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Newspaper Page TextTLs cr,ZGQlt CrATZ;.IAN, CaLsa, Cretsa, rrilzy Llixzlz", Ja" ri, 1SCJ The Greet rw London Sandwich Man 1 f niaMi "No Favor Sway Us; No Fear ShaU Awe" , -Front First Statesman, March 18, 1SS1 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. Charles A. SfxacuI - - - -- Editor-Manager SHELDON Sackext - ,' Managing-Editor Member of the Associated Press - v - -Th Aaaoclatr Ftm la exchndvely ntttM te th m for publica tion t iU mti aispatelics credited to U or set otherwise credited la thlsyapr.. .- , f : -, -- . , - AJ7VKR13SIMO - " .Portland Representative Cordon BL Bell. .Security Bstldiasv Portland, Or. ; ' . . Eastern Advertising -Representatives ' ' ' . Bryant, Griffith. Brtmaon, Ine, Ctiieaia, New Tork, Detroit, . .'.".' -V'. ... Bonon. Atlanta, " --- Entered at the Potto ff ice at Salem, Oregon, a Second-Close Matter, Published every morning except Monday. Busineee office, gl5 S. Commercial Street. : h';- iJK " I SUBSCRI PTION RATES : . MaQ Subscription Rates, la Advance, Within Oregon: Daily and Sunday, 1 Mo. 60 cents: S Uo. tl.2U Mo. 11-25 ; 1 year 4.00. Else where SO cent per iift, or J9 for I year. In advance. Per Copy S cent. News Stands S cents, .- . njf JL'lty Oinw; 4$ cents a month ; $5.06 a year la advance, . Taxation for Wealth Redistribution THE latest message of President Roosevelt calling for greatly increased taxation of large incomes and estates has the virtue of frankness. He makes it perfectly clear that what ce proposes is" confiscation of private property on "a large scale. While there is the cloak of need for raising rev enues to meet his greatly expanded program of government activity, the president admits that his prime purpose is to '. use taxatfonas a tool to reduce swollen fortunes. He justifies this on two grounds, first that large wealth is a social as well as individual creation, and second that great fortunes par ticularly those transferred by gift or inheritance are a social menace, injurious to the non-producing recipients and vesting economic power in too few hands. The Statesman, which has been a severe critic of the new deal, is prompt to express its approval of many of the ideas in the president's message. This paper has long con tended that vast fortunes partake of a feudal character, that the accumulation of. such huge fortunes is accelerated by the contributions of many besides the owner, and that the worst curse to befall youth is the inheritance of great wealth. Gr ' iginally inheritance meant the'transfer of title to a few acres, the family furniture and tools and a few domestic animals. The survival of inheritance of great industrial dominion, .with power over the welfare of many thousands of individu als is an anachronism. For centuries primogeniture was the law of entail, all the property going to the eldest son. It was considered a great social advance when this was abolished and all children were made equal under the law in sharing inheritances. Undoubtedly the time has arrived when the transfer of huge fortunes to children or others even farther removed in relationship should be restricted. Our own economic philosophy however diverges consid erably from the use of taxation as a tool to effect redistnbu tion of wealth. In a way it; compounds the felony, by making - the state a partner in the accumulation. Under a more just economic order such vast fortunes should never be accumu lated. The corrective should be applied before the feudal bar ony m industry is created. Heavier income taxes may be a means; but we have believed thai-something superior could be developed out of the new excess profits tax which would stimulate better distribution of wealth to those creating it rather than confiscating it and appropriating it to the dead ' hand of the government. In other words, the threat of heavy ' . taxation of excess profits would encourage prosperous bus- messes to pay higher wages or reduce selling prices, which is more desirable socially than to expropriate large earnings into the -public treasury, Approving as we do the designing of our economic ma chinery to effect a wider distribution of the profits of indus trial enterprise, nevertheless there are certain practical con siderations which must not be overlooked in framing legis lation such' as the president recommends. We are not friendly to bulging treasuries in political hands. They lead inevitably G arris oi f. Politic 3 By FRANK R. KENT .Copyrlffct 1935. by The BUUmers Sua I Cy IX. J. nENDIUCZS to waste, corruption, stagnation, to excess of government even if there be no frauds Better preserve government on a simpler plane, public extravagance is even more damaging to social welfare than the ostentatious spending of a few wealthy