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skill of his which kept him from
making those blunders which brought
inferior operators behind prison bars,
and she had sneered at his skill. He
raised his hat coldly.
After that crack" he said with
quiet dignity. II will leave you"
DO" said Medway. And If you
never come back, that1l be too soon."
"Good-by," said Mr.. Carlisle. He
raised his hat again and stepped
haughtily into the bushes.
He had intended to retrace his
steps up the rustic path. but just as
he was about to do so he heard
someone coming down 1t and paused.
The next moment Blair Eggleston
came in view.
He had intended to retrace his
steps up the rustic path, but just as
| he was about to do so he heard
some one coming down 1t and paused.
The next moment Blair Eggleston
came in view.
Mr.. Carlisle drew back into the
shrubbery. Wounded pride had given
place once more to the old Jealous
fury. His Gertie had given him the
bird-what his friend Soup Slattery
had so feelingly described on q pre-
vious occasion as the Bronx cheer
and he no longer hoped for q recon-
Citation. But there still remained
vengeance.
Blair Eggleston passed him and
came out into the clearing. It was
unfortunate for Blair that Packy's
well-meant advice had had the effect
of putting him in excellent spirits.
His smiling face, taken in conjunc-
ton with the bottle of wine which
he carried, conveyed to Gordon Car
lisle the definite picture Of . nber.
tine operating on all six cylinders.
The orgy, If such it was, began at
quite q moderate tempo. Blair Eg-
gleston uncorked the bottle, filled the
lady's glass, filled his own, gave her
a cigarette, took cigarette himself
and sat down on the turf. And then,
his words coming to Mr.. Carlisle only
as faint murmur, he began to talk.
Medway smoked her cigarette with
out exhibiting any Of the emotion
which a girl listening to the CONVEX
sation of q ibertine might be ex-
pected to display. And then sud-
denly the scene changed. To Mr..
Carlisle's ears there came the sharp
sound Of q woman's gasp. The ciga-
rette fell from Medway's fingers. She
stared at her companion as II what
he had Just said had shocked her
maidenly modesty to the core. Mr..
Carlisle waited no longer. Glowing
with the fervor which comes to men
about to chastise nbert1nes smaller
than themselves, he burst from the
bushes.
To Blair Eggleston. who had seen
Mr.. Carlisle pottering about the
chateau and knew him to be the Due
de Pont-Andemer, q guest Of Mrs.
Gedge, the spectacle of him ad-
vancing now did not suggest danger.
He was surprised to see him. because
he had not known he was there. His
first intimation that the newcomers
Evening star., 1934-03-03
SHANNON & LUCHS
ENTERS 10Th YEAR
Prominent Real Estate Firm
Long Has Held Confidence
of Public,

Shannon & Luchs this week enters
its twenty ninth year of general real
estate business in Washington.
Organized in 1906, by Herbert T.
Shannon and Morton j. Luchs to do
business under the name Of Shannon
g. Luchs, this firm soon gained the
confidence Of the public through its
handling Of sales Of homes and small
business property, as well as the COL
lection of rents and small loans.
Later 1t became necessary to expand
the business to include an insurance
department and an increased mort
gage division which floated all OF
loans necessary for its own construc-
ton Of new homes which was started
in 1916 with the development Of Four
teenth street terrace. Some OF the
firms other successful subdivisions,
housing thousands Of Washingto-
mans, are Burleith. Wrenwood, For
est section of Chevy Chase and Chevy
Chase Park.
This firm has figured prominently
in some Of the largest sales and leases
ever made in the District Of Columbia.
Today it Is known to be one OF the
respected realty firms in the city. col
lecting well over q million dollars In
rents each year. selling hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars Of real estate.
financing thousands Of properties,
large and small. and placing In
Surance.
Evening star., 1934-03-03

