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That's enough. Hilda," Tom
said. He turned and went over
to the door of the room. Come
along, you can get out now"
When she was gone, he came
back to Lovejoy. There was a
look of savage misery in his
eyes as they met hers above the
bridge table, with its half
emptied glasses and its half.
filled ash trays.
Nov, then, what's the low
down on all thiS?" he asked,
sitting down and laying the en-
velopes and the scrap of paper
before him.
I've told you the truth"
Lovejoy answered. "Aline has
been getting letters from some
man in South Port. She's
been getting them here and
they've all been addressed to
me. That's the ,yhole story.
Hilda got hold Of some of them
and tried to sell them to me
and I fired her. two or three
weeks ago."
She said you paid her money
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CHAPTER XXXIu

CHAPTER XXXIu
Lovejoy jumped up from her
chair and caught Tom by his
sleeve.
please don't listen to her.
Toni" she cried, panic-stricken.
"She's been trying to get her
job back! And, now, she's
trying to make trouble for me
because I won't have her back!
She's going to tell you a whole
pack Of lies about me! She's a
blackmailer. that's what she isl"
Tom looked at her in blank
amazement.
Then he turned his head and
stared at Hilda. He gave a
short bark of laughter.
well I certainly am all at
sea-" he said in his quiet, Off
hand way. whats this all
about, anyway? Blackmailer?
Who's a blackmailer? Hilda?"
He was smiling now. as if all
this were some kind of a huge
joke. But he was puzzled. too.
A deep line had come between
his eyes.
mo, I amt no blackmailer!"
Hilda was saying now. I'm a
good girl. and she dassent say
I'm bad. But SHE is! She's
bad! She gets letters from a
man. Look! I show them to
you!"
She had two square, white
envelopes in her hand. She held
them up. and, from where she
stood, Lovejoy could see the
familiar South Port postmark
on them. ~. Z.
Every day Missis gets letters
like these" Hilda went on in
her heavy voice. 'She gets
kilograms, too. I copied one Of
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things like that. Mailing let
tiers from .out-of-the-way towns
and writing them with o type
writer so that they can't be
identified by the hand.writ-
ing"
He pushed his chair back
from the table with sudden
violence and stood up, his
hands in his pockets.
Well" he said with energy,
II guess this is just about the
end o. things for you and me.
isn't it?"
"why2" Lovejoy could hardly
speak. Don't you believe me,
Tom?" She got out what she
had to say in little sobbing
jerks. r.
Tom sneersd.f I'm not
crazy" he said ,brutally.
Who'd believe d cock And-bun
story like the one you've just
told me?-You don't think I'm
such an idiot as to believe
there's anybody named Sam
Oliver, do your"
Lovejoy opened her trem.
bling lips to speak, but he
stopped her.
Anyhow you've admitted
that you used to go out to
meet Steve Oglebay at night"
he said. And if you think
I'm going to live with q woman
who does thing like that you
don't know me!-I'm through
with you, understand! I'm
all-through-with-yo
He walked away from her.
The screen door slammed after
him as he left the house.
CTo be Continued. =
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An Intensely Interesting Story of the
Romance of Beautiful Blonde

