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rACJ rem: OREGON STATESMAN, Salsa, Oregon, Saturday Hernia, Febrrary 23, USSS U I- I . rounds 1111 - "Vo Favor Sway Ui; No Fear ShaU AtctT From First Statesman. March 28. 1851 . , THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. ChakXSS A. SpsaGUK . - - Editor-Manager Sheldon F. Sackjett .... - Managing-Editor ...... ." - Member of the Associated Press .. Tb Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use for publics Won of all news dispatches credited to it or ool otherwise credited 10 this paper. 1 f Government by Assassination TlHE key to the understanding of the Japanese situation lies X iQ the fact that the military regard themselves as inde pendent of the civil authority, responsible only to the em peror. One further fact explains what to the occidental mind is a gory circumstance, and that is, that assassination is an honorable means of eliminating an enemy just as suicide is the honorable method of paying the price of failure or defeat So it is that a regiment of troops with officers of no higher rank than captain, take it on themselves to eliminate the of ficers in civil authority by murdering them in cold blood. Re volting as that is to westerners, it is not a revolution in the usual meaning of the term, because the imperial authority is not questioned ; it is just an attempt to eliminate civil author ities who had failed to acquiesce in the military program of the ardent nationalists. Go back to 1931 when the army struck in Manchuria, acting then outside the ordersf,of the imperial cabinet. In De cember of that year the Seiytikai party carried the election against the Minseito party which had been in power, and which was a party of peace, desirous of arriving at an under standing with other nations and avoiding war. In the inter val of years individuals in high authority who were inclined to oppose the high-handed tactics of the militarists were picked off by assassination, the murders being committed usually, by young, military fanatics. The occasional signs of a dual policy in Japan were the marks of this inner conflict between the civil and the mili tary leaders, between the liberals and the nationalists, al- ' though the liberals in power were only a degree less imper ialistic than the nationalists. Months ago General Doihara was ready to set up the north Chinese state with five provin ces; but the ministers at Tokio refused to cooperate at the critical moment. Likewise there has been disagreement on the policy respecting penetration of Mongolia where border clashes have occurred lately. On February 20 the Minseito party prevailed in the election, increasing its strength from 127 to 205 while the Seiyukai party dropped in power from 242 to 174. Only one avowed fascist was elected, and 23 proletarians won seats in the diet. This shift in power in the parliament is what alarm ed the military leaders who are bent on aggression on the continent at the expense of China and of Soviet Russia. They feel that Japan's hour of destiny has struck, that Japan can establish a vast empire on the ruins of China and that control of Mongolia is necessary to stem the advance of communism ; through Russia. A swift coup was the solution : the assassin ation of all who stood in the way of restraining the military party from carrying forward its program. Latest dispatches from the tightly censored capital of Japan are to the effect that a compromise is being attempted. The rebel band is still in possession of certain buildings. While the emperor could order his loyal troops to dislodge them, negotiation rather than force seems to be his method. Americans cannot think in terms of compromise with rebels to civil authority ; but the Japanese will probably be able to effect some accommodation. If they do it means the probable victory of the militarists in the reconstruction of the cabinet, which would mean the very definite subordination of the civ il authority and the defeat of the forces which prevailed in the popular elections of last week. Stakhanoffite Milkmaids IN this capitalist country the emphasis now is placed on re duction of output. Farmers are to be paid to conserve soil by failing to-produce market crops. There is agitation for a 30-hour week, for retirement of workers from employment at the comparatively early age of 60. But in Russia the emphasis is the other way round. There the whip and spur are applied to increase production. The people are hungry 'for goods and the government offi cials are