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was sauntering indolentIy back
toward the dask on which the por-
trait lay.
Linda slipped from under the
covers in a flash ana darted after
her. Just as Dulcy was about
to lift the photograph for another
cool scrutiny, Linda snatched it.
out OF her hand and turned upon
her. You get out Of here, she
cried, in a voice trembling with
excitement. This is my room.
These are my things. / won't
have you shopping through them
It's none of your business who or
what / am. Go awav and let me
alone" The last words trailed
into a sob Of rage, that sent Dulcy
recoiIing toward the door, her
eyes round with establishment.
Linda stood quivering. the pic
ture in her hand, until Bulcy had
opened the door and disappeared
behind it. Then sEe ran and
flung herself on the bed and
smothered her sobning in the pill
lows.
The light burned ali night be
side the desk.
* X X
Marbury Campanile stands upon
the top of Campus Hill thrusting
it's finger OF white marble up
through the foliage OF the tall
oaks that cluster around it. Its
bells are eight in number. perfect
in tone-the gift OF old Dean
Steuer. In memory OF his wife,
dead at least five months before
his marriage to the present buxom
Mrs. Steuer, who is the dean OF
women.
ITO BE Continued Tomorrow
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! to know"
He heard the front door slam.
~
Quiet and calm in the great
room brought rest to Linda after
midnight. In the depths OF the
down quilts that had been ship.
ped ahead from Redhill for her,
her tired little body relaxed in
delicious lassitude.
The last sparks in the fireplace
were sputtering out, and from the
French windows cool, healing
breezes swept into the room. Be
tween waking and sleeping, Linda
wondered how she could have felt
SO Wretchedly happy just a
short two hours ago.
The far.off, unhappy events Of
the early evening had slipped
away la the preoccupation of
bodily comfort
Lazily. she listened to a car
stopping outside. and then to the
soft steps on the porch below.
Somebody was saying goodnight
in hushed voice and opening
the door with latchkey.
A note of male laughter floated
Linda felt her pulse quicken in an
effort of memory. But indolently
she gave up the effort and
drowsed again.
She was awakened by the lights
flashing full on in her face. Dulcy
was standing by the dresser, pull
ing off her gloves. Hello. there"
she cried to the sleepy girl in the
fnH. Ii nj
up like this. But there really was
something wanted to say to
you"
Linda blinked. What is it,
Dulcy?"
Look here" said Dulcy. coming
over and sitting down on the side
OF the bed, when l biurted that
out about Lucy Whitlock / had no
idea of making trouble for you.
In fact I didn't even know you
were at the party. | live at Bon
ham, and have visited at Redhill.
[ knew Lucy Whitlock, OF course
and when they spoke of her 1t
startled me. / saw her buried last
month"
Linda was silent. Against the
pillows her cheeks famed scarlet.
al didn't know it was you who
spoke of her at the party tonight.
she said duly. tits all right of
course"
Dulcy looked at her curiously.
"Well, I like you, kid" she said.
nonchalantly, rising and going to
get her gloves from the desk.
"And I'll stand by YOU"
Then Linda heard a little cry.
Dulcy had clutched the gray
folder. as 1t lay open on the desk
and was holding the picture to the
light.
why, that's Lucy Whitlock's
fatherp' she also shrieked.
What are you doing with this?"
Her voice was sharp with accusa-
ton.
CHAPTER 10
Linda only stared.
Dulcy reached for the lamp cord
and pulled 1t sharply. Under
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two hundred odd dollars. That
would be very useful for current.
expenses, but it would be no
kind OF use for the purpose OF
reducing Alan BrennaWay' inn
pudence.
It followed that $3.50 900 in
Corto Bel1as similarly bought
would yield profit of fifty-two
thousand dollars. That would be
a very reasonable instalment off
Brennaway's loan.
He pictured himself handing
Brennaway a check on account
for, say, fifty thousand dollars.
There would be no brusquerie;
he would, in fact, impart just q
little touch OF the grand sefgneur.
The whole incident would serve
as a lesson in delicacy to Bren-
naway. He would convey that
the mere handing over OF part
uf the money In no way dimin-
ished his sense of gratitude for
Brennaway's signal service.
His mind went off at a tan.
gent. For a moment his emo
tional being caught the echo OF
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} against her nose.
He let her cry it out for a
minute or two. Then he took the
handkerchief away and stuffed it
in his pocket. Now tell me.
Miss Lucy Whitlock," he com.
manded.
Linda stared back. you, too, !"
she gasped. Bun I'm not Lucy
WhitIock. Don't you understand?
That's what they thought. too.
Her troubled eyes pered into his.
CHAPTER 3.
The boy frowned. "Well, what
of it? / only called you that be-
cause heard them use the name
at the station when they were
looking for you. You didn't see
me watching that little welcome
on the platform. Suppose you
tell me just what happened"
The story came out, halted by
Linda's excitement and by the
boys brief questions. And so,
you see they never wanted me at
ALL she ended in little wall. II
thought they liked me. but 1t was
Lucy Whitlock they wanted.
When they found / wasn't she,
tH6y uluu WdHL IiS.
The boy was silent. pacing
lots more in Marbury besides the
critics are all a bunch of tripe.
Still"-he surveyed Linda from
head to foot--"I suppose you
wouldn't be happy outside OF one.
You're the type that Graves atten-
ton. Anybody can see that.
Linda threw her head back and
looked at him defiantly. Eyes, I
do" she flung out. i've never
had any,
The boy smiled knowingly "All
right. beautiful" he said. Enter
application number one on your
files. Thomas Moonlight Vaughan
offers the best brand of attention
on the campus-agrees to ring
you up when he feels like IL, take
you to parties and buy you Sun.
day suppers, when he isn't broke
or otherwise engaged"
Linda laughed. Thomas Moon
light Vaughan, honestly"
My God. woman" he retored,
you don't think I'd make it up?"
She giggled again. why. it's
lovely. I hope you live up to it."
Il do" replied the boy soberly.
And to all my nicknames--
Moony, Loony, Moonbeam and
Moonshine."
They were turning into Mul.
berry place, dark and rustling
with leaves and little winds.
by the way" said Thomas, as
they climbed the steps at No. 10,
you haven't told me your own
name"
"Why, yes, have" contradicted
Linda. Its Linda Mehitable
Waldron."
The boy stopped on lower step
and looked up at her. And who"
he asked. 'is Linda Mehitable
WaldronT"
The girl gave him sharp
glance. That" she answered,
that IL what the Alpha O's wanted
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that ecstasy or gratitude he had
felt the day Brennaway had come
TO his rescue.
Looked at over a stretch OF ~
crowded weeks the incident took
on a queer hue of unreality. He
could not quite remember the
sequence OF events. He could re-
member only a mad moment when
. Alan Brennaway was giving him.
as he thought. half million dol.
lars. He himself had been in a
highly emotional state There had
been something dramatic about
Brennaway's action which had
seemed convincing then. But
now
II wonder why he did it,"
Out Of friendship for himself?
But friendship could not explain
all the hectoring about Macedonia
and his personal expenditure.
II believe ne was carritd away
by the drama of the moment. lie
felt that he must rise to the &C.
casion. He has had his little hour
OF glory and now he wants his
money back. He intends to make
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himself a thorough nuisance II he
doesn't get it. !"
His mind still dwelt on that IL
weeks.old interview with Alan
Brenaway. Odd how memory be-
came blurred by intense emotion.
What exactly had been said by
Brennaway and what by himself
about that impossible Macedonian
project? He could remember only
isolated fragments of the scene,
At one point he had shown Bren-
naway the list of clients whose
securities the firm had held.
by Jove! When he saw that
list, Brennaway must have spot
ted Snirley's name. Must have.
So that in helping me, Brennaway
may really only have been con-
cerned to help Shirley No.,
wait a bitp'
Roger had the sensation of be.
ing on the verge Of an important
discovery.
Lets work 1t out -" Rren-
naway Is keen on Shirley. lie
finds that she is going to lose
100000. To prevent her doing
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that he paid up d half million.
Rather an expensive and round
about way OF setting to work! But
he's enormously rich. It's AZ If /
had dropped a hundred or two
to save her from crushing dis.
appointment. "
He whistIed softly.
Brennaway then found that
we were engaged. That must have
been bitter pill to swallow. No
wonder he Is so sore and wants
to make himself as objectionable
ais possible. No wonder he wants
me to 80 out there and mop up
one of those tropical diseases.
That puts MachiavelH amongst the.
amateurs
Suddenly he was angry. with b
primitive emotional anger that
made his breath come In gasps.
BrennaWay had his eye on Shir-
ley when he was going through
that sickening pantOmime of friend.
ship. And as for the Macedonian
business, Brennaway had merely
mentioned ii In the first instance
to cover his real motive, He pre-
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lcontinued from Local Pagel
and went stumbling down the
walk.
The Alpha OFhouse was situated
on one of the outlying streets of
Marbury. Linda remembered
that her taxi had driven between
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Its a funny thing, dearest.
that you didn't seem to realize
/ wanted cynaz to myself for .
minute or two, he interrupted.
II know you dida was
afraid you'd succeed" said Shir-
lev still maneuvering with lights.
''Fie- told me to put $4,000 in
Cof4o Bellas and sell when they
went to S.
..Did he. by iove!' exclaimed
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A Thrilling Romance Of High Courage
and Of Two Who Gambled for
Lies Highest Stake
Read This First !:

