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Evening star., 1932-04-04

Bajon. why do you look at me Ike
that? What's the matter?"
You look so, Frau Baroni-I don't
know" Martin stammered. he
clenched his fists.
How do I look? Nice or bad? Well?'
the Bojan sang, drawing him on.
You look like picture-just like a
picture" Martin brought out. Ihe
baroness laughed on a full and reso-
nant tone
Il have dressed and had my hair done
in the style of Renois,' she said In
October 1 am playing La Dame aux
Camellias' The setting is to be taken
from the 80s. So I have tried the
makeup today. 1t has filled up one
day One might die of desolation 9TH
erwise in this house The worms devour
one here ="
Martin looked at her in wonder. The
Bojan cleaned in fold after fold OF
gathered silk She was inclosed in her
dress up to her throat. her hands, ana
the tips of her toes The lines of her
body were concealed and at the same
time forcibly emphasized. The red
light of the lantern shone on the high
corsage, and below the tightly laced
waist all was lost in folds and surge
of lace. Martin, who was used to taut
bodies in bathing dress, was dazed and
strangely excited by all this lavishness
of dress. Of the stage he knew nothing
He only felt that the Bojan was vibrant,
and he was forced to vibrate in tune
with her
Il am in a fever. intoxicated said
the Bojan. The part has got into my
veins"
Martin after this told her in a few
clumsy sentences how he had spent the
day, and while he did so, the Bojan
squandered all the resources of her art
Evening star., 1932-04-04
ka MARTINS SUMNER &l||
Ayhaa Ra3u AS%I

was out again. It's slsnttng beams mace
the Alpine meadows look like yellow
hemp in bloom.
Martin crossed out the 16' on the
blackboard and wrote 18', and in TACT
some bathers turned up. Among them
the Won Brinckmanns, for the second
time that day. The deafnute had been
swimming on her own ror two days
past, and she did so With an impaS-
stoned zeal and great courage. Matz,
from an obscure feeling Of Chivairy
which had come to the surface in his
manly 6-year-old soul, often swan be-
side her.
Martin leaned on post under the
diving platform. He was a little op-
pressed by so much food, and ne was
talking to a corpulent man in striped
bathing suiC whose name ne did not
know. Then something happened. A
strange, thrOaty, animal cry sounded
from the water, about so meters from
land, from the direction IN which the
6eafmute had just before been seen
fighting her way on with Matz at her
side. Two heads we're seen-then a
confused commoti0n. Once again the
same cry-like a fOgnorn and quite
jnhuman. The two heads vanished.
One OF them in red india-rubber cap
emerged-then sank again.
Inc devil Sa1Q N1aILIu, Will Ills
cloak already thrown of. In second
he was over the fence and into the
water. His heart pounded in his throat
owing to the fullness of his stomach,
but he OveTCame the sensa ton A mo-
ment later he pulled Matz to the sur
face and put his left arm under him
to keep him up Matz swan. splitting
out the water quite calmly Her fault,
he painted as soon as he got his breath.
Martin went back for Fraulein Won
Brinckmann as soon as he saw that
Matz could look after himself. She was
in a bad way and must have been
cutie full of water She was GREATNESS
and terrified by the fear Of drowning.
She riveted her massive frame tightly
to Martin, and her arms were wherever
they were most in the way. She kept a
stranglehold on him. uttering at the
same time horrible cries. A brief but
deadly struggle followed. and before
Martin could get the girl onto his back
he had to hold her arms fast. Then
using his legs only he managed some
how to swim back with her to the steps.
People were crowded on the gangway,
eesticulating eXcitedly. Martin got the
girl to her feet and then laughed, all
though he was almost winded.
The girl gaSped once or twice ana
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finally recovered her breath. Then in
full view of all the spectators she
threw herself on Martin once more and
fell dripping wet into his arms. Unable
10 speak, it was her dramatic way OF
signifying that he had saved her life.
The little scene was applauded now
that the fright was over
Suddenlv Frau Mayreder cried out.
He's bleeding" she said.
Everybody looked at Martin. Ger
tainly he was bleeding. He observed 1t
himself now. Blood was trickling from
long jagged scratch. which began
extended almost to the shoulder.
How did you do that?" asked Herr
Mayreder, putting on his eyeglasses,
which he kept dangling by string from
his bathing suit.
Il don't know. Perhaps it, was one
Of the posts" said Martin He went
for the bathing cloak he had thrown
down below the diving platform. DR..
Mayreder followed him and examined
the post through his strong glasses.
Nails, by Jove, and rusty ones,
too" he said uneasily. You must
disinfect the wound Herr He'll do you
hear. You must give it good painting
with iodin."
AIo uloihlcCIeu dllcduN, odiu Mdl
tin. The waters done that all right.
He wiped away the blood again. and as
his bathing cloak was smeared with II
he handed the cloak over irritably to
Matz, who stood by. He was dripping
blood everywhere
He went to the shower bath and gave
the wound a good sousing.
He felt cold and tired after his ex-
plot on top of so much food.
Iodine on that arm of yours. Take
a doctors advice. Iodine said Dr.
Mayreder-and soon the beach was
utterly deserted. The dusk swept on
over the lake and the first gong sounded
from the Petermann
Martin strolled over to the telescope
and directed it to the mountain tops,
which we're just about to lay their heads
on pillows of cloud. Martin could never
Evening star., 1932-04-04
INSTALLMENT XXI.

