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as ordinarily it was after
night of drinking. And his
breathing was regular and deep.
Nor did there come from be-
tween his family parted thin
lips the slightet odor Of alcohol.
The valet Strengthened up and
walked toward the closed bed
room door. His hand was on
the knob when Durant spoke to
him.
IT wouldn't bother to go In
there, Layton" said Durant.
And must you breathe in my
face? Sleep is a shy mistress.
Layton, who flees at intrusion"
He was sitting up on the
couch now, and his Slippered
feet had swung to the carpet.
"B-beg pardon, sir" stam'
mered Layton. IT merely-lt
seemed strange"
IT know. The tottering feet
failed to carry the body to the
bedchamber. And behold the
evidence" Durant'S slim fin
gers rested lightly on the whisky
bottle. And yet, Layton. you
will never become my most val.
ued assistant unless your powers
of deduction improve" With
thumb and forefinger he meas
ured the amount Of Scotch
that had been poured from the
bottle. "You have no oberva-
tion, Layton. Would a juvenile
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you dream I had such a
thought. Only, it hurts a little
that you should be so quick to
censure me. And suppose I told
you that if Miss Waxted came
to see me it was because I
wanted to question her?"
eff you ask me to believe that,
Jack, I'll believe it," she an
Swered.
"You still have some faith in
me, them"
Would I ask you to save the
life Of the man I love If I lacked
faith in you?" she countered.
Something in her voice made
him tremble inwardly, and blind
rage possessed him that she
should have the power still to
SUR MIN.
Just Save Him
"Well, won't ask you to
strain your credulity so far" he
said savagely. "And I won't
discharge Lavton; I suppose he
considers that he was acting for
the best; that you would per.
suade me to abandon my wicked
ways. But those wicked ways
are very delightful. I resent
very much that anyone should
try to wean me from delight.
God knows there's little enough
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no, I must say: well, I
haven't finished it yet" or
I'm just beginning it," or
even come right out and lie
and say: eyes, I've read it,"
That's Just wicked, you know.
I don't think that it is
because I want to be thought
au courant (although that
probably is really the reason).
but somehow it seems a rather
rude thing to say: "No, I
haven't read it." when some.
one mentions title. It sounds
a little like implying: "I have
better uses for my time than
delving around in that truck"
Anyway, whatever the reason,
the fact remains that practic-
ally my whole reputation as q
reader has been built on a
gigantic, shameless lie. I don't
believe that I read more than
two books a year, certainly not
two new books. So now shoot
me.
And, as for the old master
pieces, books that everyone Is
supposed to have read-I have
to laugh when I think Of what
I have been getting away with
all these years. (Maybe I
haven't really been getting away
with it, but certainly no one has
complained to my face) I
didn't even read some of the
books I wrote on in school ex-
aminationS, to say nothing Of
those volumes which were known
hopefully as "outside reading"
I have been reading something
pretty steadily since I was
years old, but I don't see now
what it could have been.
I haven't got a list here Of
"books you ought to have read"
so I can't list alphabetically the
books I haven't read. But,
picking at random, 7 can recall
the following masterpieces Of
English prose on which I have
been bluffing since the turn of
the twentieth century.
1.-THE Last Days of Pompeii,"
"King Lear" THE Fairie
Queen" most Of the Brontes,
although I have read quite a
lot about the Brontes, any Of
George Eliot I could possibly
help, practically all Of George
Meredith, Boswell's Life Of
Johnson" all Of Thackeray ex-
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Washington Times
Adventure Club

Two years old today. Mary
Grill. Of Seat Pleasant, Md, is
in line for the clubs congratu-
lationS.
Mary formerly lived at AL G
st. N. w., but her family has
moved to Maryland. We aren't
surprised that they picked Seat
Pleasant. You know how WE
feel about that town.
Mary will find Just HUN
DREDS Of fellow club members
In Seat Pleasant. Practically
every child in the town Is en-
rolled thanks to Marguerite
Adams, our membership chair
man at the District Line School.
We are going to tell Marguerite
to look up Mary and welcome
her to her new home.
We have q letter from Cath
crime Bid, 1851 Hobart st. N.
w. She writes:
II am sorry not to have writ
ten before but I hope I am still
q club member. I have had q
lovely vacation this summer. I
didn't get down to see Chubby
in person but / have seen him
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LoUe Triangle and Murder Mystery

