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! he cried out: There's Brother Pas
cual grinning his big grin over the
heads of the people! What man
that is. Rosita! Let's go to him. be-
cause he can tell me about Rubriz-"
/ She made the Kid pause.
You don't know about Rubriz?"
she gasped.
She began TO read his face from
side to side up and down. as though
somewhere in it she must find the
knowledge.
Il don't know What is it?"
God forgive me!" cried the girl.
Il can't tell you. No one dares to
speak of it, but everyone knows
Brother Pascual-he can tell you"
"Rubriz?" said Montana. Has
something happened to him? Ma
teo?'
He looked down at the agony in
| the eyes of the girl and then he went
rapidly. cutting through the crowd
! by strength and adroitness, drawing
the girl through the easy safety of his
wake.
/ When he came up to the friar he
! said two words at the shoulder of the
! giant, whose eyes were so filled with
! the noise and laughter of the crowd
that they overflowed with a sort of
blind brightness. Every honest hap
! piness that came to his fellow men
was as two happinesses to that good
fellow.
! But at the voice of Montana he
turned suddenly and threw up his
hand as though to defend himself
from an attack. Afterwards he
! crushed the wrist of the Kid with a
terrible grasp.
Eel Keed!" he whispered.
BE quiet-people are staring,
brother" cautioned the girl.
"Rubriz-tell me. about Mateo!"
! urged Montana.
Behind the town. in that little
sandy hollow where Montana had left
the red mare, the three stood while
Brother Pascual told to Montana a
tale that curdled his blood
Not everything was known. Men
only knew how the great Rubriz had
fallen to numbers and chance; how
he had lain in the hands of the gov
ernor for single day; and how he
had been brought out of the fort dur
ing the middle of the next night q
changed. perhaps a ruined, man
He had been placed in a carriage.
Few had seen. But there had been a
glimpse Of Imply sagging form.
arms and legs over which there was
no control, the head hanging weakly
over to the side.
Like body newly dead except that
the eyes were living.
That was how the girl repeated
words she had heard. And then the
closed carriage had sped away on the
southern trail.
'"Where?" groaned Montana. Where
could they have taken him? What
have they done with him, Pascual?''
They have taken him where am
going to follow" said the friar quietly
"but where it would be foolish for YOU
to go. my friend. Foolish for me, also
but since Rubriz is dying for the sake
of the church, I must 60 to Join
him.
"Dying?" echoed Montana.
Don't you see?" put In the girl
There's only one place that q devil
like Estrada would send him. To the
Valley of the Dead"
The name came over Montana like
horrible nightmare out of an al.
. most forgotten sleep. He had hear.
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Uncle Ray
Meteor Dangers.


~ ALL the thousands of me-
teor cinders which have
struck the earth, have heard
~ of only one case of person
being killed by them; but in
other cases, narrow escapes have been
reported.
One reader told me of a meteor
which broke through a window in a
railway coach, but did no harm to
any one.
Every day and every night of the
| year the earth is "bombarded' with
meteorS. Most of them. l am glad to
say, are worn to ashes before they
reach the ground
Some persons still speak Of me-
teors as shooting stars" or falling
stars" but those are not good names.
Meteors are not stars-if they were.
! single one would blast the earth to
| bits.
MeteorS, as rule, are small. Many
are smaller than a baseball Larger
ones may have the size of a house or
a room in house; and few of really
great size are believed to have struck
| the earth.
! Thousands of millions of meteors
exist in space. They appear to re-
volve about the sun. 1t is likely that
some. if not all. are parts of broken
( comets.
( When a meteor strikes the air
around the earth, the meteor is
/ rubbed" until it becomes very hot.
Its temperature rises to 10000 degrees
or more. As result, we may see a
"streak of fire" in the sky at night;
/ and persons who do not know the
/ facts may think that a star" is falling.
| Meteors probably strike the earth
as often in the daytime as at night;
/ but they are plainly in view after dark.
If you study the sky almost any night,
you will see one or more meteOrS
streak the sky Sometimes there are
meteor showers
Evening star., 1935-03-16
Pointed Paragraphs.

