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Pretty NORMA KENT. 2O-year-
Old secretary, marries Mark
Trnver., millionaire's o In
father. r. N. TRAvERs.
The story opens I'm Marlboro.
middle-western metropolis. After
nm extravaGnnt honeymoon ut
fashionable Blue Springs the
couple return 20 Marlboro. Soon
.hey ace poverty and hard
nnd a job. He one. loses
IL and then becomes n fioorwaIker
I'm n department store. The young
couple nre just beginning 20 mas
ter their problems when Marks
father sends for him and offers
him n place I'm his own business
organization ~ the SON will o
ne can make good. Marks first
assignment involves n business
trip 10 France. Norma must re-
main a& home.
Norma. rudeIy treated at her
IL gone. slips away. leaving mo-
trace Of her whereabouts. CHRIS
SAUNDERS, Norma's former
roommate. helps her find N job.
Marks father employees detec-
ttves to trail the girl. They I'M
earth records showing that Norma
three years before had been rom
ANNta 0h - WV III NaNG
of evidence that the charge was
framed. Trnvers sends his lawyer
10 Paris 20 engineer a divorce.
weeks later Norma receives a
letter telling her the decree has
been granted.
when Mark I'm ak months cid
Norma returns to her former Job.
FARRELL, n former admir-
ef. sends her hOwers and calls
frequently. One sunday when
Norma has the baby out for nm
airing n limousine. passing. sud-
denly slows.
now co on WITH THE STORY
Z CHAPTER XIII
THE big a moved slowly. Nor.
ma, her eyes intent on the
green traffic light, did not even no
tice that a woman I'm the rear OF
the car was staring at her.
There were other vehicles pass
Ing. Norma did not give the limou-
sine a second glance. She did not
recognize the woman nor did she
notice that the chauffeur. too. was
watching her curiously.
When the green light flashed yell
low and then to red she lowered
the two front wheels OF the carriage
to the pavement and crossed to the
other side Of the street.
BY this time the big motor car
was well down the block. The wo-
man who had stared at Norma was
leaning forward. She spoke TO the
chauffeur sharply.
Drive home at once, Harvey!
I've changed my mind. And hurry
-hurryi"
Abruptly the limousine shot for
ward. Fifteen minutes later II had
halted before #. nj. Travers' pala-
tial home. The woman rushed I'D
the steps into the house.
Where is Mr.. Travers?" she de-
manded breathlessly Of the butler.
Before he could answer she saw
Travers In the room beyond.
Frank" she called. "Oh. I was
afraid you'd gone. I'm so glad"
why. what's the natter"
His wife started to speak, then
glanced over her shoulder and said.
Lets 20 into your study. II
must sit down."
When they were alone a moment
later she went on eagerly. II saw
that girl-Norma-on the street!
On. l know 1t was shel Harvey
drove directly In front OF her. And
Frank. she was wheeling a baby"
Travers' expression had not
changed. I'VE have nothing what
ever 10 DO with that girl" he said.
What difference does Il make
you saw her or what she
was doing?"
But don't you understand The
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Rurbs

What with England's dropping
the gold standard. IL won't make
much difference whether or not
thar's gold IN them thar hills.
n headline says n man fled
from death IN pajamas." You
don't catch death wearing a night
shirt.
It's okay to can the surplus, but
not 70 bottle II.
Gelatin In n mass on holes. says
a scientist. That would be some
consolation II they could get the
holes 70 match your tie.
A husbands pay envelope may
cramp a woman's style. but II it
doesn't, her style will cramp him.
And II more pay cuts are In the
offing. II won't be long before we
are all at sea-, 4
Now that Al Capono's income has
been cut to 100000. we can ex-
pect the gangs 70 take matters into
their own hands and bring back
prosperity.
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Telling the Truth

