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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-08-02
SYNOPSIS

Seeking death to escape dishonor 1T
the hands of = drunken desperado,
sonya Savarin allows herself to be res
cued by her suddenly repsntAnt at
tacker. Tho girl IL = self-appointed
physician to the Navajo Indians, living
ON an Arizona sheep ranch with her
brother Serge, his wife, Lila, and their
small daughter. Babs. She is engaged
to Rodney Blake. wealthy New Yorker.
but her heart is with tho friendloss
Nayajos and she evades \ wedding.
sonya pulls little Moon. wife of Two
Fingers, Navajo. through tho crisis
OF An illness. Two Fingers is deeply
grateful. Sonya again meets the man
whose advances she had repulsed on
Lono Mesa. He tells her he bitterly
regrets his action. Sonya In affected,
out uhIorgiving. Sh9 hears rumors of
. Border bandit Ell Captain Diablo."
and vaguely connects him with her
attacker On Lone Mena she again
comes upon the strange young man.
Whom he relterates his sorrow over his
misconduct. she indicates forgiveness
and urges him to abandon his life of
lawiessneHs. From concealment, Sonya
witnesses tho trAnsference of objects
from An airship to her Attacker. At
dance she demands that he tell her his
name HIS says he III Starr Stone, that
his mother believer him dead, and that
he COOS BY = different name In this
region He leaves tho dance with
tall. fierce Mexican, with whom he il
mysteriously associated. Sonya real
fxes she 10 falling In love with ! man
whom sho can only class as 4 renegade
and outlaw. and that she can never
marry Blake.
"a
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CHAPTER VI-Continued
10

whats wrongT' 1t read. "Write or
shall take plane out by Friday. Rod"
Sonya herself drove In late that eve
ming and sent her answer
Nothing but epidemic" she wired.
Forgive me. Sonya"
And as she left the straggly small
dot OF civilization under the thin sickle
OF new moon she came upon tiny
cavalcade plodding In the deserts
dust. Three burros. their patient little
feet shutting In the white sand. bore
two packs and a rider, the latter a
thin old man In rusty black whose sill
very head shone In the dusk with
beauty.
Her heart pounding. Sonya drew up
beside him.
Good evening, SIR" she said. How
Is all with you?"
Good evening, daughter" he replied.
at is well. The peace of the desert
dwells within. especially at this time
Of the day. There Is healing In the
twilight, and contemplation. The soul
enriches itself with thoughts OF the
bounty OF the Lord. And your"
1--WE have much sickness among the
Indians" she said gravely. land much
work"
That's bad. hope you pray a good
deal"
WELL" said Sonya hesltantly. yes.
sir. do. have toto carry on. One
needs strength. you know"
"Just 80. Just so. And strength
will come to you. never fear. Take
that One now, that Blue-eyed One.
Three nights ago | saw him by little
stream. and he grasped my arm so
hard 1t hurt The old, you know, my
daughter, are soft In the flesh. with
out resistance. And he asked OF you,
the dark-haired doctor woman, and
called on God for strength. Just so.
God he said, II was strong enough L
Just So They all come to the knees
OF God. daughter, sooner or later"
Sonya swallowed painfully. Her
eyes felt blurred again with the eI-
element suddenly In her.
TELL me-" she said slowly, tell me
agaln-where was he7"
The Servant waved an airy old
hand fine of line and yellow as parch-
nent.
by q stream" he said vaguely, ITO
the SOUTH Three nights ago. Well, l
bid you good night. daughter. We must
be getting on"
He bowed politely. and the burros
battered away.
Sonya stepped on the starter and
bounced ahead.
So. He was In the country again.
lie would be here, somewhere, some
time Maybe tomorrow. Maybe next
day. The winds that blew softly up
from the south famed her face with
perfumed breath: the little moon was
fair AS maIden's brow; there were
mystery and ecstasy In every shadow
Of the sage.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-08-02

