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big gala dinner and discovered that
the duke had drawn one of the lucky
numbers. He, therefore, received his
prize, a big black and white toy cat, at
Miss Nuthall's hands.
Alfred E. Orr, American artist, has
been drawing Cannes society to his ex-
hibition of modern portraits, which in
clude those Of Meraud, the artist
daughter of Mrs. BENJAMIN Guinness,
Lord Glenconner's sister, the Hon. Mrs.
Beck and Mrs. Ferdinand Mayer, who
is considered one of the prettiest and
best dressed women in Cannes. Mr..
Orr formerly occupied Sargent's house
in Chelsea and showed his work at the
Arlington Gallery.
Swiss Ski Dancing.
The ardent skier hates to think he
must stop when the season is drawing
to close. so he has devised and is
taking home with him the ski dance
A typical ballroom movement has been
combined with the striding action of
the skier and the dance has already
become popular here in the Bernese
Oberland as well as In other Swiss re-
sorts.
The skier loves to dance In the eve
ming and seems to be invigorated rather
than wearied by his days sport. Some
women from oxford, as change from
the conventionalities of Switzerland, or
ganiZed Winter sports party to Nor
way this year and at the end of the
days skiing and skating got down to
their books. However, they have de-
cided that they will 60 to Switzerland
and dance in the evenings again next
season. Meanwhile, they will welcome
the ski dance in town.
Writing Of the Crown Prince of Italy
as skier the other week l mentioned
the sport he had enjoyed near Clavienes
village in the Upper Susa Valley. Since
the prince discovered" the place 1t
has grown apace and is fast becoming
an Alpine sport center.
Motor cars roll in with far more
guests than there are inhabitants In
this one-time hamlet and the villagers
already are calling 1T 1.-The Italian st.
Moritz.' They have good reason to be
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couraged to take a drink with their
meals, and the production and sale of
alcohol have become one Of the state
monopolies.
The late Bey of Tunis. though strict
observer Of the rules of the prophet, was
partial to champagne, and got over the
difnculty by regarding it as mineral
water. sa4.sf
The story Is told, however, of one of
the bey's predecessors who had no such
scruples. He belonged to the end of the
eighteenth century and was discovered
by British visitor refreshing himself
with bottled porter, which he followed
with bottle of rum and topped" with
hearty drink Of lavender water!
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Johns Hopkins 6-story physics build
ing will cost $500 900.
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TWO TO FACE COURT.
Pair Accused In Payroll Clerk S
49, Death to Be Tried Soon.

.~~ Death to Be Tried Soon.
SPARTANBURC, 8. c., March %.
(P.-Trial OF Ray Coleman and Paul
Johnson, charged with the murder of
Earle Belize. payroll clerk of Drayton
Mills who was shot fatally last Deem
ber,. probably will be held during the
one-week session of Criminal Court
which convenes here April %, Solicitor
I. c. Blackwood said yesterday.
Solicitor Blackwood said he expects
to conduct the prosecution alone. No
announcement in regard to counsel for
the defense has been made. Judge M.
NJ Mann of ST. Matthews will preside.
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Hamburg Copper Roofs.

