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LITTLE SINS

In two envelopes. like wedding
invitation. The outer stamped en-.
veloped he addressed, for safety's
sake, to Eleanor Hinchley. On
the inner one he wrote, For
Gay again, please, Eleanor" or
simply, Gay"
Daily, or almost daily, Eleanor
would call up Gay: Something
for you, my dear. Ii I'm not here
when you come, you know where
to find it." Daily, or almost daily,
Cay would stop in at the Hinch-
ley's apartment to get the letter,
from Eleanor If Eleanor was
there. from among the pages of
Madame Bovary in the bookcase
to the left of the fireplace IL
Eleanor was not.
She preferred to find Eleanor
there, so that she might read
parts of the letter aloud; for
women love to let other women
know how very much beloved
they are.
Jack Willard wanted to marry
ATay. he WdIlLGu ICE 10 uIFOTGG
Alan SO that he might do so. This
was the theme of all his letters.
At first, when the lovableness of
him was still vivid and fresh in
her mind, Gay was impressed. She
even played mentally with the idea
he proposed, and thought that per-
haps, some day : Later his
reiterated pleas grew monotonous.
and later still they began to seem
absurd. -
In time she ceased writing to
him. 1t had always been a bother,
anyhow. And San Francisco was
a long way off = =
By the end OF the first half year
of her marriage, Gay had reached
the stage where she found it neces.
sary to be acutely interested in
some man other than Alan all the
time. She had reached the stage
where parties, social congregations
OF any size or sort, wearied her,
unless there was present some
man with whom she was having
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Love, Intrigue and Adventure Abound
In This PuIse-Stirring Serial Of
the French RED Terror"

might have had more serious con-
sequences.
Chauyiniere climbed down,
swearing savagely. ii hade been
his purpose to reach Neyers that
night. there To address a meeting
Of the committee Of public safety
and 80 to plan that upon the NOR.
row he might set out upon his
survey. That plan he must now
abandon, and accept such kennel
as La Charlie could offer his re-
publican sybaritism.
Yet, when they had tramped the
half mile Of muddy road to the vii
lage, they found there an excellent
inn, where they were given a good
room above stairs IN which to sup,
with bedroom opening from each
side Of ii Within an hour Of their
arrival an unusually good supper
was placed before them BY the
yintner and his coimely wife, who
did not spare themselves in their
endeavor to earn the coTnmenda-
ton OF the great man from Paris
BY whom, in their own words, their
poor house was honored.
CHAPTER VII
Over the well-Iarded capon Char.
-viniere expressed himself to his
secretary.
BY this / should Judge that
there is a good deal OF aristOc-
racy surviving in this Nivernais
OF yours. "
You should be thankful for
that. since it provides you with
so good supper"
In this world, as you may come
to find, the greater the cause for
thankfulness on the one hand,
the greater the cause for repining
on the other. It is thus that For
tune bestows her fayors; taking
payment always"
1.-THE payment Of debt IS no
good cause for repiring," she OBJ
jected.
He looked at her. so intently.
so inscrutably, that all her fears
Of yesterday evening suddenly re-
turned. and she shivered. He OBJ
served it.
(To Be Continued Tomorrow
Copyright. 1925, By Metropolitan
Newspaper Service, New York. Copy
right. 1925 and 1921. BY Rafael
sabatini. All rights resefsedJ
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4 GlamOrOus Narrative Of the French
Revolution By the Author Of
Many Romantic Novels

