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but burdens and sameness. Be-
sides, he is off on a weekend
with Tess"
II knowi We met her at tea this
afternoon" said the girl lightly.
She was glad Marza's back was
turned: glad no one saw the red
flame in her cheeks.
'.I'1l not see him any more. she
kept repeating holly.
And then she was running to
the door opening a box. Not
from Heinie-not from Bud!
Who was sending flowers today!
Lost chivalry!
Her hands flew for the note.
And the next moment, almost
with song Of happiness, she
read:
I'D rather be under the sum
raer moon tonight with the one
who doesn't-tl1e sweet one who
doesn than with the hundred
who do. Yours now and tomor-
row. Saxon"
CHAPTER Z
She had wondered and wondered
about this strange, dynamic force
love.
Twice she had thought It hers.
Now she knew
She took Saxon's note and ran
to her room, reading 1t over,
though the words were singing in
her heart. No one since the world
began had ever known such in
spired sweetness. Never, in all
the loving of men. had words
thrilling as these been spoken.
She laughed softly and pressed
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20, IF WERE A MANI" SAID. JERRY

Flashing with sore pride, jerry
glanced alt her mother.
Marza was exceedingly pale
drained even to the lips. 1t seemed
to Jerry her voice had a stricken
tone.
II was just II when I married
your father. You were born be-
fore / was Is. was not wildly
in love with him--then or ever.
"Oh, Marzai Then you met the
real man a few years later? You
never told me this. You met him
and loved MIN wildly? But it was
too lata?'
Maria measured her slowly.
When you meet the real man, It
Is never too late.
She turned the page of her book.
Very eoolly Very quietly. No
color came back to her cheeks.
And for the next hour she uttered
no word. She turned no page.
She sat there motionless as though
she had turned to stone.
Jerry had the frightened sense
of tumbllng on a deep and soaring
tragedy.
Maria sat quiet like this when
those letters came from Chicago
from her ola sister to whom she
sent large checks each month and
whose monthly letters made Maria
distracted and quiet. Jerry had
never seen this sister Of her
mothers. But each year Maria
went to visit her.
And often the girl came home
to find Maria tearing a letter to
pieces. Then she would sit the
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''I wish I'd never met him, .
she thought, blazing. Il wish ]
could get out of his--OUT OF
ITr'
But she went wondering about
the living room that evening.
And everywhere she went Saxon's
eyes and Saxon's voice followed.
She touched the books that had
been her company in a lonely,
happy childhood. What thrilling
pictures she had drawn of her
future as she devoured history
and romance. She would be bril-.
liant as Madame de StaeE fas.
cinating as Mary Queen of Scots.
At II, watching Maria with
smothered pain and wonder she
had longed for the time men
would kneel at her feet-hand.
some. kingly men. Always they
at her feet. Never she at theirs!
And now
Suddenly she said tn Maria,
Were you terribly in love with
my father so that you thought
you would just melt away long
ing for him?"
Nara, with her feet on a chair
smoked dreamily-a poetic figure.
She answered with disturbing in
tuition:
You'll get over it. Pet. Every
girl at 10 goes through it. Inevi.
table as the measles.
You might answer the question
in a kind way! I'm looking for
information. Not coincidence"
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the hostility of the girl before
him; the girl with her ridiculous
1y gay looking head thrown back
and her eyes green and wary.
He gave over the attempt in the
end and stood up. Rising quick
ly, Kitten glanced through the
window-caught her breath in q
furious, half-strangled cry. DASH
ing to the sill she leaned far out
might have fallen had he not
caught her arm.
Its her again." she cried. "The
woman-you see? In that car
oh, let me go! I'll catch her; let
me go, l say"
But he held fast. turned her
about, gripping both arms s. she
faced him in spite of her strug-
giles. Over her shoulder he could
see the long, green roadster sweep
up the street and his sisters red
hat point of color in the dis
tance.
He was very white. ''You know
what you're saying, Kathryn"
You ask me that? She's the
one, tell you! 1 never saw her
before that night. This is the
second time-oh, youll hold me
here, keep me while she gets
away" She had stopped strug-
Cling and was looking at him,
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fought through hedge. came up
at Highcliffe with torn hands and
a jagged welt across her cheek.
She demanded Mr.. Rossiter.
There is no one at home.
Miss said the butler down his
nose.
But I've got to see someone
Sorry, Miss. Mr.. and Mrs.
Rossiter are at Tuxedo"
But Avis
"Mrs. Van Alstyne has gone
abroad" he replied coldly. And
shut the door.
She turned. feeling as if life
were draining out at her finger
tips. Her feet carried her home;
she was too dazed to think.
Mrs. Briggs still was talking
with Agnes and Emily sank down
on the steps. 1t was then she
heard motor coming at high
speed along the street.
When Kent asked Kitten to his
office he had an idea that a few
friendly questions might elicit
some overlooked bit of informa-
ton. something to help solve the
mystery of Nicky Wickert's death
at Deep Valley Inn.
So far the sheriff had made ut
tie progress. Two deputies as
signed to the case, shrewd fellows
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whole evening, sunk in frightful
gloom.
The girl would plead: What
can she say to trouble you so?
Why do you read the letters? Oh,
you must love her violently"
Maria would only answer: Don't
bother. Come here. my blue-eyed
pet, and kiss me. Why should
you bother? She Is very. very I'M
happy. That is all. -
Now Maria looked as she looked
in those solemn. awful moods.
"Oh. thought the girl, she loved
and lost. And nothing in life
makes up for that. Terrible
terrible!''
Abruptly Maria spoke: II hope
you're not counting on marrying
Saxon
Have d heart, Marzal know
my onions. But why should you
hope that? He's delectable, Il you
ask me-
.@Bnt not thinking Of marriage.
You will only break your heart.
-Once in q while we hear Of a
marriage today, Nara. ! could
quote you seven or seventy June
brides IL you wish to hear. The
institution isn't quite passe as
yet.
Saxon Rhodes hasn't money
enough to marry. But, what IL
worse for you, should You be
vaguely dreaming of 1t. he hasn't
the wish to marry. Young men
today have lost the urge.
What can the apartment house
marriage of today give that free
dom doesn't? Nothing, my pet.
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If you let 'em, you lose 'em. :

