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f" f" 1 'tt -4 f ' ' ,krfe uKEtiun jyiATESiiAW, cziztz, vrescn, eaicrcay xtscratt, iMorcrtr 21, .1833 ay' v-ii - Founded 1151 ' Wo Favor Sway Us; No Fear Shall Awe , From First Statesman, March 21. 18S1 ;.,; Charles A. Spracuk : SBOPOM F. SACKJETT ' THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. - . Member of the Associated 'Press i Tbe Associated ttm la exclusively entitled l the cms tor tion t. a J news aivpuirhe credited la it r oot otherwise credited ia MtU paper. Ticker nnHE TVA and prirate utilities will probably complete an J. undergtandiosr which will allow for a marKet lor ava electric energy and protect private investment from cou ffecation. That is the conclusion being drawn by, financial writer on the post-election remarks of Dr. Arthur E. Mpr gan, chairman of TVA, who visited New York after a call on Pres. Roosevelt. A "truce" was framed before the election ; in view of the popular vote the utilitarians will probably be ready to make a permanent treaty ; and seemingly the admin istration, carrying out some near-throne assurances of "no re prisals" is ready to treat, too. Whether the treaty of peace will include a withdrawal or some of pending utility suits is not known. Delaware, favorite corporation spawning ground, so se lected because corporations could register there and then "get away with murder" gave corporate executives land lawyers a -jolt not in the guide books recently. With the return to pros perity corporations which weathered the storm by suspending dividends on cumulative preferred stock thought to wipe out the arrearages by reorganization schemes. Most of them pro vided for a dribble of cash to weary holders of ; preferred and then a share of common stock to clean up the accruals. They hoped to make it effectfve by the assent of two-thirds or three . fourths of the preferred shareholders. In the Delaware case the dissenting stockholders obtained a decision from the su preme court of the state which held they were entitled to pay ment in cash. L, ( v This ruling flustered the corporate reorganizes :badly; andjmany of them withdrew their carefully prepared plans. 'Preferred stocks with sizable accrued dividends took an up ' ward spurt, as speculators saw a chance to get the dividends . ultimately in cash. t . ; 1 i f Between the new corporation surplus tax and state laws ftrtmA finrnnrntions are in a hot soot. Under laws of many states it is illegal for corporations to pay dividends if they show deficits on their balance sheets. Many concerns have had : a good year this year, and have plenty of cash on hand which .. . . a A. a 1 ! !J..J T..i A 1 1 - iney couia use u wipe uui uuca uiviucuus. uuk tucy uavc . hangover of deficits from former years ; so they are prevented from declaring dividends. The result Is that they face confis catory taxation out of their current earnings, the first they have had for years. j Many utilities are coming to their milk and preparing to register with the S. E. C. They are doing so, not out of any love for the holding company act, but because they want to take advantage of present easy money rates, which they cannot do, unless they are in good standing with S. E. C. Strong corpor- ations are calling in bonds with five or six per cent coupons and floating new issues on a four to five per cent basis. The savings on long term bonds will amount to vast sums. Utilities, except ft few strong operating companies, haven't done this refinancing. The lure of cheap money is an incentive for them to throw in the towel in their bout with the government. Vhen the steel corporation boosted wages ten per cent it tied a string to the cream pitcher. The condition is thatem- ployes accept a plan of basing future wage changes on the cost of living index. Many employes protested. John L. Lewis, who has ambitions to dictate wages in the steel industry, called it a crime. Madame Perkins gave her opinion that the officials of the company unions couldn't bind the othei employes. Most of the workers, however are taking the ten per cent. Business is trying to add the score on , the legislation ahead. So far the administration itself has revealed few par ticulars although the president says he favors "advanced la bor legislation." A recent conference on labor legislation de manded a constitutional amendment giving states and the na tion power to fix wages, hours of labors Some would