encouraging increases of production, so the indus trial expansion of Russia since 1927 has been truly phenom enal. Just now the form of stimulus comes from what we have called in this country "industrial engineering", as de veloped by Taylor years ago, in which each step of the indus trial process is studied and every effort made to improve both the machine and the human factor. One coal miner, Stak hanoff, developed a method or a machine which greatly in creased the per man production of coal. Whereupon he was invited to Moscow given official honors and recognition, and instructed to spread the gospel of increased efficiency and production throughout the soviet republics. On Monday there gathered in Moscow hundreds of Stak hanoffite milkmaids who received Lenin's decoration, the highest honor in the soviet category, for increasing the ave rage yield of milk by the cows. Those honored had obtained 925 gallons or more milk from a single cow in a year. Poul trymen who got 165 eggs in a year from a single hen likewise were decorated. If The Statesman would point a moral to the story it would be that the Russians are on the correct tract, that of stimulating production. The world still has vast needs which are not being met. Too great curtailment prevents these needs from being satisfied. While the Russian standards are far below those developed here, eventually if they keep on increasing and this country decreasing the per unit produc tion they will surpass our records. Both NRA and AAA were economically unsound m encouraging curtailment of output. American progress is based on increases for the greater dis tribution among the masses. Wage Differentials fTlHE West Coast Lumbermen's association makes public J. the findings of a recent survey of wages in the southern pine lumber industry as compared with the northwest fir industry. In the south the average wage for common labor is reported at 22.5c per hour, with the highest 29c and the low est 15c In the northwest the lowest rate is reported for the fir belt at 42.5c per hour and, the-average lowest hourly rate at 48.7c. The average wage for all lumber workers is given at 62J cents per hour. The larger operators pay 50c per hour minimum. : In the south wages have declined 6 per cent since the lumber code was abandoned and in the northwest they have increased 14 per cent. It is doubtful if the wage scales in the northwest are quite as favorable as the association reports, because small mills are said to be paying as low as 25c an hour. The larger plants are on a 42.5c to 50c basis, however. This is true, how ever, that wages out here'are much higher, than in the south ern; lumber industry although that is the chief competitor we have.. Higher wages are made possible by more efficient opera tion, ttse of better machinery, and probably a bigger crop per acresf lumber. Bat competition does set limits which cannot be Ignored either by employers or employes. Richard L. Kenberger and Keller Loe, Portland Journalists, have -an article on the Townsend plan which appears in the .March Harpers -Monthly. It Is chiefly an historical review of the origin and growth of the Townsend plan with discussion of th organization whlrn baa been established to carry it forward. The Great Game of Politics By FRANK R. KENT Copyright 1935. by Th Baltimore There Must Be Some Washington. Feh. 28 POLITICAL confidence is a curi ous thing. A year ago the New Dealers seemed to have a corner on it. Tnere wasn't so much Las a trace in "the Republican party and it was hard to find anyone not ready to con cede the Roose velt re-election. TODAY there are plenty who not only do not concede any snch thing, but are convinced Frank &. Kent he will be beaten. To point out this change is a simple statement of an obvious fact. Most of the ardent New Dealers and the most profound among their journalistic pulse feelers, are still confident ot the Roosevelt triumph. Perhaps they are right, but in neither quality nor quantity is their con fidence the same. It still exists but it has weakened. Moreover, little things are constantly cropping uP of a disturbing nature, which hare a debilitating effect. FOR EXAMPLE, there were the Literary Digest figures released last week concerning the present attitude toward Mr. Roosevelt of some 26,000 clergymen recently polled. These figures showed sev enty per cent antagonistic now, whereas fifty-five per cent had been favorable a year ago. This of course, is a pretty big shift, but the reason it was particularly dis turbing to the