- OMETIMES Martin had a meal,
and sometimes not One morn
ing he was so beset by hunger
~ that he was off to Schwoisshackels s
by 10 o'clock in the morning and
spent there every penny that the last
fine day had brought him. He fllled
and warmed himself with food. He be-
gan with liver sausage, and then oe-
voured the whole menu-soup, meat
vegetables. entree. potatoes. In between
he swalled bread and mopped up the
gravy with it. He ordered an omelet'
too. and ended up with cheese.
On the way back he met the May
reders with Pamperl. The Mayreders
were were eood-natured people. and they
thought sometimes that Martin got
very little to eat They asked him to
lunch with them and would not take
refusal. At midday he ate his second
meal for those five courses he could
scarcely find room after having already
done himself so well.
On the way nome ne was caught in
q storm that passed on in a shower OF
rain. and in front of the Petermann he
was accosted by the Won Brinckmanns
aunt and niece They, too, wished 10
entertain him, and they took hlm OUT
onto the terrace that in Mays absence
seemed so vacant and meaningless be-
meath the pattering rain, and there he
was given coffee and cakes. He telt
slight nausea over the cream buns. but
he overcame it. FTaulein Stefanle Won
Rrinckmann sat beside him in so radl-
ant and undisguised state OF felicity
that the fashionable visitors to the Big
Petermann stared, and some even
pointed at her.
I've put something for you IN your
cabin" Frau Birndl whispered from the
Office as he went home, and she put an
abashed finger on her lips. "Birndl
needn't know anything about it, she
whispered with a knowing wink, as if
conjugal fidelity we're at stake.
Inside his hut he found some bill
berry tarts. a particular specially of
Frauensee housewives. Bilberry tarts
have to be eaten while fresh, and they
taste very good Martin forced himself
to eat three of them, 70 avoid hurting
Frau Birndl The rest ne gave to Matz,
who was raking the sand outside now
that the rain was stopping. Soon after
there was a rainbow with one end
behind the Honey-Pot and the other
shimmering on the lake-a sign that
the weather was clearing. Soon the sun
Evening star., 1932-04-04
THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, APRIL 1882

upon him. Her hands performed
miracles of expressiveness as they
moved to and fro through the air.
When Martin took his eyes from her
and looked around, he found that Dob
bersberg and Puck had left the ter
race. Martin got up hurriedly and said
that it was high time he rowed home.
III take you to the boat house. -
said the Bojsn, turning her shoulders
toward him so that he might put over
them her wrap of Chantilly lace, as
his role enjoined. Then in her high
heeled shoes she went close up to him.
Martin took a deep breath and looked
I'D into the sky. The glittering web
of the milky way was straight overhead.
The strong sweet smell of q bed of
lilies took away his breath.
How overpowering they are, those
flowers :" said the Bojan switch
ing on the top register of her voice
voluptuously. At every step her hand
Evening star., 1932-04-04

touched his with its srnoothness Of hot
glass
How lovely it is here :" he said,
when the view over the lake opened
out, with the dark mountains beyond
and FTauensees chain of lights.
The Bojan took up the word as if
1t were her cue.
"Beautiful-oh, all this beauty is
nothing to me. 1t is beautiful where
one is happy But I am not happy, No,
suffer. 1 suffer. Martin :" she
said. raising her hand as she raised her
voice, and letting both fall again. 60
What, thought Martin, who had never
heard ANYTHING like this. This is dread
full. What does she mean? A woman
like this to suffer!
CTo be continued)
Scotland expects more American tour
ist visitors this year than in 1881.
The Washington times., 1932-12-06
THE MODERN GENIUS

