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it and disappeared. Later on you telephoned the police that Decker had come to you"
 Griff watched the newspaper man with frowning concentra- | tion.
 What about it?" he asked. "How does that affect this case ?" "It doesn't" Blocker said. "I'm representing a newspaper. Decker came to you. That was an unusual thing for a witness to do. He told you something that he didn't tell the police. As 0 newspaper man, I'm interested"
 And" Griff said ominously, you're using this other case as a lever to pry my lips open, and make me disclose professional confidence. Is that right
 No. Badly as I want the news, I wouldn't do that. But remember that The Blade is employing you. It's Blade money that is going to pay you. We make our money from distributing news. Sooner or later the facts about Decker are going to come to light. You'll know when that time will be. When that time does come 1 want The Blade to have the first chance at the story. I want it on the inside track"
 Suppose" said Griff slowly, "it should appear that Decker was un- necessarily alarmed? Suppose that he doesn't know a thing other than what he told the police? Sup pose he came to me in Q state of fear which bordered on hysteria? Suppose, further. that there was no reason why Decker shouldn't have vanished for a while? He had no business matters which necessitat- ed his presence here. Suppose I put Decker under cover, not be- cause I thought it was necessary but simply because he was nerv- ous, because that was what he wanted and because he was willing to pay for my services in cover- ing him up?"
 "Would you," asked Blocker, "say that those were the facts?"
 No, I wouldn't make any such statement. I am simply asking you what your position would be if 1t should turn out those were the facts.'
 "Then I'd appreciate it very much if you'd let The Blade dis cover. Decker when it's time for him to put in his appearance"
 Griff dropped his legs to the floor, pushed his tall frame up from the chair, stood six feet of lean, hard efficiency. The bathrobe fiared open enough to show his
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CHAPTER x

CHAPTER x
 Blocker looked across at Griff. stWell," he said, you've got quite a reputation for getting results. I'm not going to worry about methods: those are up to you. What you want us to do is to try to find Mary Briggs-which we're al- ready doing and on the disap- pearance cases involving some wo- man who has disappeared within the last AS hours"
 .Correct," said Griff. ''The first thing to do is to locate the girl. And in the meantime I will see it's poison case and will also in terview Mrs Cathay."
 Blocker showed some surprise.
 Il thought you wanted us to make all the contacts" he said.
 .'No," Griff told him. "I want you to get the facts. I'm a crimi- nologist. not detective. I don't go out and gather facts but I want to contact the principals. I want to watch them talk
 Blocker smiled and said, You mean listen to them talk"
 No." Griff replied, "I want to watch them talk. I've found out you can learn more about a per- sons character by watching his lips when he talks than in any other way"
 Blocker looked thoughtful, slow 1y nodded his head.
 Griff scribbled a number on sheet of paper which he tore from his notebook. That, he said, handing the paper to Blocker, lis the private unlisted telephone number which is assigned to you for the life of this case. Give that number only to the men who are in your closest confidence. Don't ever try to call me on any other telephone. When this case is over that number will be changed"
 Blocker folded the paper thoughtfully.
 There's something I'd like to ask you about"
 sWhat is it ?"
 Around 10 o'clock on Monday night the night our newspaper pulled its boner by mistaking the fmposter for Cathay-a detective by the name of Shillingby was murdered. A man by the name of Decker was apparently the only eyewitness to that murder. He told his story to the police officer who Hrst appeared on the scene and promised that he would be avail- able whenevr he was needed as a witness There was a lot of con- xus1on. Decker took advantage of
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collars, jabots, pockets and a sober use- of buttons, are the only trim niings allowed. The raglan sleeve top predOrninates, with. the sleeve stopping anywhere the, wearer
 These informal, .blouses depend on tailoring to, acquire the trim and jaunty appearance they should have. They cam be worn tucked in the skirt or over. in which case the basques are inclined to be a shade longer.
 < Belts with sweater blouses add a supplementary note of novelty. Belts range in width from narrow, stringlike affairs to as much as five and six inches and are made in every imaginable kind of leather or sf in fabric.7 The three-c color scheme used in so many of this winters informal ensembles and suits is@ often carried out.
 The afternoon. blouse is very dressy and studied garment. Its cut fabric and color provide a har- monipus complement to the en- sernble.
 t The flmy lace blouse, so fatter- ing, and oh! so feminine, will be favored by many smart women. It offers a perfect. contrast to the fashionable velvets or novelty wools--steel beaded or cellophane threaded--featured in formal aft kernoon ensembles. The soft effect Of the lace is enhanced by the in- troduction of ruffles and jaoots at the neck and wrists.
 Heavy silk ottoman in a heaven ly shade of blue is proposed by Louiseboulanger to complete a suit of black woo1treps banded in black astrakl1an. Crepe satin used on both the shiny and dull sides always ensures. a certain decora- tive effect though distinctly more tailored and perhaps not so new. Lame taffetas, yelvets and slipper brocades and satins are newer. Simplicity is de riguer where these heavier mediums are con- cerned..
 Tunics are going to prove a god send for those of us who have one
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OLORIFYING
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By !AIieis Hsrt z;
0i05557 0ez SERVICE ill

