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HUDSON BRIDGE
DIVE FATAL

NEW YORK. Sept. % (U.So.
As several thousand motorists
and pedestrians watched, Norman
]. Terry, professional stunt man.
dived 2lS feet today from the
span of the new Hudson River
Bridge. paying for his daring
with death.
It was believed to be a pub
licity stunt staged by a news
paper and q movie concern.
Wore Bathing Suit
Terry gained entrance to the
closely guarded approach to the
bridge in manner not vet de.
termined by police.
He was clad In 3 bathing suit,
a pair Of trousers and gymna-
siurn shoes. He had fastened a
tight corset around hts body to
protect his ribs and a wooden
brace extended down his back.
His legs and arms were wrapped
IN gauze that was fastened by
adhesive tape.
Motorists Watch
Terry, who was rs years old
and lived in Kittannine, Pa,
edged his way along the narrow
cat walk that runs besides the
cables. at Q dizzy height above
the water. He was observed by
several thousand motorists and
pedestrians on both sides Of the
river who stopped to watch.
He stopped before he got to
the middle of the span ana stood
poised for moment on the wire
cable.
Then he leaped into the river.
Terry's failure 10 strike the water
head foremost is believed to have
caused his death. He was dead
when taken from the water.
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JONES TEES OFF
FOR RECORD
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ors at the end Of the qualifying
round and even Jones himself. al.
ways the last man to admit that
the future is settled, will admit
that he will qualify.
AS q matter of fact, he will
have hard time avoiding the
qualifying medal. which is one Of
the things he doesn't want. An
other is q meeting with reso.
lutte opponent in either Of the
two 1s-ho1e match play rounds
that viii follow on wednesday.
These rounds are Jones' bette noir,
II you follow my French or even
If you don't. He almost lost here
in 1926. He almost lost again In
1927. he repeated in 1928 and,
finally, IN 1929 he succeeded adj
mirably, thanks to the courageous
efforts of Goodman.
For purposes Of the record, TO-
days round opened at 8 a. m.
Jones started with Emery STRAIT.
ton at 0:15, with Sweetser going
at 1905. Marston at. 1915, OlIi-
met ct 1O:35. Tolley at IL, John
gton at 1885, Voigt at 1:05, Won
Elm ct lao, Goodman at 1:25,
willing at 1850 and Evans at
2:10.
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Edison, Air-Minded, d,
Paws Two Visits
To Flying Field

NEWARK, N. ii, Sept. ~
GINS. Thomas a. Edison
may become deeply interested
In aviation, it was indicated to-
day. For the second time IN
less than q week he visited
an airport here Sunday and
watched planes soar over the
field.
He was much impressed by
an autogyrO, which spe ed $
straight up and down.
That's the answer, hhat's
the answer" he exclaimed after
he had watched the machine
take off vertically. speed up to
lis miles an hour and then
settle slowly to earth without
rolling.
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LuRAY LEAGUE ELECTS.

LURAY, Va. Sept. 22.-The Lu-
ray Civic League has reelected
the following officers:
Mrs. w. G. Lauck, president:
Mrs. r. q. Hamilton and Mrs. b.
g. Bailey, vice presidents; Mrs,
Frances Sale, treasurer. Miss An.
ME Pierce declined reelection as
secretary and was succeeded by
Mrs. A. G. Brubaker.
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WAGES TOO LOW

NEW YORK, Sept. ~ tIN.S).
England is suffering from too
low wages, according to DR.. John
Robert Gregg, inventor Of q short
hand system, who was in New
York today after q visit abroad.
Higher wages will end England's
period of depression and solve her
economic troubles, he said.
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TREASURY MUST
SHIFT POLICY
Or ADD TAX
Available Data Show ] Per
Cent Slash Cannot Be Con-
tlnued Without Big Loan