] erential; kindly, but never lacking
il respect. And he entertained her
presently with talk which dis
played unsupported depths Of
culture, acquaintance not only
with the works of Scarron and
Voltaire. but also with the classical
authors. whom he freely quoted.
His personality began to abash her
little. In measure as she dis
covered ii SO greatly To transcend
all that at first she had suspected.
displayed & refinement almost III.
credible Ia one of his political
creed; his manners were irnpscca-
BILE.
When at last she retired FOR the
night, she went In an uncertainty
more profound than ever. He held
the door for her, his head defer
entially inclined. and with 3 cour.
teously expressed wish for her
good repose. Within her room,
which was next to his own, q wave
OF panic suddenly swept over her.
she drove home the bolts with
which her door was furnished at
base and summit, then went to
open her window 80 as to ascer-
tain what line Of retreat might be
available In case Of need. Ii was
cold and drizzling and the night
was overcast and very dark But
light from ground floor window
showed her the cleaning cobbles
OF the yard. q good Is feet below.
At need with = twisted sheet she
might 20 that way. But what
them Such course was only to
be- contemplated in desperate case,
and her case was not yet des-
perate. Indeed, she sought to a.
sure herself she had no cause to
consider 1t desperate at al. She
was a little coward snudnering at
shadows.
She was even more strongly Of
this opinion when she awakened
til the morning, refreshed BY un-
broken sleep, the spring sun
shine flooding her little white
room and realized on awakening
how needIessly ina ginati0n had
made craven OF her.
She came spruce and trim to
breakfast, so spruce and trim that
= serving maid In the corridor
gazed with d shy smile at the
citizen-representative young sec
rotary. and may have been dis
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10th had lost interest Ii the
typewritten lines. But they made
great pretense Of interest.
ELuck rend the remaining two
lines aloud:
eI.ook around for James IL Hope
He will give you All the dope.
And they debated James N.
Hope would be q person2 or 2
naIns On 4 gravestOns2l with
spraghtIiness that deceived neither
81 Them until 1T last Chuck
naid, interrupting himself in the
middle 81 4 sentences Oh, the
xsyvil with that and let his arm.
ewoop from the back OF the seat
fo gather Cay In.
Holding her thus, he cortenl-
plated her. blue eyes narrowed.
Fl wish you weren't so newly
wed, he said.
sWhy2s'
I'D kiss you
Cay smiled family. "Oh, really.
would your
GH&s WAS I1tA4AlAk5e Will ~ GAAAcsAAS
detached fragment Of her mind,
how many moments like this mo
aneut she lad known. Thinking
exuItantly that, after all, nothing
was changed. Everything was
1Hs. the same. Same moon. Same
Eree-arched, vacant roadway. lit
with the long pale gold the head.
Lights spilled. Same lost wind,
"a. dering. weeping. through the
trees Same scenery, music, ges-
furee the old exciting, fas-
cinating play
Stop IT.. Chuck cried out.
sEsop daring me with those eyes
OF yours! Do you want to be
kissed anyway? Right now?''
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de very need to command herself.
Is Be alert. vigilant, and ready
1or emergencies which might
eresp IN to pouncs upon her IN
Nxgares. Her brave spirit, which
might have preserved its vlsor U
the presence OF revealed danger,
Vas being battered down py un-
certainty and suspense
hauvfniere's voice. soft as SILK.
npcaktnr Oh q sigh, penetra1eu
tbs distraction Ok her mind
RI that ease, since you 50 com.
pIstely approve, we may consecer
fhe mater decided, and act pres
nntIy as I have said.
Ne settled himself back INTO his
corner. closed his eyes, and there
after FOR some three hours which
that Journey endured, he seemed
Is doze. II was as II his interest
ir His travelling companion were
already diminishing now that the
Intended service was already ha IS !
rendered and the remainder of Il
clearly plotted.
They cIatteerd Over the kidney
stones Of Melun as dusk was fall
Ing and came to draw up at the
HOTEL de II Nation lately the
Hotel Royal. There. no sooner
had 4 whisper gone forth from the
nostboy touching the identity of
our traveller, than out came land
lard. ostIer. and chamberlain to
welcome him IN trembling obse-
Uuiousness.
Cnauviniere accepted this trib-
tte to his greatness with . lofty
disdain which few despots could
have equaiIed none surpassed.
Ihe best rooms were placed at
the disposal of himself and his
young secretary: the best supper
Melun could provide WAS prepared
Tor his august consumption; and
. very choice old Burgundy was
discovered in the cellar where II
had lain neglected and brought
forth FOR the represt ntatiye's de-
lectatsoEl.
AZ table and thereafter his dc.
1seanor toward Madcmoiselle de
1Fontsofbier was Of 4 correctness
which could not have been ex-
reeded BY one of her own class.
ls was solieitious, but always def
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to rest ait Chatillon.sur-Iaing. .
village Of the Orleannais. Here
the experience Of the previous
night was repeated. Again Chau.
viniere observed d difference that
was almost exaggerated. again he
talked glibly and entertainingly
displaying, ais ii were, all the
jewels OF his mind to dazzle and
beglamour her. She thawed q
little. Indeed, II was impossible to
remain frozen in aloofness under
the glow OF so much benignity.
Yet once or twice. looking up sud
denly. she caught his eyes upon
her. They shifted instantly, and
the woIfish expressions she sur
prised upon his face was as In
stantIy covered as IL by q mask.
But the impression OF 1t remained
upon her memory. to evoke q sud-
den ineffabIe dread akin to that
with which his eyes had smitten
her in the Conciergerie.
He drank perhaps too much that
evening, and in consequence
sIackened a little the reins Of his
self-control. For in holding. the
door for her departure and in wish
ing her good might, the leer on his
face and the evil glow OF his eyes
were unmistakabIe. Such was the
fear they aroused in her. that, hav-
ing locked and bolted her door, she
flung herself fully dressed upon
her bed, her mind In such a state
OF vigilance that she scarcely
slept at all until the dawn.
Yet nothing happened 10 justify
her tremors Of spirit, and when she
came TO breakfast she found herr
self awaited by 4 representative so
correct and formal in his manner
that she asked herself whether
again her imagination had not
tricked her on the previous night.
All day that question abode with
her, whilst the chaise swayed and
rocked in its headIong speed, and
Chauviniere half-dozed in his cor
ner with q disregard OF her that
was almost ungallant. It was
still with her when at o'clock
in the afternoon, within half mile
of La Charlie. q village on the
Loire, their journey came to sud-
den lurching end as the result Of
the loss of an axle pin, which but
for the post boys quick perception
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NO.
you lie!' he said. And he
kissed her.
II began with that night, Gays
first little sin, the little affair Of
Chuck Sully. And It lasted about
two months.
1t was q typical little affair Of
it, kind. neither at all right nor
altogether wrong. It had the
usual components. Telephone con-
versations warily prefaced by, rs
anyone near? Can you talk2"
Notes that were read and then
torn to bits and then incinerated,
bit by bit. Rendezvous at 1.-THE
usual place (which in this in-
stance was the mezzanine balcony
Of downtown hotel. Tete-a-tete
Iuncheons. Tete-a,tete teas. Motor
rides. Legitimate meetings at the
Crowds parties, where they
guiItily and senselessly kept rather
apart
Occasionally of an evening when
there was no party, Chuck's wife,
Rosalie, would telephone Gay and
say. Come on over, you and
Alan, and play bridge And Gay
and Alan would go. And Gay
and Chuck, who had spent the
afternoon together, would play
bridge very badly, very badly In
deed, because they had to bear so
many things besides the cards in
mind.
With this affair, Gay definitely
Joined the ranks of young matrons
who must think before they speak.
Would 1T be safe to say this? or
that? Would such and such
remark arouse any suspicion, or
prompt any question ticklish to
answer? Alan casually mention
ing last Wednesday-oh, heavens,
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dreamful. each ringing Of the tele-
phone tingling in the veins 80
This she required. This she must
have. To Gay Pomeroy, as to Gay
Leonard, masculine devotion was
drug; and drug that lost its
potency fast unless the vial from
which it poured was ever new.
Men were, she found, not less
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4 Irritation, or about to have a
filtration. Preferably the latter;
for the moment before the kiss is
kissed, or the word spoken" was
wine to her, as 1t had ever been.
Someone for whom to dress.
Someone for whom to scintillate.
Someone whose mere existence
made all days piauant, all music
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BY KATHERINE BRUSH

