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looked on, aghast. Again he
placed them, and before he
could take aim, the balls
wheeled about coyly and surged
toward him.
He was beyond profanity; he
was even beyond speech.
"Oh, come on" Van Dyke
urged playfully, this is lots Of
fun. You don't have to hit the
ball at ALL"
I'm sorry" Gordon apollo
gized, "awfully sorry. Dulcy must
have moved the table. And
when she put it back she
didn't get it quite level"
The one glimmer of hope that
had momentarily parted the
clouds overhanging Forbes week
end had vanished, and as he
stamped from the room he NUT
tered: THAT woman! She
couldn't even leave a billiard
table alone. She probably talked
to it until it sagged from ex-
haustion."
It might have been better for
all concerned if he had left
the billiard room a few minutes
earlier, or if he had never gone
there at all.
For when Dulcy returned to
the living room, a romantic
scene met her eyes. Angela was
clasped in Vincent's arms, and
between kisses he was holding
forth in the style of one Of his
own heroes.
MY love; my own!" he ex-
claimed, holding her closer.
You are wonderful. I have
loved you from the moment
when I first saw YOU"
Dulcy looked on, delighted.
At least one Of her plans was
working out properly.
"All that I am, and all that
I ever hope to be is yours, all
yours" Vincent went on. "Of
course, I've knocked around a
bit. Many girls have loved me,
but all! dear girl, you are the
only one I have ever loved"
Dulcy coughed nervously, hop
ing to attract their attention.
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were your letters-but he didn't
believe me-" she said with
measured calm. He doesn't
believe me now. But it doesn't
make any difference - He's
angry with me, anyway, be-
cause he's found out that I've
been playing around with Steve
Oglebay. He says he's through
with me-and I'm taking him
at his word. I'm going to see
. a divorce lawyer today. There's
no use in two people living the
cat-and-dog life that we've been
living lately"
Aline nodded her golden
head.
Il think you're sensible" she
answered smoothly. When two
people don't get along, the only
thing for them to do is to
separate. l know I'd leave Al
in a minute if stopped caring
for him"
Lovejoy gasped " Why,
how could Aline sit there and
pretend that she cared for her
husband? If she cared the
least little bit about him she
wouldn't be having all these
disgraceful love affairs all the
time, would she?
And yet I was running around
with Steve all winter while Tom
and were living together, she
remembered, and her conscience
gave her a brand-new prick.
I'm just as bad as she is
Aline was lighting a cigarette,
scratching the match along one
side Of Lovejoy's shining new
bedside table.
Where are the letters now?"
she asked, I'D like to get them"
Lovejoy stared at her blankly.
Why. let's see, Tom must have
them" she said vaguely. Il
seem to remember his picking
them up and putting them into
his pocket last night"
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NOW CONTINUE

with a smile Of forgiveness.
After all, the day might be
saved. Even Dulcy could guess
right once, if she kept guess
ing long en- ugh.
He didn't know that fate was
waiting in the billiard room, ali
ready to put out her foot and
trip them.
Arm in arm Forbes and Cor
don set out blithely for the bill
lard room. They were even
cordial when Van Dyne asked
If he might come along and
watch.
Gordon pinched himself, con-
WINGED now that the nightmare
was all over. Billiards would
put Forbes in a good humor
and he might talk business to
him after all. The only dis.
quietilg thought that dis
turbed his serenity was that
now that Forbes was out Of the
way, Dulcy would manouever
to throw Vincent and Angela
together.
His guess was right! The
men were hardly out Of the
room when Dulcy spoke up
brightly!
II always say that one touch
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CHAPTER IL
A Long Chance

