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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-06-17

trust him, and have always regretted
it,"
Well, he had his answer.
go to bed now, Denise. The papers
won't be up from Southampton until
late in the afternoon, probably.
suppose you won't run away in the
night?"
She stood up, hesitated at the door.
II sha'n't run away, I promise.
There's something I should tell you,
Gilbert. That time, just before our
marriage, when I saw Keith, was only
once for an hour or so. lit didn't
seem dishonorable."
The widest jealousy was sweep
ing him. BY a violent physical effort
he forced it back, made himself say:
Its all right"
"Good night, Gilbert, and thank
YOU"
AS he said good night and went to
his room, he wondered if she would
thank him when the American papers
came. Then he did something he had
not done in all the months of the
marriage. He went to her bedroom.
The door was unlocked. She had not
bothered to lock doors since it was
settled without many words between
them that their marriage was to be
Nnly formal. He thought bitterly
that at least she did trust him not
to force himself upon her.
She was asleep, with the morning
light streaming across her. She
must have fallen into an exhausted
sleep Immediately on going to bed.
One hand, with her wedding ring on
her finger, was flung out across the
pillow. What child she looked, ly-
ing there!
Longing, loneliness swept through
him, watching her. Was it all no
use, would she leave him finally, and
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-06-17

hold out. If there was no hope fol-
him-well then, he had nothing tt
lose. At least he could see to it that
she did not throw herself away or
some one who made love to her own
sister behind her back!
! Even in his fatigue he realized that
was an inadequate summary Of the
Felicia-Keith story, whatever it was
He was rather ruefully amused at a
sudden idea: Keith could not love De-
Mise as he did. For six months with
out her had brought Keith to an af-
faire with Felicia; but in the six
months without her that his own mar
riage had been, he had had eyes for
no one but her. He laughed aloud
at the absurdity of that thought. He
hadn't wanted anyone else, so he de-
served no credit.
His laughter startled Denise. She
shivered little. But he made him
self ignore that, with his mind made
up. If his was the position of the
ruthless, dominating husband, a po-
sition he'd never had any intention
of filling, there it was.
He went over to a table, poured
Denise good-sized drink of brandy,
poured himself a smaller one, and
brought her her glass. "Take this,
Denise, and see whether you can be
steady for long enough to listen to
what. I have to say"
THANK you; I don't want a drink"
His voice was entirely matter-of-
fact. AT this point you have very
little choice. If you don't take this
and listen, I shall call the hotel ply
stefan, say that you are on the verge
of nervous collapse because of hav-
ing received some bad news and order
him to give you a sedative."
"You are being completely outrag-
eous."
IT know it. But I've only begun.
What have I to lose ?"
MY respect, my liking, my trust"
AT the moment, because of the
way you are behaving, don't think
any of those things are in the least
worth having. Of course, valued
them yesterday, and may value them
again tomorrow. It depends" He
thought YEARLY: eff can only make
her isten!"
Suddenly she put out her hand,
took the brandy and drank it slowly.
When she had finished, she said: "I
didn't do that to please you, but be-
cause was so tired I felt faint"
"The effect of a given amount of
brandy is about the same, whatever
ones motives in drinking it."
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-06-17
MEMBERS GRAND LODGE
VISIT SHORE MASONS

For the first time in many years,
and some say, in the history of Ches-
apeake Lodge A. F. & A. NJ, the en-
tire Grand Lodge Staff visited the
lodge halls of Chesapeake Lodge, Girls
field, Md, and conferred an initia-
tory rank, on Tuesday evening of last
week. There were eighteen officers
of the Grand Lodge of Masons, head
ed by Worshipful Grand Master Har-
ry Wright of Baltimore, and Grand
Secretary Harry P. Muller, also Of
that city, in attendance.
The initiatory work was conferred
upon Mr.. Ira Thompson Todd, ST.,
Maryland avenue resident, and local
waterman and leader in fraternal and
religious work. Mr.. Todd had the
third degree conferred upon him amid
one of the largest gatherings of Ma
sons from various parts Of the state,
and especially from the lower Eastern
Shore of Maryland and Virginia.
After the initiatory work, a social
hour followed, and light refreshments
were served. Arthur B. Cochrane,
Jr., headed the committee in charge.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-06-17

