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' . Interest Drops Again
INTEREST rates on savings banks accounts have tumbled
again.' After July 1, the saver can get only one and one
half per cent annually on Ms account, the lowest rate ever
paid in Salem t.
. - The reason for the cheap rate is the plethora of idle
bank deposits and the inability of banks to employ these
Afunds safely at a rate which will allow slarger payment on
-savings accounts.7For five years private debts have been li
quidated. Borrowers wanted to be freed of debt when bus
iness was growing steadily worse. Banks wanted their mon
eys to meet depositors claims. - , . -In
recent months this trend has been reversed. Depos-
itors are not panicky. Banks are not forcing liquidation. The
urge to borrow, however, has not been resumed by business
men because-the opportunities for profit seem limited and
; they fear over-xtension of their credit. -..."
The great -reason for the piling up of bank reserves lies
;with the federal government. By creating huge deficits and
by funding these with securities, the government has loaded
the banks.: with new deposits and with government obliga
tions. These pay low interest but they are liquid and in the
absence of more pre i, .able outlet for funds, the banks be
come partners with tne government in creating the great
surplus of deposit funds and the resulting low interest Ijate
in : May federal reserve banks had excess reserves of $2,
200,000,000, enough reserves to create $23,500,000,000 in
. new deposits according to the time-tested rule of ten times
the potential deposits for every dollar of reserves.
Historically the cheapening of money rates has always
been a forerunner of recovery. In time, banks and borrowers
alike tire of seeing idle funds. The lower rates tempt bus
iness to venture. Borrowing becomes popular and liquidity
less important. The situation then developing becomes re
dundant ; use of. credit .-raises prices, "higher prices make for
profit, profits make for borrowing. Credit inflation takes
hold. -
The great reservoirs of bank credit now impounded in
Salem as elsewhertyyn the nation are bound in due time to
break throughthe walls of doubt and fear. When they do,
greater 'business turn0ver is inevitable, interest rates will
advance and the government should be able to reduce its re
lief load. v .
; In the transition period, when credit is stagnant and un
.used, the saver suffers. Like the bank, he hesitates to invest
funds in.any security which is not gilt-edged. Counties, cit-
ks and atates, fully aware, of the cheapness of money,
are taking the lead in using the new low rates and it is their
class of securities which are now attracting the investor. He
cannot long be content with the meagre rates such invest
ments permit. When he then begins openly to seek more,
profitable uses of money in private enterprises, recovery
will have truly begun.
France Pays but Not to Uncle Sam
FRANCE professes to be so poor she cannot pay heir Amer
ican debts but her impecunity has not bothered her a
" whit in putting up most of the $59000,000 which went into
the Normandie, fastest,: largest and most magnificent vessel
afloat. In creating"this castle of the seas France as all the
seagoing nations of Europe have done afforded a huge sub
sidy to the .nominal owners in order to provide a ship which '
; would advertise the nation's maritime supremacy.
Whether or not France could afford such an expendi
ture does not detract from the stupendous accomplishment
- revealed in this new vessel. The Normandie is by all odds
the largest ever to sail the seas weighing 79,280 tons she
far excels the Majestic of Britain with 56,599 registered tons
and her length of.1029 feet is 114 feet more than that of the
: Majestic, next in size. .The Portland chamber of commerce
: thinks a 40-foot channel to the sea a great depth for the
Columbia but 20 more-feet would be needed to get the Nor
mandie by the bar. ,
The size of the vessel has not eliminated speed. With the
" largest'oil-consuming ocean engines in the world and stream
lined with cutaway decks,' she made her maiden voyage ave
rage 29.68 knots, almost one knot above the average of the
sleek Bremen of Germany. Her top speed of 31.39 or ap
proximately "36 miles an hour is phenomenal for so vast a
vessel , , ;;;:-;:;;::jv- r . ":'':-Zx r
. The interior work in. the Normandie outdistances any-
:'. thing yet done for an ocean-going liner. A vast dining room,
as large "as a football 'field and accommodating 630 diners,
10 passenger elevators traversingher decks, a highly dec-
r orated chapel,ra small theatre,-a fire department manned by
24 professionals- these are Imt a lew of tiie features of this
French creation. - . ' ' ' . . ;;'
. To pay operating expenses ihe Normandie must take in
$400,000 a round-trip and of: this sm 100,000 will go for
fuel oil alone the giant uses 12,200 tons to make the run
