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Oh. mother, don't look like thatI
Tell me-"
WALKING like an old woman.
" like someone who has been
dealt a mortal blow. Cass rose.
She went 20 the shabby. Uttered
desk in the corner. There was
one drawer which Lame knew had
always been locked. From this
she drew a roll or papers held
together by a rubber band.
These" she said. tapping the
roll. will explain. / will show
them 10 you in a minute" She
sat down heavily.
First OF all you must know
this. You are not my child at all.
You are my sister Luisa's daugh-
ter"
Lane whispered. "she wasn't
wasn't married?"
Cass's laugh was short and BIT
ter. "Yes. she was married right
enough. The license Is here. Ill
show II to you in a minute. The
man broke her heart. She died
when you were born. That's why
l hate the whole clan," she fin
ished bitterly.
Still Lame did not understand.
What clam" she asked.
Cass threw the words at her.
THE Robards." she cried.
The girl WINGED as though some
one had struck her. you
mean"
VANS father was Dirk Robard.
So was yours"
Lame flung her hands 10 her
eyes. This was uncomfortable. She
said abruptly. Its not true. Mrs.
Amberton told me long ago." She
struggled to remember.
whats not true?"
ivan Is not Dirk Robard's son.
He was adopted" Fanny Am
berton's words came back 10 her
now. Gle married Vans mother
in 1913. That was three years
after I was born"
Ca7s murmured, II don't be-
lieve VII"
ITS true" Lame persisted. 81
don't remember what Mrs. Amber
ton said Vans real name was but
he was Dirk Pobard's adopted
SON"
1T may be So" Cass unused,
half TO herself. Il was in Eng
land in 1913. just before the war
started. Mother was taking care
or you then"
She whirled on Lame. "But Il
doesn't alter the main facts OF
the case" she cried. HAL
brother or step brother. he's still
forbidden 10 you. He's wicked
constituencies"
Lane asked. why did you hate
him so?"
Because Dirk Robard was
wicked, cruel. lie met Luisa in
Baltimore where she was playing
in stock. He was much oIder-15
or 20 years. lie persuaded her
10 have a secret marriage. They
went somewhere on the eastern
shore. Luisa didn't tell uB until
a few months before you were
born. BY that time he was tired
of the arrangement He was hav-
ing an affair with some New Or
leans beauty and wanted Luisa
70 divorce him. Poor childl she
was so young. 50 bewildered. She
wrote me and told me about Il.
/ brought her home. She died
10 days after you were born. The
doctor said she had no will 70
live"
And you never heard from
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Quotations

