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midwest has the Inform 1tion ex- pertS stumped.
 'How," he asked, "does an am- mitous young fellow 90 about making good in New YOrk?" That's Q question which has both" cred natives for years.
 TRULY ODD JOB
 FOR ODD JOB GROUP
 One of those service outfits which agree to take all odd and annoying jobs off your hands received c pc culiar request the othss day. A harried tenant of an apartment house was complaining of his neigh- bor's high-pitched radio. He had ascertained, he sa!d, that the radio and telephone were in the same room.
 What he wanted this service out- fit to do was to call up his neigh- bor at ten-minute intervals every evening between eight and ten, 50 the confounded thing would have to be turned down. There's Manhat. tan neighborliness for youl
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Whats Your I. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions9 Turn to last page for the answers.
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O. On what date did President Hoover propose a one.year mora. torium on all inter-governmentai debts2 Did all nations agree9
 A. The proposal was made on June %, l03l, and was accepted as once by all nations except France which finally accepted on July s.
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e. How much may the compres- sion-ratio of an automobile engine be increased by twin.ignitiCn?
 A. The National Bureau of Standards is aware of no concIl- sivt evidence that Q cylinder with two spark rlugs permits a higher compression p-ratio than the same
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cylinder with a single spark plug. provided this plug is suitably lo- cated, fires regularly and the ignition timing Is correct.
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e. Is there a book on making dolls Rt home?
 Q. "Dolls to Make for Fun and Profit" by Edith F. Ackley, is pub- lished by Frederick A. Stokes.
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pulse and shrugged his shoulders,

pulse and shrugged his shoulders.
"She has temperature. 1t is
impossible to say, but I think she
is only suffering from nervous ex-
haustion and perhaps, too. from
mental disturbance" He turned
again to the Maharanee: 81 advise
that Miss Lynn Harding should be
moved into the palace, so that Mrs.
Harding may be quiet"
Lynn laughed: "That's a testimo-
nial for me! But thank you, I'll take
care of heg."
mo-" said the doctor. He caught
Rundhia's eye. Rundhia came to
his rescue and made signals to the
Maharanee, who wanted nothing
better than to have Lynn under her
own roof.
Lynn, dear, please do as the doc
tor tells you. Please, please"
Aunty groaned and protested that
it was shame to infiict Lynn on the
Maharanee, but she was overruled.
She was carried out on an impro-
vised litter and rushed to the guest
house, where Lynn's belongings
were collected by the servants and
conveyed to the palace.
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nice girl with sense of humor
but a bit rebellious against certain
sorts of restraint. All this is new,
and you're enjoying it. You like the
Indian setting, and the novelty and
the moonlight and all that stuff"
Don't your"
''Yes. And / like you. ! would
not like to hear of you making a
mess of your life for the sake of a
spot of excitement. You don't un-
derstand India. You don't under
stand Rundhia."
A shadow moved. Someone chuck
led:
Doesn't she?"
Rundhia loomed on the wall with
a guitar in his hand. He smiled
down at Norwood. The moonlight
shone on his teeth.
eve were reaching a beautiful un-
derstanding," said Rundhia. "Are
you on your way to camp? Well, it's
a grand night for ride. Sorry
you're tired and sleepy"
Norwood eased his horse a little
nearer to the wall. He gave the
reins to the sais. In another mo-
ment he was standing upright on the
saddle, with his head within six
inches of the top of the wall:
81 am not so sleepy as perhaps l
look" he answered. "Give me a
hand up, Rundhia."
Lynn watched. This was some
thing altogether new in her expert
ence. Rundhia hesitated. Moonlight
betrayed him. Rundhia felt tempted
to refuse. But he hadn't the iron.
He could have scared the horse and
made Norwood look ridiculous. But
he hadn't the nerve. Lynn felt sor-
ry for him. With shrug he handed
the guitar to her, in order to use
both hands to help Norwood scram-
| BILE up the wall.
"You weren't invited" said Run
dhia.
Norwood stared. mo. noticed it.
Can you strum on that thing?"
Lynn spoke with all the malice she
could put into her voice:
Ou ike illhoi@y AdDtdni ANOA
wood? supposed your line was en-
gineering and ordering people
about"
Norwood laughed. mot about,
but abed. It's late. However. let's
hear Rundhia."
"Yes, please sing" Lynn knew
she hadn't even scratched the sur
face of Norwood's humor. So she
felt exasperated.
Rundhia smiled and plucked a
chord or two: Ever hear this one?"
He sang beautifully. His voice
was a good tenor, and he handled
the guitar with care. He avoided
Norwood's eyes. He sang to Lynn.
The words meant nothing to her, but
she couldn't fail to perceive the pas
sion suggested by the B-fat minor
melody. At the end of stanza,
| Norwood interrupted:
Damn that stuff. Rundhial Sing
something decent"
-Rundhia passed him the guitar.
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I'd have to look into it, and | made
her tell me where the mine is and
how to get a look at it. She came
clean"
How did she know"
s.She'd been told. And she was
out of her depth already. She want
ed word with the bully, and she
tried to get me to stay where |
was. But thought of tie bay mare
standing outside in the alley. and
she fidgety, and you fond O. the
mare and liable to find fault with me
If she should come to harm. And I
guessed it 'ud be wise to look into
the woman's story first"
You'd better leave that woman
and her bully guessing, and show
me the mine. Where is it?"
O'Leary pointed: Two hours
from now, when the moons about
there. | can guide you to a place
where you can see along under the
apron of water.
VERY well, O'Leary. Which way
did you conner?
"Short cut. Don't you try it. Horse
might break leg"
'All right, I'll follow the road.
Meet me in camp"
O'Leary vanished. Norwood had
ridden another fifty yards when he
heard angry shouting, several times
repeated. He wasn't sure. but he
thought he also heard girls voice.
He rode forward slowly and then, a
bit alarmed by the ensuing silence,
stirred his horse to a canter. He
drew rein, looking upward at Lynn,
not much more than two or three
minutes after Rundhia had left her.
She was sitting in full moonlight on
top of the wall, on cushion, with
one foot hanging over the wall and
her back against the kiosk.
"Helloi" he remarked. did Run
dhia leave you all alone here?"
"He said he'd come back"
"Well, he'll keep that promise.
How well do you know him?"
IT met him for the first time this
evening"
Like him?"
Shouldn't II"
"At your age, there is danger in
exotic likes and dislikes."
''I'm twenty-five"
"You don't look it. had guessed
you as eighteen. However, no doubt
you know how to take care of your
self among men of your own race.
| I'm taking it for granted that you're
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oPrRieHr.by. TALBOT nUhDY
THE STORY

