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"Exquisite" The lumpy woman was
i've seen. I'll try it,
Tony helped the woman into the
coat. She knew at once it would not
do. Bulky at the shoulders. That was
because it spanned at the hips. 1t was
no longer a calyx 1t was a white bag.
The woman was preening, fussing with
the collar, wriggling her shoulders.
1T doesn't -exactly-there's some
thing-maybe it's the sleeves
IF you'll allow me" Tony took
the two edges of the coat, lifted it
slightly to release the tension. IT'S
just bit snug at the hips. That could
be adjusted easily" How was she to
know that slenderness, wooed at the
cost of agonizing days of starvation and
hours of rubbing and drubbing at the
hands of reducing experts. was this
woman's flxation? Or that Simone was
listening, avidly, ear pressed close up
to the curtains, in the next fitting
room
Snug! How perfectly ridiculous. ="
The customers tone was that of one
grossly offended The thing is a per-
feet fright It's yards too big for me
I'm a perfect 16. You must be an 18
Or 20. You models seem to think you
are the only persons in the world with
decent figures"
I'm not a model, madame, I'm
salesWoman." Tony tried to be concili-
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bv vhM DIXON

in the world. There were distant rela-
tions, but they did not count.
You'll stay here in Centerville. Of
course" adults, friends of Tony's par
ents, urged. This is your home, your
mothers, your fathers home before
you. If you don't want to keep up the
big house-quite an undertaking for a
young girl like yourself-you could
board out, or maybe take couple Of
rooms
I'm going to the city," Tony said.
She was very still and white. The
shock Of her loss, the rending pain fol-
lowed by the dull throbbing ache of 1t,
left her as brittle as chalk.
The city, Expostulatory raising OF
hands. "Oh, my dear-a young girl
alone-you must give up that idea. 1t
wouldn't be safe"
ITS got TO be safe. I can't stay here
I can't stand it-without-them." ="
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than her slender means would allow
for any extended period. She set out to
find an economical place to live. The
result was Mrs. Higgins rooming house
and third floor back
Tony found that like herself, vast
number of small town girls and boys
had chosen the city as fitting ground
with fame and fortune. Added to their
number was the astute army of city
born beginners who had considerable
advantage in the matter of knowing
their ground and the character of the
fight they must wage. Dozens. tens OF
dozens OF eager hands were knocking
on every door Of opportunity. It was
not always merit that caused the portal
to open. She would have to go on seek
ing until 1t came her turn to slip
through the door. Meanwhile she must
not become disheartened or derelict
When the 5000 was reduced to the
alarming balance Of $l2, Tony knew
she not only would have to seek oppor-
tunity but to make it.
"I'n 60 to the best street In the city"
she decided. the shopping district. I'll
start from a corner close my eyes, walk
a ways then count II steps forward
Whatever store I'm in front of I'll go
in and ask for work. I'll keep on doing
1t until find something"
That evening, In Mrs. Higgins third
floor back. Tony was telling herself
that IL was her psychic number. She
was to be a helper in Mime. Simone's
gown shop, beginning tomorrow. Her
work consisted Of helping the sales
woman with the ffoodtide of finery that
billowed through the shop into the ave-
nues of fashion. Clothesl The very
thing she most wanted to know. She
could study right there, In Simone's
A month Of fetching and carrying
and Mile Berthe, the particular sales
woman Tony helped" left Simone's
without notice.
IT intend to make an exception,
Brookes," Simone told Tony with the
air of handing her certified check for
a comfortable fortune. SALES positions
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terville and Tony's urge received con-
crete direction. The teachers name
was Miss Priscilla Crockett, which does
more by way of introducing Miss Crock
ett than could be accomplished by a
page of inspired description. The walls
of the Brookes house fiowered with
rurals, still lifes, animals, humans and
even an occasional seascape born OF
imitation or of Imagination. All car
ried the signature "A. B." precise. by
virtue of Crockett orders, in the lower
righthand corner.
When she was 16 Tony designed
dress for her birthday party. She drew
it on a figure, which was her own ver-
sion of herself. She blocked in the
colors, wheedled the money from her
father for the material, took it to the
local dressmsker ran that good lady
into a state of frantic jibberings carry
ing out directions. The result was
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no scholastic wizard she was far and
away the most popular and the most
social minded youngling in town. Boys
OF her own age and even the older men
did their part to make Tony the target
OF enviouS attack
But Tony had way of distributing
her favors. Men as separate and dis
tinct entities did not interest her. Men
were good companions. Mediocre COM
panions Dull companions. She liked
to discover what made them diverse as
they were The search imposed dis
tribution of her favors, so that the field
remained open, and Centerville femina
sWore by Tony.
Since childhood Tony had passion
for dabbling in paint pots. When she
was II a painting teacher came TO Cen
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ing between but that tire full of air.
BAM!-but that was just the sound
OF the Guillotine hitting the tire. We
rushed forward to look. Air still in the
tire. Hardly a mark on it,
So they tried it again from so feet.
BAN, Same result. No blowout. No
damage.
They were certainly determined, these
Goodrich safety seekers. They dropped
the heavy weighted, death-dealing in
strument Is feet-and this time the air
came out. Not real blowout, at that.
Just a gentle wheeze-a slow dying
groan.
They convinced ME-!
But what a test! Zowie! I would have
sworn no tire ever made would stand up
under half the punishment this one took.
That's why they say the Safety Silver
town is the safest tire ever built.
They convinced me! Then they told
me some more real news-this Safety
Silvertown sells at the price OF any
standard tire!
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EVERYBODY. Floyd
III Gibbons speaking. I've just

