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said, leading the way through the
paneled hall to the living room.
Here cosy fire was burning.
There was a piano, comfortable
chairs, tables, reading lamps. Every
thing was fresh, livable and COSY.
AS they entered, a dog rose from
the hearth, and wagging his tail,
waddled toward Barry. A maid ap-
peared and led the girls to a room
upstairs to remove hats and powder
their noses.
In the ruffly, taffeta bedroom
Mona and Lottie expertly repaired
damages of the journey through the
wind.
The maid shook out their wraps
and hung them carefully in the
closet, indicating that when they
we're needed again she would bring
them downstairs.
She Strengthened the gloves flung
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TINES

only coffee. Then wen take tramp
or something"
The car crossed the gravel stretch
and halted under the porte cochere,
where Mrs. Faxon, the Townsend
housekeeper, met them, smiling. The
girls understood at once that she
was more than an employee.
In her twenty-five years Of serv-
ice Mrs. Faxon had been governess,
secretary and now hostess" prob
ably was the word to express her
position. AS Steve put it later, she
ran the place" even when his uncle
was there.
Barry introduced them, standing
with his arm about Mrs. Faxon'S
shoulders. She was charming
woman, somewhat over so, with soft
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on the dresser, rescued Mona's
handkerchief from the floor, and
quietly departed.
Lottie ran a comb with practiced
skill through her carefully seal
loped blond hair, cupping her hand
carefully about its edges, crouching
toward the mirror as she remodeled
her scarlet lips.
IF you let this chance slip, you're
a fool Lottie announced abruptly.
Mona glanced up in amazement.
What chance?" she asked, her eyes
wide.
Lottie walked to the window and
looked out over the wide meadows.
Il don't really mean that" she said.
This isn't a chance-it's an oppor-
tunty."
So
CHE wheeled suddenly toward
- Mona. Don't let a school girl
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MONA MORAN. receptionist in a wall
S.tsst law Office, issurprised when her
cnl5ohood sweetheart. STEVE SAC
S1hEsELLl, returns to New YORK eiter
th.ee years mysterious absence.
mona contributes largely TO the
support OF her mother invalid father.
lister, KITTY, ana ne'eT-do-well brother.
Steve has been in South America,
come associated with BARRY TOWN
SEND, rich and socially prominent.
VINO owns a diamond mine.
=, together they have made the mine. De-
heyed worthless. pay Handsomely, steve
owns large diamond called The En-
press OF Peru"
.LOTTIE CARR, fashion, model. joins
Mona. Barry. and steve on several an
ner and dancing engagements. Mona
BUCK HARKINS night club proprietor
and gangster, who plots to steal the
huge diamond
Steve suspects this. One night when
Mona and Lottie are Steye's guests, Bud
telephones that his mother Is i'll he
comes to take Mona home.
Later he returns and Is forced TO con-
Tess nc meant TO steal the diamond.
Knowing the gangster may kill the boy
for his failure. Steve decides to send him
20 South America 70 work at the mine
They drive to Boston. where Bud
ADatds a boat steve explains this to
fo1a next day, warning her she must
Several days later Barry invites Mona,
Lottie, and Steve TO spend Sunday at
his uncle's palatial country home. Mona
IS falling IN love with Barry.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
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white hair and a face far younger
than here years.
Lottie, with great restraint, re-
Trained from mentioning the rath-
er obvious resemblance Mrs. Faxon
bore to a motion picture duchess.
She greeted the girls charmingly.
you would have thought Barry
never had guests before" she said.
I was afraid he'd walk half way to
White Plains to meet you If you
didn't come soon"
=
CHE added that Barry's uncle was
- away. but that they would try
to do the honors in his absence.
Mona caught the solemn wink Barry
cast in Steve's direction, and smiled.
The boy has every fireplace in
the house blazing high" Mrs. Faxon
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Dirty Work at Crossroads
Bret Harte didn't know The

