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he asked us to take you with US on
our voyage to the Northland, and we
promised to do it." said Mr.. Weston.
The ship will be ready to sail In a
week. Meanwhile, you had better get
your things together. 1t will be long
trip, and I advise you to take some
books with you"
After Mr. Weston left. Allen looked
over his books Of adventure. to see
which ones he would take along. He
chose several books of history science
and adventure, and then turned to his
scrapbook of stories from a newspaper.
There were a dozen clippings which he
had not placed in the book, but he set
to work and in few minutes he>pasted
in the final clipping. y
Continued Tomorrow
UNCLE RAY.
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muSL uOlQ tluee
aces.
Since his con-
cealed suit must
be headed by ace
king, and the ace
less suit must In
clude q half trick
for protection, this
requirement auto
matically insures
that the opener
has four and one
half tricks in his
hand-a clear trick
in reserve, plus
control of the time
+ a C tor through
three aces, plus the
squeezing pow c r
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Use this coupon to join the Uncle
Ray Scrapbook Club
TO UNCLE RAY,
Care of The Evening Star,
Washington, D. c.
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the 1888 Uncle Ray Scrapbook
Club, and inclose a stamped en-
velope carefully addressed to my
self. Please send me a Member
ship Certificate, a leaf1et telling
how to make a Corner scrapbook
OF my own, and printed design
to paste on the cover Of my
scrapbook.
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Evening star., 1933-07-05

HORE SETS Of luncheon cloth,
doilies and napkins have novel
features. The finish Of the
~ edges of the textile pieces IS dis
tinctive. The cross-Stitch deco
ration of fish and seaweed savors OF the
sea. It may be mentioned that, as fish
are found in lakes, ponds and streams,
homes in the country near any of these
bodies of water. For those who are
looking for novelties in the way of arti-
cles for Summer sales, the shore sets
are mentioned as delightfully."- appro-
pirate.
The material is linen in any pre-
ferred color, and of heavy thread, al
Evening star., 1933-07-05

and think before you make your next
bid. Try to picture the weakest hold
ings on which your partner may have
ventured to raise you instead Of passing.
An Exceedingly Difficult Slam Contract.
David Burnstine sat South and made
six hearts, though he found four trumps
to the queen-10 on his left and could
therefore not Use one of dummy's
trumps to ruff a spade. He resorted
to q squeeze on East, which became
discernible at trick five when it seemed
certain that East held three more
diamonds and the king of spades
Evening star., 1933-07-05
;::' IF: e. |DorothyDi@| 81: e: a:
Who's Going
To Support
You When
You Marry?
Don't Marry Before You Can Support Family
and Then Dump 1t as Added Burden on
Tired Father and Mother

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s. s:: ss IN e: ;:s az =: =; s ] 5 IL
& zso 1 have ea that you
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vacation
5 % ih ] Hps Even M s so % @
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difference W between W hand and Paris froeE ' ~
WELL the why father
over % ''ss S'
illustrations
:s s.s
an feeble @ eel: selfish & q that
they hope would
pesss Then they would enjoy hdussnoss they
EArER would up . maid
kitchen would
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h p t xn aP y s a go out % m e p @ y ya S On a 60
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to n Best nn Of M @ ns @ ed % nsy % G s % s 70
m @ from % the ho0r n e1g @ ap % s @ e
they unVelcome guests
THERE parents
would na7s left as5s sda @ s n a that esy I h & s0 S for % % % % @ 5
you aHs are sss ses
al a
is done In the last month have the
college with profession job practical knowledge Of how to
sss
capacity and presents him precious s to 70 cherish
o @ Children 'G marry We Do not loss them We gain
support.
or COURSE that terribly love that can't
" And, Of
that marriage affair and have right your
Of
parents and haven't the right to live your own he at
OF
taking Of their when force them to
wives and husbands and children. DOROTHY
tCopyrgh
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The position now is as follows: North
is on lead holding the ace of clubs
and 1918 of diamonds He leads Cns
ace. East must discard from spaa6
K, and diamonds j, g. South Ie-
tains the suit discarded by Eas.., -sc
has kept ace-queen of spades and @. 6
Of diamonds, and thus takes the rest
Of the tricks. My former teammate
justly considers this one of the finest
hands he has ever played. It Is an
outstanding example of master play.
(Copyright, 1881
Mr.. Sims will answer an inquiries on con-
tract that are addressed to this newspaper
with sef-addressed stamped envelop
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OtIler III e m o g r 5
have never heard
of such a thing,
and we feel that
this slip-up is gor
ing to cause much
unfavorable criti-
cisn, establish q
dangerous prece-
dent and cause
domestic upheaval.
We would like
your opinion"
AnSwer-It may
very well be prop
er to send a gen
eral list to all
single men, but to
send invitations to
m a rrie d ones,
without, also in
Evening star., 1933-07-05

