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"M Fowr Sways Us; No Fear ShaU Awe?s
; From First Statesman. March 28. 1851
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. t
Charles A. Spracu - Editor-Manager
Sheldon t Sackett
. Member of the Associated Pwm. .
The Associated -Press la xctuaivtly entitled -te the use for cublka -ttoa
oiatt Mwt. dispatches credited to ft or aerethecwlae credited U
" this paper. r i- : , -
. Politics, Dirty or Pure
GET out the icepacks-far the Portland Journal. That emin
. cnt paper rises to white heat over the query on the eligr
ibility of Gov. Alartin. It says the effort to liken his army
pension to the pay of a regular federal office holder "is the
dirtiest of dirty politics.w -. - .
Granted that it is politics, and there could be nothing
lse from the Meier entourage which has been flapping vul
ture winjs over the state house, there is. nothing "dirty"
about it. It may be raking a technical question, and the ob
ject may- WamwoTthy bnVaa a poUticalimove it is rather
"clean" fighting.Tbe Journal has jast let its, indignation give
it a rhetorical eruption. s'vT-
The simple truth is fhat those who raise the question
want Martin nut,; by-ineensive court action ff possible, by
recall if necessary. It is working out about as we said in the
campaign : no matter who was elected governor a. big bloc of
voters would be knifing him soon after he -was in office. This
paper didn't support-Martin for governor; but lie got -more
votes than anyone else; and good or bad he should be allowed
to serve his term out. So far as the constitutional question is
concerned we pass-that to tne lawyers, with ihe remark that
the more appropriate time to have raised tt was before Mar
tin warworn fciasvemor. i
Incidentally the A. E. Clark brief is undated; but there
is a surmise 4that it was prepared' before the inauguration,
for use of the Meier lieutenants in an effort to continue Jul
ius in office. They got cold feet but now are feeding: it to the
malcontents. v,
f. The Journal is correct in branding the thrust as politics ;
but not "dirtiest politics. Instead it is "pure" politics, ex
cept for a real student of history and government like Leslie
Scott. " 'J'---;
Endorses Pay-as-We-Build Plan
' FT1HE idea of paying for the capitbl without resort to bond
X issuance is gaining favor. Three per cent interest on two
million dollars is sixty thousand dollars a year. Why pay out
this interest when the state has about seven million dollars
on hand in various funds, much of which draws no interest?
Special funds should not be diverted, but the law permits
temporary loan to the general fund from other funds. A study
of the figures shows that the state can pay for the capitol as
construction proceeds, and the increase in the tax levy will
not bring the levy up to what it was a few years ago. Then in
a few years the building will be paid for and the state will
not have a bond issue like a millstone round its neck for a
quarter of a century. -
' The Eugene Register-Guard expresses its approval of
the pay-as-we-build plan , recommended by Treasurer . Hol
man: -vl -v-
"The Holnmn, plan is practical and should set an example to
. all taxing units in the state. It the state ot Oregon can rebuild
its atatehouse by Judicious management of budgets and cash
funds, it will point the way to more intelligent operation of
ovary city and county and school district in the state.
"Unfortunately the smaller anits are vow prohibited from
carrying cash reserves or utilising the kind of management
which Holman proposes for the state. Borrowing has been mad
almost mandatory tor major andertaktngs. The most stringent
regulations hamper the common sense use ot cash funds. It is
- borrowing (except in, case of disaster or dire -emergency) which.
' . ought to be prohibited. The Holman plan may set a desirable
precedent in aU publle finance." ,
I FDR on Guffey Bill
THE most amazing state paper in our times is the letter of
President Roosevelt endorsing the iniquitous Guffey coal
bill, 'which is so vicious it is condemned even by the radical
weekly; Jne Nation. The president urges the members of
the house ways and means committee, which had the bill un
der consideration; " .;
"I hope jrour committee will not permit doubts as to the
. constitutionality, however reasonable, to block the suggested
legislation."
' What is this but an open invitation to house members
to ignore the constitution they have taken an path to support?
