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have neighbor who is
regularly employed at a job
that requires ten hours a day
of his time. He has quite a
family and the salary he re-
ceives will hardly cover all
the needs. To supplement
his salary he raised this year
a large garden. To care for
ii properly requires most of
the leisure time my neighbor
has. He gets up early in the
morning and works until
dark. Already his wife has
put up by the cold pack
method large quantities Of
peas. beans. beets. corn and
tomatoes for the winter. He
tells me he expects 10 sup
ply most OF his table wants
for the coming winter from
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cally at sharlene. Giggling un-
controllably, she leaned against
him. Make him say the obey
line then, Judge"
The justice Of the peace
looked completely bewildereu and
scratched his head. We'll, any
how" he said with finality, Il
pronounce you man and wife"
They went for supper to the
hotel where Sam had also en-
gagged suite. Shortly before
dinner, Sharlene came out to
where Stuart was standing in the
moonlight. She put her arm in
his and they strolled up and
down; presently she leaned her
head Wearily against mis- shoulder.
Then she drew in her breath
sharply and stopped short.
Fears
What is it, Sharlene?" he
asked apprehensively, seeing her
face.
Orange blossoms!"
A sob wrenched from her set lips.
She was shaking all over. Stuart
grasped her shoulders and held
her fast.
Don't, sharlene - don't let
yourself go"
Il can't help it," she gasped.
Orange blossoms-Oh, oh!'
oh, baby-I know what it is
= look here!" He pulled a
crumpled, wilted cluster of orange
blossoms from his breast pocket.
Il picked them from a tree in
your garden while I was dodging
reporters"
"Oh, Stuart" She plucked his
handkerchief from his coat pocket
and wiped her eyes. What an
idiot am! Forgive me, dear"
"Supper!" shouted Lucien.
Come and get it,"
Stuart tossed the flowers to the
ground. Sharlene, who was dab
bing at her nose with her powder.
puff, stopped swiftly to retrieve
them.
Here comes the bride!". she
chanted. Just note orange
blossoms!"
Orange blossoms" marveled
Mrs. Standring. Where did you
get them?"
Stuart wore 'em at the we'd
ding" said Sharlene.
Everyone was exceedingly gay
throughout supper. AS they lin
gered over their cigarettes, Mrs.
Standring glanced at her watch
and said: "Lucien, hadn't we bet
ter be flying back? More report
erS will be on the doorstep at
dawn, and I'd rather be at home
than to let them pump the
servants"
The smaller plane which
Lucien's boy, Sam, had engaged
to take the bride and groom to
San Francisco, waited at the
field beside the big passenger
machine in which the party had
flown to Yuma.
Mrs. Standring drew Stuart
aside before she climbed into the
cabin plane. Il don't want you
to be worried over the money
thing, Stuart" she said.
He flushed. I've almost thir-
teen hundred dollars in my
pocket"
Yes, but this is sharlene's
show. Don't be silly about it.
She has more money now than
she knows what to do with"
But I can't"
You can't let your wife pay
for everything? Yes. I know how
you feel. But she's got to have
everything she's used to, you see
especially right now. And YOU
forgive me, dear-naturally you
haven't the money to supply her
wants. She has. Don't be an
idiot! I'll send a letter of credit
to you at the hotel in San Fran.
cisco; draw on that for this trip"
You're very thoughtful, Mrs.
Standring," he murmured unhap-
pily. but IL"
Cant you forget your pride.
Stuart - for Sharlene's sake?
You're doing everything for her
in this crisis. And you can't be
without money-for her. It's as
her guardian you'll be usng the
money. don't you see? To make
everything easier for her?"
IT understand" he said, his
face clearing a little. THAT makes
me feel better. After all, I'm not
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sharlene turned swiftly from
the window. THAT means the
newspapers here will have it in
the morning, If they don't get
out an extra tonight. What a
thing to do to mel"
"Is there anything we can do,
Emily" Stuart asked, Ito stop
the story here? Have you any
influence?"