Lincoln Steffens, famous newspaperman of the old
undertaking days, announces at his home in California
tnat ne has been practicing the art of dying for 10 years.
In TACT, he says that to all intents and purposes he is dead,
having arranged his affairs, written his will and set him
self free from the necessity of earning a living or worry
ing about what his reading public will think of him. And
ne likes it very much.
You see" he says, 'now that I am dead I can voice
honest opinions. All my life I have been trying not to lie.
But no one wants to know the truth. Only dead persons
and fools speak the truth. l am a happy man because 1
am dead"
Steffens has earned the right to separate himself
from the demands of the living. He has spent an active
life telling his fellow-citizens some unpleasant and i'm
portant truths-about the Mcnamara case, about city
politics, about labor conditions, about the Russian revolu-
ton and similar matters-and his fellow-citizens bit him
in the ankle for thanks. And he provides us, now, with
an illustration of the fact that the most effective and
dangerous of censorships does not come from arrogant
office-holders but from the general public.
No one wants to know the truth. Is that true?
Where the truth is three or four centuries old, it isn't.
But where it involves our emotions, or our p~rejudices, or
our pocketbooks-wel it seems to work out that way.
Who of us, for instance, in the spring of 1929, would
have listened to anyone who said that stock prices were
far too high and that our industrial machine was geared
to too fast a pace?
patiently to anyone who suggested that Germany was not
solely responsible for the World War?
How many of us, today, would listen to an economist
who happened to remark that Russia's economic system
might be better than our own? Wouldn't we simply tell
him to shut up, without ~bothering to find out if he were
right?
So it goes. We are all censors; and men like Mr..
Steffens, who have uncovered many truths that run
counter to our established notions, know that a writer who
has a living to make must step warily.
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TODAY ~ THE
AnnineEdry

On Oct. 9, 1917, one OF the most
memorable sessions on the United
States Congress ended.
This, the first session OF the
Sixty Fifth Congress. began by a
special call on April q. 1917, and
the same evening heard President
wilson's address recommending q
declaration OF war.
More legislation Of the most far
reaching order was passed than I'm
any previous session. while the
appropriations ran into billions OF
dollars.
This session win be historical
ms definitely marking the great
transformation OF the republic.
with its early ideas OF avoiding
entangling alliances, into a mighty
world power fully and frankly
recognizing that les interests are
as wide as humanity itself.
Not the least interesting feature
OF the session was the extraor-
binary ascendancy OF President
Wilson over Congress. receiving
authority for practically every war
he demanded, and success
fully resisting those he deemed
inadvigable.
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Daily Health
Talk

It has long been recognized by
doctors that diseases occurring dur
ing the first few years Of life are
more likely to leave permanent
marks on the human being than
those which occur later in life.
In the museums OF disease ac-
cumulated by great medical schools,
there are hundreds Of examples to
prove this point. Children who have
had ricketts, during infancy grow up
with skeletons that are somewhat
distorted because Of the unequal
growth OF the bones. Nervous habits
acquired in infancy persist for many
years.
Recently DR.. G. z. Bloch OF Den
mark has made a special study OF
the permanent defects of teeth due
to inSufficiency OF vitamins in the
diet of the infant. Thirty-eight boys
and 26 girls, ranging in age from 2
to 20 years, we're studied. All Of
these children had symptoms of de-
ficiency OF vitamin A IN childhood.
AS a result Of this deficiency, one
Or both eyes had been removed IN
% cases. In 30 OF the cases, one or
both Of the eyes had shriveled, and
" all Of the cases serious changes
had taken place in tissue Of the
eye.
In a more present study. having
to do particularly with. the effe:ts
on the teeth OF the deficiency Of
other vitamins in childhood. Bloch
found that a severe deficiency or
vitamin A in infancy. resulting in a
disease OF the eyes called xreopn-
thalmia, has serious effects on the
child. Hardly two-t.-rds Of the chill
dren reach the age OF eight years.
After this. their development goes
on normally. except that the eye
disturbance NAV result in impaired
vision or complete blindness.
There seems to be no question
that an absence Of vitamin l. in
infancy results In disturbances OF
formation OF the skeleton and dem
tai carries. Dental anomalies In mar
seem to be due chiefly to abnormal
ity Of the way in which the body
takes care OF calcium and other
minerals during the period when the
teeth are calcifying. Vitamin ID Is
the chief vitamin associated with
Qualification process.
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English Textile Workers