The bill is bad enough in principle, legalizing a hierarchy of
coal, a coalition of operators and workmen in the joint en
terprise of skinning the consumers ; and no lawyer of stand
ing predicts it will be held constitutional. The letter looks
pretty much as-though the president is publicly thumbing his
nose at the supreme court. "
With suave words the president says "a decision by the
supreme court relative to this measure would be helpful as
indicating, with increasing clarity, the constitutional limits
within which tins government must operate." Some one
should send him a copy of the court's decision in the sick
chicken case. '
Jim Smith has been made Work Progress director for this
district, which Includes Tillamook. Yamhill,. Polk, Linn, Lane, Ben-?
. too. Karlon, and Lincoln. His appointment means that the Job will
- be weU performed- There win be few press conferences and pub
licity handouts; bet real dirt wlir fly on Jobs. Smith has had much
experience with, the problem of work relief, baring handled this
.phase of the county court'! work while he was commissioner in Mar
" 4oa county. It is well to here his abilities again requisitioned for
public service.
The lienor board does well to move swiftly to Investigate ehar
- ee that a brewery is financing beer parlors. Brewery ownership of
saloons was one of the rices of the; pre-prohrMtion days. The new
Jaw bars such Investment, and the commission should not permit any
violation. .'- ' -
i It must be admitted Mrs. Waley tells a whale of a story. If the
Jury accepts that, Justice may atlll wear the blindfold.
Joseph P. Ryan was reelected
New York contention, Hejett the
TEAGIIED SflUIES
MAY BE SETTLED
WOODBURN, July t. - A
meeting of the budget committee
ef Woodburne school district will
be held Saturday night at 4he
Wodbura high school ' building,
starting at 7:30. The meeting is
open to the public The budget
committee consists of XL M. Aus-
tin, E. J. Standard and P. J. Mil
ler, who serve in addition to the
regular school board members, E.
J. Alien, Paul -Mills and . .. E. E.
11 attaon. : . ; : I - .':
It is thought that the main Is
sue to come up Saturday night
will be la regard to teachers sal
tries for next year.
'-. Pending any decision on aalar
tes, contracts hare not been siren
to any teachers In the local school
jystera for next year, although aU
ut three hare been given assur
ance that they will be offered con
tracts. The three teachers not to
be rehired axe those who hare oth
er positions: . They are T. P. Otto
end Miss Thelma Stephens of the
high school, and Mrs. Mabel Bal
lard ot the. grade school faculty.
urn
1851
Managing-Editor
head of the longshore men at the
hnrninf Bridges behind. -
FUU IS TOO AY
SILVERTON, July 12. Funer
al, serrices for Mathias Weibal,
7, who died Thursday at the Dea
coness hospital at Salem, will be
held Saturday morning at 8:30
from the Rosary church in the
Crooked Finger ; country above
Scotts Mills. E. R. Ekman ot Sil
ertoa is In charge. -,
Weibal was born ln. Germany
and came to the states 25 years
ago. For the .past 20 years he
has Hred at the Crooked Finger
ranch. .
SnrrlTors are his widow, Anne;
four sons. Matt and Herbert -Vat
home; John at Sheridan and Ern
est at Seattle; two daughters,
Mrs. Alma Darenport at Silyer
ton; Elsie Homedew at Los An
geles; -eight grandchildren and
one brother, Lawrence, at Port
land. -
REST IS EXFO&CED ' ;
SILVERTON. July It. Doro
thy Jordon, youngest daughter of
Mr. and. Mn. J. J. Jordan has
been taking It easy this week nurs
ing sprained . ankle 7 receiyed
when, she was running and tell
down. .
IMB1L
The Great Genie
of Politics
By FRANK R. KENT
Cosrrizht IS15, by Tb Bsliiners 8ma
His Strategists Confused
Washington July IS
RECENT: developments haTe
greatly diminished the". Idea, so
widely" cherished by both My.
RooseTslt'a friends and foes that
he Is 'the master politician, smart
er than any of his predecessors.''
