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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem; Oregon, Wednesday Morning, March 13, 1935
And the Vijlain Still Pursues Her!
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Feudist Revival
EDITOR TUGMAN of the Eugene Register Guard again
uses the meeting of the state board of higher education
as a text on which to emit a tirade because of the failure of
the board to retire Chancellor W. J. Kerr. The R-G paints
the situation in higher education thus :
"The schools are drifting rapidly toward another year un
der W. J. Kerr. Aside from all the explosive possibilities ot this
situation the tragic fact for Oregon's higher education is so long
as it exists nothing constructive or progressive can be done."
The R-G urges the dropping of the chancellor and car
rying on under the institution presidents if no chancellor is
yet in sight who can competently head up the system. To
quote again :
"The apparent calm covers an unholy mess. A costly and
inefficient overhead has been developed while teaching has de
clined in the schools. In spite of an elaborate propaganda ma
Chine for which taxpayers and parents are paying, there is stale
mate and decay instead of progress in the Oregon schools, nor
can this be remedied till Kerr (and his entourage of high-salaried
and politically useful flunkies) goes!"
These are strong words ; but they have been repeated so
often that they are earning for the able editor of the Eugene
paper the rating of a common scold. This paper has no de
sire to prolong the administration of Chancellor Kerr who
nearly a year ago submitted his resignation. The delay as
we understand it lies wholly over the difficulty of selecting
a worthy successor. The future of higher education has been
attended with much uncertainty in recent months, the 20
mill limit bill, the diversion of appropriations by the legis
lature ; it is little wonder the board cannot move fast or that
men of ability hesitate to come to Oregon with its assurance
of low salary and possibility of bitter struggle and frustra
tion. Mr. Sammons, a leading member of the chancellor com
mittee has been on a tour of the orient for several months.
So far as the condition of affairs in the higher institu
tions goes the Eugene editor speaks from the bile and not
from the head. It has been a general understanding over the
state that all state institutions are functioning about as effi
ciently as may be expected unddr the limitations of attend
ance and of financial support. We are very positive of this'
that there has been a greatly improved relationship between
student body and faculty members at the university and the
state college. The overhead is far less than it was before
Kerr became chancellor.
Dr. Kerr is to Editor Tugman a "bete noir"; but this
obsession is not shared by all nor by the majority of those
interested in the welfare of Oregon's higher institutions. The
prime need for higher education is a season of peace, con
firming the institutions in their essential tasks. This end is
ill-served by spiteful editorials which sound the tocsins of
strife and hatred.
The Copeland Bill
IN the 73rd congress the so-called Tugwell bill was intro
duced for the closer regulation of trade in foods, drugs
and cosmetics. It was superseded by the so-called Copeland
bill, but no legislation was obtained at the last session. Now
a revised "Copeland bill", SB 5 is before the senate and rep
resents a redrafting of former bills in the light of sound crit
icisms which have been offered. There is need for a revision
of the original pure food and drugs act which was secured in
1906 through the efforts of Harvey Wiley, chief of the bu
reau, and Pres. Theodore Roosevelt. The original act has
stood through the years and accomplished much good for
the consuming public. In the interval new commodities, new
processes have come in ; so the time is ripe for new legisla
tion on the subject.
Manufacturers of proprietary products have some of
them been bitter in denunciation of any new regulatory laws
They have no hesitation in putting their private interest
above the health and safety of the consuming public. The rec-j
ords are full of examples of harmful products, particularly
in the field of cosmetics, which escape restriction under the
present laws. Here is a field where strict regulation should
be enforced to prevent injury to the public.
The new SB 5 prohibits false advertising; outlaws cos
metics injurious to health or manufactured under insanitary
conditions. It bars traffic in foods or drugs dangerous to
health; forbids use of uncertified and impure coal tar col
ors. It requires that claims made for proprietary medicines
be sustained by demonstrable scientific facts or by substan
tial medical opinion.
