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The Coolidge examiner., 1937-08-19
SYNOPSIS

Victoria Herrendeen, a vivacious little
girl. had been too young to feel the
shock that came when her father. Keith
Herrendeen. lost his fortune A gentle,
unobtrusive soul. he is now employed
as an obscure chemist in San Francisco.
at a meager salary. His wife, Magda.
cannot adjust herself to the change. She
Is beautiful woman, fond of pleasure
and magnet for mems attention.
Magda and Victoria have been down at
a summer resort and Keith joins them
for the weekend. Magda leaves for
bridge party. excusing herself for be-
ing such runaway" The Herrendeens
return to their small San Francisco
apartment. Keith does not approve OF
Magda's mad social life and they quar-
rel frequently. Magda receives flowers
from a wealthy man from Argentina
whom she had met less than a week
before. Manners arrives a few hours
later. Magda takes Victoria to Nevada TO
visit woman friend who has a daughter
named Catherine. There she tells her
she is going to get divorce. Victoria
soon is in boarding school with her
friend Catherine. Magda marrieS Man.
ners and they spend two years in Argen-
tina. Victoria has studied In Europe
and at eighteen she visits her mother
when Ferdy rents a beautiful home.
Magda is unhappy over Ferdy'S drink
ing and attentions TO other women. Vic
dislikes him. When her mother and step
father return 10 South America. Victoria
refuses to go with them because of Fer
dy's unwelcome attentions 10 her.
Magda returns and tells Vic she and
Ferdy have separated. Meanwhile Keith
has remarked. Victoria is now stu
dent nurse. Magda has fallen in love
with Lucius Farmer. a married artist.
While she and Vic prepare for trip
to Europe. Ferdy takes a suite in
their hotel. The night before Magda
and Vic are to sail. Nagda elopes with
Lucius Farmer. While nursing the chill
dren of DR.. and Mrs. Keats. Vic meets
DR. Quentin Hardisty. a brilliant physi-
clan. much sought after by women.
who is a widower with crippled daugh-
ter In tete-a-tete at the Keats home.
he kisses Vic. Several days later he
invites her with other guests to spend
weekend al his cabin.
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only that I'm thinking Of you.
Girls do get so entirely out Of touch
in those places. l know it. My ia.
ther was at Barbados when l was a
girl; it's much the same thing. The
life gets one; it's easy, insular, un-
ambitious. After a bit you're tell
ing visitors that you've been there
ten years. fifteen years. In few
years there's no out"
wi, I'm going away on account
Of Quentin Hardisty," Victoria said.
Mrs. Keats was standing beside
her at the window; they did not
look at each other; there was a
silence.
I've got to get away before I
make complete fool of myself
before he knows" Victoria pres
emily added.
You mean you-you like him?"
Violet Keats said in stunned voice.
Il guess that about expresses it,"
Victoria said, with : brief laugh.
The thing happened quite simply
about ten days later Victoria had
taken Kate down to Dr. Hardisty's
Offices to have one of the younger
men there look at a small sprained
elbow. He stood looking thought.
fully at Vic and the child for
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| til I'm foaming at the mouth abou
him. And III never foam at the
mouth about anyone, for before
reach that point, III take my little
throat indoors and cut it. So dom
worry about mel"
Trim'y equipped, they went out
to the kitchen, where the younger
doctor was mixing something liz
uid in small pail. and the older
one busy with salad.
They all worked together, getting
in each others way. getting more
and more hungry as the clock S
hands slipped from half-past six to
seven, from seven to eight. The
boy carried the steaks into the shed,
where they were to broil on a char
coal fire. Victoria sampled the salad
on bit of cracker.
That" she said firmly, sis the
most delicious salad l ever tasted!"
1t was long and delightful meal.
Presently they carried their. cups
to the fire. and Mock Suey cleared
away the table, and still nobody
made a move to go to bed. and the
logs burned on, and the level
branches of the redwoods swept
across the low roof in the restless
wind of the spring night.
You girls going to freeze?"
Believe me, we have our hot
water bottles" Dora said firmly.
Victoria, raising her eyes with a
sleepy smile, met Quentin Hardis-
tvs steady look. and was disturbed
to feel herself flushing. But when
she and Dora finally did drag them
selves off to the raised platform
where their beds were, and had
drawn the canvas curtain against
the warm sitting room and the fire.
she was conscious of a sort of
dancing excitement in her veins.
This was all such funl
There was a rattle at the curtain
rings. Victoria put her head through
them and found Quentin Hardisty
standing close to her at the other
side.
Victoria's hair had been gathered
to the top of her head in mass of
careless, tawny curlS; her young
face was rosy from heroic washing
with scented soap, her eyes danced.
Hero are two extra-things, the
doctor said a little confusedly.
They're stone hot-water bottles;
some people like 'em. Anyway.
they'll keep hot until morning"
"Oh, God bless you. mister!" Vic
toria said, the curtains parting as
she put out her arms to show her
slim body in square. blue-striped
pajamas open at the soft young
throat.
You look like a DOLL" the man
said in a whisper.
Victoria stood still, her throat sud-
denly thick. She smiled at him
confusedly.
You're lovelyl" Quentin said. He
laid his hand on her arm. Good
night" he said. and somehow the
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long minute, finally asked her. in
almost an absent voice, if she would
see him in his own office before she
went away.
Vic found her way to this guarded
and inaccessible sanctum made
strangely easy. Kate had wrapped
molasses peppermint to console her
for recent indignities, and Vic sat
earnest and pretty in her new spring
clothes. looking in puzzled expec-
fancy at the doctor.
Il want to talk for few minutes,
and then you talk" Quentin began.
He drew four firm parallel lines in
pencil on scrap Of paper. looking
at them, crumpled the paper and
threw it aside.
Il thought you said the other night
that you were lonesome, that you
were thinking of going to Honolulu
because you were loneSome?"
Il said it to vi" Vic admitted.
after a moment. Her heart
thumped.
Why do you say that you said it
to vi in that funny way?"
Il didn't know l said it in a funny
way. suppose l meant that /
didn't say it to you"
There was a pause. after which
the man recommended:
The thing is" He hesitated.
The thing is that l want a home."
he said. Il want my little girl
with me- l told Violet about it and
asked her if she thought you'd take
the job. She said-did she tell you
this?"
''She didn't tell me anything"
well. she said. 'D'you mean as
nurse and housekeeper. or as
wife?' l said, Well, if you put it
that way, as wife!' D'you get what
l mean?" he finished. Il had been
saying 'housekeeper. but maybe
what l meant all along was wife"
He sat back.
Il see." Victoria mused. not NOV
ing her eyes from his. Color came
into Ter face and receded again and
they both laughed nervously.
"And-and, thank you!" she said
then, a little confusedly.
Il need wife. badly" the man
presently added Everyone knows
that-Violet and John, everyone.
You're the kind of woman l want
to marry. admire you tremendous
ly. IL like you very much"
"You mean without loving me?"
Victoria asked.
II thought thought that was
how you wanted it to be-" the man
said, simply.
Victoria looked at him thoughtful
ly, her breath uneven. her face
scarlet.
Here's the thing" Quentin said,
as she did not speak. I'D be aw-
fully proud if you'd do it. really I
would. If you won't I'm going to
get out for a while-Pn go to Ger
many. But I'd much rather not
. get out, on account of Gwen, and my
hospital work-everything What do
you say?"
ITO BE CONTINUED)
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CHAPTER V-Continued