"ELLo EVERYBODY. Floyd
III Gibbons speaking. I've just
watched an execution. They're using
the Guillotine in the good old U.S.A.!
Boy howdy! Those Safety Search
ers at Goodrich took me down into
darksome pit at the bottom of an
abandoned elevator shaft.
There was an Executioner's Block
down there. Above it was the wickedest-
looking piece Of machinery l want to
see. The Guillotine!
Instead of blade, the business-end
of it was blunt steel spike. On the
block-instead of my neck, thank you
they put Goodrich Safety Silver
town Tire. Blown up to normal pressure.
They cranked this heavy Execution
er's AK up till l could hardly see it
they said it was only so feet above us,
but it looked hundred. Then they let
her 90.
She came down like chain lightning
BAN! Steel above, steel below. Moth
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something Of sensation. A sea-green
sensation trimmed with little puffs and
swirls of silver-gilt ribbon.
Thereafter new studies" failed to
make their appearance on the walls of
the Brookes house. So did Tony fail to
make her appearance in the class of
Miss Priscilla Crockett. Instead there
were albums on Brookes tables, never
ending procession of them, all filled
with the dream dresses Tony or her au-
dience would one day wear.
Two months after her graduation
from Centerville High School there was
an accident on the railroad crossing in
the town. Clay Brookes, Tony's father,
driving his wife home from guild
meeting, failed to heed a warning bell.
His failure left Tony completely alone
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Tony had loved her parents with an
affection deepened by its aloneness. She
was an only child She never had been
able to face the thought of life without
them, especially without her mother.
But, my dear, we're all so fond OF
you. I'm sure any of us would be glad
to have you in our homes-you could
just sort of visit around until you feel
stronger
Thanks, I understand. I'm fond of
you. too, you're my people But I'm
going to the city. AS soon as can get
fathers affairs Strengthened out"
For Tony the net result Of settling
her fathers affairs was the sale of the
furnishings of the white house, and the
discovery that for the last nine months
of his life Clay Brookes had fought of
bankruptcy with a heroism worthy
happier end. Tony had expected to
spend part of her fathers estate to
see her through art school. She would
specialize later on designing.
There was no estate. She would
have to go to work to earn the money
for her studies. The place to earn
money was the city. Her working capi-
tai was slightly less than 5000.
Tony spent her first night in the city
in small hotel recommended by a
Centerville woman who once stopped
week there with her husband while at
tending an apple growers convention.
Even these modest quarters were more
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w YHEN Antoinette BroOkes-as
s: 4: $:s *: $;:$ Is :$: IS; !: :s
she was born and where she
remained for the first 18 years OF her
uneventful life she did SO without
thought of hazard or of madcap ad-
venture. She left for the very sane and
constructive reason that it was better
to get away. She had been happy
enough in Centerville. She had grown
up as other young folk OF consequential
families in Centerville grew-under the
roof of a white frame house with green
shutters, a deep, vine-covered porch and
q bay window. The Brookes house even
boasted a miniature cupola.
Just as the cupola, without conscious
ly trying to do so. gave to the Brookes
house a kind of distinction among its
deep -porched. green-shuttered neigh
bors, so the daughter of that house by
reason of gay courage and lively
imagination gained a reputation for
being different.
At confirmation in the old stone
church on Main street, when the six
girls of her crowd who were confirmed
with her elected to wear white crepe de
chine, Tony chose organdie. which en-
veloped her like a frail white cloud:
Tonys high school class elected her
president and her classmates were
proud of the fact that while she was
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INSTALLMENT I.

