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preston. Rose, standing at the
door, had, apparently, just an
nounced luncheon.
Miss Parker glanced at Jim and
made an attempt at composure.
She bent over Susan.
"You must stop this" she said
pleadingly. Luncheon is ready,
dear"
Susan kicked rebelliously.
Il won't!" she cried. You let
me alone"
Eyes, let her alone" Mr.. Vaughn
said sternly. Let her do without
her lunch"
Il think you're right, Father"
Cecily agreed, f1icking a cool
amused glance at Jim. Susan is
feminist. She'll probably enjoy
starving herself for the holy cause
of fighting boys"
The adult members of the family
left the terrace. Jim ran the clip
pers with a clicking sound through
the pungent dark green box. Susan
continued to sob. Poor little rebel!
Jim thought. She looked so for
lorn lying face-down on the ter
race, forlorn and yet undaunted.
Susan's fighting spirit was endear-
ing. He went on trimming the
hedge.
Presently Susan raised herself
slightly and looked around. Aware
that her audience had dispersed, she
sat up shifting.
"Who won?" Jim asked casually.
The child looked at him question
ingly, looked away.
Il don't know" she said. "Cecily
stopped u.s."
Who were you fighting?" Jim
clipped off sprigs of box
"Wilfred. He called me some
thing"
What was it?"
81 won't tell YOU"
please" Jim smiled.
The smile accomplished it's pur-
pose. Susan flushed. A wave of
pink washed over her face.
He called me 'freckles,'" she
said in barely audible voice.
Have you freckles? Let me see. "
She lifted her face.
"You have, haven't you?" Jim
said. 81 Like freckIeS,"
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to be applied to the body without
the sensory centers in the brain
becoming conscious of pain.
There is another situation which is
the converse of this. A person can
feel pain when there is no pain
producing stimulus acting on the pc
ripheral nerves. Sir James Paget
has pointed out that, if a person
expects pain and looks forward to
experiencing pain, that person will
experience the pain even though
there be no pain cause, the pain be-
ing produced entirely in the senSory
centers of the brain, and the effect is
just as keen and real as if caused
by stimuli that came over the
nerves. This is known as subjective
pain.
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Mcclellan, Popular Soldier

George B. Mcclellan, who at the
outbreak of the Civil war was COM
missioned a major general by the
governor of Ohio, was popular
man among his soldiers despite the
fact that Lincoln, after some fric-
ton between the two, relieved him
of command of the army of the
Potomac. In the same year that
his command was taken, 1864, he
was nominated for president on a
platform that denounced war as a
failure. Thus the same army Of
whose command he had been re-
lieved was called upon to decide
between Lincoln and Mcclellan. TIE
vote: Lincoln. $50: Mcclellan. 226
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SYNOPSIS

Jim Fielding, one of the "lost genera
ton who had left college in the depres-
sion and is unable to find job, arrives
at Glendale to visit his friends the Mac
Phersons. Mac had formerly been gar
dener at his late uncle's estate and
now works for T. H. Vaughn of Mead
owbrook" Jim is tired of being sup.
ported by his married sister Kay. While
he still can marry Lenore, an attractive
diVorcee who is in love with him ana
have an easy life because of her wealth,
his mind rebels. Stopping at the village
drug store for a sandwich, he meets
Dolly, a pretty soda fountain girl. When
he inquiries about the Vaughns, she asks
If he is a friend of "Cecily's." She also
entrusts a message to Tommy, young
son of the family and tells him how to
reach the Vaughn's estate. Approach
ing the house, Jim encounters a TOM
boyish little girl, fishing. She is startled
and falls in the brook. Incensed at first,
she discovers she likes Jim and he
learns that she is Susan Vaughn. He
discovers Cecily is her older sister. He
sees Tommy, youth of eighteen who
imagines he is in love with Dolly. Jim
explains his impecunious position to the
MacPhersons. They tell him that Mr..
Vaughn is recovering from a nervous
breakdown. Mrs. Macpherson suggests
that Mac give Jim a job as handyman.
Jim goes for a walk to think it over
and picks up a horse shoe. Cecily,
lovely young girl. appears. riding
limping horse. Jim scolds her when
he sees the animal has thrown shoe.
There is an angry scene. Jim's ire
cools and he is intrigued as he thinks
about her. He tells the MacPhersons
he wants to stay and assumes his du-
ties as handyman. He sees Dolly again.
She explains that she has been seeing
Tommy, but regards him with amuse-
ment He writes a letter to Lenore ex-
planning about his new job. When Gee
lily returns from house-party she asks
him airily, "I wonder how long you'll
Btay?" Soon Jim gets a promotion and
is acting as Mr.. Vaughn's part-time
secretary. He opens a letter for Vaughn
by mistake and learns it is love mes
sage to Cecily from Jeremy Clyde, a
young actor at a neighboring summer
theater. of whom her father disapproves.
Cecily accuses Jim of being hired to spy
on her.
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|0F INTEREST TO
THE HOUSEWIFE

