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Deporting
THE bill introduced by Representative Dies of Texas to de
port 6,000,000 aliens is endorsed Jby some as a measure to
relieve unemployment, and to cleanse the country T5f many on
desirables who breed false doctrines or engage in crmev
Such sweeping conclusions are wholly unjustified. The
. forced removal of six million aliens might increase unemploy
ment rather than decrease it. These six millions are consum
ers; and surely the surplus production of farms and factories
calls for more rather than fewer consumers. Many of the
aliens, are married and would take their families back with
them, all of whom are consumers, and few producers in comf
petition with other workers.
Nor is it a categorical truth that aliens deserve classifi
cation as criminals and revolutionists. Call the roll of late
' public enemies and how many foreign-sounding names do you
- find: DillingerBarrow, Parker, Hamilton, Floyd, Mahan,
Waley? Al Capone was a Sicilian and many in his Chicago
racket were of alien birth, but many others were of old AmerV
lean ancestry. It is grossly unjust to brand aliens as unde
sirable merely because they were born in other countries and
have not been naturalized in this country. Present laws are
adequate for deportation of alien criminals.
The. Dies bill rests on false foundations ; and it is one 6f
the most vicious social migrations ever proposed. Think of it :
'the wholesale deportation of six million persons and their de
pendents! It would result in vast social dislocations both in
this country and in the countries to which they were deport
ed. We would have armies of refugees like the Greeks expelled
from Asia Minor, or White Russians in exile from their na
tive land. A country which would impose such a penalty on
those whonvit lately welcomed would prove itself as ruthless
as Tamourlaine or Genghis Khan who scourged the peoples
in the lands they conquered.
We must remember too that there are many Americans
domiciled in foreign lands. They retain their American citi
' zenship, but live in distant lands for reasons of their own. The
Dies bill might invoke reprisals which would drive home these
exiled but not expatriated Americans. The consequences
would be injurious to them and to our foreign commerce as
well; for every; citizen abroad ia in greater or less degree a
salesman for American goods. '
Y America has grown great out of the contributions of hu
. man material from ether lands. The Indians alone have
claims to the land by right
it is not socially desirable to admit immigrants In such large
numbers as formerly, those who are here deserve fair treat
ment so long as they live honorably among us. If they desire
to become citizens then they should be encouraged ; but if they
do not want to become citizens they should not be molested
"so long as they live peaceably and conform to our laws.
- Low Interest Rate
- Ct ALEM sells $1,100,000 bonds on an interest basis of less
O than three and one-quarter per cent. The low rate con
trasts with a-rate of over six per cent some two years ago.
The difference reflects not so
dit standing as in the state of the money market. The low rate
is the measure of excess of funds seeking, investment, and
measure also of the fear of making investments which carry
a degree of risk, such as industrial bonds or stocks. The low
' , rate also reflects theirigh demand for tax-free investments.
. . With new tax plans being formed which will if adopted abol
, ish exemption of public securities from tax burdens, those
bonds which are tax free will be in steady demand, especially
from private investors seeking a cyclone-cellar from confisca
tory taxes. ,
The law of compensation
where else --.-What the government loses in taxes it saves-in
Interest . when bonds re-no
be so attractive to large investors; rod with the falling, off,
m demand the.mterest rate will probably have to be higher.
" , The city ialortunateJn marketing its lwnds at the pres-
. ent tune-The low interest charge will make' the city s venture
into ownership and operation
profitable.lt is easily conceivable that unless money is squan
dered in costly pipe lines, the city can complete a filtration
system, insuring the city an abundance of pure water, and
make. some reduction in the water rates. i . .
The immediate job is to complete the transfer and then
gain experience and knowledge before making any extensive
capital investments.
For swift action after-prolonged delay give credit to the
mayor and council.
