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The Washington times., 1930-07-01
By Jane Dixon

mama over there, the one with
the bloated diamonds. She's
trying to win him for herself"
declared Greta.
Alphonse disappeared into
the chateau.
"Sufferin' cats!" Greta
erupted. That's a raw one.
AlphonSe has taken his little
red wagon and gone home.
And he's left BERTHE with the
check"
"Oh, no." Raquel protested.
"Oh, yes. I thought they only
pulled that stuff in the movies.
And is he peeved? Say, I'll bet
he's blown UP out in the Bois."
BERTHE Adams watched Raquel.
IF there are any disagree
able results" he said; "if he
makes move to discharge you,
I'll See"
''Put 1t in the ice-box, old top"
advised Greta. Hell cool off.
These Frenchies always do"
I'm sorry came" Bertie's
tone was apologetic.
You are?" Greta drew her.
self up dramatically. "Well, I
like that. Look who's here!"
Her sharp eyes deserted a fig
ure lowering at the edge Of the
dance floor. MY pet geega-
low"
She was off In a furry Of or.
p child tulle, swaying a path that
intercepted. with every appear
ance of accident, that Of q thin
young man with dark. wavy hair
and lips like a woman'S.
II wish they'd play a tango"
Raquel said. A musician was
testing the strings Of his violin.
Are you sure, Raquel, that
you want to Stay?" BERTHE Ad-
ans asked. He was uneasy for
her. She was such a thorough.
bred.
please let's not speak Of it
the silly tantrum of Monsieur
again." she said. The request
was command.
Then let's dance. You see,
they have given you your wish.
They are playing tango"
Continued Tomorrow
Copyright. 1890, Metropolitan News
paper SerYice.)
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"MISS HARD BOILED"
ROBIN 0Ale

child" Bertie's strong chin
stood out clearly. THE rose
will remain where it is. unless
Miss Rojos--"
He turned to Raquel, giving
her opportunity to extricate her
self at his expense, if she
thought it wise to do so.
"You may wear the rose"
she said. She spoke languidly,
as indifferently. as though the
binding jealousy, the shaking
rage, of the man across the
table did not concern her. Nor
did it at the moment.
Fools" she told herself, mo
longer bait me. They only an.
noy. Make me long to be clear
of their grimaeings and their
mouthings."
BERTHE Adams jaw was work
ing dangerously. How dared
this fuSsy dress-designer rap out
orders, as if he owned her, just
because she worked for him?
AS If she were his chattel. May
be Raquel could handle AL
phonse, but he needed a lesson.
One he'd remember.
Raquel touched Bertie's arm,
waved him toward the empty
chair the waiter had placed at
the table to hold her bag and
Greta's. The gesture was provo
cative, imperious.
I'D like something COOL" she
said, though her tone left a
doubt Of her need for what she
asked. THAT was a gallop OF
a dance, wasn't it?"
BERTHE sat down with alac-
rity. Signaled a waiter. To
do so was a breach Of good
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Chapter az

Raquel and BERTHE Adams
skirted the dance floor in the
garden Of Chateau Madrid.
They were nearing the table at
which they had left Alphonse
and Greta, when the rose Ra-
quel had taken from the bowl
slid from under the black lace
strap Of her gown and fell at
Bertie's feet.
He stopped to pick it up,
and would have returned it to
her. Something in her eyes ar
rested him.
May II" he asked. raising
the rose to the lapel Of his eve
ming coat.
BY the merest dropping Of
her creamy lids. she gave him
the permission he sought. He
fastened the rose securely in
the buttonhole.
To Alphonse that rose, which
had destroyed at a single stroke
the somberaesS Of Rauuei'S. COS
tune and turned it into gala
gown for a dashing senorita,
was red flag Of revolt.
It broke down the resistance
he meant to give to his desire.
He could twist his fingers
around the throat of this in
souciant youth; if he could
pick up that defiant woman in
the mystery of lace and carry
her away in his arms to his
treasure trove iu the Champs
Elysees!
He lowered his head so that
his eyes were pin-points of hate
beneath his bushy brows.
"You will return the rose to
Mademoiselle Raquel," he shot
at BERTHE Unexpectedly.
For the briefest second Bertie
showed the confusion of such a
blunt attack. Then the gener-
ations of AdamSes, bred to face
the enemy with courage is
worthy, with disdain If un-
worthy, rallied to his assistance.
You assume authority you
do not possess" he said evenly.
only Miss Rojos herself has
the privilege Of depriving me
Of the favor"
Return it," Alphonse snarled,
"Now-at once"
Monsieur behaves like q
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CORRECT
MANNERS
MRS. Cornelius Beeckman

