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love with her only such short time
before. He couldn't be with her
enough or kiss her enough. And
then when it had got so a day with
out Tony was a day of agony he
suddenly, for apparently no reason
whatever, had fellen out of love
with her.
Elsie was smart enough to know
that such things happened, and she
was smart enough to know that when
they did nothing could be done about
1t. And she knew it was nobody's
fault. And yet she had kept asking
herself over and over again what 1t
was she had done. And she had
asked Tony that, too. and the ques-
ton had made him sullen.
She knew he didn't want to hurt
her; she could see the pain in his eyes.
And it was because he didn't want to
hurt her that he had driven so madly.
1t was as though he were taking his
feelings out on the car or himself.
"Oh, I guess I'm just a nut" Tony
had said. "I suppose I don't know
what want. But you haven't any
thing to worry about. You're the
prettiest kid in the Office"
"Is there somebody else, Tony? You
can tell me-"
II told you there's nobody else. I
Just want to be alone, that's all"
She had begun to say something
again, but Tony speeded up, and then
there was the accident.
Elsie's visitors were leaving, calling
extravagantly cheerful farewells.
Elsie caught Betty's hand.
How is Tony2" she asked, striv-
Ing to keep her voice impersonal.
"Oh, he's all right" Betty an
swered. "He keeps asking about you.
He says he'll never forgive himself.
He says he was an awful fool, that
he knows now what he wanted"
Nov? You mean-now it's too
late. I'll never. never let him see me
Pm horrible"
Hell never be able to see you,
Elsie. The accident took away Tony's
sight completely. He's blind. They
haven't told him yet, but he'll never
see again"
Elsie sat up stiff1y. She was star
ing far out into the distance.
Don't let them tell him. Don't
let any one tell him until see him
Let me be the first to tell him.
Elsie said.
(Copyrigkt. 1887
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SHORT STORY-
BLIND TO LOVE
The Accident and Her Scared Face Did Not Appa Her
as Much as the Loss of Tony's Affection

ELsIE's doctor
~ was a very
practical man,
and so when she
had asked for a
mirror when the
bandages were re-
moved from her
face he gave 1t to
her.
"Oh, how ter
rible!" Elsie cried
and turned her
face away. It was
fortunate she and
Tony had agreed
on that night, Just
before the acci-
dent, never to see
each other again.
Now she didn't
want Tony ever to
see her face again.
:. The whole side
Of her face was
SCARED yellow,
and red, and hor-
rible.
"Look againi"
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SCHOOL RETIREMENT
PROGRAM STRESSED
Teachers Are Urged to Fight for
Adequate Set-up in
Virginia.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, March l6.-An "ad-
equate" teachers retirement pay law,
to protect them against the plight Of
insufficient income in old age, was
urged before members Of the district
C of the Virginia Education Associa-
ton here yesterday by John E. Martin
OF Suffolk, president Of the State As
sociation of School Superintendents.
Mr.. Martin was to be one OF the
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principal speakers before instructors
from district j Of the association
gathered at Charlottesville today.
He yesterday advised members oi
district c, which is the Richmond
area, to bestir themselves for passage
of a retirement law by the next Gen.
eral Assembly, saying that they should
speak out on civic questions and nc
longer allow themselves to be re.
garded as "the timid profession" Re.
tired Virginia teachers now receive
about half of the $500 maximum per.
mitted by law, he asserted.
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Tony had been
going about so
miles an hour
when the car had
crashed. They had
quarreled violently,
and he was angry,
and he wanted to
get her home. She
had sat with her
lips quivering as
he sped through
the dark. slippery
streets. They had
quarreled as they
had the two or
three times before.
IF uaS her falllt.
she realized Tony
had tired Of her,
and she should
have let him go
without making a
fuss and forcing
herself on him.
But it was so hard
to under S t a n d.
Tony had seemed
- k~..tkIr -
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Boy Unhurt in Race.

Racing panic stricken from a bull
believing behind him. In County
Down, Irish Free State. 1o-year-old
Gus Barry fell and the infuriated
animal raced over the lad without In
juring him.
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MRS. MARY PETER BUYS
OLD MONTGOMERY JAIL

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, March 16-The
old stone building a short distance
from the court house here. which was
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pray give me the worth OF these
three coppers in peanuts with the
hulls on"
And he rendered the perplexed mer-
chant a trio OF pennies with all the
aplomb Of Wall Street bond trans
action.
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Served for "a Years.

