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CHAPTER XVI

II don't intend waiting until
tomorrow" he told her, "and
you can go back to bed. It may
not be conventional but it won't
hurt you, once. I'm not here
to see you. I'm here to see
Mara. I haven't heard a word
from her since she walked out
on me-"
"Since you threw her out!"
cried Lynn.
rs that what she said? Well,
it doesn't make any difference"
"You-"
But he had walked in and
closed the door, spun his hat.
on a bookcase and sat down in
a chair.
Lynn had rather liked Bill.
Now she disliked him very
much. She said:
Mara was right to leave you.
If you think she's going to
stand for the way you treated
her and" She stopped, con-
scious Of delicate ground.
"Oh, so she's told you about
Betty?" guessed Bill. "Well.
what did she expect? If a man
knows he isn't wanted, he goes
where he is-that's all there is
to it. What about Frank
Houghton?"
Just Waiting!
II don't know what you're
talking about" said Lynn,
"and as long as can't put you
out, I suppose you can stay.
I'm going back to bed"
She did, and lay there won
dering if there was any way
she could reach Mara, warn
her. Of course she couldn't.
Equally certain was it that
Mara was with Houghton.
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Interesting Bridge Hands
By E. V. Shepard

of diamonds. Dummy's 5 was
played; B denied ability to ruff
by his play of the 2; I played
the 6. The next lead was the
z of spades. I put up dummy's
8, hoping to drive out BIS 9
to make my own 6 good for a
trick, my 6 fell.
It is interesting work, plan
ming the play of a hand. Evil
IDENTIFY I must lose two diamond
tricks and one heart trick.
With careful play no more
tricks should be lost. To have
a sound opening bid, under
Knickerbocker Whist Club prac-
tice. A required minimum of
212 quick tricks (unless he held
a second hiddable suit, and
that he had not shown. Evil
IDENTIFY A must hold at least the
K of hearts, perhaps the K-Q.
But my first Task was to test
trump distribution, by leading
a second round of trumps.
Dummy's 3 of spades was led;
B played the 4; my 10 won; A
discarded his 4 of diamonds.
Dummy's X of clubs won the
fourth trick, and my own Ace
of that suit took the next trick.
Dummy'S s. of trumps won my
return lead of a low club. Exit
from dummy came through
leading its last diamond. My
j forced A to win with his
Ace, leaving my queen good
for a later trick.
A led his K Of hearts. Dunn
my's Ace won the trick. 1t
was time to pick up BIS last
trump. This was accomplished
by leading dummy's K, and
killing my @, which I did not
require for ruffing. The lead
of US 2 of hearts brought out
BIS 6 and my own 9. The trick
went to AS Q. That player led
back his 4 Of hearts: dummy
played the 7. and B the j.
I ruffed with my last spade.
My @ of diamonds won the
twelfth trick. and dummy'S
Ace of trumps ruffed my last
club. We made our four-odd
in simple fashion. The point
of the hand was that I had
to raise my own forced re-
sponSe Of spades. although I
held little strength: my part
ner had to bid game.
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"SKYSCRAPER"

Would he bring here home?
She hoped he would not.
She heard the striking Of
matches as Bill sat there smok-
ing and waiting. If only Jen-
ME would come! Jennie could
handle him. But Jennie had
said that she would be very
late. "You and Mara better
sleep in the bedroom" she had
added.
There was no way in which
to reach Mara.
If only she would come home
alone.
She did not. With sick feel
ing Lynn heard her come laugh
ing up the stairs with Houghton
long after midnight. Lynn rose
and groped for her robe and
slippers again. She wouldn't
lie there like a coward; she'd
stand by Mara.
The door opened. Good
night, Frank" said Mara to
the man with her. And then
she screamed. Bill"
Bill said, Don't get all hot
and bothered. I haven't a gun.
Wouldn't use it if I had. Just
wanted to know where you were
and with whom. That's all.
I've found out, now. Thanks a
lot, Houghton-I suppose you
are Houghton? for bringing
my wife home safely. You can
get out now"
Houghton said, ct don't like
your tone, Burt. I see no harm
in taking your wife to dinner"
II want to talk to Mara"
said Bill. I'm not concerned
about you. If Mara wants to
dine until midnight with a
man, in order to keep her job,
she can do. it,
ITO keep her job?" asked
Houghton.
Sure; that's how they all
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WASH H|NCTON FASHIONS

