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shaken. The wound throbbed pain
fully. and I had to feel my head to
make sure that my spine had not
come through the top. Yet even
then, so deep was my love. think
that had she expressed anything
in the nature of contrition and
apology - pleaded that her foot had
slipped. or something like that i
would have forgiven and forgotten.
She didn't express any such
dashed thing. She seemed to glory
in her Questionable conduct.
There. you little muttr she said.
Laugh that off,
Imade no attempt to do 50. Moth
ing could have been more alien to
my mood at that moment than
laughter. I saw what must have
happened. The exacting conditions
of life in Hollywood. with its cease
less strain and gruelling work, had
proved too much for this girls frail
strength. In a word. crushed by the
machine. she had gone temporarily
off her onion. With the maximum
amount Of swiftness, I removed my
self to the other side of the Chester
field, and stood gazing at her
dumbly. And. as did 50. realized
for the first time how a hen must
look to a worm.
mentioned earlier in this nara
tive that what had first drawn me to
Hazel June had been her wistful
gentleness. In Hazel June I could
have put my shirt on it that l had
found great white soul.
There was nothing wistful and
gentle about her now. The soft blue
eyes had admired 80 much were
hard and had begun to shoot out
sparks. The skin I would have loved
to touch was flushed. the mouth set
in a rigid line, and the fingers
twitchmg. In brief. she seemed to me
to be exhibiting all the earmarks of
one of those hammer murderesses
who slosh husband over the COCO
nut and place remains in a trunk.
Maybe that will teach YOU" she
said emotionally, mot to 20 crawl
ing to directors 50 that they will let
you hog the camerar'
The scales fell from my eyes. l
saw that I had been wrong in sup
posing this a nervous breakdown.
"And maybe after this you'll
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OF the love which had once animated
my bosom there remained no trace.
That umbrella of hers had properly
put a stopper on the divine emosh.
Yes, the quickest way out was
the way for Reginald, and I was
about to push for the door with
right hearty good will. when some
thing over by the French window
caught the corner of my eye, and I
halted.
She shook the umbrella petulantly.
Didn't I tell you to scram1"
But. l say" quavered. Tom
my Muphy's out there!"
What about it,"
I'VE aren't on very chummy
terms" I explained. I'm point of
fact, he specifically stated that he
was going to knock the stuffing out
of me-"
II hope he does" she said.
And bounding me to the front
door she opened it, placed a firm
hand on the small of my BACK and
showed. Out into the night I shot
like bullet. and as the door SIAM
med behind me l collided with a
human form. And ! was just pre-
pairing to sell my life dearly. when it
spoke, and I recognized the voice of
Ann Bannister.
Her first remark was merely an
Ouch" Her second was a query.
What. she asked, rs the idea of
charging about like that1"
"Fnghtfully sorry," said. Il
was pushed"
She seemed to peer more closely.
rs that Teddy Flower?"
YES" l replied, for / had long
since made up my mind that it was
no bally use hoping to convince
people that l wasn't.
my names Bannister. I'm Miss
Junes press agent. At least I hope
50. I've come to see her about some
thing. Well. good night"
With a sickening sense of doom,
l saw that she was about to leave
me. And I knew that. if she did, I
would be perfect sitter for the
hound Murphy. l mean to say,
there's nothing slows a runner up
like the sort of treatment had Just
been taking.
Must you gol" l said anxiously.
why not1"
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Laughing Gas
Continued from, preceding pase

