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AFFABLE MOOD

Niklas awaited them at break
fast in affable mood. All through
that Sunday afternoon and we'll
into the evening, they rehearsed
the new show for the Chatau de La
Marquise.
1t was late when Toni got to
bed. But she was sleepless. Think.
ing of last nights experience-the
door knob turning - her nerves
were so tensed that she decided to
investigate all cupboards and doors
in her bedroom.
If anyone should hide there?
Who waS it that had tried to
force entrance last night?
Perhaps the queer, half-mad
Lola?
No one was secreted in the cup
boards. But she contrived to pull
open a queer little door set in a
panel of one wall. 1t had passed
unnoticed until now. 1t led into
a low-roofed passage! How odd!
thought Toni.
Despite her nervous tremors,
she was now intrigued. It was a
regular Christine s story: Old
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''7heTe'S AIsUOys
TOnnOrrOeU''
Love and Crime Involve
Beautiful Girl
WHAT HAS HAPPENED

Toni Goddard heGrtbroken when her ance Brock Mbdnk,
eopeS h eSStcG Payne gets chorus job at the NeW Gdc
Casino in NeW York.
Mr.. NrS her the star of his hight club after
she has lost the other Job because she repses the Advances Of
FGy Gushei her director Niklas tells Toni he Gnts the
teGthy Harriet BretDSter patron of the CLUB
At the preDeD OF LIE Chateau de MGrque Toni completely
cdpttUdeS the carefully tnUed clientele thrills meeting
NTH Guy handsome Southerner
mysterious queSho recognizes chorus girl
the NetD Gallo Casino.
Toni becomes the YorE-and then night she
shocked erjance the club life
she created? Toni takes MbdnE at his tence
party giDen BY Harriet BreSteT decided
HdStedd-FIGgg.
Toni and become mutually attracted She mould like
contde her complete story but fears losing their friendship
Guy her from woudbe kdnaper after wch she
MGrquit1 tGuore NkldS at the here
she begins to something sinister in the atmosphere This
forgotten for the moment though in her delight at exquisite
Park Avenue apartment that Mklas furnishes TOR her
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had thrust a sheaf of bills und
Obviously-yes. She had been
supplied.
Toni naturally jumped to the
conclusion that he was referring
to an affair with Niklas.
How dare you say that?"
81 dare say a very great deal
One of these days I'll have a mind
to. And, then, Miss Antoinette-'
he deliberately dropped the title
you'll be surprised"
Under her resentment was the
painful longing for that declara
tion. Did he by any chance mean
that he loved her? That he was
jealous?
At cross purposes, they wrangled
"Six of us are going. Well be re
hearsing most of Sunday for the
Pastoral Fete that's to take place
on New Years Eve. You under
Stand?"
mot in the least. You could re
hearSe in the club. Niklas cannot
command your time and services
out Of business hours"
"Niklas," she retorted, sis a very
thoughtful person. He says I'm
overtired and jumpy. After that
affair out riding-the attack o1
those men-then the lamp crash
ing at the club and barely missing
me-he says I need a complete
change. think it's very kind Of
him. I've been so upset and every
thing"
I'm afraid you're going to be a
great deal more upset before you're
finished with NiklaS, my dear girl.
She glared at him. Why was he
so antagonistic?
PLAYING WITH FIRE
I'm free, white, and twenty-one
can do as I choose"
"Then don't blame me for what
ever happens. I've warned you
You're playing with fire"
Again she misunderstood. He was
jealous of NiklaS!
At noon next day, she and Lola
Marquita, with Lola's dancing
partner and three other enter
tainers, were driven by NiklaS
chauffeur in his big car to hiI
country place in WeStcheSter.
It was a sparkling, frosty Satur
day, very close to Christmas.
The house was set far back from
the road, surrounded by a network
Of Shrubbery.
Tonight-so they might have 9
breather-there would be SubSti
tute entertainers in the Chateau
de Ia Marquise.
Niklas would arrive at his coun
try home at dawn. He never neg
lected his business.
With one of the young male
dancers who was to participate in
the coming fete, Toni took a long
afternoon ramble.
1t was beautiful here, but lonely
And there was something, she
felt on returning to it in the dark
ness, somewhat spooky about the
house!
She went to bed early. She was
healthily tired.
On the point of doing off-(she
had a night-light burning) she
saw the door-knob slowly turn. Sht
called out: who's there?"
Silence. The door was locked
She had taken that precaution
The knob moved slowly back.
No noise. Had it been a ghost
Her own over.wrought imagina
ton?
Toni fell sound asleep.
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NOW READ ON

