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she was thinking. =" Why,
the two men had the same ini-
tials! And II Hilda showed
Tom that telegram Tom would
be sure to think it had come
to Lovejoy from Steve Oglebay!
Nothing ever would make him
think anything else!
Listen to me, Hilda," she
said. What is it you want
from me? Why is it that you're
acting like this with me? I've
always been nice to you, haven't
n"
Making me stay in on Sat-
urday night when you knew
wanted to go by the Scandi-
navian Club to dance! Was
that bein' nice to me?" asked
Hilda sullenly. "And Just now
telling me to get out of your
house! Throwing me out like
I was a tramp-Well, I'm
goingw
She started for the door on
her big feet with their thick
ankles. but Lovejoy stopped
her.
wait a minute, Hilda," she
said. Maybe I haven't been
nice to you, but I meant to be.
I've always liked you-and I
want to be nice to you now."
She took Aline's $50 bill from
the pocket of the sweater she
was wearing.
II want to give you this" she
said. II know we never can be
friends after this morning. I
know you'd rather get another
Job. But you take thiS-and
you give me the telegram and
the letters that you have. Won't
you?"
The girl shook her head once
more.
mo, ma'am," she said flatly.
mot for a little money like
that. I been saving up a long
time so I can go back to the
Old Country and see my folks
pretty quick. You give me two
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the flowers. And he had to
ask with mounting annoyance
why on earth she had asked
this nah, whom he now re-
called as q terrible bore, to the
house when Forbes was going
to be there. He was willing
now to grant that it was all
right to ask Van Dyke, but this
pestl
Dulcy came over and cu1led
UP on his lap, and put her
! head on his shoulder. When
she was like this, he could for.
give her anything. Softly she
confided to him that Vincent
Leach and Angela Forbes were
interested in each other.
"You mean Forbes daughter?
4 thought she and Bill"
Dulcy dismissed that with q
wave Of her hand. That was
all long ago, she explained, and
Bill meant less than the, dust
to Angela, now. And it was
important for Angela to have a
good time. Dulcy had fixed IL
so that she and Vincent could
see a great deal Of each other
over the weekend.
Like you and me, Gordie,"
she cooed, planting kisses on
the tip Of his ear, his chin, the
deepening furrow in his fore
head.
It was all perfectly clear in
Dulcy's mind. and she tried des-
perately to make Gordon see
her point Of view. But the more
she explained, the more silent
and suspicious Gordon became.
He loved Dulcy, desperately,
tremulouSly. He was crazy to
marry her-and sometimes he
wondered If he wasn't.
But Dulcy was convinced that
In playing Cupid and promot-
ing d match between Vincent
and Angela she was putting
over a master stroke Of diplo-
macy. They would always be
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grateful to her because 1t hap
pened In her house, and senti-
ment, II nothing else, would
lead Mr.. Forbes to feel kindly
toward her, his daughters bene-
factor. He would want to do
something for her. Then she
would let the cat out Of the
bag, tell him she wanted more
than the proposed 16 2-3% Of
the new company's stock for
Gordon's business. It was all
very simple.
Gordon leaped to his feet In
alarm, abruptly dumping Dulcy
to the floor. Like a Gagged ami
NAL, he paced up and down the
room.
Gordon darling, don't be up
SET" she pleaded with him. 81
know they should marry. It's
a woman's intuition!"
Suddenly Gordon stopped, his
face livid.
"And it's my intuition that
the whole thing is wrong" he
exploded. "You promised me
you wouldn't interfere If I let
you bring Forbes here, and now
what have you to greet him?
An ex-convict for a butler! A
golf fanatic! An idiot of a
scenario writer who proposes
to make love % Forbes daugh-
ter under your very roof"
He caught up his bag and
stamped out of the room with
out a single backward glance.
He didn't even seem to hear
Dulcy crying.
And she could only stand
distractedly watching him
through her tears. He'd never
come back to her, never!
Tomorrow:
The Imperfect Hostess.
Copyright. 1880. King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
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drew her little gold-mesh bag
from under them.
Nov, don't let her get it
into her head that you're CIV
ing her this money to hush her
up," she said, taking a $50 bill
from it. "Tell her you're going
to get a man and wife to work
for you in the new house
discharge her and give her this
instead Of notice."
Lovejoy took the bill.
II once had a maid who did
this very same sort of thing"
Aline went on, draining her
glass Of orange Juice. "And
that's why I'm so careful about
getting telephone calls and let
ters from my 'beaus' here at
the house now. It surely taught
me a lesson. " And
that reminds me-Sam Oliver
left town last night and
told him to write me in your
name this morning. You'd bet.
ter skip along home, or Hilda
will get his telegram when it
comes"
Lovejoy skipped along" home
in a great hurry.
Hilda was washing the break.
fast dishes, singing to herself
as she worked.
"A telegram didn't come for
me while I was gone, did ft?"
Lovejoy asked her pleasantly.
She meant to be pleasant and
sweet with Hilda just as If she
liked and trusted her.
Hilda nodded.
The telegraph company tele.
phoned the message a few min
utes ago." she said, IT took it,
MissiS."
"You took i'll" Lovejoy's de-
termination to be pleasant and
kind vanished into thin air.
fWhy, what right had you to
take my kilograms over the tel
ephone?-You get into that
room Of yours, pack up your
things and get out Of this
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house just as fast as you can!
Do you hear me?"
Hilda took her wet reddened
hands out Of the dish-water
and turned around to face her.
Don't you talk to me like
that, you bad woman!" she
said stolidly. "It's you that
ought-ta be throwed out Of
this house instead of me. You
with a good husband, carrying
on with not one man, Misses,
but two! Don't you think I
don't know all about you!"
Lovejoy began to feel sick
and dizzy with fright.
II told you that telegram
was telephoned to this house."
Hilda said. But it wasn't. It
was brung here, and I got It'll"
She nodded her big flaxen
head solemnly.
II got two Of them letters
that you're always waiting for"
she added. II got them where
you won't get them. At my
girl friends house, all locked
up " p" I think I'm going to
show them to Mister. He
ought to know what's going on.
He oughtta know how you're
doing him!"
The shiny linoleum-cove
floor Of the little kitchen seem.
ed to be slipping away from
Lovejoy'S feet. She tried to tell
herself that she wasn't in any
real danger-that the letters
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Romance of Beaut iful Blonde

