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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-10
This Strange
Adventure
By Mary Roberts Rinehart
Alliance Metropolitan


on her as she took it. It was an invita-
ton to Kirby's wedding. She was glad
that Kirby had sent the invitation; glad
that he was so honest. In effect he had
said to her: See, now, want you to
have this. 1t is important to me that
nothing undetermined"
When Eddie was Is he went away
to school. The night before he left
Missile sat preparing his outfit for him.
She was through, now. She had done
her part. Henceforward other people
would guide Eddie. Yet how short a
time she had had with him; it was only
yesterday that she had shouted that
the baby was in the satchel, and now
here she was, alone again. One paid a
price for security, and then there was
no security. One loved, and as if that
we're signal, the thing one loved was
taken away. She had no confidence in
life that night. She called the roll of
the years, and saw one after another
the milestones which had marked it..
Little joys, great griefs, that was life.
When Eddie came in, however. he
found her placid, her hands working
busily.
"Gee!" he said. IT feel rotten about
leaving you
you'll be home often, and I can go
on. You'll write regularly, won't your"
He was very long as he knelt down by
his bed to say his prayers that last
night. He was not little boy any more
She knew, as she listened, that she was
passing another milestone; that never
again would he kneel there while she
sat by: God bless daddy and mother
and Adelaide and grandfather"
He always put Wesley first. That
was her work, was what she had built
Daddy and have been talking about
Christmas" Daddy has been studying
your school report, dear Daddy
thinks you might like party on your
birthday"
The rugs lifted, a plans and violin,
and an early supper of creamed chicken
and ice cream. She would hover over
adjust the paper caps, distributing the
ribbons Of the Jack Horner pie. And
when it was over she would hurry to
get the house in order before Wesley
came back. IT,
whats all the mess about?"
Il told you, Yves. Eddie's had a
party"
Dirty little devils!"
But when Eddie gravely thanked him
for the party he ironically accepted the
thanks.
Had a good time, eh?"
Fine, daddy"
Sometimes he would glance at Mis-
sic. What was she getting at? Was
she trying to win him back through the
boy? The idea f1attered him without
touching him; unconsciously he would
straighten his tie.
Late that last night she went into
Eddie'S room. He was sleeping soundly.
a handsome boy, with Wesley's head
q
edity would do to him. What had she
given him to offset it, she with her own
weaknesses, her lack of heroic stature.
She had tried: taken him to
church with her, for she wanted him
to have God, not the
Jehovah of her grandmother, but
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a loving and understanding one. On
Decoration days he always went with
her to fix her graves. But mere, TOO,
she was careful. He was 10 nave no
horror of death. One day there, now
ever, he frightened her. >,
when I grow up" he SAID, I'm
going to be soldier"
There are other kinds OF courage
than the courage to fight, Eddie
WHAT" he said. Making money
and sitting around clubs?"
It was then that she had decided ne
must go away. He was growing up: 1t
would be easier at a distance. Clare,
Eileen's girl, had already gone. she
was a pretty child, spoiled and head
strong, and Eileen had shipped her on
with relief.
But Missile was different. She held
off for while Then one day they
took a drive into the country. wesley
had abandoned the carriage at last,
and bought a limousine. They had a
breakdown, and the chauffeur hailed
passing car. Not until it had slowed up
did she see that Wesley was driving 1t,
and that there was a woman beside
him. He recognized the car at the same
moment and, muttering something,
drove on. But Eddie had seen him.
why. it's dad! It's dad, and he
didn't know us! .
"Never mind. There will be another
car along SOON"
who was with him, mother? Who
was the lady?"
"Perh,ps it was Aunt Eileen"
cit wasn't. I never saw her before"
She glanced at Adelaide, but Adelaide
was looking straight ahead.
Then at last she knew that he
must go.
She saw him off with smile that
next day. He was gone. He would
come back, from school, from college,
but he would never be entirely hers
again. She went back to the house,
to Adelaide and Wesley, to Eileens
occasional visits, and to such dreams
as remained to her.
That Fall she had talk with Wesley.
It was not easy to talk to him. For
years now their relationship had been
limited to the surface affairs of their
common life. But as Christmas vaca-
ton approached she took her courage
in her hands and went to him.
Eddie will be back on the twenty
first, Yves. and I think we ought to
haze a talk first"
What about?"
about you and me, and this house.
He has been away to school. He will
have learned-things. He'll only be
here for 10 days. Yves, and would like
things to be happy for him."
What do you want me to do?"
Gust to be careful. A boy needs to
look up to his father. 1t isn't enough
that you are successful: he needs more
than that. He's not baby any longer
interferred with that. You must give
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held parcel in his hand. It was a
gold watch for Eddie, marked inside
the case, ITO Colfax Dexter from his
father" and the date.
Wesley was watching her, half sheep
ishly.
Got to keep up the illusion. you
know"
She knew then that she could have
loved him. This warmth Of the heart
was not what she had felt for Kirby,
but 1t was love of a sort. There was
one Wesley that she hated, and one,
boyish and furtive and deeply hidden,
that she could have worshiped. Per-
haps even then, If she made gesture
of peace
But she was afraid, and the next mo-
ment he had slipped the watch back
into his pocket.
So Eddie came home. He had grown
that Fall, was broader in the shoulders.
Little girls called him on the telephone
and he would assume an air of boredom
and carry on endless disjointed con-
versations with them.
And Wesley was indeed doing his bit.
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me that credit. He thinks you are a
great man."
And I'm not! I suppose that's the
inference?"
mo. But there is a certain amount
OF Illusion in all hero worship. want
him to keep it as long as he can"
But he understood her. He went on
with his shaving, putting out his heavy
cheeks to let the razor slide over them,
careful not to meet her eyes in the
glass. He was So; his good looks were
definitely gone. his hair was craving
rapidly. She felt a wave of pity for
him that day. It was not his big lusty
body which ruled him now, but some
thing rather pathetic, refusal to ad-
NIT approaching age, a desperate cling
ing to youth and the Illusion that he
could buy romance and love.
You can count me in. Ill do my
bit"
A few days after that he called her
into his room. The summons startled
her; it was an unwritten law that she
never enter there while he was present.
He was standing on the hearth, and he
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SYNOPSIS.