Alan Brnnaway sS New York after in
millions. seeks Shirley Dane,
beautiful society girl whom he has always loved and finds that though
looks did when
She tells him her father left her 100000 which in the hands Of
which $4,000 Alan
this high rate Of Interest and rather esents the superficial
life Shirley leading He her him but she
fses there another and begs him always to be her friend
other clients has been swept owing to frauds perpera BY his
He lends him half million square himself taking e. collateral
Macedonia and what he do with the
advice Of specialist and hearing from Shirley that she
where
New York her Kton begins to Be jealous q Alan and
Shirley discovers keOn Macedonia
ass her 4 she wants him 70 She offers TO ten Alan that kton
mention the subject Later the day she finds Alan waiting for
that husband living
beyond their Shirley leaves and Kelon in Alan brings
III.
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Don't be silly, Roger. When
I'm tired it doesn't necessarily
mean that I'm bad tempered. /
haven't had enough exercise
lately. / shall start riding again
tomorrow"
So matter.of-fact was her tone
that his face tingled, as though
she had slapped it. He felt his
temper rising. - He checked
it. Absurd to quarrel just after
such markedly successful ven
tnre. A queer bird, Cynaz. Five
thousand bought at forty-eight--
CHAPTER is
His pursuit of Shirley forgot
ten. Roger became engrossed with
a pencil and pad. When she
left the room he did not follow
her.
His calculations were OF the
simplest nature. They did not
really require a pencil. Twenty.
five thousand dollars In Corto
Bellas ii he bought at forty-etght
and sold at fifty.eight would
yield a profit OF five Thousand
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This Day h on History

