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and made the girl look forward to
il. she knew. furthermore. that
coming In any afternoon" was the
sort OF vague plan likely rot to ma
terialize.
II Evelyn noticed that the girl
was unusually quiet during the
drive home she did not mention
the fact. Mrs. Parsons, having
embarked on a career OF making
others happy" devoted her thought
TO herself. The beautiful spirit"
seemed q trifle short-tempered dur
ing the rest OF the afternoon and
evening.
They did not 90 TO the country
club, but had dinner at home. Al
terward Celia, inspired by Martha's
"reminiscences, wrote a letter TO
her mother. Then she curled I'D
on the davenport and became abb
Sorbed in her book.
List Duncan paid un unexpected
call az hardwood next morning.
She drove I'D wearing the loose
white duck trousers. checker shirt
and beret which was her favorite
hot weather costume.
Take you on for a set Of ten
risl' she called TO Celia as she
opened the door and let herself
into the house.
why. Lisil Where did you come
from?"
'Oh. I had a row with Kate and
decided 70 clear out for a while.
You don't know what you're spar
ed. Celia. not having 10 live with a
lot Of low relativesl Honestly, I
don't know how I stand IT,"
what was the trouble?"
This time? Oh. Kate knew 7
had a date last night. I wouldn't
tell her who with, though. and so
she got mad. She took every sin
gle pair OF slippers from my shoe
rack and hid them IL the garage.
When I got ready 70 put on nv
brocade sandals there wasn't a shoe
in sight except the golf oxfords I
had on. Can you imagine it? Kate
had locked everything Of hers up
and mothers shoes won't fit me.
I could have killed herl"
List locked SO feroc.ous that Ce-
liza laughed.
What did you do?" she asked.
Went In my bedroom slippersl
Mother caught me coming in later,
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kidnapped al least onse, ana aren't
you Important / told MIN that j
was a very important man, and
that If l had to be kidnaJei, they
might as well go ahead and do It
and get it over with. So they did
Where did they hold you capt
ive?"
In an clubhouse. And II wasn't
built by any specialist. 1t leaked
badly"
How much ransom did they de-
mand?r
They asked for 5000. and said
that I could pay 1t N the INSTALL
ment plan
Did you pay it?'
We'll, / paid a ransom
How much?'
Il got off for S49e."
How in the world did that hap
penn"
MY kidnapers got drunk. and
about midnight we were all very
friendly. BY . o'clock 7 had bor-
rowed $500 from the leader. and ry
daybreak they were preparing to
60 out and kidnap someone else aid
give me the ransom money. / was
feeling pretty good. too. and 7 re-
fused to take the $500 and wouldn't
let them 60 out and catch anyone
else. / told them l wanted TO Tay
them something for their trouble
and suggested S.. When ! tele-
phoned my wife TO make out a
check, she iewed me down TO S498.
That was satisfactory to the kid
napers, so they let me 60"
the menu
II most certainly won't
Are you going to have them
captured?"
Absolutely not. II this business
depression continues, I think I'll so
into business with them. The work
Is easy, the pay large. and the
overhead very low. Just think, all
one needs Is an Clubhouse
DO you think you would like it?'
mo doubt. One meets only the
best people. Whoever heard of a
streetcleaner. or a tramp. being
captured for ransom?"
That Rose
We knew that we hadn't heard
the last about that rose that changes
color. The story appeared in Tues
days Herald. and Wednesday morn
ing. bright and early. a letter from
Mission was on the desk.
Mrs. z. w. Halstead OF that city
recognizes the rose, and writes as
follows:
Il was much interested il the
description in The Brownsville
Herald Of Oct. %, of an unusual
plant growing in Brownsville. In
the southeastern states this bush l.
called Cotton Rose. Virginia Rose
or Confederate Rose, and Is often
een in old gardens. Your descrip-
ton Is identical with the Cotton
Rose. The botanical name IS Hibis-
Gus Mutabilis Linn. III l. cultivat-
cd In tropical and sub-tropical
countries
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-30
A Good Time Was Had Nv All

