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To FETE
1900 ORPHANS

Washington Lodge, No. Is, Benevo-
lent and Protective Order of Elks,
will play host to nearly 1900
orphaned kids at Glen Echo Park,
Wednesday. The children are from
the District and from Alexandria.
Special cars, timed to run two
minutes apart, will take the chill
dren to the amusement center. At
Eleventh and F Streets Northwest,
the Elks' clown band of 20 pieces
will furnish music, and will enter
tain the kiddies as the cars roll
across that intersection. 70 aid
motorists to get through the jam that
is bound to take place at the cross
ing, the Elks have selected big
clown and baby clown to direct
traffic at the corner. They will be
easily distinguished by their Dutch
police uniforms.
Tony Auth, chairman of the COM
missary committee, has made ar
rangements for 5000 rolls, 200
pounds of ham. rs pounds of tongue,
so pounds Of cheese, Is loaves of
rye bread, IS pounds of butter, 1000
hard boiled eggs, 500 gallons OF
real lemonade, $50 gallons of ice
cream, 200 pounds of assorted cakes
and 500 pounds of candy.
Over nine thousand assorted toys
will be handed out at the park and
each child also will receive noise
maker of approved design and an
American Flag. The street car
parade to Glen Echo will be led by
the Boys Independent Band, under
the direction of Captain John
Brown.
The park will be thrown open to
the kids to make the most of their
day. The bands will play all day
special stunts by Billy Gee, Arizona
| cowboy: Prof Guffey. European
mimic, and a Punch and Judy show
are among the scheduled attractions.
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The Judges are selecting the en-
tries for the elimination contests
and the pictures of the lucky chli.
dlen will appear in The Times from
day to day, until July %, when all
entries must be IN.
The winner of this contest, whicn
is being conducted locally by The
Times and the Loew theaters. ana
nv similar agencies in twenty four
other big cities, will win $1OO-a-
week contract with Our Gang
comedies for three months and the
EXPENSES of himself and his parents
to and from Hollywood.
The Times and the Loew houses
in Washington are to select the six
washington children most closely
resembling the celebrated stars OF
Hal Roach's Our Gang" comedies.
Will BE In Movies
After the final selections are
made, the lucky six and many of
their fellow contestants will be fea-
tured in a movie TO be made and
shown in Washington.
After the film is shown here, it
will be sent to Mr.. Roach, with the
"a similar films from other cities.
Mr.. Roach is to choose one child
from all the films as the new mem
Der for Our Gang"
With such big prize at stake, II
would be a shame to spoil your
chances by not observing the rules
wouldn't 1t?
So be sure to read the rules very
carefully before entering the con
test.
Clip The Coupon
First, clip the coupon appearing
In The Times. and study the faces
OF the six little movie stars pic
tured there. Decide which one you
most resemble in appearance, age
and acting ability.
Then fill out the coupon, being
sure to write clearly all the in
formation requested. Be particu
larry careful to write down the
name Of the "Our Gang" character
you represent best.
Several contestants have writer
in such names as Buddy" Skin
n.y." and the like, which conves
nothing to Our Gang editor, except
that the applicants want to choose
their own character names.
Well. that's not the. idea at all
Pick out one of the six names. Of
the real "Our Gang" players.
Next-and this Is very important
paste the coupon on the back Of
good photograph OF yourself. The
picture must be at least as large rs
the whole coupon, and the head
must be large enough to give the
judges good idea of your type.
Send the photo and coupon Il
Our Gang Editor, The Times
Don't communicate with him in any
other way or expect him to com
municate with you. He's a busy
man all the time and especially sc
right now.
And then wait and see IL you are
one of the lucky ones selected fol
the elimination contests. You car
do this only by seeing The Times
every day, so don't miss an issue
from now on!
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pound during the
Change of Life.
When / feel nerv.
olls and rundown
my husband gets
me q bottle right
away. 1t is a
great help to me
and / think that
if other people
would only take
it when they feel
ali rundown and
IL "a the
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directions say, they would find it a
great benefit. My worst symptoms
were nervousness and tired feelings.
4 could mob sleep nights and ! was so
nervous ] would cry if anyone looked
Mt me. ''-MRs. ADA BESSIE, 1876 Wash
ington Street, Fairhayen, Mass.
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Oath of Allegiance
Given $50 at Camp