that we have certain things
make us bad? can't believe
that you would be-friendly-
with a bad woman. In fact"
and to his amazement her eyes
twinkled," a girl who shows as
good taste as Miss Waxted can't
be really bad"
And upon that note he left
her. And how was he to know
that she was weeping before
he had entered the elevator?
For that matter, how was she
to know that never in his life
had he hated himself so much
as now?
The faint hum that bounced
gently off the roof of Layton's
mouth to seep softly, yet not
too musically, through his
closed lips, ceased abruptly.
The valet's body also ceased its
forward motion. Perpendicu-
larry it gained two inches as
he rose upon his toes. The
rising motion took the place of
an exclamation of astonish-
ment.
Then the surprise indicated
in every line of his teetering
figure gave way to dismay.
Jackson Durant slept upon his
liVing-room couch only when
he was too intoxicated to
stumble into his bedroom.
More than diSnay showed in
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PENTHOUSE"
-

Of it in this world. And there
are some clients who will not
insist that the person they re-
tain carry around with him a
certificate Of morality"
I'm not asking that; I'm ask.
ing nothing except that you
save Tom"
He stared at her. "And I'm
promising nothing except that I
will save Tom if he's innocent.
And know he is" he added
hastily.
He rose abduptly but she held
out a OBTAINING hand.
Forgive me. Jack. Only, Lay
ton tells Marie so much and
Marie tells me. You may not be-
ieVe it but I've always been in
terested, always anxious to
know all about you. And until
this morning there was nothing
but drinking. I don't suppose
should mind the other; haven't
any right to mind. really don't
mind. And I'm willing to believe
that she's delightful. Is she de-
Ightful, Jack?"
He grinned at her. "I think
the incest thing about a good
woman is her interest in what
she thinks is bad" he said.
Good? don't know that I'm
good. Does the fact that we
haven't done certain things
make us good? Does the fact
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"PenthOuse" is the type
of story that appears
regularly in the COsn,O-
pOlit0n Magazine.
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- By Arthur Somers Roche
BY Tuthiu
By Cliff Sterrett
BY MiIt Gross
BY Walt Disney
By Rube Goldberg

Jolt like this knock me out?
Why, you've seen me down q
whole bottle"
IT knew it wasn't that, sir," "
protested Layton. "And I leaned
over you just to make sure, and
when I found it wasn't liquor
meant to look in your bed
ROOM"
Durant shook a monitory
finger at him. And what
would the mother Of Jackson
Durant Layton say if she knew
that you, the pink pattern Of
paternal propriety, Sneaked a
peep? Let us go further into
the matter. Suppose that in
yonder chamber reposed-as
your acumen, which a moment
ago I unjustly minimized, led
you to Suspect-a guest? What
were you going to do them"
The Wallets pale face burned.
I'm not a pepper, Mr.. Durant.
II just-Well, I was be-
wildered."
ITO Be COntinued.)
Copyright 1898. International
Magazine Coz
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CONGRATULATIONS

CONGHAIULAI
Birthday members today
are Ruth Richards, 1O15
Eighth st. N. "; Marion
Wright, 1925 Eighth st.
N. W., and Ernestine Dyson.
1871 Todd Pl. N. E.
Congratulations were sent
yesterday to Mary Lou An
dersOn, 72O Eleventh st.
N. w.; John Blackwell, Seat
Pleasant, Md; James Chu-
mos, 1884 Fourteenth st.
N. w.; Mary Donaldson,
CherFydale, Va; Lyman Fair
banks, East Falls Church,
Va; Adam FiOram0nt, 426
K st. N. E.; Arthur Fried
ricks, BallstOn, Va; Harriet
Kaplan, 1S46 Twelfth st.
N. W.; Edith RObey, Upper
Marlboro, Md; Carolyn Whit
tier, 1906 M st. N. w., and
Hugh O'Neill, EdmOnstOn,
Md.
Many happy returns, boys
and girls.
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PRESCRIBED READING
.Bv ROBERT BENCHLET-

