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PAGE FOUR. TKa ORCGOU STATgSMAN SatltOw Oregon, Saturday llorrsis. Norenbcr 7, 1931 I. f I 'No' Favor. Sway Us; No Fear Shatt Awe" From First Statesman, Starch 28,. 185i THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. Chakles A. Spact7K, SatLOOif F. Sackch. Publisher COABua A. Spacotc - - - - - - BdiUr-Mtmagtr Shsxdom F. Sackett - - - - - Utmrngmn Editor Member of the AssoclMrrt Pres Tb Associated Pre t cloly trtkk tor 4?: tka t all news dispatch ccUd to It or not otbrwUa credited to Mm pwprr. - . L -1 ' ;' Pacific Coast Advertising Representatives: Arthur W. Btype. Ine- Portland. Security Wrtf- , . Ban rrmadaco Bltaron BMS.S Los Augelea,. fat Di" v Ess FoVPawm-8tecleT, Inc. New Torts, 3W Bid. 11 w. 4Zaev . ;.uucaco. - aurau EnUred at th Potto ffics at Seism, Oregon a 8cd-Claai Matter. Published tverv worm xJt Monday. Buewese ffic4,tl5 S-.&mmeraal Street. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Had 8uhcritvaw Kate. 1 AdTnc. WUlUs ?f ' JSmaS? . KlMwtor otats per si, or . ft 1 rem JtSMW By Cltr Carrier rt t a months HJfNr t4rae. Par CosV t ets On 4ran aa New Staada S cent ' Literary Jackals NAN BRITTON, who wrote a book called "The President's Daughter", ha lost a libel suit l& Toledo against a ho - tel-keeper of Marion who circulated a book "Answer to the President's Daughter". While the rulings of the court were considered favorable to the plaintiff the jury didn't require -much time to deliberate and brought in a verdict for the de fendant While this does not settle the question as to wheth er or not Nan Briiton libeled the meniorjr of the late pres ident, the decision is a blow to the credibility of her book. -v "Becently that other book of defamation by Gaston B. Means, "The Strange Death of Pres. Harding' has been de flated by the confession of May Dixon Thacker who acted as amanuensis for Means, that Means was a consummate liar and that many of the incidents he relates could not have hap pened. These are two books which have done much to defame the mpmorv of Hardin e: but their sewerage contents were lapped up by the public who revelled in such filth. They have done untold damage not only to man who while weak per formed conspicuous public service, but they undermined con fidence in the character of all men called to serve in high position. 1 . The latest product of literary jackals, though not of the salacious gossip type, is the 4!WashingtoMerry-Go-Round" is which certain press correspondents at Washington seek to debunk the great from the president down. That is an easy thing to do; if one wanted to pick up aH the whimsicalities, aH the flaws of character, the temperamental acerbities, and the cloakroom gossip about the great and the near-great he can give the public a far different but greatly distorted picture of those in authority! Our officials appointed and elected,' are not saints; they are as human as a brick mason or a clerk in a grocery store. These retail packages of back stairs gossip hawked about under the cloak of anonymity de serve scant attention from the public. If the authors are hon est in their intentions and honorable-in their methods they ; will set their, names down on their books and assume re sponsibility for what they write. Recently "Editor and Publisher", which is the trade pa per for newspapermen, brands as a "scandalous abuse" this violation of confidence on the part of Washington newspa per men who seek to supplement their regular income by side ventures as literary jackals. It said editorially: "We think it just as mean and irresponsible to write an anonymous book, L retailing so-called 'inside gossip, as to sell advance tips thus i gained for market speculation." It commented further: ( - notice that one ot the authors of the offensive anon ymous book, who was justly discharged for his part la it, is now trylag- to wrap himself in the folds of the free press flax. He would hare us believe that he Is la some way a martyr, but we have beea unable to discover even a remote connection between th White House situation and his dismissal. His editor demanded