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talk"
"A slim chance. but one that l
couldn't afford to overlook" he said
to himself as he left the buffers
pantry and turned toward the draw.
ing-room.
1--WE minutes later he accom-.
panied George Berkeley to the
library and closed the door.
"Please forgive me. Mr.. Berke.
ley. for calling you away from your
bridge game" he began. "but there
is a question l must ask you"
Il thought the district attorney
had taken over the case." George
Berkeley retorted stiffly.
1T is Mr.. Sherwood's privilege
to investigate any case for his own
office. but he cannot ask the DO
lice to abandon their own lines of
inquiry" Dundee explained courte-
ously. He paused. cropping for
words with which to frame q ques-
ton. SO that it would indicate the
possession Of knowledge which be
did not possess at all. "Mr. Berke-
ley. when you went upstairs about
half.past 10 Friday night. to-say
goodnight to Gigi and possibly con.
sole her. did you see or encounter
anyone at all on the second floor?"
The multimillionaire fell into
the trap. Il saw no one on my
way to my daughters room. but
when'l was leaving 1t l saw Wick.
cit emerging from my wife's sit.
ting ROOM"
Dundee concealed his exultation.
Not by the flicker Of an eyelid must
he betray to George Berkeley that
not until this moment had be
known OF the visit to Gigi's room.
The trap had been laid upon the
tiimsiest Of foundations-merely q
l~ong-delayed recollection Of the fact
that when Northumberland re-
turned to the drawing.room Fri.
day night after his telephone call
to Police Headquarters. Berkeley
was not In the room and did not
return until just before Clorinda
Berkeley announced her intention
OF going up to bed.
THAT was when Wicket took the
perfume flask to Mrs. Berkeley's
room." he said casually.
II believe So" Mr.. Berkeley an.
swered coldly. Though / did not
know at the time what his errand
was"
Dundee tried another shot in the
dark. when you went on into
your wife's rooms yourself. did you
notice the perfume fask?"
II went no further than the sit.
ting.room." Berkeley answered.
Again the trap had sprung. Il was
there only i've or six minutes. pos
sibly less time"
what was your errand to your
wife's sitting.room. Mr.. Berkeley"
Dundee asked quietly.
His hosts stern. handsome face
flushed darkly. but he answered:
Il was using my wife's telephone.
| wanted to make a call and her
telephone was the nearest. tried
to reach my lawyer. but there was
no answer"
Tor the third time. but very con.
6dently now. Bonnie Dundee
pretended knowledge he did not
possess. That call to your lawyer
was q direct result Of your few
minutes talk with Gigi. was It not.
Mr.. Berkeley"
The Observation-Disclosures and the
Hush on his facsT deepened. II am
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Today Is the
Anniversary of
TODAY is the ANNIVERSARY Of
MAY DAY

May day, the survival Of an an
cient festival observed by the Romans
In honor Of Flora. the goddess Of
flowers, Is celebrated the first Of May
by the browning of a May Queen and
the dancing about q May pole.
In medieval times the day was
celebrated with much pomp and cere-
mony. It was the custom in early
England for boys and girls to 60 out
on May Day, gather hawthorn or
May" along the country lanes, find
the fairest maiden and crown her
Queen O. the May" They then set
the May pole and danced Though
out the day.
This same custom still survives in
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cause a great impetus. Charles Lathrop Pack, president
of the association, has this to say of it:
George Washington was a woodsman and a tree plant
er. His diary contains repeated references to the value Of
trees and their care. Great programs are being put un-
der way by the Bicentennial committee. The tree
planting is a thing the individual can do. Thus he can
have a very real part In the celebration"
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BEGIN e R
e1o3o tyhEA' SERVICE INC.