cept Vanity Fair" "Swiss Fam
lily Robinson" South Wind"
"The Wind in the Willows"
Jude the Obscure" all Of
Henry James, Kim" Il tried
"Kim") most of Joseph Conrad
Il threw Lord Jim" overheard
once after SO pages), Darius
the Epicurean," THE Forsythe
Saga" and a list double this Of
equally important equipment to
a normal literary education.
I do not list these with any
price. I am ashamed Of not
having read most Of them. In
fact, they are all books that I
claim to have read. Worse than
an affectation of culture is that
particularly American affecta-
tion of ignorance in matters Of
art, music and literature. There
has grown up a cult, fostered
by our homespun, native phil
oSopherS, which takes great
credit to itself for being bored
at concerts and for not know
ing PicasSo from PetroniuS. It
Is a form Of demagogy which
is just as phoney as the pre-
tensions of the little art groups
and which makes its exponents
a great deal more money. I
know very little about these
matters myself, but I don't
feel that it is because I am too
honest an American. It is be-
cause 7 am too lazy an Amer.
lean.
For instance, the first time I
ever went to Paris I naturally
was taken to the Louvre on q
whirlwind tour of the city but,
by a great stroke of what I
considered luck at the time, I
was to be one of the very few
Americans who was refused
entrance to that historic
exhibit. On that very day the
theft Of the Mona Lisa had
been discovered and the gallery
was closed to the public. Al
though I had no actual connec-
ton with the pilfering, being
closely watched by an aunt on
that day and allowed only a few
Of the liberties I have since en-.
joyed in the city Of light, I
took it as an omen and have
never since tried to force an
entrance to the Louvre. That
trip was my one sightseeing
trip, and ever since then I never
seem to have had time to
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on the screen. IF he Is as amuB-
ing to meet as he is In the pic
lures I am sorry I had to miss
him. 60
"SchOOI win be starting soon
and will have to get up at 81
o'clock instead Of 10 (OH!.
NARY. / am glad in one way
and in another / am sorry.
"Will you please send my girl
friend, Dorothy Gerhardt .
card for our wonderful club.
-er address is 1883 Mt. Pleas.
ant st. N. w. And please send
my sister one. Her name 10
Evelyn and her address IL the
SANE as mine. I wish the club
luck"
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With all the extra things
that I shall be doing this
coming winter to help the Gov
ernment keep me employed, I
shall have to give up some
of the old time-wasters that
have been keeping me busy up
until now. For one thing, I
am going to give up making
believe that I have read books
which I haven't read.
Just why I can't say: mo,
I haven't read it," when some
one brings up a popular novel
or biography, is one of the
few things I don't understand
too well about myself. But
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examine the collection W
understand is very good.
not proud Of this dist
however, and mean to &C
Louvre some day eve:
have to get up before
to do it.
I also mean to read
the books that I tell r
have already read. Br
I do, I am giving up !
With the increasing n
more and more bluff
strain is getting too gr
Copyright. 1898. King r
Syndicate, Inc.)
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OOP

Jean kept repeating "Tarzan" into Chita, the
monkeys ear. The little creature seemed to I'M
derstand something was wrong Suddenly he
leaped overheard and started swimming to the
shore. She watched fearfully, as crocodiles Jaws
rose from the water behind Chita.
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Several times he swung to the trees disappear
ing from Jeans view, only to appear and reappear
on the shore opposite the canoes He jabbered and
looked at the girl as if uncertain what to do
"Chita" she called. 60 TO Tarzanl Go to Tarzanl"
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BY Williams
BY BlOSSer
Martin

The monkey paused and seeming to under-
stand, ran few yards into the jungle. But ne
turned again and came to the river. Go to Tar
zan-Tarzanl" the girl kept calling. At last Chita
sped away She saw him no more that day. but
her heart beat high with hope
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CHAPTER SEVEN Continual

