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The carmine lips of Rernice
Veresis strained toward Eddie s
mouth.
She enveloped him in a cloud OF
eagerness- aura of femininity
and fragrance.
Warm. vigorously intense, her
lips burned gladly against his
mouth.
He was stunned with surprise
1t was like a dream.
The physical evidence of her
presence gave undisputed reality
to what was scarcely more, logic
ally considered, than aSyision.
II: during the passing months
Bernice Veressi had been on his
mind at all, her image had been
so faint and indistinct that prac-
tically she had been no more than
the wrath of a memory.
But now, in an instant, her
personality assailed him with
electric actually.
independently of his will. he
could feel the unleashed currents
of her vital magnetism beating all
around him, radiations of sheer
woman.force as primitively potent
as the age.old power of Eve.
There was an odd sensation and
his mind shook as tree shakes
in a storm.
He could not ask her how she
came or why.
II couldn't stand it any longer,
/ had to come to you," she de-
clared breathlessly, releasing her
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Caught in the Meshes Of a Forgotten
Past, Can Eddie Regan Redeem
Himself and Reform?

70 q guy that never had me in
the first place. Y
Her lovely but bold, eyes were
moist.
Honest, It grew on me like 4
habit--this wanting to be with
you. just when was beginning
to know that we belonged to each
other. you we're snatched away
from me-
Her hands worked nervOusly.
81 don't think / really loved
you at that time: 1t was just start
ing and has been growing ever
since.
she looked 1T him intently. then
continued
Every day waited for you to
come back. and didn't live for a
damn thing else on earth basides
dreaming you had your arms
around me.
Eddie breathed deeply and sat
down. Vibrations OF active. palpi-
tating emotion filled the room. 1t
was az though d lot Of electricity
had got loose and was circulating
around.
THAT ID tough, he said seriously.
81 never had. an idea you'd get
steamed up over any guy"
II never was before--Flever. Gee.
remember how You used to look
at mel A nice clean kid that i
liked. But I figured to get some
thing out of you. 3
She seemed to go limp In her
chair.
That's why / wanted you to
join the Big Guys mob. I had an
idea Of hooking you for hat
and car and "a fur coat. Oh. i
don't deny 1t.
Her voice sank to the smallest
whisper.
And then, when you blew. /
realized that I'd been monkeying
with something like dangerous
germs 1t was like I'D got myself
infected with fever. ! forgot
about everything else and all /
wanted was you. Nothing In Gods
world but YOU.
'Arno oughtnt have told where
/ was Eddie muttered.
Her smooth, dark face clOuded
with sultry disa ppointment. But
there was no vexation in her
voice. only desperate appeal.
Can't you be just q little bit
glad to see me, Eddie? I'm not
the kind to make fool out of
myself over any man except yOu."
sure, I'm glad to see you" he re-
sponded enthusiastically. You're
a great girl. Bernice, but you've
made a mistake, wasting your time
on a guy like me"
Eddie struggled desperately to
make himself clear.
you've built up a picture in
your mind. and I'm nothing like 1t
a-tall. You've kidded yourself into
this"
mo. I've not kidded myself.
Eddie. / mean it. / belong to
you - every bit Of me - and I'D
throw myself at your feet and let
you walk on me IL you wanted to."
Her voice rose Historically.
That's how strong mean 1t,
Eddie you've got to want
me > -" I'll make you
you've got to-
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denly, so soft and alive against
him. He looked down into the
flushed, joyous olive face OF
Bernice Veressi.
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CHAPTER FoRTY-THREE

Eddie struggled against the rise
of a disturbance in his breast that
would amount to pain unless he
held it in check.
BY this bolt of chance. as blind
ing and devastating as lightning.
his. whole relationship to life was
blasted. 1t meant utter ruination
"s the swift destruction Of all
hope. Marian Thorndike would be
forever lost to him. The wheels
of imagination sped forward and
he had a sickening conception OF,
his downfall.
A woman like Bernice could not
be explained away. She was now
under his roof existing as a damn
ing, incontestable fact. She reeked'
with carnality - the loose. cloven-
footed wordliness of his haunting
past.
He looked again at Bernice
Veressi and she was not beauti-
full. She was holloweyed skull,
a Tapping scarecrow, grotesque
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What Do You KMOW?
ANSWERS TO TODAY'S TEST
Questions ON Editorial Page

