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! r." "Whi are you?"ishe asked.
| CHATS better" he told her.
my name is Happ--Jarvis c..
! Happ." g..
'"Have you been following me?"
she asked.
He laughed again, tucked her
arm into his and said, Come,
you're all wrought up. Let's stop
into a restaurant where we can
talk. Have you had breakfast"
She hesitated for moment,
then said slowly, 81 could use a
cup of coffee"
"That's fine" he remarked.
after all, you know, I'm entitled
to an explanation.
He deity guided her around
the corner, into a rather imposing
restaurant which. she knew, made
a speciality of breakfasts as we'll
as formal dinners. ...
She could feel her pulse pound
ing in her ears but, despite her
nervousness, she was quick to
recognize his magnetic manner,
the smooth assurance OF one who
is accustomed to command.
Despite herself, in some subtle
manner she found herself relaxing
her vigilance. There was some
thing so strong and restful about
this man that he seemed, by a
mere touch of his hand upon her
arm, to raise a defensive barrier
between her and the outer world.
The feminine part of her nature
gave instant response.
She realized only too we'll that
this was the natural result of his
strong character, of his calm
poise, of the instantaneous defer
ence which was. shown him by the
head waiter. She knew that this
man intended to question her.
She sensed that his underlying
motive might we'll be to trap her
into some sort of betrayal, and
she tried frantically to guard
against this feeling.
Seated at the table, she noticed
once more his keen eyes, the in
herent power and dignity of his
1.-TWO pots of coffee right
away" he said to the waiter, "and
then we'll give you the balance Of
our order"
He smiled reassuringly at Mil
licent.
CATER ALL" he said, 81 won't
bite"
She started to say something,
then felt that he was trying to
draw her out and decided She
wouldn't give him the satisfaction
of trapping her by indirection.
She resolved to wait for direct
questions against which she could
raise a proper guard.
The waiter returned with. the
coffee. The steaming aroma made
her realize that she was really
very hungry. Her companion,
seeming to sense her needs, said,
"They have some very fine Ger
man pancakes with apple here.
You can have a side order Of
grilled bacon"
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PATCHED STOMACH
LASTS MAN q YEARS

GENEVA, o. (UP)-n the
midst of news about upside-down
stomachs and disarranged or
gans, II. P. Williamson, 60, of
Cork, near here, has come forth
to proclaim that for % years be
has been digesting his food with
stomach part which was once
a pigs.
Williamson, more than two de-
cades ago underwent two opera
tions in Cleveland for ulcers o.
the stomach. The second time,
surgeons found it necessary to
do some patching.
A part of a stomach removed
from a pig was used as the
patch" Williamson said.
Williamson's health has been
good during the % years,
though he has been unable to
stand much exertion. He said
his appetite had been normal ex-
cept during two illnesses.
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been concocted for you by some
clever attorney"
She nodded her head, realizing
only too we'll the force Of what
he said.
"There's only one thing for US
to DO now" he said. That's to
find the person who switched the
purses"
For US to do?" she repeated,
puzzled.
Certainly" he told her. "Im
going to help YOU"
"Why?"
Chat" he said, "is one Of the
things l can't. tell you right now.
I've had to take you on faith, and
you've got to take me on faith"
She stared at him, realizing that
he had told her absolutely nothing
concerning himself or his motives,
but that she was trusting him i'm
plicitly.
Zone Of the first things" he
| observed, "th&t you'll nave TO do
, is to change your appearance.
You'll have to darkcn your skin
! somewhat and ret a transiorma-
ton that will give you dark hair
You'll have to get some sort OF
position where you won't be at all
conspicuous, some place where
you cgn keep under cover i you
have to-"
But" she objected, chat isn't
finding the person who substituted
purses"
He nodded slowly.
