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he said, without being reminded,
my dear, of you"
They're beautiful" she answered,
"but I don't know why they make
you think of me, Holly"
Now you're looking for compE-
ments," he told her. But, seriously,
every adjective that should think
Of applying to an orchid I should
apply also to your charming self"
Ashtoreth smiled self-consciously.
What are they?" she demanded.
TIE held his flowers eff, and
Il l. studied them with Us hesa on
one side.
WELL" he said, Ibid you ever see
such fastidious blossoms in your
life? Such exquisite, perfectly
modelled creations. So cool and re-
mote. :"
"Oh, my goodness she cried
you're funny, Holly! I'm not any
more like an orchid than I'm like
a sunfiower, or a modest little vio-
let. Or a skunk cabbage, for that
matter"
"Oh, yes, you are" he assured
her gravely. "You are my Orchid
girl. A sunf1ower, indeed! I'll not
have you defaming yourself, my
dear"
(TO Be COntinued
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please don't keep us in suspense,
Nils!" Cherry begged. Il just know
that girl was Crystal!"
Maybe not Nils replied. 1.-THE
girl, whoever she was, seemed ner-
vous and overweight, although she
tried to be very gay and was talka-
tive.
Mrs. Plimpton says she concluded
that the girl was running away
from home. They'd met her strug-
Cling down the road with heavy
suitcase in her hand, and offered
her a lift, thinking she would get
out at the first railroad station, but
she seemed excited and nervously
elated when they told her they were
driving clear to Kansas City.
And then Plimpton says at first
he thought she might be the Jeffer-
son girl that every one was looking
for. but they had a Stanton paper
with them that they'd bought on
the road and he compared his pas
Senger'S features with the picture of
the jefferson girl and saw there was
no resemblance.
About Seventy-five miles from
Stanton. he thinks it was. the giri
suddenly became almost historical
about wanting to go home again
and there was nothing to do but let
her out. Plimpton stopped the car
or the state highway between towns
somewhere near Beamish--"
'.BeamiShl" Bob interrupted by
George! That's the town where the
ransom letter was poStmarked.
You said a while ago that there
was something else" Cherry re-
minded him excitedly.
"Yes-there vas something else.
Nils admitted. "Plimpton and his
wife were worried about letting her
out Of the car that way, and drove
away slowly. TO watch her as long as
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possible. Rnd while they were watch
ing car with two men"
1.-Two who mean busineSs'!'
Cherry quoted from the ransom
letter. "Oh, I'm frightened to death.
Hold my hand hard, NilS!"
Then why the devil didn't they
go back to protect her?" Bob de-
manded.
Nils shrugged. "Plimpton did be-
gin to back up his car, but the two
men in the roadster saw him and
drove on. and the girl began to
walk back toward Stanton, Juggling
her suitcase.
Shed evidently refused a pick
up but of course Plimpton couldn't
keep the other car in sight for long
and there's a possibility that the
men doubled back and-and-"
kidnapped her." Cherry supplied
But of course they pretended they
were giving her lift back to STAN
ton, and wormed lot of informa-
ton out of her. Which wouldn't be
hard. Crystal always did talk too
much"
And so do you'll" her husband re-
minded her, rather severely. well,
Bob. is it worth while turning the
information over TO the police?"
Il should say SCI" Bob was en-
phatic. There's a detective sta
toned at our phone now. I'll have
him in and you can tell your story,
Any idea how we could get in touch
with these PlimptonS for more de-
tailed description Of the girl and
the two men in the roadster"
Nils considered. They said some
thing about stopping over for three
or four days in Kansas City. ]
imagine the quickest way would be
to wire them there, care of the tour
lists camp. That's where they viii
be-"
fTo he continued1
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Radio Bridge Game No. .

