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Synthetic Gentleman

he wouldn't let me stay In with him.
I'll sleep In the hotel. and take a
train out in the morning. he said. An
hour ago. he phoned that he'd been
unavoidably detained"
Il fancy he didn't feel quite up to
the trip" Peter Winslow added to Pa
tricia's apology. "The speech must
have taken 1t out of him. and then,
afterward, he saw a woman killed by
a taxi-cab."
"Oh-Peterl"
Yes. The Judge called me. early
this morning, about his decision In
this condemnation proceeding. He'd
just sent 1t to the county clerks Of
fee. And his voice sounded rather
shaky. He'd gone for q walk after
the dinner was over, he said, and the
taxi dashed out of a side street, jus:
as the m stepped off the curb
The driver damned on his brakes, anti
skldded right up onto the sidewalk
The usual hit-and-run business"
What did the Judge talk about at
the dinner?' Barry asked, chiefly to
change the subject.
II don't know. l haven't seen a pa
per today"
WinslOw seemed p~reoccupied, Barry
thought, but a mighty fine fellow. \
famous criminal lawyer, but so sim
pie and kindly. He was a big chap,
loosely put together, and his grazing
hair was loosely brushed back from q
face that was square In every sense.
The two men clicked at once. Barry
loved Peters manner to his wife-a
soft, round, pink little woman, with
worried eyes. Peter was always jol-
lying her gently, whimsically, pro-
%tectively. MY yes-man," he said of
her. Anything l do is right"
THAT'S only my move to make the
decision unanimous" smiled Mrs.
Winslow. She had wit, in her own
quiet way.
II never met your father" the at
torney remarked to Barry, In the
drawing room, after dinner. You
work on his newspaper. 1 suppose"
NO"
Don't you want to do anything?'
he asked.
"Very much"
"What?"
Anything"
"That won't get you far. Can you
writer"
Like the lady who was asked II
she could play the piano, l don't know
Il never tried"
"You should be able to write-with
your fathers gift of trenchant express
sion. You've got 1t, too, In CONVERSE
ton. My brother owns a big adver-
Using agency. I'd like to have you
meet him."
I'D like to-" said the Duke. II do
want to work" He hesitated. "I've
been in town almost every day this
week, looking for a job"
He caught Patrlcia's surprised
glance.
Come in and see me-" Winslow
suggested.
Just his damned luckl Here was a
job-a career, probably-for the ask
ing, and he couldn't take 1t. Not as
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black dress, and her shoes we're badly

black dress, and her shoes were badl
worn.
All this, Barry observed In the long
moment before she spoke.
You're not Mr.. Ridder," she said
Her voice was hard, too. Like the
girl, hard and yet pitiful. 1t seemed
on the point Of breaking.
YES" Barry answered. II am"
mot John Clarke Ridder. Not the
old man."
The Duke breathed again.
mot the old man, OF course" he
said. my fathers in Europe. I'm
John Clarke Rider, Jr."
The girl stared at him.
"You mean you're John Clarke Rid
der's SOM"
"0f course"
She kept on staring.
Somebody's crazy" she said.
1t had come, then. 1t was bound
to come. Was Willetts listening In
the hall? What would Patricia say1
Somebody's crazy" the girl repeat
ed, "and l don't think It's me. Or
somebody's a liar, and l don't think
it's him."
And, suddenly, she began to laugh.
NO." she shrilled; "it's you! It's
written all over your facet And it's
funny, because you've walked into a
pretty mess"
II"
If you're John Clarke Ridder, Jr.,
I'm your WIFE"
MY wife?"
She stopped laughing, as suddenly
as she had begun.
That's It," she said, and her voice
was harder than ever "I'm your wife,
and you're under arrest for killing a
guy!"
Under arrestT Barry echoed.
what are you talking aboutr"
For answer, the girl reached across
to the library table, and handed him
the newspaper she had been reading
when he came into the room.
That's what John Clarke Ridder
did-last night" she said. KILLED a
guy. That guy. That damned skunk.
Mike Kelly. Boss Kelly, Of Tammany
Hall"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the orig
inal little liver pills put up 90 years ago.
They regulate liver and bowels.-Adv.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
Household 8
g Question:

A cloth dipped In vinegar and
rubbed over the kitchen stove before
II Is BACKED will remove all the
grease that may have accumulated
on Ii.
To keep celery crisp thoroughly
wash 1t and cut for serving. Place
II In a cheese-cloth bag and store II
In a cold place.
Flannels and blankets will keep
soft and white and will not shrink If
washed with a tablespoon OF am
monia In the water.
Grease spots can be removed from
washable materials with warm water
and soap as In ordinary laundering
If care Is taken to rub spot thorough
ly. Soap containing naphtha or kero-
sene Is efficient.
Soiled white window shades may
be successfully painted on one side
with a coat of fiat white paint and
with green paint on the other side.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07

John Clarke Ridder, Jr. But Patri.
cia's eyes we're still on him, so "Ill be
in Monday" he said.
When he had made his adieux to
the Winslows, Patricia accompanied
him to the door.
II owe you an apology" she de-
clared. you're not just a rich mans
son. You're something quite differ
ent. And T'm-glad"
"Some girl"
When he reached home, Willetts was
waiting In the hall.
There's a lady to see you, sir"
AT mldnightw
"She got here around eight o'clock.
And she wouldn't go. She's upstairs,
In the library"
what kind Of a lady?"
"Sort Of Cutlery, II you ask me-"
the butler replied.
"Did she come In a carr"
Zone of the station taxis, sir"
"How's she going to get back? Never
mindl l a rouse Evans, II we need
him. You 60 to bed"
Very much or guard, he climbed the
stairs to the upper rooms.
Willetts was right; her eyes were
Cutlery" And hard. A woman who
knew her way around, Barry would
have said. And yet there was some
thing tender about her, too. She had
a sharp face, with a slightly protu.
berant chin. Her lips and brows and
lashes were heavily made-up, but her
hair, ~nondescript In color, escaped In
soft waves from beneath her cheap lit.
tie red beret. She wore a shabby
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seeds, and the care you give them.
Ferry-Morse Seed Co. has de-
voted 80 years to developing and
improving the quality of vege-
table and flower seeds. At The
Ferry-Morse Seed Breeding Insti-
tute Stations in Rochester, Mich,
and Salinas, CAL, over $4,000 ger
mination tests are conducted annu-
ally to assure you that Ferry seeds
will grow -. over 5000 purity trials
are conducted to insure uniformly
superb quality.
That's why you can plant Ferry's
seeds in any part Of the country
any climate--and reap the rewards
Of the quality bred into them.
Look for the Ferry display at
your local stores. Write for your
free copy Of our Home Garden
Catalog. Ferry-M Morse Seed Co.,
Detroit and San Francisco.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
CHAPTER III

After all, she wasn't such a gilt
terry" lady.
For, as Barry glanced at the news
paper headlines unfolded before him,
she crumpled suddenly, and dropped
into the big chair.
STEADY !" the Duke admonished her.
wait a minute; I'll get you a drink"
He poured the girl a stiff hooker of
brandy, and she drank about a third
Of 1t. "Knew her way around" un-
doubtedly, he thought, and yet there
was something helpless and appealing
about her.
"Finish It,"
Thanks; I'm all right now"
To give her a chance to pull herself
together. the Duke went back to those
headlines. BOSS Kelly Murdered"
they read. BODY Found by Servants.
Skull Crushed. Midnight Caller Hunt
ed by Police"
"Was your husband the midnight
caller?" he asked.
The girl nodded, YEARLY.
"And he's John Clarke Ridder. Jr.?
She nodded again.
For some reason he never quite I'M
derstood, the Duke had stopped won
dering whether Willetts was listening
outside. Instead he was thinking Of a
letter that lay In the drawer of the
library table; a letter from a heart
hungry old woman, who had written
to this boy, from three thousand miles
away. II am counting the days to your
letter. You can never know how much
I've wanted 1t, and how long, and how
/ pray that nothing may happen now"
Well, something had happened.
Something that would end that old
woman's efforts to make 1t up with
the boys father; something that might
well be the end of them both.
"Why did your husband kill Boss
Kelly?"
HE didn't"
"You said"
II said, That's what John Clarke
Ridder did, Well, that's what they say
he did, and 1t isn't going to make
much difference whether he did It or
not"
"But you don't think he did It."
II know he didn't. He had reason
enough, and he's done a lot Of crazy
things, but Jack wouldn't hurt a fly"
"Why did you come out here7"
For help"
"Wer," the Duke said, 'maybe
can help you. God knows, I'd like to-
Anyway, let's see where we stand"
He crossed the room, and sat oppo.
site her, on a little library chair.
go on" he urged. "What's your
name?"
whats yours? Your real manner"
BARRY Gilbert. I'm a bum. l took
shelter in this house, one rainy night
a couple Of weeks ago, and everybody
thought 1 was young Ridder, 80 l lei
'em think 30. That's my story. What's
yoursw
She actually smiled.
You've got your nerve" she oh
served. well, that's what we need
now. My names Peggy O'Day."
"Actorine?"
sort Of. / was a chorus girl II
Blossom Time when l met Jack IL
Florida. He was a bum, too. Living
under a fake name. We still live I'm
der that. Jay Rogers. Everybody call,
him Jack The old man paid hin
fifty dollars a week for not using bill
name. We've got a little boy, now
and he doesn't ever know his name,
Ridder. He thinks he's Jay Rogers
Jr. The old man doesn't know wha
name we took, and he doesn't care"
ITO BE CONTINUED
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07