strategists of the inner circle was that they had the fixed idea the general uplift flavor of the New Deal was especially appealing to the clergy. It was rather a shock to find the balance heavily hostile. The New Dealers discount the poll in typical ways, but they wish they did not have to do so. ANOTHER point not without sig nificance arises in connection with the proposed formation of the Roosevelt Business Men's League. New Deal politicians agree as to the necessity of some such organ ization. The President, personal ly, is keen about it. The idea, as previously explained, is to break into the solidity with which the business interests are opposed to him. This is regarded as vital and the White House desire is to get it under way as quickly as pos sible. The first essential, however, is to find the right man to act as chairman. Otherwise the scheme is a flop. One would not suppose that, wide as is the country and many as are the business men. there would be any difficulty about making a selection. But there is and when the signifi cance of that sinks in the reason it is discouraging will be appre ciated. THE SPECIFICATIONS for the "right man" are these: First He must be a well known business man, of recogniz ed standing and character. Second He must not be profit ing in any way through Govern ment business, contracts or con nections. That seems simple enough. There certainly are plenty of men who measure up to those require ments. The trouble is they do not measure up to "auiird require ment they are not in favor of the Roosevelt policies or for the re-election of Mr. Roosevelt. It would seem that with the whole country to pick from at least one business man of high standing, who does no business with the Government and is pro-Roosevelt could be found. But, he hasn't been found yet IF THERE is such a man he ought to come forward without delay, because the Roosevelt Busi ness Men's League cannot be launched happily until he is found. It was thought the other day Hhat Mr. Thomas J. Watson, ot New York, was Just the man for the Job. The point Is now made, however, that Mr. Watson does not quite meet the second requirement. He is president of the International Business Ma chine Company, and this concern, it is said, does a very large busi ness, indeed, with the Govern ment. Nearly all the New Deal al phabetical agencies either buy or rent machines from Mr. Watson's company. That is no reason he would not make a good chairman except that the desire is to get a man with no governmental con nection wnatever. it looks so much better. Neither Mr. Young or Mr. Gerard Swope, of General Electric fill the bill. Nor does any other on a considerable list. The desire is to get away from 'stoo ges." They may take Mr. Watson in the end, but they are still look ing for the "ideal man." WHEN these facts are considered, It seems a rather devastating in dictment of an administration that it cannot find one business man of the first rank, completely dis interested, who is on its side. But such Is the claim. And what is said abont the business leaders is also said about the lawyers. The contention is that, aside from counsel employed by government al agencies or In some war con nected with the Administration, or with political ambitions or con nections, there lg no first -class lawyer of the type regarded as a leader of the bar in the whole United States for Mr. Roosevelt It does not seem possible. There most be some men ot the first rank in both business and law who are for him. He, himself, has said that there were "'some good men" 1b Bis Business.-Who are the good ones who are for him? And who are the first class law yen,' not in politics and sot on the pay roll? There mast be some good ones. It would be Interest Ing to know their names. , 4- it- I f ' - . ' . ML Bits for Breakfast I - , By R. J. HENDRICKS J. Qninn Thornton 2-29-36 recognised as great benefactor ot Oregon; grave remains unmarked: W (Continuing from yesterday: ) The paragraphs that follow fin ished the sketch in The States man: m "Of this latter fact many early settlers in Oregon are aware; and although for many years be was the 'best abused' man in the state, no one ever offered him a per sonal Indignity and escaped in stant castigatlon. "As an instance of his deter mination to defend his opinions and the freedom of speech at all hazards, it may be related that whilst publishing a paper in Mis souri, at the time of the murder of Lovejoy, at Alton, Illinois, he commented rather freely in his column upon the