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more dealings with that county
attorney. I'll get the dress"
she went upstairs slowly and
into her room, locking the door
behind Tler. The dress had hung
in sheath Of white muslin on
tho rack far back IN the large
closet. She switched on the closet
light and looked Til. There it was,
its muslin cover shimmerIng
among darker clothes. She reached
for the wooden hanger and lifted
1t down.
The next moment she gave
little cry and tore the muslin
from the opening at the top Of
the bottom hem. 1T was empty.
She was standing In front Of
Tom In the parlor again, cling.
ing to his coat Iapels. ITS gone
tell tstolen! Somebody has
taken itsy
Thomas Moonlight was frown.
Ing But whenAre you sure
II wasn't moved to some other
part OF the closet, Linda? Have
You searched all the corners and
the drawers of your dresser"
She nodded n1iserably. II jerked
everything down from the racks
and / turned the dresser draw.
ers upside dawn on the bed. 1t
is not there
Then" she said decisively,
YOU must rush hack and set
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nursing tactics. II vas pale blue
ana obIong and ii fluttered opsn
in her hand
Under the heading Merchants
state Bank were the printed
phrases Of check II was filled
out Tor eighty dollars, payable ~
Elsie Lancer, Inc. and signed u
flowing. erratic hand by DuleN
Ellis.
Linda set the iron down on the
white cover or the ironing board
ii had burned d neat brown hole
and filled the room with pungent
smoke before she picked Il up
again and set It on it, metal
stand
The scene came back 70 her.
Madame Elsie Lancer's cluttered
room iii the Tavern. Duiey danc.
ing In. waving the check a1oft.
Madame ElsIe,s bIue-black eyes
cleaning over Lindass ten-dolIar
bills and the vivid purple dress
spread out on the bed like the
airy costume 81 an invisible ballet
dancer.
She could see again the fury III
DuIeysa eyes as Madame reached
FOR Llndass money with the suavas
apology. SO sorry. I've just sold
the frock II this lady.
rro Be Continued Tomorrowl
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in connection with the work they,
were doing.
Nancy was only vaguely famiI-
lar with the word.
Goodness. Isn't 1t spoolxy?"
she asked. Besides, I thought
that only near-sighted professors
and oldish men with wispy hair
called themselves ar arch what
do you call it-arch-e.l-o-g.o
John Blair laughed. In these
days since he had decided to leave
Appleton she had seen a great
deal OF him. Or rather he had
made it a point to see great
deal OF her, for he had called at
the O'Day cottage nearly every,
evening. And in that time Nancy
had learned to love his laugh.
She enjoyed the way he threw
back his head. She liked the
CLEAN of his white teeth. He and
Dairy had become great friends.
and John evidently enjoyed the
SODay household.
"A fine lad. that" Dairy. had
said more than once, after John
had spent an evening visiting
with the three of them.
Mrs. .O'Day kept her silence.
One evening she read for sure
what was in the heart OF John
Blair. She caught him studying
Nancy. and Mrs. O'Day studied
him.
ooh, God" she prayed that
night. BE good to my Nancy.
An God, don't let her be poor.
Don't let her marry no good for
nothin'. Don't let her go marryin'
anyone at all, yet"
That night, at the very time Mud
oDay was praying, Nancy and
John Blair were sitting on a
bench, not five blocks away, In
the college campus. Family,
through the trees, came the tinkle
Of a piano--it seemed SO far away.
Everything seemed distant, vague,
to Nancy. Tomorrow she was
leaving Appleton, ventlniug out
alone into big world.
Now that the times really
come. I'm kind OF trembly," she
said to John. II think I'm afraid.
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I'm more OF q coward than 4
thought was.
John Blair's strong, brown hand
covered hers. Nancy could feel
the strength of 1t, and this
strength made her more trennbly.
All at once she felt little and in
significant and futile.
Don't be afraid John said.
"Everything's going to be ell right.
You'll
He stopped
I'm going to kiss you," he said.
He said it so quickly, cutting
off so sharply whatever 1t was
that he had started to say. that
Nancy was surprised she was
able to keep her gaze straight
ahead, into the darkness OF the
trees.
He buried his face in the gold
of her hair, and then, while she
still sat unmoving, he lifted her
chin and pressed his lips against
hers.
1t was the first time that a
man had kissed her like that. The
first time that she had ever been
made love to, and she sat petri-
fled.
You're the sweetest girl I've
will
Nancy jumped to her feet.
John. please she pleaded.
She started to walk away. In an
instant he was beside her. She
felt has arms about her. Her head
was against. his breast. She
couldn't hold back the tears.
I'm afraid" she repeated.
BY the time they had reached
the O'Day cottage. after a long
walk in the light of a summers
moon, Nancy O'Day had told John
Blair that she couldn't think OF
marrying anybody now. Not for
a long time, she said. She was
too eager to face the world, ito
win something" from it.
I'm loving you, Nancy" John
said. "How can one little girl
be so sweet as you are? You're
tie only girl ever knew who
: / wasn't a little afraid ot--and l
knew / wasn't going to be shy
of YOU the first minute l lald
eyes on YOU"
He told her, too, that he was
willing that she should race tne
world. if she would, that she
should win something, but ne
asked her. to remember ne was
loving her and that she must
think hard IL she couldnt say
as much for him.
He said that he would call on
her, Just as soon as he could get
to town, that he would take ner
out to his home. he wanted heI
! to see his mothers gardens, just
outside OF Milwaukee There, on
thu upper river" where the
Blairs had lived many years.
CTo Be Continued Tomorrow
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maids must have stolen Il. re-
member Mrs. Morris discharged
one for taking some slipper
buckles u Dulcy's. Few weeks
ago. :,
wen. ii that's So. glory Be ID
sneak thieves. She's solved your
problem for You. Linda. 1t doesn't
seem possible that anyone could
have taken 1t while YOU slept this
afternoon and the news about
the dress only came out this after
noon.
well" said Linda q guess W
might as well stop worrying
about II. I'm convinced that
maid took iii.
He demanded and received the
details OF her session with the
county attorney. III think lles
said when she finished the recif
that this may end the matter' SO
far az you are concerned. With
out positive Identification, they
cant make any further move In
your direction, so sit tight and
hold your tongue. youth be out
Of the woods for good, Linda. I,
She smiled at him so that he
felt impeiIed to kiss her.
TT was nearly midnight when
Linda finished repairing the dam
age done in her frantic search for
the violet dress. Dresses and coats
had slipped from their hangers to
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her question, Nancy thought how
little she really knew about him.
What his work was, what he was
doing in Appleton. She knew that
his home was in Milwaukee,. He
had told her that much on the way
to the circus the night Julie Alb
bolt had fallen. She knew he had
been to college. He had played
football. Was In Yale2 Nancy
couldn't remember. Her curiosity
was aroused now, and while he
stood rumpling his hair, she de-
cided she must know more of him.
"A job? Would you mind work.
ing in a factory--that is, in knit
ting factory. ] know a man who
Is managing the Wear-Ever Knit.
ting Mills. That is, he's the head
OF it. really. Or will be. His
father owns the mills"
"Wnl j? Oh, Mr.. Blairv'
perhaps you could take night
course at Miss Browns School OF
Business, and then, later. / could
get You a job in some office"
In the excitement OF the thought
of going to Milwaukee to work,
Nancy lost hire head completely.
She jumped up and danced around
the dining room table as though
she was playing ring-around the
rosy.
"Na'ncyw I'll
Mrs. O'Day's tone stopped her
skipping. as though she had been
struck.
'Nancyi How can you act that
way and your mother not cold in
her grave"
Nancy, Colleenr'
NN&
Nancy had decided that she must
know more of John Blair. Now,
some three weeks later, on the eve
OF her departure to Milwaukee,
with a letter Of recommendation
and introduction to the manager of
the Wear-Ever Knitting Mills, she
had learned many things about
him. He was doing field work for
the field museum. studying Indian
lore, and working with scientists
exploring some of the famous In.
dian mounds in the Fox River val.
ley.
Archaeology was the word he used
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GOOD GIRL. ! By ROY l. FOLEY