with data now available indi-
eating to & practical certainty
tile volume of Government re-
ceipts up to the first Of Jarlt-
AIRY before which time Secretary
Mellon must recommend 70 Con.
press as to the continuation Of
the / per cent tax reducticnit
appeared today that such a cut
could not be approved without a
decided upset in fiscal policies.
Notwithstanding the fact that
the Administration through state
ments from the White House
and Secretary Mellon virtually
stand comitteed to q continua-
tion Of the per cent lower tax
on corporations and individual
normal incomes, it is now recog-
rized that conditions in Noyer1-
Der and December may necesst-
tate q change In this attitude.
An official said:
Policy May BE Changed
1Cf course there can be q
continuation Of the per cN7t
tax cut pr0videde there il
radical change in Treasury
policies. That, however, would
set 4 bad precedent and IL
might necessitate extraordinary
borrowing that would be IN
economical TO the Government,
and indirect without favor
able reaction on the public.
With the ycNr practically three
quarters gone and Federal Re-
serve Board and other compila-
tiOnS from official sources show
ing that trade and industrial ac.
tivity has declined substantially
from 1929, it appeared certain
the Governments income from
corporation and individual taxes
would be cut materially.
The exact volume Of the redue-
tion cannot be told until the
income tax returns filed March
Is are tabulated. These returns
will reflect incomes Of the
calendar year 1880. The recon-
rnendation to Congress relative to
the tax cut must be made before
the March returns are available
for examination.
During MELONS regime ais Secre-
tary Of the Treasury there here
tOfore has been q policy of con-
servatisr1 as TO estimates OF re-
venue and as to tax cutting. Not
since he entered office has there
been such q difficult task in
estimating revenue as presents
itself for the last half of the
1891 fiscal year.
Fear Political Effect
The one per cent tax reduc-
tion was recommended last year
in order to give the taxpayers
advantage of an excess of receipts
over the Governmental require
ments. Its proponents pointed
out that such q policy would give
the taxpayers advantage of any
temporary surplus in the hands
of the Treasury and would permit
return to the permanent rates
should conditions necessitate. For
this reason they took the attitude
that q return to the 1928 revenue
act rates Is entirely justified be-
cause of the business depression,
Evidently some Administration
authorities fear that the return
to the 1928 rates would have an
adverse political and economic
effect.
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FAlNTS m AlR, KILLED

ENGLFWOoD, N. j., Sept. %,
uNS) S).-Investigators today said
chat Jack II. @. Mills, Jr., stu
dent FLYER killed in q crash Sun
dav may have tainted and lost
control Of his plane. No attempt
fo IIse 4 parachute was made by
the pilot as his ship went into .
dive,
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CLUB PICKS HEADS

LEESBURG, Va. Sept. ~. The
Aldie Home Demonstration Club
was organized recently with the
following officers: Miss katherine
DougIess, president; Mrs. Effie
Grehan, vice president: Mrs. r. r.
Tyler. Secretary-treaSurer; Mrs.
w. T. Carter, reporter. The club
has q membership Of twelve.
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CITY IS QUIET
UNDER new
RULER
Northern Rebel Movement
Believed Definitely Ended;
Deal Was Kept in Secret