were sitting on a piano bench at q party given
by Lawrence Tibbett. Ramon made some little re-
mark and I gave him a push. Then he gave me a
push. We fell OFF the bench and ! had hin down,
too, and was sitting on his stomach. He 'oomed' his
stomach and threw me off on my shoulder. Even
then 1t wouldn't have been so bad. I wouldn't say I
was hurt and he kept pummelng me until my shoul-
der was completely dislocated- I hate 10 tell this on
Ramon. because he wouldn't really hurt anybody.
He's a gentleman Prom Miss Elsie Janiss story OF
a recent injury at a Hollywood party.
Just a un-of-the-mil house party. you under
stand.
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Along Elizabeth
Placido Lamberton. saying "paga
Ia gente7 walking along the Main
stem Wednesday in a black
sweater among other things.
George Barclay. genial clerk OF the
HI Jardin. .buSily at work. DR..
Charlie Calderoni. dentist. .yank-
ing a tooth. .painlessly Paul
Kennard. radio broadcaster long
brown hair waving in the wind.
striding along flock Of phono-
graph records under his arm. Billy
%Ingersoll. Chevrolet salesman....
willing to sell anything from a hub
cap TO a tWo-ton truck. "a hungry
look in his eyes as he looks for
c ust Bill has been a
Brownsville citizen for many years,
and knows everyone in town. Mrs.
j. S. Duncan. of the Duncan Mu-
sic Shoppe. demonstrating a baby
Victor radio. Mrs. Vannie Tilden
...owner. manager and chief baker
for the Vannie Tilden Bakery.
talking TO a customer in front Of
her shop on Elizabeth and Fifth.
home cooked bread is her speciality,
SEE She.
R-a-E-s-O-m
The Galva. I'll. banker who was
kidnapped recently. paid his ransom
and is now at home. very happy.
but refuses to tell the details OF the
episode.
An eager world Is waiting for
the news. SO we are going to fill in
the gaps.
How were you kidnapped" asked
the reporter.
"A well dressed stranger APP
preached me and asked IL 7 had
ever been kidnapped. When / ans
wered in the negative, he expressed
surprise. Every important man is
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-30

Copyright. 1880, by The Associated Newspapers)
Chattanooga. Tenn.-Historic Lookout MountaI
me Of one of the great battles Of the Civil WI
S crowded today with pee-wee golfers from
rts Of the country engaged in a national tourn
nt.-Nszs item)
Where Sherman. Bragg and Hooker
Fought Lookout's bloody fight,
Where Johnny Reb and Yankee
Faced horror. day and night.
Where Grant directed battle
Relentlessly and glum
They've made a dinky playground
For golfers gone Tom Thumb.
Where sixty thousand soldiers
Who battled for the North
Were given bloody battle
AS lines swept back and forth
A horde Of pee-wee golfers
Across the field now cut
To see with what precision
A man can sim a putt.
Where Thomas In November
In eighteen-sixty-three
Drove back the reb advance guard
And struck for victory
Queer citizens In knickers
OF quite another type
Now strive to make a golf ball
&c through a little pipe.
Where Sherman on the left flank
First pierced the rebel. lines
And chung to his position
Within a field of pines:
Where on the Ridge" the battle
Was waged in pools Of blood
The Tom Thumb addicts struggle
To show their outings good.
Where Sherman in the morning
Led in the final smash
The tabloid golfers battle
For loving cups and cash;
Where Sheridan went storming
Up "Missionary's" slopes
"A flock OF tabloid golfers
Swing putters now, the dopesi
Where brave men fell unyielding
AS only brave men do
And fields were heaped with dying
IN gray and Union blue
A lot Of bugs" with putters
Now stroke a little ball
And strive TO tell beforehand
Just where the thing will fall.
Oh. grave where is thy victory?
Oh. Death. where is thy sting?
lis merciful the hero dead
Can't see this sort Of thing:
Oh, what would Bragg and Hooker think
And what would Sherman say
If they could take a look and see
Their battlefield today?
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Brownsville Has:

l. A population in 1880 Of 22,O5O.
2. Amean average temperature Of IS.
,. Bank deposits, 100000.
A. -Four railroads. seven paved highways.
s. international airport. five air lines.
6. A s6.000.00O deep water port financed.
:. The best climate. soil in the world.
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And In The Midst Of A Campaign, Too.