know enough to keep away when
Fmreceiving the Press, "she went on.
of all the nerve! OF all the crust I!
But what" she queried in an over
wrought sort of manner, lis the
sense Of standing here talking about
it! Let me get at you!"
could not accede to her request.
With swift movement of the hand
she had now possessed herself of a
steel-tipped umbrella which, unfor-
tunately for me. was lying nearby.
The Last thing l desired was to have
her get at me. did a backwards
leap of about six feet six. She did a
forwards leap of perhaps five feet
seven. And from that point things
began to brisk up.
To describe these great emotional
experiences in detail is always pretty
difficult. I recall setting a cracking
pace, but twice the umbrella point
was dug into me. once when I was
scrambling over the piano, the other
time when l got entangled in the
standard lamp by the fireplace. and
both were biffs of unparalleled juici-
ness. Their effect was to bring out all
that was best in me. both as a fiat
racer and as a performer over the
sticks, and such was the litheness
displayed that ! believe should
have managed to reach the door and
leg it, practically unscathed. had not
my imperfect knowledge of local
conditions caused me to make a fatal
bloomer. Thinking to take a short
cut to the exit by wriggling under
the Chesterfield, I dropped to the
floor, only to discover that the bally
thing was not more than six inches
from the ground. Before I could rise
and head for more suitable cover,
she was busy with the umbrella.
1t seemed to speak to my very
soul. remember, even in that
supreme moment. wondering how
the dickens a female of her slight
build and apparently fragile ply
sique could get such vicious power
into her thr,sts.
There" she said at length.
"That1l teach you. Now scram!"
was all for it. There had been a
time when to be closeted with her
in her cosy home would have seemed
Just about what the doctor ordered,
but that time was past definitely.
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April II. 1885


ITS a bit difficult to explain.
Boiling it down. there's boy
named Tommy Murphy -"
To my relief she showed herself
completely abreast of the Murphy
situation.
"Oh. know all about you and
Tommy Murphy" she said. ITS
common gossip all over Hollywood.
believe they have bets in some of
the studios on whether or not he will
catch you"
Extremely doubtful TASTE" l
said. little coldly.
rs he lurking round here2"
Il saw him goggling in at the
window only moment ago."
And you would like me to see
you homer"
Her ready intelligence delighted
me. She always had been an intelli-
gent girl.
Gould you. do you Think"
"All right, if you don't mind going
a little out of your way. I want to
call at drugstore and telephone"
I assured her that I did not mind
how much out of my way we went.
and in another jiffy we were breez-
ing along - she talking idly of this
and that, I silent. for my soul was
a mere hash of seething emotions.
And III tell you why my soul was
a mere hash of seething emotions.
In the brief space of time which had
elapsed since I came whizzing out of
the house and charged into her mid
riff, love had been reborn in my
bosom. Yes. all the love which had
once lavished on this girl and which
l had supposed her crisp remarks
at Cannes had put the bee on for
good was working away at the old
stand once more as vigorously as
ever.
And a fat lot of use it was, l felt
bitterly, as I sucked down moody
lemon squash at the drugstore while
she did her telephoning. OF all sad
words of what '-you-call-it and
thingummy. l said to myself, drain
ing the beaker and ordering another,
the saddest are these it might
have been. If only Id had the sense
to realize right away that there
could never be any other girl in the
world for me but Ann Bannister, !
wouldn't have fooled about eating
ice-c1ean at that dinner party with
Hazel June and kidded myself into
believing was in love with her. and
wouldn't have started the old
tooth off, and wouldn't have gone
to l. J. Zizzbaum at the same time
as little Teddy Flower was going to
B. X. Burwash, and. in short, none
of this business would have hap
pened.
Heigh-ho! about summed It up,
and ! was murmwing it to myself,
when she came out of the telephone
booth and joined me in third
lemon squash. After which, she e.
corted me to the Brinkmeyer front
gate and left me. And I was gazing
after her emotionally, when bloke
of whose approach I had been I'M
aware hove to at my side. There
was a car standing in the shadows
across the way. and no doubt he had
come out of it.
Hey" he said.
"Well1" said.
Are you Teddy Flower1"he said.
YES" l said.
Right" he said.
Something wet came slapping
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interviewer"
YES. I wonder if | could take a
photograph of you - no. don't put
your cigarette down - just as you
are"
charge ahead"
There. That's splendid.
Perhaps" said Hazel. a bit
marked she seemed. l thought. II
had better leave you two together"
Oh, no. would like to interview
you both. It's such a wonderful
chance to find you both here like
this"
II see what you mean." I said.
Two stones with one bird. Dashed
good idea. Garry on. old shipmate,
said. and closed my eyes so that I
could listen better.
The next thing l remember is
opening my eyes and feeling con-
siderably clearer in the bean. That
odd. blurred sensation had passed. l
take it that l must have dozed off
for a moment or two. As ! came to
the surface, Hazel was speaking.
mo, ! have never been one of
those girls. she was saying in low,
sweet voice, who think only of
themselves and their career. To me
the picture is everything. In this
last picture of mine, as you say.
many girls might have objected to
the way the director kept pushing
little Teddy Flower here forward
and giving him all the best shots"
Here she paused and flashed an
affectionate glance in my direction.
YES. I'm talking about you. you
cute little picture-stealer." she said,
with a roguish smile that nearly
made me fall at her feet, then and
there. He is a dreadful. dreadful
little picture-stealer. isn't her" she
said.
HE certainly ran away with that
one" assented the horse-faced
female. 1T does you credit not to
mind"
''Oh, no." replied Hazel. 1T is
just that am an artist. If you are
an artist. you cease to exist as an
individual. You become just part of
the picture"
That about concluded her part of
the entertainment, for at this point
Mss Wycherley. perceiving that the
mists of sleep had rolled away,
turned to me and wanted to know
what l thought about things. And
as it 50 happens that hold strong
views on the films, l rather collared
the conversation from then on. l told
her what ! thought was wrong with
the pictures. threw out few per-
sonal criticisms of the leading stars
mortant, but justified - and in
a word generally hauled up my
Stacks.
Then Amanda Wycherley got up
and trousered her notebook, and
said it had all been most interesting,
and she was sure she had got some
excellent material for tomorrow's
paper. Hazel conducted her to the
front door and saw her off, while l,
observing that one of my shoelaoes
had worked loose in the recent race
fosIfe, started to tie it up.
And I was still in the STOPPING
posture necessitated by this task,
when l heard a soft footstep behind
me. Hazel had returned.
Half a jiffy," I said. I'm
just -"
The words died IN my throat. For
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aware hove to at my side. There
was a car standing in the shadows
across the way. and no doubt he had
come out of it.
Hey" he said.
"Well1" said.
Are you Teddy Flower1"he said.
YES" l said.
Right" he said.
Something wet came slapping
over my face. and smelt the smell
of chloroform. It was rather like
having gas all over again. but
stickier.
1t seemed to me to put the tin
hat on things. On top of everything
else I had been through today, Just
when I might reasonably have ex-
pected Fate to let up a trifie and
stop picking on me, 1 was apparently
being kidnapped.
We'll, this is nice bit of box
fruit" I remember saying to myself
as l went off.
(To Ds Continued Nest Wssk)
, 1935-01-27