proud of th.ir beautiful neighboring
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and burst into deep-lunged roars Of infantile
merriment.
It was not long before a gendarme pushed
his way into our midst, In his Snow-white
uniform and sun-helmet, to transfix me with
q baneful scowl. I had begun to entertain
visions Of lodging at governmental expense,
when o huge and massive colored lady elbowed
her way into the throng, and thrust the gen.
darnne unceremoniously aside. She was of o
type distinct from the others. n Guadelou-
plans, IN general, are tall and rather slender.
This particular Amazon was not only tall, but
also wide, and especially impressive in the third
dimension.
Say" I blurted IN desperation. DO you
happen 70 speak English?"
Honey" she said, "tha's what All dom do
nothin' else but. You all js come along with
'vinita."
RY birth, Il developed. vinita was from
Dominica, the neighboring British island,
but had Once been to New Orleans, WHERE
perhaps from reading Octavus Roy Cohen-she
had learned TO speak dialect correctly.
Furthermore, except for q local white cable
operatoc-whom I had yet to discover-she was
the only person In BaSse Terre with whom I
could converse. So I accepted her escort, and
followed her to q lodging house at which she
served as cook.
It was little more than a restaurant, or per-
hapS eating place" would better describe 1t, but
its buxom French proprietress had an extra
room to let.
How much?
She regarded me appraisingly, and finally
said, ~Trente francs" Thirty Of anything
sounded most appalling. But translated into
American dollars at the current rate Of ex-
change, 80 francs proved to be little more than
$1.20 a day. including not only room and board,
but also wine with meals. Wherefore, rejoicing,
I followed vinita up a rickety stairway to my
future abode.
From the balcony one could look across the
tumble Of roofs and moss-grown garden walls TO
the distant tropic halls. And the courtyard be-
Low was thronged with the merrieSt Of natives
natives VIII babbled eternally in their funny
creole jargon, bursting ever and anon into
epidemics Of laughter that rose in swelling ere.
scendo TO prolonged, interminable shrieks.
In my memory of Guadeloupe, It is this
laughter that stands out most wildly and dis
tinctly. One found the unrestrained gayety
here that comes only with true French freedom,
and II the populace guffawed annoyingly at a
strange visitor. he soon found consolation in
the discovery that they likewise guffawed at one
another.
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THE streets about my hotel were constantly
- lined with doorway loungers who gossiped
with those across the way or joshed the passing
pedestrian. To stroll the cobbled highway was
to run the gauntlet Of incessant repartee. But
to this the pedestrians were accustomed, and
they seemed themselves to enjoy it.
I stood on my balcony that first night, feeling
pleased with place of my exile.
One could not have found a more colorful
spot for this brief two-wee vacation. The
French could scarcely put me off until another
steamer called. And with the cost of living so
very cheap
II beg your pardon. You're the chap who
landed today?"
] turned, q trile startled at the voice. But
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months"
IF there's anything that tends to lessen the at
tractiveness of q place. it's the news that
one has to stay there.
It made BaSSe Terre a jail.
In the popular tourist season, Midwinter,
q big cruiSe-ship might have dropped in I'M
expectedly. In early Spring no one could pre-.
dict when another boat would call. The post
master announced no outbound mails until he
saw q vessel, while even the agents of cargo
lines could offer no information. And whereas
on my first day it had been my great desire
to get on the island, my ambition thereafter
was to get of.
Each morning, with decreasing funds and
growing CONSERVATION, I plodded from my lodg-
ings to the harbor to stare at a vacant sea,
until I came to know every cobble in that
rudely cobbled street.
Vinita, as my only available interpreter-the
cable man being occupied usually at his keys
insisted upon accompanying me wherever I
went. If I tried to slip out unnoticed, she was
certain to hear Of 1t, and to follow, and no
sooner had I paused to bargain with a shop
keeper over some trifling purchase than she
would materialize from the ether, like some
evil genie, TO leap into the fray and bargain
In my behalf.
1t began to look as though we were keeping
steady company.
Vinita, it must be remembered, was no Sylph-
like South Sea Island maiden with a pandanuS
blossom in her hair, such as one encounters
so frequently In romantic tropical fiction, n
her protective attitude was Irritating and
embarrassing.
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THE redeeming feature Of Base Terre was
the astonishing cheapness with which one
could live, provided one were not too fastidious.
Each morning I enjoyed the luxury Of .
shave at an expenditure of exactly 6 cents.
This was really 2 cents too many-the barber
taking advantage Of my innocence-but I never
raised q row about it.
Liquor also was amazingly cheap, and every
shop in town sold 1t. Champagne retailed at
about the equivalent of $3.50 a quart. The
cognac, drawn usually from huge kegs, sold
at about 4 cents a glass. The raw rum Of
local manufacture they almost gave away, and
it circulated freely.
There were some luxuries. however, that
Croesus himself, with all his wealth, could
scarcely have purchased in Basse Terre, and
one of these was a bath.
The water was abundant enough; it came
running in great aqueducts along the garden
walls, and spouted into huge stone tubs where
the servants washed their dishes: it gurgled
end ripped all day long and lulled one to
s,ccp at night. But tubs in which to immense
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it was merely that Of the local cable operator
the towns lone Briton-a pleasant and rather
afIable man, who had come to make my ac-
euaintance. His presence at once reminded me
that I had q message to send:
Purser S. s. Fort st. George:
Stopping In Guadeloupe. Leave checks and
baggage in Trinidad Will follow to retrieve
them on next fortnightly boat. Foster.
III send it." he said. "but don't you know,
there's no next f%ortnightly boat?"
"Huh?"
"In Winter they do run every two weeks, but
yours was the last Of the season. So, unless
you swim to Trinidad, you may be here for SIX
months"
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STRANDED in
Base Terre, Off
the West Indian
Tourist Route,
Where the Steam-
ers Rarely Stop.
By Harry L. Foster