To keep the coffee pot sweet
and clean, put tablespoonful
Of bicorbonate of soda into it,
ill 1t nearly full Of water and
and let 1t boil for little while.
Then rinse very thoroughly with
several lots of warm water. This
should be done once week.
The best way to clean a white
enamel bathtub is to put little
turpentine in q saucer, get a
small rag and rub the tub all
over with the turpentine, then
scrub well with soap and warm
water. No matter how dirty the
bath tub is, the dirt will disap-
pear like magic.
To bleach white goods that
have become yellow, dip them in
strong blue water after washing,
let them become very blue, and
then hang out to dry. They will
be thoroughly bleached.
Never let a cake batter stand
after 1t has been mixed, as this
causes air bubbles to form, max
ing the cake coarse grained.
{Copyright, 1933D
Evening star., 1933-07-05
JOLLY POLLY
A Little Chat on Etiquette.
BIZ JOS. J. FRISCH
BIZ JOS. J. FRIsCH

G. N.-A cardinal rule for any en-
tertainment, whether indoors or out,
Is. Don't be wet blanket" If the
crowd wishes to play base ball and you
abi1or the game, don't spoil the fun for
tho others by refusing to play. The
good sport forgets his own dislikes and
enters whole heartedly into everything
that n suggested by the majority.
Evening star., 1933-07-05


tricks provided by his concealed suit.
Let us give him hand fulfilling these
requirements:
Sp. A Jx N. 10
Hts X Jx O. A K OK
and assume that the bidding has
been-one no trump, two no trumps
Partner having indicated distributed
strength by his response, it is clear
that slam prospects are very prom
ising However, with the above hano
you, the opener, must now take charge
Of the bidding, and exercise imagina-
ton in
visualizing Partners Probable or
Possible Holdings.
Clearly the responder cannot be ex-
pected TO make any further bid unless
it Is made clear to him that ne need
supply very little in order to complete
slam-requirements In the play. Stop
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though not Of close weave. The coarser
the weave, the easier the stitchery, but
the linen should be of good quality, the
term coarse signifying the size Of the
threads in the weave, which should be
large. Round-thread linen is used by
the Italians for their embroideries by
counted threads, as each strand in the
weave is so well defined it is easy to
count. The embroidery linen or cotton
should be of medium size and Of a de-
cided contrast to the foundation mate
rial.
No design except that of the FISH
and seaweed'' is necessary. This Is 10
cents, accompanied by self-addreSSed
and stamped envelope, with request
directed to Lydia LIE Baron Walker, care
of The Star. 1t is worked directly on
the linen, each square of the pattern
being equal TO one cross-stitch on the
linen, exactly as If the material were
cross-stitch canvas instead of linen.
ANY woman who has done cross-stitch
In this way will agree that It is fasci-
mating embroidery, rapidly worked and
very effective.
The shape OF the pieces comprising
the set can be square or oblong, but
Evening star., 1933-07-05
Sauce for Lamb.

Take four tablespoonfuls Of chopped
mint leaves, pour over them a quarter
Of a cupfu OF boiling water, let stand
until cold, then add two tablespoonfuls
Of vinegar and enough orange marina.
lade to make thick sauce
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Mustard Sauce.

To one tablespoonful Of evaporated
milk add one teaspoonful Of mustard,
mix well, and then beat in eight table,
spoonfuls Of olive oil, drop by drop, and
one tablespoonful of vinegar.
Evening star., 1933-07-05

Spring had come, bringing with her
the feathered folk who had spent the
Winter IN the sunny South, awakening
the sleepers who had known nothing
Of the Winter, opening the leaves on
the trees and bushes and bringing
countless green things out of the
warming brown earth. Every day it
was easier for Mother Bear to find
food
BY the time Spring had become Sum-
mer~ Betty Bear had begun to eat some
Of the foods that mother ate, especially
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MENU FOR A DAY.


