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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-02
CHAPTER II

THE STRANGE feminine voice
at the end Of Barbara's telephone
line was crisp and professional.
"Will you hold the line mo-
ment. Miss Kingsley: This is
Bellevue hospital"
Bellevue. Then it was another
message concerning Bruce Kemper
and she had dared to believe that
it was news of Garry. She was
weary of Bruce. Suddenly her
nerves were taut strings ready to
break. Her voice wouldn't come.
She hung up the receiver. Let the
telephone ring! She would not
answer.
It did ring again. Over and
over and over again. Finally, in
desperation, merely to stop the
noise she removed the receiver
from the hook. A voice was
speaking at the other end so she
listened.
Then her voice came back.
Garry, Garry, where are you?"
"Oh, thank the Lord, I've got
you at last" his voice answered.
I've been shouting your name
into the empty telephone ever
since the nurse said you an
SWered."
"The nurse?" she asked swiftly.
Garry, where are you?"
He ignored her question. "Bar-
bara, sweet, are you all right ?"
I'm fine now"
you're sure ?"
"Yes, very sure, but what about
you?"
Sweetheart, I'm at Bellevue
with a mile Of gauze draped
around my head like a Turkish
turban. You ought to see me"
Garry, be sensible. What hap
pened?" Her voice was trembling
with fright. #
Instantly he sobered. "I calght
a glimpse of that man in your
apartment. Barbara, did he have
a gun with him 2"
yes"
TITS a good thing I wasn't GER
tain. I'd have charged at him for
sure. And the thing was pointed
at you, I knew, if he had one. No,
I guess I could have kept my
hands off. You see, I didn't know
if he was a legitimate visitor
whom you didn't want recognized
at the moment or an intruder but
I didn't like the looks Of it."
But you didn't mention it,"
Listen, you sweet little nut!
Your whole manner was trying to
tell nae to keep quiet if I sus-
picioned anything and you did
grand job of it. That mugg had
the vantage point. If I had gone
after him., he was protected and
we were easy targets. So 1 made
dash for help. But your neigh
bors-never mind them. They
paddock their telephones. was
cutting across the street to borrow
one when something struck me,
and just woke up in the hos
pital."
You've been unconscious all of
this time %
They gave me an opiate. And
I've been earned near crazy with
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-02
CHAPTER 16

