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Evening star., 1928-06-15
DR.. CLARK SPEAKS
AT LAUREL SCHOOL
Eighteen Seniors Are Graduated
Three Choruses of Pupils Give
Music Program.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
LAUREL, Md, June 15.-Eighteen
received diplomas at commencement ex-
ercises Of Laurel High School. held last
night in the new National Guard Ar
mory DR.. Lucius Clark, chancellor OF
American University Washington. was
the principal speaker, and diplomas
were presented by Mayor James P. Cur
ley Music by three choruses of the
school. under direction of Mrs. John
Tatspaugh. with Miss Grace Gosnell as
accompanist, was feature. Opening
prayer was given by the Rev. w. l..
Smith of the local Presbyterian Church,
with the Rev. r. M. Krans of the local
Baptist Church pronouncing the bene-
diction. l.. B. Rowland, principal of
the school. presided.
The graduates were: Commercial
course, Bertha June Bounds, Myrtle
Marian Connell. Emanuel Gavriles. Err
nest Irwin Harrison. Irene Elizabeth
lager, Elmer Melvin Murphy, Gladys
Viola Robey, Mary Elizabeth Lester;
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BANDITS GET $4,000.
ID Employees of Buffalo Firm ARE
Cowed by Three Gunmen.

BUFFALO, N. Y, june Is Up.-
Three masked gunner held up the of.
nee force Of the Hasselbeck Cheese Co
here today and escaped with more thar
$4,000 in cash and several thousand
dollars worth of checks.
Covering Is of the Office clerks with
reyolYers, the men forced the assistant
manager. Of the plant to turn over the
Keys 10 a strong box in the safe, from
which they took the money and checks
and then fed.
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MARYLAND SENATE
GIVEN LUNCHEON
Storm Nearly Breaks Up Program
Planned by DR.. Jones as
Host at Club.

Special Dispatch to, The Star
ROCKVILLE. Md, June l5.--Fifty-
three members Of the Maryland State
Senate Tere luncheon guests ct DR. Eu-
gene Jones yesterday afternoon at the
Manor Club after tour of Montgomery
County,
just before the hour set for the
luncheon one Of the worst electrical and
hail storms in years swept the county
end prevented more than 20 others who
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Two Get Honorary Degrees.

epst1s3 Dispatch 70 The Star
EMMITSBuRG. Md, june is.-Hcn-
0rary degrees Of Doctor Of Laws will be
conferred upon Right Rev. Mgr. David
In0mas ODwTer, vice chancellor of the
Catholic University. and DIR. Leo
Sleek. head of the history department.
st Catholic University, at the annual
commencement exercises Of Mount ST.
Marys College here.
Dr. Steck delivered the address to the
graduates. II was the 120th annual
commencement program.
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CARNIVAL PLANNED.

