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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-16

night I refused you as passenger"
She clutched his arm convulsively !;
then she seemed to remember where
they were and she drew little away.
81 ought to have guessed" she
groaned. "There were so many things
could not understand-von Behrling
oh, score of them! Never could
have believed that woman could
be so foolish as I have been. If I
had not seen you with the King; if
I had not watched the way he was
talking to you, I might never have
realized. It was just because I
knew that you had the capacity for
so much more" she went on, shat it
made me so bitterly angry when they
all talked about your being Lord
Lieutenant of the County and you
spoke of your travels after wild ami
mails. Ann, too, she must have known
more of you, yet she accepted it so
naturally. Where is Ann? Is she
here by any chance?"
Matresser shook his head.
"She is spending the evening with
my exploit"
"Your exploit"
He nodded.
"A very charming young man." he
conflded, "who fetched me from Nor
folk, took me over to my destination
and brought me back again this morn
ing. He insisted upon being called
Pilot Number II but his real name is
Prince Won Reisensaach."
She buried her face for a moment
in her hands.
ooh, I might have known. You
were at the Helm shooting lodge! You
were one of the seven!"
He was silent for a moment, re-
lieved of the weight of words, SYM
pathizing with her distress.
Explanations are such crude
things" he murmured. 81 have been
very fortunate because the truth has
come to you by accident. It needed
no effort on my part to bring you un-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-16

Matresser was literally dragged a.
way by his host.
Royalty has just deserted u.s." the
latter confided. Driven home,
think by the news. I want you to
come to my room, Matreser. Atkin-
son, my secretary, is glued to the
telephone. He is talking to Paris
and is holding the line open."
Matresser understood at once.
$50 the trouble is that way, is 1T"
Sir Francis nodded. He looked
carefully around but there was no one
within hearing. They had left the
room by the service door and were
descending the back stairs.
Continued next week 4
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-16

derstanding wonder how long
we shall be left here undisturbed."
She raised her head and listened
There was deep hubbub of voices
beyond the screen of palms.
"Listen for a moment" she begged
"It seems so strange to realize what
is happening all around us, how the
reverberations of tonight, this night
of crisis, and the conversation of the
last few days, all streaming across
Europe from that gathering where
you sat with the others-all that is
going to make a great step in his
tory-to the reestablishment of all
that we hold dear. Am I a little hys-
terical, Ronald? You must forgive
me-"
az shall forgive you everything that
there may be to forgive because to-
night shall ask you once more"
She put her hand in his.
"Do you need to ask, dear?" she
interrupted with little break in her
voice and a fond CLEAN in her eyes
81 am Austrian" she confided "and
emotion makes me hungry. Have
you to go back to the others or can
we find corner together?"
"Find a corner by all MEANS" he
II. 4.
he added as they strolled out, "dinner
didn't go very well with me. was
being cross. examined all the time
by a very earnest lady who had SER
ious political views. We will continue
to exchange condolences, but conf
dences about ourselves-just our two
selves-and all that is going to hap
pen to u.s."
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-16

The super party deux was so much
of success that the sudden intrusion
of their host came almost like night
mare. Sir Francis, too, seemed to
carry with him all the suggestions of
an overwhelming catastrophe.
Baroness" he said, "my dear Mat
resser, I owe you a thousand apollo
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-16

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-06-30
Rivers Of Mud Inundated Herculaneum,
Town Named for Hercules, Strong Hero

