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over. She should have known 1t would not be. She should have known what manner of man, her man was.
 You see, Daphne, I can't give up because you refuse me now. I've had other girls, been infatuated, TO- mantle, but you are the one girl. l knew 1t the first day I saw you. A man doesn't accept the wrong ans wer when he feels as I do."
 Larry her voice was soft but her tones were tense, please don't give up. I'm going to ask you to at another time and this is the last time I'll say this, but I've got to tell you that I never want you to stop asking me. To- morrow I'll know this is unfair and can't explain it but there 1t is. With no explanations"
 He laughed. Are you trying to tell me you have a past?"
 Not, a present." she said enig- matically. Now let's go back and dance. Did I forget to tell you that you're my favorite. dane- ing partner?" .e.ss. ,s,..s5ta, M
 He bowed deeply. Madame is indeed kind. I try hard but ] feel that my dancing career was bnghted in my youth. Blighted by the little girl with the buck teeth that I used to draw for Q partner in dancing school. I've never caught up on my rhythm since."
 Your rhythm suits me fine ant you may have all the dances you want with me-"
 Miss Brett, consider your cart filled for the rest of your life Look, Daphne" He lifted hi. hand as though to show her 2 picture on the horizon. Do you see those two old people? Int lovely lady with silver hair anc the gentleman totering to her. That, my lovely, is the devoted Smith couple at the age of & odd. Look carefully now, as h. turns on the radio. An, 1t is tango The lady rises gracefully and fit! herself into seductive embrace. Int dance begins"
 Ut will probably take us tha long to learn the tango Daphne jibed affectionately. And since this orchestrH is playing a tango and that is not our meat, l think I'll take advantage of 1t to re- pair my complexion. I'll only bt a minute"
 Do you feel like being very gay?"
 Daphne said she did.
 Good. It's not quite eleven. Why don't we go to a Broadway night club and blo"' whistles and rattle rattlers and see life?" <
 "All right. I think 1t would be fun. But you've mussed my hair so I'll run along and prepare my self for my Broadway debut"
 She ran down the night of steps to the floor below where the dressing room was located beside the elevators at the last stop She was half into the dressing room when she heard a voice hailing her and turned to find Jack Cartwright at her elbow.
 Hello, Jack. I haven't seen you in 8 month of Sundays. I thought you were in Virginia for the rest of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-12
Stamp News
BY |. s. KLEIN

FINAL instructions on handling A Of first flight mail to Macao and Hongkong, by Pan-American Clipper. have been sent to post masters. Departure Is scheduled for April 2l. from San Francisco. so mail from that city should reach the San Francisco postmas- ter a few days earlier Only GOV. CTS addressed to and from Macao and Hongkong will be cacheted.
 Pan-American Airways Com pany, at San Francisco, has set March 28 as the last day for re- ceiving covers to be mailed from the Chinese cities by Clipper You may still get your covers there on time by preparing them today and mailing them by airmail special delivery. Special rates apply here.
 Covers designed to be mailed at Guam, cast and west. should be sent to the postmaster there by Pan-American Clipper that leaves San Francisco April 2. All such covers, as well as those from San Francisco and Honolulu, must bear the necessary postage in the new 20 and 50scent stamps. or any other U s. postage stamps. Postage rates may be obtained from your postmaster.
 Covers designed 10 be mailed at Honolulu may be forwarded by ordinary mail to reach the boat at San Francesca by April 10. For- ward them to the Honolulu post master
 Postage from Manila to Macao and Hongkong will be g centavos, or 26 cents. The postmaster at Manila will handle such covers on theT receipt with money order covering cost of postage Covers for Manila must leave San Fran cisco by April }.
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 NEXT: Who built classic Rome?
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THE STORY SO FAR

