Tita 0?JCGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Mcn-ln-, January 7, 19
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So ef all Mti dlapa tehee credited U II w DM otherwise credited is
this paper. - i
Itaak K. Knt
carry a shrewd
AAA Declared Invalid
JTHnS is indeed a solemn moftient in the Hustnry of Anaeriou.
J. Por a third time the supreme court has spoken with im
pressive finality ra some1 aspect of the legislative pro
gram of the administration. For the third time it has brand
ed as invalid acts passed by the congress. under the leader
ship of President Hoosevelt, although in the first of the cases,
the .gold catettts 'roart Starred recovery to private litigants,
which virtually had the effect of sustaining the administra
tion. AAA has gone' the way of the NRA. Both are declared
beyond the power of the congress to enact under the terms
of the constitution. '1
The Statesman jays it is a solemn moment, because in
volved axe TKery deep and fundamental issues, and specifical
ly tne perpetuity f The federal system of government, with
its sowers divided between nation and states. This is no time
for jocular reference to the alphabetical spawn which fails
in judicial crisis; and while the administration critic may
.find bis previous view sustained by the court, it will give
scant occasion for elation.
For the decision may not he final but intermediate. It
may result in a great referendum to the people or whether
they will have the constitution changed to vest in the con
gress fall authority over domestic matters, thus stripping the
states of sovereignty. Such, a referendum would involve the
gravest question since the civil war, because it would pre
sent to the country the issue of whether it preferred rule by
a smrfe central government, or the continuance of a eovern
meat with powers divided between state and nation which
the con.sf.Itut ion ystahlished. So we say it is a solemn moment,
because the future of our political form is at stake.
SoXar as the effect on the country is concerned the re
action may DC beneficial, as was the rejection of the NRA.
The AAA opened the way to a regimentation distinctly alien
to the American tradition. Had it succeeded further exten
sion of government authority would have followed.' As Jus
tice Roberts said in the majority opinion, if the farm aid leg
islation were valid, congress could "regulate industry in its
most meticulous forms.
. The decision of the court will occasion little surprise; in
fact it has been forecast even i by those friendly to the new
deal. It departed so far from traditional American principles
that it seemed if it were validated then there was no limit
to the poA!r f congress under the constitution. The ques
tian has been how mods could be salvaged from the court;
hirf f Kj twWj'II v Ainlnlww bi lawoaninv onA (nvan an. rsim
pletelythe pertinent questions,1 that the fate of AAA semsUTdicyTchance to make 7
tV 4 t A .- a S a, T ff 1 A I ...
semea as snrety as coax i jnxuv. against a rival faction. He fits in-
Now what win he the effect oirthe farmers? AAA gave t0 thelr 1ica political picture., but
fkom ..vKnK. -a J w,o.r iv , o.-i.., i they have no belief that he will
r"rrTi l ou.p.uaw Vf.vc "go through" or any intention of
uecu icuuecu iu a, ircgice unit xuruicr xuveiumeut suusuues "going thrugh" with him.
will not be required, u snouid be recalled too that there were
many thousands of fanners whose produce did not fall within third, the fact that the Roose
the scope of AAA, and these received no direct benefits. In Te" leaders would dearly loye to
any evert mm of the fanners; recognized that the aid was fJf&iVi g.
undoubtedly of a temporary character, that eventually they date are such aa to insure the
would have to stand or fall on their own resources. If now the Roosevelt reelection. There f 9 not
nullification of AAA-can be followed with repeal of other I0'11"? th!mbe,?:
ssidies. ax wit tariff region with afurther eye toward & SSf .tan-
ucvejupurg rcxycut. uuuaxus xoxiu out uses uieu uie laim
ers wiu no doubt he better satisfied than under AAA. To
some forms of contrcJ Tilce plowing under gTowing cotton
The Great Gane
- By FRANK R. KENT
Crrixkt MS. hr.rU nhimmn Sn
Tb Bra2t Boom 'r
WaaMnxtoni Jaa i
TO the observer jaolltlat tte
Borah candidacy for the Repub
lican nomination should be unusu
ally Interesting
to watcSi. Kth-
ing quite like it
3mm beea. seen
In a Ions rim.