There's a bit of a furry in
the sportswear field over the
coming Olympic games. Com
mittees are approving things to
be worn by the contestants.
The colors are appearing in
jewelry, as you probably saw by
some we had sketched last
week. Garments are being
tried out, tested, and made to
requirements. Very few of the
things can be sold to the gen.
eral public, because after all,
few of us take part in quite
such active sports. The bathing
suit, for. instance, is of black
rayon, transparent and skin
tight. It will go through the
water like a streak, but couldn't
appear at a beach. 1t will be
worn with a robe that is shed
just at the waters edge. So
the bathing suit won't do for
the public, and isn't available
in Washington as far as I know.
For the Parade
There's one garment, how
ever, that has the official ap-
proval of the Olympic games
authorities, that is also prac-
tical for all Of us. That is the
dress that the contestants are
going to wear in the parade.
Fortunately, it is made OF a
smart sports fabric in a shirt
waist type that can be worn
for any daytime sports event,
and so is as practical for us
here as it is for the contenders
on the Pacific coast. We have
sketched it for you to see for
yourself, and it is available in
a Washington store.
A Shirtmaker FrOck
The dress is of white cordera,
a dull Dupont fabric with a silk
stripe in it, smart and sports
like, and said to launder beauti-
fully. Under the jacket, there
is a straight-line frock. with red
buttons up the front, and a
tailored collar. The buttons
have carved on them the Of
ficial Olympic insignia, of links
intertwined, and the official
emblem is on the jacket, but
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Latest Fashion
Flashes

A CHANGE IS PLEASANT
from a current fashion and so
many women are going in for
long evening wraps. A delight
full model is done in black vel
vet. It features elon g a t e d
double panels. a cowf scarf neck
line and dolman sleeves. It is
lined with white satin.
A LACY LOOK is given to
even tailored frocks by guimpes,
gilets and vestees of lace. A
dress of black crepe marocain
cut on severe lines is enlivened
by a veStee and short, flaring
sleeves, made of yellowy Valen.
ciennes lace frills.
JUST CREEPING up higher
all the time is the waistline
of the newest suits and frockS.
A new frock and coat suit has
a jacket and a skirt with the
new high, built-up waiStline
done in black silk crepe. The
top Of the frock is Of print in
red, white and green.
GIVE A WREATH to an eve
ming frock and find ney smart
ness. A frock done in violet-blue
semi-sheer crepe has a diagon-
ally posed garland of field
flowers across the high bodice.
At the waistline it is tied into
the twisted girdle.
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Your Health and Diet
BY Logan Clendening, M. D.

The cantaloupe is probably
the most popular of melons for
the American table. The
standard ones, such as are
grown at Rocky Ford, Col, and
hence called Rocky Fords,"
now are grown in many places,
especially in California.
Hardly any melons or fruits
vary so much in individual
samples as cantaloupes. And
there is absolutely no way to
tell a good cantaloupe from
a bad one except by tasting.
For this reason, honey dew
melonS-a cross between Rocky
Ford cantaloupes and cassaba
melons-are coming into high
favor.
From a nutritional standpoint
there really is nothing to
choose between one kind of
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The Rhymins
Optimist
The Great Winds

Oh, I am ever restless when
The great winds singing come,
The winds that chant of lands
beyond
The farthest seas tossed
foam,
The winds that lure a rowing
heart
And mock at thoughts Of
home.
They bring such fragrant mes
sageS
From far, oh, so far away,
From bright, exotic lands that
know
Eternal Summers sway,
From islands sweet with spice
and rose
Within some tropic bay.
The great winds call and I
would go
In search of unknown lands,
To teakwood forests, dark and
fierce,
To hard-packed, silver sands.
To seas that lift unto the sky
Their white and tossing
hands.
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From Which Metro-CoIdwyn-Mayer Has Made the
Thrilling Cosmopolitan Production, "SkyscraPer Souls"

