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just talk to him."
Hes hound to be back before
long. I can't help feeling that
when he comes all this can be
Strengthened out In no time"
"But why il he staying 90 long?
Why doesn't he come back7"
"Oh. yQ<i never can tell about
business. you know. I have an idea
his'father has something to do with
II but he can't keep him away for
ever. Things are not nearly so bad
as they seem. darling. You'll ind
that out I'm a month or two"
"A month Is = terribly long
timel"
Nonsense. Anyhow Il may not
be that long. Brad will know when
he does come. By the way"-Chris
Observation-Disclosures wife Is in Reno"
Norma looked up quickly. Does
that mean--?" she began.
Il don't know II II means any
thing or not. She's supposed to be
visiting friends there. I Just hap
pened to lnow because I mailed her
a check the other day"
THERE was a silence between
! them. After several moments
Norma said. you like him 4 lot.
don't you?~
Like brad! Why. OF course
Everybody does"
Il know But I mean-H she did
well. X things did turn out that
way. do you think you might
Good graciousl Don't get no
tions OF that sort In your head.
Brad Hart has one wife he doesn't
seem 10 rare much about He
doesn't want another. Oh, WE'LL
life's a qneer business. kid. Wei:
have a talk with Jim Daniels TO-
morrow. Ill call In the morning
and arrange the time"
They went over arguments that
had been rehearsed several times
before. 1t was Chris who said pres
eutly,
i've bgen trying to figure this
%
nxuie wat I oo''oM III
an. 10 you MINK =. couiu nnse
peTn WI. Slons what's nis han1
% ssohe.
IN ourI siri SHOOK nsr nsau,
80 ~ ni,n' sne saau
Slowly. 1but-tnere Isnt any rea'
son Wy ~ snuu'u w.n' ~ .uI. M
,e "a fes iea - III,
= was rnoes sesins MN az Dlue
op,lnss .1lu LEWIS - I'm. ~
riole n,siIna.e come '.eh asa,n.
Du
u'un' Nc ~ !. .nen' ~ cn',s.
Norma nnrieu e mead IN ner
nands- ~ vas go 70 terrible
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granted. Beyond the shadow or d
doubt legal t~echnicalities had been
observed. Unfortunate. That was
the way Jim Daniels dismissed the
AFFAIR. Z
Chris kept al this from the
younger girl. She told Norma that
Daniels was hopeful but the matter
required time. Chris kept IT'D the
farce during those early weeks b.
cause she was worried. Thr-A0
nights when shq
worrying ab
don't vans to live without MARK
I don't want to live X he doesn't
love mel"
chris found excuses FOR inviting
= Norma TO the apartment Az
much or the time % possible she
spent with her. III she could not
be with her for m evening she
tried to q that someone else wsA
DR.. willoughby said everything
depended on Norma's mental out
look She must keep up her gem
eral health. be cheerful and optt
mistic. The doctor was very In
sistent ON these points- He repeat
ed them each time Norma cana TO
his ONCE.
Norma disregarded every warn
Ing. She had retired again behind
that barrier OF reserve which evpr(
Chris could not circumvent- Chee4
ful and optimistic she certainly wa
not Norma was inhabiting q world
Of her own
One day during the last week o.
February something happened
which Chris regarded ~ 4 blessing
Dorothy Phillips received . wire
from her sister In California. There
was q vacancy IN the ONCE In which
the sister worked. 1f Dorothy
could come at once thu Job would
be hers.
Within three days Chris was
alone in the apartment. Dorothy'E
trunk packed and gone and Dcro-
thy herself on n west-hound train.
Three days more and Norma's
dresses hung In the vacated closet
space. Norma had not been eager
to move but Chris had explained II
as a favor to herself. She could
not keep up the rent aiore. she
said III Norma would not come
she would have to give up the
apartment
For n while things appeared %
10 better after that. Less strain
for Chris In trying 20 zee that
Norma was occupied No need for
constantly manufacturing excuses
TO include the other girl In her
plans. IL was easier TO see that
Norma had substantial meals.
There were days when ChriE told
herself Norma was happier but
they were sure To BE- followed ~