i never knew a golfer who had q
bad character.
John ID. Rockefeller.
The people Of the United States
live under an overwhelming flood
of legislation, most Of which is in
consequent, much Of which is UNI
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logged by n r-estlessness which
would not let her go. over the
breakfast things she and Give
spoke Of casual matters. Both
were uneasy.
After be had gone she sat for
a long time listless. The servants
came and n~oiselessly set the place
TO rights. Her life ran on we'll
oiled wheels. she reflected. There
was nothing she needed 70 do.
No 4 needed her-except pos
sibly Van. Give was utterly self
sufficient. He had his horses and
dogs in the country. He had the
business now 10 absorb his
thoughts
Even her mother no longer
needed her. Cass was happy. in
dependent, playing better than
she had ever played before. She
looked younger. less harried.
Il must see her." Lame decided.
CASS was just getting up when
- Lame arrived. The little apart
ment looked comfortable and
shabby. The lovely green brocade
couch Lame had given her was
a curious anomaly In the small,
untidy room. Lane saw the
familiar room with new eyes. eyes
that had somehow grown critical.
Cass entered, Struggling into
her old red corduroy dressing
gown. Il nate TO wear that lovely
padded thing you gave me around
here, dear. IL gets in such q
mess" She apologized thus,
carrying in the Clipped tin tray
with her breakfast. Have a cup?'
Lame drank some OF the steam
ing coffee. She felt steadier. She
seemed 10 know now what 1t was
she wanted. She wanted to tell
her mother all her troubles.
whats on your mind, baby?'
Cass asked. watching the girl
shrewdly.
Lame shut her eyes. Now for
il. Now for the plunge. She said,
I'm going TO leave Give"
Cass set down her cup with
great elaboration. why? You're
not happy with him?"
Lame put out her hand in an
impulsive gesture. Its not that.
Gives splendid" She h~esitated
before she flung the words at
Cass. Il love Van Robard. I'm
going away with him"
Cass swayed n little. Her face
had gone dead white. Lame
thought she was going to faint.
Mother. what's the matter?"
She was bending over the older
woman. shaking her arm. Lane
left her and. flying into the tiny
kitchen. brought back n glass OF
water.
Cass slipped It and shook her
head. Take 1t away. I'm all
right"
! ConscienCe-stricken NO the e.
feet OF her news Lame sat down
again.
I'm sorry" she began con-
tritely. II didn't know It would
be such a shock to you. IL had
TO tell someone"
The color was coming back into
Cass's pale cheeks. She shook her
head ike a swimmer freeing him
self from the bondage OF the
waves. In a dull voice she said,
There's something you've got "a
know. / should have told you
long ago. God forgive me for a
miserable coward"
Her eyes. her tone, struck ter
ror into the heart OF the girl.
Lame trembled. What Is 1T
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my-my father?" Lame whis-
pered.
CASS tossed her head. "Luisa
- didn't want us 10 let him
know where she was. He never,
so far rs I know. tried 20 find
her. when she died l mailed him
the death notice. He sent lawyeray
20 sec us. lie had heard there
was a child but wasn't sure. \
lied 70 the lawyers. I was afraid
they might take you because you
were his own flesh and blood.
There was some clause In his will,
/ believe. 10 the effect that AZ an
heir should appear such n claim
was 70 be thoroughly examined.
/ think be always suspected there
had been a child. but he couldn't
prove III. Tom Barrett and I had
been married the year before. II
was easy for me 70 pretend you
were daughter.
Her voice softened. "And then
I felt. too. that you truly be-
longed 20 me. \ cared for you
from babyhood. I loved you as
my own. I vas Justified IN keep
ing you from that devil"
Lanes eyes were trimming.
She nu- her arm around the older
woman. "Of course you were"
she soothed. "And when Il was
so hard, when we were so desper-
ately poor you must often have
repented your decision 10 keep
me-"
Cass sat up straight. RE
pented? Never! You were mine
and l meant TO have you"
Lane laced her fingers nervous
~. "Clive knows this?" she asked.
Cass nodded. II told his mother
shortly before you were married.
l told him. Il was only right.
They had 20 know"
They sat for n few moments
in silence. Then Cass broke out
again, you'll neve 20 to Van
INoDdF0 now!
II don't know. I don't knova
Ny mind - dizzy from all this" 4
"Liane. you can't. You Wouldn't
hurt Give SO. The scandal"
The girl moaned. Il hadn't
thought OF that"
You must. Forget this man.
He's had dozens OK affairs. The
women OF his w world under
stand him. You made the mistake
Of taking him seriously"
Cass added. Tell me / did right
70 hold you for my own. Tell
me you forgive" She was on
her knees.
Mother, dearest!" It was
Lanes answer.
Cass wiped her eyes presently.
Heavens, 1 must rushI They
called rehearsal for this after
noon"
Together they straiEhtened the
place. Lane, n towel pinned over
, her dove colored frock. made the
e ana wiped ulaneE COnstrafnt
held them after their mutual
burst OF emotion.
Promise me you won't 90 any
thing without telling me first"
was all Cas- dared To ask on part
ing.
Lame walked up Broadway. a
slim, distinguished figure. Some
impulse, born OF the old trouper
habit, caused her 70 stop and buy
a paper al the corner. Like a
needle 10 a magnet her eyes were
drawn 70 the headline. Million
aire Killed In Motor Accident"
The name leapt az her. dizzy
ingly black. "Van Robard."
(To BE Continued)
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The
Once Oer