quse?
'I have nowhere go to. Nor fortunate you.
have to work for my money"
'You that you do?"
He thinking of the shabby trembling little creature who
thrust sheaf of bills Tons chair the night club
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haunted house with secret pas
Sages!
She got a candle and Lit it.
STOPPING low to avoid knocking
her head on the beams, she half
crawled down the passage, which
gradually widened as she reached
some steps.
Down! Down!
A tunnel under the gardens! she
thought. How strange!
Came strong draught Of air.
Her candle blew out. She stopped
in her tracks.
QUEER SOUND
For a queer sound was behind
her-as of someone breathing in
the darkness-padding feet close
who's there?"
She had called that out last
highland again now
Came horrible chuckling laugh.
It had familiar ring.
Lola! You're going to get what's
coming to you! Ha, ha, hal" A
binding light was flashed into her
face. Mad eyes glared at her.
There was the gleam of revolver,
followed by thunderous report.
Lola was mad. She was insane!
In that horrible moment before
she fired at Toni. her intended
victim knew it. Knew she was
trapped in this subterranean pas
sage with a mad woman!
Yet, in that swift, desperate en-
counter, Toni kept her head.
Lola's flashlight, showing the
gleam Of the pistol in her raised
hand, gave Toni the fraction of q
second that enabled her to duck.
The shot went wild.
Swiftly Toni lunged at Lola.
With loud clatter, revolver and
flashlight were knocked against
the wall. o..
Then Toni, in the blackness,
turned and ran. Heart bursting.
she prayed wordlessly. Racing
feet reverberated in the long cav.
ern. This was life or death!
CHAPTER XXI
AS with a drowning person, q
whirl Of past happenings flew
through Toni's mind. How arro-
gantly she had ignored Guys urg.
ing that she should not go to Mix.
las country home! He had said:
Don't blame me for whatever hap
pens. I've warned you. You're
playing dangerous game"
And she'd been conceited enough
to think him jealous Of Niklas!
Too late she realized she'd been
a headstrong fool!
AS she ran, shouts followed her
down the passage.
A shoe fell off one foot. She
kicked off the other She almost
fell to her knees at a turn in the
pitch darkness.
Lola, knowing the passage, was
oVertaking her!
Toni ran faster than she had
ever run in her life. She felt a
second draft of air. Then almost
pitched forward on an unexpected
upward incline.
LAST HOPE
The garden?-She wondered. An
exit to the grounds "t +ue estate?
Her last hope!
She could hear Lola close behind.
She lifted her feet in the nick Of
time to scale some Steps. Up. Up.
A hand grabbed at her negligee.
1t tore.
Momentarily freed, Toni hurled
herself forward into a great,
prickly rosebush that completely
covered the exit of the passage.
She thrust wildly through it.
Meantime, Lola had stumbled
over the trailing piece of chiffon
she had grabbed. Toni dashed over
the lawn into dense underground.
But Lola had seen the direction
she had taken!
Lola stalked her as a leopardesS
its prey. The garden was walled!
Through the underbrush in
which she crouched, Toni saw
light burning in an upstairs room
of the house. Thin curtains flap
ped. The window was open!
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Coming E. Phillips Open
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novel of glamOrOuS romance
thrilling adventure and grim,
world.Shaking intrigue in the
highest diplomatic circles.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
BURKE
TAKEN BY DEATH
Veteran D. c. Teacher Dies
at 10 After Illness of
Three Weeks.

Miss Josephine Burke, 10, the first
principal of the John Eaton School
and one Of the most widely known
teachers in the District, died Saturday
at her residence, 1870 Wyoming ave-
nue.. after an illness Of three weeks.
Funeral services are scheduled for 1
pm. tomorrow at Gawler's funeral
home. with burial to follow in Oak
Hill Cemetery.
Miss Burke was appointed principal
Of the John Eaton School, located in
one Of the city's most important COM
munities, In 1911. Prior to that time,
she had taught for IA years in various
other Washington schools and was
eighth grade teacher and principal of
the Berret School at the time of her
Eaton School assignment.
Eaton School Overcrowded.
During the World War. the Eaton
School became very overcrowded,
school officials said today, and neces-
STATED unusual executive ability to
handle the situation. Portables were
erected and later a new school was
built. She was retired in 1927.
Miss Burke was appointed teacher
in July, 1886, at the Thomson School.
In the same year, she was transferred
to the Force School. She taught at
the Dennison School in 1888, the Har-
rison School in 1894, the Beret
School in 1906, the Force School
again in 1908 and was made principal
Of the Berret School ip 1909.
School officials said she was one Of
the most popular teachers Of the city,
and high praise was given her always
Evening star., 1937-01-11
SPRINGS VISIT ENDED
WITH COLDER FORECAST

