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| bed with him, and it lay under there
on the floor now.
I'll straighten up the bed" Bill
said. There were house slippers
under there. I'll put them like they
were"
"All right" she agreed. Just be
silent about it,"
He retrieved the little book and
held it casually. The detective
glanced at it, read the title.
"Probably of no interest to us,
but if you can pick the lock and
peek in, do So" she said. Here's
a hairpin. Sometimes these locked
books ara really boxes in disguise.
That could hold a bracelet"
The brass lock was easy to open,
Bill found.
ITS only a book, after ALL" said
he. "a gift book"
For some reason unaccountahle
to him he did not mention that it
was a diary. 1t was new, a this
years diary, with a page for each
day. Bill tipped some of the pages.
Some were blank, some had brief
penciled entries. The dates were
printed in bold black and a third
of the way through he saw dates
of the current week. One particu-
lar pencilcd page caught his eye,
and in the dimly reflected light he
read It:
what 1 did on Tuesday nigh;
does not weigh on my conscience.
SO sadly wanted something, and
needed it, so I took the initiative
myself. Can that be wrong? do
not wish to hurt anyone. I realize
that 1 acted quite badly, but it was
the only way, then. Today I Won
der if 1 did right"
All at once Bills boyish heart
went humping again.
He was still in storybook adj
venture! He, Bill Bailey. who had
physical strength and certain
maturity. also had youthful i'm
aginatior. and here and now was
chapter of real life romance with
himself playing a part.
The lady detective was finishing
with the table and its drawer, and
all at once Bill knew he did not
want her to see inside the book. He
determined to act his storybook
part some more.
Mice little book" he spoke cas-
ually. but no jewelry in it. Shall
l put il back"
Eyes, where you found it. I'll fix
the trunk back, and then let's get
out of here. Headquarters wanted
this room searched, but 1 knew it
wouldn't show anything. Any thief
would be TOO smart to leave the
jewelry here. I'll edge out the door
first, and you follow promptly.
Don't speak to me in public,
though. Come direct 10 police head
quarters"
But"
I'm sorry, Mr.. Bailey, I'll have
to insist on that. am sure you are
innocent, just butting in, maybe.
But come down and talk to the cap
tain with me- You won't be held"
She left the room and Bill put
the locked diary back in the table
drawer and followed her. The
dresser, the chair. the trunk, the
table and bed, everything appeared
just as he had found them.
When he was down on the
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praised them hurriedly, Their
turned with frank interest to in,
spect their man. Jeremy was let
down for them. Of medium builC
only, dressed well but not exceed
ingly so, spectacles with rims that
were unnecessarily heavy-Jeremy
just didn't stack up to the distinc-
ton of the girls he had escorted
here. Until, that is, somebody rec
ognized him.
Hi there, Tucker;" p voice
called. Jeremy Tucker! .
HEYw Jeremy Tucker!
To be sure, this was the young
man in the society news recently?
The Merrifield heir, rich as all get
out. His pictures had been in The
papers. A party this week. Sure.
Jeremy swallowed. Shyness auC
misery assailed him, but he turnet
to the hearty voice and smiled al
the youth behind it. There was ons
of the boys who had come to his
party, he knew. He felt that some
greeting in turn was essential, sc
in sheer desperation he shouted
back: Hi there-ah-Butchi"
He had heard the slangy NICK
name Butch" tossed around by the
young folk in his grandfather
home on occasion. He had sort OF
admired the careless ugliness of it
the comradeship its use connoted
And it seemed to be happy hunch
now.
The fellow Butch" assuming
friendship he had a right to expect
came to them and shook hands,
greeting all the girls, inviting them
to join his own party. After an
other whirlwind five minutes Jer-
envy found himself in the midst OF
a purely impromptu gathering OF
people he scarcely knew. They
were laughing and talking and cut
ting up in the easy, happy abandon
of young people everywhere. 1t had
not been necessary for him to say
or do much more about it; he had
simply moved along with the
stream of events, smiling Ga smile
is a safe thing always, Gayle had
coached him) and nodding some
times.
Nevertheless, an acute confusion
had enveloped him. For one thing,
he felt the many eyes that were
directed at him. Men in the big
roadhouse looked mostly at the
rare assemblange of pretty girls,
but a great many people seemed
to stare at Jeremy, too. The
happy-go-lucky fellow nicknamed
Butch had been sitting with two
more girls, it developed, and SO
that left him and Jeremy squirting
not six, but eight lovely somebodies
now. In a way, it was heavenly
circumstance, but in another way
it was distressing. Jeremy was
plainly flushed, nervous, i'll at ease,
even though stimulated. He fin
gered at the white tablecloth. He
licked his lips. He glanced from one
girl to the other, at the staring
people, and back again.
He was not sure just how long
warm something had been hold
ing his hand under cover of The
tablecloth, but presently he became
conscious of it, and it gave a gentle
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CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