THIS notion became .established
during the first two years of his
Administration, when people gen
erally were swept off their bal
ance by the New Deal ballyhoo,
charmed by the gayety of the new
President, thrilled by the norelty
and drama or his - performances,
credulously stimulated ' by the
guttering; promises of his gran
diose experiments. In those days
he had no real opposition. Erery-
thing he proposed "was agreed to.
Those who were skeptical were re
ferred to as Cassandras. Critics
were accused of a lack of patrlo-;
tism. If a doubt was expressed,
the doubter was caUed destine
tffe, told not to "rock the boat."
TO.DAT. the , country: generaHy
seems to hare waked up. The Pre
sident is now being critic lied not
only by his opponents, but by his
sympathetic supporters the sur
est evidence that politically things
are not well with him. One set
ot the latter tells him he should
stop urging,, "reforms,; adjourn
Congress and fire the country a
chance to rest and recover. ' He
has, they say, attempted r too
much, and is in danger of tiring
the people by ceaseless, actmty.
Another group urges that his only
salvation now Is to take the lead
of the radicals and rigorously
force the fight to change the Con
stitution so as to permit of the
"Planned Economy," which Is the
base of the New Deal scheme.
STILL ANOTHER set Of SUDPOrt-
erg insists that, hating reestao-
Ifehed himself In the eves of the
liberals and Insured against a, rad
ical Third party, he should now
concentrate upon keeping the
MiturnttTa Democrats . In ' line
and devls some new scheme for
taking the booblsh business lead
ers again into camp. The conrnct
ing nature' of the advice -which
Mr. Roosevelt Is now receiving
indicates that his apprehensive
friends think he needs political
counsel. Three distinct Roosevelt
moves in tha nast two months
have contributed to this convic
tion. AU of these appear to have
been mistakes. One was ma cri
ticism of the Supreme Court, fol
lowing its NRA decision. .The
public reaction was most unia
vnrahlA to that. Second, there
vu the violence with which he as
sailed the holding companies and
the character of his fight to ahoi
teh -them. Ordlaarlry. any assanlt
upon the so-called power trust
would meet a popular response, in
this ease it didn't. On the con
trary. Mr. Roosevelt alarmed ana
embittered an army ot .public
ntllitv stock and bond holders, es
timated from three to five mil
lion.
THIRD, there was his sudden
message urging Increased taxation
of big fortunes and large Incomes.
That this was politically Inspired
no one doubts, but the results.
from the Roosevelt angle, have
net been politically good. For one
thing he created a very unpleas
ant incident by repudiating -his
own senate leaders, who had in
formed their colleagues -the Pres
ident wanted the bill " rushed
through in a weeTs. For another
the thinness of the pretensions.
both as a "share-the-wealth" and
a. budget-balancing proposition, is
such as to be generally- seen
through. For another, by inject
ing this proposal into a Jaded con
gress anxious to adjourn, he has
indefinitely extended the session,
farther disturbed business ! and
made It impossible for anyone. In
cluding himself, to guess what
sort of tax bill will emerge.
FROM whatever angle they are
viewed it does seem these three
most recent strategic Roosevelt
gestures have been politically die-;
aDDOlntlnr. The rewriting of lis
banking bill in the senate and his'
defeat on the holding company
death sentence clause in the house
better than anything else, i attest
Ms diminished party control. It
la not surprising that some- of his
friends worry or that the unctu
ous Mr. Farley, who six months
ago put all forty-eight states la
the Roosevelt bag. Is about to take
a six weeks swing around the
country to see how far thing are
changed and report. If his politi
cal reports are of the same type
as his postofflce surplus .'claims,
they will be of the same value.
Mr. Farley Is another politician
whose reputation 'U tor political
smartness has been created while
he rode the crest ot the; wave.
They aU seem smart while they
are doing that. .
Homemaking Club is '
Organized at Bethel
BETHEL. July 12. The Home
making club, s 4-H club project,
held Its first meeting Wednesday
night at the home of Freda Bu
curench. Jean Hafn was elected
president; Freda Bucurench, vice
president; TVerna FroehUch, secretary.-
The evening was spent In
finishing the: sample books , for
the county fair. The members are
Lillian Hamrlck. Coralee Nichols,
Wanda and Werna Froehlicb, Jean
Hain, Hal Mae Creech and Freda
Bucurench.' The club leader, Mrs.