The Portland labor council
- dated by the swash-buckling policy
pose to resist official lawlessness with erery legal means at our com
mand." Jf the energies ot the labor council would be directed to pre
Tenting lawlessness of their own
- who desire to. work, they, would
, . or any other public'offlclaL The
Bess of any kind, do not want the expense of calling out troops to pre
serve order: but the people are losing heavily in the lumber mill
.- stalemate. They are anxious to see mills resume, preferably through
. the termination of the strike and return to work of those who walked
out. The union leaders have a
daeed men to leave their jobs. If
prevent oinera irom worKing. it is
- which must be met by the. action of
Sen. Stelwer wants the wool
poses an Investigation of the production, transportation and market
ing of wool More bunk. The whole wool business Is well known; and
any Boston wool man can tell the whole story from fleece to overcoats
it anyona win sit and listen. A story which the country, doesn't know
Is how much the government lost In its venture In the Wool business
a few years ago. ' .
., Some of the folk who argue for state's rights are Quick to ap
peal to the federal government to send men in to settle local rows.
The state government should bave prestige enough to effect a settle
ment ot its own labor difficulties without depending on the hired men
c i waamngion, most or wnom.are -ex-union men-graduated to
government salary. . ,
, - Representative Mott urged the bouse committee to appropriate
money for a congressional Junket to Hawaii to see If the islands are
ready for statehood. Maybe congressmen have to go to the Islands at
government expense In order to
outer cmsens can say "no" without
The national debt will be
ciosc sunaay night; That will be
a year ago. Every day,1a every
kj xjjjjp vnat are wo going to do
Aliens
of original occupation. While
much a change in the city's cre
' ' ; .
works in economics as every
longer tax exempt they will not
of the water plant much more
"
says it is not frightened or lntlml
of the governor, and "we pro
members, intimidation of workmen
hare no difficulty with Got. Martin
people of the slate want no lawless-
grave responsibility. They have in
through violence and threats they
tnejr wno provoxe tne lawlessness
constituted authority. !
business given a combine, and pro
make up their minds; most ot the
making the trip. - .
nearly $ 19,00 0,00 9 wnen the books
three and a half billions more than
way; bigger and bigger lOU'a signed
when payday rolls around t
The Greet
Game of
Politics
By FRANK R. KENT .
Copyright 193x1 y The Balthaere Saa
The Tax Message ?
Washington, jtme 2S.
IT Is Interesting to note that the
one .member of the Senate who
spontaneously and : Immediately
cheered " Ur. Roosevelt's surpris
ing tax jnessage was Huey Long,
ot Louisiana,' whoso own - "Share
the Wealth", plan had been over
whelmingly defeated in the Sen
ate the day before. "Amen,' he
cried when the message was read.
MR. LONG'S colleagues, lnclud-1
ins all the Administration lead
ers were-left, breathless and be
wildered. It took twenty-four
hours- for them : to " get . their
bearings. Some have not found
them yet." This proposition . was
right up "Mr.-Lons'a alley. He has
been, singing, in that key lor
many months In the Senate, ov
er the radio, by letter, periodical
and book, i Naturally he assumes
some credit for driving the Pre-,
sldent in his direction. Unques
tionably, too, it will be Joyfuny
received by Father CoughUn, Mr.
Upton Sinclair, the extreme "Pro
gressive Republicans .and the ra
dicals, generally, whose basic
creed is that money should be
taken from those who have - it
and given to those who : haven't.
They call it a redistribution of
wealth; actually it would be a
redistribution of poverty.
ENTIRELY aside from the mer
its of the Roosevelt proposals the
political move is uppermost in
the monds of politicians and ob
servers. The ultimate effect is a
matter ot opinion, but that the
inspiration is at least' partly po
litical there is little room to
doubt. His - most partial friends
concede that the Roosevelt pres
tige and strength among the-peo-
ple generally has been diminish
ed by the Supreme Court decis
ions. It could not well be other
wise. No administration ever bad
a more staggering blow or one
for which its own unwisdom was
so completely responsible. It has
left every policy the President
has in a groggy condition. It has
made questionable ' many of his
past acts and nearly aU his pend
ing proposals. To hide from the
national gaee the complete meas
ure of the Administration demor
alization has been a real feat,
involving considerable bistrionie
ability, unusually fine press re
lations and the full resources of
an unprecedented propaganda de
partment. t
EVEN these have not been suffi
cient to prevent the true situation
from partially percolating to the
eountry in general and Congress
in particular. In the latter the
immense weight of the Adminis
tration is still sufficient to jam
through the remainder of the
Roosevelt program in the next
month probably. It is not, how
ever, sufficient to restore com
plete control nor re-establish the
character Of the Roosevelt dom
inance. On the contrary, Mr. Roo
sevelt has on his hands a large,
but disillusioned and sullen De
mocratic- majority, full of smol
dering r e est meit. To put
through what he wants he. has
to exert the last ounoe of pres
sure and has his way only after
desperate effort -and by the nar
rawest margin. The best illustra
tion of this was the escape by a
single vote of his pet holding
company bill In the Senate and
its present doubtful position in
the House. No -such state ot at
lairs could have existed a nfonth
THE Supreme Court left his lea
dership limp, put him' on the de
fenslve, vastly Increased distrust
in Congress as to the wisdom of
his judgment and the soundness
of his policies. From the politi
cal angle the tax message seems
designed to do two things one
to divert public attention from
the lasne Mr. .Roosevelt bad made
between himself and the New
Deal on oneside, the court and
the " Constitution on the' other;
cover up the .present, dismay and
confusion, gtvethe people some
thing else to- think about.