individuals. While we are glad to see the era of vast fortunes yield to one of more general distribution of wealth, .we hate to see the state," which may be as impersonal as a corporation, become wealthy through confiscation of private wealth. - - Second, present inheritance taxes, state and national are ; so heavy as to constitute a grave problem for executors. The government demands that its toll be met in cash. But estates ; are rarely made up solely of bank deposits and government . bonds. Often, they are composed of real estate, shares of com mon stock, partnerships in business, which are not readily convertible into cash. There have been many instances where " an estate was almost gutted by expenses and taxes because "the assets had to be sacrificed to meet the first calls that were made. Perhaps men: should be more farsighted in pick ing ft time in which to die, but "Ye know not the hour" is a ' truth older than the Bible. The case of Henry and Edsel Ford is an extreme exam ' pie but there are thousands of other cases where paying the death rduties is a threat to the business of the owners. On their death iiow will the heavy inheritance taxes be met, con- 1 sidenng that their wealth is invested principally in the stock . of the Ford Motor company? It is doubtful if they have enough free cash or bonds above what is needed in the bus- iness to pay . inheritance taxes of hundreds of millions of v dollars. Will "the-government 'force the sale of the stock or business; or will it become a partner in the enterprise? The important point is that a going business is more valuable socially and e:onomically than the amount of tax which may be wrung out of it. And in a highly competitive economy it is essential, particularly at the death of the chief executive of the company to continue the management he has built up. Throwing the shares on the market to raise cash or taking the government m as partner might unsettle the enterprise so it would sink in the struggle. Above all this must be remembered, that history shows that confiscatory taxes have a peculiarly chilling effect on enterprise (as well as on honesty ) . If through such taxation the country sterilizes activity and adventure the reaction may be disastrous. So, while we are entirely willing to see the break up of vast fortunes and more eager to prevent their swift accumulation in the future, we recognize also the dan gera involved in framing legislation to" fit these ends which will not at the same time work real damage to the economic fabnc .One thing is clear, the day of billionaires is passing. Even with no change in the law these great fortunes are bound to to disappear soon. The present weight of taxation . is too heavy for their survival. Adding to the load will mere ly speed the break up. Increasing the tax burden on the rich is not going to meet the financial problems of the government. There are not enough wealthy people to supply revenues to meet the spendthrift policies of the new dealers even if all their wealth is confiscated. Though the administration start in on the mil lionaires it will soon have to increase the load on the folk with ten thousand dollar fortunes to meet its obligations. The president s message may be his answer to the Huey Long ag itation; it will not suffice for solving the fiscal problems of r the treasury. Everybody Back Wu&l&rtcra. Jans 20. rr there has been aa admlnlatrm- tioa rhJch mora completely -nulli fied taa promise upon wnlcn it came tato ptnrer and more blithe ly Ignores their Bonification than this one, it cannot now ! re called. THE way In which It record claahes with It ptedfes tad Mr. JRooseelt' own words, both as Governor, as Presidential candi date and even after lie entered the White House, contradicts fcts present policies and : attitude Is an extraordinary thing. - An im pressive list ot these contradic tions can be made and undoubted ly will figure in .the next cam paign. It is one point upon which the Roosevelt publicity machine la Inarticulate; about the only Pres idential attitude the Interpreters make no'eMort to interpret. Even the payroll letter writers, who consider every criticism , inspired by lgnoranee or prejudice and re gard a failure to praise as a crim inal act, are silent on the subject. THE truth is they cannot be ade quately explained, and . the only way for the New Dealers to treat them is to ignore them. This isn't much of a strain upon a group which has for two years' Ignored the Constitution, the multiplica tion table and the laws of supply and demand. Nevertheless, it re quires a considerable confidence in the lack of memory and gener al mental sluggishness of the peo ple. It is also one reason for the consistent effort of the propagan dists to keep pubUc attention di verted by the