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aBY ELISABETH HOLDING /

she said to herself, s'I'll find some
way to get Uncle Rufus away
from here. But can't think just
now"
The driver opened the door of
the cab; she had her foot on the
step, when a window on the floor
above was opened and Doctor
Coats voice called, in a tone of
severe indignation: s5
Miss Diana! One moment, If
you please! Your uncle wishes TO
speak to you for a momenti"
She began to cry. Fatigued and
miserable tears. like child. a..
"I-can'ti'" she called back,
But Doctor Coat had closed the
window and retired, and she knew
she had to go. tf.o1
"Well, shall / keep on waiting?"
asked the driver.
EYES," she said, and once more
entered the house.
Once more she mounted those
stairs to the dimly-lit corridor
above, and went to Uncle Rufus's
room.
But Doctor Coat was not there;
the room was empty except for
the old man lying on the bed with
his face to the wall in the almost
dark room. She went over to the
bed.
"Uncle Rufus!" she said softly.
He turned his head; she had a
glimpse of something il his eyes
that made her cry out. Then a
hand pressed over her mouth, her
wrists were caught behind her
back. She struggled in vain, her
wrists were tied, and her ankles;
the hand over her mouth was sup
planted in a flash by O handker-
chiefs, she, was jerked backward,
someone lifted l.l her feet, someone on
II, was Aunt EmnaHaq Who hgid
her bound ankles. n She o looked
straight into those blue eyes: Then
she was carried into the next
room, laid on the bed; she saw
Aunt Emma and Uncle Peter 60
out; she heard the key turn in
the lock.
She felt the world slipping
away from her, there was a roar
ing in her head, a swirling black
ness before her eyes. It seemed
to her that the handkerchief over
her mouth was smothering her:
she tried to raise her bound
hands, and tainted.
Ito be continued)
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Chapter IS
AZ Nswsfeoivres

Chapter Is
DOcTOR COAT signed. in a
II neat, small hand. and Uncle
Peter added a scrawlirg, infantile
signature.
"Will you keep it for me,
please?" she said to Purvis.
Thank you all very much !. J.
Nov. Ia Just run up to say good.
se ran up the stairs, and found
Aunt Emma in the upper corridor.
N-ss done" she said. "Sign I'd
and witnessed. Now please tell
me -n
Goats coming upln said Aunt
Emma. 60 down in the kitchen
and ask Miles. He'll tell you all
you want to know"
II don't want -"
'Then you'll have to wait" said
Aunt Emma, aud turning on her
heel, walked into Uncle Rufus's
room just as Doctor Coats bene-
VIOLENT and stupid face appeared
at the head of the stairs.
She went down the stairs and
resolutely pushed open the swing
door, went through the pantry
and into the kitchen.
Miles was sitting on the edge
of the table, smoking. He glanced
at her as she entered, but he did
not speak or move.
"Milesw she said, in as matter
of-fact a way as she could man.
age.
What happened to Mr.. Fen
you'll never see him again.
said Miles, with laugh. a
.,:ot' Please tell me all about it
Miles Aunt Emma told me to
come and ask YOU"
i'iiEI didn't think-I could do that,
he said. 81 didn't mean to !. She
promised to help me. ra
"That night when we cooked
the dinner together, Di Thai
was the happiest hour I ever hae
in my life Then when yor
went upstairs to dress, she tole
me she'd heard you promise tt
meet that fellow at nine o'clock
in the clearing She said
could stop it.
But when you ran out like that
Di, couldn't stand it. To SEE
you, bent on meeting another mar
-. went after you. I only mean
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-16
WE MUsT FEED THE HUNGRY