THE second Is to re-establish
strength la Congress, solidify
again the extreme radical ele
ments, who had began to regard
him as a spurious liberal and
whose support 1s essential, for his
re-election.. Some also see in the
message a punitive - purpose. At
ter months of 'cooperation,: nrg'
ed by his friends, Mr. Roosevelt
has definitely lost support of the
conservatives. This bill is design
ed ; either . to ' punish or scare
them. Whether any step will be
taken at- this session, or the
whole message is aimed to aire
him a new 1936 Issue, remains
to - be seen. The clearest political
Judgment, however, is that" the
new proposals will not greatly
change the position. The appeal
of, the Share-the-Wealth idea
is to those already with him.
IT Identifies Mr, Roosevelt more
completely with - the radicals- It
insures a more clear-cut issue be
tween the natural divisions. It
diverts public attention, provides
new food for the propagandists
and gives a chance for treat Left
wing enthusiasm. But in the end
it will ot change many votes,
because, It does not change the
basic feeling. r
' MACLKAY BOYS WIN
HA CLEAT, June 25. The
Bethel Farmers'. Union was defeat
ed. here Sunday: for the second
time this season by the "Mac! eay
boys, the score being 15 to 4. The
men were anead in the third
ning, but youth held the lead
ter that. . -. :--i-.-r-,.- : .
in
HAS PORTLAND JOB '
SILVERTON, June 25 Don
Lehman, who attended Mt. Angel
college flaring the past . season,
will go to Portland to work dur
ing the summer months and will
return ta SIU Angel college in the
autaaua,;-". ... - ... -
Sits f
or area
By tt. J. KDNDItlCKS
R. N. BelL unofficial r
patron saint, Oregon State:"
Is mm,mm -
Vred TvKklev'a coin ran In th
Portland Journal for the Issue ot
Jane 17, '35. was tilled with the
words that follow:, . ; -- - .
VI- was; ST years old whenl
came to Oregon, in 1S74.. said
Mrs J. R. N. Bell when I Inter
viewed her recently at her home
ia East Portland.
" 'I was born in Giles county.
Virginia, December -15, 184. . I
was 15 years old when the Civil
war startedL I had three sisters
and three brothers. All ot my bro
thers served In the Confederate
army. The bushwhackers stole
oar stock and drove us from our
home. My .father did, not own
slaves, but his brother had a
large plantation and owned slaves.
During the Civil war practically
every, .able-bodied man was in un
iform, so we women sheared the
sheep, carded the wool, spun It,
dyed it, wove it into cloth and
made our own clothes. We also
wove linen doth. - . .
S
" 'I was married when I was 21
years old. My husband, John Rich
ard Newton . Bell, was born in
Paluskl county, Virginia. He
served throughout the war in a
battery , of Confederate artillery.
He was a student at Wiserille
college, in Virginia. After we were
married we taught school. In fact.
when we first met we were teach
ers in the academy. In 1874 my
husband and I with our three
children went to Ashland, Or. We
went on an emigrant train as far
as Marysville, Cal5 and thence by
stage to Ashland. My husband had
been licensed to preach in the Me
thodist Episcopal church, south.