f rom the'French coast to New York. Paying expenses in the
venture is not the principal concern of the French govern
ment; The Normandie is a triumph of the nation an adven
ture in self-esteem, a challenge to the world- What if the
Normandie is titanic financial mistake; is she not the larg
est, the fastest, the finest vessel .afloat? Did not France
construct and operate hert'That is enough. And Americans
will be the first and most generous users of the vessel, no
matter the debts. . -'. , -
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Politics Out in State Police
OVER in Union and Wallowa counties a group of citizens
have worked themselves into a tither.over the demotion
o f Sergeant H. A. Robertson of th e statewh'ce force. Robert
son did notlike the orders of his superiors and turned in his
star rather than accept a lower rank and move to a newpost
, of duty. His followers seek a "hearing" want charges filed
and there is talk of sending a delegation to Salem to protest
to the governor. -. zi'cfi
. : All of which bears the earmarks of the political pressure
which so often ruins a good police staff. State policemen who
do their work well are not demoted. Nor are they transferred
from their posts without due cause. If the state police is to
become political in makeup with chambers of commerce dic
tating to the superintendent, the state.had better put all its
policemen under civil service, discharge the Superintendenti
and content itself with a department where '"pull" determines
position and politics is king. - - -
x - -T&e 'strong-point of the state. police department in its
our years cf operation h2s;been its freedom from political
The Grecw
Game or
Politics
By FRANK B. KENT
Copyritht 1935, by The BalUaort Boa
Effects and Results '
Thero la no ns writing of any
thing ure the Supreme Court de
cisions and tha situation they haTe
created. ETerytbing elso ia OTer
shadowed. The effect has beea to
throw all calculations and cal
culators up in the air,
No one Is sure of anything except
that the bottom has been knocked
out cf the New Deal and that the
broad, general idea of federally
regulating- the Industrial, finan
cial and agricultural life of the
nation cannot, be nut into effect
under our system. The effort lo do
that was a mistake. The force and
the unanimity of the court closes
that door: once and for all. From
now on that Question la under the
bead of finished business.
It is amazing but true that the ad
ministration leaders were wholly
unprepared for the decisions; In
credibly. It seems not to hare
occured to them, as it did in the
gold-clause case that the YerdicE
could be sweepingly adverse. At
any rate, they had no plana. The
President, -bis Brain Trust aans
era, his cabinet and congressional
leaden alike were at a loss when
the blow feu. The whole adminis
tration stalled, singular and ua
precedent spectacle. Today they
are picking up the pieces, recover-
lna a certain measure of j com
posure.
Ia a short time, , the tune with
which the situation is to be met
will come from the White House,
but there is no Administration
music at the moment. The New
Deal prima donnas cannot sing a
note. The most ebullient among
them seem sobered as be regards
the solidity and strength, of that
Supreme Court barrier. They have
been stopped In their stride, snak
en, dismayed and confused, no
amount of propaganda, no appeal
to the people to preserve r the
"New Deal spirit, no claim that
under NRA great gains were
made, can disguise- the fact
that even beforo the court killed
It, this experiment was thoroughly
without mature consideration, it
was fastened on the people by the
most blatant ballyhoo ever pro
moted by a government and it
ends in a horrible mess.
The dreadful thing, of coarse, is
the confusion and that is not the
fault of the .court. That la the
fault of an administration which
drove blindly ahead, deliberately
refusing the chance to make sure
of its ground. It would be bad
enough if it were only the NBA
but It Isn't. The decisions affect
and apply to practically every
phase of the New Deal scheme.
both those passed and those pend
ing. There is scarcely one the val
idity of which is not now question
ed. There is hardly an - adminis
tration bill enacted at this session
which will not promptly be taken
to court,- There are few Roose
velt acts about which doubt win
not arise. - j
This is certainly true of the hold
ing company bul, the Wagner la
bor board bill, the banking bill
and the social security program,
all awaiting action. The AAA
amendments, so clearly invalid,
have now been abandoned. There
is scarcely a piece of New. Deal
legislation which is cot based on
the notion that congress has' the
right to delegate 'power to the
President to regulate the lives
and activities of the people In the
several states. This right the court
denies; of this power he Is de
prived by the decision. It does not
leave much solidity nnder the
New Deal or will not when the
final verdicts are rendered.