lip, a dim and shining shape of gold.
and the man In his saddle held his
hat In his hand and looked at her
steadily.
Sonya looked back. and such a light
broke on her tired face as should have
humbled any man. 1t humbled this one
to the very dust. beholding.
starr Stone!r she cried softly in
the silence. "Oh. Starr Stonei You
have come back I"
ard come back from hells edges"
he said soberly. "Min Savarin. /
can't help myself"
swiftly. "Never. You must come to
me-always."
She had stopped 4 few feet from
him, and tho man refined close beside
her. laying hand on hers. looking In
to her face as If he could not look
deep enough. His blue eyes were dark
again with the spreading pupils. his
mouth grave.
"Of course you know" he said SIM
ply, that love you"
.'Of course" she said.
THAT I'm dust under your feet
nothing. Less than that But l want
you to know too that love you as 4
better man could never love you.
don't love you-no. | worship you.
could kiss tn print of your little foot
In tn sand. You're a white angel on
tn stairs of heaven. and I'm devil
In tn pit--and hell itself Ia In those
separating miles, for me-"
He stopped. his voice seeming to die
In his throat with the weight of Its
confession, then went on with an eff
fort:
II come back to look at you because
can't stay away-and | forfeit my
life every time. want you to know
that, rs a proof. sort Of"
II don't need proofr cried the girl
wildly, land | know that tool Have
known 1t ever since the night of the
dance when you followed--when you
followed"
"Yes-when followed-and left you
standing there In the open floor like
the yellow dog l was-and amlr
mol Because you had toll Because
II you double-cross-"
FLUSH I'm here now. Let's talk for
a little while as II we were two ordl-
nary people, with nothing between us
to prevent. You're workin' yourself to
DEATH" he said. searching her face
with anxious eyes.
Its nothing. My part In life. A good
ono, great one"
Maybe. But you're woman, and
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SO sweet, so beautiful. I'm afraid for
you"
Don't be. won't die. Nothing could
kill me-noW."
"Why now?'
Because said the girl gravely,
i've got fight ahead fight to take
you from whatever holds you. and I'll
do 1t. We've just begun--you and |,
Starr Stone"
Her fnce was like flower OF the
dusk, beautiful aud dim, but filled with
stern courage, white fire of the
spirit. His hand on hers closed tight
ly. Slowly he leaned toward her and
Sonya leaned to meet him, his eyes,
his breast, his lips. In the darkening
night she kissed him and knew she
had never kissed a man before. What
she had given Rod Blake was pale
friendship compared to the tide OF
life which engulfed her now.
Then she drew back, pushed the
hair from her forehead.
STRANGE" she said. what life does
to lis against our will. In spite OF all
we've ever known. ever desired, ever
planned"
God, yes" he echoed. lever known,
ever planned"
but we can fight backl' she cried.
I'VE don't need to sink under Its
blowsi"
ITO certain point" he said. BE
yond that--no."
Eyes AS long az there's lifei
know what the human soul Is made of
Its strength. Its courage. Men--and
women too-have done great things,
against all odds. because OF 1t. Strong
men, strong women. Everyone falls.
Only weaklings stay down. Anyone
can get up If he wants to hard enough.
II he has reason. I'm your reason"
The man groaned audibly. an In.
articulate word of despair.
Then he bent down and laid his
cheek upon her hand and his. clasped
on her pommel. gesture of abase
ment, OF humble love that came too
late.
III I had the world" he said thick
~. I'D give It all to be worthy to
make you that"
He Strengthened In bis saddle. gath
cred his rein.
Come" be. said, II mustn't keep
you DO you mind II I ride with you
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-08-02
CHAPTER VII
SouI'x Covenant.

