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"So Favor Sway Us; No Fear Shall Awe"
; .From Pint Statesman, March 23. 1SS1
r -THE STATESMAN PUBUSHING CO.
CnXKlXS A S?RACUE , Edilor-AJoHOjer
''---- Shcldom F. Sackxtt - ... - Managing-Editor
, - , Blrmbcr or the Associated l"rtM
' The Amoctatrd Iresa is exclusively entitled to the use for publica
tion ef all news dlaticbe credited to It or not otherwise credited is
this paper. ,
, Laiy k ood nacketeers
TN an address on the general political situation by Col.
Frank Knox of the Chicago Daily News, prominently men-
. tioned as a republican presidential candidate, the speaker
touched on the food racketeers of the large cities, as one of
the evila to be cleaned up in providing fairer return to pro-
- n m .. i a 1 a a 1
ducers. rne extent 01 tms evil iew peopie realize, a special
attorney, Thomas E. Dewey has been making investigation
and conducting prosecutions and the revelations have been
both appalling and discouraging. One racketeer in the poul
try business, Charles "Tootsie" Herbert, was given a prison
sentence; but when he came back to town his fellow union
members presented him with a $4000 automobile and greeted
him with a sign "Welcome Home, Tootsie." When later he
was ousted by the union the Butchers' international re
voked the local charter.
William Fellowes Morgan, jr., commissioner of markets
of New York city estimates the plunder of the food racket
eers at $100,000,000 a year. This is the toll extracted on
foodstuffs passing through the streets of New York and
handled in city shops. This cost is ultimately born by the
producer in lower prices and the consumer in higher costs.
Morgan in his annual report scores the A. F. of L. high ex
ecutives for failing to cooperate in the attempt to clean up the
racketeer unions. In these cases the union falls into the grip
of the extortionist who uses the union to force tribute. The
labor union is merely a screen for the real activities of pil
lage, as brazen and often as violent as those of highway brig
ands in days of old when the humble farmer going to mar
ket was robbed of his produce. Morgan says in his report:
"In union labor today in many of the food industries there
ii complete dictatorship. The rank and file members of the local
anions dare not say a word against their leaders and hare abso
lutely no Toice in the management of the anion."
Of the men who manage the unions for their private
ends he said: lv
"Those men do not have the welfare of the laboring men
at heart. Their only interest in the union is tp line their own
pockets. Almost daily they double cross their union members. I
know of instances where these racketeering labor leaders have
exacted large sums of money from employers to keep wages
down. Loan sharks, working with union delegates, hare preyed
on. union men. and members of the union, injured by accident,
have been compelled by racketeers to pay for the service of a
designated doctor where the customary 'split' followed."
Frequently there is a tie-up between the labor bosses
and the police and minor judiciary through the technique
described by Morgan as follows:
"They kept the coffers of the political clubs well filled with
money hijacked out of the industry.
"Their 'gorillas rendered valuable asahtau-e at the polls
n Election Day.
"The racketeers controlled, or claimed to control, a large
labor vote."
Similar practices have long been employed in Chicago
where sometimes there was open warfare lor control of cer
tain unions like the plumbers union, by gangsters linked with
the Al Capone crowd.
These practices are not only iniquitous in themselves,
they bring discredit and reproach on the labor movement as
a means for the improvement of condition of the workers.
Laborers may be in quite as much terror as small merchants.
Only by the "strong arm of the law will these racketeers be
restrained. .
Irish Sweepstakes
SAGE "SIPS' said wisely the other night the papers ought
to print the names of the non-winners in the Irish Sweep
stakes lottery ; only there wouldn't be room. The chances
at winning any of the 19 grand prizes was in the ratio of
350,000 to 1 ; and for the small premiums, at 3,500 to 1.
The real winners are the promoters of the scheme, and
the Irish hospitals. According to the pungent Westbrook Peg
ler, who has been looking behind the screen of the sweep
stakes, the three promoters of the lottery have derived about
two million dollars in five and one-half years. The three who
started the gamble were Spencer Freeman, an Englishman,
Joseph McGrath, an Irish politician and accountant, and
Richard Dugjran, Dublin bookmaker and gambler. Duggan is
dead now and his share goes to his estate. The Irish hospitals
have received $21,000,000 and their take got so big President
de Valera has impounded $25,000,000 pending an investiga
tion on! what the hospitals now need.
