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LITTLE GRAINS OF SAND"

a UGUST 80. 1913. The morning
sun was beating down on Fort
Minis near Lake Tensaw in Alabama
and its inhabitants knew they were
In for another hot, sultry day. BY and
by a gentle breeze sprang up, but with
the blazing SUI overhead, 1t brought
little relief to the 500-odd soldiers and
settlers crowded together in the little
fort.
Outside, the vagrant breeze swirled
around the palisaded walls, stirring up
the sandy soil and drifting 1t gently
back and forth. There vas no one
on guard at the eastern entrance, so
nobody noticed that the sand was
piling up little by little in front of the
heavy log gate which had carelessly
been left open.
Maj. Daniel Beasley, commander of
the fort, standing at the door of his
quarters as the drums began to beat
the MONDAY mess call. may have no
ticed it. But if he did, 1t didn't seem
important. A moment later he saw an
other sight which chilled his blood.
Speeding across the sandy field outside
the fort straight toward that open
gate, came a mass of "Red Sticks
Chief Red Eagles fierce Creek war
riors, at least a thousand of them!
Shouting Indians! Indians! !" at the
top of his lungs, Major Beasley dashed
toward the gate. AS the bowling saw
ages swarmed down upon him, he
thrust his shoulder against the rough
timbers and pushed with the strength
Of despair. 1t started to swing shut,
then stopped. The drifted sand was
holding 1t hack. The major bent his
back and pushed-pushed. 1t was too
late. In that moment a Creek warrior
sprang through the opening and toma-
hawked him.
Little grains of sand"-because of
them more than $50 men. women and
children died under the scalping knife
that day.
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~HARNESSED WIND
a YOUNG mar twenty-onc years old
1 \ hammered TO see a pad railroad

a YOUNG man twenty-onc years old
"A happened to see a bad railroad
accident. IF the brakes had only
held" the engineer said before he died,
II could have stopped in time" The
young mans name was George NJ.
Westinghouse and ii Is one Of the uni
versal names now. lie invented the
air brake.
With the courage of his convictions,
he talked his way into the office OF one
of the most important railroad men in
America. He began to tell this zap
tain of industry what he had made
that would insure the safety Of pas
sengers on the trains. The magnate
laughed. "Do you mean to say you can
stop a train with wlnd?"
"Nhy, yes" said the young man, "if
'ou want to put 1t that way"
"Ive got no time tc waste on FOOLS"
was the railroad mans reply.
But soon afterwards, the official was
present at a demonstration OF the new
tangled invention. He saw a train com.
ing at full speed down a clear stretch
Of track. Would the alr-brake work ?
only George Westinghouse knew that
1t would. But ne was not prepared
for the successful climax 10 the demon
stration. The brake was applied too
suddenly and .he train stopped so
abruptly that II Jumped the track
The air-brake made high speed rail.
reading possible. II Is one G. the most
tremendous trlfes Of the machine age
G. Western Newspaper Union
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-11

"Did they take the lipstick?" Dan
asked.
"They didn't take II. they looked at
IT," Mcnamara sighed. The case was
getting a little thick for him when IL
became complicated with lipsticks. he
went to the telephone and got Stephen
Burt out OF bed.
"Did a certain party. while a guest
at my house, ask you to bring out a
lipstick when you called In the course
of your professional duties. DoctorT
"Oh, yes"
Thanks. Goodnight" Mcnamara
hung up and went to the room lately
occupied by Nance Belden. On the
bureau he found a lipstick. VANITY Is
always the undoing of a crook he
sighed and went to bed. greatly trou-
bled In his mind at what was. to him,
indubitable knowledge that Flynn and
Angelloti. even though they had failed
to find their quarry, must be convinced,
beyond the shadow of n doubt. that he
had harbored an escaped convict In
his home.
He passed n sleepless night. but he
did some solid thinking. so there was
no lost time. lie had hoped, by provid-
Ing this sick convict as an excuse for
Doctor Burt's nightly visits. to throw
Flynn and Angelloti off the scent
and now the scent was hotter than
ever.
NOW. what will they do? They're
morally certain she went to Lanny's
house the night she escaped and that
Ianny got her out of there in the nick
of time and took her here. Now that
she's escaped them here they may
suspect she'd doubled back to Lanny's
house. Murderation However, those
two dicks Will never bother her with
out f%ortifying themselves with a search
warrant. They'd be too afraid OF me.
girl to show for their pains they'll have
me foul. I couldn't open my mouth
If they bring the girl into headquarters
LII have to give them a cheer and
congratulate them"
He decided Flynn and Angelloti
would sleep on their evidence and the
suspicious 1t had aroused. compare
notes in the morning and decide upon
a course Of action. They would have
to adduce some nominal evidence TO
support their suspicion before the dis
trict attorney would consent to Issue
the search warrant, for q search war
rant is not issued lightly. In the morn
ing they would induce some stool
pigeon to tell the district attorney that
he had seen Nance Belden's face at
the window of Lanny's home. Possibly
they might induce the patrolman on
that beat to stretch the truth a little.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-11