He was a circuit rider. Ashland
was his headquarters. Later he was
made a presiding elder. The pay
of a minister in those days was in
finitesimal, 8Q when we first went
to Ashland my husband chopped
wood to earn extra money. We
were at Ashland four and a half
years. We then moved to Rose-'
burg and later to Corvallis. From
Corvallis we moved back to Rose
burg, where we lived 12 years.
Mv husband started the Roaebure
Review. It is'Tiow called the Rose-
burg News-Review. While we lived
there we had a large house, so I
usually had seven or eight stu
dents boarding at our home. I'd
hateto try to tell you how many
hot bisciuts I would have to bake
ia a day. It seemed as if those
students were hollow, and it took
a lot to fill them np. Whenever
we had guests I would put in an
Health
By KoyaiS. Copeland. M.D.
THERE ARE few xsT us who have
escaped at least one attach of that
form of neuralgia which the doctors
call "trigeminal ncnralffia". As tta
name Implies,
this is a disorder
or the trigeminal
nerve, one on
each side of the
face. As a rule
this distressing
condition It
found only In
persons of mid
dle hfe but It
may effect any
age group.
A broadei
knowledge of
trigeminal neu
ralgia, or "tit
3ouloareux". as
Or. Copelapi
tt la alse called,
has been aconlred by 'mcdicai science
wtthln recent year. Despite this.
the actual cause and cure of this
painful Clatnrbance at ill remain un
solved. Although trigeminal aeural--cia
was first described ever a cen
tury ago by Dr. John TothersiU, tit
tle advancement has been made in
its treatment
Tha disturbance may b traced to
some center of infection such aa dis
eased teeth, tonsils end. nasal sinuses,
If tnf ectfam exists the ra ehonld be
ffra Iwad and -propar treatment applied
to clear np' the trouble. After this,
relief Is asuaQy abtamed,
Every eOnrtadtonld 'be made to Im
prove the general , health and' In
crease -the Twsletanre against infec
: tlon.- A well regulated routine of
nvtes at of the atmset lmpartahca.
Sumdant rest, nonrlahlaerfood, mod
erate exercise, Iraadom from worry
mU these havetheir place tn effect
Jag a Tore.
"f..-; '-Sevei Pale'fVeseat;
- "' The victim of triremmal neundcta
suffezt from severe pain in tha face.
The pain Is sudden in Its onset, re
currinr In spasms and , traveling
Alonr ' the course of one or more
branches of the nerva Aa rule the
paroxysms of pain last but a . few
seconds. But the severity of the pain
and its prostrating aftsr-effects make
it a much dreaded affliction.
-Like other neurolgio pain, tt la .In
creased upon pressure or the slight
est ' touch. ' Chewing, speaking or
touching the side ot the face, may be
sufficient to brtDg on aa attack. . '
r Do not confuse trigeminal neural
gia with other-forms of facial neu
ralgia. , Not frequently pain in the
face r head may be the result of
eyestrain. Indigestion, localized Infec
tion as from the teeth or Basal
sinuses, - excessive fatigue - or some
other-general cause.- But that la a
characteristic feature aboufr trigemi
nal neuralgia, which I want yoa to
bear in mind. The sufferer from this
affliction usually has complete relief
from pain when he goes to bed at
nlgb : Other pains about the head
often persist during the night and
prevent sleep. . - -
Answer to Health QoeriM
; F. L. Tt. ' Q. What ahould a girl
ot 17. S feet Inches tall weigh T ' I:
What do you advise for poor circnla
tlont : -j ?
A. She should weigh about lt
pounds. ; Thia ia about the average
wdsht for one ot this age and height
as determined by examination of a
large number of . personal A few"
poanda above ar-beiow tb average Is
a matter of little or no aignlficance
3: Build up the general health and
jour circulation will Improve. ; .
i i
Itfast
extra pan. or two of hotvbiscnlta,
., "When we went to Salem my
husband was manager ot the Ho
tel Chemeketa.'now known as the
Hotel' MarioiT He also served as
railroad commissioner while we
were living at Salem. From Salem
we moved to Independence, where
my husband operated a hotel and
ran a newspaper. From there we
moved to Baker City, where -mv
husband was minister of the Pres
byterian church for many years.
