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Evening star., 1946-12-01
Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Benson en-
tertained at small informal party
Friday evening in honor of Miss
Shirlee zuckerman and Mr.. Joseph
Benson, whose engagement was re-
Gently announced by Miss Fucker
mans parents, Mr.. and Mrs, George
Zuckerman of New York City.
MIR. Benson is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Abraham Benson Of this
city.
The young couple are planning q
June wedding after Miss Fucker
mans graduation from New York
University.
Evening star., 1946-12-01
Visitors Here

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Bensinger
with their two children of Manches-
ter, N. H., are visiting MIR. Ben
singers mother, Mrs. Sylvan Ben
singer of Woodley Park Towers.
Mrs. Max Cohan of New York is
visiting her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, DR.. and Mrs. David Weinstein
Mr.. and Mrs. Darwin Riefkin OF
Newport, KY, are spending the
winter in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Nye OF
Philadelphia have been the guests
of Mrs. D. j. Kaufman.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-04-01
Le+o I943 ie bio noihuise

revez brez roke? Sedaj imam
samo Sc brata Franceta in Te-
be, ljuba moja sestra Pepca.
"Leto 1943 je bilo "a mas maj
hujse. Vedno smo bill prega-
miami cd Nemcev. In najhujse
je Sc to, da so nam Nemci po-
zgali mas ljubi dom. Resi1i nj
smo nicesar drugega, kakor sa-
mo COLO zivljenje. Zgorelo nam
je prav vse, hisa vsa, tako 'da
stoji samo colo zidovje, kakor
tudi pohistvo in VISA obleka.
ia obleci nismo imeli mic
drugega, kot tisto, kar smo ime-
Ii ma sebi in kar smo dobili Cd
dobrih ljudi. Tako tudi sedaj,
|ceprav je konec vojne, nimamo
obleke. En- par ldek imamo "a
odevati; druge odeje nimamo
nobene.
"Upam, da n am bo drzava
Seasonal pomagala, da 81 bono
postavili hiso spet nazaj. Cerk-
nice je skoraj polovico pozgane.
Sedaj stanujemo ma Rakeku,
kjer je moi MOI v sluzbi. Bill je
tudi v internaciji v Nemciji, S
katere Sc je sreeno vrnil domov.
Sedaj zivimo v miru. Bolj tezko
je Sc, pa .samo da je konec te
strasne vojne. Vas vse skupaj
pray ljubece pozdravljamo,. po-
sebno pa Tebe,
''Marija Jerina'
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-04-01

Mrs. Josephine Debevec, New
Philadelphia, o. je prejela pi-
smo cd sestre Marie Jerina il
Rakeka, v katerem tozi o veil
KEN trpljenju, XII so ga presta-
Ii tam radi vojne. Hiso so jim
.pozgali Nemci in leto 1913 je
-bilo najhujse zanje. Sedaj nj
smajo mic, ne donna, ne opreme
i'm ne ebleke, kot mnogi drugi
pogorelci. Pismo je
ssledece vsebine:
"Rakek, n. jan, 1916.
"Ljuba moja sestra!
"Jokala sem sc cd veselja, ko
sem prejela Tvoje pismo. Ne
mores 81 misliti, kako smo bill
vsi veseli, da ste Sc vsi zivi in
zdravi. Hvalabogu, enako smo
tudi mi. Tvoje pismo sem do
'bila rs. januarja 1916. Torej je
ihodilo pet mesecev. Ali vendar,
da vsaj vemo, da smo Sc vsi Ii
wi, in da smo prestali vse te
'vojne grozote, katerih tn Slo-
veniji nj bilo malo.
IN al Ii ma kratko opisem
trpljenje in vse kar smo presta-
Ii v tel dobi gorja in nesrec.
Najbolj zalostno vest, kar I'll
morem sporociti, je to, da je ma
jim brat, Joze, mrtev. Padel je
" partizanih leta 1943. Bill je
pri topovih in mu je granata
raztrgala roko. Ia NIGGA je bilo
najboljse, da je umrl. Kaj bi
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-04-01
Tri |e+o v nemskem uie+nis+vu

