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PENTHOUSE"

alizing that Gertie'S compan-
ionship was helping him in his
restraint. Had he been alone,
he knew, he would have given
way to impatience.
But finally, at about II, Ca
zotti phoned him.
"Murtoch has gone out. He's
in a speak on Thirtieth Street.
His apartment is 25B. You
ought to have 80 minutes. at
least. And for the love Of
Mike, let me know if you find
anything"
Much obliged, Tony"
"You take care of yourself,
won't you?" asked Gertie.
1t was a commonplace re-
quest, but somehow it touched
Durant.
You bet I will" he promised.
In the street below a man
nodded to him; he recognized
another follower Of Tony Gaz-
otti and felt assured about Ger
ties safety. He took taxi and
alighted two blocks from the
Oklahoma Building. He had to
pass the building on which Crelli-
mans penthouse was perched,
and as he neared that building
a car stopped before it and Crel-
liman alighted. Durant stopped:
he stepped quickly into an area
way of a private houe. It would
be most unfortunate II Crelli.
man saw him noNN But Crelh
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man had eyes for no one except
the woman whom he was assist
ing to alight from the limousine.
Sue and Crelliman
She was laughing, gay. II
ever a girl was glad to be with
a man, Sue Leonard was glad
to be with Jim Crelliman.
Hatred in his heart, the emo
ton equally divided between her
and the man, Durant watched
the two enter the apartment
building. What was Sue doing
with Crelliman? And why was
she happy, gay, in whatever she
was doing?
He stifled the angry impulse
to follow them and demand an
explanation. He shook his
head. That explanation could
wait. Just now another matter
called him. He walked past the
building and turned in to the
Oklahoma apartments.
The doorman took him in
with the apathetic interest of
his kind; the telephone oper.
ator showed that acute and
obvious disintereSt which Du-
rant so frequently-and uncon-
Sciously-aroused in young
women. They had a way Of
turning their backs on him
which was more flattering, had
he known it, than an embrace.
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tremendously relieved him Of
any obligation toward the i'm
prisoned broker.
Beyond the Law.
In behalf Of a client, an IL
legal invasion Of a notorious
gangster's apartment might
have some color Of Justification.
A jury might look leniently
upon the too-great enthusiasm
Of an attorney who tried to save
a client from the electric chair,
but the courts would frown upon
a private investigator who COM
mitted burglary in attempting
to solve a case in which he was
not retained.
For a moment he wondered II
his friends were right. How
many Of them had told him that
he was not equipped for the
career which he had deliberately
chosen? How many of them
had Scoffed at his success and
told him that he was merely
fortunate, that he had not the
hard-boiled nature which future
events would inevitably demand
Of him?
Burglary was a serious thing.
And If he were caught in Tim
Murtoch'S apartment he would
be liable to arrest and impriSon-
ment, always provided that the
enthusiastic Muir toch didn't
shoot the invader Of his privacy.
It was a queer case, too. Tony
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LoUe Triangle and Murder Mystery

Only the elevator man
seemed genuinely aware OF Da1'
rants existence. It seemed to
the passenger that the operator
eyed him with a furt1ve
curiosity, but he set this down
to his own nervous apprehen'
sion.
He alighted at the twenty
fourth floor and walked to-
ward the door Of Gertie Wax
ted's apartment. But as the
elevator descended he wheeled
and made for a door above
which dimly glowed a red
light. He found himself on a
narrow stairway, and at the
turn halfway up to the next
floor he sat down and wiped
his forehead with handker-
chief.
Not the hot summer night,
not the exertion of climbing the
dozen steps, but a sudden reall-
cation of what he was doing
brought the moisture to his
brow. Heretofore, in his odd
entanglements with the under
world, he had strictly observed
the letter if not the complete
spirit of the law. But here was
an extralegal matter which he
might well regret. He had not
even the faint Justification Of
having been engaged in Sid
dall'S behalf. Sue had un-
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will have to wait until next
March 13 to cut his birthday
cake. Both are years old now,
which we think is very funny.
Two children in family both
5 and yet not twins.
New twin members Of the
club are Dorothy and Annie
Dever, age ten, 215 Underwood
Street N. w. Annie writes:
'My sister and I would like to
become members Of your won
derful club. We never miss the
column and the comics in The
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(continued from News Poee)

