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lie what she didn't have the nerve to
say to Jack. in private. Cold fury
CLEANED in his eyes.
you've pulled something, all
right" said India TO Larry. blight
ingly. We've been sitting around
like a prayer meeting for two hours"
you're about as sober as the
Queen Of Sheba. Look at this bot
tle." Larry shook the bottle in In
dia's face.
And eaten up everything. too"
sulked Fred.
You bet we have," shrieked Tiny.
I've drank up all the canapes and
ate up all the cocktails. Did IL on
p%urpose!" she gigglcd, wildly, ut her
own joke.
by hickety. it's time some one
taught Larry some company man
nefs!"
Shafts Of red-hot fury shot. flame
like. from midas eyes.
Fred. do something" implored
Byrd. catching him by the sleeve Of
his coat. Get her into the bedroom
and throw water into her face"
Chef was the only man in the
group who took in the gravity Of the
situation. He took India firmly by
the arm and started 70 direct her
steps toward the bedroom, but with
an agility which seemed a part OF her
torturous grace. she wrenched her
self free from his grasp.
Larry saw tie fixed lock in In
dia's eyes, and stood s%pellbound,
holding a glass in his hand. lie
seemed powerless to prevent "a thing
which he knew with the certainty
Of Predestinstion, was moving with
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"Oh, will it1' shrilled India, start
ing to rise uncertainty from her
chair at the further end Of the table,
But Chef pulled her sharply back
into it.
sTf you don't snap out or it. India"
he threatened. "I1l take you home
this minute. ! mean it!s
Just try i'll" India's black eyes
glowcd as IL tiny Goals Of fire were
leaping and prancing in them. They
Knocked him, dared him. Chef drew
his lips into a line which showed no
joining.
India rose again. like an imp.
"You ought TO be spanked" Chefs
anger was rising. "Sit down, l saidtp
Il WON'T" India almost spat out
the words.
Chef took her arm with vice-iike
fingers, making a deep indentaticn
With a motion 80 deft that only one
DETER could intercept ID. she raised
her other hand TO strike; but Chef
had caught her wrist before it drop
ped. Then India collapsed. With
out further resistance, he ushered
her from the room and N few min
utes later they heard a car drive
away.
A pail hung over the room. Tiny
shrieked out with sudden uncontroll-
able laughter. This was what liquor
did to you. thought Byrd. bitterly.
while she was conscious that Jacks
Knee was pressing hers with sug-
g~estive insistence. A strange nausea
gripped her. Her brain was rceling.
She made N resolution. She would
never touch it again. Neveri
She motioned Marcy, and they
went Ia the dressing together.
She told Marcy that she was feel
ing i'll, and that she couldn't 20 10
Fred's. as they had planned for the
rest Of the evening. Marcy was TO
tell Larry and the others that she
had gone home.
Byrd seized her evening coat and
hurried out to their car. As she
started 10 the car, . hard hand was
laid over hers on the wheel.
ITO be continued.D
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inevitable sureness to = catastroph-
ic end. With q smile In which faint
mockery and insoleut derision struE-
gIed for expression. India seized the
glass from his hand and threw It
wildly against the wall. Ii struck the
oil painting.
TIE room was filled with the deaf
ening crash Of glass.
Faint, SCATTERING sounds seemed 70
continue to ripple through the air
water suddenly become audible. A
veil seemed TO drop from the scene,
leaving everything looking tawdry
and garish, coarse and vulgar. Byrd
felt apart from it all.
Lets get started. fellows." said
Chef, soberly. Lets chase out and
have dinner without dressing"
Byrd drove out with Larry. She
was convinced that he must finally
be cured Of his crazy obsession over
India. This surely had opened his
eyes.
The Meadowbrook club was located
on the outskirts of the city on the
shore Of the lake. The June night
vas fragrant with the tang Of grow
ing things. A golden curve Of moon,
like a blond eyebrow. lowered in
the sky. Larry uttered not a word.
but stared blackly along the road
ahead. Byrd had never seen him
shaken with such fury. India had
stirred him to the very depths.
The great, dark hulk Of clubhouse
was outlined against the midnight
blue Of the sky. like some enormous
prehistoris animal. IL was dark in
front; only the bright door sent ten
square feet Of light catapulting out
into the soft. black night.
During moments Of strain, the
mind is ~uncsnnily aware Of the min
utest things. Ryrd's mind was
caught by the trivial noises and
movements of the night. Sometimes
a shadow moved against a dressing
room blind above. gave way to an
other shadow. an indefinite process
sion of shadows, playing a panto-
mine, rouging. powdering. prinking
before an invisible mirror.
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should have bought two" she
laughed. carelessly. Then she looked
at Byrd's dress suspiciously. where's
your new dress, Miss Economy"
A feeling Of hopeless chagrin swept
over Byrd. There was no doubt that
India's lovely dress was completely
ruined, and Byrd knew she'd soo
have another.
"There was q big oil spot in the
back when IL was sent out" she tried
10 make her voice casual. But she
knew India didn't believe her. With
out looking at her. she knew India
was smiling a secretive, i~ncreduious
smile.
Every little while India poured an
other round of cocktails into their
glasses. Byrd. on some pretext or
other, occasionally walked into the
kitchen and emptied part Of hers into
the sink.
She s~huddered with the PRESENT.
ment Of certain disaster. She had
worked SO hard to make this a beau
tiful party.
