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were not always so innocuous as
they appeared.
They were dining that evening
at the home OF Judge Cooper,
Rero's best loved jurist, who di.
vOrced as many as 80 couples a
day. Yet remained gentle and
sympathetic.
In white chiffon evening
gown. Felicia seemed more than
ever a mere girl. She was CRATE
ful for the opportunity to meet
Judge Cooper. Divorce proceed
ings could not be so hard as she
had thought. with such an under.
standing person as he to direct
them. How silly she had been to
lie to that nice young Mr.. stuy.
Vesant in the train. She hoped
she would see him again some
time. He. too, looked under.
standing"
As If in answer to her thought,
Dick. with J. B.. entered the
room just then.
The nice young Mr.. Stuyvesant
in Reno! How strange! He had
said he was going to Sacramento.
Perhaps he was visiting the
older man.
When Judge Cooper introduced
them. Dick, ever so family stress
ed the Mrs. the token of her
lie. in repeating her name, and
Felicia flushed.
'Mr. stuyvesant came out on
the train with me-" she told the
judge. a slight huskiness in her
clear voice. But ! didn't know
II knew you were here" Dick
said. I saw you lunching at
the hotel yesterday"
With those funny little college
boys of Peg's?" Felicia laughed
lightly. why didn't you speak
to me?"
Dick looked at her skeptically.
More playing of roles--the in.
nocent. clnging type of girl?
Suddenly he hated himself for
his suspicious, Good God, he
was getting to. be as cynical as
j. B. himself! She was smiling
at him trustfully, and Dick
smiled back.
At dinner they We're placed
side by side. The conversation,
however, was monopolized almost
at once by a young professor
from the University of Nevada.
His voice, full and vigorous. tinged
with the accent of the West, cut
resonantly through the general
murmur.
People who say that divorce
is contrary to Christianity don't
know what they're talking about"
Dick and Felicia looked up,
startled. Here was subject
painfully close to them both!
For 1000 years people have
been misconstruing the words of
Moses and Christ and basing
their ideas of divorce upon their
own misconstruetionw
The men and women who con-
denim divorce" he continued ar.
IDENTIFY, repeat parrot. like, without
understanding them, those words:
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FFelicia will return with me and
there will be no gossip, no breath
of scandal" said Brett, positively.
But in Nevada sagebrush
stlffly defying the desert breeze
-" hurling it's pungent aroma
across the wastes the Sierra
Nevadas, stately and jagged, sill
h9uetted against a rosy sky
early morning Felicia flung
out her arms toward the noun
tains.
.Oh, I'm so happyw she cried,
turning her shining eyes upon
Ann Hodges sympathetic face. II
feel so free! I'm never going back.
Never, never, never!'
The sun had just risen, and
Felicia, standing between Ann
Hodge and DR.. Tom at the deserts
edge, was awed by the beauty of
the scene. Never in the East had
she seen such colors as those
streaking this sky-hrilliant, al.
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vice more often than l do msdi-
cine. Sometimes Reno's divorce
colony seems to Inc like a great,
immoral ogre. from which no
one can escape! They try to be
decent-but three months amid
such temptations is too long.
One by one. l watch them sue
cumb to dissipation or despair"
Felicia was staring at him, fas.
cinated.
Goodness, what a picturew ex-
claimed Ann Hodge, shaking her
head at her husband. She slipped
her arm about Felicia s shoulders.
, ''That part of Reno isn't going IT,
: touch you, darling-we won't let
1T"
But for all her assurance, AIMS
heart was troubled. An ambitious
mother had hurried Felicia from
gqvernesses to marriage. She had
never known those frivolous,
! butterfly years that every girl
! should have-those years that
AIMS own daughter, Peg, was
dancing through so riotously. Per-
haps her father might have hefoed
her had he lived. but he had died
when Felicia was a baby. So from
-
being the cocile daughter of
worldly ambitious mother. Felicia
had become the slrl wife of cold,
possessive, suspicious old man.
She must have endured much in
the past seven years. With free
dom in sight, would she keep her
poise? Billy Blair, one of Pegs
college friends, was obviously at.
tracted to Felicia. And college
boys, Ann reflected. with a sigh.
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most crude colors of rose and
flame and yellow. The mountains
trimming the barren expanse ap'
peared unconyincing. as though
they had been cut out of cardboard
and propped up against the horizon
by some playful giant =
'tfHow can the world be SO beau.
tiful--and people be so ugly?" the
girl demanded. passionately. How
can Reno's baseness exist next to
all this lovellness?''
: Yes, it's strange, DIR. Tom
agreed soherly Beside this beauty
there is sordidness. and tragedy.
I see it every day These poor
devils of coIonists-as we call peo-
pie in the divorce colOny-rich
and poor. serious and frivolous,
have a way of falling ill and send.
ing for me. Usually it's priest
they need-not doctor. listen
to their stories and give them ad-
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sic from the phonograph, some to
play bridge.
Dick and Feliciac after one or
two dances, found a@corner where
they could talk will tout Interrupt
ton. Hes admitted his mission to
Reno and she confided her plans
for a divorce. The conversation at
the dinner table had done much to
clear up the misunderstanding be-
tween them and with the oppor.
tunity to be apart from the others
there returned that exciting sense
of nearress they had experienced
so keenly in the train.
A little later, Ann Hodge, smiling
at some remark of Mrs. Cooper,
came upon them. Dick was gaz-
ing at Felicia, his heart in his
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tI have used Sunset Soap
Dyes since 1919; have never had q
failure. Three daughters and myself
to clothe make a big problem, but
thanks to your Dye Pot our clothing
budget is cut in half. have Just COM
pleted a redyed crepe silk dress,
originally gray. Everybody thinks
it Is new. l redyed and made over
from ladies' coats, five coats for girls.
One made . lovely wine color from q
faded brown, one a darker green from
. faded green, one q warm brown from
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original color of light brown redyed to
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Garments practically useless, with
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eyes. His hand, reaching for his
cigarets, brushed hers, and she
looked up quickly, wonderingly-
almost eagerly-into his face.
Mrs. Hodge felt sudden surge
Of terror for the girl. Was it com
ing so soon-the complication she
had dreaded? Dick must be here
for divorce. Did they know the
danger? Even simple friendliness
might be dangerous in Reno.
Dick and Felicia rose and came
toward her.
Its getting rather late" Dick
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Felicia's Friend Is Fearful
Lest Her Love for Dick
Will Lead Her Into
RenO's Depths
What Has Happened So Far