to know It he had written a part of the book, with mean and in lastanees unjustifiable criticism ot fellow newspapermen, and he eoaf eesed It. His editor then dismissed him, nottf y4a the pres ident that the correspondent no longer represented the- newspa ; per. That seems eminently proper to us." i ' -So long as the public has an appetite to feed on slander f and titterings of parlor maids there will be those who will make commerce of books to feed such vulgar tastes. We con fess we have read none of the books mentioned, not because . we had any idols we feared for, but because-there are so many more books whose information is authentic;, and whose substance more valuable that we had no time for the prod ucts of these literary jackals. - 1 ' '' . Good House-Cleaning JIM MOTT is doing a heroic job. It took some Hercules to dean out the Augean stables of these fellows who were pirating innocent investors. Sometimes it was scandalous betrayal of trust, and now one of such men, Rattrem has been convicted in, the courts. Sometimes it was legalized milking of the companies, such as seemr to have been done In some of the building and loan associations. It was a case s of the promoters getting theirs., leaving the mwstors to get J a. a .a . - - wna&iney cotua, 11 anyuung. This Empire Holding company, aTecent promotion,. has had a bad smell and now Mbtt is de manding: a clean-up there. Friends eCfrdge- Coshow will re gretthat he became connected with a group who behind the good name of thejndge would' carry on promotion practices which: would brixur them into rliarprmt In this cfean-up it is plain some with the guilty. The exposure of rotten practices and bad management In the savings and loan field in this state makes it hard for the reputable companies -because how is the ; public to "know; whom to trust? However there are honest, . safe and reliable savings and loan companies as one may find cut by consulting his banker. . .- , Wa are glad the Mutual Savings and Loan association is "back home'V Under safe, conservative management it can operate successfully. It hat been rather a bitter experience for both the local companies to hook trp with Portland pro moters. Fortunately they were not merged with the Portland concerns, did not change their names, and now can go on op erating as independent, local units. V . '- ' "f! : ' 1 i f'Says Rufus Holman: T.IL" tB omlf Incentive to endure the. personal abuse and !r?T1.(,u!. Cosip. -the hope of being of eerrlce to tin people ot say stave la time of ereat need. i ftrtenaiy supporter of thVstate adsBtetstratienwe have V11 n nPf t contteuelf we can may we alggei t the time ad.th for net. rather -.?lirrul R8dMt.w ypa"; win : pewev press - . .J?? dirt circulating Is Los Aagelos. When iamee isn't on-the loo. ther hava thr TTi.Vm. n iuuir, u,ni ' aaaltt :VTfc T TT9 : mesa again. Ttoe aouthem Scandalous. Aatorian nndt . ' LSSSlft f"'11 held a fiffl&oKSE t8A. rrsrk your machine gun to lha left aa yon enter " ' af "J hiUristed la. mote, than the membershtn of the Navy Laaguavls the list of 1U contrilmiors.-tPia proUteera Sl teajk this propaganda bureau going? - ... . Oar weather prediction-Friday morals wa: "Fair todav and Caturcan. but unaettlad with light rains-. ThatreadrMka r tS rnlat Jprm -of a eongreasloaal esadldats. on nrohiblHo. F ; $nMk44j that the innocent will suffer be classified with the "aubsidiied owns inu tka ttagW-Pantagea metropolis should ba samerf 1 !" ,,mM Lj0a Yesterdays! ... Of OUSIa nana of XtecSv Dys Jrovember T. lftM -Charles Erans Hoihw today wu believed It bar. defeated William Randolph Hearst by a laxg plurality la the New York gubernatorial election. Because of the work beiag.ae la ; the penmanship elaas -of the T. It C. A. night school, a stran ger , yesterday.; remarked. ? "there should not h any poor pesmeoi im Salem." . A skating rink is aa asaared fact for Salem. Whee the now rink Is opened five weeks- trout now. the proprietors premise to 'furalah music1 every night of the week. " November T Asseesora . assembled here yes-; terday for their annual conference talked opposition to the proposed