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Evening star., 1932-05-15
a NICKED Reapl0er, a Lost Letter, :
7elztale Fire Escape, an old Feud, AH
for a .]ury-7his Story, With First Pub
Hcatiou in The Stars Sunday Magazine,
Does Not Haze a Detective for the Hero
Character-And, Strangest ofAU
There Is No Hero!

under the sofa. left by the back stairs -
had planned.
'I stopped there because was sure I heard
a step on the stairs-a creeping, stealthy STEP
wish my nerves hadn't gone back ON me 30
badly. just looked out of the window Wade
isn't there any longer, but I won't let it worry
me. After tonight I'll be safe.
We'll, to go on-going home, I went into
the park and threw my brief case over the
fence into the reservoir. tt.
There are steps. Some ones knocking at
the door. +"
nECKER'S confession ends abruptly there.
- The letter mentioned By him t0ds discor-
cred In the fireplace in Bldckor,s apartment be-
hind the logs 1t was postmarked Grand Gen.
trail Station, April ~, 9 AM" iehich pas Sat-
urday, taoo days before the murder pos COM
H1itted. bff st
Copyright 1922
Evening star., 1932-05-15

jostled me. looked up into the grinning face
Of that cToss-eyed elevator operator. OF course,
he wasn't in uniform, but was almost sure
It was he. He leaned over and said something
to mel couldn't tell what, and then he
winked at me. There was something awful
In that wink from those crossed eyes. It was
rs If he said "I know"
Today Blackor was buried. attended the
funeral which was . dreary one. The papers
say that Wade is promising an arrest in day
or 50. wonder.
I'm feeling very sick. Ny heart hutters
terribly but I'm afraid to 60 to doctor. What
I need is a rest. think I'll go abroad and
join Lindley.
Ferris has been arrested. Wade went about
It very cleverly. He first traced the ownership
of the pistol. Then he discovered about Ferris
having come down the fire escape-the elevator
operator told him about that. Numerous
people have told him of frequent quarrels
between Ferris and Blackor. The only thing
which seems queer 10 me Is that Wade never
questioned me about their relations to each
other. He ought to have known that I could
have told him more than any one, as I was
intimate with both Of them.
! bought my passage to England yesterday
and I shall sail tomorrow. I've been half
expecting a subpoena to serve as witness ct
Evening star., 1932-05-15

the trial, but none has come as yet ! feel
much better than I did, and the trip viii
complete the cure I guess Ferris is done for,
as the evidence is damning against him. He
deserves all he gets.
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C0NtiSxed on Thirtesnth Page
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BY Ahern
acc, u. $. PAT. orr

His two companions watching from the Sc
cluSion of the wood saw the woman clutch
frantically at a feathered shaft sticking into
her and then sprawl to earth where she lay
kicking. Then she lay quiet and the two
Alali came from their hiding place. Running
to the son of the First Woman, they watched
him wrench the arrow from her heart.
Stunned with surprise, they looked at the dead
she with expressions of disbelief, and then at
their victorious companion with awe and rev.
exenee
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LAP YEAR BRIDE 8 B:!ggzsass.

spent an hour dressing with scrupu-
lous attention to detail. He put on
the suit that had just come from
the cleaners.
1t was the gray tweed. the most
becoming one he owned. He selected
q blue tie and knotted it meticu-
lousy.
Cherry leased him as he stood be-
fore the mirror, trying to make his
hair lay the way he wanted it.
ANY one would think you were
calling on your first sweetheart"
she told him.
Say, guess you know what this
means to mel"
"Of course 7 do, Dan" She
touched his arm gently. ut means
lot to me, too. But I'm so sure
of you, Dan. don't need a Miss
Vail to tell me you're going to be
a great author"
He laughed at her, kissed her
hastily, and was gone.
BRENDA VAIL adjusted the
ID shoulder Of her black lace
frock. 1t was very low cut frock,
designed for sophisticated sur
roundings.
She touched the stopper from a
slender perfume bottle to the lobes
Of her ears and to her lips. Then
she stepped back, surveying herself
in the mirror.
The effect must have been satisfy
ing. She was tall, rather slender
woman. The black of the dress
contrasted strikingly with the mass
Of auburn hair that waved about
her face and was fastened in knot
low on her neck.
There was too much of that hair
for the sleek, fashionable outline,
but it was undoubtedly distinctive.
Brenda Vail was not beautiful.
There was about her, however, a
manner that invariably brought her
attention. Perhaps it was the cray
ing Brenda Vail herself had for at
tention.
She selected exotic costumes, wore
her glorious hair in a way that was
definitely not fashionable, chal-
lenged the world to look at her
and it did!
There came ring from the tele-
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smiled. "It's so good Of you to
come. I've been wondering what
was to do with myself this whole
lonely evening. Won't you come imp"
Dan entered. He seemed tIifle
embarrassed. II hope you don't
mind" he said. II took you at your
word and brought that story for you
to read"
But I'm delighted Here-won't
you take this chair? You'll find
cigarets in this box. That's right.
Make yourself comfortable.
She sank to the chaise Tongue,
laid the manuscript casually on a
table behind her.
Miss Vail raised a cigaret in a
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BY Williams
Blosser