make him happy, that his father would
disapprove. Stop cross-examinine
me-"
think of your family now"
II have. They'll be glad to see me-
He thought: ITO the day 1 die,
shall regret having to do this. But
short of locking her up, there's no
other way that I can see to keep her
off ship for America" And he said:
"Your father owes me about a hun
dred and eighty thousand dollars"
He saw she could not answer him
and went on evenly: ~ suppose you
think you've given me enough happi-
ness in six months to be worth it. y
Her gaze was level. GIVE given
you no happiness, Gilbert. You have
every right to humiliate me-"
THAT isn't what I want to do-only
to face facts. So, here's another fact:
| suppose you think your family will
be pleased to see you rush to the bed
side of your own dear love, with news
paper photographers waiting for pic
lures as you come out. Personally, I
think if your parents do manage to
survive this dreadful business, Felic-
las brought upon them, your appear
ance with the announcement that you
love Keith Sheldie in spite of all,
would just about kill them"
Denise made a small sound like a
moan. But she said. Felicia and
Keith were only in an accident. You
read something into the cable that
Father didn't mean"
He shrugged his shoulders. "I'll
make bargain with you."
what ?" Her voice was dull now.
"Wait for the newspapers from
America. If the accounts describe
a large house-party and an accident
on the way home from it, you can
sail tomorrow. If the accounts make
it fairly clear that Felicia and Keith
were on trip together, you stay with
me until your years up"
Gall right. But I'm so sure, Gill
bert, that if I'm wrong, I'll give you
an extra month. We were married
November twenty-second. I'll stay
until December twenty-second this
year, if I'm wrong"
A faint color had come into her
cheeks. He thought: cts dreadful.
She looks almost happy now, on the
bare chance of going home to him.
Yet she must know it's just chance.
Why do I try to keep herr" And he
knew why, knew that he had never
loved anyone else as much, or would
again; knew that he loved her enough
to try to save her from futile ges-
ture if he was right, and even to let
her go if he were wrong, and that
faith of hers was justified.
He said: "Don't tell me if you don't
want. How does it happen you be-
lieve in him so completely?"
Because once 7 told him I didn't
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-06-17

go back to Keith Sheldie in the end,
no matter what he did? Or would
she some day, if he were patient still,
love him? He could not tell. He
knew only that he had hurt her, and
he had never meant to hurt her.
He took an extra coverlet from her
bed, drew the shades so the bright
ening light should not awake her,
and laid down himelf on the couch
under her windows. AS if-as if by
being in the same room, he could be
closer to her, close enough to save
her from any hurt again.
Continued next week
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-06-17
**Lei/uL Y Tr}::t to .R[!!e{ Repent"

happened to be driving home togeth.
err. There were dozens of people
there, besides them"
$50 you've said before, once every
fifteen minutes, Denise"
"But it's true. l must make you
believe it. Father phrased the cable
badly"
what does it matter what I be.
lieve?"
Believe if you know that my sis
ter was just in an accident, you'll let
me go home to see her."
We'll know when we get the Amer
lean papers this afternoon"
But ought to be at sea, this af-
ternoon. There's sailing from
Southa mpton at one."
"And you happen to have no money,
no passport. I have our joint pass
port"
Every time he'd said that before
(and hated himself for being obliged
to mention it,, she had stopped, star
ing at him horribly, like a small pref
ty animal staring in a trap, and hunt
ed about in her mind for something
clever to say that would soften him.
But this time, she said: IT sha'n't
let you stop me. I'll go straight to
the Embassy and make them give
me temporary passport; I'll pawn
enough of the jewelry you gave me
for a passage. I hate you"
Gilbert looked at Denise. Tenuous
his hold upon her had been, and he
knew it, but he had never known
how tenuous. He said slowly: 81 sup
pose I've given you reason to hate
me?"
Then she wept as he had never seen
her weep. Great sobs shook her thin
shoulders. AS if-as if he were tor
turing her.
He said aloud: "I simply cannot
stand this"
"Then let me go. Let me CO." Her
face was disfigured with tears, but
like a child's face still.
A kind of despair come to him. It
was futuile. She had never wanted
him, never would want him, though
he held her to the last hour of the
year she'd promised, that year in
which he had meant to make her so
very happy.
Yet if he let her go home, not to
Felicia, of coure, but to that man she
wanted, she would go to no happiness.
He had no doubts about the meaning
of Michael Rendale's cable. Complete
realization that if she went home, she
would Be brought face to face with
an impossible situation at least, and
with complete tragedy if as her faith
er's message intimated, either Keith
or Felicia still might die-this realiza-
ton had made him as stubborn as
she through the afternoon, through
the whole night. He had been obliged
Chatting himself or considering it nee
essary, and Denise little for making
him so consider it) to remind her that
she had no separate passport, even
that, as he was in the habit of giving
her a weekly check on Monday for
she had no money until the
next one.
Her sobs were quieting now, and
came to him. He would
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-06-17