'Iys going to be Q long chase"
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he said. "The person that you're
dealing with is clever. It's prob
ably a woman. She observed every
detail about your purse. She
switched purses with you, first, to
get your KEYS, secondly, so that
she could leave discriminating evil
dence at the scene of The crime
She planend a murder rold-blood-
eddy and deliberately ID
! Mlllicent nodded. nsr. .r
/ Come" said her companion.
picking up the checks from the
table and leaving a tip for the
waiter, "wc've got to get busy"
lie guided her to the door, sum-
moned a cab, gave the cab driver
an address which she didn't hear.
You're going to require some
money" he said. Have you any?"
None" she told him, except
the money that was in the substi-
tuted purse"
That's the one you are carry
ing?" he asked.
! Yes" .
Give it to me-" he said. "lt
may give me q clew."
She hcsitatcd a moment, but
the silent insistence Of his eyes
and his outstfetched hand we're
compelling. She passed the purse
over to him. y
He took bills from a well-flled
wallet and handed them to her.
zone of the things you've got
to have" he said, "if you're go
ing to avoid the law successfully,
is money-plenty of money. Keep
this with you
He turned casually to look be-
hind him and then suddenly stiff
ened. When he spoke, his voice
was strained.
81 don't think" he said,
"they've seen you yet. Flatten
down on the floor. After leave
you, wait until you're certain
you're not observed. Then 90 to
22S Mill street. The name of the
place is the Acme beauty parlor
, Ask for Miss Hanson"
His arm circled her shoulders.
pushing her down toward the floor
of the taXicab. He called to the
} driver, "Okay, buddy, pull in close
to the curb and stop. Let me out.
Then drive straight down the
street and turn at the corner.
Don't look back"
The driver obediently swung
toward the curb.
What is it," Millicent asked
in a thin, frightened voice, from
her cramped position on the floor
Of the taxicab.
1.-TWO detectives" he said, "fol-
lowing in a police car"
She heard the crisp rustic Of a
bill, heard him say something in
a whisper to the cab driver, then
the sound of q slamming door.
The cab lurched once more into
motion. She felt it swing at the
corner.
! Abruptly, she realized that she
had surrendered the only bit of
evidence she possessed to a man
who was not only a stranger but
who had been in the vicinity of
the murder at the very time it
was committed.
She struggled up from her po-
sition in the bottom Of the taxi
cab. -. "a,
"Stopw she called to the cab
driver. GO backw
(To be continued)
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BEGIN HERE TODAY

MlLLlCENIt GRAVES agree.
to work overtime when her EN-
rloyer, GEORGE DRIMGOLD
tells her he wants to dictate. q
confession that for years he ha.
protected a murderer.
Millicent goes out to dinner
promising to return. Drimeold
tells her to watch for a woman
in a black ermine coat. Millicent
gees such . woman. Later she
discovers that someone has taken
her purse, SUBSTITUTING one exact
ly like it. She goes back to the
tearoom, on the way meeting a
disting uished-looking man of mid
die age. No one in the tea-roon
knows anything about Millicent's
purse .y s. <SA.gs, NJ ,.,. .
She returns to Drimgold's offi:s,
finds him dead. In panic she rush
es from the building, registers at
a hotel under an assumed name.
Next morning, walking along the
street, she realizes someone is fol-
Lowing her. A moment later a man
touches, her shoulder, says Just
a moment, please"
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
-. CHAPTER III S...
At the touch of the hand on her
shoulder, MilHcent Graves gave a
conyulsive start, whirled around
to face the man who had accosted
her. e.. -.
To her surprise. she found she
was staring into the features Of
the tall, slender man who had
guided the elevator down from
the 18th floor the night before.
"Good morning" he said. 81
thought | recognized you when
you came out of the department
sotre, but you were walking so
rapidly l almost had to run to
catch up. What's the hurry"
She tried to compose her fea-
lures along lines of frigid formal
ity and say, after the most APP
proved manner, "Sir,. don't know
you"
The attempt was a lamentable
failure. She knew it as soon as
she heard the quavering tone OF
her own voice.
The man laughed.