Carmalite Weddle was also pre
sent. ' . FORESTERS WrXJTERS
MT. .ANGEL, July 12. The
Foresters wrested another win
from the Sodality In an exciting
kitball game at tho Bbner ball
park here Wednesday night. The
final score was 4 to 1. Saalfeld
got the hit of the evening, a. three
bagger. Batteries: C. Wacher and
I Beyer; Grosjacques and Schmitx.
Bits f
or
Dj R. J. UENDIMCKS
Diary 1 years' old. "
yields strange history: -Journey
to Oregon in 1851 :
' (Continuing from yesterday:)
"Hare . are exposed for sale the
products ' of the . country milk.
eggs, beeL-venison, bananasi plan
tains,' mangoes, aUigator pears,
clams,' oysters; tortillas, charcoal,
breadfruit, pineapples, coeoaxiuta,
oranges, and fish. They have ex
cellent fish, in the Jay, but it is
difficult to- obtain them. The na
tives - will net fish much, . . unless
driven to It by necessity.
"Panama is a city of churches.
Many of them, however, are la a
state of decay. The cathedral is a
tine looking building. Thi out
side has some pretension to beau
ty and order. It fronts on the
Plata. The churches ere built of
rough, atone, without order or
regnlarityr The exterior presents
hut little attraction. The interiors
ot some- of them are' highly fin
ished and. possess many valuable
paintings. w--iv:.. ' '
There was one directly oppo
site our rooms, its aide' fronting
us. There were two large doora in
this side,, and. when opened tor
services. In the evening, we had a
fine vie of the altar and the
shrine ot the virgin. Before this
were ranged eight large candles.
aU burning; before stood the
priest with different colored robes
on. He would read a few senten
ces, make a curtsy, . throw off
robe, and then repeat the same
ceremony.
w V -"On
his right stood a anbprlest
or deacon, holding in his hand a
vessel containing liquid In a
burning state. We could see the
vapor arise from it as he swung It
to and fro, while the priest was
repeating his Latin phrases. This
was the incense, probably, that
they offer to the shrine ot the rir-
gin. ..
"On the right of the priest
stood a boy holding a lighted
lamp, probably to throw ' some
light on the subject.
"After this ceremony closed.
commenced the chanting. . . . The
audience, when they went in.
would kneel, making; the sign of
the cross, then seat themselves on
the floor, and remain there until
the services were closed.
"In the belfry were four open
ings, each containing a beU. Two
ot them were- struck, by means of
ropes attached to the end of the
clapper; the other they beat upon
with pieces of iron, creating a
most horrid din.
a "a
"The last eight days ot our
stay they held services each day.
Their chimes were kept np for an
ea
By Royal S. (peland, MJ).
BECKNTLT I told you. about' the
dangers of excessive exposure to thai
sun. Today I want to tU you about
sunstroke. This Is rather common
during the sum
mer months
when the weath
er Is extremely
hot and there ta
great humidity.
The city- ambu
lances are daily
summoned to
pick np persons
overcome by the
heat
Soma persons
are susceptible
to sunstroke
while others
never suffer al-
then gh they
spend prolonged
Dr. CopeUni
periods in the not sun. As a rule,
sunstroke ts more commonly encoun
tered In elderly persons. But It may
afflict anyone who Is long exposed to
tn strong- raya of tit aun. Often a
young child or adult engaged in some
vigorous gams or sport will have It
Nay a Fra cadet Samstroka
Sunstroke Is caused by a disturb
ance in the mechanism -having to do
with the beat raculaiion of the body.
Something roes wrong with ttds and
then there is trouble similar to that
caused by failure of the tharmoaUte
of a f ornaca. .
