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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-04-14
CHAPTER I-Continued

"Cary, you bad boy!" Miss Mona
rested her head for moment against
her sons broad shoulder. The sight
of those two gave Geoff little pang.
1t exemplified so exactly the sort Of
relationship he had longed for with his
own mother: the understanding, the
comradeship, the sympathy between
them. Cary's eyes were brown like
Miss Nona's. He had her fine profile,
the crease in the cheek which was not
a dimple but gave the effect of one
Geoff liked him at first glance.
'When's dinner?" Cary demanded.
sT'm starved! Are we waiting for
Cynthia tonight"
mo, it's her day to stay until clos
ing time 1 thought perhaps you'd
pick her. up, Cary, when you take
Geoff down to his hotel for his bags"
Cary nodded. "Poor old Gym!
wish she'd ditch that Internal shop.
She works too hard"
$50 do l." sighed his mother. II
hate to think of her down town all day
in this heat. I'm always hoping that
some time she'll listen to our protests
and give it up
The Captain added disappearing
comment. "An expensive toy-that
gift shop!"
Z Geoff had found this scrap of con-
tersation enlightening. Cynthia, it ap-
peared, had not been driven into the
realm of commerce by necessity but by
her own desire. Another one Of those
females who Graves self-expression, he
thought disgustedly, though God alone
knew what they expressed by means
of Cape Cod lighters and snowstorm
paperweights. His growing prejudice
against Cynthia deepened.
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lect Ii Twice."
If she knew what you did with the
jade dinner ring"
The car swerved little. II said ]
was sorry about that!"
mo need to be-and that wasn't
what / meant. You see, Mother has
pictured you all these years as a
pretty, fluffy little thing"
Thanks
you're welcome" he said affably
Besides it's her description, not mine
She even-uh-warned me against
your flirting with 'me-"
"Of course. She remembered Miss
Mona. But you see l was born in
Colorado where clinging vines and
pretty coquettes and sweet sentimental.
lists don't flourish. Attitudes too high
for 'em, I guess Now about that sixty
dollars"
SHY dear Miss Shylock, / would
gladly write you a check here and now
but don't believe the traffic cops would
approve of your stopping the car just
here. Is my credit good until we reach
the hotel?"
you'll promise not to say word
about it to Miss Nona?"
''Why should 1? They get no benefit
of the money. AS it is l gather that
they're called on pretty frequently to
help you out with the shop"
"Well-put it on that basis then.
It'll be just sixty dollars less I'll mulct
from them every month"
"But listen" he said in distress.
"D'you think want them to think I'm
the kind of guy who'll sponge on them
for whole year?"
Don't worry" she told him. "They'll
think a lot more of you than If you'd
reduced friendship to sordid CONNER
cial basis"
what a queer girl you arew
"Do you think you're going to like
me?"
I'm quite sure 1 am not" he as
sured her.
She nodded dispassionately. "Some
do-some don't. Here's your hotel"
She was still frowning slightly when
he returned, holding between his
thumb and finger slip of paper which
he handed her.
"My first months board money. I'm
sure you won't try to collect 1t twice
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-04-14

dead earnest about the board money.
Sixty dollars a month-d'you think
that's too much, considering all the
petting and the mothering you'll get
from Miss Nona?"
Il hate to hear you speak of your
mother like that" he told her severely.
"Of course you do" she soothed him.
you've got a mother complex. Comes
from having your own mother away so
much, 1 expect. All right-go as far
as you like with it. Miss Nona's a
darling. And how about the sixty dol
lars? Tenny's father pays seventy-five.
but then l buy her clothes out of it,
too"
"You buy them! Do you receive
Tenny's board secretly, tool"
mot now" she sighed. "Mr. Mon
tague-perfect fool that he is !--forgot
and sent the check to the house one
month instead of to the shop"
He asked an anxious question.
"D'you spell it with two p's and
an e?'
NO"
"Thank heaven for that!
"Oh, I'd spell it with three KS and
row of WIS, if that was what the
public wanted. Give 'em anything they
ask for-that's my motto. But quaint
ness is out and straightforward bust
ness is in"
"Well, go on about the check. What
did your mother do when she discov-
cred you were perpetrating a fraud
like that?"
"She was shocked, of course"
"And returned the check?"
The slender shoulders beside him
squared themselves. "No, I wouldn't
let her. needed 1t, you see.'
Suddenly Geoff began to laugh. 1t
started with low rumble in his
throat, grew to a deep roar and finally
assumed such proportions of sound
that passers-by stared curiously.
'Why?" Cynthia demanded.
thinking what jolt my mother
would get if she knew you; especially
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-04-14
CHAPTER II
A Rr,,ta nf a Girl