occurrence, and in such a manner as to arouse the hostility of the pro-slavery com munity, and. as usual on such oc casions, a mob surrounded the building with the expressed pur pose of demolishing the building and lynching the editor. Mr. Thornton was then a young man, but hearing of the intentions ot the mob, he armed himself and barricaded his office, and when the crowd of infuriated men made its appearance in the street oppo site, he steped out on the porch with a loaded musket, and threat ened death to the first man who should attempt to enter the office unbidden. His boldness caused the m o b to hesitate, and Thornton then made a speech In which he announced bis position on the slavery question and the right of free speech so clearly and unequi vocally that he mollified his hear ers, and, when he closed, the crowd quietly dispersed without molesting him. "For the last sixteen years of his life Judge Thornton was a res ident of Salem. Before bis remov al to this place, he possessed at one time a considerable amount of property, but it gradually slip ped out ot his hands, and his de clining; years were clouded with poverty to such a degree that he was compelled to part with his li brary niecemeal to obtain the means of sustentaiion. Kind friends, however, ministered to the wants of himself and wife, in many ways, both of whom, to their everlasting honor let it be said, in all their days had never turned the hungry and needy away from their door. Mrs. Thorn ton still survives, in reasonable health tor .one ot her age. al though suffering from the incon venience of deafness. Both Joined the Methodist church in early life. and have been consistent members of that denomination ever since They had no children. "The funeral will take place fifealth By Royal S. Copeland, M.D. PELLAGRA IS an annoying dis order of the akin. Its prevention and car era accomplished through the combined efforts of the medical, pub lic health, educational and vartou social and economic agencies. In deed, this ailment presents an eco nomic as wen as a medical problem Until recently little was known abont the actual cause of pellagra It is now established to be a vitamin-deficiency disease. It results from a diet deficient in vitamin G. The disease is most prevalent in some of the southern states. Faulty dietary habits are responsible for It The United States public health serv ice workers found that persons liv ing exclusively on a diet of corn meal, whits wheat flour, white rice, dried beans, white meat, salt pork, sorghum er cane molasses are in danger of having pellagra. These foods do not contain enough of the dietary elements essentia to the pre vention of the disease. Preventing Factor As a result of the work of the late Doctor Goldberser and his co-workers in the United States public health service, we know a lot about the dis ease. It has been found that the pellagra-preventing factor Is found in lean meat, eggs, milk, wheat germ, tomatoes and in a number of vege tables and fruits. It is contained in a pure culture of yeast. This was successfully used as an emergency measure after the Mississippi flood in 1927. But do not be misled by the belief that yeast Is a complete cure for pel lagra, It only serves as a temporary relief measure, The disease can only be controlled completely by an ade quate and varied diet The victim of pellagra has a red dish discoloration of the skin. As a rule the face, neck and hands are in volved. Within a short time the akin peels and sheds in large quantities. In addition to the akin irritation, the patient complains of digestive disturbances, nervousness and weak ness. In advanced cases there may be marked melancholia, hallucina tions, stupor and convulsions. It is Important to remember that a good many disorders can be pre vented by attention to the diet. When fresh fruits and foods are not avalK able, canned products may be safely substituted. For example, canned spinach, turnips and string beans contain adequate amounts of vitamin G and serve to help in the preven tion of pellagra. Answers to Health Queries Miss E. M. Q. What would cause red blotches on the face? They seem to burn and will often appear with out any provocation. I do rua a temperature at times but do not cough nor am I tired. I cannot, af ford aa examination at this time. A. -It 1s Important that yon have an examination. Tour doctor will then advise yon accordingly. It i not natural to run ar temperature an tes there Is ae underlying cause oi disturbance. . Dr. Copetmnd 4s otad f mnneer tmq-uiriet from -reader tcko mend eddrtued stem ped en velopet dta their anettlont. Addrett all ieU ter to Dr. Copeland in .cere- ? - 1hU nevepeper f Us mot office t -thia dtp. (CowrbM, Hit, X. F. IncJ from the M. E. church tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, and U la expected that several ot his old pioneer preacher-friends will be present." The reader has perhaps noted that the Dictionary of American Biography places Thornton's birth on August 24. 