"MrS. OOFneIluS beeckman
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
/. Recently a very good
friend Of mine was married,
and she is a very well edu.
Gated lady. I wish to send her
q nice letter of congratu.
lations? What should / write?
2. I also want to send her
a wedding present, but as she
will not have her own home
for about three weeks, should
I send it now or wait and send
it both to her and her hus-
band? WONDERING.
l. Write her a chatty, friendly
letter, telling her of your high
and deep wishes for her happi-
ness always" of your congratu.
lations to her husband who has
won so fine a wife, and of your
interest in her new home. Tell
her, too, of your abiding friend.
ship for her and of your wish
that she and happiness walk
always close together.
Q. Send your gift now-with
your letter If you wish.
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HOUSEHOLD
HINTS

Place a thick sheet Of blot
ting paper under the covers Of
dressing tables and sideboards.
This will absorb any split liquid
before it can reach and harm
the wood.
A teaspoonful Of turpentine
added to starch makes the
linen glossy and the iron run
smoothly.
Rub the handles Of your
knives with turpentine If they
turn yellow. It will make them
white again.
Tea leaves will be found in.
valuable for cleaning var.
nished wood If they are saved
for q few days and soaked in a
pint Of hot water for half an
hour.
Cut a piece Of asbestos paper
to fit the bottom Of the oven.
It retains the heat, saves fuel
and prevents articles from burn
ing.
Handkerchiefs and garments
which have become yellow
should be allowed to soak in
cold water with cream Of tar
tara teaspoonful Of cream Of
tartar to a quart Of water.
This is a simple but effective
method of whitening them.
Bend the hollow tin handle
of the dustpan to a right angle
with the pan and insert a dis.
carded broom handle. It avoids
much STOPPING. .l..as-.,.
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taste, he knew, since Alphonse
was the host at the table. But
if the codger wanted to be-
have like a boor, browbeating
women, then he must be
treated like a boor. And
Raquel wanted him-Bertie-to
stick it out. 1t was enough,
that she wanted him.
Gosh" Greta said, with a
belated attempt to save the
situation by camouflaging it
with comedy, that was a swell
scene. When are you going to
play it again? John Barry
more and Lon CLANCY couldn't
have .done it better"
For once Greta's irrepreSsible
spirits clattered to the floor.
Not one of the three at the
table found use for her we'll
ir1tentioned cue. Failure irked
her. Her meter was laughter.
Guinness, glowering faces, she
would not long accept.
Hey. hey" she said, 'wrig.
Cling impatiently in her chair.
Tune out the old dirge. will
you2 Let's eat, drink and
play whoosie. We can bury
the body tomorrow"
Alphonse rose abruptly.
IF the ladies will excuse
me-" he was striving desper-
ately to recover his usual suav.
ity, that is unless they wish
to return to their hotels"
He waited expectantly.
Thank you, Monieur. I shall.
remain for another dance or
two. The night is too lovely
to be spent indoors" Raquel
could smile at him as she
said it.
Then I'll stay and save my
boy friend BERTHE from the hot
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my head. But / never kissed
her, Miss Robinson. couldn't,
because when I looked at her
and realized how terribly much
1 loved her, and how sweet
and clean she was, knew 1t
would be so unfair to her. And
/ couldn't be that.
81 thought for weeks what to
do about 1t. I know that II l
took her out and tried hard, I
could make her love me, because
she didn't know 1 was married.
And you don't know what he'll
/ went through, fighting IL out
with myself. But finally / won
q little peace. I quit the Job 1
had and got another one, so I
wouldn't be where I'd see her.
And now I'm trying hard to for.
get her. / know II / saw her
again, I'd be tempted to steal
her. But I know, too, that I've
got no right to mess up her life
and my wife's life and my chill
dren's lives, just because I hap
pened to fall for her. It's my
fight, and I'll win It yet. And I
still believe in always do, the
right thing, no matter how much
it hurts
"My wife doesn't know how I
slipped, and, God wiling she
never will know. She doesn't
deserve to be hurt just because
I've made a mis-step, and I don't
intend that either she or the
girl shall be hurt-ever.
$50 tell these people who think
they're picked on because they
can't have somebody else's hus-
band or wife to snap out of 1t
and do as they'd like other folks
to do by them. It's a job some.
times. I'll admit. But when
you've beaten it you've got your
Self-reSpect. You know, even II
you're miserable for awhile, that
you've been square!
GEORGE"
There's Georges letter. De-
cided on your answer? Here's
mine: I'm for George a million!
If more of us would follow his
example-grab ourselves by the
necks when we felt ourselves
slipping-there'd be fewer bust
ed hearts and heads
in this mans world!
But the trouble is-we don't
want to stop slipping. We actu-
ally like danger.
Dangerous situations thrill us
" make us feel like great,
big, bold bozos or sweet
little picked-on martyrs, and we
really get a great bang out Of
romancing about our broken
hearts and feeling that we're
the center of some tragic plot.
So we don't make any real,
honest, 100 per cent effort to
free ourselves from the Shackles
we've bound ourselves with.
We just hang around and
whine and whimper that life
has handed us a bum deal.
That's a lot of hooey. Ninety.
nine times out of a hundred we
hand ourselves a bum deal. And
by our vanity and our selfish
ness and our refusal to let go
OF the buzz saw, we keep on
handing it to ourselves.
That's my answer. Now what's
yours?
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The Dismissal