On June 2s 1850 the steamship
York from Liverpool her first trip the Atlantic she
the first Atlantic cable IN 1863 which broke
and the second in 1866.
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Risking Life for a Dummy

Firemen baled through burning hospital to
dummy training equipment by the student nurses Not
until they had reached open did they discover their mistake
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TN TEX Is NEEDED
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
" PLANS CLASSES
IN REAL ESTATE
Course Is Designed to Pro-
mote Study and Research
in Realty Work.

Arrangements have been completed
for the course In real estate to be
conducted this Fall at the college of
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, 1t was announced today by DR..
James A Bell, dean of the institution.
The course. as heretofore, will have the
Endorsement of the Washington Real
Estate Board.
Combined with a series of lectures
by members of the local real estate
profession will be informal quizzes. The
course will be under the direction of
John A. Petty. executive secretary Of
the Real Estate Board.
In discussing the course, DR.. Bell said:
Modern progress In the growth of
cities as we'll as the tremendous rural
development since the advent of the
automobile has widened the sphere of
real estate activity. For trained men
and women with vision and courage
there are unlimited opportunities and
possibilities to reach success in the field
of real estate. The real estate business
carries with it a serious responsibility
to those who assume the obligations
of trust involved in real estate practice.
Its various branches are being highly
specialized and developed. The trained
expert in real estate is today render
ing professional service rather than
being engaged in commercial pur-
suit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
AUGUST PERMITS
IN DISTRICT DROP
Decided Slump Shown Over
/ July, Although Total for
Year Is Larger.