1819, while The Statesman article said March 24 of that year. The writer hereof is not cer tain, bnt his impression is that TT. W. Craig was the author ot the article in The Statesman; or that be furnished the data, for he was a long time and familiar friend ot Thornton. If he did write it. or furnish the data, it la a good guess that the date in The Statesman was the correct one, barring the possibility- of a typographical error. No man in the Qregon newspaper field has ever been more nearly corect in all his work. He had a mind like an adding' machine In perfect order, that could not make a mistake. Nor is this saying anything against the general accuracy of that monumental work, the Dic tionary of American Biography. When fully completed, it will fill a need long felt, one that has heretofore been only partly or indifferently supplied. S Another thing, there could not haTe been a reappointment of Thornton as supreme Judge, for that was an office of the provi sional government, which was su perseded by the territorial govern ment. N Mrs. Thornton did not long sur vive her husband. The Statesman article spoke of his declining years being "cloud ed with poverty." Hon. A. Bush, pioneer Oregon publisher and banker, was known to have provided for a regular al lowance for Mr. and Mrs. Thorn ton during their last days. This fact, kept secret then, may prop erly be known now. (Continued tomorrow.) Hugh Hanna Dies Of Heart Attack Prominent Lumberman, Business Man in Polk County For Years INDEPENDENCE, Feb. 28. Hugh H Hanna, 69, passed away at his home north of Independ ence Thursday morning. February 27, with a heart attack. He had been suffering from heart trouble for some time. Mr. Hanna was born at lSrton. Indiana county, Pennsylvania., on July 14, 1866, and lived there except for a short time in Tennes see, until he came to Winlock, Wash., in 1890. He was one of 11 children. With his brothers Sam, James and John, he came to Oregon in 1891 and they engaged In logging, near Pedee and Falls City. He was married to Miss Leila Simpson of Pedee in 1896. To this union two children were born, a son Wayne, and a daughter, Lena. The daugh ter passed way in 1903, and the mother in 1904. In 1908, Mr. Hanna and his brothers came to Independence where they operated a hardware store selling this business to W. A. and C. O. Sloper, and W. H. Cockle in 1913. He married Maggie Mae Pom- eroy October 22, 1912, and to this union three children were born; a daughter Lid a and two sons, Hugh and Robert. Mrs. Hanna passed away July 26, 1935. Mr. Hanna purchased a farm north of Independence which he occupied for 25 years. He was a prominent hop grower and busi ness man. Surviving are one daughter, Li da; three sons, Wayne, Hugh and Robert, all of Independence; four sisters, Mrs. Margaret McCrady of Cle Elum. Washington; Mrs, Lester Neil of Rosslter. Pennsyl vania: Mrs. Clinton Smith of Reynoldsville, Pa.; and Mrs. E Walker Smith of Indiana. Pa.: three brothers. Dave Hanna of New Kensington, Pa.; James Han na of Portland and John Hanna ot Heppner. Funeral services will be held from the Keeney funeral home, at the First Methodist church Satnr dav afternoon at 1:30 p. m.. with Rev. R. E. Clark, assisted by Rev Ben E, Davis, officiating. Inter ment will be in the Belcrest Me morial Park at Salem. Shermans in Accident DAYTON. Feb. 28. J. L. Sherman, president of the Dayton bank, and his wife, experienced an automobile accident while in Port land Wednesday night when their car skidded on wet pavement and overturned. They were not injured but the vehicle was badly wreck ed, according to telephone word here. Twenty Years Ago February 29, 1816 Edgar B. Piper, editor of the Oregonian, will speak before the Salem Six O'clock dub tonight. Germany still retains possession ot Douaumant, although the French hare made furious as saults to regain It February 29 has been designat ed as Bicycle day by the Million Bicycles association. J Ten Years Ago J February 29, 1028 Since 19 2 C was not a Leap year, there Is no February 2S- rep resented. The 28 th