Tin girls were airing their gricv-
ance against the world in general and
the men in particular. Men got
away from their troubles with the
help Of liquor. but with women Il ex-
aggerated their worries.
"Well surely make them pay for
this" Tiny's small. blue eyes gilt
tered with 4 sort Of reflected irrita-
ton. She usually took on the ideas
Of the person she happened 70 be
with, and she always mirrored
India. She helped herself TO an
other cocktail.
"T'm going to be good and tight
when thew come-and-and, well, and
smash things said India. lazily.
Look around. Byrd. and decide what
it'll be. Which wedding present gets
on your nerves mostE'
II was almost nine when b dere-
licts arrived. As they stood ut the
door. uncertain what their r%eception
was going to be, they looked like a
composite photograph of all the pic.
lures in the world of a might out.
Their purplish. perspiriug faces, vio-
lently suggesting the colors OF invisi-
bic bottles, flcated in an alcohoic
wrath before the girls eyes.
Fred began TO apologize, saying
they had been detained by business
He winked az the girls as he eN-
nlained that the business was "A very
exciting game Of poker moving 50
fast that YOU had 10 stay in IN order
10 get outl"
LARRY. IL you've been playing
poker and losing any more money
Byrd began. and then stopped. Larry
was Sowing at her darkly. Tiny III
on Fred and Marcy was Seeding
Jack. The air was filled with wran-
Cling. A seething Of c~ross-currents'
"You'vc mortgaged everything We
own. including our life insurance"
walled Marcy.
She always managed to say in pub
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.WU UtKUE
CHAPTER Were enter
IL vas Saturday party at the
mat Larry and They had asked
tanning with Get at their apart
Meadcwbrqen for cocktails and
ment dinner coat, snowy shirt.
canfolar and cuff buttons in place.
carefully pressed. were laid out
expectantly On the bed.
Byrd waited until the last possible
moment to make the canapes so they
would be crisp and fresh. She cut
circles of bread, toasted and buttcred
them. and spread them with appetite
ing mixtures and with a pastry tube.
built cunning little rail fences around
the edges and birds nests in the
centers.
II was seven o'clock, but there was
no Larry. Byrd began to worry.
Ten minutes later Tiny ~telephoned TO
say, ~pctulantly, that Fred hadn't ar
rived.
Larry isn't here. either. Call up
Take a taxi end hurry ordered
Byrd. "welI start this party with
out them"
Byrd had Just started 10 squeeze
out the fruit, which was 70 form the
foundation for Larry's ~favorite mix
ture, when the girls arrived with
their "strafcn" program all laid out.
India started 20 mix the cocktails
and, scoring gin. began looking
around for something more potent.
where's that bottle Of Three Star
Hennessey Larry's been holding out
on Us. Just for this partyT" she de-
manded to know. "Golly! we've got
10 work fastl They may interrupt
this little picnic any moment
She measured out the sugar,
brandy and fruit juices into an enor-
nous aluminium beanpot which Larry
used instead Of the more elegant va
rictv Of cocktail shaker.
ooh, boy. what a girl" rny gig
rled. as she followed india about.
begging for the first "dividends.' II
feel awfully devilish."
"The least thing We can do IS 10
eat up all the canApeS and drink up
All the cocktails" drawled India, hav-
ing taken the platterful Of toasted
a and the shaker into the liv-
ing room. "Ain't we got fun
Marcy looked at India as IN she
wished she had Just one-half her
courage and q little Of her ability 10
raise Cain.
"T've never done 4 thing like this
before in my life she said. in a
white. scared voice. "Jaek won't let
me smoke or drink. He'd raise the
roof If he walked in now"
India shook the mixture recklessly.
and suddenly the top flew off. A
fcaming stream gushed straight down
her lovely, p~oppy-colored dress.
eff YOU get through an evening
with only ono dress you're lucky. !
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she humnied along with the or
ehestrs IS the syneopsted notes sky-
rccketed out to them like drops Of
animated color, painted on the drop
curtaia OF the night. Suddenly. while
she was singing, Larry buried his
face in her shoulder.
"How can you love such . rotter
as 7 am Byrd trembied to his
touch. but his breath was heavy with
the fumes Of n long session with
iKng Alcohol. "Listcn. let's ditch the
rest of them and chase hack to the
apartment. Just you and II"
I'VE couldn't do that, Larry. This
is our dinner party. It would be
awful" demonstrated Byrd, bewil-
dercd al this sudden strange out
burst.
He slumped back into his seat in
n detected heap.
whats the matter, Larry." asked
Byrd. fearfully.
I'm sorry | spoiled the party" he
said. shut / stayed on playing pok-
err. trying to win back what | had
LOST
A cake of ice seemed TO be sliding
up and down Byrd's backbone.
Finally everybody had arrived. AID
they went up the wide, colonial
stairs to the second floor. A waiter
pointed put their room. In spite of
the new dresses of India and Tiny.
the little gifts of silver pencils for
the girls and tiny silver combinE-
tions of corkscrew and bottle OPEN
ors for the men, the party had gone
flat. Flat as yesterdays pancake.
Everybody sat down. In spite Of
the arrangement OF the place cards,
Jack had taken the chair next to
hers.
"Well. LII say this for this gang"
said Fred, laughingly. "wo always
manage to pull something every time
we get together. Here's TO ourselves.
and many OF emil" Jack leaned to-
ward Byrd. and slyly covered the
kiss he placed behind her ear.
"Fred's the real rum-runner." re-
marked Larry. "This'll make us for
get the recent unpleasantness."
Evening star., 1928-02-21