Bret Harte didn't know the
utility lobbyists when he wrote:
THAT for ways that are dark
And tricks that are vain.
The heather Chinese is peculiar"
If he had met those gentlemen
who protect the interests of watered
stock and legalized gouging, Harte
would have mentioned them in
stead of the benighted "Chinee."
The utility lobbyists set q new
high for cleverness in handling bills
enabling municipalities to purchase
and operate their own utilities, pay
for them through earnings and
removing the publicly owned utilities
from dictation of the public service
commission.
Two bills doing this were intro
duced in each house.
The senate passed its measures
and they await action by the house,
which also passed its bills now
PSllulllB Ill IIlS SGI1db6.
Recognizing that they could not
combat successfully the strength of
public opinion, the utility lobbyists
laid low and kept quiet for while.
It II
Now that the session is drawing
to a close and the public heat seems
to have abated, the utility's counsel
are crawling out from their dugouts
all set to kill the bills.
First step toward this was taken
in the senate, when, on recommen-
dalton of Senator j. Clyde Hoffman
Rep), indianapolis, to whom the
utilities and vested interests are as
sacred as the white elephant to the
Siamese and loom just as big, a half
dozen amendments were made to
House Bill 682, which was written
to open the way to public owner
ship.
And here's what the amendments
do-they kill the bill generally and
in particular nullify it in the fol-
lowing:
In the first place, they give back
to the public service commission
the power to fix rates of munich
pally owned utilities, which means,
judging by the past performance
record of the commission, that mu-
nicipally owned utility rates will be
kept high to avoid competition with
private properties.
The second amendment strikes
out the provision in section IL giving
the municipality the power to con-
denim the property Of any local pub
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TELL him." said Kalfastoban, that his mas
ter Zoanthrohage, has sent for him. Ask him
if he fully understands that if he is lazy, i'm
pudent or threatening he shall receive the
sword Komodohorensal now pretended to
translate this, using longer line of senselesS
.syNables.
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,kzIOyE Or MONEY o 9! 81 % "a

I dressed in maroon to set of Mona's
blue.
Il suppose I draw the rumble
seat!" Lottie exclaimed. All right
(waving a hand toward Mona), Il
wouldn't rob you for the world"
Steve started the car again and
they plunged into the park. Past
the mall, the pond, out again into
one Hundred Tenth street and
finally, leaving the city behind, on
to Westminster.
Roads dipped and swayed toward
them. They drove through wooded
plots, through brown fields. Here
and there they ducked into villages,
we're delayed by struggling, dressed
up Sunday crowds.
Steve drove with his eyes on the
road ahead, speculative frown
touching his forehead.
This is gloriousl" Lottie called to
them.
Suddenly they reached a ridge.
overlooking one Of many broad
shallow valleys on the highway. A
lacework of bare trees attempted to
hide the village beyond. its few
spires pricking into the sunshine
like cleaning bayonets.
Further still, near the broad sum-
nit at the north, was an estate. On
a terraced hill, above lawns and
strawberries, there lowered a huge
mouse. A copy of French chateau
Of the last century.
A golf course had been laid out
beyond the buildings. The terraced
walls dropped to a stream below
where in summer ducks, swans and
peacocks would sun themselve.
That's Twilands," Steve an
nounced briefly, nodding toward the
house.
You've been here before, Steve?"
Mona asked.
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crush rob you Of all this; Don't let
your friendship for Steve keep you
from seeing that Barry is crazy
about you.
"All this, Mona, is yours for the
taking! You don't even have to
ask for itl'
Mona laughed. Barry isn't in
love with me. Don't be Sillyl He
flirted with me at the office, but
that doesn't mean anything"
Lottie lifted eyebrows that were
regarded "by the trade" as 100 per
cent perfect.
"And Steve" Mona went on, lis
it sounds silly-but he's Just a
friend"
Ito Be Continued
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Tanks were first used in warfare
by the British.
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Several times. +"

Several times"
why. it's like the moviesl"
crowed Lottie, in ecstacy. I've al
ways wanted to go inside one of
these big houses where you have to
send out searching party to locate
guests straying from the room with
out guide. I've Away wanted to
semaphore a person sitting opposite
me at dinner"
ITS fine old place." Steve in
terrupted.
INDEED it was fine old place.
l. Twilands, even from distance,
bespoke years of tradition, years of
culture and care.
Mona could picture the small
Barry struggling about that lawn in
white rompers, swimming in the
pool or Jogging along the country
roadside on his pony.
She thought Of him returning here
from school bringing his friends. At
the time she and Steve had been
swinging along Third avenue on the
backs Of ice wagons, and being
shooed from the neighbours steps
with their tops and jackstones
Barry had been living in this beau
tiful place.
Barry should appreciate his
good fortune!" Lottie declared.
The fortunate young man met
them just within the gate, emerging
from the shrubbery as the car
whirled inside. Steve damned on
the brakes swiftly.
Barry was bare-headed, a dog
nosing at his heels. He was dressed
in heavy boots, riding breeches and
a sweater that was not new.
Its great to see you'll" he ex-
claimed, springing on the running
board and pushing the dog aside
with one large brown hand. Drive
fast if you can stand it. I've had
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The prince turned to Tarzan and spoke few
words of meaningless gibberish The ape-man
solemnly nodded his head. Kalfastoban, the
vental, scratched his head, puzzled by Tarzans
ability to understand this Language" Tarzan
wanted to smile at his friends simple plan, but
dared not.
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BY Ahern