Sci srecno domov ali ne. Ali "a
enkrat mu ne morem pisati, ker
Sc posta ne funkcionira. Sal je
vse zbito in bombardirano. Ce-
lie je tudi. Ali tako, kakor SO
druga mesta in. kraji, je nekaj
groznega. Celje Sc nj prevec tr-
pelo, pac pa zgornja Savinjska
dolina .je popolnoma porusena.
Maribor je tudi precej zbit,
Grac in Dunaj isto.
"Strasna in grozna je bila ia
vojna, pa "a prazen mic. .Zatorej
ljuba teta in stric, ce ste Sc pri
zivljenju, ne pozabitc name,
Maj pise eden ali drugi, da vem
da Sc zivite. Sal edino strica V
Gradcu Sc imam in Vas. Name
in oceta nj vec. Mi nj bio ma
men jeno, da bi jih Sc srecen vi
del, sta morala preje umreti.
"Da bi Vam pisal, kako je BIZ
10 v lagerju, mislim da VAN je
re znano, kako SO delali z nami.
Sc danes sc mi cudno zdi, da sem
toliko zdrzal, ko je drugih ma
tisoce pomrlo Cd gladu. Mnogo
jih je bilo pa postreljenih. Sal
Yam bonn drugic Sc boil natanc-
no vse opisal, samo da dobim
odgovor in da vem, da ste Sc Iii
vi in zdravi.
"Tudi sedaj pri mas Sc pri-
manjkuje ziveza. Je Sc vse ma
karte in to cato, ker SO Hitler
jevci vse oropah, pobrali, poru-
Sill in zazgali. Upamo, da Sc DO
Sc tudi vse to uredilo in prislo
v start tir. Samo da smo zopet
svobodni in ne vec pod terror
jena in pusko. Preje je bill clo-
vek "a vsako malenkost ustre-
lien. Sedaj je hvalabogu zopet
mir. Koliko je bio druzin, XII SO
bile cd prvega do zadnjega po-
streljene. Drugi so bill interni-
rani in poslani lagerje, kjer
so pomrli. Srecni snlo tisti, ka-
teri smo sc vrnili Sc "a silo zdra-
vi, ceravno do smrti ne bonn in
ne morem pozabiti, ka.j sem do
zivel ma lastni kozi; koliko gro
zote pa videl z mojimi ocmi. To
je spomin, kateri Sc ne da po-
zabiti preje, kot takrat, ko "a
vecno zaprem svoje oci. Tedaj
sele bono to pozabih, preje Sc
ne more. Zbogom, ljuba teta in
stric! 81,
August Kramer"
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-04-01
Kjer je r11a$sc:oba--
tam ie milo!
"a kro+ek eos

Bio je ma Kitajskem. Anne
r:ski pomorsSak .ie polozil We
nee ma grob umrlemu toNarisu
ma nekem pokopa:iscu. Ozira So
okrog in vidi, da neki Kitajec
polaga skledico RIA ma drugi
grob v blizini. Tedaj ameriski
vojak vprasa Kitajca: 'sKdaj pa
nislis da DO tvoj prijatelj vstal,
da DO jedel riz?''
Kitajec mu smeje odgovori:
'"Takrat DO vstal, kot tvoj pri-
jatelj, da pride duhati .cvetlice,
XII 81 nu jih ravnokar prinesel."
Woodrow Wilson je bill fesen
MOI, toda je incl sn1isel tudi
"a sale, oe je priika nanesla ia
ko. Nekega dne, med prijatalj-
skim razgovorarn, SO nnu oc3lao
zlezla zelo 'nizko ma nosu, da hi
knalu zdrsnila ma usta.
"'Vasa otala SO uarn zlezla
skoraj ma usta,' ga opozeri to-
varis.
.'Je ze dobro," odgovori vii
son 2 nasnehorn. "Hocem mann
rec pideti o Gem govorirn.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-04-01

kIAsI dezeli primanjkuje
~ maScob v industriialne
svrhc.
Zaloge so tako majhne, 'da
mora Vlada dolociti koliko
masti lahko odda v svrho il
delovanja mila in koliko v
druge svrhe mirovne dobe.
Pomanjkanje bi bilo Sc vecje
brez pomoci gospodinj v Ame-
riki, katere pri tenn tako lepo
pomagajo in oddajajo obrab-
ljene maseobe.
Hranite Sc nadalje in nan:
tako pomagajte, ker ma ia ma
Gin potem dobite razun mila
tudi druge izdelke, katere po-
trebujete.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-04-01
Znanje je blagostanje!