Questions ON Editorial Page
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Treasure sand League Under the Sea;
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Semirams l3 Woodrow Wilson, L. Greyhound Is The Dead Sea
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Story of a Reformed Racketeer and His
Deep Love for an AristOcratic
Southern Beauty
Read This FIRST !:

didn't did like comradesip Eddie
races and his gangster comrades to Eddie egu feE
sduaon Bernice veess the gungi had into
man. Hut night
when he elected to out on lob somethng within him e
mOb" planned gigantic SIX robbery But Eddie pped through
then The Girl Marion Thornde into Eddss drab life
horseback conversation struck up in which Eddie
spoken to them for 20 years. was in trouble -.
Uncle
Paadines house where they found the old man
comfortable Eddie invited to
come guest.
according WILL Eddie Regan
Parradine estate The former raceeer Immediately set
himself up a country gentleman.
In
Freeman. cordially dislike each other.
NOC Go On With The Story.
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A Loue Letter on az APpLe

An apple purchased from pedder in London found tc
you Rosetta" The words had ev
IDENTIFY surface Of the fruit with pm
before the apple rpened
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the
5000
offering
of
Mail picture budget Chere bv
December Chere the Christmas
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sketch
a back Of
Cherie pante
and Dina dressed out Who wouldn't look for place to these
with buepeum Dnas satin with shird
lum,
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Making a Pest Profitable

which hunted pests in Australia, have
The demand for furs has
led establishment plants there the fur for
shipment which millions of dollars.
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Of
BLOCK CHARGED.

BLooMsBURG, Pa. April IS.
The ejectment action brought by
the heirs Of Mary Marchinski
against the heirs OF Margaret
Getchey has given the Columbia
county court one OF the oldest
puzzles that it ever has been asked
to solve, All the parties in the suit
i've in Centralia. The case was
heard before Judge Evans without
q Jury, the testimony has been filed
and the decision now awaits the
fixing by counsel Of date Tor argu-
ment. after which the courts opin-
ion viii be filed.
The Getchey heirs, represented Dy
George Getchey. claim that mine
caye-in in Centralia resulted in the
stretching Of the block In which
two adjoining properties are located
until the block was from two and
half to three feet wider than Tor
nerIy. On the other hand. John ~.
MarcTiinsH, spokesman for his lam.
iIy. alleges that there always has
existed the three feet OF what engl.
reers call "OVerplus" within the
block, and that IL has been n his
possession and Of the former owners
of the property for more than 50
wears. hut that the extra land was
not discovered until about 1921.
The case Ii an old one. and the
litigation. while not long in the
courts. really had its beginning on
January is. 1916, when fire de-
stroyed several buildings on Locust
Avenue. All OF the property owners
except a man named Curry rebuilt
soon after the fire. Curry sold his
property to John Marchinsh On
APRIL 8. 1921, and Marchinski made
preparations to erect q new build
ing. using the cellar wall OF the
DESTROYED Curry property. He main
tanned in court that the walls had
been there for more than so years.
the deed from Curry to MarchiDsl1i
calling for the property which In.
cludAs the three feet of "overplus
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HAUNT IS LAID
To TRAINS