S11AI LIN w IAN l = ' -
BILL BAILEY was no fool.
He froze there motionless, as he
was ordered to do by somebody
with a gun. He couldn't see the
gun-all he could see was the blind
ing beam of light-but he knew
certainly, that the gun was there
and in this he was not mistaken
He lust stood with his arms hang
ing, muscles tense, face strained
"Mr. Bailey" the other person
suddenly murmureG, in recogni'
ton.
"You-you-wlIo Is it," Bill
managed that much, even as he
realized that the voice behind the
light beam was somewhat familiar
"Be as quiet as you can" it
commanded. "But relax. l am the
maid-Maudie. Mrs. Holmquist.
didn't expect you. l might have
killed you, this way"
"The-Maudie ?"
Eyes. Sit down in the chair
quietly now-and collect your
wits. expect we scared the day
lights out of each other"
Eyes," Bill admitted. He was
glad to sit down because sheer ner-
vous strain had begun to make him
feel jittery. well, you caught me"
IT hope we didn't arouse any
body" she said. Il don't know what
YOU are doing here, but you can
guess why came. To search"
$50 did l."
"Why?"
"Well, IL thought I might find
1t, and"
"You knew we were on the case.
The police, detectives.
Eyes. But I wanted to help clear
1t up. The Tways-it was their
bracelet, stolen at our party, and l
thought I mad a good bunch. I
thought l might do something that
you couldn't very well do"
II suppose you ere right" the
woman admitted. Il think, person
ally, that you are clean. But you
admit this places you in a peculiar
spot-my finding you here. Now,
exactly when did you come here ?"
II don't know. About dinner
time. Hour or so ago."
"You were searching?"
IT had already searched this
room from a to q, Mrs. Holmquist.
Every crack and Granny except the
little table here. 1t has nothing in
1t, I'm sure. was about to open IT
when l heard you entering. Under
the bed was the only place I could
CO."
but you came out"
IT decided to tackle you, whoever
you were"
II should have killed you, surely"
Maybe not. if 1 could have got
ten in a first swing. But I'm glad
we didn't get int0 that. Christie
pher, a detective must live a dam
gerous life"
WELL" the lady said, wryly, $50
does a criminal. It's about an even
break, I'd say. We usually win in
the end. Keep quiet, young man,
and let's see the table,"
Then it was that Bill remem-
bered the book. The little locked
book entitled Thoughts Day by
Day." which had been in his hands
when the detective entered. He had
unconsciously carried it under the
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street, he saw Mrs. Holmquist en-
ter a taXicab almost q block away,
so he walked to his own car, or
rather to the Merrifield car, in
which he had come here. For q
moment he wondered if he shouldn't
ignore her summons to police
headquarters. He didn't want to go
there; he had a vague dislike for
the place. Still, they would doubt
less come and get him if he didn't
go.
The hour was quite late when
the detective captain finally came
in, and Bill was tired of waiting
for him. He remembered that no
was due at The Oaks for dress re-
hearsal of maid to Measure" at
0 p. m. Perhaps he should have
tclcphoned. But then, he had no
logical excuse for his absence, that
he could tell them. He hoped that
Gayle would manage to carry on
some way.
After Mrs. Holmquists report,
the detective captain had a great
many questions to ask Bill. He
traced Bills every move for that
entire day, weighing every detail.
What led you to suspect this
Montesa girl?" the captain re.
paotad to,vor ri the end.
Nothing" Bill answered again.
Nothing definite, captain. II was
just sort of wedding out. studied
all the others closely, analysing
them, and"
"You are rather young to be
good at character reading, don't
you Think"
Eyes, sir. But wanted to help,
somehow. Four of the other girls
live with their parents or relatives.
Miss Hyde and Miss Montesa live
alone, in rooming houses. well. /
searched Temples room, too"
"Hmmm. So did We." The cap.
tain smiled at him. "Ill say this
much, you aren't afraid to take ac-
ton, are you, son? But this is seri-
GUS business. Now tonight you had
yourself in a trap. If we hadn't
checked every detail of your life
ard career, we might have slapped
you in the cell tonight, just on sus-
picion. AS it is, we're letting you
go. But lay off, can't you, and let
us do the work? We're paid to do
it. Well catch the thief if it can
be done. And keep num-"
Bill couldn't take offense at that,
surely. He thanked the middle
aged captain, and Mrs. Holmquist.
then went away. Mrs. Holmquist
had said she would be on duty az
Gayle's maid again before break
fast.
Bill was somewhat morose as he
drove back to the mansion about
midnight. He was little tired, too.
He had been in a nervous strain
even though the experience had
amounted in the long run to q def
mite adventure.
Moreover, he knew the adven-
ture couldn't be over yet. He had
read that revealing entry in pretty
Lola Montesas diary, and he had
not shown it nor mentioned 1t to
the police. He wondered why he
hadn't. What did he, a somewhat
bungling amateur detective, exc
pect to do with that information
He didn't know.
Ito Be Continuedl
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who has been fight
paralysis in an iron
ears, is shown with
.r'da, where they are
sit from the stork.
.J-Ycar-old Snite has
2 light respirator
IN to leave the lung
mors than an hour,
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-09-27