Checking Enthusiasms
Be careful Of your enthusiasms.
They generally need a rein.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
Former Caddy to Edward VIII
Is Given Help by the King

Prospects frightened for ]. Fl.
W%hitethread, q former caddy to the
king when the latter was prince of
Wales.
whitehead wrote a letter to his
majesty saying his family was In
desperate straits. He had been job
less for FIVE years, he said. The
king sent $40.
Since that was made known, mon
ey and clothes have been sent from
all directions to Whitethread at his
homo.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07

Nitrocellulose, which is an lngredi-
ent Of most lacquers, Is made by treat
ing cotton with nitric acid. The sub
stance thus produced Is dissolved In a
solvent. A clear liquid results and to
this coloring matter Ia added.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
story will interest
many Men and Women

MOT long ago l was like some friends 1
IN have. low in spirits. rundown. /. out Of
sorts. tired easily and looked terrible. l knew
! had no serious organic trouble 80 l reasoned
s~cnsibly. as my experience has since proven.
that work, worry, colds and whatnot had just
worn me down.
The confidence mother has always had in
S.S.S. Tonic. . which is still her standby when
she feels rundown. convinced me / ought to
try this Treatment. i started a course. the
color began to come back to my skin. II felt
better ...I no longer tired easily and soon /
felt that those red-blood-cclls were back to so
called fighting strength alt is great to feel
strong again and like my old self. cssa.co
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07

BUILD YOUR OWN FUTURE. No
heavy lifting or long hours, Learn Bar
bering. Beauty Culture Now. A small
investment starts you training. AT MO-
LER'S, +O5 w. Trent, Spokane, Wash.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
DUNS VERSUS SUITS

When you receive a dun, that
means you are thought to be hon
est. II It weren't so, you'd be sued.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
ANCIENT BURIAL URNS

Fifty burial urns said to date from
the time OF Christ have been un-
earthed by workmen near Monden,
Germany.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
FERRY'S SEEDS
are at home
i'm ANY climate

Claims that spe-
cial seeds are
for
certain climates
r misle
The successful
cultivation of
gorgeous flowers
and tender vege-
tables depends
primarily on the
quality of the
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-05-07
CLASSIFIED ADS

SHIP YOUR POULTRY AND EGGS
to Nystrand Poultry Co. Butte, Mon
tana, for top prices n prompt returns.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-08

her kitchen work. These small changes
cut work in this farm kitchen almost in
half.
Miss Maude E. Wallace, Virginia
Home Demonstration Agent in report
ing on the work completed in 1885,
tells specifically of 4,o23 kitchens made
more convenient; 400 sinks installed;
323 kitchens with running water in
stalled. In all, there were $3.50 women
enrolled in home improvement demon
stration clubs in Virginia at the Begin
ming of this year.
AT the University of Kentucky, $50
girls enrolled in the college of agricul-
ture are required to spend six weeks
during their senior year in the Univer-
sity Home Management house where
they are given intensive practice in keep
ing home, particularly in problems of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-08

way, a days supply of water can be
stored at one time.
Small Changes, Big Results
Home Demonstration Agents have
constantly found that very little changes
often accomplish surprising results. In
one Maryland home, sink and hand
pump were moved from the back porch
into the kitchen and capacious cab
met was built across one side of the
room to just the right height for the
comfort of the housewife while doing
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-08