Gordon was barely awake, but
he realized that the CHASTITY
strain Of listening to Leach was
over, and even in his Slumber-
Gus state, he was conscious Of
Forbes, rising with a groan as
he clutched his aching back.
Gone were his hopes Of inter-
esting Forbes in his business.
Financially he was sunk. All
he could hope for now was to
protect dear little well-mean-
ing Dulcy from the burst of
rage that was sure to come.
Even Dulcy became vaguely
conscious that her efforts to en-.
terrain Forbes had gone awry.
She started across the room
toward him, a little timid about
making another suggestion.
''Mr. Forbes" she began re-
luctantly, wouldn't you like to
play a game of billiards?"
Forbes Strengthened up. There
was a faint CLEAN in his eyes.
Billiards" he gasped. Bill
lizards! Why didn't you men
ton that sooner and spare me
Gordon beamed at Dulcy
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Of nature makes the whole
world something or other" 1t
was growing late and Dulcy
was running out of apt quota.
items. Anyway, don't you and
Angela want to go out in the
garden and look at the moon
light?"
A moment later Dulcy heard
Gordon's voice frantically call
ing to her from the billiard
room.
THE balls? Oh, you want
the balls to play WITH" she
asked, meanwhile wondering
what on earth she could have
done with them. AS she
hurried down the hall she
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she suddenly remembered that
she had them in her darning
basket. She had been using one
of them for a darning ball!
Forbes didn't seem to think it
was the least bit amusing when
she offered him a darning ball
in place of the smaller ones he
was accustomed to play with!
Gordon drew a long sigh Of
relief, and motioned to Forbes
to start the game, as soon as
she left the room.
Forbes was not a man to
take any game lightly, particu-
larly Billiards, and when after
2 carefully calculated shot, the
balls all rolled toward him, he
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CHAPTER XxxIV

A minute later Tom ba :ked
his car out of the driveway and
drove away at top speed.
And a minute after Lovejoy
was at the telephone, calling
Steve Oglebay's number.
Hello, Steve" she said when
he answered her ring. Il want
to ask you something and I
want you to give me a perfectly
honest answer-Steve, did you
truly truly mean what you said
to me the other night?"
Every word of it," he said
promptly. "You know that with
out asking. " What's hap.
pened?"
Lovejoy cleared her throat.
Everything here has gone to
smash" she told him, and /
wanted to be sure could bank
on YOU'LL call you tomorrow.
God night, Steve"
She hung up the receiver, and
then she called a taxicab.
Ten minutes later she was on
her way to Aunt EN-.
She found her alone in the
big homelike flat, with a glass
pitcher of lemonade on a table
beside her and great stack of
old newspapers on the floor at
her feet. = /" Aunt EN- seemed
never to find time to read the
papers the day they were
printed. She was always SAVING
them UP to look over on Hae
evenings when Uncle James
went out to his lodge.meeting.
She was all excitement now
over something that she had
Just read in a paper two weeks
old.
Dear mel" she said to Love
Joy, looking at her from over
the rims of her glasses. They
say that Lindbergh and that
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called various suggestions as
they came to mind.
But they weren't in any of
the places she might have beer
expected to put them. Van
Dyke, obligingly chinned nim-
self on the beams of the low
ceiling, pretending to look for
them there, and Dulcy laughed
obligingly, wondering why Cor
don and Forbes didn't think it
was the least bit funny. They
seemed to take the whole thing
so seriously.
One cupboard yielded old
Christmas tree ents;
another a set of checkers. She
was just about to give up when
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Aline jumped up from the bed.
well, I'll go down to his
office and get them from him!"
she cried. do you suppose he
has them with him?"
Lovejoy said she didn't know
where they were. She added
that she didn't care where they
were.
When Aline was gone she
went downstairs and made her
self a cup of coffee.
She went down the back stairs
so that she would not have to
say good morning to Norrie,
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who was sitting In the living
room with the baby.
Then she went softly upstairs
again and took her bath. She
took a long, leiSurely one, using
plenty of verveine bath salts
Her red hair was lying on her
temples and forehead in damp
little rings and her cheeks were
flushed when she went back
into her room to dress.
She opened the door " . And
there, on the edge of the bed
where Aline had been sitting an
hour before. sat Tom!
Ito Be COntinued)
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Cay cartoons seem to be quite popular these days And
1t interesting to note that longer sensitive
about them
Men have minded how funny the cartoons of them
might BE- but thaEO time when sartoonist had diff
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What Do You Kn0w?
ANSWERS TO TODAY's TEST
Questions on Editorial Page

l. Charms vaor; g. Intentions; Green: S. Laugh:
Tea Shakespeare TO- book published after the death
Of the author H. self righteous hypocrca person. H. The
law OF gravitat1on; 10, place appointed meetng H.
Stimulating substance found coffee; IS John Cabot
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Guilty to get woman at convention or meeting to let
him make sketch.
had be done secretly They strongly dsapprOved of
ii when they it in print.
Most cartOOniSts men. They made the mistake Of
cartOOuinR women they would msa
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By FAY KING

YoDAY offer for your dsapprOval catty cartoons
of pretty stars.
Nothing is more difficult than making an ugly pic
turs of pretty woman.
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A Gripping Narrative of An
Adorable Meddler
By HELEN KLUMPH