It li a -test as
to how far a
elererly calcu
lated solemnity,
the ponderous
pretense of po
HCcxl nobility
and. constant
repetition of
that cloudy but
seductive word,
"Liberal can
and able man.
art of publicity.
-..-,.
1
Bits for Breatfast
skilled in the
without reaching the point where
he becomes a joke. "
EXPERIENCE has shown in Sen
ator Borah's case that the combi
nation can be counted upon for
a pretty considerable distance. He
has used it for years with extra
ordinary success. This time, how -erer,
he is risking what, he has
succeeded in escaping most of his
life to wit. ridicule. Despite the
fact that there is no doubt he wiU
have a large number of delegates
(the claim now I3 200), there
already is a disposition among the
discerning to laugh at his "can
didacy."
THE reasons are as follows: First,
general recognition that Mr. .Bor
ah has no expectation of being
nominated and is playing a game
designed to insure his reelection
in Idaho, assuage his ache for ap
plause and make suckers out of
those who take him seriously. Sec
ond, the fact that only the lighter
weights among the politicians who
are proclaiming themselves for
him are reaUy for him. The prac
tical Republican in the Western
States see in the Borah candidacy
an opportunity to avoid conflict
with the Townsend following and
get themselves elected delegates
to the convention. They have no
idea that the convention will nom
inate him and plan to use him as
a trading post after a Daiiot or
Salem woman has eoyy J
of -editorial that made
William Allen White famous;
fiaah et World war's ead, tooi
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' (Csnclu&isr treat ; Sunday:
LncU 1. Saunders, reporter,
wrote the article tn, The Statue
man that told t the Salem cele
bration of the armistice.
- Wonder where she is now, if
Bring? Sa was a talented young
lady.
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The "flash' announcing the
armistice, publish ad la the extra
of The Statesman at noon on Mon
day, read:
"Washington, Not. 11, The
state department announced at
2:45 o'clock this morning that the
armistice terms have been signed
by Germany. The war will end at
o'clock Washington time, 11
o'clock Paris time, Nov. 11. The
armistice was signed at mid
night" That was official, beyond ques
tion. There could be no hesitancy
In- giving the word' for the mill
whistle to blow, starting the pan
demonium. S S
Followed soon other flashes.
Just a few quotations from them:
"London, Nov. 11. Fighting
has stopped on aU fronts, it is of
ficially announced. The Canadian
troops- captured Mons, Belgium,
before the fighting ended this
morning. Von Hindenberg has
placed himself and the German
army at the command of the new
people's government of Ger
many." W S
7 "Washington. C r o w d e r has
cancelled all draft calls. ... A
dispatch from The Hague states
"Calling All Elephant Rider
didate Borah or Hoover. The
nomination of either would be a
great break for Mr. Roosevelt.
or butchering baby pigs in order to promote scarcity, the tense anU J0nl8mp hetween tluW0
farmers themselves rebelled. . is fixed in the mind of every Re-
The st at Jreiidnt Raoaevelt ia -wheihor i will ae. I oublican leader with a clear nead
rent in mod imixtt tnis ck-rarcc wrnrri from ihp rrmrt and will
r 1 - - - i : - i TT . v L.vi.j va
seek to frame kfhktii which wiU clearly fall withhi the SSiTSS af!
SCTpe ui cuosress iuwnii; or wnemer ue wui seei ford bv the dm tnd th Tovn-
erade thededan rierhais to revamp the constitution to sendites. wbo regard him as their
make possible his schemes of reform. The country awaits own- n addition he has most oi
with interest the president- declaration of purpose. J? hwer is his
pubUcity. for which he has n ac-
Vnovldced t&lent. It aeems cer-
Benneville Power Resort I tain that through lack of com-
house and oack on Court and te I
the starting point. , . An lzopromp-:
t parade about 1:30 . a.etart-:
ed the day's Xesttvftiaav ad was
thetn-stC a SCXIB3 of inch pro
ceeskrns.., X. BLC Epley neb
ed as marshal of tJtte parade
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The Saunders article said Gov
ernor WIthycombe bad declared
hellday, and that lie led the pro
cession tn Salami that over Set
were in the military part of .the
tnclad&MT. the Stayton
company commanded by Major
teaibertnaA numbering 100. The
new bell of the Stayton Catholic
church, loaned for the purpose.
was en one et the masy tracks In
the procession. The belt was ar
ranged to represent the famous
Uberty Bell la Philadelphia, with
the crack made tn ringing In the
Independence of the 13 colonies
that were the nucleus et the
United States. .