have a i aJ awaI : aamavm iflAi SV w W 5 vn 11 W ttTA fVA AM1 VT1W of OniQ Vf3a industry by industry. As heir-at-law of NRA, Major George L. Berry "coordinator for industrial cooperation," favors re vival of some of its controls such as fair trade practices, price control, b , " ": yr Senator O'Mahoney of Wyoming is nursing a bill requir ing a charter of all concerns engaged in interstate commerce. He would make compliance with federal conditions on labor a ' conditions to holding the charter. His method is a device to get around the NBA decision. i Other ideas are incubating. I First chance to draw out the attitude of industrialists will be at the conference between labor arid industry, called i by Major Berry for Dec 10 and 11. His last conference broke i up in a row. This one may be more tractable. On the labor I group of Berry's control is Pres. Green of A. F. of L., repre " senting labor, and John G. Paine, chairman of the Music Pub lishers' association, representing industry. The prospect ahead however, is that labor will furnish the music, and bus iness will dance to it, also paying the piper. 'I . , ,, . ' i i ii i -n il h m "S I - . O'Neill Gets Nobel Prize 1 THE Nobel prize in literature was awarded this year to Eu gene O'Neill ; and there win be hone acquainted with mod ern drama to question the correctness of the award. For O'Neill is easily one of the great playwrights of the times, "Anna Christie," "Emperor Jones," "Desire under the Elms", "Strange Interlude", "Ah Wilderness", "Mourning Becomes Electra" are titles which are familiar to playgoers and stu dents of the drama ; and are the leading works written by this prolific dramatist. f O'Neill came to his craft naturally, though it took him a long time to arrive, and he passed through, a wide variety of experiences before he entered into his trade. This range of living appears in his work, and characters emerge scarely known to folk of the middle and upper strata, and before not regarded as fit material for introduction to the stage. His father, was-a popular actor, breaking all records for his appearance in "The Count of Monte Christo". The "boy grew up in the environment of the theatre." After boarding school he went to Princeton, but was suspended the first year for "bell-raising." He tried jobs of various kinds in New York ; acquired a wife ; shipped as a sailor to the Argentine ; worked as roustabout; came back to New -York where he got a room in Jimmie the Priest's flophouse in Fulton street, the same place where the curtain goes up- in his Anna Christie. . His transition came when he got lung trouble and had to spend time in a sanitarium. He got. to reading,- and think ing. His purpose of writing plays was formed. "He went to Harvard and took the famous course under -Prof. - George Pierce Baker. After that he began his work. "The rest is his tory." 1 ; - Now O'Neill is working on a cycle of eight plays to carry the life of an American family for a century and a quarter. Two of the series is said to be finished. The first presentation is scheduled for October, 1937, the second in January, 1938, O'Nefll's work" is marked by originality i in stage tech nique, in symbolism, as in Emperor Jones, and in penetration into human psychology; His material has changed in recent Editor-Manager Managing-Editor Tape Bits for Brcchfast By R. J. HENDRICKS Adams family in 11-21-36 pioneer Oregon Uka Massachusetts Adamses ; n ' ' in pioneer American life; - (Continuing Irom yesterday:) More coincidental facts: J. IN. Gale, when ha had severed his connection with the Oregon Argua in Salem, after baring merged bis Eugene Republican with it, and after the t lapse of considerable time. moved to Roseburg and, with his brother, "Tommy" Gale, established a newspaper there.! S V f In 1170, Col. Wtn. ("Bud') Thompson, baring sold his news paper, the Eugene Guard, went to Koeeburg and founded the Plain dealer. - In 1871. the Gale brothers, J. N. and "Tommy. got into a abort ing scrape with Col- Thompson, in which "Tommy was killed and Thompson left (or rather carried home) for dead. -? Thompson, however, recovered from his; several wounds. Dr. Sharpies, i famous pioneer sur geon of Eugene, h a t I a g been wired and having made a faat trip to the patient's side (fast for those days, a year before the rail road had reached Roseburg.) I Col. Thompson the following year sold the Piaindealer and es tablished j the Salem Mercury. Later he founded the Piaindealer at Alturas, Cat., and died not far from the century mark, about two years ago. ' . ' I i J. N. Gale, for many years, published 'newspapers in south western . JOregon and northern California. Well, when the Bits main worked on the Roseburg Plain dealer." 