"Why are you suddenly being 81
horrible?"
"Why not? Let me say what
have to say. Then you can CO."
She interrupted, ''To American"
'To bed"
II detest you, Gilbert"
"You said that before"
She said something surprising
then II know I suppose don't really
mean it. You've been kind to me
up to now"
"Well, then, for that, if for no 9th
er reason, will you listen to me?"
She nodded.
do you realize that we haven
said Keith Sheldie' once in the last
twelve hours, though it's he to whom
you really want to go?"
She did not deny it. She said soft
ly: Il cannot help it, Gilbert. Blame
me as much as you like"
81 don't blame you, but I think you
must and can help it." He drew a
long breath, thought. "She will hate
me now for long time, perhaps for
always!"- went on:
"You married me, not him, because
he did not want to marry you, I judge.
There couldn't be any other reason.
So, he could not have cared about you
as much as you cared about him."
'That isn't true. In his fashion
he did care, just as much"
"Why didn't you marry him, then ?"
She said, Indignantly: 81 shouldn't
have believed you capable"
Neither should I believe myself
to be. But I'm capable of a great
deal in the effort to keep you from
making very complete fool of your
SELF"
81 wouldn't be. Keith did ask me
to marry him, just few days before
I married you"
Morning was bright over Hyde Park
outside the windows, but when she
closed her eyes, the dark, the park
lights and the light on motor cars
swinging round and round in Central
Park, the very tang of the autumn
air, came back to her.
"Gilbert's voice came from a long
way off:
"Nice of him. suppose that was
while I was away in Canada"
She opened her eyes: eyes. But
what does that matter? You car
make him out a completely impossible
person, but he isn't"
Her husband said gently: "No,
don't suppose he is altogether"
She twisted her hands together. He
may be dying this minute while we
sit here quarreling about him. Oh, Gil
bert, Gilbert, let me CO."
He shook his dark head. "Why
then, did you marry me instead of
him 2"
Because of my family, and be-
cause-oh, I was afraid I shouldn't
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-06-17
CHAPTER s

CnAf i Ell
Gilbert went to the windows of the
living-room in their suite-which hac
been chosen for it's view of Hyde Park
The last pale stars were fading In
the green gray sky; the trees in the
park were definite dark outlines with
blurred lighter shadows at the tops
where the new leaves stirred in the
dawn wind. He thought: 81 have new
er been so exhausted in my life"
And behind him Denise's voice that
sounded exhausted too, repeated: u
want to go home to Felicia. want
to sail on the next boat"
For probably the hundredth time
(and it felt like the thousandth) she
repeated that. She'd never stopped
repeating it, in the twelve hours since
he had shown her that cablegram, ex-
cept for a brief interval during din
ner-to which, as it happened, they'd
invited guests. He had been glad of
the respite of their presence, though
Denise's manner had been so preoccu-
pied that it gave every appearance of
rudeness. But he thought the neces-
sary effort to be steady in the pres
ence of comparative strangers was
helping her.
In the moment after their guests
had taken leave, she began again as
frantically as before: Gilbert, you
must let me go home, right away"
Never had she suggested that he 60
with her, or even implied that he was
a member of the family upon whom
this certain sorrow and probable dis
grace had come.
And he had said, over and over:
"No. You can't go home. You prom
Used me year."
Ten o'clock, when their guests left,
and nearly five now! She had said
everything she felt like saying, appar-
emily; he had said all he intended to
say, but not much that he felt or
thought.
He turned from the window to look
at her. She sat on the edge of her
chair in a crumbled green frock, of
the long-sleeved low-necked sort wo-
men wear on Sunday evenings. Her
hair was fallen over her shoulders.
Her blue eyes were so dark with an
ger, and a kind of terror, that they
looked black. She seemed pathetically
tired.
He wanted to cross the room, put
his arms round her, say, eyes, we'll
go home," say anything that would
comfort her. But-he would not. Per-
haps he might have, if she had not,
sometime after midnight when he did
take her in his arms with no desire
except to comfort her then, too),
struck at him in a gesture violent,
childish and rather pitiful.
He spoke to her now, sharply, to
get her attention: Better go to bed,
Denise. You look about at the end
of your strength"
mo. have to make you see."
1 see good many things clearly
enough" That he had not said be-
fore, nor meant to. But his own
patience was wearing thin.
She protested then: cts not what
you think. I'm sure of it. He wouldn't.
Felicia wouldn't. l mean they were
on some kind of house-party, and just
The Washington times., 1938-01-07
TRAILER GIRL
By Vera Broom