think he was Of such good
family, he is SO clever"
Gordon was weakening, even
before Dulcy edged into the
hollow Of his arm and planted
a kiss on his cheek. She was
trying hard to help him, he
reminded himself. Maybe 1t
wouldn't be sofbad to have q
big man like Van Dyke In the
house, to impress Forbes, though
he couldn't just see how he
and Forbes would get q chance
to talk business, with q
stranger around.
"You shouldn't have asked
him, Dulcy," Gordon made one
last attempt to exert some
authority. with Mr.. Forbes
coming. You know how much
it means to me-to us. Why,
we can't be married this year
If this deal with Forbes doesn't
go through"
Daring" DuIcy Sl1d her arms
around his neck and drew him
close to her. "You just leave
Mr.. Forbes to me. And cheer
up; I've got a real surprise for
YOU"
Gordon looked at her aghaSt,
but Bill. long accustomed to
his sisters ways, could treat
the new development with
philosophic calm.
"One thing Dulcy has never
learned" he observed, "iS the
difference between a surprise
and a shock"
Even Dulcy, to whom all was
well with the world as long as
Gordon was with her and there
wasn't actually a bomb burst
ing underfoot, realized that the
situation was growing tense.
Somebody else, besides Van
Dyke?" exclaimed Gordon, omi.
nously.
What are you trying to do,
solve the housing problem?"
asked Bill.
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NOW CONTINUE

tions for the weekend, he had
accepted hers.
Gordon was impressed, but
still troubled.
But having that stranger
here with Forbes-how do you
know it's going to"
Dulcy waved his objections
aside. Any business man, she
was sure, would be delighted
to be in the company Of Schuy-
Ter Van Dyke. Why, Mr.. Van
Dyke had interests in railroads
and mines and all sorts of
things, much more important
ones than that old artificial
jewelry business Of Mr.. Forbes
except, of course, to a woman
just getting dressed. Besides,
he was wonderfully entertain
ing. He knew lots Of parlor
games and played the piano
beautifully.
Really, Gordon, she told
him earnestly, You'd never
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Adapted From Marion Davies Forthcoming
All-Talking Picture Play