THE ninth radio bridge game OF
IL the winter series, broadcast
from station WFBM Tuesday after
noon, brought together two of Penn
sylvanias bridge stars, George M
Hosack of Pittsburgh and r. E.
Needham of Greenville, with Milton
C. Work and Wilbur M. Whitehead.
The hands were: Whitehead,
dealer, South: Spades, @, 10, Q;
hearts, 9, 2; diamonds, A, @, 9, 3, 2;
clubs, K, 7, 3. Work, West;
Spades, 8, 6, 4; hearts, J, 10, 4;
diamonds, K, 8, 4; clubs, @, 10, 8, 4.
Hosack, North: Spades, K, j, Z, 5;
hearts, A, K, 3; diamonds, j, 10, 6;
clubs, A, 8, 2. Needham, East:
Spades, A, 9, 8; hearts, @, 8, Z, 6, s.;
Diamonds, z, 5; clubs, j, 6, 5.
Whitehead, dealer, doubtless sur
priSed many of his hearers by open
ing the bidding with one diamond.
1t is true that his hand did not con-
tain two quick tricks in the shape Of
aces or king-queens; but it had
more than the equivalent of two
quick tricks because its ace-queen
of diamonds plus the king of clubs
madke a combination which, in the
long run, will average to yield better
than two trickS-even without the
assistance of the queen-ten and an
other spade.
The diamond bid was decidedly
preferable to no trump, because
of the worthless doubleton in hearts
and the fact that the spade suit was
not surely stopped.
Moreover, Whitehead was lcti-
cally sure that he would have a
further opportunity to bid, as initial
minor bids Of one seldom are left
in.
Work, West, passed, and Hosack,
North, said one no trump, the
obviously correct bid East, South
and West passed, and North be-
came the Declarer with his con-
tract, one no trump. Needham, East
had the opening lead. for which he
chose the six of hearts, the fourth
best of his longest suit.
Whitehead, South, spread the
hand for Dummy, and Hosack, De-
clarer, played from it and the two
of hearts. Work, West, played the
ten, the lower of his two cards in
sequence. Had he played the jack
he would have denied holding the
ten. Declarer, North won with the
king of hearts.
CTUDYING the hand before lead
- ing to the next trick, Declarer
noted that successful finesSe in
diamonds would give him five dia-
mond tricks, which, with two sure
tricks in hearts and two in clubs,
would produce game.
But, if the diamond fineSse failed,
he would be one trick short. More
over, if he tried the diamond finesse
at once and Work, West, should win
with the king, Work could return
his partners heart and establish the
suit. or at least establish it on the
next round should HoSack, De-
clarer, hold off.
Then if Needham, East, held the
ace of spades, he could get in with
that card and run off his remain
ing. hearts.
If Needham'S original heart hold
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THIS HAS HAPPENED

ASHTORETH ASHE, a stenographeT
from Boston, turns adventures on a
tropical cruise. TO begin with. Ash
toTeth took a trip for her health. Then.
or shipboard. she met an Englishman
AIMED JACK SMYTHE, who made dan
gCrous love. There was, also, & lovely.
mysterious lady. named MONA DE MUS
SIT. who died aboard the boat. II was
size who warned Ashtoreth against
Sn.ythe-and the love Of men in general.
AT Dominica, the loveliest island in
the Indies, Ashtoreth encounters HOLLIS
HART, her former employer, who has
stopped there on a trip to South Ameri-
ca. Becoming infatuated with the
beauty Of the place, he has taken q
little house on the mountain.
AShtoreth goes there with him. and
purposely misses her boat, when II sails
away, IN order TO have an adventure
with him. Hart is a very desirable
bachelor. Rolling in millions, and nice,
besides. he chrlstens her Orchid" rs
his little. tender name for her. And
treats her like a precious child.
a little piqued by his exceeding re-
spect, Ashtoreth endeaVorS TO have him
make love to her. at the moment, she
Is wandering through the garden, dressed
in her hosts paiamas and dressing
gown.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
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IoW 90 Oh WITH WE sTORY
CHAPTER xxx
Z THINK" Hollis Hart told her
4 grimly, I'D murder him"

