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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-15

You've GOT 10 hear me out" he
was saying doggedly.
Lane stammered, The others
are coming. Miss Lord urlel-
theyll he In any minute. They
mustn't find u.s." She cast a de-
spairing glance around.
re said, coldly resolute
They're playing ping pong i'm ahe
game rom. Mrs. Amberton IL AZ
backgammon with my aunt
You've got 10 stay. I've been try
inE for months 20 explain That's
Why | came tonight"
The young girl drew herself up
proudly. There's nothing 10 eH-
plain"
"Oh. my sweet" Was there q
break ID It's deep voice? Lame
steelcd herself against M. against
the charm this man held for her.
Across the hall the radio was wall
ing mournfully:
what ~ ~ - this - thing -
callcd-l0ve?
This-funny-thing called lover
Tho girl ground her nails into
her palms. She repeated. There's
nothing you need 70 explain. ~
there7" She even smiled.
The man In the perfectly fitting
dinner coat folded his arms grimly.
staring az her.
There I'M" Ne said. -Ard well
you know it--
Lame sat down suddenly. meekly.
She passed a shaking hand before
her eyes. Go on. then. and do be
quick about It.- she said family
you knew" Van Robard said
softly. that | was mad about you
last summer. II was like a fever.
It hit me-hard Like nothing else
I've known. You knew that7"
Lame nodded. Pride and reserve
were swept away. She forgot this
man was betr0thed 10 another girl.
forgot everything except the burn
Ing fact that they had I've moments
alone together and that they loved
each other
Well" Rohard struck one
cienched fist into hts open palm
"WelI. that was that L meant t0.
wanted Co tell you. Then we'll.
| got tangled I'D In this hldeous
mess. Muriel ran orr with that ne
cor fellow. Blue. You know. fills
wife turned nasty. threatened 70
u and name her As correspondent
Adele nearly went frantic. hap
pened 10 be i'm Atlantic City that
night. She wired me. asking me 70
stand BY. She fcw down and made
IA fearful row. Got me a. say
would tell Mrs. Blue II was
Muricl had gone or with. I did
and the dreadful woman pr0fessed
to he satisfied. But she said un-
less our engagement was an.
nounced before the week was out
she'd carry out her original threat.
] was the goat" he finished Bit
terly.
Lame felt quite I'LL
You - you were under obliga
tions TO Mrs. Ladd7- she asked,
her throat constructing nv she
formed the words
"Oh. you've heard that gossip
Lame. sweet. you mustn't believe
al you hear on me. Indeed you
must mott People have filthy
minds and filthy tongues. too"
CHE looked up n him. she
- wanted with All her heart 10 be.
4 H. 49,
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unpleasant about Tressa's brief
laugh.
Fanny made W her lips meticu-
lously. Hell have-well. mil
lionsl" she said
Tressa stood I'm the doorway OF
the bath which connected the two
rooms the sisters occupied. she
wrapped IN citron colored n~egliEee.
sheer and tight and dripping cream
colored lace. tightly around her.
Her silver blond hair. adroitly
shlnElcd. gIistened against the
background Of raspberry tiles.
Fanny exclaimed ~artlcssly. MY
dear. you're like something IN the
colored advertising pages"
Tressa glanced at herself I'm the
long mirror OF the door. This rag
II rather good" she observed. Her
l~ong-lashed green eyes had the
sleepy look OF the we'll fed cat
she laughed again. Must get
some others like ~ FOR my trous
seau."
Fanny looked arch. my dear. !
hope Il won't be long now"
Tressa's smile was confident
Don't worry. old thing. I'LL sure
w pull II or this time She dab
bied the stopper or the Chanel bot
Ito against her %pink-l0bed ears.
am yet ~ some good work CO.
night" she said. why ever
doesn't Eva have a properly trained
French maid 70 turn Owe 70 usg
/ wouldn't dare INK one cf those
colleens 70 hook me up. They'd be
sure 70 tangle their big fingers In
the lace and rip IN ~ bits"
I'm simply NO good at N either"
Fanny Amberton announced fatty
Call that girl and have her look
you up
"A look of pure malice came into
Treasa's eyes. You do have an
inspiration occasionally. darling. "
she drawled. pressing a button. 1T
will 10 tho perfect touch. Unless