was a very active member of the
varsity debate squad and Ansel
Wittenstein was one of the main
stays of the General College de-
bate squad. Saul Alexander, with
an "all A" average and Albert
Aronovitz are the chapters rep
resentatives to Phi Eta Sigma.
freshman honorary scholastic frat
ernity.
Athletically, Al Powers, Ed
Goldberg, and Nat Mostow were
members of the varsity basketball
squad, with Mostow appearing in
several games. Jack Jentzer rep
resented the University as a mem
Der of the boxing team and Char
lie Rosenblatt was a member of
the Gators famed tank team.
Martin Levine was member of
the tennis squad.
The chapter had its usual suc-
cess in intramurals and finished
fifth in the race for the cup. Much
OF the success of the Tops in in
tramuralS must be attributed to
the work of Ed Goldberg. In ad-
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dition to being a valuable member
OF practically every team repre-
senting the house, Goldberg won
the hand ball singles championship
and is also State AAU co-champ
in hand ball doubles. The tourna-
ment was held in Daytona Beach.
For the first time in history,
the chapter has been graced by
the acquisition of a house mother,
Mrs. Blanche COIN. Affectionately
called Nom" by all of the boys,
she has been of untold worth to
the chapter and has gained the ad-
miration and love of all sixty
two of the houses occupants.
Chosen to lead the chapter next
year are: George Wolly, chancel-
Tor (re-elected); Saul Levine, vice
chancellor (re-elected); Mitchell
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lively. Ansel Wittenstein and
Pledges Bob Goldberg and Herman
Held were members of the bust
nos staff. Philip Goldman was
assistant sports editor and Pledges
Stuart Newman and Ben Fogel-
son did very commendable work as
Frosh reporters. The Year Book
numbered Sol Spiwak, Gerald
Klein, Joseph Dobkin, and Milton
Lipshitz among the staff. Dob
kin was also a contributor to the
literary publication, The Florida
d o~-io1rr
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Tau Epsilon Phi at
Gainesville Plans
Big Year for '4O-41