Funds Sought for Grandstand at
Seat Pleasant Ball Grounds.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
SEAT PLEASANT, Md, June l5.--.
Clarence Mace, president Of the Seat
Pleasant Fire Department base ball
team, is in charge of the carnival to
be held here beginning tomorrow night,
to raise funds for grandstand for the
ball field The affair will continue
through June 90 Francis Augustine,
secretary Of the team; Halls Sheriff,
Frank Kersey. Thomas Riviere and J.
Mostil are other members of the COM
mittee
Open-air dancing each evening, box
ing bouts each Saturday night, with a
battle royal as the high spot Of the
card, and other attractions have been
arranged
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academic course, Alice Josephine
Grouse, Thomas Locke Cough Alice
Erma Phelps, Catherine Virginia Ridge
way, Emma Elizabeth Tharpe, John
Bruce Voris, Luther Gassaway Welsh.
general, Dorothy Taylor Linsey. Ann
Marie Luber, Doris Shirley Phelps
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anyone that Eileen had thought
that out.
CHAPTER TWO
But that was just what she
had done. 1t was no selfish de-
sire for John MacVeagh's com
pany that made Eileen violate
every instinct Of modesty and
shyness as she did. It was the
working of her shrewd little mind,
4 mind far better than most peo-
ple credited her with possessing:
She had seen the dawniflg OF
supicion in Henry LovewelIs
mind: she guessed what disaster
might come to MacVeagh If the
banker, the most powerful man
in the town, turned against him.
But no suspicion Of this crossed
MacVeagh's mind. He was little
amused. indeed, at the calm way
thia chiId~--l1e thought Of Eileen
- 4 chiId---llad made use Of him.
Ha thought well Of himself at this
STAGE of his career. did Mac.
Vearh. as it was not unnatural
that he should, dangerous for MS
ultimate success though sucn
complacency undoubtedly was.
His business plans were WORK
inc out lust now, better than ne
mad dared to hope they would.
Local financial stringency and
widespread national prosperity
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I've ever seen. Heinie--the very
kindeet."
He seemed 80 pleased with
this--so flushed and pleased.
Jerry thought pensively: I'VE
don't love the people who best
love US. Isn't this odd--isn't it
terrible?"
The boat was drifting to the
shore-skimming in lightly. hap
PLY. The trees Of Belvedere
were dark and hooded against
a. sky the very color OF lapis
Lie with Heinie would drift
along dreamily, beautifully, like
the boat. She recalled MarZa's
words and her own high. ardent
answer: Money! Safe bets! Hell
ME, who wants them? Not |,
mother. I'm like you. Give me
the rapture and the pangs-all
or nothing-life?'
Yesi
Yet it was Iulling and sweet
on this soft autumn night, with
g. breeze warmer than summer
sweeping them to land-sweet to
feel a strong, kind hand--a hand
you could rely upon-faithful al
ways.
Couples rising from the deck
sleepily like figures in a dream
silhouettes kissing, moving on in
shadowy embrace. Jerry and
Heinie sitting on the hatch alone
moment.
Jerry. wish could do some
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his knowledge to himself. His
bank shared it, but banks are sup.
posed to keep such secrets, and It
was no ones business tflat Johns
account, six mo1ths or 80 after
his fathers death, showed bal.
ance of nearly fifteen thousand
dollars. He did not draw upon
that balance, for long time;
rather, he added to It, putting
away, for time. good part of
his not too large salary.
Then, gradually. it began to be
noised about that John was play
ing the stock market and making
money. In sense the rumors
were true; John wag making
money. But he was not speculat-
ing in stocks. in any ordinary
sense OF the phrase. He was buy.
ing up, quietly, from people who
found themselves short Of ready
money, the shares of local. power
companies. In that section light
and power were supplied to com.
munities by small companies, local
ly financed and controlled: so far
that part Of the world had not
come under the dominion Of one
OF the great concerns that, nearly
everywhere, divide up such bust
ness among themselves.
John, even as a very young
man, had q vision of the great
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on me all at orce that was wish.
ing that kind Of an ache for you.
Now I hope hope you won't
ever know what it il not to be
loved back"
Thanks" said she, drawing 4
deep. trembling breath.
The ache that it is not to be
loved back! She had thought
herself the only person in the
. world suffering this desolate want.
But Hsinie was feeling it. Be.
cause of her. She ran her
hand over his hair, moved with
a quick. eager. pity.
but I'm all over that, Jerry.
I'd hate to see you lose. Lately
you've been so quiet--not like
yourself. I think I'd do any
thing to make you glad-any-
thing. How coulc you lose? How
could fellow help wanting
your
She gave a little tight laugh:
You're q darling, Heinie. You're
all good. aren't your"
ITS because I've been think
ing of you for years. I've
been waiting for YOU" He looked
up, his long face twisted in
a whimsical. pathetic grimace.
IT wonder what / thought I
had. Jerry--a homely beast like
me-"
She said suddenly, as though
she was seeing him for the first
time: you've the kindest eyes
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Do You Know
What a Woman Of
80 Should Weigh?