Several hundred women march-
ed ahead, of tbe long procession
of automobiles bringing up the
rear. A concluding paragraph
read:
.
"The last group was led by Pri
vate Horace Jewett, clerk of the
draft beard office, who carried a
liberty beU made from an inverted
wastebasket covered with khaki
colored national army arm bands,
which will no longer be needed."
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"The Elks, turned eat in f uQ
force with a funeral for autocracy,
four pallbearers transporting the
coffin while two others in mourn
ing robes marched before It,
wrote Miss Saunders.
The kaiser was hanged or oth
erwise executed at several points
William HohensoUern arrived in I In the precession.
Holland en route to his castle N S
near Utrecht. ... Six months ago
. . . the most feared monarch of
the world, today he is without a
throne. The day before the armis
tice terms were signed he abdica
ted. What his future will be is
unknown, but, outside of a chosen
few, he can turn to no man or na
tion that will call him friend."
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The local news article in The
Statesman of Tuesday, Nor. 12,
by Lucile F. Saunders, said,
among many other things:
"Practically all the population
of Salem and a large part of the
citizenry of other Marion county
towns lined the down town streets
between 3 and 4 o'clock to witness
the hilarious peace day demonstration.
"Serious considerations were
cast to the four winds, and the
matter of making the most noise
with the least effort was of prime
Importance. Probably 3000 people
took part in the parade, which be
gan at the armory, wound up
State street around the state
Health
By Royal S. Copeland, MJ).
One bunch decorated his dead
dun say with an tron cross with
placard that read:
"Where can we go from here?"
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That was the nosiest 24 hours
Salem has ever experienced,
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That day. President Woodrow
Wilson proclaimed to the world
the downfall of militarism. Now
see what we hare! -
But President Wilson, if he
had by nature been less ef an au
tocrat and an egotist and had
taken bis -political enemies into
his confidence as Lincoln did, In
cluding the recalcitrant prima
donna U. S. senators; and had
formed a coalition cabinet and
government, would have accom
plished JuBt that the downfall of
militarism.
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He held the world's destiny la
his hands, and he let his megal
omania wreck his great dreams
for a better world made the war
to end war a dismal and awful
failure.
That was tbe saddest set ex
circumstances that resulted from
the gigantic straggle. The vision
of world peace, instead of being
set definitely forward, was set in
definitely back.
44 WIE jU
A "tt studying the probable Pwer lates for Bonne- JJle -g;
viue power zbes znaae f report, to ine suae pianmngj Western States, but ft w equally
board. The committee's. mentbershxB inehaiea some of the! certain ke wta net eeatrel them
most competent engineers in the state, fbej had the bene- f" JS ftjK
fit of the studies nude by federal engineer regarding the J rin. wakw mi vienbran.
dam; so it is a fair Infeieace that the committee's findings 1 at no e thaaks Kr. Borah ens
are denendable. - 1 i deflver his 2i delegates to Mr.
t v. i. u- T Vanderburr or anyone else. Kci-
A" v i U - X Senator Borah "objective"
ea off half the cost of tbe dam to naTntm; and fignredi .w. . -ort t. tb eonveaUm
capital costs at 4 per cent for interest and amortization of that wiu enable him te claim that
first cost over a 50 year term. Two tables f estimated costs a -saved- the party ireatt
, , w- -.K. --Kow, u i "xeaetionariea et Wan Street "
H Vx,wxvr vc tforcec. u to nominate a Xiberar
casus in proporuon vu sutwiauaa aemznm, trie wirier uk vn-1 platform,
tario plan which distributes the capital 'Charcres uniformly
throughout the system. The effect of the Tennessee plan is to he Js not clear as to whom or
twnefit the mrtfvinir Ima-pmaaid districts as comrjared to I v- means syiamaaa ae "
the in-3yimr high-demand territory.
