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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-17
CHAPTER %

MARY CARLETON licked the
edge of the knife with which she
had been frosting a cake. She
looked at the clock and calculated
whether she had time to make her
potato salad. She had to stop at
the Berwicks and pick up a high
boy for the set in the second act
and she had promised little Mary's
nurse that she would run up the
new sun suit on the sewing ma
chine.
, She decided to let the salad go.
Then she decided to let the sun
suit go. 1t wasn't every day that
"a girl had guest who was the
wife of screen sensation.
Slicing the potatoes, she looked
at her hands regretfully. They
weren't any lilies, she reflected,
and thought Of the creams and To-
|tions on Janet's dressing table.
She thought of Janet and all the
sother things Janet had. The love-
lly simple sports things, the soft
tcashmere sweaters, the white coat
with the great collar Of white fox,
the clever little evening clothes.
She tried to picture the house in
Beverly Hills over which Janet was
mistress. She tried to picture the
furniture, The servants, the rugs
land paintings but all she could
think Of was that there was money
to pay for all those things. Money
the thing that separated her and
her Leslie every winter.
Che sighed with envy.
Deity she swished the dressing
ingredients around in a wooden
bowl while visions f1oated before
her eyes. Visions Of herself, Mrs.
carleton, shopping on Hollywood
boulevard, selecting smart little
sports things with never an anx-
ious glance toward the price tag.
Visions Of Mrs. Carleton in silver
fox sweeping through lines of
curious gapers at a Hollywood
opening.
Lucky, lucky Mrs. Paynter!
Mrs. Paynter was a lamb. There
were no airs, no pretenses about
her. Mrs. Paynter had offered to
stay with the baby when nurse had
had to go to the dentist. Mrs.
Paynter insisted on making the
beds in the morning and helping
with the supper dishes. And she
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-17
READ THIS FIRST:

In Hollywood following an ingenious
,maneuver on the part OF his young
wife, Janet, Joel Paynter. second-rate
broadway actor, makes screen history
in the course Of eight months. Fame
and fortune are theirs following one
outstanding picture in which Joel plays
an important character part. He OBJ
tanned the role because Janet cultivated
the right people and Vernon Chester, a
leading director. Denied baby be-
cause the studio frowns on domestic
notes in building up Joel as the popu-
Tar American lover, Janet finds happl-
ness eluding her, despite everything
money can buy, because she has nothing
more to do. Janet discovers that S; 600
week melts rapidly living as they
now do. After buying small group
theater in Cape Cod as. a lark, Joel
promptly forgets about it. Janet goes
east alone for a visit. Because Joel is
mot with her, by the time Janet has
reached New York. it is widely ru-
lmored that divorce was imminent.
Janet and Martha, an old friend, go to
Cape Cod to see the Little Theater and
stop with Mary Charleston. wardrobe
mistress and scenic designer Of the
theater.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY:
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/ legislature May Ad-
journ By March Is
Continued from Page One.l

VOUHCINued IIUlII 1FIgG OnG.I
that even though the Senate has been
inclined to lag behind and rest on its
oars from time to time, it's presiding
officer has not permitted much rest
for the senator's.
Now that the revenue and finance
bills are before the Senate, Lieut.. Gov.
Horton is expected to insist on still
more speed, with the result that many
observers feel confident that the Sen
ate will finish with these two bills be-
fore adjournment this week. While
it is regarded as certain that the Sem
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-17

Even if he wins, General Franco
of the Spanish rebels will never be
a highly respected figure. You just
can't enthuse over man who takes
months to do what he said he could
finish in less than week
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-17

established. as terms of the measure
authorize only manufacture for State
use and not resale to the public.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-17
Over 40 Counties Expected
To Vote On Liquor Stores

CONTINUED from Page one.)
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-09

leather vest without her seeing me
do so. She came very close to me
as she talked, but for minute or
so I was afraid she would not take
advantage of the situation. Then.
in the middle Of one Of her SEN
fences, she lurched toward me with
both hands outstretched, and the
impact sent me over the parapet.
It was a simple matter to swing
myself over the balcony railing. !
had arranged for the drawing-room
door to be unattached, anG I merely
disconnected the suspension wire,
walked In, and appeared in the hall
way. When Miss Beeton learned
that I had witnesses to her act, as
well as a photograph Of it, she
realized that the game was up"
II admit, however, that I had
not foreseen that she would resort
to suicide. But perhaps it is just
as well. She was one Of those worn-
en- who through some twist of ma
ture-some deep-rooted wickedness
-personify evil. 1t was probably
this perverted tendency which drew
her into the profession of nursing,
where she could see, and even take
part in, human suffering"
Vance leaned back in his chair
and smoked abstractedly. He
seemed to be deeply affected, as
were all Of us.
Doctor Siefert was the first to
take his departure. Shortly after
ward the others rose restlessly.
felt shaken from the sudden let
down of the tension through which /
had been going, and walked into
the drawing-room for a drink Of
brandy. The only light in the room
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-09
By RICHARD H. WILKINSON
@ Associated Newspapers.
WNU Service.