IF you let 'em. you lose 'em.
'Goldarnem"
"Erudite and poetic, aren't you?
But a little liar. none the less.
The girls are playing the game
in your generation. And they
aren't marrying u.s."
Boast while you may! At the
ripe old age of "a. We're step
ping along-yes. But the free
ladies are still the minority-a
noisv minority that sounds like
a great popular voice. But
minority. For the one girl who
does, there are dozens who don't.
They fourflusf1 brilliantly through
the first round--a kiss and such.
But the first round is the last"
Said he with teasing chuckle;
THAT depends on the finesse of
the man who calls the bluff.
Over her tea cup. Jerry grin
ned in his face: ''Whooppee. Casa
nova, the second! May God de-
liver all lady Saint Anthonys from
your wiles."
She was thinking hotly: Damn
Tess Will for spelling our lovely
hour
They <chatted on--the ready
slang coming happily to her ton
que.
But each time she looked in
Saxon's winning eyes she recalled
him in the moment when he stop
ped and gave that long. rapt kiss
to Tess.
Did he also say to Tess the
mad, sweet words he nurnured
IA JerrV2
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CHE went home rather early and
- found Agnes alone. Mr..
Rossiter had telephoned and Kit
ten had gone to see him at his
Lyall office. Agnes was very
low.
"OnIy harm comes to US from
that family. Emmy. They killed
your poor father and now they'd
put murder on that innocent
baoy."
'sHush, Muz. 1t isn't the Ros-
aiters: it's just that we're I'M.
lucky, guess" But she couldn't
make it sound convincing.
Mr.. Briggs appeared as they
were finishing drearv dinner.
IT'S crool time for old bones.
Mrs. Day. dear; what with the
dampness in the ground. No
longer ago nor yesterday. mind
you. I was sayin' the same to
the cook an she answers me.
What you grumblin' for. Briggs,
with the peace an quiet we'll be
havin' an that one gone out of
the house. An ] says
Emily leaned forward. Who's
gone, Mrs. Briggs? Who's gone
out of the house,
can ] was just gettin' to that.
Emily. It's herself this time stead
of, the husband, poor creature.
Sudden-like it was last night
when she comes in late an sends
for me.
Pack my trunks, Briggs says
she, a-blowin' smoke into my face.
I'm leaVin' tomorrow, says she,
AN I'll not be back for while
An good radiance. says ! to my
self though nothin' to the likes
of. her. mind you"
f'You-you mean Avis?" En-
ily's throat was dry and tight.
'FYou mean Avis has gomez"
She'll be leavin for Yurrup
the night, barrin' accident. I'm
that done in with packin' five
trunks An"
But Emily didn't hear the rest,
She was out and away. up the
lane on the hill.
She flung herself over fences,
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stepped ON the running board,
clinging to the side. ''But I tell
you she's left. They said"
''she can't have gone" His
voice was husky and impatient,
but he brought the car to stop.
Better step down. Emily"
Instead she opened the door
and got in beside him. "I'm going
along, Kent. Youth let me do
that"
He said nothing and the ma
chine leaped forward. He drove
through the lane and they went
rocking over the ruts, taking corr
ners on two wheels. He brought
up before the entrance at High
cliffe in shower of gravel; flung
himself UP the steps.
But Avis had gone. She had
left an hour before. However,
she was stopping for a cali at
Great View, the butler said. She
was to sail next day at noon and
planned to spend the night in the
city.
Kent came back and turned the
car. "IH let you out at Hig.
mount, Emily"
mo. Oh, I'll be no trouble.
Just sit here. Please, Kent
1t was the first she had called
him that since their school-days.
He set his eyes grimly ahead.
All right" he said. But you'yes
no wrap and it's going to rain"
He turned up a cross street and.
into the State road, smooth
stretch comparatively clear Of
traffic. Here he drove savacely,.
never speaking, never shifting his :
gaze from the ribbon of road that
seemed to wind UP under the car
as they flew along.
Ito he continued Monday E
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Along came Buzzy Bee.
"Why do you cry?'' asked he.
BILLY Goat will not 60 home"
said Reddy Fox.
"Do not cry, Reddy Fox"
said Buzzy Bee.
IT will make Billy Goat 60 home"
Reddy Fox laughed and said
Il cannot make him go home.
How can a little bee
make him go homer"
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mind. He had heard, of course.
about the night the one-time Span
ish dancer had gone to the Yacht
Club with her little pearl-handled
revolver.
He remembered something being
said about the disturbance when
Blanca was taken out of the club
by the back way. He had a vague
feeling this might be important
but he couldn't recall the facts at
the moment and filed it away
in his thought for future consid-
GRAFTON.
Five o'cock went by and and
still he had not broken through
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ready when / come; Noon tomor-
row.
CHAPTER 6
well be good-both of you!
And don't do half the things I'd
do
With an air of great eclat, as
though she said thing brilliantly
wicked. Tess took herself off.
"Tactless, fumed Saxon, ruffled
and annoyed at the meeting.
Thus she dis poses of met!
thought Jerry, burning.
Aloud. in a very flat tone and
looking carelessly across the room:
"A weekend at the Hopkins. You
know-Pebble Beach. / happen
to be driving down with Tess"
Il guess that makes me the
bees knees over Saturday and
Sunday! But why SO mournful
because of your polygamy? Its
what we're all craving. but only
a bachelor may enjoy"
She began humming in dirge-
like cadence Kipling's line:
And the more that you see of
the OTHERS,
The less you will settle TO ONE
Exciting! If / were man,
Saxon, I'd play 1t wide and reck.
lessr'
You don't need to be man to
play that game today"
Yes" said she. you do. 1t
will always be mans game. A
girl can't get away with it be-
cause she can't get away with
her fool heart. Sooner or later
she falls in, love and wants to
MARRY the man. Wretched
taste, of course. It's like start
ing poker game with both par
ties agreed on beans for stakes.
Then when you find yourself win
ming. demanding that you be paid
in dollars. A piker's way--but
the way of a woman in love!
Always We're not very sports
manlike and we never will bel"
Again she hummed softly. this
time a rhyme from current
magazine:
Here's 10 the Mem
If you like EN-. you love EN-.
If you love EN-. you let EN-.
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ICED at once that he could expecr
no cooperation from her. Her
lawyer had warned her against
talking and she was defiant.
But her assertion that the WON
an who came into the private din.
ing room that night had a funny
way of saying things" interested
Kent. Mrs. Wickert had Span
ish accent: was the woman
Nicky's wife?
mo, l saw her once" Kitten
objected. I'D have known her."
She wouldn't tell how or where
she had seen Blanca Wickert and
he kept turning the theory in his
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NOU Go On With The Story.
kkETaHEY,RE adorable"