entertaining, than they had been.
a year ago. but more entertaining,
infinitely. There was a forbidded-
ness to them now that fascinated
her. Once upon a time, tea for
two had been nothing more or less
than a table, some cups, some Gina.
mon toast. some Conversation
just tea, for two. Now 1t was
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Risk and an Adventure. Once upon
. time II adore you" had been
merely one Of the light. careless.
complimentary things men said.
Now it was thrilling, because men
had no right to say it and she no
right at all to listen.
(To BE Continued Tomorrow
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Library Of Nneveh marks
which that the Of fngerprints understood n
ancient Assy 1t known that fngeprnts were used LOT
Identification purposes in China in A. p 100
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What Do You KnOw?
Questions on Editorial Page
ANSWERS TO TODAY'S TEST

Maid. Candle 8. A. s Hornets g. Host
n. Eaten g. pifu Entirely.
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where had she told him she was
last Wednesday? Was that the
day she said she went shopping?
Or the day she said she took tea
at Irene's?
She had to be always alert, on
guard. She had to be always
clever. She had to be able to
concoct plausible fib in half a
second and remember II. word for
word, days, weeks, later. 1t was
considerable of strain.
She thought often during those
two months, that it wasn't worth
III; especially since she wasn't
really very fond of Chuck, and
never could be. She thought, "I'lI
know better next time. No more
of this sort of thing. I'd rather
have peace of mind" - But
these resolutions were all for the
future. She allowed the current
affair to drift along, making no
attempt to hasten the inevitable
break.
When she and Chuck quarreled
finally quarreled because Chuck
said an unkind thing about Alan,
and some weirdly distorted sense
OF loyalty in Gay caused her to
resent it with fury--she felt re-
lieyed. and free, and blissfuily un-
burdened 1t was good, she told
herself, to have ii over. 1t was
good to say to Alan, II was with
Jane all afternoon without say
ing TO herself at the same time,
II must see Jane before he does.
1t was good to carry nothing on
the conscience; to let the wit
relax its vigilance.
1t was good. But 1t was duh.
After a month of 1t, Gay began
to be bored with life again.
Then the HinchIeys produced
Jack Willard. Of San Francisco.
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CHAPTER 80