newcomer. Bill looked slightly
seasick, and Gordon could have
posed for an illustration en-
titled "Just before the battle,
mother"
"If Dulcy were q man, she'd
flirt with q prize fighters
wife," murmured Bill, and Cor
don replied that he doubted
whether she could have found,
anywhere in the lands anyone
he'd less rather see than this
new guest.
Vincent Leach had q mincing
walk and his hands were as
restless as an interpretive
dancers. His manner suggested
that he, alone, was carrying
the worlds great thoughts about
with him.
He followed the butler up
stairs, and it was several min
utes before Gordon could trust
himself to speak. Dulcy fused
with the flowers and said
nothing.
"Dulcy:;" he said at last.
who Is this man, and why
have you asked him hefe?"
Dulcy, as usual, had a per.
fectly good reason; perfectly
good, that Is, to her. It is
probable that Dulcy could have
found a good reason for invit.
ing a night club hostess and a
troupe of trained seals, If a
sudden whim to do so had pos
Sessed her.
"You and I met Mr.. Leach at
Mr.. De Miles last week." she
reminded Gordon. "He's the
big scenario writer. And there's
a sacret about him." she. went
on mysteriously, and rushed
off to fuss with q bowl of lilies.
"You might put one Of those
lilies in Gordon's hand; he'll
be ready to be laid out in q
minute" Bill suggested.
Gordon was fighting a losing
battle with his temper. He had
to ask her to stop fussing with
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CHAPTER XIV

TARLY Friday morning, as
soon as Tom was out of
the house, Lovejoy went
over to Aline's house to tell her
about Hilda.
She found her propped up
against the lace-edged pillows of
her bed, drinking orange juice
and nibbling toast and looking
very lazy and comfortable.
what do you think Of Sam
Oliver?" she asked with a
smile and a yawn when Love
Joy came in and sat down on
the edge Of her bed.
"I think he's very careless"
answered Lovejoy tartly. "He
left the stub of his cigar in my
living room yesterday, and I
had a perfectly terrible time
trying to explain it to Tom last
night I don't know
whether he believed what I told
him or not"
She was pretty sure that Tom
had not believed her. Men
who come to show curtain ma
ter1als usually aren't rich
enough to buy halfdollar cigars
for themselves-and she knew it.
But that isn't the worst
thing that happened" she said
gloomily. "Hilda must have
been peek --1g around yesterday
afternoon just as you said she
would. And last night she told
me she wouldn't tell Tom that
I had a man ir the house
drinking with me If I'd be nice
to her She said You treat
me right and I'll treat you
right I think she's threaten
ing me. Don't your"
Aline laughed. "Of course
she Is. She probably wants
some money from you-and
this is her way Of getting It,"
She put one of her white
hands under her pillows and
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more bills like this one and
give you back your things"
Lovejoy tried to be calm. But
once more her anger flared up.
-" " To be held up like this
by a girl who had lived in her
house for weeks! A common ig-
norant girl who couldn't even
speak English! To let a girl
like Hilda outwit her!
"You know that what you're
doing to me is called black
mail don't you?" she asked fu-
riouSly. "You know I could
have you put into jail for steal.
ing my letters, too, don't you?
Now you go and get them and
give them to me this instant
or I'll phone the police!"
Hilda walked into her own
room.
A moment later she came
walking out Of it. She had on
her hat and coat.
"You get out Of my way"
she said when Lovejoy tried to
stop her. I'm going straight
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part, although he announced
guests as If they had been
trains, beloved: "Good eve
ming, may I take your hat and
coat? Will you step this way?"
Dulcy was glad to see the
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CHAPTER 3
Cupid In Disguise