The people were saved, but their
homes were buried under the mud
like stuff, to a depth of from 30 to so
feet. s 4s.
Not quite $50 years ago, an Aus
trian prince (who had come to Italy
to live) ordered a well to be dug
near the edge of a town which had
grown up on the side of Mount
Vesuvius. The workmen struck
stone wall some distance down, and
wondered what it had been used
for.
The prince ordered a great deal
more digging to be done, and it
was found that the wall was part of
an ancient theater of the open-air
Greek type. Marble statues and
other relics were found as well.
In later years, Spaniards, Eng
lishmen and Italians carried on dig
ging and drilling. Step by step,
they brought to light parts of an
cient Herculaneum.
Much work has been done during
the past few years, and a good part
of the town is now in view. Scores
of houses have been laid bare, along
with the theater, a temple and other
public buildings.
The mud-lava saved some things
at Herculaneum which were not so
well saved at Pompeii. Most i'm
portant is the wooden framework of
houses. Stairways, doors, and win
dow frames (all of woody are to be
seen, after being cased in the mud
for from 16 to Is centuries.
Here is cupboard with necklaces
and other jewelry in it when the
volcano erupted. In another cup
board we find the shells of eggs
which would have been cooked il
the life Of the town had gone on.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-06-30

Herculaneum, or the ''Town of
Hercules" was one of the villages
around Mount Vesuvius long ago.
1t was settled by colonists from
Greece, and later was occupied by
Romans. The name was given in
honor Of Hercules, the Greek and
Roman hero, observes writer in
the Portland Oregonian.
When a volcano breaks loose, it
throws out material of different
kinds. Ashes, stones and cinders
fly into the air, and a great deal OF
steam may rise.
Now and then a deadly gas
sweeps through the countryside,
and chokes those in its path. More
often, the damage is done by
lava, kind of rock which can be so
hot that it runs as liquid.
Herculaneum did not suffer much
from the fall Of cinders or ashes.
The damage was done by streams
of hot mud, or s'mud-lava," as it
has been called.
It is believed that the streams of
mud-lava were formed by thou
sands of gallons Of hot water which
welled from the volcano and mixed
with powdered rock around the
cone.
Down the mountainside flowed
the mud-lava, and covered many
homes, including those in Hercu-
laneum. We may guess the feelings
of the people as they saw the
thick, dark rivers coming toward
their little city.
The population was about 1900.
Old and young and middle-aged fed
from their homes. Almost all, if
not all, escaped. They jumped into
boats, and rowed or sailed away
or escaped by running to Naples.
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-06-30
CHAPTER XII

''No, you don't, sir" said Winter,
stoutly. 81 don't care what's in the
wind. I promised her ladyship I'd
make you look after yourself.
'aven't done nothing so far-because
of the look in your eyes. But now
that's gone, thank Gawd. An if
you won't rest here a day before
startin' blackwell, I've got the
Rolls locked and I'll chuck the keys
into the sea-"
So it came about that nearly four
days went by before, after sleeping
at Innsbruck, / saw the chimneys
of Tracery rising against the blue.
Heavy rain must have fallen the
night before, for woods and pas
lures were green as / had never
seen them, and the countryside was
glancing before the smile of the sun.
All the fragrance Of earth and her
fruits was lading the lively air, and
the mountain-tops were making a
mock of distance and hosting their
lovely detail for all the world to see.
AS twice before, entered the
wasting courtyard and berthed the
Rolls: but before I was out of the
car, the doors of the mansion were
opened and Parish was descending
the steps
Five minutes later I stood before
the Duchess of Whelp.
She was dressed in gray, as usual,
and was sitting at ease in salon,
the open windows of which gave on
to the mo'dering splendor of ter
race and park.
AS usual, by painting her face, she
had done her best to disfigure her
splendid countenance, and, as usual,
its noble features and her majestic
air were turning their motley into a
robe of state: on table, beside her,
lay papers-among them my letter
and the statement which had been
Endorsed.
As the door closed, she looked up:
and after moment or two, she put
out her hand.
went forward and kissed it at
once.
AS I Strengthened my back. she
spoke.
"Come for your cake, have your"
Madam, I have obeyed the or
ders you saw fit to send.''
She pointed to chair.
"Sit down" I did as she said.
II was right when said you had
taken the bit in your teeth: but it
never occurred to me you were GO
ing to bolt
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-06-30
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tier-guard; a bridge, all white in
the moonshine, and then the glare Of
my headlights fading before the
dawn-these things make up the
nightmare through which drove,
with Winter asleep beside me
against his will.
know that at ten the next morn
ing we came to Basic, and, because
could 60 no further, drove to the
old hotel at which had lain for two
nights three weeks before.
From there / wrote to my darling
"a hating, pitiful note, in which
tried to make out how rich we must
always be, because we had picked
our flower when it was in full flush,
so that now it could never wither or
run to seed.
That evening we left for Stras-
bourg, and, after driving all night,
embarked at Calais for Dover the
following afternoon.
It was as walked the deck and
saw the cliffs Of England taking
their ancient form that it first &C.
CURED to me that when / stepped
ashore I should come to the end
Of my plans. My one idea had been
to retrace my steps and to put the
sea between me and my hearts de-
sire: but now, in few minutes
time, I should have achieved this
purpose, and since life had to be
lived, should have to take thought
for the morrow and, plainly, decide
what to do. For moment knit
ted my brows But either be-
cause I was tired or because, to be
honest, / did not care what did,
the effort seemed not worth max
ing, and I let my thoughts fly back
to slim figure standing alone F..
in an echoing picture gallery, full Of
the lenient splendor of afternoon
sun.
The steamer had berthed, and
was standing amidships, watching
my fellow passengers hasten
ashore, when / found a man stand
ing beside me, with hand to his
hat.
"Mr. Exon, sir?"
He was a commissionaire, and he
had a note in his hand.
"That's right" said I.
He gave me the note at once.
Within was a typewriter sheet.
The Duchess Of Whelp presents her
compliments to Mr.. Richard Exon and
begs that. as soon as may be, he will
present himself at Tracery, where he
will hear of something to his advantage.
With a hammering heart, I stared
at the messenger.
''How did you know" said, "that
I should be coming this way?"
81 didn't, sir" he said simply.
There's a man with note for
you at each of the ports. Every
boat from France has been met for
"a hours"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-06-30