Both snap and curl hrm STYLES blocks that are
new~~arc shown in lighter shades and sizes from
67s to 73s.
THx MEMS SroRx, Floor
Evening star., 1928-02-21
DEGREES AWAITING
IS G. W. u. GRADUATES
DR.. William F. Russell to Deliver
Principal Address at Midwinter
Convocation Tomorrow.

DR. William Fletcher Russell. dean of
the Teachers College of Columbia Uni
versity New York City, will deliver the
principal address tomorrow afternoon
at the annual Midwinter convocation
of George Washington University at
Memorial Continental Hal, at 3 o'clock.
Dean Russell is one of the outstanding
of the younger educators Of the country.
Eighty-flve candidates for degrees will
be presented by DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin
TO Dr. John Bell barner. president of
the board of trustees of the university.
The students are being graduated from
sill departments Of the university. and
.lvitations may be obtained from Prof
Elmer l.. Kayser, secretary of the uni
versity.
The academic procession will form at
2:30 pm. Following the graduation
exercises DR.. Larner will install DR.
Marvin as president OF the institution.
The fact that the Fall cOnvocation was
held informally and that no special
exercises have been held for the in
vestiture of Office upon the new eXecu-
tive led to the inclusion of this informal
ceremony at this time.
At the conclusion Of the ceremony
DR.. Marvin will make a brief address
to the graduates.
Evening star., 1928-02-21
OPENS
]. AT HICKMAN TRIAL
Jury Of Six Men and Six
Women Chosen-115 Tales
men Quizzed.