LONDON. Sept. 20 QN.SO,
Peiping, seat of the northern co.
alition which, for more than a
year, has opposed the nationalist
government at Nanking, courSed
along under q new rule today, &C.
cOrding to q Daily telegraph dis
patch from that important Chi
f1ese center.
The city was occupied without
The firing of 3 single shot BY the
troops Of Marshal Chang Hsueh.
EiaIfg, the Mukden warlord. His
occupational forces expected to
enter the city Of TientSin before
sunset. according to the Peiping
dispatch.
The Mukden army moved in on
the heels Of the forces Of Gen,
Yen Hsi-Shan, head of the north
er1 coalition who repeatedly re,
signed his post last week and an.
i1ounced he would retire with his
army into the mountainous Shansi
territory.
Business As Usual
Apparently & secret understand
ing existed between Yen and the
Mukde1 commander. as evacua-
ton proceeded in the most matter
Of-faCt manner and without even
q show cf llostilitieS. Foreigners
and Chinese residents were upper
tllrbed by the change In military
garrisons, pursuing business in the
usual way.
Nanking, according to informa-
ton, celebrated the occupation
OF Peiping as the final indication
that the northern rebel move
ment was definitely ended. Both
the Nationalist government and
General Yen Hsi-Shan carried on
strenuous negotiations during
the year bargaining for the sup
port Of the Manchurian war lord
Inform ed Chinese circles
pointed out, however, that
Chang's real purpose in occupy
Ing the northern cities in the
wake of Yen's evacuation has
not as yet been disclosed. It is
supposed that he is anxious to
secure the revenues of the sur
rounding territory and obtain
political posts for his heutenants.
Fears Communism
Both President Chang Kai-
Shek Of the Nationalist regime
and Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang
have been vociferous in urging
early cessation of military cam
paigns, streSsing the dire eco
nolnic exigencieS.
In addition, the spectre of
Communism and Russian aggres-
sion was believed to have given
an added incentive to the peace
efforts Of the leaders Of the vari-
Gus factions.
Advices from Nanking indi-
Gated further, also, that the Muk.
den war lord may have arranged
with the rebel commander to
withdraw peaceably in order to
retain him as q possible ally In
enforcing upon Nanking various
policy and administration changes.
In order to assure an early
complete understanding between
the NCrthernerS and Nationalists,
Marshal Chang is expected to ex.
tend his influence along the
northern Shantung- -Tsinan Kaio-
chatl railroad.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 20 GN.s.).
On the eve Of victory over the
Northern rebel coalition Tan
Yen-Kai, president of the execu-
tive council of the Nationalist
government, died at Nanking to-
day.
Death was caused by q blood
cloS, according to the report.
RAnRRA -FRA ARP
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GAS PARLEY SEPT. 2a

ROCKVILLE, Nd, SEPT. %,
Representatives OF the Washing.
ton Gas Light Company win meet
with the town council next Mon.
day night to discuss the hringinr
Of gas into Rockville.
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~ MUIA OEINNM
THESE ORNAMENTS worn
by Miss Ruth Geiger, at the
exhibit Of primitive Mexican
art at Chicago, are more than
1900 years old. They are made
Of uncut diamonds and more
than 1000 unfinished pearls.
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usd Ads.
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MISS HARD BOILED"
BY Jane Dixon

necessities. picked I'D without
thought.
"We have lots Of inquiries
about your modelS-th ones
you favor personally" the
young woman said. There's
q Mrs. Carrington who keeps
asking for you. She was Mrs.
Dexter when you knew her.
Her new husband is q Senator
from Utah. And Mrs. Bosart
she drives us crazy. She's
In mourning. Her husband
died-iH q sanitarium some
where abroad. She's wearing
white. It gives you the
shivers."
Life closing in. The tangled
threads of it drawing together.
Raquel returned to her car
and was driven back to the
apartment.
Jerry and Pancho were there,
full Of jealous plans.
you know that Spanish fel-
low your father met while we
were in Boston?" Jerry re-
minded her. well, he's a fine
chap and he's got q good
idea"
''senor : Zacado," said Pan.
cho, impressively.
"If I could pronounce it the
way you do, Senior" Jerry
laughed, I'D say it myself"
(To Be Continued Tomorrow
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Failing STAR
Another
Master Mystery

i've a feeling that you'll
find things OF value still left
in the boudoir perhaps a
search may even reveal If the
murderer was familiar with the
room but robbery wasn't
the motive, captain, it was
something deeper than that"
There was a long moment of
silence when Robin Dale had
finished. The officer who stood
by the Filipino house boy
glanced toward Captain Som
mers for orders. Dale saw
this
"Y'see, captain. you probablya
don't want this boy for mur-
der"
Well. we'll take him in for
larceny"
But there's no one to ap-
pear against him. is there?"
suggested Dale with his soft
drawl.
You win, Dale" said SOM
mers with a grin. Leave those
rings here and get out!" He
had turned to Mindino. You
can thank Mr.. Dale for say.
ing your hide. / want you to
report to me in two weeks at
Observation-Disclosures"
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By Arthur HOerl