GSFTlHEY'RE adorable"
"why in hell didn't you say
II sooner
II was wondering If you couldn t
put big cathedral window here
in the living room. The trees out
there are loyelier than any can
vas.
'sYes--yes, I'VE tried it. I worked
half Of last night, but they want
the fireplace there"
Look. said she, grabbing the
pencil from him
They bent their heads together,
sketching correcting flaming.
i've got it,
He watched her firm little hand:
fits ferved strokes.
You win! You darling. Just the
fhing-the verv thing. Isn't it a
love of placer
yes. and with books in a little
niche here-a big old chair there.
D screen to give the touch of
Roysferv q"
And you. Jerry. Oh one side of
The fireplace. I on the other!
'Oh. heavenly. Saxon! If such
things only were! And only lasted.
Sometimes half think they
could be. Jerry"
She closed her eyes on a laugh
laughing while he kissed her.
Eweeter than anything she had
ever known.
He pulled his hat to a jaunty
angle: well, woman. I'll blow
you to tea. You've done a good
days work for papa
They went to the Palace. They
were scarcely seated and he was
Just saying: II feel like Il million
dollars. And do you know / was
absolutely sunk before YOU came
in''-when there came trailing
half across the room loud, dra-
matte voice.
Jerry knew it instantly. Saxon
blushed. Tess Will came saunter.
ing to their table. She greeted
Jerry brightly. held Saxon's hand
in a long clasp as he stood. Not
lowering her tone:
'.I'1l be after you early. Re
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What Do You KnOW?
ANSWERS TO TODAY's TEST
Questions on Editorial Page.