As to the political effect, who can
tell? Already administration Jour
nalists are busy explaining that
Mr. Roosevelt has been relieved of
a liability, that in killing the
NRA the court liquidated a Re
publican issue; that the decisions
have not affected the Roosevelt
popularity; that with five billion
dollars to distribute and the big
gest Federal machine in" aistory.
he can still win. easily unless
they add, his opponents should
unite, and that for various rea
sons, is held lrd to do. A, Pres
idential appeal to the country,
backed up by full strength pub
licity Is counted upon to divert
publio attention from the tragic
results or Roosevelt .leadership,
reinstate him as a popular idol.
On th other hand, there is 'the
argument that the .public cannot
possibly avoid realising that here
is an Administration whose am
bitious program crashes In the
middle, solely because the Presi
dent, influenced by unsound ad
visers and disregarding warnings
and experience, pursued a mis
taken course. Long on 'promises,
personal charm : and pretty word
pictures, he is short on judgment
and common sense. His sincer
ity and high purpose are beyond
question, but his soundness . and
wisdom are 'not to be relied upon.
Viewing the wreck; grasping the
futility of his 7 ef f orts.and calcu
lating the cost, it is Incredible the
American public wilt again choose
him as a leader. They .may . like
him to the end, but they are
through following' him. That is
the other side of the picture.
Which makes the most impression
upon the public mind largely de
pends upon the effectiveness of
the propaganda and party spokes
men... It is not ; encouraging
to think, that the popular judg
ment will be thus formed instead
of by the merits of the matter,
but it is none the less true. .In
other words, great' as Is the re
verse, humiliating as has been the
New Deal failure, devastating as
it should be to him politically.- it
pressure. Citizens qi Bend were worked up over a state po
liceman's release a year ago but Charles Pray, superinten
dent, had the good judgment to make no press statements,
to conduct no hearings and to go ori with his duties, "Com
munity resentment" such as reported in eastern Oregon, is
usuallyi Instigated by the irked j?fficer himsel.- K
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or. orea
Br R. J. HENDlilCKS
Flax far better than a
mine: has no life limit:.;
' On Its editorial page, under
the heading, !Tha Flax Mine,"
the Portland Journal-of Sunday,
May 28, made prominent the
words that follow:
r "la the plan for bringing the
Willamette valley Into its own.
the possibilities of a developed
flax- Industry cannot : tie over
looked. In that field - there is
opportunity tor great profit and
for vast employment.- ; Work for
f4,0 00,000, Jobless will be created
if the required flax Is produced
at home that the people of the
country- consume in linens . and
other flax products.
"In the country there are now
17 flax spinning mills, which use
8000 tons of flax annually, of
Which, only 200 tons is produced
on American farms. The rest is
imported from foreign countries.
Yet, the Willamette valley has
been shown to be as good, a flax
producing area as there is in the
world. ;
"That valley alone has a flax
producing area of 300,000 acres,
of which, only 2500" acres is pro
ducing flax. This Is in spite of
the fact that Willamette valley
flax is admitted to be superior
to any foreign flax except In a
limited area ia Belgium.
7; "And all the flax grown - In
America could be sold in , this
country, though the flax now im
ported and consume) by our peo
ple costs America sioo.eoo.ooo a
year. And If our people grew
and manufactured their own flax
into linens to the amount that
they -now buy from abroad, em
ployment would be given to 1,-
000,000 people now on r ell ex
rolls. ,
"How Europeans value flax
production is exampled Jn the
subsidies governments there lav
ish on flax production. Here are
the figures:
"France pays to flax farmers
S4f ner acre, and to manufac
turera $20 per acre; Holland, to
farmers 1 20 and to manufactur
ers $28.80; Czechoslovakia, to
farmers $28 and to manufactur
ers S28: Germany, tn. farmers
S 2 7.20 per acre.
"These are statements by the
Monmouth, Oregon, chamber of.
commerce, requesting the gov
ernor of Oregon to direct a mes
sage to yie president of the Uni
ted States and to tne oreron aei-
egation in congress edging that
they use their offices to secure
annronrlate legislation oy con
gress to the end that the flax
farmers and linen manufacturers
of this country be granted a sub-
sidr out of the duty now colic -:t-
ed from Importation of flax fiber
and linen. The duty collected
en Imported flax, hemp, ramie
and manufactured articles in ine
rear 1832 totaled 110,070,733.