Continued from Local page.)
Md d. to J. A., October
10, 1908.
Al yellowed wedding certificate,
4 handful of gaudy jewelry, a tiny
envelope in which Nancy found
the tiniest bit OF pale, gold hair.
She suspected that II might be
from her own head, baby's hair.
The wedding certificate showed
that Montgomery Deane. jr., and
Julie Abbott, had been married at
Waukegan. I'll.
Waukegan, is it," grunted
Dairy o;Day. You might be ex-
pectiH--"
"Sh.s-s.s your talk now"' said
Mrs. ODay. And be answerin.
that door bell.
Dairy did as he was commanded
and In moment he came back
into the dining room, John Blair
towering over him.
Sorry to intrude at this time"
Blair said. Its only that I'm
leaving town tomorrow and / was
wondering if there was anything
could do"
j read the articles In the
papers. They--it--"
Nancy knew what he meant.
The papers had said that she was
about the sole support OF the
O'Days, the sob sisters had ella
GRATED on the struggle she was
making to keep two old folks to-
gether--they even said that the
furniture In the ODay cottage
was shabby. One reporter had said
she was beautiful Cinderella.
NOW IL there's anything ! can
do / wish you would let me-
Blair said.
You can get me job in Mil
waukee." Nancy answered. tbs
words tumbling out before she re-
allied what effect they might have
on Mud and Dairy. She was sur
prised ut them herself, for UP to
that minute she had had hardly
given a thought to q thing ike
that.
"You live In Milwaukee, Mr..
Blair. Don't you know someone
down there who could give me a
job?"
Her sudden request gave Blair a
shock.
THAT depends. What kind Of a
job?''
Anything, anything at ell,
Nancy answered eagerly
John Blair ran his fingers
through his hair, thoughtfully
nnussing IT. and not seeming to
care. He was no sheik, it occurred
to Nancy. The way he mussed his
hair seemed to give her an insight
into the kind of man he was.
Big, boyish, without vanity. The
sort who would appeal to men,
rugged, bronzed. An outdoor man,
surely, vet he had all the earmarks
of culture, OF one who used his
brain An well - his muscles.
While he stood there. ponderine
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Longest Word in the Dictionary