"Du1cY"
~ Gordon's tone was the
grim, purposeful one of a man.
who is taking his life in his
hands, and knows that he'll
probably drop 1t. Dulcy stood
framed in the doorway, her
soft, blonde hair a halo around
her head, an expression of deep
contentment on her face.
''Dulcy! Who is that man
you have invited here?"
Dulcy was almost too in
nocently sweet as she answered.
Mr.. Van Dyke was one of THE
Van Dykes, she explained; a
man anyone would be de-
lighted to meet. She had met
him herself just that afternoon.
at one Of the neighbors.' and
though he had many invita-
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"Just wait, Gordon: don't get
so excited" she urged, win
cent Leach is coming" she con-
cluded, with pride.
And at that moment, Per.
kinS, now letter perfect in his
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dual sign of the two fishes which, you know, are
always shown swimming in opposite directions.
Those born under this sign rather dual and contrary
by nature One Of dislkes drawing cartoons and the
other dislkes writing stories, that have more
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By FAY KING
F'uy

DERHAPs my lack of interest in siamese twins is due
to the fact that am somewhat of siamese twins
myself.
Being born in the early part of March, come under the
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trouble than siamese twins getting my days work done.
Invariabe in all things have to make up two minds
The arguments Ihave with myself are more like a de-
BATE and it then feel like catfishes-Im so on the
fenceI -i.
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down to Mister's office, and Tin
going to show him all tire
things I've got-and I'm gong
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By HELEN KLUMPH

From MARION DAVIES forthcoming ALT0lkins
Picture by Wanda TuchOk and EdWir Justus Mayer,
based on the play, "DuIcy," by Mar0s Connolly and
George Kaufman The picture sOW be shOtOn at
Locus Palace Theater.
THE STORY THUS FAR
Trouble always followed Ducy Parkers attempts to help
people, SO Gordon Smith, her anCe tried to keep her from
helping him in his business dealings with Mr. Forbes
nancier But Dulcy asked Forbes his wife and daughter
down for week end Gordon arriving early found to
his horror that she had butler who
vC that she had also invited utter stranger named
Van Dyke Her brother Bill shared Gordons fears that the
worst to happen
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} to tell him such things about
you! You bad woman!"
(TO be Continued Tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-11
THREE LITTLE GIRLS
HIKE TOWARD NORTH
Patrolmen Find Runaways Near
Baltimore After Absence of
Whole Day.

Three little girls, victims Of yester-
days balmy Spring air, who left the
home of their foster mother, Mrs. Mary
E. Brannon, 3403 Dent place yesterday
morning for school, were found hitting
the open road" near Baltimore at 8
o'clock this morning without funds but
happy.
years old: her 12-year-old sister Mary,
both students at Gordon Junior High
School, and Thelma Mills, IL years old,
who attends the Jefferson Junior High
School.
Thoughts of school books and lessons
were cast aside by the would-be travel
erS and after conflding to friends that
they just couldn't stay In one place so
long," the trio started for Baltimore.
They walked all day yesterday, en-
Joying their newly found freedom. It
was great to be out In the air away
from MISUNDERSTANDING teachers.
They were hiking along Belair road
just outside of Baltimore when two
patrolmen spied them.
Say, what va dom out this late?"
queried one of them.
We'll, we're going up North, that's
what" came the retort''
We know where the first stop North
Is" said the patrofmen as they trundled
the mixers into their machine.
This morning, after q sound sleep
and a hearty breakfast. the North
seemed very, very far away. The three
are wards Of the Board Of Welfare and
the board is preparing 10 bring them
home today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-11
DANIEL R. STANSBURY
DIES AFTER STROKE
Alexandrian Prominent in Lodge
and Business Circles Passes
Away Suddenly.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March IL
Daniel r. Stansbury, 78 years old, of
207 North Columbus street, died at his
residence here shortly after / o'clock
yesterday afternoon following a stroke
of paralysis.
Sunday morning he attended church
services at the Second Presbyterian
Church and was apparently in the best
of health.
Funeral services will be tomorrow
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock from the late
residence and will be conducted by Rev.
E. M. Delaney, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church. Interment in
Bethel Cemetery will follow.
Mr.. Stansbury was past grand mas
ter of the Odd Fellows of the State of
Virginia, past grand commander of
Patriarch Militant of Virginia, past
noble grand of Potomac Lodge, No. So;
past patriarch of Marley Encampment,
No. 6, and a member of Liberty Re-
bekah Lodge, this city.
The deceased conducted a sheet metal
establishment for many years in the
1900 block, New York avenue, in WASH
ington
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Daniel r. Stansbury; one daughter.
Mrs. j. Randall Cation, jr., and two
sons, Daniel r. Stansbury, tr., and Her
bert Stansbury, the latter of San An
tonic, Tex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-11
ARLINGTON GAINS
MAY AFFECT RULE.
Governor Says Experience
and Study Needed in Re-
forming Government.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP,
stan Correspondent of The Star.