Whenever an individual ac-
complishes an unusual thing it
is more than likely that he is
dubbed a genius. The same ap-
plies to individuals who learn
quickly and adapt themselves
readily to some new kind of
work. Actually such individuals
are talented. They are not, how
ever, necessarily geniuses. For
the true genius is rare, and not
many are born in any genera
ton.
And yet, while many are
classed as geniuses who really
are not, it is also true that a
genius can exist who is not rec
ognized as such; in fact, who is
not even recognized as talented!
Mere talent may produce the
unusual. 1t may accomplish
things in a novel way, but it al
ways follows along lines already
laid down. It may push ahead
further than ever before, but al.
ways along paths already discoV-
cred.
Genius, on the other hand,
has no precedent. 1t is dis
tinctly and absolutely original.
Genius scorns the beaten path
and blazes new ways through
the unknown. Genius always
strikes out for itself. It is never
initiative.
Talent is Timid
Another striking difference
between talent and genius is
that talent is usually a little
timid, while the salient attrib-
ute of the genius is daring
and boldness. Genius Sparkles,
flashes and flares. It reaches
solutions or conclusions by men,
tai mechaniSms that take short
cuts. Whereas the talented build
up by a Step-by-step method
in a laborious way, geniuses,
by contrast, jump across wide
spaces and arrive at results
that are striking and startling.
Ask a man of talent how he
accomplished what he did and
he invariably will be able to
tell you; but ask a genius how
it happened that he made a
new discovery. or evolved and
wrote so fascinating a story.
and he will be unable to say
how his particular achievement
was accomplished.
To be sure, Imagination is
the outstanding characteristic
of genius. Often this imagina-
ton is so powerful and so
forWard-looking that the genera
ton in which the genius lives
looks upon it as something
bizarre and fantastic, if not
actually insane. In the past
most of the geniuses have been
held under suspicion for this
reason alone. They were far
ahead Of their times. In con-
The Washington times., 1932-12-06
WASH HINGTON FASHIONS :: By Wilma LdVNe

An umbrella has always been
considered a smart gift. It's the
sort of dignified gift you can
give someone you don't know
too we'll, or a man can give all
umbrella to a girl he isn't eSpe'
cially intimate with, and then
again you can give it to your
best friend. But it must be a
smart umbrella to be a smart
gift. And this year there are
enough individual handles.
enough fine silks at low prices,
so that we can all choose the
right umbrella for the special
person. In France you would
have one made up to match a
sample of your costume, but
over here the stores are obliging
enough to have all colOrS made
up, and with such a profuSion
of handles that you can surely
find your hearts desire.
Handles Are Simple
There are certain fashion
trends in umbrellas too, and
they will bear watching. This
year the most popular colors,
named in order, are brown, black
and white combinations, navy,
green, and just a few reds and
purples. Striped silks are smart,
especially rather simple corded
effects. Plaids are good in chil-
dren's umbrellas, even occasion
ally fof a grown-up. Handles
are not fuSsy, but are of wood,
prystal or ivory, in beautifully
carved shapes that are rich
looking and elegant, and are al
ways in color harmony with the
silk. We've Sketched some
typical handles, each a smart
favorite, and a hint for your
Christmas list.
Doggy Umbrellas
Dog heads are specially popu-
lar, so we've Sketched two, one
of carved ivory, one of wood. the
dog able to move his mouth
for barking, and puppy on the
tassel. Each umbrella, of finest
silk. is only, SO. The wooden
handle umbrella has a swagger
telescope case. so that it will
look like a cane when not in
use. Then we've sketched a
The Washington times., 1932-12-06
By Dr.. L. E. Bisch

derful things and make tre-
mendous contributions to the
advance of civilization in gen.
eral. But. after all, they are
few. What we really should
stress is opportunity for the
average individual to obtain
the necessary education and
training in order that his
inherent possibilities may be
brought to the fore.
The Washington times., 1932-12-06
How a Modem Girl Broke
ShackIes Of Tradition