Emily Harrel, who died recently in
Stansted, Englard, served 81 years as
nurse and housekeeper to the late
Lord Blythe and his family.
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Oscar, a baby alligator.
Oswald, horned toad.
Lizzy, a ground lizard.
Mr.. Canary, wife and family.
Mr.. Rooster, with harem, for the
Summer.
Charuto, a woolly monkey. He liked
it and stayed year.
Mr.. Black Cockatoo, also full year
guest.
Charlie, a Shetland pony.
Buddy, trained seal, who stayed
overnight.
Leo, the celebrated lion that roars
at you from the trade mark of a
famous film company; two days.
Nobody has asked us to take care
of a horse or cow-yet." says Dr.
William A. Mann, director of the ex-
elusive animal hostelry.
X II 4
BORN OF AN ILL WIND.
~OME hard times. Waste collectors
and ashmen complain: Whats
happened to peoples cast-offs?
Once we could do rather nicely with
a weeks find of shoes, hats, bottles,
broken chairs and tables, even coats
and underclothing?
What has happened? In many cases
new industry Is born to refurbish
things people hate to throw away in
depressed times. Witness:
Old necktieS. once given to the
janitor, now 60 to the necktie cleaner,
a specialist in his own right.
Old bottles, once conspicuous in
every junk pile, now go to the second
hand man at cents apiece.
Shoe-shining parlors have taken on
shoe repairing as a sideline. Uncle
Mortimer holds on to those old shoes
now. Note also the home kits for
shoe repairing available almost any
where.
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(copyriEht. 1887

Tomorrow White Magic" by
Olah Maude Abbott, Is = story Of
the deep South and . planter who
knew the psychology Of his serv.
ants.
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MIDNIGHT CACOPHONY.
TT WAS 1890 am.

TT WAS 1890 am.
An automobile horn set up a
frightenful din. rising and falling
with an eerie, fog-horn sort of sound.
1t continued for 10, then IS minutes.
Lights flashed on in apartments all
along the block and heads began TO
pop out. Sleepy wives could be heard
reporting to sleepier husbands what
the noise was all about.
A cab driver in parking for the
night had scraped bumpers with a
limousine. setting of some ingenious
burglar alarm within the car The
alarmed cab driver finally stopped the
noise by standing on the limousine
running board and teetering violently
up and down.
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THE PAST AT OUR DOOR.

CYMBOLS are older than words.
y When men couldn't or wouldn't
take the time to read. they knew:
A red and white striped pole meant
a barber shop. 1t still does.
Red and green globes in window
meant a druggist piled his pestle and
mortar within. They still do, but
more rarely.
A noble looking wooden horse, peg
ged to a platform just to the left
Of q shop door, meant the occupant
was a saddler Like the wooden horse
of Troy, this carved steed is no more.
An awl, Of steel or wood, gigantic
in size. swinging from an arm above
a shop door, meant a Cobbler or
leather worker busted himself therein.
Only one of these is left.
Now more than rs years old. 1t
reposes in the north corner of the
window Of the little repair shop at 433
Eleventh street. Once it hung over
the door of a leather worker in Bal
timore. Today the 33l2 inches of wood
Is just so much gold to the shopkeeper,
who looks upon it as his priced heir
loom.
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ZOO BOARDERS.

EROM the guest register at the Zoo
II the following were taken. The
length Of time their owners let
them stay. where known, is indicated.
BERTHE, a snake.
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Librarian of the Washington Phila-
telic Society, is among the active
workers in preparation for the Amer
ican Philatenc Society convention
and exhibition next August. A ma
tive of Maryland, he is employed in
the business Office of the Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co. His in
terest in philately as a recreational
hobby dates back about five years,
embraces the collecting Of United
States and general airmail specimens
and includes the scientific catalog-
ing of the w. P. S. Library. He
also is a member of the American
Airmail Society and the Washington
Airmail Society. Star Staff Photo.
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Czechoslovakia announces COM
memorative stamps for the 85th
birthday anniversary of President
Masaryk.
San Marino has new set Of seven
values to commemorate the founding
OF the national Fascist movement.
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The Smithsonian Institution re-
ceived custody Of the Post Once De.
partment's collection Of stamps by
order Of Postmaster General Frank II.
Hitchcock, March II. 1911. Final
transfer took place February II, 1918.
Evening star., 1935-03-17