It's preview Of Spring over WASH
ington prepared today for more rain
and colder weather.
The forecaster predicted slightly
lower temperatures for today, cloudy
weather tonight, and probably occa-
sional rain tomorrow. The minimum
temperature tonight probably will be
about "a.
After climbing to the 76-degree
mark Saturday-only one degree below
the all-time January high" and new
record for January ethe mercury
dropped to so by midnight Saturday.
Then it continued to fall steadily until
it reached 80 last midnight.
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"A BRoNc BUSTER takes a terrible
jouncing," Alice Grsenoagb Qef9), dar-
ing girl star of the rodeo, explains.
"But Camels help me enjoy my food.
Smoking Camels with my meals
smooths out my digestion, and sure
have 4 grand feeling of well-being.
/ like Camel's mild, delicate favor"
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versity regents stood out as . distinct
possibility in view Of the conflicting
opinions concerning charges Of po-
litical control Of university affairs.
State Senators Joseph Clancy, Ra-
cine, and Harry d. Bolens, Port
Washington, both Democrats, an
nounced they would have something
to say about the case on the Senate
floor soon after the session begins.
Senator John eastman, a Progress
sive, one of Franks supporters in
the two-day custer hearing before the
Board Of Regents that resulted in the
educators recent dismissal, likewise
indicated that he would take up the
case before the legislators.
The Senate lineup has 9 Demo-
Gratis, Republicans and 16 Progress
sives. A coalition Of Democrats and
Republicans would produce q majority
that could vote for an investigation
Of the case. In the Assembly there
are 81 Democrats. 81 Republicans and
Al Progressives, so a coalition Of the
old parties in that chamber also could
produce majority that could bring
about q probe.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
FRANK SUCCESSOR
SUMMONS STAFF.
800 Faculty Members of
Wisconsin to Hold Con-
ference Today.
b. the Associated Press.


MADISON, Wis, January IL
Thrust into the presidency Of the
University Of Wisconsin as pinch
hitter" George Clarke Sellery, be-
spectacled, white-haired dean Of the
College of Letters and Science, called
300 faculty members into confer
ence today. He planned to ask them
for support during his temporary
regime as successor to DR.. Glenn
Frank, dismissed by the Board of
Regents.
He acknowledged the appointment
as a surprise" but Immediately
moved for restoration Of peace on a
strife-torn campus. He emphasized
he doesn't want to be president per-
manently. and will retain his dean
ship.
Frank Plans Statement.
DR.. Frank worked today on a state
ment setting forth whether he would
accept the regents action as final.
Legislators prepared for a session
Wednesday at which three Senators
have promised to bring the question
before their colleagues. Investiga-
tion Of the custer proceedings and the
method of selecting university regents
were probable proposals.
In both Senate and Assembly q
coalition of Democrats and Republic
ans would outnumber the Progressive
party, whose appointees control the
Board Of Regents.
Although gruff and outspoken In
official actions, and dubbed THE Old
Tory" by students, Dean Sellery has
ready smile and sometimes a humor-
GUS story for informal occasions.
Appointed Dean in 1919.
He was appointed to the deanship In
1919, shortly after he and two other
faculty members circulated a petition
asking the United States Senate to
expel the late Robert M. La Toilette,
sr., for his attitude toward this coun-
try's entry into the World War.
Sellery was born in Kincardine.
Ontario, January 81, 1872; received his
bachelor Of arts degree from the
University Of Toronto in 1897, and
came to Wisconsin directly from the
University Of Chicago, where he was
granted his Phi. D. in 1901. He has
taught history courses continuously
and Is the author Of several widely
used text books.
He has three daughters and two
sons.
Legislature May Get Case.
Franks partisans looked today to
the convening Of the State Legisla-
ture Wednesday for the next rever-
berations over his dismissal.
An investigation of the Frank case
and of the method Of selecting uni
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by residents Of Cleveland Park, In
which the Eaton School Ii located. =
As q tribute to her, the American
nag will be flown at half staff on
the Eaton School tomorrow. --
Miss Burke moved to this city
with her parents while young child.
She attended public schools here,
graduating from the old Washington
High School. She finished fler nor.
NAL school training in 1887.
Miss Burke Is survived by q brother,
William 3. Burke, and two sisters.
Mrs. Annie B. Towers and Mrs. Franz
H. Ridgeway. all of Washington.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
COLD EASES GRIP.
Middle West Temperature Rises After
Icy Plunge.