periods of depression
Brad Hart. whom Chris Quss
toned frequently. could furnish No
news Of Mark Travers. He wHs
stiIl In France from al that could
be learned
Gradually March dragged to .
close. II had come m like q lion
and went OUT the same way with =
terrific now storm The bad
weather continued and Norma d.
ve!oped an annoying cold
Then n day Chris teIephonsd
Bob Farrell and arranged 10 meet
him Il dinner. 0ver the restaurant
table Chris said anxiousIy, ~You'vs
got 70 help M. Bob. Something
must be comet"
ITO ne COnfinued1
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Pretty NORMA KENT. 2O-year-
old secretary. marries MARK
TRAvERs, mlIlionaire's son, II
spite Of the opposition % MARKS
father. r.. M. TRAvERS.
The story opens In Marlboro
mtddIe-western metropolis. After
m extrnvngnnt honeymoon 1t
fashionable Blue Springs during
which Mark spends I'll his money
ms borr0vvs $500 the couple e
turn 10 Marlboro. IL O. y long
while before the young man can
I'M work nnd after . week Re
loses his firnt job. He becomes q
1oOrwnlker In a department store.
!. |. spite Is, Of 's s.s; e s, s:s S Sssss,
sends for him. He Offers 60 take
Mark hack into his buslness or
E~anixnti0n ~ the vi will prove
he can make good. His nrnt task
involves = business trip 10 France.
Norma II % resnnin mt home. she
tries 60 persuaae him not 10 90
but nj not.
fathcr-in-Iaw's home. slips away
leaving No trace Of her where
abOuts. CHRIS SAUNDERS, her
former roommate. helps her erd
Mark's father determines % en-
gIneer q divorce. He employs de-
tcctives who learn that the girl
three years before WINS convicted
on n vice charge. In spite Of evil
dence that shfs charge was
framed and Norma entiFeiy 1nno-
cent. he sends his lawyer 10 Paris.
Norma knows nothing Of NIL this
until late I'm January she receives
. letter telling her Mark has z
cured n divorce. Next day In the
Office she fninfs. Chris takes her
home hut Instead of remaining
there she calls = taxi. gives the
driver = address and says.
sHurry:.
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Wife: Why, Fred. you've got
n hand browner than the other.
Husband getting sun tanned
vale on holiday with his large
family. Can you wonder at 1t,
Alice? I've always got one hard
In my pocket-The Humorist.
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THE cab turned into the drive be-
l fore the imposing Travers resi-
dence and halted. Norma got out
and looked up at the building.
wait for you. Miss?" asked the
driver.
The girl hesitated. Then "Yes."
she said. you'd better wait. She
started slowly toward the entrance.
The handsome door. set in its arch
OF stone, seemed forbidding. Nor
ma pressed the bell and waited.
There was no answer and she
touched the electric button q second
time.
Almost at that moment Temp
kins' head appeared in the open
doorway. Norma said. rs Mr..
T~ravers-?"
There was no indication that the
butler recognized her. His head
inclined slightly. mr.. Travers IL
not in. Miss" Tompkins said. He
would have closed the door but the
girl suddenly moved forward. put
her hand out.
Then Mrs. Travers," she ex-
claimed. Its important I've rot
to see her-I've got to-"
MRS. Travers Is not at home
either. They left this morning for
Miami. There's no M here now.
There's no one you can see"
But I musti"
I'm sorry. miss. There's no one
here. Mr.. and Mrs. Travers viii
be gone for several weeks"
Gone? How could they? Why
It was only last night"
They left this morning" Temp
kins repeated imperturbably. His
voice and manner we're rs aloof as
though he were announcing guests
at q reception. II assure you. miss.
there's no o here. No one but
the servants"
"0h. but. Tonpkins-" The words
broke OF In a low cry. Then,
"Tompkins." the girl went On. ~do
Jon know when Mark II coming
back?"
I'm sorry. miss. haven't
heard"
"You don't know whol his par.
ents expect him?"
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The working population OF Chi
cago. based on 1880 figures. con-
sists Of 1.149.714 males and 389 .395
females.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30