It Is announced that the Graf Zep-
pelin has completed 423 voyages, in
Evening star., 1935-03-17

Plate numbers on the Scent Parks
reprint, omitted last week, are 1924
to 1927, inclusive.
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"The true value of the stamps Mr..
Farley gave away" says Arthur E.
Owen, may be gagged by the price
which collectors will pay for the re-
prints. If the sale of the latter runs
to $2,500,000, as some have esti-
mated, the price of the former will
be approximately the same"
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No imperforate sheets of the Cen
fury of Progress stamps were given
away or sold by Mr.. Farley. The only
excuse for reprinting those issues
was the presentation of trial proof
of each value on heavy cardboard to
President Roosevelt.
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cumstanees, nret: Any reason
why I shouldn't" IT,.
but you're a woman!'
Heavens. Don't tell me you're
old-fashioned enough to believe
woman shouldn't work"
He turned her toward him.
"You shouldn't. And if-if only
| were through the university and
we could"
But we can't" 10 said. And
then she added. "At least. not
now" ,......t..
"But in another year I'll grad
uate, and old Prof .Keagless. will
get me in somewhere. Then
we'll be married" He. looked
down at her fiercely. Nothing
can happen in a year to. make
anv difference between US"
10 couldn't reply at once, be-
cause just then he bent down
swiftly and kissed her, hard. And
even if he hadn't kissed her ishe
would have had no answer to. his
question. What could happen in
year, out beyond the campus?
1t wasn't a thing about now, this
problem of what they should do
and plan. Something bigger than
either of them was planning for
them. Tomorrow she had to start
hunting lob. and Bret had TO
start preparations to go to Placid
Beach so he'd have enough
money to finish his final wear at
the university. - :,
ITO be continued) g.
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of high school, and that year
spent IN the sheltered glamour of
a big university where every
thing runs smooth for youth,
she had never really known what
it would be like to make ones
own way in the world.
Of course the depression had
slowed things up in Weston, as
it had everywhere else, but her
father insisted that she apply for
entrance to the university as soon
as she'd graduated from Weston
high school. Business isn't as
rood as it could be-" he con-
fessed, "and | owe considerable
to the wholesale firms. But my
credits always been good with
them, and l guess they'll wait a
bit"
Now 10 realized that the whole
sale firms hadn't wanted to wait
quite as long as her father want
ed.
Poor Dadr' 10 whispered,
nde her eyes filmed with tears.
AS she stood there holding her
mothers letter she was filled
with sudden self-hatred. While
she had been having the best of
everything, living in the swank
sorority house, dancing on silver
slippers to smart orcheStraS,
playing tennis and badminton in
costume that would have made
Weston gap, her father had been
lying awake nights, wondering
how he was to make both ends
meet.
Well-her small hand cIutched
the letter into tight ball.
she'd make it up to them now!
She'd find q job and support not
only herself. but her mother and
father. too, if need be. She
thrust out her delectable chin,
the gesture that Bret Paul called
"thc danger signal" and her
blue eyes shone with determina-
ton.
Her thoughts were suddenly
disturbed by the raucous sound
of an automobile horn below her
window, and someone shouting
Hello, Babsr' from the veranda.
! Involuntarilv 10 looked down
from the window to catch sight
of Babs Montgomery alighting
from her cream-colorcd roadster,
the nickeled trim of which was
always kent in eye-dazzling pol-
Iish. Somehow the roadster Re
minded 10 of its own: cleaning
and hard, perhaps cruel, E3nd
just a bit too noisy and sures Pc,
Darien couldn't like Babs MtAE
gomery, although she had tried
hard enough. 1t was neitheFk Pts
cause Rabs showed so obvioufil3'
that she didn't like 10, nofaYas
! it because Babs had tried to- yfea
vent 10 from getting intotc tAe
sororitv-as 10 had learned since
/ 10 Darien was honest enough ! 70
admit the truth to herself. stYrt
couldn't like Babs because hB$bs
seemed to want Brent Paul Nay
/ badly indeed. Maybe, "a 30
thought, "she wants him so nlfelt
because she can't have him, ,3hei
has everything else" ysk !.
But-what about next S3rE'
| Next year Babs and Bret #ofm