Il, Alfred Smith. sold wilfred Dress Shop. 1880
Broadway. to Gussie Goldberg. 7 am not responsible
for debts incurred after Oct. th."-Advertisement in
New York Times.
Well, it should interest Senator Hefin, anyhow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-30

Farmers In the vicinity or York.
. g.. have purchased 1900 pounds
OF vetch seed for early fall sowing
797.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-30

A Stanly county. N. c., farmer
reports an income OF $40 to $40 "a
month from five cows without buy
ing feed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-30

Up TO October 1. Alabama farm
els had been loaned S8,546 ~ con-
nection with the governments
drought relief program.
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Tom Thumb Football. AT Last,
"Armys backs are COLBY, thick set. sawed-off types.
None of the regulars exceeds SO inches"-New York
Sun.
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TIE NAN STEM

AIcng Elizabeth 80. Ransom -. We Give the Lowdown on What
Happened and What Was Said -. That Chameleon
Rose 49,. Changes Color 80.
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8 g:

Relieves a Headache or Neuralgia in
80 minutes. checks a Cold the first
day. and checks Malaria In three
days
SIS also in Tablets
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The Once Over
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN n PEE-wEE GOLF

Copyright. 1880, by The Associated Newspapers)
Chattanooga. -Tenn-Historic Lookout Mountain
scene Of one Of the great battles Of the Civil War
was crowded today with pee-wee golfers from al
parts of the country engaged in a national tourna-
ment.-Negs item.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-24

PENNY GRAIN. society girl. now the
district attorneys secretary because Of
her father failure. telephones 70 BON
ME" DUNDEE. special investigator. that
JUANTTA SELIM. Broadway dancer
brought TO Hamilton By LOIS DUNLAP
10 organize the Little Theater, has been
murdered at bridge given in her own
Al the house. where CAPTAIN
sTRAWN Is in charge. Dundee sees the
dead woman bowed over her dressing
table. shot through the heart. Among
the guests is DEXTER SPRAGUE. typi-
callv Broadway and alien to the group.
while RALPH HAMMOND. once Penny's
property but annexed BY Mia, IS MIST
Dundee learns that as they we're play
ing the last hand. TRACEY MILES. one
af the first men to arrive, came in. AZ
about 5.27. Nita Immediately sprang up
being dummy. and left Miles went into
the dining room, followed by Lois Dun
lap.
KAREN MARSHALL. the judges young
bride. found the body when she ran
IA al the end OF the hand % tell Mia
the score. and her scream brought the
whole party 70 the bedroom. No one
Vas seen IN the room or in the foyer
outside the room Dundee asks Penny
~ tell thr story OF the afternoon.
NOW GO on WITH THE STORY
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Concerning
CIairbeYt
BY WALTER ID. HICKMAN

So there can be no misunder-
standing of my idea about Glare
Clairbert, colorature soprano, in con-
cert Sunday at English's, will state
that she has a wonderful voice but
the afternoon had many bad mo-
ments.
Not as to the voice of this woman.
I think it is entirely wrong for any
singer to attempt to build a program
on her feet. Meaning that en-
cores do the trick.
Here is q fine voice. Here is a
woman who lacks stowmanship and
that was too well demonstrated
yesterday. I think she would be
wonderful in opera in roles suited
to her voice.
A mistake was made when q
pianist, in this case, Frances De
Bourguigon, was elevated to the
program rank of an individual art
ist. Then the futist, Eugene Lion.
became an individual artist. WHY
break up the program of colora-
tura soprano of the brilliant worth
of this woman?
If a woman of the ability in GER
tain high registers is to give a pro-
gram, then why in the world use
associated individuals on that pro-
gram? If this is a concert in song.
then let us have song.
Whoever is building an encore
program for this woman is all wrong
in my opinion. If the applause
amounts to anything yesterday at
English's, then I am wrong.
If Clairbert could have been the
big event on this program, as she
should have been, then would have
found no fault with this concert. I
do not want voice, piano and flute
mixed when I go to hear singer in
concert. expected somebody to
bring in the drums any minute.
She was gracious In encores. Too
much so, because her program was
not correctly built.
Have your own idea about this
concert. This concert was given by
the Martens Concerts, Inc.
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Murder Al BRIDGE
: ~ h. NNNE AUSTIN 4auLz0 Of TIE BLACK PIGEON q
u
I