our pockets, trooped up to Bartlett
for the annual spring spree. On the
day Of our arrival Jake Custer, the
county sheriff, was out of town, 80
we had free rein at the Red Dog sa-
loon. The next morning Jake came
home and at once looked up Fred
Barrows.
"Look here. Fred Jake began.
I got bird in the calaboose here
who claims his name is Monk Sala-
dine. He allows he worked up at
your camp all winter and says he
had to quit because you weren't
payin' him enough wages. Now
mebbe this guy is O. T., and mebbe
he amt. At any rate, the first time
I seed him / put him down fer
road agent, which same I bin chas-
in fer near a year, and locked him
up
1.-The calaboose was single-roorn
affair, row Of iron bars separating
the only cell from Jake's office.
There's only one window in the
place, and all in all it's pretty
dismal hole.
GAS we entered, man stood up
behind the bars and let out a whoop.
Hey he ye1ls. Hey, Fred, tell
this dumb ape Of a sheriff who I
am and get me OUTER here. I'm
most suffocated!'
Erred solemnly walks up to the
bars, peers long and intently into
Monks face, and then shakes his
head. Don't know him. he says.
Never seed the jigger before Ono
by one we followed Fred's act, each
of us shaking our heads and confess
ing complete ignorance Of knowing
the prisoner.
"About two weeks later, us boys
left town to do some summer cut
ting for a company up in the noun
tains. But before going Sheriff
Jake informed us he had caught the
real road agent and was letting
Monk loose. AS a special favor to us
he was waiting till we got well on
our way, and wouldn't free the pris-
oner till the day following our de-
parture.
monks imprisonment In the
stuffy, little jail cured him Of his
conceit completely. Two days aft
er we arrived in camp, he showed
up, and meek as lamb asked for a
Job. Fred took him on and Monk,
though still good-natured and gem
erous, never once let out a zip about
what great guy he was from then
on.
"And to this day, Monk doesn't
know that we put Sheriff Jake up
to arrestin' him for road agent,
and paid his hoard bill while he was
languishing In iail." -
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-09
MONK

nCPEAKING of important peo-
- ple," said Elmer. Stone, apro-
pos of nothing, reminds me Of
Monk Saladine. Monk was probab-
~ about the most important acting
person you'd ever want to see. He
was big, strong as bull, and devil
ishly handsome. Women just nat
urally gravitated toward his big,
wide smile, like they do today
toward a radio that's blatting a lul-
laby by a love-sick crooner.
"Monk was good worker, or
Fred Barrows, who owned the lurn-
Der camp where the kid was en-
ployed, never would have signed
him on. He never shirked or COM
planned or refused to go out in any
kind Of weather. He was good
natured cuss, and, despite the fact
he was about the most conceited
.jigger that ever wore pants, you
couldn't help liking him. He'd 60
out of his way to do you favor,
lend you his last dollar-and then
in the next breath tell you what a
good guy he was. Rub it in, 80 to
speak.
eve who knew Monk and liked
him were forever trying to think
up some method by which we could
cure him Of his one great fault. AT
times his conceit bordered on obnox-
iousness. Among other things that
he did to satisfy his vanity was to
call at Fred Barrows' cabin once
a week and threaten to quit. Fred
would listen to him and then pre-
tended to be sorrowful and irnplore
him to stay on, at least till after the
spring drive was over.
''We decided unanimously that
something had to be done to cure
him of blowing his own horn. The
spring drive was nearly at an end
and the boys we're beginning to get
restless when Monk, as was his
custom, paraded up to Fred's cabin
one night after supper, and said:
Fred I'm quittin'. An I'm really
going this time. I'm sick and tired
of workin' for such measly wages,
especially when I'm about the best
all around jack in the woods
Erred eyed him for minute and
then replied: You bet your sweet
life you're goin', teller. I'm sick
and tired, too, only it's sick and
tired Of your DANCED conceit that
makes me riled. Mister, you're
lot quittin'. You're fred! Through.
Washed up! Now get out!'
Monk acted like he was hit by
four-foot timber. He merely asked
for his time, received 1t, and went
out.
'aThen the drive ended and the
whole gang of us, including Fred
himself, with = winters wages in
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-09
came through the archway from
the chandelier in the hall.