But the morrow came and brought
Its flying trips to this hogan and that,
and nothing happened but death and
sorrow, and the sun went down and
rose again on Sonya and her fever
ish work.
II was, at the end OF another week
when the tide of life In her seemed
n low ebb with all the monstrous la
Dor and the strain OF human suffering
about, that she came face to face with
Starr Stone once again She had just
ridden down the sounding aisle OF Tall
canyon to como out on the dusky lev
eis, when she saw him. I'm d'Oro stood
IKE a statue against the great wallis
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-08-02
BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
Its Already Smashed
At Last They Got Him
Air Wisdom, and Nonsense
Forest Made IN Ordar

Senator Borah denounces monopoly
as the cause of all our troubles, and
says Smash the monopolIesl" AS 1t
happens, happenings since 1929 have
smashed the monopolies fairly we'll.
II anybody has 4 monopoly that you
would like to own. you can get 1t at 4
bargain.
1t took Is federal agents, all ex-
pert gunner. to get" Dillinger. And
they got him by surprise, thanks to a
woman's Tip that he was to be In a
certain theater." tip supposed to
have been well paid for. 1t was no
detective work" Dillinger was killed
as he had killed others. without a
chance of escape. like trapped coyote,
and now he knows, Ii he knows any,
thing, that as a profession "crlme does
not pay"
The War departments special avia-
tion committee says the army should
have 2.320 planes. with corresponding
Increases In flying men. 1t also says
there should not be one department
controlling all air forces, which Is
pitiful idlocy.
Mr.. Baker must remember what hap
pened when he was secretary OF war
and the flying machines of this country
sent to Europe were a joke among ma
lions. our flying men compelled to bor-
row from France and England planes
that would really fly.
However, the big men In the army
and navy are not flyers. and feel that
they should have their little separate
flying units to play with.
From somewhere In the Pacific Pres
ident Roosevelt sends an order that
$15,000000 be set aside now, STE. 000.-
600 In all, spent on made to order"
forest. stretching across this country
through the heart Of the drouth area
from the Canadian border to the Texas
Panhandle. Planned as an experiment
to counterfeit the drouth by encourag-
Ing rainfall. the new forest will be
1000 miles long. 100 miles Wide, 100,-
600 square miles OF forest surface.
1t will be long time before any
body knows about the plans success.
The President and those around him
will have disappeared. will not see the
big forest, and before 1t amounts to
much men may have learned to pro-
duce rain when necessary. 1t Is an
interesting experiment, costing only
s75,000OO0, a mere nothing In these
IcS
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-08-02
Smiles &
BAD GUESS

He saw her sitting In the darkened
room. NoIselessly he stole up be-
hind her, and before she was aware
OF his presence he had kissed her.
How dare you,n she screamed.
Pardon me-" he bluffed readily.
"but | thought you were my sister"
"Assl" she exclaimed. II am your
sister,"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-08-02
days
Henry Ford says:

Henry Ford says:
sOld-fashIoned AmericanIsm, the
pioneer spirit that isn't afraid to
tackle anything, WILL save this nation
from Its economic and social afflIc-
tions."
Perhaps Henry Ford, who lives some
distance from the fringe Of American
foolishness, gives his fellow citizens
credit for too much of the old "Ameri-
can spirit"
When you read that 100000 chill
dren are deprived OF schooling In the
United States, that this country spends
for "luyi res twice as much as 1t
spends on education, you think that
possibly something has happened TO
that pioneer spirit" The Talmud
says, Jerusalem was destroyed be-
cause the schools were neglected"
Conditions In Vienna are bad, with
more dangerous riots expected as Nail
terrorism continues Its bomb explo-
sions. Nazis In Austria declare that
Roman Catholic priests led Chancel-
lor Dollfuss In his campaign against
the Nails" and Nazi spokesman de-
clares that Nazis "have determined to
kldnap the Roman Catholic priests as
hostages" AS soon as any NazI ter
rorlsts are sentenced to death. and
hanged. their friends will kill the
priests held as hostages.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peters (he was might
man" In small Hoboken, N. j., lunch
room) won s25,516 In a sweepstake
lottery and felt that they should show
that winning, In lottery, Is a good
thing. They drove to collect their
money In rented 18-cyllnder car with
liveried chauffeur. and Opened"
champagne.
Any expert accountant can show
them that per cent on $25,516 will
not stand that strain. Some "get-rich-
quick expert will probably show them
how to change S25,5l8 into $10,O0O,0OO
then Mr.. Peters will be might man"
again.
Germany has real troubles, some fac
tories closing, hours reduced, because
Of lack of raw materials. Ii isn't that
other countries refuse to sell raw ma
terlals to Germany, but that Germany
lacks cash and credit. Hundreds of
thousands are said TO be added to the
number Of unemployed.
News that malaria Is spreading In
Cuba, 6,0O0 cases reported at Santi-
ago, will disturb intelligent Cubans
and doubtless cause an energetic fight
against the dangerous notwithstanding
mosquitoes
Mosquitoes spread malaria and also
spread yellow fever. Malaria Ia the
worse OF the two, for 1t makes life
worthless. According to scientists the
malaria mosquitoes coming up from
the marshes. not rude barbarlans from
the north or the vices OF the lnhabI-
tants, destroyed the power Of ancient
Rome.
a. King Features Syndicate, Inc.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-08-02