Under the Ontario plan the estimated generating: cost
fox fkibTn would be 57 mills and transmission 1-56 mills
ruakirisr a total cost tothe substation of 420 mills per kwh
" For the Salem ring; which includes heighborino; cities from tht v. t. aidate for
SHverton to Sheridan and McMinnville the generating cost eieetieo. He has to run aa a Ke-
would be 2j64 maQ&, transmission 455 and total 7.17 mills. pabScsm mi the same tteJwt wit
Under the Termessee plan the generating cost for Salem 1! fbiwnnSS
i j v. nr.. .;n- x5 oct j r m ure Um good Kepabiican nugsi
ivuiuu ue muis, ixausuusaioii i ,. mm luiai o-i. iuuis. easily result in his defeat by tne
For theSakm ring the costs are the same. To these costs of Democratic candidate in Idaho,
rmirsp uronU wm) tn he nrfHoH lAaT fTihirHn Political., asps of the Hamilton
The committee says that the transmission lines should 21,myJ HUSM&i
xirst be tied into existing iaciaties at Portland, Vancouver 1 DOt They believe he is playing a
and CondiL and exDresses the tiew that thev should be built I game. With so many people "on
by the federal government. These ties, says the report, arei " bim, the real petal is whether
mm ao, ojmtus wuuuuc ujiuu jxihalc uy-1 rtdiculous. Probably.be can,
co outstanding issue or concrete
program. The fact to remember
about Senator Bona is taut la
this campaign he has to be a real
Republican, active la support ei
the ticket. Unlike four years ego.
re-
eration -or are taken over by public interests." It adds :
lf the federal government fellows a policy of constructing
the main transmission lines where economically Justified, the
problem before the local interests is the distribution of power
' from the main receiving substations to the point of use.
: . "This, in -practically all localities, most -ecwiomicmlly can be
accomplished by making full use of .existing iiecendary trans
mission and distribution facilities- ajnd gradually extending them
as required.' Duplication of -existing facilities, as long as they
are adequate to serve the load, obviously is an economic waste.
because he so many fine and EK
ones are often wholly obscured.
Twenty Years Ago
Janiiarr 7. ISIS
James Goodrich Spence was the
first Rmimmt bakv t TM Dom IB
l ms snoukt De Kept in mind xn connectian with all tnei tin.
discussion about Bonneville power. It would not be econom
ical to construct parallel and competing lines. Either present
facilities should be used with provision to safeguard the cost
to the consumer; er if the area ii determined on public own
ership then it should proceed to acquire the existing plant.
Births for tbe year 111 5. ex
ceeded deaths by 38 in Salem.
' In the pending race it begins to look as though the war vets
would- jwt theft bonus before 'the Townsenders b. their 200-a-
stonth pensions. But tT the latter Keep on the political firing lines
as aggressively as the veterans, victory may . be theirs too. No rabbit
wilt jump as fast or Jump as far as a congressman Just before elec
tion. - . I -
President Wilson urged a Pan-
American Union in an address be
fore the second Pan - American
scientific congress in Washington.
D. C. - " .
A wees -dispatch reports there are a dozen doctors for a mil-
Son fighting Ethiopians.. That is the condition t the Ethiopian
Ked Cross." Yes. but what, about the coadirion eC the Ethiopian
army? , 'I , "
Ten Years Ago
January 7. 192S
Two sharp earthQuake shocks
were felt is the San Fraseiaca bay
region -yesterday.
- The Tatene News thinks Architect Could should have a vision
"as broad as the great Columbia mad Willamette watersheds Tes,
and as narrow as 331 feet, -:, -
: It's plain the republicans didn't! knenr wVat the presideat was
gains 16 talk about -or they wouldn't -hare -objected tw its wide- broad-
tast. Besides, it didnt rstart, 33y trienSs.T.-
Kore titan SO colonies f bees
at The DUes have became active
daring the past Sew warm days.
A -special election next month
wiU deSermtsre whether a aead
to the Oregon -Caves- tress the
Bedford side will be bnilt, , ,v
OFTEN THE doctor is asked about
the appendix and bow It serves Um
body. No definite answer can be
gives this Question. It is believed
by many that ages aro the appendix
was an essential part of tba Intes
tinal system. With Changs tn diet
and mode of living tt became useless.
U that theory is correct, it Is prob
able tbe appendix of today is only a
remnant of Its original form ana
size.