"A 0IQIC Vi 1AAs
Dinner was surprisingly elaborate
meal. Knowing nothing Of the benign
services of caterers, Geoff found him
self believing that the family usually
dined on such dishes as squads cooked
with cream and mushrooms, white
cherries in aspic. ice cream frozen In
the form of rosebuds.
He thought it one of the pleasantest
meals he had ever eaten. The gentle
courtesy which prevailed in this charm
ing family, Cary's blithe nonsense,
Miss Nona's motherly solicitude, Cap
tain Cary's interesting "reminiscences.
even Tenny's occasional childish pipe
were revelation to young man who
had known no family life whatever.
He thanked his lucky stars that his
year in Denver would be spent beneath
this hospitable roof
Just as the last bit of the ice cream
was disappearing and Cary was hold
ing a match to Geoff's cigarette,
Tenny sprang up with joyous cry.
''There's Cynthia! oh, Cynthia, you
did get home for dinner, didn't your
At once there was a soft hustle
about the table. Miss Mona held out
welcoming hands to her daughter. The
men rose, Geoff looking appraisingly at
the newcomer.
Without realizing it he had been pic
turing Cynthia as younger and less
attractive edition of her mother. She
would have the family brown eyes,
but with hard light in their depths /;
a pretty petulant mouth, probably a
great deal of makeup. What he saw
was so different that his bewilder-
ment was apparent.
The girl in the doorway was small.
She had the bluest eyes Geoff had ever
seen. Gentian blue, sapphire blue, a
blue that had light and sparkle in 1t
and was made bluer by the long dusky
lashes in which it was set. Her hair
was brushed severely off her forehead
and caught in knot at the back of
her neck. Her mouth was too wide,
and far, far too firm, Geoff told him.
self. She was tanned almost as deeply
as Cary. No hint of her mothers
charm softened her severe young mien.
Geoff felt a rising antagonism at the
sight Of her.
"Helloi" She put an arm about
Tenny but addressed the room at
large.
Darling, if we'd known you could
come early of course we should have
waited!"
II didn't know 1t myself until the
last minute" The blue eyes swept the
table where the last of the rosebuds
lay melting on the green glass plates.
what a dressy meal you appear to
have had" The blue gaze Travelled to
Geoff and something in its direct in
quiry made him uncomfortable.
"We've been celebratingw Mrs.
Aylesbury said gaily. do you know
who this is, darling? Geoff Ensloe-
your godmother's son!"
Cynthia nodded CURLY, kept her arm
about the child so that there was no
question of shaking hands. "How
d'you do2 Are you staying in Denver
iong?"
He detected distinct unfriendliness
In the question. Deuce take the girl
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-04-14
SYNOPSIS

Business taking him to Denver, Godfrey
Ensloe, young chemical engineer, takes up his
residence with his mothers girlhood friends.
They seem happy, carefree family, Captain
Cary; "Miss Mona" Aylesbury, the captains
daughter; Cary, thoughtless though lifabie
youngster; little Tenny Montague, motherless,
who lives with the Carys-and Cynthia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-04-14

ter ST., Hagerstown, Nd, says: II was in .
dragged-out condition and felt WORKOUT and
out-of-sorts some years ago. My appetite was
not good, suffered somewhat from stomach
complaint my food lay heavy in my stom-
'ach. Every little effort became burden and
/ was awfully nervous. / used DR.. Pierces
Golden Medical Discovery and it helped me
in every way, gave me fine appetite, 1 re-
gained my strength and energy and the
stomach distress disappeared. The Discovery
quieted my nerves, too" All druggists
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-04-14

and the Cancelled check win serve as
a receipt"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-04-14
Need BuiIding-up?