The victim suddenly complains ot
severe headache ami dizziness. He
becomes pata end weak. Be may be
unabla to ace. Is sick at hla stecoacb
and may even vomit. These symp
toms are followed by collapse and
unconartonstieaa. . "'
The akin of the sufferer Is dammy
and wet. i The pulse Is . extremely
rapid: bat very weak. The victim
breathes Quickly and appears to be
aufferlng trom eevere pain. The pu
pils of the eyes become dilated. A
physician should always be called In
atseh e case. -
There la a severe form of sunstroke
which if handled Improperly may
pro fatal. .In tbia. the anfferar
quickly lapses into ttneonsdousness.
" Ice Treatments Advise
. TJntil the physiclaa arrives keep
the patient In a cool and shady room.
The clothing should be removed and
copious amounts of water given.
If the body U hot and the tempera
ture high a bath kept cod with 1ce
will help. : This treaSment hou)d be
continued until the temparature faUa
below lot. degrees Fahrenheit Mas
sage the akin, vigorously so that the
sirculation will be stimulated.
We often hear about cases of slight
sunstroke or, a "touch of the sun",
as .lt is more commonly sailed. These
should never be neglected. Xhe suf
ferer should be encouraged to rest
In a dark and coot room for several
day. The diet should be aknnl.
consisting chiefly of fruit Juices and
liquid food.
Aiiwtn to Health Qaeviee .
Hoping, f Q. What win overcome
stammering? X am very conscious of
this defect In my speech and It
makes me self-conscious. X have had
medical- attention without results.
Would a -scars- in childhood be re
sponsible for the habltr -
t A. Overcome any nnderiying
nervousneaa first of alL For tun
particulars jend a ectf-adavessedr
stamped envelope' and repeat your
question. Kervousnerf. Is apt to be
an Important factor xader such dr
enrnst seres. - ' -
(CowrtdXt, ms, JL F. f., IneJ ;
H
th
J S v '"
; - J . I
tareaitfass
hour at time. It seemed as
though the HUle darkles delight
ed in stirring up the nervous sys
tem and producing a second bed
lam. a
We had a fine view from oar
rooms.' On our right lay the bar
dotted: here and there with green
islands. On our left was the-open
country, hills upon. Mils, - moun
tains upon mountains, crowned
with the cocoa, the palm and
orange trees, with their carpets
of green Interspersed with beau
tiful flowers, and sweet scented
shrubs. IvidT' ttCf:"-f'-::-'
Nature glowed In all its lux
uriance,.. Strange that so lovely a
land should be the. abode of ig
norance and superstition. -. .
"We bade adieu to Panama, and
our kind friends on Saturday, May
17th, after a-confinement ot 10
days friends whose kindness and
sympathy manifested to ns flurrmr
our illness merit our gratitude
and they will ever hold a place in
our remembrance.
"Captain McLane, agent of the
steamxtilp company, and his lady;.
Rev. Mr. Rowelt and lady, CoL
Ward, TJ. 8. consul ; Messrs. Ros
trup. Cod wine and Strahan, Cap
tains Childs and Ferguson,, and,
last, but not least, our kind and
worthy physicians, Benors Emillo
Le Breton and-Jose KeratochulL
5s
"About f i. m the cars ar
rived with, the passengers from
Asplnwall, and about 9 p. m. our
parting gun was fired, and we
were once more en our way to
the promised land.
"The Sonora Is a fine boat, well
ventilated. Captain Whiting is a
perfect gentleman, but as to the
other officers I hare but little to
say In their favor. Their own per-,
sonal gratification was paramount
to all the comfort and .conveni
ence of the passengers, with the
exception of a few of the 'fancy,
to whom they were all attention.
S "a
"The first few days we passed
along very well, but soon AUie's
j - petite began to fail, her food
did not relish well, her strength
soon left her; the doctor would
order drinks and food to be pre
pared for her, but it was diffi
cult to obtain them, unless you
paid EXTRA, and that the state
of our funds would not admit of.
I think the company ought to pay
their servants well, instead, - of
compelling the passengers to
PURCHASE those attentions that
belong to them of right.
V "k.