"Study of the flax figures above
la faarinatinsr. They tell the
Rtorv of eold to be yielded by
Oregon soil on the production of
flax, if the industry be aeveiopea
"Study of the flax ligures above
is fascinating" indeed; more so
than the Journal writer Indicates.
. There are SO 0.0 00 acres of land
in the Willamette Talley adapted
to the production of fiber flax.
This means 100,000 acres a year.
in a five year crop rotation.
This will produce twice Amer
ica's present needs 1a flax manu
factures, except perhaps linseed
oil, and will go far toward fining
that need. -
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It Is capable, directly and in
directly, on the land and in the
dtles and towns, of giving 10
times 1,000,000 people employ
ment and subsistence.
It is capable of becoming, is
destined to become, the greatest
of all : Oregon industries,,- for all
time. " v, - - ... .
f,-.:y'H -V. V- ;-"-- '
"The. flax mine?";
It is better- than any . mine,
gold, silver, diamond, -copper,
lead, or any combination.
Cecil Rhodes said there Is
bottom to every mine,.
He meant that there is an end
to every mine; every , mine will
pinch out become exhausted.
v ' - S
But, the writer insists, as he
has repeatedly done, that the
Oregon, flax Industry needs no
subsidy; '"v-V.-v'"
AH.lt needs Is honest tad In
telligent " organization and man
agement, with the use of money
enough, to provide buildings,
equipment and working -capital
which it can-afford to pay interest
on, and which. It .could amortize
and pay back in full, without the
loss of a cent in Interest or principal.-
; .vr. .
There Is, however, already pro-
Tided, a form of subsidy for our
flax industry. It 4s the protec
tive tariff; t h e Hawley-Smoot
law.. r --..:''.-. - - v-
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For - manufactures - beginning
with the yarn stage and going
into , the higher brackets of wov
en and further finished articles
it Is adequate runs from 25 and
35 cents a pound to 40 and 45
per cent and more ad valorem.
m' W
Straw at $3 a ton, nnhackled
fiber at a cent and a half a
pound and hackled fiber at S
cents a . pound, as provided in
this law, ; may time fail to
give the grower and the retting
Is possible for Mr. Roosevelt to
hold his ground and reelect him
self. He cannot, of course, retain
prestige with intelligent people,
but be may still' hold the masses
incapable of grasping . the com
pleteness of the Presidential blun
ders and .unable to appreciate
what the two years of-wasted eff
ort jnean. - .
and scutching plant here Insuffi
cient projection.
' But just now the Salem linen
mill ; is buying fiber from Hol
landhas been. for some time,
anA baa several shipments com
ing yet paying the duty and the
freight; solely because 'Governor
Meier's secretary of the board 'of
control sold, east and foreign the
home grown supply needed nere.
Sn the low dntv rates have rather
helped than hindered local labor
in this emergency for that mm
has the ' highest payrolls -in its
history. 7 :-v7;- -.v ;::
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What the Oregon flax industry
needs now is coonerative concerns
growing, retting and scutching
fiber flax. Inteiugentiy and non
Mtlr manaeed. they will pay.
giving the grower higher returns
than any other field crop. -Then
the sninninx. and wear
ing plants. Well managed, they
will navi will nav dividends. C
. Then specialty ; mills' of vari
ous kinds. These will come, ivv
kinds and more of them, when
a steady and dependable supply of
fiber, yarn and other of their
required rav materials is made
certain. ..
-
In the nature of things, these
deTelonments are- all coming, in
Good time. II they were all here
now, Oregon would be perma
nently fool proof against depres
sion.
VISITORS IT AMITY
AMITY, June 3. Misses Bea
trice Gunter of Ashland and Ruth
Helms of Eugene, teachers in the
Astoria schools, called Friday , at
the Mrs. M. E. Brown and J. M
Umphlette homes. Miss Gunter
formerly taught home economics
here.
Mrs. Louis Ebellng of Portland
was a recent guest at the home
of her sister, Mrs. A. W. Newby.
Rep. and Mrs. W. L. Graahm of
Portland and Mr. and Mrs. L.
Townsend and Frank Coulter of
Mission Bottom, called Thursday
at the home of Mrs. J. A. Breed
ing.