1879-1883, he boarded part of the time with the widow of "Tommy" Gale. j And, when he worked on the Portland Standard in the spring and summer ot 1884. he also boarded with that lady. She had moved to the metropolis. I V -to But it was many years later when he learned that J. N. Gale. brother of "Tommy," had pub lished newspapers' in Eugene and Salem, i '- "j ; But, again, to our muttons. . i u William 1. Adams, who found ed the Oregon Argus, waa born tin OberUn, Ohio, Feb. 5, 1881. A sketch in the "Illustrated His tory" of Oregon, issued by the Lewis Publishing company in 1893 (edited by Rev. H. K. Hines) says': j "His ancestors were English, who came to America previous to the Revolution, settling in Mass achusetts. ... Mr, Adams crossed the dreary waste of intervening plains to Oregon, accompanied by his faithful wife and two chil dren. (They came in the covered wagon immigration of 1848.) s s "They located In Yamhill coun ty on a donation claim of 640 acres, adjoining the property of Dr. McBride. (Dr. J. R. Mc Bride who came in 1847 and whose sons and daughters were senators, judges, teachers, Btate officials, etc, etc.) "Mr. Adams erected a log cab in on his claim, previous to which the famiUes ot Dr. McBride and hia own resided together in Dr. McBride's cabin. "In 1855 Mr. Adams removed with hia famUy to Oregon City, where he became the publisher of the Oregon Argus. . . . During his newspaper eareer he was a power in the country, acquiring the repu tation of being. the most trench ant writer ot the west. ... In 18611 he received the appointment of collector of customs for the dis trict of! Oregon from President Lincoln, which office he filled in an able manner tor seven years, residing meanwhile in Astoria. ( . v v K "While serving in that capacity some of the clerks In the depart ment in Washington found fault with him because they did not receive j his , reports sooner, not realizing that the cause of delay was the slow mall service, and not owing to the tardiness of his reports, which ! were made and aent at the proper time. "Collector Adams wrote them & letter, telling them. In his style, what he thought of them. "His! letter was carried to United States Treasurer Spinner, who carefully read it, and said, 'Answer it yourself; yon have evi dently stirred up a man In Oregon who Is entirely too- sharp for you. I t : ! -i. "In I8g he lost his health, and resigned his ; office, ; afterward taking a trip to the Sandwich Islands and also to South Amer ica, and since his. return has re tired f rami active business pur suits, and) now resides on his farm.- (The! reader will note, that was in 1893. Mr. Adams studied medicine in that period; practiced that profession; d 1 e d at Hood River April 28, 1898.) t-'- V k f ...H-;,.;;n "Hia eldest daughter. Inez married W. W. Parker, a prom inent 'pioneer, and one of the builders (founders) of Astoria. "His next eldest daughter. Helen,! married J. W. Johnson, now president ot the Oregon State University. (The Bita man re cited Latin for. three years to that famous educator; another coin- - cidence. Herbert Johnson, his spa. years, from the harsh realism of "Anna Christie to the relig ious tone of "Days without End. The dramatist lives a secluded life, most of the time on Sea Island beach in Georgia. . ,j. ' 11 t t ; - t " , Those Interested In 'a study of contrasts may compare the contemporaneous passing of Madame Schumann-Heink and Fay Webb Valee, grass widow of a famous radio crooner. Fay had about five or six years of glitter and publicity after . the modern i mode. Schumann-Heink had a long career as a great vocalist and as a warm and beneficent personality. Step up. girls, and make your choice. . There is criticism because the president "sailed off to South America to promote the "peace of the world while the coast is tied up in hard knots because of the marine strike. The president migbt square himself by moving to end the drought out here. Interpreting By MARK 'WASHINGTON. Nov: 3 0. The atmospere that has developed In Washington between -the election and Mr. Roose velt's .departure for South Amer ica, can be sum med up by say ing that the lead ers ot the