"Fortunately, though, unexpect
edly Allle lived through It all, and
after an otherwise pleasant trip ot
14 days we arrived at San Fran
cisco Sunday morning, June 1st,
about t a. m., took up our abode
at Hillman's Temperance House,
where we enjoyed all the comforts
and quiet of home, and received,
many tokens of kindness from the
proprietors, Messrs. Smith and
George, also from their worthy
landlady, Mrs. Lambert.
V
"We also found many kind
friends among the boarders, whose
sympathy for our misfortunes,
and whose many little acts and
tokens ot kindness, though they
may appear as trifling, still in the
aggregate form quite an Import
ant item on the side of gratitude.
W .
With good, wholesome food
and attention, Alice soon changed,
and a few days of quiet had a
marked effect upon her, "and dur
ing our stay of three weeks she
gained steadily.
"Dr. J. J. Cashing,' formerly of
Providence, attended her, and
took a great interest In her re
covery. His services were gratui
tous. To him also are we In
debted for many favors.
"a 1.
"We arrived at San Francisco
In the midst of exciting times.
Murders and robberies were of
daily occurrence; rowdies and
blackguards controlled the elec
tions, usurped the places of trust
and power, interpreted the laws
to suit their own peculiar eases,
and ordered - the people's money
Into 'their own teckeU."
(Continued tomorrow.)
Tremaine Elected
New President -of
Busine Leader
WOODBURN, July IX. C. A.
Howard; state superintendent of
pnblie instruction, has appointed
B. W. Dunn, C. R. Dunson, 1. C
Buchner. and H. M. Austiri
members of the recreatiott for
Woodbnrn. -'
V. W. Tremaine Is the new
president of the Woodbnrn Busi
nessmen's club, succeeding L. C
sucnner. J. Jdelrln Rlngo was
named vice-president and Theo.
Snell, secretary. H. F. Butter
field is retiring vice-president and
F. O. Evendea retiriner aeeratarr.
Meetings are held every Wednes
day at noon in the Woodbnm ho
tel. . .
Twenty Years Ago
July IS, 1915
Two EnrlLsh trawlers war
sunk today . by German submar
ines.
The Artisan drill team will
leave today for San Francisco on
the steamer Great Northern.
Snap Shots A boy's idea of a
thoroughbred dog is one that can
kin a cat; -
Ten Years - Ago .
' July IS, 1925
The 'Cherry City 'Milling" plant
is still smoldering after biasing a
good part of the night.
The death toll has risen to 19
from the extreme heat in the mid
dle western states.
The Salem Elks held final dress
parade last night preparatory., to
their appearing- at the-Elks con
vention In Portland Thursday.
"THE SNOW LEOPARD"
SYNOPSIS
As
Dick Bannister.
ir. Toonsr ax-
plorec, emerges from the eaxlosive
Park A venae residence hotel of bis
brother. Hod, the body of a man
comes hnrtling through the air. f ol
lowed by a senir leonard robe. The
. man, ebviouslya sarvaot. bad fallen
about twenty stories. .Shortly alter,
Dick notices a beautiful girl, stand
ing la the doorway, order her chew
to bring the robe to tier. Dick's
airedale, "BuGy." -fights with the
chovr f or possessioa of It. Whea
the girl finally retrieves it in
pUcae efae aaatily rone bar lingers
over It and exclalme: "The clasp
end girdle gone V Never had Dick
been so attracted by any ajirL Shef
is Karen Sire, daughter of the
nmltUalllieaaira. Uanrice Sire.
The pellcesanunoaZUck to theSire
epartmeot as a witness. Detective
waptam xsoyie claims tna oeaa mas.
a Filipino, was murders de tabbed
In the back. Karen was the only
other person In the room when he
felL Maurice Sire telephones that
he is firing op from Washington,
D. C He was surprised to learn hie
danchter was in New York instead
of at school in Poughktepsie. Boyle
wheels on Karen. "How about that?
YouVe coma- caUrvaaEting down to
New York without letting- your
father know. Whe wae with you?
