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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-28

THAT started the mad whirligig
L of thought again Could it be
possible that it was only last night
that She-Nan-had asked him, But
John-what if you saw Iris again?"
and he had answered, scorning to
lie: "I-don't know. I can only say,
Nan. love you with all my heart
and soul and mind. I hope I shall
never see Iris again "
Now that he had seen her again,
had all this old passion for her burst
into flame again? Could just one
night of deep but sane happiness
with his new wife avail now to pro-
tect him against the terrific appeal
of his passion for the woman who
had been his wife for eight years?
IF she had only kept on reYiling
him and me, so that he could have
seen her as she really 1s-an utter
ly selfish and cruel womanl' Mans
heart cried despairingly. But she
chose the one sure method to shake
him to the very roots Of his being.
She has made him believe that she
loves him at last, that she came
back to him ready to give him her
whole heart"
For the first time that day Nan
tried to picture the events in Iris
immediate past which had driven
her back to her deserted and de-
spised husband as the only possible
refuge. It was obvious that Iris
had suffered. 1t was even possible
yes, highly probable-that she had
tried to commit suicide, as she had
so plaintively assured her stricken
husband.
Bert Crawford was the answer, OF
course. Nan had felt sure that Bert
Crawford would tire of her, would be
unfaithful. The two had undoubt-
edly lived riotously, flinging Craw-
ford'S stolen money away in hand
fuls. But they could scarcely have
spent a quarter Of million dollars
in eleven months Crawford was too
Shrewd a man to paIperize him.
self, Nan knew.
Then how had it happened that
Iris had had to creep home. pen
niless? There could be only one an
swer: Crawford had abandoned her
as heartlessly as she had aban-
doned her husband. Perhaps they
had lived on the $4,000 which the
embezzler had given to Morgan as
an unsolicited fee for having won
him his freedom, and which Morgan
had presented to his wife. Craw-
ford-as willy and selfish as Iris
herself-could have given Iris
dozen plausible excuses for using her
money instead of his own-or rather
instead of the money he had en-
beZzled.
IF John knew that Iris and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-28

had parked it that morning, got in,
started it mechanically, with the
ease Of three months practice. She
had driven down alone that morn
ing, for her husband had insisted
on accompanying his former wife
and the doctor as far as the bust
ness district, on their way to the
hospital. There had been no chance
for him TO kiss her goodby, with
Iris watching every movement he
made. Would he ever kiss her again?
When Nan stopped the car before
the house which had been her home
for three months, Cop, Curtis police
dog, raced across the lawn TO greet
her. followed more slowly, but as
eagerly by Little Pat O'Brien.
Hello, Mrs. Morgan!" the cooks
11-year-old son sang out. Curt has
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SALESMAN SAM

Crawford had been lovers, that
they've been living together, that
Crawford was really guilty Of the
charge of embezzlement-"N Nan
could keep that thought down no
longer. 1t had been lurking. like
a coiled snake ready to spring. and
now it had struck. She studdered,
recoiled.
Involuntarily she went to her fl
ing cabinet, took from its secure
hiding place the betraying letter
from Crawford TO Iris which she
had kept all these months: held it
gingerly, as if 1t were unclean. while
her tormented eyes scanned its
familiar contents. Yes, it was in
controvertible proof of Crawford's
villainy and of his and Iris rela-
tiopsnip.
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home. If Curtis had ever needed
her, he would need her this after
noon. The memory Of his wistful,
bewildered eyes, as they cast a lin
gering backward glance toward the
dining room door beyond which his
mother. strangely returned after a
strange absence, was engaged in q
strange scene with his father,
stabbed the girls tender heart. But
what could she tell him? Nan
squared her shoulders, lifted her
head CALAMITY. That was part OF
her job.
IF Mr. Morgan comes in or tele-
phones, tell him I've gone home.
please she said to Kathleen
OHara on her way out.
She found the sedan where she
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-28