Bound for Reno to get diUorce and ashamed of the
fact because he believes the Oreck of his home signifies
colossal failure his part DICK STUYVESANT meets
FELICIA BRETT on the train. He hes to her about has
destination saying he is going to Sacramento. She tells
him she the 1Uay to San Framcisco to join her father
When the train reaches Reno DICK drops from the rear
end and scutes from the station like thief so that
FELICIA aCU not him aRgh At the hotel he finds
that old friend, JOHN BERKELEY, Gftectonatey
knoOn at j. B. has nUted him to share his suite. j. b.,
confirmed bachelor and rake hears DICKS story of has
marital crash and then urges him to forget all about it
and take life as he finds It,
The mert day DICK FELICIA Mnckng at the hotel
qvh tOo college boys and PEG HODGE, daughter of DIR.
TOM HODGE and has Wife, ANN whom FELICIA as
Visiting She does not him and DICK his faith In her
shaken pmges into the gayey of the divorce colony At
party ggen that night by LOLA PENNY to celebrate
the granting of her divorce, he tlrts and drinks a0ih
BETTY ROGERS, snappy little Southermer, also IN
Reno for The Cure" They sobered LOLA drinks
poison crying, "A Toast to Reno-and to DEATH"
Meanwhde, IN Neo York FELICIAS husband, ALEX-
ANDER BRETT, aged and cruel retired statesman tells
FELICIA'S MOTHER ADRIENNE HENLEY-MARTIN,
that he 7vU force his Oife to return home ithout scandal
She asks him 3Uhdt he plans to do.
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Now Go On With The Story
CHAPTER FOUR
"Circle Round"