said, clearly, "but I'm right
here, within CALL
Bill laughed. I'm not 60
ing to beat her up; she isn't
= worth the effort"
Lynn went back to the bed
room, but even with the door
closed, she could hear.
"How far has this affair
with Houghton gomez" Bill
asked.
"It isn't an affair. How dare
you-just because a man is
decent to mel"
81 see. Well, he needn't be
decent any longer. You're COM
ing home now. I've got a job.
out West. It starts in two
weeks. You're coming West
with me"
"Why don't you ask your
beauty parlor friend to go?"
"She doesn't happen to be
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my wife. She'd make me, I
imagine, a much better wife
than you've made me-" said
Bill, "but I married you"
"If you think that I'm going
to condone-"
you'll have to-" he told her
soberly. Granted I was un,
faithful to you, what of 1t?
There are worse things than
that, where a mans concerned.
Granted, if you like, that you've
been unfaithful to me-"
II haven't! I haven't"
mo. I don't suppose you
have. That doesn't matter,
either. We're going to start
over again on what's left. It
wasn't my fault that I lost my
job"
"Nor your fault that you
didn't find another?" she de-
manded.
The GrOwler
"No. Do you think I liked
it, sitting home day after day,
waiting for you to come and
remind me you were supporting
me? That's a devil of a posi-
ton for a man to be in. You
might have made it easier for
me, saved my pride a little,
encouraged me. But you didn't.
Every day it was the same"
Every day you were the
same" she accused him, "growl'
ing about this and that, COM
planning, ugly"
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CHAPTER SIX

While leopards, like all cat
animals, have no fondness for
the water, they are fairly strong
swimmers when the occasion
demands. I had no fears that
Spitfire could not readily swim
the comparatively short dis
tance to shore. But my mind
was already busy, trying to fig
ure some plan to recapjture
him, for he was too precious a
prize to be lightly permitted to
escape.
I accused myself of negli.
gence in not watching his cage
more carefully. No doubt he
had managed, by dint Of ex.
traordinary persistence. to bite
and claw loose even the doubly
reinforced rattan lashings that
had held the logs of his cage to-
gether. 1 should have posted a
guard there!
These thoughts flashed
through my mind, almost auto
matically, as I leaped down the
ladder connecting with the
lower deck and over to the rail.
Ali appeared from somewhere
and was at my side, all breath
less.
Some new terror was in his
eyes, realized, as he pointed
significantly over the rail.
"Jerong, tuan, jerong!" he
cried. GA shark, master, a
shark!")
Even as he spoke my eyes
rested on Spitfire, swimming
strongly toward the. shore and
already 80 feet from the boat.
In the same instant that Ais
words penetrated my conscious
ness, I noticed also a big dorsal
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By Faith Baldwin

what did you want me to
do? Run around and wash
dishes and sing, 'Goody. goody,
the wife's got a job and I can
stay at home and do the house
work!' What do you take me
for? It wasn't any easier for
me to accept what you grudg-
ingly gave me than it was for
you to give it. If my disposition
was rotten, perhaps it wasn't
all my fault"
what about Betty?" she de-
manded. where does she come
IMP"
Nothing. Nowhere. That's
over and done with. She
was-kind. That's more than
you were. It's over, I tell you.
She understands. And you're
coming West with me-"
She cried shrilly, "I'm not!
I'll divorce you"
Better be careful" he
warned her.
"1'll divorce you," she re-
(COntinued on End Comic P0ss)
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do it," Bill told him. "Good
little old S. A. Vamp the boss.
or his nephew, and your jobs
safe. And now will you get
out?"
"Mara!"
ooh, please go" she cried
out. please don't believe him.
Frank"
you'd better believe me-"
said Bill. What good would it
do not to? You're a married
man, I believe. Mara's married.
too, although she appears to
forget it sometimes"
Lynn said, appearing sud-
denly, You'd better go, Mr..
Houghton."
He went, shocked, bewildered.
Bill growled, you don't have
to be in on this, either, Lynn"
Within Call
"I don't intend to be-" she
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cannot be worn by anyone not
taking part in the games. Red
felt makes the clever little
jacket, which is held by white
clips. It will be worn in the
parade with matching red
felt beret. The price for the
dress and jacket, in Washington,
is $25. Both are of very su-
perior quality and workman.
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"WILD CARGO"
A Spine -TinsIins Epic Of a
Game Hunter and His Prev

fin sticking up like a miniature
sail as it cut through the water
in the direction Of Spitfire.
Even in this unaccustomed
and handicapping element, the
leopard's battling instinct did
not desert him. 1t warned him,
somehow, of the approach Of
an enemy, and he deftly
lodged in an oblique direction
(Continued on 2nd Comic PAGE
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melon and the others. All
melons contain about 6 per
cent sugar, about 80 per cent
water, all the vitamins except
D, and a good amount of
roughage.
A melon which has not yet
gained very wide popularity is
the papaya, or tree melon.
These melons are grown now
in Florida and a great deal
of attention is being given to
their production by many
farmers. It is not unlikely that
they may supp1ant other mel
ons in favor as a breakfast
dish.
The taste is quite similar to
cantaloupe. Its great appeal,
however may lie, in the fact
that it contains papain, which
is widely used in medicine as
an aid to digestion. In fact,
most digestive tablets contain
some papain.
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for
LoveIorn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX

By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Wants to Work for Baby's Keep
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
My husband and I ran away
and were married when he was
10 and was II. We did not
confess our runaway marriage
until a few months before my
baby was born. His family in
sisted he was too young for a
home of his own and, because
he had no regular job. he was
obliged to live with them. My
family declined to have him
live with us and, as I had my
baby to care for, was forced
to give up my job. which paid
me $25 a week. My husband
sends me only $40 a month,
which is not enough to pay
for the baby's food and cloth
ing.
My younger sisters continu-
ally say they could do this and
that if it were not for the
burden Of caring for me and
the baby. Could you suggest a
place where a respectable girl
with a child might go and
work for her own and her
baby's keep? I should be glad
to take only very small wages,
but should of course insist
upon having enough time to
care properly for my baby.
OLDER AND WISER.
In the city from which you
write there are innumerable So
cial agencies which would be in
a better position to undertake
what you ask than I am. First
try out your church, then get
the names of the very well-run
organization which makes a
business Of placing mothers
with children in good homes.
I think you can get the name
at the "Y." Such women take
smaller wages. than women
who are without children, but
the living conditions are good,
especially in the country.
Household Hints
To revive patent leather, rub
well with a rag soaked in olive
oil and milk; then polish with
a soft dry rag.
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ship, and the jacket can be
worn with other dresses.
For the name Of the shop
where you can find this dress,
or for help with your fashion
problems, write Miss LavilIe en-
closing a self.addreSSed stamped
envelope, or call District $3.50,
extension 199.
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Try These
Recipes
Cool Melon Salad

One package lime gelatin, /
pint boiling water, 11a cups
cantaloupe or honey dew mel
on, cut in Ka-inch balls.
Dissolve gelatin in boiling
water. Chill. When slightly
thickened, fold in melon balls.
Turn into individual molds and
chill until firm. Unmold on
crisp lettuce and garnish with
mayonnaiSe. Use only firm,
ripe, sweet melon. Serves six.
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YET SHE NEGLECTED.
PERSP|RAHON ODOR
The BHGI11igIst EUns ahead.

The BTGI1BigIst TUGS ahead.
She had her hair waved, her face
massaged, her nails manicured. Her
lingerie was sprayed with expensive
perfume. Her lips and cheeks and
eyes were beautifed with utmost care.
She was charming e. alluring -.
when she met him. But as the evening
wore on, her charm wore off. They
danced he turned his head away.
The night that was to mean so much
20 her . was an utter failure.
She had forgotten the tremendous
importance of protection against the
nauseating Odor of perspiratiOn.
Just a touch or two Of PERsTIK and
she would have eliminated all posi-.
bility of offending, because PERsTIK
neutralizes the acid that causes OdOr.
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The other evening I dealt
and passed, as z. The next
player made an opening bid Of
One Diamond. My partner,
Herbert D. Lent, challenged
(the equivalent of the informa-
tory double). B passed. OF
course had to respond with
One Spade, that A passed. Y
did not know whether 1 held
greater strength than four
Spades to the Nine. with no
side tricks, but he had to bid
Two Spades, to urge me to a
game bid, provided I held any
real strength. Average respond
ing strength is three probable
tricks. I held cards probably
worth not less than four tricks.
had to bid either Three
Spades or Three Clubs, although
the latter declaration would be
an inferior method Of showing
my strength. I bid Three
Spades, to permit him to bid
game, if he chose. He bid Four
Spades, upon the assurance
that game appeared probable
to me.
The opening lead was the K
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Lime Salad Supreme

One package lime gelatin,
pint boiling water, S teaspoons
vinegar, " teaspoon salt, cup
apples, diced; / cup crisp cab
bage, chopped; 4 olives, chopped.
Dissolve gelatin in boiling
water. Add vinegar and salt.
Chill. When slightly thickened,
fold in apples, cabbage and
olives. Turn into molds. Chill un.
til firm. Unmold. Serve with
mayonnaiSe. Serves six.
To keep butter firm in hot
weather, fill a large basin with
cold water, put in as much
kitchen salt as the water will
dissolve, then fold the butter
In greaSeproof paper and drop
1t in. Stand the basin In q
cool place.
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"SkyscrGper Souls" the
big Cosmopolitan PrOduc-
tions film from which Faith
B al dwin's serial, "Sky-
scraper" uUGs adapted, WiN
be shOGUn on the screen at
Locus Palace TheGter, BE-
ginning July ~.
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Beauty editors, fashion leaders,
toilet goods buyers of department
stores - all are enthusiastic about
PERsTIK. 'The cosmetic find of the
season." they call. it.
So handy to use and to carry.
So convenient to apply. So safe p. &.
and pure and white.
PERsTIK has been tested and ap.
proved for quality and effectiveness
by Good Housekeeping Institute. 1t
is greaseless nOn.irritating {.
harmless to delicate fabrics.
By all means try a PERsTIK and see
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Don't Make Partner Do 1t All