CHAPTER HI
Miss Sire smiled, elevating her
eyebrows with a faintly whimsical
expression. Something of that tol
erance which people of breeding
show to well meaning boors crept
Into her voice. "GaUiranting she
repeated, --you've bit upon the very
word, .captain. But I was alone.
Yon nee, my father had taken this
piaea-enly recently, and. I had narer
seea it, Omr home is at Southamp
ton this is to serve as a town house.
I came down, here yesterday yost to
look it ever.- Tnt going back to-
, fOh,areyont"
Boyle grew sar
about that. Let
eastie. "Wall
me tell yon. miss, that a lot of ex
plalnina wianave to he done before
Ten go ttek to Peughknepate. TotrVe
detalBad ey thailiee. eta they aay
- in tia! pysri-
He passed, with a eatUBed grin,
apparently conscieus of having, de
xtvereft himself with f ores and
eutthsritr. i After fsmlck. he pitched
ansae eassav into Saanlstsr. I aay
pose yooTl be wanting, to go away
too oa important business, heyT6
"Iaedai trip to Nova Scotia in
mind, begtntdng tonjwrhf
jon: m WelL Just eon
aider that trip cancelled. We max
need yon as e material witness.'
Miss Sin smiled faintly. TO
agree to atay , she said in a small
voice. ' , V - ' ,
"So waC Bannister volunteered.
Captain Boyle rose.- "I'm going
below- asidj talk to the-.eervamca
again." he said, addressing- the man
with the tilted derby. "I want yon
tostsy M V
W.H be denchUd," thrust In
Miss Sire. Perhaps the gentleman
will take off his hat and make him
self one of ns. I don't believe I
eanrht hisi name."
"Yea didn't." said the man with
the derby (he had risen and removed
it) "because my name erasnt men
tioned." He hunar his hat oa an
ornament :of the aqnariam and
walked telthe window, anbegufled
by this somewhat, fresh young per
son wno hmk seem to unaerstand
the treaUeahePBein.'
A pausei and a alienee followed
Boyle's lesre-taking. His anbordi
nate, with back turned but ears ob
viously alert, remained near the
window. Bannister wae gasing at
the pendant derby, which east a deep
shadow down into the water of the
aquarium; leaving only a bread bead
ox light on elearv rate'r. Clear
water! Not It was a brackish pink.
He became interested; -.4
Why pink water In an aquarlnml
He walked -nearer end eased down
into the depths. Little bine and
silvery fish moved in aad ant of the
miniature ; eastie at 'the bottom.
.There were no gtld2sh eothing; to
eresta the Elusion ef a reddish cast
in the water. Yea, it was pink-,
oat a-pink to srrest the tinge f
a rose, but a pink ef queer and sin
ister' shade. -...
. "Blood!" he breathed.
Baaniater tuned- a nstetzatisg
gaae vpna Miss Sire. :ha returned
it without ar aiga ef easotiev, per
naitticx her eyes ta move cUnrly ta
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the silent guardian at the window.
"Mr. Officer," she said graciously,
"I think youll find eemethinr to
drink la that room." She pointed to
4ftS opczi floor, . -
"Mr. Officer" thawed. -Toole's
my name One-Armed Toole" he
said. Yet it was with ae undignified
aactav mat ne tnevett toward the
door indicated.
Bannister listened. tmtS he beard
the clink of aiaas and" the enah. of
a syphon. Then ha plunged hiserm
Into the aquarium and drew forth a
stiletto ef triple-eeM- xwttcrn.
YaoraT" ha asked, tuminsr ta Miaa
Sire, -
"No," she answered calmly.
"One-Armed" "Toole, dxawlue Ida
right and left hands caressingly
across his month, reappeared ht the
doorway. He had two perfectly
Baaaister plaagtd his arm iato the
tSfTZZZtT
but neither Bannister amr Miss Sire
were just then in a mood to freas
aa A it ... .
vuesHon on xna anosseiy.
Good Scotch. Mr. Bannister t"
he aaid nnctionsly, "why dont yon
Uke a paste at It?" .
aanks,' Bannister replied cool-
r, umuunr xna paxmetx airk into
his trousers pocket andkerping his
hand there, Srith Miss SireVper
mission, I will take a spot."