" 'X have had 10 children. S ot
whom grew to maturity. My son
Lee tor many years was county
clerk of Baker county. Jeannette
married Dr. Solon Shedd, now a
member of the faculty of Stanford
university. My daughter Oro car
ried. Oscar . Q. Hedengren. - They
uve at Memo Park, CaL The sfext
two children; Myrtle-and Homer,
were twins. Myrtle married John
W. Richardson. Their son, John
Marvin Richardson, is a reporter
on The Oregon Journal. Cyril, an
other of -toy grandsons, lives at
Salem, and Gerald at Toledo, Or.
After the twins came Marvin;
then Essie, who married J. L. Ro
gers of Portland; then Hattie. My
son Lloyd lives at Salem. I have
seven, grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
S -
" 'When the college at Corvallis
was started It was under the aus
pices ot the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, but about the time
it was taken over by the State my
husband transferred from that
church to the Presbyterian
church, becoming a minister in
that denomination. Some time ago
I counted up the different homes
I have established and lived in
since I was married. Since' I be
came a bride I have had 2 dif
ferent homes.
" "My husband was tne unom-
cial patron saint of Oregon State
college. All of the old-time stu
dents, particularly the football
fans, can teU you about my hus
band.' Cyril V. Richardson, according
to the Salem Directory, is assist
ant cashier of the World War Vet
erans, with his home and - wife
Yvonne at 641 Statesman street.
Lloyd V. Bell is'listed at 2043
Warren street, with Bessie P.
Bell, his wife. -
The Bits man knew Rev. J. R. N.
Bell, beginning with his first days
In Roseburg. In that period. Rev.
Bell was Instrumental in having a
new church built for his congre
gation. Roseburg was then the
place where the overland stages
met the trains from Portland; or
rather East Portland, and the
town was rather wide open. The
express office was kept in the cor
ner room ot the biggest saloon in
town; kept by Mr. Fuller, pUlar
of the Episcopal church. That is,
the Roseburg express office was
kept by Fuller.
a -
A considerable - proportion of
the money to pay for the new
Southern Methodist church build
ing came from saloon, keepers and
gamblers of Roseburg, and the
customers around their games and
tn front of their bars. "Tainted
money" was not known then ex
cepting that 'faint enough,
a V
Finally. Rev. J. R. N. Bell per
formed the marriage ceremony
for the Bits man and his wife;
tied the nuptial knot so well that
it has remained tied.
Rev. . Bell was unique, even
among Oregon pioneer "preachers,
such as Joab Powell, L Dr Driver,
"Foghorn" Watts and men of that
stamp whose -good works have
lived after them.
Rmgro is Elected
to Board of State
Funeral Directors
WOODBURN, June -2 5. Abont
EO Artiaana and their families
from Woodburn enjoyed an all-
day picnic at Basel. Greea park
Sunday. Swimming, Doaung,
horseshoe pitching and other
sports were enjoyed. Also a-jrtc-nlc
dinner was served.
J. Merrin Rinw. owner of the
Rlnco Funeral Home In Wood-
burn, waa elected a member of the
hnard of directors of the Oregon
Funeral DirectorsV association, at
the 43rd annual convention held
in Portland laat week. Mrs. Ringo
also attended the convention.. . .
Burton W.V Dunn, supertnten-
dent of Woodburn pnblic schools,
loft Mnndav for Euzene wher he
wflt attend summer school .at the
TJnrrerstty ot Oregon: for six weeks
taking np educational prooiems.
Mrs. Dunn and daughters, Mary
Jn a and "Donna. left Saturday for
Welsaer. Idaho, to v i s 1 1 Mrs.
Dunn's - m o t h e r, Mrs.- Jv
Shearer. ; 'v
Twenty Years Aso
' Jane 2d. 1915 -.Al'
A' Packed house saw tha ner
formance of "The Elopement of
Ellen," by the Snlkpoh Drama
tic society at the h,Igh school last
night, Beatrice Walton as ; Jane
HaVerhUl." a college girl mas
querading aa a maid, ; showed
marked ability . In subtle comedy.
Dr. H. H. Olinger .was in Port
land yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barber
with their children are homeln
Salem . after visiting in eastern
Oregon. :-.
Ten Years Aso . ;
June 2d. 1025 ' ;
For- the second time this" week
the burglar alarm of he V. G.