The appendix Is located tn tbs
debt tower partita ef Ota abdomen.
It is an offshoot or attachment of the
s tntesfine. ft varies la length
end tbarfcawss bet Is srsusoy from
three to four hsehes tons; and oe
elgbfb of an Inch thick. When to-
named as In an attack of appendicitis
tt may becson several, times Its or-.
denary size.
Large ia iaf 1
Tba appendix ts unusually Ursa in
tba aew-bvra lufint. Xa bet. It may
be as tons; as that ef a full-grown
rsan. OrdmarUy tt grows smaller
as w -row oMer. Half tba original
size of tbe avpesdhs disappears by
tbe time erne reaches tbe age of sixty
years. Tats fact explataa why ap
pendicitis Is so rare tn the middle-
aged aai seldom is encountered la
elderly persona
Sines the appendix adjoins th tn-
teaOae tt is readyy seen bow easily
tt saay become tnllamed or infected.
A diatnrbancs Sn tbe digestive tract
may cause trouble In this structure.
Appendicitis Is serious only when
R hr aesiected It is claimed that
twenty per cent of Inflamed appen
dixes have already isptated when
they reach tbe surgeon. This shows
tbe importance ef early attention.
Unfortunately, appendicitis ts fre
quently overlooked, er It 4s mistakes
for some miner alstrobance. The
victim camiiilalws C aim pain ts
tbe alifliwiia sad Sa as effort to aet
relief resorts te a csihartfc This Is
exactly what he ahexdd net da. Tbe
cathartic leads t further Irritation
which may even cause rupture of
the appendix.
Saws Pala First
Bear tn mmd that severs pain ts
the first sign ef appeodlcttla, Jt may
be tocaied anywhere in tba sbrtstnen.
As a role tt Is first tett tn the region
of tbe uaabpene. It then
localized te tbe- right Iowa
the abdemea. Nausea, vesattlos; and
fever are other symptom a
Early -signs of tbs disss as should
be given hamedhtte at ten tiara. The
physicians should be consulted at
onee. Never resort to self-medlca-
tlen, and above an, avoid the use of
catbarOes. The abuse of laxatlvea.
and delay la receiving proper care
are tbe chief causes for serious
trouble.
II the doctor advises operation, de-
set dehor, it Tat Is that dreadful de
lay that tbe danxwr Ilea.
Answers te Health Queries
EL H. Q. I there a curs for btzb
blood pressure T
A. Proper diet wiU usually -over-esano
Mgfa Mae a massuia For tor.
fber partlrslars jrestats your quea-
tlen and sand a stamped, self-ad-
decsacd eggswpe. - . -
- Xtr. tiepdani as sted to esstrer
JsQwirfes- frasi readers cft seed'
srshessed strnaped snsclopss rah
XheSr ofcrrf ! tsewbics
Twrdd be mianmw Tehn l
Copyright tJWJ
Licensed to Wed
COETJR DALKNE, Idaho, Jan.
-MP) -A marriage license was
issued Saturday to OrviHe H.
Rut eve. 23, of Eugene, Ore.,
and Thelma Ellefson, 22, of In
dependence, Ore.
The Safety
Valve
Letters from
Statesman Readers
OPPOSES LIQUOR ADS
To the Editor:
I have a protest coming against
certain line of booze ads that
appears in one of our Papers that
is read extensirely by our citi
zens. One ad, reads, "The right
holiday spirits for a really Merry
Christmas," etc. Another reading
In part, "Let's drink a toast to
Christmas with my own private
blend." Now what arouses my in
dignation is why these boose peo
ple dare to pull on tbe goodwill
of Christmas greeting to stima-
Iste their weapons of debauchery,
Christmas has meant from the
first time it was launched in Ja-
dea as a harblager f goodwill.
peace on earth and goodwill
among men. That message is as
far removed from the fields of
rum as the east is from the west.
Of course such ads were never in
tended for those who stand for
the higher avenues of morality
That being the case" Perhaps 1
should not censure such a coarse
but going still farther into the
problesa why should a popular pa
per accept such ads in a commun
ity like Salem. It seems to me the
managers of such a paper mast
have got up with the WTong foot
foremost. When I lived in Illinois
I was called on to ge do some
were, i or n saloon keeper and
when I Inquired for, him I was
told he was not in but had gene
to church. That idea' was surely
a sticker to me. Why should i
man who was conducting a bmi
ness that was saeaat to destroy
men's souls and bodies so to
church, and again what kind of a
church is it that would receive
such a man to its communion.