Missile ,Derter's life has been one OF
tragedy and Sorrop. Her father, Lambert
Collar, 1Uds member of an aristocrdtic
family, and married Stella, burlesqHe
actress. When Missile pds little
girl her father deserted her and
her mother and Stella, after futile at
tempts at reconciliation, killed herself.
Missile 1Uent to live NTH her grand
mother, old Mrs. Collar, 1oho adored
her son, Lambert; tolerated her ddugh-
ter, Adelaide, and had disinherited an
other daughter, Cecily. When Missile
7raS 20, she pdS married of to Wesley
perter She aid not love him, and his
affection for her iDdS Short-liUed. After
several gears she met Kirby Phelps. 1t
7edS a case OF Lore almost at first sight.
But meantime Missile had had son,
Eddie. and for his sake she determined
to forget Phelps and make a success OF
her marriage. Derter'S infdelitieS and
brutality, l,otUeDer, finally droUe her
frantic. She left him and sent for
Phelps, intending to beg him to rescue
her from an intolerdble situation. But
after only fen hours OF separation
from her child she realized she must re-
turn to him, in spite OF her attitude
to,uard her husband or his attitude
fondrd her. At first DeTter refused to
allolD her to return, but Tommy Will
kins the husband OF Missiles Step-SfStcr,
Eileen, and one of DeTter'S business as
Soc;dteS, effected truce. Missile tOent
back and tried to forget her unhdppi-
ness in caring for her child. Her grand
mother and Cecily died. and her Scdpe-
grace father and Adelaide came to make
their home NTH her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-10
What Are You Doing For 2
That Stiff Swollen Joint .