The longest word ii an9 English dictionary "anestabh
letters Another
exceptionally long many unabridged English
dictionaries is "honoricab iitudmiatbus."
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things IN order, 80 Il won't look
as Ii you'd been making b search.
Linda made an impatient ges-
ture and walked to the window.
II can't think she said, standing
with her nose against the pane
and staring across the snowy
lawn. Who could have known
/ had that dress, except the peO.
pie AZ the INT party and they
were all drunk. Besides. they
didn't know me and they paid no
attention To me.
Tom whistled little tune.
What about DOYLE? He took
you there. Didn't he compliment
the new dress?' ~ He looked at
her coldIy.
CHAPTER 81
Linda shook her head In answer
! to Toms question. No. Like
most men, Doyle has no memory
for clothes. He probably didn't
notice that my dress was purple.
Besides. I cant believe he could
have got into my room without
] being seen.
Tom shrugged. .Remember.
got into your room without being
seen, only last night"
But Linda shook her head
again. No. / don't think this
disappearance has anything to do
with the murder. One Of the
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feeI IKE young woman although Il
am about As years old now. / feel
well and happy and if anyone wishes
to write to me about yonr medicines
] will be glad to answrr. Mrs. j.
TAefiIANoNTI IL Peqnot Street,
Providsnce. r.. I.
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hams Vegetable
Compound for my
nerves and other
bad feelings and
it has been help
ing me all this
time so that j
am abla 10 do all
nv work now
and walk about
five miles = Day
besides. I am
still taking your
medicinA and
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CAN WALK five
MILES A DAY
After Taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

Providence, r. lit Is two years
ago since / first look Lydia Il. Pink
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lation makes rich beautiful material eventually
becomes.
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HEARST FL NJ s.
OF ZEP'S TRIP
THRILLING

Exclusive pictures Of the flight Of
Che Graf Zeppelin are being shown
This week at the Columbia and Pal
zee theaters.
The pictures were made by Robert
hartman. M-G-M News and Inter11a-
fionaI Newsreei cameraman, VINO
was the only photographer allowed
passage on the giant Yep"
Particularly interesting to WASH
1ngtonians are the shots" taken
while the Graf Zeppelin was flying
over the city. Close-ups Of four
members of the ships crew repair
ing the wind-damaged port stabiiizer
fin while 500 feet above the At
lantic, furnish all the thrills OF
Western film.
There are shots of the take-off
from Frederichshafen, from above
Heidelberg. the crossing of Gibral-
tar. sighting the Virginia coast, and
of cities along the seaboard.
Hartmann is Berlin cameranarl
Tor the Hearst picture and newsreel
services. Special arrangements were
made in advance to rush the unde-
weloped films and pilates" from the
Graf Zeppelin. when it landed, TO
the New York laboratories.
A customs guard was aboard the
craft as soon as it was close enough.
He handed the films over to a repre-
sentative of the Hearst pictures serv-
ice, who. in turn. rushed them to the
airport adjoining the Lakehurst field
The films were flown to Newark,
from which point they were taken
by motorcycle. under police escort,
60 the Manhattan laboratories.
In the meantime, airplanes were
flying to New York with pictures
taken in cities over which the "Zep"
had flown. BY the time Hartmann s
films were developed. the other pic.
lures had arrived and the Hearst pic
lures service had exclusive newsreel
releases Of the start-finish and high
lights of the epochaI flight.
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Commerce Chamber for
Hospital for Cripples