CHAPTER Captain Carl Norwood has
been sent from his native England to the
Kadur River district in India. along with his
indispensable manservant, Moses O'Leary,
soldier of fortune. Norwood's job is to sur.
vey the district to determine whether valu.
able secret diamond mine belongs to the
temple priests or TO the ruler. the Mahara-
Jah of Kadur.
CHAPTER u-Norwood calls on the Brit
ish Residency to pay his initial respects. On
his way he catches q glimpse Of two women
in palace carriage, one OF whom is young
and beautiful. The other woman he knows
to be the Maharanee OF Kadur. OLeary
later tells him that the young woman Is an
American girl named Lynn Harding, who
with her aunt, Mrs. Deborah Harding. is a
guest at the palace.
CHAPTER m-Mrs. Harding and Lynn.
her niece, are guests at the Maharajah's s
palace. On sightseeing tour Mrs. Harding
sprains an ankle, and sends TO the palace
for aid. Prince Rundhia. handsome. spoiled
nephew of the rulers. comes to her rescue
and takes her back to the palace where he
meets Lynn for the first time. A Bengalese
doctor attends Mrs. Harding, despite her
protests. Mrs. Harding and Lynn are any.
thing but friendly. due to the formers ex.
acting demands. Mrs. Harding does not
like the royal family, especially Prince Run.
dfha, but is forced by circumstances TO
accept their hospitality.
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Norwood found himself between
the Maharanee and Aunty.