TIE people 81 the United States will
ha @a~m# @w'saeq@Har in order Cd secure
- lur shipment TO Europe and Asia,
Fe millions 81 peonle lace starvation
Shes are the bkneficiaries of the
srasty 81 the United States and other
.ans.
Fhe Department Of Agriculture says
- 3 reduction Of twenty-five per cent
III fhn consumption of wheat and wheat
a aaets j. necessary 20 prevent starvation
A the occupied countries. in parts of Asia
80 slsee here. This j. in addition to the
aheai that will be saved by the conserva-
- program that increased the flour ex-
acton rate and curtailed the use of
ahsag b mixed livestock feeds.
A National Famine Emergency Com
a'itee has been named. with former Presi-
e#n Herbert Hoover a. honorary chair
e. Mf Hoover made a great reputation
the last World War In feeding the
Mlsns aBd either suffering people in
tAFaps lie believes that Food Admins
90. eth complete authority, ia neces-
and that AL control Of food. now scat
o. n different governmental agencies,
#auld he lodged in the Secretary Of Agri-
eH.ture e. Food Administrator
Following q conference al the White
fifuse. attended by Mr.. Hoover, Chester
hAsgsa. Secretary If Commerce Wallace
aN8 q number Of Others. IL was stated, as
fonftusl0n Of the group. that more could
"a done to save food BY voluntary self
Is anInR than by a system of government
FflonlnR orders. We are inclined to doubt
fgH correctness Of this conclusion. but, if
eiii work. IL l. 10 be preferred to any
rusefHment attempt to compel people to
alow orders.
We have commented before upon the
gtral obliwation which rests upon the peo-
Il 81 the Unised States. along with the
"a er victorious powers, 10 prevent starva-
- anionw the people of the war-devas-
90 areas. even including those in enemy
antnea
Prior Co the unconditional surrender
r Germany and Japan. the problem of
std.nw the populations belonged to the
- AMI Japanese Governments. Upon the
eaplttion IT the surrender. the problem
M8matically transferred itself to the VIC
e.. w.ho became the only powers able to
fsaetlon effectively.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-16

to stop you !. But I missed you,
in the dark. | couldn't find you
=. / went to the clearing, and
I saw him standing there He
had heard me coming found
I had Uncle Rufus's loaded stick
in my hand. don't remember
taking it. I swear | had no idea
of--of that---when | left the house
!. Is. But when / saw him Di,
i didn't mean to do thatl swear
I didn'tr'
aWhat--was it--that you dide"
she asked.
ST only struck once. Di swear
it i And then heard someone
coming down the hillside, and
dragged him back, among the
trees. 1t was you !. Oh, God,
Di! You called him! You sat down
there-and waited for him-you
called him again And he was
lying there, not ten yards from
you -. !. All the time /. Later,
pushed him into the old quarry /.
He rose with look somber and
austere.
"She's told me, often enough,
that I'm not to be trusted. And
it's true. I've never done anything
but harm. / never could. I'm ready
for the police, whenever they
come :"
III WAS thinking of Fenne1. II
~ seemed to her the greatest
misfortune possible that she was
never to know him better. never
| to see him again. 1t seemed to her
as if the vital, the significant part
of her own life had ended with
him. 1~
''He came to meet me-" she
thought. "If it hadn't been for me
he would be alive now" :. She
had to get away! y{.nls v1av
well Goodbye, Milesl'
she said, with a polite, dazed, lit
tie smile. '< 's'' 'i'1"J M
She was not even aware that
she had interrupted him in the
middle of a speech.
''Di ;" he cried. "Where are
you going?"
"I'm Just going back to New
York, Miles. I'm-tired."
you're going to leaUe me, Dip
Miles" she said, with a sort
of despair. "I've got to go. /
can't stand any more"
The Spring night was cool ano
fresh. she drew a deep breath.
! When I've had time to Think
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-16

M4G. atwava seek the truth and print il without
kaar aaa without favor; never be afraid to attack
aaane af la applaud right; always fight for
saMe2 uevgr he the organ or mouthpiece OF
r pafaan. clique. faction or class; always
aa sa mtmoat Cor the public welfare; never
.alsFate corruption or injustice; denounce vice
aH8 nEa.ae virtue, commend good done by in
#N4aal aT organization; tolerant Of others
hls 0aews ard opinions; print only news
sea Msll eleVaie and not c0ntaminate the reader
aesNf eampxmlae wtth principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-16