The washington Chamber OF Conn
1nerce Endorsed the plan to build a
hospital school for crippled children
of the District at its first fall meet
4ns at the willard Hotel, last night.
The second five.year school building
program also received the Chambers
Endorsement.
A report submitted by the chari-
ties committee in favor of the COM
xnunity chest method of financing
local charities was adopted.
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out feeling that
l had TO go TO
bed. Friends who
had taken Lydia
z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound told me
how much good
it had done them
so / thought I
would give it a.
trial. / could tell
a difference af-
ter I had taken
II 80
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the first bottle.

the 1irst bottle. It has done me
worlds of good. / am gaining in
strength and recommending it and
LYDIA z. Pinkham's Pills for Con-
stipation. "-GoLDIE McFADDES. Rose,
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NERVOUS WOMAN
FINDS RELIEF
By Taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

Rose, Kansas.-"1 was go weak and
nervous and had such tired, worn
Evening star., 1928-03-26
ALL GROUPS GAIN
ON CURB EXCHANGE
Public Buying Is Heavy--Au-
burn Leads MotorS--Deere
Common Scars.
by WILLIAM r. HEFrERNAN.
nnirh in Thn SLnr.

Special Dispatch to Tho Star,
NEW YORK. March 26.--Public par
ticipation in the Curb Market today
again was on an active scale. The
volume OF business continued at pace
so rapid as to tax trading facilities to
the utmost
There was no particular feature to
the days operations. All classes Of
stock at some time or other shared in
the improvement. The public utilities
we're featured by rise into new high
ground for United Light and Power
a" AS utility stock. current selling
stock. current selling prices in view OF
the dividend return we're thought TO
warrant a higher level. American Gas
and Electric American Light and Trac-
tion. American Superpower "A" and
Northeastern Power were more or less
prominent in the buying
Motor stocks were led by Auburn
Auto. which was turned over in heavy
volum> above 1884, as against the pre-
viouS final OF l29i4.
Coincident with its strength were
optimistic statements from Chicago
r''ntivc 10 orders on hand and the in
?bi'ity oi plant operations to keep pace
Nith production schedules Marmon
Motor 1T A. was points higher and
bfOCkWCy was bld up fractlOnally.
Aero Supply Manufacturing went for
ward 10 new high for movement
In the oil section Buckeye Pipe as
Sumed leadership. At II IL compared
with the previous closing OF 68. I'M
perial OF Canada rose points and
Prairie Pipe Line started forward again.
In each instance prospects OF liberal
treatment TO stockholders in the near
future was the incentive for the de-
mand.
The action OF Deere common indi-
Gated that recent buying had consider
ably reduced the floating supply. At
one time the price was up almost 10
points further to new high record
of 800 Central Aguirre. ordinarily an
inactive issue. rose over points and
Dochler Dye Casting. still responding
to reports that the company was ex-
periencing its most prosperous first
quarter went forward into new high
ground at 2Sl2.
Marconi Co OF Canada continued
active and somewhat higher but the
volume fell we'll below that of 10 days
ago. when speculation in the issue was
at It's height
Evening star., 1928-03-26
COTTON HAS ADVANCE
ON WEATHER OUTLOOK
Rains in Eastern Belt and Forecast
OF Cold in Southwest Bull.
ish Factors.
nv lhe Associated rrcss


NEW YORK, March 26.-The cotton
market opened steady today at an ad-
vance Of to 10 points, active months
showing net advances OF 10 to is points
before the end Of the first hour, on
covering and trade or commission house
buying promoted by reports Of rains
in the Eastern belt over Sunday. and
the forecast for low temperatures in
some parts OF the Southwest
May contracts sold up TO 1880 and
October TO 1906, which carried the
market back within 4 or points OF
the best levels touched on the advances
last week Business was comparatively
quiet at the start. but brOadened out
on the advance.
Liverpool reported hedging and
Bombay selling had been absorbed by
trade calling and local buying on the
strength Of Egyptian cotton in the
market there.
The advance extended TO 1889 for
May and 1912 later, making new high
ground for the movement Some stop
orders were uncovered as prices worked
through the high levels Of last week,
and after their execution on the net
advance Of about IS to 25 points the
market became quiet. There was con-
siderable realizing. but prices held
steady within or points Of the best
at midday.
Evening star., 1928-03-26
SPECULATIVE list
OF BONDS ACTIVE
Prices Hold Firm-St. Paul
and S. A. /. Issues Are
Features of Market.
BY CHARLES T. SPEARE.
Special Dispatch 10 The star.