XKTHEN you feel
w rundown, when
your blood is thin or
stomach gives trou-
BILE, with gas or
"sour risings," try
DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery.
Read what Mrs. M.
L. Price of LIS Win
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-11-15
Soil Absorbs Limestone

Tests recently completed at the
Ohio experiment station indicate
that the reaction between finely
ground limestone and soil acids pro-
ceeds with surprising speed I'M
der practical conditions, however,
the rate of decomposition Is not so
great, because commercial ground
limestone Is not so uniformly fine
and cannot be mixed with soil so
perfectly. The moisture content of
the soil Is important; limestone Ia
not decomposed In dry soil. Al
though the limestone as such has
disappeared by reaction with the
soil, 1t has not been lost. The lime
content has simply combined with
soil acids, neutralizing and being
held by them. This active lime In
gradually removed by crops and lost
by solution In drainage water ana
ky surface wash.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-11-15

The dome of the original central
building of the National Capitol was
constructed Of wood covered with
copper. This was replaced by the
present structure of cast iron, which
was completed I'm 1855. The dome
form has become common for state
capitol buildings, a notable example
being the capitol at Jefferson City,
says the st. Louis Globe-D Democrat.
But how many Americans we're
aware that the largest dome in the
world Is In a small town In the Mid
die West? This town is not a seat
of government. Ii has a population
Of only about 1000 and 1t has no
large cathedral comparable to those
In the great cities Of the United
States and Europe. ut is a safe
guess" says the Manchester (Eng.)
Guardian, that few Brltons know
where the largest dome on earth is
now to be found. 1t is on top Of a
huge hotel In a smalllsh town In the
Middle West of Amerlca-West Ba-
den, Ind" Indeed, few Americans
know this. We confess we did not.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-11-15

want a story l should think you'd
listen to 1t. We've got one that will
knock your eye out-maybe you can
help US decide what to do"
Before anyone could answer, the
telephones ring pealed through the
tiny room. Rocky answered.
Are we humanY" shouted the
boy. Charley. "0f curse we are,
Aren't we Offering"
Hello" said Rocky into the tele-
phone. Suddenly he smiled at Doris,
ats Reno. Yes"
The rest Of his words were lost
In the hullabaloo made by the re-
porters.
Rocky hung up the phone. 'Tt's
all right. It's all over" he said to
Doris.
A door opened on the screened
porch.
whats that?"
"It's the wind"
Rocky. holding his place by the
telephone. interrupted with some
firmness. Before anything else
happens, this lady and I are going
to be married"
"Oh. Rocky"
"Yes. There Is q bishop just COM
ing In from the garden. Can't you
hear his firm tread on the stairs?'
Have you got a license?"
"No-but-"
"Pll get 1t for you." said Charley.
'How's that for friendship Now
let me get New York on the phone.
All I'll say Is that Diane Merrell
is on her way to give herself up to
the police, and will reach New York
late this afternoon"
THAT won't give us time to get
married"
This time every one heard the
step on the porch. A man sprang
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-11-15

from behind a huge chair-a dark
shape loomed in the doorway.
The face of the man in the cab
showed above a white bandaged
arm.
Doris screamed.
you're going to marry him-after
everything?"
His eyes CLEANED strangely. His
left hand held a small revolver. 81
knew you'd come back here. I knew
you were crazy about that man."
The two men reporters stood like
statues. The girl sagged against the
portiere and chung there. Rocky
half rose from the telephone bench.
Doris stared into the muzzle of the
wavering pistol.
1--WE been looking for you for
six weeks. I went TO Detroit after
the girl out there-she called her
self Diane Merrell. I saw the
two girls they picked up In New
York. Then just as I'd given up
hope" his voice was thick like
that of a drunken man-its over
tones were heavy with self-pIty. 81
made a mistake-a big mistake when
/ shot Howard valery. I should
have shot myself instead-myself
and you"
Doris turned terrified eyes on
Rocky for one short moment. She
could feel his tenseness even across
the room, and she knew he was go
Ing to lunge In front OF her. Rocky
would be the second man dead on
her account. Strangely enough she
felt no fear for her own safety. She
wanted George to shoot her. II
only he wouldn't get Rocky.
George Mortimer laughed-the
shrill high note Of insanity.
"You lrst-then mep
Rocky threw himself. He seized
the shaking wrist and pointed 1t
upward as the gun went of. George
Mortimer fell straight back with
out bending. Charley sprang-tried
to catch him but could not. His
head fell back against the green
checkered porch chair. He did not
move. except to futter his eyelids
and groan.
Rocky spoke out OF the side of
his mouth. Heres your real scoop.
Hes the murderer Of Howard Val
cry"
Charley had recovered some of
his poise. $50 we gathered from
bis general conversation. What shall
we do with him7 He's a looney-
and dangerous"
Doris had opened the clothes
closet where Beatrice had locked
Molly. That's a good idea"
II took all three men to lift him
and put him In the closet.
.
When Beatrice st. Gardens wed.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-11-15
XII.