Yes, sir, me do me
come, two week" He went to
Dale and stood for a moment
speaking in his native tongue.
The reporter knew, from the
choke in the boys voice. what
he was trying to convey.
BE honest. Mindino. and
you'll stay out of trouble" Dale
said to him. The Filipino boy
nodded and then went hurriedly
out of the house.
Shortly after that an insDec-
tion Of the boudoir was made.
Mathilda Christine. the maid,
was called upon TO assist in
identifying valuableS and ac-
counting for such as were miss
ing. 1t developed that Robin
Dale's analysis had been correct
the most valuable Of
Irma GLADDEN. jewels, locked up
in r flimsy wall-safe over which
a silken drape was hung, had
been untouched. A number Ct
rings. which she kept in a wide
mouthed vase on her dressing
table, were left intact.
II guess robbery is out" adj
mitted Captain Sommers after
the inspection. so far you've
hit IL right. Dale"
Robin Dale had been watch.
ing Mathilda Christine. She
was a middle-aged, rather buxom
German woman. She appeared
to be on the verge Of hysteria,
quite unusual for that solid
type.
''I wonder" Dale whispered
to Sommers as they descended
to. the lower floor, "if / could
ask the maid q few questions?
I'm sure there are some points
she can clear up, If she'll talk
Captain SommerS readily &C
quieSced and Mathilda was
brought, nervous and trembling,
into the huge living room.
There's no reason to be
frightened, Miss Mathilda,"
said Dale reaSSuringly. but you
do want to help us find the one
who killed your mistress?"
But I can't help you-last
night I was out"
You know who was In the
habit Of calling on Miss Glad
den that may help me-"
"Oh, sure-before Mr.. Leigh
ton leave the house there was
always plenty company und.
good times Her tone was un-
mistakably brighter as she
spoke OF Irma Gladden'S re-
cently-divorced husband.
"You liked Mr.. LeightOn?"
He was always gOot to me-"
"And. since he left there
haven't been so many viSitors?"
There's been plenty enough
nearly always it was men.
Mr.. Sibley come often
und Mr.. ForSyt'e, too. always
about those stories. Twice came
a young man by name Worth
making fights with Miss Glad.
den und once Mr.. Sibley's wife
come here alone. But no more
big parties und fun like when
Mr.. Leighton was home"
Copyright. 1890. by King Features
Syndicate, Incl
Ito be COntinued)
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Called Helpless

Not a word about the job,
though ma had told her all
about it. Not a sign to show
she was glad. 1t was just too
much. Cathie couldn't bear it.
Il guess know enough to mash
the potatoes. / do IL every night,
don't II" she cried irritably.
well! II that's the way a
job affects you! Wait until
you've worked as long as /
have. and there'll be no living
with you. No, I'll set the
table myself, Cathie. It always
looks a sight when you do it.
If ever there was a helpless
young one you're it, and how
long youll keep that 20 q
week job / don't know
Now. what was going to tell
you? Oh. about Mr.. Brown
ing"
Once started on the principal
Ruth ratified right along until
the other two c2me in. Fif-
teen-year-Old Jean first. Easy
20 see she vas going 10 b.
the beauty Of the family, with
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Throttles date -