McALLEN, Jan. e. Mrs. Frank
Jones. former McAllen High school
instructor and founder Of the city's
first gift and book shop. Friday
became the first woman 70 be APP
pointed to membership on the board
OF directors OF the McAllen Cham
her OF Commerce
Long prominent in business and
art circles In the city, Mrs. Jones
vas appointed to the chamber OF
commerce board by the city com
mission. she viii serve the unex-
pired term Of v. e. Cook, who was
appointed recently TO membership
on the city commission.
Mrs. Jones Is believed 10 be the
first feminine chamber OF COM
merce director in the Valley, II not
In extreme South Texas.
, 1935-01-27
REALTORS LAUD
FEDERALLOAN

HOUSTON. Jan. 26.-tR- The
National Association or Real Estate
Boards Saturday looked to the fed
eral government 10 prOlong the life
OF the Home owners Loan Corpo-
ration until complete absorption OF
all eligible applications now on file.
Almost unanimously the aSsocin-
ton members. I'm annual session
here, voted a resolution to that ef-
feet here Friday. The negative voice
OF the board ~ directors and ex-
ecutive committee OF the associa-
ton was drowned out I'm u general
delegate poll
Three million homes have been
saved by the corporation, the res
olution stated. nc declared IL acted
as "A st~abilizing influence on real
estate values and added that con-
gress be requested TO appropriate
funds 70 handle eligible applica-
tons.
Harry q. Zander. Jr., or Chicago.
state manager Of the Illinois agen-
CIV OF the Hole, estimated the
eligible list TO be 100000.
Walter Schmidt OF Cincinnati was
elevated 70 the presidency and the
convention voted to hold the Octo-
Der session at Atlantic City. New
Jersey. Schmidt urged in an ad-
dress that the encroachment of
government In private business be
halted.
, 1935-01-27
Edinburg Re- Elects
Chamber Heads