explained, with a malicious CLEAN
in her pale blue eyes. IF it hadn't
been for Lois and Hugo-Judge
Marshall, I mean-Nits Selim never
would have been included in any
Of our affails-and she knew it,
The Dunlaps can do anything they
please, because they're"
"DLEASE. Janet!" Lois Dunlap
L cut in, her usually placid
voice becoming quite sharp. you
must know by this time that 1 make
friends wherever I please, and that
I liked-yes, was extremely fond
OF. poor little Mia.
I'm fact, I am forced to believe
that, of all the women she met in
this town, I was her only real
friend"
There was a flush of anger on her
lovably plain face as her eyes chal-
lenged first one and then another
of the "Forsyte girls" One or two
looked a little ashamed, but there
was not a single voice to contradict
Lois Dunlap's fiat assertion.
will you please go on, Miss
Crain?" Dundee urged, but he had
missed nothing of the little by-play.
Il wish you would call me Penny
50 I'd feel more like a person than
a witness" Penny retorted thornily.
Where was II. Oh, yes! Mia
cooled right off when Lois reminded
her that Polly was always abrupt
like that"-and here Penny paused
to grin alphabetically at the girl
with the masculine looking haircut
land then we all went into the
private dining room, where Mia had
provided perfectly gorgeous lunch,
with a heavenly centerpiece of
green-striped yellow orchids-Well,
I don't suppose you're interested in
what we ate and things like that"
she hesitated.
WAS there anything unusual in
the converSation-anything like a
quarrel?" Dundee prompted, but
green's striped yellow orchids" was
underlined heavily in his shorthand
notes.
"Oh, mol" Penny protested. Moth
ing happened out of the ordinary at
all--No, wait! Mia received a letter
by 111essenger-or rather note,
when we were about half through
luncheon"
There was a low-strangled-in-
the-throat cry from some one-who
had uttered it, Dundee could not be
sure, since his eyes had been on his
notebook. But what really had in
terrupted Penny Grain was a crash.
ITO Be Continued)
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Scholarship Awarded
By United Press

DY JNIttU FTtS8
RICHMOND, Ind, Nov. "a
Mary E. Holiday, Wilmington, o.,
daughter of Ross E. Holiday, who
died while serving as American con-
sui in Manchester, England, will re-
ceive the consular scholarship to
Earlham college, it is announced by
President William c. Dennis. The
scholarship is cash stipend of 5000
and free tuition offered by Chester
D. Pugssey of Peekskill, N. Y, b
children of American consuls and
vice-c onSulS.
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CHAPTER FIVE
TUsT a minute, before you be-

"TUsr a minute, before you be-
- gin, Miss Grain" Dundee re-
quested. I'D like to make notes
on your story" and he drew from
a coat pocket shorthand book,
hastily hlched from Penny's own
tidy desk.
yes" he answered the girls frank
stare Of amazement, Il can write
shorthand-of a sort, and pretty
fast at that, though no other human
being. I am afraid, could read it but
myself.
AS for you folks" he addressed
the uneasy. silent group of men and
women in dead Nita's living room,
Il shall ask you not to interrupt
Miss Grain unless you are very sure
that her memory is at fault"
Penelope Grain was about to be-
gin for the second time, when again
Dundee interrupted. Another half
second. please"
On the first sheet of the new
shorthand book Dundee scrubbed:
Suggest you try to locate Ralph
Hammond Immediately Very much
in love with Mrs. Selim. Invited
TO cocktail party; did not show up"
and, tearing the sheet from the
notebook. passed it to- Captain
StraWn, who read it. frowning, and
then nodded.
DOC Price has done all he can
here" S5rawn whispered huskily.
Wants TO know if you'd like to
speak to him before he takes the
body to the morgue"
Certainly Dundee answered as
he grinned apologetically to the girl
who was waiting, white-faced but
patiently. to tell the story of the
afternoon.
Quickly suppressed shoulders and
low EXPLANATIONS of horror followed
him and the chief of the homicide
squad from the room.
well, Bonnie boy, we meet again,
for the usual reason, old DR.. Price
greeted the district attorneys new
special investigator. Another
shocking affair-this. A nice
clean wound, one of the neatest jobs
ever saw.
"Shot entered the back and pene-
trated the heart. Very nicely
calculated. If the bullet had struck
quarter inch higher, it would have
been DETECTED by the"
Dundee tried to listen patiently,
hut he had heard all that was neces-
sary for his purposes in regard to
the actual wound itself; besides, this
FLOODED analysis Of the path
of the bullet which had ended the
life Of a beautiful woman was acute
ly distasteful to the young detective.
But word in his own reflections
caught him up short.
'TTHE path of the bullet, doctor!"
4 he broke in. Have you made
any calculations as to the place and
distance at which the shot was
fired?"
Roughly speaking yes" the cor
oner answered. 1.-THE gun was fired
at a distance probably, of 10 or Is
feet-perhaps closer, but I don't
think so, he amended meticulously.
AS for the path of the bullet, I
have fixed it. judging from the posi-
ton of the body. which I am as
sured had not been touched before
my arrival, as coming from a point
somewhere along a straight line
drawn from the woman's wound
with the body upright, of course, to
--herep
Dundee and Strawn followed the
brisk little white-haired old doctor
across the bedroom to the window
opening upon the drive-the one
nearest the porch leading out upon
the porch.
I've marked the end of the line
here" DR.. Price went on, pointing
to faint pencil mark made upon
the frame of the window-che pale
green Strin of woodwork nearer the
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ITO Be Continued
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After two hours Of marching the trail en-
tered gorge so narrow that its rocky walls
we're easily spanned by Tarzans outstretched
hands. The footing was poor and dangerous
The cliffs on either side rose higher and higher,
until in places the gloom Of night surrounded
the prisoners.
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When it was the ape-man's turn to pass
the portal, he saw that it was guarded by other
soldiers similar to those into whose hands he
had fallen, and that there was q. second gate
Of huge, hand-hevn timber that had been
swung open to permit the party to pass Ahead
was well-worn road leading to dense forest
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For long hour they followed the windings
Of this dismal gorge. The column halted for
a minute or two, and, Immediately after the
march was resumed. Tarzan saw those directly
ahead Of him filing through an arched gateway
in man-made wall Of solid masonry that en-
tirely blocked the gorge to height Of a hum
dred feet
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NOV. "a, 1880
BY Ahern
By Blosser
BY Crane
BY Martin