little discomfort when baby came. / also
used the Prescription following childbirth
and l soon regained my normal strength"
New siss, sshleIs so sss., hqsid el.0o.
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they're electric light bulbs tossed down
to scare him away. BY the way, have
Nance toss one electric light bulb
down first and then follow with two
tear bombs-here, I'll make a mark
with my pencil OF the tear bombs. Be
fore he realizes what has happened
he'll be weeping like Niobe and unable
to see anything In the darkness.
"But bear this In mind, I.anny. He'll
not desert his post. He'll hug the back
door and be ready to grab her when
she comes He'll stick II out. That's
the time Nance must drop a stink
bomb beside him.
Meanwhile the man In front will
hear the explosions. II the one In pack
cries out, the one in front will figure
he has been shot and will run TO the
back door to help him. AS he opens
the back door his pal will grab him.
You must foll0w at his heels and shut
and bolt the door instantly, or you'll
get yours, too. There will be a mo-
mentary struggle between Flynn and
Angelloti in the dark because the front
door man will think he has the scoun-
drel that hurled the bombs: and by the
time they discover each others iden-
tlty, the front door man will be rs
siglltless and Ill as the back door man
Nance, a word TO you now"
My name Is Penelope Gatlin. Dan"
My Qrrpr Dannlnnn fho fnct& r,,.
drop those first. two bombs, shut down
he window. And. remember, all the
lights in the real of the house and
particularly In the kitchen must be
turned off. When the front door man
Is struggling with his pal and Lanny
has closed the door, her scream will be
your cue to open the window again,
Just long enough 10 pay the rest of
your eggs on the scrimmage. You must
be dressed for the street and have some
money in your pocket. Got any?"
"No.'
Here's two hundred"
I'll send you my check. Thanks"
And she took the money.
Immediately after tossing the last
of the bombs, close the window and
beat 1t downstairs and out the front
door. I'll leave a coupe, with the mo-
tor running, parked at the curb across
the street. Can you driver"
Il can drive, Dan"
VERY well, then. Climb into the car
and beat it."
BEAT 1t w~here?"
Los Angeles. San Diego, anywhere.
Keep on going, and when you get there,
send me n wire to the central station
merely giving your address. Then lay
low until somebody comes after you.
Keep off the street. Lanny. you must
disguise her nose. Clamp a wadding
of cotton and a neat dressing wei 1t
to hide the dish in it. Any lady Is
liable TO have an Injury to her nose
and wear a dressing on II. Now, Is
everything understood?"
Nance nodded, and Lanny's. silence
gave consent. you'll probably get a
Whit of what's good for Flynn and
Angelloti." Mcnamara advised Lanny,
but you'll get over it. When you lob
over the last of your rotten eggs,
Penelope, do not breathe. and close
your eyes tightly until you have closed
the window again. Then-out of the
house like a shot. This plan of mine
is fool-proof If followed absolutely, but
it's you for San Quentin again If 1t
Isn't, my brave lassie, and all the
chiefs of police in town canno help
gou then"
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One Way to Put 1t

OHe way 10 I Ut III
Dick-My uncle Is like me-makes
witty remarks half the time.
Doris-Sort of half-w'tted?
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CHAPTER VII-Continued
-16--