EDINBURG. Jan. &c. A.
Liliestrand, Edinburg automobile
dealer. was reelected president ot
the Edinburg Chamber OF Com
merce at the annua. meeting or the
board OF directors Friday.
Other Officials named we're John
O. McWhorter. vice-president; j.
II. SCHNEIDER. treasurer; and Mrs.
Vista Mcdaniel. secretary.
Members Of the board or direc-
tors were elected earlier In the week
by an election among members OF
the organization. This group in
cludeS j II. SCHNEIDER, grower: May
or y. "A. Brown; L~iljestrand: DR.. q.
J. Hamme, physician: @. 8. Collier,
gr0ceryman: McWhorter. general
manager OF the Edinburg Review:
and Douglas Mackenzie. railroad
agent.
Liijestrand appointed the follow
ing committee heads: membership
and finance, II. w. Nutting: agri-
culture. r. r. Carter; industrial, wv.
9. Jones, IT,; Identification and
cleanup. A. w. Taylor: better
housing, II. Z. Teweil; publicity and
advertising. John @. McWhorter:
public relations. John -. Kirkpat-
rick; and petroleum. r.. 4. Kruger.
A meeting Is TO be held shortly
70 make final plans for the years
program.
, 1935-01-27
EX-COMMANDER
OF NAVY DIES

EREMERTON. wash. jan rs. UP
80 Unable to fight Off the latest OF
"a series OF heart attacks. Admiral
Robert Edward Coontx. 10. retired
naval officer and former commander
OF the United states fleet. died
here early Saturday.
On the pension list since 1928.
Admiral Coontz had been under
treatment for more than two months
a. the Puget Sound navy yard hos
pital. He had suffered three other
attacks In that time.
During his AZ years activity I'm
Uncle Sans navy, he served as
commandment OF midshipmen at
AnnRnapolis, governor or Guam.
commandment the the Puget Sound
navy yard here and OF the fifth ma
val district.
-Four years after the world war
he was chief OF operations. and his
policy OF IAN American navy Sec
0nd to none" was adopted by Presi-
dent Harding and Secretary DENLY.
Born ut Hannibal. Mo-. June III.
1864. Coontz never saw salt water
until he decided to attend the naval
academy. At Annapolis he was not
ed for his remarkable memory and
also was rated especially good I'm
gunnery.
He was noted as n fighter. Once
when still an ensign. he took q pa
troll OF four marines into an Alas
kan Indian camp and captured IFS
fully armed redskins by boldly walk
ing up 70 them. pushing aside the
chiefs shotgun which had been lew
elled at his stomach and convincing
them that 1t was hopeless to oppose
the United States navy.
During an assignment TO North
Pacific waters he married Augusta
Cohen. OF Sitka, Alaska. Their two
sons, Benton and Kenneth, died,
but Mrs. Coontz and a daughter,
Bertha, survive.
Admiral Coontz wrote two books,
Mississippi to the Sea-" and True
Anecdotes OF On Admiral" Besides
decorations and campaign medals,
the honorary degree OF laws had
been conferred on him. He was a
past commander In chief or the
Veterans OF Foreign Wars.
, 1935-01-27
-Four Hidalgo Producers In
Week Create Mew Ach0ity
In Drilling Over County