BREAKFAST.
Melons, Wheat Cereal with Cream
Ouelot, Bacon, Toast
Orange Marmalade, Coffee
LUNCHEON.
STUFFED Eeg Salad
Mayonnaise Dressing
Bread and Butter Sandwiches
Peanut Butter Cookies, Tea
DINNER.
Cream Of Mushroom Soup
Planked Hamburg Steak
BAKED Potatoes Summer Squash
lettuce Salad, Russian Dressing
Fruit, Cream, Coffee
OMELET.
Two cups boiling milk, one
tablespoon -four, four eggs beaten
separately. Let milk cool some,
what, then stir into the eggs ana
-four, Butter an earthen dish,
po,1r In and bake 20 minutes. (Set
on the stove few minutes before
putting in the cereal0
PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES.
One cup peanut butter, two
cups brown sugar. two eggs beat
an. two teaspoons baking powder,
two and two-thirds cups pastry
-four. one-fourth teaspoon salt.
cream peanut butter and sugar;
add eggs and then the sifted dry
ingredients. Drop from spoon
onto creased baking sheet: Bake
in hot oven (450o F) about ~
minutes.
FRUIT CREAM.
One banana, one orange (pulp),
two slices of pineapple. The
above are cut In small pieces and
drained. Add IL marshmalloWs,
a few nut meats. Beat together
and chill thoroughly. Whip one
half pint Of cream stiff, sweeten
and add the above. Serve IN
glasses with cherry on each.
tcopyright. 1887
Evening star., 1933-07-05
Good Taste Today
BY EMILY POST,
Famous Authority on Etiquette.
Special Problems.

~ EAR MRS. POST: A young
woman on the committee
to arrange the details for
- woman's club dance,
given for charity, insisted
that 1t was quite correct to send out
invitations to all the dancing men in
ones included-which
she had done. !, myself, and many
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visualixing Partners Probable or
Possible Holdings.
Mother Swallows Army.

Undaunted are the brave who hght,
Because they know their cause Is right.
Old Mother Nature.
Evening star., 1933-07-05
Conquering Contract
BY P. HAL SIMS

Mr.. Sims 10 untDersally acclaimed the
greatest Hoing contract and auction
player. He is captain of the renowned
"Four Horsenen" team and has ioor,
t,oenty four national championships
since 1924. These articles are based on
the Sims system, Dhich includes the
one-ouer r-one principle which the Sims
group of players ,Das the first to employ
and deDelop.
Evening star., 1933-07-05
Rebidding With q Concealed
Long Suit,

w YE COME now to the situation
"A when the opening bidder is
NV the one who must make the
Slam-try in response to a
raise to two no trumps from
his partner. A first requisite for any
such move in reply to a minimum
response Is that the opening bidder
Evening star., 1933-07-05
Ny Neighbor Says:

(Copyright, 1933.j
Evening star., 1933-07-05

(Copyright, 1882
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gave forth a repulsive mousy odor.
without any analysis, Rankin had not
the slightest doubt that here was a
portion of the missing conine and at
ropine And 1t was equally certain
that Patterson was responsible for
their theft. Continuing his canvass
with the closet and trunk, the detec-
tive failed to find anything like a
hypodermic needle. with which the
student might have injected the
CONNIE into Jordan's wrist.
There remained only to procure a
sample of his finger-prints to compare
with those the finger-print expert
might locate in the laboratory. RAN
kin turned to Patterson's shaving kit
for clear records The surface of a
razor blade. held between thumb and
forefnger, retains impressions admir-
ably; from Patterson's initiated. gold
plated box, he distracted three with
distinct marks. that In use and two
others. These he placed In an en-
velope and pocketed. Then returning
the kit to its drawer. so as to leave
nothing disturbed. he opened the door
and slipped out of the chamber as
stealthily as he had entered.
tTo BE CoNTINUED.l
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students. Several of the first young
men Rankin questioned supplied a
shrewd and strangely unanimous char.
acter appraisal of Mrs. Fletcher that
conceded with his own. They agreed
that she was alluring; but quickly
sensed that her enchantment was cal
culated and artificial. that she sought
excitement and adventure merely to
relieve her boredom. For her own
amusement, she tempted and invited
but beyond a certain point of famil
iarity. withdrew before the advances
her Establishments produced.
To Rankin, this estimate was i'm
portanf In proving sound his original
Judgment of the dead boys integrity
and uprightness. Though he might be
gullible and impetuous. he was also
ordinarily decent: into whatever en-
tanglement with Mrs. Fletcher he had
been drawn, II was not on his owD
initiative. Instead, he was led on.
unconscious that she was playing with
him. to accept her interest and any
fondness she might have displayed, as
genuine.
The first direct contribution to the
subject of Rankin's probe came from
boy named Harris Connolly. Ted
Stanton and his roommate. Clark. we're
present to hear his statement: their
faces mirrored their uneasiness at the
disquieting implications of this fresh
inquiry. Connolly. an overgrown.
heavily built, good-natured sophomore.
too fabby to be an athlete and already
almost bald, was stag at the dance:
his woman" had disappointed him at
the last moment AS result, he had
danced with the lawyers wife early In
the evening. Then she requested an
introduction to Stuart Jordan. Later,
he had remarked her continuously In
his company, while Mr.. Fletcher
lounged near the dining room door,
beside which the orchestra was sta
toned, and watched. The next thing
Connolly noticed was the Pledge and
Mrs. Fletcher going upstairs to the
second floor.
.Just a minute, Mr.. Connolly" Ran
Nil at tiiiS JdhNSNA~'
What time did you see this?"
about half past twelve" the stu
dent replied.
The president nodded, confirming
the hour mentioned. and Rankin signed
for Connolly to continue.
well, wouldn't have thought any
thing of their quitting the crowd"
the boy obeyed. except that Mrs.
Fletcher wasn't Stuart's girl Even
so. | forgot about them until. twenty
minutes afterward, | went upstairs
myself to my room to put my favor
away. 1t looked unoccupied or I'd
have knocked before entering; the
light was out and the door shut But
the instant l switched on the light,
two people jumped mp hurriedly from
my bed where they had been sitting
and saw they were the boy and Mrs.
Fletcher"
Exactly which is your bedroom.
Mr.. ConnellyT
1.-The second one along the back hall
way on the third floor, Mr.. Rankin"
"An right" The detective nodded
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the one next to mine, Mr.. Rankin, on
the top floor"
do you recall If the door was open
or closed when Mr.. Fletcher ap-
preached the room?"
CLOSED, sir, and he didn't bother to
Knock" Whitaker returned. HE just
walked in without warning. AS soon
as he shut it, slipped into my own
den, next door. figuring might be
able to hear what happened"
swell. how much did you overhearr'
Rankin inquired "Could you make
out what was being said?"
"Not at first" the student related.
"As | closed my own door. Mrs.
Fletcher was talking fast and earnest
ly. as If explaining the situation. She
said something about being tired of
dancing and having headache; and
then. Mr.. Jordan was kind enough to
keep me company while I rested
Then I knew It was Stuart with her.
though he didn't utter a word the en-
tire time. The surprising part of 1t
was that Mr.. Fletcher was almost as
quiet; interrupted Just once and said,
Don't you think your place as chap
eron is downstairs, Vera? And he
spoke in such firm, almost threaten
ing way that 1t was definitely a CON-
mand. When they all came into the
hall, felt tension between them
that made the situation seem even
more serious than II had sounded
Stuart was flushed with embarrass-
ment and Mr. Fletcher looked posi-
lively vindictive; and his wife was
scared, In spite of her efforts to cover
her confusion"
And that was all that was said or
done between them?" The detective
voiced his regret at the meagerness of
Whitaker's disclosure and account.
"All | saw" Whitaker answered
promptly. when they came down
stairs, took Mrs. Fletcher away for
a dance, to relieve the strain. But
never let on l had any idea of the
trouble upstairs. We talked mainly
about the pledgees-how we haze
them and have fun with them the last
few days before initiation"
Rankin's features suddenly dis
played fresh animation and he shot
his question at the boy.
Did you mention to Mrs. Fletcher
the annual practice of taking the