THE wedding rehearsal was fin
4 ished, but most of the party
were still gathered around the
bishop discussing 1t.
Rocky followed Doris over the
long green path that led to the
house. They came to the small side
porch that belonged to Beatrice, and
entered II through a screened door.
In the small sitting inside 1t,
Rocky rang up the hospital. He
got the doctor Immediately.
ROCKY scowled His distressed
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-11-15
Bronchial Troubles
Need Creomulsion

Persistent coughs and colds lead to
serious trouble. You can stop them now
with Creomulsion, an emulsi6ed creosote
that is pleasant to take. Creomulsion is q
new medical discovery with two-fold &C.
ton; it soothes and heals the inhamed
membranes and inhibits germ growth.
Of all known drugs, creosote is recog-
nized by high medical authorities as one
of the greatest healing agencies for per-
sistent coughs and colds and other forms
ofthroat troubles. Creomulsion contains,
in addition to c~reosote, other healing ele-
menis which soothe and heal the infected
membranes and stopthe irritation and in
fiammation, while the creosote goes ON to
the stomach, is absorbed into the blood,
and attacks the seat of the trouble. r.
Creomulsion is guaranteed satisfactory
In the treatment o fpcrsistcnt coughs and
colds, bronchial asthma, bronchitis, and
is excellent for building up the system
after colds or flu. Your own druggist ia
authorized to refund your money on the
spot If your cough or cold Is not re-
heved by Crcomulsion. (sdv.)
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-11-15

1t was announced hastily, with
out final decision. fortunately. that
the civil service would not hire any
stenographer or typewriter more
than 40 years old. II would be q
pity II the government felt obliged
to say to all past 40. Consider
yourselves dead"
Now, with relief, you learn that
the lady stenographers can be em.
ployed by the government up to
IAN age limit of So years" That
shows intelligence. for at SO a WON.
an knows more than she ever knew
before. The female brain Is bet
ter at so, and later, than 1t ever was
In earlier years, as Professor Shalel
tells you.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-11-15
This Ia No Skin Game

Salt Lake City.-Throngh sale OF
muskrat skins, sportsmen Of Utah pro-
pose to make -self-liquidating" a prof
ect to establish a 7,500-acre game ref
uge In Box Elder county.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-11-15
Law Protects Kidnared

Austin, Texas.-Texas has a death
penalty kidnapping law, but 1t has a
clause to prevent injury to the person
kidnapped. The death penalty cannot
be imposed IL the person kidnapped is
returned unframed.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-11-15

Scientists have listed, on earth, o.
elements, nearly all the "fundamen-
tai substances" that constitute all
matter.
The spectroscope has revealed on
distant suns 90 Of the OF known
earth elements, indicating that mat.
ter is the same everywhere.
One of these elements, hellum, OF
which this country has a monopoly
now used to expand gas bags OF
llghter-than-air ships. had beer
found on the sun before 1t was dis
covered on the earth.
O., 1898, by King Features Syndicate. Inc.
WNU Service
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-11-15

Mr.. Rufus Dawes, whose ad.
mirable work for A Century of
Progress exposition deserves the
nations thanks, announces the ex.
position will be kept open next sum.
mer. 1t should be kept open.
More than % millions have al
ready seen the exposition this year.
A greater number will go next
year, thanks to what, let Us hope
and believe, will be greater pros
perity.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-11-15
IT'S BAD
TO u OVER TOE
OF CITY OFFICER
Chicago Man Reaps Unusual
Harvest of Grief Be-
cause of Break.

C~hicago.-It is considered impollte
In almost any circle to tread on a po-
llceman's toe. especially with an su.
tomobile, but Andrew C~hiorello, thirty
eight years old. reaped more than the
usual harvest of grief for such q
breach OF etiquette.
Andrew paid fines on three charges
the other day. and still has to account
to the grand jury for the possession
of a stolen automobile, all because he
ran across the pet corn of South Park
Policeman r. Il. Dunavin. II hap
pened on O recent Saturday afternoon,
when Policeman Dunavin was keep
Ing Worlds Fair traffic from snarling
Itself up at Columbus drive and Roose-
welt road, In Grant park. and Chlorel-
los auto ran over his toe.
A Suspicious Character.
Policeman Dunavin decided that
Chiorello was a suspicious character.
His suspicious were aroused to an In.
tense pitch at the moment by the mis-.
cry of his corn, but they were verified
when he got to the detective bureau
with his prisoner.
First. he discovered that the car
Chiorello was driving had been re.
ported stolen more than two years
ago, by Julian J.. Luster. Then he
looked up the state license plate on
the car, to find that It had been is.
sued to Chlorello's wife, under her
maiden name of Angie Sierra, for an
automobile of another make which
was at the moment at home In their
garage.
Then the policeman turned his at.
tention to the city vehicle tax sticker
or the offending car, to discover that
1t, too, had been reported stolen by
another motorist. The stlckers. when
they were first issued two years ago.
were hailed as t%hlef-proof by police
but thieves have developed two meth
DDS of removing them. One Is a heat.
Ing device. applied TO the glass behind
the sticker, which makes 1t possible
to peel 1t off. The other is the use
of a razor blade, which while crude.
viii generally remove a sticker In
good enough condition for use on an
other car.
Finally Policeman Dunavin discov-
cred that while the Chiorellos had two
automobiles, they were receiving re-
lief from public relief funds.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-11-15
Fined ON Three CHARGES.