"T had talk with dad this morning told him
going to be married think he understands how feel and
he'll bring mother around She's Lynn, but she's just
afraid her baby boy She had bad training with Chuck
He laughed aloud in his joys
"Were going to be so happyW
Then the coffee pot boiled and Lynn had to it
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-06-04
FIRE 4 SHOTS
AT ROUGE Man
in HIS HOME
Attribute Shooting To
Labor Trouble In
River Rouge

Alvin Anderson. 4O7 IIolford
street. River Rouge. narrowly es-
capped death Saturday. May 2S.
when two men attempted to as
sassinate him at his home at about
1890 y. m.
According TO Anderson, he had
been threatened earlier in the day.
while at work at the Detroit Brass
Works and he related the incident
to his wife after returning home.
Mrs. Anderson became alarmed
and at about 80 that night. she
saw two strange men lettering In
the vicinity OF their house and in
formed her husband. He went to
the door and looked out, and i'm
mediately four shots were fred at
him. but none took effect
Rushing back into the house. An
derson procured his gun and fired
at the two fleeing assailants. One
OF the men was white and the other
colored. Il Is reported.
The attempt to assassinate An
derson Is believed. TO have grown
ont OF labor troubles.
A COLORED JUDGE
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-06-04
IS t a t e Elks Will
Convene Here For
Annual Congress

The annual convention of q the
state Association of Michigan Elks
will convene IN Detroit June Is,
10 ana 20. at Bethel AME church,
Frederick and st. Antoine streets.
Elks from the eight lodges
throughout the state. and the lodge
in Hamtramck, will join with the
members of the three lodges in De-
troit for the annual convention.
Motor city Lodge, 962 will be host
to the convention.
The convention according to
Brazil Bryant, state president, will
attract more than five hundred
delegates To- the city. The dele
gates will come from Grand Rapids,
Flint. Port Huron, Ann Arbor,
Lansing, Ypsilanti. Pontiac, and
Inkster
Mrs. Grace Bryant. president of
the temples throughout the state,
stated that she was expecting an
equally large number of delegates
from the various temples.
The state oratorical contest will
be held Sunday night at Bethel
church. The annual election OF Of
fcers. according to Mr.. Bryant,
will be held Monday.
"A coLoRED JUDGE
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-06-04

+. w. Penn.
II is anticipated that about sew
enty-five thousand people will at
tend. Tickets will be used each af-
ternoon and evenings, so that ac-
curate records OF attendance can
be obtained.
The afternoon programs will be
under direction OF the Housewives
League and each afternoon pro-
gram will feature attractive num-
bers.
one OF the outstanding attractions
will be the So horsepower vs.
Ford coupe. which will be given
away on the closing night OF the
exhibit.
The Booker T. washington Trade
Association was organized In 1880
by the Rev william II. Peck. pas
tor OF Bethel A. M. e. Church. The
primary purpose of the organiza-
ton Is to encourage Negro busi-
ness enterprise and to instili In
members OF the race the need TOT
patronizing Negro business.
"A COLORkD JUDGE
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-06-04
ATTEMPTS TO ATTACK GIRL

Police the Thirteenth Precinct launched hunt for
girl
morning breaking the house Leland
The he
searching the crmnaly the girl
as OF he
pressed a e. putting hand
mouth warning her
frightened assauter
the
the police girl
contendng
his OF the darkness.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-06-04
NAACP Opposes Separate Army
Division OF Congressman Fish