"Some of us humans Is naturally so
selfish" said Uncle Eben, we takes IL
fob granted dat unless Yves geftin all
de best OF anything we's gettln all de
worst OF It"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-08-02
Proper Differences

do you enjoy horse racing7'
VERY much" said Miss Cayenne.
"But I never bet. regard the horse
as highly intelligent creature. But
1t always thinks 1t Is going to win
whether 1t can or not Why should
| assume to know more about Its
business than the horse does7"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-08-02
About:
Forgiveness
Welded Happiness
Suspicious Characters
q He'll svndtrats- s~rxf-~
BY ED HOWE
g. Bell syndicats-wNU servtcs.

nURING a long life certain person.
II have been so unfair and unrea
sonable with me ! am not able to for
give them: | cannot again trust or as
ISOLATE with them.
| have adopted this policy as ths
easiest and best way. If | had oppor
tunity to punish them, | should no
do so. do not talk about them, OF
think of them when | can help It,
| believe In all decency. but this |!
the best | can do with my enemies
ANY suggestion that | love them |!
plainly silly to me: cannot so mucf
as forgive them. The best | can do |!
To let them alone.
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Mrs. Smith--And SO your daugh-
ter Is about to marry. Do you really
feel that she Is ready for the battle
of life?
Mrs. Jones-She should be ready.
Shes been In four engagements al
ready.
Evening star., 1934-06-14

Miss Anne Lipscomb, student at the
Fredericksburg State Teachers Col
lege, has joined her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John T. Lipscomb, jr., in their
home in Clarendon, for the Summer
vacation. Miss Lipscomb has done ex-
cellent scholastic work this past year;
she was made a member of the stu
dent council, and participated In many
Of the schools other activities.
Evening star., 1934-06-14

Mrs. John Hickerson of Washington,
D. c., has been the guest of Mrs.
Thomas Williamson at The Birches.
Herndon. Va, for several days.
Evening star., 1934-06-14

Capt. N. Taylor Phillips of New
York City has returned to Washing
ton to make brief stay, and during
his visit he is stopping at the Ward
man Park Hotel.
Evening star., 1934-06-14
Gibson, Mrs. Richard 8, Hill and Mri
Edward j. Cummings.

Mrs. Belle Maxwell Cain, Wardman
Park Hotel. and Mrs. p. r. Bailey,
3903 Jenifer street northwest, will en-
bark on the s. S. Rex, sailing from
New York June %, for prolonged
stay in Europe. They will visit Italy,
Switzerland, Austria, Germany, France
and return to Washington from Eng
land In September.
Evening star., 1934-06-14