IT ought to show it to joint" Nan
told herself f1ercely. That would
kill his pity and his passion for her,
if anything could! Butt can't
fight that way. 7 can't"
Iris has no scruples. She'll fight
you with every weapon she can lay
her hand on" temptation reminded
her.
But I'm not like Iris" Mans
heart retorted. with forlorn pride.
And she was rewarded by another
fash Of memory. Last night, when
she had used the same words to
her husband, he had answered fer
vently: "No-thank God!"
TT was 4 o'clock when Nan fin
l. ished signing the long neglected
letters and cleared her desk to go
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BY Martin
Bv Grand
By Cow

gone With his papa TO see his m
at the hospital. Mr.. Morgan
for him in a taxi bout ten mi
ago, and"
Thank you, Little Pat" Ma
terrupted crisply.
The boy, who adored her, I
nonplussed and crestfallen, TIL
hide his confusion, began to
the police dog with loud who
Nan locked the car carefully
walked steadily, unhurriedly &
path 10 the house.
Please, ma'am," Estelle 8
her neryously in the hall. z
says would you mind telling
what you want for dinner toni
ITO BE Continued
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could not shut out the memory Of
his words:
ANY hospital you say, Doctor. OF
course. III pay. The best room
available, naturally a special
nurse
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" vow GO ! on N viii rrla X THf s s96RY

his Efe She fsigns fainting and hys-
terle no bring Moraen 10 his knees.
Nan. decides 10 tRht. She telephones
The doctor 70 take Iris 20 q hospital.
SOW GO OF Win TIE STORY
CHAPTER XXXVI Continued
Jack! Silly jack" There was
ghost Of a laugh "Everything's all
right. Iris has come back to you.
You're glad, aren't you, Jack? In
that horrid dream you told me you'd
divorced me and married Nan Car
roll Wasn't that a foolish dream.
Jack?"
The long. white fingers twined
about a lock of the mans hair.
tugged at it with feeble playful
ness. which suddenly became frantic
as his head remained bowed on her
breast. 1T was Just a dream, wasn't
It, Jack? Tell me-"
Suddenly. though how she knew
She could not have told to save her
life, Nan was sure that Iris Morgan
was shamming, that the fainting
spell had been faxed. just as this
feebleness Of voice and hand. this
ehildlike prattling of "horrid
dream we're faked-for the purpose
Which had been so completely &C
eomplished-of bringing John Curtis
Morgan to his knees.
CHE might have knoWn-she told
Al herself with that queer. aloof
calm that had descended upon her
that Iris would fight like this.
What other weapon had been left
70 her? Well-Nan shrugged mem
tanv-it seemed to be a very eff
feCtive weapon Odd how little pain
she felt: Just an absorbed, grave
curiosity. as if she we're looking
upon the melodramatic second act
OF a drama whose conclusion she
could not guess. Her queerly aloof
mind elaborated the metaphor: "A
modern problem play entitled Riv-
al Wives. starring Iris Morgan, with
? notable cast. including John
Curtis Morgan and Nan Carroll
Morgan"
She felt a smile twist at her
lips: wondered Am I going crazy?
Or am I just having what Iris calls
a horrid dream'?"
But if it was a dream her hus-
bands voice-Or was he Iris hus-
band, really? seemed amazingly
real She listened with grave at
tentiveneSs.
You mustn't talk just now, Iris"
he was saying slowly, hoarscly, as if
each word was wrung from him.
FCloSe your eyes and try to sleep,
darling" He caught himself, re-
membered Nan. flashed her a look
of such piteous appeal that her
numbed heart stirred, lunged sick
emily
+ 1t was not play any longer. 1t
was bitter reality and happiness was
being snatched out of her lax
hands Aloof no longer, Nan was
swept into the whirlpool of pain and
shorror into which Iris return had
plunged her husband If she did not
do something both of them would be
lost.
Before she realized what she was
doing. Nan had fed from the living
sroom. found herself shut into the
library, the receiver of the phone
pressed hard against her ear, a
frantic hand shaking the hook.
Crescent 3400.' she gasped into
the mouthpiece. and leaned back in
her husbands desk chair Shudder-
ing and trembling as she waited for
an answer. DIR. Black. please!
Oh. this is Nan Carroll. DR.. Black
mean Mrs. John Curtis Morgan"
she corrected herself. The very
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HIS HAS
NAN CARROLL. secretary. hnot ner-
self deeply in love With her employer,
JOHN CURTIS MORGAN lawyer, and
nscide- 20 resign Her Tesignation how
ever DELAYED when she lsarns Morgan
Is e defend = supposed friend. BERT
xorgan wins C-a7ford's scquittsl
Crawford leaves town a. once followed
sloseiy b. IRIS Morgans beautiful viie
Shs pr<tes 20 Morgan shs viii never
Nan saves Morgan from despair by
forcl.- him into MS work FOR SIX
nont.s she acts as long distance house
keeps for him. winning the love OF little
CURTIS his son. and bringing comfort
to man VINO ironically thinks only
Of another. Morgan tells her he IS
divcrcing Iris and asks her 20 NARY
him They are prevented from geing
or their honeymoon BY the unexpected
srElrsi OF q pleading client Nan urges
Morgan 70 stay with the case.
TheiT farcisl marriage continues for
three months Hystericslly, Nan prepares
e leave when Morgan finds her and
ronfessey he sdores her but has be-
lisrec she married him out Of pity. The
next morning o. breakfast time Trts
fetIrrH. apparently deserted b. CrsV--
FORD Morgan tells he- she rs no longer
BIS Vifs She fsigns fainting and hys-
ters no bring Aoraen 10 his knees.
Nan. decides 10 Gght. She telephones
The ccrtor 20 take Iris 70 Q hospital.
kOM GO OK WITH THF STORY
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-14
TYPICAL INDIAN FAKIR SITTING ON SPIKES