Don't Make Partner Do 1t All
Do not expect your partner
to do everything. Help him to
the extent that your values
justify. When your partner
makes an informatory double
Cor the equivalent challenge),
if your cards justify, bid un-
necessarily high, to show that
you hold at least forced bid
strength. If your partner as
sists your minimum response
to his informatory double, you
must respond with a bid as
high as your cards warrant.
The following hand illustrates
the latter principle.
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Household Hints
To revive patent leather, rub
well with a rag soaked in olive
oil and milk; then polish with
a soft dry rag.
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how simple and econ.
Omical it is to keep sweet
and feel clean. All depart.
ment stores and druggists
here sell PERsTIK.
Evening star., 1932-01-13
HOOVER IS ASSURED
|. OF FINANCE ACTION
House to Pass Reconstruct
tion Bill by Tomorrow
Night, Smell Says.
Bv the Associated Press.


An assurance that the House would
act on his $4,000, 900 900 Reconstruction
Finance Corporation measure by to-
morrow night was carried to President
Hoover today by Representative Smell of
New York, the minority leader.
Smell visited the White House just be-
fore the House and Senate took up their
various phases Of the economic program
The Senate had before 1t measure to
increase by s125,oO0,OO0 the capital of
Federal land banks.
Smell told Mr.. Hoover there was no
organized opposition to the reconstruc-
tions of debate agreed upon, the House
would pass it within SO hours.
Differences between the House and
Senate bills, however, may delay final
enactment of the measure, necessitating
a conference between the two Houses to
reconcile their views.
Smell said the President had men,
toned to him no objections to the bill,
saying he held for it In principle rather
than detail.
after ALL" the New Yorker said, "the
success of this plan will rest in obtain
ing a group of honest and capable ad-
ministrators. No matter what its
opponents may say, this plan will help
If it is ably administered"
Charles G. Dawes, who recently an
nounced he would resign as Ambassador
to Great Britain, has been mentioned
In some quarters as an administrator,
as has been Bernard M. Baruch, New
York financier.
Evening star., 1932-01-13
COMMISSION RULE
OPPOSED In HAWAII
Former Justice Calls Pettengill
"Hysterieal" and Pratt
"superciliOus."

HONOLULU, January 13 (P).-Pro-
posals for commission rule for Hawaii,
suggested in some quarters as a result
of the Kahahawai killing, was criti-
cized In a statement issued by A. G.. M.
Robertson, twice chief justice Of the
Territorial Supreme Court and mem
Der of the law firm Of Robertson, Cas-
tie g. Olson.
(Alfred Castle of the firm is brother
Of w. r. Castle, jr., Undersecretary Of
State)
Robertson took direct issue with
those contendtng commission gov
ernment-presumab made up of rep
resentatives of the Army, Navy and
Department Of Interior-waS the "only
way out"
Most decidedly no." said Robert
son. The hysterical Admiral Petten-
gill and the SuperCilious and laWless
Admiral Pratt afford a clear indication
OF the kind of rule we would have
under q commission form Of govern
ment with Federal service men on the
commission.
"The last and worst breakdown which
this community has suffered cannot be
laid at the door Of any local official
Nevertheless this community must work
Itself out of the problem.
Delegate HOUSTON Is eDJlJleQ 10 q
vote Of thanks fat having the sand tc
stand up and call his soul his own"
Admiral Pettengill, to whom Robert
son referred. is the naval official who
officially stated Honolulu was unsafe
for wives Of naval officers. Admiral
Pratt, at Washington, was quoted ir
press dispatches as saying naval mer
would not stand for violation Of Their
women, a statement island leaders in
terpreted as condoning the shooting OF
Joseph Rah2hawai. Victor S. K. Hous-
ton, territorial Delegate to Congress
was formerly a naval officer.