The textile workers in England's Lancashire district
seem to have established, once more, their reputation for
being fair.
Mahatma Gandhi, scheduled to address them, was
warned he might be lynched. His boycott movement in
India is largely responsible for the depressed condition of
the English textile industry. Due to him, many textile
workers have been without jobs for months and months.
But Gandhi went through with it-and the unem-
ployed textile workers cheered him to the echo.
During the American Civil War the blockade on
southern cotton almost ruined these same Lancashire tex
tile workers. But while England's upper class openly
favored recognition of the Confederacy, the textile work
ers were ardent supporters of the Union. British aid for
President Davis would have revived the textile trade.
But the textile workers hated human slavery.
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crazy" but today some Of our bust
less men and political leaders are
doing their best to make 1t safe
for communism"
Former Governor p. p. Baxter Of
Maine.
I believe 1t Is possible for a man
by nature to care for more than
one woman at the same time.
III the noblest man In the world
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for Waning Moon next,week."
The man nodded. disappeared
into his private Office. In 10 min
utes the buzzer rang and Norma
answered.
Bring your pad" Stuart told
her. Lets see how much OF this
correspondence we can get out OF
the way"
For more than an hour Norma's
pencil raced TO keep up with the
rapid-hre d~ictation. When she re-
turned TO her desk she had notes
that would keep her busy most OF
the afternoon.
IL was after III when her en-
ployer emerged. I'm going TO try
TO make the 11:25." he announced.
BE back In the morning. II any
thing important comes up I can be
reached at Mrs. Helen Frazier's
home. You have the address some
where. Goodby."
He was out Of the Office. finging
the last words over his shoulder.
Norma sighed and put a fresh sheet
or paper in her typewriter. III she
finished the letters she might be
able to get away a little before FIVE
o'clock and avoid the nightly rush.
Her fingers few az the typewriter.
Some days II was so easy to be
accurate and some days wrong let.
ters jumped continually from the
keyboard. Apparently today was
to be n or the good ones.
The door leading into the corri-
dor was always open. Norma was
not aware anyone had entered un-
Ill she heard a voice asking. Els
Mr.. Stuart in?"
She looked up. "A stranger stood
In the doorway. A slender, middle
aged man wearing a gray topcoat.
He wore trimmed spectacIes and he
spoke with an eastern accent.
I'm sorry. Mr.. Stuart's Just
gone out" Norma told him. lis
there any message you'd like to
leave"
what time do you expect him
back?"
II don't think he'll be in until
tomorrow morning"
The stranger frowned. isn't
there some way that l can reach
him?" he asked. Il came to MARI
boro especially TO see him and I've
only q few hours. I'm Alternately OF
McCleod's Weekly"
"Oh. Mr.. Alternately I know
Mr.. Stuart's been expecting you. He
thought you'd be here tomorrow"
"Yes. That's what I wrote but
! managed to saw a day from my
schedule"
Norma was not listening now.
Her eyes were on the clock. Al
most 1920 nowI Stuart had said
he intended TO catch the 11:25.
There was a ~chance-the barest
possihility-that she could stop him.
III try to get him for youl" she
said. "Tll try it,"
Nv She had the telephone and was
giving the number OF Union Sta
ton. The wait seemed endless.
Then she got the call through TO
the captain Of the red caps. II
want you TO page Frederick stu.
arti" she said excitedly. Hes TAX
ing the 11:25 for Bedford. Tell
him something's happened at his
Office and he must come back It's
very Important"
She hung up. realizing that she
herself might be delaying the mes
sage. Alternately was still stand.
ing. watching her. Suddenly Nor
ma remembered how important
this caller was.
Won't you SIT down." she said.
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Is treated as a scoundrel, he wiz
react to 1t by being a scoundrel.
Boris Pilnyak.
Here In America Is the stupen-
dous conflict OF opposites, OF pro-
greSS against r~etrogreSs.on.
-Nr-mnn Lindsay.
The African savage is more gen.
tie and sensitive than men or civ
nized countries.
-Malvina Hoffman.
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GUILT Yl,aI,agLIpS
LAURA LOU
BROOKMAN
Author or
MAD MARRIAGE"