saw his face, a face she had
never seen. Tenderness has
been erased from it, the more
shallow emotions no longer
stirred it to importantly. Basirs
face was thinned, drawn. He
had a look of anger, Of that
sacred wrath which has its
roots in an ancestral rebellion:
he was grave, sincere. touched
with tragedy. He was beautiful
and strange and inevitable.
The last light failed, a SWIM
ming mist of gold, lost in the
hushed blue pool of evening.
There were people for dinner
and bridge that night, in he
house on Washington Square,
and Louisa had very little op-
portunity to question Joyce. To
her single. where have you
been?" on the girls arrival,
Joyce. raging upstairs to dress,
had offered over her shoulder,
hasty. defiant, Motoring
with Basil" Dinner was delayed
Louisa could not neglect her
guests to follow her grand
daughter. There we're two
tables of bridge afterwards, and
Louisa, who did not play,
watched the one where Joyce
was. seated, with uneasineSs.
She thought the girl talked 100
much, laughed too much. She
observed her fall into swift,
argumentative discussions with
her partner, a young man at
tached to the German Embassy
in Washington, and cordially
received in New York, despite
the recent unpleasantness, for
his mother had been a Wilkin-
son, one of the Wilkinsons.
That Joyce's brilliant eyes
and color were having their
effect upon young Won Brauneck
was perfectly apparent to
Louisa Sheldon. When the
game ended she heard him speak
to Joyce in German, her sharp
ears caught an occasional word
-auSgelaSSen was repeated sew
eral times.
A Bit Skittish
Ausgelassen-unbridled, unre-
strained. even Gf LouiSa'S care
full German did not fail herr,
SkittiSh.
It was then that she defined
Joyce's mood as high-strung,
hysterical, an exaggeration of
her usual high spirits.
When the guests had taken
their leave she turned to speak
to her granddaughter but Joyce
was already halfway up the
stairs and her goodnight came
drifting down, almost indiffer-
emily.
Louisa stared at her daughter
in-law but Elizabeth avoided the
glance.
Later. Louisa went to Joyce's
room. She was determined to
cross examine her. Where did
oAAC SO Will odSA CGdlIlSS!
Why did she not tell her be-
fore she went? Where did she
have luncheon? Who else was
in the party?
She reached Joyce's door,
listened there. She heard, she
thought, the even breathing
of healthy sleep. She laid her
hand upon the door knob.
Locked! For the first time in
Louisa's memory.
Hears Her Mother
She hesitated. turned away.
It could wait until morning. AS
she faced about she saw by a
dim light the slim, kimonoed
figure of Elizabeth, slipping
along the corridor toward her
own room. Louisa stood still
and watched her. So Elizabeth
had been disturbed, had come
to Joyce's door upon the same
errand, had been shut out, had
(Confinu~d nm 0cA rOr,:n p~A
The Washington times., 1932-12-06

blonde hair with acquired No. has soft
hair that is naturally wavy-and make that with
more careless lines-coser together. No. | have
left the high lghts-and gone it again to
here and there and tie it together. No is
done with heavy strokes. Heavier, hair. The
girl in the has had her hair carefully
after it all done, and accented with heavier
strokes give it that hard brigh look of the modern
hair wave.
At the top have shown you how begin the hair.
I'm far away from you youngsters- but | hope
this will help a little bit. And sten-of you
have to work hard You have heard that before.
The Washington times., 1932-12-06

to know how to make hair" their feminine
tions.
1t is hard to show you how, hundreds, and thou
sand or two, miles away. And perhaps even now,
other artist could accomplish that feat, better
than l. If you all in a circle in my yard, could
show you-and HOW! .>Z ~
But remember this. Hair has texture exactly
fabric has Look the of glory real girls,
There girls with what l call smoky hair-char-
coal har-soft, with very little shine. Do her hair
with brush and pen-without gloss. Shiny hair with
a high lacquer you do like No. 2. No. is shining
The Washington times., 1932-12-06

Did you know that am the who lived in
the shoe-and had many children she didn't know
what to do? Well, most gratefully With only
of my rghtful own, true enough, but I'm proud,
though sometimes harassed to say that all this
country Of mine, have a family of children who
write to faithfully, when l cannot always
answer, ask questions, and give praise that
makes my face red but happy. They mine, though
| them. And without their letters, life
would be much less beautiful, much less warm, for
this person.
So this is for them. Those, who lateIy-young
plungers into the life of paint and ink-have begged
The Washington times., 1932-12-06

sequence they were miSunder-
stood and often even perse-
cuted!
Had Einstein lived a century
or two ago it is quite possible
that his abstruse and marvellous
theories of relativity would have
been looked upon as the pro-
duct of a deranged mind.
Luckily, this day and age is
so used to the new and the
strange that his tremendous
The Washington times., 1932-12-06