Among the out-of-town visitors
at the memorial program held in
the cemetery here Thursday were:
Ben Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. Hall
Forbes, Messrs. Harley Alderman,
George Alderman, and Orviiie AI
derman, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Al
derman, Mr. and Mrs. Sea ben
Walker and children, all of Port
land, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ruble
and family of Multnomah, Mr. and
Mrs. Bernard Clrristensen of Cor-
vallis, Mrs. C. R. Matthls of Cor
valUs, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wil
liams of Silverton; Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Roth and Mr. and Mrs. Stan
ley Bossen of Junction City; Mrs.
Llbbey Held of Rainier; Mr. Joe
Putnam of Corrallis: Mr. and
Mrs. W. Garrett and. family of
Jennings lodge and Mrs. A. B.
Watt of Lebanon.
IS DM
. BRUSH CREEK, June 3. On
many- farms in this .district hay is
down, and will be hauled within
the next 10 days. Farmers are
reporting the need of rain as
crops to be developed later on in
the season are not growing as
well as they should.
Mr. and Mrs. Axel Anderson of
Portland spent Sunday as guests
of L. H. Meyer and Miss Althea
Meyer. The ' Andersons formerly
lived at Brush Creek and Mrs.
Anderson spent her girlhood here
as Miss Lena ChHstensoa.
Miss .Ruth Maurer, who has
been quite ill from tonsilitis is
reported as Improving., Her bro
ther Martin has also been ill but
Is now fully recovered.
Mrs. John Moe was taken to
Portland Monday to . undergo an
operation. Miss Thea Jensen ac
companied her and . will remain at
Portland, until Mrs. Moe Is im
proved. GUESTS AT BETHEL .
BETHEL, June 3. Mrs. M. H.
titter had as her guests on Me
morial day Jier son and family.
Dr. and Mrs. E. 7H, utter, Lucme
and Delbert Utter of Portland and
Mrs. Stella Bridges and son Bob
by of Salem. Dinner guests at
the J. R. Carruihers home Thurs
day were Mrs. Nettie A. Richmond
of Silets, Mr. and Mrs.. Russell
Richmond and daughter , of Eu
gene, Mrs. Lena Mr Lisle and Es
ther Lisle of Salem. - ;
Twenty Years Ago
June 4. 1915 ,'
A" marriage-lieense has been is-
mtt lit - Via. e Dirll.tt f
attle and Jennie-Cleveland of Sa
lem. ." ' 7 . . :..'7. - -
All - factions in Mexico vere
pubUcly called upon by : President
Wilson today in the name of the
United States to settle their, dif
ferences and set up a government
that can . be afforded recognition.
Hailstones as big as hen's eggs
fell in Malheur county yesterday
doing heavy damage to trees. ,
Teh Years Ago ; j
June 4. 1925
A new route to Silver Creek
falls has been marked by the Sa
lem" chamber of. commerce via
Macleay. 1
Sigma Taa fraternity will make
repairs hi s summer costing
31200. ,.
The basement of the new Y. U,
C A. will be finished this week
It is expected to complete the
bulldtojj by jnext January
ASTORIA
TEACHERS
MUCH 111?
"WHOSE WIFE?"
; SYNOPSIS
Lawrence Vane,, noted portrait
painter,, ts held as a material wit
ness in connection with the murder
of his bride of three months fol
lowing the discovery of a headless
node body upon the -terrace of his
Eenthonse apartment. Three weeks
ef ore that happened, two of his
frianda Wilbur Renton and Roger
Thornier were discussing their
lore affairs and Vane's recent mar
riage to Xsobel Mackenzie who was
well known to both. Kenton's in
terest in leobel had caused a
break between him and Betty
Potter, a pretty young newspaper
woman, who lives in the apartment
beneath the Lawrence Vanes'.
Thornley says that he and his wife,
Millie, a former show-girl, are
leaving for Seattle soon. Renton
calls on Betty to plead his cause
anew, now that Isobel had married.
She tells htm that they cannot
marry and reluctantly admits that
she had been in love with Vine.