rising. MI. Stuart was going out
OF town but II they can reach him
| know he'll be back. lie was going
today especially so be could be here
to see you tomorrow. / know he'd
feel terribly 10 miss youl II he
gets the message he'll come right
back"
THE hands or the clock had shift
ed. Il was exactly 1925. Norma
was telling herself that or course
they hadn't been able to find Stuart
when the telephone rang sharply.
At the first words she smiled.
Yes. Mr.. Stuart" she said. "Mr.
Alternately is here in the Office. I
was sure you'd want 10 talk 10 him.
Yes-just a moment" She turned
toward Alternately.
"It's Mr.. Stuart. He'd like 70
speak 10 YOU" she said. handing
over the instrument.
Within is minutes Stuart had
arrived. He and the representa-
tive OF McCleod's Weekly dlsap-
peared into the private Office. Their
session lasted until after Norma's
lunch hour. Then the two men
went out together and came back
late In the afternoon. They were
still talking when Norma left al
five.
II was not until next morning
that she learned what her quick
witted telephoning had meant
Stuart entered the Office. jubllant.
Good morning." ne greeted
Norma. Fine day. isn't "a? You
rot away last night before 7 had n
chance to tell you how grateful /
am that you didn't let me get out
OF town yesterday"
I'm 30 glad they could reach
you az the station"
We'll. IL was n lucky day aTl
around. Alternately took the Clark,
serial along with him. For S6o0Qm6
Ten per cent commission gives
$500 for the days work. Not bad?
why. that's wonderful"
You helped on the Job. Therem
be q $40 bonus In your envelope on
Saturday. And don't forget that !
appreciate loyalty"
Thank you. Mr.. Stuart Thank
you ever 80 much"
The words or praise. the prospect
OF $40 more I'm her pocketbook than
she had expected sent Norma at her
days work l~ight-hearted. During
the lunch hour she tried 10 decide
whether 20 apply the bonus on
Marks new carriage or pay II 10
Chris. II should 20 70 Chris. she
concluded finally.
She had not been back IN the
office an hour when she answered
the telephone 70 hear a h~ysterIcal
feminine voice which she recog-
niZed ar Mrs. Carey's.
What's h~appened?" Norma cried.
vi, what Nv III
Mrs. Carey tried 20 explain. No.
she said Mark was not sick. Some
thing was wrong. however. Her
words turned into meaningless
gibberish. Norma strained 70 hear.
suddenly gave up the effort.
"I've got to 70 homel" she cried.
bursting into Stuart's Office. Some
things wrong with the baby"
She was gone like n fash, down.
stairs and into a taKIcab. urging
the driver TO 90 faster. After what
seemed endless minutes or agony
they reached the apartment
Norma ran upstairs and flung
back the door. Mrs. Carey met her,
whitehead.
The baby's gonel" she gasped.
(To DO Continued)
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FAST THINKING

Wife: Just like a mani The
only thing you could think Of saw
ing from the shipwreck was a case
or whisky
He: But, my dear, I thought
the bottles would be so useful for
sending off messages in.-The
Humorist.
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New York teachers tend to favor
girls rather than boys in marking.
Professor Symonds, Teachers Col
lege.
The World War was fought to
make the world safe for demo-
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SIqol BY NAN[SERVlCE INC.

baby-it must be Marks child!
Somehow ! never thought Of such a
thing. III it's a boy. Frank-and
we've never had a grandchildren.
think what IL means!"
you're positive II was the same
girl?"
"I'm sure OF IT,"
TRAVERS' indifference was gone
"A grandsonI" he repeated.
But we don't know-why she
might be a nurse maid. We don't
know"
Wasn't she a stenographer when
Mark married her? Then why
would she be a nurse maid? She
wouldn't do It. Shed be working
In an Office somewhere. I don't be-
lieve II. Frank Maybe it's vo-
mans intuition but I feel certain
that was Marks child"
Travers was on his feet. He
moved 10 the window ~restlessly and
turned. II know a way to find out
quickly enoughi" he said. His
words were clipped and decisive.
Still speaking he picked up the
telephone and gave a number.
"Oh. Cromwell" he was saying a
moment later. There's a little
matter I'd like to talk TO you about.
Yes, today. II you car arrange II.
Would IL be too much trouble 70
drop around at my home some
time this afternoon? Three o'clock?
Yes, that's all right. Ill be wait
Ing for you. Thanks, Cromwell.
See you at three"
He put down the telephone.
"Now." said +. M. Travers with a
sigh. there's nothing about that
girl we won't know in "a hours.
Cromwell is the most reliable de-
tective in Marlboro and he keeps
his mouth shut"
Mrs. Travers pressed her hands
together. "If 1t really is Marks
son what can we do. Frank? Maybe
the divorce was a mistake. Maybe
we should have tried some other
wayl"
Leave things to mel" her hus-
band said gruffly. "There've been
no mistakes and there won't be.
Well get the facts first. III there
actually is a child it's a queer thing
she didn't come 10 US for money.
Women OF that sort always do. No.
I can't understand H." He paused
thoughtfully. "If you're right" he
went On slowly. IF you're right It's
high time we knew about II. A
grandson. hey? Marks boyi Yes.
it's high time we knew about I'll"
TUESDAY morning Frederick
= Stuart arrived late at the office.
He came In carrying a travelling
case.
Going to run out TO Bedford
this afternoon" he said. Bedford
was a small town so miles distant.
my sisters the most helpless wo-
man in the world. She owns
property out there but hasn't the
faintest idea how TO manage II.
Now she's sure the banks been
robbing her. Sent me q telegram
this morning and I'll have to 20
out and find out what's wrong. l
hate like blazes to take the time
with Alternately getting here to-
morrow"
Stuart's tone was resentful. II
was seldom that he discussed per-
sonal affairs and Norma was sure
he really was disturbed
That manuscript arrived from
Terrence Wade" she told him. ~and
Dorsey's sent a check. They're
mailing proof Of the cover jacket
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Another Weather Guess
Merely An Interpretation