"I believe that will be all for
the present" Sands addressed
both of his witnesses. DR..
Bailey helped Miss Sheen to
her feet and kept his arm
about her as they moved to-
ward the door. Dale was
watching the two closely. Sud-
denly the door opened and
one of the district attorneys
assistants entered with a
packet of papers. He went di-
rectly to Sands
Found these in a secret
safe in the library, sir. One
Of the papers seems to be the
will making the bequests that
Mr.. Wayne started to explain"
Wilfred Sands looked hur-
riedly through the documents.
He was soon intensely en-
crossed and read more slowly
as he went on. Finally he
looked up and spoke to Cap
tain Blake.
Plenty Of motives here,
Blake. I believe it's the
strangest document I've ever
read. It's unsigned and I be-
lieve he had intended to sign
it before his heirs. I want
everyone in the library at
once"
While the order was being
carried out Wilfred Sands
stopped by Dale.
This should make. g.. sensa-
tional story for the papers,
Dale"
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ADVICE TO
LOVELORN
Interrupted Romance
BY Beatrice Fairfax

interrupted Romance
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I live with my widowed
mother and support her. which
is all right. But she went to
see the girl I am in love with
and in some way prevented our
marriage. I am 25, and not q
child, as my mother things me.
How can I handle this matter?
UNHAPPY LOVER.
1t is indeed hard, my poor
boy to be obliged to. adopt firm
m assures with ones own
mother. AS you suggest. the
trouble must spring from the
fact that she still regards you
as a child. You will have to
show her you are not by ex.
planning to her that you two
can only live together If she
repairs the wrong she has done
and agrees to let your love af-
fairs alone. Of course, she
loves you and would far rather
live with you than have you
pay her board elsewhere, so If
she once thoroughly under
stands your position / am sure
she will change her ways and
you will regain your sweetheart.
Who Is Selfish?
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am going to be married In
the fall. My boy friend is
adorable. But his two weeks
vacation, which we could so
much enjoy together, he says
he must spend visiting his
family upstate. Isn't this
selfish of his family and am
I not right in resenting it?
GREY EYES.
My dear Grey Eyes, beg
you not to begin your life
partnership in any such spirit.
Is it not selfishness on your
own part, my dear. to demand
every day Of your fiance's time
and to object to his visiting his
distant mother? Isn't it greedi-
ness?
Think for a moment what it
would seem to you to be forcibly
Weaned away from your own
parents and hesitate, at least,
before you attempt to separate
your husband-to-be from those
who, with the exception Of your.
self, are dearest to him.
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Now Continue

possibly have had any motive
to kill Silas Wayne?"
Speaking of motive. DR..
Bailey" said Sands sharply,
"one of the witnesses said that
you and Mr.. Wayne had a vio-