the young woman turns mulish-
She stood there III a single brief
garment wv chiffon and hand run
lace a. Eileen answered. The maid
stared frankly ut the beautiful ng
ure IN the chemise. send Miss
Barrett 10 ME. that's N good GIRL"
Tressa said lightly. AT once. Its
rather important"
When Lame arrived Tressa had
slipped the exquisite beige lace
frock over her head and stood eye
ing It's artful simplicity. the man
ner In which II prisoned her curves
and flowed away into lines OF sheer
Innocence.
"Oh. Miss Barrett, do hook me
up. won't your" Trcssa asked In a
drawing voice
Certainly With dignity Lame
managed the intricate fastenings
She stood up. Els that alp
Lanes face was like u white mask.
Her name was chill. impersonaL.
Thanks SO much. No lady's
maid could have done better"
Their glances met. clashcd-
You're quite welcome Lame
met the i~nsolence with studied I'm.
concern. But as she left the room
her heart was hammering with
anger. ~ was 10 be wal then. War
10 the teeth
n lane stood like a trapped young
thing In one corne or the ~
brary. Van Rohard faced her. grim
In his black and white. his splendid
head arr0gantIy lifted.
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BEGf@ HERE TODAY
when CAss BARRETT. nefress,
takes her daughter. LANE. To
Ntilow stream. a.. T.. for the SUM
mcF. the Eiri has Just escaped
from nm unpIennnnf experience
sp~akenwy brnwi where n man
was shot SHANE NrDERMfD.
young police officer. comes 90 Long
Island 60 tell Lame the man viii
live.
a. MURfEL LADDsS house. Liane
meets "a mysterious stranger she
has seen once before NJ ~ VAN
h0BAHn. ard Eass. hearing his
name. brEx LIane never % see him
nEnin. MurIrf. n drbutnntr. hn.
another suIfor. CHICK DESMOND.
" reporter. One might Mrs. IAuD
dispatches Van after the pair. he
HcvinE they ave cloprd. TIE takes
Ltane with hIna. Later she hear.
gossip about Van u Mrs. Ladd
n IL crushed
Lame goes fn stay with fhr
wealthy CLEESPAIGHS fn the
faiI. she likes Give CLEES-
PAUGH. who does mot Get nm With
his mother. News comes 0f Nurfrt"s
engagement On Van Rohard. The
same lay Linnr learns of her
mothers illness I'm n philadelphia
hospital Cass nearly dies buf "
finally nurNrd back fo life. Mrs.
tircsraugh insisf~ ON her return
ing 90 Willow stream On con
~vnlrsre. olive asks Lame "a marry
him nrd although she " mf first
Offended ne the idea of n marriage
90 convenience mhr accepts. partly
20 provide her mother comforts.
later olive offers to release
Lame from this promise huf she
refuses. FANNY ANBEftTON nnd
TRESSA LORD. old friends ~
Mrs Cscr~pauEh. arrive ns house
guests. TreSSa ~ rude 10 Linne-
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY.
CHAPTER XIX
" lane stood outside the door foi
a moment. catching her breath
She clenchcd and uncleached he
small hands. III hate her." shi
said 10 herself. "Oh. l hate heri"
She had said no to Gives pro
rosal that they announce their en
gagement before the arrival Or Mis-
Lord and her sister. Now shl
wished she hadn't. That woul,
have given her AT least d sort q
standing. II would have been
protection against snubs.
She went into her mothers room
now and shut the door softly ID
hind her. Cass was sleeping. TIL
shadows under her eyes had nj
most disappeared. Lane had
sudden wild desire 70 snatch Ne
UP. To dash back 10 the shabb,
little fiat in West 6Sth street wher,
they had been SO poverty-strickel
and oftentlmes 30 happy. But sh'
knew that she couldn't dn that. No
she must 80 through with this pre-
posterous agreement She hal
given her word and she mus
keep it.
ssW7H0 does that Lame girl Iool
like?" Fanny Amberton wa
saying as she brushed her shor
black hair and pressed the wavl
In with skillful fingers.
Don't know" Tressa answcrel
shortly. Like no one I know
Why?"
Its rather p~erplexing." muses.
her sister. wriggling into a blacl
net frock. u could swear Nv
talked 10 her-known her before
But Of course it's nonsense. She
little more than a child"
Nineteen" Tressa said AMI
laughed shortly. "A highly i'm
probable aeei"
My dear" murmured Fannl
Amberton significantly. do yol
realize Give will be rs soon afte.
the Irst OF the year?"
II do" There was something
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-15