HEN Antoinette Brookes-as
| long as she could remember
: she had been called Tony
left the small town in which
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To Be Continued.
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Love Complications Add Test
to Play The Merry Wid0z0'

by her secret love. Miss Vera Sud
brock, as Sonia. and Carroll Reyn-
olds as Nish, a messenger of the
embassy, give outstanding per-
formances.
Effective stage settings and cos
tuning marked the show as one Of
the outstanding presentations Of the
university since the Inauguration Of
annual music shows five years ago.
The departure this year from the
collegiate theme has proved an eff
fective change.
An Interpretation Of the Merry
Widow waltz by Miss Dorothy Jane
Atkins, dance director of the show,
was received with marked enthus-
iasn. A colorful native dance by
the chorus and a musical chorus
singing. Women" were two high
spots in the production.
other leading parts were taken
by Misses Mary Paxton Young.
Evelyn CroSStreet, Lester Hale. Sam
Sims. Kenneth Hughes, John Bar
rakray. Frank Reisnner, Norman
Singleton, Harry Lister and Paul
Green.
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Miss Mabel Smith is a member
OF the entertainment committee Of
the Young Women's Democratic
Club OF Indiana. Inc, and the Mar
ion County Democratic Club, which
viii hold an informal reception at
3 Monday in the Travertine room
OF the Lincoln in honor Of Demo-
cratic nominees Of the state and
county. HosteSses will be.
Misses Harrietta Day Esteile Creagh
and Mesdames Frata McCabe Ernest Prick
XIX Mckinney. William Rich. Marcia
Murphy Marie Hadley. C. j. Pettitory,
Marie sexton. Kathryne Clements. mem
bers on the executive board OF the Young
Womens Democratic Club Of Indiana. Inc.
and Mesdames John DonneIly. John Bing-
ham. John Kern. Samuel Ralston Carl
Woods. Sadie Newman Ruth Davis. Her
ford Dugan. and Miss Pay Terrell. mem
bers OF the Marion County Democratic
Club
Members OF the entertainment
committees Of both clubs are:
Mrs Gene Anderson. chairman; Mes
danes Henry SteeR. walter Shend, Anna
belle Showing. Leroy Reach. Albert
Losche Marx GRAY. Marie Wegtfal. and
Misses julia Landers. Rosemary Fogarty
and Mabel smith
Dale Young, organist, viii fur
nish the music throughout the eve
ming.
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Girl Scouts

Miss Harriet Davis will lecture
before the first class training group
at 10 Wednesday morning on first
aid and health, winning merit
badges.
Virginia Ogle of Troop was
awarded a prize by Mrs. PitzSchler,
captain, for selling the largest num-
I Der of cookies in the troop.
/ Girl Scouts in Troop 7 completed
three scrap books for the Riley hos
pital under direction of Mrs. Shear
er, captain.
Troop is planning party for
Thursday to welcome its captain,
Miss Josephine Madden, who has
been travelling abroad. Miss Jean
Adamson has been acting as captain
of the troop during Miss Madden's
absence.
The girls in Troop II and their
captain, Mrs. Hale, are planning a
day at Camp Dellwood, Saturday.
Mrs. George Wright, captain of
Troop 10, is planning to take the
members Of the troop on a hike,
Saturday.
Miss Amelia Forberger, captain,
announces that troop meetings in
Girl Scout Troop 10 will be dropped
until fall.
The hostess patrol of Troop "a
gave a party for the signalling pa
troll. They are working on their
hostess merit badge.
Patrol of Troop %, which sold
the greatest number of cookies, will
receive its award in the form of an
overnight hike to Camp Dellwood.
They will be accompanied by Mrs.
Cole. captain.
The members of Troop 90 held a
gardening meeting and planted a
flower box which was placed in the
troop library nook.
The Girl Scouts in Troop 80 and
their captain, Mrs. Mccormick, went
on hike to Washington park where
they passed second class nature re-
quirementS.
Several members of Troop 49 are
working on their tree finder merit
badge for the May court of awards.
The Girl Scouts in Troop 40 are
buying milk for an undernourished
baby, for a period of six months. as
a new troop project. New candi-
dates are:
June Gardner. Betty Wickeman, Eliza
beth Meekes. Lois Rusie, ,Iocelyn Never.
Janet corbaley, Alice Rasie. Margery
Clark. Bernandette Holsapple Betty Best.
Marika crsvens. Mary Ann Blessing. Kath-
crime Stafford. Dora Alice McKelvy. Helen
Sweasingin. Roslyn Caplou. Joan Ryan.
Helen Biliters. Bonnie sochar. Mary Mar
shall. Doris White. June Jones, Jean Kline.
Dorothy Lowe. Dorothy Strelou. Beulah
Mcdowell. Emma Jean Purpura. Mary
resale consoer. Pauline Smith. Alice Nooe.
Emma Stoneburner. and Evelyn Fisher.
Investitures were:
Suzanna Cook. Josephine Cantweu. Ellen
Roach, Betty Fresch, Rosylan Wishneyer.
Jean Conrad. Mildred Morgan, Elizabeth
Kiger. Madge Mcconnell. and Bessie
Rosenberg.
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Vote League
Program to
End Friday