Soon after this I saw twe women
crying in froat ef that saloon as
li rbeir hearts weald break. The
husband and brother was inside
on a drnakem brawl.
Soon the saloon keeper appear
ed at the front and watched these
women err bat newer offered a
word of consolation nor did he
even shed a tear.-- -
But let us forget each short
comings and bono that even
saloon keeper anight reach out for
repentenee. Now Just one wwrd
further, are our people who stand
tor law. anw order and morality
doing Justice to themselves and
the eoantry In niKl2u ft pa
per whose sheets are so well dedi
cated, te- tbe v-ussr vitT
i D. R. RUBUE
Rt. No. 1, Salempre.,
CHAPTER XL VII
Ourht she write a letter of con
dolence to Walter t She told Grace
that her rrandmother was dead and
Grade, nursing an enormous doll in
a shiny black prsm, guts ox "jester.
stopped long enough to ssy cheer-
fully, "I thought she died long
ago. . . .
But Helen fonrot aU about Ana-
stasia and Walter in the next few
days. Flowers, books, candy, gifts
came by every post from Lester. He
sent her little notes scribbled at con
ferences Lester Molyneux in love
was a boy of eighteen.
The following? week-end Helen
waited for his car at the gate.
lie was Jubilant. The back of his
roadster was a mass of boxes. He
remembered everyone. Port for
Daddy Terhune; a combination col
lar and rings for a new kind of dog
run for Cecily's pet spaniel: toys
for the children, books for old Mrs.
Terhune.
Little Woolie eot a wooden Blon-
tessori toy that built thmea by loin
ins colored sticks. Woolie's little
brow was rutted with concentration
as he picked up the colored sticks
? . t i
wiin ms cnuooy angers.
Miss Fredericks bant out Isnrh-
inf. "Look, when he wrinkles his
brow be looks iust like his lather.
There was a short painful silence.
Cecily's face turned a brick-red.
Miss Fredericks' laugh died on her
UPS.
Helen managed to smile. "Yes,
It's true. I never noticed it till now.
Lester suggested quickly: "Come
on ever to our fence. I have some-
thinn for you." .
They perched together on the
stone wall. Helen swinging- her lees.
She wore n white crepe dress with
out sleeves which made her sun
burned arms and neck darker by con
trast. The loose thick hair over her
ears lifted in the breeze.
Lester studied her appreciatively.
"You're so beautifuL" he ais-hed. 'i
could Just sit and look at yon for
ever.
"Lester! Flatterer! Whafi the
turorue? I'm sJT excited."
He drew from his pocket a velvet
box. He opened it slowly. Gleam
ing brilliantly against orchid satin
was the bijcrest diamond Helen had
ever seen in her life. It was square
and set very simply.
"Do you uke it 7" he inquired ten
derly.
"It's very lovely."
He slipped it on her flnrer and
then covered her finger and hand
with kisses. But when he took her
in his arms, something stopped in
Helen. She couldn't stand It But
she steeled herself because she
couldnt bear to hurt him.
The ring filled her with dread be
cause it brought her marriage closer
to reality. She was engaged. Of
course, it was lovely being engaged.
Back in New York, in the fall, Les
ter announced the enrarement at a
vast party ia his apartment on up
per Fifth Avenue overlooking the
park. The next day Helen's picture
was in the paper over the story.
"Mrs. Helen Schiller Riley .
formerly the wife of Walter Riley,
owner of the Anastasia Beauty
Salens ... the marriage ended in
divorce in December. 1927.
Helen in bed next morning studied
the announcement. The Rileys
eouldn't help seeing it It was on the
second Dare. They were an avid
newspaper readers. Would Walter
send her a letter of congratulation 7
Did a former husband congratulate
a former wife on a later marriage
How queer it all wast
Her rinrl Helen experienced
momentary fright Then she
breathed a sigh of relief. It was
on the perfume tray on the dresser.
She got out of bed to get it and
scurried back under the covers. She
must have taken it off last night
without thinking.