dem ocratic party ava more ; cheerful and confident, have ' more , ease of mind, than at any time during the pas t three Mark Saata years. It ia not the result ot the election that has; made them serene. On the contrary the size of their majority disturbed them rather than pleased them. Pre ceding the election, their hope had been, of course, that they would wtn, but they hoped also that their majority would be compara tively , narrow.' They feared that too large a majority would give them a congress so unwteldly that it f might split Into two. They wanted a narrow; majority for the further reason that a Quite, large republican vote would be a, sign of Increasing conservatism in the country and would therefore op erate as a check on radical tend encies. , Since the election, what has pleased the democratic leaders ' U President Roosevelt's course. De cidedly he haa not. interpreted his immense majority as a franchise for far-reaching radical measures. On the contrary the immensity of hia majority i seems to have given him a special kind ot confidence in himself. He seems no longer to feel it necessary to defer to the radicals. And the radicala are finding it not ao e a s y as they found it in 1933 to rush the presi dent into acceptance of their pro posals. Mr. i Roosevelt's present course is much closer to what the regular democratic leaders want. Democratic leaders, as distinct from new deal leaders, feel they have a more secure standing i at the White House today than I at any time since Mr. Roosevelt took office. They! anticipate that Mr. Roosevelt's second term will I be more democratic administration than a new ideal one. They think it will be democratic, democratic in the sense of Jacksonlan dem ocratic, and this ia completely satisfactory to the party leaders. The democratic leaders know, as all thoughtful persons know, that the conditions which devel oped in the (country during many years before 1933 called imper atively for a period of Jacksonlan house-cleaning. They feel that much of the house-cleaning is 'yet to be done. If there were no presi dent Roosevelt, it the democratic president elected in 1932 had been ex-Governor! Smith or Albert Ritchie or Mr. Newton D. Bater. the administration would have been one ojt Jacksonlan reform. If the drive; for it had not come from the democratic president, it would have come from the dem ocratic leaders in congress, land from the verybet of them.. What dismayed such democratic leaders as Mr. Glass and Mr. Boyd, was not the Jacksonlan refroms of the Roosevelt j administration, i but those parts ot the new deal ot which some were, merely imprac tical, and some had the tendency and perhaps the Intent, of carry ing America, in the direction of one ot the new European experi ments in government and society. Plainly, most of the actions and utterances of Mr. Roosevelt since the election, his apparent state of mind as a whole, seem to point toward reducing the new deal to the proportions of democratic Jacksonianj reform, reform kept within the framework of the Am erican theory of society aa inter preted by -the oldest of the coun try's two great political parties. Of course, Mr. Roosevelt,; as suming this is to be his course, and the democratic leaders who expect to cooperate with him, must anticipate difficulties In keeping the democratic party democrats,! As one difficulty, there is a definite purpose on the part of some of the radical new dealers and some of the more radical farm and labor ; leaders, to get rid of the democratic party, throw it on the scrap heap as a thing s out of. date as the horse and buggy. In ! its place they hope to set up something on the order of a farmer-labor party. But this at tempt can readily be defeated if, as the democratic leaders now feel, the president will cooperate with them, to keep the democratic party democratic. j. If the present impression of the democratic leaders is correct. If Mr. Roosevelt's second admini stration is I not to be a further adventure into , the new and un tried, if his remaining four years are devoted to perfecting land making workable reform,, already started, together with carefully-thought-out new ones; if, in short, Mr. i Roosevelt ends his whole eight years with a record going no further than Jacksonlan re form brought up to modern con became i newspaper man and a celebrated New England preach" J udge William H. Adams of Portland, who married Olive S. Paget, waa