DAPHNE BRETT, charming y6mmg New York advertising ex- arutiVe, So ln love with LARRY SMITH, architect. Daphne has enc young sister, JENNHFER.
 Jenuniler resents Daphne's st. 4empts c guide her career. First ulae dates TUCKER AINSLEY. wealthy pIayboy, fin defiance of Uaphne; next she makes . play far Larry. This develops q strug- xEe between the tW0 sisters.
 Eventually the sisters reach . showdown, but it k clear that .yemnIeer intends to lead her own life; possibly marry Tuck Ainsley. Meanwhile Daphnc sees Larry again and the same night, later, he proposes marriage over the telephone. Daphne, deItrtOuSly happy, wants to say "yes,". but nlso knows her first duty Is to get Jennlfer successfully launched on 5a career. She plans to tell Larry just ShIs, ask him to walt, and 1hem JenniSer comes home with tIio announcement that she has lest her job!
 NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-12
Brain TwizzIsrs By Prof. ,. D. Flint

{ Today we have one based on the Baong criticized forgetfulness of man. SAn outstanding example of the isnodel husband was Jones. But. lnlas, Jones couldn't remember his tanniyerSary. He arrived at his home lone evening and said to his wife, kRSay, dear, how long have we been bsnarTied?" His wife, who used to kEeacf school. replied T have been bsnarried two-thirds of my life but ,Vou, being a dozen years older, lhave been my husband six leieyenths of your time in this Iworldl." Jones was perplexed at hay. Ilng his question answered in this kway but finally he figured 1t out. !z5ow long had they been married? N Mnswer To Yesterdays TwiZzIer ! The current of the stream nelps kl1e man in the boat going down Bust as much as 1t hindered him &oing up so If he rows upstream!
 n naitlutes 1t will take another ten
 Rfmutes to catch the bottle which Rraveled, there, the three miles ln twenty minutes or at rate Of nine miles per hour.
 lCopyright John F. Dille Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-12
CHAPTER XIV

l Back of them the music played lsoftly. Sixty stories below the lights loY Manhattan blinked out the out Hines of the city streets that spread Ibeneath them like a toy village. FOverhead the stars shone down up- on them and . new moon riding Ehigh, lighted the terrace on the Star flight Roof.
 ! SIm't 1t beautiful Larry? It's ! seems unreal. Look down there. Can you believe that's the same street you walked on today? Would ] mt you think if we were to go down 1 we'd find dolls instead of people? And the trolley cars would turn out to be musical toys that played a little siug-song melody when they started. The buses would be man. lned by tiny iron men sitting up. right. And, from there, the April
 moon would only be an electric light )bulb."
 ADaphne, what's the matter?" Harry turned her about gently but igtiil her eyes didn't meet his.
 "There isn't anything the mat
 Eer," she said.
 1 He lighted . cigaret, drew on Iat and threw 1t away. There Is. hI feel that you have withdrawn into kyourself. All evening long I've had Ethe feeling that you've been trying Bto avoid me, avoid hearing me tell yyou :"
 \ didn't mean to-" she said. SYAst night on the telephone I
 Mold you that tonight l was going ltn ask you to marry me. l IMaver't much to cffer you, Daph- Ine. but everything I have is byouys. Things are getting better and next year our firm IS branch Ting out in a big way. VIII you In1arry me, darling7"
 pAphne caught her breath and hclosed her eyes Nothing, at this minute, could take away her ecstacy but she couldn't speak. "Will you?" His voice was so How she could hardly hear 1t. :,
 "Oh, my sweet! I can't tell 1ou I will. But I want to-"
 'aYflen why can't you" She turned away again. Larry, you can't take on added responsi- .bility. You've your mother and lHour aunt to take care of. A
 wife would be expensive. And <. I'm just getting along In my Nob.r
 HIS hands on her shoulders were cruelty strong. Daphne, you want me to believe that your Hob means more to you than mar swing me?"
 couldn't say 1t did. "Iook at me" She raised her eves. He said: T knew I couldn't believe that. Will you tell me that you will marry me soon?" T can't tell you that either Harry. T can't even ask you to
 Ills eyes searched her face. "Will INou tell me that you love me?" T do," she said simply.
 Because he understood, because ,Raer two words meant that she would always love him, he held her tenderly for a moment.
 "IIl wait and I'll ask you again and again until you are ready to tell me why you can't now and why you will some day" Reprieve. Hope. The moment had come and gone and 1t was not all
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-12

OTHER poisonous snakes longer than the ouanks them all in bulk reaches length of eight feet bite fangs usually results in death within less than an hour.
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NEXT: Who built classic Rome?
Evening star., 1937-10-31
AuroMosILEs FOR SALE.