"Come, come" he said, "this is
no time for you and me to be for
NAL with each other. After all,
you know. I'm entitled to an ex-
PLANTATION"
"An explanation of what?" she
asked.
"An explanation" he said, "of
how it happened that you were in
such hurry to leave the building
the 18th floor, 1 think it was
that you rang from. wasn't it?'
''I'm sure" she said, 81 haven't
the faintest idea of what you're
talking about"
"And the picture" he said, "in
the newspapers is a fair likeness.
1t doesn't do you justice, particu-
larly now that your eyes are so
bright, but, to a person who has
once seen you, the resemblance Is
readily aDparent."
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She nodded her head.
I'll have nothing but coffee
ne told the waiter. Millicent add
ed cream and sugar to her cof-
fee, looked up to meet the mans
searching eyes.
"Well?" she asked.
Understand" he told her. 81
believe in you. A young woman
VINO Is as attractive as you are
could, under no circumstances
have anything to do with a muir
der. But there are certain cir.
cumstances that should be ex-
planned"
"Yes?" she asked, with a rising
infection, stirring her coffee
slowly.
She caught the flicker Of q
frown about his eyes, a tighten
ing of the corners of his mouth.
eyes," hs told her. "Your
purse, for instance"
"That could have been stolen,
couldn't it," she said.
"Do you think it was stolen?"
81 didn't say So"
THAT" he said, "is precisely
the point l want 20 make. You
had better tell me the truth"
"Why should I tell you the
truth? You are a total stranger
to me-"
ooh, no, I'm not" he objected.
81 met you just once, under ra-
Their informal circumstances"
"Under very deadly circum-
stances" he reminded her.
Just what do you mean by
that"
There could be no installing
the cold menace Of his eyes now.
81 mean" he said, that l am
perhaps the most important wit
ness that the prosecution could
have. l can put you at the exact
scene of the crime at the exact
time it was committed"
She gasped as the full signif-
canoe Of what he was saving
dawned upon her.
81 Think" he told her, his gaze
somewhat, that there's
some sort of a penalty attached,
in the event | don't call in the
police at once. l know there's a
very grave responsibility. | think
I'm an accessory after the facS.
or something of that sort. How
ever, Pm willing to meet you half
way"
The waiter arrived with her
order. She knew that she was
hungry, and yet it was necessary
for her to almost force the food
into her mouth, which suddenly
felt dry. 7
asked.
81 want to know your story"
he told her, ''in detail"
"Why?"
because l thlnK l may heIp
you"
What assurance have | Of
that?"
Vile turned and motioncd to-
ward the doorway with q sweep
ing gesture Of his hand.
"The best assurance you can
possibly have" he said, sis the
fact that l am helping you. 1t is
only necessary for me to step to
the door, to call the policeman
from the corner and have you
placed under arrest"
She recognized the logic of his
words.
eco on" he said. "Finish your
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ICELAND. that cold bleak island
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week In Northern West Virginia.
where many railroads were buying
their fuel coal, the price per ton paid
to the workers who mined the coal and
loaded it into the mine cars was as
low as 22l2 cents. That is about
one-third the amount it costs one in
Washington to hire a man to carry
ton of coal from the curb or alley and
place it In a coal bin. And the miner
had to pay for his own explosives,
buy his own tools, and keep his lights
going out of that 22l2 cents ton.
Wages IS Per Cent Of Cost.