lay two pellets on a plate at Aunty's
right hand.
"Drugsl No thank you'll"
"What are they?" asked the Ma
harajah.
Exactly the same that your High
ness has been taking for your
nerves." said the physician.
II have iron nerves" said Aunty.
The physician smiled. He sepa-
rated the two pellets with a fork
and held the plate toward the Ma
harajah.
"Set her the example," he sug-
gested.
my monotonous life consists of
nothing else than setting good ex-
amples," said the Maharajah ''If
it won't hurt me, it won't hurt you"
He reached for a pellet.
Norwood noticed that the doctor
moved the plate SO that the Maha-
rajah's fingers closed on the one
that had been nearer Aunty. If it
was a trick it was smooth. Rundhia
was paying rather witty attention to
Lynn; he was making her laugh.
"As compliment, but against my
better judgment" said Aunty She
swallowed the other pellet.
"Thank you," said the Bengali.
tThank you, madam. That relieves
my anxiety. You should not be
here. You should be in bed. There
is no knowing what peoples nerves
may do to them when they have suf-
fered a bodily shock such as you re-
ceived this afternoon.
He bowed himself out.
Aunty used her napkin suddenly.
Norwood watched her. He was just
in time to prevent her falling from
the chair Everyone, including the
Maharajah. jumped up. Lynn ran
to her. The servants formed a
scrimmage around Lynn and Aunty.
The Maharajah scolded the Maha-
rance soto voce.
Rundhia sent a servant running
for the doctor The other servants
picked up Aunty and carried her
into the next room, where she
groaned on a couch and nearly faint
ed from humiliation. Rundhia met
the doctor at the door Norwood,
watching them, pretended not to,
wasn't certain whether they spoke.
The doctor nodded, put on his most
judicial professional air. felt Aunty's
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He found himself between the Ma
haranee and Aunty. Rundhia and
Lynn sat opposite; the Maharajah
at one end of the table, the Maha-
rance at the other.
The Maharajah only pretended to
eat. In theory. he had abandoned
caste restrictions, but in practice,
he lacked the Maharanee's courage.
He wilted under Aunty Harding's
barrage of remarks. Her vigor de-
pressed him. Aunty had no patience
with weaklings:
You're a hypochondriac," she
told him.
The Maharajah sighed. "I am a
victim of public duty. Affairs of
state impose a sedentary life that
has ruined my health. But / have
found that Rundhia's physician un-
derstands my ailment."
The physician reappeared in the
doorway, nervous, unsef-assertive.
He came behind Aunty's chair and
whispered to her. Norwood couldn' I
hear what he said, but he saw him
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CHAPTER vi

Norwood changed into khaki and
followed O'Leary's lantern. O'Leary
was nervous, talkative, deliberately
disrespectful Being only one-third
Irish, two-thirds of his turbulence
was assumed, not genuine. How
ever, Norwood understood that.
Someone, said O'Leary, must
gave overheard us talking near the.
palace gate. was followed to camp.
Heard him. Couldn't see him. We're
followed now. They'll take your
number down unless you watch out.
All you officers believe, because
your uniform was made in London,
that you've only got to call the po-
lice and"
"Shut up"
"All right, strafe mel That's the
Army for you. I'm not Army. I'm
an underpaid civilian supernumer-
ary. Sack me if you want to.
O'Leary resumed his discourse;
Then believe this: while you was
performing an officers job wi a
banjo and a beauty, sat thirsty
by the campfire, so the smoke 'ud
keep the skeeters off me, hoping for
one o. my spies to show up. But
came along a man I don't know.
Crep' up surreptitious. Spoke Pun
jabi, mispronouncing it. 1t weren't
his right language. Says he: How
much?"
"Gave you money!"
mot one annal He wanted to
know your price to side with the
priests against the Maharajah."
What did you tell him?"
Nothing"
''What did you do?"
'He was gone too quick. I missed
him with the new iron skillet what
the cook had stuck to clean itself
among the embers. Damned nigh
red-hot. If I'd hit him, he'd ha'
sizzled. Point is that whoever sent
him will be figuring they tried the
wrong diplomacy. Next thing, knife
or bullet. Dodge 'em and look out
for poison. Make the cook taste
everything and then bury the cook.
From now on, I eat nothing. Even
whiskey amt safe. They can drill
and plug the bottle; but il kills more
comforting than ground glass or
bamboo fiber. The priests know you
dined at the palace tonight. They're
dead sure the Maharajah creased
your palm. Well-there's where the
dump is. 'Tain't safe to go closer. -
"Wait here" said Norwood.
, O'Leary picked up a stick. He
shadowed Norwood along the foot
| path, until Norwood peered beneath
the waterfall. He had to stand OF
a slippery ledge of rock. As O'Lea.
ry had foretold, the moons rays did
wanly penetrate, but it was torch.
ight that revealed tho tr~~e'-mclrf
Norwood stood there for several
minutes watching spectral figures
dump blue clay from baskets. to be
carried away by the river.
Look outl" yelled O'Leary.
Norwood jumped. A living cobra
flung by an unseen hand, struck hi:
face-fell writhing-struck-missed
Norwood almost fell into the poo
beneath the waterfall, but O'Lear.
crashed him, showed, almost fell in
too, but scrambled-regained hi
footing-attacked the cobra-beat
with the long stick, slew it.
"Now are you satisfied Lied t,
you, did I? Going on in through th'
hole, or acting sensible? Want t
know how it feels to be pitched
in the dark down diamond miner
Back to camp" said Norwood
THANK you, I'll take whiskey
Watch your step, and watch your
Uncle Moses. If ! signal, don't cal
me liar, duck quicki"
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my bedroom. ! will use that. Good
night. Good night, Captain Nor
wood"
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More hogs were moving to market
in February than normal for that
month and the weights were lighter
than a year previously.
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President of the Council.
Approved March 4. 1910.
w. A. HOWE. Mayor.
Attest: James +. WEST. Clerk 4e
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E.. OF e. SECRETARY
TO CONVENTION