state, income tax. A. number of the men elalmed the measure would not relieve the farmers of their tax burden as has been asserted. Resident Hring. on River road as far as one and one-half miles from Front and Pine streets, will have electric . service,, a the re sult of arrangements made with the Portland Railway, night ft Power company. The- city council last night or dered the city attorney te draw up a special election ordinance for submitting to the voters the proposition of purchasing the site and equipment of the city tour ist campground for $7000. New Views Do yoa think the Willamette river will some- day be canalised to Eugene?" This was the ques tion Statesman reporters asked yesterday. ak Mint, chief of police: "Not in our day, if they are slow as they have been' A. R. Tartar, credit max: "I don't know anything about that" H. SheriU, woodsawreri "There seems to be a lot of talk about it. Mayoe it a nearer canalization now than ever before." Daily Thought If tongue and pen alike be fre. Safe from an foes stands liberty." Pope. GIRLS' BASKETBALL LEADERS SELECTED AUMSVILLE. Nor. Captains and managers for the first and second girls' basketball teama were elected this week. Those elected for the first team were: Virgie Bradley, captain, and Louise Highberger, manager; for toe second team Madge Cnpp, cap tain, and Myrtle Powell, manager: Miss Gladys Burgesa la the coach this year. Although many of the old players are gone, everyone Is Looking forward to a good team thla winter. . Game bar baan scheduled with Stay ton, Jefferson, t ana Turner, but It in hoped that there will be other games. The sociology class of thavhigh school, under the direction of Miss Gladya Burgess, held It first de bate on Resolved. That school attendance-should be mads compul sory for all children of normal ability under It years of age. The affirmative side was taken by Eva Arnold and Charles Pomeroy and the negative by Virgin Brad ley and Edward'BankeL The af firmative won by a-vat of to S, Th remainder of the claas acted am judge. Mixa Burgees plana to hare quite a number of debates in the class this winter. BIRTH REPORTED BETHEL, Tor. S Rev. and Mrs. S. Hararlck have received word of a grandson bora .this week. The parents sr Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Bentler (nee Elba naoy was born tn the Sllverton hospital. O "BY v - - ' - " i ' , t i The hBnding flash of Dght.that precedes ths thnn- f durinr recent battle practice) stf the Pacifis aerous cup wmca marks th firinr.ef on of the I Onrr a moment befan tha deck of the bii r mUS aboard a hattkiahfa of TTwl Cam's Part- 1 ..X.a I. rrTi?.." , B wfiiewgrapner neeaeo. i as- oar tot aa t get thu dramatic pictare. The scene was snapped I belched from the i- HERE'S HOW i X" . T - .f -.v. i . cosuwrsr.- CHOLOCSCT fxxfioofioo WORTH OF MATCtlAL IS- 0ESTKOVEO tl U5. VEAKLyey ffCECTSt THtS MEANS $7 LOSnt PERSON k A WWMtTWC riHOINOON. CAUSC AAIinaAt iAicHoiiAmr VMOttOIOUMe ttAsrt Sunday "Guns Fired by Petroleum' BITS for BREAKFAST -By B. J. HENDRICKS - Be Holladay's threat: ' . Perhaps th reader, passing- oa Mission street, has noted la the "Bush pasture" a peculiar ridge leading nearly stright south, the presence ot which haa caused him to wonder. V The ridge, with a depression on each lde, begins dose to the first tile as- ono travels eaet. It rune aoutkward, throagk the clump ot wild ros bushes, and emerges on the other, side s higher rldg with deeper depres sions. Still further south, then turning in a more southeasterly direction, the rldg and th de pressions show still more plainly. The view is best from ' the south side of the "pasture", over the fence that ends th open spac that is a continuation of Capitol street, from . its inter section with Cross street. It is th second street after on gets down the steep hfli oa Cross street, going east. W That ridge is the grade for the Oregon A California railroad. It harks the- memories of some old timers' back to 1S70; back to the Salem of Si years ago. s s -w Ben Holladay was ths'tSTtfoal magnate of Oregon then; the only one the state had. He started hia railroad' at