Middle West Temperature Rises After
Icy Plunge.
By the Associated Press.
Rising temperatures and fair wealth.
er today brought the Middle West
surcease from its coolest spell of the
Winter, but deep SHOWS still hampered
the Rocky Mountain region and some
East Central States felt the threat of
flood waters.
A force of $4,000 orchardists bat
ting to save California's 500, 900, 900
citrus crop from destruction by sub
freezing weather were cheered by pre-
dictions of higher temperatures.
Damage already done to the orange
and lemon crops was estimated un-
officially at IS per cent.
National Guard flyers dropped food
stuffs for IS men marooned at an Inyo
County (Calif) sulphur mine, but
failed to find nine persons reported
snowbound at a gold mine north of
Las Vegas, New. A rescue party
battled drifts to bring food to Indians
at a camp northeast Of Kingman, Ariz.
At least q deaths were attributed
TO the weather in the West. Fifteen
were in California, four in Arizona,
three in Utah and five in Texas.
Streams swollen by heavy rains
went over their banks in the tri-State
area, composed of Western Pennsyl-
vania, Eastern Ohio and West Vir-
ginia. Lowlands were flooded and
water poured into cellars of business
establishments on the river front.
Johnstown Threatened.
The Stonycrek River at Johnstown,
Pa, came within foot of flocd stage
yesterday, causing renewed anxiety
to the city wrecked by floods last
Spring. A stage of more than 20
feet, with the flood level Is feet, was
reached in Pittsburgh at the con-
f1uence Of the Allegheny and
Monongahela Rivers.
Northern West Virginia streams
went over their banks, but no damage
was reported.
The Ohio River rose along a 600
mile front, nearing Al feet at Cincin-
natl, and expected to reach As. only
feet short of the food mark. Rains
blocked many Southern Ohio roads.
At Falmouth, KY, the river rose To
within 3 feet of flood stage.
Many Middlewestern cities reported
temperature minimums below zero
yesterday. They included: Moorhead,
Mimi. Ia; Lacrosse, Wis, -18;
Devils Lake. N. Oak, and Sioux City,
Iowa, -16; Duluth, Mimi. and Huron,
6. Oak, IA; Omaha, Neb., -12.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
POPE SUFFERS new
ATTACK IN NIGHT
Passes Dangerous Hours After
Effects of Sedative Wear
OFF.

BY the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY, January IL
Pope Plus XI, it was learned today
passed several dangerous hours early
this morning after the effects of a
sedative, administered to ease his
pain, had worn off,
Persons close to the holy father
disclosed he had an attack of acute
suffering coupled with another Of
what are described as periods Of ex-
treme depression.
A furry of excited anxiety hung
over the Vatican as the Pope's doc
tors were hurriedly called.
DR.. Aminta Milani, the chief physi-
clan, remained at the bedside for two
and a half hours, then reported there
was no immediate danger.
Pope Plus began the sixth week OF
his bed ridden illness somewhat
cheered by the partial alienation
Of pains in his legs and a continued
capacity for work.
Though doctors said 1t would be
February l before he could use his
new wheel chair. Vatican attendants
said the Pontiff was hopeful it would
be sooner.
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"smoking cameIs helps keep my digestion in trim,'
says "Pat" Patton, famous oiLweII firefghter
CLAD in asbestos suit m Pat" Patton tackles blazing
~ o-we-quckly gets it under control Even after that
tuck hearty meal provided have Camels handy
says Patton rgb, enjoying hasty bite Smoking Cames
helps keep my digestion proper TRIM And Came don't get
my Camels increase the flow of fluids
digestive fluids vital a of welbeing. Cames
mild-better for steady smoking.
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PLANES CARRY AID
T0SCORES IN SNOW.
Nine Believed Stranded in
Cold Range North of
Las Vegas, New.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, January IL
Mercy planes, flying over the noun
tain Businesses of the Southwest, saved
scores today from hunger after last
weeks storm.
Nine persons, believed stranded in
the Cold Range $50 miles north OF
Las Vegas, New, were still unreported
today despite an aerial survey OF the
region. Lee Prettyman, Nevada Mary
land mine operator and his pilot found
nothing resembling the automobile in
which he believed his wife and
party of friends set out for his
claim.
Circling low, they attempted to hail
two persons known to have sought
shelter In q cabin near the Pretty
man mine, but obtained no response.
A large contingent of c. c. c. boys
we're equipped to start from Boulder
City, near Boulder Dam, in an attempt
to locate the missing group.
> While two Army bombers warmed up
at March Field, Calf, ready to take off
for the snow-covered area of Horse
Flat Camp in mountains near King
man, AriZ., rescuers announced they
had reached 40 Hualapai Indians
stranded there virtually without food.
At Independence, Calf. National
Guardsmen cleared an airport runway
of snow and used it as base in flying
800 pounds of food and other supplies
to IS miners snowbound in Eureka
Valley of Inyo County since January l..
Isolated on Greenhorn Mountain by
heavy drifts, four families received food
from the air, dropped by plane from
Bakersfield, Calf.
Ground crews reached other noun
tain homes in the area. Five sheriff's
deputies trekked on foot from San
Bernardino, Calf, with rations for
eight persons marooned at the Onyx
mine on the east side of Mount San
Bernardino. They were reported with
out food for four days.
COLD EASES GRIP.
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DREDGING OF SOUND
IN CHARLES URGED
Maryland Virginia Spokesman
Call Project Essential to
Commerce."
By the Associated Press.

