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on Agent Boehmer, his wife re-
counted how a greatly-excited In
dian had appeared one day on their
doorstep to announce his pressing
desire that Boehmer come to the
Seminole camp-a 100 rods or so
distant-to kill a rattler.
Boehmer obliged. He carefully
avoided carrying the corpse through
the camp "a Seminole Taboo, and
he noted the usual fire lighted at
the point where the victim fell. AS
usual, the Indian children had CO.
operated with him, without actively
participating in the execution.
There are two explanations as to
why the Seminoles would not them
selves kill the snake. One is that
once in the past the Seminoles were
ordered by the White Man to leave
Florida. for points west. They pre-
pared to remain even though it
meant retiring deep into the Ever
glades. However they decided it
would be a good idea for both
parties if they made treaty with
the snakes. They did so on a ''live
and let live" basis. That is one ex-
PLANTATION.
Or it may have been one of those
common sense arrangements en-
bellished with the authority of mys-
ticism. There are few snakes which,
if left alone, won't reciprocate.
Another Interpretation may be
that when white man attacks the
rattler, the chances are that if any,
one is bitten, it would not be an
Indian. understand Seminoles do
kill snakes when it seems nee
essary.
Boehmer, whose opinion l learned
to value as pursued this subject,
thinks the rattlesnake situation is
interesting, but couldn't get him
to say it meant the Seminole was
superstitious.
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The Conquering
Hero Comes

"Storm, Christopher Storm" the
young man said. you're Duke
McCale and I've heard of you"
McCale stifled the impulse to say,
"Shush." He said, "Well," and let
60 the hand of this big fellow who
had. designed and built a house
called "The Nest"
Christopher Storm was tall and
lean and athletic. His face missed
being handsome by way of rather
square jaw and a generous mouth.
He had candid blue ewes and curly
hair of nondescript shade.
Christopher Unanswered McCale
toward the bottled liquids, mixed
them both a drink. He motioned
to seat beside himself, saying
without preliminary, Heard about
you in that dyehouse racket. Pretty
keen deduction. What brings you
here?"
wedding presents"
''Not really? Didn't know you
went in for small stuff"
II have to make a living. Cases
like the dyehouse murders are few
and far between" .t8
Storms blue eyes narrowed.
"Well, 1t just didn't seem to me that
the array Of bric-a-brac downstairs
warranted your special talents"
McCale didn't answer. "Too true,
my bright young fellow" he
thought, "but II told you that all
day I've been coddling a tingle that
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ses the hair on my