East Portland, then a straggling village the present down-town part of which- was a series- of lakes and sloughs sad mud. fiats, and travelers got over to the city ot Portland en the Stark street ferry-. In the fairot7l) trains wer running from East Portland to Waconda. Gerrais, that absorbed old Waeonda, because th latter was left a half mile or so to one side, had not yet been platted, or named. The first time tables, la 1870, read from East Portland to Waeonda. V V V Ben Holladay secured his rights of wsy with a view to running hia railroad through Front street, with th passenger depot near where th present freight Kdnpot stands, and tanc across South Mill creek and near the base ot the Fry hill and through land now a rare of the premises of th school, for the blind cnene tnrewta tae "Boss pas ture"; and on south. - But before the track layiag crew arrived at Salem, having finished at A Brora. August 24. IS 70. Ben HtUaday demanded a bonus from tits people f Salem. The bona we either not f ortlu conUag at all r In amount large enough to satisfy Holladay. The would pass the down-town part of Salem- by, and that he would THE GUN'S 1ED GLARE" 5 X t Bj EDSONH .. Si .J- . E n r thus "mak grass grow la the streets" of the capital city. V The upshot of the whole mat ter was that Holladay hunt hia main line on Twelfth street, where it is now, baring la the early eighties passed to the con trol of the Southern Pacific com pany. Mr. Holladay should hare known that h could not "make grass grow" tn Salem's streets. Uke he did tn those ot the old Waconda, -Oakland and some other towns, by not building his railroad straight through them. This was and is the capital of th state, and there was bound to be a town here, railroad or no ratt- f road through the main part of it. Tvs years later, the Oregon leg islature made the first appropri ation for the construction of the capitol, and located it within a half brock of Hlladays main line. m To Hamlin SmRh. scion of a pioneer family running hack te the forties, is due th credit of calling tho attention of the writ er te this eld railroad grade that was nver used. He has been pas sing that way all his life. .. . . No right of way deed from A. Bush to the railroad people was recorded, for that stretch of road One may, of course, hare been given or the grade may hare been made under a contract to complete the transaction when trains were running. Perhaps the latter; for Mr. Bush was a care ful man. That part of the "Bush tare", the east 61 teres of the 100 acre tract, is la the name of the city of Salem, to be used for park purposes, at some future day. to he determined by certain contingencies. Agreements to this effect wer written into th pub lic records of tho city snd county a number of years ago. a. V The writer has a. card from Albert Tester, keeper of Cham- poeg park, which reads: "Reiativ to postage rates la Oregon in 1861, the following on page 1Z5 et 'Kimball's Ban Francisco Directory, 18 SO', pub lished In September, 1850, is ot interest: '"Postage on letters for all parts of the United States snd Oregon. 40 cents. " 'Postage on newspaaers te the- United States and Oregon, I cents, inland postage on snd a halt cents to b added: and la all cases, unless sent from the office of pa bll cation, must be prepaid in advance . au. Tozter adts: "This rare copy was that of my father. Jndg C. T. Tori sr." This throws further tight on- the answer In this, colamn tn the lssn of Thursday, October t. brought i O Coast warshi Amm v . tv instant when - names and smokt .yawning moata ol the big goa. ' O $ mS jm MASQUERADE : ( i i Srmopsi '- i ? 