be together at the university, ana
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If | know Bret, Joe feplleu,
trying to keep the anger from
her voice, shed rather work for
what he gets-even if it's only a
little"
Babs shrugged. 1--WE heard
there are people like that" She
turned toward the door. "If |
don't see you until next fall,
pleasant vacation"
Thanks, Babs."
No sooner had Babs left the
room than Tubby reappeared, her
amiable face study in mock
astonishment. Did | hear Miss
Montgomery wishing you a pleas
ant vacation?"
"You did and where's the
trunk YOU were going to pack?'
81 decided it was too near
dinner time to start packing.
I'll Just wait until tomorrow. l
always feel better in the morn
ings, anyhow. You'd better get
ready for dinner, Jo."
'Pm not having dinner here,
Tubby."
Her roommate crossed the
room. stood sQuarelv in front of
10. "Look here, 10 Darien, what's
wrong with you? I've seen 1t
all day. You ought to be able to
have it out with me-"
eft isn't ANYTHING. really, Tub
by. I'm a fool even to show
it, only it's been sort of a shock;
! You see, Dads had some bad
luck. | won't, be back next year.
I've got to find iob-and right
away, too" -...
The other regarded her for a
'scant moment, then took both
Jos hands in her own. $50
that's it" She shook her head
gravely. "Tm darned sorry, Jo
And l think l know Just how you
feel. It's not Just finding a job
or leaving school maybe forever
that worries you. It's taking the
chance of losing Bret"
10 met Tubby's gaze unflinch,
ingly. Suppose you're right"
81 know cockeyed well I'm
right. None Of the boys pay any
attention to me because Pm fat
but | know what it's all about
Just the same. l like being fat
and watching the stews you skin
ny girls get yourselves into ovel
men. Now are you coming
down to dinner"
Joe tried to smile. 'No.
know it's silly, feeling this way
but | can't help it."
Tubbv released her hands. cot
course you can't. And you'd be
crazy to come down and eat with
! that cackling mob if you didn't
feel like it,
ooh, Tubby! :" 10 embrac
ed those well-padded shoulders
hard. "Tubby, you're the grand
est person I've ever known"
"Skip it," Tubby told her
blinking her eyes suspiciously
Gust hit out for the University
LINN and eat your waffle alone
, I'll tell the sisters you've head
ache. I'll tell them you're hav
ing dinner with it,"
10 managed a laugh. eff you're
insulting enough to mean Bret
he waits table at his fraternity
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CONTROL in LA.
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government by state dictatorship,
vested all in Senator Huey z.
Long, whose word will be law.
The state senate was, called to
order at one minute past mid
night, the earliest possible mo-
ment of new calendar day.
State constitution requires the
legislature to spend five days
enacting laws. Today was the
fifth since the Legislature. was
convoked to place its rubber
stamp approval on Longs new
est edition of dictatorship bills.
Three-fourths of the members of
both houses hold their jobs at
Longs pleasure and they fire.
quently vote his bills. before
copies have been printed for them
to read. t.t.,..
This is the third special ,ses-
sion since Baton Rouge was
thrown under martial, law in
January, to quell an. abortive
revolution by the ,AntiIrong
Square deal association, whose
members armed and drilled in
open defiance of the dictatorship.
The senate convened at 6:05
D. m. Sunday and passed all the
bills to final reading in one
hour session. ...., o.. ;,b.. .
One amendment was added
last evening. broadening the
control over the public school
system. The state, budget COM
mittee, composed of Longs
henchmen, will have power to
hire and fire all teachers and to
direct the expenditure of school
funds. ...... 81,
Long was in the senate. cham
Der, sitting on a corner of the
press table. Questioned about
the amendment. he replied:&"Q
it's just a little thing clearing
up some antiquities in the IAN
guage of the law" y
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house-but Pm going to meet
him afterward."
When 10 was sure that all the
girls were settled in the dining
room she slipped into her polo
coat, and made her way softly
down the stairs. Emerging on
the wide veranda, she tossed her
collar around her throat-for de-
spite the calendars assurance OF
June, the air was keen now, that
the sun had slipped beyond the
west edge of the big campus.
But 10 struck out briskly, tax
ing wide, boyish strides. Since
