that sht had seen
in a vision her life before her, too
happy a thing to be quite true.
but true nevertheless.
For this moment it Has enough
to have his arms about her, to
know that he lived. that he loved
her. and that the shadow Of Dan
Shevlin and all her wretchedness
had gone forever.
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Strange Three-Layer Water

STRANGE three-ayer
a IN the FaroeSheland channel north of Scotland Atlantic
Ocean water the while beneath this
lsnd1c current, and still lower Norwegian
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Chemical Decomposition by Mercury

NEW method of chemical decomposition by which Excited
"A atoms strike chemical molecules and split them apart
into their constituents just bullet skaters clay pigeon
been described by Princeton professor -
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-26
Fair Good Time
For Visiting

The big county agricultural fairs
Of the various counties of the state
furnish an opportunity to the vari-
Gus civic and social institutions of
the county to present their message
to the people. They find that they
can come in contact with more peo-
pie through the FIVE or six DAYS of
a fair than they can by driving hun
dreds of miles around the county
and spending many days in the
work.
The Imperial Valley Mid Winter
Fair which will be held at Brawlev
on December to IL offers a splen-
did opportunity to come in contact
with the people of the various sec
tions of the valley. The manage
ment of the fair is very generous in
their arrangements to care for the
requirements of the several institu-
tions of the county which have been
using the fair for these purposes.
The big tent which will be raised
immediately is larger than ever be-
fore used here. Ii will contain ex-
hibits from every section of the
county and from various trades, in
stitutions and industries. 1t will be
crowded during the five DAYS of the
fair and viii offer splendid oppor-
tunity to meet these people.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-26

to advance the ball. Dahman kick
ga over the u. s. G.. goal line and
the Trojans put the ball in play on
their 20 YARD i,"e.
Four minutes left to play.
Kemp replaced Elliott. Kreiger
and Steponovich went in as ends fos
L. s. C. Schaub replaced Heiser al
guard. t
A Trojan pass was incomplete.
Kemp therw short pass to Krci-
ger for a five yard gain. Kemp
tiled another forward pass but
Dahman intercepted it for the Irish
on the Trojan 30 yard line. Riley
punched through center for a yard.
Dahman made six yards between
left guard ,and iacHlc. Elder made
three yards for first down. Dah-
man went off for three yards. Chew
ignv replaced Dahman.
Wynne gained yard at center.
Riley hit stone wall at center
IS the game came to an end.
Final score:
Notre Dame Z, L. s. c. 6.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-26
CalexicO Case
Still Tangled

The legal tangle surrounding the
conducting of the "Botica La Po
pular. Calexico drug store locat-
ed at First and Heffernan streets,
continues to find its way into deep
er water as it is being aired before
Judge Larew in the superior court
here The latest turn was request
by p. S. Thomas and Charles B.
Balderas to ~ be released as sure
ties.
Herman Zuekerman is plaintiff
in the ease with Eldrige T. Burnette
and George Zimmerman being NAM
ed as defendants.
Zuckerman charged that Burnette
and he entered into a partnership
of the store business and that with
out his knowledge or consent Bur
nette sold his share of the partner
ship TO other parties. He held that
this automatically Dissolved the part
nership and that he had right to
dissolve the partnership. The
court upheld him in this point and
issued and injunction restraining
Burnette or others from interfering
with the liquidation of the bust
ness by Zuckerman.
The court however, granted Bur
nette the right to look over the ac-
counts to show that Zuckerman was
disposing of the business in fit
ting manner, Burnette appearing hv
virtue Of power as attorney for his
wife. who had purchased his inter
est in the business. The bond of
81 800 was furnished to guarantee
Zuckerman's conduct in disposing
of the business.
The bondsmen in asking to be
freed from the responsibility in
formed the court that Zuckerman
had obtained their bond through
Misrepresentation of the true con
ditions of the business. Judge La
rev has taken the case under sub
mission.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-26
PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Reed plan to
leave this afternoon for a weekend
trip to San Diego.
Mrs. c. W. Maitland has as her
guest her mother, Mrs. /. S. Trey of
San Diego, who is spending a couple
OF weeks here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carleton Lynch and
Miss Rose Luttage of Burbank spent
the Thanksgiving holidays with Mr..
Lynch 5 parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Lynch.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burger of San
Diego are here visiting Mrs. Bur
gers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Angel of He'll avenue.
Ted Gruwell, son of Superintend-
ent and Mrs. B. NJ. Gruwell, who
has failed to recover his normal
health following an accident when
he was hit in the stomach with n
baseball bat some time ago, will be
confined to his bed for ut least 10
days longer. X-ray pictures taken
at the hospital yesterday showed in
ternal bruises bat no serious iniur-
ieS.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Delno have as
heir Thanksgiving house guests
Mrs. Delno's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Wood of Los Angeles. The
Woods will leave Tor their home To-
morrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Reynolds
have been entertaining a group of
Thanksgiving house guests. Includ-
ed in the party are Mrs. Reynolds
sister and brotherin-law. Mr.. and
Mrs. W. NJ. Blakemore and children
of Glendale: Mr.. Reynolds cousins,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Clancy of Po-
mona, and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Weber of Glendale. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clancy left today for their home.
and the remainder of the group will
leave tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Westmorland
are the proud parents of a baby
boy born this morning at the home
of Mrs. Westmorland 5 parents, Mr..
and Mrs. C. B. Adair. The baby
weighed six and one half pounds At
birth. Both mother and son are
doing well.
Miss Elizabeth Hockensmith left
today for San Diego, where she
plans to visit friends until the first
of next month.
Mrs. Birdie Curphy, wife of the
late C. w. Curphy, has returned to
this city from Beaumont, where she
has been for the last four years, and
has purchased the Coates Apart
ments. $40 Adams street. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. H. Coates. the former own,
ers, left recently for their old home
in Yelm, Washington, accompanied
by their friends. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Smith, who had been spending some
time with them here. The Coates
plan to reside in Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-26
West Pointers
Beat Annapolis
By United Press Leased WIRE