From MARION DAVIES forthcoming Al-Talkins
Picture by Wanda TuchOk and EdUin Justus Mayer,
based the play, "Dulcy," by Maras Connolly and
George Kaufman. The picture Oil be shoWn soon at
Locus Palace Theoter.
THE STORY THUS FAR
Dulcy Parkers efforts to help Gordon her fiance put
business deal with Roger Forbes all 90 wrong
While spending weekend at her house, Forbes annoy
mounts to towering rage his wife flrts with
golf fanatic, his daughter falls in love with conceed
scenario writer and he puts in terrible evening listening
to music and the scenario writer's latest story.
NOW CONTTNnE
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-08
JUMPS
in POPULATION
210 County Returns Greater
Than Entire State
In 1920

AUSTIN, June 7-tP-The pop
ulation Of the first 30 counties liz
Texas reported complete for 1880
by the Associated Press Is greater
by $4,000 than the population Of the
entire state OF Texas was in 1920,
The Austin Sunday American
Statesman will say Sunday.
Partial returns from forty-four
counties. vet incomplete, are not
figured In this total.
The population Of the 30 counties
has been computed by The Sunday
American Statesman at 4.765, 233.
The population of the state of
Texas in 1920 was 4,663.2
The net gain in population in the
2i0 counties Al compared 10 their
totals OF 1920. Is computed at 1914
500. The total population of these
counties in 1920 was 3.661.5T3
From this The American-States-
man deduces that the total popula-
ton of Texas has passed 5.676.818.
This is computed by adding the net
gain TO the 1920 figures assuming
that the remaining "A counties win
equal their 1920 figure.
This assumption is regarded by
the paper as justifiable inasmuch as
Tarrant county. one Of the largest
In point OF population increase. JEFF
ferscn, and 10 other counties having
more than 10000 population each
IN 1920, have not been reported.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-08
Numerous Events For
Ell Jardin Picnic

a baseball game. a dance, and
numerous athletic events, in addi-
ton TO a bountiful basket dinner.
are to feature the annual picnic Of
Ell Jardin community Wednesday,
June IL. Brownsville friends are in
vited to bring their baskets and en-
joy the day.
H. Jardin high school glee club
is TO open the program at II a. m.
with the song Eyes Of Texas" Rev.
o. l.. Smith is 70 deliver an address.
followed by another song. Our VAL
lev Home" by the glee club. Free
ice cream. lemonade and coffee will
be served with the basket dinner at
1920 o'clock.
Athletic events are to begin at
2.30. with first and second prizes of
fered. as follows: Boys and girls
races up to five years. 40 yards;
bows and girls races. 6 to 8 years,
go yards: boys and girls races. 9 to
II years, Is yards: boys race, IL
to is years. 100 yards; girls race,
II to Is. rs yards: ~free-for-all race.
$50 yards; married women's race,
rs yards.
Other events include ladies' ball
throwing. nail driving. and bean
guessing contests: ladies' folding
chair, potato-rolling and egg races;
turtle race Cdry land), grass frog
leaping contest, and horse shoe con
test.
"A baseball game Is to be played
at 4:30 between FL Jardin Farmers
and the Point Isabel Pirates. A
dance will be held in the new pavil-
ion at $50, with music furnished by
the Black Hawk orchestra.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-08
NOW TALKS OF
SPACE WHICH HAS LIMITS

imagination which thinks OF space
rs going on forever. They simply
poStulate that the kind of space
visible either to the eye or imagina-
ton Is probably not only limited,
but likely in the end to prove diff
fertnt from what is expected.
EinStein's London pronouncement
refers to his cosmology, his theory
of how the universe Is made, which
Is something independent of his
reiatlvity theory and not Is well
known. Under Einstein's cosmology
the dimensions of space are deter
mined by the amount OF matter IL
contains.
More Matter, Less Space
The more matter there is, the
smaller space must be-" says Sir
James Jeans, English astronomer
explaining this Einstein cosmology
in the universe around Us. And
conversely space could only be OF
literally infinite extent if it con-
tanned no matter at ali. The prob
lem Of determining the extent of
space Accordingly reduces to that OF
determining how much matter space
contains"
The size OF this Einstein Space"
provided II exist. has been COM
plted BY astronomers. They have
been able to figure the weight OF
all the stars and matter in sight
CT telescopes, and from these weights
to derive the size.
They found that the outer edge
OF this space" is about 500 times
as far as the present limit Of vision
IN telescopes, which can now see
tire distance travelled by light ii
l4n or $50 million years.
Space Curved
Einstein also holds that this
space Is curved, which means that
owing 20 some still unsolved prop
erty. space is able to bend light.
and make ii travel In a circle, like
accommodating the earth. So
mathematicians have figured that
light would travel completely around
this Einstein space In 100000 mil
iior years. Therefore. after that
long lapse. we ought to be able TO
look in the opposite direction in the
sky from our sun. and IL u tele-
scopes are powerful enough. to see
the suns rays coming family from
the other way around.
E~instein's word space Is eating
up matter" mean that his intricate
mathematics have hit upon some
thing that may further elucidate
the mysteries OF limited space"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-08
'Whiskey' Found To
Be Favored Waite