FORTRESS MONROE, Va, July
9.-The oath of allegiance was ad-
ministered to $50 young men from
the District of Columbia and ITS
surrounding States at the open-air
service held on the parade grounds
of historic Fortress Monroe yester.
day.
This was one of the opening fea.
lures of the citizens military train
ing camp, with Major Sherman
Miles administering the oath. An
inspirational address was delivered
by Col. George A. Nugent, of the
Twelfth Coast Artillery, command
ing officer of the harbor defenses
of Chesapeake Bay.
Colonel Nugent pointed out the
value of military training for the
civilian and welcomed the camp ia
Fortress Monroe.
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Watch Times to See
"Our Gang" Entries

10 all bows and girls who have joined or intend to join tn
big national stOur Gang contest:
Mateh The Washington Times every day, from now on!
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COULD NOT
SLEEP NIGHTS
Helped by Lydia E. Pink
ham, Vegetable Compound

Fairhaven, Mass.-"I am taking
lydia 3. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
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Fannie Films my Man

J. l.. Warner, production chief
of Warner Bros pictures, did
not keep Fannie Brice long wait
ing to enter upon her first essay
at photoplaying as a star of Vita.
phone productions. On June lS,
only a few days after the
Relasco stage star reached Holly
wood, work on my Man" was
begun. under the megaphone OF
Archie Mayo. Mr.. Warner had
the supporting cast selected. had
chosen the Robert Lord story and
titled it my Man as A logical
hook-up with Miss Brice's famous
song.
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Champion to Defend
ID. Ct WOnlens Title

Miss Frances Krucoff plstFitt
women.s tennis champion tor tbs
past three years. win defend her
crown III the championship play
which opens August On tho Co
Iumbla Country club courts AZ N
doubtful Il ire will paIr with Miss
Frances walker, with whom s!le
holds ths District Womens doubles
title.
Entries Tor the event can BE-
filed with Miss Aida Doyle i the
Columbia Country Club ~ Miss
EIizaheth Bethel. Decatur 1875
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AYES MONEY
Or SWIM

BRIGHTON, Eng, July .S. -
IN tiny cottage on the ousshsi s., g
ii Brighton lives an ex-Derps ], : ~ 4; 3
miner, John Tomlinso1. VIZ 10 q
training Is swim the English 1nal'
mel this year. III,
evervthinr but the hare necessitles
sc life Tor years past IN order q
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LINCOLN FIELDS

FIRST ACE--RroIn isenoua.
THIRD RACE-Cnl seth, Finnefer.
1alovian; Silent Jack. Mary Daio and
Fair Catch
FOURTH RAcE--Evelyn IL. sambe
Omardale. EunOnymOua, Guy
Frazier and jap Lac
SEVENTH HA CT Union Jack and
Black on White
weather. clear: track. fast.
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VERY BUSY DAY

playlng second bass for 81 PAU
against Louisville 81 September e
1902, Miller Huggins accepted AZ
clsances eleven putonts and elghl
assist setting record fOr AZ
baseball.
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MINIasOR

FIRST RACE-One Way, T.ady
Herfert, Candy Maker. J. q. Denny.
SECOND RACE Nargarife WilIet
Misty Day, Hamca. Peace Baby.
THIRD RACE-R0yaI Cause. Tyson
Thistle Arious. Just III Fun, block
head. Bethlehem, Flag 81 Truce.
FIFTH RACE-Sun Baby.
SEVENTH RAcE--Assent, Bonyiew
Blue Flag. King OF Fortune.
Weather. clear; track. fast.
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CONNAUGWT pAnw

FIRST RAcE IVA w. Henry Hor-
ton, Heart Song
SECOND RACE Heretrix. Balsanl
Lake. SEherieify.
THIRD RACE HarblngeT. I.iaah,
Novice "a, F0undlIDg. Golden Locks
sun swept. &
FOURTH RACE Princess Mems.
Crossword Boy, sun Ranger Miss
Fayette.
Weather. clear. tack. fask.
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save the money to pay his training
expenses.

I0mlmsOn n short sturdy
man with 4 bright sense IN
htiu0E. was W0rlxinr m the
mines until three months agO,
he says. q have always beem
keenlY Interested n swilllIslinn.
and when / aaw the channel he.
lllg conquered especially IN
Foreigners. made lip M mind
that I would have i shot ~ Il
Just % show what provincial
England could do ii that direc.
tIoT.
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DREADNAUGHTS IDI &

The War College nine has called
off the game with the Alexandra
Dreadnaughts booked for today on
the Washington Barracks field.
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n IGHT CROSS TO JAW
IN THIRD HEENEY's
LII yANANtNN LII ILL., III
LONE GESTURE
By DAVIS J. WALSH
4.f1,n.t s.aai News service sports Edit6r