VSVUSU0SS SSVV "S~S ~BS/
As a matter of fact, Durant was
able to discern distinct approval
Of Gertie in Layton'S manner.
Furtively cycling the girl, Lay
tons master wondered how
anyone could fail to approve Of
Gertie. Certainly she was beau-
tiful and certainly she was gay.
Frankness and honesty were
written upon her countenance.
II her ethical code did not
measure up-but how did he
know it didn't?
They played backgammon
and checkers through the early
afternoon. At S Gertie took a
nap. Durant read the after
noon papers, and found that
all the journals we're united in
believing that Levitoff's muir
der was the outcome of rob-
berry, and that it was merely a
coincidence that the pawn
broker was a witness against
Siddall.
The keys that he hoped would
unlock Murtoch'S apartment
had arrived shortly after lunch
con. There had been no fur
ther word from Tony GaZotti,
and after dinner Durant's i'm
patience mounted. Several
times he was on the verge Of
going out, of invading Muir
toch's apartment on his own.
But he restrained himself, re-
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hollywood. This must be an
exaggeration, for I could swear
that I saw three or four actors
on Broadway last week, stand
ing on a street corner. Or
maybe it is just that people
in New York have grown to
look like actors.
However, it might very well
be that playwrights in the fu'
ture will have to fashion their
dramas to meet a shortage Of
actors-or even a shortage Of
playwrights. And, in this event.
I would like to submit a model
play which has just come to my
notice, a play which calls for
practically no actors at all.
This play, called Secret
Service" (not the one played
by william Gillette for so
long), was written sometime
around 1849 by a couple Of
Frenchmen and translated into
English for the delectation OF
audiences in what is referred
to in theatrical "reminiscences
as 1.-The Palmy Days Of the
Theater."
It is no different from most
of the plays Of that period.
but it's opening speech is lyrical
Of the actor saving methods in
use in the days Of Booth, and
might give modern playwrights
some idea Of how to get their
plays under way with pract-
ically no salary list at all.
The scene is in "A poorly
furnished but neat apartment
on the fifth story Of a house in
the Rue Mouffetard, Paris" and
the only character on the stage
is Bernard who is dressed in
what the stage directions
specify as a modern suit" but
which the illustration shows to
be a natty skintight model with
the trousers tuckNA into his
patent leather boot ) Bernard'S
hair looks awful.
He comes in FROM the center
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- By Arthur Somers Roche
By TuthIIl
BY Cliff Sterrett
BY Walt Disney

Gazotti's affair had been much
less complicated than this. %.
But he rose suddenly to his feet.
Weighing the dangers Of q stu
alton was an admirable caution,
but he mustn't let caution
degenerate into fear. He as
cended the remaining steps.
found himself in a corridor and
walked to the door Of Apart
ment 25-B. It took him less
than a minute to find q key
which would open the door, and
a second later he was inside the
apartment and the door was
closed behind him.
He stood absolutely still.
Against his chest his heart beat
with a fury that he felt was
audible, but beyond that imag'
ined sound there was nothing to
break the stiffness Of the apart
ment. His right hand CROPPED
cautiously along the wall, found
a switch, and the room was sud-
denly ablaze with light.
ITO Be Continued
Copyright, 1898, International
Magazine co.,
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Washington Times
Adventure Club

Washington Times. Our favors
tie comics are Mickey Mouse
Little Annie Rooney and Tim
TyIer's Luck. We like them all
but those are the best.
1--WE are ten years old and in
the fifth grade. We are twins.
We will send our picture later"
Betty Saks, 754 Princeton
Place N. w. is entirely recovered
from her tonsil operation. You
will remember we mentioned the
other day that Betty had under.
gone a "tonsillotomy"-isn't
that a BEAUTIFUL word? It
means a tonsil operation but
we used it because we think
it sounds grander. You know
how we LOVE big words. Betty
writes:
"T read what you wrote about
me. ! didn't mln0 you merA'
tioning the word school because
I like school. I went to SEQ
Chubby the next Saturday be.
cause I was feeling much better.
I had . very nice time.
II would like to enroll Selma
and Harriet AbramSOn, $50
Princeton Place N. w. Selma
Is ten years old and Harriet Is
seven"
Catherine Federico, 1417 F st.
N. E.:
"PIease excuse me for mot
writing. I have had a lovely
vacation this summer. A couple
Of weeks after school closed I
went to Rock Point for a week
and did / have fun?
"PIease send my girl friends
Alice Davis, a membership card.
Her address is 1405 F st. N. E.
Also enroll my little sister, Pa
tricia Ann Federico"
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told in one speech, and, if the
management wanted to, it could
bring on a troupe Of trained fox
terriers to fill up the rest Of the
time. All the actors in the
world could be in Hollywood, so
long as good old Bernard were
available, and something tells
me that Bernard would never be
in Hollywood.
Eugene O'Neil had the same
idea in his Strange Interlude"
when he had his characters talk
to themselves all over the place,
but he seems to have lost his
nerve since then and has aban1
doned the practice. But if the
movies are going to grab up all
the New York talent, something
has got to be done to meet the
situation or the theaters will
have to remain dark.
Say-that's an idea. tool
Copyright. 1898. King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1933-09-18