If common sense will not teach a
young man etiquette. book on the
subject is of little use
A great man is seldom taken at his
true value, but lots of others will sell
out for more than they are worth.
When a woman goes shopping the
pitch of her voice depends ON whether
she is asking for silk or cotton.
A domestic broil is not a very sat
isfactory thing for dinner.
If you have talent for criticism
don't fail to use it on yourself.
The man who gives himself away
frequently isn't necessarily charitable
Counterfeit money has no redeem
ing traits
You can't get footnotes out of the
shoehorn.
The life work of some people seems
to be criticizing others.
A man seldom exhibits his temper
until after he loses it.
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of it before. All men in Mexico hac
heard of it. but it was thing net t.
be whispered, not to be thought
we go together" said Montana
But he hardly heard his own voice OF
believed that he had spoken.
"Pascual." moaned the girl II
told you what he would say! I told
you that he would 60. And shall
go also. then!"
"Hush!" said the friar. you are
a child. And what could you do?"
They went south through the noun
tains, over the green plains, into a
stricken land where running water
was no longer found. Instead. there
were standing pools or tanks" OF
| water that was foul with scum. filled
with twisting, jerking forms Of insect
life.
They had to dig shallow trenche;
| a yard from the margin of these
stink-holes and let the water seep in
purified q little by the filter through
which it had run. But even when il
had been strained in this slow and
| careful manner, that water would
grow ulDeardDly IOul LII IldlI udy
| ride under the southern sun.
It was the sun that possessed the
world. and no one who had journeyeo
through that country could love the
great. bright disk again, not even II
he found himself again IN the ccid
north, where it is friend.
Here it filled the entire sky with
intolerable light, and it blazed up
again from the pale soil and the hot
rocks. Even the cactus was burned
brown at the edges and all the thorns
were black, tempered iron. The only
other growth lay on the ground like
gray smoke.
There was no life for the eye and
there was no sound for the ear. All
was furnace by day. and, in the night
black pit with the stars burning
thin and far away through the dusty
air. They had the feeling that they
were not on a surface, but inside
something.
After q day or two, not even Mon
tana was capable of much speech
and the songs with which ne had
cheered the first part of the journey
ended.
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Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.

the same I don't believe you dare
climb this tree, even If you can"
Such look as Johnny gave Peter.
Then he walked straight over to the
foot Of that tree, for moment stood
looking up, then stood up, gave little
spring, flattened himself against the
trunk, dug his claws in and hugging
the trunk and digging his claws in.
scrambled up until at last he reached
the first branch. which happened to
be not far above the ground. Pulling
himself up on this Johnny looked
down in triumph at Peter.
so I don't dare" said Johnny.
POOH" exclaimed Peter disdain-
fully. Il don't call that climbing.
I've seen you climb as high as that.
1 would dare get up there myself If I
could, but l can't. Lets see you climb
up where your cousin is now. You
don't dare"
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danger. The youngsters are born in
a cozy nest, from two to four of them,
playful kittens who tame easily, but
retain many of their forest habits.
Color and size is the only noticeable
difference between the related species.
This member is a chestnut brown
above. well spotted with black. The
sexes look alike.
In coloring your Illustration you can
get very clear idea as to this hunt
er's appearance. Don't forget his
handsome ruff on the side of his head
and his whiskers.
,Copyrieht 1887
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CHAPTER xxx.
PASCUAL'S STORY.

PASCUAL'S STORY.
"HE rage of the governor at this
public thwarting had come to
a white heat. The others Of
i the crowd could see the girl
refuse the immense honor he
offered. to make her the queen of the
festival by placing her at his side in
the carriage, the humbling of Ignacio
Estrada by making such an offer to
girl in the Street-but none of them
could have heard the murmur which
she placed between two lines of her
song.
Blood -drinker! Man-eating swine!"
She had said it for his ear only,
and still smiling.
The madness that entered his brain
kept it Whirling like black smoke.
But through the crowd that came
laughing around the girl congratu-
lating her, wondering over her, the
taller figure of the Kid stepped with
a singular ease. He never seemed to
jostle man or woman, but, as though
he knew magic spots where his feet
should rest. he glided through the
press and came to her.
There was something about this
man. dressed like themselves, masked
like themselves. that made the other
youths lose heart, and they gave back
a trifle from around him as though
they wanted to hear him and see
him better.
For he had begun to sing in a
good, rich, ringing baritone. that fam
tastic old Castillian song. Weave Me
Mantle" With the very first
strains. the girl struck up the ac-
compartment on her guitar and gave
the song her own voice. so that they
walked on slowly. surrounded by their
own music as by a wall of quiet,
leaning their heads a little to one
another.
So long as the song continued. the
crowd kept its distance, moving slowly
with the slow pace of the singers, but
as the song ended the tide of the
festival rushed over the place, and the
level-streaming heads began to bob
irregularly up and down again.
So in a moment, the girl and Mon
tana were more alone more private
in that crowd. than they would have
been in the most secret of gardens
She caught at his arm SO that she
walked close to his side. but she said
with her face upturned to him: III
you knew me-if you knew what
have done"
I saw Estrada pull his hat over
his eyes"
But before-long before-there is
o thing have done"
"Look!" said the Kid.
He held a gold piece in his hand.
This is the past" said he. Watch
I'll"
And he tossed the coin high over
his head, so that it winked in the
light of the lanterns.
She over her shoulder, saw the
gold flicker, arch up. fall. And the
slim hands of a girl flashed up and
caught it.
Rosita laughed. She had no envy
for that lucky finder!
That's the past-and let it go!'
said Montana.
"Do you know" she asked
Enough to make it worth the for
getting" said Montana.
Governors come and governors go
but Montana rides forever" said the
girl
4, They began to laugh together unit
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the mode of the moment. They re-
quire simple cutting TO appear TO
advantage, hence we recommend
them for this type of frock. for they
seldom soil. and when they do they
wash beautifully. When dark. sturdy
colors are used in frocks, light aprons
add enormously to their chic.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1863
is designed in sizes "a. 36, 38. 40. AZ,
A. 46, 48 and 80 Size So requires
3l2 yards of 36-inch material. This
dress is made from 7-piece pattern
dong sleeves given alSoJ.
Every Barbara Bell pattern in
cludeS an illustrated instruction guide
which is easy to follow.
Evening star., 1935-03-16

