The New Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, February 21, 1929
Police Have Steadily Grow
ing List Of Theories,
But Little Else
"SAX FRANCISCO. Feb. 0
( AP) The fifth day of Investlga
tlon Into the mysterious disap
pearance of little Doris Virginia
Smith-Murphy closed tonight and
police had little to show for their
work except an erer-lncreasing
list of theories. Newspaper criti
cism of methods used In the
search has grown general and fed
eral postal officials and state nar.
cotlc fnrestlgators hare Joined
hands with the city authorities.
Postal authorities gave the case
their attention when several notes
signed 'K. K.," and purporting to
be from the kidnaper, were re
ceived by parents of the little girl.
Narcotic agents began an investi
gation when new clues pointed to
drug addicts as possible factors in
the kidnaping.! A letter was re
ceived by the child's parents to
day which. It wan intimated, con
tained sensational information
warranting immediate action by
the narcotic bureau. The contents
of the letter were not disclosed.
Late today Mrs. Helen Murphy,
Doris' mother, addressed an ap
peal "to those whohave taken my
daughter." She asked all news
papers to publish it in what
seemed to her a last desperate
hope that the kidnapers may -be
moved totreturn her daughter.
"For God'j saae. return her,"
the message said. "I cannot stand
this grief much longer. Surely you
realize how much I am suffering
and grieving for her. Please,
please phone police where my ba
by can be found.
"Mrs. Murphy."
STOCK PRICES SOUR
BUT ACTIVITY LIGHT
NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (AP)
Although the day's transactions
fell below 3.000.000 shares for the
first full session this year, prices
surged higher on the stock market
taday, under the impetus of a
number of favorable industrial
development. ' Abotft a score of
!;sres rose 5 toila points, with
swl. merchandising. Automotive
a;id aeronautical issqeS making
conspicuous progreffl. &$f.f-' w
The days news incttiddj 100
per cent (Mvidend by Vrtf4f A. ero ;
the filing of the Van wringen's
eastern railway ponsolidatWn- plan,
which conformed with the Balti
more and Ohio p'.an. filed yceter
dav: announcement of further im
provement in freight car loadings
In the week ended Feb. 9. and
more favorable weekly steel trade
reviews. Iron Age said steel pro
duction this month would rrob
ablv equal, if not exceed that of
January. American metal market
pointed out that production is at
9 0 per cent of capacity, and that
the 10 per cent of idle capacity is
large in Bessemer plants and in
plants remote from the area of
heaviest pressure tor deliveries.
HOOVER
COOK
CONFERENCE
at
tciSTTINOTON. Feb. 20
f P Desirous of assuring con
tinuity in the outgoing and the
iT,!nr administrations. Fresi
nt-eict Hoover conferred
leneth at the White House today
wiih President Coolidge on gov
ernment problems. The interview
was at Mr. Hoover's request but
Mr Coolidge fixed its hour.
His conversation with Mr. Coo
lidge was suppledented later by
an engagement with Secretary
Kellorg of the state department
for a review of foreign affairs
Mr. Hoover was received by
rriHnt Coolidge in the White
House nrooer and not In the ex
live offices-' After remaining
rinietod about- three-quarters of
an hour with the chief executive
the president-elect told the wait
lag reporters that "general affairs
of government" had been dis
cussed and referred them to the
chief executive for further - en
lightenment. At the Hoover headquarters.
however, Mr. Hoover's anxiety to
lose no time in seeing the presi
'Pass
ROE FULKERSON
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THE STORYOF
A GIRL WHO
MADE MEN
LIKE HER
by Cwtral Pr AstoeUthK Tee'
RKAD THIS FIRST :
Betty Brown trips to make her liv
ing; dancing, as thin is the only rbina
she- knows when the death of her Bar
ents .leaves her destitute. She attracts
several men. only to be insulted by
them. Her oldest friend, George Har
ris, asks her to stay away from his
place of business after It Is published
that two men fought over her outside
of a night club where she danced. Andy
Adair. Harry Ford and a few others
thlrjt the affair a joke, although It
cost her ber position. She attends a
petting party, and drinks for the sec
ond time in her life. Andy takes her
home from the party, and then out
In his car the next night.
(NOW OO ON WITH THE STORY)
CHAPTER XXXI
"TTTTHAT you suggest will nev-
Vy er happen, Andy," said
Betty, not unkindly. She
was surprised she could discuss
such a thing with a man.