She shuddered. She slipped it on
, her finger now nnd twisted it
around by the stone. It didnt feel
comfortable. She was too conscious
ef it Its value was a heavy respon
sibility even though it was insured.
It didnt seem ouite rirht to carry
so much money on one's finger. It
seemed to Helen that ft weighed
ton.
o e '
As her wedding drew near, Helen
became panicky. True, she enjoyed
getting a trousseau with Cecily's
help. Cecily's pleasure in lacy nes
lirees. silk nigrhtrowns and hand
made underwear mads Helen's heart
'ache. - ' '
' Grade's appendicitis in December
gave them a bad scare but it also
came as a rod send. The child was
deathly sick. The wedding had to
be postponed. For her convalescence
elen took the child south.
"It's iust as welL" Helen consoled
Lester before they left "I'd rather
be married in June anyway and then
we can go around the world without
a worry. By that time I wont be
nervous about leaving Grade."
Lester, truly concerned at the
child's illness, said nothing at slL
Helen, sensitive, to his every teei
inr. sat down on his knee and wound
her arms about his neck. "Darling,
you've been so kind and patient But
admit dear, it was something en
tirely outside of our control."
I do admit it darlinr, only . .
I'm not a patient man."
She was frightened at tbe depths
of his passion for her but she hoped
that once she let herself go it would
not be so bad to be drawn into the
well of his desire for her and she
would try hard to respond.
The stock market was on every
one's lips. Lester was in a fever of
money making. The fortune he was
piling op was starrenng.
"I t can't ro on. Lester, i m scared
to death. It's like a fever, like Gra
de's fever. It's dangerous. Get out.
Lester. I can't stand it"
"111 ret out soon, he promised.
his eyes gleaming. "Soon!"
"Lester, the excitement ox tbe
gain doesnt compensate for the fear
of losing. Get out I don't like it I
don t want so much money. I have
feeling that I'd like to throw It
away by ha nazals.
He took her down one day to the
Stock Exchange in the fevered days
of February, 1929. He was amazed
at her revulsion; he had only wanted
to amuse her.
"It's horrid! Men making; beasts
of themselves. I hate it! Get out of
it I hate it IU hate yon if yon
don't" She was almost hysterical.
He looked at her curiously. "Very
well. I will."
Letter Moiyneanx sold out that
week. He was to regret it later
when stocks rose again to dixxying
heights but he was also to rejoice
tnat be came out practically un
scathed with a huge fortune salted
away in government securities when
the great crash came.
The wedding date was once more
set definitely for Christmas Ere. by
which time Lester hoped to have
closed up his affairs and have the
freedom to travel and to take the
holiday he had manned all his life.
In eptember came the first crash
that shook the country and in Octo
ber the second, that amounted al
most to panic. Lester's office was so
busy that Helen couldnt get him
on the telephone. All their f riends
were affected, many seriously. Two
of Lester's clients committed sui
cide. Lester was head over heels in
work and their marriage one
month off I
Everyone's losses were terrific
Even those conservatives like the
Terhunes, who bad never seen the
stock market saw their holdings
shrink like a deflated inner tube.
"What is happening T" old Mrs.
Terhune Quavered, bewildered.
. "Don't worry." Lester assured
her. "Give me aU your securities.
I know I can exchange them for yon
or something."
Through Miss Fredericks, Helen
heard of the effect of the crash on
Walter. Irene Terhune had to let
Wells' nurse go. Walter Riley bad
lost the big Brooklyn Salon, also the
smaller one. also the Fourteenth
Street and Broadway branches. The
only places left were Anastasia's
Thirty-fourth and the Forty-fourth
Street branches. The Fifty-seventh
Street Salon was running at a ter
rifle loss. Sill he clung to it
Helen was shocked. Ia the two
years since her divorce she had nev
er seen Walter. When Irene called
on the Terhimes with Wells as she
did frequently, Helen managed to
be evt She had given up hope now
of hearing from Walter for a
while after her engagement waa an
nounced, ahe half expected to hear
from him . . . some word, even
bitter word.
As soon as Helen now heard the
news from Fredericks, she called
Lester. . , .
wuif wtcs wt m min
ute? . I want yea to write a letter
I or me u you're not too busy, dear."
j "Ifs all right Come along."