lent quarrel during the after
noon. Can you tell me what
it was abouN2".
II can! He insisted upon me
leaving the house and I refused.
He became quite violent and
threatened me-"
But it was his house"
"And the two ladies were my
patients!"
There was something brazen
about the way DR.. Bailey stood
his ground, an authoritative
manner by which one sensed
that he felt justified In every
action he took and had no
fear of the consequences.
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Chapter II.

H. Chapter III.
The room into which Robin
Dale and Sergeant Jardin
stepped had o, distinctly old
fashioned air, with its heavy
!, 6yerstuffed furniture and the
huge, ugly polychromes on the
I walls. There were four people
m the room, two Of whom Dale
khew-Captain Blake, chief of
1the homicide squad, and District
Attorney Wilfred Sands. who
had apparently taken personal
charge Of the investigation. The
.aotaer two were obviously Miss
Sheen and DR.. Bailey. The dis
trict attorney turned at the in
tfusion and nodded his head
curtly to Dale.
The fact Of the matter was
that. Robin Dale had covered
many previous cases which had
been handled by Wilfred Sands
and had, through some uncanny
|. instinct, or by his own analyti-
cal deductions, pointed directly
to the solution Of a number of
the mysterious crimes which
had the authorities thoroughly
, baffIed. These exploits had
proven an open sesame to the
inner workings of every big
criminal case. a fact which the
Daily Journal took advantage Of
by assigning Robin Dale to each
one as 1t arose. The arrange
ment was unanimously satiSfac.
u. tory because Dale was never
happier than when trying to
piece together the clues Of some
Intangible mystery or striving to
1athom the motives and the cul-
prit concerned with some dia-
bolical crime.
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TEA-TABLE
CHATTER

1t won't do to use henna on
white hair unless one is salts
fled with a flaming red top
knot. Henna on brown hair
brings auburn glints. Mix two
tableSpoonfulS Of genuine Egyp-
tian henna with enough hot
water to make a paste. Apply
to the hair with a brush, and
lay hot, moist towels over the
head for five or 10 minutes.
Then shampoo.
One Of the greatest follies is
the habit of taking sleeping
medicines. Sleeplessness may be
caused by too much food. Co.
ing without dinner will prove
a cure in many cases. The
stomach is a muscle. It enjoys
a rest now and then.
The cape covers a lot Of fash
ion territory these days and
nights, for its popularity con-
tinues unabated. A lovely eve
ming cape is fashioned of white
satin and white fox with a
treatment Of white fringe, and
is worn with a white satin frock.
Only the skilled skin spe-
cialist, a licensed medical man,
should treat moleS. Most of
them are harmless, but some
cause trouble when they are
tampered with. The electrolysis
operator can remove them with
the electric needle, but is
not always qualified to distin-
guish the nature of the n ole,
whether or not it is a trouble
maker. g,
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III At Ease