Precious little, when 1t comes
to a story like this. I can try to
give the reporters"
"You can't do anything
Mother! Facts are facts. I've been
jilted-ditched. sharlene Stand
ring-tlung aside like an old
glove! It will make swell reading
Tor the servant girls and many
others!"
Stuart jumped to his feet
abruptly, strobe across the room,
and declared bitterly, If I could
only do Something!"
Sharlene suddenly went
straight to him, looked into his
eyes, and said: You can, Stu
art. Will you marry me? At
once?"
"Wh-what?" he suffered, too
stunned to be aware that the
heaven Of his dreams was open.
ing before his eyes.
Il mean it. wouldn't ask it
II I didn't know you-wouldn't
mind"
"Why-why, Of course, shar-
lene. I'd do anything in the world
for you"
Mrs. Standring relaxed sud.
denly and put her head down on
her desk with a choked sob.
Neither Sharlene nor Stuart
heard her.
1--WE not much to give you
right now, Stuart. For some time,
I'll be raw and mean, I'm afraid.
But I've always been fond of
you. and always happy in your
companionship. You're really my
very best friend. Stuart. And I'll
love you some day, the way you
deserve"
That's all right, sharlene. I
love you enough for two. But
otherwise-I've nothing to give,
dear"
Hush! I'm taking advantage
Of you just because I'm in a
pickle. 1t isn't fair-unless you
want me-"
want you," he said it very
low.
They clasped hands and looked
at each other earnestly, un-
smilingly. Mrs. Standring got up,
wiped her eyes, and went over to
put her arms about them both
at once.
Die Is Cast
~ can be glad" she said, that
this dreadful thing has happened,
if it brings you two together"
"Oh, no sentiment, please,
mother! II can't bear 1t right
now"
There was tap at the door and
Mrs. Standings secretary came in
bearing a huge white box in her
arms and beaming at Sharlene.
Here's another wedding present,
Miss Standring. And here's a Mr..
M. L. Cough, on the telephone.
He insists that it's urgent. He's a
reporter calling from San Fran.
CISCO"
"1'll take the call here" Mrs.
Standring went back to her desk as
the girl retired.
Mrs. Standring was using the
telephone. YES. Yes. Il don't
know the details, but I'm not sur
prised. No. no. we're not par
ticularly interested. You see-ah
my daughter is marrying Stuart
Pennington, the artist, today. :.
Yes, close friends for years. "A
woman's prerogative, you know. ..
No, no, not here. I'll give you
details Of the wedding tomorrow.
=. Yes, pictures and everything.
Come UP tomorrow at noon. No,
I won't be here until then. Good.
bye"
"Oh, let's hurry!" exclaimed
Sharlene diStrictedly.
wait" observed Stuart, isn't
there q California law about three
days before We can be naarried?"
There's always Mexico" said
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idea. 1t doesn't seem quite proper,
somehow"
Another tap at the door and
Brooks appeared. Mr.. Lucien
Morrow to see Mr.. Pennington"
"Oh. Show him up here, Brooks, -"
directed Mrs. Standring. The but
Ter brought three packages into
view, and permitted himself a
smile toward Sharlene. More
wedding presents, Miss" After his
departure there was silence until
Lucien doomed in.
How are you, Mrs. Standring?
Hello, Sharlene. You're both
looking marvellous! Hi, Stuart! !!
Great snakes, look at the looJ!"
No Secret
"Of course" said Mrs. Stand
ring. sit down and tell us the
news-if it isn't a secret"
mo secret. I got a thousand
dollar bonus from the company
for finishing my picture under
schedule. Unexpected! Pretty
slick, what?" He rubbed his
hands gleefully.
why, that great" said Stuart
uncertainty. His brain was whirI-
ing with Sharlene just then.
THE wife doesn't know about
it," Lucien explained with a wink.