After the misfortune az causing
a smash while washing dishes for
his scolding wife. Life to me Is
just "A bunch of broken dishes
says O. H. HegEie. as the henpccked
husband IN Too Young 10 Marry"
latest First National picture nov AZ
the Dittmann theatre.
Heggie, who Is known as one Of
the c~leverest actors on stage or
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-15

ers "A seasoned cast OK scrce play
ers, including Leslie FcntOn. Wyr'"
Gibson and Donald Crisp. carry
important roles. w
One German railway has A test
stand ON which Tins locomotives arc
placed once " year and operated
f0r many hours without moving on
the stand. "a careful check being
taken while TIE wheels travel ~
top speed.
Bueros Aires has "A new subway
four miles long.
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n lane stood like a trapped young
- thing I'm one corner or the IA
brary. Van Rohard faced her. grim
IN his black and white. bis splendid
head arrOgantIy lifted.
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WAY OUT IN 0

The character OF their battle so far would seem 70
put Messrs. Vanderbilt and Arno definitely in tbs
lead for the Nobel Peace Award next year.
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CHE looked up n him. she
- wanted with all her heart 10 De-
lleFa him.
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Ted Gimmel. a broadcaster.
Ray Schmoose, another broadcaster.
Floyd Malarkey. ditto.
Eddie Docks. ditto.
wimple. a Observation-Disclosures upside down
flyer.
Wirps. his navigator.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-15

Billy Burke. the new golf champion. defeated
George Won Elm on the second ~play-off after a total
battle OF IA holes. IT Il had lasted any longer both
boys would have begun hitch-hiking.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-11-12

UNDERNEATH the surface
u is where you get the cold
truth about tire values. It's the
inside Of the tire-the method
Of construction and the quality
and quantity Of nsaterials-
that determines its Stamina,
Performance, Safety, VALUE.
YOu can No more tell the anal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-11-12
Shutdown Ladies
Societies Unite

Shutdown, November THE Ladies
Aid and Missionary Society held a
joint meeting at the home of Mrs. H.
F. Meyer on Tuesday afternoon, Nov
ember 3, at two o'clock. The purpose
of this meeting was to have the two
aids unite. A committee composed of
Mrs. Carrie Jensen, Mrs. Robert Ped
erson, Mrs. H. F. Meyer and Mrs. j.
M. Thorston were elected to meet
with the presidents of the two aids
and draw up a new constitution. AZ
ter the business meeting a program
was given. Mrs. Martin Isakson
and daughter Elizabeth of Springfield,
Mrs. Ed. FLAG of Sanborn, Mrs. An
drew Anderson and daughters and
Mrs. Emil Anderson and Mrs. Fred
Meyer were welcome visitors. A
lunch was served by the hostess.
William Tonak accompanied by his
mother, Mrs. Mary Tonak and Mrs.
Ida Tonak visited relatives and
friends at Good Thunder, Eagle Lake
and Mankato the fore part of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Simon and
family of Springfield and Mr.. and
Mrs. Erwin Lawrence and son of
Clements were Sunday visitors of Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Lawrence and family.
The Misses Augusta and Clara An
derson are the guests of their sister,
Mrs. Morris Sorenson and family of
Pelican Rapids.
Mrs. Warren Stewart, daughter
Ona and son Lowell of Springfield
were Saturday afternoon callers at
the home of Mrs. Carrie Jensen.
Henry and Alvin Jensen, Jack
Hauptli and Adolph Nelson attended
the show at Redwood Falls Saturday
night.
Albert Croft, 15-year-old son of Ole
H. Croft, had the misfortune of break
ing his arm last Monday. He fell
from the wagon when the horses he
was driving became frightened and
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ran away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Meierbachtol
and daughter, Audrey of LIE Sueur,
visited the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. F. Christensen several days
last week. On Sunday they were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Routhe
at Gilfillan.
Mrs. Ebert Meyer spent last week
Wa her sister, Mrs. Carl Balfany
near Wanda.
The annual meeting of the Sum
down Lutheran church was held at the
church Monday. afternoon.
Emerson Meyer came here last
week from Cakes, North Dakota to
visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert
Meyer. He returned to Cakes on Mon
day.
The Missionary Aid are planning
on serving Thanksgiving dinner in
the school auditorium on Thanksgiv-
ing Day. The menu and charges per
plate will be published in next weeks
Gazette.
Mrs. Anna Anderson, teacher in
District ~, spent the weekend al
her parental home in Sleepy Eye.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Hemmingson re.
turned home Saturday from weeks
visit with relatives at Flom and Twin
Valley, Minnesota.
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Armistice day was of special sign
ificance for the members Of New Ulm
Turnverein, because it marked the
seventy-ffth anniversary of the
founding of that organization. The
occasion was celebrated in fitting
manner at Turner hall Wednesday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-11-12
THIRD VICTIM OF CAR,
TRAIN WRECK SUCCUMBS