Tau Alpha Chapter of Tau Ep-
Silon Phi at the University of
Florida faces the ensuing school
year fully confident that it will
have one of the most successful
years in it's history.
At our formal initiation five
men entered the brotherhood: Saul
Alexander, Paul Giller, Irwin Slot,
Kurt Teutsch and Ansel Witten-
stein. Everyone is expecting a
great deal from the new blood
that has been injected into the
chapter by the addition of these
new brothers. Very early in the
Forthcoming school year we are
planning to have an initiation at
which time about ten of last years
freshmen are to be indicted into
the chapter.
Our chapter has been Civ n
somewhat of an international fla
Vor with the addition of Kurt
Teutsch, refugee student from
the Sudetenland, whom the house
Is helping to rehabilitate himself
in America.
At the present time plans are
being formulated for new addi-
tion which will give the house a
very spacious living room and a
new dining room that will un-
doubtedly rank number one on the
campus. Work on this big step
forward will start very soon after
the beginning of this school year.
Socially, the chapter has had
one of it's finest years with the
highlights being Fall Frolics and
Spring House Parties. The T.E.P.
House Parties were generally con-
ceded to have been among the
largest and most successful on the
campus. A number of informal
dances on week-ends added much
to the social calendar of the year.
On Homecoming weekend, the
chapter indicted Harold Cohn,
managing editor of the Jackson
vile Journal, as an associate
brother. The formal induction was
followed by banquet at the Ho-
tel Thomas and was attended by
many campus and state notables.
Having man of such calibre as
Mr.. Coin as an associate brother,
Tau Epsilon Phi can well be proud
of itself and feels certain that it
will reap many benefits from his
services.
The chapter has started an in
tensive drive to enlarge its library
in honor of Hyman Sobol, former
president of our alumni group,
VIII o recently passed on to the
Chapter Eternal. The library has
been named the Hyman B. Sobol
Memorial Library and the entire
room has been redecorated in an
endeavOr to make it more of a
reading room. The entire chapter
deeply mourns the loss of Brother
SObol who was one of our most
ardent and loyal workers. AL
though his actual presence will no
longer be with us, his many serv-
ices and unselfish contributions to
Tau Epsilon Phi will never let
him pass from our memories.
Tau Alphans were again active
on the campus this year. Publica-
tions, forensics, athletics, music
and dramatics all have representa-
ton of the chapter. The bi-weekly
school paper found Saul Levine
and Marvin Essrig as circulation
manager and assistant, respec-
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Baunstein, bursar; ana '
Goldman, scribe (re-electeol' ~.
With these boys to leau 'l
chapter throughout the year :. all a1I
with continued cooperation Oh an a.
the brothers and pledges, Tau , nr
silon Phi looks forward 10 S'al nst
greater heights than in the p1Y
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Evening star., 1940-05-10
100000 Garment Workers
To Get Waqe Increase

Approximately 100000 garment
workers will receive increases IN
hourly wage rates, Col. Philip B.
Fleming, wage-hour administrator
announced today.
The increases are provided in q
wage order based on recommended
tions of the Apparel Industry Com
mittee. The order becomes effective
July Is and establishes a minimum
wage rate of 32h. IS, 37h and 40
cents an hour for 26 divisions of
the industry. Col. Fleming esti-
mated the order will increase the
pay rolls of cut and sew garment
establishments by $l0,000000 an
nually.
Today's order makes more than
100000 the number of workers given
wage increases above 30 cents an
hour. Previous orders covered textile.
hosiery, millinery, shoe, knitted un-
derwear and knitted outerwear in
dustries.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
SeIf-HeIp Exchange Aided
595 Persons a Month

The Washington Self Help Ex-
change aided monthly average of
sos persons during the year ending
April 80, Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle,
executive director, has reported to
the Board of Directors and the Ad-
visory Board yesterday. Mrs. Doyle
said that this monthly average rep
resented 107 increase over that of
the previous year.
A total of 427, $50 work hours was
given to persons using the exchange
during the year, as compared with
1878 work hours the year before,
Mrs. Doyle said. The number of
workers receiving employment at
the exchange was 3,544-or 1,442
more than in the previous year.
Cash jobs were provided for l,2l4,
as against 40 the year before.
Claude Owen, chairman of the
Farm Committee, has reported that
the exchanges farm produced
about $2,400 worth of corn and food
stuffs during 1899. These products
were sold for scrip at the exchange.
DR.. Thomas E. Mattingly, chair
man Of the Professional Relations
Committee, reported that new ar
rangement for provision OF dental
service to exchange participants had
been made by the. organizations
medical guide system, thanks to
the help of a number of dentists
and doctors. DR.. Mattingly has beer
elected to the Board of Directors.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Na1is' Invasion Puts
More Ships al Mercy
OF Be||igerents
Netherlands Had 2,523
At Wars Sturt and
Belgium Had 200