the chandelier in the hall.
I heard someone enter the room
and cross toward the balcony. I
saw the dim form Of Vance stand
ing before the open door to the bal
cony, solitary, meditative figure.
I was about to speak to him when
Zaia Graem came softly through
the archway and approa ched him.
'Good-by, Philo Vance," she said.
''I'm frightfully sorry" Vance
lnurmured, taking her extended
hand. II was hoping you would
forgive me when you understood
everything"
IT do forgive you," she said.
'1That's what came to tell you"
Vance bowed his head and raised
her fingers to his lips.
The girl then withdrew her hand
slowly and, turning, went from the
room.
Vance watched her till she had
passed through the archway. Then
he moved to the open door and
stepped out on the balcony.
When Zalia Graem had gone. I
went into the den where Markham
sat talking with Professor Garden
and his son. He looked up at me
as / entered, and glanced at his
watch.
II think we'd better be going,
Van," he said. where's Vance?"
went reluctantly back into the
drawing room to fetch him. He was
still standing on the balcony, gaz-
ing out over the city with its gaunt
spectral structures and it's glitter
ing lights.
THE END
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-09-09

81 think when you we're called
from the drawing room to the
phone, Miss Graem - at just the
time Miss Beeton was on her way
upstairs to shoot Swift-she decided
to use you, should it be necessity
to save herself. Undoubtedly she
knew Of your feud with Swift, and
capitalized it; and she also undoubt-
edly realized that you would be
suspect in the eyes Of the others
who were here yesterday. That is
why, my dear, I sought to lead
her on by seeming to regard you
as the culprit. And it had its ef-
feet I hope you can find it in
your heart to forgive me for having
made you suffer-"
The girl did not speak she
seemed to be struggling with her
emotions.
Siefert had leaned forward and
was studying Vance closely.
GAS theory, that may be logi-
CAL" he said with skeptical gravi-
ty. "But, after all, it is only a
theory"
Vance shook his head slowly.
ooh, no, doctor. It's more than
theory. Miss Beeton herself.-and
in your presence-gav the whole
thing away. Not only did she lie
to us, but she contradicted herself
when you and I were on the roof
and she was recovering from the
effects of the bronin gas-effects,
incidentally. which she was able to
exaggerate correctly as the result
of her knowledge of medicine" If
"But I don't recall
Vance checked him. Surely, doc
tor, you remember the story she
told us. According to her volun-
tary account of the episode, she was
struck on the head and forced into
the vault: and she tainted inmedi-
ately as the result Of the bronin
gas: then the next thing she knew
was that she was lying on the settee
in the garden, and you and I were
standing over her"
'"That is quite correct" Siefert
said, frowning at Vance.
'.And I am sure you also remena-
Der, doctor, that she looked up at
me and thanked me for having
brought her out into the garden and
saved her, and also asked me how
came to find her so SOON"
'"That also is correct" Siefert ad-
mitted. "But I still don't under
stand wherein she gave herself
away"
Doctor" asked Vance, ''f she
had been unconscious, as she said,
from the time she was forced into
the vault to the time she spoke to
us in the garden, how could she pos
sibly have known who it was that
had found her and rescued her from
the vault? And how could she have
known that I found her soon after
she had entered the vault? You
see, doctor, she was never uncon-
scious at all; she was taking no
chances whatever Of dying Of bro
min gas. AS I have said, 1t was
not until had started to unlock
the door that she broke the vial Of
bromin; and she was perfectly
aware who entered the vault and
carried her out to the garden. Those
remarks Of hers to me were a fatal
error on her part"
Siefert relaxed and leaned back
in his chair with faint wry smile.
''You are perfectly right, Mr..
Vance. That point escaped me en-
tirely."
"But," Vance continued, "even
had Miss Beeton not made the mis-
take of lying to us so obviously.
there was other proof that she alone
was concerned in that episode. NIX.
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CHAPTER Xv-Continued