The present bill is endorsed by the Advertising Federa
tion of . America. Advertising interests want truthful adver
tising and do not want to set their stakes in fields of fraud
and deceit, especially where such a vital concern as the health
of the people is concerned. While the bill may need alteration
to insure its practicality, the general program deserves sup
port. We observe however that newspapers are strangely si
lent about this measure, which suggests that they are afraid
of loss of revenue from patent medicine advertising, or are
intimidated by patent medicine manufacturers. They ought
to be leaders in the fight for wholesome regulation in a
field which needs attention, and should take not their cues
from the makers and vendors of quack remedies. The manu
facturers of honest goods welcome and do not fight the driv
ing out of the trade those who compound deception and fraud
in foods and medicines for private gain.
The senate ought to reject the claim ot King Bros, iron works.
Portland, for 1C11C additional compensation under its contract to
put in the doors in the new cell block at the penitentiary. This Job
was done so poorly, with soft steel Instead of hard tool steel at the
doors, that Hal E. Hoss, secretary of state, refused to sign the vouch
. ers for the original contract price. The changes they made were be
cause of their own failure to lire up to the specifications. This claim
Is just a shakedown on the state. It the firm lost money it was their
own fault, not the state's. It was Got. Meier who insisted on award
Ins the contract to them because they were a home concern. If they
had a legitimate claim tor more money Meier would have seen to it
they were paid from the prison fund. That he did not is pretty good
proof the claim is without merit
A year ago NRA bulletins told weekly of additional industries
coming under codes. Now the bulletins are the other way. Passing
out are codes for bowling and billiards, funeral Berrice, shoe re
building and outdoor advertising. As the children still say: what
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Bits for Breakfast
By ft. J. HENDRICKS
Books of Franchere, Cox
and Ross, Astorians. told
of Dorlon woman's Golgotha:
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(Continuing from yesterday:)
Ross Cox said in his book that
death came to Le Clerc while he
was giving to Madame Dorion di
rections about making her es
cape; that is, he expired before
he could finish. Cox said the
woman caught TWO HORSES,
and he mentioned two all along.
Ross said one horse. Cox said
she put her clothes, dried salm
on, beaver meat, etc.. On one
horse, and that she rode with her
children on the other. He said
the elder child was only three
years old, and that the age of the
other "did not exceed four
months." Cox said she started to
Reed's establishment the third
day; that she soon saw Indians
galloping In an eastern direction
and dismounted and concealed
herself, children and horses and
was unnoticed by the galloping
savages; that that night she built
no fire and had no water to drink.
The evening of the fourth day she
came in sight ot Reed's house;
found it a smoking ruin; hid the
children and horses and with a
large knife and a tomahawk crept
to the scene, and, by the expir
ing glare of smoldering timbers,
saw a band of prairie wolves In
sanguinary banquet. She caUed
the men by name; had no answer,
and the sound of her voice Beared
the wolves and she hastened to
where the children were hid, ar
riving in time to save them from
the wolves, which were then ap
proaching them. Next morning
she departed westward. She had
a buffalo robe and two or three
deer skins, with which, and some
pine bark and cedar branches, she
constructed her wigwam when
she had gone as far as she could
make headway in the Blue moun
tains. She killed the TWO horses for
food, smoke dried the meat and
used the skins as a further cov
ering for her wickiup. When she
had nearly consumed the horse
flesh, she had to go on, or starve.
With as much as she could carry
of the meat and the young, child
on her back and the other led by
his hand, she took the trail west
ward, and the account of her
Joining a Walla Walla Cayase
camp, and being well taken care
of by those Indians, is told with
about the same particulars as
were given by Alexander Ross.
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Some readers will be glad to
have something of the third story
of the three put into book form
by leading members ot the Astor
ians of John Jacob Astor, the one
of Gabriel Franchere. He titled
his book "Narrative ot a Voyage
to the Northwest Coast of Amer
ica in the Tears 1811, 1812, 1813
and 1814, or First American Set
tlement on the Pacific." Fran
chere wrote well."1 Touching the
matter immediately under review,
he opened his recital:
"We quitted Fort George (or
Astoria, if you please,) on Mon
day morning, the 4th ot April,
1814, in 10 canoes, five of which
were bark and five of cedar wood,
carrying each seven men as a
crew and two passengers, in an
SO persons, and all well armed."
S .
He related that they reached
the first falls of the Columbia on
the 10th, and the next day they
bought from the Indians four hor
ses and 30 dogs, "which were Im
mediately slaughtered for food."