: LOS ANGELES. February 21.-The
= trial Of William Edward Hickman and
welhv Hunt. youthful partners in crime
for the murder of c. Ivy Toms. suburb
an druggist. reached the testimony stage
after having dragged through several
days while s-ttorneys fought over the
formation of the jury.
Yesterday - jury Of six men and e
like number of women. with two wom-
an alternates was completed. chal-
: lenge by the defense that the entire
body was ineligible for jury duty reject
) TED. and the way was clear for the now
~of testimony to start.
/. Both Hickman and Hunt appeared
egla6 that the tedious grind of monot-
~orous questioning of talesmen was owe!
and that their actual trial was to star.
soon. A total Of !l5 men and women
vas examined before the jury finally
was accepted,
AS in the first trial of Hickman, the
Jurors will be locked up until the trial
Is over They we're allowed to 60 home
last night. but were instructed to bring
haseage for two weeks" op their return
today.
Today's session was to be started by
a brief preliminary statement by Depu-
tx District Attorney Clifford Thoms
The first actual witness scheduled to b.
put on the stand by the prosecution
was Dr.. Frank Webb assistant county
autopsy surgeon. who examined the
druggists body.
Evening star., 1928-02-21
Coat Sweaters, s3.35

Moderate weights in tan. brown, oxford light crav
navy, black and heather tones IN sizes so to 70;
each with two pockets and ribbed cuffs.
Evening star., 1928-02-21
EVENING WASHINGTON.
ROB GARAGE OWNER
OF JEWELS AND CASH
Two Bandits Take $4,000 in Gems
and $500 From William P.
Moses.

Forcing him to turn his head so that
he could not recognize them. two ban
dts last night jammed pistols into the
side of William r. Moses, garage owner,
as he alighted from his car in front OF
his home. cog F. street northeast, and
forced him To drive to dark spot
several blocks away, where they robbed
him of $4.500 worth OF jewelry and
$500 in cash.
Although taken by surprise, Mr..
Moses stated that lie caught q glimpse
of the men and recognized them as
members Of "gang" which hangs out
near his garage. at l4l8 North Capitol
street. The thieves overlooked $4O0
in back pocket and failed to take
an expensive watch.
Mr.. Moses had drawn up In front
of his home, accompanied by Joseph
Shapiro. 20 years old. l400 North Cap
itol street. All employe, and was alight-
the running board. when two young
men appeared from the darkness and
thrust their guns against him, forcing
him to get back into the car and drive
to a point OH Seventh street between E
and T. streets northeast. 1t was shortly
before 10 o'clock. One Of the men
brandshed .45-caliber revolver and
the other used an automatic.
They searched young Shapiro. but
did not rob him. : MIR. Moses had a
diamond ring set with two stones and
valued at $4,000 AND a diamor1 horse
shoe. composed of II small gems with
a large diamond ia the center taken.
1t is valued at $50o The bandits took
S700 in cash from his wallet and then
departed, first disabling the car by dis
connecting the wiring.
Evening star., 1928-02-21
BASIL M. HASTINGS DEAD.
Noted Author and Playwright, 46,
Succumbs in London.
BY the Associated Pr,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. February 2l.-~Basil Mac
donald Hastings. author and play
wright, died here today after a lengthy
illness.
Mr.. Hastings, who was 46 years old,
had host of friends. and TO these he
presented a heroic figure for his cheer
fulness in the face of intirmity. The
nature of his illness permitted him to
continue his writings and 10 meet his
friends, although he suffered untold
pain at times.
For months he had been living un-
der a virtual sentence of death. know
ing almost to the day when he must
go, yet he never mentioned the matter
and was always smiling and cheerful.
even when death approached.
Among the plays which lie wrote or
in which he collaborated were THE
Tide" In 1912: The Angel In the
House" with Eden Phillpotts>. Vie
tory" based on Joseph Conrad's novel
by that name. and IF Winter Comes"
with A. S. M. Hutchinson), 1922.
Evening star., 1928-02-21
NAVY AVIAT0RS lAUDED.