About 30 per cent OF the potato
starch used in the United States Is
made In Maine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26

Bin Caldwells father is chief Of police in the
Httle town Of Northrdge and this, in combination
with Bills athletic ability makes him the undis-
guted leader among the boys in the v t2En Then
big league base ball manager moves to NoTthridge
him leader Fred is well liked he is Bill.s equal
superior in all kinds of sports and the fame OF
his father gives him great prestige with everybody
But the rivalry between the BOYS is friendly one:
day they return from the ball neld they see Buoy
Sidewalk A big car drives up and Buddy lie vhisked
that the child had kidnapped. Bill telephones his
father, giving him the license number OF the car
The alarm broadcast, Freds father Is notned,
and Bil and Fred hurry to the police station.
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Disappointed Lad.

President Wilson was O good story teller and
did not mind telling jokes on himself. Once,
while speaking ct Stanton, Va his birthplace,
he observed o small boy pushing and shovina
his way through the crowd toward him. The
boy finally landed In front Of Mr. Wilson and
yelled out excitedly, where is It? Where IL ~"
The President stopped speaking and with O.
9ood-natured smile said: well my boy. Il
guess I'm IT,"
"oh. psanaw," the yonngster responded, dis
sustedly. why, thought 1t was a dog ngh&."
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HORIZO NTAL.

The definitions are:
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:;5=5 S{k RS1 FX sSf &
RIDDLES

1. Why are fishermen and shepherds like
beggars?
2. What roof covers the most noisy tenant?
8 II a man gets up on a donkey, where does
he get down from?
T. What Is 1t that runs all the way between
two towns and never moves?
S. If man shot at two frogs and killed
one, what would the other do?
ANSWERS.
/. Because they live by hook or by crook.
2. The roof Of the mouth. 3. From a swans
breast. 4. road 5. Croak
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highway just outside of town. The money
was to be there on the following night by 10
O'Clock. II 1t was, Buddy would be back home
safe and sound within a few hours. But II 1t
was not.
As soon as Mrs Towne her hands trembling
with fear, had hung up the receiver, Bill called
his father and told him Of the call. An i'm
mediate effort was made to trace it, and it was
learned that 1t had come from o public phone
in Exeter. The Exeter police were notified and
at once an intensive hunt for the kidnapers
was started In that town.
Bill had gone to bed when Mr.. Towne arrived
that night, but early the next morning the
great base ball manager called TO see Chief
Caldwell. For a long time they discussed the
situation and what was to be done. Mr.. Towne
hated to give into the demands Of the abductors,
but he feared for Buddys life If he did not.
FINALLY Chief Caldwell unfolded . plan.
! They would obtain the money. carefully
marked for Identification, and Mr.. Caldwell
would leave 1t on the bridge as directed. He
would 20 alone, for the kidnapers had particu-
larly warned Mrs. Towne against having the
police ct the bridge when the money was left.
But the road leading into town from the bridge,
and the one toward Exeter, would be carefully
watched. and every car would be stopped and
searched.
The plan sounded good, and Mr. Towne
agreed TO 1t. Bin and Fred were sworn to
absolute secrecy, and Mr.. Towne went about
obtaining the money, while Chief Caldwell pre-
pared his trap. In the meantime, efforts 70
locate the kidnapers in Exeter and other
nearby places went on without interruption.
It was . trying, anxious day for the TONNES,
and for everybody else in Northridge. Other
parents, frightened by the bold stroke of the
kidnapers, kept their children in the houses,
and fearfully locked the doors. Newspaper re-
porters from nearby cities, attracted by the
prominence Of Mr.. Towne, began to arrive in
Northridge, and 1t was rumored that private
detectives had been sent for.
This rumor made Bill rather angry. 'T guess
Dad doesn't need any outside help on this
thing" he said to Fred. IF anybody can get
those hdnapers he can"
To BE Continued Next Sunday
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ANSWERS.

I. Harmony, soprano, and chorus.
2. The diamond IS M, dub, dosed, musical,
Becky, day, L.
3. SOLO, sole. sore, pore, port, PART.
TONE, bone, bond, bend, bead. BEAT.
4. Maui, mail, u.s. sum, sumac, SIAM scum,
SAIL sac, slim, slum, slam, 10, calm cam, clam,
claim, am, as, all, aim aim, and alum.
.. Cross Word Puzzle Solution
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26
II Good Start.

AIbertson- Our baby is learning to recite
'Baa baa, black sheep, have you any wool?"
Cuthbert-What! Does he say all that?
Albertson-Well, not all, but he's got as far
as "Baa, baa"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26
PUZZLES

We will start on this weeks puzzle with .
picture in which are hidden some familiar
musical terms.
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BY W. BOYCE MORGAN
INSTALLMENT Nv.