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY
when DETECTIVE DUNDEE
lifts the body Of DORIS MAT.
TaEWS, laay's maid, 1rom the
lake ana lays e In the sulmmeP.
house 10 knows that the heavy
perfuMe Aasks @arde. weapon. 10
the chief clue. He has seen SEY.
RINDA BERkELEY. give the
Aask to MRS. BERKELEY, hao
watched CIGI BERKELEY mad.
~ wasting the perfume By sprln-
Killing N over everyone In the
drawing reem Friday evening. be-
BERT. low Mrs. Berkeley's 70
cial secretary. and b. CroabyD,
took Il to Mrs. Berkeley's roonas.
Bet not aat1l Mrs.. Berkeley.
DICK DEAKEkDY. Clsrinda. EO-
GENE ARNOLD (Derls's AnanceD,
Wy 5oHSscH. a' si s::.'y s v.'s;
Who roSbtd the house. Iave Ill
been susDected 10 tuEn. does Dun-
dee hit 1poD the theory that Mrs.
berkeley an0 net Doris was the
intended murder victim. And Mrs.
Berkeley = . perfume addict!
Dundee And: Gf.i has. In his abb
spPinkleA Aiuner eeats and eve.
ming dresseo to destroy any traces
Of WOOD alcohol. and he charges
her with try1ng t. protect her
mothers Wou10.be murderer. Send.
Ing q sample Of the per4une.
soaked earth n the summerhouse
to the chemist Dundee awaits the
verdict - know u MRS. Berkeley
was to have bees poisoned or not.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIV
AT nine o'clock that Sunday eve.
"a ming Dundee descended to the
library. put in . call to tho labora,
tory OF DR.. Abel Jennings. city
chemist and toxicolosist, and re
ceived the report that wood alcohol
impurities had been found In the
specimen Of pertumed earth from
the summerhouss flooring.
well. there's your case. Dundee
Dr.. Jennings concluded cheerfully
And all ! have to do is to prove
It." Dundee retorted. Thanks tc
certain Interference. that will be
an almost impossible task"
He lost no time. however, in set
ting to work.
"Wickstt, I'm going to bother you
again." he said to the butler whom
hs found At work In his pantry.
"Yeu'd like some dinner. q
pect, sir" tho butler suggested.
"Not now. Later. II you'll be 60
kind. I'd like you to bring q plate
OF sandwiches and q large thermol
bottle 6f strong black coffee to MI
in the tower room. I'm going t.
DO working there several hours. I,
II the only place ! know Of where
I can b sure Of absolute privacy
-. By the way. there's . key t
the door ct the bottom Of the stairs
isn't there?"
Eyes. STR Wicket assured him
removing the key from q large ring
1.-THE key to the room itself 10 IL
the door,"
Thanks, Wicket Maybe two
locked doors will keep Gigi out -.
Now. Wicket. I've been told that
It II your Job to all the lighter
fountains and that commercial wood
alcohol II used"
"Yes. SIR" Wicket agreed. with
faint surprise but apparently no
fear.
where do you keep your supply
Of wood alcohol? Has anyone &C.
cess to It except y~ourself?"
mo ono but myself. SIR" Wick.
EFT answered promptly. II keep II
locked away In my pantry here and
the keys are never out Of my DOS.
session. sir"
Good! MI. Berkeley told you to
use wood alcohol instead OF ben.
zine. ! suppose?"
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Alta Bow

After years Of reflection and greater experience in the
devious ways Of politicians and their henchmen, the Far
go Forum speaks from q full and contrite heart. It has
come to a decision that recall Of public officials is wrong,
a delusion and a snare. Viewing North Dakota politics In
retrospect and with a laudable benignity Of spirit it has
courageously voiced convictions In an editorial entitled:
warning Good Men Out Of the Field of Public Service"
Even the state recall which "drove Lynn J. Frazier out
Of the office" was wrong and has proved q boomerang. a
thorn, if you please, in the body polite, argues the Fargo
newspaper.
But let the Forum speak for itself:
ON one occasion the state Of North Dakota had q
recall election against the governor, attorney general
and the commissioner of agriculture and labor. In
that instance this newspaper WAS OPPOSED to
the application Of the recall. though it did subser
quently support the candidates who were entered
against the three recalled officials, when that recall
was ordered in q statewide convention representa-
tive of every county. But like the Fargo recall, the
same voters who drove Lynn ]. Frazier out Of the
office of governor came back q few months later and
elevated him to the United States senate"
The Tribune welcomes the Forum into the group of
newspapers which oppose the recall, even though its
opposition a few years ago was "a matter of principle
solely and that its support Of candidates opposing the
recalled officials was merely a matter of political ex-
pediency and comfortable compromise.
This newspaper seeing the light honestly as did the
Forum refused to go even part way. It opposed the re-
call on principle as well as In practice.
Today, The Tribune prints the Forums confession in
no spirit of g~loating or satisfaction despite memory of
those dark days of the recall in q certain bleak October
when brickbats were flying and epithets were booming"
Far be it from any newspaper to sit in judgment on an
ether. There is no futile ambition here to bring a Dan
iel to judgment.
But there should always be more rejoicing over one
sinner brought to repentance than over the ninety and
nine who need no repentance.
! We give The Forum q Biblical break.
Alta boy!
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