He said most ot the Indians at
that point ran away in fear when
they saw so large a company ap
proaching. (Probably due to some
devilment they had been op to In
the treatment of whites who had!
fallen into their hands.) He
wrote that on April 17 they pass
ed a little river entering the Co
lumbia from the northwest and
Msfc -flali-aHBMaBHakVHHaaakk Jy wmasm rttsr t
soon after saw three canoes the
persons in which were struggling
with their paddles to overtake
them.
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As they still pursued their way,
he related, they heard a child's
voice cry out in French, "arrestes
done, arrestes done," (Stop!
stop!) and putting ashore and
the three canoes having Joined
them, they perceived In one of
them "the wife and children of
a man named Pierre Dorlon, a
hunter, who had been sent on
with a party of eight under the
command of Mr. J. Reed among
the Snakes to Join there the hun
ters left by Messrs. Hunt and
Crooks near Fort Henry, and to
secure horses and provisions for
our Journey." He wrote:
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"This woman informed us, to
our no small dismay, of the trag
ic fate of all those who composed
that party."
Franchere told about the same
story as did Ross and Cox con
cerning what the Dorion woman
told them of her terrible experi
ences after escaping from the
Dogrib Indian murderers, she and
her two children being the only
ones aUve of her party.
Franchere agreed with Cox
thai' she with her children es
caped on TWO horses, and that
she killed both at her winter
camp. Franchere said the place
where her husband was killed
was five days' march frdm the
winter house of Reed.
He said Madame Dorion reach
Daily Health Talk:
By ROYAL 5. COPELAND, M. D.
United States senator from New York
Former Commissioner of Bealth,
Xev York City
MANY VALUABLE health prae-
tlcea can b found hv stnilvlnv th-
habits ot the ancient Q reeks. These
people believed that good health, de
pends upon prop
er posture, good
physique and
graceful move
ments. It la im
possible to vis
ualize an ancient
Greek as round
s h o u 1 d e red or
physically in
formed, , Faulty
carriage was un
known to these
lovers of beauty.
Within recent
years we have re
awakened to the
Importance of
Dr. Copeland
proper posture.
In these days it is strongly empha
sized. Neglect to carry the body cor
rectly leads to Impaired bealth and
disease. Such deformities as round
shoulders and back, flat chest, pot
belly, knock-knees, bow-legs and flat
feet, can be prevented when proper
posture In. childhood Is the rule.
Give Benee Attention
AttenUon must be given to the
growth ot the bones which form the
framework f the body. Personal
hygiene, proper nourishment and
plenty of fresh air and sunshine, are
essential to the development ot strong
and sturdy bones. The diet should
contain adequate amounts of time,
iron and other minerals which help
to bund muscle and bone.
The greatest aid to proper bony
development Is adequate rest for the
young, growing child. This Is an Im
portant fact overlooked by many
mothers. Bear in mind that the young
child should, spend over half of the
twenty-four hours lytng down. Fail
ure to obtain this necessary rest
weakens the bony framework and
leads to deformities.,
I would advfee that every child of
the pre-schcol a obtain rrom one
to two hours of rest after the noon
meaL As the child crows older thh
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ed the banks of the Columbia by
way of the Walla Walla river,
and he related that the Astorians
made the Indians who were with
her "some present to repay their
care and D&ins." and thai thev
"returned well satisfied," while
Madame Dorion and her children
went on with ihem to Fort Okan
ogan.
(Continuing tomorrow)
Many Moves Noted
For Hazel Green
Folks This Week
HAZEL GREEN, March 12.
Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Pearsall and
children are to move to Labish
Center to the Walter Weinart
property. J. Edgar Pugh, of La
bish Center, who owns property
vacated by the Pearsall family,
will rent the house and set the
acreage Just cleared to strawber
ries.
Victor Williamson is moving
with a tractor a garage for George
Tkatch to remodel for a dwelling
The Tkatch family have been liv
ing with Mrs. Fanny Kibby since
their home burned two months
ago.