The son of the First Woman stuck out his
chest and strutted proudly before his admir-
ing audience Truly it was a momentous
occurrence in the history of the Alan though
these three sensed it as little as did the hun
dreds Of Alaus shes going to their caves that
night in blissful ignorance of the blow that
had been struck at their supremacy And just
as suddenly was the even tenor Of Tarzans
existence being changed in the city Of the Ant
Men.
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4 RIlK
"A DAY
BY BRUCE CATION

MADAM," by Richmond Bar
~ = rett, is a novel about a wom-
an who had a lot of energy and a
lot of money, but little intelligence
and no morals at all.
You might expect that such a
person would do some rather odd
things. Right you are-she does;
and Mr.. Barretts novel is occa-
Sionally very funny and OCCASION
ally painfully bitter as it recites her
adventures.
She fell out of New York society
because she got too wild for society
to swallow; but she had vast ca
pacity for self-deception, and by
posing as a chronic invalid she was
able to mitigate the sting of her
fall and devote herself to running
the lives of her relatives and her
servants with magnificent abandon.
It's hardly worth while to go into
details about it; the book itself
gets weariSome long before you
come to the end, and the people in
it are so uniformly despicable that
you feel like calling for something
by DR.. Henry Van Dyke when you
finish it.
But the portrait Is a good one;
the apotheosis of the brainless med
dler who can rationalize every act
and persuade herself that supreme
self1shness is f1awless altruisn1-it
comes to life, somehow, and you
accept it.
Madam" which might be classed
as hammock reading with dash of
bitters, is published by Liveright
and retails for So.
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RFGIN HERE TnnAY

CHERRY DIXON. pretty 19-vear-oid
daughter Of wealthy parents. falls in love
with DAN PHILLIPS. newspaper reporter.
She oaarrels with her father about Dan
and then. taking advantage OF Leap
Year asks Dan to marry her.
Thcv are married and Cherry Tor the
first time finds what It means 70 laek
money. Thew take cheap apartment
and her struggles with housewofk are
Dixie SHANNON. movie critic Of the
News lis friendly with Cherry, she
meets handsome MAX PEARSON. also
After several weeks. Cherry's mother
becomes seriously ~. The girl IS cailed
home and there Is reconciliation Win
her parculs but pride Will not allow
her 10 ACCEPT financial aid from them.
When MRS. DIXON is stronger. she
and her husband leave Tor several
months at the seasnore -. ,o
Friends invite Cherry and Dan %
swimming party a q nearby resort. Dan
is DELAYED at the Office. and CherTy sets
out with Pearson IN his car, 2 neiayE
ralnstorm oycrtakes them and theY Iosse
their wav At last thew reach an on
station and take shelter there. PEARSON
tells Cherry he loves her. ,....
She becomes angry ana ne teaEes.
Later thew set out in the car ana aIItt
n DANGEROUS drive arrive nome. s,-
Several davs later Dan teus Cner y
he is tired OF the town ana wants 70
70 10 New York.
NOW GO on WITH THE STORY,
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phone in the next room. Miss Vail
hurried forward.
YES" she said crisply. Imme-
diately her voice changed. "Oh,
it's your The words came softly.
Yes, of course. I've been waiting
for you Won't you come up?"
The room had been furnished as
a living room. Hastily, Brenda Vail
pulled a small chair nearer the
chaise Tongue that stood near the
window. She adjusted the pillows,
stepped back, and eyed them crit
ically.
A moment later she was open
ing the door.
Good evening, Mr.. Phillips" she
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Upon seeing the huge she, the two older
male Alali turned in flight When they reached
the safety of osegrowing timber, they
paused and looked back. They saw with con-
sternation, that their fellow had not fled but
was facing the she defiantly, motioning her
to go or be killed. Such stupidity! Never had
they known one of their males to defy their
all-powerfuI females They knew she would
take but lbne creature. that one unIucky male.
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long ebony holder to her lips and
expelled a curling wreath of smoke.
The gray-green eyes narrowed.
Later" she said, III read your
story. Just now I'm interested in
you. You know, Mr.. Phillips, I
think that like you very much"
ITO Be Con9inued)
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Anonymous Donor