"The boy friend" Ruth
murmured, with a little tight
ening of the lips and q sly
glance for her mother.
Cathie sprang up, blushing.
"Oh!-Thanks. Mrs. HenneSsy,
I'll be right over"
No, she couldn't. She just
couldn't see Frank Prout to-
night. Not after -" after
what happened today. A boy
like Frank, after a man like
Mr.. Moore. You couldn't
"Oh. Mrs. Hennessy! Wait!
Tell him I can't see him to-
night. I'm too tired yes,
IN call him tomorrow. Oh,
thanks, Mrs. HenneScS'-thanks
ever SO rnuch!"
"Well, of all things. Have
you and the rising young drug
giSt decided to part-after all
these years? Anyway. well
have one night without him
under .foot!"
Ruth. II you don't stop pick
ing on Frank Prout T'll-Til go
crazy! I'm sick Of 1t. I'm so sick
of his name ] could screanIl"
cathie's voice was trembling.
She rushed to the sink with an
'srmful Of dirty gAishes. and
banged them on the drainbOard.
There - don't plague her.
she's tired. the poor child"
GCaaaAn1e1 TOmsEFoSl
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her liquid brown eyes. and soft,
curling dark hair. And after
her came Eddie, the overgrown.
gangly boy. fair and blue-eyed
like Cathie. and barely a year
younger.
At least they were impressed
with Cathie's news. Gee. I'll
be glad when I get a break"
Eddie. frankly envious. ex,
claimed. and little Jean sighed
and said, Now you'll have your
own spending money. / know
what I'd get If it was me"
IF it we're T." from Ruth.
the school teacher.
III it were "*' I'd buy a
new red tie for my middle
and"
Jaw. quit limiting to Cathie
already!"
Edward Paige, I'm NOT hint
ing. 1 was only saying what I'd
do If 1t was met"
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CHAPTER II

SAAAAA = ANAN = = q
Raquel. stepping frOrn her
car, entered a shop on Fifth
Avenue. Her black eyes took no
cognizance Of the stream Of
Fashion that flowed there.
It was the first time she had
been in Chez Alphonse since
her return. No idle curiosity
sent her to this foyer Of her re-
allied dreams. Her return was
q pilgrimage.
I'D like to see your hats"
she told the elegant young wo-
man with the coppery hair who
hurried forward to receive her.
If you will step this way"
the coppery young woman
paused.
Something In black velvet"
Raquel said, with white para
disc"
why, Mademoiselle Raquel!"
The coppery young woman ex-
claimed. She was a flutter Of
excitement.
I'm not a ghost" Raquel
said, almost as fluStered as the
coppery young woman herself.
And was only joking about
the paradise. Just select what
ever you think / would like.
Some Reboux. / like Reboux."
The young woman was in
such q state she forgot her
mincing sway as she hurried in
the direction of the screen at
the front Of the shop.
That screen. Madame Pauline.
What had become OF Madame
Pauline? She dared not ask.
Something inside her QuiVered
and stopped. Madame Pauline
was not there. She was out
there, somewhere in the vast
void.
Even the husk of the flower
AlphOnSe had plucked out and
tossed aside was less. than the
dust. But the humming.bird
nummed on.
She had kept her pledge to
Madame Pauline. made that
night the frenzied woman had
come to her in the Hotel Brix-
ton and pleaded for the safe
guarding Of q love the older
woman never possessed. Ra.
quel had never been more than
a medium for the expression
Of AlphonSe's art. She had
never opened her petals for his
plundering. Would she have
done so, had 1t not been for
Jerry?
she selected a hat and or
dered it sent to her.
You are more beautiful
than ever" the coppery girl
told her. There was neither
grudge nor guile in the simple
statement. I'VE have been
wondering about you-often,"
the young woman went on.
"Of course, we knew of your
marriage"
I've been too busy to think
Of clothes" Raquel said.
Busy doing what? Being
with Jerry. She hadn't bought
anything since she left Paris.
Only a few odds and ends,
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CHAPTER 5

~ ,
She rushed down the narrow
cement walk, brushing past the
Gala lilies and geraniums, hruis-
ing a shoulder against the un-
yielding wooden gate that sep
arated the front garden from
the weeds and clotheslines and
garbage cans Of the back
yard"
The loose white china knob
of the back door turned use
lessly under her fingers. The
packages began to slip, one by
one, under her, arms. She
pressed her body tight against
the door to hold them, and
sobbed uncontrollably when the
little paper bag of magic-nuts
went slithering down to the
ground. Somehow 1t seemed
such a tragedy that she
couldn't open the door and
get in.
At last the knob caught and
the door opened, and she could
run and fling herself, still
hated and coated, upon the
wide. lumpy bed in the back
bedroom. and give herself up
to the luxury of good cry.
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ADVICE TO
LOVELORN
Beatrice Fairfax