though he were about to reveal
something sacred, lis Sin"
With a crash Of minor chords
on the piano Schuyler Van
Dyke drowned him out. For a
moment the disgruntled group
made UP, of Forbes, Gordon and
Bill looked on him as an ally.
But at q word from Leach, the
music subsidized.
mot yet" he commanded
languidly. land when I am
ready Just a soft accompani.
ment. Remember it Is the story
that is important. the music is
just incidental"
Yes, we must hear every
word" Dulcy seconded, rattline
her bracelets SO hard that they
sounded like castanets.
II am going 70 tell you about
sin-about sin throughout the
ages"
1t wouldn't really have mat
tered to Forbes what he told
about. Even if his story had
been good, Forbes wouldn't have
liked it. And as 1t happened
this story of Leach's was one
Of the worst. II a crazy quilt
had been made up of all the
most exaggerated. unreal and
uninteresting episodes ever in
cluded in a scenario, the result
would, have resembled the story
now being told. Only it wouldn't
have been quite as stupid.
Dulcy and Angela, sitting Tn
the edge Of then chairs. WERE
wideeyed with excitementa BIT
Gordon, struggling noblv, had
succumbed to sleep only q mo-
n1ent after Bill resigned him.
! self to Slumber Only Forbes
suffered. chewing his cigar to
shredS, and wondering If he
could possibly control his de-
sire to strange the human talk
ing machine before him.
I'VE are in Noah'S Ark"
Leach'S Sing-song voice re-
sounded through the room. Van
Dyke played Sailing, Sailing
Over the Ocean Blue" with OBJ
vious enjoyment of his part of
the performance, and switched
suddenly to "Singin' In the
Rain" as Leach began q de-
tailed description of 20 days
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Lovejoy was Shivering all over
as If there were snow outside
the windows instead Of summer
moonlight.
Tom" she said in O voice
that shook, Tom, I know that
you think that telegram was
sent to me by Steve Oglebay-"
why, certainly I dol" Tom
broke in. II admit that I'm a
blind fool-but I have sense
enough to know that those are
his initials. Give me >redit for
a few brains, Lovejoy."
She shook her head. Tom,
know you won't believe me
but that telegram was for
Aline. A man named Sam
Oliver sent it to her. He met
her at our house the day before
Hilda left. Do you remember
that cigar band that you
found? The one I told you had
been left there by a man from
the furniture Store?-Well, Sam
Oliver left it there!"
He just looked at her for a
few seconds. Then lie said
quietly:
II knew you were lying the
night you told me that tale
about the cigar band. I knew
that it's only men like Oglebay
who can afford 50-cent cigars"
Lovejoy began to cry.
Tom, that cigar wasn't
Steve'S," she sobbed. That
Oliver man left it in the
house-honeStly he did!--Tom,
please look at those letters!
You'll see that they were not
written to mel Please take
them out and read them!"
There was an awful gentle
ness in Toms movements as he
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Even Dulcy looked . little
beWildered. She couldn't seem
to keep all the tangled threads
Of the story straight in her
mind. But 1t was wonderful
the way Vincent was acting
out every part. She smOthered
the thought that perhaps he
had forgotten which story he
was telling and got Two or
three mixed up.
Then flash back to Jack
Leach went on huskily. Nearer
and nearer he comes. He wins.
HE WINS" he shouted in .
crescendo.
Dulcy clapped her hands en-
Enthusiastically, nodding to the
others in approval. .
HE WINS" she repeated, with
the air Of one who has Just
solved a puzzle that had every
one guessing.
"What?" asked Bill, sleepily.
emerging from behind the
couch.
"He just wins" Vincent ex-
planned, as though Bill were ex-
traordinarily stupid not to see
the significance Of such q de-
velopment. But Bill was a.
ready sound asleep again.
"And to keep up the sym
bolism to the end" Leach went
on excitedly. Just as Jack
kisses Coralie there in Chicago,
Marc Antony is shown kissing
Cleopatra in Egypt, and"
His voice went on and on.
All the lovers Of history were
enlisted to appear in the fianl
clinch Of his picture. At men.
ton of each one Dulcy and
Angela grew more rapturous.
Forbes more disguised. And
eventually. when the end came,
Leach fell into a chair ex-
hausted. while Dulcy thanked
him effuSively.
That's the best sleep I've
had since my Latin course in
college," Bill remarked languidly,
stretching.
"I'll be glad" Forbes an.
nounced gruffly, with a ven
omous glance at Dulcy, ii I
can ever sleep again"
Tomorrow: A Long Chance
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them down. She pays me
money to get it away from me,
but first I copy it down on
paper. see?"
She took a scrap Of paper
torn from a bag out Of her
handbag. She held it out to
Tom, along with the two letters.
Don't touch them. Tom!
Don't believe her!" Lovejoy was
half -hysterical by this time.
"Aline will tell you that they
aren't my letters Aline knows
all about them. Don't you,
Aline?"
She turned OF look at Aline.
and Tom turned. too. Both of
them seemed to be holding
their breath, waiting for what
she was going to say.
For q full half minute Aline
did not open her lips. Her face
had gone dead white under its
gay coating Of rouge and pow.
der.
She shook her head.
I'm sorry, Lovejoy," she said,
getting to her feet. Il can't
help you out. I don't know
anything about those letters,
and you know 7 don't. Please,
please don't drag me into this"
Without taking her eyes from
Lovejoy's face she spoke to her
husband.
"Al, think we'd better co."
she said to him.
And before Lovejoy realized
what she was doing she was out
Of the room.
Down the front steps she
went in headlong flight with
her husband at her heels.
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took the two letters out Of their
envelopes. He spread them out
on the card table and looked
them over.
Then. as if they were some
thing unclean, he showed them
across the table with the point
Of q pencil that he picked up.
They were both typewriter.
Darling, the first one started
out, IT haven't had a li-1e from
you for three days. Nothing TO-
cheer me up but the last one,
and I've worn that one out
reading it. If you knew what q
letter from you means to me
you'd keep your promise to
write to me every day" T.
There were three more para
graphs, all in the same vein.
But there was not a word to
show who had written them
or to whom they had been
written.
They were not even signed
with the initials of the writer.
They're Aline's letters,
though" Lovejoy said stub
born, looking through the Sec
ond letter, which was just like
the first one. THE man who
wrote them is named Jack
and he lives in South Port and
drives down here to see her
sometimes-Tom, if Steve Ogle-
bay wrote to me he wouldn't
mail his letters from South
Port, would hep" co..
Tom shrugged his big shoul.
ders. yes, he probably would, I"
he said duly. when two PEG.
pie are carrying on q clandes-
time love affair they usually do
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NOW CONTINUE