indianapolis League Of Women
Voters will close its program for the
year Friday with a meeting at the
Woodstock Country Club.
Reports o. the activities Of the
various program committees. cleo
ton Of officers and adoption Of a
budget will constitute the business
Of the morning session opening at
TO- Activities Of the league for the
coming year will be discussed.
The League as an Instrument
for Civic Betterment' will be the
subject OF a talk al luncheon BY
Mrs. John Hewitt Rosenstiel. Free
port. Ill, director Of the fourth re-
gion Of the National League OF
Women Voters. HoStesSeS for the
meeting Will be
Mesdames Henry l. Dlthmcr Henry
Kahn, William J. shafcT. Henley Holiday
James b Minor. + NJ. McNany. John
Somerville william H. Link and joseph x
Lsngitt and Miss Mary Winter.
Retiring officers are Mrs Walter
Greenough president Mrs Bert c. Ellis
first vice-president: Mrs Ralph Carter. se.ps
ond vice-president; Mrs william snethen.
treasurer; Mrs Joseph slime. recording sec
retary. and Mrs Dorothy Goodrich. CORE
spending secretary
Directors whose terms expire include
Mesdames Paul White. Lehman. Dunninr.
T. d. Sheerin and r. p Davidson. Mrs.
Fletcher HODGES is chairman OF the norni-
mating committee.
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Your Child
Happiness in Home Is Great
Essential to Child Health

thing he has done impulsively or &C
cidentally or thoughtlessly, or mere
" because he was curious.
II may eat into him for months.
ruin his appetite, spoil his sleep and
make him irritable or stupid.
Try to get him to talk it all out
with you quietly and with under
standing. The aired mind is the
rested, relieved mind.
There is a difference between
license and liberty, of course, but
too many children are superintended
too much and have no outlet for
natural and praiseworthy impulses.
Suppression causes unhappineSS
and often comes out in the form of
poor conduct. These children usual
~ are nervous" in some form or
other, not apparent to the eye, but
affecting their entire makeup.
THERE should be a sane NEEDING
of discipline and freedom in the
home that does not cause resent
ment or any emotional twist in the
children.
The happy. sunny home, where
there is sympathy. patience. under
standing and real love, is the per-
feet background for the healthy
child.
Excitement, overindulgence, cod
ding. spelling are not con-
ducive to real contentment and only
open the way to trouble.
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Winners of
Contest Are
Announced