The New York Herald-Tribune estimates that the peo
ple of the United States pungled up $6,250,000 and got back
$3,600,000. Uncle Sam lays a heavy hand on the winners in
the form of income tax assessment, so it is plain to see that
what American citizens are doing is financing Irish hospitals
and lining the pockets of the promoters.
The postal department under the kindly administration
of Jim Farley has ignored the laws against publication of
reports of the sweepstakes. Jim of course is an ex-prize fight
promoter, who seems to see no evil in this seductive lottery
which sucks millions of dollars out of the pockets of the
needy.
Italy Marches On
MUSSOLINI did a smart trick when he prodded Hitler to
make a startling move on the chessboard of weltpolitik
-, - by reoccupying the Rhineland. This diverted England
wTiioK VtmA VtAAn HlvVnr Ta1in ttlMnginn in Africa VwViJr1
the front of the league of nations. It brought fresh friction
between France and England over the degree of their cooper
ation for mutual security. And it has left Mussolini free to
have his troops romp over Ethiopia.
This debacle of sanctions was really foreshadowed in
the sorry truce agreed to by Premier Laval and Sir Samuel
Hoare. That was a betrayal of league idealism, and collective
avv.uui.jr voa uctu wc same s&uu. f. lie ucaiu ui jiviug vrcutgc
also broke the spell of British concentration on imperial
problems; and Italy used the relaxation of pressure of world
opinion to mop up in Africa.
Now the forces of Emperor Haile Selassie are in full re
treat, he himself is reported ready to sue for peace, and Ital
ian troops have planted themselves in the Lake Tana region,
zone of British' interest as headwater of the Blue Nile. This
indeed is pulling the whiskers of the British lion.
British prestige which zoomed high when the great navy
was rushed to the Mediterranean has 8unk greatly as intima
tions are given that it will be returned to home waters, while
the new Caesar receives deputations from the conquered Lion
-of the House of Judah. - -
Friday was an Important day la. the annals ot American jus
tice, Bruno Hauptmann was executed fora murder of which he
was convicted. David Lamson waa released although 30 jurors oat
ot It la three separata trials decreed him guilty ot murder. We are
not tare but Justice In. the two cases was working; In Teverse.
A Sumpter lad was too easy on the trigger, like a Salem boy ten
days ago. Result is that his boy companion is dead. Youths should
b carefully trained la the handling and use of firearms; and the
first rule is aever to point the gua al a person, the second, to carry
It barrel pointed to the ground. , J
Prof. Einstein told Printeton freshmen that he avoids contract
ridge because It affords too littla relaxation.. .Many who, play it,
however, stand xaoch la need Of the
.WKPfc - C -
mental Wfoif.- ' :
The Great Game
of Politics
By FRANK R. KENT
Not Tied Up This Time
-Washington, AprU I
THE interesting statement is be
ing made by usually well-informed
men that the delegates from
the South to
the Republican
convention this
year are not
going to be In
anybody's pock-
at, nor will
they be brought
up to Cleve
land by the
separate bosses
in that section
for eale, as of
yore, either for
money or pa
tronage pled
ges.
frank ft. Kent
THIS is not to say that the
Southern delegations wiU be ex
clusively composed of patriots
anxious to serve the party good.
By no means. It does seem true,
however, that except In Missis
sippi, where Perry Howard, the
notorious Negro leader whom Mr.
Hoover found it Impossible to
dislodge when be tried to "purge"
the party in the South, is still In
the saddle, and in Louisiana,
where no real change was effect
ed, that the rest of the Southern
States delegations will be on a
somewhat higher level than they
hare been in previous conven
tions. At least, such is the view
of those here who know most
about the situation.