now and then raises the hair on my
head"
"Who called you in?"
Family" To himself he contin-
ued, Darn. This fellow is too in
quisitive." Suddenly McCale caught
glimpse Of notwithstanding
ugly behind that hail-fellow atti-
tude, that mantel of jauntiness -
something he did not like.
'Not Sybil?" Christopher prod
ded. mot darling Sybil, surely"
McCale was saved from making
reply by peal Of light laughter
outside the room. A door banged
somewhere. There was another rip
pie of merriment mingled with a
deeper one, running feet on the
stairs, and Veronica ran into the
room, followed by man.
They might have been preceded
by fanfare of trumpets. Every
one stopped talking; everyone
turned toward the door as to a
stage. it was as if a spotlight had
been turned on, startling the audi
ence to quickening anticipation of
the stars entrance. It was sudden
and complete. Even McCale was
checked in the act of raising his
glass to his lips.
Something both electric and ami
NAL came into the room with Curt
Vallaincourt. Even if there had not
been the little piping ecstatic thrill
of SYPHILIS "Curt, dear!"; the quick
fire that lighted Victoria's glisten-
ing eyes; the husky overtones of
Karen saying, "Behold the BRIDE
groom cometh," ErCale would
have known the idertity of this ply
steal rhapsody.
Here was consciously beautiful
young man in a great big way: tall
and wide, dark and strong, virile
and violent. He had a large, curly
black head, dark eyes that held a
passionate promise. He was a dy-
manic person-the kind to whom
things were bound to happen.
He acknowledged the introduce
ton to the detective in deep strong
voice, with handshake that made
McCale almost buckle at the knees.
1t was three or four minutes be-
fore the blitzkrieg of his arrival set
tied into steady, slow apprecia-
ton of him. McCale himself was
rarely impressed by mere sensual
attraction and was loath to admit
the catalystic effects of it. Here,
if ever, was its complete manifes-
tation, however. He backed away
toward the piano, the better to take
the scene apart. AS unobtrusively
as possible, he let his dark hard
stare sweep around the circle.
Afterward, he was to come back
to that short scene many times,
trying to put together the pieces of
the riddle as they presented them
selves in the next few moments.
1t was all. there, had he known it,
the wheels within wheels, the red
thread of danger, the shadow of
death. Each intimate gesture, the
shading of phrase, each bit of con-
versation overheard, held portents
deep and inevitable.
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Duke MeCale, private detective, is en-.
gagged by wealthy old Miss Bigelow to
guard the presents for her niece's
wedding. McCale accepts, only because
he senses that Miss Bigelow Il afraid
It something more serious than possible
theft. McCale sets his assistant, Rocky
B3orkland, and his secretary, Ann Mar.
riot, to hunting up back ground data
on the members Of the families involved
In the wedding. Later McCale tnspects
the rich presents. One Is a deed to
modernistic mansion. A tall, beautiful
blonde woman playing the plano In
trigues his interest Two other women
and q man appear In the room. They
are obviously members Of the family,
appearing aristocratic and self-satisaed.
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uPnAnr sLOCATED in the Heart of
66A Butte's Business District. =.
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color. Her head was set on per-
fectly proportioned body. Dressed
as she was in shades of beige and
brown, simply and in beautiful
taste, she was at once quietly
charming, assured, thoroughbred.
"Veronica-dear." Miss Bigelow
touched her, kissed her. There was
in her voice a note of passionate
concern, of pride-of relief.
Adelaide Bigelow introduced the
golden girl in the doorway to Nc
Gale and he was surprised at the
creatures throaty, mellow voice. It
lacked the specifically of the debu-
tante drawl. But wasn't there some
thing trife nervy, a bit disquiet-
ing, about the edges of that voice?
There was.
She pecked at her aunt, smiled
at McCale, made few quick, nerv-
Gus laughing .jibes at her family,
and said in that modulated, too
well controlled tone, "Anything new
come? Present, I mean. Anything
exciting?"
Miss Adelaide turned abruptly as
she was about to introduce McCale
to the young man who had come in
with her. She made a futile ges-
ture as if to ward the girl off, but
Veronica was out of the room be-
fore the movement was even COM
pleted.
McCale found himelf hanging in
the air, SO to speak, pumping the
hand of a man whose name he
hadn't heard.
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which has lett SO
little written rec
ord of its short
but historic life
span-one is del
uged with infor-
nation and mis-
in f or m a t j o n.
Misinforma tion
of the type on
which the Sunday
supplement writ
er feeds.
For example,
examine the con-
Trajectory data
on the Seminoles
and snake killing:
Whap T called
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by Baukhage

Half Of the individual owners of
the steel industry are women.
Good restaurants may be serv-
ing Guatamalan honey instead Of
sugar for coffee some day, SAYS
Middle American Information.
Nice, but we'd settle for a little
more sugar.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-01-31
BARBS

Static In your automobile radio
may come from your tires. A static
suppression powder has been de-
vised which will cure it.
The wild life census will be
taken this month. wonder II they
have much trouble getting a ZOO
year-old turtle to tell her age.
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CHAPTER III

Lost in his reverie Of this neo-
Gree vision, McCale hardly heard
Adelaide Bigelow speak.
MAY I present Mr.. McCale,
Sybil? This is Mrs. Joel Bigelow.
The brides mother" She put her
hand on his sleeve. "Mr. McCale's
Agency is overseeing-the wedding
gifts"
With an effort he brought him
self back to the woman who faced
him. He was conscious of an i'm
pressive bust followed by about a
hundred and fifty dollars worth of
shaped and girdled figure, expen-
sively trained not to split the seams
Of black afternoon dress. She
wore far too much gold costume
3ewelry just below the chin of an
Elizabeth Arden face topped by a
soignee up hair-do. Her manner
was arrogant as she repeated his
name in the cool, detached tone she
might use to a chauffeur. She &C.
howledged the introduction, that
was all, then moved majestically
away, following her bust to low
table in pursuit of glass of sherry.
A corner of McCale's mind was
still at the piano where the white
goddess now played something by
Gershwin in a real broken beat.
He caught an amused glance from
Miss Bigelow before she presented
him to the couple sitting on the sofa.
Victoria Bigelow," murmured
Miss Adelaide, land stephen-the
brides sister and brother"
The girl looked a little old around
the eyes, little hard around the
mouth. She was, somehow, like
drawing in the slightly degenerate,
macabre style of Beardsley-an
black and white, with finely drawn
eyebrows and smudged lashes.
There was something viperish in the
way she held her pointed chin. Her
body, sheathed in a dress styled for
someone far beyond her age,
seemed too assured, too relaxed, too
willing. -,
1t was easy to see that Stephen
Bigelow was Victoria's brother. He
had the same hard finish, the white
skin, the narrow face. In twenty
years, he would be lantern-jawed
and hollow-eyed. Already there was
a crease of cruelty around his un-
easy mouth. From the way he at
tackled his highball, McCale sus-
pected his petulance was partly the
effect of speedily evanescing liv-
er. He wolfed his drink while nod
ding to McCale, but his eyes were
fixed on the woman at the piano.
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washington DIGEST
Seminoles Misrepresented
By Sensational Writers
By BAUKHAGE
Neus Analyr and Commentator.