CONSUMPTION for Germany again.
1941-Britain drafts girls 1921
and men from Alas for war
work.
1942-Announcement that con-
siderable American soldiers now
IN Australia go < n4Ii z-1ff j.
1943 ---tAmerican-Alied troops
drive Germans back in Yunisia
1944-Germans still cling ITO
part of Casino, Italy Russians
drive back Germans in almost all
sectors in Russia = ~ -'i'
1945-End of the battle for
Two Island. Americans drive on
in Luzon, U. S. surrender or die"
i sl53n''fHrrIi EaJeV)F "5'fffln6f19P-
:, BelhnlBg4aa'Efrarl ffHEl Ysyl Dr.
too cruel = for the Germans.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-16

While draft and draught are etmo-
logically the same, We know that the
country won't stand the draft much longer,
yet will stick by the draught with unehd-
ing pleasure
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-16
TO-DAY IN HISTORY
know America)

1802-Act of Congress estab-
fishes West Point.
1889 = Great hurricane off
Aamoa takes toll of several U. S.
and German warships-is be-
lieved to have averted war be-
tween U. S. and Germany.
1918-Coal dealers of country
put under license by Fuel Admin
istration.
1919-U. S. soldiers take up
battle stations on Trans-Siberian
Railroad.
ls35-Hitler declares military
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-16

Today The Citizen announced
in an editorial paragraph:
Bob Ripley was once a pitcher
for the New York Giants, believe
it or not"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-16

Scripture Quotation: For bod
lily exercise profieth little: bat
goodness is profitable unto all
things, having promise of the life
that now is, and of that which is
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-16
And another poem:
LOVE DIVINE

All, Love Divine, Love Eternal,
That Thou should die for me-;
Bear the agony of cruel death
On the Cross of Calvary.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-16
SHAPED UNDER PRESSURE

- CHICAGO: = Floor and wall
tiles. are shaped under a pressure
Of about 1000 pounds TO the
square inch before being fired.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-16
Spiritual Food
ABOUT GOING TO
CHURCH .....
BY J. w. n.

&, A reader suggested the use of
the following poem in our Sat-
urday Spiritual Food column as
it pertains to attending churchA(or
the, lack of attendance) and to-
morrow is the day churches throw
open their doors for all who may
wish to worship God:
EXCUSES
When gasoline was rationed,s
Here's what some folks would say:
Would love to, but I'm sorry;
Can't go to church today.
MY tank is nearly empty,
My tires are almost through;
I'll listen to the radio,
'Tis the best that I can do"
And now the war is over
And gas is flowing free,
They still make more excuses,
Some silly as can be.
1 wonder what excuse they'll
make
When they come to the Judgment
Day?
They'll just stand there, con-
demned, my friend,
Cause excuses then won't pay.
The reader also suggested the
iuseHef the following verses from
the l4th chapter of Luke in con-
'nection with the poem:
1d 'fThen said he unto him, A GER
tain man made a great suppeH
and babe many: and sent his serv~
ant at supper time to say to them
that were hidden, Come; for all
things are now ready.
"And they all with one consent
began to make excuses. The frs
said unto him, l have bought a
piece of ground, and must needs
go and see it: l pray thee have me
excused. And another said,
have bought five yoke of oxen,
and I go to prove them: l pray
thee have me excused. And an
other said, l have married a wife,
and therefore l cannot come.
$50 that servant came, and
Showed his lord these things. Then
the master of the house being an
cry said to his servant, Go out
quickly into the streets and lanes
of the city, and bring in hither
the poor, and the manned, and the
halt, and the blind. And the serv-
ant said, Lord, it is done as thol;
hast commanded, and yet there is
room. And the lord said unto the
servant, Go out into the highways
and hedges, and compel them to
come in, that my house may be
filled. For l say unto you, That
none of those men which were
hidden shall taste of my supper
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-16

The Housing department Of the
WPA announced today that Il is
considering applications for the
establishment of tourists camps
in Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-16

Reeds reported massing in Iran. Isn't
MESSING the proper word.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-16

Whenever politicians appear to. be
sure of themselves it is time for the voters
to turn them out
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-16