Tell them" said Tarzan in English which,
of course. none of them understood, that at
the first opportunity shall break the neck of
my master" Komodohorensal listened in
tently THE Giant says that he is glad to
serve his noble master" the prince translated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-10
STEAMER HTS
 FISHING BOAT AND ALL SAVED
AlIerton of the Nantasket Line Ran Down SantO Padre in Boston HarbOr Five Were Rescued

Boston, Aug 10.-(UP)-Five men were rescued from Boston harbor shortly before midnight when the steamer Allerton of the Nantasket Line, with 100 passen- gers aboard, ron down the 40-foot founder fisherman Santo Padre off Lovelps Island. Paul Cruella, a member of the f1sherman's crew, was hurled into the water by the impact. Robert German. 26, of Hingham, @ passenger on the AL lerton, leaped overheard fully clothed and swam to his rescue. A lifebuoy was thrown to them and they were pulled to safety.
 Two lifeboats were launched which took off Cap'n Joseph Gosile and thre esons, other members of the crew. Cosile suffered several fractured ribs in the crash. Cap tain Elmer McFarlane of the AL lerton and Kenneth A. Smith, pilot. who was at the wheel of the steamer when the crash occurred, said the fisherman was so close to the water that they did not see 1t until almost on top of it. Faced with the choice of going aground on the island or striking the Santo Padre, the Allerton was swung wide but hit the fisherman near the stern.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-10

 OF DANA FOUND
 NEAR TRAGEDY
Eccentric Nephew of Fa- nous Editor Charles A. Dana, Involved in Mur- der of Wealthy Recluse

Natchez, Miss, Aug 10-(U. P.) -Fingerprints found on antique furniture of an ante-bellum planta- ton mansion, scene of the myster- ious staying of Miss Jane Surget Merrill, belle of the old south, were identified to-day as those of Dick Dana, 61, pianist, eccentric, hermit. and member of one of Americas most prominent families. Dana, ne- phew of Charles A. Dana, the jour- nalist, is in jail charged with mur- der. So is his housekeeper, Miss Octavia Cookery, the daughter of a confederate general and a gay flower of aristocratic southern so- ciety in the decade following the civil war. They lived on the estate. Glenwood, once magnificent but now fallen in decay, which adjoin- ed Miss Merrills estate, Glenn Burnne.
 Authorities charge Dana and Miss Cookery had quarreled with Miss Merrill over Dana's goat herd which strayed constantly onto Miss Merrills grounds. Fingerprints on an antique lamp found near Miss Merrill's body have been identified as those of Miss Dockery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-10
YOUTH FOOTED
 HIS CORNET AND
 SHOTS RANG OUT
Commodore of Boating Club Fired the Blank Cartridges to DiscOur- age TOOter = Judge Congratulated Him

New York, Aug 10.--(UP)- stephen Jensen, IT, sat in his win dow footing a new cornet. Across the street sat Commodore Armon von Borowsky of the Touring Kayac Boating club, entertaining 19-year-old Erika Kreuter, who was suffering a headache. The commodore sounded the clubs fog horn, then rang Q cowbell, as both the cornet practice notes and the girls headache grew worse.
 A few more sour notes, and the commodore nnistook the music for the call to charge, got out a race starting pistol. and fired, not once but six times. blank cartridges only. stephen skipped few notes, ducked. And remarked to his friend, Ralph Tutone, T think it's time to call cop" The commo- dore told Magistrate William C.. Dodge, Tt was an awful racket and I was desperate" You've probably done someone a favor," Dodge replied. 'You had justifi- able provocation. Discharged"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-10
BARBER BUSINESS
 NOT PROFITABLE
Out of the Question to Regulate Price List
 to Suit All
VIEWS OF ONE BOSS