NEW YORK July PIT have fought the good fight;
kept the faith sang Henley in his stirring lay and il
he had again today, Ire probab would have
enteed his lyrical attention upon Gene Tunney successful
Stadium. lasf night
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fiis head was bloody but un.
&eskss 3.
as,eeAshs = nd Jslsa ~ anoes.ll
ne pesss naa nad report0a9al eye :
cooked knowingly over 1ne euss ol
kne rlnSslde, his euiOgy 20 the IN
donlltaple told the sfery ~ Alil
81 Tom heeneE Is courageous Dhl l re-
eyitable COLLAPSE N the eleventh
k0nnus !.
t3ahtsred e me boot - 80 enu 49,
q fne tenlns ne lay Vlat slue slss
ropes unneedlng, plQouX WTesh
q the man that vas: ieked UP Pc
nia seconds aIld t0ted, s1eeI urooiins,
20 Ms corner ne was iavea A .lss
SWafnsn ana Slapped ana padssr
INTO 9 sense Of CONSCIOUSNESS pe.
tween rounds: Ihen me peh anu anu
ne vas y nk doflm $50 sa .s.s
81 ale me hsnraalNe Tell u ~ s,e
tbs IsAkels kils,aNa y al1taA y
must los chooses - Mo Sc 8
same mAn sh9nla ahus laanas.
80.
rs heae lnaeeu. 49, $500, ~soS.ss
Wlse. kte.eree nu0.s EsOs
NeesMeN asas ~ sssa sE "a
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mans nanus hsAng ssss nss.ss.las as 80
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ION 0L sa.'n A,shn psss 80 ~. ~, 81
posshois lo question nis Ilshe
70 siL upon the thrOi1s OF al Do.lns
% rule MS suDJeete M.ak y
please DIS nlonarcniaI fancy. LUIS
rev was every iIich champion III
this his current. ana some say nis
slss license q the title ne won
and detended AGAINST dempsey.
Tunney viewed from the first
row FingsfI1e, fought the very
5000 firi1f Igst mirlat. Ana ~
LENT fhn faith indeed.--tlle
faifh ~ Iis friends Who m
alOnr have nIait1taisled that
their man was more than s
champion BY mere force 81 cir.
eIrnlafanee. m, on that per-
f0rn1nnlee, be isn't i representa-.
3
~ ~ rnfiI I hefter man co,,,as
nIc,sg 800 -, .fr.ia ~. 1870.
60 ,.,,ils - f.si.s,s 3 =.
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49, 49,, n d. ny
~ 1870 .,IsI1. 80.
Il. l.s.iies
& ~ p1ANsu
plals q 80 -. ~, 1870 49, lne e.
seaey g rs pln psmpsey ana
r,,;ei,er srd Issu u $500 800
"a q hi ~. "a. soaDs'. Mouia nave
ssss 80 ~, t. ua.llss
A...' - rysa,,a,, ~. IL. =.
49,. 1870, ,,,n 81
lid fls@ pIoDauiy Would nave out
LIE 80 1890 49, : aAsAs - :
~, to shese are out irnn,ortal. ~.
.rv beaux ideal of sri heavy
weigflts.
sIsssnnev hardly Il that but I am
- "a COMES that he made
...,rnrisineIv good fight from first
= last. for ! man whose competi-
slon - 800 sghnse nr ran tion lar
-. - a..- 1880.
question on the score Of advisable
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Mhea yeH want seryiee read the
ne 3imss aaa nssaia sssSsIiisJ Ads.
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or course realized that Il
would cost good deal u achieve
II and that It would serve Eae better
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FODDER