POLO GROUNDS, NEW 1ORh,
Nov. 26.--The Army proved TOO
strong for the Navy here this after
noon and before crowd of some
10000 people won victory OF lf
to 9 in their annual football game.
But it was not an easy victory.
Navy, the underdog, showed
stubborn fighting spirit.
After the first period had been
scoreless with most of the play IN
Army's terriory, Navy scored a
safety worth two points in the sec
pnd period. Army then brought
forth a dazzling attack in the tldrd
period which was good for two
touchdowns. s
Two beautiful forward passes IN
the fourth quarter, one for 20 yards
and the other for 80 yards, gave
Navy a touchdown as the game was
nearly ended. y
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-26

lIOHi 1H0e one
-~-------------
rursing and yelling at his fellow
convicts, Brown stroke back and
forth through the darkness of the
cell house Thursday night urging
Them to stick together and fight it
ouf to the death, the guards said.
Brown confessed to District At
terney McAllister that he shot down
George Baker, one of the slain con
yiets.
Accused with Brown as ring lead
ers in the revolt were James Gregg.
q murderer, James Gleason and Rov
Stokes, burglars, Albert Stewart,
forger, and Walter Burke, serving
time for a theater robbery.
Torlorn Hope Revealed
Arpled with but a single pistol, n
razzor and daggers fashioned ont
Of flies and pieces of steel with all
the painstaking skill of convict $
crafts the mutineers held at bav for
more than 20 hours the force of hum
dredssof men outside the cell house.
II was only after a night of hope
less fury over the failure of their
dash for liberty that the convicts
realized they Were trapped and
yielded TO the superior fierce of the
organfzed attackers, with rifles, ma
chine guns, tanks and hand gren-
AIDES and tear gas bombs at their
command.
Il A Thorough search of the cell
house failed to reveal any weapons
or. ammunition other than that
turned over when the convicts sur
rendered.
Not more than 100 of the 1900
conviets in the cell house were in
sympathy with the mutiny. in the
opinion of prison officials. The
Others were forced to follow the
lead of Brown and his confederates
through fear of them, it was be-
iered.
In a laeonic statement that ''thc
situation is completely under con-
troll Warden Smith announced the
restora tion of order.
DIR. Day, the hero of the siege.
was reluctant to discuss his work
alone. in the cell house with the 1900
Infatuated prisoners Thursday night.
81 H was my duty to take care of
those wounded men, he said.
did il without fear of person
al harm. The prisoners made no eff
fort to modest me.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-26
CHAMBERS WILL
GREET VISITORS
FROM San DIEGO

The regular monthly meeting of
the Associated Chambers of Com.
merce at Holtville last night was
marked with much enthusiasm, sever.
al members being present to repre-
sent the various organizations in
the valley. A number of matters of
Importance and interesting reports
by various committee chairmen were
taken up at the gathering which
was held at the civic center where
dinner opened the program at z
o clock.
Clark Adair was the first to take
the floor and gave a lengthy talk
on the progress of the rice industry
in the valley. He told of numerous
experiences being conducted at the
present time relative to winter
paintings of rice and said that pres
ent indications point to rice grow
ing becoming one of the leading in
dustries here in the near future.
A letter was read from the San
Diego Chamber of Commerce outlin-
ing its plans for its pending visi,
to the valley. The San Diego visit
ors have planned visits to practic
ally all of the cities in the valley
motion was passed in which the as
sociated chambers declared them
selves ready to do anything in theii
power 10 make the visit here an en-
joyable one.
The report of the various cham
beIs on the Referendum No. 81
which has to do with flood legisla
ton, was not ready and put over tC
the next meeting.
A complete report was turned IL
by w. G. Costello, chairman of thu
Good Will' Excursion eommitte,
on the trip to Arizona. The repor
was approved and the committee
given vote of thanks for its eff
forts.
I c. b. Moore gave a report on hi
recent trip to Fl Paso where he act
ed as representative of the associat
ed chambers at the meeting of bord
er chambers relative to the Mexican
Quota bill.
The pest control committee report
ed that it was not quite ready t.
turn in n report on its findings AM
the report was continued over t
the next meeting.
Congressman Phil Swing was AZ
pointed as national counsellor of tn
associated chambers for the Unite
States Chamber meetings to be hel
within the next year.
The treasurer report was rea
and approved and adjournment wa
then taken. The next meeting wi
be held the first Friday in Januar
at Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-26
McCabe Center
Holds Meeting

McCabe Farm Center held sue
cessful meeting last night with -
members in attendance. s. f. Rob
inson, president of the county farm
bureau, was one of the speakers of
the evening, giving general talk
on farm bureau affairs.
Miss Charlotte Wyard, county
home demonstration agent, spoke on
All Club work fer boys and girls.
and ID. F. Creighton, assistant farm
advisor. gave general talk
An old fashioned spelling match
ard music completed the program.
after which refreshments were
served.