She wasn't counting on it Tor
her trip. So I spent it for my
self! Know what I did? I went
down to Abe Foreman, Stuart,
and I bought Sun Smiling
Through Clouds before anybody
else could bid on it. I made Abe
take his commission out of the
check. and here's the rest of the
money for you'll"
Mr.. Morrow" said Mrs. Stand
ring, Il daresay you were never
more welcome anywhere in your
life. What we need terribly is
a good director. Tell me, if you
had to direct a real wedding
scene Immediately, what would
you do?"
Fly to Yuma, Arizona" an
swered Luclen promptly. Every
body's doing it. Who's getting
married-besides Sharlene?"
Stuart"
You are. old man? How did
you hook her?"
mo, he didn't; I hooked him "
said Sharlene wryly. IT'S a shot
gun wedding"
you don't say! So you
ditched the New York play-ooy
eh, Sharlene? Well, I'll be"
He ditched me. See tomor.
rows papers for full details"
"Oh!"
IN tell you all about it in a
minute" broke in Mrs. Stand
ring. But right now we must at
tend to Stuart and Sharlene. Will
you help us get them off to
Yuma?"
Helpful
Rather. Why, that's right in
my line-reminds me of my as
SiStant director days! I'll get
Yuma long distance from here
and make all arrangements at that
end for license and preacher
Then I'll charter a plane. :"
Sharlene Strengthened up. "Yes
that's it; I want to get away"
"All right, then. I'll send Katie
and your trunks up to San Fran
cisco on tonight's train"
Stuart was bewildered by all
these swift plans for dashing
around about and up and down
the earth" He had never been
able to do things with such mag
nificent recklessness. In the
midst of the whirl he found time
to be glad that he had nearly
81 400 in his pocket from the sale
of his two pictures.
Julie was not at home when he
got, there. There was a note stuck
in the front door: Gone to the
movies. Julie"
He hesitated before he left the
house, wondering how to let Julie
know. Then he scribbled across
the bottom Of the note she had
left for him, and stuck 1t in the
door as she had done:
Gone to Yuma to marry Shar.
lene Standring. Then on to Homo
lulu. Have left money with Lucien
Morrow for you. Thanks for every.
thing. 8. p"
That flight across the desert
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w
You'd better begin at the be-
ginning, mother, and tell me ex.
actly what he said. I seem to be
a little vague"
She had taken the blow stand.
Ing. Like a thoroughbred. Not a
whimper. Stuart remembered her
lifting gladneSs the last time he
was in this house. Her gayety to-
day. up in his little shack. It
wasn't aS II she hadn't adored the
fellow. What was it she had sale? {?
::."I want to be the grass under
his feet" Well, he had made
her mud under them.
Mrs. Standring was white. too.
But controlled. Anxious only to
soften the blow for Sharlene.
We'll, she began painStakingly.
when the operator began calling
for you, saying that New York was
on the wire-you know what a lot
OF fuss there Is to clear the lines
IN the middle of a busy day-I
Someway knew that it was bad
news and that I'd better take the
message. Besides, I didn't know
where to reach you, as you were
going shopping before you went
to Stuart'S-"
you were quite right, Mother.
Go on"
We'll, after an interminable
time, I heard Kent's voice. He
thought he was talking to you. I
broke In and told him"
What did he say at first? His
exact words?"
Something like: 'Sharlene, dar-
ling, can you ever, ever forgive
me?'"
II see. And then you said you
were Mrs. Standring and"
He seemed relieved, after a
moment. Said 1t would be better
for me to break it to YOU"
Break 1t to me. Yes. Go on" d"
Intolerable
Then he said: Mrs. Stand
ring, I'm in terrible trouble. I
had to- mean, for the sake
Of pity and friendship - old
friendship she was dying and
she asked it Of me. I had to
marry her. We all thought it
was her deathbed. Then she
didn't die That was the sense
Of what he said, dear. He said
It over and over, wildly, with
appeals to me to make you see
he had to do it. It was the
only thing he could do, he said
in decency."