Did you ever stop to think that
many times the inexpensive RENE
dies are the best.
Many a man has lost a weeks
wages with slow-acting remedy
when one or two good rubbings
with swiftly penetrating JOINT
EASE would have kept him on his
job.
Now just bear in mind, that a
generous tube of JOINT-EASE
costs but 90 cents and when
JOINT EASE gets in joint agony
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and other aches and pains get out
Give your ailing, pain-tortured
joint a joyful treat tonight-give
it a good rubbing with JOINT
EASE and tomorrow morning if
you don't say that the 90 cents you
paid isn't the greatest investment
you ever made. get your money
back from any druggist in America.
Peoples Drug Stores knows all about
the goodness of Joint-Ease.
I'D EE Send for IL day trial tube
MILL to Pope Laboratories,
Desk 3, HallowelI, Maine.-Advertise-
menI
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During that week, at least, those secret
haunts Of his saw him no more. He
had bought a small pool table for Ed
die, and in the evenings he taught him
the game.
watch this, son"
When it was bedtime Eddie would
grayely. consult his new watch, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-10
School Gets 100000.

DURHAM, N. c., January 10 tP.-Dr.
w. p. Few, president Of Duke Univer-
sity, has announced that the General
Education Board of New York had all-
thorized grants to the institutions
School Of Medicine totaling $500, 900 and
running through five-year period.
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sometimes they went up the stairs to-
geti1er. Father and son. Missile, wait
ing below to put out the lights, would
thank God for that week of peace ard
security.
But it was not to last.
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Continued in tomorrow's Starr
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Nogales international., 1930-09-30

'adopt the same tactics as the national republican
i leaders, but in much weaker way Of coarse II has
Int had the experience,
!; In referring to Smiths activities in the various
charitable organizations in the city, it was stated
that he had aded thousands of people in charitable
way, and that's the republican of it, They dismiss
it with the single statement They never tell ALL THE
FACTS
1t is true, doubt that Smith has done some
very good work along this line, but he was paid for
/ It and he only did what any other man would have
Gone when he was a salary. The charity he dis
t1lbuted among the needy Of the city was not HIS
MONEY, or food or clothing. It was the MONEY OF
THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION thar EMPLOYS
him. ~
And another Of his attributes which the republi-
cans would call qualification is the fact that he is
minister Of the gospel
That in itself IS an attributes but certainly NOT
ONE THAT FITS HIM FOR PUBLIC OFFICE. On
the contrary, it is not at all becoming to minister of
the gospel to meddle into politics. and we feel THAT
Parson Smith is very much out Of place Certainly
it elected, and spell @f with big Il F' he viii
NOT lend strength to the Arizona senate" AS q!
matter of fact, the state legislative body wouldn't
even know he was there There won't be over five re-
puDhcans IN the senate, counting Parson Smith If he
Is elected and what can five republicans do with eev
Ell democrats against them?
AND as to his publc-speaking ability that also is
an attribute and is most c0nmendable when confined
TO the pulpit, but certainly does not qualify the par
son Tor seat in the state senate.
Ii ne has any more Qualifications we would like
10 near Of them.
Nogales international., 1930-09-30
/9\ NElF FAMILY
~, DOC TOR
A~ JOHN JOSEPH GAINESMD.
WARNINGS

