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Evening star., 1938-02-06
D. c. UNEMPLOYED |
WILL GET CHECKS.
First Payment to Be Made
to About 100 Under Conn.,
penSation Act.

The first jobless insurance checks
due under the Districts Unemploy-
ment Compensa ton Act will be placed
in the hands of eligible claimants to-
morrow at the temporary Office OF the
United States Employment Service at
928 Fifth street NV.
Despite the fact more than $4,000
unemployed workers in Washington
have filed claims for jobless insurance
benefits since the first Of the year,
only about 100 will be eligible to re-
ceive compensation checks tomorrow,
according to John A. Marshall, di-
rector of the District Unemployment
Compensation Board.
This situation is due in part to
failure of many applicants to file
sufficient data with the employment
office when they made their claims,
Mr.. Marshall explained. In many
cases, he said, claimants listed the
wrong person as their last employer.
that is. they gave the name of a
foreman, for example, instead of tneir
supervisor as the employer
Difficulty in Locating Data.
Because of this, clerical employees
OF the board have had difficulty in
locating statistical data on the work
ers' employment record in the boards
files, which contain cards for more
than 100000 workers.
In these cases, Mr.. Marshall said
the claims adjustment department Of
the board is attempting to get the
necessary information as soon as pos
sible so that the jobless workers can
receive their compensation.
In numerous instances the board
has found the claimants are not
eligible to receive compensation, be-
cause they have not been employed
in work covered by the act. Many
OF these are former employees Of the
Federal or District Government and
former domestics.
Waiting Period Required.
The first checks to be distributed
will be for the week ended Saturday,
January 29-the first compensate
week following the required three
week waiting period" Eligible claim
ants were required to appear at the
employment Office last week to certify
their continuing eligibility before the
checks could be made out
The law requires every worker af-
fected by the act must make periodic
calls at the employment center when
he becomes unemployed to report any
part-time work he may have had and
to ascertain whether a new position
has been found for him by the en-
ployment Office.
Eventually the board hopes to speed
up the Notwithstanding process by
mailing all checks, but at the present
time the law requires they must be
paid at the employment oflice.
The average compensation in the
first batch Of checks will be about
$40, Mr.. Marshall said. The Districts
law sets a maximum of SIS 4 week,
the amount in each case being based
on the employees earnings during the
last two years.
Evening star., 1938-02-06
FIRST SHOW SCHEDULED
N. r. r. E. Groups Union Play
house Opens Feb. II.

Three motion pictures prepared by
the Federal Government and three en-
tertainment acts will feature the OPEN
ing Of the Union Playhouse, sponsored
by Local No. 2, National Federation Of
Federal Employees. at the Department
OF Agriculture Auditorium on Thurs
day, February II.
The pictures will be THE Building Of
Boulder Dam," Flood Weather" and
Stop Forest Fires" while the acts
will include singing and q skit pre-
sented by employees Of the Veterans
Administration.
Evening star., 1938-02-06
SERVICE ARRANGED
Schola Cantorum Again Will Give
Easter Sunrise Concert,

The National Capital Parks Schcla
Cantorum will give its second annual
Easter sunrise concert at the Sylvan
Theater under direction Of Maestro
Arturo Papalardo, 1t was announced
yesterday.
Individual singers, singing groups
and church choirs are invited to take
part In the concert, rehearsals for
which will begin at $50 pm. Wednes-
day In suite 905, 1417 F street NV,
and will be held each Wednesday
thereafter at the same time. The
concert chorus will be composed of
$50 voices.
Evening star., 1938-02-06