A few minutes later Helen was is
his office.
"Dear, I want yew to srrite a let
ter to Walter Riley."
-waiter Biley, the ex T"
. scar as S wiped OW
dean." . .
That's because he didnt have yon
to advise him. dearest"
"Oh Lester, you'd nave sold out
anyway. I cant imagine yon rf
oeing caugnt in any jam.
"Sold out? I would like the devil,"
he commented amiably. "What shall
I tell him?" He tried to keep his
voice impersonal. ... ,
"I want it to be a stncuy xonnai,
egal business letter. Tell him that
r -nM Mm XT nJnUT VOH
know, as your wife, I dont want
him to send money for the children.
Tell him but gently, I wouldn't
want to hurt his feelings that It
will no longer be necessary and that
payments can stop forthwith. Is
that a legal term forthwith? Ifs
such a nice, mouthy wora.
Lester tapped a pencil against ma
finger. "Just what is the purpose
of this letter, Helen?
"He's broke. Les. He's got au
those sisters to support We have
so much. Ue sends a hundred a
week for the children. They dont
need It now that you've set op the
trust fund for them. I'm sure he
could use it to advantage himaetr.
Lester scrutinized her face zor a
on? instant but Helen was bosflj
engaged in finding her handker
chief.
"Very welL that's fair enough.'
He pressed a buzzer and his secre
tary entered. "Take a letter, Miss
KJotx, please, to nr. waiter Kiiey,
the Anastasia Beauty Salon, on
Fifty-seventh Street"
He dictated slowly, Helen listen
ing: attentively. "Les, cant yon
put in somewhere, my fiancee?
Lester laughed, "i a love te
darling, bat this is a strictly busi
ness letter. I rather suspect the
Sntlemaa knows! Okay, Miss
ots. Do you want to go into the
library with a good book, darling?
have two people te see and then
IU be free to have lunch with yon."
Helen smiled at him from tbe
doorway. "You're a dear, Lester."
He balanced tbe pencil on his
finger-tips. "Lots me a little?"
A lot?"
"Yes, sir!"
"That's better." He blew a kiss
at her as she softly closed the door.
e e
He brought Walter's answer
dowm to her two nights later. She
was dressed for the opera and she
wore a chinchilla wrap which Les
ter had solemnly presented to her
as part of his debt ,to her for sav
ing his fortune.
"Hew nice yon look. Les." She
smiled. She straightened his tie
and blew an imaginary speck from
his immaculate silk lapels with lit
tle fond pats. "Did yon go to the
gym today T
-No. darn tt I didnt have time
but I did my exercise in my imagi
nation, it was most wearying and
hence ought to be beneficial."
Naurbty. Tomorrow IU call
for yon and put yon through your
paces myself.
"Hows the old lady eold?"
"She's better, thanks. DaddVa
reading to her. Ces is at the Lock
woods' tonirht"
"&lds in bed?"
"Of course, Yon eurht to hear
young Woolie admire ray wrap. He
was quite rapturous."
"Kid's got taste. Ob, that re
minds me. Here's the. response to
your magnanimity."
He handed Helen the letter with
a quizzical expression.
It was on the Anastasia tetter
head and was typewritten. Before
she read it she glanced at the signa
ture. It brought him back to her so
vividly that she gasped. She read
the letter slowly.
Dxab Sib: I hart your Utter of
even date. Will yon kindly inform
your client Mrs. Helen Riley, that
I prefer to support my children and
shall continue sending the amount
derided by the law to her for their
maintenance each month,
In the event the money Is not
needed now, it is to accrue to my
children's credit for future use.
Very truly yours.
tw.efl. hat do you think ef it?"
,.Hw? CTookedly. She
slipped the letter Into her beaded
bag. "It's his terrific sense of
responsibility. Les. Hell send that
money if he has to dig ditches for
it
"Stubborn ass."
TTs. he's stubborn." She sighed.
His sanse af es)onsibility dont
think I dont appreciate its value.
I even admire ft but in his ease.
wiccxbq nis nit. ssae arew ,
a dern breath, thm ? WUvti
. --W esejasva viuuwis
" r mw , m I rssuj.
dear. . i
(To Be Continued)
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