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CHAPTER V

T am glad you waited" Chandra began with a direct simplicity Chris tine had not expected.
 "No doubt she said icily. "this was a fair exchange. But don't you think you might have let me in on the plot?"
 Miss Thorenson" his smile was tired - almost, it seemed to Christine, worried q suppose there's no way of convincing you that I really want to help you?"
 50 you do know my name! . But then, of course, you've had me followed by some of your spies ever since I got of that train - perhaps even before And if you're a Hindu, I'm the Duchess of Windsor Well, I'm fed up on theatrical tricks. What To like is some real triple-threat facts If you've got any"
 Then, Miss Thorenson," the swami" told her with a gentle ness SO persuasive that, for the moment, Christines stern young skepticism was almost broker down, you were very unwise te register at your new address under an assumed name. I see for you a very real danger"
 well, MT. Chandra or what
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. STAMP NEWS

A ENCOURAGEMENT of the selec- "A ton of at least 25 famous
 Americans, to be honored on a
 special new U. s. issue, is expect
 ed to be made by Postmaster Gen.
 eral James A. Farley within a short time. More than 500 names we're suggested to President Roosevelt, chief supporter of the Famous Americans" series, and the postmaster general.
 One or more of the stamps may be placed on sale before the end of the year, but the majority will not be released until 1940. No de- cision as to design or central illus tration has been announced.
 Coincident with the Famous Americans" series is the campaign to pay similar honor to 10 of Americas most famous authors. Balloting on candidates reveals the following standings: Elm erson, Whitman, Twain, Poe, Hawthorne, Emily Dickinson, Longfellow, Thoreau, Irving, and Melville. Louisa May Alcott is pressing Melville for 10th place. Newspa- pers are assisting in promoting the voting.
 Slovakia's set of four stamps, honoring General Stefanik, issued upon the 20th anniversary of his death, have been withdrawn from sale. Reports from Europe indi- cate two possible causes: the por- trait of Stefanik, wearing the cap of a French army officer was termed objectionable to German officials; German authorities ob- jected to the stamp because it pie tured one of the three leaders in the struggle for Czechoslovakian independence in 1918-19.
 New issues: Belgium, restoration of Rubens house, set of eight val- ues; Ecuador, New York Worlds Fair, postage, six values, airmail, seven values.
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CRAMslJM CRACKERS

Here are some questions about the United States. See how many you can answer in five minutes without the aid of the atlas.
 1. In the names of what four states is there letter repeated at least four times?
 2. Name three states in whose names there are only four letters each.
 3. What three states have no na- tural boundaries?
 4 Name four states who capitals begin with the letter "A".
 5. List the 10 states touched by the Mississippi river.
 Questions on Back Page
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ROAD CONDITIONS
 IN STATE BETTER
East Hampton and Old SaybrOok Only Towns
 With DetOurS
nstruction-Traffic Maintained