THESE assert that, except in the
two States mentioned, the drive
made by Mr. Hoover to break up
the "old and deeply intrenched
system- by which the Republican
delegations in these States were
wholly controlled by the Federal
officeholders and manipulated on
an extremely sordid and commer
cial basis, has resulted in a cer
tain improvement in Republican
politics in those States. No one
contends, as they did in 1928,
when religious bigotry and Pro
hibition tore the Democratic par
ty to pieces In the South, that
any Republican candidate has
any chance this year of carrying
any Southern State. What is con
tended is that in many of these
States the Republican party is in
better hands and the delegations
will be of better type. In other
words, there has been an im
provement since the days when
men like C. Bascom Slemp and
Frank H. Hitchcock, representing
an administration or a dominant
group, could make a wholesale
round-up of the Southern dele
gates, delivering them to a select
candidate or a sitting President.
THE best information is that
most of the Southern delegations
will come to the convention un
pledged and in the hands of men
who. while entirely practical In
their politics, are not openly on
the auction block, as was their
regular quadrennial custom. In
former yean It has often happen
ed that real control of the con
vention was lodged In the South
ern delegates. Combined, they
number about 150, and in any
close fipht this would easily con
stitute the balance of power. This
time, it is contended, It is not
going to be possible to use them
that way for several reasons.
ONE is that the temptations of
the old days can no longer be used
as bait. Another is that the pres
ent party leaders in the South re
sent the Idea of being delivered:
a third is that the current talk of
the Southern States coming to the
convention as a unit or with an
agreement to act together is
without foundation and entirely
impracticable. They will split be
tween the various candidates, and
nobody will have them solidly.
Still another reason is that no one
these days knows how to "line
up" the Southern delegates and
no one it assempting to do It in
the old way.
ALL OF which makes the pros
pect for an open and interesting
convention very fine, indeed. It
also makes the loud cries of the
professional Liberals about the
wicked machinations of the "Old
Guard." seem more ridiculous. If
there were a real "Old Guard,"
the first thing it would bottle up
would be the Southern delegates.
An "Old Guard" without the
Southern delegates to swing s it
chooses in the convention is 'ust
ridiculous. No one ever heard of
a Republican "Old Guard" with
out them. They always have been
the essence of "Old Guard" con
Tent ion control.
SOME months ago it was hinted
that Mr. Walter F. Brown, Post
master General nnuer Mr. Hoov
er, and a very astute politician,
had rounded up the Southern del
egates. This seems not to be true
so far as Mr. Brown is concerned,
but not true so far as anyone
else is concerned either. None
of the old-time "rounders-up"
have been in the field and an
Inexperienced man couldn't do
any business In the South, even
under the old conditions. There is
a feeling that the Florida delega
tion will be for Colonel Knox;
Perry Howard, as usual, will be
ready to deal if there is anyone
with whom to deal, but the great
bulk ot the Southern delegates
will "be untied. The best Judges be
lieve that of the one thousand and
more delegates to the convention
at least six hundred will be un
pledged. The real reason this as
sures a wide-open convention is
that there is no outstanding fig
are or group to which the "high
aiders" naturally gravitate. Those
who have been shouting for an
nnbossed convention seem about
to get their wish. It will be nn
bossed. but it will also be greatly
confused.
Lumber Order Cain
PORTLAND, Ore, April J.-GT)
-Figures compiled today by the
Western Pine association showed
orders tor 117 mills tor the first
three months of this year In
creased 1C per cent over the cor
responding period m year ago. - -
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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem
Landon Faces tough Situation in
California Over Hearst Episode
Conservative Republicans First Disposed to Back
Him; EPIC Dead Issue, Tpwnsendism Dropping
By C. A. SPRAGUK
Th reDublican party in .Cal
ifornia is in a critical situation.
it misht be more correct to say
that Governor Landon ot Kansas
is in a critical situation la Califor
nia. The feeling is more Intense
than tn anv state I know of. re
specting the republican presiden
tial nomination. Peculiarly the
rivalry is not between the differ
ent candidates but over Landon
himself and his flirting with
Hearst.