1t all depends on her height Of
course.
If she is five feet seven inches In
height she should weigh according
to the best authorities 142 pounds.
If she is 5 feet inches her nor
NAL weight IL 1874 pounds.
If she is feet inches she should
weigh 127 pounds.
It's dangerous to be always striv.
ing to grow thin--the Adirondack
Mountains and health resorts every
where are filled with health shat
tered women who win tell you that
1t doesn't pay to be too thin.
That 10 why 50 many thousands
of underweight men and women are
putting their faith in McCoy's Tab
lets.
Mccoy takes all the risle-Read
his ironclad guarantee. If after
taking sixty cent boxes of Me-
Coy's Tablets or a One Dollar boxes
any thin, Inderweight man or
woman doesn't gain ut least 5
pounds and feel completely satisfied
with the marked Improvement IN
health--your drugGists IL authorized
to return the purchase price,
The name McCoy's Cod Liver Oil
Tablets has been short ened--Just
ask for McCcy's Tablets At Peoples
Drug stores or any drug stcre IN
America.
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In five years John MacVeagh
had done well. His bank balance
would still have been in five fig
ures; he owned, as well, securities
that, even at forced sale, would
have brought him $4,000 or
$40, 900. though they hadn't cost
him a fourth as much, and the
real value of which. il his plans
went through, would be far
greater.
But, though rumors Of ali this
were rife in the town, the wiser
heads, among men and women as
we'll, would have been shaken
gloonily had you asked them for
an opinion of Johns future.
There's a young man that's
riding for fa1l!' you would have
heard. He's mixed up with q
woman who'll bring him to no
good.
And there was truth in this.
John MacVeagh, the practical,
hard.headed young man of affairs,
had another side, and one full of
menace to himself and his future.
And on that other side he was
desperately involved with q woman
older than himself; q married
woman, to boot; with, OF all people
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This Story Of a Girl Who Gambled Her
All for the Love of a Married Man
Has a Punch in Each Line

beautiful. IL you had seen Eileen,
noised to dive into the muddy
waters OF Clegg's Pond, in one or
the first OF the new bathing SUITS
practically all in one piece, that
was worn fin the town, you would
have cared very little to know
whether she could carry on q con-
versation with you about books
and art. YOU'D have wanted very
little more than the chance to
look at hen for her body was as
lovely as her face.
So, quite certainly. John Mac.
Veagh felt. He wasn't even aware
of Eileen's alteration TO. him in
the beginning, when he came to
town to work for the focal light
and power company and Eileen
was still in high school He was
90 then; she was Is. And John
had no need to look to girl
Of Is for adoration; he could
have plenty Of it, and did, from
girls nearer to his own age. He
was as good looking himself, for
q man, as, Eileen was for q girl.
Not handsome, in ,iamby PANTY
way, but with fine features and q
strong, muscular. athletic body.
John was not a native of the
town. but he came from 4 nearby
village and his family was well
known in the town. His father
had been country doctor; John
had impressed himself on the
countryside first by The vigorous
steps he took, after his fathers
death, TO collect his outstanding
bills.
DR.. MacVeagh died, like most
men Of his calling, with many
thousands OF dollars owing to him.
And John, without delay, had set
out to collect the money. He went
over the bills; some he cancelled
at once, sending receipts IN full.
These went to families really poor
and in hard luck. But John took
no ones word for poverty he sat
isfied himself. In each case. OF the
facts. And then, when he had
reduced the list until it included
only people able but unwilling to
pay he acted.
He was bitterly criticized, at
first, for his behavior. His father,
he was told over and over, would
never have sanctioned such treat
nent OF his patients. Johns re-
ply was always the same:
I'm sorry. You're not dealing
with my fat1er--I wish you were.
You're dealing with me. You
must pay or be sued You have
property; I've looked into this
matter. Unless you ray / shall
bring suit and attach your pro-
perry"
No one knew how much John
collected in this way. He kept
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had worked to his advantage, As
such conditions always do work
to the advantage az the man with
ready money, who can thus buy
on failing market and sell on
rising one. He WAS, unquestior-
ably, flattered by his conquest q
Marcia L.oyewell.
IN love with Marcia he was
not; he scarcely even thous nf
he was. beyond that faint bit &
illusion on the score that IS neces-
sary for & love affair Of any kind
no matter how trivial and pas
Ing. But, though she was several
wears older than he, Marcia was
still young woman. q good deal
Younger than her rather fatueue
husband. She was q beautifuA
woman, too, III her way. and she
made the most OF herself She
had taste. she was the only
woman in town who habitually
bought her clothes in New York;
she was. FOR that places. sOphi@-
ficated 1T was small wonder
that the thought that she loved
him threatened to destroy John
MacVeagll's sense Of proportion
I'd rob him Of the sober caution
essential to the success or his
far-reaching plans.
CTo Be Continued Tomorrow
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a--sculptress from Virginia And
TESS, OF course"
Robert smiled: Tess has e.
much talent as . fish, but she
makes Russian tea very nicely
and presides with an air OF an
impresario ct their dinners.
aDo they all eat tCgether7
"Ouite often. when they're en-
Pertaining. They're all living IA
the same street. It's cheap ana
pleasant" ..s 80.
NJ her sharp. tearing breaths. THIS
breezy. familiar picture Of Tess
and Saxon sitting down night
after night in this JOYOUS care
free atmosphere came before ner
so wildly that her throat tisn!-
ened. She could scarcely SWAT
low. 1880.
were scornful of pretenders, peo-
pile who just so there on = DIG
bluff"
aordinarily-yea. But Tess is
likabIe-noisy, but likable. And
she has money that any one can
borrow. when they're all in
imminent danger OF starvation II
helms having a Tess about.
81 suppose so. And she mas
a iolly little French carl!
So Tess was right in their very
nnidst-sitting in their laps!
Jerry wrote no letter that night.
The next afternoon when she
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possibilities of public service corr
porations in his section. The right
man. he thought. ought to be able
to merge a dozen or more Of the
small companies andt by manag-
ing them as a unit, by connecting
their transmission lines, effect
great economics in operation and
so vastly increase their profits
without raising their rates. And
he saw no reason why he should
not be that man.
Inherently, for that matter,
there was no reason. John ripened
his plans slowly, secretly; he
worked underground. like q mole.
He was very patient; he was
young he could afford to take his
time. His operations fell into two
classifications very soon. Having
money, he used it to make more
money. Certain stocks and bonds
he bought to hold; others to re.
sell at q profit. The securities OF
these small concerns were held In
small lots, by local people, who
had invested 800 or so at time.
They were not dealt in on the
stock exchanges of the great
cities; they did not. these shares
and bonds, have a ready market
value, like the stocks and bonds
of great corporations known all
over the country.
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CHATTER /