Also In southwestern starr, Dale
Sneed's No. / Virginia q. de Guerra
In the southwest corner Of the norm
1000 acres Of share o., porcion 90.
Ancient Jurisdiction OF Mler, Is shut
down after spudding In. The test Is
TO 20 to 5000 feet.
In southern starr. John II. Clop-
tons No. ! RooS AZ Bennett e. al
about $4,000 feet north OF state high
way 4 and 800 feet from the west
lines Of porcion 81, Ancient Juris-
diction OF Camargo, Is drilling below
1900 feet and coring all breaks.
The second new test In the vicinity
Of the Rio Grande City 1,400-f0ot
pool spudded In Thursday. II Is Hir-
am Reeds No. / Dayno e. Chatfield
in block Q. tract q, pOrcion 90, An
cient Jurisdiction Of Camargo. It ID
expected 70 60 below 1000 feet.
Goodwin a. Zimmerman's No. /
Mrs. Ida Davis. In block rs. tract rs.
porci0n 81. Ancient Jurisdiction OF
Camargo, Just north OF the Rio
Grande City pool. has been abandon
ed at total depth Of i.456 fees. Cas-
ing parted at 100 feet during efforts
to complete after the Rio Grande
City sand had been cored at l.45l-5e
feet.
A furry Of excitement was caused
Friday when r. III. Vices No I T.
B. Carruth. in Share 1-B. porcion
81, Ancient Jurisdiction OF Camarg0l
about two miles east Of the Barba-
coas pool. was reported TO have cored
a likely-looking sand about 3,96s
feet. The test Is being re-measured
before further coring.
IN the BarbacoaS pool, Merren,
Bond az Johnson's No. 3 starr Coun-
ty Cattle company, In the southeast
corner OF block 81, Jeffries-Lambeth
subdivision. porcion 80. Ancient Jur-
isdiction OF Camargo. Is standing
after a drill stem test OF sand AZ
2.702-07 feet. The test made a show
OF oil and 30 feet Of salt water In
Is minutes. No decision has been
reached to deepen the hole.
Armstrong AZ Emauel's No. 1 Starr
County Cattle company. IN block 81.
Jeffries-Lambeth subdivision. por-
cion 90. about n and a half miles
southeast or production In the pool.
is coring 40 isis feet
Another new test for Barbacoas
has been located. It is Smith-Tex OIL
company's NO. l Starr County Cat
tie compsny. $50 feet from the north
and $50 feet from the west lines OF
the east half OF block 81. Jeffries-
Lambeth subdivision. porcion 49,
In eastern starr. @. L. Smith et
ais No. I y. M. Longfellow.( In sec
ton 281. is reported drilling at s.
330 feet.
, 1935-01-27
SPIRIT
MUCH BETTER

WASHINGTON. Jan. a6.-R
a. e. williams. general agent uf
the Farm Credit administration nt
Houston. Texas told IN conference
OF agents here Saturday that Tex
aS farmers and st0ckmnn mra im
better spirits than m year agu. dn-
spite the drought
He declared that Texas aurlrul-
ture had obtained XIV thAn gHSI.-
100000 in credit from the F0A. nt
Houston i'm 1894
There is u stronger demand for
farms owned low the Federal Land
bank Of Houston than there hnM
been for the last few years." hm
said. "Fnrrns nre going at better
prices Texas farmers and stock
men appreciate the assistance they
have been given under the refin-
nncinR program OF line Farm Crudlt
administration ami they ere put
ting forth their best efforts to pay
the interest on their loans ns they
mature.
During the year. the FEDERAL
Land bank at Houston. acting &c.,
itself and ms agent Tor the land
bank commission err. closed 3l.3gl
loans t0talllng $94. ssh zoo to Texas
farmers and ranchmen, CONSISTING
OF 1880 land bank loans amount
Ing 10 $56.B4B.300 and 70.n31 conn.,
missioner's loan4 aKgrpgating 337.-
702. 900. AS 0f Dec 3I. 1884. there
were OUTSTANDING Am Texas 041D9
Federal Land bank and commits
sioner'S loans totailina s162 D06. G45.
The Federal intermediate Credit
bank of Houston discounted farm
ers' and stockmenls notes amount
ing ~ more than s86. 1000 200 and. AK
the close OF business Dec. On. 1894.
the bank held loans ann discounts
t0talling more than t13. 100.
, 1935-01-27
Valley Growers Meet
Especial 70 the HeraluI