London's original Intention was
not to enter primaries as a con
testant In California he was
swayed from this resolve through
the appeals of Hearst Governor
Merriam who seems at one time to
hsve Illusions about himself and
the presidency, finally flopped to
support Landon, either out of
hopes for a vice presidential nom
ination or to entrench himself
with Hearst So Landon permitted
the Hearst-Merriam combination
to file a ticket for an. Instructed
delegation, while the party lead
ers got behind the warren ucsei,
nominally instructed for Warren,
rennhliran state chairman, but in
effect uninstructed. As a mstter of
fact conservative party men in
California were much attracted to
Landon; but they refuse to be tied
to William Randolph Hearst, a
Naw York democrat". They re
call what Hearst did to Garner at
the democratic national conven
tion; and place no reliance on him.
Combination Harts
While the lineup is far differ
ent from that of 19J 6, Landon is
left in the same predicament as
Justice Hughes was when he visit
ed California In 1916, did not
meet Senator Johnson, and so lost
the state. The prediction was
made to me by a California repub
lican leader that while Landon
might win the primaries with the
Hearst - Merriam combination he
would probably lose the state in
the election if he wins the nomin
ation. What Irks the responsible re
publican leadership in California
Bits for
Breakfast
By R. J. HENDRICKS
Donald Manson the man 4-4-36
who arranged building of
Hudson's Bay company's forts
who lived last days in Marion:
S
(Continuing from yesterday:)
"Having no means of securing
such large casks, he broke the
head and the rum mingled with
the waters of tbe ocean.
"Then followed by his party a
few hundred yards down the
beach, he dispersed the Indians,
and secured the second cask in
like manner.
S S
"For this insolent "ixhlbition
and thefts which followed. Dr.
McLoughlin gave those Indians a
Justly merited chastisement which
they never forgot, while the Prin
cess Chowa and her few brave ad
herents were suitably rewarded.
S S
"Captain Domlnls having sailed
on a cruise np the northwest coast
the Convoy had gone into the Wil
lamette river and opened trade a
short distance below Clackamas
rapids. Said Mr. Manson:
"Capt. Thompson of the Con
voy was a man of fine social
qualities, a skillful navigator, a
lively trader, but knew little of
Indian character.
.
"Having built a small block
house at Astoria, I was called to
Vancouver. Arriving at Multno
mah village at the mouth of the
Willamette, I was hailed' by an In
dian who had just come from the
Falls (site ot Oregon City); he
Informed me that the 'Boston'
ship was aground.
"This was in July, when the
backwater caused by the annual
rise of the Columbia was fsst re
ceding.
"The Clsckamas Indians, ttkiag
advantage of the stranger while in
this hapless condition, had become
so Insolent as to endanger the
safety of the vessel and crew.
"Hastening forward to Van
couver, I informed Dr. McLough
lin ot the situation of Thompson's
vessel and reported dsnger from
Indians.
"The doctor ordered Michel La
Framboise to get a boat and 1
men in readiness at once, gave me
the command, and In less than an
hour we were pulling away for
the Unfortunate ship, which we
did not reach until the following
morning.
"Captain Thompson had acted
imprudently by permitting too
much familiarity, and allowing too
many Indians to board his ship
at one time.
"Thus to a great extent he had
lost control ot both vessel and
Indians, who at that day were
very numerous throughout the
Willamette valley, especially at
that season in the vicinity of the
falls.
V .
"On my arrival, which was a
complete surprise, the Indians
immediately left the ship, and we
employed a lerge force of Indians
who had not participated In these
depredations, we having succeeded
in relieving the schooner.'
"The Indians were compelled to
restore the stolen or extorted pro
perty and were duly punished by
Dr. MeLoughlin.
.
"In this (Connection I will men
tion' on other similar circum
stance which took place near Fort
McLoughlin on Millbank sound in
18 JZ, while in charge of Mr.
Manson.
- "The brig Lama. Capt McNeill,
a fur trader from Boston, entered
the sound and was moored some
three miles beka- the fort, where
Oregon, Saiurdaj Morning. April 4, 1936
is that Landon went Into hiding
at a critical moment, refused to
communicate with them, would
make no satisfactory date with
these leaders when they offered
to fly back to Kansas to confer
with him. Meantime authentic re
ports came of his visits with
Hearst-Merriam emissaries. Oaly
through a prominent Kansas ed
itor was It possible to get word to
Landon; and It was a one-way
pipeline. Naturally these long-time
party men take offense at this
treatment. Even the younger
group, represented. by a republi
can assembly in southern Califor
nia, withdrew endorsement of
Landon because of his succumbing
to Hearst domination.