DALLAS, June 7-R-E. Grip
pen, assistant United States district
attorney, today discovered first
hand" that things are not always
what they seem and ne promptly
admitted his error.
With a quart OF ~colorless fluid
which smelled like whisky as ev-
dence, Crippen was trying to con-
vict Monroe Harris on a possession
charge.
The defendant insisted the evil
dence was not whisky. The fruit
jar was passed among the jurors
and each took a Whit" The be-
Lief was hat the liquid smelled like
whisky.
1t then wa returned to the pro-
secutor who took a taste. Your
honor. the defendant is correct" he
told the judge. 1T Is just water with
q whisky flavor. I ask that the
case be dismissed"
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Troop 4 held their regular meet
ing at the Baptist church Thursday.
there being seven scouts present.
beside Scoutmaster Clegg and three
committeeman. Scouts present were
Edwin Clark. Laurence Collins
Leonard Trimble. Buford Bees0n-
Bill Morton. Gaius Flanders and
Sam Merrill.
Mark Mackles. our former scribe.
left ON the first OF the month.
The meeting Thursday was short
owing to the absence OF the scouts
who we're working or ON vacation.
Before the meeting closed 1t was
decided that the meeting was to be
held on Friday from now ON. ALI
scouts In Troop 4 r urged to at
tend the meeting next Friday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-08
BY HOWARD w. BLAKESLES
Associated Press Science Editor:

NEW YORK. June 7-(P-Ein-
STEMS announcement in London
that Space Is eating up matter"
is another break into q new field
Of Investigation, one not SO incom-
~prehenSible as IL sounds.
He has found another method Of
measuring space Of a particular
kind, the tangible space in which
man lives, which Is not empty but
IS known to be filled with gravita-
ton light, electrical forces, posi-
bly, with the ether and perhaps 9TH
res unknown. Einstein'S figures
have shown for some time that
space having these properties may
be limited in extent.
Surprise In Store
Eis theories do not say what is
outside the kind Of light-electricity-
gravitation-filled space that tele-
scopes can see and human brains
figure fundamentally. His theories
Go not deny the common sense OF
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-08

CHICAGO, June 7-tP-A pass
ing tugboat churned up the beaten
bullet-punched body of Eugene
Red Mclaughlin from the Chi
cago drainage canal today. and
newspaper files turned I'D the rev.
elation that the sixth Of Margaret
Hamilton's sweethearts had graced
gangSter'S graves.
Feet and hands bound with wire
and head tied in a sack, the corpse
Of the nationally notorious gunman,
kidnaper. robber and killer was drag
ged from the water where it had
apparently lain about two weeks
and was taken TO the morgue to be
identified by Reds brother, Robert
Mclaughlin. president Of the Check
er Cab company of Chicago.
And then came word from police.
hunting a motive, that underworld
gossip blamed Mclaughlin for the
killing Of Earl Jew" Bates in Gin
cinnati about two months ago.
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FEW IN RACES
CONTINUED from page ID