THE Duke of Windsor gave the
i Rev. Robert Anderson Jardine a
pair of cufflinks for marrying him,
and the duchess sent him a piece Of
Jardine Had but That T was about
Walk-O Part on the net return
History's Stage lo ar, me d astie u.
Of his clerical superiors. AS the cap
tains and the kings depart, he's
broke in Hollywood, which, some
people say, is worse than being
broke in Death Valley. Those who
liked to think they had a ringside
seat at great events projected the
plump, sandy-haired little priest in
to history, along with the parish
priest mixed up in Napoleon's di-
vorce and marriage-an event which
set up the "Black Cardinals" and
set churchly hierophants wrangling
ever after. 4
Soon forgotten was the Rev.
Mr.. Jardine. His lecture tour in
this country was a failure. He
found engagements mysteriously
cancelled. He now says, Chg
Otry and persecution have fol-
lowed us across the sea. My
wife and hardly know where
to turn, but we're fighting on. I
found that America thus far is
land of promises, not of prom
iSe."
He was low-church, Evangelical
pastor in Darlington, county of Dur
ham, working in the slums and ap-
pealing for better conditions for the
Welsh miners, known as ''the poor
mans parson." It was King Ed
wards sympathetic reference to the
sad plight of the miners that claimed
his loyalty, even to the extent Of
sacrificing his living of So, 900 a year.
He had hoped to gain a living by
lecturing in this country.
"People seem to shun me-" he
says. ~ can't quite understand
it." He is rather bewildered,
meager little man. He sent the
duke a cablegram congratulate
ing him on his recent peace
speech, but got no reply. How
ever, he has no regrets. He be-
lieves it was clearly his duty to
perform the wedding ceremony.
"If had to do it all over again,
I'D do it," he says.
Consolidated Features--wNu ssrvics.l
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-06-30
{, How Women
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-06-30