about that you wouldn't listen when
I was telling you.'
In Q few brief words he related the
burden Of what Mr.. Slattery had told
him. Medway's eyes sparkled en-
Enthusiastically. She, too. had the busi-
ness sense, and she could understand
how admirable an asset to q young
couple just starting housekeeping a
compromising letter Of Senator Opals
authorship would be.
Then q graver look came into her
face. There was something which in
the emotion Of the recent reconcilia-
ton she had forgotten. "Oily," she
said, there's something we'll have
to watch out for. That bird over
there Is a dickl"
"A dick!"
THAT'S what he Just told me. En-
ployed by the London, Paris and New
York Insurance Company to watch
over Mrs. Gedge's ice."
Blair Eggleston, dripping on his
island, was concerned to observe his
late assailant turn and direct at him
stare which, depsite the distance
which separated them, was so un-
pleasant that he wished they could
have been even further apart.
He is, Is he!" said Mr. Carlisle
faulty. There's only one thing to
do. Tie him up and park him some
where till we've made our getaway"
But how will we get at him?"
Mr.. Carlise surveyed the waste Of
waters with q thoughtful eye. Isn't
there q boat anywhere?"
There's a boat house along there
past those trees"
Mr.. Carlisle became brisk.
Baby" he said, as Napoleon might
have said to one Of his marshals
when instructing him in his latest
plan Of campaign, ''Iu wait here and
watch him so he don't get away, and
you trot along to that boat house
and get you a boat and come back
here and pick me up. Then we row
along to that island and prod him
with the boat hook. He Jumps into
the wet, and we haul him aboard.
Then we tie him up and leave him
In the boat house and send the folks
wire from Paris tomorrow where
to find him. Get me?"
"I got you"
"Then shoot" said Mr.. Carlisle.
CTo Be Continued.)
Evening star., 1934-03-03

walls and furniture, to provide .
walking place and throw into effec-
tive relief the furnishings placed upon
1t. In room where the rug Is plain
the furniture coverings could be rich
In texture and pattern. If the rug
is patterned. plain upholstery would
look better. A close pattern Is more
suitable than a spotty rug that at
tracts attention.
The walls are directly In the line
Of vision. They should be treated as
fiat, solid, upright construction. If
embellished with panelings pictures
and bangings, these should follow in
line the construction of the room. II
the side walls are plain. the door
plain, and subdued in pattern, dg-
ured draperies could be used. On the
other hand, II the wall Is covered
with IN all-over conventionalized pat
tern, plain draperies and rug would
look better.
It Is not well to have pattern in
everything. If draperies are figured,
use plain side walls, floor plain, and
subdued in pattern. Observe re-
straint in pattern because when too
strong patterns are used they stand
out and attract attention.
Evening star., 1934-03-03

artist who paints the picture on can
vas. First he decides q color scheme,
then he paints the background. Fol-
lowing Nature, his color values for
the ceiling, walls and floor are light,
middle value and dark. Then he
neutralizes each color by adding a
touch Of the compliment of the color
he is using. This process grays and
deprives the color Of its full bril-
liancy.
The manufacturer has simplified
this problem by providing paint
already neutra1ized It is your task
to choose the proper color and tone.
The furniture is the central point
Of interest; then come the draperies,
rugs and wall coverings. All must
be In proper relation to each other
and the design harmonious
For example, the rug should be
placed so the edges are parallel to
the lines Of the room. The rug should
be chosen with the background idea
in mind. Its duty is to uphold the
Evening star., 1934-03-03
SURPLUS BUILDING
PROBLEM SOLVED.
Depression Has Corrected
OversuppIy Condition,
Institute Says.

The depression has corrected the
condition Of surplus building space. a
task which should have been accom-
plished by the industry itself, accord
ing to Alexander Hamilton Institute
in an analysis Of the building situa-
ton. The institute remarks:
1T is apparent that, so far as the
general building situation Is con-
cerned, the present year will mark the
turn from the long condition Of over
supply. A construction volume OF
about rs per cent in excess Of that
of last year would be required to bring
the supply of space up to normal vos-
ume for normal needs. As the pros
poets do not indicate an increase Of
this extent, 1t is not unlikely that the
year will end with small deficiency
of space replacing II years Of surplus.
Beginning in 1922 and extending
through 1929, building construction
was carried on at pace which added
about 1000, ,000,000 square feet in ex-
cess Of normal to the country's sup
ply Of space by the end Of the latter
year. Put in another way, the ex-
cess Of space erected in the years of
over-activity would have warranted q
three-year building holiday.
There is evidence Of some space
shortage during the war years Ind
in the period of industrial depression
which followed the brief past-wa-
boom. This shortage was not long IN
being remedied, but activity did not
cease with the creation of reason
able volume of excess space. On the
contrary, the excess was augmented in
every year from 1922 to 1929, and the
situation for at least five years had
been indicative of the need, not for
expansion, but for contraction, re-
gardless entirely Of the state Of busi-
ness activity.
1.-The depression brought cor
rective which the building industry
and speculative builders should have
applied before. The volume Of con-
struction has declined year by year
since 1929 and for the last two years
1t has averaged but 80 per cent of
the 1856 average, thus coming close
to virtual building holiday. In 1890.
for the first time since 1921, actual
construction fell below normal and the
supply of excess space began to re-
cede. But despite the downward trend
Of building In 1880 and 1881, an es-
timated excess of approximately
1.500,000.000 square feet existed at
the end of the latter year. It re-
quired the falling away Of buildings
to merely nominal volume to make
healthy inroads into this surplus. At
the end Of last year it is estimated
that q surplus still existed, but this
excess was less than q years normal
construction volume"
Evening star., 1934-03-03