CHAPl Err SEVEN Continued
Major Martyne," the letter read
you have in your possession. as
ranking officer of the Army In
teligence here, military information
we need in our campaign. We want
It; We Will get it.
i am in no great hurry. It takes
time to arouse people to action
particularly to a migration by .OOO,-
900 persons from the territory we
want. It will take time to con-
vince them it is best to 60, and
unavoidable. My people do not
like bloodshed. but sometimes it is
necessary.
When the psychological moment
arrives I will strike at the heart
of your industrial life-Indianapolis
And if that fails. 1 will blow the
city and Central Indiana off the
mapl Do not try to match wits
with me If you do I have tor
ments devised for you and the one
We both love. BLACK HAWK"
n
DOE, conscious that Black Hawk
ID had killed Quinnstin almost
under his very eyes fastened tc
form an organization whose work
would not cease until the knocking
Phantom had been vanquished.
In the POstoffice telephone COM
pany employees rugged up a large
switchboard to which trunk lines
were brought in. A portable radio
receiver was also set up. Desks
filing cabinets. maps, all the para
phernalia Of a military headquar-
tiers were assembled.
Agents McHugh and Wilson
helped him select a trustworthy staff
Of secretaries and investigat tors. Even
the telephone operators were care
fully chosen.
While this work was going on
Mr.. Breen dropped in to see Bob
I'm working on something hot.
he said. I have a bunch I may be
able to give you something really
important"
Don't run any unnecessary risks,
Bob warned. We have people whose
business it is to do that"
Don't worry about me-" Breer
said, smiling mildly. I have ar
idea I know more about this case
than any one. I used to know some
thing about explosives. But I coulc
learn a lot more at the library!"
If Police Chief Morrissey hac
heard that, he would doubles,
have put a man on to trail Breer
day and night The Chief was Il
a difficult position While the
federal authorities were investi-
eating the Black Hawk, he was
holding the bag
Morrissey had not been inactive
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ITO Be Continued
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The monkey escaped the first crocodile man
aged to avoid being eaten by another and
clambered, dripping, to the shore. There he raced
along the bank, where wildly chattering he ran
abreast the canoes, padding toward the steadily
increasing loudness Of the unseen drums.
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BY IOT WFnENTAR

ttopf rlglf 1888 1F ne llufsI
EDITOR S NOTE. The narrative
Black Hawk. a thrilling story @
life in Indiana. is purely fiction an
its leading characters exist only i
the authors imagination.
SYNOPSIS
When q mysterious menace confront
cels Iel 4n1laia t32fI. 4aaI .F"e. 1ea4.Ils
IND ianapolt man about TOW 2. VINO in-
c.ccnta.lv s. "a major q military intel
lig1ce. .5 assigned ~ Warrington 70
investigate The case. There has been a
pres.den' oi tho united States has been
tnreatenec 5r some on who signs him
SOLE mo Back Hawk. and whose sign
is p WINGED cce-h. bead
bob MARITIME has lunch with Ava Breen.
society Eir- nom no loves. but who is
be-rcthcd 6v her fathers wish 20 Lionel
= George wealthy scientist. Bob and
Ara are approaching tho postoffice.
Wncre he has been assigned an Office.
Vnen q bomb from an airplane strikes
tae biiding and practically destroys the
The Black Hawk demands evacuation
% 44aT.1l county. declaring his forces
N.H des I9Y aA industry ia the region II
station Vlll BE- DESTROYED next
AZ the station Whisperer leaps from
sn incoming train auo attempts TO place
rifrilc bono on the tracks 10 blow
up fne train ard terminal Eitrine SIS a
k9Hffi4l explosive invented by the
Black Hawk The Whigperer thwarted.
hlris himself in front of another train,
and Us killed
Bob and Lieutenant Oulnstinn. as
2.F-ed 10 assist him. drop the bomb in
EaA creek and then 20 TO the Clavpool
QAln5tlna Is murdered and ID the shaft
oi an az used 70 ENi the officer Bob
nnd5 message TOdays installment
starts with the message
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It's the pretty girl the girl with Camay
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Like Marjorie 5 !. who is pictured above :. you,
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Even the most delicate skin thrives on Camays
gentle care. Fragrant and mild :. creamy-white
and pure ''' it's the beauty soap for you!
"Since I've used Camay, the texture of my skin
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Thousands of women use Camay in preference
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are taking up the Soap of Beautiful Women!
Get Camay today :. in the green and yellow
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beauty soap the smartest looking, best feeling
soap of the year. And the price is amazingly low!
Evening star., 1933-12-17


ton program in full faith" he said
then. Losses on account of increased
wages, plus a lower gross income from
sales, so weakened our reserves that it
has been jump from one point Of
danger to another ever since.
II am not blaming the N. r. A. or
anybody. am simply stating facts. !"
And last night he still took that
stand.
Asked if he would comply to the poll
cies of the N. r. A. he said:
ITO the limit"
He said that he was a man doing
all the work. and added that he ex-
pected to open other stores IF I make
good"
Saunders first came into prominence
as founder of the Piggly-Wiggly stores.
which he lost when he attempted to
buck Wall Street.
Evening star., 1933-12-17
STOCK PR|CESSA
81 TO S3PER SHARE
Selling Furry Lasts About
Half Hour-FinaI Trend
Is Heavy.
What Stocks Did.
BY VICTOR EUBANK.
Associated Press Financial Writer.