WNU Service, 1916 Eye Street, NV,
Washington, D. C.
(I'bis is the second OF tao articles
based on visits to THE Seminole Indian res
CREATION at Brighton, Fla.).
SOMEWHERE NORTH OF THE
EVERGLADES. - Whenever one
tries, as I did, to study the human
side of the Seminoles-that nation
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-01-31
Women's Skirts
Are Real Art

Unlike the hairdo, the Seminole
skirt and cape haven't changed ex-
cept to grow more artistic and more
intricate with the advent of colored
textiles. They likewise have become
less difficult to create, thanks to
the hand-driven sewing machine.
This gadget long since has been as
common in tepee, hogan or even
igloo as an ice-pick in a modern
flat.
The skirts are made of parallel
bands of brightly colored patch
work design which experts claim
are real art. They are fashioned of
hundreds of separate pieces of col
orful cloth, blended or contrasted
to make barbarically splendorous
whole. The skirts bell out, WIDEN
ing in circumference as they ap-
proach the hem which, according
to regulations, must trail at least
three inches or whereabouts on the
ground.
How can this be practical every
day dress in country of swamps
and morasses, of barbed and cut
ting underbrush? That is the first
question l (and every ignorant OBJ
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Lovely Veronica
Seems Nervous

MRS. Stephen Bigelow," said
Miss Adelaide, and left McCale
looking down at polite Garbo-ish
mask, a slow smile, and slender,
cigarette-stained fingers picking out
a lush tone. Yet that sensual un-
dercurrent that might have been
purely chemical, or even glandular,
was there. He felt it as he knew
Stephen, the woman's husband, felt
1t. He sensed what slavery there
must be in loving a woman like
this, could see that part of Stephens
restlessness was sickness, and that
he was living on the cocaine of
her magic.
She didn't resent his standing
there as she played. She didn't
speak or smile or make any effort
to put him at his ease. She knew
he was dazzled, not quite sure of
himself, but it didn't even seem to
amuse her. Breaking off in the
middle of run and without speak
ing, she reached for coffee cup at
the far end of the keyboard.
Karen had seated herself beside
her husband, and, Joined by Sybil,
the small group was carrying on a
desultory conversation about the
wedding rehearsal, the brides
maids, and the ushers. It was the
usual haf-catty post-mortem.
'She's very beautiful, isn't she?"
said Miss Bigelow, catching McCale
again with his eyes on Karen.
"Mm," McCale grunted, smiling.
''Is she always like this?"
"a Nordic princess?" Miss AIDE
laide smiled, slight distaste curling
the corners of her mouth. IT I.
I'm afraid not"
"Ah. The descriptive Swedish
blank"
'Just So"
'She's very talented"
eyes, indeed"
Miss Bigelow was making him
feel like Paul Pry. Why had she
been giving him the impression,
in the last few minutes, that Karen
was worth watching then? He
changed the subject.
"Win you want me to have my
man on duty tonight?" He watched
her closely. All the tightness came
back into her eyes.
ell don't know"
Suddenly he was like a man wait
ing in dentists office, wanting to
start something, 60 in there and get
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More Puzzles
Developing