''Decency?"
well, he kept saying 1t was
the only sporting thing to do"
He certainly did the sporting
thing by mel. We'll, what else
did he Say?"
HE said he depended on you
10 understand.
II am beginning to under.
stand. I am to be kept dangling,
then. waiting until this woman
diee?"
That's what gathered. Or
he also said something about
having the marriage annulled-
If she didn't die pretty soon" ."
There was a long pause.
Mrs. Standring looked up at
Stuart. Evidently an old affair
accounts for"
Sharlene whirled on her
mother. When he was wiring
me to postpone the wedding
he was already" Her voice
failed her. She went, on pacing
up and down the room.
"He should have told Shar-
lene," Mrs. Standring said to
Stuart, before he ever flew
East. It was the only square
thing to do. I think I despise
him more for that than anything
else. He could never explain
that away"
"Oh," Sharlene said in a sup
pressed voice. "he lied to me
said it was business. He didn't
have the nerve-the decency-
to come out here and tell me he
had to 60 because this woman
was calling him. How I hate
a coward"
CHAPTER XII
The worst Of 1t Is, Stuart, u
AkrS. RtAndgtng went on, ''he said
SAlA "A AoEY had come out Sn
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Part -Four of Absorbing Serial
Appearing In TuOelOe
Weekly Sections
By LOUISE LONG and ETHEL DoHERTY
WHAT HAS HAPPENED

Stuart Pennington struggling young artist, loves Shar-
Iene SGndrng Oeahy society g but cannot ask her to
Shdrene considers hin, Just her best triend
Julie DevOre StuGrs model is jealous of the society gr
and Uoud gtve anything for StuGrs love but she means
little to him. When Shareme returns from abroad th the
me'0s tht she Is engaged to Kent DGmereU, millionaire
pLGy-boy, StuGrt'S dream castles crunubLe
Julie is filled 1Ch elatiom at the thought that Sharlene
rejected Stuart, feeling that she has chance But
Stuart ignores Julie and tries to find consolation his
1Uork.
FiUe days before his 1Oeddng Kent receives long dis
tarce phone call from his brother Leigh in Ne,v York.
upon reading Of Kents engagement and her dying request
iS-to see Kent!
He phones ShGrene that business requires his presence
IN NeW York and goes there by pldne Kent had oved
Cora for several gears Expecting her to de he grants
the ceremony.
Much Kent tries to keep the marriage secret the
newspapers print the Whoe sensational story He calls
Shoeme long distance to e9pan but she is visitng Stuart
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NOW READ ON

Sharene stood in Mrs Standrng upstairs sitting ROOM in
the midst Of litter of tissue paper and white ribbon weter
OF silver and gold crystal and objets dart She looking
at her mother with dazed eyes Her face perfectly white
and there was strange, arrested stiffness about her.
Stuart sat on the edge of Mrs Sandrngs desk folded
Souderlng with anger He kept his eyes Shaene face
looking up from under drawn brows
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CHAPTER XII

The worst Of 1t Is, Stuart"
AErS. RtAndg1ng went on, ''he said
ShGS b uAogy had come out Ia
O feV ScGA eabload-"
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That flight across the desert
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Copyright, 1s35, by Louise Long G6A
Ethel Dohesty. Distributed bY King F0Gc
lures Syndicate, Inc.
, 1935-06-18

HEAT ON the inside created by friction 10
the main cause of blOwOuis. Firestone Tires are
different ON the inside-they are built with the
patented extra process of Cum-DipPing that soaks
every cord and insulates every strand with pure
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heat. No other make of tire is Cum-Dipped.
When you realize that there were $4,000
automobile accidents in 1884, injuring $4,000
people and killing 10000, and that 43. 900 of
these accidents were caused by blowouts, punctures
and skidding, you will be more interested in the
make of tires you use ON your car.
Firestone performance records again emphasize
the undisputed evidence that FirestOne Tires are
not only blowout-proOf, but give greatest protection
against skidding. There are three questions and
answers that will solve the problem of what tires
TO bny:
QUESTION Twill the freed give me The
greatest traction and protection Gsoinsf
skiddins?"