HOW TO TELL YOU ARE IN
A SUMMER HOTEL

"A ClAA-FALD
You can look out OF any win
dow and be disappointed by the
view.
2-You have TO walk a mile
over broken bottles for a swim.
3-The milk Is sour.
4-The bathroom faucets mark
ed Hot" are cold and the ones
marked cold" are hot.
5-The bathtub plug is missing.
6-The shower is out Of order.
THE only unattached girl
around the place is cross-eyed and
shutters.
6-The only unattached male
has a red mustache and wears pink
shirts with detachable cuffs.
9-You have TO pay 81 to get a
pair OF trousers pressed.
l0-You get back the wrong
trousers.
1.-THE menu is written in long
hand by somebody who spells en-
tlrely Dy ear.
l2-Getting sugar from the
sugar bowl or salt from the salt
cellar is a problem in mining en-
cheering.
13-The china and silver has the
monogram, name or crest Of some
other hotel.
1.-THE coffee is terrible.
15-You get clans whether you
ike EN- or not.
l6-This also goes &r founder,
bluefish, blackberries and Goldfish
balls.
1.-THE mattresses have their
hair cut from a pattern by RUDE
Goldberg.
18-The head waiter also plays
saXophone in hotel orchestra and
is too busy TO pay much attention
to either Job.
l9-The porter Is too busy sell
ing gin to take are Of your trunks.
20-They use marble slabs for
beds.
2l-You find signs in room di-
recting you how 20 use a rope in
case of fire.
22-There is a clock-golf course
around the premises.
23-Somebody in the next room
is always crying Send up four
more set-ups!'
24-The desk clerk Is a pretty ir-
ritable fellow who wears spats and
Oxford ties.
25-The bellboys can get you rye
or Scotch.
26-The only newspapers around
the place r two days old.
27-There Is always a February
number OF the Saturday Evening
Post on the reading table.
28-The hotel library has ell the
works Of K. p. Roe and most Of
General Wallace's books.
pa woOdpecker tries TO bore
a hole in the tin roof every morn
ing from 5 10 z.
30-It rains most OF the time.
Commissioner Mulrooney says
crooks must keep out Of New
York's night clubs, which means
that a lot Of the p%roprietors will
have 70 run their places by tele-
phone.
Mr.. r. G. Hall, the Oklahoma
City businessman who financed the
Post and Gatty flight is evidently
off these fliers. He announces an
attempt 70 beat their record, the
attempt 70 be financed by him and
two other airmen employed. He
will call the plane The F. c. Hall
Of Oklahoma City" Mr.. Hall IS
clearly not a man to lose credit for
an exploit more than once.
There's a brilliant idea, there. If
IL is followed . we may look aloft
and see The Captain Frank Hawks
Of San Francisco. Chicago, New
York. Paris. London. Berlin. Rome.
Constantinople and Warsaw" any
day.
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One man, by merely pressing push
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coal and when a sutton is pushed
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begin HERE TODAY