her most ferocious manner 'If | hadn't
found you lovable | wouldn't have you
In my house this minute. I'd turn you
over to Flynn and Angelloti. BY the
way" she continued. "how did you get
that sock on the beezer?"
Father took me to a baseball game
and a long drive flew into the bleach
ers and struck me or the nose. Lanny,
you mustn't use slang. 1t isn't polite"
IL wrap myself around a highball
when I'm tired or want to he %sociable,
and | smoke cigarettes" Lanny pro-
tested. 81 suppose a perfect lady
wouldn't do those things, either?'
"A perfect lady may without mar
ring her perfection. old fuss budget.
That's a matter of personal liberty,
and only becomes distressing when
carried to excess. But there's no ex-
cuse for a highly intelligent and cul-
tured woman to employ the language
of the streets"
II have my human moments" Lanny
excused herself meekly.
"Ill set the table In the dining room.
Won't you order some flowers? And
Lanny-Ill do something for you some
day."
"For i~nstance?"
"Well. have you ever been to Eu-
roper"
Certainly not"
Then III take you"
81 accept the nomination. In return
I'll do something else for you. I'll have
that nose of yours split open. the shat
tered bone of the bridge scraped out
and a cute little piece of pliable carti-
Iage whitfield off one OF your spare
ribs. and grated into your funny nose
to form n new bridge. Then the doc
tor will sew your nose together again
over it"
whats the difference between hav-
ing a nose like a pekinese and q make
shift with a big scar on 1t. I'd like to
know"
"Oh. there won't be any scar. dearie.
The surgeon will cut a strip Of cpl
dermis off your forehead and without
detaching 1t from your forehead. bring
the flap down. drape 1t over your new
Scared nose and graft II there. II will
grow and cover the scar. and when
everything's lovely. that skin onnec
ton with your forehead will be sew
cred and the ragged edges trimmed
and presently nature will do the rest.
Six months after the operation I'll defy
anybody bu an expert to discover
you've got n custom made nose"
The girls eyes shone. IS It true.
Lanny. is It true? It's so hard to be
lie.e N miracles"
Science pulls EN- off daily, my
dear"
Nance changed the subject. Here,
here, we're Cabling like a pair of
geese. The linen. woman. where's the
linen? OFF with vour hat and cnat.
While you're getting 1t I'll run up
stairs and get your mules"
after dinner | must do some more
pumping" thought L.anny. THE infor-
nation will be invaluable to Stephen.
Strange easel Total amnesia some
times, only partial amnesia at others.
Dreadful mixture"
When Dan Mcnamara came home
about midnight from the regular
weekly meeting of the police commits
sion. he found his ~ex-convict guest up
and waiting for him. IL had two bur
glars here tonight, about ten O'Clock,
Chief" he announced.
The chief sat down and loaded his
pipe. 81 was expecting them. my boy.
Did they ask you any questions?"
mo. They just searched the house. |
don't think they touched anything ex.
cept the llpstick on the bureau over
there" he said.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-11
DoAN's PILLS
PROSPECTIVE MOTHERS

Mrs. Z. w. Hill OF $50
No. 9TH ST., West Provo.
Utah, said "Dr. Piere's
Favorite Prescription is
certainly wonderful for ex-
pectant mothers. Before my
little girl was born / was
feeling very weak. ] used
the Prescription and 1t
helped TO build up my sys-
ten. ! experienced very
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-11

TROUBLE RELAYED

Hubby-Well, l guess If the worst
comes to the worst we could go and
live with your parents.
Wifey-That wouldn't be possible,
they're living with their people
Parsons Weekly.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-11
RUSSIAN I~NEFFICIENCY

The Russian army was so poorly
equipped In 19l5-16 that unarmed
men had to be sem into the trenches
to wait until their comrades were
killed or wounded and their rifles
become available.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-11
Important to Know

Banker Moneybags-Do you think
Englishmen understand American
slang?
His Lawyer-Some of them do, no
doubt. Why?
Moneybags-Well, that English earl
who Is to marry my daughter has
Just cabled me to come across.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-11

"You say you have driven a car
ten years and never had any trouble
with a back seat driver?"
"That's right. You see l drive a
hearse."
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-11

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regulate
liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
Evening star., 1935-12-20
DIR. and Mrs. Haas
AtDenocratic Club

DR.. ]. Anton de Haas, professor
Of international relations at Harvard
University, will be the guest speaker
at the bi-monthly dinner at the
woman's National Democratic Club
this evening. DR.. de Haas, who is
Leland Stanford graduate, served
on the STAFF Of several Western uni
versities before being appointed to the
william Zeigler professorship at the
Graduate School Of Business Admin
istration Of Harvard. An authority
on international economics and poll
tics, he spends q part Of each year
making foreign contacts, returning
Evening star., 1935-12-20

only recently from Mexico City. He
Is also q writer and q linguist.
DR.. de Haas win speak on Facing
Facts, internationally" and win be
introduced by Mrs. Edward 3. Meigs,
president Of the club. Seated at the
speakers table with DR.. and Mrs. de
Haas win be the Assistant Attorney
General and Mrs. Harry w. Blair,
Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, director o.
the Mint; MI. and Mrs. Charles g.
Hamlin, Mrs. George Eckels and Dr
and Mrs. Edward B. Meigs.
among those who have made reser-
vations are Mrs. John Allan Daugh-
erty, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Warren,
Mr.. and Mrs. william Jennings Price,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Herrick, Mr.
and Mrs. Josephus >Trimble, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. w. Chappell, Mr.. and Mrs
Evening star., 1935-12-20
Miss Stein to
Wed Mr.. Russell

