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nEGIN HERE TO-DAY

BEGIN HERE TODAY
LANE BARRETT. Is md benu-
fiful. tries in vain 20 forget VAN
ROBARD. wealthy polo player,
VIXEN his engagement - an
90 MURIEL LADD. roru-
lar debutnnte. Lanes mother
CASs BARRETT. II nm actress md
"a IL during Cnss' engagement I'm
stock nj n fashionable Long IsiaHd
summer colony That the BarrrYts
meet MRS. CLEESPAUGH. wealthy
widow. when Cass goes on tour
IN h fair Lame becomes Mrs.
ttcespnugh's social secretary.
Give CLEEsPAUGH. the wild
ow's only son. asks Lame 20 mar
w him. Give can NOT inherit his
nther's fortune unless he marricS
before ne u Is. Lame accepts.
agreeing the marriage il 10 be n
matter OF form only.
Robnrd. whose moods nre change
able. asks Lame "a break the en-
EaEement. hut she refuse -.
TRESsA LORD and her sister.
MRS. AMBERTON. come TO visit
n Cleexpnughs and TresSa. who
wants 20 marry Give. begins 20
make trouhle for Lame. She con-
niycs with a gang of b~lackniaiIers
but n friendly police Lieutenant.
NcDERMID. fnferferex.
- AA1 hAMN hNAN IAaAnf
~ kidnapped 20 he held for ram
som. d IL rescued by McDermid
and Give
The wedding a. 20 take place
Christmas day. just before Lame
goes 10 churca TreSSa brings her
n note from nohard begging her
70 elore with him. Lame rcfuSes
and y wedding takes place.
NOW GO On WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXXIV
A the newly married pair drove
= through the village the Christ
mas carolers wandered through
the snow.
Noel, Noel. oh night divine,
Oh night divine, oh night when
Christ was born"
Along the road lights glim-
mered frostily. the blue and
crimson and silver OF lights on
little trees in friendly houses. The
world was very beautiful. "A plane
zoomed above the travellers, its
motor throbbing in the niaht SYM
phony.
do you mind" Civ asked.
IF we stay al the Bleeckman to-
night? I didn't tell anyone where
we ere going. but / thought we
might start south tomorrow il
you liked. You said you'd never
been 70 Florida l think. Does
that suit your"
Anything" Lame agreed. She
was conscious OF an overpowering
lassitude.
The suite into which they were
presently shown was suave in
pale green damask and French
prints. Lame scarcely noticed all
this.
Her things were laid out on
the painted bed with the damask
coverlet when she came in from
the sitting room. The blond satin
night robe with the darker lace.
the negligee OF sleeves dripping
more OF the same, the mules
crusted with gold.
Anything more, madame?"
asked the demure girl in uni
form.
Lame said no, flushing under
the maids interested scrutiny.
"For two pins" Give said
genially when the door had closed
behind her. shed phone the re-
porters our headquarters. Only
! got there first. / bribed her my
self"
Lane stood before the oval
mirror rearranging her rumpled
hair.
I'VE can dine UP here" Give
said from the doorway. Unless
you'd rather go downstairs"
She turned. catching his in
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phasize particularly the seriousness
Of overweight after middle age. DR.,
Riesman believes that overweight
people car be divided into two
classes those who are ex-
ceSsively fat, but with a soft type
Of fat on one hand. and, on the
other hand, those who are over
weight and solid, whose fat is firm,
and who are not far above ideal
weight. The former type is likely TO
be quiet and lazy. and therefore is
not likely TO suffer from heart dis
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tho big bed. the fine linen, the
mauve coverlet. She threw these
aside and swung herself over the
edge. examining her toes into
those gilt crusted mules. "A knock
sounded AZ the door. Before she
said come she dove f~rantically
into the folds OF that exquisitely
fashioned negligee.
Comet" she called again, ap-
palled at the prospect Of a strange
man in her room.
"A kousemaid. not the one OF
the night before. appeared. 'Mr.
Cleespaugh said you might be
wanting me-"
"Oh. yes. 7 do. Will you have
this pressed for me, please?"
"Mr. Cleespaugh said 10 tell
you breakfast will be up directly.
He has gone out but will be back
in a moment" parroted the SER
want.
Thank you" The tone dis
missed her but still the maid
fingered, pretending 10 straighten
a curtain. She studied Lame with
a covert glance.
The dress had not been re-
turned when Give came back and
so, with an apology. Lame pre-
sented herself at the table in the
lacey robe.
Il hope you done mind" she
murmured.
"Mindi" He laughed at her
openly "You look exactly as a
bride Is supposed 70 look"
His laugh had a touch OF BIT
terress in II.
Don't mistake me. 7 went into
with my eyes open. You
rs eed 10 this Is q sort CT bust
ness arrangement. I knew you
cared-or thought you cared
for Van. And that you thought 10
was hopeless"
He sat down. 'Herr let's be-
gin. Unless I'm spelling sour ap-
petite. Don't ler r1e do that.
We've got 70 straighten this out.
II expect only a few things Of
you Loyalty, an appearance OF
happiness. II ought to be easy.
I'll not interfere"
She interrupted aim. her head
high. I'm willing 70 give all OF
that. You know that"
II vas going 60 say I'd not in
terfere with any - your pursuits.
Only this. Stee clear OF Van.
He's bad medicine"
do you think it's necessary 70
say that?"
Il don't know. I'm telling you,
that's all. He's stirred lots OF
hearts. but his " II always
calm enough. Maybe you think
I'm not sporting 10 tell you all
this. I like Van. He's 9 swell guy,
IL you like him. I always have. I
know his ways. But I'm not go
ing 70 have him make a mess Of
things In my bone"
How stern he locked with his
Jaw firmly set Lane could not
down a certain pride in hearing
this young mans name.
Family she said, I'll play fair.
Don't worry"
LIE smiled. Held out his hand
- across the breakfast things.
That's right. partner. Now let's
talk about pleasant things. Have
you forgotten it's Christmas morn
ing?"
II had. For the first time IN
all my life"
He put a box into her hands.
The lid lifted, disclosed . circlet
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Rdrbs