New York---In a letter to Con-
gresham Hamilton Fish, Jr. the
National Association for the Adj
vancement OF colored People has
pointed out that while II Is in favor
OF hearings before House com
mittee to place In the record the
discrimination against Negroes IN
the army. II cannot indorse Con
CHEESEMAN'S bill OII. r. lO16Gl
which provides for the creation OF
separate Negro division in the
army.
The association also failed to in
dorse H. X. 1906 introduced by
Congressman Fish providing for a
certain number OF Negro candidates
in the military academy az West
point.
The association indorses with re-
servations II II. 1864 which seems
to imply from its language that Ne
groes should be admitted to all
branches Of the army. The y. "A. A.
t.. p. reserves the right 10 with
draw this tentative Endorsement II
the language Of the bill be inter-
preted 10 mean Negro units in the
various sections OF the army.
The letter to Congressman Fish
was written May II by Roy Will
kins, assistant secretary, and Is
made public because the y. A. A.
c. p. Endorsement Of hearings on
these bills introduced by Mr.. Fish
was widely Interpreted as indorse-
ment OF the bills themselves. The
association letter expressed the
hope that hearings would be held
so that an opportunity would be
given To place in the official re-
cords the gross discrimination
against Negroes In the army. q
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-06-04
Don't Tell Any One, But The Eighth
Annual Trade Exhibit Opens Monday

The Exhibit Committee Of the
Booker T. Washington Trade Asso-
citation will be busy putting finish
ing touches on their eighth an
nual Trade Exhibition. which will
be held at Forest Club, from June
. through ~.
The one hundred exhibitors are
rapidly placing their display wares
In the booths and the Decoration
Committee Is Transforming the spa
cious hall into gala exhibition
auditorium.
Amplifying System
Stages have been moved into
place and the simplifying system
installed. preparatory to the grand
opening Monday night. when Gov
ernor Frank Murphy and other
prominent business men will Of
ncally open this great exhibition.
II promises TO be one Of the best
yet staged by the Trade Associa-
ton and Boosters Committee, OF
which Fred Allen IL chairman. w
H. Porter. secretary; DIR. II. 8
Pope. treasurer; A. N. Lake and
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-06-04
First ColOred Juror Selected To Sit
On Riot Assault Case In Mt Clemens

Mt Clemens-Daniel Davis. 81,
Romeo. will be one OF the jurors
hearing the case OF Samuel Sand
ere, 80, New Haven, on trial on a
charge OF feloniously assaulting a
Macomb county officer during a
strike riot In New Haven last fall.
This marks the first time that a
Negro has served ms a juror In
Macomb county. He was selected
Wednesday as member Of the cir
cult court jury.
The trial Of Sanders was sche-
duled to open six weeks ago. but
was delayed when charges OF dis
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-06-04
Five Thousand New Members Sought As The
Local Branch NAACP Launches Its Campaign

More than hundred captains
and workers gathered al Bethel A.
NJ. f. Church Friday. May % for
final Instructions before the open
ing OF the local y. A. A. {. p. Menu
bership Drive.
The campaign for memberships
officially opened Wednesday. June
and will run through June Is.
The goal this year has been set at
5000 memberships. DR.. ]. j. Nc
Clendon stated at the Bethel Mass
Meeting that in view Of the accom-
plishments of the Diet Branch n.
A. A. c. +. during the past year. he
expected renewed interest TO be
shown throughout the city. He an
nounced that workers report meet
ings would be held Friday, June 3.
Sunday. June 5 and Tuesday, June
z.
Those present enthusiastically
greeted the announcement OF the
parade and mass meeting to be held
June 5. Mrs. Daisy Lampkin will be
the principal speaker at the Mass
Meeting to be held at the ST. An
tome Y. NJ. C. A. at $3.50 p. m. The
parade will start at the Eastern
Market at 900 p. m. Prizes will be
awarded for the best decorated
cars One OF these prizes is a beau
tifui loving cup donated by the
Great Lakes Mutual 1ns. Co.
At the same time that the seniors
OF the local branch are conducting
their membership campaign, the
Youth Councils OF the city. under
the direction OF Gloster Current.
president, and Eddie Swan. state
director. will be campaigning for
more members.
There are ak branch councils In
the city, and each will be represent
ed In the drive.
A coLoaED yUDcx--