The beauty problems of the bus mess girl generally are bit more complicated than those of woman who stays at home. The home maker is just as busy, of course, but she at least has access to her beauty cabinet at any time during the day. The office worker, on the other hand, has to figure out de- finite times to complete her home treatments.
 One successful New York busi- ness woman who I know has worked out what seems to me to be a perfect method of preserving and enhancing her natural beauty. She admits that she doesn't have much time to spend on her hair, face and figure, but that by com bining various routines, she man. ages to do all the necessities as well as a few extras.
 When she gets up in the morn. ing, she brushes her teeth, uses a mouth wash, cleans her face and throat and then covers them with a thin coat of good tissue cream. She's particularly careful to see that the skin around her eyes gets it's share of cream. Then she stands before an open window and does setting-up exercises for five .min- utes. A bath comes next, followed by the removal of the tissue cream, application of skin tonic and day. time cosmetics.
 At night, she cseans face and neck and puts on tissue cream be- fore getting into the tub. The cream stays on until she's ready for bed. About once every ten days she leaves a good deal of it on all night.
 Once a week-the night before she expects to have shampoo and a manicure-she uses a face pack, tweezes her eyebrows into line, gives her feet a pedicure and bleaches elbows with lemon juice.
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A little model woolen like this will prove welcome addition wardrobe Note its slim nes ena- \ phasizcd by it's button trim
 Because of its superb simplicity you'll find an exceptionally easy dress to make. .
 Of almost supple woolen would be smart for ts model paids, wool checked tweeds. etc
 Carried in in black in eolors it's lovely tpo
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 Send FIFTEEN CENTS (ise) in stamps coin leon s I nreferrcd). Write plainly NAME, ADDRESS and STYLE nnmber BE SURE TO STATE SIZE YOU WISH i Let the latest FALL AND WINTER BOOK OF FASHIONS solve your clothes problems at minimum of cost and eavr if tells how make smart coat easily simple 1esa There are clothes for elaborate occasions well sny smart trim designs for general You'll enjoy read hg sbeu your ayouri's screen a's fou simply rsR s'
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i.-some scientists have an- nounced this opinion, particularly !. E. s. Haldane, tho British bioio- gIst chemist. mathematician and writer - recognized in al these fields. 1 think chiefly because he has the most distinguished hered. ity of any man in England. flo has said - maybe no was joking, for he is alsb q wit - that ln time the universe would cease 10 be interesting because the scientists would have taken C all apart and seen how f works. Well. don't let the matter worry you - it w0n't happen in your time.
 s.-Many s..l M N years ege Prof Edward ll men and women differ and found what aIl aubsoquont studies have found, namely, ibat plen end Nes men aFe i'ainfaiIy ainl0sf exactly Sssis si1 nsssi'sis "ie s'unp ~, V
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Hp YOUR
 CHILDREN
By Olrs Roberts Bsrtoa .
$N5s N .E1 sssNss. E