STOCKHOLM, July I'm men,
DRY of the death in battle of the
Swedish monarch, Gustavus Adolf
phus, in 1852, an anonymous person
in Stockholm has donated a silver
chalice to the chapel at Luetzen,
Germany, where the king fell.
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PAGE ID

Special delivery mail and perishable
parcels also viii be delivered.
The holiday window at the main
office will be open from =. m. to
10 p. m. for receipt Of parcel post
and sale Of stamps.
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Rabbits Were Bottle Fed

BIZ United Press
NEWCASTLE, Pa, July q
Eight two-day-old rabbits. their eyes
not yet open, were fed with q nurs-
ing bottle after they were found in
woods near here by Alex I. DON
nan. The orphans" were reported
thrivalg.
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CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
now @ &c co on WITH THE STORY

DAN was beside her. why, no,
~ he said in a startled voice.
THAT isrt what I mean at all. /
wouldn't go any place without you,
Cherry. You know that"
But YOU said you wanted to get
away from all this. don't see how
we could leave. There's the lease
on the apartment"
That's Just it," he insisted.
'Ieases-bills-always something to
force you into rut That's what l
hate. Cherry. That's what 1 want
TO get away FRONT"
L don't see how things would be
different anywhere else.
Dan stood before the window, a
mutinous figure. He rubbed hand
through his hair, pushing the locks
awry.
"Oh, 7 suppose you're right. But,
Lord! 1 wish something would come
along to stir things us.
I'm not used to this sort OF life.
I've always pushed on somewhere
else when things got too tame"
The girl said nothing, Phillips
turned and saw her brush her eyes
with a handkerchief. He crossed
the room and put a hand on her
shoulder.
Listen, honey" he said. "You
know I didn't mean to hurt your
feelings. Why, I wouldn't do that
for the world Just forget I said
anything.
I'm just a tramp, I guess-a no
good who doesn't realize when he's
well off. You won't think any more
about it, will you, Cherry? Promise
me you WON'T"
But, want you to be happy,
Dan"
His arms were around her. "Why
shouldn't be happy? I've got you
haven't I? Say, 1 guess I'm just
about the luckiest guy on earth.
And don't think 1 don't realize
BIT! That grabbing doesn't mean
anything. Come on-Ill help with
athe dishesl"
He was unusually cheerful
Throughout the rest Of the evening
:. After they had finished the kitchen
& work, they rode down town to see a
motion picture.
Dan talked more than usual. II
was only occasionally that he
seemed to forget and lapsed into
silence. Then Cherry saw the brood
ing look return to his face.
She could not persuade herself
that whatever was troubling him
had vanished so easily.
II Dan was worried, he gave no
indication OF 1t during the next few
days. He was punctual at meals
talked of his work, and seemed in
terested in Cherry's recital Of each
days events.
.ATHERE were more letters from
IL Cherry'S mother. Mrs. Dixon
reported she had gained -four
pounds. She and her husband We're
aconsidering a drive into Maine with
ome friends for short stay.
The letters consisted chiefly OF
trivial bits of news. There had been
a touch Of hot weather but now it
was gone. Mrs. Dixon hoped Cherry
and Dan were both well.
There was a card from Dixie
Shannon, bearing a Canadian post
mark. Dixie wrote that she was
having q glorious vacation and
would be sorry to return home.
August proved to DO as agreeable
as July had been hot and unpleas-
ant. Cherry, reading in newspaper
society columns that Gretchen AL
den and her mother were extending
their stay at Lake Louise, that other
acquaintance were summering. al
Newport. attending the race meet al
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REGULAR DELIVERIES
OF MAIL CANCELLED
City, Rural Service Suspended for
Fourth, Says Clancy.

va says AAdhCts
All regular city and rural deliv-
cries of mail by carriers will be
suspended Monday, July 4, Post
master Leslie D. Clancy announced
today.
The Sunday schedule of collections
and evening delivery to hotels will
be observed, and outgoing mails will
be dispatched as usual to all trains.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
RUTH'S THIRD SWAT.
GIVES YANKS EDGE.
Drives Across Winning Tally
Over Indians in Eighth
in 5-to-4 Game.