As it was, the things that re-
manned in his. mind to puzzle him
were these: Conversation became
general though the atmosphere still
contained "a peculiar effluvium of
underlying edginess. He noticed
that Adelaide Bigelow seemed as
overcome by the positively theatre
cal charm of Curt as the rest, and
that even Stephen had pulled out of
his alcoholic depression, and was
watching Curt with an almost phys
ical worship. Karen glowed, silver
and white. Victoria's eyes were
Sits. Sybil was watchful. Storm
was quiet, but appreciative. And
Veronica was chatting nervously,
= the same note Of strain in her gold
en- diction. She was like a gilded
fragment tossed in a glittering vor-
tex.
1t was when Curt said, in that
compelling voice of his, every mag
unanimous of you, Chris, to give us
The Nest" that warning signal
flashed in McCale's brain. 1t was
spoken with such charming naivete,
as if, thought McCale, the one thing
he really. lacked was manners. He
was making studied conscious eff
fort
Storm only smiled, steadily. He
shrugged, retorting, "Veronica al
ways gets everything she wants."
"Oh, Chris" Veronica put out her
hand to him, started to say some
thing, stopped.
Chris turned to her for brief
moment, a blank look coming over
his face. There was a lost world in
his eyes.
Victoria laughed shrilly. She
made quick nervous gesture, bit
her lower lip, and looked a sudden
significant, pleading question - to
Curt. Curt seemed to square off
to her. He shook his head as If he
were saying, mo"
Everyone was concentrating upon
Storm and Veronica at that moment
and McCale thought no one else saw
that exchange of glances between
those other two. Afterward he was
to wonder.
'Vallaincourt went over to his fu.
ture stepmother-in-law, almost as if
in apology for neglecting her. She
was little high on too much sherry
and was quite crushing to him. In
bad-tempered manner she shook
off his attempted coddling. Without
her fixed cosmetic smile, her face
was an unbecoming mask, her
makeup unable to disguise her mid
dle-age. There was a puzzle there
in the GOODNESS between Curt and
Sybil.
ITO BE coNTINUED)
Evening star., 1947-03-09
Hospital Group Starts
Drive 10 Enroll $4,000
lin Fall Nurse Classes

A national student nurse recruit
ing drive aimed at bringing enroll
ment in this falls classes to $4,000
has been launched by the American
Hospital Association.
According to surveys made by the
association, there were $4,000 va
cancies in 1916 nurse training
classes, and the present national
shortage of graduate nurses is placed
between $4,000 and 100000.
John H. Hayes Of New York, presi-
dent of the organization, attributed
the nursing shortage to a decrease
in the average nurses working hours
and a sharp rise in the number OF
hospital patients in recent years.
"Statistically, it can be demon
strated that 40 nurses are now
needed to do the work formerly per-
formed by two nurses" Mr.. Hayes
asserted.
He said that from 1910 to 1945 the
number of hospital patients in
creased from 10,089,5 ,54S to 1925, ,402
year and the total hospital beds
from 1,226,245 to 1,738,944. Both
Evening star., 1947-03-09
ConfinuancesGiven11 |
Seized in Vice Raids

The cases against nine women and
two men--seized here Friday in
three vice raids on alleged disorder
ly houses by police-were continued
yesterday before Municipal Judges
Almond w. Scott and Walter J.
Casey.
Three of the accused appeared be-
fore Judge Scott on charges of op-
Grating disorderly house and were
granted jury trials get for April 8.
The trio, all free in $500 bond, are
Marie Perkins, 81, and Robert B..
Gallagher, 46, both of the TOO block
of Mount Vernon place NV, and
Alice Mary "Mitzie" Anderson, 20,
of the 1000 block of Seventh street
NV.
Billie Cooper, go, of the 100 block
of Seventh street NV, also ap-
peared before Judge Scott and was
freed in $500 bond when trial on a
disorderly house charge was set for
March 81. She waived jury trial
Gallagher and seven women.
charged with vagrancy, received
continuances until March 81 from
Judge Casey and were freed in $500
bond each. The women are Eliza
beth Jeffers, 35, of the 1900 block of
Park road NV; Ruth Lee, "a, of
the 1400 block of Fairmont street
NV; Helen zampini, 29. Hanna
Edwards, 81, and Geraldine Madison,
"a, all of the 1000 block of Seventh
street NV; Mrs. Sendia Barnes,
90, of the 400 block of Ninth street
NV. and Billie Cooper. Marie
Perkins and Alice Mary Anderson.
Another man, Ralph c. William
son, 68, of the TOO block of Mount
Vernon place NV, also charged
with vagrancy, will be tried on
March 81 and was freed in $500 bond.
Evening star., 1947-03-09
Naval Officers Foster Son
Suffocafes in Crib

Robert H. Vinson, hree-month-
old foster son of a naval lieutenant,
suffocated In his crib at his home,
1928 Southern avenue Sc, yester-
day, according to police.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said an autopsy would be performed
today.
The baby, who police said was
adopted, was found by the foster
mother, Mrs. Julie Vinson, lying on
his face unconscious in the crib.
She told fire rescue squad men that
Robert had been cryingsa few min
utes before she discovered the
tragedy. Her husband, 1t. Jack
vinson, was on duty at the Patuxent
Naval Station when the accident
occurred.
The child was pronounced dead by
DR.. Harold Fink, 2912 Naylor road
Sc, when attempts to revive him
failed, police said.
Evening star., 1947-03-09
River Power Talk Set