1887 automobiles II it's . '37 model that
you're seeking, best Of condition. we have
OF iow-miicase cars. 1887 Chevrolet sport
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ever built for 1855. 1887 Chrysler .6"
convertible coupe: considered by many the
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1887 De Soto sport coupe at only S695;
beauty and bargain. New-car ad-
vances make these 1887 cars even better
sible-we are open. All Internationally
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Evening star., 1937-10-31
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.
Continued

had seat covers on since new: probably
the most popular Buick ever built: new
paint. new tires and mechanically perfect.
Compare the car and price of 1867.
LEE d. BUTLER'S USED AUTO SHOW,
1877 18th ST. Open sunday.
PONTIAC "6' 1885. de luxe coupe; in
beautiful condition; has new tires IN
stalled by former owner 8 weeks before he
traded; q one-owner car: benefited by un-
usual care and checked mechanically
throuRhout In our shop. Butler Bonded
LEE D. BUTLER's USED AUTO syow.
1137 18th ST. Open Sunday.
CHEVROLET 1885 Master 4-dodr sedan,
with turret top. de.iuxe fittings, metal tire
cover: kept up so carefully car needed only
Simoriizng TO go on display; mechanically
80 good it's fully Butler Bonded. New
Chevrolets cost $S3S, this specially reduced
LEE d. BUTLERs USED AUTO SHOW,
Open Sunday. 1897 18th st.
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MEMORY SLIPS

Hard to remember exactly"
was the careless reply. lone meets
so many people.
"A month in the cities and a
year or more in the wild spots of
the world and you find that your
memory is perforated-everything
has slipped away.
"All the same you can make
sure Of one thing. Whether I
have ever seen her before or not,
it was a great surprise to me to see
her established in this household"
Are you sure that you have
never met her before?" the doctor
asked point blank.
IF I had" Matresser answered,
and though his voice was raised
scarcely above a whisper, it seemed
to Andrews that an icy chill had
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E. Phillips Oppenheim's
ENVOY EXTRAORDINARY
Famous NoveIist's Best Seller Ar
Exciting Adventure Story of
Intrigue and Mystery
SYNOPSIS