Supporting the Warren ticket
for an uninstructed delegation are
papers like the San Francisco
Chronicle and Los Angeles Times.
Leaders who hare been close to
Herbert Hoover likewise back the
Warren ticket The Hiram John
son wing- Is not much of a factor
because there has been a marked
swing of the liberal fringe over to
democratic registration. No mat
ter what transpires Landon has
lost much ground In California, a
state with SS electoral votes.
EPIC Loses Ground
California democrats have re
gained control ot the state com
mittee from the Sinclair EPIC In
vaders. There is still a protesting
remnant ot the EPIC following,
and Sinclair bobs up occasionally
to keep his hand in politics, but
the movement Is dead. A few EPIC
signs still standing were remind
ers however of the strength of the
cause In. the 1934 campaign.
Long Beach was the birthplace
of the Townsend movement, but
the report was that this had pass
ed its zenith. Developments in re
cent days have no doubt contribu
ted to its further decay. San Die
go was. and is, a stronghold of
Townsendism; and the papers
there published long lists of club
meetings.
So much for politics, which In
California is always a bubbling
cauldron.
1 the captain conducted a brisk
trade for a few months.
"But. as was apt to be the case
with inexperienced traders who
understood but little of the treach
erous character of the north coast
Indians, he permitted too much
familiarity.
S
"They soon grew more impu
dent, boarding his vessel a few at
a time, until some 40 or 50 were
on deck. The Indians then defied
his authority. This commenced
early in the morning and the wild
est confusion was kept up
throughout the day.
"Late in the afternoon the cap
tain had managed to send two of
the men to the fort with an earn-
es request for immediate assist
ance. " 'Manning a boat with armed
Canadians said Mr. Manson, i
started for the Lama; on rounding
a point at evening twilight the
old voyageurs as usual signaled
their coming by singing one of
their favorite boat songs.
" 'The vessel was now in full
view, anchored near the beach.
" 'The attention of the Indians
was attracted by the resounding
chorus of the Canadians, and were
soon in their canoes pulling for
the shore.
" 'The ringleader, a stalwart
rascally chief of the village, was
still on board when I reached the
deck. He was made a prisoner
and held at the fort until his
people had restored all they had
stolen and satisfied the captain
jfor damages committed
m S
. "Capt McNeill soon after sail
ed for the-Sandwlch Islands where
he sold his vessel to Mr. Duncan
Finlayson. agent of Dr. McLough
lin. Capt. McNeill sailed the Lama
to the Columbia river. Invested his
money and entered the service of
the Hudson's Bay company, and
became a chief factor, and died
at Victoria in 1875."
(Continued tomorrow.)
Irish Faces Charge
Of Reckless Driving
Harold B. Irish of Sllverton
was arrested on a reckless driv
ing charge following an automo
bile accident which occurred
April 1 near the North Howell
schoolhouse. Complaint against
Irish was made by another Sll
verton man. Anton Pfau. jr. Irish
denied the charge in justice court
here yesterday and will have a
preliminary hearing April 7. He
posted $50 batL
I Twenty Years Ago
April 4. 191
The paving of Church street
will be a fitting beginning of start
ing things towards the proposed
new city park "Bush Pasture
Park."
Bits For Breakfast Seventy
five million pairs of American
shoes are in use by the armies of
Europe.
Under the direction of Miss
Minnetta Msgers an opera will be
presented soon by SO high school
Students.
Ten Years Ago
April 4. 1921
Plastering work in the front
of the Elsinore theater, under
construction on High street, has
been completed.
Today being Easter, most of Sa
lem's churches are presenting
pageants or cantatas concerning
the first Easter day.