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Evening star., 1938-01-11
DROP IS REVEALED
IN ADVERTISING
Retail Lineage for Week Off
O.8 of ! Per Cent From
Year Ago.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CHICAGO. Jan. l1.-Retail display
advertising started the new year of
with an 0.8 per cent decline for the
week ended January /, against the
corresponding week of last year, ac-
cording to q tabulation released here
today.
This tabulation, which measures re-
tail display in newspapers of 10 i'm
portant markets, shows total lineage
for the week reported, as 14,163,989,
against 14,274,200 lines for the COM
pared week of 1887, the loss amount
ing to 1l0,201 lines.
The slight decline may have turned
into q slight gain but for the fact
that several important dailies ceased
publication around the middle of
1887, resulting in their lineage appear
ing in the 1887 figures, but not In
the 1888 figures, the publication points
out.
Evening star., 1938-01-11
new YORK COTTON
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoc1ated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-Cottou
moved irregularly today when initial
advances into further new high
ground attracted more realizing and
Southern selling. Renewed support
was encountered on reactions Of 3 to
5 points under the previous closing
levels.
March. which sold of from 8.64 tc
6.56, was quoted at $50 and the list
was unchanged to l point net lower.
New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. IL R.-Steady
ioreisn markets and increased activity In
dry goods brought initial advances OF /
to points in cotton here today.
January contracts opened at G.64
March s.16. May $50 July SO, October
6:92 and December s.87. Toward the end
OF the hrst half hour active positions were
points net higher to points lower.
Liverpool said the market there ad-
vanced. Sales in Worth street yesterday
were said to have totaled nearly 10000. .00O
yards.
Cottonseed OIL.
Cottonseed oil opened steady: January
7.12b: March. 7.15b: May 7.16: July
7-2Ob September, 7.22b: October. 7.24b.
Evening star., 1938-01-11
CRUDE OIL OUTPUT
|SDOWN FOR WEEK
Drop of 1888 Barrels to
3,436,403 Total Is
Shown in Report.
By the Associated Press.

TULSA, Jan. 11.-Daily average
production Of crude oil in the United
States showed q drop of 10,523 bar
rels daily for the week ending Janu-
ary 8, making . total daily output o;
1886, ,483, the OIL and Gas Journal
reported today.
In Oklahoma the output increased
4.l50 barrels daily to . total Of $50, 1926,
East Texas had an increase of $50
barrels to 492,150 and the State of
Texas showed q decline Of 1851 bar
rels daily to 1,375,344.
California had an increase Of $500
barrels daily to an output OF 70s, 800.
Kansas production declined 1850 to
l62.650 barrels daily, and Louisiana
had drop Of 3,7s0 barrels daily to
247.235.
Eastern States, including Michigan.
recorded drop Of 1899 barrels daily
to 1S4,S89. The Rocky Mountain sec
tion had decline of 2,290 to 69,080
barrels daily.
Evening star., 1938-01-11
PAYMENT ON BONDS
TO BE MADE BY CHILE
By the Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE of1icia
Chilean agency for the amortization
OF the Republic of Chile's public
debt announced yesterday a 1898 pay.
ment Of $7.86 per $1,000 bond woulc
be made on the 13 direct and guar.
anteed external dollar loans of the
republic.
This payment on issues which went
into default in 1881 and 1892 con-
trasts with $6.05 per $1,000 bond
In 1887 and S4.75 in 1896. Total
receipts Of the agency in 1887 avail
able for debt service were reported
here as $6,106,751, as against $4,919,-
573 in 1895,
Evening star., 1938-01-11
CHRYSLER'S EXPORTS
ARE UP 32.9 PER CENT
- the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-Chrysler
Corp. announced today exports of
passenger cars and trucks in October,
November and December, the first
three months of the 1888 model wear.
were 32.9 per cent higher than in that
period Of the 1887 model year.
For the calendar year 1887 exports
were 1871 per cent higher than the
year before.
Evening star., 1938-01-11
Science Given Blame.

Danger in mines has been increased
by science, declares M. Petrus Faure,
French Deputy. in q survey of mine
accidents Just issued in Paris. Be
fore mines were mechanized," he
writes. the noise of cracking gave
warning OF danger. But today the
poise of mechanical drills and picks,
running belts and locomotives robs the
miner Of all security"
Evening star., 1938-01-11
Wage Earners'
Cost of Living
Off in Month
By the Associated Press,

8y the ASSOCIATED Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE cost of
living of wage earners in December
showed decline of a per cent from
November, but was 20 per cent higher
than in December, 1886. the National
Industrial Conference Board, a re-
search organization supported by
large industrial corporations, reported
today.
Food, rents and clothing decreased,
coal advanced and sundries were un-
changed, the survey showed. The
purchasing power of the dollar for the
month was placed at 1929 cents, COM
pared with 1924 in November, 116.1 in
December, 1896, and 100 cents in 1923.
Evening star., 1938-01-11
CURB BOLSTERED
BY LATE DEMAND
NeWmont Mining Leads in
Rally With Advance of
Three Points.
By the Associated Press.