Notwithstanding events are not far off when Matilda,
Countess of MatreSser meets her handsome bachelor
and heir Ronald, after of his long and mysterious
journeys abroad He cides her gently for hiring foreign
servants. Sir Ronald lord Mdtresser has but started
rest his rich country estate uOhen unconscious
is found under suspicious circumstances the Great
House ROnadS younger sister, Ann, introduces him to
MddemoiseUe Elisabeth StGmier beautiful Austrian,
eOho is her companion Mademoisele Stamier tells
him that her noble family, like most royalty has fallen
evil ddys.-NOW READ on
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II never saw man in my life
who looked filter than you do
and you can't be more than-let
me See-thirty-seven or thirty
eight. You were twenty-eight
when you succeeded, weren't you?
That's right" Matresser acqui
esced, producing his own pipe and
filling it gravely. "You must not
take me too seriously, DOCTOR" he
went on with a twinkle in his
eyes.
1T was not exactly a matter OF
health. The fact of it is that
chose to interfere in a matter
which my friend thought a little
indiscreet and he was trying to
bring me into a Saner frame Of
mind"
"Oh, that was it, was it?"
Matresser nodded.
CHAPTER v
II believe" Matresser CONT.
nued, that I am in as perfect
health as any man of my age
could hope to be. It was not
that at all.
When one has led the sort
Of life I have, knocking about all
the time in foreign countries, and
there's a chance of real adven-
ture, one is inclined to take risks
which would seem appalling at
home here Anyway, you can
see, I have won my bet.
Here am safe and sound and
wondering whether I have for
gotten how to swing a shotgun.
I have carried nothing but a rifle
for months"
There was a brief pause. Ma
tresser pushed the tobacco a lit
tie further down into the bowl of
his pipe.
"By-the-by, you are a great pal
Of my mothers, Andrews" he
remarked. Have you any idea
why she suddenly decided that
Ann needed a companion and
what made her bring Mademoi-
selle Stamier down into this part
Of the world?"
The doctor smoked on in ST.
lence for several moments.
UNEXPECTED VISIT
"Your mother does occasionally
come to me for advice" he ad-
mitted. "On this occasion she
did not. We were none of us
prepared for such visitation. 3"
visitation" MatresSer queried
thoughtfully.
Cant think Of any other word
for the moment" Andrews con-
fessed. "She has been here a
little over a year and there's not
a man know who hasn't lost his
heart to her."
Including YOURSELF"
Including myself" Andrews
groaned. TITS no good know
that all right-but for the rest
of my life shall go on thinking
that she is the most beautiful
creature God ever created. I'd
marry her tomorrow if she'd have
me-"
Matresser, through half closed
eyes, looked across at his guest
and took careful note of him.
Samuel Andrews, M. D., was a
very fair type Of the country doc
tor-a short man, stockily built,
with correct manners, narrow
vision, sufficient knowledge of his
craft to earn something of a rep
utation and absolutely content
with his life.
II should put her out of my
mind, if I were you," Matresser
advised.
II have never allowed myself to
put her in there" was the mourn
full reply.
What I cannot make out"
Matresser continued, sis why she
consented to come. She strikes
me as a young lady who has been
used to a very different atmos-
phere."
II saw you look at her when she
came in," Andrews confessed. ITO
tell you the truth. it put a queer
idea into my head. I wondered
whether you had ever met her be.
fore"
MEMORY SLIPS
Hard to remember exactly, 4"
was the careless reply. lone meets
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WON A BET

II m not sorry to be here myself especially 3to1
bet that would reach Norfolk alive Say when"
'Just splash soda, please. Thanks
Andrew accepted his glass; lit his pipe and presented the
appearance of thoroughly with himself and the
world.
"You will forgive me- won't you Matresser he begged
"but what do you about that bet?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-29
Battle It Out, Boys!

Legislative doingS at Hartford were considerably enlivened Wednesday by a series of proceedings. Governor Cross sent in a long list of appointments With the added note that he hoped in some ln- stances no definite action would be taken until it could be ascertained whether or not few of the appointeeS would have jobs to fill In short he merely was com plying with constitutional requirements in getting his appointments in before May 1. Should the reorganization blli fall through, all commissioners are pro- tected.
 More than that rift in the democratic waters of the Senate appeared when majority could not be rounded up to vote tabling a measure. Normally the demo- crats in the Senate can muster more than two-thirds, as they did earlier in the days session. But when it came to tabl1ng the public works bill, well, there was a mo- ticeable balky attitude on the part of SIX democratic senators who voted with the republicans thus upsetting the orderly procedure that Majority Leader Ray mond J. Devlin of New Haven had mapped out for Wednesday.
 One of the bitterest attacks made on the democratic side of the Senate was also launched yesterday. It was Senator E Gaynor Brennan, the minority leader, who delivered it. It followed the action of democrats in putting through an amended merit system bill which would let Governor Wilbur L. Cross name the proposed new personnel director. Sen ator Brennan had a lot to say about this, but it all dwindled to charge of politics. Perhaps it is, but if so then republicans have nobody but themselves to blame, for democrats have taken their attitude from gop. customs of long years stand- ing.
 What commissioners today are ap- pointed by other commissioners or de- partments? None that we know of. Ii one department was to name the director of personnel, it would not merely be a departure from past custom, but also be contrary to civil service and merit. So long as our government is politically con trolled we must expect that the political influence will be felt. The recently-ac- quired sanctimonious attitude of repub- licans of Connecticut is just bit too much for most of us to stomach.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-29
Town Clean-Ups