possible to serve from the kitchen di-
rectly to the main porch for lunch
cons.
Two large closets are planned
for each bed room with an additional
storage closet at the back Of the mas
ter bed room.
To carry out completely the design
of the house, the interior should be
finished In the same Colonial charac-
ter as the exterior. with random width
plank floors. wood cornice in the liv-
ing room. wood cornice and wainscot
in the dining room and wood mantels
and trim, simple In style, finished
either In their natural color or painted
white.
The cost Of construction, including .
garage, would be from $500 to $ll,-
600,
Evening star., 1934-03-03

tinctive feature Of Colonial houses Of
early Virginia and Maryland.
An unusual point Is the dining room,
considerably larger than usual in Ave-
room houses. This was provided In
the belief that the tendency to enter
tain at home is steadily increasing
with emphasis on dining.
There are f1replaces in every room.
including the large club room In the
basement. Many fireplaces were ne
cessities in the houses Of q past day.
after which this one is modelled.
In working out the house plan, the
matter of circulation" was made q
paramount item. As q result one may
60 from the main hall easily and d.
rectly to any room in the house with
out having to pass through any other
room, This arrangement also makes It
Evening star., 1934-03-03

intentions were hostile was the lat
ter's sudden spring. Something solid
hit him in the eye, and for the next
few moments the world became for
Blair Eggleston a sort Of nightmare
knock-about sketch.
Your literary man IS generally sup
posed to be a dreamy, absent-minded
person, unequal to keeping his head
in circumstances which call for prac-
tical common sense. Blair Eggleston
was not this type Of writer. He was
capable Of swift thought, and he
thought swiftly now. And what he
thought was that the soundest policy
for a man Of his physique, suddenly
assaulted by an apparently insane
due. was to remove himself as quickly
as possible.
To attempt escape in an inshore
direction was not feasible. Mr.. Car
Isle. like Apollyon. was straddling
right across the way. Making sud-
den dash, accordingly, and choosing
a moment when his assailant seemed
to have paused for breath, Blair
Eggleston galloped to the waterside
and, hurting himself In, swan clums-
ily, but vigorously. to small island
which lay some so yards from the
shore. Scrambling onto this, he stood
painting.
Meanwhile, on the mainland, q
tender scene was In progress. Med
way, who during the recent exchanges
had been hovering on the fringe of
the battle like some maiden of the
Middle Ages for whose favors two
knights are jousting, now flung her
arms impulsiveiy about Mr.. CarlEle's s
neck and with words appropriate to
the gesture gave him to understand
that the past was dead.
oily" she said, you're q WOW!
didn't know you had it in you. take
it ell back"
The cave woman In her had been
deeply stirred She had always been
aware that when it was a question of
conjuring cash out of the pockets of
his fellow men her mate had no su-
perior, but her doubts Of his physical
courage had done much to neutralize
the admiration excited by his profess
sioslal skill. These doubts he had
now set at rest, and also her doubt as
to the sincerity Of his love.
fshe kissed Mr. Carlisle. Mr.. Car
isis kissed her. The little episode did
not impress itself on Blair Eggleston
as idyllic, but idyllic it undoubtedly
was.
"Oilyl" breathed Medway.
'Gertie!" murmured Mr.. Carlisle.
And then, for In these practical
modern days the business note Is
never far away even from lovers
reconciliations, Gordon Carlisle began
to talk what he would have called
turkey.
Listen, baby" said Mr.. Carlisle.
We've got to get busy. There's no
sense in wasting time hanging around.
I'm going to open that safe tonight.
Around In the morning would be
the best time. Do you think you can
get one Of the cars out Of the ga
rage?"
Sure"
Then we'll have 1t waiting in the
drive with the engine running. I'll
drop down OF the balcony with the
stuff, and we'll be OF to Paris"
you won't hurt yourself, sweetie?"
"Sure not. It amt only . drop Of
few feet. And let me tell you svEne-
thing. That letter was reinns you
Evening star., 1934-03-03