Five O'Clock came. Six O'Clock
came.
Nervous, huh?" Quentin Har-
dlsty asked, looking up.
Not very" the girl smiled. flush
ing.
why at alp"
We'll. then. not nervous at ALL"
Vic said, laughing. But there is
something fundamentally-disturb-
ing about being shut up in lone
mountain cabin with handsome
and fascinating man." she re-
minded him.
Listen, why do you rub in that
fascinating. handsome stuff? That's
the third time"
The second. l think"
i've seen you," the man insist
ed. when you were nothing short
of-well, there's only one word for
it. beautiful
Thank you. Seriously, there
aren't many real beauties, and the
few I've known have had vile
timel"
We'll. coming back to first prin-
ciples," DR.. Hardisty said. don't
worry about the Uphams; they'll get
here. And if they didn't, l assure
you that you'd be as safe as my
own sister"
The girl looked across at him.
handsome and brown, and quite Sc
rious, in the soft fire and lamplight,
and her heart gave an odd twist. a
physical plunge of emotion. Her
throat thickened suddenly, and she
felt silly and confused. But she
gave no sign of it, and before either
she or her host spoke again the Up
hams arrived. in a gay furry OF
apologies. and after that everything
was smooth sailing.
The two women were relegated
TO the south alcove, drew their cur
tain. and proceeded with their un-
packing and changing to a lively
exchange of gossip. Dora was 60
ing to have baby in six months;
nobody knew it but Chase. but they
were tremendously excited. Vic
was all sympathetic enthusiasm
here. There might be some ques-
tion in her heart and mind as to
wifehood. but motherhood was all
JOY.
''Oh. Dora, envy youi"
I'm terribly happy about it."
Isn't this fun. being over here
together. and just ourselves!"
Il adore this shack. We had our
honeymoon here. And isn't he a
darling? Vic - listen =" Dora
paused.
''Oh, shut upl" Vic said, deny
ing the impeachment before it was
voiced.
mo. but listen, don't you think
he's darling?"
''Dr. Hardisty? Yes, do"
IF he liked your"
There isn't the slightest chance
of it. even if you continue to broad
cast your romantic suspicious all
over Mill Valley!" Vic began. Dora
sank her voice to a whisper.
Just the same-They can't hear,
their showers going" Dora said.
Just the came you'd be an awful
fool not to marry him if you could.
Vic"
IN never marry anyone" Vic
said. putting on a blue apron. ''un-
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Ask Me0
Another !.