NEW YORK. March 26.-Prices held
frm in the bond market today with ac-
uvity confined for the most part to the
more speculative descriptions Interest
In the hieh-gra6e strictly investment
bonds was limited, but there was no
pressure to sell and the action az The
market indicated confidence in q con-
tinusnce OF easy money.
Junior railroad bonds were the tea-
lures under the leadership of the new
st. Paul issues Trading in the St. Paul
adjustments was on large scale, with
the price mounting to the highest for
mich the bonds have ever sold St
Paul IS Of 1875 were only little less
active and they eoualed their previous
high. The market was evidently dis
counting the favorable February earn
ineS statement and the expectation
that the amount available for interest
on the adjustments would exceed pre-
vicuS estimates
Next Ia the st. Paul issues the Sea-
board Ar Line bonds attracted the
most attention FractionaIly higher
prices were recorded for all the active
issues. The opinion is gaining ground
that the reaction in the Seaboard list
overoiSc0unted the uufavCrabe aspect
OF the situation. International Great
Northern adjustments were q shade
higher. Interest on these is now cumu-
lative at per cent. and while earnings
have not made as good a showing as
year ago for the long pull. the bond
Is considered not overpriced. A fairly
5000 demand existed for other railroad
bonds Of the grade Of Missouri Pacific
general IS and the Erie issues
Local fractions were strong New
York Railway A IS and incomes were
heavily bought and so were Third
Avenue adjustments, with the Inter-
borough obligations falling into line
later. The buying seemed to be based
on reports that an agreement would
be arrived at with the city authorities
that would protect the bondholders
Convertible issues moved in sym-
psthy with their respective stocks.
julius Kayser 5iss ran up 2 points
early IN The day. In the foreign list
Montecatl1i IS, with warrants. sold AT
approximately their record high. Other
foreign bonds were irregular. French
oohsstions were higher, but the Bel
elans Saeged French 7Igs euusled
Their previous high for all time.
Evening star., 1928-03-26
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received By Private Wire Direct to The Star once

Following is the list Of stocks and
bonds traded in on the New York Curb
Market today:
Evening star., 1928-03-26

CHICAGO, March 10 united states
Department of Agriculture - Potatoes
--~ receipts, - cars, on track, 443 carh;
AtAl united States shipments Saturday,
sss, Sunday, 10 cars. demand and
movement moderate: maTkst steady on
new stock, stronger on old. Florida Bliss
IHumphs, In crates, 360a5 7b; Epauld.
Ing Rose. barrels. No. /, 1900. NO. 2,
90; Cuba Bliss Triunphs. IN crates,
575. Wisconsin sacked round whites,
2.00a2 20, Idaho sacked russet BUR
banks, 740a1gs
Evening star., 1928-03-26
FRISCO" SURPLUS DOWN.

NEW YORK. March 26 OE1. -Fcbr1i-
ary surplus Of the 81. Louis-san Fran
cisco was sb2,24e less than In February
iast year. amounting TO s402 .65B after
charges. The Chicago Great Western
had net operating income Of si46,740
for February, against s97, ,g66 Il year ago.
Surplus of the Pittsburgh H. West Vir-
ginia was si3e, 1876 after charges against
s24a.5b2 In February, 1927
Evening star., 1928-03-26
Washington Stock Exchange

Sales.
Washington Gas Light---i0 at 90, 20
at co. at 90.
Columbia Sand A. Gravel pfd 10 at
l0l r.
Lanston Monotype-l0 at 1os94, 5
at 1872.
Sanitary Grocery Co. pfd.--l0 at
i07l2.
After Call
Washington Gas Light--50 at 90.
Washingtn Gas IS B-$500 at 107l T.
Potomac Electric 5l2qo pfd--2 at
l077s. at 1077s
Union Trust Colo at 3l4l2.
Washington Rwy. e. Elec. pfd.--3 At
lo3i4. / at l03it. 3 at l03i4
Washington Gas IS "B"-si00 at
1861.
Money-Call loans. S and 9 per cent.
Evening star., 1928-03-26
COTTON GOODS ACTIVE

NEW YORK, March 2s (speciaD -
Cotton goods markets started the week
Win trading active. Print cloths ouo-
tatlons remained unchanged at 7ss for
o4x60s and eased of X at s5s for
6ex72s. Raw silks we're unchanged IN
q quiet market.