E V = volume of favorite short plays and once again tried to re-read a new meaning. into 'Tne Post Of- fce," by the Indian poet Rabin- dranath Tagore, whose sensitive spirituality reaches the point of perfection in this sketch of a lit tie boy.
 Shut in and away from the out doors and the world he loves, pin- ing for sunshine and fresh air, Ht- tie Anal through his window
 makes friends with those who pass the Curdmaker, the Watchman, the Headman and Sudha, the flower seller. He begs strange
 boys to play where he can see and gives them his toys.
 But above all he loves the imag- mary postman, from the kings new post office whose flag he can see, and one of whom is to one day bring him a letter from the King. And he loves the river, the mountains and the stars and the road.
 Death the King
 The, King sends his own state physician at last and herald to
 say that he himself will call to see Anal. The new doctor opens the windows to let in afr and star light. Anal falls asleep content ediy when he hears the King has not only sent him letter but is actually coming. ~f
 The King comes-King Death -and Anal is free at last.
 To me .Amal personifies the
 divinity and spirituality innate in all children. b
 It is we, ourselves who crush
 natural beauty of soul out of them | with our tempIatesTof realism. - 4.t Smother Imagination
 We areS so practical. so rude,
 so parliamentary. matter" to us is l paramount ot beauty. How long
 does a child thrill over the color of cloud, the biggest star the
 little tree growing way off there | by itself' on the crest of Q high
 hill? We turn their eyes earth
 ward. We shut them in. We close
 the windows. We say, Don't look
 too far, 1t is bad for you" And we destroy something, something
 that even the Kings messenger cannot restore, once lost. | 's Tagore's bit of imagery can, of course, be interpreted in various
 ways. But my analysis, T am sure, l is the right one. It is a warning
 he gives against cheating a little child of hts right to live, to love
 beauty, to be free to appreciate,
 to expand his soul and rise to
 childish heights of imagination. Illusion Elusive
 | Doe sit sound too rapturous. too. flowery Perhaps, but h r c is so little in the way of symbols or words to express this quality of
 divinity" in children. s. 2t It cannot be chased with the
 fairy tale we tell children. It is
 the fairy tale they tell us, if we Twill listen with ears attnned. Their
 simplicity. their trust, and grace
 and honesty. After all. it is these
 very things we earth-besmircted veterans turn back to in the end
 when we find life hoarding its
 promises. We seek those elusive things we lost as children. Where can we learn to trust, Where is freedom. where is real beauty? We pray for, q letter from
 the King. or for the King himself,
 too late to do us any good. The
 windows have been opened too
 late.
 Let us cherish this spark of
 divinity. in children. The greatest
 people on earth are those who
 have retained 1t. Y
 Copyright 1884. NEA Service. Incl
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PARIS STYLES
By MARY KNIGHT
United Press stan Corrcspondent,

United Press Stan Corresp0ndent)
 Paris, (UP)--What about Jenny, did you say7 Well the line she is banding out is very straight and simple, making way for the much dipping and Mapping Of pleats Co all their various movements.
 Not always satisfied with pIeats ing q whole skirt, now and then Janny manages . double skirt with both of them plsated. nunebyf Not at ail, That's where the sen. lus Of the business feomss iD. What happens exactly is for her t0 knew and the rest ef us te try and npd out, buf despite her mapifeId pleAtings she sets none ef this bygeby er bulky effect in hsf re- s'sA.s q ~ Isas'As sss nsas
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The Cleyw of the Forgotten Murder :s GriH Starts His Game Of Human Checkers
WHAT HAS HAPPENED so FAR

M When DAN BLEEKER, junior publisher of the Blade, led7ns that CHARLES MORDEN police reporter hGs been nysteriouslg killed he determines to employ SIDNEY GRTFF fanaous criminologist, to sOlVe the murder
 Mordem had been assigned to learn G he could about PRANK B. CATHAY, acealthy and prominent, aoho had Threatened The Bdde because the newspaper reported dhay had been arrested Later proven that the man arrested guing the o Cathay and Gccompdmed og g;1L called MARY BRIGGS, aOaS inpostor, MRS ATHAY Blocker her husband N drop the charges If The Blade publishes retracton, and this $ done
 dag later Morden is found dead Shortly Gftera0ard hdt Cathay is dead - possibly of poisoa
 Blocker tells Grf that i Mordens last report be satd he had iportan imformaom involving but did aonf NnonfSnN horun
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Morose They Are