- AH of the work on the second
and third floors of the T. M. C A.
building, now under construction,
on Court street, has been fin
ished. ,
I - - : The Flood Picket ' I 1
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"There's Murder in the Air"
SYNOPSIS
Rnth Tyler, blind daughter of
former District Attorney Daniel
Tyler, Is psychic She foretells
murders at the exact time they are
being committed bat is powerless
to give sufficient information to
prevent them. These weird visita
tions come npon Rath while shs
plays her violin and always at
night. Mr. Tyler seeks the aid of
Dr. Jan Karask, celebrated psychi
atrist, but the latter most go to
Baltimore on another case, so 'he
assigns bis yoong assistant. Nat
Benson, to the job, surges ting that:
Tyler give Nat only Ruth's back
ground and let him find out the de
tails himself. Nat arrives st the
old Tyler home oa East 79th Street
st midnight. He is pasxled when
Tyler tries to explain that his
daughter Is a mental case but is
not unbalanced.
CHAPTER III
"I want rm to make certain ob
servations, Tyler said. "To do
that, yon will have to live here in
tne house witn us. . . . Ana n is
important that my daughter does
not know why yon are here. le
ts that satisfactory to tout"
"Yes said Nat. -But it may take
some arranffin.
"Ill take care of that," said
Tyler. "Let me see: Let as say
that 70a are the son of an old friend.
Your father's name was Nat too,
ear Let as sar that be was a col
lege friend. Yoa are here looking-
for work my truest. Yoa win be
on intimate terms with the family,
of course. It will be perzecuy nat
oral for too te stay as long as nec
essary. Nobody can find a job now-
adava."
"That sounds practicable
enourh.- said Nat.
-I will explain briefly" Tyler
began. Then he stopped, turning
his bead, as if listening, f rom some
where ia the boose there came the
sound of music, the music of a vio
lin. It was faint but indescribably
beautiful, haunttnr.
Tyler stood quite stlD. as if
frosea, staring upward, toward the
sound of the music Then, abruptly,
in the middle of a bar, the music
ceased. Tyler tersed swiftly to
ward Nat, his zaee crawa.
"Comer he said. "Come!"
. Ties ha strode from the room,
Nat close at hie keels. His long
legs took the stairs, two steps at
time. -Mat zeuowed. Down the nau
Tyler want, aalf-runniag sow, Nat
keeping pace just behiaa him. Be
fore a door at the extreme end of
the hall the man halted, raised bis
hand as if to knock.
Then he brought it down slowly,
placed it e the knob and quietly
opened the door. It was quite dark
inside, and still. Tyler fumbled for
the Ught-iwltch; there was a dick,
and the lights came ea, la the
middle sz ts floor, lacing taem, a
girl ia negligee stood rigidly, a vio
lin at her shoulder. The fingers of
her text hand were on the strings;
the bow drooped at her aide in the
other band. Enormous dark eyes
tared out or aa alabaster face, a
face filled with unutterable terror.
"Ruth!" Tyler cried huskily.
-4ccisr waac is iti
The great eyes closed: the srlrl
swayed toward Tyler. He took her
ia bis arms, held her closely. She
buried her face arm Lost his sleeve.
She seemed incredibly small and
fragile beside his tall figure. She
trembled ia his arms, drew herself
closer to him.
"icutn." ne repeated, nat very
gently now. - What is it, dearr
With one hand he tilted her face
op toward his, smoothed back the
loins; dark hair. She did not open
her eyes. Again he repeated:
"What is it, dearr She opened her
dark eyes slowly. To Nas, motion
less ia the doorway, they seemed
to rest upon him. But she gave no
alga of Botidnx Ms presence.
"I doat know" she whispered.
"It began as always. And then
it stopped 1 Oh, I doat know
what it is!"
Nat stared into her eyes, se large,
ee fixed. There .as still bo sign in
them. -And then, villi a shock, be
realised that she was blind.
"... . .
Ia the U chair la the living
room, Nat sat waiting tor Tyler.'
He had been there nearly aa hoer
-4tiu tm, f AttAtr'J
now, trying to compose himself, try
ing not to puzzle too much about the
strange actions of the girl with the
violin. What had caused the terror
in her face? How could she, blind
as she was, play the violin so ex
quisitely? For it had been exqui
site, that fragment he had heard
before the strange interruption.