Construction-Traff Maintained Route No. US 1
 Norwalk. Boston Post Road. B. mile of reinforced concrete pave rnent. Stonington. Stonington cut off. 1 1-2 miles surface. Traffic vii use present route No. 1 thru Ston ingotn village.
 Route No. 4 & Al
 Sharon. Drainage installation. N interference with traffic. Route No. US
 Woodbury. Repairing slopes il Minortown village. Route No. 12
 Norwich-Lisbon. Bridge and ap breaches at Shetucket River. Traffic will use present bridge.
 Thompson. Mechanicsville over- rass and approaches. Route No. IA
 Plainfield. Bridge over Moosur River and elimination of R. R grade crossing near Almyville. Nc hindrance to traffic over present route 14
 Route No. Is
 Union. Relocation of route IS al Mashapaug 4 1-2 miles of rolled gravel. No delay to traffic.
 Stafford. Bridge over Mcintyre Brook. Temporary bridge. Short de- tour around bridge. Route No. 32
 Windham. Norwich Willimantic road between Williams crossing and So. Windham. About 1 l-2 miles of concrete pavement. Route No. 32A New London. New London Norwich road (Mohegan ave.) About l mile of concrete. Through traffic will use present route No. 32. Route No. US A
 Winchester. 2lz miles of concrete pavement from the city of Winsted west. Canton. Hartford-W -Winsted road. 4 miles of concrete pavement Short stretches of one-way traffic. Route No. 59
 Easton- Fairfield. Sport Hill road About 1-3 mile of bituminous mac adam pavement. Route No. 69
 Prospect. Waterbury road. l 3-4 bituminous macadam. Detour pro- vided. Woodbridge. Bridge and ap- breaches over Sargent river. Tenn porary road.
 Route No. 89
 Ashford. Bridge and approaches at Mt. Hope river. mile south of Warrenville.
 Route No. 97
 Sprague. Grist Mill bridge over Beaver Brook. Traffic detoureo through Baltic village. Route No. 109
 Thomaston. 3-4 miles of bitu- minous macadam from Wigwan reservoir east. Route No. 115
 Ansonia. North Main street. mile of bituminous macadam. Route No. 148
 Chester bridge. 20 it. square spar concrete slab bridge. Route No. 149
 Colchester. Paper mill bridge ovel Jeremy brook. Route No. 15l
 East Hampton. Bridge over Mint brook and approaches. Temporary bridge. Route No. 156
 Waterford. Approximately 1 mill of bituminous macadam highway from Jordan village westerly. Route No. BIS
 0roton. Noank-West Mystic road 2 1-4 miles bituminous macadam.
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CAvELL ON SCREEN

The humane, heroic work of Edith Cavell, World war nurse, and her activities in aiding convalescent sol- diers to escape from Belgium into neutral Holland, is picturized in RKO Radios Herbert Wilcox pro- duction. 'Nurse Edith Cavell." star
 ring Anna NeaGIe.
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CAST OF CHARACTERS

CHRISTINE THORENsON-came
 Co visit her cousin, found mys-
 tery.
 BILL YARDLEY - had a reason for watching Christine. GEORGE WILMET - employed
 Christine as Boardwalk artist. CHANDRA - looked into the fu-
 ture-and into the past.
 Yesterday: Chandra warns Christine to be on her guard, urges her to come to him for ad- vice. Christine believes that he is . fake. After the show ends, she remains. Chandra comes to her at once.
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HE's TRUE TO TYPE

Barry Fitzgerald, noted star of ehe irish Abbey Players, portrays q fyuIeal New York Irishman in RkO Hadio's Pull Confession" featuring Victor hcEskIen and Sally nileFs.
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New issues: Belgium, restoration of Rubens house, set of eight val- ues; Ecuador, New York Worlds Fair, postage, six values, airmail, seven values.
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Sunshine Effect
On Race Studied

PRETORIA. South Africa-Has
sunshine a degenerating influence
on Nordic stocks?
That is the question that scien-
lists expect to be in the position TO
answer when they have completed
an investigation In the Union of
South Africa.
insufficient radiation is known
to retard development of skeletal
structure, teeth and other tissues
but some scientists believe that an
excess IL almost equally detrimen-
tai. Recently experiments indicate
progressive deterioration.
Observation stations will be es-
tablished at Stellenbosch. johann
nesburg. Durba. Mont-aux-Sources,
Nelspoort and Bloemfontein.
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ssFamily Goat" Resents
Thoughtless Relatives
Indignant Because Brothers and Sisters Pu
Burden of Parental Support on Him
BY CYNTHIA GREY

Dear Miss Grey People who forever talking smugly
about the harmony that should exist in all families by
preaching they intimate their lives perecon make
me little tired, must admit
like to get along well possible but am firmly
convinced that harmony doesn't exist in this world There
too many personalities that clash and that applies to
personalities of family members well socaed friends
and acquaintances
We told to love parents and do love them but
become hypocrtes when oh mother perfect
and dad is ideal father"
What is that would like to think mother and
dad perfect but down deep hearts know
criticize them just quickly anyone else
and also know that they get just
quickly as can other personalities.
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7 aste
7 oday
BY EMILY POST
Coats At A Wedding .