Renton bitterly denounces Isobel,
exclaiming that ha'd like to choke
her to death. Betty is horrified by
his words. , . ."Early the next raorn-
- ing, Wilbur Benton denies that he
had anything to do abont notifying
the police concerning the-Vane
murder, and is worried privately
because he had called on Betty Pot
ter so close to the scene of that
homicide. . Inspector- Ingles per
suades Betty to consult her uncle,
Cyrus K. ManteL famous detec
tive. She does se. and Uncle Cyrus
reluctantly accepts the case. He
and Inspector Ingles caU on Vane
in his .Tombs cclL The prisoner
tells his own story of what hap
pened the night, before, strongly
maintaining his innocence. After
examining the corpus delicti at the
morgue, "Unde Cyrus" leaves his
police inspector friend and calls on
the sophisticated proprietress of
Kate Doyle's Club. Wilbur Ren
ton ... puzzled because the po
lice claim he, or someone imper
sonating him, phoned them the tip
which led to the murder discovery
... he is again calling at Betty Pot
ter's apartment;
CHAPTER XI
Suky answered him for the sec
ond time that morning; -
. "Jus a minute, Mr. Renton, sub."
Was it imagination, or did Sukys
voice hold a different note than the
usual deferential one with which
she greeted him?
"HeUoT Who is It?" came In the
crisp notes of Betty's best business
rolce. : , .
"Betty I This fa Wilbur I IVe got
to see .you. right away. Can I come
over to your place now?"
She hesitated.
. I don't know that that would be
wise, -Wilbur, under the circum
. stances."-
"What do you mean?"
"WAU .rf her voice lagged, you
were here last night . . . and fust
now when" suddenly the became
more natural. "Oh I Wflbnr, isn't It
awful? I can hardly believe it."
- "Dent talk, any mere on- the
phone, he warned, "111 be right
over. I think it is best, Betty for
both enr sakes."
"Attright. Huny though. I bare
te have- a bite ef ranch and rush
right trat again
"With yoa In a jiffy!" he prom
Ued, and hung np. -'
As he went np in the elevator In
Betty's apartment honse, with the
suddenly important JRobext E. Lee
' Jackson, be was eonsdoua of .that
strange jxall, almost a palpable scent
to , the nostrils, that permeates a
honseaf death.
"Suah am turrtble.alnt lt,auh?"
- volunteered Lee, roiling his eyes at
Renton. . t .. - - .
"Tea," Renton started to answer,
then caught himself. "What are
you talking about, boyf, he
"'snapped.'"1 '.i'A-:"''v
" 'Bent de murder las nirht" Lea
',- said blandly. "Yon all knowrerbout
It, Mr. Benton, suar" .-, .-.
' Renton felt hia skin pale.
; "What do yon mean 7" he snarled.
"Why should I Jmow about the mur
der' he caugbt him self, "any mar
"Why, suh.' Robert E. Let looked
at him In wide-eyed innocence, "you
all was in de house when it hap-
.neneo. uorrt yon remember, suh?
. Yon all must have walked down da
stain when I was busy with de no-
iice ouicera, jjem was very impor
tant new,, "and me and one of de
cops done seed you go out de front
door after coming down from Miss
Betty's apartment."
He brought the elevator to a per-
, "Ileah ye are, Mr. Renton, suL
MlssvBetty's floor, suh 1" he an
nounced unctuously.
"Damn , that dingel - muttered
, Renton to himself as he rang Betty's
ibell. , -
lie found himself glad of old
SukyV welcoming black smile
somehow it reassured him. Just as
- ha entered the living-room he
glanced back at her and a queer
shock west ' -thrones him -at
, change that had come over her face,
Figure It Out Yourself!
"
for now the ebony features were
malevolent, and she had her hand
raised in a strangely odd gesture
that in some war seemed to bear a
bidden menace. :5.. v
Quickly, he entered the ether
room and greeted Betty -with a feel
ing of relief which he knew to be
exaggerated, but which he could not
control.
"Bettv." he exclaimed. mt dear.
Gn look tired, and pale. I know
w dreadful this must be for yon
. . . and to think that your paper
should send yew oat to cover this
'ease.' it's toe horrible, Better you
can't stand it Why dont too chuck
the whole thing? Yon cant do it,
f 1
As e distinguished detective sat down across the small white table
from Kate Doyle in her night dub, the contrast between the two was
iy!-,,iv,.:v r -;?;. saniasnc. '---r .
Betty you can't."
T.T . " . I
flrm-linnL Mlnumiwil
-wny nor, waiouri' she asked
mildly, "after all I am a newspaper '
woman . , . and," her sweet Dps
curled, "the story's the thing yon
know. Never mind whose heart mar
-.- etory." - .