The Philadelphia Athletics,
who have won three straight
on their present road trip
while the New York Yankees
we're losing three out Of four
.to Detroit, have cut New
York 4 lead to az games to-
day.
The Yanls still have the old wal
Ion. however. ais they denonstrat
Yesterday III the twelfth Inning Of
the first game with Detroit when
theV made ten hits and eleven runs.
winning IL to ]. S0rrell'a homer u
the ninth had robbed Waite I1Oyt
Of Il shut our.
III the nightcap the Tigers out.
sIugged the Ya1llxs 13 tn 10. Harry
lIeilnan driving in eight runs
both teams scored All their
runs III the second inning as
Pittsburgh finally stopped the
Giants. To 81 Carl HubbeIl,
Texas s0mfhpaw, nlade his debut
with the Giants and was hit
harder than the tiGltet specula.
tors at the FHnney Heeney fight.
Cleveland took another double
header from the Red Sox, 4 tn
and 4 tn and Jumped into the
first division, while the SOx eased
back into the cellar.
The Chicago Cubs. always poor
road team. dropped another to Bos.
ton and slipped back into third place
behind the Reds The Braves nOsed
out the Bruins Iii the fourteenth
Il to 8.
FriscIl. DOuthit and Harper
hit llOtlers a. the Cardinals
swaMped Brooklyn, f0s I.
Alexander Oaltpitched less Petty,
wIlO started sitter only one days
rest.
Cincinnati nosed out the Phlllies,
IS to 4, BY scoring four runs fn the
ninth when Critz doubled with the
bases full.
Ossie Orwell, pitcher.oukfieHder
who has replaced Joe Hauser 81
first base for the Athletics: made
two hits az the AS downed the
White Sox, to 1.
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T177070l T-7TT1I
4 Wanar. Pffts 81 ~ rs 1ss szl4
cfanlhnm Pitts II z5a 80 s2a1
SiafeK Bost0u 81 go - 500
fssadsr yt aTc today Wanef
rlttxbuf1h sS3l
American i.eaeue
ad4Iln. wash s.9 ~ Al ~ .3e6
Sia1lnons phila.s 81 233 ~ 81 se1
othf{N. ~ T.st& 8f 81 d2e sNf4
NfannNh 81 LauiS 81 4ol 90 4eI
ISsad6r Hxar Aso today 6hrigs
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Tuuney took eight 81 the
@1sven rounds fought. two were
s@n,, ana one went to Heeney.
~ vmnda his mistake. n even
,N champions sometimes do.
smf almost paid dearly for "
h,,t above al else. he Ii sem
-ihIa man and when he dis
envered that he eOuIdn't afford
- nsaEe the other mans fight,
2. quickly PeIapsed Into char
80. and boxed the challenger
sars right of.
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His head. indeed. was bloody
when Referee Eddie Forbes
wisely decided near the end Ok
fIie eleventh round that 1sIlll-
riey fnsfsterf attack must
smash af1d bash those Iacerated
features no more.
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once and once only did Heeney
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1t necessary or eXpedient 10 rush
to the ringside with the succnlent
statistics. But conservative esti-
mates placed the crowd at 4 mere
40 900. The smallest since the
Dempsey-Willard fight at Toledo,
and the total receipts at not more
than 100000.
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il was . very good show
but, unfortunately. there wasn't
3 very good crowd there Ia
witness Il. The Irresistible
Dempsey no longer was avail
able 10 entice the bOObia into
Richards lair and the pro-
mOter suffered his first finaIl-
cial failure In more than 20
years Of heavyweight cham.
plOmship promotion.
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interfered W n the work of the com.
rarv h,,t po,;or ;e ko,, la H.,

interfered W n the work of the com.
pany but paving is being laid rapidly
at present. About lis men are EN-
ployed by the company, working on
the streets ard machines and at the
company's plant at the east end Of
Broadway avenue
The following streets, according to
Haggart, are practically completed:
Seventh between Avenue D and the
Boulevard. EIGHTH between Avenues
B and F. Ninth between Avenues B
and D. Tenth between Broadway
and Thayer and Kosser and Avenue
c, and Eleventh from Broadway to
Avenue c.
Streets which remain to be paved
are as follows: Twelfth, Thirteenth,
and Fourteenth from Broadway TO
Avenue B, Fifteenth from Thayer
to Avenue B, Sixteenth from Rosser
to Avenue B, Broadway avenue from
Ninth to Fourteenth streets, Thayer
from Tenth to Fifteenth, Rosser
from Tenth to Sixteenth, Avenue A
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80 BLOCKS ARE
PAVED; 40 LEFT
Haggart Construction Com
pany Pushes Huge Project
Towards Completion

Approximately 80 blocks Of paw
ing have been aid in Bismarck this
summer and the remaining 40 blocks
to be paved this year will be finished
by Oct. l.
This statement was made in Bis.
marck today by George w. Haggart,
of the Haggart Construction COM
pany.
Rainy weather this summer has
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|e|zLI0NVEE FOR FOR TWO W00 C
- AM%e truth DEWEY GROVES @nEX}SsS s & -