ANSWER-Reeent tests by q leading University
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q car $50 quicker than any other OF the leading
makes. For eight consecutive YecD firestone Tires
have been on the winning cor in the dangerous
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undisputed evidence that Firestone gives eor owners
sFeoiest protection ogoinst skiddins.
, 1935-06-18
GAG RULE VOTE
SCARES DEMOS
Drastic Rule Adopted BY
Only Five Votes On
Nuisance Tax

WASHINGTON, June l8.-R-
House leaders Tuesday had decided
tentatively not to try TO impose
another gag rule" this session to
push through contested legislation
The procedure Monday through
which the $50l .s9l 900 nuisance"
TAX measure YVES passed came with
In five votes Of being defeated.
1t was q drastic rule forbidding
amendments and limiting debate
10 40 minutes on a side. The vote
for the rule was ~ TO 1T, a two
thirds majority being required.
The leaders noted with some con-
Germ that a change Of five ayes
to nays" would have left them one
vote short Of the 243 necessary for
the bills passage under the rule.
The nuisance tax bill. which now
must run the senate gauntlet. would
extend for two years present levies
ON gasoline. automobiles. furs. and
other articles estimated to raise
S50l .90l 900 annually.
, 1935-06-18
CLIPPER BACK
AT HONOLULU
First Commercial Flight
To Midway Isle And
Return Recorded

HONOLULU. June 10. Up An
other pioneering feat the first
flight OF n commercial plane TO and
from Midway Island - went into
the log book OF the Pan Americans
clipper Tuesday a. mechanics
qroomed the huge flying boat for
the return hop to Alameda, Calf.
next Friday.
Greeted more like a slightly over
due ferryboat than a sky trail blaz-
er. the clipper swooped down out OF
the afternoon sun nc 9:58 D. m,
eastern standard time Monday and
came to rest on the waters OF Pearl
harbor lust 10 hours and five min
utes after leaving lonely Midway
Island. 1928 miles to the northwest.
AS residents Of Hawaii have
come to expect. Captain +. G. Mu-
sick announced tests very success
full" and reported no unusual Incl
dents despite the fact 500 miles OF
the trip were made flying blind
All curtains Of the ships cabin were
drawn and one man was on watch
lust in case there should be any
, 1935-06-18
Hope for New Depth
Producer Fades When
Salt Water Shows Up

Grande river, scarcely half a mile
south OF production in the SAM
fordyce field, caused considerable
alarm to operators during the
weekend. Floodwaters usually back
I'D into the southwest corner Of the
field but the present rise thus far
has not indicated that the waters
viii reach any producing property
or necessitate the removal OF mach
inery from any present location.
About three miles southwest OF
Mission in rank wildcat territory,
Bluff Petroleum Company's No. !
Porcion Land Co., In share IL, por-
cion 40, jurisdiction Of Reynosa, Is
reported making hole below l.4OO
feet.
In the Mercedes deep pool OF
eastern Hidalgo, Union Sulphur
company Is moving in another big
rig for their No. 4 American-Rio
Grande Land g. Irrigation company.
location for which has been staked
400 feet from the north and 400
feet from the west lines Of lot i,
block 80, North Capisallo district,
about one and a half miles south
west Of discovery.
Unions NO. 2 American-Rio
Grande, in Farm Tract 2.0S2, block
Sc. North Capisallo district, about
200 feet southeast Of discovery, Is
drilling below 5000 feet in sidetrack-
ed hole.
Unions No. / American-Rio
Grande. in Farm tract 2,297, block
50. North C~apisallo district, about
one and a quarter miles northeast
of discovery. Is cutting drill stem
out of the hole at 1000 feet. The
hole is bottomed at 6.396 feet.
In Starr county. drilling maintains
a fairly steady pace throughout the
county.
In the Rio Grande City pool,
Hiram M. Reeds No. Doyno a.