BARBARA'S eyes clung, fasci-
mated. for a moment, to the vague
outlines of that figure in the mir
ror at which Garry was gazing.
The silence was strained, hushed,
ominous. And a fear began to
beat in the room until it grew as
loud as the ticking of the clock
above the fireplace.
Would Garry step toward that
man? Would he speak? If he
did, Bruce would shoot! She must
act quickly quickly -.
Into the room there came the
sharp ring of the telephone. Bar
bara tried to move to it. She
could not go. She could only
stand, waiting, for something,
anything to happen.
Then Garry said, "I'l get it.,
Barbara"
He looked up from the instru-
ment a second later to say, Some
one is asking if you know any,
thing about Bruce Kemper. Kem-
per-Kemper Isn't he that
newspaper man from ;"
"Yes. yes, he is! I don't know
q thing about him. Not thing!"
Again that odd glance from
Garry. Oh, what must he think /?
Garry didn't hesitate. His eyes
searched her face quickly.
II must get going, Barbara, or
III be late. Goodby."
He did not touch her. He did
not glance at the bedroom door.
He was out of the room and she
heard him on the stairs. Steps
came swiftly as he walked down
one fight. Then he began to run
Surely Garry would trust her!
He couldn't doubt her! It was, so
idiotic, so preposterous! Were the
sins of Julia going to follow her
forever and forever? Then the
doubts were pushed away by the
advancing figure Of the refugee,
Good girl! The guy. didn't
tumble. Now you and can settle
down to q tete-a-tete." He
sprawled in a big chair. 'tBy the
way. I'm hungry. Rotten food
they have in those hospitals. I'd
like a steak-a big one. I'll finish
this bottle while you rtimrnage in
the cupboard. Never drink after
eat. you know. Get the prelirni-
nary work out Of the way"
So Barbara prepared q steak
and he ate it. He yawped when
he finished. She wanted to scream.
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4, "I'll sleep here" Bruce Kemper
said, nodding to the. davenport.
His eyes were heavy and the lids
! closed, then fled back.
"Sleep?" Barbara's word was
a surprised whisper
II can't start until tomorrow
and I'm not going on the street
and get dragged back to, that joint
where I've been stopping. Belle
we! No.. thank. you.. I've dug
stories out of it in my time but
nobody's going to write me up, for
a Sunday supplement. Got some
blankets ?"
Barbara brought tnem. One
thing was growing in her mind
If Bruce went to sleep, she could
hurry, away for, help He, was
tired He might fall asleep quick
ly.
She knew, that he. read, her
mind. That's your room there.
sister," he said, and pointed to her
bedroom, I'm just give the key
turn and hold on to it., 1 wouldn't
like to be left here alone tonight"
He. stood waiting for her to en-
ter the other room.
"As you say she answered.
Within the room she waited
quietly, He would be asleep in
moment or two. And then
E,t l,E- s..e heard a snore.
She reached in a drawer for her
pocketbook. Oh, it was fortunate
she had put it away tonight in
stead of leaving it carelessly on
the telephone table as she usually
did,. She took out a key. Not
even Bruce Kemper had guessed
that the same key that unlocked
her outer door safeguarded her
bedroom. The bedroom key was
just an extra key. kept in the lock
so it wouldn't be lost.
She unlocked the door, waited
a long minute. slipped into the
hall. There was drug store at
the corner which had a telephone,
That was too far away. She
would waken a neighbor. Only
silence answered her first rap. She
had no better luck at the next
apartment. Either the people
were in bed or away. She would
try once more. A woman opened
the. door.
May use your telephone,
please? ? It's dreadfully important.
"Well, 1 suppose so. But the
way the neighbors profit while
pay the phone bill. . !"
Already Barbara had seized the
instrument. 'I'll pay you," she
said. "Oh, don't know. the num-
ber. It's Bellevue hospital. Could
you get it for me, please?"
= The woman grudgingly did so. In
few seconds Barbara had deliv-
cred her message and received a
promise that an ambulance and
attendants would be along imme-
diately.
The woman was sympathetic
now. why didn't you tell me you
were scared to death? Honestly
the way folk bother me to use that
phone would make even Job lose
his patience. There was a man
banging on doors tonight, want
ing to borrow it.. Drunk as a coot,
guess. Good-looking, though.
He was telling a, tale Of a man
hiding in q room ana somebody
being In danger Lot of silly
stuff So you see tnat's why / re-
sented YOU"
"You mean a. man tried to use
your telephone?" Barbara asked
slowly,
you bet your eyelashes he did.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-02

And got the door banged gooo
and proper in his face"
1t must have been Garry! Then
he hadn't walked out on her care
lessly, thinking she wanted him to
go. Oh, she had hoped that he had
gone, trusting her to be able to
explain! He had sensed the
danger and dashed for help. That
was far more than she had dared
to. hope.
It was nearly IL o'clock now,
Help, had not come. Garry had
not phoned again. Where was he?
Had he changed his mind about
her danger? Now a new bat
talon of worries began. They.
pushed their way through her
mind, crowding the old ones out,
The ambulance came then and
Bruce Kemper, still asleep, was
removed. Barbara slipped into a
gray woolen bathrobe, for the
night was cold, and sat down by
the radiator. She was shaking
with chill. Garry, Garry, Garry
where was he!
Maybe the producer might
know. Twelve o'clock was early
for theatrical people, She dialed
the mans number. After long
time butler answered the tele-
phone.
"Mr. Hadley? He is out. Is
there message 2"
Gould you tell me if Mr.. Garry
Page kept an appointment with
him this evening, please? This is
Miss Kingsley. I'm eager to To-
cate Mr.. Page"
"f you will keep the connec.
ton, perhaps 1 shall be able to
find out for you," the meticulous
voice answered.
THANK you, I'll wait"
The clock licked slowly. Some
where boat whistled, and bell
rang. Why didn't the butler hur-
ry? Then Barbara heard his
voice.
"I'm sorry, Madame. Mr.. Page
has not been in the house this eve
Ming"
She hung up slowly. Then
where had he gone and why?
None of the pieces made a pattern.
Garry trusted her. Tenaciously
she clung to that thought. He
would not go somewhere to brood
just because of a situation he did
not grasp at the moment.
~.
her so. Besides, he didn't believe
that love had to be proved piece
by piece as one built a MOSAIC.
He knew you built on faith-oh,
this was silly!
"Cut out the philosophy" she
whispered to herself. Then a new
angle opened. Garry had known
that it was to her someone had
come for news of Bruce Kemper.
Had he seen Bruce that day he
had been at the apartment door,
when Julia had given way to fan
fare and drums? He had remem-
bered the mans name tonight.
Had he recognized him in the
shadows :? .e
She decided to make some coffee,
but with the coffee pot on the
grill she thought of Ray Upton.
If anything had happened to
Garry, he would help her find him.
She was reaching for the tele-
phone when it gave forth a swift
vibrancy of sound that crashed
the stiffness so sharply that she
choked back little cry
Miss Kingsley?" a woman's
strange voice asked.
(To Be Cs,r.inuedl
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-02