that she had cloaked Berthe Lou
with faithlcssness out of the fab.
ric OF suspicion-that she had no
grounds for accusing his wife of q
liaison with young Marco Palmer
"I,ut now that you've got him
and it's all over want to tell you
that wouldn't stOop to hold a man
who could fall for you," Berthe Lou
said. without waiting for Lila TO
speak.
The latter felt herself flung from
one extreme to another. Now
it was doubt What could Ecrtie
Lou mean? Not really that Rod
and she had parted? Lila took
courage on the barest chance that
this could be BERTHE Louis meaning.
She decided to remain silent. lest
she divulge too much. Perhaps.
after all. Rod had not told BERTHE
Lou about last night and the scene
on the balcony.
You can tell Rod that he needn't
have run away like whipped cur"
BERTHE Lou continued. growing
warmer. II wouldn't have put out
a finger to stop him. l want You
both to know that.
Ever since you began crawling
around after him I've given you
every chance. because | couldn't
love man who wanted = girl like
you. Lila. even il it was only after
you'd used every way you knew
TO make him care for ycu."
Lila flushed and lost some OF her
caution. She was sure 1ow that
BERTHE Lou did not know Rod had
scornec her.
You hadn't any right to inter.
fere." she said bra:enly. "You
knew when you married Rod that
l still loved him. l made no secret
OF that. And anyone but a fool
would have guessed Id have him
back. And how could you expect
to hold the man wanted?" she
added with sheer. Rod was my
man. You took him when he didn't
care what happened. II he wanted
to come back to me you hadn't any
right to try to stop him. You
shouldn't have caught husband on
the rebound as they say. my dear.
It isn't safe"
well. you've got him." BERTHE
Lou replied. struggling hard to keep
down her emotion. And l wish
you both the sort of luck you de-
serve!" She wheeled and hurried
out Of the room. slamming the door
behind her.
+ LILA settled down on her pillows
- with a softly escaping sigh of
relief issuing from her colorless
lips. There was nothing to be
feared from Berthe Lou. and her
almost fanatical pride. I'D like
to see myself stand by and give up
the man l loved. no matter what he
thought about anyone else!" she
thought. sneering at BERTHE Lou.
And Rod hadn't gone to Berthe
Lou with any tales. after all. Lila
took hope In that. It gave her q
chance. q slim one perhaps. but
nevertheless q chance. to put her.
self right with him until we'll.
Lila told herself. people get used
to shocking ideas. She might and
a way to make herself irresistible.
She reached out and touched the
bell to summon her maid. She
must find Rod Immediately. and 90
down on her knees. II necessary. to
profess her shame and remorse.
Lila laughed.
Ito Be Continucd)
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It would not do to have him en-.
counter BERTHE Lou. But Lila did
not have her caller admitted with.
out q great deal Of fear. Berthe
Lou could create q lot of trouble
II she were so minded. Cyrus
would not care to listen to her :.
he had lost all respect for her.
Lila knew.
But BERTHE Lou could talk-to
the Frasers. for instance. She be-
licved that BERTHE Lou still saw
Molly now and thcn-and she
might find a way of convincing
Cyrus-if she really knew any.
thing.
Lila could hardly believe that
Rod had carried the story of her
proposal to him to BERTHE Lou
But why was BERTHE Lou here. at
this ungodly hour? Lila glanced
at her clock--the time was five
minutes Of ten.
She threw back the silk covers
on her bed and sat up against the
lace-trimmed pillows. The room
was in semi.darkness with the
shades close drawn to keep out the
daylight. One. near the bed. was
half way up to admit air. Lila
jumped out OF bed and hastily
pulled it down. She must. she
guessed. look a sight. Rage always
left its mark on her features. and
she had ragged through the night.
Exhaustion had forced her to bed
just before daybrcak. But she had
not slept.
She was barely back on her pill.
lows, with q soft rose.shadcd lamp
burning on a stand at the head of
her French bed. when BERTHE Lou
was admitted.
THEY looked 1t each other as
; two duelists might before the
clash Of blades began. BERTHE Lou
walked slowly over, as the maid
who had shown her up. closed the
door behind. her. and came close
to the bed.
Lila waved her hand toward a
chair. Good morning." she es.
sayed pleasantly. but her voice was
thick and jerky.
Berthe Lou did not take her eyes
from Lila's face. or move toward
the chair she indicated.
Her eyes were narrowed to Sits
and Z scornful sneer twisted her
lips out Of all resemblance to their
natural curves. Lila's eyes fell
away. and she plucked nervously
At the embroidered hem Of sheet
She tried to laugh. a wretched at
tempt.
Goodness. what's the matter
with you?" she cried. alarmed
at her own lack Of poise. HAS
anything happened!"
"Why ask me?" Berthe Lou re-
turned with . hard levelness that
further disturbed Lila. It also
armed her with irritation. She be-
came snappish.
why shouldn't I ask your" she
retorted. "You insisted upon see
Ing me before was up. You ought
to have 4 good reason"
rs It reason enough that I've
come to tell you what au abomina
BILE cheat you are?" Berthe Lou
said. her voice held low. but Vi
brating with suppressed passion.
Lila sat bolt upright. "Wha .
Ia. e" she gasped.
"You heard me, and you know
what mean." Berthe Lou went on
Lila turned white. So Rod had
] told! He must have found Out