THINK, Hollis Hart told her
4 grimly, I'D murder him"
Ashtoreth shivered.
Not really?" she cried, and
laughed a little, neryously.
Yes, really" he assured her.
And that, my dear, is why a man
like me should never marry girl
like you"
Her color mounted. She saw his
eyes on her satin jacket. And
gathered the dressing gown across
her chest, clutching it with one
band.
III think" she said, that
ny clothes are dry now. I'll go
iress.
"Tn walk up with you," he Of
fered
She tripped on the ROOT of a
great tree that ran across the
ground like a big gray snake. He
caught her arm and held her for
4 moment against him.
Il am afraid" he said, chat
am beginning to love you-very
much, Orchid
She was silent, not knowing what
to say. Fearful, perhaps, of spoil
ing the magic of the moment. She
felt him tremble, as his arm closed
across her shoulders.
One more kiss" he begged. "One
little kiss, and nothing more"
She raised her lips. And WON
dered if he was going to ask to
marry her.
LIE left her on the gallery. And
Il Il when she had gone to her room
he called for a whisky and soda.
After he had finished it he went
to the garden. She could see him
from her window, as she dressed,
walking restleSsly about.
at has been perfect week." she
told herself. Il wonder if this is the
end"
The boat on its return trip was
putting in next day. In the morn
ing. This. then, would be her last
night in the little house on the
mountain. Her last night under
Hollis Harris roof
Very early in the day they would
breakfast, as usual, together. Then
the groom would bring the horses
around and they would ride down
The mountain side to the little
village that nestled at the foot of
the hills.
The cruise shiu would be riding
the waves. They would put out in
a little native b5at. And Hollis
would see her safely aboard.
She wondered if he would go
aboard with her. Or if he would
leave her to face the women who
had snubbed her and Mona so
cruelty.
Well. they'd have something to
talk about now-those women! Shed
spent week with a man in house
on the top of the mountain. His
house.
She had gone there of her own
free will. And stayed there. And
now she'd f1aunt her folly in their
facesl
Ashtoreth sat on the side of her
bed, with one foot in her hand. It
was a huge mahogany bed. carved
with little kneeling angels, with
their wings folded.
Hollis had told her there we're
many such beds on the island. They
had been brought from England and
France in the days of the islands
prosperity. But now they we're con-
sidered extremely old fashioned.
And iron beds we're au fat.
There we're two angels on either
side of the head board. In their
pious hands they held the mosquito
netting which enclosed the bed.
At the foot we're other angels. to
whose heads the netting had been
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Corrective Exercises.

Scanty bathing costumes are being
Endorsed by physical culturists because
they permit a larger area OF the skin
to benefit by the direc;; rays Of the
sun. Another really important ad-
vantage of the new vogue Is that 1t puts
a premium on graceful, well knit fig
ures. Girls who are too thin or too
stout are Fastening to develop ideal
proportions. Figures that have been
made unsightly by postural defects. such
as result in swaybacks and laterally
curved spines, are being improved be-
cause crooked bodies are questionable.
Thus fashion has become an ally OF
physical fitness instead of being It's
worst enemy, as has often been the
case In other years.
Today am going to describe for you
few exercises for correcting common
postural defects that mar the bathing
suit silhouette.
Cd Sit down on the floor with legs
stretched straight in front. feet together
hands on shoulders and elbows well
back. Fling the arms up straight above
the head. Bend elbows, bring hands
down to shoulders again. Keep elbows
we'll back Repeat arm-raising 10 times
90 Stand erect with feet slightly
apart. Slowly relax the upper part of
the body, beginning with the neck and
proceeding downward until the trunk
and arms are hanging relaxed in front
of the legs. Keep knees straight
Slowly raise trunk to erect position
Repeat.
~ Stand erect with arms hanging
at sides. Raise heels and slowly bend
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MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE
BY MOLLIE MERRICK.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, August g.
When the talkies' score of accomplish
ment is counted perhaps the elimination
of loud and unnecessary laughter in the
theater will be its maximum work.
The man with the horse laugh Is a
bane A loud snort in the theater often
provokes merriment from the audience
when the comedians antics fail. But
prolonged outlaws rouse only murderoUS
thoughts.
When audible pictures became a fact
the gravest problem to be faced was the
process known as timing the laughs.
Producers discovered that this was at
best an unreliable process. One audi
ence would split its sides for two min
utes over a joke that would leave an
other audience cold. A situation con-
sidered humorous by New York was
considered rather pathetic and dull by
other parts of the country. The public
was too widespread to find an average
degree of pleasure.
The motto now is "carry on" No
dramatic attempt is made to wait for
prolonged and boorish laughter to die
down. A brief slackening in the rhythm
occurs, sufficient to allow smile of
amusement or low chuckle Of appre-
citation. Then the normal rhythm re-
asserts itself.
And the most amazing outcome OF
this new handling is this: Hollywood
discovers that audiences keep their
minds on the picture far better when
they feel they miss something. They
are on their toes from the moment the
picture begins. If they snap into a
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Taking Chances.