Questions Editorial Page.
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Lens g. Indian achem German painter; g. Athenan orators
g. French sculptor TO- Roman emperor; H. American statesman
H. that back the throat cavity the
middle 49, Amount of the air. a. Process
heating milk between $50 and 155 degrees
Fahrenheit; Is, Bubbng of from liquid
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To "Make7a-Book" of "a pages, cut six
strips AZ inches by 8 inches. Fold these
like pages of book. Cut cover from stiff
paper inches by 10. Sew pages into cover
with big stitch.
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Marie Antoinette's Knife

COLD pearl and enamel knife which plays tune when
n;cked M was becueathed the Victoria and Albert Museums
London The knife the property OF Queen ae A.
toinette Of France.
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Paste Mondays first picture on the out
side of your book cover. Cut out pages from
strip and paste in your book. Page opposite
cover is page L. Read your story and
color your pictures.
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This Day in Our History

constitution framed by people for the gov
eminent of themselves history of the world was
adopted at Hartford Conn., January a. 1889 clearly out
executive legislative judicial branches OF government
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-05
P1Qgessive Issue Conference Call to 100000 e. S. Coal Mine

February %, 1928. Campbell was
former International Executive
Board member of District No. /,
and long an outstanding leader of
the "Save the Union" forces in the
Pittston district. Reilly, a young
miner, was secretary of the Save
the Union" PittstOn Committee in
the 1926 election.
The murder of Campbell and
Reilly, preceded by the murder of
Tom Lillis. progressive miner, and
the attempted assassination of
Sam Greco, grievance committee
man, lieutenant of Campbell,
makes good the threat of the gum
men that they would "get" both.
Greco was ambushed week ago
while on his way home with his
wife and the gunner fired five
bullets into his head. He still lives.
Greco called Campbell to his bed
side and said, "You are the next,
my friend, watch out"
The campaign of murder insti-
tuted by the Cappelini machine to
maintain power, which has now
resulted in the murder of three
loyal fighters and the attempted
assassination of a fourth, demon
strates beyond the power of words
to describe the desperation of the
reactionary murderous gang. The
rank and file are in open rebellion.
Net even murder of their leaders
will deter the rank and file. The
cry of "Lewis-Cappelini Must Co
is ringing turnout the anthracite.
The Save the Union Commit
tee" calls upon its supporters ma
tionally to hold memorial meetings
for our fallen fighters. Let us mo-
billie the miners of America to
GUST the reactionary gang whose
best weapon is the gun in the dark
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-05
UNION TO hold
Strike MEETING

The Architectural Iron and Bronze
Workers Union is calling meeting
Of all the shop chairmen and active
members for Tuesday evening, where
the question of the packer Iron
Works and Varman Iron Works
strikes will be considered and plans
for further activities will be made.
The meeting will be held at the Of
flee Of the union, 7 E. 18th st. at
s p. m.
The Packer Iron Works was a
union shop for long time, but re-
Gently discharged it's union men and
hired non-union men, at the same
time increasing the hours from Al to
4S and reducing the wages from $40
to $50 week. A strike was de-
clared several days ago. The Var
men Iron Works strike is several
weeks old.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-05

STRIKING MINERS
TO Receive FREE
COPIES OF PAPER
Kaspar Describes Plans
of Builders"