0S tnc hSSUClAleu fIeSS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-A late pick
up In demand for utilities and metal
shares bolstered the curb market to-
day.
Newmont Mining extended an early
morning advance to 3 points. Amer
lean Gas e. Electric was l higher and
long list of fractional gains ruled
among the active issues during the
fourth hour. Included were Columbia
Oil & Gas, Electric Bond & Share,
Gulf OIL, Lake Shore Mines, Penn
road. Pioneer Gold and Standard Pow
er & Light.
Montgomery Ward was backward.
dropping 2 points. and fractional
losses were shown in Pan-American
Airways, Aluminium Co. and St. Regis
Paper.
Evening star., 1938-01-11
81, 900 Salary Cut $725.

CLEVELAND, Ohio P.-Shenield
Lakes retiring council. defeated to a
man in last falls elections, slashed
the salary Of the incoming mayor,
G. w. King, from $1,000 to S275, and
the pay Of other officials in the same
ratio.
Explained retiring Mayor H. H. der:
They had pledged themselves to
drastic salary reductions and we gave
them what they wanted"
Evening star., 1938-01-11
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE

norIs11. rIhsILADMEPHlA; Ear,L =, Jan: II .uR.--Iive
1927; mixed colors. 22-24; White Leg,
Yoa,ns n0ans rnoot. dcntsy 22;2S; ordinary. 2o-21;
Rocks, $3.50: Reds, c7.2S: hroiisrs eC.SI.
sprins chickens, As pounds, se-27; duaxs..
Wnlte Fskin. fancy, "a. Muscovy. white,
aS. aaSS.lS; tSn oiaek 9 1917; turkeys, fancy hens.
Dressed poultry: Turkeys. tom. o.
$50 ssoutnvestern young hens and toms.
wheat; ss,;,.1 No. red winter. sarlicky. jan
.. Butter: TOP Eradea a4M-asM: o.,
1885, extrss Srovns s se.as: ss.rss st:ndaFes nsss
Nos: and. 4, 24.211; trnd(S Si.S3;
% %meeiums extras or better, whites 1870;
Evening star., 1938-01-11
ERIE MAKES PAYMENT,

NEW YORK, Jan. II R.-Erie Rail-
road. which last week passed by in
terest payments on five bond issues,
provided payment yesterday on jan
uary coupons of q smaller issue,
the per cent bonds of New York,
Lake Erie Docks g. Improvement Co.
of which 1896 900 is outstanding.
Evening star., 1938-01-11
Not So Wild West.

LOS ANGELES LP.-Film Cowboy
Buck Jones was a-hankerin' to build
q wild West town as q home for horse
opera veterans
But some Of his fellow actors-in-
cluding Al Jolson. Edward Everett
Horton, Warren william and Don
Ameche-who have. homes near the
proposed San Fernando Valley site,
reckoned they didn't care for the
idea. They petitioned City Council
and the council instructed the Plan
ming Commission to refuse Jones q
building permit.
Evening star., 1938-01-11
AMERICAN SHIPPING
ON SUEZ CANAL RISES

B, the Associated Press.
American shipping through the SueE
Canal In the first nine months of 1897
showed an increase in all classes as
compared with the first nine months
OF 1896, according to a report by the
ONCE Of the American consul at Port
Said made public by the Department
OF Commerce. The increase was said
to be due to the resumption of one Of
the larger American lines as well as
enlarged traf11c by general cargo car
riers, the report said.
Evening star., 1938-01-11
APPLE BUYING RESUMED.