~ OLONIAL architecture is in
4 corporated in the house plan
1 presented today as one of the
~ series of dwelling ideas pre-
pared for The Star by group
of Washington architects interested in
bettering the standards of home de-
sign. The plan is prepared by E. p.
Schreier, registered architect.
The house is Of the Williamsburg
type, with low cave line, narrow
dormers and massive chimneys. The
form of the chimneys Is due to the use
Of f1replaces in the second-floor rooms,
a practice characteristic Of the period
in which this style Of home originated.
The roof shown is Of black and Ok
ford gray slate Of varied thicknesses
and the walls are Of sand-f1nished face
brick laid up in Flemish bond, q dis
Evening star., 1934-03-03
INSTALLMENT XVII.
EDWAY'S eyes were cold.
n What" she said, ARE you
VI doing here, may I inquire,

n "A What" she said, ARE you
VI doing here, may I inquire,
v Mr.. Carlisle?"
Where is hep"
where is who?"
"That guy Eggleston. They told me
he was down here with you"
"They did, did they?"
Eyes, and they told me something
else. You've been flirting with him"
Medway yawned. What Of it?"
There was pain mingled with the
sternness Of Mr.. Carlisle's gaze. Meek
ing with the help! wouldn't have
thought it Of you, Gertie."
''Mr. Eggleston," replied the girl
with hauteur, 'is gentleman in every
sense of the word. I can't help it II
he likes me, can II"
A slight grating noise ,intruded It.
self on the quiet Of the afternoon
Gordon Carlisle grinding his teeth.
He seems to have taken quite
fancy to me-" proceeded Midway, with
light, careless laugh. Most atten-
tive he is being. He has nice eyes. and
funnily enough, he seems to think
have, too."
The grating noise increased In
volume.
He was telling me about them
when sent him up to the house. He
ought to be back any moment. Then
he'll tell me some more, maybe"
He'd better let me hear him!"
"You'd do lot, wouldn't you"
"I'd break his neck"
yeah? You and who else?"
The turbulence of Mr.. Carlisle's
manner gave way to a pleading soft
ness. Don't do it, baby! Don't be
this way"
I'll be any way please. And per-
haps you'll kindly lay of that baby
stuff. If you want to know how
you stand with me, we're pffft,
and don't you forget it. After you
crawfishing the way you did night
before last. Not having the nerve
to beat the guy up."
II explained that"
"And after what happened a year
ago."
IT explained that, too"
eyes, you did! Ankling into the
hospital and eating my grapes with
that woman's kisses hot upon your
lips!"
"They were not hot upon my lips.
I never kissed her in my life. It was
nothing but q simple, Straightforward
business association. She happened
to know q young canned-sardine mil
Nonaire, and was trying to get her
to quote her lowest terms for steer
ing him into q card game with me
Don't you believe me?"
II wouldn't believe you, even II ]
knew you were telling the truth. A
nice sort Of banana split you turned
out to be! If I'd had any sense, I'd
Of had you pegged for wrong num-
Der the first day I met you.S
A sigh escaped Mr.. Carlisle. you'll
be sorry for this, Gertie. One Of these
days you'll realize how you've mis-
judged me-"
'Well. when I do I'll drop you q
line. can easily find out which
prison you're at"
Mr.. Carlisle stidened. He loved
this girl, but she had gone too far
She had insulted him In his capacity
Of artist. The thing on which he had
always prided himself was that grea'
Evening star., 1934-03-03