While the general trend of private
building activities in the District has
been heavier thus far during 1923 than
during the same period of 1927, projects
for which permits were issued in August
showed decided slump in total esti-
mated cost from the corresponding total
for July, the monthly report of Col.
John w. Oehmann, building inspector,
reveals.
The total cost of all private opera
tons here for the past month was COM
puted to be $2.402. 430, as compared
with $4.443. 965 for July.
Construction of dwellings had cost
nearly double that for apartment prof.
ects for which permits were issued last
month. Plans were approved for 107
dwellings having cost of $822,850,
while there we're plans for two apart
ments costing S460000.
Permits were issued as follows:
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Realtors Plan for Convention.

The general convention committee of
the Virginia Real Estate Association
will meet September 10 in the quarters
of the Richmond Real Estate Exchange
to plan the program of the Virginia
realtors convention, which will be held
at Roanoke, Va, october II, 10, 10, 1t
was announced today by w. Ludwell
Baldwin of Norfolk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
Test Strength of Columns.

A new and simple formula for COM
putting accurately the strength of
wooden columns commonly used in
buildings, bridges and other structures
has been worked cut by the forest
products laboratory of the Forest
Service,
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Inspect
Them
Today

Office at
9Th & Tuckerman St. NV.
Open Until 9 P. M.
TO GET THERE
Out Georgia Ave. to Tuckerman
St., or Georgia Ave. cars and get
off at Tuckerman St. N. w., then
east one and one-half squares.
BY AUTO - Out 18th ST.,
through Colorado, thence to Tuck
erman Street and 9Th. Telephone
Georgia 1858.
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:. Eight of every 10 people of Salvador
live on farms.
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at Casualty Hospital, where her condi.
ton was reported serious.
Boy. s, Injured.
Mrs. Randall H. Hagner. 1899 S street
sustained cuts to the right side OF
her face last night about 1880 O'Clock
when an automobile driven by her hus-
band and a taxicab driven by Luther d
Baker. Fort Myer Heights. Va, col
lided at Connecticut avenue and Wood
lev road. Mrs. Hagner. not dangerously
hurt. was taken home and attended by
DR.. James r. Mitchell.
Eight-year-old Edward Paris of Bal
timore, visiting at 1880 Vermont avenue,
was Knocked down near Thirteenth and
O streets shortly after 8 o'clock last
night by an automobile driven by
Samuel Dodd, Cherrydale, Va. and
severely injured Surgeons at Emer-
gency Hospital treated him for frac-
ture of the right arm and cut lip. His
condition is not critical.
While playing in front OF her home
at 5il F street northeast shortly before
3 O'Clock Yesterday afternoon Helen
Kicker. 6 years old. was knocked down
by a bicycle ridden by an unidentified
white boy. sustaining compound frac-
ture of the left leg. The child was
given surgical aid at Casualty Hospital
A collision between the automobiles
of Clifton Walker, 1880 S street, anc
Edward j. Beck. 1888 Irving street
northeast, occurred yesterday afternoon
at Fifth and NJ streets. Francis Brown
colored. So, 422 O street, passenger in
the latter machine, received injuries to
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his face and eye He was given surgi-
cal aid at Freedmens Hospital
Ruth Hawkins. colored, 9, 181 Ben
ming road northeast was knocked down
by a street car at Benning road and
Twenty-first street northeast about 8 :45
O'Clock last night and injured and
shocked She was treated at Casualty
Hospital. where physicians reported her
condition was not serious.
Three colored residents of Halls Hill.
Va. were injured yesterday afternoon
when trouble was experienced with the
steering gear of the automobile In which
they were riding on Lee Highway. They
were Virginia White. As years; Nathaniel
White. IS years. and Gertrude White,
Is years. They were taken to George
town University Hospital. given first-aid
and discharged.
Three year-old Rosemary Cuff, 3ll
Shepherd street. suffered a possible
fracture of the leg last night as a re-
suit of traffic accident on the Speed
way. She was given f1rst-aid at Emer-
gency Hospital. and the extent of her
injury will be determined by an X-ray
examination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-05
ONE KILLED, 13HURT
IN HOLIDAY TRAFFIC
Girl, 7, Victim of Truck Near
Home-Iniuries in Taxi
Dangerous.