l. What countries have dictators
at present?
2. Is there any guide to the
length of sentences when one is
preparing a lecture?
3. How is GPU (Russia's secret
police) pronounced?
4. By what title was Commodore
Perry known to the Japanese?
5. How fast do bullets travel?
Answers
l. The principal relationships
are Russia, Austria, Italy, Ger
many, Turkey, Hungary, Bull
garia, Albania and Mexico.
2. There is the generalization
that sentences should not be long.
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Had Nn Doors

Persons who like to let the entire
household know of their anger by
slamming a door or banging down
a window would have had to resort
to some other means in the early
days. For in the place Of the door,
most early Ohio pioneers had only
a blanket or animal skin hanging in
the opening, while in the place Of
windows with panes of glass they
used creased paper or an cid gar
ment.
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A Quiz With
Answers Offering
Inform a ton on
Various Subjects

Twenty-four words is safe maxi
mum.
3. GPU is pronounced Gay'pay-
ooh-but only by foreigners. Rus
SLAMS do not mention the name,
sometimes referring to them as
the "three-letter men,"
4. For diplomatic purposes
Perry created for himself the title
of Lord of the Forbidden Inte-
rior," but, of course, he did not
actually hold such title.
S. Military rifles drive their bull
lets at speeds of from 1000 to
5000 feet per second. The Ger
Itch bullet, one of the speediest,
is capable of travelling almost a
mile a second.
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Uncle MiS
Says: ~
Calm With the Calm

The silentest thing is a bomb un-
til it explodes. Don't peck and
pound at conditions when they're
calm.
The man who is always running
after new friends gets the most
SnubS.
The worlds real revolution is the
steady change to a better and
fuller sense of humanity in the
hearts of men.
Belief may be one part credulity
and all the rest a desire to get
something.
If a man has had to dig for his
success, you may still see some Of
the mud on his fingers.
He who laughs last will tell the
anecdote wrong when he repeats it.
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MMBALL UNDERTAKING COMPANY BEAUTIFES IRIS
. kIMBALl FURNERAL HOME COMPANY FOR LARGER
AND MORE EFFICIENT SERVICE