6h@1A# AA@AhA4 AR1RA
LANE BARRETT. Il and beam
tifui. tries I'm vain 10 forget VAN
ROBARD. wealthy polo player.
when his engagement is an
noInced 60 MUHIEL LADD. popu-
lar debutante. Lanes mother.
CASs BARRETT is mn actress
and IL fs during Cass's engage
ment I'm stock at n fashionable
Long Island summer colony that
the Barrctts meet mRs. CLEh>-
pAIGf. wealthy widow. hen
CasH Eoes on tour en- the fall
Lame becomes Mrs. CleespauEh's
social secretary. Give GLELS-
PAUGH. the widows only hon.
asks Lame 20 marry him. Give
cannot Inherit his fathers for
tune unless he marrieS before he
f. -. LANE accepts. agreeing the
marriage A. to be n matter OF form
only.
Robard. whose moods nre
chanEeHble. nSks her to break the
engagement and Lame refuses.
THESSA LORD and her sister,
MRS. ANfBEnTON- rome 20 visit
the CleespnuEhs md TresSa. who
wants a. marry Give. begins 90
make trouble for Lame. Trcssa
%connlves with "A gang 90 black
mailers hut n friendly police lieu
tenant. SHANE McDERMin. inter
fcreS. Later Lame n Kidnapped "a
he held for ransom but IL rescued
by WcDcrmid and Give.
The wedding takes place on
Christmas Day and d couple de-
part ON q honey moon I'm n south.
News comes that Nuriel Ladd has
elOped wiki CHUCK DESMOND,
newspaper reporter. Give u nj
ways kina hut knowledge hat
y IN the man Lame loves
d-iveS the two into mlSunder-
standings. After several weeks
tho couple return north. Give de-
votes himself 10 buSiness md
Lame tres not 20 be bored by So
cinl duties. ON n shopping trip she
encounters Eobard. By n TuSe
Robnrd perSuadcs Lame 60 come
10 his apartment alone for tea.
He begS her 90 20 abroad with
him. Give arrives and takes
Lame home. They quarrel.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XII
NOW that the bars were down
-' Lame rushed on. speaking
recklessly. ivan wants me to &c
away with him" she declared.
You didn't listen to him?'
Give clenched his hands.
Il .old him l wouldn't. Oh
don't think me utterly bad. In
not. Only when he calls / fee
/ must 60. It's like a SPELL"
Furious anger smote Give
Desperately he sought the right
move. Promise me you'll not dc
anything without consulting me-
he urged. "As a friend. Nothing
more"
She promised. She thought hin
a thoroughbred that night when
at the dinner party. he moved
spoke. laughed as IL nothing had
happened.
Old Mrs. Williams, a grandt
dame in black and silver, bent
her head to them at parting. Be.
hind her fan she whispered Il
Give but quite audibly. "Suct
a charming child. We r all de.
lighted with her"
Lame flushed. What would al
these people think II they knew
She felt ashamed. Through bel
mind ran this thought constantly
"He sails on Tuesday. Perhap:
Ill never see him again. What
shall ! do?"
Her lips twisted az the irony
OF it. IL only she had waited .
little whilel She had believed
this marriage would put a barrier
between her and Van forever
She had hoped and prayed the
spell was broken. IL had not been
Surely this madness must be- one
OF those deathless loves Of which
she had read Browning and hi:
Elizabeth had loved that way.
Heloise and Abelard. Romeo and
Juliet.
Monday found her desperate
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One man, by merely pressing push
buttons. stokes all the coalburning
boilers in a History New York ho-
tel. The boilers burn pulvt lied
coal and when a sutton is pushed
exactly the right amount OF coal 70
keep the fire az a prope- heat is
automatically released from the
bunkers to the fire box.
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An insurance company claims
that the average child costs $3.50
to raiSa-
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Bare legs are disturbing to refor1ners and stocking mar ufacturers. |
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SOVIET WILL REST ONE DAY

MOSCOW, Dec. II. P)-Because faults have been found in the five day uninterrupted working week, the Soviet decided to abandon the stagger syste m of employment whereby industry and government operated every day with workers having option as to day off. Un- der the new system, the entire na- tion will rest on the sixth day, but Sunday will not be observed.
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MANHATTAN LAUNCHED

CAMDEN, N. J., Dec. II. (P-The SS Manhattan, the largest pessen- ger ship ever built in the United States, was launched here. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Sr., wife of the late President Roosevelt, christened the boat. The vessel has dis placement of 30,o00 tons and can carry 1900 passengers.
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NO CANDIDATE

BERLIN, Dec. II. (P)-A. Hitler, leader of the Nationalist-Socialist party, announced he will not be- come a candidate for President un- der any circumstances but he re- fused to say whether or not his party will keep President von Hin denburg in office if it succeeds in gaining power.
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ALASKA'S BONE DRY LAW

While the Divisional Democratic Convention on Tues day evening went record favong the repeal of the Alaska Bone Dry Law that 1t did not commit the party the wet and dry issue developed in the debate when that portion of the plank suggested for the Terr )ta platform came up.
 The fear was expressed by few delegates that the embodiment of the plank might to defect votes from the party. In reply, proponents of the plank planned that the Bone Dry Law and prohibition repeal often confused meaning the same thing Among those who sought to make this clear Chairman Jas S. Irlt who explained that repeal of the law would not effect the main of prohibition but merely place Alaska par with the United States where privileges granted under the Vosead Act that were not pos sbe under the Alaska Bone Dry Law Especially this true of possesson which is abu under the Alaskan law but permissible under the Vostead Act if not for the pur pose of sale
 from brick, the Alaskan doing likewise may suffer ar rest.
 Delegate George Johnson, who disclaimed any per- sona bias the question: sounded logical note when he said it about time the people as whole were given an opportunity to express themselves the wet and dry issue and not of whether they wet or dry He was tired of camoufage, and believed the voters were ready to express themselves.
 Those who favored the ultimate test of public opinion the wet and dry question, indicating wet sentiments based their position the trend of in the United States where avowed vets had swept ds aside in the recent Congressional elections especially in such States as New Jersey where wet Democrat overwhelmed the dry Republican candidate
 The Alaska Bone Dry Law is now before Congress having been submitted by the last Legislature after vot ing for it's repeal The action of Congress will 20 far toward supplying index to what may be expected of 1t when the wet and dry issue appears the floor Should Congress- which IS Democratic confirm the repeal of the Alaska law, it will indicate their action along similar lines when the question of repeal or modification of the Volstead Act comes up
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APPROVE BIRTH CONTROL