Ts1LEEN RANDALL knew ex-
- actly what her neighbors and
her friends thought about her and
said about her because of her
engagement to John MacVeagh.
She knew---and she didn't care.
She was in love with John; she
always had been in love with
John, ever since she'd been old
enough to be in love with any
one. and before, for that matter;
she would have told you that she
swas always going to be in love
with him.
He was just enough older than
she TO make her being in love
with him seem q little absurd, in
the beginning. 1t ID ridiculous
for d girl OF Is TO be in love with
q boy Of 20: no one would be
swikter to think 30 than the boy.
But it isn't ridiculous at all for a
girl OF 20 to be in love with a
. man of %. especially from the
mans point of view; it's exactly
as IL should be, according to all
the best authorities.
But 1t wasn't by any means
matter OF their respective ages
that made people so critical OF
Eileen. for her engagement to
John MacVeagh. 1t was some
thing else. 1t was what the
elderly ladies OF the town, with
hated breath. called Johns char
,acter. They meant his lack of
character. John, they said, was
wild. He wasn't a man to be
trusted, q man who would settle
down and be q good provider.
They pitied the girl who married
John MacVea gh, the elderly ladies
said she would have her hands
full.
But Eileen just listened to them
and smiled. Eileen was a lovely
thing as young girl. Her hair
was OF q light, golden shade; the
sort OF hair that was bound to
darken a little as she got older,
though she would always be q
blonde. Her eyes were. Of a. heav-
! AflIy sort OF blue; her complexion
was like the skin OF q peach just
when it il ripe 10 fall. There were
plenty to say her face was vapid:
that theirs was nothing behind the
lovely blue eyes; that she was ut
stsrIy lacking in strength as well
As common sense.
But there were plenty, disposed
to admit all that, who said. too,
that 1t didn't matter in the least;
that 4 girl so pretty had no need
Of brains. Pretty she was, even
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dark eyes and white Astonishing
teeth.
she must be immortal.
thought the girl adoringly. she
gets younger and younger"
Then she looked at Robert Cap.
les, who was sitting at the piano
playing and who had a bCyish
humble look.
MARIA loves him." thought
Jerry suddenly. "She really loves
him."
She went over quietly and sat
on the edge of the bench while
Robert played.
Hello, kid" said he, bringing
his hands slowly to rest. "Hows
the child of joy tonight?"
Just the same, Robert. don't
you think that q lovely system?
Fancy vagabonding about up hills
and down dales, you and dear
true love together"
"or any old thing" said he,
teasing. by the way, / didn't
know you were q friend of John
Ivers. l met him. We had some
great hours"
"Who?"
John and his friend, Rhodes,
and q fellow named Porter. Then
there was a French girl that the
whole quarter is wild about, but
who seems to have chosen John
or Saxon, I couldn't be sure
which. There was another girl
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in the world, the wife Of the
president OF his bank. Rumors
Of the growing intimacy between
them were abroad; soon they were
bound to come to her husbands
ears, and Henry Lovewell was not
the man to have mercy on one who
threatened his home.
One Of those who had heard
these rumors, and who believed
them. was Eileen Randall. And
Eileen. with her innocent look and
her childish blue eyes, was the
only one who acted. At a picnic,
though she knew that John had
come with Marcia Lovewell, she
was waiting in his car when It was
time to 20 home. She laughed at
the surprised look with which he
saw her, as he came, bearing a
basket.
please. John--take me home!
she begged. 1--WE had an awful
row with Jimmy Grant--he brought
me-"
For a moment John frowned.
Then he glanced at Marcia, who
had heard, and in1perceptible mods
passed between them. They
couldn't brave talk by any show
OF reluctance. 1t didn't occur 10
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thing for you. I'd like to be
awfully good to you. stand by and
see you Throughout krow-a1y-
thing you wanted"
She smiled abSently.
Jerry, would you kiss me
just once. really"
She turned her face to him
quickly, laughing, dangerously
near to tears: you're an old
love, Heinie--a dear old love.
Haven't I-often-of courseG'
"That was very loving" she
said. touched by his solemn fer
vor, Every dear and lovely. Hell
MEL don't want to go crashing
the gate at Tompkin's tonight.
I'd like to go home"
All her thoughts were crystal
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Bv ELENORE METIERIN