7- Strong y south and southeast
winds are pre6icteddhene fanotp-
night as result of a northwester
of great intensity that is off the
coast between Georgia and North
Carolina.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-16

The Chamber of Commerce to-
day received a letter from the
Tourists Automobile Association
suggesting that the Monroe
county commissioners acquire
the railroad right of way through
the Florida Keys for the Overseas
Highway.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-16

to come. This is a faithful saying
and worthy of all acceptation." >
I Timothy 4:8,9.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-16

Circuit Judge Jefferson b.
Browne today restrained State
Plant Board employees from
spraying trees in Key West until
the supreme court renders its de-
'cision in a case, regarding spray
ing, that was appealed by Cara
lame. richardson i -
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City Clerk Wallace pinder said
today he had received $500 as
part payment on the trolley car
rails the city recently sold to a
Miami company.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-16
Key West In
Days Gone By
FROM FILES OF THE CITIzEH
OF MARCH le. 1895

Rogelio Gomez today an
nounces in The Citizen for the
Democratic nomination for
county judge in the primary ~
be held in June. Mr.. Gmoez Il
now serving as judge. having
been appointed to that position
by Governor Dave Sholtz.
Beginning tomorrow. the WPA
announced today, two ferries will
be operated in the water gap be-
tween No Name Key and Lower
Matecumbe.
Evening star., 1946-03-10
Plan
.SIum Project Farley

The Commissioners are to confer
with other District officials Tuesday
on the proposed $40 100000 slum-
clearance project for Washington
The plan Is contained in a Sen
ate-approved bill now before the
House which would set up a re-
development agency to clear up the
so-called "blighted areas" of the
city.
Richmond B. Keech, assistant to
President Truman and former
lcorporation counsel, was understood
to have been invited to the session
which will be part of the regular
Tuesday board meeting.
In connection with the disclosure
Of the slum clearance conference
it was announced the city heads
would postpone until Thursday their
consideration of the Barry bill to
extend rent control to commercial
properties. Originally scheduled for
Tuesday, the Barry bill conference
was shelved temporarily for the
slum-clearance measure which was
to have been taken up last week
Budget hearings at the Capitol pre-.
vented its consideration at that
time,
Evening star., 1946-03-10
Marine Corps 10 Cut
Point Score Tomorrow

The discharge score for all mer
in the Marine Corps will drop from
AZ to 40 points tomorrow, the
Marine Corps announced last night
in making public It's long-range
rehabilitation plans.
The corps estimated that under
the planned demobilization pro-
gram, practically all" personnel
with combat service who are not
regulars will be mustered out by
midsummer All women Marines
will be eligible for release July
Like the Navy. the Marine Corps
expects to have practically all
Selective Service and reserve per.
sonnel out Of the service by Sep.
tember.
The discharge schedule follows
April 1-38 points for men, l;
points for women Marines. present
discharge score of women Is II
points,
May 1-33 points for men, 8 fol
women.
June 1-28 points for men, fol
women.
July 1-25 points for men, ne
points for women.
After July, 80 months service
will also make a man eligible fol
discharge. The Marine Corps ex.
planned that length of service will
be the main discharge factor aftel
July /, although the point system
will be retained in consideration
of parenthood and of the few mer
who have combat credit but les!
than 25 points.
Evening star., 1946-03-10

nomination and election.
If he does not make the race
against Senator Shipstead, then
Gov. Thye, who has been popular
State executive, probably will enter
the lists. Mr.. Stassen could again
seek the governorship, an Office to
which he was elected three times,
but he is not expected to do so.
Mr.. Stassen is the white hope of
many Republicans of progressive
leanings. He is also the candidate
Of many others who believe sin
cerely in international collabora-
ton for the maintenance of peace
and the United Nations. Mr.. Stas-
sens last public service-outside of
the Navy-was as a member of the
American delegation to the San
Francisco conference where he
played an important part in the
draft OF the United Nations
Charter.
Alternative Is Law Practice.
His alternative, II he does not
re-enter politics, is to go back to
private law practice and make a
name for himself in important
cases. His friends do not believe
he can merely continue to travel
about the country, making speeches
constantly, and hold the interest
and support of a great body of the
Republican voters.
Mr.. Stassen is young man
scarcely 40 years old. He has time
to look forward to other and more
distant presidential races. Never
theless, the present time, when he
has been much in the public eye,
looks to be his opportunity.
Evening star., 1946-03-10
Philadelphia Hotel Strike
Forces Guests 10 Walk Up
BY the Associated Prsss