BY VICTOR EUBANK.
Associated Press Financial Writer.
NEW YORK, December l6.-The
stock market was subjected to a rather
vigorous bear drive today and quoted
values Sagged l to 3 or more points
before some support arrived. The selling
furry lasted about half an hour, but
the volume in this period was the
heaviest Of the brief session. The close
was heavy. Transfers approximated
100000 shares.
End Around Lows.
Traders who expected boost in the
gold price were again disappointed and
many apparently decided, under the
circumstances, to try for a short play.
Indecision as TO next weeks news, how
ever, brought scattered short covering
just before the finish. Most of the
leaders, though, ended around their
lows. Wheat and corn dropped about
a cent a bushel in early transactions,
moditieS were ragged Foreign ex-
changes were fairly firm. Bonds were
mixed
Share losers of to or more points
Included American Telephone, Western
Union. Allied Chemical, United States
Smelling, United States Steel. Con-
tinental Can. Santa Fe, New York
Central, Union Pacific, United States
Industrial Alcohol, Case, American
Smelling, Chrysler, Deere. American
Tobacco B, Westinghouse, Du Pont,
Bethlehem Steel and others. National
Distillers showed resistance and closed
unchanged. Consolidated Gas also was
only of small fraction.
Confidence Persists.
While bullish brokerage circles were
not so optimistic as during the last few
days, proponents of the advance were
still holding out hopes for an old
fashioned Christmas market. These ex-
pressed the opinion that further ad-
vances in the gold price would start
soon and that equities would also re-
spond to the continued reports of i'm
proving business and industry.
Some analysts, however, pointed out
that the short interest IN stocks was
Evening star., 1933-12-17


he one - time
millionaire grocery
cha IN store owner
made the state
ment In ANNOUNCE
ing he would re-
open his M a n
street store today.
Less than a
month ago he told
the public he was
quitting because
1T would be fool
ish to continue
losing money with
out proper reserve
to absorb the loss.
"I subscribed to
the National Re-
aoUerv Adn,ipiStra-
Evening star., 1933-12-17

.lContinued on Page 81
Evening star., 1933-12-17
LARGE DECREASE Barred
IN RAW SUGAR STOCKS
BY the Associated Press

BY the ASS0cIated PTtsS,
NEW YORK, December l6-Raw
sugar stocks in licensed New York
warehouses decreased more than 100, 900
bags from December 7 to December Is,
according to the New York Coffee and
Sugar Exchange. This decrease, said
the exchange, sis in line with the recent
drop Of II points in spot sugar" Buyers
decided to purchase sugars here be-
cause of their inability to get prompt
supplies from producing countries.
Stocks on December Is were 5l5,547
bags.
Evening star., 1933-12-17

TN Az Ohio OIL.
S& Ia oliver Farm Equip. =,
30s4 3N Oliver F Eq pr pf A.
S* ia Omnibus Corp.
Is IN Oppenheim Collins. =,
25H 10h Otis Elevator (60c).
9A IA Otis Steel.
21% "a Otis Steel pr pf. ......
~ % Outlet Co (2). 600.
96L 3lh Owens Ill Glass tan.
Evening star., 1933-12-17

still negligible, Notwithstanding today's
furry, and that sponsorship seemed for
the moment to be lacking. 1t was also
thought, in some quarters, that the
better business outlook may have al
ready been discounted to some extent.
Evening star., 1933-12-17
Saunders Clears
Way for Comeback
Under Blue Eagle

BY the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, December 10
Clarence Saunders is coming back rid
ing the wings Of the Blue Eagle, he
Evening star., 1933-12-17
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE
YEAR 1888

3. Building washington D. c.
DECEMBER
BONDS