Madam, SAID i, win respect,
! shall always believe was right to
do as I did"
without speaking to me?"
eyes, madam-because I had
nothing to say. It was understood
between us that, when l had done
what could, ] should bow and
co."
"Quite So" said Old Harry, ''quite
so. But you needn't have gone like
that"
Madam" said I, "the water was
up to my chin. That night when
when Elsa fled, we were more or
less pitchforked into each others
arms. Had stayed"
eWhy didn't you come to me and
tell me the TRUTH"
"And ask to be let off-in view
Of what / had done? Forgive me,
madam, but I don't think you'd
have done that"
mo, / shouldn't" said Old Harry.
II should have come and demanded
the hand of the Countess of Brief."
I started at that, but she took no
notice lat all. Sand if my demand
had been questioned, I'll tell you
what should have said. I should
have said, Look here. That she
loves me is nothing: that I love her
is less. But I've saved her life
twice over and damned near lost
my own. I've made one man cut his
throat and I've killed two more /.
And if you imagine I've done all
these parlor tricks to keep her nice
and warm for somebody else, then,
by God,' I'd have said, you've
made mistake in your man."
I stood up and folded my arms.
Madam" I said, "I'n see you.
Take it as said"
Old Harry regarded me straight
ly.
"This, to me, Richard Exon?"
was all she said-but the words
were sharply spoken and stung my
ears as lash.
Such rank injustice was more
than my blood could stand.
"And this, madam. Your wis
dom is infinite, and you can draw
distinctions which I cannot compre-
bend. You speak Of judgment and
instinct as if the one was black
and the other white. But can see
no difference between the two. In
all I have done in this matter, ]
have acted as / thought best: and
when ! left Brief last Wednesday,
was acting according to my lights.
You saw fit to call me back
Give minutes ago I told you a
laundering lie. I said that I had
come in obedience :. Madam,
did nothing of the kind. came to
receive your permission to marry
the Countess of Brief. Had your
note not promised me that, you
might have called me until you were
black in the face and I would
never have answered, much less
have come. And now, if you please,
I should like to have my cake"
well, I'm blessed" said Old Har-
ry. Black in the face Never il,
all my life has anyone ever dared
to address me like that. The more's
the pity, of course. If only they
had, I should be more tolerant now"
II do not find you intolerant, ma
DAM"
s'I'm much obliged" said the
Duchess; shut don't let's get on to
my faults, or we shall be here all
night. One picks up quite mum
Der in 70 years. And now unfold
those arms and sit down in that
chair. You shall have your cake in
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-06-30

his first profess
sional teacher.
He knew he had
a voice, but was
determined to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-06-30
SERIAL FICTION---
She Painted Her Face
4 stony Of lax ond Intrigue 6y D0RNFoRD YATES

due course. But first, as once be-
fore, / must take q hammer and
chip the scales from your eyes. !
like to think, Richard Exon, that
when you came into this chamber
you found your reception cold. I
mean, / didn't burst into tears and
throw my arms round your neck"
"You have been kinder, madam"
''Well, I'm glad you got it," said
Old Harry. '.Your reception was
cold, because it was meant to be
cold. Ideplore and despise the sex to
which I belong. always have.
We have few virtues and many con-
temptible traits. But who is Rich
ard Exon to tread on our traditional
corns?"
Madam" said I, something star
tied, "I've no idea what you mean"
ssOf course you haven't" says
she. "But that's because you're
fool. Women are curious, Richard
get hold of that. They must know
everything. And what is more to
the point, they've got to know it at
once" She held up my letter. sand
you walked out of my life and
left me this" She covered her eyes.
Sand / helped you to do it. !
helped you to keep me waiting for
days"
Madam, L"
s'Listen to this. 4 told him that he
would be arrested, unless he made
himself scarce That's all. That is
your dispatch-your account of the
fall of a stronghold which I had
been racking my brain how best to
assault. Fall? Crash. The man left
Brief the same night And now
perhaps you'll tell me by what SUI
pernatural means you uprooted in
half an hour, without any tools, a
tree which has stood and fourished
for % years. And that, il Parish
may be believed, upon an empty
stomach"
Madam, I'm sorry. l."
"Damn your SORROW" screamed
Old Harry, waving her arms. "De-
clare to me how you did it, you
wretched boy. Cool my brain in
explanation. Assuage my thirst.
That's all I sent for you for-to
learn the truth" "a
I tried not to laugh, and failed.
And the Duchess got up and shook
me, and then pulled me on to a
sofa and sat with my hand in hers.
-,"Word for word,'' she said quiet
ly. Don't leave a syllable out"
told what there was to tell: and,
when I had done, she thanked me
very sweetly.
Then I asked of Elizabeth and
Herrick, to learn that the latter was
at Raven and the former at Brief.
Since there was much to be done,
Herrick went over to Brief for the
whole of each day, assisting my lady
as / could never have done, for he
was a fine man of business and, as
I have said, could speak German
without fault.
And then we came back to myself.
"You must understand this" said
the Duchess. Exactly ten days
ago, before ever we left for Brief,
Elizabeth told me plainly that she
meant to become your wife. Well,
/ didn't argue with her, because I
approved her choice. The difficulty
confronting me was to make Rich
ard Exon-not worthy to be her hus-
band, but eligible to marry the
Countess Of Brief. Well, think I
can bring it off-but only by your.
consent.
ITO BE CONTINUED 8.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-06-30
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-06-30