In Austria the new, fifth suit was
and is called leaves" In England
the term is royals" Americans, if we
know them, especially the men, will
give the fifth suit it's proper name
"nuisances"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-02

Nand Kavi, a devout follower Of
Mahatma Gandhi, India's religious
leader. balances on his head to
gain balance Of mind. Kavi,
shown in Philadelphia, is fasting
in an effort to gain mental clar-
ity' to give him an insight into the
problems of war. Weighing mere
ly 65 pounds, Kavi remarks, II
am physically weak, but mentally
strong"
-Centrdl Press
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-02

Louis Tatty
...his $40, l75 violin gone for $3.50
Louis Tatty, Cleveland violin
maker and collector, pawned his
Stradivarius, which he valued at
$1O,175, for $3.50 to a music COM
pany under an agreement to re-
deem his pledge within three
years. Tatty now alleges in
court suit that the music company
refused his efforts to repay the
note and offered the violin for sale
for $4,000. The music company
has denied Tatty's charges, saying
he was delinquent in payments.
Central Press
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-02

Poland's dictator, Marshal Sn1ig-
ly-Ritz, is pictured in Warsaw ac-
knowledging cheers Of the crowd
which gathered outside his house
demanding war in Lithuania on
the day preceding Lithuania's ca
pitulation to Polish demands.
Central Press
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-23
Italian Mercantile Bowling League Notes

With the end of the second round close at hand, the Grand Italians Hold a very slim lead over the fast stepping Laurel Grill Five, lead by Lon Salada Piedmonte. The hard luck team of the league appears to be the Squillo Cigar Five who have been losing games by few pins. They will bear watching with Tom my Civitate beginning to hit his stride and President Frankie AL teri taking bowling lessons from several of the Pros in town. Tony Barbieri and his Oilers appear to be going places at the present writ ing and have just about as strong a team as there is in town, with Jumping Joe Maps, Bicker Greece, Dapper Paddy D'Angelo and Jeeter Baiocchi. Gene's Taverneers have been hitting the pins in great style lately and haev been causing plenty of trouble for the leaders. The Canal Lunch boys just can't seem to get started and for a bunch of youngsters they have been hitting some real scores, and may wind up on the top.
 Lon Salada Piedmonte is going to town and only last week he smash ed the high three record. Polisher Dente the suave captain of Laurel five has been employing some very
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-23
When Judge Bryan
 Won Back Coal Yard
By DAN PARKER

BECAUSE RAGING has all too few Frank Bryan reassung chase and continue his active interest in g 5 Like soa 5 3 w Ts Sss hs Sa n d R l s more race tracks any the history the American turf he has never bet on a horse race
 Bryan started his turf handcappe Evening Journal about century of steward Wiring his editor the late Arthur psrmi.o1 so providing continue o eups of his sa his indeed tribute However his handcapper organizer sanding that those branches of the sport all his time Tsng aas a Sgn en in .1 & M @ % ] % o stories told Judge Bryan the truth of the adage that truth Is stranger than fiction Some years back when the Ben dled up in shawl tapped dy day sob story that is all too common around race ac @ a sn @ ana @ h @ known flesh against should @ have ave been you man, sobbed that can help me win back my coal yard"
 zs I'll help but only one condition zou must pro S me horse again."
 closest Judge Ryan scg came 0n to a b Ss I he n h e % py At first W the % large s aa sa 5 had @ T capable of he her surprisingly large percentage of winners and her fortune increased to $6.ooO
 opening Benning oozing spot 5 take long chance so he d advised a the % to bet $500
  she recipient wonderful piece of benehcence !hog he chuced nward at the thought opg another sucke he sad Eighty for moer The little the shawl elbowed her through the crowd
 