MILDRED GERALDINE
apart. They were dressed alike
the day they called at our Of
flee and we really thought they
were twins.
We had planned to save Mil
dred's picture until next week
Cher birthday anniversary is
Friday, September 22), but we
thought her feelings might be
hurt if we published the pic
lures of Geraldine and Glenn
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today a n d
left her out.
w e MIGHT
be persuaded
to use her
again Friday.
We like little
pictures to go
W j tn our
birthday no
ticeS.
Gerald in e
will have q
birthday an
n erS rV
next month,
Octo b er 25
Rut al n n
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GOOD WISHES

Today's birthday members
include Ardell Godfrey and
Marjorie Norfolk, both of
Seat Pleasant, Md; Harry
Drain, 1922 Seventh st. N.
w., and Ann Foster, $3.50
Fulton st. N. w.
Birthday greetings were
sent yesterday to Mary Nc
Learen, 9O1 New York Ave.
N. W.: VeIma Purvis, Chapti-
CO, Md; Agnes SuSsOn, 9OS
Spring Rd. N. w.; Shirley
Salus, 134O Seventh st. N.
W., and ElinOr Seal and
HOugh VOhel, both of Seat
Pleasant.
Many happy returns, boys
and girls.
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The three little Mintons, Mil
dred, Geraldine and Glenn, are
new members in Takoma Park,
Md.
Mildred, the eldest, is six
years old and looks so much
like her sister, Geraldine, age S,
that We can hardly tell them
The Washington times., 1933-09-18
THE ACTOR SHORTAGE
.Bv ROBERT BENCHLEY-

door and gets right to work on
his speech, delivering it to him
self. Here it is:
Therese not returned yet-so
much the better-I shall have q
moment to myself-1'm posi-.
lively trembling-I-a soldier OF
the Republic!-One of the
conouerors Of Arcole. Shame
upon me! And yet that is the
very reason-as a brother IN
arms Of the First Consul-one
who has charged by his side
should I not tremble when his
life is in danger?-Not from
the ball Of a brave enemy, but
from the dagger Of an assassin!
Hold, hold, Bernard! Your
fear runs before your wit; why
should you suspect a triend-a
benefactor-to be so guilty.
merely because he desires to re-
main in Paris unknown? May
he not have a hundred reasons
for mystery? Yes, he may, but
then with his opinions-his
violence - his - 'sdeath If he
really would work mischief
against the Republic, or my old
General Bonaparte, neither
friendship nor gratitude-Oh,
that somebody were here to tell
me what steps should take"
Now, there, before your play
has been under way two min
utes, you have the whole thing
in a nutshell. There really isn't
much need of going on after
Bernard has got through. He
may be a little winded, but he
has shot the works. A modern
playwright would have taken q
whole act and at least five char.
acters to tell what Bernard has
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The theatrical season in New
York seems to be having a little
difficulty in getting 6 started.
Evidently the managers haven't
heard yet about how things are
picking up all over the country.
They probably don't read the
papers, and, if you don't read
the papers, you are likely to
get way behind in things like
trade revivals.
But the managers also claim
that they can't put on plays
because all their actors are in
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denee. Cease your laundering, my
lass, and listen to me! For to-
morrow you must apply and be
quick about it."
He dragged her, still soapy, out
Of the laundry and into the living
room. They were quite alone, as
Mrs. Jennings was upstairs with
Adelaide and Billy was playing
next door.
Showing Mary Lou unceremoni-
ously into a chair, Larry thrust
the newspaper into her dripping
hands and commanded happily.
"Read it and leap"
Larry's enthusiasm seemed to
affect even his gay red hair, for
it stood literally on end, due to
the vigorous thrust Of his hands
through it, and Mary Lou. catch
ing fire, felt her hear. beat faster
and her eye. mist with excitement
as she hooked q. the neat little
advertisement Larry had marked
for her with bold, colorful slashes
Of editorial hue pencil. Perhaps
it was because Of her suddenly
dimmed sight tia. she had to read
it twice, three times, before she
spoke Larry, meantime, stood
before her in IN ahsurdly be1ig-
erent attitude, his hands rev
showed into his pockets, and
watched her parted lips and the
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Maxim llpttpr Mon