NEW HAVEN. Conn, April IA
The mystery of Bishop Streets
"shimmying" house has been solved
by Prof. Chester Longwell, Of the
department Of geology.
For some time occupants OF the
house have been alarmed and kept
awake at night by a swaying move
ment of the structure and the re-
port spread that the house was
haunted. It was pointed out to
passersby as a house of mystery
and gradually became known as the
"shimmying" house.
An investigation was begun by
the owners who learned that chan
deliers as we'll as beds and couches
frequently swayed during the night.
For some time it was believed that
proximity to dancing caused the
house to shake but it's construction
was investigated and found to be
perfect.
Then the seeming mystery was
submitted to Yale. After being
passed along to the departments of
astronomy and physics 1t was
handed to Prof. Longwell. He has
reported that the trembling of the
house was due to its location on a
stratum of rocks over which heavy
railroad trains pass six blocks away.
The "shimmying" was done at night
because the heaviest freight trains
pass at that time.
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j. s. PAY ALL
FLOOD PLAN
WINNING

hackers of the "Government-pay'
ALL plan of preventing future flood
disasters on the Mississippi assumed
a commanding position in the House
fight over the Jones-Bird 1926, 600, OOO
flood-control bill today.
Their strength was indicated when
Republican leaders who are seeking
to reach a compromise agreed that
it was the duty of the Federal gov
eminent to assume virtually the en-
tire cost of the work on the main
stem of the Mississippi.
whether the advocates of the bill
will Weld to President Coolidge's de.
mand for certain changes in the Dill
to avert a veto remained doubttul.
The leaders in the compromise
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Longworth, Rep
rasentatiye Tilson of Connecticut,
Republican floor leader; Representa-
tive Madden (R.) of Illinois and Rep-
resentative Smell (R.) Of New York
optimistic over the prospects. KEEP
resentative Reid R.) of Illinois, chair
man of the flood-control committee.
agai declared that he would stand
by the bill.
President Coolidge, who let 1t be
known yesterday that he regards
the bill in its present form as a
vicious measure, is insistent upon
control of the flood prevention work
being lodged in the War Depart
ment.
Southern congressman. who have
been active in the f1ood-control
fight. have been appealed to in the
com nromise drive
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BRIDE PICKING.
D UIE 7 IN
JAPAN
BY international News Service

BY international News Service
TOKYO, April 1S.--The romance
of an imperial prince, brother Of
the emperor who heads the oldest
dynasty in the world. and little
school girl modestly learning her
lessons in Washington. has caught
and held the attention and interest
OF the world. So this story viii tell
as much as the public knows of
how Setsuko Matsudaira, daughter
OF Tsuneo Matsudaira, Japanese
ambassador to the United States,
came to be selected as the consort
Of Chichibuno-miya. son of the late
Emperor Taisho and brother of EN-
peror Hirohito, present occupant of
the Japanese throne.
1t was the dowager empress,
mother of Prince Chichibu. accord.
ing to all reports. who selected
Setsuko to be, the bride OF her
princely son. This Is in accordance
with Japanese custom where, even
in humble families, men seldom
marry girls OF their own selection
and girls rarely indeed pick their
own husbands.
Family Interested
AS the story goes in Tokyo. when
Prince Chichibu became 70 years
old, in the autumn Of 1924, the
question OF selecting bride for
him was taken up in imperial
family circles. The empress dow
ager commissioned Count NobuakI
Maxine, lord keeper Of the privy
seal, to seek several candidates, IN
vestigate their eligibility. and re.
port.
kino submitted a list of girls,
mostly students at the Peeresses
School in Tokyo, ranging In age
from is to is. The name Of Set
suko. then in the first grade Of the
school, caught the eye Of the en-
press mother and, although many
formalities remained to be carried
out. it was practically settled then
than Miss Matsudaira would Pc
come Prince Chichibu's bride.
Just before the Matsudaira lam
ily was to leave for the United
states the matter was broached 20
Mr.. Matsudaira. He, diffidently,
declared his daughter was too
young and also that such hlgn
hodor could not be conferred upon
his family. which ranks as that of
q commoner.
Meantime, Prince Chichibu went
abroad TO study in England ana
on Christmas Day, 1926, his father.
the late Emperor Taisha, died.
In December Of last year, how
ever, the year Of Imperial mourn.
ing being virtually at an end. the
subject was reported. Count Aisuko
Kabayaina q close personal friend
of Ambassador Matsudaira. was
dispatched an q messenger Of the
Imperial Household Department, to
washington to induce the Anbas.
sador to cansent to the wedding.
He was successful and returned to
japan on January 3, Immediately
reporting his success to the Imper-
ial Household Department, who in
turn reported to the Empress Do.
wager and to Prince Chichibu.
Character and personality were
the sole basis for the selection
Many other girls of high rank,
beauty and accomplishment were
eligible, more eligible than Setsuko,
who was not of noble birth.
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Italy Stands With u. S.
For Drug Trade Control