was on Sun day, so the other two excerpts are garnered, from that Issue, The new southern Oregon Nor mal school will be completed May 20. The Statesman will celebrate its 75th birthday March 28. iff--. : 'pt. if "DAUGHTERS SYNOPSIS Madame Hubert, well beauty expert, makes Juliet Rankin manager of her institute, believing the young girl's pulchritude will prove an asset and offset her own ugliness. Tom O'Hara, former manager of the Hubert institute, objects to Juliet at first but he sooa succumbs to her charm. Ju liet is greatly attracted to O'Hara because of bis resemblance to her dead sweetheart, Mrs. Gottlieb, a patient who had undergone a fa cial operation to hold her faithless husband's love, is expected to die because of ber weak heart. The reputation of the institute la at stake. Hearing Mrs. Gottlieb call for her husband. Juliet summons him. At the sight of him. Mrs. Gottlieb rallies and Madame Hu bert is deeply grateful to Juliet. Dr. Von Guerdon, the beauty spe cialist, expresses bis love for Ju liet. She is surprised to learn from Gerald McSpadden, the chemist, that Madame Hubert is utterly ig norant of the ingredients in the preparations bearing 'her name. The chemist mentions OHaraa popularity with the manicurists, etc. Juliet Is irritated. She moves into luxurious suite at the insti tute. She is about to retire when she sees O'Hara standing in the doorway. Juliet is furious at his intrusion until he explains that he had had an attack of the fever he contracted years ago ia China and Dr. Von Guerdon ordered him to stay at the institute, ignorant of the fact that she was there. As O'Hara talks, he suffers a "fit" and Juliet is filled srith pity. CHAPTER IX Under the stimulus of the brandy the cold drawn lines in his face were relaxing. He even managed to give her a smile and it was like tearing- open an old wound Juliet remembered just such a smile on the lips of that other man of long ago. More, this time the very in tonation of O'Hara's voice was the same, so also-, the turn of the head. the disorderly lock of black hair that fell over the heated forehead. It was impossible f ot her to look upon these traits and not feel a re- re roe ration ox the old tenderness. Sympathy and memory mingled and formed 'some new and vibrat ing emotion that required an effort of will to keep luliet from throwing ber arms about him. This tempta tion was incredible yet it was true and it turned ber heart into a liv ing, throbbing danger. "Let me dp something for you, please," she said softly. The whole medical profession can't do anything for me when this hits me," he told her. "It's fever. chill and then thank Cod these intermittent spells of no feeling at alL Take a tip from me if yen ever go to China dont drink un- sterilized water.' Juliet felt lb necessity of apolo gising te him for her previous sus picions. "I'm sorry for the mean things I said when I first saw you. Ididat understand1 she said disjointed- Iv. like a little srirL O'Hara took another brief drink from the bottle and put it carefully on the floor beside rim. "Funny, isn't it," he said thought- fully, "how we've been flying up at each other every time we met? For my nart it has been partly because of this damnable typhoon inside me. And because "Because we always seem to get each other wrong," Juliet smiled. "No it Isn't that," O'Hara said, his eyes intent upon her. "It's the reverse action of strong attrac tion. Sometimes it affects people curiously. Do yon understand what I mean?" Juliet did not answer, but she did most certainly know what he meant. Tinsrlinr all throurh her body were little shivering thrills of excitement mall swirling glows like infini tesimal volcanoes threatening te lean into destructive flames that would consume all prejudices and Inhibitions and common sense. It was aa thousrh 'something of -O'Hara's ;f ever had been transmit ted nrrannily to the atmosphere of the rooBL "Come hare" he said In a low voice. - "Come, her . . . dose to me A feeble voice in the back part of her brain said "no, no, nof"-but it -died away and involuntarily she .moved towards this man who had called ber. As Juliet in m daze went towards - 1 1 It I - I Mill. II. I " I -T- Groping in a Fog of Argument ,. .... . . ; V4." ' -JLlfafi n" ' "- -ii' , . 