An observer has noticed that during past week the Kim
ball Undertaking Company has beauyrr the interior of
its funeral Home The home given two coats of paints
which gives dignity in keeping first class type Of
service rendered. -..-
The Company has progressed but without sacrifice and
careful panng It's progress largely attributed to the Com
pany personnel and its attempt keep and equip
ment up to the best standards and practices
The general in the Reverend r. F. John
recently said that his dream
sound institution for the thereby help youth
the His motto is Don't Tear Are Pre-
pared to Build And That Goes for Temporal Well as Spirit
ual Things
The personal of the Company the who carry
on with dignity and dispatch to the point that they always
ahead of time 1t brought in interview that the
general has frequently all night to see
that the equipment and other schedule That
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N. & W::FAST FREIGHT WRECKS
AT MAYBEURY;; LOCOMOTIVE EX-
PL0DES BRIDGE WEDNESDAY
w. w. Snead. Ezra McHaffa.
Victims of Disastrous Wreck;
j. {. Ball Is Seriously Hurt

Two men were killed and
third was critically injured
when section of Norfolk and
Western time freight No. S5
wrecked at 7:15 last night at
the east end Of Maybeury
bridge. :. :. :.
ifty-three cars of the train
were dcrailed. as of them fol-
lowing the locomotive into us.
Route 50, $50 feet below the
bridge where the locomotive
exploded, setting fire to the
wreckagc and the bridge.
The known dead:
w. w. Snead. engineer, so.
Bluefield. :.
Ezra McHaffa, fireman, 80,
Bluefield. 80.
James Ball, sol Fourth St.
this city, brakeman was taken
to he Bueficld Sanitarium
were doctors said that he suf-
fercd Il serious injuries to his
back and II fractured pelvis.
His condition at midnight was
critical. ......
Second No. S5. westbound, de-
rallied as it came onto the treI
stle. The engine plunged down
the mountain. Part Of it went
in one directions part of it buri-
ed itsen in the ground and the
boiler was hurled 500 feet and
landed on the railroad right-of-
way on the west side of the
bridge. 80. 80. :.
Fiftythree fright cars, one
of them Texaco gasoline tank
car, piled up at the east end of
the bridge and caught fire.
Nearly under the bridge, Lyle
Ratliff and his wife and two
children were sitting on the
porch of their home. The eng
inc fell in the highway in front
Of the house, and dragged the
freight cars onto portion of
The house. Debris and steam
from the explosion filled the
air and Ratliff gathered hia
fanny and escaped without i'm
jury. His residence was COM
pletcly destroyed by the fire
that followed.
10 ooGoIdmo us JJnQ 1880
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Gary No. S Amusement
Dinner Opening

Mrs. Ailenc Parsom accom-
panied by Mrs. Ida f.. Whittico
attended the opening exercises
and amusement entertainment
of the Employees Recreation
Club at Gary last Sunday after
no"n. This Employees Rccrea-
ton Club, erected exclusively
for colorcd employees of the
United States Coal and Coke
Company's operation which has
for its object general amuse-
ment such az swimming, dane
ing, debating, plays of most
any innocent nature. the like of
which there is not another in
the United States, is one TO be
admired, hOnOred and apprcci-
ated. They have the finest
swimming pool and dancing
pavilion ever on any operation.
Last Sunday they had lovely
demonstration "B ig Basket
Dinner was the unique Occasi-
on Of the afternoon with fri
ends from all over the County
attending and share its plenti-
tudes. The big hearted white
management from the general
manager, the Hon Harry Moses
down to those who are official
~ interested and connected
otherwise, were present and
every one showed the highest
sense Of appreciation at the
mutually Of every person pre-
sent. Often it was commented
on the muscular physique Of
the cOlOred men who would
take their flight from the hill
side and the plank walks
springing into the deep pool
Of water where they became
the attraction Of the hundreds
Of women and men. Mr.. Moses
Of often was heard speaking
praiseworthy of his mon, their
politness, their manly DISPOSE
ton and responsibility and
boasts of the fact that there is
no other place like the one on
his operation used for just
general amusement and that
without regard TO monetary
reward. >. ~. :. :.
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THE WEST VIRGINIA
MEDICAL SOCIETY MEETS
IN BLUEFIELD, VIVA.