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. II. F)- The executive committee of the Federal Council of The Church of Christ presented 8 majority report approving birth control by married couples as valid and moral" The minority report upheld abstinence as ideal
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RUBIO HAS PLAN

MEXICO CITY, Dec. II. F-- President Ortiz Rubio has sent to the Chamber of Deputies a plan whereby he says Mexico can pay off it's entire interior debt of 541,- 7,499 pesos and at the same time bring into production much na- tional land now lying fallow.
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TELEGRAPH BREVT|ES
SPECIAL PRIVILEGES

LOS ANGELES, Dec. II. P)- Foreign athletes who will attend the Olympic Games to be held here in 1882 were yesterday given spec ial privileges of entry for them selves and their baggage by reso- lution passed by Congress.
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doctor who charged a sick man $28O00 for 165 visits, is explaining his bill in the probate court The sum of $28O0O like good deal of money but no the fee of the surgeon who wrote in response to quest for itemized statement To Repairing and setting 12 yards of intestine at S2O0 per yard $30O
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by the multiple bureaus and organizations throughout Alaska the most outstanding recollection is the Whereas Whereas, Whereas" ad nfnitum. The last paragraph on Page 68 generally informs the reader what it is all about Moral: Read lem backward
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The fellow who coined the term "idle rumor" queer idea of idleness.
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One of the leading political parties has Governor who that he is too busy to talk politics He should be accepted good Presidential timber without any further Investigation as to his qualifications
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-21
WHEN WAR COMES

prevent the declaration of a war itself
OF course the fact that the Communist parties,
the Communist International and the Red In
ternaJional of Labor Unions exist is a trenen-
dous stride forward in comparison with 1914 The
experience of the World War of 1914-19l8 the
experience of the Russian Revolution and the
postwar revolutionary wave in Western Europe
has not been lost on the workers 1t has left it's
indelible impression on the minds and in the
consciousness of the working class
Neither should we lose sight of the fact. how
ever that the bourgeoisie has also learnt much
from the experience of the tempestuous years of
the postwar period. In many respects the bour-
geoiSie were far quicker at grasping the sgnifi-
canoe of this experience than the Labor move
ment, were more conscious and systematic in
applying it. Their forces are more concentrated
by far. Their technical means are more powerful
They will have to fight for their very existence!
Meantime, far sllrewder ways Of dividing and
hoodwinking the masses are being DEVISED every
effort is being made to bring the workers under
the biological influence of capital.
In the capitalist countries, the Communist par
ties, even the best of them and the largest nll-
merically still have to contend with the over
growth Of socialist traditions and the lack of
experience in illegal work.
The Test of Fire.
We must therefore STRUGGLE reS0utely aOai,,St
all illusions. AS Lenn urged we must expose the
'Nlaap, Pc CenC-ous and completely inepC catch
word that we shall not allow war!"
Unquestionably, war will sift out, and lead to
the final secession of all the Rights opportunists
and conciliators dncludng those who have al
ways used cleft" phraseoIogy). When with the
declaration of war the Communist Parties will be
inevitably faced with the necessity of continuing
on an Illegal footing, of conducting illegal activ-
ties on wide scale, with all the hard work, con-
slant danger not to speak of the firm resolve
this will entail all the democratic humbugs all
the opportunist scum will Immediately show
themselves up.
All those elements lacking true revolutionary
outlook, who have not been through the fire and
heat of the struggle, will show their true char
acter Thus, war will be, so to speak, the touch
stone. 1t will throw aside all who waver and
fluctuate, all who are chance-"Fellow- travellers"
But in the meantime it will continue to attract
and make an intimate appeal to the thousands
upon thousands of new workers to join the revo-
lutionary movement workers whose eyes will be
opened by the war, who will realize from the
bitter experience of the grim realities of war
whether they be at the front or in the rear, that
there is no other way, that there can be no other
way, of putting stop to the devastation, the
misery, the ravages and horror of war than to
struggle for the overthrow of the capitalist
system.
The End