Continued from Page One)
Mrs. Jerry Mackay; Barlow. T.
T. Hatton; Bradenton, NJ. NJ.
Deaderick; DeLand, Walter Lehr-
mann; Delray Beach, Miss Edna
Waters; Fort Lauderdale, August
Burghard; Fort Myers, w. P.
Simpson; Fort Pierce, Edward
Radinsky; Gainesville, Clarence
Lee; Jacksonville. James T.
Daniels: Key West, S. c. Single
ton; Lake City, Wayne G. Miller;
Lake Wales, L. v. Conrath; Mi
ami, John L. Morris; Miami
Beach, Miss Agnes PurneIl;
Ocala, Horace Smith; Orlando. A.
c. Slaughter; Pensacola, Will j.
Davis; Sarasota, Marion Hopkins;
st. Augustine, John w. Dillon;
St. Petersburg, Burwell Neal;
Stuart, Col H. B. Kraft; Tampa,
G. D. Curtis; Tarpon Springs,
Marion Maxwell; Tavarese. Karl
Lehman; Vero Beach, Earl That
cher; West Palm Beach, Earl F.
Stumpf; Winter Haven, Peter
Shaw; Winter Park, H. w. Cald-
well; Tallahassee, c. D. Daven-
port.
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lclass. His name will be engraved
on the bronze plaque which
hangs In the school hall
Wedding of Miss Senior Class
and Mr. Life of Service" featured
the following seniors:
Preacher, Charles H. Ketchum,
Jr.; Bride, Alice Aguilar; Bride
groom, Jack Murray, class presi-
dent; Maid of Honor, Ella Nj
.colai; Best Man, Ray Perez;
bridesmaids, Sylvia Henriquez,
Nellie Louise Russell, Lois Ma
lone, Dolores Romaguerra, Wilma
Sands; Groomsmen, Earl Gar
lotte, Kermit levin, Wallace
Mitchell, Ralph Thompson. Sam
Collins; Flower Girl, Donna Muir
ray.
The last will and testament of
the bride" was read by Marian
Taylor; Rosemary Kelley was the
prophecies who predicted what
each member of the class would
be doing "ten years hence. The
class poem was read by Magali
de Leon and the history of the
class was presented by Lorayne
Harrington.
The exercises closed with sing
ing of the Farewell Song" by
the class membership.
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:: SOCIETY ::
Jessie Watkins And Ray Perez
Horored At Class Night Exercises