WINCHESTER, Va, Jan. II (Spe-
ciaD The Federal Surplus Commod-
tiles Corp. began the purchase OF
aples in the Shenandoah Cumberland
district today after q suspension that
began November 18. Winchester will
be regional headquarters for Vir-
ginia, West Virginia, Maryland and
Pennsylvania growers.
Evening star., 1938-01-11
DEBTS TO INDIVIDUAL
BANK ACCOUNTS GAIN
By the Associated Press,

6y the AsSoctAted PreSS.
Debts to individual accounts, as
reported by banks in leading cities for
the week ended January 5. totaled
$1,000 ,000, 900. or 10 per cent above
the preceding week and 1 per cent
under the like week last year, the
Federal Reserve Board reported. Each
Of the three weeks included only five
business days.
Evening star., 1938-01-11
MONEY IN CIRCULATION
OFF II CENTS A PERSON
Bylhe Associated pr...

By ,he Associated Press.
Money in circulation declined an
average Of II cents per person In
December, the Treasury calculated
today.
On December 81, $6,55O,546, ,759 of
coin and currency-an average of
S5O.52 per person-was in circulation.
compared with s6,56l 1921 1893, an aver
age Of $50.63, on November 80. The
average year ago was $50.7s.
Evening star., 1938-01-11
U. S. TO BUY MORE
SILVER FROM MEXICO
BY the Associated Press,

~ she A0SOCAeVeo SIeSS.
Secretary Of the Treasury Morgen-
thau announced yesterday the Treas
ury had agreed to buy $4,000, 900
ounces OF silver from Mexico In addi-
ton to monthly purchases Of approx
mately 100000 ounces.
The Treasury agreed to pay IS cents
an ounce for the $4,000, 900 ounces
which Secretary Morgenthau said
we're an accumulation which Mexico
could have dumped on the world mar.
ket possibly demoralizing prices.
Evening star., 1938-01-11
VALUE OF U. S. EXPORTS
WELL ABOVE YEAR AGO

b the Associated Press.
Value Of exports, including re-
exports, of merchandise from the
United States totaled 1914, ,682, ,485 in
November. 1887. compared with $685.
364,352 in the like month the previous
year, the Department of Commerce
reported.
For the IL months ended November
the total was $3,026,s72,1O6. COM
pared with S2,226,l77,2e0 in the like
period of 1896.
Evening star., 1938-01-11
I..C. c. RULES Committee
CAN BLOCK RAIL MOVE

By the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion ruled today that a Protective
Committee for Holders of New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railroad pre-
ferred stock was privileged to inter-
vene In the railroads reorganization
proceedings. The committe is headed
by Harry w. Harrison of Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1938-01-11
ODD.LOT DEALINGS.
BY the Associated Press.

hSbUCINISU
The Securities Commission reported
today these transactions by customers
with odd-lot dealers or specialists on
the New York Stock Exchange for
Jan. 10: 1915 purchases involving
348.9l0 shares; 8,7S4 sales involving
244,243 shares.
Evening star., 1938-01-11
TWO FIRMS TO BE DISSOLVED.

NEW YORK, Jan. II (P.-The New
York Herald Tribune says it has
learned authoritatively that plans for
dissolution Of two well-known stock
exchange firms, Graham q Co. and
Herrick, Berg & Co., and their acqui-
sition by Redmond g. Co. were near
completion.
Evening star., 1938-01-11
FOREIGN BONDS.
CHICAGO GRAIN
sDy the Associate Press,

f1y the Associated Press.
/ CHICAGO, Jan. 1l.-Wheat prices
'slumped more than a cent a bushel
to-day and. although buying increased
later. the market displayed no ability
TO recover more than fractionally.
Estimates the United States will
have more wheat on July than a year
ago. disappointing export demand and
unsettled foreign wheat markets were
sbearish factors.
May wheat sagged to 96ss, July to
'9ola, the early lows and around noon
they were at 81 and 905s, respectively.
Evening star., 1938-01-11

In bankruptcy or receivership or betns
reorsanized under the Bsnkruptcy Act, Of
are annual disbursements based an ths
last quarterly or semi annual declsratton.
Unless otherwise noted. special or extrH
dividends arc not included.
Also extra or extras. sDeclarsd or
PAYABLE In stock & Paid iast yesr'
h Cash o. sock. < Accumulated dividend
rants. XIV Without warrantS. var VA.
rants, "~A
Evening star., 1938-01-11