ny Tic ASSOCldLeQ fTeSS.
Representatives of two States ap-
pealed to the Board of Engineers for
Rivers and Harbors today to approve
dredging of entrances to Neale Sound
in Charles County, Md, on grounds
such development is absolutely essen
tial to commerce"
Representatives Stephen w. Gam
brill. Democrat, of Laurel, Md, and
o. S. Bland, Democrat, of Newport
News. Va, urged the dredging from
Wicomico River and the Potomac
River into the upper and lower en-
frances of the sound"
The District Federal engineer rec
commended the Wicomico dredging at
. cost Of $500 and also the Potomac
Evening star., 1937-01-11

SPORTS REPORTER AGREES 100%
with pat" Patton that Camels help
digestion move along smoothly. James
Gould (rigbt, speaking: my jobs q
strain on nerves and digestion too.
And my smoke is the same as Pat
Patton's. I've been a Camel smoker
ever since CameIs were introduced in
1913. find Camels set me right"
Evening star., 1937-01-11

harbor of refuge during storms. Bland
asserted the improvement would result
in "a big saving to Colonial Beach,
Va, fishermen"
A delegation from Charles County,
Md, headed by Rudolph A. Carrico.
member of the Maryland House of
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at $4,000, BUT the division engineer
disapproved the proposed work from
the Potomac into the sound.
Gambrill told the board rs fishing
boats and so pleasure craft operate in
the sound and asserted the proposed
dredging would afford an excellent
Evening star., 1937-01-11

Delegates, also urged the board to
act favorably on the project as q
whole. Delegate Kent r. Mulliken Of
Prince Georges County. Md. also in
dorsed the work.
The board took the appeal under
advisement.
The Washington times., 1937-08-17
Marry-GO-
Round
By Helen ROgOland

One of the great burdens
which a man has to bear all his
life is that of finding things for
a woman to Do.
That is the chief reason why
he has so many buttons on his
clothes, uses so many ash-trays
and finds so many places to hide
his hat from himself. Keeping
a woman BUSY-that is "the
white mans burden!"
~ \
According to a man columnist,
the early-Victorian architecture,
so painful to modern eyes, was a
MANS idea. In those days men
built houses with lots Of windows
to be washed and draped. and
lots of rooms to be cleaned.
They kept their women hustling
and that's why the men were
so contented.
The familiar question, which
every housewife hears ofteneSt,
is what have you been doing
with your TINE all day?" No
doubt Adam asked it every time
he came in from a hunting or
fishing trip. with a rabbit or =
trout for Eve to cook.
Of course. there are some men
who like their wives to be merely
decorative, and don't care how
mucl time the Little Woman
spends lolling around in the sun,
being massaged or running
around to beauty parlors, just
SO she doesn't get FAT. But
nothing gives the average man
such a big thrill as to come home
and find his wife fussing over a
cook-Stove or struggling with a
pie-crust.
Copyright 1897. by KiHg Features
Syndicate 1naA
The Washington times., 1937-08-17
PAY MINE
DouOn With Weeds

AS a sufferer from hay fever
I want to thank The Times for
its recent editorial urging peo.
pie to cut their weeds.
If everybody would follow your
urging there are thousands Of
us who would find life endura'
BILE whereas now we are in con-
slant missy.
It isn't much to ask people to
clean the weeds from around
their property. The property
would look better and they
would get more enjoyment out
Of it.
am about to leave town for
at least a month simply because
the existence Of these weeds
makes it impossible for me to
stay at home during the pollen
season. There are many who
are similarly situated.
FEVER VICTIM.