Arthur Orr, Mrs. r. Bruce Horsfau.
Mrs. Roy S. Ceiger.
Tulip Hill is miles south Of An
napolis and looks out on West River,
which is at the foot Of the garden
terraces. A long driveway leads
from the public road to the house and
brings the visitor to q portico with
tall pillars supporting triangular
canopy. Tulip Hill gets its name from
the towering grove Of tulip poplars
which are on the estate. The garden
doorway is covered by a shell portico,
supported on carved brackets, with q
carved final finishing the peaked roof,
which has been widely copied. The
stone steps are worn with time and,
though they have been sedulously re-
paired, do much to emphasize the
age Of the house. The gardens are
one Of the cleverest exponents Of
restoration in Maryland.
Tulip Hill Is built like q fortress
It's great chimney pillars are at least
6 feet square at their foundation in
the cellar, and most Of the great joists
and beams, as sound as iron, measure
IA by 20 inches and run to q length
Of so feet. The old wine vault is
still to be seen in the cellar, and un-
der the right wing Is the dungeon,
where the Galloway slaves were
thrust for punishment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon Price enter
tanned for their son, Weldon A. Price,
at surprise dinner party Monday at
the Brook Farm Tea House, after
which the guests motored to George
town University to witness the grad
uating exercises and to see Mr.. Price
receive his doctor of medicine de-
gree. DR.. Price is graduate Of Gen.
trail High School and received a schol-
arship at the Georgetown University
for his pre-medical course.
Mrs. H. J. CroSson has returned
from Toledo, Ohio, where she visited
her son-in-law and daughter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald A. Wiley. and their chill
dren.
Mrs. James G. Carruthers is enter
tanning at bridge luncheon at Wake
field, near Round Hill, Va, to-
day. Her guests include Mrs. Owen
Thomas, jr.; Miss Myrtle Baber, Mrs.
J. Samuel Patterson, Mrs. c. j. Har-
ley, Mrs. R. M Thompson, Mrs. Henry
Beatty, Mrs. Heaton Purcell, Mrs. O.
L. limerick, Mrs. Otis L. Williams. Miss
Dorothy Harley, Mrs. w. H. Turner,
Mrs. H. H. Cooley, Miss Mary Simp-
son and Mrs. Theodore Reid.
Evening star., 1934-06-14

from . 10 l0:30 pm, d. the May
flower Hotel. The three-day conven-
ton begins June as.
Invitations to the Advisory Board
to attend the reception were sent out
today by Miss Ada Morgan Hill, pres
ident Of the Washington League for
the Hard Of Hearing, and chairman Of
the committee making arrangements
for the official reception.
Members Of the Advisory Board are
Miss Grace Abbott, Washington,
chief, United States Children's Bu-
reau; Miss Jane Addams, Chicago,
ILL.,; Miss Mabel r. Boardman, Wash
ington; Mr.. Elmer J. Bliss, Boston.
Mass; DR.. E. H. Cary, Dallas, Tex,
former president American Medical
Association: Mr. J. Herbert Case. New
York City; Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, North
ampton. Mass; DR.. Hugh S. Cum
ming, Washington. Surgeon General
United States Public Health Service;
DR.. Livingston Farrand, Ithaca, N. Y,
president. Cornell University; John H.
Finley, New York, ex-president, New
York University; H. F. Guggenheim,
New York; Mr.. John Hays Hammond,
Washington; Mr.. Vernon Kellogg,
Washington, former secretary Ma
tional Research Council; DR.. William
]. Mayo, Rochester, MINI; DR.. James
Kerr Love. Glasgow, Scotland; Mr..
Charles Nagel, st. Louis, Mo-; Mr..
Newbold Noyes, washington; Mr. Paul
L. Schoellkopf, Niagara Falls, N. Y;
Mr.. z. G. M. Stills, Brunswick, Me,
president, Bowdoin College; Mrs. Will
liam K Vanderbilt, New York; DR..
George z. Vincent, Greenwich, Conn. |;
DR.. Ray Lyman Wilbur, California,
president, Stanford University, and
Mr.. owen D. Young, New York City.
Off1cers Of the federation and mem
bers Of the active board will be in the
receiving line. Assisting Miss Hill
with arrangements for the reception
are Miss Adele Stamp, dean Of women,
University of MARYLAND: Mrs. A. K.
Evening star., 1934-06-14
Goodman-Straus Wedding
At Wardman This Morning.

The marriage Of Miss Sylvia Prince
Straus, daughter of Mrs. Sidney w.
Straus, to Mr.. Henry S. Goodman, jr.,
son Of Mrs. Henry Goodman of Port
land, Ind, took place this morning
at IL o'clock in the apartment Of her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Julius
Peyser, at Wardman Park Hotel. The
ceremony, which was performed by
the Rev. DR.. Abram Simon, was wit
Evening star., 1934-06-14
Mrs. Coolidge on Board
For Hard Of Hearing.