Of their agreement to its provisions.
The code Is expected, If and when
signed by President Roosevelt, to have
a tremendous effect in eliminating
unethical practices in the real estate
deld.
Administration of the code would
be through an authority Of II men,
bers, representative of the industry S
various interests, eight Of whom
would be elected by the National As
sociation of Real Estate Boards,
and the three others selected by a
methods approved by the admins
traitor.
This authority would appoint local,
State or regional committees or desig-
nate local real estate boards or State
associations to prescribe rules for fair
trade practices in their respective
localities.
The sessions of the board Of di-
rectors took up two days. On the
was presented to william c. Miller,
local real estate man, who is the i'm
mediate past president of the national
association. The presentation was
made by L. T. Stevenson, Pittsburgh,
who preceded Mr.. Miller as president.
On the presentation committee were
Mr.. Bangs and Leon Todd of Cam
den, N. J.
The directors approved a report
presented by Walter Schmidt, chair
man of the Mortgage Finance Com
mittee, on proposed legislation af-
fecting the Home Owners Loan Cor
poration. The plan he presented is
designed to function In the field above
the loan maximum of the H. o. L. c.,
and for all financing institutions not
now covered and for all types Of real
estate projects. It would permit
larger residential building projects.
Those who attended the meeting Of
the directors included:
Mr.. Potter, Herbert U. Nelson, ex-
ecutive secretary, Chicago; Gen.
Nathan William MacChesney, gen.
eral counsel, Chicago; Mr.. Bangs, Mr..
Waterf1eld, Paul E. Starke, Madison,
Wis; Joseph Wagner, Davenport,
Iowa; Joseph Laronge, Cleveland; !;
Stephen w. Sleeper, Boston; Maurice
F.. Reidy, Worcester, Mass; Mr.. Stew
enson, Harry G. Kissell. Springfield,
Ohio; Cyrus Crane Willmore, ST.
Louis; Mr. Miller, Mr.. Taylor, Ed
ward A. McDougall, Queensborough,
N. Y; Irving B. Hiett, Toledo. Ohio;
Clarence c. Heat, Louisville, KY;
Harry A. Taylor, East Orange, N. j.;
Morton G. Thalhimer, Richmond; Mr..
Schmidt. Mr.. Todd, j. w. Cree, jr..
Pittsburgh; Mark Levy. Chicago; Mr.
Gilbert and Lawrence G. Holmes, In
dianapoliS, Ind.
Evening star., 1934-03-03
MODEL HOME SOLD

The nrst Of the 1894 series Of Star
Model Homes, located at 101 Aspen
street. Chevy Chase, Nd, has been
sold to Mr.. and Mrs. Walter N. Brad
shaw. Meadowbrook. Inc. builders.
announced.
The home Is Of simple Colonial de-
Hgn. It's exterior is Of brick painted
Ehtts. y
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. stabilizing factor which would tend
to prevent booms and depressions.
Other factors that Waterfield be-
1ieves necessary to an upward swing
In the market include creation of
unemployment in building trades,
restoration Of confidence in real es-
tate securities and formation Of q
central mortgage discount bank,
either private or public.
"The bank must be created, he said,
"for all types of real estate loans,
Including construction, reorganization
and rehabilitation loans. This can
be done either by q new institution
or by enlarging, broadening and the
consolidation or coordination Of all
governmental agencies now partially
serving the field.
Evening star., 1934-03-03
New Building Devices.

Architecture published last month
a survey Of new products. new devices,
new services brought into being with
in the last 18 months. There are 368
items listed. each one Of which. it Is
said, Is an addition to building
science.
Evening star., 1934-03-03
BY IRENE RIDDLE.

4 UGH Of the effectiveness OF
M the room Is lost unless the
wv background Of walls, ceiling
/ i and door Is correct In tex
ture, tone and color. II It
Is too brilliant or wrong color value.
or so aggressive as to dominate the
color scheme, then the objects placed
against 1t cannot be seen to good
advantage. But II the background Of
your room Is q neutralized color, then
the decorative ornaments and furni-
ture will be seen in their true bril-
liancy.
Following Nature as Q guide, COM
pare the ceiling Of the room to the
sky, which is the lightest value: the
walls to the trees, which would be
middle value. and the floor to the
ground, which is the darkest.
Since every home maker Is an
artist. creating an environment in the
household picture Of life, let US corn
pare the technique to that Of the
Evening star., 1934-03-03
STABILITY FACTS
IN REALTY CITED
BY HOUSING HEAD

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1934-03-03
NATIONAL REALTY
BOARDS APPROVE
COMPETITIVE CODE

Continued From First Page.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-14
100000 ST { K
HOUSING JOBS

One out of every 1900 persons
in the United States has at
tempted to obtain a position with
the Federal Housing Administra'
ton.
This fact was learned exclu.
sively by The washington Times
today, when it was disclosed by
a high official that more than
100000 applications for jobs In
the new agency are now on file.
1t is believed that this stagger'
ing number of job7Seekers is the
greatest that has ever been known
in connection with any enterprise
in any country. whether private or
governmental.
Higher-ups of the housing
agency expressed the opinion that
never, in the entire history Of the
world, has there been such an in
flux of hopeful job-Seekers toward
one enterprise.
In striking contrast to the ap-
plications is the fact that less
than 1000 persons are now at
work in the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration.
The result is that there are
more than 100 persons striving to
obtain a position now held by
one person