Patrick J. Burn Of Hampton Roads.
Va. and Harold I. June of Crosscob.
Conn, both chief naval aviation pilots,
have received communication from
the chief Of the Bureau of Navigation
for excellent performance of duty De-
cernber Is, 1927. when they transported
sick woman from Avon. N. c., to a
hospital in Hampton Roads. Va.
Forced down when one of the motors
Of their airplane failed. the aviators
made landing on dark night under
adverse conditions and TAXED into
Hampton Roads. safely delivering a
Mrs. Meekins and her husband to q
hospital.
Evening star., 1928-02-21
H0N0RS FORMER MEMBER

The House has paid tribute to one
of its former members. now dead, oy
passing the Englebright bill. which pro-
posed the naming :of a mountain In the
Lassen Volcanic National Park III Cali
fornia after the late Representative
John f. Raker Of that State. II now
goes to the Senate.
Raker. who was q member OF the
House for Is years up to the time OF
his death. sponsored the legislation
which created she park. The peak,
which has been. selected. is 7.460 feet
high. The bill was approved by the
public lands committee, upon which
Raker served.
Evening star., 1928-02-21
Pin Seal Belts, s1.85

And these black belts have new ovashape gun
metal tongue. At this special Anniversary price
sizes ranging from 50 to Al.
Evening star., 1928-02-21
Paianas, $2.25

Fine quality broadcloth with permanent lu>trous
fnish serviccahy in full cut coat and slip-on
styles that frog trimmed. White tan, blue and
gray in \. B. and ID sizes.
Evening star., 1928-02-21
Four-in-H lands, Sis

Morc and striped patterns, made from cut silks
and mogadores. The colorings the very latest
notably Most all are Of wrinkle resisting construc
ton
Evening star., 1928-02-21
Golf Sets, $3.50
Anniversary Priced

SraSsie. mldlron, na>hie, ru,,er
and serviceahle ,hrce~>tav canvas
bag are included in this hes,uners
ideal OUTFIT that is ~ very >re-
cia,lv marked for ,\nuN er>arv,
GOLF RAGS; two nle> At this special
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Evening star., 1928-02-21
Golf Hose, SIS pair

All wool weight for immediate and for wear
throughout the coming season. \ more reserved
color range in two-toned ribbed and diamond pat
terms.
Nogales international., 1928-05-15

Ruben Velasco, of the class of
.28, has been chosen as the stu
dent to deliver the valedictorian
Nogales international., 1928-05-15

nix, 43.
Glass 2, second year typists /:
Helen Mote, Tucson, Sc; Hannah
Duke, Tucson, 85; Clarice Wilson
Maben, Ray, G812; Florence Wa
lin, Miami, 62, valma Karls,
Phoenix, SO; Mary Wood, Tempe,
561a; Vivian Menser, Tempe, 81;
Ruth Busby, ST. David, 43.
Glass 3, open to all tipping stu
dents: Chatherine Unidentified,
Tucson, 73; Edna Mabel Hester,
Douglas, 67; Harold B. Spots,
Phoenix, 61; Esther Winslow,
Phoenix, so; Guillermo Enciso,
Nogales, SO; Alice Stover, Phoe-
nix, Sc; Jaye Marney, Tucson, So.
In Tombstone tie tipping con-
test for the southern part Of the
state was held, but in Tempe,
aside from the tipping contest,
commercial contests were also
held. Here are the results:
Shorthand, S0-word test: Mable
Hester, Douglas; Margaret Jor-
dan, Phoenix; Mable Fulton,
Phoenix; Guillermo Enciso, No
gales; Velrna Karls, Phoenix.
Shorthand, 60-word test: Jose
= inc Vermillion, Tucson; Clarice
Mabon, Ray; Vivian Mensor,
Tempe; Dora Wingo, Nogales;
Brooks Fiske, Phoenix.
Commercial Arithmetic: Ker-
nit Dale, Phoenix, 100; Eldred
Farr, Tucson, 95; Wilbur Harlan,
Casa Grande, 7S1a; Marguerite
Ellis, 1872; Harry Smith, Phoe-
nix, rs.
Beginning bookkeeping: Rob-
ort Kertinger, Ray; Donald Weis-
ner, Tucson; Donald Cowan,
Tempe; Esther Samuels, Douglas;
Mable Smith, Tucson.
Nogales international., 1928-05-15
(By Ulpiano Sortillon)