GENEVA. April 1s.-Italy today
lined up with the United tates
in the fight for Government con-
troll of the manufacture Of opium,
and other narcotic drugs, and OF
their distribution. Signor Cavazzoni,
Italian delegate to the League of
Nations opium commission declared
that morphine production had
doubled between 1925 and 1925.
He estimated that $4,000 pounds
was manufactured in 1925, half OF
which went to Illicit trade other
than for medical use.
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Are You Keeping
up With Tirnes?'
Let's See!

If you can GnsOer the following
questions, yoW are certainly keep
ing up NTH the times. If the old
brain doesn't click right off, you
can still keep up Nth the times
BIZ turning to the pages indicated
vhere the answers 1UiU be found.
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radio Page.)
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when was the first water clock
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Fiction PaEe.l
Are all women extravaganza
Comic PageJ
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Man Trapped in Auto
Drowned in Plunge

NEW BRIGHTON, Pa, April Is.
Roy B. Veiock, 43, music dealer OF
this place, was drowned when his
automobile plunged down thirty
five-foot embankment into the Lit
tie Beaver River at Smiths Ferry
on the Midland-East Liverpool,
Ohio, road.
A passerby saw spare tire OF
an automobile floating in the river
and notified the Midland police de-
partment this morning. Lieutenant
Of Police Beatty found the tracks
Of the car as it left the road and
discovered the machine down in the
water. The body of Veiock was
trapped in the car.
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Don't Make alloy
Out Of Baby
Babies Have Nerves
- HN..-,,
BY RUTH BRITAIN

Much of the nervousness in older
children can be traced to the over
stimulation during infancy, caused
by regarding baby as a sort OF AM.
mated toy for the amusement OF
parents. relatives and friends. Bapy
may be played with. but not TOT
more than a quarter OF an hour 10
an hour daily. Beyond that, oelng
handled, tickled, caused to laugh
or even scream, will sometimes re-
suit in vomiting, and invariably
causes irritability, crying or sleep
lessness.
Fretfulness, crying and sleepless-
ness from this cause can easily De
avoided by treating baby with more
consideration, but when you just
dan't see what is making paoy
restless or upset, better give nln
a few drops of pure. harmless cas-
toria. It's amazing to see now
quickly it Gains baby's nerves ana
soothes him to sleep; yet II CON
tains no drugs or opiates. IL Is
purely vegetable-the recipe IS on
the wrapper. Leading physicians
prescribe it for collie, cholera, dlar'
rhea. constipation, gas on STOMACH
and bowels, feverishness, loss OF
sleep and all other "upsets' OF
babyhood. Over rs million bottles
used a year shows its overWheih'
with each bottle of Castoria. you
get a book on Motherhood, worth
its weight in gold. Look for Chas.
H. Fletcher's signature on tne
package so you'll get genuine CAS-
toria. There are many limitations.
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CLAUDEL IN NEW ORLEANS