Shipley store sounded at 12:1$
o'clock this morning. ' " 'a j -
Because ot an attack of lumba
go. Governor- Walter M. Ileree
has been forced to cancel several
eastern Oregon address dates this
week; . " . V.
Salem's heat wave has dropped
one degree since yesterday . and
now rest's- at 99 degreea.--
a mm. tpy Wrr Crm tn f.iSa wmt,
"WHOSE WIFE?" BaS
CHAPTER XXX
. Mantel found that 4h servants
had remained np much later than
the guests, in order to trim the
Christmas tree in the music-room,
but they could not have heard any
thing that went' on in any other
part of the house.
Cyras su looked at the yormg
man zer a moment, and said:
"Did your wife know Mr. Vane
before?"
Millbanks said:
"Not She was surprised when 1
told her that Vane was corning
here."
"Pieasantly so?" asked Mantel.
"Why, yes . X think so. Every
body -eras kidding so, that J eonldnt
speak to her, and just then Vane ar
rived with your niece Betty."
- Cyrus K. rose and daeed his hand
on the quivering arm of the younger
man.
That wHl be all, Mr. Millbanks"
he said formally. I would saga-eat
that yon cat the doctor to give yxra
something, and then take a sun
drink, son and keep stiff nnper
lin. rjeath is never as final aa it
seems to the rouac."
The next one called was Wilbur
Renton. He came into the room, and
faced the small man with his usual
air ex assurance. '
. Cyrus K. tiltetf the parchment
shade- ex the lamv the desk 1e-
fore him,o that itehono-fall noon
the face of the person aittinar eono-
aite hinwnd whom he eras ques
tion inc.'
"What did yon do, Mr. Renton,
after the party 'downstairs broke
tro ?" he asked mildly.
-"I spoke to Betty for Just a mo
ment, and then I came upstairs,
went directly to my own room, and
wrote a letter an important letter
-haI planned to go straight to
bed" -
f Cyrus K-removed his glasses and
stroked one eyebrow.
"I see," he said. "May 1 ask what
Ton did with this letter? And also
If won will pardon me it seems
somewhat uncomfortable to sit ia
your own Toera WTftingT in your din
aerthinei."
"Well. Mr. MaaWI." Renton
strove to be lisrht. "There
aon .'tor that, only X had hoped yoa
i1bif V V,.il mmm IL.t4 aWl
yotfr triaee Betty to meet me, alone,
later and she had refused. I hoped
that she-would change her mind and
" send jsoky to let me asow. so natu
rallv. I remained dreaaed. '
"I take 4t that yoa and -Snky art
odtritndst" Cyrns K. was cas-
Ohl. verr;' There nothina
vstouldat do for the dear eld aoolj
and I can safely say, nothing she
wjoidat ito nnrme.""
" "I see.", said Cvrus K -1
That's very in terestimr Indeed, Mr.
Kenton, Did yon- know Mrs. ma
bsnks before?" - r:'-
: "No-1 h& never met "her." said
Renton, "although 1 had seen her
often at Kate Doyle's." -
"Were you in the habit ef going
there extern- v
Tfes. iuite often.
"May I ask, Mr. Renton, when was
the last time you were there, and
whom yon were withl-
"Sometime in tha summer, Mr.
ManteL and . . he flushed osin-
- tally as he met 'those keen black
eyes. I wasriCs Isobal Maclcenxie,
, who latex became Mrs, Lawrence
Vane.". .-.---.
Cyrns IT-, replaced his giassea.
- l see, - ne said. "I thank yen,
Mr. Renton,- That will bt all just
now. , -
- -.. - :-- - ' - --- - . - i
- Renton walked out Into the li
brary, trying-to appear jaunty to his
iciiow rucsta. -
The next name called was that of
Betty Potter. V
. "Oh, Uncle Cyrns," she moaned.
"Whatever are we roin to do
Tsnt it awful. I cant bear to think
of Donetta, lying np 'there la the
( cold dead and just a few hoars
ago, she was warm -and "fxyand
alive..Teara Hooded her eyes again.