=
The Hinchleys, Tom and Flea
nor, were members of the crowd.
And Jack Willard, Eleanor ex-
planned to Gay over the telephone,
was an old school friend of Toms,
and perfect lamb, my dear,
you'll just adore him." He had
arrived in New York only that
morning, and was to be there
but three days. and, said Flea
nor, il Gay wasn't doing any.
thing special today wouldn't she
run up to their place for lunch
con, and maybe a little bridge
later? Tom was staying home
from the office and they needed
a fourth.
Gay would. And did.
The net result was that it was
not three days, but II, before
Jack Willard departed from Man
haitian. And then he departed
with the utmost reluctance.
Gay went to the station with
him. Twice after he had left her
TO board his train he bolted back
through the gate again to say
goodbye just once more. The sec
ond time he insisted that he wasn't
going. Wasn't going. Couldn't go,
that was all. Tear up the ticket
and wire his resignation to the
firm But when the long
rolling cry of "All-lI aboard.r-d!'
resounded from below. he lifted
Gay off her feet, Rugged her UNI
til her breath was lost, set her
down, stared at her an instant,
young agony in his eyes-and
went.
His letters arrived. A steady
stream of letters, white links In
q marching chain across the con-
tinent. Each letter was enclosed
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delicious, too!
When health is at stake really careful
mother will always insist on getting the
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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-07
ELECTRIC Speed
FOUND TERRIFIC
Picture Is Taken Of wild"
| Lightning in Pennsylvania

Schenectady. N. T.. Aug. 7 P-
The fellow who said he was so fast
he could switch out the light and be
abed asleep before the room was
dark may now know just how fast
he needs to work to beat electricity.
He has about five ten millionths of
a second
The gauge of this speed was dis
closed today in the announcement mt
by the General Electric company OF
the first closeup photo ever taken
Of wild" lightning-that is. natural
as distinguished from laboratory
made lightning,
Picture Taken
The picture was taken July 27 at
Wallenpaupack. Pa, by an automa
tic cathode ray oscillograph, a high
speed camera developed in the com
pany's general engineering labora
tory and said by its engineers to
record happenings in a fraction OF
one millionth of a second. It was
installed in the high voltage trans
mission wire of the Pennsylvania
Power and Light company as part
of tests of the effects of lightning
on high voltage wire.
From the instant this bolt struck
until its effects passed from the
wire. the camera recorded the volt
age in terms OF time.
The camera showed the time from,
the hit until the voltage from the
impact reached its maximum was
five ten millionths Of a second. This
maximum voltage was 100000 I'm
mediately after this. some sort of ar
inductive disturbance shot the volt
age to 100000 and dropped il
again to about 100000 all in about
one ten millonth of second. From
/ the first impact until all effects o
the bolt disappeared from the cam
era's eye forty ten millionths OF ;
second elapsed.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-07
REPORT FINDING
AN OLD inca CITY
No White Man Has Ever Set
| Foot There

Lima. Peru. Aug. R-Discovery
man is ever known to have set foo,
is reported in a telegram from the
project of the department of Cuzco
to President Leguia. The lost city
was discovered accidentally by a sci
ientitic expedition exploring the town
of Macchupiecho which was found
Is years ago by a group of Peru
Wan and American scientists. The
present expedition was organized by
the Cu2co authorities under the pat
ronage of President Leguia.
One of the explorers was in a
place called k1tlhuatana which was
an Inca astronomical observatory
From one OF the windows of the
room he saw with a pair of binocu-
lars on the top OF Hualnapicchc
mountain the walls and platforms O!
another town. the existence of which
was not known. 1t was thought
probable that no white man had
ever set foot there since the noun
tain is surrounded by a deep ravine
and its sides appeared to be ex-
tremely steep for scaling withou,
| careful preparations. Some of the
explorers returned to Cuzco while
others remained at Macchupicche
and they may try to reach the newly
discovered town.
This. they said, disappeared at tbs
same time that the Inca empire was
wrecked with the appearance of the
Spanish conquerors fulfilling the
prophesy OF Inca priests that a da,
would come when white bearded
men riding four-footed monsters
would conquer the sun empire.
Macchuplccho was discovered six
/ teen years ago by Hiram Ringha m
now United States senator from
, Connecticut, who was then exploring
the Ollantaytambo valley under the
auspices of Yale university. He was
searching for the ruins of the Cho-
auequirado palace where the Inca
ruler Nance II took refuge after q
rebellion against the Spanish con
querors' Choquequlrao has attract
ed the attention of many scientists
and explorers because of its Indian
name which means golden cradle
and because it was thought that the
last direct successor of the Incas had
| hidden his fabulous wealth there
While Mr.. Bingham was climbing a
steep hillside on the Trubamba can
yon he Unexpectedly discovered
Macchupiccho which had been hid
den by dense jungle for centuries
The Cuzco authorities reported
that after opening new road.
| through the tropical Jungle the
Peruvian exploring party arrived a
Macchupiccho. They found the
town to be of the Megallthic period
and one of the most wonderful ex-
amples of Inca grandeur in its i'm
posing solitude amid the high and
eternally snow capped mountains