Running Water Essential
In all kitchen improvement projects,
the installation of running water is given
consideration. In one demonstration sys-
tenn simple force pump lifts the water
over 20 feet from spring $50 feet dis
tant and then forces it into tank 10
feet above in the attic. The complete
cost for the installation of this system
was less than $Ioo.
Miss Lillian l.. Keller, University of
Tennessee Extension Specialist, explains
that many kitchens can be made more
comfortable by putting in an extra win
dow and obtaining better ventilation.
Two windows provided by putting the
lower sash of long narrow window on
a level with the upper sash will give
much better light and ventilation.
Left, Miss Alma Nixon, Home DEM
onstration Agent, Davidson County, Ten
nessee, exhibits blue print of her step
saving kitchen. Below, a photograph
taken looking directly down into model
of Miss Nixon's kitchen.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-08
Step Saving Methods Tighten Kitchen Labor
Small Changes often Shoao Striking Results
kitchen.

G TEP-SAVING methods for the farm
~ kitchen are being stressed this year
in home planning activities through
out the South. The objective sought is
to cut in half, the number of steps taken
by the average women in preparing the
three daily meals for the family.
Thoughtful farm home-makers, home
demonstration agents and university
specialists in home management have
jointly tackled this problem. Already
they have discovered that there are
plenty of kitchens where the mere re-
arrangement of equipment will work
wonders in saving steps and eliminating
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-08

lost motion.
The first step is to place equipment
so that work progresses from right to
left Movements are to the left. This
is logical since the left hand usually
deposits utensils while the right hand
does the work. Studies show that when
the cabinet, or in some cases cupboard
with table beneath, is directly to the
left of the sink, much less effort is re-
quired and work is expedited.
Assembly Line" Established
The chief step-saving systems hinge
upon using refrigerator and sink as the
base. 1t is from this point that prepara-
ton of food starts. The kitchen cabinet
is the next point most frequently visited
and the stove is the fourth point of con-
tact.
The kitchen table should be located
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-08

u ENTUCKY Homemakers like dramaticI
N club programs. Nice sums of money are
community kitchens, school lunches, building
well as financing trips to state and district q
Federation.
There are eight regularly organized drar1
three in Pike.
Last Fall, drama contest held III Pike
skit at the annual Fall meeting, Henry Clay
In Madison county, White Hall Homt
the most interesting members of the cast was
well. In Harlan county, Twilla Club mem|
an evenings entertainment Melted SIS 10 pay
at State University, Lexington. In numerous
of projects sponsored by the Extension Servid
food project were embodied in "a Visit to IN
Mrs. L. G. Davidson. In Kenton county, m
character in play in which she was Shown
A unique undertaking for the 1885 state
play, The Neighbors," by cast of persons
previously and who came together at that timtI
met for the first time just the day before the
"PIay acting" has proven a delightful 4
for those attending and an easy means of fina|
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-08

the home kitchen.
Experimental cook
cry not only deals
with problems of
diet and nutrition,
but also with mod
ern step-saving kit
chen practices.
In Ten n e S S e e,
home management
specialists of the ex-
tension service this
year hope to reach
$4,000 farm homes
in their improve
ment projects-last
year the total reach
ed WAS IA 2OI
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-08

as nearly central as
possible from refrig-
orator, sink, cabinet
and stove. The ia
bic should never be
placed in sequence
from refrigerator to,
stove.
In many farm
kitchens where run
ming water is not
available, it has been
f ou n d a great
convenience to use
a reservoir such as
an old oil or gas
drum, or a large
size keg with a tap
attached. In this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-04-26
Keen Comet Race Likely.