Kenneth Maxwell, assistant COM
missioner of the Interior Depart
ment's Bureau of Reclamation, will
address meeting of the Washing
ton Section, American Institute of
Electrical Engineers, at pm. Tues
day in the Potomac Electric Power
Company auditorium. He will dis
cuss river power and its Importance
to the world in war and peace.
Evening star., 1947-03-09

figures are still increasing, he added.
The American Nurses Association,
the National League Of Nursing
Education, the National Organiza-
ton for Public Health Nursing. the
American College Of Surgeons. the
Red Cross and other national or
CARNATIONS have been asked to CO.
operate in the drive.
Evening star., 1947-03-09

S4,5OO,0OO BUILDING PLANNED
sketch shows air conditioned. 2-story shop
ping and recreation center planned to replace
the Arcadia Building Fourteenth street and
Park road NV. at estimated cost of 81, 500, 900.
No time has been set for beginning OF con-
struction, spokesman for the owner, Arcadia
Investment Corp, said. Architect is James
Hogan.
Evening star., 1947-03-09
City Papetroopers
Top 10000 Pounds
In Week Collection.

More than 10000 pounds of old
newspapers and magazines were COL
lected last week by the Washington
Papertroopers in The Eveninfi STAR
PTA paper salvage program.
Shepherd School is still far ahead
Of all other schools in the present
program with grand total of 132,-
OIL pounds collected so far in this
school year. Two other schools are
pressing the 00,O00-pound mark
closely, Lafayette with 95,114 pounds
and Buchanan with 81, ,532 pounds.
Within striking distance of six
figures are Woodbridge with 1854
pounds and H. D. Cooke with 83 3,347
pounds.
Others in the top twenty with their
totals are as follows:
Takoma Park, 69,505 pounds;
Stoddert, 64,419 pounds; West,
60.629 pounds; Jefferson, 59,O15
pounds; Murch, 57,549 pounds; Orr,
57,303 pounds; Stanton, 54,44O
pounds; Barnard, 53,854 pounds;
Benning, 51,516 pounds; Bunker
Hill, 1921 pounds; Randle High
lands, As, SOB pounds; Hearst, 44,754
pounds; Mott, 44,302 pounds; Con-
gress Heights, 42,450 pounds; Brook
land, 1858 pounds.
Collections not yet reported are
Woodbridge, 2,197; Burrville, 5,100;
Smothers, 5,475; Hearst, 1928; Ru-
dolph, 1880; Keene, 2,775; Benning
1,207; Ludlow, 1,737; Blair, BIS;
Hayes, 6,051; Pierce, 500; Kingsman,
1,343; Seaton, 988; Lafayette, 1886;
Oyster, 750; Hyde, 988; Stevens, $40;
Grant, 1850; Congress Heights, l.
1855; Murch, 2,259; Mann, 2,4O0;
Westbrook, 1853; Janney, s15; Key,
566; Hardy, 1927; Stoddert, 2,440;
st. Thomas, Apostle, 1910; West,
1884; Bancroft, 1885; Whittier, 800;
Shepherd, 6,140; Takoma Park, g.
GIT; Brightwood, 1900; Barnard, g.
678; Mott, 685; Park View, 1,124;
w. B. Powell, 1,104; Raymond, 1,409;
Adams, 3,105; H. D. Cooke, 1928;
Petworth, 5,706.
Schedules for tomorrow in District
I. together with the leaders, follow:
Buchanan 82,532 pounds
Jefferson 59,015 pounds
Orr 57,303 pounds
Stanton 54,440 pounds
Randle Highlands 46,503 pounds
Amidon Payne
Beers Cong. Heights
Brent Chamberlain
Bryan Turner-Gardeld
Dent Randall
Giddings Var. Ness
KetchAm Wallach
Kimbau
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-07-23
C. &C. PITCHER THROWS
A THREE HITTER GAME

The Carver Athletic Baseball
Team came through to win their
Sth game of the season and moved
into a tie for second place by
downing the Rubber Stamps by
score of IS to 2. The game was
played at Hiawatha Ployfield Sun
day. July 21st at 200 P. M.
Chucker Wilborn, who pitched
the entire game allowed only 3
scattered hits and struck out II,
got hits simself. one triple and
drove In rum
The rest of the Carvers hitting
power was furnished by M. c.
chatham, who got 4 for s, includ-
ing double Hubbard 3 for 5, In
Guiding homer and Moore 3 for
5, 2 of them doubles.
Followers who didn't attend the
game missed seeing superb pitch
ing and spectacular plays
The rest of the Carver games
for the remainder of the season
win be held at Garfield Playfield
at 200 P. M.
D. G. Moore, Manager.