V knjigi "A Nation Of Ma.
tions" je veliko podatkov o Anne.
riki in Ameriksncsv. Kdor &c
zsh resnitno prsprieati. mai pre-.
cita. oxiroma 81 nabari oznsnje.
NO knjigo. .Spisal 10 10 mas mar.
ljivi. poznani in spostovani anne
riSko-slorsnxlsi pisatslj Louis
Adamic. Kujigo si lahko preslr.
bits pri mas. v ursdnistvu Ena-
kQpSsynosti.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-04-01

vedno cakamo, da zavlada pra-
vi mir, tax mir, kot vem da ga
'uzivate do sedaj samo vi. To je
glavno. Zakaj, straha sno men,
da zs dovolj prestah. Pomanj-
kanja tudi, posebno pri itaijan-
skin vojakih, pa saj ze gotovo
ves." ~ E
Svakinja Ida pise: "Saj "a
pisati hi imeli vam ,dosti, toda
cakamo IA vecs svebode. Ker
svoboda je samo, dekler 50 tt-
kaj vasi Amerikanci. Mas pa nj
ia sreca doletela se." TO pisano
je tudi IL Gorice. /.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-04-01

Mrs. M ary Spehar, 1919
Hale Ave., je prejela pismo Cd
svojega necaka Augusta Kra-
merja il Celia, v katerem jilspo-
roca, da je bill celia tri leta v Ia
gerju Mauthausenu v Nemciji,
kjer je zelo trpel in Sc vrnil do
NOV yes unicen in bolan. Donna
je ostala zena sama, XII je tudi
trpela. Pismo je sledece vsebi-
ne:
"Celje, "a. dec, 1915.
'Ljuba teta!
'Po dolgih in strasnih letih
Sc Van oglasam. Upam, da ste
Sc pri zivljenju. Vas kot tn d i
Vasega moza prav prisocno po-
zdraviva mojo zenko Minko.
Meme nj bilo donna tri leta. Dol
&c so bile in strasne. Meseca
junija 1912 leta sem bill pofitic-
no aretiran. Tedaj SO me po-
polnoma zbii in steph v zaporu,
tudi so mi zlomi1i spodnjo des-
no celjust. Potem so me poslali
v zloglasni Mauthausen lager:
kjer sem bill celia tri leta. Trpel
sem kot zivina. Minka pa donna,
je tudi trpela pomanjkanje.
"Oba, oce in matt sta mi v
tenn casu umrla. Letos meseca
julija sem prisel zopet domov,
cisto izcrpan in bolan. Alta je
umrl 10. julia 1943 leta, mama
pa tri mesece pozneje in sicer
/. oktobra 1943 leta. Moi mlaj-
81 brat je tudi padel v vojni, ga
pogresamo. Stric Miha, YES brat
Sc zivi. On je tri leta skrbel "a
mojo zeno Minko, ko meme nj
bilo donna, ko sem bill v lager
ju. Sedaj zopet delam v tovar-
nj, v cinkarni. Ali kaj, en- tedsn
ali diva delam, potem pa zopet
boleham. Sem cisto unicen.
"Obleko in pohistvo SO vse Ia
|plenili in pobrali re takrat, ko
so meme aretirali, tako da so me
popolnoma unicii. Tezka, ,huda
in kruta je moja usoda. Ali sa.
no, da sem Sc xiv prisel zopet
domov v moi rojstni kraj. Ce
Bog da zdravje, bonn ze Sc po.
skusil izgubljeno nadomestiti.
"Rad bi tudi pisal stricu v
Grac, ali tia Sc ne gre posta
Vem da strica skrbi, &c sem pri.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-04-01