 When between him and his hyericaIy failing with
  gale County Galway from the flashed pierced hubbub attends nRh horse Then circle opened up in the crowd on the rail "Stp aside her air" the volunteers charge such The little lady has faned isn't record whether the bebttng had simultaneously but he didn't should that $500 money" him $24,O00.
 
 
 ponies strictly appropriately coal yard $O0 to boot The detail appreciate Judge Byans integrity all the with of and inside information fortune himself easily did for the
 Copyright 1888. King Features syndicate)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-23

Totals .... 4y5 5U4 RT0 I4I High single-Whitlock 137. High three-Lund 387.
 High gaine-Woodc dchoppers 556. High team-Park Dept. 1883.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-23
CAL. HAS FINE LINE
 TO MEET DUKE
Blue Devils Defensive ReC- ord Better But TrOians
 Improved
BY JACK GUENTHER
United Press Staff CorrespOndent)

NUn1Ced Press SCatt correspondent
 Pasadena, Cal, Dec. 23.-tUP)- Amid all the talk about the "seven dukes" in the impregnable Duke line, nobody has thought to mention that Southern California will send a pretty good line into the Rose Bowl game, too--a line that aver. ages 201 pounds.
 On paper, uses record as a de- fensive machine is not as good as Dukes. Plenty of teams have scored on use whereas none has scored on Duke this season. But the North Carolina boys will find themselves opposed to rough, fast line that has developed fast since the opening of the season., From end to end, USC will shape up as follows:
 Al Kreuger, le, 8 dangy player with an uncant1y ability to snag passes. Great on spilling interfer- ence, he seemed to be the best player on the field in the Notre Dame game. He is 8 sophomore and worked up this year from the fifth team to the first.
 Howard Stoecker, It, is six feet, four inches tall and weighs PA pounds. He came out here from Iowa hailed as a basketball star, but he has developed so fast in football that he has dropped the court game.
 Harry Smith, 1g, was named on many All-America teams this year after sensational seasons in 1887 and 1888. He believes in going un- der the opposition and tackling the ball carrier on the way up. He stands five feet, Il inches and weighs POS.
 Don McNeil, center and captain, line at 182 pounds. He is colorless is the ightest man in the regular but efficient, and plays through 60 minutes of most games. | Heavyweight
 Ben Sohn, rg, is a sophomore and the heaviest man on the squad. Weighing 228 and standing six feet, three inches, he is @ steady player who improved consistently through the season.
 Ray George, It, is 8 colorless player, strong on defense, who has been under-rated all season. He carries the load on offense under Coach Howard Jones' system. He weighs 2o5 and is six feet tall.
 Ralph Stanley, re, halfback in his high school days, has developed into a high-class wingman. He has not played as much as some of the other regulars because he has many capable reserves, including Don Winslow, who share duties with him.
 Ideal Quarter
 On offense, use counts heavily on Grenville Lansdell, quarterback who is so cool that he gives the inn pression of never having had a worry in his life. He is daring signal caller, sharp paSSer, but only 6 mediocre kicker. He ran 83 yards against Ohio State and 71 against Washington this year, both on returns of punts.
 Bob Hoffman, left halfback, rarely carries the ball, but fre- quently is on the receiving end of passes. A fine blocker, he also backs up the line on defense.
 Boyd Morgan, right half, is the boy who always looks sluggish in practice but comes to life when a game starts. He is demon on USC's reserves.
 Bill Sangster, fullback, weighs only ITO pounds. A murder and broad jumper during the track sea- son, he is fast and shifty and at his best in an open field.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-23
|BALDWINS AND | CENTS ON 'HILL'
 Unbeaten WeIIes and Rob. ins, Also Paired on Court Tonight

Two teams of the Washington Park Basketball league who have been undefeated to date will seek to maintain linblemished records in games carded for the Hill court to- night.
 Starting at 7:45 o'clock, the Wellea will meet the recently fortified Rob- tns, and in the feature tilt the Baldwin Props will stack up against the Gents of the Hill. Both games warrant feature billing.
 Surprised
 The Welles have been the sur- prise team, winning two games in aS many starts, although they have not met with the opposition which the Props have overcome in hold ing their untarnished slate in two tits. The Welles will get their first real test tonight provided the Robins show the same team which defeated the Tribunes last Monday.
 Gents and Props have long point~ ed for their game tonight. AL though the Gents met defeat at the hands of the rejuvenaetd Reymond Hillies in their most recent game, the Props feel that victory over the black and gold clad boys will prac- tically clinch their chances for vic- tory in the first round.
 In addition to their strong squad of previous games, the Props are expected 0 show Romeo and Bar- olini tonight. The Gents will rely on the team which has represented them in games thus far.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-23
WATERBURY POLO
 TEAM IN MERIDEN