"I am not so sure!" Andy re
turned, doggedly. "We are entit
led to our happiness. Whose bus
iness is It what you do? You
have been a good girl ever since
you have been dancing, and what
has It gotten you? One cheap the
atrical manager dropped you off
his list of attractions because you
were good. A vaudeville come
dian broke an arrangement to
take you as a dancing partner be
cause you were too particular.
You lost your job at the Iron
Door because you wouldn't take
that Daubert as a sugar daddy!
"What's It getting you?" he de
manded fiercely. "You know me
and you like me. You have known
me ever since I was a boy. You
know darn well I wouldn't ditch
you in time of trobule. You aren't
to blame because you have' no oth
er way of making a living except
by dancing. I'm not to blame be
cause my people never let me
work.
"That three thousand a year I
can have as long as I live If I
don't give the governor any trou
ble. Mother takes care of the car
she gave me.
"IM be. a lot better off, and
happier, and drink l3ss, if I had
you to spend my tlme'wlth. You'd
be a lot better off If yon had me
to play around with and all that
What's the difference between
spending ten dollars sitting round
a rotten night club with you, ana
sopping up a lot of booze, and
giving you the ten dollars to pay
rent on a nice little flat, where
we can sit around evenings and
lay off the booze!"
"But. Andy "
"Now, wait a minute! You love
me, don't you?" He held her close
to him and kissed the wrinkles
which had come into her brow.
"You know I love you like the
very devil. I'm never so happy
as when I'm with you. Couldn't
we" have wonderful times, spend
ing every day just like we have
spent today? Just drive around in
the car and enjoy the breeze. Slip
off into quiet little places to go
bathing or fishing. Pack a lunch
and picnic! You'll have lots of time
to practice your dancing, and
then you'll show me all the new
steps when I come.
"Plenty of dresses and plenty of
kisses! A nice little place of your
own, with a world of love shut in
and. a world of strife shut out!
Why. honey, it would be Just heav
en! The reason I didn't want you
to drink tonight was because I
wanted you to decide when you
were yourself!"
"Oh. Andy. I mustn't!"
"Who Is there to say you must
not? Who cares a darn whether
added indication of his intention
that the conduct of public affairs
before and after March 4 should
be .merged without jolts or radl
cal dislocation. This, it was felt
there, could only be achieved by a
close understanding on Mr. Hoo
ver's part of the major aims in
spiring Mr. Coolidge's policies at
this time.
Steps in Scouting
Told at Jefferson
JEFFERSON. Feb. 20. A Boy
Scout meeting was held at the
M. E. church Monday evening
with L. C. Payne of Salem and
Rev. Edward Ferry In charge.
It. E. Payne, the scout executive
of Marlon coanty, explained the
work of the scouts, and the varl
ous steps to be taken in order to
become an Eagle Scout, which Is
the highest honor to be obtained
In scouting.
Three Boy Scouts from Salem
iemonstrated some of the work
lone by the Boy Scouts in first
aid. '
Mrs. Percy Thomas was taken
to a hospital in Salem Tuesday
evening, where she will undergo
Cent on t reaching Washington a major operation Wednesday
from Florida was taken as an morning.
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yon do or not, but me? Who cares
a darn whether you starve or
freeze, but me? It is Just an old
fashioned inhibition you inherited
from some of your ancestors who
would have been equally shocked
If they had seen you in a dancing
costume.
"Things are changing, Betty.
We are living in a . new world,
with new standards. Let's snatch
uor happiness while. we can, little
sweetheart."
"But, Andy, It Is wrong-!"
"Is is any more wrong than for
three men to demand everything
you had in exchange for giving
you a chance to make a living?"
"But, Andy. I'm not that kind
of a girl!" she exclaimed. "Oh, I
know how that sounds, but I just
can't say anything else. There are
that kind of girls, and other girls
who aren't that kind! I couldn't
Uve like that!"
"Don't decide too hastily." He
spoke a bit coldly. "You haven't
got enough friends to afford to
lose any."
"But, Andy, don't you see that
if that is the price you put on
your friendship, you put yourself
in the same class with those other
men?"
"I'm not a bit like them, or I
would have got you drunk last
night," he cried, heatedly. "I
won't have you putting me in the
class with those cheap libertines!"