dramatic variety, extent and scope of the show. EVERT now and then something happens particularly to emphasize the broken promise phase ot the administration, which it seems a dereliction ot duty not to point out. For example. It cannot be forgotten that the first and chief pledge in the Roosevelt -platform was to reduce the expense of the Government twenty-five per cent, and that one of the earliest Roose velt acts was the passage of the great economy biU by which near ly a billion dollars was cut from Government costs. Part of this came from lowered pay for Fed eral employes. Part came through consolidations and eliminations o Federal bureaus, but the bulk came in a nearly $500,000,000 re duction of the back-breaking pen sion burden, under which the na tion had been groaning for years. It was a magnificent achievement. The whole country cheered the President, and Justly so. Acting under his authority. 'Budget Di rector Douglas pruned the padded pension rolls and cut the load nearly in half, with a minimum of Injustice and Immense relief to those who believed the thing could not be done. IT is amasing now to look on that performance and realize what has happened to that billion-dollar saving, so highly extolled and ao clearly in accord with the plat form. It has all gone every dol lar of it and much more. There is not; space here to detail the enormous additional cost imposed by the New Deal, but on Saturday last the House wiped out the last vestige of that economy act of 193,3 when without a dissenting vote It passed a bill restoring to the pension rolls 5 0,0 00 Spanish, Boxer and Philippine war veter ans who had been cut off because they could not prove disability In curred ht the service. The annual cost' will be more than f 45,00,- 000 a year, and the bill reenacts all pension laws In effect before the economy act was passed. Vet erans of other wars have been re stored by executive order and oth er congressional enactments. EVERYBODY is back. Things ao far. as the veteran compensation load Is concerned are Just as they were when Mr. Roosevelt came In. They pay of the Federal employee has all been restored. It-seems an' incredible thing to- have hap pened. The senate will pass this house bill and it will then go to the President. If be vetoes it. he may save, temporarily,, $15, 000.000 of his billion, but at the rate be Is spending money that hardly eeems worth while, and there Is little expectation he win. It Is a situation which, properly appreciated, is calculated to make those who were so enthusiastic about the Roosevelt courage, dis played in tbe economy oiu. teei foolish and resentful. It seems. in fact, like a gigantic practical Joke .perpetrated on a trusting people. VISIT WITH PARENTS HUBBARD, June 20. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beers of Grants Pass left Tuesday after a brief -visit with the letter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Scholl. Mr. Beers con tinued to Seattle where, he Is en rolled for a summer course at the university there and Mrs. Beers returned to Grants Pass. Sbe was accompanied by her sister. Dor othy Scholl. State teachers institutes were -great affairs once: ' . . - -. : . H (Concluding from yesterday: ) The president of the 1178 insti tute was Thomas Condon of Eu gene. Oregon's all time outstand ing authority on geology. H w -? . On the program for the closing day . were Geo. A. Peebles, then principal of the SUverton public schools, afterward ot the Salem public schools, Marion county su perintendent of schools, ebW etc Also S. A. Randle, th en . superin tendent of Salem schools. Also P. S. Knight, long an educator, editor and preacher here. Knight Memorial church of Salem was named tor him. He started that church. - - J. T. Gcegg was prominent In that Institute. So was Syl. C Simpson, brother of the Oregon poet laureate, Sam L. Simpson. Sylvester Simpson had been state librarian, became the first super intendent of public Instruction for Oregon, by appointment of Gov ernor Grover in 187$, etc., etc. Sam and SyL Simpson were at one time, in the '70s. is charge of The Statesman, as managers, and editors. Rev. Knight was in those years editor ot this newspaper. S Clara B., NelUe and Geo. B. Meacham all took part In that in stitute. Their home was In Salem then; their father was Col. A. B. Meacham of Modoc war fame. T. W, Davenport attended the in stitute. So did Ralph C. Geer. They were the father, and the grandfather on his mother's side, of the youth. Homer Davenport, who became the world famous cartoonist. '-- There was a fight in that insti tute over the question of corporal punishment, and a committee was appointed to study the matter and report The committee brought in this report: "Resolved, that It is our opinion that corporal