Ves+i IL Grosup|ia nd Dolenfkem

Pc cesti SO Sic dol'g e, kolone
Nemcev in ,domacih ida jalcev
IS sklonjenimi glavami. Vse je
'bezalo, tudi civilni izdajalci, ka-
teri so Sc bali polagati racune.
tOdsel je tudi IL Grosuplja De-
'beljak S cello svojo druzino;
Bubnovi pet bratov; Vodiear-
.jevega Toneta sin in tri hcere
i'm Sc veliko drugih, katerih pa
Ii ne poznas. Vse je bezalo, be-
zalo., Partizani so ze ma Slivni-
'ci " St. Jurju in povs'od ma
'okrog. Popoldne oh 4 SO jih ze
napadli IL Sela., Umik po cesti
jje bill nemogoe. Pribezai SO ma
zaj in sli skozi Stransko vas,
Stare vas, Lipoglav, proti Ljub-
ljani.
"Okrog 8. ure zvecer, ko Sc je
zmracilo, so vkljub velikemu
stevilu nemskih tankov in vkljub
bodeci zici, katera je bila nape-
llama okrog Grosuplja, zavzeli
Grosuplje v naskoku ma juris.
Drugi dan smo po dolgih stirih
letih prvic svobodno zadihai.
jPrisel je tudi moi sin domov,
po dveh letih. 10 je bill star I6
let, je odsel v gozd med parti-
zane. Bill je v strasnih borbah
po vsej Sloveniji.
'Potera je bill cd Nemcev "a
jet in odpeljan taborisce Salz-
burg. Ko so zavezniki vkoraka-
Ii v Salzburg, Sc je izmuzniE il
mesta in prisel domov.. Donna je
bill samo stiri dni in zopet je tod-
Sci " Narodno osvobodilno VOL
sko, v kateri Sc Sc sedaj naha-
ia. Mlad je Sc, a prestal je to-
liko. Dvakrat sem ze zvedel, da
je mrtev. Enkrat preje je pri-
sla novica, da je umrl " gozdu,
drugic, ke je bill v taboriscu.
"Zdaj, kadar bo prisel domov,
DO najhujse, ko ne DO incl no.
bene ebleke. Kajti, ko je odsel
je bill Sc cisto majhen. zdaj pa
nina mic, ker je medtem IRA
stel, obleke Sc pa tukaj sploh
ne dobi. Jaz sem Sc vedno v
sluzbi ma .postaji; h6erka pa je
v sluzbi v pisarni pri "Navoda",
Vas vse vsi najlepse pozdrav-
ljamo in zelimo, ;da bi Sc vsaj Sc
enkrat videli.
"Anton Matjazic"
Mrs. Olga Matjazic, 951 E.
239 ST., Euclid, O., pa je pre-
jela pismo cd svoje matere, bra
ia in sxakinje il vasi Velike
zablje pri Ajdovscini. Vsak ina
v istem pismu v glavnem "a
hvalo "a prejeti paket, il ka-
terega je bill vsak delezen kaks-
ne stvari. Matt pisejo:
"Preljubi moi! - z vese-
ljem smo prejeli pismo, Sc bolj
pa smo sc razveselili, ko 81 nam
peslala toliko nam potrebnih
stvari. Najbolj 81 mi ustregla S
sevlji in nogavicami, ker tukaj
sc res ne more kupiti takega.
Nogavice stanejo tukaj 500 lir,
pa so "a enkrat obuti. Vse nam
je prav prislo.
'Kave sem 81 takej sskuhala,
po tolikih letih. Nisem mislila,
da bonn u6akala, da jo bonn Sc
,pila. Odkar 81 jo Ii nazadnje
poslala pred vojno, je nj bilo
pri hisi.
"Jaz sem ze tri mesece prav
slaba. Tako mi je tezko, ko ne
morem vec tako de1ati kot sem
'nekoc. Pa. saj nj .cudne. Ako hi
Vam mogla Nse opisati, kar sem
morala prestati zalesti, strahu
in sploh vsega slabega. Da bi
lubi Bog nam dal sedaj ze sko-
raj vsega konec in da bi to nase
Prinorje kaan pridelhi, da hi
vedeh pri Gem da snao. Upamo
in prieakujemo, da bono Jugo-
,slovani, ker toliko let sc tega
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-04-01