Willie Hoppe. billiard champ. has
contracted TO make a movie. You'll
admire the shots in this film.
Pennsylvania. by imposing a fine
OF one dollar for people who thumb
rides, has put the hitch in many a
hitch hiker's plan.
The bigger the corn crop. says
the office sage, the letter for the
chiropodiSt.
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1lElN!
SFSEHR
-

~ diamonds.
ITS too beautiful and you're
too good to mel"
Nonsense"
The maid whose knock had not
been heard entered on this pretty
tableau. a
"Gollyi" she thought, disapf
pointed. IF I'd come n minute
later he'd been kissing her" \
She hung the biscuit Uolored
frock in the closet and tiptoed
out.
"Just like the movies" she told
her young man when she met him
later that day. "Him a bit like
Robert Montgomery. and the Mrs.
sort OF like Joan Crawford only
prettier.
"SOme have all the luck" the
maid muttered. She stood nc the
door OF the linen room as the
couple went by. the girl pale and
slim in her coat OF supple dark
fur. a spicy scent drifting after
her.
Outside IN the crisp air the boy
and girl swung along. "Our train
leaves mt three. We have time 10
do a few things. Would you like
to send some flowers TO your
mother?"
She EIowed. How sweet of you
10 think or IL. She's having Yer
non ana some other people for
dinner a. the apartment. She'll
love i'll"
He ordered long stemmed roses.
freesia, violets. In another shop
of the lobby he added n huge
box Of candy To the array.
They walked. "A society photog-
rapher, strclling dolefully about,
caught a glimpse az the pair and
snapped thea. Erlnning. This was
his lucky day.
Give looked at hts watch.
Lord, we've got to hurry. Must
pack, too"
He Communicated III taxi. Tf5
jolting flung her against him. She
flushed, Sorry"
How silly, she thought. an I'M
slant later. The smile he gave
her had a wry quality about Il.
He put an arm around her to
steady her. "A casual touch IL
Friendly, nothing more.
she relaxed. She must not be
so stiff, SO on guard. She must
not act like a giddy schoolgirl.
He stared out the window. He
seemed not 10 sense her perturba-
ton. Only his hand remained,
warm, somehow r~eassuring, on
her shoulder.
Back in the hotel rooms there
was no time for chance embar-
easements She flung her things
into her bags She dared not cram
In that last bottle or scent. III
might spill. stain her things. She
called the maid OF the morning.
Would you like 10 have this?"
She held IL out. the silver and
black bottle sending out hreaths
OF heady fragrance.
"Oh thank you, madame. That's
lovely"
For Christmas. T hope you'll
have q happy one"
Something I'm the girls drab
face touched her. Something visit
full, yearning.
And you, madame. / hope
you'll have n happy married life
IL you'll pardon me saying 90"
Thank you"
Give heard. He stood In the
doorway. family smiling.
TO BE C0ntinued)
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tent gaze upon her. "Oh. here
she murmured. 1T would be
much p~leasanter. Although why
we should dine - all ! don't
know. Certainly I'm not hungry"
II an" Give announced. I've
eaten nothing all day and I'm
ravenous."
Menus were consulted and
presently q trio or solemn walters
arrived bearing small trestle
tables arrayed with silver covered
dishes. Lame had thought she
would not he able TO touch food,
but her healthy young appetite
asserted itself and she ate with
zest.
1T was 10 o'clock when the
L. tables were borne away, the
check with Its appalling total
signed.
"A family might live for n
week on that amount" Lame
marvelled.
Give laughed az her n~aivete.
"Ah, but they could, You don't
know what 1t is TO be poor" She
regarded him with a gravity he
found utterly charming.
You'll never have that particu-