punishment can be effectively administered without resorting to methods which may result in physical injury." T. R. Coon, L. Bllyeu and L. Royal were the members of the committee making the report. The Inference is that the insti tute of Oregon went on record as favoring anything in corporal pun ishment, when needed, short of leaving the victim's body perman ently crippled or injuriously marked. Such a report would not so eas ily get by in a like body now: that is, it would not stand much of a chance to be taken as final and a matter of course. Programs of the 1876 and 1875 state institutes are also found in these papers. - The 1876 session was opened by an address of welcome by J. T. Gregg, superintendent ot the Sa lem schools, responded to by S. W. King, superintendent ot the Port land public schools. V Among the speakers were H. II. Hewitt of Lafayette, afterward Judge Hewitt of Albany, and Mrs. J. G. Wilson of The Dalles, widow of Congressman Joe Wilson and mother of the present Circuit Judge Fred W. Wilson of The Dalles. Judge James Walton of Salem gave an address on "School with tHe Cannibals." Prof. J. W. Johnson was a memr ber of the committee on arrange ments. He was the famous John W. Johnson, first president of the University of Oregon. m S John P. Wager of Oregon City' delivered an address. He was aft erward editor, state senator, etc., etc The committee on music: T. H. Crawford, Mrs. B. G. Patterson. Mrs. Olive England, Miss E. J. Chamberlin, Miss Mollie Smith, Miss Rose Weller, Miss Ada Jones. XL B. McElroy and W. D. Fen- ton were members ot the execu tive committee. 'Prof. McElroy be came the-third elected superinten dent of public Instruction, and was reelected twice. Fenton be came a prominent. Portland lawyer. S S Prof. Thomas Condon delivered a lecture at the 1875 state insti tute. His home was then at Forest Grove. The executive committee that year was g. W. King, Port land, J. K. weetherford, Albany, and John Darrah, The Dalles. Among these papers is the pro gramme of the Linn county teach ers' institute. April 2 to S, 1878, at Harrisburg. The main lecture was by L L Rowland,- state superintendent. Prof. E. B. McElroy of Corval- lls and Prof. D. V. 8. Reld. of Al bany had prominent places on the program. m e So did Rev. W. R. Bishop of Brownsville, who was the father of . C. P. Bishop ot Salem, and Miss Clara Bishop had a place on the committee on music The committee on arrangements consisted of O. T. Porter, Hiram Smith, J. P. Schooling, M. Fuller and Dr. J. F. Hendricks. Dr. Hendricks was a brother of Vice President Thomas A, Hen dricks of Indiana. Dr. Hendricks was the victim ot sad circumstan ces, which have been related ta this column. Is It was not a very long time aft er 1878 when Oregon became "fa vored with the substantial help and: kindly Intra ence of a state normal school,' at Monmouth, and a little later a rash of them, at Drain. 'Weston, etc Then one leg islature killed them all for a time, and the next legislature la the middle nineties, revived the Monmouth Institution only. In 1926, the Ashland state normal school was established, and in 1129 the one at La Grande "J FLAG DAY SERVICES MD BY PYTlllAIiS HUBBARD, June 20. At an open meeting held at the Pythian haU Tuesday night the Pythian Sisters of Arion Temple , observed their annual memorial and Flag day services. Members of the Knights of Pythias were special guests. The memorial, a colorful floral ceremony featured by ap propriate music and readings, was lead by Coble deLespinasse, most excellent chief assisted by Orva Barrett, Marie deLespinasse, Cora Smith, Anna Stauffer, W 1 1 m a Leffler Sadie Scholl, Meta Friend and Susie Ott, with Edith PainteH at the piano.. All wore white uni forms. The flag service was opened with the presentation of the flag by Anna Stauffer, Orva Barrett and Marie deLespinasse who then lead the flag salute. Principal speaker was Miss Betty Brown, who spoke on phases of American ism. Others who spoke briefly were George Leffler, Dr. A. F. deLespinasse, Mrs. Waldo F. Brown, Mrs. Nora Gard Miller, Marie deLespinasse and Mrs. Edna Hovenden, The evening was con cluded with a light supper. Abundant Crop of Peaches Prospect on Tompkins Farm GRAND ISLAND. June 20.-,- Four people who have been em ployed a -portion of the last three weeks thinning peaches in the 35 acres in the Jake Tompkins, bi, farm, completed the work Tues- day. Elberta, Crawford, Hale and Rochester varieties give Indi cations of an abundant crop. Ten acres of first cutting of al falfa hay for this season on the same farm is being put in the barn in first class condition. Mr. and Mrs. Worth Wiley, Mr. and Mrs. William Taylor, Mrs Henry Taylor, attended a shower honoring Mr. and Mrs. Emery Wood at Salem, Wednesday eve ning. Dredge Has 26 Men at Channel Cutting Job on Willamette PLEASANTDALE, June 20. The suction dredge belonging to the Saxon-Looney dredging com pany of Portland employing 26 men. is cutting a new river cam- nefhear Jackson island" adjoining the Ed. Richards and Henry Freshour farms In this locality and using the rock from the channel to rlfrat tbe adjoining bank. Some local men are employed. ROY WEBBS VISIT SILVERTON, June 20. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Webb ol Spoaane arrived at Silrerton Wednesday for a visit with relatives. They are spending some of Weir time with Mr. Webb's brother, Aioert Webb, and with his nieces, Misses Ruth and Edna Minor. The Webbs were born near Parkersvilie ana are members of old pioneer fam ilies. The late Mrs. Minor-was a sister of the Webbs. SIMPSON RETURNS SWEGLE. Jane 20. James simnaon has returned rrcrm a week's stay in Eugene with Ms dan nter. Mrs. A. M. Mettoca. we celebrated his 78th birthday Sun day, i A Folder with Pulling Power THE Salem chamber of commerce has gotten out one of the finest folders for tourists which we have seen. It is packed full or information about Salem and the surrounding coon try. The principal map is an outline man of northwest Oregon which shows Salem at the hub of a fine road system radiating to the coast, to the mountains, and to other parts of the val ley. Supplementing this principal map are numerous small trip-maps, labeled, Breitenbush loop, North Santiam high way, Salem-Nsekowin-Newport, Silver Falls State Park, to Historic Champoeg. These are valuable route maps for short trips to scenic and historic spots of interest to local people as well as tourists. ; , - J .. . ' . Already there is heavy demand for the folders from tourist agencies. This wide distribution should result in draw ing more people to Salem and keeping them here for a long er stay. -Too many folk Jiave whisked through the city with out realizing the tourist resources which may be reached con veniently from Salem as a base. To Secretary C. E. Wilson who prepared the folder,-the city s commendation,:. - - Twenty Years Ago June 21, 1315 ' The Anchor line steamer Cam' eronia, bad a narrow escape from m. annmarine la the Irish sea on her voyage from Liverpool to New York today. To save the Cameronla. Captain Kimarrae hadeL bis vessel for the submar ine, which dived. He then enang- ed his course ana got away said n, rr the Kest features of this year's Cherry fair will be the baby parade and it.the present plans or the eonrmlttee are carried out ltwill be the largest and best show of JuvenUea ever attempted In the capital city. n Ttnren was elected to succeed himself as school direct or hv nlnrallty of 18 votes,-re ceiving 190 oi a total ot eu i vow cast. , Ten-Years Ago " June SI. 1925 Dr. M. C Flndley, of Salem. Te tnrned from Vancouver. B. C, last night, after attending a three day convention of the Pacific coast division of physicians. Salem thermometers cUmbed to 01 decrees today. The city of Medford sweltered under a bias lug sun. with the mercury reach ing 103 degrees. , Mrs. Hal D. Pattern and dangh ters Marie and Janette are leav ing for their summer home at I Agate Beach, where they will be until September. 1. , ; '-"TV V 2L- , '.. 5 '5 r i "a. jzj m is,..-,. - "Sj-J'1 "WHOSE WIFE?" ft atfe CHAPTER XXVI The butler had replenished the eellarette, and Bobbie constituted himself bartender, with the infor mality that was one of the charms of this sort of party at MUlbank Manor. "Everybody must have a glass," cried Bobbie officiously. "Then If we think that the surprise Is worthy of the bride, and ox the scion of 1 ancient and honorable Mfllbanks. will be prepared, we will have some thing in which to toast a great boo. cess! Or if, as I sadly fear will be the case, the much touted surprise turns out to be a nop, then we will have something in which to drown, our sorrow. Either way, the ones who have a cocktail will get the break so come ahead everybody, fill up!" "For roodness' sake, shut up. Bob bie!" someone called. "And - let Schuyler get in a word." Together, as though by prear- rangement, the whole group shouted in chorus: "Tell us the surprise tell us the surprise tell us the surprise! Millbanks laughed good-natured ly, and stepping forward made silencing gesture weighted with mock pomp. "Hear vet Hear rel Hear re I he intoned. "Know all ye people that on this day L Schuyler Mill- banks, have procured the company and the services of the great artist, Lawrence Vane, to come among you humble souls, and paint the portrait of my gracious lajly wife! He will soon be shedding the light of his countenance upon you I A furor of buzzing comment met this announcement. "Lawrence Vane I Why he's been held in connection with the murder ofhis-wife!" "No. He's out on bail now. The papers say be cot her head off. "How perfectly awful1 "lent that fhrillins:?" "They found her body, naked, en his roof terrace. "Aren't you afraid, Schayler?1 "Lawrence- . vanew a peech, s swell guythey're talking through their hats fx they aay he did ft' Sure! lwrence- Vane's all rich.1 Jn "the toners! cenfusion no one noticed that their jrouar hostess. Denetta, atood before the fire--pfatee m though she had been f rten the spot. Her face had .drained of all color, only her lip-atlcked mouth trembled like a wound in the whi te ller hands had tightened into two white-knuckled fists.