Oackache IS not an indication of kidney disease
' H. 'ne poorest to the for it as symptom ct
~ ennerate several points however that should send Won
" ne doctor posthaste you have been uneasy abot this
Pai'cular set OF elmnatve organs:
FHS shortness of breath that
you t can account for this with increasing weakness and
d heart that ntereres with your ability to do vour ord
nary work ' " w 3 oiof-
~ you notice puhness under the eyes-and rnavbe
}ac i've noce black specks when looking at white Sur
@ Just tiny dots they might escape vour notice
ne Putness OF the lower eyeds you may observe
0"enlng OF the hands-not painful-just "bloat"
m ,rd and getting more alert you may notice GETTING
r9 from Ded to relieve the kdneysso many times that +
bI with Sleep the may not be consider
aole but 1t is the frequency of vodng that counts &c
+ Een wen you abstain from drinking water evenings Won
80 dS oten lhe appearance of the fluid voided is of
@ aue TO you as an indication of disease may be clear
ahu innocent ooking-or dar-red and scadine + S 49,
pi' 0O'dii business to determine the real condition.
urtn-look with suspicion headaches that occur
, dt tLalong toward morning worst Those that
; Iequent hlng-persistent-and do yield to vonr
hese symptoms are usually concurrent that is all work
~ ~ your kidneys are out of ORDER the more severe
ey are the worse neglected your kidneys have been CO ~
Nogales international., 1930-09-30
Betfwy Denies Rumor-

There has been quite under current of whis-
per1ng In democratic circles to the effect that An
drew Bettwy, candidate for governor On the demo
cratic ticket in the primary and who carried Santa
Cruz county by large plurality, had framed up
with some insurgents In the democratic ranks in or
Ger to bring about the defeat of c. c. Crenshaw demo
cratic nominee for state senator.
There is absolutely no truth to this report: I
have asked no one to write my name in the ticket
said Bettwy
We were already positive there was no truth to
the rumor, but we were lad to hear Bettwys denial
a man who would run a. party ticket and be
defeated and who would then turn against his party
and IN such an underhand way work for the election
OF candidate in the opposing party in our opinion,
should be elected from the party and ostracized DO
htically in his community.
We cannot think Of a more contemplate individ-
ual and we feel confident there are no such men or
women IN the democratic party Of Santa Cruz county.
AS everyone knows of course, to write Bettwv's
name on the ballot would not elect him to the office
unless ne received the aority of votes and this is
under the circumstances There, it would
only divide the party and allow the republican candi-
date to ride IN while the democrats were fighting
among themselves
Nogales international., 1930-09-30
It's Just Too Bad
--O-.-O---O-

The editor of the republican mouthpiece claims tc
have been in the business for many years and yet he
adlts by his very statements that he knows little or
nothing about his Job
Anyone who knows anything at all knows that anv
newspaper has the right to remain silent as to its
choice Of candidates until primary election is over
II can land most real newspapers do) support the en-
tire ticket Of it's party until after the primary and
then come out openly and strong as it cares to for
the candidates of its choice The Nogales international
IS supporting the entire democratic ticket from GOV
ernor down.
We have not where the republican mouth
piece has run over itself supporting anyone-unless
is was one of the DEMOCRATIC candidates running
Tor governor, and now that the primary is over it's
campaign for the republican nominees is about the
weakest it has been experience to- witness: in all
the Years we have been in the newspaper field
The reason for this weakness is obvious The re-
publican mouthpiece hasn't any real argument in
favor of the candidates it is advocating, but even if
it had we doubt very seriously if the editor would
know how to tell you about it.
Nogales international., 1930-09-30
-O-IJ-SJ--
The Book OF Books