Members of the Advisory Board Of
the American Federation of Organi-
cations for the Hard of Hearing, Inc,
will be the honor guests at the official
reception, outstanding social event at
the fifteenth annual convention of
the federation, to be held June IS,
Evening star., 1934-06-14
Small Savings Mount,

Small savings" such as National
Savings Certificates, savings bank de-
posits and building society shares Ia
England now total $12,460, ,000, 900.
Evening star., 1934-06-14

messed by the immediate relatives oa
the young couple. There we're no at
tendants. The youthful bride looked
lovely in q chartreuse garden frock
with large picture hat and carried
q shower bouquet of lilies Of the
valley. A breakfast followed the cere-
mony.
Later in the afternoon Mr.. and
Mrs. Goodman left for o motor trip
and upon their return will make their
home at the Argonne.
The out-of-town guests were Mrs
Henry Goodman, mother Of the bride
groom, and Mr.. j. Emerson Goodman
and Miss Daphne Scott Of Portland
Ind.
The bridegroom is q graduate Of the
University Of Indiana.
Mr.. Paul w. Pope of Cathedral
Mansions will leave for Princeton
within O few days, accompanied by
his daughter. Miss Evelyn Pope, to
attend the 55th reunion Of his class
The late President Woodrow Wilson
was O distinguished member of the
| CldoS O1 TO- 4ICkC WC1C Loo k1lC1IIRCAG
Of the class, and there are 80 members
still living. Mr.. Pope was the young
est member Of the class.
Mrs. ]. Franklin Hilton had as hei
guests at luncheon at the Shorehan
yesterday Mrs. Harry Spencer, Mrs
Harry Steele Meyer, Mrs. John c
rNpLa NErs Iy n,,eeail niehnn Mrs
william G. Gordon, Mrs. Charles
Schneider and Mrs. Robert F. Beres-
ford.
Mrs. Belle Wagner and Miss Helen
Bean are entertaining at tea this
afternoon in the garden house
and garden Of the Dodge Hotel,
having as their guests some of the
members of the staff of the American
Red Cross. They will be assisted by
Miss Sara Armstrong Hall and Miss
I. Malinda Havey.
Evening star., 1934-06-14

Marie la Rouche, Miss Dorothy
Smith, Mrs. Sophie Ginsnerg, Mrs. Ida
Laws and Miss Mildred Roberts.
Mr.. Howard Robertshaw entertained
party Of friends at q dance In cele-
bration Of his 2lst birthday ami.
versary at his home in Falls Church,
Va, Saturday night.
Evening star., 1934-06-14

The Tau Delta Sorority held their
last dinner meeting of the Summer at
the Madrillon last evening. Among
those present were Miss Frances
Lacey, Miss Ethel Chappelear, Mrs.
Evening star., 1934-06-14
SOCIETY
{Continued From Third Page.)

and is the guest Of Miss Jane Wilson,
1880 Fairmont street northwest, while
here. Mrs. w. M. Geddes entertained
at bridge last evening in honor of
Mrs. Dove and other social affairs are
being arranged for her. Mrs. Dove
has large circle Of friends in the
congressional set, having for several
years been secretary Of the Congress
sional Club.
Evening star., 1934-06-14

Maj. L. Ponton de Arce of Boston.
Mass, is at the Carlton for q brief
stay.
Evening star., 1934-06-14

Mrs. Robert Schepmoes Of Ballston,
Va, accompanied by her son, Mr..
Douglas Schepmoes, also her cousins,
Mr.. Hamilton Odor of Washington
and Mrs. Sydney Fox Of Forestville,
Va, formed party who left by motor
yesterday for a two-week visit with
relatives In Fulton, Mo.
Evening star., 1934-06-14

Lieut.. John z. Clark, U. S. NJ, and
Mrs. Clark are at the Martinique for
a brief visit before returning to Nor
folk, Va.