The command to halt was given at small
village Of conical huts. There camp was pitched.
The prisoners were given no shelter but we're
permitted to build FIRE. AS Tarzan sat by the
fire. an acorn from a tree above fell upon his
head He looked UP to see little monkey
perched On a low branch. It Was Nkiulal
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-16
CRAP SHOOTING
FAMILY SETTLES
IDEA OF ALIMONY

CHICAGO, May 16-tR-The gal
Looping dominoes. as such dice en-
thusiastS as the Harold Schiddells
might refer to the tools OF the
game, have shot their way into ire
divorce records.
Last April 3, to quote the rec
ords, Mrs. Schiddell suggested TO
her husband that they engage In a
bit Of crap shooting. They did 50.
1t was Mrs. Schiddell's lucky
night. She made pass after pass.
Mr.. Schiddell, not caring much
for the way the cubes were gallop-
ing. made q pass himself-at Mrs
Schiddells chin.
These matters are IN the records
Of Judge Sabath's court. In grant,
ing her a divorce yesterday, Judge
SABBATH inquired about alim1ny.
That's taken care of out of
court" said Attorney Irving Eiseil-
man for Schiddell. They shot die
to decide II, and scniddel, won
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BOY MISSES BOAT
y = r y
FOR LAST TASTE
x X = =
OF YANK CANDY

NEW YORK, May 16-uP- Be
cause Of an overwhelming desire
for a piece OF cancy. 10-year-old
John Stanton of Chicago was
stranded in New York today while
his mother was en- route 10 France
on the lie De France.
John was already aboard the
liner when he decided he had 70
have another piece OF American
candy. Leaving his mother in their
stateroom. he made his way down
the gangplank TO a candy stand on
the pier. He obtained his candy,
but in the rush OF visitors from the
ship he found himself unable TO
force his way aboard again. De-
spite his cries. the ship pulled OIL.
without him.
Several hours later a ra.rolman
found him weeping at a street
crossing a mile from the pier. He
was taken to the shelter OF the
society for the preve- alton OF cruel
ty TO children.
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BOOSTS
COTTON CROP

McALLEN, May 16-High tenn
peratures during the week which
went above 100 degrees Wednesday
will add considerably to the
favorable outlook held for the 1890
cotton crop in the McAllen section,
according to ginners. and unless
unforeseen disaster from rain or
weevil occurs this section will gin
many bales owe last years figure.
despite the decrease in acreage.
Hail and heavy rain which fell
IN this territory last month served
to make for a rank growth Of the
cotton stalks but not to an excessive
extent and Ii Is believed that the
crop Is not materially menaced on
that account.
The presence Of boil weevil in
small numbers is not considered
serious, for at this time last seasons
there were even more and poison
ing prevented any outbreak C the
pests at that time.
Ginning Of cotton here will start
about a week earlier this season
than last, ginners predicted.