Boiling Cabbage When you
cook cabbage, put a small hand
full of breadcrumbs tied in muslin
into the pan. The bread absorbs
all the bitter juices and makes
the vegetable more digestible.
Cooking Vegetables - A small
piece of butter added to the water
in which vegetables are to
be cooked will prevent them from
boiling over.
Baking Potatoes - Before put
ting potatoes in the baking-tin,
stand them in boiling water for
few minutes, then drain on a
clean cloth. They will cook more
quickly and taste better.
FlavOring Gravy - Half milk
and half water makes the best
colored and best favored gravy.
WNU Service.
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with Mr.. Vaughn, wherever he was,
there, too, was Susan, usually silent,
but at times bursting with ques-
tionS and observations.
Her continued presence had dis
concerted him at first. Gradually,
however, he became accustomed to
the small tagging shadow. He had,
surprisingly, grown fond of her and,
unconsciously, sided with her in diff
ficultieS with the family.
But Susan's attitude had changed.
During the week preceding Jim's
interview with Cecily in the garden,
she had avoided him. He missed
her and wondered if he had, in
advertently, offended her. He made
friendly overtures. She snubbed or
lodged them repeatedly. She was
constantly in hot water. Her imp
iSh perversity played havoc with
the household.
Jim came upon the termination of
a family disturbance one morning
just before luncheon. He walked
around the side of the house e
equipped with clippers for the pur-
pose of trimming the low box hedge
which bordered the terrace. The
terrace was the scene of q dis
turbance. Susan, the culprit, lay
fiat on her stomach, her bare toes
kicking the f1ag-stones, her face
buried in her arms.
Mr.. Vaughn, Miss Parker and
Cecily were in the act of dispensing
as Jim appeared, obviously routed
by the small sobbing figure on the
fiag-stones. Mr.. Vaughn looked an
noyed and helpless. Miss Parker
was pink and distressed. Cecily,
coolly aloof in a frock Of lettuce
green linen, wore a disdainful ex-
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CHAPTER IV-COntinued

Here's picture of that actress
you were talking about" she said,
handing him the crisp brown sheets.
The actress was Lynn Fontanne.
when did I speak of her?" Jim
asked, frankly puzzled.
Mrs. Macpherson supplied the in
formation.
lone day when I was talking
about Miss Cecily," she said.
Don't you remember? You said
she walked like this actress or
moved her hands or something"
Jim remembered. He remem-
bered, also, that he had observed
to Mrs. Macpherson that Cecily's
eyes were the color of benedictine.
The observation had been jokingly
made in the light of a great dis
covery. He'd thought they were
Sherry-colored.
But how could Cecily have
known?
His unspoken question was an
sWered at once, for Mrs. MacPher-
son added:
Susan asked me what benedic-
tine was. 1 told her it was kind
of drink. She wanted to know what
it was made of. The questions that
child can ask!"
The matter was explained. Susan
had been at the cottage, then. She'd
been sitting on the kitchen steps
eating bread and jam. She had re-
peated the conversation to Cecily.
That was why Cecily had ap-
preached him in the garden. The
conversation, no doubt, had been
repeated in highly flattering light.
The thought that he, too, was in
,atuated, a willing slave to her
charms. He was neither one nor
the other. She had misjudged him
entirely. She'd find that out the
irst time she asked favor of him.
He did not like her. He did not
like her at all.
He entertained, for a time, muir
derous thoughts of Susan. He had
never considered her a menace in
connection with himself, though he
knew very well that Susan, too, was
observing and not indisposed to re-
veal the results of her private in
vestigationS at embarrassing mo-
ments. Recalling the evening that
he had spoken lightly, jestingly, to
Mrs. Macpherson of the color of
Cecily's eyes, he had a disturbing
mental vision of Susan, untidy as
usual, bare footed and grubby,
calmly munching bread and jam on
the steps outside the kitchen. Little
monkey! She'd put him on the spot.
What could he do about it?
There was nothing that he could
DO. He wondered, as the humorous
side of the situation appeared to
him, whether the conversation which
she had overheard had anything to
do with Susan's altered attitude. She
had, after his first few days al
MeadoWbrook, attached herself
to him with the tenacity of a bur.
dock. If he worked in the garden,
she was there, turning cartWheels
along the paths, sitting beside him
as he pruned and weeded and dug
When he drove to the village with
the marketing list, she begged to be
kaken along. All day, except FOL
he period he spent in the morning
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Stomach Gas
So Bad Seems
To Hurt Heart