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
1 am writing to see II you
can help me; my question Is
this:
I have been going with .
man for over a year, and I love
him madly. He says he likes
me, but asks me to forget him
and just be good friends. He's
doing that because his mother
does not want him to go with
me, so he Is giving me UP for
his mother. He is az and / am
10. If he loved me, would he
give me up for his mother2
Sincerely, G.B.
Please let me say, my dear
girl, that I'm devoutly thankful
you're only 18. If this hap
pened 10 years from now, it
might be Q real tragedy. at 10
it's likely to be only a temper.
ary heartache. Something that
hurts but doesn't really inflict
a mortal wound. II the young
man tells you ito forget him
and just be good friends there
really isn't anything else to do.
Meantime. ! hope you go ahead
and improve yourself by study
and cultivation. Climb SO high
that in whatever business or
work you happen to be engaged,
the young man and his mother
will both see what a desirable
wife and daughter-in.law they
missed. Good luck to you.
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Washes Tears Away

But after a while she got up
and washed her tear-streaked
face under the cold water fau-
Get. and hung up Ruth'S suit
and put on a Starched, faded
blue Smock she found in the
closet.
The potatoes and string
beans were bubbling on the
back of the stove and the
hamburger was beginning to
hiss in its pan when the fam.
ily-the two sisters and one
brother and the mother that
Cathie had told Moore about
arrived.
Mary, the mother, came first.
Came with her arms full of
bundles. painting a little. her
broad, tranquil face stamped
with fatigue.
"Oh. ma! You've been out
working again!" Cathie cried re-
proachfu.ly. rushing to take the
bundles, quick to notice the
muSSy brown paper, one that
she knew contained a rolled up
apron and an old, soft pair OF
shoes.
Ever since she had been old
enough to know anything at all
Cathie had known what that
hard little. roll with the
crumpled paper wrapping meant.
It meant that ma had been out
working by the day. It meant
a fierce, protesting love for ma,
and a kind of secret, writhing
shasme-not that you're really
ashamed of honest work ;.
poor ma did the only thing she
knew how when she was left
with four babies and hardly
enough to pay for the funeral
and the lot in Holy Cross
but you hated it just the same.
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Gladstone News

Open the package, Cathie,
and look. / don't know as I'll be
able to take it back on account
Of it being special. And then
/ stopped at the Palace Deli
catessen and got some ham
for the children'S luench and
-. look out for the little
carton, that's a few olives.
Don't let the brine. drip on that
other one. That's stockings.
They looked very good and only
a dollar. So got one for you
and one for Ruth. Maybe ]
should have bought her two, /
didn't make a very good job
picking up the run on her other
good pair. I got gunmetal for
you, but If you'd rather have
sun-tan can change them. Now
say so If you want, it won't be
the least bit of trouble!"
Cathie's eyes filled. She
poked at the sizzling ham,
burger. You shouldn't have
got any at ALL" she mumbled,
and then. remembering. she
turned, her face all alight,
But that's the end of work
ing! got a job! Starting
tomorrow! Twenty week, and
a chance for advancement-at
Vaughan and Farnswortl1 the
biggest engineering firm in
town."
Twenty a week and chance
for well! That's fine,
dearie. Come, kiss me again!
I'm that proud Of you! And
twenty q week to start! Only
this morning I said to Mrs.
Hennessy, ANY girl that can
get a diploma from a business
school in four months instead
of eight I said. is smart
enough to get a job, no matter
how scarce they are I said,
and what's more I said -. {.
ssh! / think that's Ruth on
the steps. Put my things away
quick! There's no need in
her seeing"