Like everything else, the barber business has been hit by the i1tro- duction of modern plans of doing things. It is estimated that about 80 per cent of the people shave themselves and rarely go to the bar- Der except when they want hair cut. One of the bosses told re- porter the other day that 1t is well nigh impossible to regulate prices to suit the different owners of ton. sorial shops. People pay higher rents about the center and to make the business pay they have to get more for their services than those who have rents at very low figure. He admitted that business men about the center can afford to pay more than the ordinary laborer, but even at that he said that nobody cares to pay more than is .neccs- sary to get good job done.
 On the other hand, the barber whose shop is located in a district where there is not much doing Is often obliged to render service less than he would like to set in order to compete with somebody who has other sources of income, so that, 1t would appear well nigh impossible to make a price list 0greeaple 10 all.
 The same might be said of clos- ing and opening hours. Everybody is not master of his own time, and aa a result many have to get shaved during the time when they are not employed. The barber ada ed that he did not want to be quoted, but said he thought that no matter how desirable Keeping up prices may be, about all that ought to be insisted upon in the shop is good workmanship and first class sanitation. He believed that the barber who acquires reputation for these two things will always command enough patronage to make the business pay. although, he added apparently In a regretful mood, he never will have a big bank account unless he prys a dollar loose in some other way.
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Executive Group To Hold Stag Party
 We'd, August 17
Will Precede Opening of Conventions Will Osborne Secured for Legion Dance at Armory - Band Concert to Be Given on Green Thursday, Aug IS

thus enabling the committee to pre- sent an augmented band of more than fifty pieces. Miss Mona Claire, contralto soloist, will sing a number of selections during the concert.
 The high spot of the entertain
 ment program will be reached on
 Friday, August 18th, in the dance
 at the State Armory and the Mid-
 night Vodvil Froiic at the Palace theater. Will Osborne and his
 band of fourteen pieces will play for dancing from 9 to 11:45 p. m. This band is playing a seasons en- gagement at the Terrace room at Playland, Rye, N. Y. and is filling very few single bookings this sea- son. The comn1ittee has been un- usually fortunate in being able to secure their release from Playland | for one night. It will be the first local appearance of the popular crooner who delights many with
 his daily broadcasts over WOR.
 The Armory is being equipped with a special simplifying system so that the dance program may be heard
 in its entirety in all sections of the
 large drill shed.
 Following the dance will come
 the Al-Star Midnight vodvil Froi- ic, opening at the Paace theater at 1915 midnight. The program will
 be headed by Osborne and His
 Band who will present their un-
 usual stage presentation, lasting
 thirty minutes, and an entire Para
 mount-Publix Unit. The latter. is Q
 Fanchon and Marco revue entitled
 Impressions" coming directly
 from the Paramount theater in New York. It will play ,at the Paramount theater in New Haven
 during the following week. The en- Its services to the American Legion in the cast are Joe Moss, The Four
 way beauty chorus of sixteen.. There are three other numbers
 on the bill: Miss Mona Claire, the
 Waterbury contralto, who has been a musical comedy success during year. one of the leads in "Three's Troupe, directed by Jimmy Gun HhHB IdII, tuC pTlHC0 UA IOCoA uIICC~ tors: and the Milky Way Four, fea- turing Sam Barlow.
 Joe DeVito and his Palace or-
 chestra will be in the pit and will present special overture of war; time songs.
 As an act of courtesy to the American Legion the stage-hands
 and motion-picture operators. who
 have been on strike at the Palace theater during the past few weeks,
 have agreed to call off the strike
 for the special midnight perform anec and will return to their usual positions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-10
BOIL WEEVIL
 ADDS WOES TO
 PLANTERS LOT