Peter Rabbit.
ETER RABBIT and Johnny
- Chuck sat under big hickory
tree on the edge of the Green
Forest watching Happy Jack
Squirrel nimbly climbing and
jumping about in the tree, as much at
home there as they were on the
ground. Peter had wished that he
could climb and had asked Johnny If
he ever wished that Johnny had
promptly replied that he could climb.
"Oh, 1 know you can climb up on
fence post and a little way up in a
small tree" replied Peter, but don't
call that really climbing"
1T is more than you can do" de-
clared Johnny.
Peter was forced to admit that this
was true He couldn't climb and there
was no use in pretending that ne
could. 1T seems funny to me some
times what a difference there is be-
tween members OF the same family" :"
said Peter refiectively.
Meaning Wndt! ueiHdAueu JOIlIlIly
Chuck.
We'll, you and Happy Jack Squirrel
belong to the same family, don't you!''
asked Peter.
Il suppose we do" admitted Johnny,
but two different branches, quite diff
ferent branches. Why?"
"Oh. nothing much" replied Peter.
1T just seems funny that one cousin
is at home in tree even way up in
the top ana another cousin is afraid
to get more than few feet off the
ground
Who says I'm afraid?" demanded
! Johnny Chuck angrily.
Peter, remembering how Johnny had
driven away Dog larger than HIM
self. backed up somewhat hastily. Il
didn't say So he protested. but just
Evening star., 1935-03-16
Natures Children
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

stretched out on a bough to enjoy a
sun bath. AS he strides silently for
ward he lets out his hair-raising
scream. This is for the purpose of
soaring the wits out of the small
animals, whose nerves are not strong
enough to stand the strain, so they
bolt.
During the Winter these hunters
stalk grouse, hares and any animals
abroad. They are great mousers. de-
stroyers of birds and lovers of catnip.
While naturally shy. they fight
savagely when their children are in
Evening star., 1935-03-16

Johnny Chuck looked up. Happy
Jack was two-thirds the way up that
tree. higher than Johnny had ever
dreamed of going. He looked down at
Peter. Peter was grinning in most
provoking way. Johnny gritted his
teeth
Thinks I'm afraid, does he? Thinks
I don't dare climb up there I'll show
himl" he muttered to himself.
Then Johnny Chuck once more
started to climb. Just here the
branches were near together and it
was easy TO climb from one to another
Presently Johnny came TO one that
grew out and upward from the trunk,
a big limb. He started up this.
What are you trying to do? You
can't climb that! Are you crazy? Go
back down on the ground where you
belong" cried Happy Jack from Just
above him.
Just mind your own business,
Cousin" retorted Johnny Chuck. Pc
ter Rabbit says I can't climb and
don't dare to. I'm just showing him.
He thought l wouldn't take his dare"
well, if you ask me, you better
not" said Happy Jack.
I haven't asked you" replied
johnny Chuck and kept on his way.
(Copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1935-03-16
Dorothy Dix Says
'World Needs Good Cooks More Than
Secretaries" Advice to Women
Choosing Career