PHILADELPHIA, Mar. Q. - A
strike Of 275 employees at the 22-
story Adelphia Hotel today forced
guests to walk long flights OF stairs
and provide their own maid service
and closed the hotel bar and res
taurant
Five AFL unions have been ne
gotiating since last October for a
new contract which would include
a Is per cent wage increase and a
five-day, 40-hour week, instead of
the present six-day, 44-hour week.
Union representatives said a man
agement offer to increase wages by
$22 600 a year was rejected.
The management spokesman said
the unions had received an aver
age Of IS per cent wage increases
since January, 194l, adding:
THE management had offered to
grant additional increases for a
one-year contract from October
l945, with retroactive pay"
The unions involved are affiliated
with the AFL Hotel and Restaurant
Employees and Bartenders District
Union.
Evening star., 1946-03-10
Stossen Must Decide on Race
For Senate by Wednesday
Friends Fear Failure
To Get Public Office
Will Hurt '48 Chances
By Gould Lincoln

Harold E. Stassen, former COVER
nor Of Minnesota and until recently
captain in the Navy, must make
up his mind this week-if he has not
already done so-whether he will be
candidate for the Republican
nomination for the Senate against
the veteran Senator Shipstead. Mr..
Stassen, himself, has said the oe-
cision must be made by Wednesday.
Bound up in the decision may rest
the whole question of Mr.. Stasse S
presidential aspirations for 1948.
The problem worrying mis- supporters
and he has q host of them-is
whether he can continue in a strong
position for such nomination II
he remains outside OF political office.
They believe that he must again
show his political strength in his
own State by running for the Senate
this year.
Stassen and Bricker.
AS the picture appears today, the
l948 Republican race will lie between
Mr.. Stassen and John W. Bricker,
former governor of Ohio and running
mate of Gov. Dewey of New York in
1874 Mr.. Bricker is a candidate for
the Senate this fall and is expected
to win hands down.
A third possible strong candidate
for the nomination Is Gov. Dewey
who is expected to be candidate
for reelection as Governor in the
fall elections. If he Is reelected, no
one can count him out of the presi-
Dental race with certainty. AL
though his chances for another
nomination for President seem
slight now, such victory might
easily change the whole situation.
Much may happen in the next
two years to bring out other can
didates for the presidential nomina-
ton: Gen. Macarthur, for example,
after he has completed his work in
Japan, or Gen. Eisenhower, now
Army Chief of Staff.
Governor Thye May Run.
Mr.. Stassen Is reported to be un-
willing to run for the Senate. 1t is
said that he does not relish the idea
of serving six years in the Senate,
should he be nominated and elected,
and then fail to win the presidential
Evening star., 1946-03-10
472 Steel Firms Sian
With Unioni in 3Weeks
BY the Assecioted Press

PITTSBURGH, Mar. 9-The CLIO
United Steel-Workers Of America
announced today that since the steel
wage agreement February Is con-
tracts had been signed with 472
steel manufacturing, processing and
fabricating firms. covering nearly
600 900 workers in the Nation.
The union said 426 companies,
employing 10000 workers, still were
unsigned but expressed belief that
contracts would be negotiated this
week for the majority of these.
More than SOC. 1000 workers in steel
and afIiliated industries still were on
strike 10 days ago, the union esti-
mated, adding that this number is
melting rapidly as new contracts are
signed.
Among companies not yet signed,
the union said, were Al firms en-
ploying 5000 workers largely in
heavy machinery. In another cate
CORY of unsigned plants are 81 COM
panies employing $4,000, including
approximately 5000 iron ore work
ers. The remaining 293 unsigned
companies are miscellaneous, en-
ploying around 10000 workers