The farm where Leonard Ham
mer lives, owned by Mr. Pearson
of Scotts Mills, has been sold to
M. Zahara ot Salem.
WITHDRAWAL VOTED
Governor Martin Monday ve
toed Senate Bill 183, by Wallace,
directing the state land board to
withdraw from sale or lease cer
tain lands -in Lake county. The
governor said he did not deem it
advisable that the lands Involved
be devoted to some other purpose
without a proper compensation to
the school fund.
becomes a difficult problem. But even
it the youngster does not sleep he
will obtain the needed rest by re
maining In bed. -
Cat School Hears
Children who ere subject to fa
tigue, restlessness and are backward
la physical development, should be
taken out of school for the afternoon.
This will enable them to have ade
quate rest and opportunity to over
come any physical weakness. At the
same time they win make better
progress In tbetr school work.
The child should be encouraged to
stretch out when ready for sleep. Tell
him that this will make him tall and
straight. Be should sleep on his ad
domen or aide, but never with his
knees drawn np.
Encourage games and outdoor
sports. Supervised games and sports
do great things In developing the
young body and overcoming Certain
deformities. Outdoor breathing ex
ercises are especially beneficial They
stimulate the appetite, promote elim
ination and help maintain health.
Answers to Health Queries
A Reader. Q. Is It true that scan
can be completely removed by plastic
surgery?
A. The removal ot scars by plas
tlo surgery has proven successful In
many Instances. Talk with vonr fame
Uy physician who win recommend a
local doctor.
A. B. C Q. I am troubled with
gaa which causes a gurgling and
bubbling In the Intestines. This aJsa
affects my heart. What would rou
ad viae In this case?
A. Correct VOnr diet and make
sure the Intestines are functioning
properly. For full particulars send
a self-addressed, stamped envelope
and repeat your Question.
Mrs. M. IL Q. My son, a boy of
14, Is troubled with perspiring feet.
What can be done to correct tha
trouble?
A. For full particulars send a self-
addressed, stamped envelop and re
peat ycr question.
(Cbpjiight, l$tS. K. r. 8.. Inc.)
SYNOPSIS
Young and pretty Cathleeo Mc
Carthy, secretary to the wealthy
Jasper Ingram, attracts her em
ployer's son Seward. Realizing the
difference In their social positions,
Cathleen discourages Seward's at
tentions, but he is persistent and
she finally makes an appointment
with him. He presents her with
an expensive bracelet which Cath
leen plans to return, but the
B'ft disappears from her dresser,
arian Alspaugh, frivolous wife,
of Homer Alspaugh, Ingram's con
fidential secretary, becomes infatu
ated with the Marques d'Alhues.
She buys a new car to impress the
Marques, and the first time she
takes him out in it they have an
accident and the car is destroyed.
Alspaugh speculates with Ingram's
money to try and meet his wife's
extravagances. - Joe, Cathleen's
ne'er-do-well brother, reluctantly
admits pawning the bracelet for
$300. Joe's new job as collector
for Ingram gives him too much
leisure to spend st the speakeasy
frequented by Vergile Buttie, gang
leader. Before be married Pia
RoseW, Vergile was interested in a
gir named Gemma is now
Joe's rirl. Learning that Buttie's
brother. Carmine, is interested in
Gemma, Joe stays around to keep
an eye on her. Cathleen considers
the possibility of getting an ad
vance on her salary to retrieve
Seward's bracelet.
chapter rvra
Would it, she wondered now, in a
flurry of mine and falhnz confi
dence, be possible to secure an ad
vance of three hundred dollars,
against ten dollars to be deducted
from her salary for thirty weeks?
Of course she couldnt ask Mr.
Alspaugh to make the advance per
sonally, she could ask him to speak
to the office manager for her. Em
ployes, she knew, do, quite often, in
emergencies, get advances against
their future salaries, though, nat
urally' such loans were not encour
aged by the executives. In Cath
leen's case itprobably would prove
especially difficult as she could not
properly specify the emergency.
She was now frantically eager to
work late for Alspaugh, for every
thing seemed to depend on his good
will. "I'm always glad to stay,"
she assured, him, when he came into
the room to lay a memorandum on
Ingram's desk.
Good," he said. "The same
place, eh?"
"Any place will do," she said, "I
could work on just coffee and
doughnuts sent in."
"Yes, but what about me? I'm
going to work late, too. Don't I
rate a little relaxation?"