INSTALLMENT Nv.
lust as they reached the station, two po-
Ecemen were starting out in q car TO
try to trail the kidnapers and discover
lust what route they had taken from
Northridge. Bin insisted that he and
Fred be taken along and although the
C6heess tried TO persuade them not to CO. Bin
climbed into the back seat Of the car, pulled
Fred after him, and would not be dislodged.
A short distance outside Of town they picked
% 0 clue. An old man was sitting on the
bridge over the river, fishing. The policemen
stopped the car, got out and asked him If he
had seen Q big black sedan 60 by in agreat
harry just o short time before. The old man
scratched his head.
maybe that's the one that made the wrong
tuYn tust beyond the bridge" he said. Rising
slowly to his feet, he pointed TO show just what
he meant and continued: About half an hour
aeO, q big car came out from town, and 1t was
going IKE blazeS But right there beyond the
bridge they turned to the right instead Of the
LEFT. I tried to yell at them to ten them that
the road didn't 60 nowhere, but they was
travelling too fast In a couple Of minutes,
though, they discovered their mistake, came
dasning back out Of the road, and took the
other road toward Exeter"
That's important" said one Of the police
men, THE fact that they made that wrong
turn shows they aren't familiar with this road.
They must be strangers in our neighborhood."
DILL pointed out to Fred how easy it would
- be for q stranger to make a wrong turn
at this place. The highway from town crossed
the river bridge and swung sharply to the left,
while another road, paved for only a short dis
tance, bent more gently to the right. This road
looked as though it was the road to take, and
car In hurry would not notice the road
marker indicating the proper turn.
The road to the right ran along the bank
Of the river, but it was a poor dirt road that
led nowhere. A driver making the wrong turn
would soon discover his mistake, as the kid
napers evidently had done.
THIS one slender clue was all that the police
men discovered. Although they inquired at
every roadside stand and gas station they
lost track Of the after few miles. Traffic
ON the road had been heavy that afternoon, and
Woald be remembered unless its occupants did
something to attract attention.
when they returned to town, the boys dis
covered that % far no trace whatever Of the
kdAnapers had been found. Bins father had
poeeaved o telegram from Mr.. Towne, telling
htm 10 offer o reward for Buddy's recovery and
aamoancing that he would arrive IN Northridge
late tha* evening
nWoRR hk arrival the kidnapers were
p heard from, and IN Q very definite way.
e0e amA asked 10 speak to Mrs. Tow1aA.
HAe0 aase answered. he announced that he
- enc e the 6dnApe9s, and that no harm
wooded come % Buddy If Mrs. Towne did exactly
NMa@ me was told The man then instructed
BE- mat 1io.O0o IA 4lo0 bills was TO be made
AWo packages, and LETT under the railing
SVBg northeast corner Of the bridge on the
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HORIZONTAL
1. Parcel post (abbr.).
g. Musical note.
5. Propose.
T. Animals hair.
8. Meadow.
10. Alone.
IL. Common vegetable.
IS. Before.
IA. A fountain beverage.
II. Place Of entry.
20. Bind.
%. Measure Of liquids (abbrD.
49, Worker.
26. Railway (abbr9.
81 Advertisement.
VERTICAL.
1. To murmur, % a brook.
2. Post graduate (abbr).
81.
4. Small island.
5. Source Of Night.
So. Proceed.
6. A beverage.
?. To pass or something counterfeit
o. Heavenly being.
II. An affirmative vote.
IL. To solicit charity.
Is. To Intricate.
Is. Precious.
10. Old.
10. Heavy black h4aAd.
n. Toward.
"a. Beside.
IS. The sun god.
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Next comes q word diamond built about
musical" The second word means to confer
knighthood upon, the third Is gave medicine,
the fifth is q girls nickname, and the sixth IS
"A hours. Can you complete the diamond?
M
~vs5oA1
L
And now for some musical word chains. Re
member that only one letter can be changed
Ut q time, and each change must form q real
Word.
Change SOLO TO PART in five moves.
Change TONE to BEAT IN five moves.
How many words can you form from the
letters in Musicale" The puzzle editor worked
hard and got a. but perhaps you can do even
better.
You won't fnd this cross word puzzle easy,
but 1t will be o lot Of fun.
rnAcO vunDM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-17