CONSTRUCTION Of EsophaSus
Question: Z. L. writes: Every
time I swallow q large particle of FOOD
my throat seems to close up and ]
have difficulty in swallowing for a
long time. What do you think could
cause this?"
Answer: You probably have a
structure Of the esophagus. This may
be caused by a nervous disorder, by
tumors, or by toxic irritation. Some
times the lining of the esophagus is
very sensitive, especially If it is in
tanned. and any rough or large par.
ticle Of food might cause 1t to become
CONSTRUCTED. Only a careful examina.
ton would reveal what is the exact
cause in your case.
Seeds In Appendix
Question: r. M. writes: II an:
fond OF swallowing the seeds of raj
sins, grapes and figs. Somebody told
me this would cause appendicitis. Do
you think it is likely to-"
Answer: Seeds are very rarely
found in inflamed appendices. APP
pendicitiS usually results from an in.
Illumination which spreads from the
colon. Sometimes large quantities OF
gas and a sluggishness of the color.
may permit small hardened particles
OF fecal matter to be forced into the
appendix. These sometimes resemble
seeds in appearance.
Red Tongue
Question: Mrs. r. L. K. writes:
tongue is a bright red color, and
my stomach seems to be continually
upset. Almost everything 1 eat causes
pain. I always thought that when
the stomach was upset the tongue
was coated. Why isn't this true with
me?"
Answer: Sometimes people who
have stomach ulcers have very REQ
tongues. I would advise you to have
an X-ray examination Of the stom-
ach, and If you find you have stom.
ach ulcers you should use a milk diet.
Copyright, 1880. by The Bell
Syndicate, Inc.)
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d. Mccoy will gladly answer
personal questions on health and
diet addressed to rim, care Of
The Tribune.
Enclose q stamped addressed
envelope fer reply.
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to receive, then most Of us are con-
tent to let the other fellow have the
greater blessing."-Rev. Smaller Mat
theWS.
when a man stops having expert
ences he stops learning; after that he
merely remembers, and then he be-
comes muddled ."-Ben Hecht, author.
X X X
III women were to have a gospel
of beauty, mi word would contain it,
and that word iS-"refinement."-
Marilyn Miller, stage and screen star.
The United States is the greatest
law factory the world has ever
known Chief Justice Charles Evans
Hughes.
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peel. chop into small pieces, add
some butter and milk and reheat.
Satisfy Patties. Boil and peel the
satisfy, then mash. Add one beaten
egg and some Melba toast crumbs.
Form into flat cakes and brown in
the oven.
Moth Oyster Soup. Parboil, peel
and slice some satisfy roots. Add an
equal amount Of canned corn and
some finely chopped celery. Put in q
pan with equal parts Of milk ano
water. Add two tablespoons of but.
ter. Simmer very slowly until the
celery is tender.
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Since the creation Of the Oregon
state parole board in 1911, a total of
2,544 prisoners have been paroled and
$40 convicts pardoned.
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for at least an hour and serve in a
heap on top Of shredded lettuce.
Stewed Satisfy. Boil the sasify,
The Washington times., 1930-04-11

Cecile's-Vivian Aldrich. who
came sometimes to the Smok-
erie. A man she had never seen
before.
Ardeth's sick eyes went over
Cecile-beautiful, immaculate,
despite the stormy day.
The minister came out of the
vestry door. Ardeth was dimly
aware that he was speaking to
Mr.. Parker, even as she was
dimly aware of Cecile whisper
ing to her mother. But her
anguished gaze was on Ken
now, devouring him, her heart
in her eyes. Staring until the
candles at the altar became a
golden blur.
Too far to see Ken'S face, but
the tall, young figure held a
weary Stoop which made Ardeth
yearn toward him.
A dream a terrible
dream. Frenzied rebellion in her
hear. touching her brain to
madness. A pulse had begun to
pound in her throat. Her tenn.
Piles throbbed.
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~ HE mopped her eyes in
cold water. Combed her
~ hair. Moving with slow de-
liberation, like one drugged.
She thought. II must not act
queer. People will look at me-"
She walked down to the store,
grateful to the rain which made
it possible to shut out the star
ing world with an umbrella.
Little All Ling looked at Ar
deth anXiouSly as she entered
the store. She knew much-thiS
discreet eyed, soft spoken Chi
nese girl. Moving silently ABOUT
the Smokerie, handling tea cups
and cigarettes, gossip came to
her ears. Many of the patrons of
the Caprice would have been
startled did they guess just how
much All Ling knew of their pri-
vate affairs. Startled and more
than a little worried.
So now All Ling knew the rea-
son for Ardeth'S white face and
liStleSs manner. All Ling was dis
tressed. She was fond of Ardeth
and she disliked Cecile.
She slipped out to a nearby
restaurant and came back with
a pot of tea and some toasted
muffins. AS she pit it down on
the desk where Ardeth was bal
ancing the cash she said softly,
Eat this. My father always said
we should never meet grief on
an empty stomach"
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ATTRACTIVE
CEREMONY
BY Hannah Wing