Dear Mrs. Post: My husband
and ] are going to our sons we'd
ding In another town. This, we
understand. will be large late
afternoon ceremony In church with
big reception afterward at the
house. I would like TO know about
wearing my coat into the church.
I mean, at an important wedding
of this kind, is IL customary for
the guests, or at least for members
of the families, to leave their out
side coats In a room off the vesti-
bule7 My coat Is looking rather
shabby 10 wear into church on so
important an occasion, and this Is
the reason I'm inquiring.
Answer: This question of the
groom's family's wraps Is one OF
the details that is almost always
overlooked, and IL is one that Is
very important in cold weather. II
is often expected that whoever Is
detailed to stay in the vestibule
TO take care of the brides wrap
and those of her bridesmaids shall
also take care OF the wraps of the
immediate families on both sides.
This Is not as practical as IL may
seem, since the brides wrap Is
usually held by maid who, deeply
Interested IN the wedding, is likely
to slip through the door when
everyone's attention Is focused on
the procession and stand at the
foot of the aisle with the wrap In
her arms. She can hold one or
two extra, but not many. Some
times the SEXTON of the church
concerns himself with collecting a
few camps chairs and standing
guard over them. But as usual
thing, no preparation is made
whatever and all the guests (fami-
lies as well as friends) have to go
up the aisle either wearing their
coats or else carrying them on
their arms. OF course. 1t may be
that in an occasional church there
is n room In which members of the
congregation could leave their
coats, to say nothing of mackln-
toshes and galoshes In really
stormy weather. Otherwise, there
Ia nothing to do except to wear or
carry everything to your pew and
throw your coat back, or roll your
waterproof up and put 1t under
the seat.
Lace Edging or Hand Towels?
Dear Mrs. Post: / want TO put
lace edging on some hand towels
Will you tell me is II customary
to put such edging on both ends
of the towel, or is one end enough ?
Answer: On the end that has
the monogram tor the initials)
embroidered upon it is enough. Or
If you wish to make a better nm
ish, you put matching but much
narrower edging at the other end.
Copyright, 1881
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THE RAINS CAME
BY LOUIS BRosiFIELD
Copyright. 1887. 1s3s 1873 BY Louis Bromfeld
Distributed By Ledger syndicate

When Miss Dirks left her on the
square before the cinema. saying
she had some errands to do and
would not be home before s. Miss
Hodge had continued craftily on
her way past the tank in the direc-
ton of the Engineering School I'M
til her friend was out Of sight.
Then abruptly. like a redskin, she
had doubled back on her tracks
and turned into the street which
led through the bazaar.
From the bazaar she turned
through the street by the mosque
and presently she came TO the gate
of the old Summer Palace. which
she entered. passing between two
beautiful Sikhs in red and gold
whom she had never seen before.
and walked DIP the streaming drive
to the palace. Halfway TO the
portico she forgot her excitement
in a wave of shyness and con-
fusion, confronted by a problem
which she had never faced before.
How did you call on some one who
was living in palace?
Flushing and trembling she ad-
vanced up the steps, and opening
her bag to find her cards her
hands shook so violently that she
dropped the Gag and its contents
spilled over the floor When the
servant returned the bag to her
she found the cards. and gather
ing her courage gave them to him
and said, Lady Esketh, please"
She had not used a card in Is
years, and when the idea OF
branching out" came to her she
thought of the cards she had had
printed long ago at Stebbins' in
Birmingham, and remembered ex-
actly where she had put them
in the teakwood chest along with
her diaries and some essays about
the dominions for which she had
won a prize at the age of II.
Even as she sat in the big re-
ception room near the door of the
palace it did not occur to her that
Lady Esketh might be out or that
she might not receive her. because
Miss Hodge, from long years of
solitary existence imposed by cir
cumstance upon a naturally socia-
bic nature, had come to live a
large part of the time in an
imaginary world in which she had
the most extraordinary adventures
Lady Esketh had had lunch in
bed - curried lamb and rather
soggy potatoes and wooden carrots
in cream sauce, a very pallid anc
pasty pudding, papaia that tasted
like a rather poor cantaloupe. anc
weak coffee. Since she left hel
husbands room nothing whatever
had happened save the arrival OF
the nurse. a plain dark Goanese
woman with Portuguese blood who
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signing Women
How Can l Look My Best?)
BY MARGARET BYERS