But no one else paid any at
tention to Bill. least of all
Dulcy. She was so convinced
that at last she had thought
of a sure-fire way to entertain
her guests that she fairly pushed
them back into their chairs.
you will act out your story
for us, won't your" she fairly
pleaded with Vincent.
Already > he had taken his
stand facing the guests, but he
demonstrated weakly.
MY dear Miss Parker, I
would do anything for you, but
you don't know that the 9TH
erS-" A
IT always say nothing ven
tured nothing gained" Dulcy
broke in; then. realizing that
possibly this quotation didn't
quite fit the occasion, hurriedly
. continued: "Oh, you must do
it for us. We'd all love it,
wouldn't we, Gordie?"
Gordon's mild remonstrance
was drowned out in the enthus-
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And Lovejoy was left alone to

And Lovejoy was left alone to
face the music!
X 4 y
She turned to Tom.
WELL" she said with a short.
hard sigh. THAT was just what
I might have known Aline would
do!-Those letters are hers,
Tom, and so is that telegram!
She's been getting her mail
here for long time"
Addressed to you?" asked
Tom contemptuouSly. He did
not believe her. That was plain.
These envelopes have your
name on them" he went on,
turning them over and looking
carefully at them.
They're her letters, tool"
Hilda broke in triumphantly.
and she used to be always
calling up a man she called
Steve! She used to go o1t
nights to meet him-when you
was away, Mister! She used to
make me stay at home with the
baby on my basketball nights at
the Scandinavian Club"
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and nights of rain. Matters i'm:
proved somewhat when the mu.
sic changed to Kiss Me Again."
because Dulcy was particularly
fond Of "Singin' in the Rain"
and Just couldn't keep her feet
still when she heard 1t.
Van Dyke was a little at q
loss for a suitable musical selec-
ton when Leach'S voice doomed
out dramatically that land was
sighted. But after a moments
hesitation he broke into my
Country IT'S Of Thee"
And Dulcy. who never hest
tated to do what she thought
was right, stood up. Leach was
a little displeased with her, par.
ticularly when she cut into his
monologue to apologize, but he
was not quite annoyed enough
to stop.
On and on he went with his
story. From the court of King
Solomon to the early days Of
Rome, he pursued even the lit
tlest sins to their hiding places
in history and exposed them at
length. One moment he was
an Amazon, strutting across the
room and looking as if he were
about to capture the glowering
Forbes. A moment later he was
a Roman gladiator. leaping
around to the peril of the brio
a-brac.
It was amazing that a man
so small and weak-looking could
talk so long. Van Dyke had
long since wearfed, and struck
only an occasional chord on
the piano by way Of accom-
paniment. Mrs. Forbes rested
her chin first on one hand,
then on the other. Even Dulcy
and Angela were beginning to
show signs of strain.
And then" Leach went on
breathleSsly, "the Zeppelin and
Jacks automobile go into the
final stretch neck and neck.
On-on they speed. The goal
is nearer and nearer. Back in
New York Charlie is seen leav-
ing the Chinese restaurant. On
the corner he meets Fanny,
who throws the money in his
face"
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pictures on q program with
mine"
"Oh do start" Dulcy urged.
I'VE can hardly wait"
well, at least we can smoke"
Gordon conSoled himself, Is
he handed Forbes q cigar.
II shall have to concentrate"
Leach addressed them petulant
ly. Il can't have any inter-
ruptions.
Dulcy assured him that he
would have perfect quiet, and
sat back breathlessly, expectant-
ly while he began.
The name Of the picture"
he began in an awed tone as
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Leach brushed his hair back
with a grand gesture and
seemed about to begin.
Bill could no more annoy
Leach than a fly could. peck
ing at the tough hide of an
elephant. He had a perfect
armor of defense against the
world, because he was sure that
if anyone disagreed with him.
that person was wrong.
"It is very long" Leach an.
nounced as though ne were con-
ferring a boon on the com.
munity. "All Of my pictures
are long. The public would
object if there were any other
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iastic chorus from Angela and
Mrs. Forbes.
well, Of course, it would be
interesting for YOU"
Leach seemed to lie think.
ing aloud, his eyes touk on a
far-seeing look. "You business
men have so few opportunities
to come in contact with crca-
tive artists"
Creative nit wits" Forbes
muttered to himself. as he
leaned his head back or the
arm of the sofa for support.
And how long is this pic
ture?" Bill interrupted, just as
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CHAPTER II.
No Escape Possible