ERHAPS I should commence this
with somewhat more of a flourish.
With q word or two on the lure Of
strangs lands, the romance OF
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The dull red mounted to
the roots Of his hair as he
read. He wanted to go.
Wanted her SO terribly. To
see her, if it were only for a
day. To touch her bright,
springy curls. To hear her
laugh and call his name.
eea
But he wouldn't 60. He
set his mouth stubbornly.
Not like that.
"It would only make it
harder, !" he wrote back.
Besides, that isn't the way
to do things. If you must
stay with your mother and
you must not tell her the
truth until she is better, ]
can stand it. / can wait for
you, but / cant come sneak
ing down there and meet
you somewhere when they
don't know we re married.
Don't ask me to. And oh,
Nancy girl, come back to
me soon"
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Read How Nancy Tempted
Fate to Win Romance

I've told you 50 many times.
Why do You ask me againi
/ cant 60 back just now
and / cant tell the family
yet. I'll explain when 1
see you. You must come;
/ must talk to you. You
could come for a weekend
and | would find some way
to get away. If you love me
You won't let that job Of
yours stand in the way.
Roger, I'm begging you'll
I'm putting all my pride in
my pocket. / cant get
along without you. | love
you so. I'll look for you
Saturday. "I1l meet you
in the lobby Of the st.
Francis at half past IL.
"Your Nancy. "
ITO Be Continued)
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to Rogers cabin, standing
stark and deserted on the
side of the hill.
long, McKimmons. "
rs long, Decatur. /"
But M 6 K m mt ons sat
hunched on his horse in the
rain while Roger fed and
bedded the steaming Maggie.
Seemed kind of heartless to
go off and leave his friend
to open up the cold cabin,
when he knew that lights
and a roaring fire would be
waiting for him in the pot
bellied iron stove in the
lookout, and Helen and the
baby with arms open to well
come him.
Roger came out of the
stable whistling. "Oh, is
that you, Mac? / thought
you'd gone. .
"No. / happened to think
maybe you d like to come
up and have dinner with us,
Kind Of lonesome all alone. "
ooh! Thanks, Mac. No, l
guess not. Thanks just the
same. !"
"WelI /. -. s'long, BY
the way, when's the Mrs.
getting back2''
"I don't know yet. Her
mother ism t very well yet.
S'long, Mac! !"
Over his third cup Of
coffee, nibbling at a huge
second helping of Helen s
apple pie, Jack McKimmons
thought again of Roger.
"It's too bad about Deca-
tur' 5 mother in-law," he said.
"She : still sick. Tough on
/ him. He doesn't know when
the girl will be back OF
course he was alone before,
and thought nothing of it.
But after a fellow IS been
married - well, / feel
kind of sorry for him. -
Helen looked up at him
shrewdly. "Did you ask
about his wife?"
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damper and stove lids.
Bring bacon and a can Of
beans from the shelf, land
then stand staring, lost in
thought, at the spot on the
oil cloth covered table where
he had found her note.
Sometimes the fire went out,
and had to be made again.
Sometimes the beans burned
in their pan. Once he sat
huddled all night in a chair
BY the cold stove, forgetting
to eat, forgetting to go to
bed. Lost in longing. Gnaw-
ing, aching longing for
Nancy.
But he wouldn't go to see
her in Piedmont. Roger,
you don't know how I miss
you. Couldn't you come
Just for a dayi" she wrote.
II could meet you some
where. The family wouldn't
even have to know. Please
come; it may be so long be-
fore l can really go back to
you."
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She cried when she got
the letter. That was one
Of the days when she al
most slammed her things
into a suitcase and took the
first train. But If she did,
he'd keep her there; she'd
never get him away from
the woods. -
I'm talk him into
coming, = she thought. He
won't give me up. He could
make a name for himself
here. He's too fine to be
buried in the woods. Lots
Of opportunities for a man
like Roger. May Bells
father has always liked me;
he'd do anything for me;
he'd give him a good po.
sition in the real estate Of
flee. That would do for a
start, We'd manage
I'd be economical for his
sake. I'd do anything for
Roger. $50 Didn . I carry
wood and wash dishes :
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"A Tense Story of Love and
A Girls Ambition
CHAPTER xxx