;. The Wayne case had already
gotten under his skin and his
eyes were sparkling as he re-
turned the district attorneys
short greeting. He remained
near the door with Jardin, half
in the shadows. He listened in
tently as Sands spoke.
"I'm sorry, DR.. Bailey. but it
aS our duty to. question every
one in the house. AS you know,
i've tried to be as brief as pos
sible with Miss Sheen"
'"And driven her almost into
: hysterics!" DR.. Bailey had his
arm comfortingly about Miss
Sheen, who sat with lowered
head sobbing softly. why
don't you police look for a mo-
c tive instead of trying to brow.
beat q woman who couldn't
The Washington times., 1930-07-01
YOUR RULING
STAR
BY William Shwader-
THE YEAR AHEAD
For Those Whose Birthday Is
July 2

THE YEAR AHEAD
For Those Whose Birthday Is
July 2
=, II today is your birthday
during the coming year you
may come into contact with
ran unusual and romantic af-
fair. If you are connected
with artistic work, invention,
research or any unusual pur-
suits you may make some un-
usual discoveries. You are
under some depressing influ-
ence from Saturn, however,
which may cause some delays
and o G C Isl on a limitations.
Guard your health and don't
/ become too peSSimistic when
things slow down.
{la Important Dates
Avoid excesSes of all kinds,
take no risks and maintain
routine from October / to 10,
November 8 to December l6,
! December 20 to 81, January 4
ITO Z, March 20 to 81, April 4
!, to z. Good for general affairs,
make efforts to advance your
I, interests from August 2 to 81,
October "a to a. February 18
to 81. March 1 to 81, June 20
TO "a. Contradictory dates show
, two opposing influences.
sfl "a child born tomorrow should
t"bec unusual original and gain
through uncommon and unique
!. pursuits. He will be fond of
pleasures and may be too ex-
!. ,travagant.
f't Tendencies for July 3
- The day is an active one
and as the moon is adverse it
is not q good time to make
changes. AS one might be
more easily upset and argumen.
tative it would be well to keep
to routine work.
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TELL IT TO ELSIE!
By Elsie Robinson

Married for ten years
Then, for the first time he fell
in love.
eyes, it's true story0
Fell in love with a girl as
sweet as his own wifel For you
can read between the lines that
she was a sweet wife-loyal and
fine and worthy of all his re-
spect. Yet, somehow. she had
never stirred him as did this
young inexperienced girl who
worked beside him in his office.
And then-well, then, accord
ing to fiction she should have
had a little conference with the
Missis and said-"Sorry old
dear, but I guess you've got to
go. You see I've met somebody
who really understands me, at
last. Oh, I've no complaint to
make against you. You've been
a great partner. You've worked
with me and sacrificed for me
and you've been a wonderful
mother to our children. I'm as
grateful as a man can be. I re-
spect you absolutely. Butts
tough luck-but 1 simply don't
love you any more. l thought
I did until Sadie came along.
But now-I see I never knew
what real love really was. And
so-I'm awfully sorry old girl
but we've got to quit
That's what would have hap
pened when George met his
Wonder Girl. according to all
our best novelistS.
Here's what actually did hap
pen:
Did He Do Right?
It's a tremendous story
written out of the depths of a
mans pain and pride and he
roic struggle. You'll admire his
courage. You'll be deeply
touched by his agony. But will
you agree with his choice?
Did this man do right to put
love aside and stand by duty?
Most of us will say that he
did. We will consider him a
great conqueror because he tri-
umphed over the hunger of his
own heart and took his stand
for the great ideals which have
been established through the
ages.
But many will say that he
didn't do right! Maryland
they will be equally sincere
will say that he should have fol
lowed love, at whatever the
price.
Which would you choose,
were you in Georges shoes?
Love or duty?
Dear Miss Robinson:
81 have read so much in your
column lately about these peO-
pie who fall in love with some
man or woman who is married,
and think they must immedi.
ately obey that impulse that
/ want to tell you my story,
and see what you think of it.
And I wish you'd tell me If you
think l did right. / feel that
/ did.
my motto has always been
do the right thing, no matter
how much it hurts and I've
always tried to live up to it.
And here's how things are
with me, and what I've done.
Her Plant
I've been married for ten
years now, and I've always
thought 1 loved my wife. But
just lately a new girl came to
the office where I work, and
when 1 got to know her 1 real
ICED that I had never been in
love in my life before. At
first / didn't notice her, be-
cause she seemed such a child
to me. Then, 1 don't know
just how it was, 1 asked her
to go to lunch with me one
day, and she went. had
fallen so hard for her that I'll
confess 1 did make love to her.
At first. And I'll never for
get when we danced together.
1 felt like / had an angel in
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In The Home