IL lUl NOutSH III piiN diC
life.
A study of this technique eX-
plains how certain of the movie
stars manage to look so perfect
on the screen and so about I'M
recognized on the street.
Margaret SULLIVAN, in recent
interview. said frankly she couldn't
get over the job makeup artists
did on her in Hollywood.
We once Watched one of
them at WOrk and he told
all, h0U you "Uash out a
double chin. lines. ony-
thing IT'S all done NTH
differeRt shades of pOw-
der foundation.
They do it more crudely on the
stage with greasepaint where they
have to eXaggerate everything be-
cause of the footlights. But the
principle is the same.
You use a lighter foundation to
bring a feature forward or dark
er foundation to sink it.
Deep-Set Eyes
For instance. women with deep
set eyes. like Norma Shearer's. can
bring them out by Using the light
err foundation around them going
light on the eye shadow and rely
ing chiefly on mascara to outline
the ewes themselvesl.
Or suppose you fancy your
| nose Is too wide.
You can make il look high
bridged and naughty by draw
ing line down the middle
! with the lighter foundation
and using the darker founda-
ton on the sides.
If YOU want TO make a square
or round face more oval. you blot
out the lower part of the cheeks
with the darker foundation.
High Cheek Bones
They do say that Dietrich, her
self. does this to get that inter
esting high-cheekboned effect.
And a double chin can be washed
out by means of the darker foun-
dation so that even in profile it
can scarcely be detected
While a light foundation will
bring receding chin forward.
For rrinkleS. match the
Urinkle foundation that
has the same result as soft
lights of qirinQ boGuti-
tullg smooth effect.
OF course. always. YOU blend the
edge of the various foundations
very carefully so that they melt
into one another
Then a thin coating Of powder
completes the illusion Powder is
never wiped or scrubbed on but
patted in and then brushed to re
move every visible grain
Three Lines
One beauty house goes into this
thoroughly with three different
lines of cosmetics one is design
ed for amateur dramstics. another
for photography and third Tor
private life.
We shouldn't rec m mend
this last for the street But
for gala occasions where YOU
are more OF less on display,
il j. a. correct as IL II
charming.
Have a professional specializing
in this kind OF makeup work out
your own particular salvation and
show you how to repeat the pro-
cedure Yourself. It's far easier
done than described.
You'll find reassemhling your
own assortment Of features be-
comes second nature. And the
effect is decided improvement on
Nsture-exactly what she. her
self. might have done. given q
second chance.
ITO Be Continued
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Answers to Test Questions

Below are the answers to test
questions printed on the editorial
page.
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round or split. laid side by side
across the roadway.
2 Kansas.
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4. Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma.
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You
the OF the
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By MRS. GAYNoR MADDOX