CHAPIEk AV-COntmued
~
"But why" asked Professor Gar
den, "didn't she fire the revolver
upstairs in the first place-it would
certainly have made the shot sound
more reaIstic-and then hide it in
the garden before coming DOWN."
my dear sir! That would have
been impossible, as you can readily
see. How would she have got back
downstairs? We were ascending the
stairs few seconds after we heard
the shot, and would have met her
coming down. She could, of course,
have come down by the public stairs
and re-entered the apartment at the
front door without being seen; but
In that event she could not have
established her presence down here
at the time the shot was fired
and this was Of utmost importance
to her. When we reached the foot
OF the stairs, she was standing in
the doorway Of Mrs. Gardens bed
room, and she made it clear that
she had heard the shot. 1t was, of
course, perfect aIbi, provided the
technique Of the crime had not been
revealed by the evidence she left in
the vault No. The shot could
not have been fred upstairs. The
only place she could have fred it
and still have established her alibi,
was out Of the bedroom window"
He turned to Zalia Graem.
'sNow do you see why you felt so
definitely that the shot did not sound
as if it came from the garden? It
was because, being in the den, you
were the person nearest to the shot
when it was fired and could more
or less accurately gauge the direc-
ton from which it came. I'm sor-
ry I could not explain that fact to
you when you mentioned it, but
Miss Beeton was in the room, and
it was not then the time to reveal
my knowledge to her"
There was another brief silence In
the room, which was broken by
Floyd Garden.
'1There's one point that bothers
me, Vance," he said. eff Miss Bee
ton counted on our accepting the
suicide theory, what IL Equanimity
had won the racer"
"That would have upset her en-
tire calculations, answered Vance.
s.But she was great gambler. And,
remember, she was playing for the
highest stakes. She was practically
betting her life. TIL warrant it was
the biggest wager ever made on
Equaninity."
"But, MIR. Vance," put in Doctor
Siefert, frowning, ''your theory Of
the case does not account for the
attempt made on her own life"
Vance smiled family.
'There was no attempt on her
life. Doctor. When Miss Beeton left
the study, a minute or SO after
Miss Graern, to take my message
to you, she went instead into the
vault, shut the door, making sure
this time that the lock snapped, and
gave herself superficial blow on
the back Of the head. She had rea-
son to believe, of course, that it
would be but a short time before
we looked for her; and she waited
till she heard the key in the lock
before she broke the vial of bromin.
It is possible that when she went
out Of the study she had begun to
fear that might have some idea
of the truth, and she enacted this lit
tie rnelodrama to throw me off the
track. Her object undoubtedly was
to throw suspicion on Miss Graem."
Vance looked at Miss Graem sym.
patheticallye
The Washington times., 1937-04-16
BIO. ACQUIRES
LUXURY TRAIN

Beginning April Is the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad will put
into operation a new royal blue
train.
This will coincide with the be-
ginning of the spring schedules.
The train will operate on the same
schedule as the first royal blue
train, leaving New York in the
morning for an early afternoon
arrival in washington and return
ing TO New York at 3:45 p. m.
TIE train, which will be on ex-
hibition at Union Station Mon
day. is said to be the last word
IN rail travel
The Washington times., 1937-04-16
Junior High Teachers
Open Sessions Today

Officers and teachers in the
white public schools are expected
to attend sessions Of the Junior
High School Conference to be held
today and tomorrow at the Lang
ley Junior High School at First
and T SITS. N. E.
Evaluation of the past and pros
pectus of the future in junior
high school work will be the theme
for the conference. Registration
will start at 9 a. m. today with
the first general session at 7:45
p. m.
All interested will be taken on
tour of the Federal Bureau OF
Investigation this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1937-04-16
Two Filters in Crash
Reported Improved

WOOSTER, Ohio. April Is
G.N.SO-Condition of Henry B.
George, of washington, D. c., and
his brother, Thomas C. George,
Of Philadelphia. injured when
their plane crashed shortly after
taking off from the airport here
Yesterday, was reported as i'm
proved" at Kinney and Smith Hos
pital today.
At first believed in serious con-
dition, the brothers sustained no
major injuries, hospital attendants
said. They were en- route from
washington to Chicago and had
stopped here to refuel.
La gaceta., 1937-01-19
NJ RECHAZA UNA
NUEVA "MANIOBRA" PO-
Utica DE ITALIA Y
ALEMANIA

Paris, enero 19.-Francia
rehus6 aver tomar en- conside-
raci6n las condolences italo-ale-
manas que Sc refieren a la Gin
directa intervention" en- la que
IRA.
Los altos funcionarios fran
ceses sostienen que la rebellion
it~alo-alemana al plan ingles,
que probablemente Sc mandara
a Londres en- esta semana, sera
identica a la demanda de que
la proposition sea extendida
para incluir no solo ell profile
ma de los r~eclutas, sine indirec-
tamente ayuda financiera y mo-
raj a cualquiera de las "faccio-
nes".
Tales demands no pueden
ser aceptadas porque no caben
bajo una forma democratica de
gobierno.
II /Francia estima que un go
bierno democratico no Ipuede'
impedir que sc celebren actos
La gaceta., 1937-01-19
Mas de 1000 facciosos han perecido en- Ell edificio
y los alrededores del Hospital Clinico
Franco rechaza los planes del Comits
de- o-Intervencion y
I'm aeroplsno fascista lanzo bombas sobre
un Instructor frances