RICHMOND, Va, March 11.-Arling-
ton County's newly legalized change IN
government may be but half change
when studies and experiments are made
of the final form achieved, said Gov.
Pollard in discussing the problems OF
the Northern Virginia territory yeSter-
day. The study is being made by the
county government commission, Whlch
will report In 1882.
Although 1t may be disconcerting IN
certain degree to the populace, Gov.
Pollard declared, Arlington must expert
ment now with the problems that she
has and that are eventually to be raced
by every county in the State.
County Growth Swift.
Arlington's swift growth is because
of her proximity to the National
Capital. That this increase in popula-
ton is largely of persons accustomed to
modern conveniences and who are
anxious to enjoy these causes the cry for
Improvements, the governor said, was
apparent.
Referring to the complaint of the
legislators from other sections that the
Arlington County Representatives in the
General Assembly always introduce
much legislation of a purely local ma
ture, Gov. Pollard said that this is to
be expected from any county CndC Is
developing rapidly and whose popula-
ton is not satisfied with the old form
of county government. 1T is the
natural result of growth" he said.
Need of Commission.
It was largely through the problems
faced by Arlington that formation of
tn County Government Commission was
urged by the governor as one of the
principal points of his inaugural adj
dress, he stated, and 1t will depend to
a large extent upon the report made by
this commission as to what Arlington
will eventually do in the adoption Of
a new form of government.
County government is a neglected
field not only in Virginia but in every
State in the Union, the governor thinks,
and he believes that the intensive study
to be made by his commission will bene-
fit the entire country and result in
general change, at least in many of the
Eastern States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-11
FALLS CHURCH ENDS.
SIDEWALK FIGHT.
Brown Grants 90-Foot Strip
for Privilege of Building
Projecting Windows.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, March IL
The Falls Church Town Council last
night granted William S. Brown per-
NIT to erect a building on First street
in East Falls Church in line with the
present buildings in consideration of Mr..
Browns agreement to dedicate to the
town a strip 48 feet wide along his en-
tire frontage of 80 feet. The council
then granted Brown revocable ease
ment to put bay windows feet wide
projecting on that strip. This action
virtually establishes a building line on
this street of 4.8 feet.
The controversy between the council
and Mr.. Brown aroused much interest,
and a large delegation OF merchants
and other citizens attended the meeting
last night to support Mr.. Browns petit
ton. The original buildings on this
street were erected before the adoption
by the council of the ordinance estab-
fishing a 10-foot building line. AS the
other stores were built they were al
lowed to continue the building line,
which, instead of running parallel to
First street, DIVORCES until Browns cor
ner is 4.8 feet further from the street
line than Wares corner. The sidewalks
are erected within the street line. The
compromise Will give 10 ACCO
extra width for sidewalks in front of
the new store. The permission to ex-
tend the bay windows on this strip may
be revoked whenever the council deems
1t necessary to widen the street. When
the buildings now standing on First
street are rebuilt or remodeled the coun-
Gil viii require that they be moved back
to the 48-foot depth.
The council expressed qualification at
the order of the Circuit Court determin-
ing that the ordinance of the town Is
quite sufficient as a process by which
the town treasurer is compelled to col
lect outstanding taxes. Treasurer Prodigy
stated that he was now listing the 300 or
more delinquent tax payers in proper
form and would proceed Immediately
to levy on their property to secure coll
lection.
Councilman Julius Parmelee reported
for the committee appointed to confer
with Representative Moore concerning
the possible need for additional legisla-
ton for securing a future water supply
in the Fairfax part of Falls Church
through the Arlington system from the
Federal supply in Washington.
Building permits were granted to w.
H. Shaw for Improvements in the Bill
lard room at East Falls Church; to
Milton E. Roberts for erection of three
buildings on his poultry plant at West
Falls Church, and to Byrnes N. Gibson
to erect q lunch room and seven tourist
cottages at his filling station on the
Lee Highway and Shreve street.