1- 4 OF VENUS" O'Hara, he rose from the chair to meet her. "What are you .going to do 7 she said, her voice muffled and uncer tain. There was a movement of O'Hara's arms as though be in tended to embrace her. "Come here . . . I want to . . ." Overpowering silence filled the room. Suddenly it was so still they were so alone from the rest of the world that she could hear the ticking of his wristwatch. She went closer slowly and looked straight into his discontented eyes. But when she was quite near there was an instant of hesitation in O'Hara. Both knew simultaneously that they were about to turn the most dangerous corner in the world. "You enchanting creature 1" O'Hara said slowly. "It has come to me at last when I least expected itl" O'Hara's lips moved, "I didnt ( But now, as she sesrehed her know you were so divine . . ." I So potent was the effect oi ner close uvingness that the tog of the brandy in his brain and the rack of the fever ceased to exist. Only the infinite depth of her eyes re mainedonly their irresistible pull and the strong beating; of his own heart. "I ." She sought words to de fend herself but they cams slowly like mutinous soldiers. "I don't want this to happen" Her common sense, always be fore the commanding reneraL tried to tell her that it wasn't Thomas O'Hara ahe desired. Her real lover was not here he was dead, van ished, non-existent. O'Hara was an illusion, a dream renlicn formed in false likeness. Yet so vivid was the resemblance fat his concentrated gaze, the tumble of his hair and the sheer masculinity that emanated from his strong body so compelling was the force ox this vision, that all of the old wild ecstasy boiled In her blood and ached in every nerve. -"No, nol" she cried, trembling and breathless. Ia her misty sight his face was nearer. "I we" But ahe was clasped fiercely in his arms and he kissed her for a long time. Her arms were around his neck and their bodies crushed tfow'long this continued Juliet did not know, for all sense of time was obliterated. There were mo ments when they were quiet togeth er breathing unitedly, with his head t mowed on ner snotuoer. am nrrieanes swept them, lasnmg then vith wild rales that left then spent and exhausted. . Sometimes ak a ntirelv in his asms -and mIi Km tmmr mKtim trw aide. M ktill and tnouoniess mat uey a but lost consciousness in a black. velvety tide of slumber. - , Anf thm. with his whoIeAtbody burning,0'Hara trembled tohis feet When he bent over to kiss T s Juliet once more his lips were like fire. She pressed both her cool palms against his face. "Forgive me, she said, i m so He swayed on his feet, achmr and dazed, and looked at her with hot dry eyes. "It's quite all right." he said huskily. "The fever's coming back again but I doo give a darn." She heard him in (he other room and knew that he had recourse to the brandy and quinine mixture. While he was gone she grew quite still. This affair, ahe told herself, mustn't continue. It was too vio lent, too menacing. If she had eared more-for O'Hara if she had truly loved him nothing would have mattered. heart, she felt only a gentle and wondrous kindness and sympathy towards the man. He had aroused her emotions, but that quality of betas that secret and untouched essence of her very self was still distant and undisturbed. Curiously, ahe fen no shame although some remnant of conven tionality teid her that ahe had done O'Hara an injustice. It was a mean trick upon this all men agreed for a girl to almost surrender. Per haps it was and yet and yet Sanity slowly was coming back to JuHeL and when O'Hara returned she was calmly reading a magazine. O Hara. despite his roaring tide of fever, managed a grin at the sight of her as she sat with her knees; drawn up. her hair tousled and her silk kimono swathing her in elegance. She was he'd have staked his life en it the most beau tiful thing in the world. "Yon enchanting; creature!" he said slowly. "It has come to me at last when 1 least expected itl" He bent over her and she permit ted him to kiss her again, but it was a small chaste contact and ahe drew her head back. With her hands on his shoulders she gently pushed him away. "What is it that has come to you at last ?" ahe asked, almost teasingly. "Something I've always backed away from lore," he replied, with a possessive look in his eyes. "You know, yon dropped out of a clear sky, oarling. I have a fever in my bead, but dont think I'm raving. Everythinar was all out of joint and crooked until a couple of hours ago. Women arent exactly a nov elty In my life but yon make everything- else seen silly. If s all magic. and the worst ef it is I'm going to be mad about you for the rest of my life. I'm no prise package, but youll Just have to put up with me." (To Be Continued) CwrrwM. im, er S3 roam aXM Im