DRETT was again himself, suave gracious contained
Is Watching him with troubled waiting for him to
speak, Felicia S mother could no traces of the
trembling, furious old manaofs moment before.
'I sure that it will not be necessary for to do
anything harsh, my dear he assured her.
Mrs Henley Martin bit her lip. Anything harsh! What
did he What in his mind? For the years
of daughters marriage, Adrenne Henley Martin had
admired sonnlaw for his ability and liked him for his
perfect manners now for the first time, she felt msgiv
ings felt at last she might have been right when
wknr odoth otoh
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Divorce Sanctioned in Bible,
Professor Tells Guests
At Gay Dinner
With Judge

said lightly, "and Mrs. Brett and
thought we might leave now and
have a short drive to see Reno by
moonlight before you get home"
"We1l meet you at home after q
bit" Felicia smiled, and followed
Dick out into the night.
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it ever since with wonderful results.
People here in town will not believe
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we have redyed the
winter coats our girls
wear. / am glad to
pass my knowledge Of
Sunset Soap Dyes on"
Mrs Ward M. KIM
bic, Unionville, N. Y.
For fast dyeing use
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Dr. Risch's DaiLu HeaEth Hint

The modern child readily led than driven, and this
Is especially true as child grows older Take the child into
your you him to do something Tell him
why. Most children glad to cooperate.
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What Do You KnOW?
ANSWERS TO TODAY's TEST
For Questions, See Editorial Page

Questions, See Editorial Page
St. Helena. 2 RabeIais 8. 1854-1856 4191A S. RevO-
luton George Washington Vice President Jefferson
Depart Ridiculous. Exactness II. Agony Summit
13. Money 4. Invention Is. Sorrow.
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VIII AIMS fears for Felicia
he realized? Read Reno" TO.
morrow. f.
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food subsequently supplied hem and of actual starva
throughout life result This he goes say as
method which defeats long carried
disease changes in the body which frequently become
permanent" e
Another is the belief by that sugar the diet
the only of overweight This ANY food that
nourhng fatning and nature should be allowed
certain of fat in the tissues supply Of energy
it needed Don't undereat s dangerous
of variety foods and enjoy them Remember that Moth
ing adds much enjoyment other foods sugar Sweetness
ideal favor and modern sugar is food in
p.nsive form Put of sugar boiling
ham and notice the improvement appsng favor Be ea
taStsfnI variety IN food. The Sugar Institute.
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Beware of Diets
to reduce
Medical authorities 7Uarn that reducing
to reduce
has gone too far

MEDICAL authorities are becoming alarmed
at the extent to which American girls, women
and men are reducing their weight by starva-
tion diets. This has gone too far, they say,
and in many cases is resulting in permanent
injury, Z
One famous doctor says: Starving leads
to anemia, which may become so persistent
that the tissues are no longer able 20 form
blood in the proper way, even when sufficient
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This Day in Our History
The Washington Monument dedicated February 2 1885
obeisk shaped and it's height is 555 feet Almost
country the world contributed the
Smyrna times., 1929-07-24
KENT SUSSEX FAIR OPENED
Harrington Thronged Yesterday on
Opening Day - Big Event All
Week-Education Exhibits

Smyrna Clayton Kenton-Ches-
wold-Leipsic and upper Kent and
lower New Castle Counties are be-
ing represented in considerable
numbers this week in attendance
at the Kent and Sussex County
Fair at Harrington, declared to be
one of the best ever held. The Fair
will be held all of this week July
%, "a, 25, 26, 81. In addition to
the agricultural, live stock, poultry
and other exhibits there is horse
racing, mule racing, pony racing,
hippodrome and vaudeville attrac-
tions, fire works, etc. Mr.. Ernest
Raughley, the secretary of the
Fair Association, is a live wire and
is putting on god exhibit at Har-
rington. County Agents Ed Will
linn, Jr., of Newark; Russell EVIL
son of Dover; @. R. Snyder of
Georgetown and Assistant Direc-
tor A. D. Cobb of the University of
Delaware, have put on for the ed
ucational exhibits many interest
ing features, giving the results of
the alfalfa campaign which has
been conducted in the State for the
past two years, and the Importance
of treating seed corn and seed
wheat for control of diseases. A
section of the exhibit booth will
oil he n 90
sures for the Mexican bean beetle
which is causing so much damage
to the fields and gardens through
out the State In addition to the
exhibits there will also be exhibits
planned by County Club Agents,
George W. Worrilow of Newark,
Helen L. Comstock, of Dover, and
Anne B.Moore of Georgetown, fea-
turing the work of the boys and
girls. With the assistance of the
women who are members of the
various home demonstration clubs,
exhibits featuring the different
phases of home improvement are
being planned by County Home
Demonstrations agents, Mrs. Kate
Henley Daugherty, of Newark, Miss
Mary Graham, of Dover and Miss
Laura B. Rutherford of George
town, in cooperation with Miss
Helen Mckinley, State Demonstra-
tion Leader, and Miss Pearl Nc
Donald. The results and purposes
of the Grow Healthy Chicks Cam
paign will comprise another exhib-
it booth at the fair this year. and,
will be in charge of H. S. Palmer,
Extension Poultryman of the Uni
versity of Delaware, who has given
a great amount of time to this pro-
ject during the last two seasons.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-24
MILFORD OFFERED S45O,OOO
This Was Last Quotation for Their