she was not particularly hungry,
she decided not to stop at the
J University Inn. Instead she would
walk an hour or so before meet
ing Bret, and they could stop to-
gether for coffee.
The campus was deserted at
this hour. From somewhere 10
caught the faint sound of sing
ing. She paused Il moment in
the summer moonshadows Of the
big Gothic library and listened.
The song was coming from her
own sorority house "and
though We part, we'll come to-
gether again :"
.Hurriedly 10 pressed on. Past
! the library, beyond the low en-
cheering laboratory where Bret
spent most of his hours, clean
! down to the presidents house al
the very tip of the campus. Then
she doubled back, walking eyer
faster now, for she had come far;
Their than she had planned, and
Bret would be waiting for hen
on the steps of the library.
He saw her coming up the path
and dashed from the shadows OF
1.-THE library steps to meet her
moving swiftly and easily with
the grace of the natural athlete
=, He wore his usual campus cos
tune of sweater and cords, nc
That: but, 10 reflected, he looked
nicer this wav than did most
linen in their dinner jackets.
Hello. 10 darling" He peered
down at her in the darkness
i"Anything wrong? You sounded
upset over the telephone"
10 shook her head. at ISM
anything, Bret. Only-you know
how we'd planned / would spent
a week at Placid Beach where
you've a summer job"
Don't tell me YOU can't"
"I'm afraid that's it, Bret"
His voice, usually so light anc
boyish, was filled with dismay
"You mean l won't see you unit
next fall?"
"If YOU see me then. | have
to find a Job, Bret. Pm hoping
| can find something here in the
city. But if / can't find it here
then I'll just have to go where
there is a Job"
His arm frightened around he
waist. Something wrong a
, homc?"
otis Just that Dad and Moth
er aren't exactly rich. and it,
mostly up to me now"
Gosh, darling that
tough"
At Bret's lugubrious tone JC
couldn't restrain a laugh. "Yo'
i seem to thrive under similar cir
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tests" - punctuated with occa-
sional bursts Of carefree laugh
ter. Her sorority sisters were
all excited about school being
over, and about their plans for
the summer. Only the seniors
seemed quieter than usual, pos
siblv because they realized they
had the world to face now, and
weren't returning to the frienly
campus. And 10 Darien could
understand how they felt, even
though this was only her first
year at the university.
"My first-and only-year,"
10 thought.
Wearilv she left her packing
and went to her desk where a
letter Law open between the
pages of Freshmen Readings in
English Literature. Once again
she read the reticcnt but reveal
ing lines from her mother:
"Dear 10: I haven't written
you for some time, partly be-
cause there was so little to write
about, and partly because it's
hard to write what | must tell
YOU now.
GAS you know. Joe, there was
not much left after the sale of
YOUR fathers store. BY the time
he had paid the bills he owed,
and the back taxes on the house,
there was even less than he
planned. Of course it would have
worked out all right if he had re-
ccived the appointment he was
promised. But your Uncle Frank
isn't in the same department as
he was at the state house. and
since being transferred ha does
not seem to have anything to say
about who shall have job.
"Pve held off telling you
these things because there was
nothing YOU could do about them;
but now that school is about
over and YOU will be coming
home for the summer I thought
you should know how things
stand. ,,
I'm enclosing a little check
for your fare home. We're both
so anxious to see our sweet
daughter again. Much love from
Mother
But there was no ''littlc check
folded with the letter now. The
check was sealed in an envelope
which Law stamped on JOS desk,
addressed to Mrs. Arthur l..
Darien. With it was a long let
ter which had cost 10 the better
part of the morning. She had
made her decision Quickly-but
it had been harder to write it IN
a letter. to tell her parents that
she wasn't coming home for the
summer. Until Dad gets adj
iusted again I'd better do some
shifting for myself" she wrote.
"You've been grand to keep me
in school. You've been grand to
keep re from knowing it was DIFF
ficult to keep me here; but YOU
shouldn't have done that. Pm
young and healthy. as the song
says. and it's high time / made
use of my youth and health"
Nevertheless 10 Darien did not
feel nearly as gay about 1t as her
letter indicated. Only a year out