been urged by political hackers in
Corpus Christi TO seek the position
H. d. Seago, county clerk, who
was unopposed last election, seems
destined to 60 back into office with
out a ruffle. He is perhaps the most
popular man In the courthouse.
Seago has a strong following all
over the county. Before moving TO
Brownsville he lived In Harrington
for a number OF years.
There are rumors that Judge
John l.. Kleiber OF the county court
at law viii draw opposition out Of
Harrington. No candidate has been
named SO far. however.
Sheriff's Race
Nike Mammalian Of Brownsville
will likely oppose Sheriff Frank
Brown. They ran a nip-and-tuck
race last election.
Rumor has 1t that w. 3. Walton
Of Brownsville will again oppose
j. j. Fox, present county tax col
lector.
Arthur q. Cowden, county tax as
SCISSOR, has drawn no opposition so
far. He will be seeking his third
elective term. The San Benitan
coaSted in at the last election
without q single opponent.
No one has been mentioned TO OPP
pose Mrs.. A. w. Cooke, county
treasurer. She defeated Mrs. "A. G.
Hipp in the last election IN q fair
~ close race.
Possibilities are that all four Of
the county commissioners will be
opposed. Sam Bell Of the Browns
vile precinct may not draw an
opponent, but j. A. Cobolini, for
mer city commissioner is being men
toned prominently as a possibility.
Harry Pattee of the Point Isabel
precinct will be opposed by 4. ID.
Box OF the Olmito section. Box
was one Of the original owners Of
the Box ranch and has been farm
ing neal Olmito since 1909. He is
now serving his second term as di-
rector Of Cameron county water
and control district No. 6 and Is
secretary Of the board OF directors.
San BenitO Race
J. Fl. Baughn OF Harlingen and
A. v. Logan have already drawn
opponents. Aaron Cunningham
has announced for Commissioner
Baughn's post. -Four or five candi-
dates are being mentioned in the
San Benito precinct commissioners
race.
Little definite information is
available on the justice Of the peace
and constable races. Among the
incumbent Justices are B. l.. Cain
and Fred Kowalski, Brownsville; l..
M. Valdetero, San Benito; w. n.
Sharpe and Joe Cunningham, Har-
lingen: r. F. Watson, Los Fresnos;
A. j. Carpenter. Rio Hondo: A. J..
Brown, Point Isabel: and Joe Ge-
russo. Santa Maria.
Among the c0n5tables : John
Martin, Brownsville; Joe Hoeffling,
San Benito; Porter Eubank, Har-
lingen; A~nastacio Trevino. Santa
Maria. and others. David Fergu-
son, former border patrolman, will
be q candidate for Eubank's place.
To date. no candidate has filed
for the office OF Cameron county
school superintedent. now held by
Mrs. w. r. Jones Of Brownsville.
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PROHIBITION
issue is UP
Maryland Election Puts
Question Squarely
To Voters

WASHINGTON. June T-1Pg-
Prohibition is up for q decisive vo-
terS' decision in the June state pri-
mary elections.
In Maine, one of the first to adopt
state prohibition, and in New Jer-
sey 1t is an issue that has been bald
~ placed before the electorate as a
choosing point between candidates.
In Minnesota the question Of a ref
erendum has been preached.
ut is the first time" Franklin w.
Fort of New Jersey has said, that
the question Of whether the Eight
zenith Amendment 70 the constitu-
ton shall be retained or repealed
has been the clearcut and urtnis-
taxable issue in any state in the
United States.
Fort is g dry candidate for the re-
publican nomination for senator
from New Jersey, against three men
who have expressed varying degrees
Of opposition to prohibition. They
are Dwight Whitney Morrow, Jo-
seph S. Frelinghuysen, and John A.
Kelly.
Prohibition as an issue has been
raised in Maine in the republican
contest for the nomination for
United States senator to succeed
Arthur r. Gould. retiring.
Dugald B. Dewar, Portland secur-
tiles dealer. wet candidate, has
pledged himself to work for repeal
or modification" Of the prohibition
law. Opposed 70 him are two drys,
Wallace Fl. White, Jr., who has rep
resented the second congressional
district for Is years, and former
Governor Ralph o. Brewster.
The Christian Civil league,
Names anti-Saloon organization,
voted to extend aid jointly 10 White
and Brewster.
Senator Thomas D. Schall and
Governor Theodore Christensen Of
Minnesota. are engaged in a lively
fight for the republican nomination
for the senate in Minnesota. Sda-
tor Schall is the only blind man in
the senate.
a possible fusion OF farmer labor
ties and democrats has added inter
est to the primary campaign. Efforts
have been made for an exchange OF
support for Flsyd 3. Olson, farmer
labor nominee for governor, and
Einar Hoidale, Minneapolis attorney
democratic candidate for the senate.
5chall and Christianson have
fought their feud out along general
lines; Hoidale. who stands unop-
posed within his party. Is standing
for a referendum on the Eighteenth
Amendment.