Call in the young in heart. set
up the buffet table, decorate the
table and room with hearts and
arrows and pale pink flowers
and honor the patron saint of
lovers, st. Valentine.
Make a fruit punch of pineapple
and grapefruit juice and color it
appropriately with some of the
fresh Strawberries you will find
in the market. Slice few berries
and have them float in the punch.
Have sandwiches. of course
delicate. heart-shaped ones filled
with tuna fish and peppers, sliced
whole pimientos, radishes and
cream cheese.
A chatting dish of hot creamed
chicken and mushrooms would be
delicious addition, particularly
for the Valentine supper party.
Your cakes will sing the affec-
Tomato praises of st. Valentine.
They should have pick icing and
pink and pale green icing flowers
SUNDAYS MENU
Breakfast: orange and
grapefruit juice. dry cereal,
fried scrapple, creamed pota-
toes, currant jelly, coffee,
milk.
Dinner: chopped green salad.
roast lamb horseradish brown
gravy, pan-roasted potatoes,
spinach { m b a $. buttered
cauliflower. butterscotch pie,
coffee milk
Supper: Dreamed tuna and
green peppers on toast. hot
biscuits, fresh fruit cup. sugar
cookies, tea. milk
on them. Include strawberry ice
cream for dessert. of course. or a
strawberry gelatin connection in a
heart-shaped mold.
Finish off with tea and coffee
nuts. peppermint waters with low
ers' messages. cigarets and as
sorted sugar candies.
Valentine Sandwich Trays
Paper sandwich plates in red
gold and powder blue are effective
+ and easv to make for the Valen-
tine party
To make one tray use a paper
lace dolly. Decorate IL with hearts
/ and flowers cut from decorated
paper. Paste this to a paper plate
1 - I.
wires wrapped in white crepe pa
per. Bend wires to form the two
/ hearts at the top and then wrap
I the four ends of the wires into one
+ stem.
The stem is nut through a hole
punctured in the center of the
paper plate. On the under side OF
plate. separate the four ends OF
wire and spread out close TO the
| plates surface.
Decorate the handle with fig
ures cut from decorated paper
powder blue and white crepe pa
per flowers and tie with gold
/ ribbon.
To finish the tray, paste a seal
Hoped ruffle of red paper around
the under edge Of the plate. Then
reinforce the tray by adding an
other paper plate on the under
side. pasting il firmly in place.
Gold Petals and Lace
Another tray is made in the
same manner. First paste to the
top edge of the paper plate
ruffle of gold crepe paper petals
the petals OF which have beer
twisted Then add a small paper
lace dolly.
Make a handle of two wires
wrapped together with white crepe
paper and bent IN the shape OF q
heart. Fasten through the center
OF the plate as described for the
first tray.
Decorate the handle with papei
flowers. figures cut from decorated
crepe paper and gold ribbon.
Add the red ruffle for the outer
edge OF the tray by pasting TO th'
under side of the plate. and faster
in position the second plate on the
bottom for reinforcement.
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you II you don't strain yourself
to be someone entirely different.
Have you ever played golf?
You know then that II you get
all tense and make a tremendous
effort, the golf ball struggles
off the tee just so or 100 yards.
But II you take II easily and
nonchalantiy, without tenseness
and without fear. nine times out
OF 10 you'll get good drive.
Easy does II in everything.
You don't have 10 get blisters
on your hands to drive a car.
You don't have to get callouses
on your fingers to get speed on a
typewriter. You don't have to
shout. even In a large auditor
ium, to make yourself heard.
1t might not be bad idea for
you. instead of doing everything
IN the world to please the young
man, to relax a bit and let him
do few things to please you.
Men don't like clinging vines
as much as they are supposed
to, but they do like women whom
they can shelter and protest a
bit. They like women who try
TO please them. of course, but
I sometimes think they like bet
ter the women whom they strive
to please.
The young man likes you or
he wouldn't have sought your
company for six months. II he's
going to lose interest. he'll lose
interest in spite Of everything
you do. Too much effort IL al
ways waste effort.
Any woman who makes a con-
scious effort to be- charming
isn't as charming as she tries
to be for the very reason that
the effort she makes is apparent.
Another thing, no matter how
much you like the young man,
don't overdo showing ii. Let him
know you like him, of course.
but don't go in for too much
demonstration of affection.
Also just because you haven't
had a beau before don't act too
grateful for having one now.
Why should you be grateful ?
The young man Is Just as much
indebted to you for your interest
and company as you are to him.
Easy does 1t. my dear
Relax and stop worrying.
Petting
Dear Miss Grey: Because WI
are a group of high school students
who feel that our opinion means
on the matter, mum
Der of us discussed seriously tn
business of petting, the other nigh
at a meeting. II was interesting
to note the ideas OF various girls
Two-thirds thought that pettinI
was all right. in fact they allowe'
the good night kiss on the frs
date. Only one girl said thumb
down on kissing at all until sh
was engaged. and one more sal
she permitted no kisses until sh
had gone out with boy ten times
So It seems that the moder
girl can find no harm in kissing
Certainly she does not think
cheapening as did the women c
other days and IN venture to sa
that IL a girl behaves herself. tn
average boy likes the kisser bette
than he does the frigid maiden.
SENIOR.
Depression Lotion
Dear Miss Grey: Some time az
you carried a formula for han
lotion. II was called "Depressio
Lotion and was mentioned as
good powder base. lost II an
wonder If you or your readers ca
help me out as ! would like to hav
1t again. READER.
Sorry, but I could not find tn