The second picture shows of the so-caed
'fakrs that prefer sitting spikes thus extracting few
coppers from the gulibe and devout to hard work.
This gentleman supposed to be sitting spikes for the
benefit of his SOUL the theory being that the Ruler of the Uni
LIKES His creatures sitting spikes when nearly
or completely naked
You probably wouldn't think much of Divine Ruler that
enjoyed spectacle of this kind Millions of Asatcs think
such their pety and give them aims And Euro
pean travellers of compassion curiosity coins the
spike-sitter.
It is said incidentally that these faks under the cloak
Of ascec pey help Gandh to carry out his political agita
tons
Mr. Gandh sincere who has endured starvation and
imprisonment for THE in which he believes an
extraordinary creature short described
follows With small monkey eyes, very long nose wide
cash of mouth without many teeth tremendous right
angles to the head and skull most peculiarly shaped like
baby's."
Queer he is with his crooked legs and strange ideas
Gandh by the force of sincerity has nearly all of India for
his following, which includes all of the ignorant and
rowful of the unhappy millions
India will be freedom when its leaders realize
that you get what you want in this world by fighting for
it. not by setting up handoom against the great factories
Britain merely refusing cooperate with Brain plans
Turning the other cheek is beautiful ideal But
how it does not seem to work in our civilization
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-14
THE KINGDOM OF IF"
By Herbert Kaufman

THERE'S wonderful country, the Kingdom Of IT,
And it lies in the Valley of Dreams.
Meath the bluest of skies where the sun never dies
1t has gold for its and streams.
There is never storm and there's cloud,
And there's never grief woe,
And there's heart that in sorrow Is bowed,
BY the banks where the golden streams flow.
There each home is castle Of jasper and jade,
And each man is a king of his right,
And the dover of Priams jewels each maid. l.
There's caste, distinction station, grade
All who dwell there equal in might,
Apollo has quickened her poets with song,
All her warriors brother with Mars,
And the fame of achievements eternity LONG
Where the will not die for the stars
Still it's place for and it s place for you,
For it lies in the Valley of Dreams
Where nothing is real and nothing is true,
And nothing is ancient and nothing is new,
And nothing is quite what it seems.
So we d both best beware lest stray in the path
That meanders to IF from our door,
For it's hard resist when we bend meath the load
Of fe's burdens and feel them grow sore.
It's hard not to long for the castles of jade,
Not to long for the gold of her streams
But it's harder to pay the full price to be paid,
When we have home from the journey we We maos
When we have to back from the angulshng glade
From the heart-breaking Valley of Dreams
Inc and herbert A7"'""'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-14

A RE you the kind that thinks
"A everything will turn right for
you?
Irrespective of the lack of ef-
fort on your part, you are always
hopeful that something will turn
in your favor.
It Is fine to be hopeful but
foolish to allow this thought to
rob YOU of initiative and effort.
Some seem to think it would
he a better world (but it Is doubt
fuD, II we gained desired ends
without a struggle. If 1t were
possible. you know you would be
much less active when 1t comes
to work.
You like to ride along easily,
but you have to work to live.
Rather than exert yourself I'm.
duly, however, you are willing to
forego pleasures and results that
greater efforts would enable you
to enjoy.
At times YOU feel that you have
not received a, fair deal.
Others possess so much more
than you.
In certain cases you know it is
owned by one but was earned by
another.
You think how nice it would be
to inherit riches.
However, the person who earns
and knows the value Of effort
gets far more out Of life than the
one who accepts but never has to
struggle.
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THREE-MINUTE JOURNEYS
By Temple Manning