- . . She looked up and met the mail dens, . smiling gaxe of Bobbie Nichols. They stared into each othera eyes long, .green, fright ened enevand small malicious gray. Then he lifted bis glass to -her in ' silence, and still amiline. drained it. "Hey 1 someone called eat. "Bob bie's drinking his cocktail I That's not fair I JSohbler you've got to tell as whether you drank to drown ?rour sorrow, or because you think t a Teal surprise. "IH tell the cockeyed world," cried Bobbie, "that if s wow of a surprise I And the joy of any sur prise is, that you never know what it's going to be. or where it's going to end." ., - As he finished the sentence, he looked at Donetta, and deliberately Ciosea one eye. . -.-.-;-., e Two cars drew op simultaneously beneath the porte cochire. Donetta was grateful for the Interruption they caused. The new guests were admitted oy the butler, and followed him into the cheerful library, to greet their host and hostess. . "Miss Betty Potter" announced tue euuer, "and Mr. Lawrence Vane.". - - - . . .The group clamored around the new - arrivals, making , much ef menu ...-....-..... . "Yon stole a march on us, Betty, charged one man, "How come 7 she laughed. ' inere was an awkward pease, broken by Bobbie's effervescent. "We'd puly just learned that Vane wm wnung, us said. "It was surprise for Donett" Betty put ber -arms around Don- hereshe atill stood fighting w i-yvutanu, m sveieocypea SUUle w greeung paiatea en her face. I think it's mighty nice to have a husband who thinks up surprises," she told her, "and such nice ones too." She threw a shy, laughing glance at Vane. "Thank you. Miss Betty, for the kind words." Vane tried to fit into the careless gaiety of the room, but the drawn lines of his face showed the strain under which he labored. en bowing formally over Donet- tasiiand he said: ' May I hope that you are pleased also with your husband's thought, jarsi ja moans i As the last two words dropped from his lips, a flush of relief swept Donf tta's f ace, her eyes brightened, drowning out their look of fright. "I am most happy to welcome you to MUlbank Manor, Mr. Vane," she said, sweetly and formally. There was just the slightest stress placed upon bis name as she said it. As his head bent over her hand again in acknowledgment, Donetta's eyes once .more met those of Bobbie Nichols aad now his smile was wide and delighted, his eyes bright with malice. She could have sworn that his nose twitched like that of a hound on the scent. The raiety of the cocktail party before the fire, carried on into the eveninnv As they all separated and went to their respective rooms to dress for dinner, Donetta followed Betty into hers. "I hope yon tike the room I have given yon." she said. lour neigh bor on one side is Bobbie Nichols, then comes Mr. Vane, and right next to .you on this next side is my room. then- Schuyler s. She was so un used to referring to -hint casually and intimately, that she Hushed to the jrreat delight of Betty. "And next to bchtry ler. aha went on hurriedly, "is Wubnr Kenton." "For Heaven's saker Betty ex claimed. "Wilbur isnt coming here. fsae?" "Oh! I m sorry! Do yon mind very much" Donetta was upset. "Silfar! Of course not. Not LaH," Betty reassured her generous ly. 1 was just sort, ox startled, that's all. I didnt know he was r " She Passed a moment. then: IH be rmd to see him. Who eiee is comisxr "Well Jet's see." ' Donetta thoaght. Otfr. ftentow will be here far time for dinner, and then there's -some BaioiH!ss I faayent met, some mena ox scnnyiers, ana an aiaetry rrande- dame - from Vienna, I be Lsver Oh. yesl nd Soger Thorn- ley, u Be gew nere m ume. TBoger Thormeyl" Betty was surprised and showed it. "Yes. Ekrat you like him?" : '"Sure I do. I like him fine, but I thought he had gone te the Orient look I" and she took from her Jag a telegraphed notice to her Society Editor, to the effect that Mrs. Roger Thornley was listed as one of the passengers on the Tenyo Mont, sailing fox China from San Francisco. "I sort f took it for granted that Roger was going with "I didn't "know anything about that trip," Donetta said. "Gerry and Schuyler and I saw a lot of Roger out en the Coast, bat Millie wasn't well ehe didnt come into the club. But Roger said she enjoyed the traveling about and seeing all the new places. Roger had to go on up to his mills in Seattle, X guess -thaf s where he had started for when be left New York. He's aw fully rood to Milbe some ways, at least he never skimps her on money. I imagine he must nave sent nurse, or a companion with her on that long trip." . V : - "Roger's a swell guy, when he's sober," Betty agreed. 