"The gas on my stomach was so bad
could not eat or sleep. Even my
heart seemed to hurt. A friend sug-
gested AdIerika. The first dose ! took
brought me relief. Now ! eat as !
wish, sleep fine and never felt better"
Mrs. Jas. Filler.
Adlerika acts on BOTH upper and
lower bowels while ordinary laxatives
act on the lower bowel only. Adlerika
gives your system thorough cleans
ing, bringing out old, poisonous matter
that you would not believe was in your
system and that has been causing gas
pains, sour stomach, nervousness and
headaches for months.
DR.. n. L. Shoub, Ne,o York, reportss
~In addition TO intestinal cleansing, Adleriks
greatly reduces bacteria and colon bacili.''
Give your bowels a REAL cleansing
with Adierika and see how good you
feel. Just one spoonful relieves GAS
and stubborn constipation. At all
Leading Druggists.
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Many Species of Shrimp

There are numerous species of
shrimp some resembling Holsters.
They are found in shallow, sandy
places near the shore in many coun-
tries. If frightened, they bury them
selves in the sand, digging with
their tails. Most shrimp are caught
in nets near the beaches at high
tide.
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DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Is
tonic which has been helping women
Of all ages for nearly 20 years. ADV.
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A Kingly Act

1t is a kingly action, believe
me, to come to the help of those
who are fallen.-Ovid.
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"Late Broadcast"
By FLOYD GIBBONS
Famous Headline Hunter

Late BFOG1CGSt
By FLOYD GIBBONS
WE'VE got to hold mass initiation today, boys and
w girls for latest addition to the club roster not
fellow, It's Richard Hnber and his orchestra
It's Dick Hmber himself telling this After all, he's
the leader the band it's him speak for And along
the somebody for that
bunch boys his At Dicks playing at the Ritz
Carlton hotel New York and also making Of broadcass from
you know, a o special
made the early morning hours when all the stations in the
CaIor
tmeis from
Monday
entering
leaving the N B. c. Studios at pretty late hour
First Joey Nash Was Held Up.
Joey Nsh sang
He and bunch friends their way to the studio night when
two thugs stepped out Of doorway One of them tall eoed man
vauables While this going the other thug thin white
Well those things will happen The boys kidded Joey
then they all forgot all about it On the following Monday in
after Shaw first axophonist his
way with two individuals who
descriptions of the who had held joey Nash This
time the big coored man held Art forced him to walk up to the
not only ewery Arts pants too
By that time Dick the boys beginning to get little sk
getting jealous putting
the middle the street and watching every paerby
That is, they all did but Morey samel
Morey Thought He Was a Detective.
Morey Same is player he is a
twofsted Morey had always had hunch that he'd make
upon o a little detective work.
practice Of hang around in
broadcast Monday three weeks
neghbohood Art had
held nothing happened Morey discouraged Maybe ne
ALL Maybe he'd better stick to his
all that Oman stuff to Edgar Hoover
Morey finished the broadcast and started for
He lived midtown hotel and he walking across town
Eighth when all
something jammed into his back and gruf
growing, stick EN- UP!"
ski on the back of tingle. He
"stuck up" gun a flight
backed him against the door of basement en-
trance And he
mi ne thin tmdlOOkng white
looking for. Probably the
robbed joey Nash and Art Shaw.
The Little Robber Got Scared
sidewalk taking his
lookout The big coed boy began going through orey
getting madder and madder
looking these BIRDS and they didn't show
looking for them and wasn't
big thug Moreys pocket and just about
suddenly the little fellows head
He
II can't stand hsTm going to scram AND THEN The FlRt
WORKS STARTED.
fellow spoke, the fellow head
him And moment Morey waiting for He
big have it. clean hit
The big fellow dropped His gun went off he fell
the against which Morey
standing He cold
the first sound of the scuie Morey
dragged him
still standing there, holding the thugs
in a policeman running
sckup wasn't enough adventTing
thrill When the the
HE the thug and Morey had
that he
dollars in his ragged clothes.
then Dick Hmber and his boys haven't lost
money, jeWery-or pants
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forts associated with functional disturbances
should try this tonic. 1t stimulates the ap-
petite and this in turn increases the intake of
food, helping to upbuild the body. Buy nowl
Tabs Soc, liquid $1.00 and $l3S.
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Radiant Sunshine