Smyrna Town Council has been
approached several times within
the past year or two for its electric
light plant and franchise but Coun-
Gil has not entertained any PROPOSE
tions because of insufficiency of bid
Milford seems TO be in this class
too. Mayor Kirby Of Milford. at
his recent appearance before the
Milford Rotary was asked to define
his position on reducing the debt
of the town of Milford. He pre-
Sented to the RotarianS two
schemes, one of issuing bonds. the
other the sale of the Milford Light
and Water Plant. Mayor Kirby
contended that the sale of the
plant would produce enough money
to pay off all Indebtedness and
leave large surplus besides which
could be invested and the interest
used to help run the town. He
stated they had had four bids for
the plant. The last bid was $780,
600.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-24
MILFORD BANK CUTS MELON
Upon Completion of New First Ma
tional, Stock Will Be Increased

Upon the completion of the new
building being constructed for the
First National Bank and Trust
Company, of Milford, the directors
of that banking institution have
recided to increase the capital
stock from S121 900 to S250,OOO.
"A melon will be cut" among the
present stock holders when their
stock will be split ten to one. They
will be given ten shares of the new
stock for every one share of the
old they hold. The old stock has a
par value of S1O0, while the par
value of the new stock will be $40.
They viii also be permitted to pur-
chase ten shares of the new stock
for every one share of the old stock
they will own. The purchase price
to stockholders will be $40 per
share.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-24
NJ. L. CLOTHIER BUYS FARMS
Adds to Holdings Near Still Pond,
and Becomes Largest Landowner

Morris L. CIothier, Philadelphia,
of the firm of Strawbridge & Cloth
ier, and known in Smyrna in the
days he visited Rev. Alex G. Cum
minis, has added to his land hold
ings in Kent county, Md, in the
vicinity of Betterton and Still Pond
by buying two more farms, the
deeds for which have been record
ed at Chestertovn. Mr.. Clothier
has purchased farm from Harry
Hendrickson and another from DR..
James w. Uric, the first contains
200 acres and the price paid is $40
900. Mr. Clothier paid $500 for
the second farm which contains
25S acres. The acquisition of the
two farms makes the Philadel-
phian the largest single land own
er in Kent county, Md He already
owns several large farms in the vi
cinity of his new purchases. Ar
thur Brice, of Betterton, member
of the Maryland Legislature from
Kent county, has been made man
ager of the Clothier estates, sue
ceeding Alexander Mair-who rec
emily died following an operation.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-24
DISPOSE OF 2 COURT CASES

John Wood of West Smyrna, De-
MED New Trial, Sentenced S262.94
At an adjourned session of the
July term of court held at Dover
Saturday with Chief Justice Pen
newill presiding, two cases which
had been carried over were dispos-
ed of. They included that of John
Wood, of West Smyrna, who was
charged with assault on William
Cox of Spruance City, was found
guilty by jury at the April term,
and was denied his application for
new trial. Wood was sentenced to
pay S160 for damages done to the
person assaulted and pay the costs
of prosecution, which amounted to
S102.94, a total of $262.94. In the
desertion and non-support case of
Harry w. Spayd of Frederica, in
which the court ordered Spayd to
pay for the support of his wife and
two children, the sum of $50 per
month.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-24
PROF. SCHANTz NAMES STAFF
SMYRNA SCHOOL TEACHERS
NUMBER OF CHANGES TAKE
PLACE IN FACULTY FOR YEAR
Next Year Smyrna High School
Will Have a Physical Instructor
Boost to Athletics is Seen