Guarded by policemen, a tricycle. re-
Gently carried $50 900 in cash from
bank to loan companys headquarters
in the busy part Of Edmonton, Eng
land.
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EXILE
TRAIL |SFOLLOWED
AcadianS Return Visit Made
by "Cajun" Cousins Last
Year in Pilgrimage.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ABBEVILLE, La, April 1.-THE
trail Evangeline trod in exile from the
forest primeval of her native Acadia
was followed today by $50 pilgrim de-
scendants of the folks she left behind
They are here to return last years visit
of their "Cajun" cousins and partici-
pate in the unwilling Sunday Of statue
in st. Martinsville Of Longfellow's
heroine
The visitors from Grand Pre-. includ-
ing girls, clergy and of1cials, enjoyed a
feast of barbequed crawflsh-a famous
"Cajun" delicacy-last night and
gathered this morning for mass with
the natives in the quaint Acadian
church here. Today'S journey led
through the Spanish moss hung lanes
Of liveoakS Of the Bayou Teche country
into q dozen villages where receptions
had been prepared. Tonight will be
spent in Lafayette.
The statue of Evangeline is in the
shadow Of the tall, Gothic spires of the
81 Martinsville church, which was
built in 17S5 by the Capuchian priest,
Rev. Jean Francois. and is the oldest
house of worship in Louisiana Mgr
], A. Richard. Acadian Catholic bishop
Of Verdun, Canada, will be in charge
OF the dedication.
st. Martinsville "Cajuns" claim that
Evangeline's grave Is by this church,
but her grave also is pointed out else
where, and, Of course, there Is no GER
tainty that the maid ever existed save
In LongfellowS fancy.
However, the exile of Evangeline's
people Is no mere legend. The story Of
how upward of $4,000 OF them were
driven from Nova Scotia TO Louisiana
by the British during the contest l,e-
tween France and England over the
North American Continent Is one OF
the most moving chapters in this States
history. Today there are several thou
sand OF the Acadians in this section
OF the State. At the time OF the whole
sale deportation about 1000 OF the
AcadianS remained around Grand Pre-.
Though no visit was exchanged between
the Canadian and IouiSianan groups
until last year they have remained very
similar in customs and language.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-17
ROOMS OF FAMOUS
FICTION REPRODUCED
Trilby's Paris Studio, Sherlock
Holmes Den Among London
Exhibition Features.

G4ALD1LAOu 6GdJuISNs
LONDON (N.AN.A.)-The ideal
home exhibition Is again drawing all
sorts and conditions Of women to Olym-
pia. This year one Of its most interest
ing features ID an impressionistic
glimpse Of a city Of the future. The
effect Of this is gained not only with
actual structures, but with some Of the
biggest stretches Of painted scenery
ever produced in London. Through the
middle of the city run avenues OF
shops filled with the latest gadgets for
every home.
Another interesting feature Of the
exhibition Is a series Of reproductions
Of rooms famous In fiction, which have
been designed by Aubrey Hammond
These include Trilby's studio In Paris,
Sherlock Holmes den" in Baker street
Little DorTitt's garnet In Southwark and
Robinson Crusoe's wooden hut.
There are also nurseries designed to
come within the scope Of widely vary
Ing incomes; a series OF rooms show
ing the development of the English
dining room from the earliest times to
the present day; o living picture ZOO,
where one may find some Of the queer
est little animals in the world, all alive,
but framed Ike pictures, and number
OF wonderful gardens. designed by the
cleverest landscape artists TO reproduce
the characteristics OF each English
county.
(copyright, 1881. By the North American
Newspaper Alliance)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-17
DOGS RESTAURANT
BECOMES FASHIONABLE
Hon Mrs. Hugh GillilAn's Pace
Followed by Well Known Grill
Appointing Waiter for CANNES.

Appointing Waiter for CANNES.
LONDON NAN.A).-The dog be-
comes more and more Important as Q
member. OF society. and in addition TO
his own bath club, ne now has q special
restaurant in Chelsea. This Is run by
the Hon. Mrs. Hugh Gillian, q sister
OF Viscount Scarsdale Outside there
Is large placard bearing the follow
ing notice:
Dogs dinners. Twopence FOR small
ones. Threepence for large ones. Four
pence for the outsizes."
Here, while his mistress Is eating in
one part of the building. the dog Is
taken to Screened-off corner and fed
on the best English food. Brown bread,
raw meat potatoes and other vegetables
are the chief constituents OF q dog's
dinner. but there are some spoiled dar-
lings who only ct just what their mis-
treSseS are having. and these are served
with cut of the joint.
well known grill room in the West
End has recently had to appoint q spe-
cial dogs walter, who gives customers
lings who only get Just what their mis-
tresSes are feeding in another room.
Th1S waiter has no easy task, Tor the
average Mayfair dog is as fastidious as
his mistress. The other day found
six dogs feeding, and each had a differ
ent dish-one chicken and spinach, one
minute steak, and so forth.
Copyright. 1881. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance)
Australia has been settled for only
150 wears