= was raining in Gales Flat. The rain fell in santng
silver sheets out Of eaden sky, onto soft dirt road
It formed in foamy brown pools in the hoows that
the horses splash through them knee II soaked
the soft felt hats Of the two rangers riding from the
Valley, drpped off their yellow sckers onto the saddle
turning the leather Asodden and dark
How you like to have your feet propped up in front Of
Alderman stove about now and good plate Of chile
along de9 the smaller grnned trying to turn
his collar that the water would stop drbbing down his
neck.
'sNot bad idea. Want to cut over that wayf'
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oh, Roger, please, please
comel"
Days passed. The mails
were so slow. Up Gales
Flat way the roads were
rivers Of mud. The wind
whistled round the cabin;
the rain lashed the windows,
pattered against the door.
BY the light Of the kitchen
lamp Roger read Nancy s last
letter. He had already read
it four times, jogging home
in the dusk.
Nancy's tears and the
raindrops had almost re-
duced it to a plup. 1t was
such a short letter, he al
ready knew it by heart.
Roger, Darling:
1--WE can't go on this
way. / am almost crazy.
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Get us back pretty late.
Guess I'd better hit it
! straight for home if you
don Il mind, Decatur. Helen
will have dinner all ready.
And you know how the
women are when you're late.
Wow /"
That's right. Well, I'll
hit for home, too. Get along
there, Maggie; do you want
to stay out in the rain all
nightf''
Jack McKimmons urged
his horse faster, too. He was
sorry he had mentioned
Ackerman's, sorry he had
made that break about the
wife waiting dinner. Poor
Decatur; with his wife awayl
The days were short now.
1t was dark when they came
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are you looking 50 funny
about"
She looked down at her
red little hands, bit a hang
nail thoughtfully. "Oh, /
don't know. Just a hunch ]
had" "
McKimmons choked over
his last bite Of pie. Why,
Helen, you don't mean that
- that's she's left hint
Decaturi A swell fellow like
thati Say - - cut It'll"
All right. ! hope I'm
wrong. But / had my doubts
about her when she came up
here that day. She acted
kind Of funny. ! thought it
was because she hadn't set
tied down, but I'll bet she
just wouldn t settle. And as
far as Decatur looks and all
that, don t you see that
PROVES iti"
Huh! Proves nothing.
1t does, too. She prob
ably met him and married
him suddenly. You know he
never said a word about get
ting married before he came
back with her. He s just the
kind that could sweep a girl
off her feet. And then when
she got up here, and far
away from her pink teas and
all that, why she repented
and went back to her
mother. I'll bet her mother
ism sick at all. Don't you
sect"
'Boloney!'' said McKim-
mons, who was more con-
vinced than he wanted to be.
"All right. But you take
my advice, and don t you go
asking Decatur any more
about his wife!"
"Boloney!" McKimmons
reached for his pipe and
stuffed it with a scornfuI
thumb. Boloney!"
But he never again asked
about Nancy, and as Roger
never volunteered any in
formation, he had no more
news Of her to bring home
to Helen.
Roger Decatur, who had
never in all the years of his
life kRown loneliness, knew
it, aow.., He had loved the
cabin. He had built nearly
everything in it. It was
home. + =.
Now it was haunte d ;.
Haunted by the wistful ghost
Of the girl he brought there
q bride. He ,couldn I hang
up his hat without having to
look. at an old one Of hers.
He ceuldn I, put away a boot
himself without seeing the
narrow satin slippers she had
left behind. Bronze hairpins.
Alittle handkerchief. Spilled
powder in q dresser drawer.
A certain scent she used to
use : smelled like YER
bena it clung to his
coats.
When he would go into
the little lean-to kitchen to
get dinner at night he would
bring in the wood and light
the fire with a clatter of
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Stomach Troubles
Headache and
Dizziness
- 9A1ASoAN

IL your stomach is sick. you are
sick all over. If you can't digest
your food, you lose strength. get
nervous and feel as tired when you
get up as when you went to bed.
For 10 years Tanlac has restored
to health and activity many thou
sands who suffered just rs You do
Mrs. G. r. Saddler, 140 s. East
Ave-, Baltimore, Nd, says: II had
nervous indigestion so / could
scarcely eat or sleep. Three bot
ties Of Tanlac put me on my feet.
Now digest everything and feel
20 energetic, work seems like plav!"
Let Tanlac do for you what it
did for this sufferer. It corrects the
most; obstinate digestive troubles
relieves gas, pains in the stomach
and bowels. 1t restores appetite,
vigor and solthd sleep
Tanlac is made Of roots, barks
and herbs. The cost is less than
q cents d dose. Get bottle from
your druggist today. Your money
back If II doesn't help yor.
The Washington times., 1929-07-25