Radiant Sunshine
Those who bring sunshine to the
lives of others cannot keep it from
themselveS.-J.M M. Barrie.
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WNU-M 14-37
Injuring Friendship

He takes the greatest ornament
from friendship, who takes mod
esty from it.-Cicero.
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A FAMOUS DOCTOR

n , a young man the
a late DR.. R. V. Pierce
practiced medicine in Pa.
After moving to Buffalo,
N. Y, he gave to the drug
trade (nearly 20 years
ago) DR.. Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription. Women
who suffer from NERVES" "
irrifa hilitu and 6iecnrn-
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Morey Thought He Was a Detective

Morey Dicks trombone player, and he is big
had always had hunch that he'd make
good a trombone player, and he took
to 10 a detective work
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-18
FAMED TRIBUTE TO DOG QUOTED
IN COURT; ACCUSED MAN FREED

NEW YORK. April IT, W.P,-Sen-
|ator George Vests tribute to a
dog was read i'm magistrates court
today and Robert Exton, who killed
a man for kicking a blind fox ter
rier, was freed
Applause echoed through the
crowded courtroom where hundreds
OF dog lovers had assembled to hear
Magistrate Louis Brodsky's deci-
sion. The evidence was brief and
undisputed.
Ex.on was walking along West
End avenue. accompanied by his
blind deg, Terry. In front of 770
West End avenue, Terry attempted
10 commit a nuisance. Joseph Jo-
hansen. doorman at the building.
ran out and kicked the dog. Exton
struck Johansen, who died a short
time later from the blow
Il admit striking the blow" Ex-
ton told the court. Il am sorry that
the man died. but I would do the
same thing over again if anyone
tried TO kick my dog"
Magistrate Brodsky leaned across
the bench and began to read from
a piece Of paper he held in his
hand:
The cne mselfish friend that a
man can have in this selfish world,
the one that never deserts him,
the ono that never proves ungrate-
ful or treacherous, is his dog =
His listeners recognized the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-18

rod are ready for use.
Bedrooms, bath and living room
all open on central hallway
tinted pale orchid. A closet, linen
closet and drawer space mean space
for the storage of clothing and
household furnishings.
Yellow and white with touches
of black make the kitchen charm
ing spot for preparing meals. The
tile sink and many cupboards and
shelves would delight any house
wife. The service porch contains
the tub, hot water heater and
built in ironing board, all con-
veniently arranged.
The cooling system is OF the
surface type. The water is cooled in
a tower and pumped through fin
type radiators. Blowers pass air
over the outside of the radiators to
duct system for each room. The
plan provides cool air without the
addition of moisture.
The house stands on a concrete
pier foundation with 2 by red
wood damp course to keep the
moisture from the concrete pene-
trating the subflooring and the
hardwood floors, according to Whit
ing Mead, the firm which pro-
vided the materials. All the lum-
Der used is grade marked to indi-
cate it was inspected by the Cali
fornia. Lumbermen's association.
Insulation on the walls is two
inch U. S. gypsum with the cell
ings insulated with four-inch STRIP
wool. The house is stucco outside
and the composition roof composed
of Ell Rey Markee shingles.
The cost of the house, including
inlaid linoleum, tile sink, built il
features, is placed at $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-18
Costs Rise
On BuiIdinq
Nation

MINNEAPOLIS, April II
Thanks to gradually acelerating
rises in building material and
labor costs during the past twelve
months, the average American
family finds it must pay $4,000.
or 9 per cent more, in the spring
Of 1887 TO build the same house
which could have been completed
for $4,000 at average material and
vase levels of 1886.
The identical house would have
cost $500 at average residential
building cost levels of 1885; at
ls26-29 boom" levels its cost would
have been S4.SlS. according to a
study by Northwestern National
Life Insurance company of Mimi
eapolis.
Home construction costs which
in 1885 were 8Ol per cent of the
1859 average, and $50 per cent
in 1886, had climbed by March,
1897 to 9O.5 per cent of boom-time
costs. the study shows.
In three of the sixteen cities
tabulated in the report, namely
Minneapolis. San Francisco, and
Seattge, residential construction
costs are already above the l926-29
levels for those cities. Over the past
year the sharpest rises in home
building costs have occurred III
Boston. Atlanta. Detroit, and Pitts
burg 1916 per cent, 14.2 per cent, II 8
per cent, and 11.2 per cent, respect
iyely above the averages Of 1896,
though in all four cities costs are
still below the 1926-29 figures.
In April, 1896, average hourly
wage rates paid common labor III
the contraction Industry topped
average of 55 cents; as of April /,
by a fraction Of cent the 1926-29
1887 the average rate was 61.2 cents
Der hour, a further rise in the past
twelve months Of approximately
IL per cent.
Average hourly wages paid skilled
construction labor have not yet
reached the 1926-1929 average of
Sl33, but have risen from $1.13
a year ago to S126 as of April, 1887,
a gain of 11l2 per cent. Numerous
wage increase demands are now
being negotiated between unions
and building contractors, with new
scales expected to take effect May
or June in many areas. The sharp
est boost in skilled labor earnings
occurred between December, 1886
and January, 1887 when the average
wage rose from S1.18 to S124 Mean
while, building trades employment
is running better than 40 per cent
above the same period last year,
according to the report.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-18