Chicago Cash Prices.
I Wheat-No. S red winter, 90h
!Corn-No. 2 mixed, 60A; No. 2 yellow
i61-6lA; No. 4 white, $3.50. Oats
No. 2 mixed. 341z; No. white, 35H-
s35ls. Soy beans, No. 2 yellow, o.
'Barley-Feed, 1862; mailing, 90-93.
Timothy seed, 2.60-95. Red clover,
5000 $500; sweet clover, 9.25-10.O0.
Baltimore Quotations.
1 BALTIMORE. Jan. II P,.-Wheat, No.
90k: January. 1914.
Winnipeg Prices.
WINNIPEG, Jan. II R.-Grain range
NY ,wsHlA1- Hae se IssA IssyA flsgsss fss isSt: e|SSs
Susy tob., b--,-- 1.222" 1.ddss,. 1,dSSN 1.2S:i
OHTs- A''' o07s 1'oo7% A'o2ss
May ------. .50st 40 .loh SOW
Evening star., 1938-01-11
CRUDE RUBBER FUTURES.

NEW YORK. Jan. IL lPj.-Crude rubbet
IutuTes opened to lower. Maroh
l4.pS; May. Is .0S-11 |. July. l520-22
The Valley settler., 1938-07-01


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Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-10-27
BLOCK J WINS CHA,.P IoEsHIP

In the first inning, Abrahins the first man up
walked, Lewis popped out to Krebs at third O,F1a-
herty flied out to GeDaar5 the catcoer. and While
5racke1 was at the plate AbraIns out on an at
temp ted steal Of second base.
Kreos, the first man up FOR Blocl, j flied out to
Bradley in short fold. Taylor flied out to
8racken at second, and Barker got the first hit Of
the game when he lined to center field good FOR
two bases. Goldfadden walked, arc Chapman ended the
inning when he flied out to o'Flaherty in left
field.
In the second inning, Braoken singled DOM the
third base line for Blocks first hit. Williams
walked. Bracken going to second, Green struck OUT
and when Neblett hit down towards third he
the throw to first, and the Bases full. What
a spot for hit now, but Bradley popped out to
Chapman in short field for the final out.
Gebhart the first up for j Block in the
cond inning, was safe at first when he hunted
Schaff flied out to Williams, DeVoe popped to
Bra cken at second, and while Cain bat, Geb-
hart was out at second attempted steal. Mark
field walked to start the third inning, Abrahims
sacrificed him second, Lewis grounded out Cold
fadden to Taylor. Narlfield going to third, and
O'Flaherty drove in the first of the ball game
wi tn triple to left field. Devoe's head.
Bracken ended the inning by grounding out Krebs to
Taylor.
Cain popped out to Lewis in back of first
to start their half of the third inning. Titus then
singled to center field and took second base when
Bradley booted the ball. Krebs flied to O'Fla-
herty in left field and Taylor walked. Both base
runners advanced passed ball. and Barker ended
the inning wi tn long fly to o'Flaherty in left
field.
In the fourth inning. Williams grounded out se-
cond to first. 1astner lined to Goldfadden be-
tween first and second. the latter spearing it wi
one hand for the out. After Green and Neblet
walked, Bradley grounded out Go1dfadden to Taylor.
Goldfadden fouled out to Williams. Chapman popped
Williams in front Of the plate, Gebhart beat out
hit, and Scaff flied out to Bradley short field.
In the fifth inning, Fairfield struck out, Abra-
hims grounded out and Lewis flied Sohaff be-
hind third base. DeVoe and Cain flied to Brad
ley in short field, and Titus grounded Abrahi1ns
to Lewis.
In the sixth inning. O'Flaherty hit to Krebs,
who threw wild to Taylor the ball hi tting light
pole and bouncing back to the playing field.
O'Flaherty tagged out when he started for
base. Braclen wa liked. Williams struck out, Asaer
Wa l1ed, Brac oxen going to second, Bradley
out to Taylor at first. After Krebs flied out to
Abrahms in foul territory, Taylor scored the first
run for Block j with home to center field.
Tying the score. Barker lined back at Mark
field. the ball bouncing off his leg, for hit Tor
Barker. Goldfadden flied out to Neblett in right
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-10-27