DAGAN it was who, entering the
field with moderately QUILTED
boat last Fall. surprised those who
had been winning all season by de-
feating them in the years closing
races. So much so, in fact, that the
title of champ" was fastened on him
unoficially by Capital yachtsmen. His
Gwen (No 104) should be conspicu-
Gus this afternoon.
Smythe, Jacobs and Cruit, however.
who pilot the Sassy mo. 28), the Litl
mo. 27) and the Serena (No. 30, re-
spectively, are prepared for any at
tack of Pagan. which now is not I'M
expected. They have, moreover,
dressed up their boats considerably
and their fancy rigging and new
tangled stayings are expected to be
the center of much attention.
Additional interest in the comet
race will be provided by the boat of
Paul F. Myers, who owns Comet (No
2l0), for his daughter Barbara is ex-
pected to handle the tiller for her dad
today.
Eight or nine of the associations
largest boats will compete in the last
race of the day, the class A handi-
cap which consists of all craft over
1s feet Ted DeBoer, with his win
ming Sandpiper, is a slight favorite
to cop the seasons first race, but
Jack Marsh's Zephyr, Fred Tips Bob
Cat and John Brumbaugh's Wildcat
are expected to provide formidable
opposition. DeBoer's number is 6,
Marshs 2, Tips and Brumbaugh's 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-04-26
ARMSTRONG IS VICTOR
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE. Md, April 25.-Arm-
strong High Schools swimming team
from Washington nosed out the Doug
las High mermen, 36-33, in a dual
meet here today Maurice jackson
OF Armstrong won two events.
Summaries:
5O-YARD FREE STYLE-Won BY M.
jackson tA): second. J. Carr Cd: third,
W. Harrod "a. Time. 20 seconds.
O0-YARD BREAST STROKE~Won BY
j. staten Cd: second. John Lewis "a :;
tn third J.. DOUG Roberts tA). Time. min
~ zoo: FREE srYLE-won by
Charles Hansley Cd: second. M. Branch
ID; third; Ernest Mercer (AJ. Time
MINUTES % seconds:
cr.G YARD BACK sTROKE-won by u
ioe-fARsD FR mlRut sr Il EsecSRss' BY NJ
I i ~ s.c M; Branch CD. Time, i minute
Armstrong 1Gresory. Lewis. HilD; Do pou Ss
n las disaualified. Time. l minute a. sec
soo-YARD FREE STYLE RE1Ay-wor
~ Douglas fKennard. Wyatt. Garrison.
carr: second. Armstrong iSkinker, Miles
naIroo' Mercer. Time. 1 minute IS sec
DIvING-won by Grandville Hill tA,.
S second i John Rich CD; third. Charles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-04-26
SURVEYING CRAFT
|. FITTED FOR WORK
0ceanographer, 0verhauIed
Here, to Be Put Aboard
c. & G. Yacht.

w yHAT is regarded as the last
M word in boating for survey
Wv work in shallow water
left Washington Thursday,
after repairs at the Floodgate Boat
House had fitted it for its place aboard
the worlds largest yacht, the Corsair,
a former possession of ]. Pierpont
Morgan and now the property of the
United States Coast and Geodetic
Survey.
Built in New York last year, at an
estimated cost of slightly more than
Sc 900, the unique trim 30-footer is
constructed with an all-bronze deck,
covered with aluminium, the bronze
feature reducing the possibility of err
rors in findings to minimum.
The compass Is the only bit Of steel
on the launch.
Perfectly equipped for survey work.
the Oceanographer, as it is called, has
complete facilities for findings and
recordings. On its starboard side, near
the bow, Is a platform on which a
member Of the crew may compute the
waters depth. Inside are sliding
boards, which may be pulled from the
sides Of the boat to form rigid writing
desks. The interior is divided into
two compartment. for crew and sur
veyors.
Speed Is Increasing.
HAVING changed its motor and
increased its speed. Cliff Elliott
Of the Floodgate Boat House says that
the remodeled craft now is capable
of a speed of 10 miles per hour. He
won the right to work on the boat in
competition with three other bidders.
The Oceanographer will join the
Corsair in New York, where it will be
lifted to the deck of the mother craft.
Then will follow trip to New Eng
land waters. where surveys will be
started within the next few weeks.
incidentally, the Corsair was sold
to the United States Coast and Geo
detic Survey by the multi millionaire
for the ''muniflcent" sum of 81. Hav-
ing special preference for the nau-
tical surveying service, Morgan sold
them the worlds largest yacht for the
smallest possible sum required to make
the deal legal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-04-26
LODGE AGAIN HEADS
REGATTA CARNIVAL
Night Pageant, Presidents Cup
Meet Feature, to Be Held
September rs,

CONTINUING preparations for the
Presidents Cup Regatta in Sep
TENDER. the associations president.
John A. Remon. has announced that
Thomas Ellis Lodge would be in
charge Of the night pageant. perhaps
the most colorful event on the four
day September spectacle.
Lodge. president of the Federation
Of Citizers' Associations. has been
identified with the Presidents Cup
Regatta Association since 1893 and
now is a director of the association. A
native of Delaware. Lodge came here
in 1917 attending the George Wash
ington and National Universities. He
was the first president of the Ameri-
can University Park Citizens Associa-
ton.
The night pageant is scheduled for
Friday, September Is.