Aside from the minor difficulties IN
l,e,ent w So vast q project, and the
fact that few trouble making radi
Gals Wanaeed tn draw attention tc
themselves Nv the early stages. the
tra aiming nt the big ,etorestatiou army
seems 10 he progressing w Az emf
entity satisfactory manner.
Perhaps the most encouraging re
port comes from Fort Knox, XIV,
Army doctors there the other day
checked w on the health records Of
$50 Young men who had come down
from Az industrial city a month he
fore. They found that during t,e,r
month w camp these Young men had
gained an average cf ~ pounds each
w weight
Could ANYTHING testif, bette, to the
benefits Of these camps' Whether
the retorestetion army plants q lot Of
trees ~ rot, II has at least taken a lot
81 Young men who weren't setting
enough, 80 eat and filled them up i'm
proving both theM health and their
morale.
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Wanted" (she ready 'scom.
panion for semi-invnlid. Must h.
young. strong, healthy, pptimis-
TIC. Must have sense of h,umur.
Must have pleasant vpice zn6 ne
able to read aloud well. Knpv,-
edge Of French ann music riesir-
able. iComplete surrender 10 ci-.
cumsrances necessary and even.
disposition. Athletir training. ilpve
Of Sports alzo essential. Excellent
salary, beautiful surroundings
permanent position. Appiy in ner-
son. Lorrimsr, Weatmill, Con-.
nscticut.
sWell?" asked Larry. imna.
tlently, fostering On his feeis.
Mary lpu looked l1p FINN, h.~
third reading Of this most unus1al
want a1.
Well!" she answarsd On . ,onv
breath, schning Larry, vat with an
astDniRhed, AlmnSt dubious rri,n
contrasting mildly with his crian
inquiring utterance.
Whats thu matter with the
girl?' 1Ary asked the .ntmos-
phers. elias sine been str,,ck
dumb Or something? Amt Il
grand, Miss Thl1raton? i max yoni
What could Ike more perfect? CT.
a load If this, II 1t hasr't pene-
trutedm
And snatrhing the paper from
her still damp little paw he pro-
Gesdsd to read the advertisement
through, with stops, pauses ann
intnnattnns guaranteed to impress
tns maat l1nenthusiaatie.
! Gin h Enntiuasad Tnunorrp~,
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Money and Things