Every effort is being made to
stimulate the campaign to add TO-
600 new subscribers to The DAILY
WORKER, according to statement
to the paper made yesterday by John
Kaspar, the DAILY WORKER or
ganizer in District 5, centering
around Pittsburgh.
With the full cooperation of Dis
trict Organizer Jakira, preparations
are being made for the free distribu-
ton of thousands of copies of the
DAILY"
Thousands of miners who are too
poor after their long struggle to buy
copies of the paper will receive the
free issues and it is expected that
a tremendous impetus win be given
The DAILY WORKER in the Pitts
burgh district as a result of this
plan.
While not yet in leading place in
the campaign the Pittsburgh district
promises to intensity its work in
every way possible and it is believed
that a great effort will be made to
drive the subscription offensive to-
wards a successful issue in the west
ern Pennsylvania area.
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Is Mine RELIEF
WORKERS JAILED
Is Given $500 for
Relief Kitchen

Fifteen workers were arrested
over the week end in New York for
participating in the miners relief
campaign conducted by the Pennsyl-
vania-Ohio Miners Relief Commit
tee, it was learned last night. Three
will be tried Thursday. The other II
were found guilty Of violating city
ordinance. Sentences were suspend
ed.
Thousands of volunteer workers
were still collecting funds at late
hour last night, making it impossible
to estimate the amount collected, ac-
cording to Fanny Rudd, secretary of
the committee. A statement will be
issued during the week, she added,
which will give the figures on the
amount of money contributed by
New York Workers to the relief
fund
Among those arrested were mem
Der of the Young Workers (Com-
munist) League and a child. The
latter will be arraigned in Children's
Court. The International Labor De-
Tense is defending the arrested work
ers.
w. I. r. To Open Kitchen.
An anonymous donation of $500
has been received by the Workers
International Relief, 1 Union Square,
for opening a food kitchen for the
children of the striking miners in
Pennsylvania, the organization an
nounced yesterday. A kitchen will be
opened in Pittsburgh within 10 days,
according to Marion Emerson, as
sis ant secretary of the Workers In
ternational Relief.
1t is planned to feed the children
twice day. After the kitchen has
been fully established branches will
be opened in the outlying districts.
Games will also be arranged for the
children.
Though the $500 donation will be
sufficient for starting the Kitchen"
Miss Emerson said, additional funds
are NEEDED to maintain it and open
the branch kitchens. The children of
the striking miners have been the
greatest sufferers in the present
strike and have endured untold priva-
TONS"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-05
KOSSUTH STATUE PLANS EXPOSED; THE
HORTHY DELEGATION SAILS FOR N. Y.

ment of the Hungarian workers.
Even the social democratic party Of
Hungary, which has closely cooper
ated in the excuses of the Horthy
government, has refused to take part
in his the monumental farce, and
yesterday announced that none of its
members would accompany the del
egation.
The delegate will charter palstial
accommodations on the oceanic voy-
age, at the country's exp nse, while
hundreds Of thousands Of Huneari-
an workers are on the verge of
starvation.
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Continued from Page One)
runist leaders, Szanto, Yagy, and
Rakosy and of thousands Of other
Hungarian workers.
Gellert exposed the fake amnesty
by Horthy last week of 1000 "poli-
tical prisoners" whom, he said, were
not political prisoners, but ordinary
criminals.
Hays and Baldwin spoke on the
complete repression Of civil liberties
under Horthy's dictatorship.
SEQ Embark.
BUDAPEST, March 4.--Over 500
Representatives Of the bloody Horthy
government today left Budapest for
the unwilling of a Kossuth monu-
ment on Riverside Drive, New York,
March 10.
In the delegation are such enemies
of the workers in Hungary as Baron
Perenyi, wealthy landowner, Count
Paul Bethlem and many officials of
the fascist Horthy government. All
are notorious for their brutal treat
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SECTION z OF new
YORK PLEDGES AID
IN DAILY FIGHT
$500 to Be Donated
for Defense
Continued from Page One)

(COHCtHNSU from Eug6 OWS/
defending The DAILY" the repre-
sentatives of the Section outlined the
campaign by which they are raising
$1,000 for the defense of their paper
within the next few days.
"Last summer when The DAILY
WORKER issued an urgent call for
funds" the communication states,
"Section showed its Party loyalty
and its thoro estimation of the impor-
lance Of The DAILY WORKER by
quickly raising $1,000.
"And this was accomplished" the
communication states, "in spite of the
fact that most of the members of
Section are needle trades workers
and unemployment in the needle
trades was great at that time"
'Let US keep clearly before the
working class the duty which Charles
E. Ruthenberg left as his last bequest
to the militant American workers,
the task of defending The DAILY
WORKER against all attacks" the
statement of Section 2 concludes.