The thirty first m,nual sess-
ION of the West Virginia Med
ical Society met I'M Bluefield,
West Virginia. June %, "a, %.
This was one of the largest
sessions since its orfaniZation.
Scientific papers were read
by DR.. A. ID. Bolton, of Beckley
DIR. ID. II. Murray of Keystone,
and others. The president, DR..
=. Il. iiggi.botham of Blue
field discussed Social Medicine
in all its phases. The guest
surgeon was DR.. l.. G.. Downing
of Bmrcll Memorial Hopital,
Roanoke, Virginia, who was as
sociated with DR.. G.. A. Rodg-
erS of Providence Hospital
Blueficld. DR.. Wendell Free
man of Frcedman's Hospital.
Washington, ID. G. gave an i'll
ustratcd lecture on "The Dia
gnosis and Modern Treatment
of Syphilis" The guest speak
ers ere DR.. A. II. Hoge, Presi-
dent of West Virginia State
Public Health Council and DR..
Il {. Edmonson. of st. Lukes
Hospital, Bluefield.
The Society adopted rcsolut-
IONS opposing the relocation OF
the Denmar tuberculosis SAINT
arium and favoring the State
lCOnfinuad ON nana TuoA
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FALL FROM PORCH
IS FATAL TO MAN

Louis Hackney. II. colored
Of Carswcll. died in a local hos
pital Saturday afternoon az a
result of injuries sustained in
a fall from the porch of the
Carswell store during the first
week in June. He had received
a fractured skull and broken
leg. .. zee. ......
Hackney had been resident
Of CarsweIl for the past "a
years during which time he
was employed by the Koppers
Coal Company. He had form
crly been a resident of Vir-
ginia, his native state.
His wife preceded him to the
grave more than 20 years ago.
Survivors are two sons, Charlie
and Thomas Of Carswell and
his father-in-law, Henry Pitch
or of Carswell.
Funeral services will be held
on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o.
clock at the Mt Hermon Bap-
tise church with the Rev. J. r.
Brown officiating. Burial will
follow in the Norwood GENET
cry. -.
The body is being prepared
for burial by Kimball Under
taking Company at Kimball.
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BLUDCE0N KILL
ING SOLVED BY
. State POLICE
Accuses Brown Of Garland
Murder in Order to Collect
5000. Insurance

That James Garland, 84-year
old Negro was murdered that
Mervin Brown, %, also a negro
might collect 5000 insurance
policy will be the case of the
state in the prosecution of
Brown, E. Morton Wagner, as
sistant prosecuting attorney,
said last night after Nyanza
Smith, %, also a Negro, had
given Mercer County authorit-
les a statement detailing the
brutal Staying of the one-time
slave and duplicating Brown
as the perpetrator and actual
murderer of Garland.
Garland's bloodsmeared body
his head brutally smashed in,
was found about 7 o'clock Wed
nesday morning by berry pick
ers, a short distance off the
eastern terminus of Heather
wood road in Cumberland Hell
ghts. =. -.
Brown who operates the Elite
Confectionery store, Bland ST..
denies any knowledge of the
crime and told officers that he
was not with Garland at any
time Tuesday the day the man
was slain.
Smith was unprecedented on
Wednesday by Deputy Sheriff
P. l.. Dye and l.. H. Cook on a
drunk driving charge and held
as a suspect in the Garland
murder case.
Both Hampton and Wagner
feel that the details of the ira
gedy as recounted by Smith
are virtually correct.
Brown. according to Corporal
Hampton had taken out an
accident and health policy on
Garland on March a Of this
year with National Accident
and Health Insurance Company
of Philadelphia. No physical
examination being required,
Brown is said to have given
the age of Garland as 81. He
had had been paying on the
policy, it was said. .... =.
Brown, Corporal Hampton
said, had taken out a similar
policy with himself as benefit
ciary for Mary Cape, an aged
Negro woman. who had lived
with Garland on Nash street
for the past eighteen years.
Whether Garland had any
knowledge of the policy has
not been learned by the author
tiles. go. ...-..'''' -
Hampton said their investi-
CATION had disclosed that Car
land, who formerly lived on
Ellis Street, had known Brown
since he was about four years
old and had regarded him as a
close friend At the time he
live on Ellis Street he was a
close neighbor f Browns
mother. 80. " ..."
Smith said that Garland had
come to Browns place of bust
ness on Tuesday morning ard
that Brown had given him ii
drink of whiskey. Brown had
asked Garland if Federal court
was still in session and when
he replied that he did not
know, Brown suggested they
visit the court. osSf.. 49,.
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