words as those uttered by Senator
Vest-dead these 33 years-who is
known and admired by all people
who own and love dogs.
He will kiss the hand that has
no food to offer; he will lick the
wounds that come in encounter
with the roTghness of the world "
Brodsky continued. He guards the
sleep Of mis- pauper master as if he
were prince. When all other
friends desert. he remains. When
riches take wings. and reputation
falls to pieces. he is as constant
in his love as the sun in its jour
ney through the heavens. -.
IF fortune drives the master
forth an outCaSt in the world.
friendlesS and homeless. the faith
ful dog asks no higher privilege
than that of accompanying to
guard him against danger, to fight
his enemies. And when the last
scene of all comes. and death takes
his master in its embrace. and his
body is laid away in the cold ground.
no matter if all other friends pur-
sue their way, there by the grave
side viii the noble dog be found
his head between his paws. his
eyes sad but open in alert watch
fulneSs. faithful and true even in
death"
Magistrate Brodsky put down the
paper and said:
Case dismissed
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-18
Financial Expert
Raises Funds For
Salvation Army

Baron J. V. Auriemma, financial
representative oil the border di-
vision of the Salvation Army, is
spending a week in Imperial Val
ley raising an emergency fund to
take care of needs in BraWley,
CaleXico and Holtville.
Between 100 and 1875 men appeal
to the Salvation Army daily for
food and lodging, he said, and
funds to purchase supplies are
drained. He urged residents to send
checks in as generous amounts as
possible He was deeply apprecia-
tive of the work done by the Elks
lodge. His last visit to the valley
was made in December, 1884
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-18


They were selected for their
strength, durability and reason
able prices to make the home suit
able for Imperial Valley weather
conditions. Walter Nanni was the
contractor, Don Cooper did the
painting, Frank Lopez the plaster
ing and concrete work, and Fite-
Manley the plumbing.
The owner, proprietor of the O..
K. Sheet Metal Works, installed
his own central heating and cool
ing system, apparently deciding to
look after one of the most impor-
tant features himself.
Hardwood floors in every room
but kitchen and bath will make
housekeeping lighter
Visitors are impressed by the
bright, cheerful aspect of the ex-
terror decoration and especially
the green cement steps and porch
floors used throughout, The front
door is finished in driftwood with
a minute "peek-a-boo,' to permit
JllC llOOlCoo W OCC WIN Id SSAi'ii0
before opening the door.
Pale grey walls Of Masonite with
the panels accentuated with a
slightly darker grey stripe are
used in the living room. The wall
material and tinting will provide
an effective background for dec
orations. Woodwork around Win
doWs and doors and facing the
archway between living room and
dining alcovc is narrow after the
modern mode. The White pine IS
enameled to harmonic with the
wall tinting. Floor plans allow the
living room windows on three
sides, an advantage in a warm
climate.
The dining alcove opens on a
side yard through French doors.
The doors permit exit down broad
green cement steps to the lawn.
Since the house faces the north,
the front bedroom occupies the
northeast corner of the house. The
Masonite walls are tinted in a
pale. restful green with tiny darker
green stripping outlining the broad
panels. The room has four win
doWs and a large closet. The souti.
east bedroom is painted in a still
oaler tint, embodying the same
features as the other sleeping
room.
Gay green tones were used in
the bath where a cheerful green
dotted linoleum livens up the
scheme. The built-in bathtub with
the shower and shower curtain
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-18
Police Employ
School Methods
To Punish Boys

Little Old Red SchOOlhOuSe
methods proved effective at the
Ell Centre police station Friday
night against three Ell Centre
boys who forgot there is a law
against riding bicycles OH side
walks.
Traffic Officer Floyd v. Ack-
ley, taking the youths to the
police station from the 500 block
ON Main street, sat each ono
down at desk with paper and
pencil to scribble, so times. the
admoniti0n, mo Sidewalks"