y the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 10.-The Ger
man invasion Of the Netherlands
and Belgium today placed another
mighty merchant feet at the mercy
Of belligerents.
Before the war began the Neither
lands had 1923 ships totaling $780,
578 gross tons and many more have
been built. Only 80 have been
destroyed.
Belgium had 200 ships of 408, ,4lS
tons at the start of the war and her
fleet was increased by flag changes,
including the transfer of eight
United States Lines vessels to Bel
gian registry.
One of these ships, the Vile de
Bruges, formerly the American pas
senger liner President Harding, was
unloading cargo at Antwerp when
the Germans bombed the city today.
Dutch and Belgian shippers in
New York said they expected to or
der all their ships to neutral har-
borS.
The Nieuw Amsterdam, $4,000, 900
flagship of the Holland America
Line, was ordered to return to New
York Immediately from a West In
dies cruise. She radioed she would
reach New York Monday with 800
American passengers.
Netherlands and Belgian ships be-
came subject to seizure by the allies
because Of the invasion.
Hundreds of Danish and Nor
wegian ships are idling in neutral
harbors. and scores were seized
after Germany invaded Scandi-
navia.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
u. S. Informs Nozis
Brussels, Bombed,
Is Open City
BY the Associated Press.

/ BY the Associated Press.
The Belgian government asked
the State Department early to-
day to inform the German gov
ernment that Brussels, which
had been bombed by Nazi
planes, is an open city and that
no troops are stationed there.
The department Immediately
communicated this message to
the German Foreign once
through the United States En-
bassy in Berlin.
The Belgian request was con-
veyed through Ambassador
Joseph Kennedy in London.
who had received it by phone
from United States Ambassador
John Cudahy in Brussels.
Mr.. Cudahy informed Mr..
Kennedy that during the bomb
ing a house near the United
States Embassy was hit.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Boys Balloons BIumed
For Brush Fires

Montgomery County (Md.) police
are on the trail Of several young
balloon enthusiasts they believe re-
sponsible for series of brush fires
IN the Halpine area in recent weeks.
Brooke Edmondson, a farmer living
near Halpine, about half mile east
of the Rockville pike, is credited
with discovering the source of the
fires-toy paper balloons sailed by
the use of burning excelsior hung
beneath them.
One landed in field on MIR. Ed
mondson's farm recently and set it
ablaze. After putting out the fire
Mr.. Edmondson turned the balloon
over to Police Chief Charles M.
Orme, who launched an investiga-
ton.
Chief Orme thinks a group of air.
minded youngsters have been sail
Ing the balloons, accounting for the
epidemic of brush fires.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Ex-Kuiser Watching
New War Developments

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, May 10.-Aged ex-
Kaiser Wilhelm II remained at his
Dutch estate in Doom today while
legions of the army he once COM
manded poured into the Neither
lands which has given him refuge
since Germany went down to defeat
in the last European War.
Reliable sources indicated the
former Emperor was staying Sc
renely at his Doom estate, but
watching developments with great
est interest.
Evening star., 1940-05-10

During the recent "Great Frost"
In England country doctors made
their rounds on horseback.
Evening star., 1940-05-10

Living costs in Japan have risen
2l2 per cent in two and one-half
years.
Evening star., 1940-05-10

It's time to get owoy from dark
shoes! Choose an all white or white
with tan Num- Bush for perfect
summer comfort. They're Ankle
Fashioned" ond mode Of genuine
white buckskins.
Otisr Nsss.Bssk Skess. $50 10 uSe
Nens Shoes-syeet Floor
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home of Mrs. Margaret Maness, Girl
Scout captain. Members of the
troop committee are: Mrs. Irene
Sagen, chairman, Mrs. Vivian Cone,
Mrs. Jim Duffy, Mrs. Mabel Rus
sell and Mrs Martin Cobbledick.
A Court Of Awards was held that
evening with Anita Sagen presiding
at the program Talks were given
by Mrs. Littlefield, Mrs. Virginia
Alexander, Scout leader from White
fish, Betty Russell, Billie Lou Price
and Marilyn Cone. Mrs. Maness
awarded badges to the following.
First class badges TO Anita Sagen,
Flora Mae Sagen, Betty Russell,
Second class badges were presented
to Betty Laehn, Clara Mae Duffy.
Badges in the special fields of Scout
ing were earned by Gloria Cobble-
dick, Marilyn Cone, Barbara Laehn,
Anita Sagen, Lois Sanders and Bet
ty Russell.
The local troop accepted an in
vitation to attend a Halloween par
ty given by the Libby Girl Scouts
Tuesday evening.
Troy Meets Dixon for District Title.
The Troy High School six-man
football team will meet the Dixon
gridders at Dixon on November 6
for the Northwestern District foot
ball championship. The site was
chosen and decided upon by both
school officials because Of its con-
venient location