At four o'clock Ingram had not
returned. Alspaugh went to the
oval room with documents unex
pectedly called for, and reported to
Cathleen that the meeting was
stormy. "But the chief's riding the
waves, as usual. They should
know by now that they can't stand
up against him."
At ten minutes past four a
woman's angry voice made itself
heard through two closed doors in
the inner office.
"I insist on seeing Mr. Ingram,"
Cathleen heard. "Appointment
stuff! He'll want to see me, all
right. . . . Martin is the name
Miss Arline Martin. ... IH go in
and wait for him!"
She refused to be stopped. The
door of the office burst open and
she swept in.
"I'm going to wait here for Mr.
Ingram i" ahe told Cathleen.
The strange, insistent girl was
very beautifuL Cathleen thought.
Indeed Arline had dressed deliber-.
ately to subjugate Jasper and her
brilliance had been heightened by
the opposition she had over-ridden
by the little tussle to get in and
in forcing her way in. The enor
mous summer fur of white fox
draping her shoulders, the dangling
gypsy hoops in her ears, and the
gas-pump red of her frock and hat
and high-heeled sandals made it im
possible for any man to be satisfied
with one look at her.
On her side Arline was annoyed
by Cathleen's youthful beauty and
the music of tier speaking voice.
Ingram had this rirl at his side
while he worked. What couldn't
she do with an opportunity like
that I
"I shant disturb you. You can
go on with your work. Ill just sit
here and wait."
She seated herself in a swirl of
white fur and scarlet skirts, and
The Safety
Valve
. Letters from
Statesman Readers
WOULD LET 'EM PLAY
Editor Statesman:
You have frequently shown a
disposition to refer to the SERA
worker in disparaging terms, and
until now I hare never felt dis
posed to take issue with you, but
after reading your editorial "Un
der Cloak of Pensions," in Fri
day's issue I feel impelled to
"break a lance" in defense of a
body ot men and women of which
I am a member. In the course
of an impassioned dissertation,
you ask: "Who plays the slot
machine?" and of course being
the editor you answer your own
question in your own way, with
out the possibility of having your
own effusion edited: "Weak
men ... on small wages . . . fired
by greed for quick profits", you
reply, then you continue: "SERA
workers, truck drivers, loggers,
millhands." The poor SERA
worker heads the list, but why
the big type? Why the obvious
emphasis? You will find many
subscribers to The Statesman
among these people. Only re
cently you published a cleverly
written article in your paper
written by a member of the SERA
clan, and I understand that he
never received a dime for writ
ing it, consequently none of that
money went down the "bottomless
maw of the slot machine" (what
ever that is you probably meant
craw" but you are excused).
What the SERA worker (let the
others speak for themselves) does
with his "low income" is of small
consequence to me. If he is fool
enough to try and "buck" the
slo: machine that's his affair, and
not yours, or mine, but get it out
of your cranium that the "small
income" folk are the only ones
lighted a cigarette fitted into a long
slim holder. She was smoking her
third cigarette when the door
opened and Ingram came in. Cath
leen, looking up at the sound of his
entrance, saw his face change and
not with pleasure, at the sight of
his visitor.
"How do rou do. Miss Martin.
Nice of you to call but I'm afraid
I can't afford myself the pleasure
of receiving you in the midst of an
extremely busy afternoon."
"No? Not even one little minute
for me?" Before he could reply,
she went on hastily, "I've heard
nothing from you about the play.
Mr. Gresham was so interested in
what you said. He's rewriting it
and we feel sure that between us
we'd have a wonderful hit, if you'd
only help ust You did make me
think you'd help us, Mr. Ingram,
silly of me, but 1 really thought you
meant it"
Arline had risen and moved close
to him, her face flashing through the
varying expressions of cajolery,
playful reproach, happy excitement,
and hopeful appeal. She ended
with witchery of parted, smiling
ups and wide compelling eyes.
Ingram, far from indifferent to
feminine appeal under favorable
circumstances, had his mind oc
cupied just now with a critical fi
nancial problem. He was. more
over, a hard man to move from a
position once taken, and nothing
had happened, since the day this
girl had precipitated the wretched
situation between him and his son,
to cause him to change his mind.