n YEW YORK, August 81 (P).-The
M Yankees ran into few early
difficulties today, conquered
them in the end and wound up
with a 5-to-4 victory over the CleVe-
land Indians and a clean sweep for the
four-gam series.
once more it was Babe Ruth who
provided the winning punch Tor the
Yanks after he had opened four
run rallv in the sixth inning to give
New York the lead for the first time.
The Babe broke A deadlock IN the
seventh, sending Earle Combs home
with his third hit of the game.
The Yanks got "break" in scoring
their winning run. Combs ny was
turned into a two-base hit when Earl
AyeriIl lost it in the sun. Joe SeWellS
sacrifice put him in position to tally on
the Babes blow. -,
Mel Harder blanked the Yanks with
four hits in the first five innings, While
Cleveland piled up 30 lead. Joe Vos-
mik's triple, on which Ruth missed a
shoestring catch. Luke SewelPS single
netted a run in the second and a single
by Vosmik, Kamm's triple and Monta-
gue's fly brought two more In the
fourth.
The Yanks punched four hits with a
pair of walks off Harder to tally four
times and go ahead Charley Ruf1ng's
pinch single with the bases full drove
in two runs and finished Harder's stay
on the hill. Connally finished.
Willie Kamm's third hit, Montague's
sacrifice and a pinch single by Wes
Ferrell tied the score in the seventh.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
TRAPS MARK TIED
AS BOTTGER WINS
Scores 191x200 to Capture
Twin Target Honors in
Grand American.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Y Y ANDALIA, Ohio, August a.
~ Equaling the highest score ever
v made in grand American
doubles championship, o. c.
Bottger Of Fairfield, Iowa, today won
the twin target title of North America
by cracking 1s1 targets out of a pos
sible 200.
Sam Jenny of Highland, Ill, shared
honors with the Hawkeye marksman in
the closing days program of the thirty
third grand American, when he gave a
remarkable exhibition of shooting by
breaking 81 out Of 100 targets from the
25-yard line to win the 5000 Vandalia
open.
In the doubles, Ted Renfro of Dell.
Mont, took second place with his score
OF 100, while Mark Arie of Champaign,
ILL.,, and Lewis Seaborn of Youngs-
town, Ohio, tied for third with 1873.
Alice Crothers of Chestnut Hills, Pa,
won the North American women's title
by breaking Isl. Mrs. w. P. Andrews of
Atlanta, Ga, was second with 142.
Spencer Olin of East Alton, Ill, was
the high professional with 1872.
Second place in the Vandalia Open
went to Russ Elliott of Kansas City,
Mo. with &c. Three marksmen tied for
third position with 95s They were
v. w. Farrar of Britton, S. OAK; j. M.
Hawkins of Camp Hill, Pa, and Gus
Payne of Oklahoma City Payne won
the shoot off by breaking Is straight.
Mark Arie led the amateurs for the
week, winning high over all honors by
breaking 969 out of 1000 targets. Olin
topped the professionals with 970 out of
a possible 1000. Steve Crothers of
Chestnut Hills, Pa. was second to Arie
with 968, while Mrs. Andrews led the
women with 800 out of 1000.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
MAX BACK, CERTAIN
HE'LL REGAIN TITLE
More People Greet Him Than
When He Was Champion.
Props for Walker.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, August 27.-Max
M Schmeling returned today from
v Germany, fit and Drowned and
impatient to begin to reclaim
the heavyweight title he lost to Jack
Sharkey two months ago.
Monday he plans to fly to Spectator,
N. Y, and go into hard training for
his meeting here September 10 with
Mickey Walker the first step on the
comeback trail of Germany's flstic
hero He Is only pound or two over
his best fighting weight right now, and
estimates it will take less than two
weeks to round into top condition.
Having spent much of the last two
months hunting and thinking over
things in general, Max has arrived at
the conclusion the crown will be back
in his possession within year, as soon
as he can get Sharkey in the ring with
him, at any rate.
IT think I beat Jack the last time.
and will do 1t better the next time"
he said in his slow, laborious English.
Yes, will be champion again"
More persons greeted him upon his
arrival here today than upon his last
visit, when he had the title.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
QUICKLY VANQU|SH
ALLISON, VAN RYN
Only So Minutes Required
to UncroWn Champions
in National Final.
BY BILL KING.
Associated Press Sports Writer.