'Guillermo Enciso n d Dora
Wingo won two fourth places in
the shorthand contests in the
commercial meet held at Tempe
last Saturday. Guillermo placed
fourth in the SO-word test, while
Dora placed in the 60-word test.
Guillermo also placed in the free
for-all typewriting division.
Miss Flora Bell Reed, Of Tue
son, won the right to represent
the state n the international
tipping contest in Sacramento next
fall. This is the third consecutive
Nogales international., 1928-05-15

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC
CHURCH
temporary Quarters, 424 Grand
Avenue
On Sundays: Masses at 500,
700, 500, $50 and d>11:0O a. m.
r. m.
Week days: Masses at $50,
7:0O and 1880.
METHODIST
Nogales international., 1928-05-15
Urge Farm Day


Washington, May IA. auto
caster)-Farm interest have ask
ed Congress to designate ma
tional Agricultural Day" to en-
courage consideration of the basic
relationship of farming and agri-
culture to the well-being of the
Nation. 1t is sought to establish
Agricultural Day" as legal
holiday and the Senate has al
ready passed resolution request
ing the President to designate
the first Thursday in October of
each year.
Nogales international., 1928-05-15
LOCAL STvOENTS MAKE GOOD
SHOWING IN COMMERCIAL MEET

year a Tucson student has coped
this honor. Comparing the re-
suits of the two contests at Tempe
and Tombstone, tn e following
composite list of results is reach
ed: Class 1, first year students,
Flora Bell Reed, Tucson, ST;
lefty Rut, rauff, Tucson, So;
Monica Rodee, Tucson So; Anne
Marie Evelyn, Phoenix, 55; un-
named Douglas entrant, So; Mary
Contreras, Tucson, so; Francis
Richards, Phoenix, 40; Ruth
Steele, Tempe, At; Alice Wilbur,
Gilbert, As; Ruth Roberts, Phoe-
Nogales international., 1928-05-15
Scramble 1000 Eeas

Berlin, May a. (Autocaster)-
A big poultry farm at Karlshorst,
near Berlin, was broken into by
burgulars, who, disappointed in
not making big haul, took rev.
enge by smashing up 1900
valuable brood eggs. When the
police came to the scene of the
burglary, they had to wade
through the mass of scrambled
eggs.
Nogales international., 1928-05-15
$4,000 Trees Dead

Paris, May II. (Autocaster-
There are some $4,000 dead trees
of all species standing in the
Bois du Boulogne. To save the
passers-by from danger, the au-
thorities have just given t h e
boulevard over to the woodcut-
ters.
Nogales international., 1928-05-15
Children Grow Slowly, Compared
To Farm Animals

Kansas City, Mo-, May IA. (Au-
tocasted)-Charts comparing the
growth of children with that of
farmyard animals have b
worked out by DR.. Samuel Brody
of the Missouri Agricultural Ex-
perimental Station.
DIR. Brody shows that a child
between four and fourteen years
grows at the rate of only 10 per
cent a year, whereas young farm
animals grow at the rate of 1000
per cent in a year. This means
that in less than four days the
young animal gains as much as
the child gains in a year.
Nogales international., 1928-05-15

Williams Contract let for
paving Bill Williams Avenue.
Safford-$271,392 contract let
and work to start at once on 25-
mile section of Stafford Globe
highway.