Chatfield, In the northeast corner
of block 6. tract 81, porcion 30,
Jurisdiction OF Camargo, about $500
feet southwest of discovery. was
completed during the weekend and
Is estimated to be good for 100 bar
rels on the pump. The test pick
ed I'D the Rio Grande City sand at
l.370-84 feet.
Derrick has been skidded to loca-
ton for the Reed No. 3 Doyno q
Chatfield. $50 feet from the south
lines Of block 8. tract II, porcion
80. Jurisdiction Of Camargo. about
800 feet north Of the No. 2 ID. a. 9.
The new test will be spudded
shortly.
About five miles east Of the field,
Hughston Oil Companyis No. Al
Gregg Wood, about 1900 feet north
Of the Missouri Pacific railway IN
porcion "a, jurisdiction Of Camargo.
is shut down at $3.50 feet while
moving in new boilers
In western Starr. HenShaw Bros.
mo. / S. Sanchez g. Bro, in survey
344. about 1900 feet east OF the old
Greet Plains wildcat, Is reported
making hole below 1900 feet.
In eastern Willacy county, King
Woods Oil company's No. ] Santa
! Rosa. in lot is. block 80, share A,
San Juan de Carricitos grant. Is
reported drilling ahead at 1850 feet
, 1935-06-18
JAPAN CLAIMS
DIFFICULTIES
ALMOST over
Both Armies Moving
Soldiers Out OF
Tientsin But Wall
Force Maintained

TTENTSIN, June 10. - The vet
eran Japanese troops Of the Tent
sin garrison departed for Tangku
Tuesday, reducing the local forces
10 their normal strength Of about
500.
Chinese troops also continued 70
withdraw In great numbers.
Tokyo's continental war officers
asserted. however, that their forces
are persisting In their heavy con-
cenfration along the great wall as
q precautionary measure"
japanese sources, denying reports
that they planned drastic action"
expressed belief that the Chang
pei incident - the arrest Of three
Japanese secret service men-would
be settled peacefully.
Sung Cheh-Yuan (removed
Tuesday as governor Of China's
Chahar Province) appears sincere
ly anxious TO settle the incident
through Cancellation" said Lieu
tenant Colonel Y Ishii, chief Of
staff Of Japan's Tentsin garrison.
"a dispatch from Changchun to
Rengo, Japanese news agency, re-
ported that Japan's Kwangtung
army had agreed to settlement Of
the incident, with Chinese accept
ance Of Japanese demands for an
apology and punishment OF respon-
sible officials.)
The Japanese forces withdrew
from T1entSin, having completed
their one-year tour Of duty in north
China and been replaced by fresh
men. They were cheered loudly by
local Japanse as they marched away
to entrain for Tangku.
OF the Chinese troops, the gov
eminent division in Peiping start
ed TO move out Of the province. al
though another division at Pacing
had not yet been transferred to the
south. The army Of General Yu
Hsueh- Chung is expected to evac-
uated before June 26.
The Japanese military watched
the Chinese troop operations close
ly, three airplanes flying freely over
the province from TentSin.
A new step toward closer contact
between north China and the jap
anese sponsored empire Of Man
chukuo was taken simultaneously
with announcement that telephone
service will be inaugurated July !
between T1entsin, Peiping, Mukden
and Dairen.
, 1935-06-18

other planes" with the exception
Of navy squadron several weeks ago.
no other planes have ever made the
trip between Midway and Honolulu.
We win take off for Alameda
Friday. weather permitting" said
Captain Musick as hes crew Of aerial
commuters prepared for another
2.4l0 mile jaunt to California.
Captain Musick announced, too,
the clipper would return 10 Pearl
Harbor soon after flying eastward
to Alameda, but would give no de-
finite date. Neither would he say
whether the next westward trip
viii take the big ship on to Wake
Island. stopping point between
Midway and the Philippines on the
proposed Trans-Pacific Air Line for
which the clipper Is blazing q trail.