 Angina for IS years and enlarge ment of the heart the last three months. Why do my eyes . :. Don't tell me you do not answer morose questions, but tell me about sore eyes in connection with heart disease -. c. s. A.)
 Answer-Honestly brother, I don't care how morose a question may be. If think the answer will do the correspondent any good, and do other readers no harm, I'm glad to answer it to the best of my abil- ity. In this instance just don't know.
 Sulphur in the ScbSm
 Can you tell me why my skin discolors whenever silver, gold or even green gold comes in contact with it? (M. c. S.)
 Answer-Sulphur in the sebum (skin oil) or sweat reacts with the silver in the alloy to form black silver sulphide (commonly called '.oxidized" silyer). Sulphur is a normal constituent of sebum and sweat.
 Cancer Not Communicable
 Kissed on the mouth by a wom- an who has cancer of the breast : (Mrs s. F.)
 Answer-You have nothing to fear. Cancer is not communicable. Ordinary cleanliness (soap and wa- ter) is always sufficient protection for the person nursing or in con- tact with a cancer patient. Copyright 1884, JOhnF. Dille Co.,
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choice of styles in tunics then be- comes matter of individual pref CrfuceS.
 Jenny suggests choice of three styles, all of which can be worn with the same sheath" dress, while the dress itself can be worn alone if desired. Tho first tunic is made of heavy guipure lace, with a square, gathered dec-
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the startling differences in their natures. However, he did find that ee% of the men recovered more quickly from . grief than the average woman. Very sIIsely this ls due 10 the fact that mon have more contacts with outside lie and people and do not have the chance to brood over their troubles as much as do women.
 3.--No. our schools are fiiiod with young women wbe plan to teach just long enough 10 find q hus. band. Thls js much more common among women thaB men and is one ef the weakest spots in our public school system Teaching Is the most difiIellt Of niI she pros iesslona and yet we require much Tess preparation ihan We 1o for enflnpeflpe % Iaw eF medicine. Tbe guallileail0nr Fnp4 te False1 nNn ihe rHinfifa nIses
 tcepyfIshi tphn Y. pliIs Col
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ollete, short sleeves and reaches down to the knees. he second, also in lace, but a fine Chantilly type, is shorter and has long, tight sleeves edged with black fox. The third is much shorter, with an asym etrical basque, cape sleeves that just cover the back of the arm and is fashioned in silver lame.
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or two almost new' evening dresses left over from last winter. These should be divested of all frills and gadgets. the bodice should be cut in square or V decollette Whichever is best suit ed to the wearer) and the skirt should be slit to give it that 1894
 look. After having decided the length suitable to ones figure. the
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modish here, so that if by chance you are not getting q new one this winter you need not feel out ln the cold about your old one. Be 1t three-quarter, five-eighfhs or full length, you can fix 1t up smartiy with bands of fur or velvet or . contrasting fabric. This is q ver- satile season and the tricks of the trade have never been more kindly disposed 10 fiat poeketbooks.
 < 4 novel note here Is the velvet coat for evening with sleeves Of ostrich feathers. Sometimes there is . little ostrich feather cap fer evening too, made the color of the hair or 10 match tine featbef sleeves iD the velvet coat.
 White fRy0nne hatins are used profnsely bore, along with the same fabric Co pale blue. vnFs pFsferrel are black and sIlver foxes, blue iusteFe6 eFmlno and black and sFsv asiFabhan'
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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
 BY WILLIAM BRADY, MD.

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PARIS DESIGNERS RI, HOUSES
 I AMID GO IN FOR 1A0 " ~ L = =
NeagG Greations forz llo,ning to Eapning L1ed1-
' B yROSETTE HARGROVE

ParisThe blouse story be told in three chapters this famorning, afternoon and evenngwith epogue devoted to tunics which in category all by themselves
 Fashion has decreed that the smart morning taleur coat ensemble should be boused in sheer voe de ne wool lace soft flannel or cotton velvet Choer and turneddown
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AUTHORS NOTE: These e Not s moral questions can b answered with absolute possible without science Science the rights of organized
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give calcium 1actate flor rheuma- tism, too. Don't argue with me about it. I'm only telling what they say.
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T0DAY'a FASHION Tlp
 New egening 0oaf by jenng if of velvet wIth feather sleeves is eps
Evening star., 1934-03-18
Cards and Bingo at
Roosevelt Hieh School