Mrs. B. Maxwell Golden. presi-
dent Of the Writers Club. this week
announced the winners in the clubs
annual manuscript contest, which
iust has closed.
Mrs. Kate G. Dyer won first place
in the short story class, for The
Manger and. the Madonna Miss
Inez Hinchman won second place
with her story, Apple Blossoms and
a Cook Stove" Honorable mention
was given the following
The Awakening Of Mary Lam
ham," BY Mrs. L. D. Owen; Cir
cumstantial Evidence" by Mrs. Z.
H. Katterhenry, and Action" by
Miss Marguerite Orndorff.
Wins Essay Prize
Judges for this group we're Don
aid D. Hoover. Indianapolis News;
Mrs. Rosa NJ Mikels, Shortridge
high school: Miss Sarah T. Sisson,
Butler university, English depart
ment. and Mrs. L. H. Millikan.
Mrs. Orlando B. Little was
awarded first place in the essay
contest with a formal essay, Max
ing the Proper Emphasis" Mrs.
Minnie Olcott Williams won second
place for The American Indian"
Judges in this class were Mrs.
o. S. Guio; Miss Ruth Louise Arm
strong, Shortridge high school, and
Frank E. Raschig, the indianapolis
Star.
Our World" a poem written by
Mrs. Mary B. Moynahan, received
first place in the poetry contest.
Honorable mention was given Miss
Margaret Boyd's poem, Song Of
the Poplar Tree" and Mrs. E. H.
Katterhenry's poem, Higher Plan
Club Meets Tuesday
Jadges for this group were Don
aid A. Smalley, instructor in Eng
lish. Indiana university; Miss Mary
Dyer Lemon, book editor Of Indian-
apolis Star; Miss Mabel Goddard,
Technical high school, and David
Kingman, De Paw university.
The club will meet in Parlor G
OF the Y. w. C. A. Tuesday night.
when prize-winning manuscripts
will be read and prizes awarded by
Mrs. Golden.
The clubs contest committee is
composed Of Mrs. Blanche Graham
Williams, Mrs. L. d. owens and
Mrs. Dovie o. Jones.
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BY BEATRICE DURGAN

With the endeavor Of an imagi-
nary country to save the kingdom
by allying one Of its subjects 70 the
wealthy widow. Sonia. a string OF
complications results in The Merry
Widow" operetta, presented Friday
night at Caleb Mills hail as the
Fairview Follies. The show viii
make its second showing tonight.
Popoff, the Marsovian ambassa-
dor. played by John w. Thomp-
son. is the matrimonial engineer
who contributes exceedingly to the
life OF the production. He is the
diplomatic husband who sends his
own wife out TO "wheddle" the
chosen husband of Sonia away
from some unknown" he loves.
Popof. who thinks he knows women
Is unwittingly sending his wife into
the arms of her lover.
Thompson shares the honors Of
the show with Victor Griffin who
plays the part Of the jealous hus-
band who thinks his wife is the I'M
known sweetheart Of De Jollidan,
whom the court is endeavoring to
inveigle into an alliance with Sonia.
Joe Macy, who plays the role Of
Prince Danilo. embassy attachs,
plays the part Of the daShing young
hero who manages 10 avoid mar
rage at the last moment" His
pride is wounded when he learns
Sonia diSdains him. and he begins
70 have difficulty in avoiding an
avowal OF love.
Miss Geraldine Kuntz. as Natalie,
wife Of Popoff, gives a vivid inter-
probation OF the philandering wife
who brings about the complications
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elimination, even the very beats Of
the heart and the breath in the
lungs.
Every organ, gland and duct in
the body functions well or i'll, &C
cording to the nerve fbers thai
govern it. Sick nerves mean sick
everything. Isn't it worth while,
then. to emphasize the happiness Of
children?
DY happiness 1 mean content, a
ID state of well being, adjust
ment and no fears or completes
to torture them.
This is going to be more neces-
sary than ever in the years to come,
because life is becoming more and
more involved with each decade.
This question of nerves is going to
be a serious matter.
No child can be happy in home
where parents constantly quarrel,
or where they scold and punish on
the slightest provocation. And he
can not be happy with brothers or
sisters who tease or torment him.
NEITHER can he live in fear and
IN be well. This problem of
fear is a big one and it extends to
influence outside the home as
we'll as in.
A child may be afraid in a hun
dred ways-afraid Of being laughed
at, afraid Of not getting his lessons,
afraid someone will tell about some
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Plan Colonial
Program for
May Luncheon

Washington bicentennial program
with members in colonial costume
will feature the annual May lunch
con Of the womans auxiliary to the
Railway Mail Association at / on
Wednesday at the Avalon Country
Club.
Auxiliary quartet. composed of
MeSdames Claude H. Dill. c. J.
Finch. Jerauld McDermott. Dan
Hutchinson, Leroy Allen, Walter H.
Vinzant. Madison Davis and Noble
Shute, will sing. The Baby's For
tune" from the seven ages OF
Washington, will be presented by
Davis Foster and Joan Carey. Com
mittee of arrangements include:
Mesdames Dan Hutchinson. John Alien.
f. ?. Kline. S s. sutton. LEROY Lawrence,
orvilie Denote Ralph Cradick. Mrs
Davis. Mrs. Shute and Mrs Dill. Mrs, Nc
Dermott is president