John Matjazic, 951 e. 239 st.,
Euclid, Ohio, je prejel Izelo zani-
mivo pismo cd brata Antona
Matjazica IL Grosuplja in Stran-
ske vasi ma Dolenjskem. Pisme
je posebno zaninivo "a vsake-
ga, XII je cd tam ,okrog donna in
kateremu so tt kraji znani. Je
nepotrebno ponavljati, kaj je pi-
sano. Kar citajte pismo, pa bo-
ste mnogo izvedeli.
"Grosuplje, 16. jan. 1916
"Dragi brat in ,druzina!
"Sedaj sem Sc tudi JAZZ od-
:locil, da YAM napisem par vr-
site. Kakor Yam je znano, smo
mi tukaj zelo dosti pretrpeli "a
casa okupacije. Prvo cd Itahja-
nov, potem cd Nemcev in cd do
mach izdajalcev. Posebno je
bilo hudo "a mas tukaj Bicji,
bill smo vedno v kriznem ognju.
Partizani so napadali il Slivni-
ce, Italijani so Sc pa branili IL
Grosuplja. Ma hribu pri cerkvi
je bilo 16 topov, IL katerih
so noe il. dan streljali po oko-
liskih vaseh, tako da so mi vsa-
XII dan veliko opeke ma streh; po-
bill.
"Slivnico so precej .porusili,
kar je ostalo, so pa Sc pozgali,
ljudi pa izselili. Veliko ljudi je
bilo odpeljanih v internacijo, We
liko so jih pobili. Tega so bill
krivi najvec domaci izdajalci,
belogardisti. Bill so okupatorju
vodniki in ovaduhi. Toda parti-
zanov MISC mogli uniciti, bilo jih
je vedno vec. Pc kapitulaciji
Italije, so zasedli vse do Lavri-
ce. Bill so tik pred Ljubljano.
'ePotem je prisla velika nem-
Ska ofenziva in so sc morali
makniti.
Izdajalci so pobegnili V Ljub-
ljano in sc tam pridruzili Mem
Gem. Cd tam so zopet napadali
svoje brate, pod nemskim vod-
stvom Rupnikom ma eelu.s szdaj j
Sc je zacelo gorje "a mas. Ljudi
so pobijali kar ma debelo, pe-
sebno mlada dekleta. Tudi mi
emo bill pripravljeni "a postre-
liti, to je bilo meseca marca
1914 leta, ko 50 Halijani moe
no obstreljevali Grosuplje. TO
ie sreca, da nj noben belogar-
dist tedaj padel. Kajti, poveda-
no je bilo, da "a vsakega belo-
gardista, bodo postrelili 10 tai
cev. Mi smo bill zaprti tisti cas-
kot talci. Nj bilo nobenega do
ma in borba je divjala ravno
okrog nase hise.
"Nemci in domaci izdajalci SO
vdrli V hiso in so mi vse oropa-
Ii, Sc tisto kar smo imeli. ] a z
nisem smell vec domov. Moral
sem stanovati v Grosuplju. Do
voljenje nisem dobil, drugje pa
tudi nisem mogel, ko je bilo vse
zagrajeno z bodeco zico in ma
vsakih 10 metrov bunker in
strata.
"Pomladi leta 1915 so zaceli
bombardirati IL zraka. Ako je
bill ma postal kateri vlak, je bill
ze tukaj lovec in je takoj uni
ell stroj. Tekom enega meseca
je samo v Grosupljah bio ma
tax nacin unicenih 16 strojev.
Potem so vlaki vozili samo po-
noci. Ma eski progi
je stal razbit vlak, Prisla so le-
tala, ker so mislili da vozi vlak
liz postaje in SO ga obsipali z
bolnbami in naitraljezi. To Sc je
pnnovilo tukaj, kjer stoji meja
hisa, komaj 150 naetrov cd tam.
So mi vse sipe do enc zdrobili.
Neki dan je prislo pet bombni-
kov in 4 lovci in so strasno
bombardirali' Grosuplje. Same
po postal SO virgil 18 bomb, po-
TEN pa Sc v solo in okrog sole.
Pri mesarju .je pogorelo vse go
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-04-01