THE Duke of Windsor gave the
l. Rev. Robert Anderson Jardine
pair of cufflinks for marrying him,
and the duchess sent him piece Of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-06-30
For the Humble

There are sweet surprises await
ing many a humble soul, fighting
against odds in the battle of a
seemingly commonplace life
Henry Van Dyke. s
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-06-30
WHO'S
NEWS
THIS
WEEK
By LEMUEL F. PARTON


NEW York; the king and
queen had talked with Lawrence
Tibbett, after he sang for them at
the White House when they visited
Ai0Oetts rT0oI they nj h t
Ours IL Not a have be en-
ParUenu Nation pleasantly as. IS.
had dropped in on the America
of authentic British tradition and
not parvenu nation without a past.
In the California badlands, when
Lawrence Tibbett was z years old,
his father, deputy sheriff, cornered
the bandit, wild Jim Mckinney, in a
Chinese joss house in Bakersfield.
At that time, Mckinney ranked Billy
the Kid, previously the leading bad
man in those parts. Shooting his way
out, he killed Tibbett. Tibbett's
brother, Bert, then sheriff of Bakers
field, stepped in in time to land a
load of buckshot between the bandits
eyes.
Just the other day, Lawrence
Tibbett's Uncle Bert gave him
the shotgun which had dropped
Mckinney. The boy had hard
scramble, getting an education
and helping support his widowed
mother and, at long last-speak-
ing in the manner Of the house
of Windsor-here's another dis
tinctive American t0uch-Law-
renee Tibbett is the first Amer
lean singer to gain fame without
European training.
Betty Lee Tibet, his sister,
taught him his first songs, and how
to play the piano. Joseph Dupuy,
the southern California tenor, was
<~, his first profess
Taxes on sional teacher.
And Luck Does He knew he had
A Horrv Turn a voice, but was
determined to
be Shakespearian actor. However,
his fame as singer grew in Los
Angeles, and he began studying with
Frank LaForge in New York. On
January 2, 1925, he stole the show
from Scott, in Verdi's "Falstaff."
The record shows one score for the
numerologists. His luck wasn't SO
good until he added another sst'' to
his name-it is properly Tibbet.
~ There's still another touch Of
quaint Americana in MIR. lib
belts story. Whenever he has
headache, he walks around on
his hands. He says that Sluices
the blood out of his head and
stops the pain. Many time. just
before he was to sing specially
exacting role, members of the
Metropolitan cast have seen him
off stage, running around upside
down. Our reception to the king
and queen was necessarily rOu-
tined, but they would have
learned much of interest if they
could have circulated in dis
guise like good King Alfred who
burned the cakes.
ft
THE Duke of Windsor gave the