Auditorium of Key West High
School was jammed to capacity
last night at the Class Day exer-
cises of the graduating class.
Following the opening selection
by the school orchestra, Ruth
Carmen Henriquez gave the
salutatory address. Sylvia Pin
der, class giftorian, then pre-
sented gifts from the class which
included a check for $4,000 pre-
sented to Professor O'Bryant to
apply on the public address sys-
tenn fund for the auditorium.
Jessie Watkins, valedictorian of
the class, was honored at the
exercises in recognition of her
highest scholastic average. She
received the PIT. A. award and
the Readers Digest award for
that honor, presented by Prof.
O'Bryant.
Ray Perez, highest scholastic
average for boys winner, was al
so honored by the PIT A. The
Bausch and Lomb medal medal
for the student having the high
est average in science courses,
was awarded to Leander Albury.
Ray Perez also received the Bal
four award as the senior voted
highest rating in scholarships,
loyalty and achievement by the
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WITH WilIkie for President
w Clubs mushrooming from coast
to coast, il begins TO look as
though Wendell WilIkie may be
the next Republican candidate for
president. Here are statistics about
him:
Height: s feet, 2 inches.
Born: Elwood, Indiana. Febru-
airy Is. 1892.
Graduated Indiana University.
1913; Law School 1916.
Taught history at COffeyyille
High School, CofTeyville. Kansas.
Enlisted in the army the day
the u. S. declared war: served In
the 325th Field Artillery; in
France for 10 months
Married Edith Wilk of Rush
Vile, Indiana, January IA. 1918.
Was offered a chance to run for
Congress, but instead he moved to
Akron, Ohio, in 1919; became a
member OF a law firm: fought Ku
Klux Khan; twice Commander OF
Summit Post No. Is. American
Legion.
Invited to New York as counsel
OF Commonwealth and Southern;
became its president in 1883
Converted Commemorative loss
to a profit; now has lowest cost and
highest average use of electricity
Of any private utility operator.
Mr. Willkie is a dynamo. He
writes f1uently. is a student OF
American history: a book-reviewer
of distinction. His ambition has
been to achieve independence. He
talks back to Wall Street as well
as to the New Deal. When the
iva invaded Commonwealth
Tennessee property he carried his
case to the people. forced the New
Deal to buy it at fair price. In
spite OF pressure from his friends.
from all parts of the country, he
has refused to become candidate
for President of the United States.
He has raised no funds and will
not permit a campaign. But he
has publicly stated that if the
nomination were offered to him
he would accept it.
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SAILORS ARRIVE
FROM NORFOLK
TO COMPLEMENT PERSON
MEL ON LOCAL NEUTRAL
ITY PATROL SHIPS

Arriving this week In buses
of, the Florida Motor Lines was a
party of sailors of the u. S. Navy
consigned to service at Key West.
1t was said this morning that the
men were from the Battleship
New York at Norfolk and they
were assigned to destroyers of
the Neutrality Patrol Squadron.
Destroyer Williams, which was
out Of the harbor yesterday I'M
dergoing annual material in
spection, has returned to port
and was this morning anchored
out in the Stream. Other yes
sells in port are the DeStroyers
Lea, Buchanan, CrowninShield
and Aulick, berthed at the finger
piers; Hale and Williams, an
chored in the harbor, and the
Tender Gannet, at the fuel dock.
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NOTE

Photostat of the original of
the foregoing interesting letter is
in the hands of the undersigned
through. the courtesy of Mrs.
Nina Kirby-Smith Buck and Mrs.
Lydia Kirby-Smith Hale, of
Sewanee, Tenn, the daughters of
Edmund K Smith, the writer of
above letter.
Mrs. Buck, in her letter to the
undersigned says this letter was
written by her father to his
mother when he was IL years
old. That he was born in St.
Augustine in 1924, in what was
then called the oldest Spanish
house in America, and is now
the Public Library. That her
grandfather, Colonel and Judge
Joseph Lee Smith, was appointed
by President Madison to become
the first Judge of the Florida
Court, and moved at once to St.
Augustine in 1924. He died and
is buried in St. Augustine. That
her grandmother was Francis
Kirby, of Litchfield, Conn"
This 12-year-old boy grew up
to become a famous general in
the Confederate Army of the
Southern States.
Thus we have another chapter
to the history of the Florida Keys.
A. v. S. SMITH,
DeLand, Fla, and Indian Key.
May 18th, 1910.
"Kirby, referred to in above
letter, was the older son, Captain
Ephraim Kirby Smith, and was
killed during the war with Mex
leo. Edmund K. Smith then a
young lieutenant. was fighting
by his side.
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Alumni Reunion
Shines Tonight

Highlighting the social aspect
of the commencement calendar,
the annual alumni reunion of
Key West High School to be held
tonight in La Concha Dining
Room is expected to draw a
record breaking crowd.
Reservations already in have
far exceeded last years attend
ance and announcement was
made today that time for making
reservations had been extended
until 700 o'clock tonight to af-
ford those who have not yet
made reservations the oppor-
tunity of attending this yearly
event.
Announcement was made to-
day by Miss Elizabeth Sharpley,
manager of the La Concha, that
the dining room and bar would
be closed to the public tonight.