MIR. and Mrs. william Stein an.
nounce the engagement Of their
daughter. Jane Louise, to Mr.. Gerald
e. Russell, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
win Russell Of Kenton, Ohio.
Miss Stein attended George Wash.
ington University and Is q member Of
the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority.
Mr.. Russell ID attending the Engi-
neering School at George Washing
ton University.
Evening star., 1935-12-20

Hugh Butler, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Keating, Mrs. Henry Clements, Miss
Belle Gurnee. Mrs. A. F. Kempton.
Miss Cornelia Basel, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert A. Jones, Mrs. Robert Nelson,
Mrs. William Aspinwall, Mrs. Mary
H. Tighe, Miss Leila Taylor, Miss
Gretta Newell, Miss Agnes Winn, Mrs.
Albert Relyea, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Ken
worthy, MIR. and Mrs. A. Brown, Mr..
and Mrs. Myron w. Whitney and
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas w. woodward.
Evening star., 1935-12-20
News of Residents
Mrs. Hartman Returns Others Make
Holiday Visits and Entertain.

Phil King, have arrived from New
York for a short stay at the Shoreham.
Miss Bertha Barnett End Miss
Harriet p. Jones Of Warren, Ohio, are
at the Dodge while In washington.
Miss Margaret Downes and Miss
Lorraine Radtke, both of Oshkosh,
Wis, are spending several weeks at the
Martinique.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Huntington, jr.,
Of New York City are at the Carlton
for q few days.
Evening star., 1935-12-20
Hiking Varsity" Opened.

Europe's first "Hikers' University
has just been opened as part Of the
public school system Of Backpool
England. Special courses of instruction
are offered to mixers, campers, cyclists
and other open-air enthusiasts. Map
reading, geography, geology, natural
history and local legend and folk lore
are taught.
Evening star., 1935-12-20

Mrs. ]. Borden Hartman has come
to Washington after spending the
Summer in Europe and che FAN In
New York. She Is staying at the
Sulgrave Club until after the first
of the year when she will open Up
lands, her home on Foxall road.
Mrs. william A. Becker. president
general of the D. A. R., left Wash
ington today for her home at Summit,
N. J., after spending several days In
the Capital. .--
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold A. Brooks will
60 to Randolph Field, Tex, to spend
Christmas with their son-in-law and
daughter, Lieut.. and Mrs. Herbert B.
Thatcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolfe E. Boiling will
have as their guests in their apart
ment at Wardman Park Hotel, their
granddaughter, Miss Lola E. Boyd, q
serior at Vassar College, and Mrs.
Bolling's sister, Miss Mary Litchfield
of Bryn Mawr, Pa, connected with
the Shipley School. tt
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Orr, Sd, whose
marriage took place recently in New
York, have taken an apartment at
the Kennedy-Warren for the Winter.
Miss Callie Doyle left this morning
for New York where she will meet her
sister, Mrs. George T. Marye, and her
niece, Mrs. William D. Thomas, who
will arrive in New York tomorrow
morning on the Bremen from Paris,
where they spent several weeks. The
party expected to return to the Capital
tomorrow afternoon. .-
Miss Esther L. O'Brian, student
at Sweet Briar College, Va, has come
to Washington and joined her par
ents, the former Assistant to the At
torney General and Mrs. John Lord
O'Brian, in their apartment at the
Wardman Park Hotel, for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas c. Willis were
Joined today by their daughter, Miss
Nancy Russell Willis, who came from
her studies at the Connecticut College
for Women at New London.
Miss Willis has as her guest over
Sunday Miss Jean Mary Mclaughlin
of Salisbury, Md, who is on her way
home from Emmittsburg, Nd, where
she is a student at st. Joseph's
College.
Mrs. Berg TO Spend
Winter With Mrs. Elliott.
Mrs. Maxine Elliott Berg and her
young daughter, Barbara, will spend
the Winter season with Mrs. Berg's
mother, Mrs. william Eugene Elliott,
at her home on Twenty-first street.
Mrs. Berg has leased her home on
Belmont road for the season to Mr..
Robert Lansill. e~
Mr.. and Mrs. C. O. ireland of Unity
vile, N. Y, are spending a brief time
at the Dodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Hewitt have
motored to Washington from their
home in White Post, Va, and are at
the Carlton,
Miss Mary Louisa Adams Clement
has returned to Washington from
abroad and is staying at the Sulgrave
Club for an indefinite period,
Mr.. David r. Douglass has returned
from Roswell, N. Mex, where he Is
a student at the New Mexico Military
Institute, and is with his parents, MIR.
and Mrs. Frank P. Douglass, at the
Fairfax for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Deikwitfr of Day
ton. Ohio, are at the Martinique for
o short stay.
Mrs P. M. King and her son, Mr..
Evening star., 1935-12-20
Mel Lan-Fang Aids Victims.