A drawer that sticks is an
annoyance. Rub the sides with
soap or wax and the difficulty
viii be overcome.
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What Do You KnOw?E
Questions On Editorial Page).
ANSWERS TO TODAY'S TEST

NVuestlons On Editorial PageC
pyramids, 2 Trafalgar. 3. New Orleans Buena Vista
Bun Run g. Shakespeare. King Alfred John
ADAMS g. Equal TO- Cheese H. THE Raven" by Marquis
James H. Plants l3 Cereal. IA Protein Seventy
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First of a Series of Gripping
r Six-Day Mystery Novels
The Story Thus Far

The Story Thus Far
sas Wayne millionaire mysteriOuy murdered IN
the Of eight witnesses In the act Of reading his vii
his desk and dagger Is found Stucl
On heart Robin Dale reporter the Daily Journal rs
" signed 70 the case
Irsa NoEO Continue
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-20
CONVENTIONS ADD IMPETUS
TO MEXICO ROAD PROGRAM

by Juan Mas Sinta, Mexican
gineer now a member OF the Mex
lean embassy staff in Washington.
and Juan Bringas. former Mexico
City traffic commissioner, the in
ventors. will be exhibited at the
conventions.
The tourist congress will be at
tended by representatives OF all
the tourist committees throughout
the nation, and also by Mexican
pro-tourist representatives In the
United States. The committee IN
charge Of the tourist congress Is
headed by the following: Secretary
OF the Interior Emilio Portes Gil.
who Is president Of the National
Pro-Tourist committee: Luis Mon
ties de Oca. Secretary OF Finance,
and DR.. Jose Manuel PUG Casau-
ranc. chief Of the Federal District.
Committee Personnel
The highway congress committee
Is headed by the following: Luis
Mfntes de Oca, Secretary Of Fin
ance: General Juna Andrew Al
mazan. Secretary OF Communica-
tions; Javier Sanchez Mejorada,
highway expert and former Secre-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-20
CAPITOL

Begging the pardon Of the Para
mount Corp. this re-
viewer takes the liberty OF submit
ting a paraphrase for the worthy
company's picture at the Capitol
Theatre Thursday. We have viewed
the opus with pleasure. and az a
consequence we suggest that the
title become "A Roadhouse Nights
Entertainment" For that Is just
what IL is.
"Roadhouse Nights" Is solid
amusement from start to finish. It
is essentially a comedy-thriller. OF
the highest type-that Is, the thrills
and the laughs follow each other
so swiftly that 1t Is impossible 70
determine where the rib-tickling
ends or where the pulse-leaping be-
gins. 1t socks you with melodrama
and rocks you with belly-laughs.
It has to do with rum-runners,
reporters and roadhouse entertain
ers, Needless to say. the Fourth Es-
tate triumphs finally over the Cork
Estate.
Helen Morgan sings blues songs
in her own inimitable manner,
Charles Ruggles furnishes roar after
roar with his droll comedy and Fred
Kohler turns in his usual finished
performance as the rum king.