The Ways and Means Committee
of the Roosevelt High School Parent
Teacher Association, Mrs. Claude
Owen, chairman, announces a card
party and Bingo party to be held
Wednesday at o'clock in the armory
Cake. candy and punch will be on sale.
Assisting Mrs. Claude Owens are Hon
orary Chairman of Hospitality Miss
HELEN White; Active Chairman Mrs.
Charles Bair, president of Roosevelt
Parent Teacher Association; Mr..
Claude Owen and Mr.. Charles Bair,
chairman of tickets; Mrs. Chester
Hutchinson, chairman of section rep
resentatives; Mrs. G. Tinsley Creetch,
vice chairman; Mrs. Walter w. SWEET,
Teachers Committee; Miss Ruth o.
Wahord, assisted by Mrs. w. E
Mickey, chairman of student welfare
of the school; decorations, Mrs Elmer
Mantz; card tables, Mrs. John Lap
ham: bingo, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A.
KurZ; tallies, pads and pencils, Mrs.
Edwin Cats; prizes, Mrs E B. Fetty;
candy, Mrs. Walter Bastian; punch
table, Mrs. Luther lager; cakes. Mrs.
Henry Quinn, and publicity, Mrs. E.
c. Magdeburger. The proceeds of the
activity are to be used for the student
welfare fund of Roosevelt High School.
Evening star., 1934-03-18
Official Girls In
Snappy Fashion Show

The fashion show, sponsored by the
Democratic Digest, publication of the
Woman's National Democratic Club,
scheduled for Wednesday at $50
Hampshire avenue, is being looked
forward to by guests and models alike.
A particularly delightful feature of
this fashion show will be the mother
and daughter" group Some Of the
charming women in official life have
consented to act as models with their
daughters. Among these will be Mrs.
Morris Sheppard. wife of Senator
Sheppard of Texas, and Miss Janet
Sheppard; Mrs. Rexford Tugwell and
Miss Tanis Tugwell; Mrs. Garland
Ferguson and Miss Sally Ferguson;
Mrs. Fred Essary and Miss Annabel
EsSary.
One Of the things for which the De-
cember Democratic Digest Fashion
Show was so highly praised was the
great variety of models-the clothes
shown were suitable not only for one
type, but for all types. Bearing this
in mind the committee will. in this
Spring show, have as great a diversity
so that there will be features of inter-
est TO every one The models are de-
lighted to think of the charming
things they are to wear. and the on
lockers will not only enjoy the pag-
cant but will be pleased with the sug-
gestions for necessary additions to
their wardrobes.
Among the models will be Mrs. Bax-
ter and Miss Betsy Dern. daughters OF
the Secretary of War: Mrs. Fred
Roper, daughter-in-law of the Secre-
tary of Commerce; Mrs. Eugene
Vidal, wife of the Assistant Sec
retary of Commerce for Air; Mrs.
Benjamin Bartholow. wife of the
special assistant to the Secretary of
the Treasury; Mrs. Lister Hill. wife Of
Representative Hill of Alabama: Mrs.
Adlai Stevenson; Miss Laura Bark
ley, daughter Of Senator Barkley of
Kentucky; Mrs. William Morgan. Miss
Peyton Hawes, Mrs. George Maurice
Morris. Miss Margaret Ayres. Miss
Katharine Pearson, Mrs. Victor Cahill;
Miss Elizabeth Adams. daughter of
Senator Adams of Colorado Mrs.
Louie Gatlin Fain, Mrs Martin Dies
and Mrs. Ross, daughter -in-law of
Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross
The fashion show is open to the
public. There will be small admis-
sion charge which includes tea.
Evening star., 1934-03-18

natural obstacles to determine their
suitability for the hunting field
The outstanding feature of today
will be the awarding Of the Middle
burg Bowl, a $4,000 trophy, which
will be given to the owner of the hunt
er with highest score at the trials.
This will be the last thing on the days
program. The bowl will be held by
the winner until next year. Mrs. John
Hay Whitney, mistress of Llangollen
Farms and owner of a number of
outstanding hunters, has held the tro-
ply since It was first offered. Twice
she captured 1t with her chestnut
gelding What'll I Do. Last year
Bon Diable, gray gelding, was judged
the best hunter at the trials. Bon
Diable Is ertered again this year,
along with twenty other Whitney
horses.
Other noted stables are also repre-
sented today. MIR. Paul Mellon has
| several entries, as we'll as Mr.. Richard
K. Mellon, Mrs. r. c. Winmill, Mr,
Duncan H. Read, Mr.. Stephen Clark
jr.; Mr.. Frederick Warburg, Mrs. How
ard Linn, Mrs. Amory Perkins, Mr.
Henry Frost, Mr.. Jack Skinner and
| others.
| Judges today are Col George, COM
manding officer of Fort Myer, Va; Mr.
Dion Kerr, Washington, D. c., and
Mr.. CORTLAND H. Smith OF The Plains
| Va