Expert Tells Importance Of Ageiag
Il was greatly impressed when visited the plant at Mills
Mass By the extreme care and cleanliness with which
ciequot Club Ginger Aies are made And was com.
pletey convinced that Time plays an important part in
the perfection Of the favor The rich melowness is
certainly due to the ageing"
ALICE BRADLEY. PTsGbaI
Mis- Farmers tfbosl Of CeakAgy, BassoE
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Sealed Bottle Test

Thrown overheard from liner in 1927 point
York Azores, sealed bottle recently picked
off Rocheor The object Of the experiment
i 10 test the strength Of the currents
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Child won't eat /?
maybe he's too tired to eat...
try Clicquot Club Golden
at ELeven

Is your child listless at mealtime? Don't lst him
get so hysd Restore his energy between meals
with Clicquot Club, the golden ginger ale with
the gingery golden favor.
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comes in full pint II 16.ounce bot
ties, the perfect size for daily use.
Ginger ales of ordinary quality
come in afamily size bottIes.
These near-quarts are wasteful,
for the last half "goes fat before
you can use It up. That's why
it is actually cheaper to buy this
finer. more delicious ginger ale.
which comes only in clean new
bottles.
Buy Clicquor Club Golden In
twos, half dozens or the 12-bottle
cartons for health, for economy.
ClieqHot GLIB is q anige,sal
taporits ask yOgr
dealer for II
Note: Ifyou like 4 .dry" ginger
ale rather than the "golden"
favor, ask for Clicquot Club
Pale Dry. For an extra dry ginger
ale. ask for Clicquoe Club Sec.
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Noon MVths

Dakota Indians think that its waning eaten BY
mice believe devoured by the spirits Of the
dead The Esmos imagine that the harassed by fatigue
retres for a moment to take rest and food.
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@LTCQUOTCLUBG Golden
gives new vitality in FIVE
~ minutes with its quickly
absorbed "invert" sugar. Il keeps
elimination regular with carbon
alton, fruit juices and needed
liquid. It's splendid between
meals because it gives new energy
almost Instantly - yet doesn't
interfere with mealtime appetites.
TIE best ginger ale
ia the right sized bottle
The mellow favor Of Clicquot
Club comes from patient ageing.
Famous food authorities agree
that Clicquot Clubs ageing proc
ess makes a ginger ale Of finer
quality. Yet this finer quality
costs you no more, ounce for
ounce, than you pay for ordinary
ginger ales.
And Clicquot Club Golden
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-11-14
Methods Of Escaping
From Tornado's Grasp

The old-time Cyclone cellar" or
outdoor cave has probably been the
means of saving more lives from
tOrnadoes than anything else and Is
still one Of the best places of ref
uge ever contrived. The southwest
corner of the basement Of frame
house Is almost as safe, especially
If a person crOuches close against
the wall. Tornadoes nearly al
ways approach from the south or
west and flying debris or perhaps
the house itself will be carried away
from the southwest corner. The
basement Of brick or stone house
is liable to be a death trap In a
tornado, as bricks or masonry walls
are liable to collapse and tumble
down anywhere.
A person caught in the open
when tornado approaches has a
choice of lying down fiat in a de-
preston or of flight. Tornadoes
travel across the country at rate
of thirty to sixty miles per hour,
usually, and escape for a person In
an automobile Is simple if there are
highways open. A person on foot
directly In the path of such a storm
should run toward the northwest,
which Is at right angles to the
storm path and toward the side
where the winds are least violent
Kansas City Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-11-14
Suggestion That Skins
of Birds Replace Furs

Good furs are scarce these days
and prices high. So the little
northern community Of Point Bar
row, Alaska, suggests wraps and
coats made from skins Of birds,
with the downy feathers intact.
Such wraps have been worn by
northern Alaska natives for many
decades.
The breasts of wild geese, ducks,
gulls and cOrmOrantS are removed
in as large sections as possible. The
skin, or pelts, are carefully dried
in the wind for several days. Seal
blubber and fish oil mixed and melt
ed are rubbed while hot into the
bird skins. Several applications
of animal grease and much knead-
ing make the feather furs as phi.
able as real pelts. The life of
feather skins so treated is as long
as the lighter weight furs.
Geese, ducks and many kinds of
large fowl are so prolific that i'm,
mense focks are quickly built up
and. the supply of feather fur is in
exhaustible, once in favor with the
trade.
Sleeping bags, aviators' coats and
caps, explorers wraps and lounge
cushions with feather outside in
stead Of inside are other suggested
uses of the bird skins.