Brat pa pravi' '.Jaz ne; vidim
.vzroka, za'ksd d ne, bi Ae. enkra&s
uredili in sc todloe eilo, 'da to ma
Sc Primorje spada k Jugoslavi-
il, da bi zares uzivali svobedo,
,ker tolike let sae bill zatirani
pod fasMrnoln.'' .@..
Drugi brat IL Gerice pise:
Movie posebnih nj, kot da Sc
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-30

murder did helr, particularly II th'
other things were so intriguing ant
amusing as the prospect of Neal.
marriage to Tonic And | decId.C
to impart the news % Dita a. orCe
Just as Id ~eoroseen. she was de.
lighted.
is he terribly handsome and ro-
mantle ." she wanted to know
"Handsome-yes. very. But ro-
mantlC-not sos you'd notice 1t,
| told her. Fact is. he's a bit on
the stuffy side Solid citizen and all
that But. we'll If Neal takes him.
he must have his moments
Dita giggled Il get it. You mean.
Neal wouldn't marry a pig in a
! poke. Well. he sure ana bring him
here so that | can Judge for my
self Then she heayed a tremen-
dous siCi. and informed me. oh,
Jane dear, I'm so glad. This is the
first time you've made ne believe
you're honestly not Ill with fright
and worry"
l could do nothing hut say Put
you're wrong. | never VAS scared
or worried. pet before she hung
IN with a soft laugh. But even If
felt a little gu lty about having
been SO uneonvIncing. her final ae-
ceptanCe of my nonCombatant sta
tus was a relief. and | worked hard
all afternoon as a consequence.
even took an rrOfu of SCrIDt
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-30

mailed here. and the handwriting
may give US a clue" Then he got
up and added: TOO bad l couldn't
muzzle Chicago. All the afternoon
papers will headline the murder on
the Century,"
The paperS-mOre murder-and
my name connected With 1t again,
Directly. this time.
"Dlta!' l said with a Mortified
gasp.
"Yes-your sister" Inspector
Barry passed his hand through his
hair Worriedly, I've been thinking
of her. It's a heck of a note. all that
publicity let loose again! You bet
ter do something about her, or old
Mr.. Pearce'll have my scalp"
TN call Elmpoint," Hunt volun-
teered, crossing the room toward
Meals quarters.
Good. Tell Mrs. PearCe James
coming out tomorrow, regardless,
Thatll calm her than any
thing else" the inspector called
after him. And tell her En- bring
ing her myself, SO long as you
can't"
Hunt nodded and disappeared,
and CAPPED at the inspector. Hunt
can't? Why can't he "
because he has more important
things to do" | was told briefly.
Then the inspector changed the
subject: Before I forget il, write
a few sentences for me and sign
your name to them. For COMPARE
son. You, too, Miss Claire. And get
me a sample of the housekeeper's
writing also"
We were still busy writing down
silly, ~stercotyped phrases when
Hunt came back from Meals room.
Your sisters a marvel" he APP
proved. Cool as a cucumber. She
asked me to tell you not TO worry
about her. She's coming to look on
murder as a parlor game. And
she'll be delighted to make your &C
qualntance, Inspector. and looks
forward to meeting Valentc. |
didn't know you'd invited him.
Jane"
But knew. He asked me if Ia
object to his coming along" In
spector Barry answered for me,
gathering up the samples of our
writing, And then he prevented all
further discussion of the matter by
announcing, after a glance al his
wrist watch: It's about time to
start for the inquest. Get ready, all
Of you, and lets 60"
The inquest proved less upsetting
than I'd expected. Perhaps because
| was too numbed by the new trag-
edy to feel the fun horror of the
old.
Before it started l met Margot's
relatives: a brother and two sisters.
But | must confess l wouldn't know
them again and only remember
| their AVID concern about the valid
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-30
10 Be Contin,ncd)