both base runners, but O'Flaherty ended the inning
when he flied out to DeVoe in left field. Gebhart
beat out hit to third, Scllaff flied out Abra-
hims, DeVoe forced Gebart at second, and Pop Wild
ger vent in to pinch-it for Cain. With strikes
and one ball him. Widger thrilled the speca tors
wi tn beautiful single to center field, scoring
1eVoe all the way from first. again tying up the
ball game, this time at all. Titus then doubled
down the first base line, and Widger at the
plate for the third out and sending the ball game
into extra innings.
In the eighth inning, Bracken walked, Williams
flied out to Chapman short field, Iastner,
and Green flied out to Titus in right field. After
Krebs and Taylor grounded out, Barker out hit
to short. Go1dfadden singled through second base.
Barker going to second, and Chapman forced
third.
In the ninth, tenth, eleventh., twelfth in
nlngs both sides went down in order due to superb
support given both pitchers by their respective
team.
In the thirteenth inning. Abrahims, the first man
up for Block C, sent the crowd into uproar when
he hit ball into left field it q home run
when the ball bounced DeVoe's head. This hit
the first hit made off Barker since the seventh
inning. The SCORE at this point was nov 3 to 2.
herty struck out and 3racken grounded out Krebs to
Taylor. In Block J's half Of the thir teenth
do or die, and do they did. Taylor led off wi
hit to short left field that good a single,
and then Barker his ball game With home
to deep center field, scoring Taylor ahead Of
himself.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-10-27

Xxx Battod in place Of Cain in seventh.
SUMMARIZES: TWO BASE HITS: Barker, Krebs, and Ii
tus. THREE BASE HIT: O'Flaherty. HOME RUSS Tay-
Tor, Abrahims, and Barker. SACRIFICE: Lewis. RUNS
RATED III: o'Flahert, A5rahins, Barker 2, Eeblett,
BASE OH BALLS: Ely Marfield 2, by Barker 9.
UMPIFES: Wilde, Starke, and Teelo.
SCORE BY IN1NGs1 2 6 10 IL IL Is Il Z
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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-08

little while-appearcd bewildered.
She caught one of Comics hands
in hers, carried it to her lips,
fiercely. you can't know what it
means to me! If only | don't
wake up and find Pm dreaming.
You're sure it will be all right?
You explained it all to your
Uncle? He'll take me with him on
that wonderful yacht? Pm really
to have all this, be you?'
Connie gave her hand reas-
surfing squeeze. "For as long as
we can keep it secret" she prom
Used. She wished it could last for
a long, long while. But she knew
that that would not be possible.
She must hurry, even now. Make
the most of this wonderful adj
venture. Enjoy to the utmost thai
freedom and privacy that would
be hers for this brief time. Seek
that precious something that all
the money in the world could not
buy. That the richest girl in the
world had never had.
And who knew? - she might
even find that romance that could
be secret-this new Katie Blyn
in her neat, worn suit with its
perky white blouse, hugging the
big box marked Lucille's tightly
against her breast as she slipped
down the long winding stairway,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-08

ed the girl in the bed, who looked
so much like her now that it made
funny little culver down Con-
MES spine. Surveying herself IN
the mirror, she saw that she
might easily pass for that other
girl. She had combed her hair
back rather severely into a low
smooth roll under the chic little
hat; she had not put on any
rouge, so that her face was pale.
She looked neat and brave and
poor. She carried her head with
defiance and pride.
"Why, you looked like me-" the
girl in the bed gasped, as though
once more she could not believe
her eyes. MY name? It's Katie
Blyn."
81 am YOU" Connie said. "For
a little while, at least. Katie
Blyn. | like that. / think Pm 60
ing to like being you" She bent
suddenly, on an impulse, put her
arms around that other girl, who
now was she, pressed her lips
against her forehead. "GoodHy.
And thank you. You can't know
what this means to me-"
al can't know The girl who
had been Katie Blyn and who now
was Constance Corby, the richest
girl in the world-if only for a