came from school. she found =
letter from him. II was posi-.
marked Spain"
CHAPTER Is
.spain.' Jerry stared ct
the postmark. she had neither
strength nor wish to open. the
letter. She let it fall to the
bureau and went over duly ana
leaned against the window.
The sun was dazzling on the
water-a bonny day. Seaguils
swooping to = FERRY made splen-
did flash with their white, swift
wings.
''oh, it's lovely out. abe
thought forlornly.
He has gone--after all her hop
ing, he had gone.
An hour later She came back
grimIy and opened the letter.
With a kind OF resoluta defiance
daring him to hurt her she
began to read.
And became siddy-beean to
lRugh-shakily.
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
A0vepT1A FmFnT
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A Story of Wild Youth

lized. She took a parting glance
toward Tamalpais vanishing In
silver mists. She felt that she
was saying goodbye to many.
many things. But she wanted to
do this. She had to do it.
she put her key softly in the
door, meaning to steal to her
room-spend the evening over a
long, long letter.
Maria heard her and called out.
There were seven or eight in the
living room sitting about q great
fire.
She looked at her mother, and
for a moment was startled. Mar
"a wore a red dress--a bright,
wine red, the color that made her
a gypsy queen with the flash OF
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81
q DID want YOU = : An'

16T DID want you = . ="
i "But couldn't help IT,"
he went on dogsedIy. Il wanted to
be looking at you. guess I've
Been what you've called me, all
1ight-a pretty good cry.baby.
Sometimes I Just felt aching Al
over like that night at Del Monte
when you gave me that kiss and
ran away. !. felt as though my
heart was being torn away. ? I
Nanted you go"
81 HEINZ: >" ahe mnrmured softly.
t'IIeinie, ole dear, wish / hadn't
done that"
He reached for her hand, pressed
his face against it. 1T just came
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What Do You KnOW?
ANSWERS TO TODAY's TEST
Questions on Editorial Page.

Questions Editorial Page.
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TOM THUMB
Once there was a farmer

Once there was a farmer
and his wife. -,
They were very, very lonely,
for they had no children.
II would be happy"
said the good wife,
IF I had a little son
only as big as a mans thumb"
The fairies heard her wish
and gave her a little son
just as big as a mans thumb.
o. p. c. News Service. Inc.
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Sherry for Preachers

LIVERY authorities present TO ST.
~ Cathedral fywo small sheryone for each sun
morning preacher The custom is OLD that no one ~
the actual date reason for its origin
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This Day IN Our History

passed by appointing the 1ss usosx
first Monday in November TO De eeuCn o.y
and Presidential electors on gAnuA1y
1916 This is the day We now use for that purpose
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To "Make-a-Book" of "a pages, cut six
strips AZ inches by 8 inches. Fold these
like pages Of q book. Cut a cover from stiff
paper inches by 10. Sew pages into cover
with big stitch.
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Mondays first picture the OUT
o book Cut out
paste book Page opposite
J. Read story and Sylvester
pictures