1 1 Walls th newsboys shouted "All about th blr.srans killing". Fanchon ' Meredith aad a man named Tony planned, their geta way, Tony gives Fanchon ' $4,000 and reserres passage tor her un der th name ot "Miss Smith" on an 'airplane chartered -by the wealthy Mr,. Samoa sarout to New Tork. A feUow passenger, whom she had previously met on th boat coming from Hawaii, recognises Fsnchoa. T CHAPTER n Mrs. Earns was getting her self settled with Jerky gestures. "Ton know each other. she beamed . . how nice!" her manner wa rery pink .tea. Th girl called Mia 8mlth who had Just bee addresed as Fanchon Meredith murmured something. She had flushed and her heart vas heating unsteadily. Th eth er girl supplied the date. Of course. . . we came to San Francisco from Hawaii oa the sum boat, months ago. she said, and added reproachfully. "Why didn't you look me up, yon said yea would!" Fanchon Meredith lifted her turauols bins eyes, briefly "I'm been so busy . . ." she said. " "So har I oaly Imagine." the other girl began when sud denly there was a shout . . .a call . . . high, clear - triumphant, after th tleldman's signal. Contact! Th engines turned over, the plan , skimmed th ground, rose without a Jar. 'Well! said Mrs. Eamee, spreading her skirts. "Great, Isn't ltT" her husband asked her, and added, "worth the money." They were off on the long trip. Th girl slttinr In th next arm I chair to Fanchon Jerked her ! head toward the rest ot the party. "unow inemT" sne asaea. Fanchon Indicated that she did not. "How strange", said Fanchon'a chance met companion, "that we should meet again here ... on such a trip." She giggled, nerv ously. 8he wss s girl about Fan ebon's own height and build, rather mouselike, with blue eyes out by a Salem lady Inquiring about the postage rates ot 1851. Many compliments have been given In various newspapers en the handsome appearance aad completeness of the Oregon Blue Book tor 1151-2. Deserved praise, too. m . But the fact has beea over looked that the drawing for the front cover page was made by Murray Wade, well known Salem artist. It Is a picture of Crater lake, , printed In black, the blue of the book's cover making up a color scheme that la striking. It is a rare work of art. U It should b known, also, that several other artists tried their hands at th task, at least one of them a resident of Portland and the state printer accepted the drawing of Mr. Wade. Murray does many things, is an unas suming way. for his city, and be richly deserves any such recogni tion as was accorded to him by W the stat printer. The Blue Book Is Oregon's of ficial almanac, giving information about state offices. Institutions. departments, commissions, etc., snd containing historic tacts and a mass of Information that Is useful in many ways In news paper and other public offices. and to persons tn all walk of Ufe who wish to keep abreast of th times. AREA SAID BETTER ORCHARD HEIGHTS. Nov.. rne neignsornooa invalids are on the mend. Little Donald Red la able to be la school again fol lowing his recent sorer elbow fracture. The Injured arm Is still encased la a east. Charles Roberts is able, for the first Urn la firs months, to walk .without, the aid or cratches or a can. Th C H. Fisher family wer recent dinner guests of Mrs. C A- Tommasiene, sister ot Mrs. Fish er, st hsr hems In Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Clarene Raiabolt wer recent visitor at th home of Mrs. Rslnbolt's brother. J. A. Tousg. The Ralnbolts llv at Sclo. Flower lovers ot this commun ity ar looking forward with plea- at anticipation to th chrysan themum ahow to b gtven Thurs day,. November. IX.. at, the. Oak Grove grange halL The. affair will b sponsored by th Oak Groro Ladles Aid. Mrs. & 8. Matthews is In Port land where. sh is enjoying a visit with relatives- INDEPENDENCE, Nor. C Armistice day will be celebrated by a -program sponsored jry the Independence - snd ; ' Monmouth American Legion poets with Dean Walker of Independence as ehalr- man of the general committees. Wednesdsy, November 11. ret- ersas of all wars, , auxiliaries. Gold Star - mothers and the gen eral public ar tnrtted to a spe cial program la tho. Oregon Nor mal school aaditorlam beginning st ltilS a. m- At.th noon hour' ex-service men will bo given a tree lanca at tho Campbell hall In Inde Den- den c and tho auxiliary members will D honored at , a special laachoon. v ' , . . At 2 o'clock la th afternoon football game by th IndeBeo- denc high school team vs. Dallas high school team promises to be tog feature of the day. -la th evening a dine will be held t tho Haunted Mill la Rick mllfre tor-serrlcs me. RURAL ARMISTICE rauoE pm aad dark brows batr and a small prim moatA , . X bar to pinch myself that It's actuaUy . I Brelya Howard I" she added. Faachoa taraed her. glance from tho country over which they were frying. Th Eamee party were chattering : steadily. Tho pUao was . flying steadily, gaining height and speed. Bo ca us ot th noise of tho motors, Evelyn's role had been pitched high. Now she leaned nearer to Fanchon.