The man on foot would cross the
street, a date to keep. friend to meet.
The law DEGREES that he should walk
up to the corner of the block before
he goes across the street on eager and
impatient feet. He knows quite well
that this is so, but it is quite a way
to go. and he is keen on saving time
to waste moment is crime. So up
and down he throws a glance. and
mutters low, I'll take a chance" He
lodges for the other side. and We be-
hold his form collide with some swift
car or chugging dray: We see his body
borne away, borne morgueWard through
the mist and rain, with coroners dep
uties in train We stand along the
curb and say ut is the fool jay walk
er's way; oh, why will men the statutes
tear to save a minute here and there?"
The man who drives at frantic speed
has all the time a gent could need;
there is no reason for his haste; his
energy is wanton waste: he we'll might
jog along in peace, admired by jurlstS
and police, and safely reach his journey S
end. with every motorist his friend But
he keeps weaving in and out, to pass this
skate and tother scout; he makes his
motor fairly dance: he's always prompt
to take chance. The gods protect him
for a while, they seem to guard him
every mile; but soon or late they let
him slide to meet the doom so long de-
MED A million lads now lying dead
might buoyantly and blithely tread, and
walk with us and sing and dance had
they refused to take chance.
WALT MASON.
(Copyrisht, 1927
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SUMMERTIME
BY d. C. PEATTIE.

How many people know, I wonder,
that we have a wild bamboo within
the District of Columbia? 1t grows
near Ammendale, in swamps and along
sluggish streams, through damp woods,
and you will find it frequently In
Eastern Maryland between Baltimore
ard Washington. But though the
Summer days. when it is in its finest
LEAKAGE. are the times to go and see it.,
you will not, I think, discover 1t in
flower. and more rarely still in fruit.
1t flowers so irregularly that years
NAV pass before it does so, and it is
said that when it flowers it dies. This.
indeed, is true of many and perhaps
all bamboos.
The common name for our bamboo
is small cane, but I have heard 1t
called maiden cane and switch cane.
Although it is related to the cane that
SWamps from Norfolk, Va, all the way
to Texas, and north to Kentucky, 1t Is
no such formidable fellow, for it only
grows knee high.
1t once occurred to me that the
small cane would make beautiful
garden plant, for foliage, and as set
ting for bird bath, and went out
to try to dig some up. What sur
prise awaited me. At the end OF an
hour, working in the August heat, l
was wet from my hair to my feet, ut
terly exhausted and was the proud
posSessor Of broken trowel and a
shovel VII a broken handle. had
lost -; cuff links and fountain pen
and rly temper
At that think the rootstocks. tough
as iron and intricately matted as a
woven basket. might still be lifted
with dynamite.
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FAMOUS HATES AND HATERS
Stephen Decaurs Death Al Was Due Vengeful Desires
of Former Commander.
BY J. p. GLASS.

I agreed distance. cambridge said he
would give the word as follows:
Present! One, two. three.H
They were not to fire before zone" OF
after three"
IF we meet in another world" Bar
ron told Decatur at this point, II hope
We will be better friends than We have
been in this
Decatur replied, ct have never been
your enemy, sir"
cambridge counted, zone, two"
Both pistols spoke. Both men fell
Barron was wounded in the hip, as
| Decatur had promised. Decatur was
shot through the abdomen.
Il wish had fallen in defense OF my
country" he said.
He died at 10 o'clock that night. Only
Al, he had become Americas most
illustrious naval figure since John Pau
Jones, celebrated for his victorious cam
paign against the Tripolitan pirates ano
half dozen great sea fights.
Barron later asserted that be was ir
prison abroad for debt during the Wal
of 1912.
(Copyright, 1927
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OUR CHILDREN
BIT ANGELO PATRI.
I Found It.