Gordon knew that it was
high time he took matters into
his own hands. He would in
Sist on talking business to
Forbes before Dulcy had any
further chance to antagonize
him.
But before he could get up
courage to lay down the law
to her before all these people,
she fluttered across the room
toward him, her face aglow with
excitement.
WATT" she said breathlessly.
II have a most marvellous idea.
Why not persuade Mr.. Leach to
tell us the story of his new
motion picture, while Mr.. Van
Dyke plays the music for it?"
"A dozen good reasons come
instantly to my mind" the in
corrigible Bill broke in, while
Forbes beamed on him with
gratitude.
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of his income than his new WIFE until she also has
children
Second, to Childess wife who is too ill., or too old to
support herself.
Outside Of these two cases. amony usually nothing
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Working like the trained hands Of a
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more than egaEed blacAma and postmatrmonial gold
digging.
Why free, abe-bodied woman should hound man to
the end of the earth for amony just because they
once married Swsethearts is ridiculous and unjust.
Especially If the marriage was brief.
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"A Gripping Narrative of An
Adorable Meddler
By HELEN KLUMPH

From MARION DAVIES forthcoming Attacking
Picture BY Wanda Tuchok and EduOin Justus Mayer,
based the play, "Dulcy," BY Maras Connolly and
George Kaufman. The picture Oil Be shOWn soon at
Locus Palace Theater.
THE STORY THUS FAR
In effort help her fanCe put business deal
Dulcy Parker gave weekend party which started out
badly and rapidly grew Forbes the dgnifed
fnancier whom she hoped to impress irrated by all
her efforts to entertain him His wife fred with of
the guests; his daughter thrown with conceted
writer whom he loathed Dulcy innoceny threw
monkey wrench into the machinery Of their business deal
After suffering through bridge and dinner Forbes
began to enjoy himself talking business when Dulcy per
suaded of the guests play the piano It the
longest and least appreciated performance record and
Forbes wanted nothing than escape peace and
quet-and chance to talk business.
NOW CONTINUE
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made IN 1IIiIdcr
form for babies
and small chill
dTeSI. AsktOTChn.
dren'S MGIster0Ie.
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What Do You KnOw?
ANSWERS TO TODAY'S TEST
Questions on Editorial Page

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Fay
By FAY KING

TVHERE only two cases in which believe alimony
absolutely justifiable.
First and foremost to a divorced woman with small
children In this alimony should even be mans
prior obligation The mother Of his children is entitled
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-14
GAS BUCCIES
HIT 3 MORE
Valley Baptist Hospital
Mecca Of Manned
And Injured
ISnecial 70 The Herald.N