- 1 "What has?" asked Fanchon, a llttl wearily. But she tried to force some aalmaUon Into her glanc. hsr response. 8h was to travel with this girl ss her com panion, sh wss forced Into In timacy with ber. She wondered . . . can she suspect . . .T hsS she rood tho papers? but of course, even If she has, she ca. bars no cans tor suspicion! I must bo going crasyl Ths engine took up th them . . . Going crasy . ... golna crasy . . . said th engines. . . . Tony . . . Tony . . . they said. "If like a novel." Ereiyn was teUing ber. "Ton know I was oat In tho Islands, teaching for two years? When my contract waa over I cam oa to Saa Francisco with you as It hap pened, to find a Job ' there. 1 landed one, tn a prlvat school. And while I was ther I had word that my oaly elos relative aa aunt whom I har never aeon aad who haa been living In Eur ope for 30 years had returned to th states aad wanted me to come Mto with her. She's Mrs. Allison Carstalrs," said Evelyn Import antly and stopped, waiting Fanchon's word of astonishment. , "Carstalrs?" asked Fanchoa putxled, and uninterested. Ereiyn made an excited gov turev N . "Haven't yon heard of her ? She's always in th papers," sh said she has oodles of money, goes everywhere, knows ereryone. Ton see when my not her, who wss mueh younger then Aunt Jennie, ran off with my fat he.-, the family cut her off, they wouldn't har anything to do with her. Poor Dad. ho waa a strug gling professor of English snd mother had beea presented st court Snd all th rest of It aad wa supposed to make a good marriage. Later, before mother died Aunt Jennie, the only ono left of th family, tried -to make overtures. But mother was proud and Dad wouldn't let her be any thing else. Then after Dad'a death I wont to school teaching. And now. Aunt Jennie Is back, after all these years and wants' me to make my home with her. She traced me, easily enough, and sent for m to come east. She wired me money and 'told me to com as quickly as I could as she bed plans for me. So I decided to fly. Ito always wanted to make a long flight." "Ton're never seen her? asked Fanchoa curiously, roused out of horseif by tho gtrls story. "No. Nor she me. Not even a good photograph.- All she knows is that I have dark hair aad bin eyes. . . I wrote her : that much. It'a hard to describe yourself," said Evelyn self-consciously and I didn't have even a decent snap shot except the one taken of the two of us on tho boat ... do yon remember? I sent that one." aho said. She drew deep breath. "No more teaching," aho said, "no more anything. Tm so hap py," confessed Evelyn. Fanchon looked at ber. She en vied her to tho bottom of her souL This girl was flyng toward happfae&s. ' Toward something mors than happiness; toward peace, safety, security, toward people ot her own. someone to whom she belonged, who would care for her. Fanchoa felt her heart constrict with anguish. Hap piness meant so little. - She had been happy, for a while, with Tony, meeting the dark, ardent eyes, listening to th deep ardent voice, seeing him smile, feeling his strong, brown hand Tony's hand ... she shuddered to think of It aow upon her own feeling his Hps oa hers. Tony's Hps which lied and wisecracked (heir way through life. Aad aho ... sh waa flying to ward what? Hid lag . . . shrinking from tho flaac of every strong or, she who had once met erery eye with her chin up snd her own eye clear. Flying to esespe; fly f na to ntt m? . w. e. sitter, shirker. But Tony had eai aa mast. "Ton masta't set mixed up la thlS. kid. Ta SM'f Tranw an. thing. But all th asms, yoa A Living Trust Will I . Shift to our shoulders the burden of keeping your . money safely invested. - 2. Neti you approximately 