NEW ORLEANS, La. April IT,
M. Claudel, French ambassador to
the United States, was engaged in
a round Of business and social
activities here today. He arrived
yesterday with his daughter, Marie,
from Jacksonville. 10.
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message read at the exercises, said:
THE simultaneous observance of the
anniversaries of the birth of Lafayette
and of the victory Of the Marine
constitutes an eloquent expression
Of the sentiments of friendship
which unite the United States and
France" Count de Sartiges, charge
d'affaires at the French embassy, also
spoke.
With the guests of honor were Gen.
Hanson B. Ely. representing the Secre-
tary of War; Capt. Evans and Col
Wainwright of the United States Army:
Maj Aston, representing the British
embassy. and Mai. Chenault. former
member of the Lafayette Escadrille,
representing the French embassy.
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hist birthday anniversary of the first
battle of the Marine were held yesterday
at the United States Military Academy.
ITO outlaw war has been the aspira-
ton and prayer Of statesmen, philoso-
pliers and churchmen for centuries"
said Supreme Court Justice Victor j.
Bowling of New York. but there will
never be real assurance that the end
Of war Is at hand, while the nations
have anything left worth fighting for.
az long as human nature remains what
1t Is"
Maurice Leon, New York lawyer and
chairman Of the meeting. referred to
the treaty as "a demonstration Of hut
man solidarity in the furtherance of
peace such as the world had not Wit
messed before"
Premier Poincare of France, in a
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NEW YORK STATE
SURVEYS SITUATION
Variety of Unknown Quanti-
ties Give Both Parties Basis
for Expecting Victory.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SYRACUSE, N. Y. September =
Heading the class in the electoral col
lege by reason of its as votes. the EN-
pire State is brushing up for its No.
Vember examinations by devoting car
nest attention to a political equation
that boasts an unwonted variety OF I'M
known quantities.
That indefiniteneSS does not extend to
the masters of the opposing schools of
thought however for both Smith and
Hoover headquarters have solved the
problem of New York to their own liking
by a process of rapid calculation. 1t
remains for field workers to prove the
correctness of that mental algebra
while diSposing of the large and small
letters that signify unknown elements.
Women's Vote Puzzles.
Democrats who have fought five times
for Smith as governor and lost only
once-in the Harding landslide of 1920
can see no real obstacle to victory for
Smith as presidential candidate. They
argue that he will run better now than
before But Republicans, who our
times have rolled up majorities for
their gubernatorial candidates in upper
New York, only to have them smother
ed by Smiths tremendous margins in
the metropolitan district. say that
presidential race is quite something else.
And thus any political discussion in
this region inevitably comes upon one
of the unknown quantities. It con-
Germs the thousands who with the reg
ularity of habit have voted for Smith
entirely regardless of the fact that they
are Republicans. Some leaders of that
party profess to have assurance now
that those wandering votes will stay
on the Hoover ticket in November.
Nevertheless, Republicans in such
cities as Syracuse and Rochester quote
business men of their own party as
saying they would continue to vote for
Smith The Democrats relate the same
story and go even better; they declare
they know of whole families who have
opposed Smith in the past but will sup
port him now A large question mark
hovers also about the women's vote. 1t
is linked with prohibition. paramount
among issues here, and with the Re-
publican contention and Democratic
denial that Smith as gubernatorial
candidate already has polled his maxi
mum strength.
Stay Homes Held Dry.
Hoover supporters argue that the
stay-at-home vote is largely Repub-
lican. feminine and dry. and they are
counting on getting it out to swing the
tide. The Democrats are equally con-
fident that the women may not be thus
swept into the Republican fold. They
observe with emphasis that Demo-
cratic Catholic women have been most
hesitant to accept the franchise and
that they likely make up the bulk of
the stay-at-homes.
Like prohibition. religion has not come
into public discussion in the North with
vote-changing vigor. although both sides
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counties, five Of them comprising the
New York City metropolitan area. His
opponent, Ogden Mills, now Undersec-
rotary of the Treasury, carried all the
others His record was not as good as
that of young Theodore Roosevelt, who
made the race in 1924. Roosevelt car
ried all but Albany County, seat of the
State Government, and the five metro
politan counties.
In both races Smith amasSed major
tiles of approximately 500. 900 with which
to meet his foes in the upper State. He
defeated Roosevelt by little more than
1000 votes in the final count and Mills
by more than twice that margin.
In their predictions for next No
vember the Republicans observe also
that since 1872 only three Democrats
have won New York's presidential votes.
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BY the Associated Press.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, september 7
Children of two cities in Canada have
come to the aid OF infantie paralysis
sufferers in Manitoba,
After the disease had claimed ~ ltvea
from among l16 cases reported hinre
mid-July, sufferers today awaited The
arrival of a special train from I"tnhto
and a train from Edmonton bearing
serum made from the blood OF former
sufferers in those two citiea The nid