DIX-My been broken by tyrannical
interfering and 1t for
a 6yearod Before marriage
s4O-a- secretary the business world
suppose lucky $40 in envelope. Since
very much secretarial work
or science excellent cook? My
one thought getting that be with
me most of time Which is my best betP
SECRETARY COOK.
Answer I afraid advise you imparaly. because
range typewriter dome
a especially which
advantage than almost other And 1t Is
field that particular opportunities to women OF megenc
little skill
knowledge, and no ambition to do nne work.
GOOD just kitchen mechanic She artist She
"a guardian angel of home which she
her virtues become known
employer he comes to her Ana n
board and and has few expenses
forco moreth office worker
The woman who boarding who Is thereby
with her brood OF children or M
salary that
support she had great talent
ND even if she had outside of her
separating herself from them and de-
prvng happiness with hem and then the
privilege of having a real mother.
OF problem but If In
myself cackerack cook and start some sort OF
fond DOROTHY
1935l
Evening star., 1935-03-16
SHORT STORY-
MUTE BETRAYAL
With the Lie Detector Cevery Concealed the Two Waited
ImpatientIy for the Victim.
BY MARY FAITH

some pointed ques-
tions concerning
his recent where
aboutS--Subtly, OF
course. I knew she
wouldn't have any
trouble getting him
to try the cuticle
Softener. He was
a conceited. dap
per little hoodlum
and we'd suspected
him for o long
time.
I o m m y n a q
never taken Beauty
down to headquar-
tiers for a ques-
tioning because he
was afraid that
would scare OF
the brains of the
gang-whoever he
might be.
DO you figure
Beauty was in on
the stick-up Tues
day nj 6 h t." /
asked softly.
gY -"Il-sN -
Evening star., 1935-03-16
BY MARY FAITH GEARY.

Tommv's voice was calm, but could
feel his arm quivering. 1 think
right then he was more anxious 10
prove his lie detector than he was
to make an arrest.
That Tuesday stick-up had really
been a honey. The usual attack on
a truck by an armed gang in tour
ing car, but this time the truck
driver had put up a fight. One big
plug-ugly had slapped him over the
head with something. then they had
ditched him in a pile of bushes along
side the road.
The driver hadn't been hurt badly,
but the next day he'd broken out
with a fearful body rash. He swore
the gang had poisoned him, until
doctor told him he had poison ivy.
and then the driver remembered the
bushes I'd written q whale OF q
feature about it.
While l was sitting there chuckling
over my own wit Tommy suddenly
grabbed my arm. Some one had
come into the manicure booth.
Good old Julie didn't keep us in
suspense.
Hello. Mr.. Nader" she called. loud
enough for Tom and me to hear her
easily.
Come for your manicure? Oh"
jules voice broke of on a note Of
disappointment.
Nav, no manicure today" came
the apologetic voice that I recognized
as Mader'S.
Tommy grabbed my arm in the
excitement. What the devil? All
Tommy's planning would go to pot
unless Julie got Mader's fingers into
those bowls. I was fairly itching
to open the door and peek outside.
But Julie was as good Is an in
terlocutor.
Wont you sit down anyway"
Thanks" the Beauty answered.
Il was going to-snyway. Just be-
cause I got sore hands is no reason
we can't visit, eh. GorgeouS?"
Whatever happened to your hands,
Mr.. Mader?" Julie asked.
II got an infection while I was
uh-fishin' the other day. Got to
keep them bandaged. See? Poison IVY"
Well, the lie detector was broken
by an aspiring young lieutenant of
detectives and an anxious newspaper
reporter, both trying to be the first
through the door to question one of
the principals in the current hijsck-
ing epidemic.
tCopyright 1935J
Evening star., 1935-03-16
Housecleanine.

A great help when cleaning house
is large paint brush that you can
use for busting window sills. both in
side and outside; all baseboards and
corners, sewing machine pedals, around
gas pipes and many other places. You
will find it much quicker and more
thorough than 2 cloth or other
brushes,
Evening star., 1935-03-16
Contract
BY p. HAL SIMS.

Mr.. Sims is universally acclaimed the
greatest liUing contract and auction
PLAYER. He was captain OF the renowned
-Four Horsemen" team, no,0 disbdnded,
and has ,uon "a national champion
ships since 1924. These articles are
based on the Sims system, 'ph'Gn
includes the one-oper-one prlncipie,
uhich the Sims group OF players wdS
the first to employ and deuelop.
Evening star., 1935-03-16
nazpIti,,r
BY RUBY H

THIS surname originated from
"hazel-den,' meaning place
where hazel bushes grew. evidently
assumed by one who lived in such
a locality. After becoming sur
name it took on many forms of
Evening star., 1935-03-16
BY BARBARA BELL.