"Oh, Andy, please don't get
mad! I hardly know what I'm say
ing. Of course you aren't a bit
like them. I love you!" She put
her arms around his neck and
kissed him.
"That's the girl! I knew you
didn't mean that. And you haven't
meant one-half the things you said
before. I'm going with you tomor
row and find a nice little apart
ment, all furnished real cute. You
are: going to move there and live
like a little darling and let me
carry one of the keys.
"ir you want to pretend pro
priety, you can get some kind of
part-time job. or one assisting
some dancing teacher. We will be
happy as two bugs In the same
rug."
He did not wait for her answer,
but put his arms around her and
kissed her wildly. She struggled
a bit. and tried to protest, but each
time he kissed her At last, he
sat with his lips an inch from
hers, and each time her lips part
ed for a word he silenced her
with kisses.
He sat thus until the tension
was broken by both of them laugh
ing at the absurdity. Betty had
not consented to his plan. She had
been smothered with words and
kisses until she was too contused
to know her own mind. 'This man
had been kinder to ber than any
man she had ever met, except pos
sibly George Harris, who had ask
ed -her not to come to his restaur
ant again. She had been ordered
out of her room. The whole world
seemed to-be conspiring to make
her unhappy, except this one man.
Had he asked her to marry him,
Betty would have consented In an
Instant; but - this was different.
Yet she loved him so much she al
ternately clutched at what seem-
ahead. From time to time she
dropped her eyes to the quiver
ing scale of the speedometer as it
rose to 16, 40, 45 and after dan
cing a moment reached 50. Ahead
of her she saw the headlights of a
car. Andy did not slacken his
pace, as the road was amply wide
for the two cars to pass at high
speed.
She saw the driver of the other
ear throw up his hand to protect
his eyes from the glare of Andy's
headlights. For an Instant she
thought the two cars would crash,
as the other man took much more
ed to promise happiness, and then than his half of the road.
drew hastily away from it.
Andy broke in 'on her medita
tions. "I promised not to take anoth
er drink tonight, and I won't if
you insist, but I think we are en
titled to celebrate! Let's have an
other?"
"Oh, I don't care what hap
pens!" exclaimed Betty, desper
ately.
"That's the ticket! That's my
sweetheart!" He kissed her and
poured a drink into the cup which
formed the lower part of hU
flask. "Now drink it all at one
swallow. When It's down, breathe
through your nose for a moment,
and It won't choke you!"
Betty followed his directions. A
moment later she opened her
mouth and the fiery liquor burn
ed her throat and mouth. She
sputtered and shuddered, but An
dy did not notice, as he drank his
own.
"Hurray for the new family!
Hurray for happiness for two
lonesome people!" He held her
close, and covered her lips and
face with kisses.
"But, Aiily, I haven't consent
ed!" protested Betty, feebly.
"But you have!" he insisted.
"Oh, what difference does it
make!" cried Betty. "Who cares
what I do? Who has any Interest
in me, anyway?"
"I do!" Andy kissed her again.
"Now, let's get home, and to
morrow these two birds will start
hunting a nest."
Betty realized he was hurrying
home lest she give him a positive
refusal. She had half-way commit
ted herself to his plan, but she
was reckless. She could decide af
ter she was safely at home, and
tell him in the morning! She did
not give her own consent to his
plan, by any means, but did not
want to start the. argument all
over again. Andy seemed bo, boy
ishly happy that she was loath to
disappoint him
They turned toward the main
highway again, and were soon
speeding down.it. The hour was
so late that there was almost no
traffic, and the wind sang in their
ears till conversation was impos
sible
Betty rested her head on his
shoulder and watched the road
- Andy had seen the danger, how
ever. She raised her head quickly
to free his shoulder. He turned the
wheel, and for an instant she
heard the rain of gravel against
the fenders, and felt the sickening
sliding sensation of skidding.
Then, the car was back on the
cemftnt, and she breathed a sigh
of relief only to choke it in her
throat as the rear of the' car
swung wide toward the other side
of the road. In twisting the wheel
to regain the road, Andy had not
been able to right the car. It
lurched madly toward a roadside
tree, striking with the impact of
three thousand pounds moving at
the rate of 50 miles an hour.
Betty was conscious that the
door on her side of the car had
opened, and that she was flying
through the air. Her dancing stood
her in good stead,, as she remem
bered her acrobatic lessons and
relaxed every muscle and tried to
draw her body and legs Into a
round ball, and then nothing!
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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