6; y; 3. Save the expenses of pro , bate on the Trust Estate. .4. Permit you to revoke the Trust at any time We invite you to call on us for f urtheri information. - ; -1 Directors aad ' Offtosra:;--,. A.N. BUSH. Prsldent.Ti;v::O i 'k WM. hV WALTON. Vic.,. ci L. F. ALDRICH. Secretary. JOS. H. .ALBERT, Trust Officer. By FAITH BALDWW know too much. Tony's sirL They're sil seen yoa. They'll look, tor you, Your got to get sway. It's safer tor yoa. Aad for me. And Rosin's on the -war Path!" said Tony. .. - - Rosl. She s hsd - beea Tony's girl one. Until Fanchon came la on the scene, ' inaoceat, gay hearted, accepting everything, ores Tony, at fae yalno. . Evelyn went oa talking. About teaching. In th rery good, rather duU schooL About tho days back la Hawaii. "Fanny, I never knew yoa then, Fanchon. 5. ' "Not so fanny." Fanchon re plied mechanically, I was buried on a plantation most of my life, yoa know, I rarely cams to Hono lulu." : -: -- ;- Sh was silent, remembering the sun-steeped . days -and her father, who bad been her friend, her guide, her teacher. Every thing to her. She could not re member her mother. Only . her father, her companion, for twenty years, years whleh -had run past swiftly and silently as sand from aa hourglass. Tho yousg man In the Eames Party spoke to Evelyn, his eyes on Fanchon aa ho did so. The eld erly women leaned forward ant said, nervously, . "I do hope I'm not going to be air sick!" Tho steward cams from his mysteri ous, small quarters snd started serving bouillon and sandwiches snd answering th questions flung st him. I a rery short space of time all tho occupants of the cabin-plane seemed to? draw together and become friends, as if their common adventure made conspir ators of them. "Oh!" said Evelyn. "Isn't It ex citing?" . Tho air was rough, for the mo ment. The sky was partly clouded over aad It. waa very warm. Heat bumps were noticeable and Eve lyn squealed la her rather simp ering fashion. "Just like a scenic railway!" she commented. Mrs. Eames turned slightly green and regarded th sandwich sh held in her hand with. an expression of fixed distaste. Tho stewsrd looked snxious. "Is this your first flight. Miss Smith?" asked the Eamee boy. Fanchon "3ld not answer. When he repeated hia question, she started snd flushed, looking towsrd Eve lyn. But Evelyn was chattering with Mr. .Eames pad had not heard. "Yes," replied Fanchon, brief ly. "You are awfully calm about It." Roger Eames remarked, smil ing. She looked out of th window at th tremendous rlsta beyond and about and below them. She aodded, without speaking. Queer girl, he thought turning to Eve lyn. Much better looking than the Other, but difficult. H disliked difficult women. Calm? Fanchon smiled secretly. Once It would have, meant so much to her, the sens of flight, tho feel of wings. It meant noth ing now aavo escape. Only that. She had a sudden sickening men tal vision of Tony In polio head quarters Handcuffs. Would they handcuff him ... on, suspicion? She heard them questioning him . . . she saw his brown tac pal a little and his dark eyes glitter with menace. Bnt perhapa they wouldn't catch him. He'd said they would a't. "The dick doesn't live who can put tho Irons on mot" he'd boasted to her th thst sppaning hour of revelation, in rt Sway!" Where had ho gone? To whom? Roslo. who hsd loved him. who was now his enemy. Ho was sur rounded br ancmtM Vtnohn. elenched her small fists until the nans pic into her palms. Why bad she run away? She had a mo ment's Impulse to cry oat, like a mad women, "Turn hack, take mo back, I say! yoa must!" How ther would look i snf murmur among themselrea. the fat, complacent Eames and his fat. airsick wife and his lean; sleek-haired son with whom Rvm lyn was giggling in her Idlotie lasmoa. They would think she had gono crazy. Well, sh had. No. No. Sho couldn't belp Tony la aav war. The most aba nnid do for him was to disappear, tak th harden of ono mors worry from bis sho alders. 8he owed him that much, for ah had lavad him. Or had thought so. Eroa all that had happened sine could not of- rac tee race oi-ner one naving lored him ... i Mm. 9