We hear great deal of loose talk about the de-
ellne OF religion People are no longer interested 1
t1e ancient beliefs, SO the critics of religion saw The
church has lost its hold and nobody reads the RibIe
any more, If you believe them.
1t IS encouraging, therefore, to those who hold
IaSt to the faith of their fathers to learn from the
report Of the American Bible Society that more Bibles
Wfe sold and distributed last year than ever before in
the history OF this great organizations
The figures themselves are amazing Eleven mil
noM one hundred and tW0thousand Bibles in f7g DIFF
Ierent languages were printed and distributed bv the
AMERICAN soclety last year, whilathe British and For
elgn bloe Society IN the same period distributed
nearly twelve million. in the United States alone
more than four million Bibles We're bought by people,
presumably, who wanted to read them That d6es not
souno as II interest In religion were dying oat
, AS rs matter OF TACT, more people reading the
B1bhe than evREbefore Whateyerattier books
they read they must have the Rble It is the Book of
Books III every sense of the word No. chest seller
ever approached 1t In point of sales; none of the
standard classics has endured in populariifv as has
the Bible "N -'''
Consciously or unconsciously almost everybody
Who speaks the English language quotes from the
blOe almost every day. The words and phrases pro-
verbs and other quotations of everyday LIE good
nan OF all the aiuslons in modern literature are from
the klng James version Of the English Bible For
that reason if for other familiarity WITH the Bible
IS an essential part OF the education of everybody Who
would call himself an educated man. One.4o famarI
with the Book Of Books loses the SAVIOR and the in
innate meaning OF half of tWorlds greet literature
We have mot found any better way Of expressing4
many OF the great truths and eternal facts Of life than
the way in which they are expressedi in the Bible How
single phrase expresses the whole ideal of tolerance
Ae1 am tna5 is without sin among you cast the first
5ton@ Or how has the penalty Of evildoing been Bet
er Phrased chan in: "Wh&tsoever ye sov, that SHAH
The Bible out of date? 1t is the only book that is
always and forever up TO date. And that beyond
l0ub is the why outses all the fiction and
I'LL the philosophy Of the moderns.
-O-O-O-
1t is hoped that the coming Of cooler weather
1ay alleviate the Stein Some epidemic
Nogales international., 1930-09-30

faculty or even the city administration to- rernedv
out should be dealt with by the concerted action Of
chlldren at heart and who are financially able to SUD-
ply the necessary funds to furnish milk for those Door
children who now must go without it.
BehcVmg that this is a very serious matter and
W ohc mat should be dealt with immediately, The NO
GALES INTERNATIONAL is starting q MILK
T OND " Tor the purpose Of relieving the situation
ms publication will receive donations to this
Iund and as fast as the money is received it will be
turned over to the city school superintendent who
VIE IN turn see to it that milk is purchased at the
various schools and given to- the needy children.
We hope that our readers will respond to thisap
Peai quickly and generously, remembering that One
Dollar Will furnish glass of nourishng sweet milk
to some poor child every day for five weeks.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to this fund will be received either
IN cash. checks Or money orders and due credit will
oe given each donor Every dollar donated will be u.s.
ed IN the purchase of milk for the poor and under
nourshed children and not one cent expanded forI
service OF anything else:,
Nogales international., 1930-09-30
-O-O-O-
Under -Nourished School Children Need W;1k

There are scores Of under-nourished children at
tending our public schools who are badly in need Of
more milk but whose parents are poor and unable to
supply it.
The parents who can afford to do so paw 20 cents
each week for each child attending school so that
the child is given milk each of the five school davs
Of the week.
o. Ondc1-nourlshed children whose parents cannot
afford this expense are deprived of milk and ara sb
Ject to embarrassment by having to sit there and
Watch their more fortunate playmates enjoy the nour-
We are quite positive that the public generally
Goes not know this situation exists and if # oro o
orally known, it would be remedied
This is not matter for the school beard or the
Nogales international., 1930-09-30
--OO-O-
The Parson In Politics

So far the republican mouthpiece presents the
political parson O. A. Smith, to the voters of Santa
Cruz county with the following recommendation:
=, ;He is pastor of the Trinity Congregational
Church member Of the Nogales board of aldermen;
came here ten years ago and has aided thousands Of
people in q charitable way
In a previous ISSUE this same republican mouth
llece further said Smith should be our next state
senator because he is often asked to speak at public
gatherings and meetings of all kinds It concluded bv
saying that If elected, he will lend strength to the
Arizona senate"
The local republican mouthpiece is trying to