Robert F. Clark of st. James, driv-
er of the car which figured in a COLI
sion with an Omaha train at that city
a few weeks ago, died at the ST
James hospital Tuesday morning of
last week from injuries he received.
Robert Jr. and the youngest Clark
boy, both sons of Mr.. Clark, were in
the accident. The younger one was
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-11-12
New Service Offered
by White Eagle

A new service to motorists, offer
ed to the middlewest for the first time,
is announced here by the White Eagle
Oil Corporation in an extensive ad-
vertising campaign beginning today.
This new feature is called White
Eagle 6-point Winter-proofing Serv-
ice and is designed to overcome the
operating problems brought by winter
temperatures and to put cars in pro-
per shape for winter driving.
The White Eagle Oil Corporations
has equipped it's stations to give as
a unit the 6 distinct services neces-
sary to properly prepare a car for
winter operation. In addition to this
service, White Eagle introduces a
new gasoline.
The newspaper campaign announc-
ing waterproof Service and new
Banner Gasoline is appearing today
in IL states. 1t is one of the most
extensive campaigns sponsored by
any oil company this year.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-11-12

killed instantly and the other one is
in a serious condition in the st. James
hospital. He is expected to recover.
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The request of Miss Jessie Siders
of Spokane, Wash, was that her par
rot be chloroformed and buried with
her when she died.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-11-12

Some may talk of depression in diff
ferent lines of work, but you can't
tell the managers of the Pietrus plant
in Sleepy Eye that.
During the last week they have
shipped carload of dressed poultry
every other day and Friday, which
proved to be the busiest day of that
week, over 1000 chickens were killed.
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service in connection with
extension Of Installments


extension of Installments
Co. bitches %, 81, AZ, %,
SO, 81, SO, 81, 81, --------- 104.50
Trefry & Hendrickson, labor
and hauling Co. bitches 48,
80, IA, "a, 20, IL, IA, % = 1890
Botsford Lbr. Co., repair ma
terial Co. bitches 20, IL, "a
% -----------------------5 2.40
Botsford Lbr. Co., repair ma
terial Co. Ditch "a ----- 1.75
j. P. Kragh, committee work
Co. D. "a -- 4.18
C. w. CORES, labor Co. D. 40 700
Math. Jensen, labor Co. D. 81 7.20
Harry Deling, spraying weeds
Co. Ditch 81 ------------ 1899
On motion the Board adjourned.
JOHN ARENDS,
Chairman of the Board.
Attest: IRA r. ROGERS.
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sented about different tires, isn't this the
most logical suggestion ever made to you?
Could there be any more positive way to def.
nitely determine which tires offer you the
most for your money? There can be no
question or controversy when you get the
FACTS yourself.
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ity of tire by its outside appearance than
you can tell the character Of . man by the
kind of clothes he wears.
We have arranged to show you cross sec
tions of Firestone and special brand mail Or
der tires. You can come here and make your
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-11-12