Meriden, Dec. 23.-The Meriden Nutmegs, whose last three home games in the American Roller Hockey league have been intensely exciting affairs, except to provide another sensational conflict when they engage the first-place Water bury Americans in a holiday attrac- ton at the Holloway rink here on Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 Encouraged by their 9-6 win over second -place Worcester in their last start, the Nutmegs hope to kill a jinx which has enabled the Am- erks to win all three of their games with the local skaters. Teams which have toppled the Amerks have bow ed to the Nutmegs, who thus rea- son they they should be able to overcome the Brass City hockeyists.
 Mondays combat promises to be in the same thrilling vein as the recent Nutmeg Worcester clash, and the two preceding local scraps which saw Meriden drop 8 hard luck 4-3 verdict to Fall River and previously edge New Bedford in an overtime struggle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-23

good strategy and as a result his team is creeping up. Fibre Guerrero, the Grand Italian clutch bowler has been big asset to the Italians late ly and his big scores have kept his boys on the top. Little Willie aBi- occhi and Joe Peewee Merluz1 are doing their share under the care full coaching of Coach Jimmy Bi- anco. Tippy Joe Teller newcomer in the league, has strengthened the Cigar Boys and the bets are being laid that Joe will be among the high average bowlers. Johnny Metz the speedball bowler is around telling the boys that Genes boys will knock the leaders down peg after their next meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-23
7oans Hope To Match Duke Defense h Rose BowL Contest
Carr sPooh-POohs'
 N.B.A. Suspension

Boston, Dec. 2s--WPl--Com. missioner Peter !. Carr said today that the National Boxing Association's suspension of the Massachusetts com mission amounts to nothing" as the local organization b not a part of its system.
 The NBA suspended the state commission yesterday as result Of the Massachusetts solons permitting Bob Pastor to fight Tony ShuecO here Wednesday night when Pastor was under NBA suspension for failure to go through with . fight with Clarence (Redl Burman.
 Edward c. Foster of Provi. dence, R. l., NBA executive secretary, however, refuted the Massachusetts boxing cOmmis. siOn's claim to nOn-tnember. ship. Foster said he signed Carr and Daniel ,. Kelly, a former commissioner, to membership in the NBA three years ago. Kelly, according to Foster, served on the NBA rating committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-23
Borough Bowling

Naugatuck, Dec. 2s - The Giants took four points from the White Sox, the Cubs took three out of four from the Red Sox and the Athletics captured 8 similar num- Der from the Yankees in bowling matches rolled at the Central al- leys last night.
 H. Vogeli's team dropped all four points to F. HotchkisS' pinmen. A Swanson of the Cubs had high sin- gle. with a 152 string, and high to- tai, 358. The Cub took high team single, AS and high team total, 1225.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-23
NORTH END CO-EDS
 OPPOSE HILL MAIDS

The North End Pals Co-Eds will play the Washington Hill Maidens in return game Saturday night at 7:30 o'clock.
 Last Friday night the Co-Eds de- feated the Maidens 12-10 in an overtime game.
 All games of the Co-Eds are played on home and home series. The Co-Eds play preliminaries to the Pals on Friday nights.
 The Co-Eds would like to hear from the St. Joseph c. r. o. team and the Blessed Sacrament teams. Answer through this column.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-23

ADDITIONAL SPORTS
 ON PAGE TWENTY.ONE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-23

High Single -Cipriano, 149. High Three Undie-S78. High Game, Yale, 585. High Team--Army, 164S.
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Local Bowling Scores
CITY HALL LEAGUE

(Sena,s Recreation Alleys) Bldg. Inspectors (2)
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GOOD MEA

South Bend Dame publi- city officials have issued a guide to the pronunciation of tricky names on the Irish roster to make it easier for radio annOllncerS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-23

PLUME 6 ATWOOD LEAGUE
 (Grand Alleys)
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