lar sort OF bad time again." he
reminded her. She smiled at him,
II don't know why you're 20 good
TO me-" she began. and broke Off,
colOring again. IL was difficult,
keeping their discussion on the
impers0nal basis they had planned.
Give said abruptly. YOU'RE
tired. Better turn in. hadn't we7'
The I'VE" startled her.
eyes. prose We should.
She rose. he pale green room,
the door s. . against him. she
paused. She caught the flmy
night things TO her and fed into
the bathrooms where in a maze Of
jade and onyx she bathed and
lrushed cut her tumbling hair.
With the flowing robe Of biscuit
stuff clutched around her she
trailed across the boudoir, timid-
ly opored the door.
The sitting room was quite
empty.
She called, "Clive. oh, Give"
The very sound OF her own voice
terrified her.
Braces dangling. his broad
shoulders looking broader In the
stif white of his shirt. he ap-
peared in the other doorway.
Eyes" He said II quietly as
n might speak to a child.
Il just wanted to say good
night"
lie came toward her. 50 big, Sc
tall. so stern-lipped. That's
right. / forgot"
He bent and touched her hand.
"Our agreement holds" he said
in a curious voice. you keep
your part of the bargain. I'll
keep mine" He wheeled and the
door closed on him. Lame heard
the lock click family.
IN her own room she looked
curiously az the hand he had held
for an instant. Strange while hers
vas cool and steady, his had been
trembling!
CHE awoke to q sense OF drama
- and danger The strange room,
the drawn damask curtains. her
frock folded across the back Of
a Louis XIV chair all brought her
back TO the present.
II was married yesterday" she
reminded herself.
She stretched, lu1ur.ating IN
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Soviet Russia leads the countries
Of the world in the number Of its
sheep. There are about 900
sheep In the country. Australia,
with 105.00C. 900. ranks second:
United States. with 46, 000.J10. third
and Argentina with 10000 900. IS
fourth.
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SURE PROOF

Teacher: You all know what q
mirror is for. Now. Ronald. where
do you look IL YOU want "a know II
you are tidy and cIean7
Ronald: At the towel, miss
Answers
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ease; the latter type Is the active
individual seen on the golf course
and most likely 10 succumb to heart
disease.
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In the manufacture Of n tele-
phone receiver there are employed
aluminium. silk. copper. rubber. flax,
nickel. mica. shellac. lead. cotton.
silver. iron. platinum. zinc and gold.
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GOLFERS PLEA

GOLFERS PLEA
Give me the old ball backl
Restore It speedily
So when / miss a whack
/ won't be all at sea.
Give me the old ball: this
Is my request and plea,
SO when 1 swing and miss
Ill place the blame on mel'
Wallpaper is said TO be coming
back. And with it. presumably, that
relic of another era, the paperhang-
er's overalls.
Cyril Tolley, famous British golf
er. has won $500 in a suit against
a company that used his endorse
ment OF a chocolate bar without
his permission. Wei, it seems only
fair for advertisers TO notify ath-
letes Of what they have endorsed.
Camera,
The farmers OF South Dakota are
appealing to President Hoover TO
fight the grasshopper pest Go on
out. Herbert. and challenge EN- to
come out one at a time.
Several cases Of whiskey were
stolen recently from the cellar OF
the German Embassy in Washing
ton. Stolen is a harsh word. Very
likely somebody took IL as a Loan
and will return 1t If allowed a years
mOratO. Mm.
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Once aSe One,
BY II. !. PHILLIPS
BY III. L. PHILLIPS
The Lions Tongue