E-By Hannan wing
THERE may still be people
= who think that all they
want in the morning is a cup
of coffee and the first chance
at the paper. But if they knew
that breakfast was going to be
the attractive meal it can and
should be, they would revise
their ideas.
Orange, in Juice, or sliced, or
halved, Of course. One may vary
oranges with grapefruit, either
fresh or as juice, which, chilled
in the cans, offers a quick and
invigorating eye-opener. And
the glass of tomato juice should
not be overlooked. All are good,
all should be nice and cool, and
one or the other should be the
first thing at the breakfast
place for each and every one.
Strawberries, when they are
to be had, with the stem on, a
little mound Of powdered sugar
in the center of the plate, each
berry a delight. and each de-
lightful bite urging towards an.
other.
And then, If one wants to go
into this question more deeply,
try serving up a bit of smoked
fish some morning, or open a
can Of corned beef hash and
brown 1t and serve dropped eggs
on 1t.
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A Dreary Spectacle
In the middle of the bloch

In the middle of the block
was a church, indescribably
dreary in this rainy twilight.
Ardeth went slowly up the
shallow wooden steps into the
chapel. Tiptoeing down the
shadowy nave to a pew, halfway
along its length, where a great
pillar formed a shelter. She
slipped in here, her heart shak-
ing up with it's violent pump
ing.
The church was apparently
empty, but the door leading into
the vestry was ajar, telling OF
the whereabouts of the minister.
The altar was softly lit by can
dies, as though in readiness.
Still. So still in here that
sort of tired peace stole over her
She pulled off her hat, rested
her hot face against the pillar
and closed her eyes.
She ~-as startled to painful
wakefulnesE at the sound Of a
car stopping outside. Footsteps
coming up the steps, voices echo
ing In the entrance.
Ardeth's face went white end
ner eyes were dark with dread.
She slipped to her knees,
crouching agains the pillar.
Six people coming up the
nave. Cecile and Ken. Cecile'S
father and mother. A friend OF
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Her Sick Heart
The sonorous voice woke soft

The sonorous voice woke soft
echoes in the vaulted roof.
Ardeth's nails drove into the
palms of her hands, breaking
the skin. She felt weak, as
though the blood were leaving
her heart, drop by drop.
The echoes multiplied, vying
with the spoken word until it
reached the crouching girl in
soft rush as though a multitude
of ghosts whispered up there in
the shadowy vault.
A pause. Cecile's clear metal
lie voice.
Weak fear lest she faint had
swept over Ardeth. She rubbed
at her cold cheeks, crouching
down behind the pew. Mustn't
do that. Oh, Ken would never
forgive her. Shadows
and lights and the group at the
altar swimming before her sick
eyes.
They were turning. Speaking.
Ardeth prassed a hand hard
over her mouth, and crouched
closer to the pillar.
They came down the nave at
tended by a convoy of echoes,
passing close to the pew where
a girl crouched in anguish.
Voices on the steps. The roar
of a starting motor. Ken
going away with his wife =
Oh, dear God!
Turning to re-enter the church
a few minutes later the minister
was startled to see someone
come out of the chapel. A girl,
who held her head down and
rushed wildly past him into the
rainy night. -
Ito Be COntinuedD
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MRS. BEECKMAN
ON CORRECT
MANNERS
DEAR MRS. BEEcKMAN:

DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
A discussion has come up be-
tween a few of my married girl
friends concerning the sigma
ture of a married woman, and
to settle the question correctly
we are coming to you with our
problem.
What is the correct signature
on q business letter? I might
state that two of the girls in.
sist one should write Mary
Jones and directly under it, in
brackets, Mrs. A. B. Jones.
B. D.
I have been conducting this
column for so many years, and
I find such deep and special
pleasure in the realization that
one of the finest things about
human nature is its desire to
know things and to take trouble
to find out what's wnac and
why, that sometimes I find my
self wondering what, of all the
questions that I answer, l would
most rather crusade for. For,
as we all know, there are Ger
tain things that we do. certain
things that we say, that newt
ably stamp us as unmannerly,
unknowing, unaccustomed.
One of the things thai un-
mistakably shows the breeding
and knowing-ness Of a married
woman is the form of her
signature. It is appalling to
see the number of married
women who write Mrs. Arthur
B. Jones, as the direct sigma
ture of their letters. This is
never correct, no matter what
kind of letter they are writing.
When a woman signs letter
to her close friends, she would
probably sign it MARY, or, if
there were any, doubt as to
which Mary, she would sign
MARY JONES. For less friendly
letters she would sign MARY
BROWN JONES. or, if she pre-
fers, MARY JONES. Like this:
Most sincerely yours,
MARY BROWN JONES.
But, for her business letters,
or her letters to people who do
not know her formal name and
who need to be told (as, for in
stance, if the woman were writ
ing and signing a letter to me-,
she must sign like this:
Very truly yours,
MARY BROWN JONES.
MRS. ARTHUR B. JONES'
And I wish that I could write
this instruction in Sky-writing so
that every married woman in
the country would pay attention
to this most important detail.
If she would only stop to con-
slider what a terrible give-away
it is for her to sign her letters
with the Mrs. in the direct sig
nature, I am sure that she would
mend her ways, and at once.
And I am very glad, dear lady,
that you and your friends were
discussing this most significant
and socially important question.
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A Terrible Dream

She knew wild terror lest she
rush out there and scream at
them to stop.
No! Never-never do that!
That was silly! Silly and dra-
matte. What good could it do
after all? AS though she had
done in imagination showed her
Ken's shocked white face. Mrs.
Parker's astonished and af-
fronted one. Cecile's contemp-
tuouS curled lip Wicked
that Cecile should have the Ken
she loved! Oh, wicked
She crouched in the gloom of
the pewS, chewing her lips to
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A Long Day

The days wore away like a
long nightmare. This was one
of the big storms of the year,
few came into the shop and
the Smokerie had no patrons.
At 4:3O Ardeth went to the
back room and took down her
wraps.
take care of the shop, All
Ling and lock up at 6, will
you? I'm going home"
Out in the growing dusk.
Bending her umbrella against
the driving rain. Feeling the
cold slashings of rain on her
legs as she battled her way up
the hills.
She had reached a neighbor-
hood of grey wooden houses
standing cold and aloof at the
top of their long bleak flights
OF steps. Some of them had
unkepi lawns, bare and sodden
nov. Fly-specked Rooms-to-Let
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GIRL JJNAFRAID = By Gladys Johnson

keep from breaking into sobs.
She rubbed her flooded eyes,
impatiently straining her gaze
to that group in the front Of
the church.
Her heart leaped, beat in her
throat.
They had changed places.
Ken was beside Cecile. Facing
the minister in his white sur
plice.
"Oh moi" whispered Ar
deth, with stiff lips. At the
sound of the minister's voice
her heart went sick within her.
Dearly beloved, we are gath
cred here today"
The Washington times., 1930-04-11
Girls, Give
EN- Short
Shrift!
BY Beatrice Fairfax


40 many girls write me let
- ters about young men who
~ make engagements to take
them out, or come to see them
and without explanation of any
kind, ''break dates"
These girls are hurt, morti-
field, and very naturally feel
resentment toward young men
who treat them with such a
lack of respect. A telephone
message may be sent for the
sum of five cents, surely any
girl is worth five cents worth
Of consideration. IF it isn't pos
sible to reach the young lady
by telephone, a telegram or a
special delivery letter - giving
some explanation, even if an
imaginary one - does not rep
resent a reckless expenditure
Of cash.
If you like the girl and do
not wish to treat her with a
studied lack of courtesy and
consideration, you owe her this
little mark of respect. She has
agreed to go out with you, or
stay in to receive you; if some
thing happens which makes it
impossible for you to fulfill
your part of the engagement
you owe it to yourself more
than to her, to do the polite
and conventional thing.
A man who ''break a date"
and offers no explanation puts
himself in the class of those
not acquainted with the code
governing the lives of we'll
bred, considerste people. Un-
less you take this means to be
deliberately insulting there is
no excuse for it.
However, there is this to be
said for young men who elbow
their way through life without
the least regard for the feelings
OF others, or the requirements
OF good mannerS-they wouldn't
do these things if they didn't
know girls would put UP with
them and welcome them back
after each willful omission of
courtesy and respect.
If girls would only cultivate
q little proper pride and not
allow themselves to be treated
as door mats, there would be
a different ending to a good
many blighted love stories.
Nor is the date breaking all
UP to the boys. Quite a few
young men write me about their
experiences with girls who fail
to keep engagements and show
a similar disregard of manners
and consequences.
All I can say to girls and boys
treated this way is, why stand
for such rudeneSs? The next
time one of these disappoint-
ment specialists comes along,
give him or her a dose Of the
same medicine.