Madrid, enero 19.-Una nota
Official dice que mas de 1000
rebeldes han perd-ido en- eli
Hospital Clinico de la Ciudad
<Univer sitaria, posici6n q. alta
can las milicias Y las brigadas
internacionales antifascistas.
Los insurgentes Sc encuentran
sitiados en- ell ipiso alto y no han
podido recibir ayuda del eNte-
rior. DeStacamentos facciosos
acudieron en- socorro de los AGO.
sados, pero tuvieron que reti-
rarse. Ell gobierno mantiene
una cortina de fuego en- csc lu-
gar.
Nuevos combates sc libraron
en- Caraban,hel y Usera, llevan-
do las milicias la mejor parte.
Los jefes militares calculan
que en- tres dfas ell enemigo ha
sufrido mas de 1900 bajas en-
TODD ell frente.
Ell sabado las sropas leales sc
a~poderaron de una gran can't
dad de municiones y armament
tos en- ell puente de los France
ses.
Los facciosos han dicho por
la radio que sc han atr' nchera-
do en- Fuengirola, d IL millas
al suroeste de Malaga, y que Sc
proponen cortar ell abasteci-
miento de aqua de los leales ma
laguenos.
La gaceta., 1937-01-19

ses, franceses, aaemanes, amerl-
canos y escandinavos han sldo
atacados, detenidos o registra-
dos; ell gobierno aleman Sc ape
der6 de dos vapores mercahtes
espanoles, entregandolos a hos
ia ciosos, con motive del Incl
dente del vapor "Palos," que
ttransportaba material die que
ira; aver ell destructor frances
Maille Breze fue atacado por un
aeroplano en- las costas del Me-
diterraneo, frente a Catalina.
Ningrna de as bombas lie alcan
70.
La gaceta., 1937-01-19

Especial para Hal.
BESIDE 80 centavos por
yarda euadrada.
Paquehas alfombras
de 10 cts. para arriba
La gaceta., 1937-01-19

Informan de Londres que ell
general Franc ha rechaZado
los planes del comite de no-in--
teryenci6n que tienden a impe-
dir la EN- rada de hcmbres y mu-
niciones en- Espana. La nota de
Franco es negative Y critica."
Como resultado de este los
liplomaticos volveran al prop6
sito de controlar los abasteci :
mientos de fuera de Espana, pa
"a 10 cual no hace falta ell asen-
timiento del jefe faccioso.
Sobre la nota del comite de
no intervention contesto afir :
mativamente el gobierno de Va
lecia, zen principle repitiendo
que ell gobierno legitimo no pue-
de ser pueSto en- parldad con los
facciosos.
En- los seis meses de la que
IRA civil ~espanOla, en- 10 que res
pecta a la marina mercarfes,
han tenido lugar los siguientes
acontecimientos: Los facciosos
hundieron ell vapor Soviet Ko-
mosomol, frente a Portugal, pc
'eciendo toda su tripulaci6n;
los insurgentes hundieron ell
submarine espanol CO, perecien
do 36 de sus 80 tripulantes; un
segundo sumergible espanol,
hundido frente a las costas de
Espana, sin perdida de vidas
docenas de valpores rusos, ingle
La gaceta., 1937-01-19

p1blicos en- favor de los rebel
des o leales y que es impossible
iptervenir con los planes de los
peri6dicos que recogen fondos.
Lo> pdlticos consideran Ilas
contestaciones de Alemania e
italia como una gran manic
bra" para crear condolences in
aoeptables a Francia, pero re-
dactadas en- los terminus in
gleses".
La intenci6n que Sc persigue
es apartar a Inglaterra de Fran
cha colocando a esta ell la misma
categoria partidarista de Russia
en- 10 que a Espana sc refiere.
La gaceta., 1937-01-19
SIGUE MEJORANDO Ell Nj
NO CASlMIRO

Pas6 la noche Uranquilo y a.
maneci6 hoy muy mejorado.
en- ell sanatorio del Centre ES.
panol, ell nino Casimiro Her.
nandez, hijo de los esposos Clio
ria Y Lorenzo Hernandez.
Ell DR.. Winton, que lie asiste,
Sc muestra muy satisfecho y
dice que Casimirito volvera a
sus juegos dentro de pocos dfas.
Muchas personals, amigos de
la familia Hernandez, Sc han
interesado por la saluud del
nino.