NJWENlUl 10 &Uf HEFNAQN
WESLACO, Jan. 26.-The Valley
Growers Supply Company held its
annual stock holders meeting In
WeSlaco Friday with about two
hundred members present. The
meeting was held at the city picnic
grounds at the water district pump
ing plant.
A barbecue prepared by the ladies
of the organization "a served 70
the members proceeding the meet
ing.
J. G. Lacy. vice president. OF Har-
lingen, presided at the meeting ~
the absence OF II. VI. Winning. preSi-
dent. j. H. Fehler. secretary. made
an annual report 70 the members
showing the annual sales, expend-
lures. and net profits for the ten
months that the organization has
been In operation. The organization
has q membership OF about SIX
hundred growers In the Valley and
sales for the ten months showed
a total OF $4,000.
The organization has recently
been instrumental in securing sig
natures from growers and other in
dividuals petitioning the Interstate
Commerce Commission TO reduce
the freight rates from the Valley.
Permanent headquarters have been
established at Weslaco. according
to the annual report Of the secre-
tary.
, 1935-01-27
Pdunee Prepares
For Big Crowd At
Kennamer Trial

raced On ponies. IA covered wagons.
buggies and afoot into the Indian
country just opened 10 white settle
menk
The coming ~run" win be made
over concrete highways and rail-
roads.
50 heavy have become the requests
for Accommodations nt the two hotels
that ~ was necessary 10 appeal to
O. T.. Smith. president OF the cham
Der OF commerce. for assistance.
Smith organized a committee to
canvass the town and ferret out
places where rooms and meals may
be obtained.
Within "a hours OK the time Dis
trict Judge Thurman Hurst nc Tulsa
granted the defense a petition for
change of venue 20 Pawnee county,
the 100 rOoms OK the hotels were sold
out ~for the duration"
Trial conditions will be better for
all concerned except the defendant,
Kennamer win have an iron barred
cell In the lH0o-model sandstone jail
instead or the matr0n's room which
he now occupies nc the Tulsa county
fail. Instead OF comfortable bed n
will sleep I'm a thin padded iron
bunk swung against the bars.
Were more interested I'm keeping
prisoners than In keeping them IN
the style To which they may have
become accustomed" said Jailer mi,
T. Handy AS he pointed TO a rec
ord OF four years on the Job with
out a jail break"
While the Jail rs antiquated. the
courthouse Is the newest in Okla
homa. completed I'm 1888. and con-
tanning a roumy. modern courtroom
, 1935-01-27
Final Presidents
Ball Plans Made

SAN BENTTO. Jan. TO- - Final
plans for the Presidents Birthday
ball 10 be held &C the San Benito
club wednesday night under aus
pices OF the Lions club win be laid
AZ n meeting Monday at the cham
Der OF commerce, 1t was reported mt
the Lions club meeting Friday.
Mr.. Fincher. high school debate
coach. brought his teams 70 the
club. T.. Ii. Roberts and Jesse
Thompson debated Mary Hinkly
and Marion Crow on the question.
Resolved that the Government
Should Operate all Electric and
Power Utilities"
r.. RI. Warburton reported ON pre-
partitions for the donkey baseball
game To be played &C ; o'clock mt
the recreation ball park between
the Lions and firemen.
President w. II. Brown reported
on the president and secretarys
meeting nc Harlingen Thursday
evening.
John Chapman and Elmer Wat
kins we're guests
, 1935-01-27

SAN BENITO. Jan. 26.-Dr. w. J.
Vinsant will discuss tuberculosis as
1t affects children and DR.. &. M.
Cash as IL affects adults at an open
forum meeting 10 be held nc the
high school at 7:30 D. m. Monday.
DR.. N. ID. Monger. city health Off
Ger. will assist with the program
which Is one OF a series on various
topics sponsored BY the adult educa-
ticn classes.