PLEDGES for a ride late on the night
preceding the initiation, and losing
them in the country?"
"Yes, in some detail" the boy re-
piled. Il described the way we dressed
them in old clothes, made sure they
had no money with which to return
and separated them In some deserted
spot outside the city to get back the
best way they could"
The detective turned to Ted STAN
ton. what time did you drive out to the
country with the initiates and where
did you eventually strand them?"
well, we started from the house with
them at ten-thirty by machine" STAN
ton compiled unreservedly. Three
cars In all went out, belonging to. the
boys. each carried three PLEDGES and
the same number of brothers"
The detective nodded. How about
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affirmatively. go on with the Incl
dent What happened after you dis
covered Stuart and Mrs. Fletcher In
your roomg"
Nothing much could happen, sir
could It? | don't know which OF us
was most embarrassed. Nobody spoke
for moment; and then they Just
stood there and waited for me to act
So excused myself for interrupting
set the favor on my desk and made
my exit as quickly and gracefully as
! could"
Rankin's tone became searching.
Leaving them to follow you and Join
the others downstairs? Or did they
remain where they were, instead?"
"They stayed right on In my room. =
Connolly replied. Il waited while
on the second floor landing. expecting
them to come out But after ten min
utes, I figured it was none of my bust
ness anyway and gave up watching
for them. But they still hadn't re-
turned to the dance floor much later In
the evening""
He had not spoken of the incident.
he informed Rankin. TO anyone else.
Harris Connolly had nothing fur
ther to relate and the detective dis
missed him. The next informationtouch-
ing on his inquiry came from Paul
Whitaker. handsome alert boy. In
a sense, his rale supplemented Con
nelly's. taking II up half-hour later.
At one-fifteen, the lawyer had singled
him out during the dance and asked
If he had recently seen Mrs. Fletcher
about. In the lawyers deliberately
casual manner, Whitaker had caught
a hint of trouble brewing.
''In his manner?" At this. Rankin
fixed his eyes intently on the boy.
you would say. undoubtedly. that
he was angryY
81 suppose he must have been. Only
1t was deliberate. impersonal sort
of anger, like fire smoldering under
hadn't seen Mrs. Fletcher anywhere
for an hour. l volunteered to find her
but he refused; he said he would do
it himself without any trouble. By
that time, was pretty certain some
thing was up, and when he. left me,
began to trail him. couldn't help
wanting to learn why Mr.. Fletcher
was upset"
"Your interest may prove very
valuable, Mr.. Whitaker" Rankin en-
couraged him gravely. "Now, what
did Mr.. Fletcher do? He searched for
his wife, of course?"
very thoroughly, sir; he looked
into every room along the halls. re-
CARELESS of whether the door was
closed or not. he had to excuse his
intrusion to the people inside several
times. At first, he had no luck. If you
can call II that; and began to think
Mrs. Fletcher had left the house alto
gether. But when he reached Harris
Connelly's room. he suddenly entered
and shut the door behind him. That's
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The very trees seemed to listen. As
the final note died away, thinning to
mere thread, they heard again that far,
strange call of the owl
That's the loneliest sound l ever
heardI" cried Sonia. Wouldn't the
gang at home laugh at us for this crazy
stunt at Christmas Ever"
But he felt that at last she had en-
tered into his mood. Now they round
! ed curve, and the shadows ahead
were very black. Tall trees stood at
either side of the path, their pointed
tops like pinnacles on cathedral
Its so dark, Joel!" said Sonia and
| shivered.
But who knows what may lie be-
yond the dark? Look up there between
| the branches. 1t is brighter, dear :.
as if light were rising" He began
Gentlemen" as they entered the dark,
| narrow corridor.
The girl reached for his hand, her
voice brayely taking up the refrain.
On through the blackness they walked,
and their voices seemed to reach ahead
of them, instead of floating upwards.
AS the song ended they emerged into
a cleared space where there was a pile
of wood and bridge over a frozen
| stream.
There, what did tell you'll" Excit-
edly Joel pointed to the top of tree.
| Inst a fhn tin hun q FRI
beyond belief, trembling with a clear
radiance. An ice prism caught the
CLEAN and shattered it into thousand
| glancing rays. Our Christmas star,
Sonia," breathed Joel. So they stood
a moment. both caught up in hush of
wonder.
Forgive me If l sound too solemn,
Sonia-but somehow l think of Christ
mas as being a time of reverence as
well as revelry. | wanted you to feel
this, too, tonight with me. When we're
married we've got to have some fine
things to hold TO, something bigger
than ourselves: something that means
Christmas-the real spirit of it"
She smiled up into his face. You're
a funny boy, but I'm awfully fond of
| you. =. :" she broke off, startled.
step crunched through the snow at
the other side of the bridge. The fig
ure of man staggered into view.
"Heyi' he called, as he chung to the
bridge rail for support. His voice
barely reached them; he was painting
| for breath. Them carols you sang
heard 'em away off mighty
pretty =. l lost my way !.
couldn't find the road. | kept a-hootin'.
hopin' someone would hear me :"
He swayed. caught himself 81 been
a-walkin' and walkin' for hours, but
when | heard them songs, It put new
courage into me and l stivered as
fast as could. straight for EN- May.
be they saved my life gittin'
awful cold and still tonight :.
| couldI't have walked much longer"
Sonia touched Joers arm. Il see
what you're driving at" she whispered,
something nearer the meaning of
things. Let's help the poor man. les
exhausted"
G. 1881 Western Newspaper Union.