BY BARBARA BELL.
" vOUSE frocks that are really
different come to us this
season, with lines as youth
full and fiattering as those
We have in our best shirt
waist dresses.
The one in the sketch has charm
ing little details. such as action
pleats in the front, sleeves and skirt,
and a triple arrangement of bows
down the center closing of the waist.
CollarleSs necklines offer practical
advantages to women with shorter,
fuller throats. This one, cut in a
becoming V, adds inches to the
stature, and appeals particularly on
the score of simplicity
Every Summer wardrobe needs a
supply of printed cotton frocks of this
type. Fascinating materials suggest
themselves for it-gingham, seer
sucker. percales, poplins. cotton
broadcloth, the new calicoS, mems
ShirtingS and floCks of other wearable,
washable novelties in the fabric list
for house frocks.
Peasant prints are reported as sat
isfactory and attractive. Japanese
designs in bright, strong greens. yell
lows. reds, blues and tangerines are
Evening star., 1935-03-16
TOMMY FLYNN
J. and I had been
working hand

OANAAfA - -
J. and I had been
working hand
in glove on this
rackets stuff for
months. T o m m y
cycling a lieuten-
ants job in the
Detective Bureau
and I wishing to
knock the city edl-
tor cold by break
ing the story OF
who really was be-
hind the series of
truck Eijackings.
When I got to
FranciSco's barber
and beauty shop l
didn't need to ask
the boss W h e r e
Tommy was. He
had been pretty
S W e et on Julie
Dean for a long
time, so I ducked
past Francisco and
the other two bar
bers and into Ju-
lies little manicure
Evening star., 1935-03-16
unlocking.

The bidding:
North. o., Sou'n.
INF: 5sT:@!66: g: Pass. fci; 60
rast West.
Pass. Pass. Pass
/ Wants to place no trump decia-
ration in his hand, because OF TWO
guarded kings.
2 Planning to sign OF with tilree
clubs over two no trumpS.
3 North doesn't give nm lhe
chance. North might have BID TWO
spades. and then three no trumps over
three clubs.
East started off on the right 1oot
bv opening the jack OF hearts. Inc
declarer won with the queen III
dummy-West gave some sort ol en-
couraeing signal-and played back a
shade. When East was IN WIN lHe
queen. he didn't see any reason 10
shift suits. The ten OF hearts was won
by Norths ace and the spade suit
run down.
East who was really bright sort
of chap-witness his opening lead
made the correct discard OF two low
diamonds. I was North. and at thS
point the contract looked trine SICK.
| I still had the chance for an end play.
however. l led the king OF clubs. East
won with the ace and exited with his
last heart. which won with the king,
West had followed the correct line
of defense also He had a high heart'
the blank queen of diamonds and two
clubs to the ten spot.
led a club toward the queen and
East fell from his high pedestal. He
plaved a low club. l threw HIM In
with the jack OF clubs and forced
him to concede trick to my diamond
king
Had East unblocked with the jack
of clubs. my last. desperate play Tor
the contract would have failed. West
would have been on the lead with the
ten of clubs and the opposition could
take the last three tricks with their
eyes shut.
Evening star., 1935-03-16
Jolly Polly
A Little Chat on Etiquette
BY JOS. J. FRISCH.

&c. A.-When the maid opens the
door for a caller, the caller says. Mrs.
Jones. please" If the caller is familiar
with the place she goes right into the
living room; otherwise she waits for
the maid to lead the way.
Send a Scent stamped envelope for
the leafiet Manners in Public
Evening star., 1935-03-16
The Debunker
BY JOHN HARVEY FURBAY. Phi. ID.

WHEN I was child I was told
that turning the hands backward
on a clock would ruin the clock. One
day, when l was at home. l tried It,
and to my surprise. the clock seemed
not to mind it at all. Later jew
eler and clockmaker told me that
there was nothing to the idea about
turning the hands backward. have
questioned other watchmakers since
then and they all have told me the
same thing.
tCopyrieht 1887
Evening star., 1935-03-16
Cake Hint.

When making dark cakes especially
lam cakes. coffee may be used IN
the place of milk. giving a delicious
favor. The coffee should be fairly
strong. and may be used either hot
or cold
Evening star., 1935-03-16
tCopyright. 1881

Tomorrow: They had quarreled
and Tony was speeding her home
when the crash occurred. Read the
outcome In Blind TO Love-" by Frank
Kern Levin. .
Evening star., 1935-03-16

Montana learns the horrible story
Of the Valley Of Death, TOMORROW.
Evening star., 1935-03-16

Almost any defense will set East S
four-Spade contract. For example,
the opening spade lead of the ace
and another spade South may be
excused for failing to make that
opening. but We can't forgive him for
his subsequent defense on the hand
(Copyrigh5 1887
Mr. Sims will answer all inquiries on con-
tract that are addressed to this newspaper
with self-addreSSed, stamped envelope.