are. Edison surely was one
and Henry Ford may be looked
upon by some as another. In
medicine as we'll as in the
other sciences one surely could
list several additional names.
But the success of the world
does not really depend upon
it's unusual ones. Men and
women with genius or talent
unquestionably accomplish Won
The Washington times., 1932-12-06

contribution to science is really
appreciated.
Perhaps this statement that
Einstein is appreciated gives
the impression that we are
used to works of genius in this
twentieth century. Undoubtedly
there are other geniuses be-
sides Einstein living at the
present day, but opinions might
differ as to who they actually
The Washington times., 1932-12-06
The Rhymins
Optimist
BY ALINE MICHAELIS
With Song

BY ALINE MICHAEL1S
With Song
With song she came through
woodlands green,
With carols clear and gay,
Her heart as joyous as the scene
That April day.
Akin to lark and thrush she
seemed,
A dryad drunk with sound,
Her blithe steps rhymed, her foot.
fall cleaned
Along the ground!
The world was very sweet with
spring
And she with youth was sweet;
In tune with primrose blossoming
Her pulses beat.
With silver song upon her lips
AS glad as song was she
Who launched me out on dreams
swift ships
To Already.
The Washington times., 1932-12-06
a A K Q 2
y 4 2
= K j 8 5
= 9 s S

z made a dealers bid of one
spade. Of course, A and B had
nothing to say from start to-
finish. Having two biddablep !
suits, and Az quick tricks, it
seemed certain that w must
have a game at something.
Probably they should be able to
both bid and make at least a
small slam, as rs opening bid
announced 2l2 quick tricks, with
rebid values of some kind. Y
forced with two hearts.
z was short of hearts, had no
second biddable suit, and had
no right to rebid his four-card
spades. He showed this condi--
ton to his partner by bidding
two no trumps. Y showed his
second biddable suit with a
declaration of three clubs.
Taking account of stock, z
found that he held six assist
ing tricks for his parener's sec
ond suit. and he showed his
strong approval of the shift, by
bidding 5-Clubs. VS. hand
counted six probable tricks.
Thinking of the immense quick
trick values of the joint hands
Y did not hesitate to bid 6-Clubs.
Although hearts had been
bid, BIS opening lead was the
@ of that suit. He did not
want to open the only unbid
suit, by leading from his K-10
of diamonds. 1t really made no
difference what B led. The
most approved lead would have
been a club, to tend toward
cutting down cross-ruffing.
The declarer's K won the
opening lead. Seeing that he
must lose two heart tricks un-
less dummy ruffed, Y led his
Ace of Hearts, followed by the
three. Dummy ruffed with the
Jack, to prevent possible over
ruff by A.
Those Missing Cards
When there are five of a suit
missing, as there were with
clubs, there are So chances in
100 that the five missing cards
are divided 80 between op-
ponents. Even if one opponent
held four clubs it would cost
no more to let him win
trump trick than to have an
opponent win a heart trick. Y
played the hand perfectly. He
led a club from dummy, and
his own 10 won. Y led his last
heart. and dummy trumped
with the King.
A came very near making a
serious blunder, which would
have given a grand slam to the
declarer, by enabling dummy to
win four spade tricks. A started
to discard a spade, on the
fourth lead of hearts. He
thought better of it, and let go
his lowest diamond.
The declarer won his sixth
and seventh tricks, by leading
dummy's last club, winning the
trick with his own Q, and then
picking up AS last trump, by,
leading the Ace of clubs.
OF course the declarer hoped
to find adversely held spades di-
vided 3-3. When there are six
cards of a suit missing the odds
against finding them evenly di-
vided are IS to 35. AS he feared
might be the case. the declarer
found on the third lead Of
spades that B held no more and
that A had a stop to the suit.
This prevented making the
hoped for extra trick, but it
could not stop fulfillment of
the small slam contract. Having
won three spades tricks. the de-
clarer took his one diamond
trick. gave opponents one dia-
mond trick. and trumped the
thirteenth trick.
The Washington times., 1932-12-06
Fashion Note

Spectacle wearers are likely
to come to the conclusion
that they're bound to look
ancient. It is a fixed idea,
more or less unwarranted.
Glasses are so commonly worn
that nobody thinks about
them. BrimleSS ones are more
popular than the oWlish af.
fairs bound with tortoise shell
or whatever it is that the
opticians use as frames for
lenses.