tomb. its front facade orrately
carved and bearing a beautiful
white marble doorway. Inside
this ancient edifice will be found
a Roman sarcophagus at the cor
ners of which are the famed bull
heads with garlands connecting
them.
Around about Amasia in the
crags and mountain sides are 10
be found many more of these
tombs. In his writings, Strabo says
they are the tombs Of the old kings
of Pontus. Pontus. years ago, as
you may know, was q self-govern-
ing province of Asia Minor. It was
then described as being on the
southerly shore of the Pontus Eu~
xinus, the name then given to the
Black Sea.
All of Anatolia is interesting.
1t offers a wide range of scenery
and civilization, but Amasia Is
unique in that it is alone as q
monument to old civilizations. One
can travel hundreds of miles in
all directions and not come across
another site so manifestly his
torical."
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ONCE-OVERS

A RE you high hat" in the
"A presence of less fortunate
relations?
You may have more ability than
they-more business acumen and
judgment in a general way.
But should you emphasize this
by your superior manner toward
them?
Would 1t not be more human
on your part If you endeavored
to assist in improving their finan-
cial condition? With your sue
cessful experience you might be
able to guide some of your rela-
tons, or in some way assist them
to gain larger income.
But you can't do this by as
Stunning a superior attitude. Nor
by looking upon them as bereft
of the qualities that bring sue.
cess.
Perhaps some are not money.
getters, but how can you really
tell?
You have not fostered the right
conditions and tried them out
Perhaps you feel that If they
had ability to rise above their
initial position it would have been
displayed before this.
Well, possibly the one thing
lacking Is something you might
give.
If you have the right family
feeling you will want all to sue
coed and not in a passive but in
a helpful way.
Give your relatives o helping
hand pen you can.
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LISTEN WORLD!
How About Managing Husbands?
By Elsie Robinson

MRS. WILSON wants to know
AVA If I believe in managing hus.
bands. Mrs. Wilson manages
hers-plenty. Everyone says that
Dan Wilson is the worst hen
pecked man in town. This, Mrs.
Wilson Indignantly denies. She
that he's Just managed for his
own good" And she points to
Dan az perfect example of
what a bright woman can do
with a mere male.
Well, one has to admit that
Dan looks as if managing agreed
with him. He's pink and plump
and passive. He does exactly
what his Amy tells him. and
actually seems to enjoy it. To
be sure, if you had known Dan
as bachelor you'd note a great
change. Dan used to be a lively,
rangey, young devil. with
whimsical quirk to his grin and
challenging CLEAN to lbs eye.
Life was great game to him
then, ana despite his shinanai-
gans people said he'd do Great
Things.
The Big Things haven't ma.
terialized. Mrs. Wilson says they
never would have materialized.
She claims that Dan would have
gone straight to the dogs if she
hadn't come along to manage
him. In fact, she doesn't believe
that men in general would amount
to anything without capable
woman bosses. She has sold the
idea to Dan, and now she wants
me to pass the good news along.
But I'm not so enthusiastic.
I admit that Managed Males NAV
make good house pets, but why
use husbands for house pets
when goldfish are so cheap? And
Juanita Tanner agrees with me.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-14
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY DR.. Louis e. Bisch-.