one child was killed and IL persons
injured in IL traffic accidents in and
near WASHINGTON during the Fourth OF
July celebrations yesterday.
Seven year-old Ellen Carrie Kline,
Ss6 C street northeast. was run over by
a truck yesterday morning near her
home and died yesterday evening at
Emergency Hospital.
Louise Taylor. Is, $40 G street south
east was seriously injured when tax
icab in which she was a passenger coll
lided at East Capitol and Eighth streets
With an automobile driven by Thomas
E. Taylor. $40 G street southeast. Mrs.
Edna Reed. %, of the same address.
occupant of the automobile, received
injuries TO her mead and body.
In Serious Condition.
Mrs. Reed and Miss Taylor were taken
n Casualty Hospital. The former was
able 10 leave the hospital after receiv-
ing first aid. but the latter, whose
skull NAV be fractured was in so serious
a condition that she Was kept for treat
nlent.
George Young, colored, 81, 7l6 Third
street southwest occupant OF the auto
mobile of Eugene Cynders, colored, also
Of 7I6 Third street southwest, was Sc
verely injured yesterday afternoon when
the Cynders car and the car of Harry
Berman. 1904 Gallatin street. were IN an
accident on Defense Highway about
seven miles from the District line. Both
cars were going in the same direction,
police were informed, and the accident
happened when Brennan made an effort
70 mass the other car. The Berma1
car went of the roadway. 1t is reported.
the rear end of his car swerving against
and knocking the Cynders car from the
roadway. Berman brought the injured
man TO the city and took him to Provi-
dence Hospital, where he was treated
for internal injuries.
Mary Alexander, colored, 81, 3o2 H
street southwest, was seriously injured
about $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon
as q result of being thrown from the
automobile of Ralph johnson, coiored,
1000 e street. when the car skidded on
the wet roadway on Chapel Hill road
about IL miles from the District line.
Her iawbone was fractured and her
skuIl may be fractured She was treated
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Resignation Accepted.

Resignation of Second Lieut.. Harry
G. Sillinger, Corps of Engineers. has
been accepted by the President, to take
effect August /. He is from New Jersey,
and was graduated from the Military
Academy in June, 1925, and from the
Air Service primary flying school in
1926. He is stationed at Fort Hancock,
NJ r j.
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PRAGUE UNVEILS STATUE
ON FOURTH TO WILSON
Czechoslovakians Honor u. s.
War President as Factor in Crea-
ton of Their State.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
VIENNA, July 5.--Prague celebrated
the Fourth of July by unwilling a statue
of Woodrow Wilson in the City Park
before the Central Station bearing the
American war Presidents name.
wilson next to President Masaryk,
always was the most popular figure in
Czechoslovakia, as the CZechs considered
him almost the creator of their state.
The idea for the monument and the
funds came from Czechs living in Amer
lea, the leader being Thomas Capek,
president of the Chicago Bank of Eu-
rope. The bronze statue. by Albin Po-
lasek, another Czech in America, stands
on a high blue marble pedestal and
shows Wilson, twice life size, with hands
outspread as the apostle of peace and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-05

One of the most hazardous occuca-
tions in the world is topping or cut
ting off the tops of the big trees in the
timber country of the Pacific Northwest
Only the best woodsmen are permntec!
to do the dangerous "timber-topping. "
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Utah Socialists Pick Stoney.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July S

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. July L4).
Charles T. Stoney, Socialist candidate
for United States Senator from Utah in
1922, again was named candidate
for that position at the State conven-
ton here yesterday. The ticket includes
candidates for virtually every State
Office.
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independence, bringing new ideas to the
world and new spirit to democracy.
The pedestal bears the simple inscrip-
ton, Woodrow Wilson, 19l8-l928."