Livingstone, Rhodesta-Attack-
ed by a wounded lion which had
set upon him in the jungle. a ranch
er named Gleimann seized the
beasts tongue and held on until a
frtenc shot the animal".-NewSpa-
per despatch.
Despite the tendency In some
quarters to diScredit this exploit =
declared Elmer Twitchell, himself
an cid lion tongue clutcher, Il am
in a position to state that the cory
Is quite plausible. Boy and man, ]
have been attacked by hundreds OF
lions and I owe my survived to the
fact ! always went for the tongue
Immediately"
How do you explain it?" Mr.
Twitcheu was asked.
We'll" replied Elmer, lingering
a watch charm made from four
teeth once yankeu from a man eat
er IN the RhOdeSaan district. how
would you feel If somebody reached
IN and got a firm hold on your
I'LL
Terrible" was the reply.
so does the lion" declared FL
mer. Nothing makes a man OF
cast so submissive"
But isn't 1t difficult to grab a
lion by the tongue?" asked the IN
terviewer.
TITS : little difficult at first" ad-
mtt.cd MIR. Tgitchell, "but after a
while you get TIE hang OF it.
guess l had been attacked by my
seventh or eighth lion before I ac-
0u1red real dexterity. Ike er2ry-
thing else practice makes perfect
The best training is to practice witt.
a few old lions first
But how do you get hold OF a
lions tongue" pressed the inter-
viewer. Does the king of beasts at
tack with Its tongue out?"
I've seen EN- do IL in extremely
hot weather. but it is unusual" re-
piled Elmer. ~Of course. if a lion is
thirsty and painting when it attacks
YOU, IL Is child's play to grab its
tongue. Ordinarily. though. the ton
que Is in its mouth and IL is UP 70
you to 60 in and get It'll"
But how?"
Il can't exactly explain It," said
Elmer. Its all done in the flash
OF an eye. You keep your eye on
the mouth and the instant it opens,
YOU thrust in your hand"
Which hand
Either snapped Elmer. I'm an
encounter with two lions at a time
in the Nar0bi district in the sum
mer OF 1898 I had 20 use both. It's
entirely a wrist motion"
DO YOU mean TO say that you
We're once attacked by two lions at
the same time and grabbed each
by the t0ngue?' demanded the in
terviewer.
There was nothing else 10 do"
explained Elmer. simply. There Is
no sense hanging on to lion by
the tongue and letting the other
alone. II was q wonderful expert
ence. / nearly lost my life that time.
due TO the fact the second lion had
an unusually short tongue
Go on"
Il had clutched the first lion by
the tongue and rendered Id helpless,
but the short tongue or the other
nearly undid me. My hold vas a
weak n and I could feel IL slip
ping. In a moment all would be lost.
Then a bright thought flashed in
to my mind. / gave the tongue sew
eral yanks and then cowed the
beast by a remark ! have never for
gotten
Consider your Adams Applet"
concluded Elmer, walking TO the
wall and adjusting an enormous
lion skin hung there.
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CHE awoke TO a sense OF drama
- and danger The strange room.
the drawn damask curtains. her
frock folded across the back of
a Louis XIV chair all brought her
back TO the present.
II was married yesterday" she
reminded herself.
She stretched. luxur.ating IN
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lie smiled. Held out his hand
- across the breakfast things.
That's right. partner. Now let's
talk about pleasant things. Have
You forgotten it's Christmas MORN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-11
Straight Off Tee

p. HINES, greenkeeper Of the
Manor Club, is the new presl-
dent of the Middle Atlantic
Acsociafion of Greea,-eeners
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THE SPORTLICHT
BY CRANTLAND RICE