own comparisons, uninfuenced
by any sales propaganda. We
urge you to thoroughly check
every vital point - rubber
Uolune, ,oeight, width, thick.
ness, and plies under the tread.
Then buy accordingly-ON
FACTS AND FACTS ALONE.
Auailasf the xas.inrsa elsi,,na ,,Ho.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-19
SMUGGLER BELIEVED
49,
LOST OVER NIAGARA, ::
Rum Runner, Leaping From Boat
to Escape Officers, Last Seen
Near Brink of Falls.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, November
19.-One rum runner was believed to
have gone to his death over the Amer
lean Falls Tuesday when he leaped
from his beer-laden craft in the Ni>
agara River His companion was capA
tured by immigration border patrol
men at the head of Goat Island.
The prisoner gave his name as Mike
PyZyski, 10. of this city. The young
man who in eluding capture is sup
posed to have lost his life was known
to PyZyski only as Louis. 90
The head of Goat Island is about
an eighth of mile above the cataract,
While rum runners have made it
practice to land liquor in the upper
park for long time, few have had the
daring to venture as far down the river
as the pair did last night.
When Pyzyski and his companion
landed their 18-foot rowboat at the
head Of the island two Federal officers
awaited them. Both boatmen ran
into the river toward the American
shore. Pyzyski turned back, but the
other man continued out into the swift
rapids and started swimming. He was
last seen after having been carried by
the current to point a few yards
from the brink of the precipice.
PyZyski told authorities he and Louis.
put out from Chippewa, Ontario, with
load of "a cases of Canadian ale5
rowing down stream through the
rapids to the island. Three men, who
were believed by the border patrolmen>
to be waiting to help unload the alet
left the place when the Federal men
appeared upon the scene.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-19
COLLEGE STUDENTS
DEMAND CHANGES.
Co. educational Dining and
Campus Dancing Asked In
Ohio Institutions.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. November H.
Collegiate rebellion against established
social order which already has made
spread to new fronts today.
I'VE want co-educational meals" IS.
the battle cry within the staid corridors
Of Wooster College. -
Campus dances or roa house
parties" Is the alternative put up TO
trustees of Ohio Northern UniversityS
where 33-year college ban on dancing
is under fire.
There are still occasional rumblings
at Ohio State University against COM
pulsory military training, which last
Spring became the subject of heated
mass meetings and student ultimatums.
Heidelberg Fight Goes On.
At Heidelberg College, where the
presidents house was stoned by irate
students last year, war Is still being
waged against campus ban on ciga-
rette smoking, card playing and other
tabooS. College authorities, however,
have given the students serious con-
sideration in their pleas.
Current outbreaks are confined to
Ohio Northern and Wooster. -
Co-educational dining received an 80 =
per cent majority in campus balloting
at wooster, and men and Women'S rep
resentatives have begun preparation
of a plan to lay before the faculty.
Proponents Of mixed eating" declare
It will lead to an improvement in the
college social life.
Appealed to Trustees.
A battle of petitions is at full blast
on Ohio Northern's campus, and 800
students have laid their proposal for
campus dancing before the board of
trustees after being turned down by
President Robert Williams.
Dr. Williams refuses to become ex-
cited. -
During the two years have BEEN
president there has been no ban on
individuals dancing" he said. They
do dance, but not on the campus.
Besides, they have been promised
dancing in their individual fraternity
and sorority houses after the first Of
the year"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-19
ST1YNESS KEEPS WORN MOTHER
OF NEW OPERA STAR BACKSTAGE
As Chicagoans Thunder Approval of Singer
Woman Who Shaved for Years, Weeps
for Joy in Dressing Room
can audiences as Leonora in "n Trova-

can audiences as Leonora In "n Trova-
tore"
curtain rising" doomed the call box
in Seraphina's dressing room.
The last dab of rouge. The last
busting Of powder. A quick adjust
ment OF her costume. The orches-
tras opening chords carried down the
hall
Quick, mother, out front, or you
will miss the opening"
Isl, 81, mia bambina."
Makes Way 70 Radio.
Seraphina sped away, to be lost in
the gayly costumed throngs in the
wings.
The mother followed. She reached
the door that would take her out front
She paused, turned back toward the
wings Soon from the stage came the
first notes of "Tacea la Motto Placida.'
Seraphina-her b2mbina-WaS sing
ing, singing in grand operal
1t was too much for the mother
tired from long years of getting up al
o'clock in the morning to go to work
Back down the hall she fed, back tc
the dressing room. Eyes that had fol-
lowed a million stitches In putting in
pockets in hundreds OF mems suits
brimmed. She sobbed. Family, through
the closed door, dr1fted song and music
"Savario," she called to her husband
dead three years. She's singing"
Making her way to a radio, tuned In
on the performance, she turned the
dials and into the room came Sera-
phina'S voice.
Hears Roar of Applause.
The first act was drawing to a close
Out on the stage and in the wings the
singers wondered and feared-success
or failure? In the dressing room the
mother prayed. The last notes sound
ed
ave Maria" breathed the mother.
And then, laundering through tbs
radio, came applause that was fol
Seraphina. Again and again sounded
the discordant clapping of hands
"Pater noster," in thankrulness pray
ed the mother who has yet to sit In the
audience.