ity of Margot's last contract, and
they didn't seem TO care how or
why she had died, so long as they
protited by it.
Presently l vas sworn IN. and
was OF and off the witness stand
before l had a chance of feeling
scared or confused. Next | found
myself sitting beside Claire, lis
tenlng to Rosa's account of finding
Margots body. the reading OF
POlly's deposition his murder
wasn't newfoundland the testl-
mony of Tonic Valente and Deane.
TOnio's was brief and convincing.
Deane acted less JIttery IN public
than IN private. And in no time at
all the whole thing was over and
we were driving back to the Lin
consisted.
When we trooped out of the ele-
vatOr-Clalro. Rosa and |, lnspec-
tor Barry. Hunt and a plain
clothesman for good measure-the
door of Polly's apartment burst
open and Brenda ran out.
She was dressed in an extremely
smart ~houSecoat, but her hair was
dlSheFe!ed and her eyes red and
swollen WITH weeping.
Jane! she called shakilv, Wav-
ing a newspaper at me. Jane. did
you read lt?'
Il dIGnt know you'd moved in
alrCady,' told her lrrcleVantlv.
why yes-l came yesterday.
just before Polly left. He wanted
TO see me settled" she explained
IN her GREATNESS manner. But
have you read it? Hes been mug
deredi Oh. Jane, it's too terrIble!
III have to
She broke Oft with a gaSping sob,
noticing at last that | was not
alone, and suffered, turning 70 go
back to her apartment: "Oh-t-
| didn't see the-thc gentlemen"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-30
CHAPTER TWENTY-SENEN


ME- hh OhNhD TO Inc Nv
ing room a Whlie later, sun very
green IN the faee II sAaklng all
over, inspector BarTys expression
had sottehed CONSIDERABLY.
Sorry had to gave you such a
turn, Jane. Here, sit down and lets
talk this over IN comfort he SAID
in a fatherly tone, using my given
nsme for the first time without the
preceding Miss as he led me 10
the sofa and a down beside me.
Il didn't do 1t. On my solemn
oath l didn't" l told him, still in
a daze.
i never thought you did. You're
too intelligent to sign your name to
a murder" he assured me. But
you might have sent WoodfOrds
the caviar and someone else put the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-30
CHATTER rWENTY-SIN

VALENTE produced a snail
batch of snapshots: his holHe Il
F.o-a romantic cream caStlc-ant
several family sroups-Con1istinE
of his parents. a brother. and a SIS
ter with her husband. All handsome
people. the men distinguished look.
ing in the Latin manner. the tive
women lovely.
My father and my brother have
passed on since these were taken.
Nalente told me My father was
old. so It wa not toe surprising
But IN my brothers ase 1t was
sadl" needless. He drowned, while
he was out sailing with a friend"
Then he explained that he WaSn't
really needed IN Rio as his brother
in-iaW was running the family bust
ness now Besides, he had no inteH-
ton Of deprIvlng Neal of her ca
retr
"Of course l wish to take hor to
RIo for a while, to meet my people.
But ! am toe proud Of her success
10 spoil it, and am strongly think
ing OF backing her next vehicle
Even if its the play Deaue Ken
nari Is writing for her. l asked
lie gave his quick Latin shrug
Why not if the play Is good and
Neal wishes to do it," And then he
changed the subject to Dlta. Meal
has spoken So much of her. l hope
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-30
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
BY Shepard Barclay
The Authority on Authorities"
The Authority on Authorities"

Bridge League. some % million,
decks of cards were shipped to our
armed forces all over the world =,
addition to other millions which
the players bought themselves at
pest exchanges, ships stores ana
elsewhere, and those in gift boxes
from friends and families In some
cases the services dealt out decks
Of cards as regular issue" show,
ing that they realized the potent
value of the little pasteboards a,
morale builders.
Even duplicate tournaments
were organized in practically all
theaterS of activity. though al.
NEST never with standard euuip-
ment Duplicate boards to hold
the various deals were improvisct
from envelopes. cardboard. tin and
wood
In probably every fighting unit.
experienced players volunteered ss
teachers to the others This was
not always merely an uuSelfsh
gesture, but was to make sure
they would have enough compan-
ions to play With-not only those
who had taught bridge before. but
many who had never expected to
We know of two caSeS=and
there might be a good many more
of men who used Shep BARCLAYS
little book, Learn Bridge Fast"
as a textbook for their instruction
Of fellow fighters one of these
Vas Capt Alfred S Haeussler. Of
the Marines, at OkinaWa and 9TH
err Pacific spots, and the other was
Sgt. Timothy f. Benltz, of the
Army Air Force, first in Iran.
then in Italy and later in France.
Other fighting men have told
about receiving clippings of this
column from their families and
friends, and using them to help
teach the game to their buddleS.
Have o heard the flock of
wartime unlor about changes in
the bridge laws Do you know
how many of them are untrue?
They will be dlssectcd tomorrow.