Mobile, Ala (UP)-The boil wee vii, dread enemy of the Alabama cotton planter, is staging a come back and stalking it's destructive way down the thousands of cotton planted rows in Tombigbee river lands.
 Reports indicate the pest has not appeared in as great numbers as in former years, but in Suffi- cient force to attract more than passing attention.
 Rainy weather. of late, in Choc- taw and Washington counties has aided the boil weevil to make small inroads into the growing crop.
 A dry, hot spell of 10 days or two weeks is the hope of farmers to curb the pests onslaught. They explain that. with such favorable weather, the fertile bottom lands would dry sufficiently for the farmer to use his winged ''sweeps'' and cover the weevil-infested bolls with a layer of hot dirt. which, under a torrid sun. would parch the pest. So smothered, the plants woue1 be given suff1cient time in these two weeks to grow past that dangerous period in which they are susceptible to the ravages of the boil weevil.
 While in some quarters 1t is felt that reappearauce Of the boil wee- vii. with consequent lessening in quantity of the cotton yield. would cause cotton prices to spurt 6 bit this fal1 and relieve overcrowded warehouses of some of their sur plus. others point out that 1t would be fatal to the hopes of some southern farmers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-10

A varied and unique program of entertainment made up of band concerts, stag parties, vaudeville shows and a dance at the State Armory with VIII Osborne and his widely -heralded radio orches- tra, has been arranged by the American Legion entertainment committee, which will be spon- tion which opens in thishrdluumb sored during the state con- vention, which opens in this city a week from today.
 The program follows: On We'd nesday evening, August 17th, a smoker ana entertainment will be staged for the members of the De- partnent Executive Committee, which will hold it's meeting at the Colonial room of the Elton. This Is to be . stag affair and will be open to any visiting legionaires who may be in town previous to the official opening of the conven- tion the next day.
 A free band concert on the Green will be the feature of Thurs- day evenings program. The con- cert will be given by the American Legion Band, under the direction of George Gentle. More than twenty members of the Thomaston Marine Band will be the guests of the Waterbury Band that night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-10
TO TEST OUT
 THE BIG PLANE

Stratford, Conn, Aug 10--(UP) Captain George Hutchinson was expected here to-day to take deliv- cry on the 10-passenger Sikorsky amphibian plane in which he pro- poses to fly by easy stages from Washington, D. C., across the ice packed north Atlantic route to Edinbeurgh. Scotland, with his wife and two young daughters.
 Frederick w. Nelson, president of the Sikorsky Aviation corpora tion, said Hutchinson planned to test the plane for two hours here to-day and fly to Newark, N. J. and Washington tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-10
INDEPENDENTS
 WILL DECIDE

New York, Aug 10-(UP)--In- dependent voters, amounting to 1C or 25 per cent of the total. but liy- ing in key states will determine the outcome of the presidential elec- tion, according to Col Edward M House, political adviser to Wood row Wilson.
 Col House mipimized the effect of "personalities' in the political campaign in an article in the cur rent issue of the Cosmopolitan magazine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-10
GAS FROM sTfIIL.

"A Ens burner used II the opera- ton of secret still generated the onrbon TnonoKide gae which killed ane man and seriously affected aI- other in the cellar Of a useenwny. street. heuee here yesterday pos jlan lt,lda A4Hei0 DC Habino, 70. iaTf kta fife. and lhe name ef John i)o kiea was en tho danger iis nt n bospIiai today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-10

been wired by the New England
 Council to Chairman Frank W. Fort of tho newly-appointed fed- eral home loan board. From the standpoint of your board. as well as New England's needs and busl- ness structure. the establishment of a home loan bank in New England
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-10
nov rIYER CoNrINuEs.

New Orleans, Aug. 10-(UP)- Robert Buck, boy flyer of Vest field. N. J., took off at S:15 a.. m. (EDT) today, continuing his flight from New Jersey to Mexico City, after an overnight stop here. He is trying to make the trip in 22 hours elapsed time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-10
NEW YORK. OKLA

Albany. N. Y. - (UP) - If the soil of New York and Oklahoma is to be considersd, these. widely separated states are real "sisters". Professor Charles D. Decker, of the University of Oklahoma. who has brought with him many specis mems Of fossils found in his state. aala that many of the same grdps 0lltes. hairlino marine life, are found in the viola limestone strata underlying both states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-10
NECESSARY

He: I'm afraid must get a wife with some money.
 SHE (candidly): You'll hardly get her with anything else.-The Humorist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-10

NEW ENGLAND APPEALS.
 Boston, Aug 10--(UP)-A sug- gestion that a home loan bank be established in New England has
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-10

|. noss logical and rs.'uas's|' council aald.
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THE MANS HIoNE "A lot of trouble can bf by the expre1naon I'm 9qrtfI "What makes you g4I tu@S "My wife" - Pathnnder.