Wages consume approximately IS
per cent of the cost of mining BIZ
luminous coal and are the only item
of cost in which there is any f1exi-
bility. If an operator has to reduce
his cost he thinks in terms of reducing
the wage cost. He cannot reduce his
power cost, his timber cost, his ma
chinery and supply cost, his taxes or
royalties. When forced to reduce his
costs in an effort to keep up the de-
structive competition in which he Is
engaged, he goes out to the pit head
with his tacks and tack hammer and
nails up q notice on the bulletin board
that wages have been reduced. The
result has been that the miner and
his dependents live in misery, poverty
and even serfdom.
have actually seen these miners
and their families living in novels
which would not be used by farmers
as shelter for their cattle and swine
The bituminouS coal industry was
conducted with partial success under
the N. r. A. for little more than a
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upon the coal industry by playing one
operator against another, one coal field
against another, and one coal against
another. They shifted their tonnge
purchases from one field to another
until they brought the operators of the
first field to their knees and COM
PEELED them to accept prices which the
railroads wanted to pay. They shifted
their buying from one State to an
other for the same purpose. They even
wrecked coal companies. They did not
stop at anything which would result
| in their obtaining coal at absurdly low
prices. 1t is a matter of record that
contracts were made by the railroads
for coal at $100 a ton, go cents a ton,
IS cents a ton, rs cents ton, and in
one instance one railroad had con-
tract in Northern West Virginia as
low as So cents a ton. At the very
time that railroad companies in Nor
thern West Virginia were paying So
cents a ton for West Virginia coal
they were charging from $500 to 1888
ton for hauling coal from the
| Kanawha district in West Virginia to
washington, D. c. And of course, the
smaller consumer had to pay that
charge.
Destructive Competition.
| Individually the men who own and
operate the coal mines IN this country
are just as fine citizens and intelli-
| gent men as exist in any cross-section
of our population. or of any industry
or profession, but they simply have
not been able to function collectively
and conduct their business in such
manner as to operate successfully and
without that mad and destructive
competition in which they have always
engaged
What has been the effect upon mine
owners and operators?
Many OF them were unable to pay
their power bills or their supply bills.
and few If any of them were able to
pay their mine workers anything like
living wage. Some of them have
beaten their employees out of their
pay rolls. not once or twice, but as
many as five times. That was because
they couldn't sell their coal reserves,
| built up an Indebtedness and were left
without hope for the future. Inevi-
tably they had drifted or we're drifting
into receivership and eventual disso-
| luton of their assets.
These conditions which. have existed
in the bituminous coal industry have
had drastic effect upon the 100000
men who work in and about the mines,
as well as their 2.000.O 900 dependents.
These men have almost always been
paid pitiful wage, one upon which it
was impossible for them and their kin
to live adequately. The miner has
never had anything like full time work.
In 1928 he averaged only ITO days;
in 1880, 1877 days; in 1881, $50 days;
in 1882, 146 days; in 1888, 167 days.
In most instances the pay was from
$3.50 to $500 day. The highest wage
scale during the period was $500, and
this usually was paid in districts with
fewer working days than the average.
Men were working in nearby States for
as little as $3.50 per day for IL or IA
hours work. Even while the N. r. A.
codes were in operation, the average
miner did not make over $500 q
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wear. This was the first time in half
q century, except for the war period,
that the mine owners and operators
co-operated for the benefit of them
selves and the miners. At the same
time the consumer obtained his coal
at reasonable prices. The N. r. A.
code developed advantages effects
in the way Of stability and brought
the industry in general from insol-
vency to profit Those coal operators
who observed the code as to price and
collective bargaining features were
able to sell their coal at price which
would cover the cost of production,
nav a decent wage to labor and yield
a return on the investment. But this
was not to continue. The N. r. A.
act did not contain the authority
necessary to force compliance with
the code by the operators. After the
code had been in effect for about a
year, certain producers began to cut
prices in violation of the code
agreements. These price-cutters or
"chiselers," as they became known in
the trade. so unstabilized the industry
that the law-abiding operators were
compelled to appeal to the code au-
thorities for permission to cut prices
to figures in line with those Of the
violators Of the code. In other words.
the market was controlled by the So
called chiseler.
Code Became UnworkabIe.
A general disregard of the price pro-
visions of the code, more or less
general attempt to evade the provi-
sions OF the code in the making Of
contracts and In the delivery of ton
mage resulted. The entire code was
jeopardized. The price structure
broke down. The code became un-
workable.
Such a state Of affairs could only
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