'How's be coming, do yon know 4y planet" "I think so. I think he wired Schuyler that he was," Donetta was vague. "Is there anything you want, Betty? Ill send you my maid." -. Suddenly she leaned forward and laughed breathlessly. "Oh! Betty, can you believe that it's really me 7 Donetta Dane? With this house and servants? Imagine me offering yea the services of my maia j-.... -. -- , "Why not?" Betty burred her. "You're a very rich lady now,- my dear, and X am still Betty Potter, a final little hnr. "And Z love TOO. honey, and I'm se glad that you're happy I think it's just great! But, darling, I took the liberty oi bring ing old Suky God knows that the old dear's no French maid, but she loves me and knows my ways. I sent her to the servants' quarters, but Dona I'd rather have her sleep in my dressing-room here, if I may. All your servants are white, and she's a queer old bird, and likes to be a lot to herself okay?" "Dont be silly, of course it s all right. Anything you want is all right." Donetta turned to leave the room then paused, and ran back like- a child. She threw her arms around Betty. Xou"re such a dear!" sbe told her "I was feeling awfully low so many strangers and hoping that I'd do everything right so that Schuyler would be proud of me. 1 m grateful, and I adore you because you're so sweet and friendly. Thank you, Betty" She -gave her guest a hug and a swift kiss, and ran from the room. "She s really a dear." said Betty to herself. "And I'm awfully glad she's so happy. She deserves it." A little later old Suky came into the room. "The butler man, he done told me could eeme on up to yoh. Miss Betty," she said. "Whut you all gohv to wear, honey? X wants you to do me and Mister Cyrus proud." Yon old frand." Betty laughed. "Yen know Uncle Cyrus and I quar rel au the time. What does he care how I look?" "She yon au Quarrels, honey," said Suky comfortably. "But that's jest 'cause yon loves each other so much. Yoh Uncle Cyrus, he sets great store by you Tm goin' to ley out tne new suver ureas ana suver sandals Whut flowers you want, honey? I found out from Miss Do netta's maid that she's goin' to wear name color. - fcho you two wui be the prettiest gala heah." She went toward the- bath muttering, "And mat French hussv aeednt think she can dress her lady any better than old Suky can dress her Miss Betty." Just as Betty, freshly bathed aad delkioasly acented was waking a last tarn before her sairror, asoaa servant came to the door, and handed Suky a werist's box, with a weU known new. lone label adorning its ornate exterior. "Oht That's nice. Betty was pleased. "Flowers I Now we re all ris-ht, sukyv taat was the one thing flacking- for this costume just the note of color that the frock lacked. Hurry, open ft! Give me that card." She took it from Suky, and read aloud: - - . "Greetings and admiration from Wilbur Renten." Scrawled underneath was, "I must see yon alone." -"That'sxke ef him." said Betty. "The flowers are from Mr. Benton, Suky band, them here. Obi how lovely! Orchids!" Theywont go with that dress, Miss Betty," saM Suky. "They're a heap too pale. Whut yoh needs, with silver and yoh red hair, is Cape Jasmin that's white like yoh face, aad then the only color is your hair." , , Betty looked at herself, tried the pale, mauve flowers, scentless and formal then handed them back to the waiting black woman. "I -gnesa you're right, Suky," she said. "They do strike a false note." She pinned the still fresh Cape Jasmin that she had worn down from town, on to her shoulder, and left the room in a faint enticing wave of perfume. "Huh!4 said old Suky, as she put the discarded orchids into water. "Strike a false note! I reckon dat jest about the whole truth." The group that gathered In the library for . cocktails before din ner, was very gay. The girls brave in their holiday gowns, and the men formal and weU-groomed in their black and white severity. -'- They all drank, amidst much gey banter, to the . bride and groom and then all trooped into the dark paneled Old English dining-room. The heavy oak table sparkled with' the heirloom silver and cut glass of the Millbanks. while at the head of the table Donetta presided, and looked shyly down its length at Schuyler, whose ready smile' always met hers; to' reassure and steady her. -: w , . (To Be Continued) OwfrM. !. tm T ShMhy Oa to)