HARLINGEN, Feb. i4.-Three
persons were injured in automobile
accidents here last night and early
this morning, two remaining in the
Valley Baptist hospital for treat
ment. Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Boynton
and their young child were cut and
bruised severely when their light
coupe hit a truck on East Harrison
street at an early hour this morn
ing. Mrs. Boynlon is still in the
hospital but injuries suffered by
Mr.. Boynton and the child were not
serious enough 70 necesitate their
staying for more than first aid
treatment. The three were taken TO
the hospital in a Thompson am
bulance. Boynton is an employe OF
the Valley Marmon company.
Florentine Dazila was taken 70
Valley Baptist hospital about 2
o'clock last night in a Thompson
ambulance after his a and one
said to have been driven by a mar
named Hinojosa had collided on
East Madison street. Hinojosa is
to appear in court today for ques-
tioning concerning the accident.
Dazila. who works for the Harrington
Iron and Metal company, is In tire
hospital where it is thought ne Is
suffering from internal injuries.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-14
Special Program
On Air for Scouts

A special Boy Scout program VIII
be offered by Station KWWG FRI
day night between $50 and 8 y. ~,
according 70 w. r.. Pendegraft,
station manager.
The RaymcndviIle Boy Scout band
Will play a number OF selections,
and j. l. Abney. scout district COM
missioner, will talk on the history
OF the movement. and trace IT,
growth back ~ its founder. ST.
Robert $. $. Baden-Powell OK Eng
land.
Saturday night another special
program. sponsored by the Southern
Pacific Lines. will be on the afr
with q hour program starting
az 7 p. ~. with artists from Hous-
ton. Miss Hilda Mullans. singer
will sing solos. accompanied by Miss
Cullinan Grassland on the piano.
Miss Grassland will also offer piano
solos. II. M. Cumming and "A. III.
Randell. banjoist and singers. are
also scheduled for numbers. HaT-
nv Robins, %cornetist. is on the pro-
gram.
The Saturday program ~ Y p0rs
booster Entertainment, and Will
advertise Point Isabel, San Benito.
and Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-14
Hoover Sail Chase
Leads Far Awater

LONG KEY, Feb. 14@Pl- With
his return to Washington two days
ahead of scheduled time definitely
determined, President Hoover to-
day carried his fishing campaign
into waters Is miles away from his
Long Key base.
His desire to keep IN more in
innate touch with negotiations at
the London naval conference was
believed to be the Presidents chief
reason for leaving here Saturday
night for Washington. The deci-
sion was announced after Mr..
Hoover was advised the French and
Japanese programs had been an
nounced.
Just after daybreak, the Presi-
dents Florida fleet" weighed an
Choir for Sombrero light. The chief
executive was advised that sail fish
we're playing IN full force in the
neighborhood OF the light and had
laid his plans for angling there to-
day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-14
Union of Churches
Seems Nearer Goal

DALLAS, Feb. 14-Pl-Sentiment
for union OF the divergent branch
es Of the Presbyterian church in
the United Sattes. the U. 8. A.. or
Northern" branch and the U. s..
or Southern" was considered
strengthened here today after 100
Presbyterian ministers Of the state
heard DR.. Cleland B. McAfee. Chi
cago. moderator of the general as
sembly Of the denomination. make
an appeal here last night for the
union.
The movement for union was in
dorsed in a resolution passed We'd
nesday at the Presbyterian mems
statewide conference IN Fort Worth,
attended by more than GOO laymen
and miniSteTs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-14
Mysterious Murder
OF Child Solved

WOOSTER, Ohio, FEB. l4-tF1-
Assistant prosecutor Walter J..
Mougey announced today that Earl
Conald, former railroad brakeman,
and Charles Hanna, Of Wooster, had
signed statements blaming each
other for staying four-year-old Mel
win Horst, missing from Orrville
since Dec. 81, 1923.
Both declared the other choked
and beat the child to death in Frey's
garage about 5 O'Clock in the after
noon the day he failed 10 return
home for his evening meal, Mougey
said.
Statements Of Conald and Hanna
followed the Reputation by Junior,
I0-year-old son Of Charles Hanna,
Of his previous stories concerning
the boys disappearance. and came
as the climax to questioning which
began Wednesday, the prosecutor
said.