'Bat, Betty." ha vroteated. "ran
't he mixed' m la 'tiiis.vm!
eant." ; :
"lilt ali, mry -W. --."-
still in -that strangely gentle man-;
"Because ef Ihwh. Vj
ry,Jw-eaw her wince, "andJtecanse'
ex yoa end, hia voice dressed.
flTlll ' lif III,
'I'm afeiiW Ut. wn
1 m moiw ways than yon know,"
Sheaaw him start and pale.
"I'm In it professionally,"' she
continued. "I'm in it because cf you,
and because ef me, and because of
Lawrence Vane." - .
"What do you mean, Betty?"
. ., I got my nnde, Cyrus K. Mantel,
te take en the aa tV M
tMswrning,"he told him steadily.
fjrtare. "Bettyl Betty I he gasped,
"yon dont know what you've done."
Her slim figure straighteried, and
ner firm little chin went np in the
sir.- N . - ,
"I always know -what I'm doing,"
ehe asserted, "and. so doet Uncle
CvrtlS. .Hall find Mtt n vt.
terrible thing, and then Lawrence
Vane wiltbe free." Her "voice rose
a try. -Ana 1 dont care who suf -fers,
se long-as he is safe."
forward? wait t . Benton started
A knock came at the door.
WmJb&f,am Saky's soft
gjjreahs a postal craxd f oh you,
wBoth welcomed the Interruptton.
Betty took the card and read it
-"It's - from SXmt and Roger
Thomlav ab i-riA m;iiu - "...
v ... .inn, WIVIC
it. I've always envied hr tvt
round, clear writing of hers mine
'S such a acrawl. IwV v .v.
. an . aa
says, Roger and I having a grand
nan, enjoying every minute, of it
aua w a second aoney-moon.
Hurry tra and trka
same route it's beaullfuL Great.
mgs to Senten, lore to you.
1
By
. She turned glowing eyes te his.
"lent that lovely 7 They seem so
happy together.- Perhaps this trip
away from the crowd will truly
bring them together-again."
... e"
As Cyrus X. Mantel sat- down
across the email white-table from
Kate Doyle, in her night club the
contrast between the' two was so
marked as to be fantaatic
Cyrus K, small, alert immacu
late, point as vise f run his polished
shoes te the pince-ne on his aristo
cratic nose. Curly red hair, splashed
with white, fronrwhich he had just
removed a soft, grey fedora; twin
kling, jet-black eyes, under bushy
.wiae- numerons mouui
brows; a .wider- humerons mouth.
the attention of the most casual ob-
well as their character and unex
pected strength.
- Kate Doyle, large, raw-honed, her
flagrantly bloadined hair crowning
a rugged, life-worn face; steel blue
eyes that ha ted. to show their heart
softnesa and sympathy r a raucous
voice, a ready laugh, targe werk-
wor weu .ininicBm nana that
tiny with qtral assnrarice and arm
mumj, ttun aaaner taas covered
a warm hamaa-sonl.
h.
Sate. Cyras K. repeated, "what
Tr 4n .ni...t,i,. 11 ii 1 -
dgarette before she answered.
I - "Isobel Vane ?" she .repeated.
"Are you going en that case, Cyrus
X.?
"I am on that ease now, Kate,"
he told her directly. "What do you
snow aoout ltT""
"Hevl HbtI" alia rwkmA In mock
! what I know about Isobel Vane and
wen, wnaca know about the murder
CSS-. V hif h vmi mMti Cv-raa
K.?" . 7- -
"Dont try to fence with me,
Kate," Mantel told her genUy.
case? Eh?"
Katt Dovle'ablne eyes laughed
at him in the frank appreciation of
OTtA wttr. im nmA mntMnv til
-sucker?.'
, You're awfully quick, Cyrus K."
) aumwl din XT k.M n1nt-
about Isobel Vane." .
Ana about the murder easel
prompted Mantel t
"Wea , . , "she hesiUted. "well
. I bar(?W Vitnw Wti.
I know
"Lat'a : find ant Vantl
said
briskly.
"Okay, Big Boy, let's got"
, in ox u. jvatH can jum
me who came in here to your club
wnn JSODei i : -i. - "
JWhoa. Zig Boy,' that's a big
- B aa HV uv er,WU VU
metie. and believe me, yon had to.
am auua to coun aaa, ana iwitwi
to keep track cf Isabel"
(To Be Continued) .
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