MtrtIy AN INTERPRETATION
France and Germany Clasp
Hands in Crisis."-headline. Each
saying TO herself. eff 1 dared to let
60 I know I'd get a sock in the
eyel"
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New York

NEW YORK-Pie Is suddenly
staging q tremendous comeback in
Manhattan.
Whatever tears may have BEEN
shed over the much-discusSed de-
preston, 1t seems to me that some
lusty cheers should be let loose over
the renaissance Of good old plebian
pie.
Elsewhere In the land, pie may
have held Its own with other dishes
on the raenu. But in those days when
everyone had easy money in his
Jeans, desserts went suddenly ritzy.
/ have wandered into n place
after another and called plaintive.y
for pie, only to have my appetite in
suited by some soggy looking mess
for which ! had to pay from two
bits up.
You know the sort OF pie 7 mean:
that undernourished variety with the
uppercrust caved mat the chest and
leaning on the undercrust for sup
Fort.
But wandering along the streets
these days, you'll see the side street
restaurants and the front street cafes
fairly screeching with signs advertis-
ing pie for Five cents per cut" And
ten cents, II you get It q Ia mode.
And the sample shown In neat
glass cases reveal a grand old puffy
hunk. Even the swankier places.
where all the desserts appeared N
French, Italian and way languages,
nave swung into line.
And when New York goes back
to pie. 1t seems to me there's some
hope for the land.
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The sudden discovery OF show
stopping young hooters who have
been hiding away somewhere In
the u. s. Is one Of the sensational
features Of the Broadway season.
The manner In which these
youngsters have stepped on stage,
without previous fanfare, and tied
Up some big-league show with their
nimble feet Is nothing short of
spectacular.
To date, there have been three
such discoveries, and there are a
couple more I've heard about but
haven't had time to look in upon.
Thus, Flo ziegfeld started things off
by introducing Hal lie Roy, the Gin
cinnati lad, into the company Of
Ruth Fitting. Harry Richman and
other stars. Yet, despite his spot"
on the program. the youngSter be-
came the talk OF the show.
II was then whispered Mat George
White would have something %
write home about. He trotted out
Ray Bolger, who has been about the
stage for some time, but somehow
never got the big break. Well, what
ever the Scandals may or may not
have this season, 1t certainly has
Ray Bolger.
Now old Mons. Shubert heard
about all this and went ferreting
around. Out of his sleeve he pulled
another young man with little or
no Broadway Teputaton-one Tom
Harty. And Harry threatens 10 give
lie Roy plenty Of competition.
It's rivalry Of this sort that puts
the sporting and thrill element
into show going. Sport writers tell
Of the bencher who knocked the
ZONE run or came down the field
with the pigskin. OF course, the
play-by-play idea has never seemed
possible on the stage.
Yet the fans who make the Broad
way rounds season after season, be-
come lusty rooters when some new
conner wins the big street game with
some sensationallly good stunt. In a
way. it's all out Of the same bag,
I suppose.
On the other side Of the theater
ledger must be written the annoy
ing number Of tastelesS acts that
have bcbbed up since Chick Sales
booklet had its phenomenal sale.
Three or four music Tevues, includ-
ing the very smart Band Wagon,
have had sketches devoted TO plumb
ing shops and such.
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Insanity is increasing rapidly in
the Province Of Quebec. IN 1928
the increase was ! per cent. in
1929 1t was 5 IL per can't, and
last year 1t was II per cent.