He said now. "I'm sorry if
roused hopes doomed to disappoint
ment, i was not, as I told you, im
pressed by your friend's nlav.
Further discussion of the matter is
inopportune and useless."
Arline all but spat at him. Her
face, Cathleen noticed in surprise,
went suddenly small and ugly with
disappointment and rage. "You'll
regret this. Mr. Ingram!" And
there were both viciousness and
threat in the tone of her voice.
At the moment, it was evident,
she hated him, but her rage was
impotent, for what can you do when
you are poor and a nobody, against
a plutocrat who refuses to betray
the weaknesses of a man? She
swept to the door, clutching at the
one thing left her, a good exit Bat
unsmiling and silent, he was there
nrst, boidmsr the door open for her.
Ingram turned back, dropping
uio irrelevant incident irom ms
mind. "Well go on from where I
left off. Miss McCarthy," he said,
"with that letter to the Pittsburgh
omce.
Cathleen. who had easoed at
Arline's prettiness while disapprov
ing her presumption, was sorry for
her now in her defeat But in a
little while, preoccupation with her
own problems put the stormy in
truder out of her mind.
e
It was nearly eight o'clock before
Alspaugh and Cathleen had cleared
up the accumulated work. Her
eyes, fingers and back were tired,
and she had not eaten since noon
when worry had made it impossible
for her to do more than swallow a
cup of tomato bisque and a cracker.
As she sat down at the corner table
in the speakeasy, she was tremu
lous and nervous, partly because of
her physical condition and partly
because of the difficulty she expe
rienced in framing her appeal to
Alspaugh.
She would have to lead up grad
ually of course to her embarrass
ing, perhaps unheard-of request
Y"How is Mrs. Alspaugh? How
terrible that accident was!"
"Oh, she's much better. Much,
much better," Alspaugh proclaimed
blithely. "It might have been a
whole lot worse!"
Though he, too. had worked hard
and late, he was in high spirits, for
the utility stocks he had bought
with Ingram's money were already
worth several hundred dollars more
than he paid for them. Whenever
he had looked at the ticker that day,
he had found himself a little nearer
the amount he needed to pay his
debt The closing price had been
the highest of alL
"I'm so glad. I saw Mrs. Als
paugh when she came into the office
one day last month," Cathleen pur
sued, ingenuously flattering him.
"She's so pretty, isn't she? It
would have been too bad if her face
had been marked."
"Yes, that's what she thought
That's all she worried about A
three thousand dollar car gone phut
that was the least of her troubles.
that "play" this form of gambl
ing. It is every person's preroga
tive to be as big a fool as he
pleases, and many exercise that
privilege, even editors of newspa
pers. Every man, woman and
child is an inherent gambler.
There are only two kinds of
gamblers. Those who do, and
those who would if they were
sure of winning. The Mayflower
pilgrims were gamblers; the old
pioneers were gamblers; tho man
who buys a car on "time" is a
gambler: Aren't we all? Where
would Max Gehlhar's big side -show
be today. If it were not for
the licensed pari mutuel betting?
Incidentally, I noticed some of our
"big phots' taking a fly at the
"ponies" at the fair last fall.
The worst feature to me in
connection with the slot machine
is the undoubted fact that a big
percentage of the clients are
children. Anyone with the per
spicacity of an earthworm must
see that this is wrong, but if our
guardians of the law could be In
structed to lay off the arduous
duties of tagging over time park
ed cars for a spell, and give this
more important matter their at
tention, a pernicious thing would
soon be. eliminated.
You say that 87 per cent goes
BACK (more emphasis) to the
bettors when they nlav th dn
or horses in the url-mnt II 1 fin ft
that there is no assuranc, thf
one pot In a 1000 will go back i
to tne sap that plays the slot
machine. I feel d is Dosed tn ai.
low others to figure that out;
but this I Will tell von. and ft
brings me back to my original.!
suDjeci,.my "small Income" goes
into the "maw" of the chain -stores,
my room rent and other
living expenses, and when night
falls on the day I get my check
I have not a nimble nickel left
with which to woo "Lady Luck
m me iorm of a slot-machine or
watch the danclns
the right hole lB a gama of
"ski" (time out while I laff)
chere the award I. a
chewing gum or some other vis
cous suostance equally abhorrent
Wnmon mrtt all alilr Ttnnitt
No idea of the value of money 1"
After-she had eaten, Cathleen
felt better, and over the salad she
found the words she had tentatively
put together tumbling effortlessly
from her lips.