"Come out f young woman,"
snapped Cyrus K. "Remember you
are. a newspaper woman, and yon
are cry trices aad we'veot to find
out a few things. Xix happened
- alter yen. text tne mam party x
"Well . . first of aU, Wilbur Ren
ton Juied ms to tnect him Jater,
alone. Ha said he had somethins
very .important to talk over wiut
Crosswords But No Puzzle
"Well and did you accept or!
refuse?" '
1 accepted she said simply.
"Ahl" said Cyrus K.
"I told him I'd meet him later.
when the whole house was dark,
Betty went on. "In the turret sit
ting-room st the end of the hall on
the bedroom floor."
And did von meet him?" Cvrua
K. leaned forward.
"No." she hesitated. "I was all
ready to -so. when-1 was inter
rupted."
-What interrupted you"
"Two whispered conversations in
the hall just outside my room," she
said. And then she told him of the
two hushed talks shahad listened to,
and of Susy's making her phone for
heronele. -
"So?" Gyros K. pursed hi Ops.
Sat Rorer Thomlev and Law
rence Vane. ... Thornley and Vane,"
he repeated abstractedly. Then sud
denly he tamed apon his niece
again, .
"Wear be snaimed. "Did vou
finally meet this man Renton l'
"No." she said, "He alinwed a note
under my doer ta teU me- that he
would wait there all night-if he bad
to. but that I imjvt oowe. And then
Schuyler in the hall oa km
way to Che-kernel, and then I wait
ed, and J told Snky to wake me, and
l told iter why it waa Important, but
tne old tool OiOnt do it. And then
the next thing I -knew- I heard
Schuyiers voice callinr mv
and I went out and there he was
with with Donetta." Her hrsteri-
tesl sow or words ceased, and she
looked at ner trnde with. feverish
eyes.
Jtou dont think for a momentJ
that' Lawrence had anvthinrto do
I. J . a. ... - ; . j innt
he was asleep down fa the library
ail tne time ne never even knew
anything had hsppened."
-iiusn, uetry,- us voice was
stern. "Thars no way to help him.
You've 'got U keep your bead. Of
course. It looks bad for him. The
fact that Donetta was a model ef
his, and that her husband did not
know of it. "That handkerchief with
his Initials. The fact that Vane ia
oat on haiL and that both victims
were round stripped of sol clothing;
on a terrace, Just outside Vanea
i?'. Nol" ? .-.
iprowexa. aox-wo wui warJcxecetser,
sad we shall see what we ran do.
Now . . .1-want yoa ts teU me. tfl
yoa know, who was Suky with be-
fore she came to too?
"1 doal knosv. Uncle Cvrus. She
was on the road foruitaa while asl
a assooraoe austraaa, wjUi mam
show or other. I know ah had
little kid of her own at that time, and
that it died. She never talks about
ft.
"Did she ever mention any'
narw
wniar person ta that show I
"Yes. That's a fnnnv tbina.
Uncle Cvrust Millie Maclrfe. who
later married Itoger Thornley. was
wren tne croupe ana sae was awfully
good to Suky1 baby. She's the only
one Snky ever mentions,
"Goess that will do for now. Bet,"
he said. "Just keep your hair on.
yoonsr woman, and don't talk to any
one else. Go -on out and tell them 1
want to talk to Bobbie Nichols."
He did not fail to notire thm ataiv
tied look that- flashed over Betty's
xace- as ne vneaooneo tne name ox
the tubby tittle roaain.
Nichols entered ianntiW .trrn
cxa uianiet tusmm soga.
' "The first time in his Ufa," he an
nonneed. "that Robbie Nichols E.
quirt bag ever been asked to teU
au.-
"Sit down, will too. Mr. Nfefc.
ols 1" Cyrus K. did not smile, "Thia
is a very serious and sad time for
everyone in this house." he said,
carefully studying the round coun
tenance that faced hm in the tight
of the desk lanm. "Will von h aa
kind as to tell me who yon, la your
rreas anowieage, would say was the
oeas inena ox Koger Taornleyl"
- SlVWWyYWa . . - . a . ass - . aaa. - a
r uour jteraon.- lcoccia an.
wered wiihont pause. - "That Is, if
anyone could be said really ta be
sogers mrad,- b added. ,
l see,- Cyrus X. removed his
Slasses. "And.. . did yoa know his
srus smiier he asked. ,
1 "Yes. I knew . her rer-v anrt
used to beau her around when Rog
cr was ot the-rpree, or aqufrinsr
some other lady. No harm la it
Iiejper never winded rstlwr glad
"1 see." repeated Cyrus IL. strok
ing his eyebrow. "Tell me, Mr. Nich
ols yon are a man about town, a
man of affairs what has impressed
you the most here at this party, out
side the actual tragedy, I mean 7
Robbie was gleeful. This was his
particular forte. This was where his
individual talents shone.