Ia the grip of whatever emotion
had possessed her, she had appar
ently not realized his presence there,
in the doorway. Tyler, when she
did not speak, had picked her up
suddenly in his arms and carried
her to the bed. And she had smiled
ap at bim, then.
"It's no use now, Father," she
hid uid. "But I'm til right Good
la the middle of the floor, a girt la
an BBouaer.
night"
zNo," he had said. TH stay here
with you a bit"
He had glanced on then, at Nat
who had flashed him aa inquiring
look. Tyler had shaken his bead.
aiowiy, ana oy a movement of bis
hand had suggested that Nat wait
below, bomt waited, as patiently
as he could.
Presently he heard a sound on the
stairs, glanced op and saw Tyler's
tall figure descending. The man
came into the room wearily. He
stood in the door, rubbing one side
of his face with one of his lean
hands. Then he took a chair, fac
ing Nat
Hat nodded, said nothinr. The
man stole a curious look at him.
"Tkmt was what I wanted yoa to
observe," he said slowly. Then he
shook his bead. "But it it was in
complete. What what did yoa
make of itr
-Nothinr" said Nat franklv.
"Except that she seemed badfx
xngnteneav
7Sbe was frightened," said Tyler.
-jne was terrmed."
"What of?" said Nat
"I wish you'd teQ ms," said Tyler.
Tyler shook; his head.
"Id
dont know" as said. "Ihonod
ess would know. so that you could
see see the thlnr at work. But
something; happened, Ia a way I
was relieved. . . . But it will come
again. And X want yoa to be oa
hand whea it does."
Nat sodded. "Perhaps you'd bet
ter explain," he said.
"I IH try to tell you something
about her" said Tyler. "She Is a
remarkable musician, as verhaM
yoa aoUced, even though she plsyed
oaly a few bars."
-Yea,- said Nat "It was su
perb." - .. . -Trier
nodded and w-nt "$'
what they call a prodigy. I believe.
h? R oior
has been since she was a child. Odi
ous word, prodigy. But she has
shown a remarkable talent for the
violin from childhood."
"I'm surprised that she isn't a
very famous violinist," said Nat.
"She has never played publicly,"
said Tyler. "She's too delicate for
that sort of thing. She's led a very
opiet, sheltered life. Her mother
died when shs was born. She has
always been blind. When her talent
became evident, I gave np my prac
tice, took her to Europe, where she
studied under the greatest teachers
Meet of them think it's a crime T
wont permit her to do concer
work,"
"I think I fa understand 701
M'
aegligee stood rigidly, a riolia at
feelings about that," said Nat "One
thing puzzles me. A blind violinist
does she play entirely by earT
"Net exactly." aald Tyler. "She
fc remarkable ear. can play any
thing she has heard. But she has a
vary complete musical library ia
Braille and aa almost incredible
memory. She can read the ansie
remember every aote."
That is etraoroWry." Nat
murmured.
aaTyler0 rtrordinrT person."
"lean see that," said Nat "Now,
about this fear"
Trier hesitated.
K,rac" be said, -feels that
yoa shoald start from scratch, as
it were."
"H 7? me to obtem this
thlnr at work?" said Nat "I know;
k . the tenets of his
credo. To investigate every phe
nomenon at first hand, to take noth-
Jdwif?
"Oo thing oaly " said Nat "This
-this fright-it has something to
"k her playing the violin?5
nLM Trler- That is,
It always comes when she is plar
inr and always at night" s
Nat rose.''
"I'd better be going now," he said.
"W report ia the mornin"
"Oh, aald Tyler. "Butyou must
remain teateatr ' ,
1 ' Had out Raines, the old bat
ler. who had rona t A ami b.:.
bowed Nat Bensoa to a large room
oathe topoor, about midway be
tween the rooms of TrW aJ v.
girt. He fetched hint taa silk pa
jamas, slip, brocade desasnrV
bnS-da?l!rlv:
materials. . 1
(Te Be Continued) ' j r
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