"Mr. Alsnaueh. if a person wera
in great need of money, do you
think the company would possibly
make an advance against future
saiaryi"
What's that?" he asked, startled.
'TtK A nArfismal AmArmnon T
need three hundred dollars." The
sum seemed so great to her that her
voice shook as she named it
"Three hundred dollars!" Homerr
echoing her, made three hundred
ftnllar annnd lilra t K poa rV.nn..n
"My dear girl, that's a lot of mosey.
i i sure i couian i say now Mr.
M scomber would view such a re
quest You'd have to take it up with
him. I'm afraid he wouldn't enter
tain it."
"That's why I'm speaking to you
first" said Cathleen. "I thought if
you'd say a word! it's terribly im
portant to me; I can't explain how
important! I'm getting forty (dol
lars now. I could take thirty; or
even twenty-five, till this is paid
I"
Suddenly her chin shook. She
felt tears threatening her, and
turned blindly to clutch at her bag,
which held her handkerchief.
Alspaugh watching ner closely,
enjoyed her distress and his own
power to intensify or end it for it
would be comparatively easy for
him to obtain the advance for her.
What could a girl in Cathleen's
circumstances need with three hun
dred dollars?
Was she playing him for a sucker
or was she naively putting herself
in his hands? When she talked of
getting a loan of three hundred dol
lars was she delicately hinting that
he might offer it himself?
Well, he wouldn't object to that
His love for his wife, genuine
and slavish though it was, had never
prevented his feeling romantic
impulses towards other women,
"Listen. Cathleen. please don't
cry," he said. "Ill let you have
three hundred dollars. You could
have anything I've got I've always
been crazy about you. You must
know that" He leaned over and
laid his hot moist hand on her arm.
Cathleen wrenched her wrist
free and slipped out ot his reach.
"Mr. Alspaugh!" she exclaimed.
Aren't you ashamed to say a thing
of that sort to me! What have I
ever done that gave you the idea
I'd listen to such things? I thought
you were aecent and f nendly. You
aren't either aim hnt ntnii t,
better than to speak to me like that
bkbih. iou woman t like It if I told
Mr. Ingram about this, and I will
if you bother me strain, in tha offie
or out Foreet about the mnnn
I'm sorry I mentioned it That far
it was my fault but it never entered
my head you'd be such a . I
won't say it but after this when I
work late. Ill get my dinner at
home. And now good night Don't
you dare come with me. I know the
way to the subway well enough."
On the long ride home, she "had
time to ponder the deplorable state
of her affairs. She tried to forget
Alspaugh and his disgusting ad
vances. After alL he was nothing
to her. But ahe found she had
pinned great hopes on his help in
securing the advance. Now she
knew she did not dare speak to Mr.
Macomber, the office manager, about
it for Alspaugh, out of resentment
at her rebuff, would very likely try
to make trouble for her in the office.
She mustn't do anything herself to
jeopardize her position.
If as a result of tonight's happen
ings, she were to lose her job . . .
Cathleen closed her eyes on that
possibility. Things were bad enough
without worrying over an alarming
"perhaps."
She picked up a discarded paper
and in it she read of a company
that was eager to make advances to
business people against their sa lane-
She knew all about that It
was necessary to have the signa
tures of two other employed people,
and there was no one whom she
could ask to assume such a risk for
her. . . .
No, there was no hope there nor
anywhere that she could see. The
next time Seward sought her out
and she felt sure that would be soon,
she would have to meet him with
empty bands and a blot on her es
cutcheon. (To Be Continued)
CaenUM. lilt. J Elat Tutcnt 8 radio:,. (
in the way of wages he earns,
and it Is his privilege to spend it
as he pleases, yes, in gambling it
he is sap enough, and your obvi
ous attempt to discredit him is
neither timely nor warranted.
SERA WORKER
(M. Lyden),
4 63 Church St., Salem.
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The Improvement club will hold
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