Prof. c. w. w. Schantz, A. B.
and A. M, superintendent of the
Smyrna Special District Schools,
who is spending his vacation with
his family at Rehoboth, has an
nounced the Smyrna School Facul-
ty for the coming year and while
most of the staff are continued,
there are still a number of changes
noted. Prof. Schantz continues
Miss Margaret L. Slaughter as his
secretary and librarian, and fills
the vacancies of his staff with the
best talent available. One innova-
tion will be had for the coming
year and that is a physical instruc-
tor. This department will be in
charge of a new man, Prof. John J.
Dalton. He will devote all of his
time to physical instruction and
some see in it a boost to athletics
baseball and basket ball. The
staff of teachers, who have signed
up with their grade or subjects, is
as follows: Special Teachers
George w. Wright, Commercial;
Christine Baker, B. S., Home Eco
nomics; Frank H. Hynson, B.M.E.,
B. E. E., Industrial Arts; John ].
Dalton, B. S., Physical Education.
Senior High School Teachers
Fannie B. Shorter, A B., H. S.
English; Thelma M. Rogers, B. S.,
Science; Mary Elizabeth Went
worth, A. B., Latin and French;
Devona Keithley, A. B., A NJ, His
tory and Economics; Viola M.Vog-
el, A. B., H. S. Mathematics. Jun
ior High School Teachers Dor
othy A. Knots, A. B., Jr. H. Eng
hsh; Gertrude Fry, A. B., Geog-
raphy and Civics; Helen P. Start,
Normal Certificate, Jr. H. Mathe-
matics. Elementary Teachers
Bessie E. Matthews, 1st grade GER
tificate, 9Th grade; Elizabeth T.
Pryor, 1st grade certificate, 5th
grade; Carolyn Van Pelt, 1st grade
certificate, 5th grade; Helen E.
Scout, 1st grade certificate, 4th
grade; Doris T. Smith, End grade
certificate, 4th grade; Alice T. JEFF
ferson, 1st grade certificate, 3rd
grade; Pauline w. Matthews, 1st
grade certificate, 3rd grade; Lulu
V. Robinson, 1st grade certificate,
End grade; Mildred E. Sherwood,
1st grade certificate, End grade;
Julia W. Griffith, 1st grade certifi-
cate, 1st grade; Caroline Stats,
1st grade certificate, 1st grade.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-24
MAN IN ACCIDENT
w. Nj. Moore Has Broken Jaw and
Loses Teeth i'm Auto Accident

William M. Moore, Jr., '25 years
old, of Seaford, was seriously in
jured in an automobile accident in
Georgia according to a message
received Monday by his parents,
and is confined in a hospital at
Thomsonville, Ga, with his jaw
bone broken in four places, teeth
knocked out and severe lacerations
of the face. Moore, who is study
ing law in a Tennessee university,
was spending a vacation at Perry,
Florida, and was motoring with
friends when the accident occurred
He is a graduate of sseaford High
school and a Wilmington business
school.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-24
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
James FOrtner, Brother of Samuel
A FOrtner of Smyrna, Dies Sud
denly While Working in Field

James Fortner, aged 56 years, a
well known lumber expert of
Blackbird, and brother of Samuel
A. Fortner of Smyrna, was found
dead in a field on his farm Thurs
day afternoon by his wife and
daughter who noticed that his
horse had stopped and was stand
ing still. He had been i'll for some
time with heart disease but had in
sisted on working on his farm
when he felt able to do so. Thurs-l
day afternoon he was cultivating a
tomato field Mr.. Fortner was
known as an expert on lumber and
had been a wood and lumber dealer
for many years in addition to be-
ing a farmer. His advice was es-
pecially sought in getting out lum-
Der and it was declared that he
could pick out what was needed
for an especial purpose and get it
without damaging the other part
of the wood. He is survived by
two brothers, William, of Black
bird, and Samuel A, of Smyrna, his
wife and three daughters The
daughters are Mrs. F. A. Sylvester
Miss Emily Fortner, Mrs Horace
VanHorn and Mrs. Gilbert David.
The funeral was held on Sunday
afternoon and interment was made
in Townsend cemetery.
w. c. Poole, Father Two Ministers
William G. Poole, who suffered
stroke of paralysis about a week
ago, died at the home of his son,
George A. Poole, at Easton, Md,
with whom he made his home, Fri
day night. Had Mr.. Poole lived
until Saturday he would have been
SO years old. He is survived by
three sons, the Rev. Luther Poole,
of Cape Charles, Virginia; the Rev
William G. Poole, Chesapeake City.
Md, and George A. Pole, Easton,
Md, and three grandchildren and
three grandchildren He was
born near fredericksburg and moved
to Easton in 1904. The funeral
took place from the home of his
son Monday afternoon. Interment
was in Springhill cemetery, Easton
Maryland.