- Bannister had something more
important on his mind than the
prospect of dunldne Mi tnntt.
Scotch whisky when be walked ra
ta nas room alone. The tuurder
weapon was atiU In his pocket: by
concealing it be had become an ac
eomphce after the fact He wea-
Tode bad been a witness
of the dramatic Interlude between
himself and Karen Sire, or, not hav
ingaeen tt, suspected anything.
Be clinked two bottles together,
set them dowa without takteg a
drink, and squeezed the water out
of his coat sleeve with a crunching
grip.- The thought of biding the
ftil"oemo to hinV but be figured
that this would - onlv hoa kimif
and the girl deeper in suspicion IfH
we ctuauy naaaeen film take it
from the aquarium. - - .-. -
Bannister found himself tryine to
protect Karen Sire, and, at" the
same time, fiereelv .dravtnv
tmgtt f her giat He asaodatod
thiv girl with; the. soft pulse of life,
IT" PkM!f l01 ease, the secur
ity of wealth- end auil
S.Jknetw,n,ea but few ia her
StaaOB. Hla exenraiana fet fWa
of Venus had been confined to fron-1
uer casce aaoia. ta ua Vrrf. kri
billies, to Jungto arbors and the
sanns of south Seabeachea.
The nnns ya .. 11.
baked xirla ef the tiesert, blonde
Cypriana. brqwn charmers, Ecra
siaa nymphs and mestizo maids.
They had all found him cold and left
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him so. But the first sight of Karen
Sire had changed all this; she had
flung a rainbow across his horiaon,
set golden bells tinkling-in his brain,
and hung the gray copings of the
city with sdntillant prixms. Was
the joyous delirium to prove a
dreamt Was the grisly hand of
murder to sweep it all away?
With the stiletto still In his tnx-Wt
he rejoined Miss Sire and; the detec
tive. At the same moment a wide
panel in the wall opened and Can-
tain Boyle stepped lata the room
from an electric elevator, a stout,
strongly made woman at his elbew.
The saaa's face was set; a cold fury
seemed to possess him. Evidently
he had returned from the floor be
low with an empty-bag.
"Here's rf your new maid. Miss
Sire," he snapped. "She's a poiice-
ajjuarlum ,nd drew forth a stiletto.
Her first duty wm be. to
earca you-ria tnerel" ne pouted
w a closed door.
Bannister maaaged to remain
las. "Miaa Sir is net under ar
rest, he said "Isnt this proceed
ing a little unusual!"
Boyla tamed wpon him with a
savare srlare. "Oh. vtm'ra one of
them amachocT lawyers, are you T I
suppose u x start to frisk you, we'll
hear a roar about police oppression
and constitutional rights, hey IT
ti An answer was oa Bannister's
Hps when be stopped suddenly. He
bed drawn his right hand from his
pocket and clenched his fist Miss
Sire glided to hla side and touched
rhia arm. . "I am willinar to be
searched," she said; .
But that was not what paralysed
Bannister tongue. He had felt a
tugging at his pocket, and whea he
thrust his band down into its depths
the stiletto was gryiel Karen Sire.
With the certain t-r nt heinr aaarched
within the next few minutes, had
deliberately relieved him of the mur
der weapon. He looked at Boyle, at
Toole, at the nolieevomas. Not one
of them gave a aign that the act had
oeen ooserTed. . . ' ? - -
J girl's face flushed a Mttle. "It
might be better," she said quietly.
Tf we both waived form all tip and
permitted Captain Boyle to follow
his ewa methods." She nodded to
the policewoman aad started toward
thedoor, plucking Toole's derby
from its perch ar aha aassed the
ramiarium. "Yours, isn't it!
she
J asked, extending the hat toward
Toole took the derbv. held It awk
wardly as she brushed past him,
then drevned it.ever'tbe head ef a
small Venus da. Kile, hiding that
celebrated" lady's aharma. .
(To Be Continued)
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