"Two thms-s. mainly." he said.
"The fact that Betty said that Mil
ls Thornley had sailed for the
Orient, and I knew that she hated
the sea as tha devil bates Holy
Water and the fear that Donetta
showed when she heard of the Immi
nent arrival of Lawrence Vane."
Cyrns K. leaned back in his chair
and studied .the face of Bobbie
Nichols after his last statement.
"Yoa sret around a lot. dont vou.
Mr. Nichols?" he said. "And I imag
ine yon hear just about everything
there is to hear in that little town
of oars called New York."
Bobbie preened himself tike a
pouter pigeon under the gaze ef aa
admiring throng.
"1 guess Little Bobbie knows a
lot mora than most folks give him
credit for," he boasted.
-wen. cows the time when talk
ing will do more good than ever
before." Mantel was genial. I wih
En would teU me something about
ra, Thornley and her husband."
.Bobbie leaned forward eagerly.
"Weill" He took a deen breath.
"Yoa know it was awfalfv fannv.
Mr. ManteL that Millie did nt tell
me that she was going, on that trip
to ute joast wita soger. He
wouldn't tell me. he's a taciturn
beast, but sac would and she al
ways talked to me a lot. Afterward
she must have been sorry, because
she sent me cards, from aU along
tne road. She seemed to be hsvinar
awfully good time enjoykig-
every bit of it, she said she was.
She sent me cards all the way to the
Coast, and then several from San
Francisco, but she never told me she
was going to the Orient. That's
runny to me Millie hated the
water, got awfully sea-sick, used to
have to stay in her cabin all the
time. Why, she eonldnt even eo
sailing on the Sound. I cant imag
ine her takinsi that hmar sea voram
alone but at that aha might have
Hsreausht himself and looted at
ManteL' . - . ,
"Why BUafat she have been better
offT Cyras K-seemed to be quite
uninterested as he pat the mild
question. ; --.. ,.
-WeUr Bobbie rushed on. Yaa
see, Mr. Mantel, aha was sort of
afraid of Roger. She lewd him, you
- a S a a a mm 9 m
ajow ana oe lovea ner. ta his way.
Bat, when he's drinking, he's not a
very pleasant customer and then
Man is polygamous at best they ssy
and Roger Is certainly all Man."
txm iooKeo at tyros K- and his nerv
ousness waa apparent.
- Then Mr. Thomlev is nrlt when
he has been -drinkingr. Mantel
naked.- . .
"Yes. verv nrf v. Wlrv. re
him cause a fighf mere than ante in
a public place!" Bobbie's horror of
wua unseemly act was evident. "I
remember one night at Kate Doyle's
wny, &.ate bad to put him out."
"Sol" Cyrns K. nodded. "Waa ha
this way with others?"
' a-' I don t think so. He was
always charminr to anvon who waa
not tntlmato with him an awfully
xwu iciiow, ana very popular.
.. urai t wtui women j
"Mainly with women." Bobbie
aJt "Lots of men disliked him. I
know Vane did. and he returned the
feelings Bat Renton was always his
dose friend." -
JSoV Cyrus K. paused, then said :
Cav yoa remember th last time
you i saw Thornley and Renton. to-
., Bobbie laughed.'
71 &d?,t ctly see them," he
said. "I heard them!"
What do yoa mean I"
Tf waala one of those high-back
chairs at the Athletfe dub,, and I
heard Renton and Thornley talk
ing" - . .
' wgl rm tell me as much of that
M7T"atl.oa as yon can recall I"
.. Bobbie beamed. . .
."They were discussing the rasr
nage of Isobel Usckennt to Law
rence Vane," he said. "Benton was
awfully cpset." . . .-.
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