Writing n church magazine, a
heading divine asserts that more
people viii see the next release by
Joan Crawford cr Norma sl7earer
than have seer Hamle, since Shake
speare wrote il 900 wears $50
Taking lusty wailoo ct the
cinema, he SAYS it's trouble is that it
expresses a type cf mind that has
lost All sense OF the spiritual values
all sense OF the burden Of mans deg
tiny. II sees life only rs whirlins
rushing, confused struggle after
money and things, and then more
money and more things
There may be grain cf truth in
what the gentleman SAWS and if 70
the movie makers should take note
OF It, but or the whole the man Is
absurd. He may be up or mis- theology
but he rather underrstes the intcllt-
gence OF the average American.
People 60 70 the movies to b. err
tertsineo, lust ss the, Sc e see 8
magician 70 be fooled In either
event they seek something different
from the ususl routine,
And no spiritual values NJ
stars, didn't the man ever see Gsrbor
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with the NATION houlino ts J. =
fact THAT he Paid We income taxes
IN 1890 end 1891, Senate, carte,
Glass Of Virginia gets into ~ arpu-
t,eNt Will, ATTORNEY pecr,a as Az
APPARENT defender ct the wall Street
Ctvesus
The effect mar I've to get M, Glass
'in bad" with . great number of
people who will feel that I've is de
tending special privilege and the
'bloated bond holder" II " 10 he
expected that some " tl,e flannel
,nouthed ,wliticisNs ma, ioin w tl,s
condemnation, " would ell I've w
keeping wifi, the Ams,ican habit IS
pOiNp ~ excess
Three wears apo !, =. Morgan uas
Americas greatest financial saint,
outsl,inino even such eeniuses as
Samuel Insult who IVES GOING to
make everyone ,ici, 1t Was worth
thousands 10 any man 10 he men
toned ~ ti,e same breath, with Nor
gan. Everyone sought his favor
Nothing bur eroi could come from
him.
30 thought and said many 81 Tire
individuals who nov a,e shouting
down will, THE king" including
some 81 .y,e very roliticians whose
cries OF strenuous protest rend tie
air.
But the curious fact Is that ssna-
tor Glass was never among those
who admed on Bonded knee, lust as
he now refuses to soin the ,af,hle
which, would treat the money master
rarshiy.
Despite his ,SeTense OF Morgan Yn,-
Gay, it is 10 b. noted, tire fiery Ni,.-
gilman is tire one man in congress
who has attempted to DO something
definite about the banking situation
and 70 curb Mc,rans power He is
the sponsor OF a banking bill which,
rs declared 10 have more sharp teeth
than any other ever seriously cor
sideled for passage. II ii goes through,
it will be a greater check on Nor
ga,ls activities than All Of the
So =.s
,f1outfinEs OF ali NJ the congressman
and senators WHO 60 II, for that sort
OF thing.
Bone 81 the BOYS coiifi,fe them
selves to talking They point out
inequalities and innlstices without
attempting to Go very much shou, it.
Senator Glass is 2 little short on
that Accomplishment, but when IL
comes to fighting for a barking re
form bill which really means rorre-
thing he leads the field, even il he
dfd rise to MoIvan's defense because
OF what he considered unfair treat
went
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these days. Yet New York has two
sparkling" smilesl
Mrs. L. I. Dahlberg, a German-Am-
erican actress OF the old school, has
one-half carat blue white diamond SCI
in the center Of the left front tooth
OF her upper plate. She inherited It
right from the mouth Of her mother
German acrobat whose first hus-
band had given It to her and had II
set in her tooth when she was 10
Mrs. Dahlberg has willed 1t to her
daughter. But she Is afraid that the
daughter may not wear 1t In her
mouth.
Bernard Radxiewicz, . personable
New York taxi driver, goes Mrs.
Dahlberg one better. He has two
diamonds in his teeth, a rather large
diamond in the fourth upper tooth
from the front, set down deep into the
gold surface, and smaller one in the
second upper tooth from the left, also
q gold tooth.
ITS sad story" Bernard tells GUS
toners who catch his scintillating
smile. II used to be q bootlegger out
IN the middle west. Had swell car,
lots Of money and a grand girl. One
day when she went to the dentists
with me, my girl had ring on with
these two diamonds In 1t. She thought
a lot Of me, so she asked the dentist
II he could put them in my teeth. He
did.
Il turned honest. I lost nv car and
I lost my girl. I'm hardly making a
living. But I stu have my dia-
mOndS!"
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Black Thrcwhack

According to fu,iicr A negro baby
Was Born at the local hopsital to a
couple puiportins to be white. 1t is
said the father, however, is an octo-
room. IS. A. By
Answer-lt is All old Yankee Gus
tom, circulating such noa,sensical
yarns No sucl, thing ever happens.
The offspring Of parents either Of
whom has fraction OF negro blood
will have less ,eeTrid characteristics
than the darker parent.
Hard water
Where An, living the drinking VA J.
Ter is very hard. IT leaves a lirne-like
deposit III tin basin if it stands some
time. Is this injurious to liealtlas
Mrs. NJ. s.
Alasuei-Not at all. IT the water is
satisfactory as to taste, the hardness
can do no harm to health.
Medicine ar Fccd1
Father quotes You as saying that
people would he better Oft If they
didn't take So naEch medicine. He
i'eof ifnas1ds my sister for giving her
81 months Ole baby cod liver Oil witt
ViostelSol 3D.. Miss l.. d
Al1swer--IT1e COD liver oil ration For
a baby under year ola is fairly re-
garded as daily food. lsut it is not
necessary For a baby over a year o2d,
unless there is scnae aiInnent For which
the physician presol1tes such treat
l11ef1t.
tCopy7islat, 1888, John r. Ollie COZ
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that Of husband whose wife makes
him help With spring housekeeping.

that Of a husband whose wife makes
him help With spring housekeeping.
q n \
u, s. treasury warns everybody to
be on the lookout for new counterfeit
$40 bill, For long time. we've been
on the lookout for a good one.
y \
A wise man Is one who stops In his
kitchen for a sandwich before going
to a church supper.
Henry Ford says the country has
made a complete turn-a,ound and is
now going forward, Here's hoping
that the speed IN high will soon be
equal to what it was in reverse,
, Los Angeles and San Francisco both
had earthquakes OH the same day,
You can't beat those California towns
when it comes to rivalry.
X \ X
That movie actress who boasts that
her dining room contains no two
pieces Of china alike" really has
nothing to boast about. We can say
THAT, too.
copyright, 1883, NEA Service, Inc,