Periodic domestic housekeeping may be out of date now, but community house. cleaning grows more popular. Hundreds of communities, big and little, allover the country, are now getting ready for their annual cleanup campaigns Plans ot action include getting rid of street litter, sprucing up yards and parks, cleaning and painting public buildings and private homes, encouraging necessary repair work and new construction, and generally making the old home town look we'll cared for and self-respecting.
 During the week dedicated to publicity and action along these lines, there IS always marked improvement in the ap- pearance of streets and yards. It is fine to concentrate whole community's at tention on such job when it needs doing. But when will Americans get the habit of keeping their streets clean, their va- cant lots free of rubbish, their buildings scrubbed or painted? When will they stop tossing bottles and candy wrappers and paper bags out of automobile win dows? When will they be able to aban- don special cleanup week because they take pride in the towns appearance right along?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-29
Useless Whipping

The British Home Office, responsible, among other duties, for the administra- tion of justice, has recently put an end to whipping for juvenile delinquents. It still favors sentences of so many strokes of the "cat" for adults in cases of assault or robbery by violence in which the vic- tinls have suffered bodily injury. But it notifies police magistrates it is opposed to such punishment for young offenders.
 The Home Office has a reason for it's leniency. An official explains, "One of every four children birched, it has been found, is in trouble again within a month, and four-fifths of all children birched are convicted of more serious offenses in two years" Without claim ing that sparing the rod spells the child, the Home Office seems to say applying the rod certainly does not save him.
 There are occasions for which reason able physical punishment is the most wholesome corrective. But indiscrirn- mate, public whipping by itself is no rem edy for delinquency. Intelligent parents, educators and criminal authorities know today that the wise way to deal with child offenders is to get at the causes of their wrong-doing and to set the young sters on useful, happy course, with minds and hands suitably and interest ingly occupied.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-29
Race Decisions

There seems to be little argument afoot concerning the accuracy of the camera in determining the winner in horse race, with the U. s. Bureau of Standards and race judges on one side and the spectators on the other. The Bu- reau of Standards asserts that a camera, properly placed, is a better instrument than the human eye for spotting the win ner in a close race. Judges, although most favorably situated to watch the fin- ish of race, admit uncertainty when the event is close and rely on the cam era to make the decision.
 It is not so with the spectators, how ever. No matter where they sit or stand. they remain convinced of their ability to place the horses correctly by visual ob- servation, and they don't like it when the camera decision disagrees with their own. Possibly horse races. like elections, should be decided by secret votes. But that would be pretty complicated, with bal lot for every race, and we doubt whether the customers would be satisfied even then.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-29
Theatcr Incomes

The difference between hourly or weekly wages and annual incomes is something that needs frequent and seri- ous consideration. One of the professions in which this difference is tragically con- spicuous is that of the stage. According to the Actors Equity Association, it cleared 1,69S contracts in 1886 calling for wages of $40 to $99 week, 522 con- tracts for wages between $100 and $199 a week, and 402 for salaries of $200 and up. Even the lowest wages sound pretty good It seems clear that actors are a well-to-do class.
 Unfortunately for that view, there is more to the story. The great majority of actors work in only one play year, and the average Broadway play runs only little over five weeks. Thus we find the $40 to $99 week coming to annual incomes of $20O to $500. Those sums are far below the requirements of the Ameri- can standard of living, of which we are so proud, and hardly up to subsistence level. Even the $200-a-week actors, work ing few weeks longer, don't make for tune in a year. The theater is not alone in this discrepancy between pay rates and total incomes.