badness Is one Of the condi.
- tons men worry about. 1t Is
not, however. a disorder that nee.
essarily means old age or the be-
ginning of physical decay as 80
many seem to think. And OF
course, badness occurs in women
as we'll as in men.
Badness may come from one
of several causes.
When the hair Of the head be-
gins TO grow thin or falls out pro-
fusely when comhed or brushed,
two aspects of the case should be
thought of at once.
These are whether the condition
Is purely a local one, or whether
there are more indirect causes,
namely, some disorder or actual
disease within the body itself.
The man or woman whose hair
is beginning to thin out should
first of all determine whether his
constitution is working at top
most efficiency.
Kidney disease. govt, diabetes,
tuberculosis, anemla and other
Chonic conditions which do not
allow the waste and poisonous
products of the body to be elimi-
mated properly lower the vitality
of all the tissues and consequently
the scalp.
Acute diseases like typhoid,
pneumonia or influenza may for
the same general reason leave
badness in their wake.
Certain nervous disorders i'm
pair the nourishment of the scalp
and consequently of the hair foil
cles. or roots.
Then. again. as a constitutional
cause of badness, We must men,
ton general toxic states brought
on by constipation, overeating,
lack of exercise. alcoholic excuses,
worry and many other less OBJ
Vious causes, less obvious only
because people get into careless
ways Of living and do not realize
that their general health Is being
undermined.
Dandruff. also, however, Is not
q cause. 1t is a symptom 1ndl-
eating that the scalp is in poor
condition or perhaps actually dis
eased.
A dandruff scalp is usually an
itchy one. 1t may be tender. 1t
is scaly. Sometimes it is greasy
and oily. Sometimes it is very
dry. Occasionally, often in in
fants, a neglected scalp may form
scales of dandruff which actually
mat the hair together.
There are cases where there Is
a germ infection of the scalp, and
such cases spread from one per-
son to another by means of combs
and brushes and even through
trying on hats in mems shops and
millinery establishments.
If badness has reached the
stage where the roots are dead
practically nothing can be done
to grow new hair.
But in the earlier cases much
can be accomplished through
proper treatment of the scalp as
we'll as the body generally to
stop the itching. remove the
dandruff and promote hair growth.
Sometimes it Is diet that must
he ordered in addition to local
scalp treatment. Sometimes it
Is glands" Sometimes the treat
ment of a beginning constitutional
disease may be to blame. Some
times ultraviolet rays on the
scalp are beneficial if done prop
erly.
But each case Of badness is
an individual problem and Its
arrest or care may be . difficult
job.
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Joanita Tanner-there' a smart
girl Id like to meet. She has
just written vivacious vol.
ume called. The Intelligent
Mans Guide to Marriage and
Celibacy." I don't agree with
about nine-tenths Of it but she
certainly says a mouthful about
Managed Husbands. First she
quotes Cora Harris
Husbands" says Mrs. Harris,
"ot all creatures, require to he
spoofed. The sensible attitude to
you do your little son when he
masquerades as an Indian.
Your plain duty IL to admire and
flatter your husband. This may
warp your judgment, but do it,
II don't know how this strikes
an intelligent man" says Juanita
Tanner. BUT CAN TELL
YOU THAT THE MODERN GIRL
IS APT TO FEEL THAT SHE
DOESN'T WANT A MAN WHO
HAS TO BE LED so CARE
FULLY. IF MEN REALLY ARE
CHILDREN WHO HAVE TO
BE 'CAJOLED INTO PROPER
BEHAVIOR, A CASE OF AR.
RESTED DEVE PMENT
NIGHT BE A DEPRESSING
THING TO HAVE AROUND THE
HOUSE"
Cora Harris may possibly have
voiced the sentiments of the ladies
OF 1889, but Juanita Tanner GER
tainly speaks for the girls Of 1929.
y
a business Of managing their hus-
bands because it was about the
only job they had, and ladies must
eat. Papa was their means to that
end. Naturally they wanted to
make success of the old boy.
But there are lots Of ways of eat.
ing. nowadays. beside getting mar
ried, And plenty Of indoor sports
more profitable and entertaining
than Managing Males.
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GANDHI, MOST POWERFUL MAN IN INDIA. CALLED
"FIREBRAND"

HEsE two pictures show India it is today and explain
J. how the small British nation thousands of miles away,
rule 3o0,0oo0oO Indian subjects
In all India there not than 100000 British in
Guiding soldiers to manage 30000000O and they do it
EASILY.
The picture at the top shows Gandh leader Of what Is
called "The Revolutionary Movement in India.
It isn't MUCH of a revolution.
Gandh earnest man. has idea that the way to oppose
the British Empire and great British industries is for the
people of India to make their cloth by hand.
That poor remedy for 3oooooooo human beings held
down by few It is though had fought the English
in 1776 by refusing to drink tea
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-14

nEEP in the heart of Anatolia
~ -Asiatic Turkey, as 1t used
to be known-up near the Black
Sea, lies the city of Amasia.
Not much of city. perhaps but
famous in its antiquity, and vastly
interesting.
Amasia's chief claim to fame
lies in the fact that it was
the birthplace of Strabo. the
geographer, who lived during the
reigns of Augustus Caesar and
Tiberius. Many of Straho's work
have been preserved and the in
fluence he exerted on early
geographical science.
Amasia is high in the noun
tains and the approach is through
a narrow rocky defile. AS one
energies from the ravine one sees
the remains of the Persian and
Roman walls which once sur
rounded the city. A large part
of these walls remains in a fair
state of preservation. Such monu-
ments as are found in Amasia
depict the life and glory of half
a dozen successive empires,
There is, for example, an old