I Found It.
where did you get that knife, John?'
II found it."
Where did you find it?"
"Ah, Ell. in FritZie's yard"
Did you ask anybody about it?"
No I just found it."
Then you will have to take it back
and inquire who owns it. Return it to
the owner. 1t isn't yours"
Il don't want to. found it and find
irg's keeps"
Not if the owner can be found. Come
along. Well see about it. You cannot
keep anything that does not belong to
you and you know this knife is net
yours. Never mind about finding It.
You haven't tried to find its owner.
Come along"
John delayed in every possible way.
He had to get a drink. He had to put
on a clean blouse. He couldn't find his
at last he started reluctantly enough.
He Jagged two steps behind his mother
and when she said. Come along: Come
along" he grumbled and whined. I'm
coming. You go too fast"
"Why yes. that's Fritzie's knife He
is out looking all over the yard for it.
Thanks SO much for bringing it back.
I'm glad John found it. Fritzie thinks
he laid it on the bench, but I tell him
if he had done that it would have been
there. Knives don't walk off. Thanks
so much. Come again soon. John"
Don't find anything again, John
That's Just another name for stealing
When you took that knife you knew If
wasn't yours and you meant to keep
it, Then you told lie about it. Alto
gsther you've done a very bad after
moons work. Well have to decide
what's to be done about it. You will
have to think hard. Last week you
found Harry's marble: another time you
found Susie's ring: last time you went
to grandma's you found dime. Each
time I've had to return what you took
Now the next time you find anything
leave it where 1t is. 1t isn't lost. II
you take it you are stealing. I want
to know what to do about helping you
overcome this greed. coveting spirit you
are cultivating. What's to be done?"
"Ill leave things alone. If I have
anything that isn't mine you can make
me take it back and 'pologize."
you'll have to tell next time that
you took it. No finding. Is that
right?"
found it I'll have to say so cause
don't want to steal. I only want
things. But stealing'll make me stor
finding them, guess. I'll just leave
them alone"
Investigate every found thing from
the starting place. This finding. Dor.
rowing. lending. trading idea is all oil
piece, and dangerous.
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The fact Commodore Stephen Deca-
tur could not forget was that Commo-
dore James Barron had not fought in
the War of 1912.
Barron, he felt, could have fought.
His five-year suspension for inglori-
ously allowing the British Leopard to
board his vessel, the Chesapeake, and
take off three deserters-tWo of whom
were American citiZens-in 1907, had
ended five months after war began.
But Barron made no offer to fight. He
waited until peace was declared and
then asked for reinstatement.
AS a member of the Navy Commits
sioners, Decatur voted to reject the
plea.
Barron was enraged After all, he
never had been charged as commander
of the Chesapeake, with cowardice. The
court martial which suspended him had
merely found him guilty of going to
sea in a state of unpreparedneSs.
Barron recalled that Commodore De-
catur had been one of those who court
martialed him. Now Decatur sought to
deny him reinstatement
This from a man whom Barron once
had commanded. His hatred became
lenge to duel.
Friends tried to prevent Decatur from
accepting. They failed With Com
, modore cambridge acting as his second,
he met Barron at Bladepsburg March
%. 1920.
II shall not kill him." he announced
III eed, I will not return his fire at
ALL"
This attitude was generous in the
extreme, for Decatur was an excellent
marksman. cambridge thought it toe
generous. He pointed out that since
Barron was near-sighted they were to
fire when only eight PAGES apart.
| Decatur naturally did not wish tc
| lose his own life. He reconsidered.
But I shall just wound him In the
hip" he said.
The seconds placed them at the
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BRAIN TESTS

Each statement given below contains
some error. The errors may be in
spelling, or the statements may con-
tain incorrect words. Make the neces-
sary correction in each statement.
Time limit, three minutes.
Cd Coins of the United States bear
the inscription: "E Plurimus Unum."
90 Great Britain is an island COM
posed of England, Scotland and
Whales.
80 Automobiles that travel over
rough roads should be equipped with
shock exorbers.
90 Thirty days have September,
April. May and November"
go Little grains of water, little
grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean and the
pleasant land"
90 In Spain bull fighter is called
a materdor.
CD Niagara Falls is one Of the
worlds greatest cateracts.
80 The Ecuador is an imaginary line
that encircles the earth.
Answers.
% "Pluribus" not "plurimus": (2)
Wales" not Whales: CD absorb
ers." not "exorbers": a. June" not
May; 80 drops" not grains" OF
water; 90 "matador," not "materdor"
CD Cataract" not Cataract; go
Equator" not ECUADOR"