all conditions considered, even If this
record is beaten.
A New Entry.
IN tire search for some new heavy
i weight entry to bring back little
life to a fading or faded division, a
few promoters might turn their atten-
ton to Charles Retzlaf of Duluth.
In his last two starts Retzlaff
pounded Johnny Risko all over the
Northern landscape and then stopped
Tom Heeney in seven rounds. This is
something. anyway. More than most
of the others have done in recent
months.
The Heeney finish shows how fast
they can travel down the soapy chute
once they are en- the skids Only a
short while ago Heeney was more than
holding his own with the Sharkeys
and Paulinos and such, and later was
cut there fighting for the heavyweight
championship. Now his chin is hang
ing in the open air, and unless he re-
tires at an early date the back of his
heels will be worn to the bcne.
Judging from the Winter and early
Spring reports, the successor to Bobby
Jones so far is composed of Dudley,
Golden, Won Elm, Abe Espinosa, Farrell
and Sarazen. 1t is what you might
call a composite successor, If you hap
pen to be doing any calling at the
moment.
(Copyright, 1881, by North American News
paper Allisnce)
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CONVALESCENT GIRL
SHARES TANK MARK
Helene Madison, Flu Sufferer, Is
Member of Team That Sets
Record for 200 Yards.

BY the Associated Press
SEATTLE, March 11.-Although in a
weakened condition from an attack of
influenza last week, Helene Madison,
Seattle woman swimmer, helped the
Washington Athletic Club girls relay
team break the American 20O-yard rec
ord here last night. The W. A. c. team
stroked the distance in / minute SIS 3-5
seconds, clipping 2 seconds OFF the old
mark held by the New York Women's
Swimming Association
The meet was handled by A. A. u
authorities making the record official
Helene'S team mates were Lucy
Schacl1t, Edna McKibbon and Babe
ellison, all of Seattle Because of their
performance they will be sent to the
national swimming meet In New York
this Spring.
Miss ellison, substituting for Miss
Madison in the 75-yard back-stroke
race, turned in a new American figure
Of 81 3-5 seconds. The old mark of
SO is seconds was held by Eleanor
Holm of New York.
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YANK TENNIS TEAM
FEARED BY BOROTRA
Comedies French No Chance in
International Match With
Brugnon Out.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 11.-Jean Bo-
rotra, famous French Davis Cup star,
thinks well of Frances chance Of re-
tanning the international trophy for at
least another year, but not so well Of
the chances Of himself and his team
mates, Christian Boussus and Pierre
Landry, in an indoor team match
against American players next week.
Arriving fcr the team match March
%, "a and IS, and for the national
indoor championships, which begin Sat-
urday, Borotra learned that John Doeg,
Frank Shields, George Lott and John
Van Ryn had been selected to oppose
the French team, His answer was that
they might as well take the next ship
back.
eve are too weak for your team" he
said. 1.-THE loss of Jacques Burgnon has
hurt us great deal"
An appendicitis operation kept Brug-
non from making the trip.
The Bounding Basque" said he ex-
poets that the younger players from
the United States eventually will re-
cover the Davis Cup.
But" he added, II think France has
a good chance to win this year. The
forcing game of such splendid players
as Shields and Doeg viii not be so
effective on hard courts"
Borotra, who won the American In
door title in 1925, 1927 and 1929, again
is favored to take the champions ships.
His leading rivals are his two team
mates and Shields, Cliff Suffer Of New
Orleans, Gregory Mangin OF Newark,
N. j., and Berkeley Bell Of Austin, Tex.
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BY WALTER r. McCALLUM.

w YOU'D you think, Mr..
M Golfer, that your mashie-
v v niblick is worth $4,000 in
hard American dollars?
After you've blown a trap shot or
missed a short pitch to the green
the market quotation on your
mashie-niblick probably would be
somewhere in the neighborhood of
80 cents. But there is one man
around Washington who values his
mashie-niblick at $4,000, would not
take a penny less and considers the
club a give-away even at that price.
The man is Freddie Mcleod, Co
lumbia Country Club professional,
and the club is mongrel sort Of
affair, which many players would
not even carry in their golf bags.
To Freddie it is priceless, not be-
cause of its looks, nor because 1t is
gold plated, but because of its po-
tential earning capacity. II the club
were destroyed by fire or stolen, NC
Leod says 1t could not be replaced,
and so he has, for lack of some bet
ter intrinsic valuation, placed value
Of $4,000 on the club.
AS matter Of fact, it now is in
Sured for that amount, but to make
assurance douhly sure Freddie has
had the blade copied and put on the
end of a steel shaft. So that now
if his pet club burns up, he will
have a replaceable substitute, al
though it never will supplant the
battle and bunker SCARED veteran