Mel Lang Fang, the famous Chi
nese actor, raised $4,000 In one week
for the Chinese Flood Relief Associ-
alton through theatrical performances
in Hangchow.
Evening star., 1935-12-20

Marble in Transjordan Desert.
Extensive marble beds have been
found In the Transjordan Desert.
Evening star., 1935-12-20

Mr.. David r. Douglass has returned
from Roswell, N. Mex, where he Is
a student at the New Mexico Military
Institute, and is with his parents, MIR.
and Mrs. Frank p. Douglass, at the
Fairfax for the HOLIDAYS,
Evening star., 1935-12-20

Miss Mary Louisa Adams Clement
has returned to Washington from
abroad and is staying at the Sulgrave
Club for an indefinite period.
Evening star., 1935-12-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Deikwith of Day
ton. Ohio, are at the Martinique for
o short stay. ~ -.
Mrs p NJ Kiuc ard ber So,a Mr.
Evening star., 1935-12-20

Mr.. and Mrs A. S. Hewitt have
motored to Washington from their
home in White Post, Va, and are at
the Carlton.
Evening star., 1935-12-20

Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. ireland Of Unity
vile, N. Y, are spending brief time
at the Dodge
Evening star., 1935-12-20

Mrs. Berg TO Spend
Winter With Mrs. Elliott.
Mrs. Maxine Elliott Berg and her
young daughter, Barbara, will spend
the Winter season with Mrs. Berg's
mother, Mrs. William Eugene Elliott,
at her home on Twenty-f1rst street.
Mrs. Berg has leased her home on
Belmont road for the season to Mr..
Robert LanSill,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-05
IMP0UNOING OF AUTOS
BRINGS TRAFFIC RELIEF
rs Cars Improperly Parked Taken
In by Police During Two Weeks
Ended Jane 80.

Impounding Of automobiles found
parked IN restricted zones, near fire
hydrants. on one-way streets, On
streets where parking Is prohibited
between certain hours and other places
where parking is prohibited, started
about three weeks ago, has resulted
in an appreciable improvement in traf-
DC conditions, according to the police.
Seventy-flve cars improperly parked
were impounded by the police during
the two weeks ended June 30. police
records show, q collateral of 50 having
been demanded for each violation.
Cars found parked in violation of law
are Immediately impounded and towed
away by the police. requiring their
owner to visit q police station and
identify the property before being per-
mitted to deposit collateral and drive
away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-05
RITES SET TOMORROW
FOR CHARLES n. GIBBS
Retired Government Cabinet
Maker to Be Buried in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.

Funeral services for Charles H.
Gibbs, 81. retired Government cabi-
net maker who died wednesday, will
be held tomorrow At ESQ an. at st.
Anthony's Church, Twelfth and Mon
roe streets northeast. Burial will be
In Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Born In Montgomery County, Nd,
MI. Gibbs came to the Capital about
IS years ago. He formerly was en-
ployed IN the District Water Depart
ment.
He entered the employ Of the Gov
eminent Printing once 2S years ago,
serving there continuously Is . cahi-
net maker until his retirement last
October. He had been in poor health
more than Q year and died ct his
residence, 2742 Fourth street north
east.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Adele
Gibbs; two children, Mrs. c. w. Peck
and DR.. C.. j. Gibbs; two sisters,
Elizabeth Gibbs and Mrs. Maude Bis
sett, and three brothers, William c.,
Walter and Frank Gibbs, a battalion
chief In the District Fire Depart
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-05
HITZ FUNERAL RITES
ARE HELD AT HOME
Burial Of Associate Justice Of
Court Of Appeals Is in Rock
Creek Cemetery.

Following q brief family service at
the home, Associate Justice william
Hitz Of the United States Court Of
Appeals was buried yesterday In Rock
Creek Cemetery.
The services at the home were non
religious in character, John Lord
O'Brian. former Assistant Attorney
General, and close friend Of the de-
ceased justice, reading Q few favorits
poems and o family prayer.
In addition to Mr.. O'Brian and
members Of the immediate family, the
services were attended by the associ-
ates Of Justice Hitz on the Court Of
Appeals.
Justice Hita was buried beside the
grave Of his mother, Mrs. James O.
Hitz, and his last resting place was
marked with Q jagged piece Of rock
from his Summer home at Dear Isle,
Me. The associate justice, who was
SO, died Wednesday of q heart attack.