~ ROOKL1NE, Mass, August 81.
K "A Californian tennis tor
IL nado, generated by the
racquetS of Ellsworth Vines
and Keith Gledhill, wrecked the
championship hopes of Wilmer
Allison and Johnny Van Ryn, re-
puted to be the worlds best team,
In SO minutes fiat in the fifty-first
doubles final today at Longwood.
Allison and Van Ryn labored under
terrlmc handicap as they set out to
oe1eno their titles against the West
Coast youngsters. Just a week ago,
while they were still enthusiastic over
their notable Davis Cup triumph, they
engaged the Californians for the New
port Casino titles and were soundly
trounced in four sets.
THEY were slaughtered today in
l. straight sets, Ga, 6-3, So.
Their rout was humiliating. Vines
and Gledhill were expected to be out of
form, for they had a terrific five-set
battle yesterday against Henri Cochet
oAAA @ndANC1 oCA L1dAQ VI FTdIlCe. dUW@
ever, they never were in better shape
Allison and Van Ryn qualified for the
nnal on Thursday, and, despite their
long rest, were decidedly stale.
Vines and Gledhil piled up a total
OF 100 points to 76 as they slam banged
through the three sets. They put to-
gether So earned points to 81 and held
their errors down to SIS against "a.
The defending champions were out
clasSed, even in their service games.
They were broken seven times in the
match, Van Ryn four and Allison three,
and were never In a position tt return
their opponents delivery when it meant
anything.
THE magic in Vines racquet, however,
l. was shcsr-lived for he and Helen
Jacobs of Berkeley. Calf, the new
woman's single champion, were de-
cisively beaten by Sarah Palfrey.
Brookline, and Perry in the mixed
doubles final, is, 6-3 This setback
checked Miss Jacobs drive for grand
slam. She also shares the women's ma
tional doubles titles with Miss Palfrey.
The United States and England di-
vided the mixed titles for the second
straight year. George Lott and Betty
Nuthall captured the 1881 play.
J. D. z. and Arnold Jones of Provi-
dence, who have an unbreakable grip
on the national father-son champion
ships, won for the fifth consecutive
year, and the seventh time in 10 years,
against E. w. Burns and E. w. Burns,
jr., of New York, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
The same teams that clashed in the
1881 veterans final were in action
again today, but the results were re-
versed, S. Jarvis Adams and Henry w.
Bassford, New York, regaining the
championships from DR.. William Rosen-
baum and Fred c. Baggs, New York.
3-6. 11-9, Ga.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
Bridges, Hit Game Hurler,
And Weaver on Mound Today;
Browns i'm Next Series Here

Killefer's bunch bagged all four games
contested in Griffith Stadium and out
in ST. Louis in June the Nationals were
trimmed in three of four engagements.
Last month. 1t was the Nationals for
tune to sweep a four-tilt set with the
Browns here, but in st. Louis they got
nothing better than an even break in
a quartet of scraps.
The series count now stands nine
games to seven against the Nationals
but the Washington standard bearers
lately have been moving along at a
better pace than usual. There's reason
good reason, for the Nationals to hope
for success.
HETNIE the Soluble instead Of Rich
i i Richardson vas sent to third base
for the Tigers in yesterdays en-
gagement. While Richardson Is a
polished fielder, he's not quite the hitter
Herr Heinie is and it's hitting Manager
Bucky Is after these days.
Hogsett was charged with a wild
pitch in the second inning wh"n wide
one got by Hayworth to lei Aerr ad
vance a base. The catcher got his
hands on the ball, but he had TO stretch
so far he couldn't hold 1t.
Bluege made a great throw from back
of third base to flag Soluble In the
third round. The ball beat Herr Heinie
to the sack by an eyelash.
In the fourth, Rogeli showed strong
arm when from the edge of the grass
he chucked to cut down Kerr. C-onin
was on second base with two out at the
time.
West went dashing to deep center to
drag down a powerful drive from Hay
worth's bat for the first out in the
Tiger seventh. For the last out of the
round, Cronin made spectacular
throw from the grass that nipped
Soluble.
With Myer on first and West on
third in the eighth inning Brown put
up a pop that First Baseman Rhiel
camped under near the pitchers box.
Neither Myer nor West dared risk
real lead off their bases, so Rhiel, who
muffed the catch, was saved an error
when he retrieved the ball for a force
play on Myer. OF course, West had to
stick at third during the play.
Evening star., 1932-08-28
WESTERN GOLF TITLE
IS KEPT BY MRS. HILL
Scores Over Lucille Robinson, @1
in Hot Battle, Taking Lead
on Homeward Nine.
RY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PEORIA, Ill. August 27-Mrs. Opal
Hill Of Kansas City today won her Sec
ond straight womens Western golf
championship. defeating Lucille Robin
son Of Des Moines, Iowa. 2 and in
the 36-hole final match.
The battle was a ding-dong affair,
with the lead changing often until
the homeward nine, when Mrs. Hill
gained her advantage and held 1t.
She dropped 40-foot putt for a par
on the thirty-first hole to go 2 up,
and added another on the thirty-third
with a par S.
Miss Robinson got one back on the
thirty-fcurth, when the champion used
three puts, but half on the thirty
fifth gave Mrs. Hill her victory and
another title.