Chiorello appeared before Municipal
Judge Joseph Fl. McGarry, who fined
him $40 for reckless driving and the
outrage upon Policeman Dunavin's toe.
and the same amount on two more
charges of possession of fictitious state
license plates and q city vehicle stick.
err. Chiorello asserted that be had
purchased the automobile for $1,000.
but the Judge held him to the grand
Jury for possessing a stolen car.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-11-15
This Week
By ARTHUR BRIsBAsE
Work for Four Million
How They Get 1t
Prohibition, Farewell
Permanent Waves, Free

Prohibition, Farewell
Permanent Waves, Free
President Roosevelt announces a
plan to find Jobs for. four million
Idle. taking them Off the public dole
system. supplying them with work
on self-sustalning federal, state and
local public works.
The S400. 100000 to be devoted to
this task will be well spent, II the
undertaking Is successful. The
President hopes that two million
Will be employed on the new work
In the course of this month and
two million more before the end of
December.
A New York banking house In
forms you that 1t bought up an
automobile company, paid S146.0O0,-
600 In n check. did not put In q
dollar of its own money. getting the
s146.0O0,000 from the public In ex.
change for the stock and keeping
the voting stock" controlling the
company, as part of its bonus.
Later 1t sold the company to an
other concern for $780, DOC 600. Your
keen intelligence may tell you who
got the difference between s146,000,-
600 and s1SO,000,000.
Prohibition Is dead, the voters of
Pennsylvania. Ohio and Utah COM
pleting the necessary 30 states. An
other dangerous experiment In con.
troll of the majority by a minority,
another effort to change by law the
customs of men and the habits of
centuries comes to an end for the
present.
Unfortunately, while prohibition
dies, the crime wave and the boot
logging that finances crime survive.
But, with the cause abolished, the
government will find a way to re-
move the results.
Monsieur Paul Bonhoure, hair
dresser Of the French city of Taras-
con, made famous by the novel
"Tartarin of Tarascon," has won
five million francs (about 1907, 900
Of u money! In the French lot.
terry.
What will he do? VIII he buy q
yacht and sail the e of the
world7 VIII he buy the top of a
mountain, erect a telescope and
study the universe so much wider
than a hairdresser's shopf
VIII he lead a life of pleasure In
Paris, where pleasure is for sale at
reasonable rates for Frenchmen7
No, nothing of that sort. He will
continue In his hairdressing shop,
and to show that he has the right
French spirit he will give a free
permanent wave" to every one of
his lady customers.
Not everybody has Imagination.
Before the federal government
took an interest In the kidnapping
industry, bringing about n or two
death sentences and many life sen.
fences, that industry was proceed
ing along ambitious lines. II is
shown that kidnapers had definite,
careful plans to kidnap Governor
McNutt of Indiana.
On a map that the kidnapers
meant to follow was written:
"Force governor to sign pardon. re-
lease him u%ninjured, Junction A."
There was also sketched the town
square Of Danville. Ind, with ar.
rows pointing to the First National
and the Danville State bank, and
a memorandum: Get money, kill
any one making resistance. Act
quick"
The idea of robbing q bank and
'killing anybody" Is old. But kid.
mapping a governor to force him to
sign some criminals pardon would
be new.
1t was announced hastily, with
out final decision, fortunately. that
4hn alriI nnrxdoa urns,Id nof hlun nm
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-11-15

YOUR DEER HIDES TANNED INTO
Write for sample. Western Fur
Dressing, 266 State ST., st. Paul, MINI.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-11-15

Settlement Made Out Of Court.
Oscar Du Val settled himself to
read. There was a good deal to ex-
plain to Adoree, and he might as
well begin TO find out what had
happened.
THE END.l