a eon of , W. L. Adams. Judge Adams was city attorney ot Portland, one of the city build ers t there, and raised a family members of which became prom inent In useful callings. (Continued tomorrow.) ; K the jNews SULLIVAN ditions In that event Mr. Roose velt might have a rare and elevat ed place in 'history. Historians looking back on Mr. Roosevelt's eight years might con struct a most favorable picture ot him. They might, say that com ing into office when tbe country was prostrate, he practiced the flexibility ia the direction of, rad icalism that waa desirable to avert social trouble. They might add that he kept . this up until the conn try had recovered, and that thereupon he devoted himself to curative processes which kept the country a democracy and retained the social and business structure as a system of free enterprise, un der such regulation as modern conditions called for. This theory would say that Mr. . Roosevelt's bending: toward radicalism in his first administration was a fine exercise of I pliancy. It would say that under the necessity of conditions existing when he took office, he went so far as to consult, with such rad icals and eccentrics as Huey Long and Father Coughlln, with a view to preventing them from taking advantage jot the country's pros tration to Set up a really danger ous radicalism. The historians might say j that after Mr. Roose velt had practiced this deference to ; radicalism until the country was normal and out of danger, he thereupon turned to the dem ocratic party,, cooperated with its leaders, aid gave the country a second term which conformed to tbe principles and traditions of one of the country's two great political parties. In -ny event, the feeling Is strong among democratic leaders that the president's r course from now on Is going to be conservative in the sense that ft! win conform to the. party's traditions and prin ciples. The feeling is held in quar ters where Information and judg ment are usually authoritative. Ten Years Ago November 21. 19SC Attorney General Van Winkle states his department Is not In terested in controversy now rag ing between independent sand and gravel companies. Huge mass meeting to stir up interest in sugar beet situation for Willamette valley planned for Monday night at chamber of com merce. O. H. Porter, Portland attor ney, spent Friday in Salem con ferring with I. L. Patterson as to his candidacy for state prohibi tion commissioner. Twenty Years Ago November 21. 1918 Charles A. Murphy, engineer of branch state hospital at Pendle ton, was yesterday appointed war den of Oregon State penitentiary. . i Werner Breyman, capitalist and resident of Salem and prom inent Oregon pioneer, passed away at his home after illness of two weeks. , Old People's Home in Salem and Baby's Home in Portland both given substantial bequests in will of late R. H. Bone. Boxes Are Sent ByREssion Unit Settlement Center Barrels Will Be Packed for Thanksgiving . f . ' ,,i DALLAS. Nov. 20. The reg ular monthly meeting of the Wo men's Missionary society of the First Methodist church of Dallas was held Wednesday afternoon, at the home of Mrs. j C. O. Hawkins with Mrs. Alba Brown and Mrs. Charles Lowe as assistant hostess. Mrs. J. H. MacPherson presided in the absence of the president, Mrs. W.JP. Miller.! It was reported that a missionary box had been aent to Bingham! Canyon, Utalv and that another one would also be sent before Christmas, It was also reported that the missionary barrels which the local society aends to the settlement center in Portland would be packed and sent before Thanksgiving. ;- At the close of the business meetin, the thank offering en velopes were given out with in structions that they were to be tilled and returned at a special church j service planned for No vember 29. t . Program Is Given . A short program consisted el devotions, led by Mrs. P. J. Voth; article ,on "The Miracle of Bro therhood, by Mrs- MaePherson; humorous reading, "Kentucky Philosophy," Mrs. P. J. Vothrtalk on stewardship. Mrs. C H. Farm er; and a talk on missionary work in the Southern Mountains, Mrs. Wes Elliott. ; . - i At the conclusion of the pro gram si social hour was, held and refreshments were served - by the hostesses to- Mrs. Henry KHever. Mrs. Peter Berg, Mrs. H. J. Elliott Mrs. Rawson Chspln, Mrs. L. A Bollman, Mrs. W. M. Elliott, Mrs Gus En, Mrs. C H. Farmer. Mrs. P.J. Voth. Mrs. John MacPherson. Mrs. Roy Woodman, Mrs. Hansen. Mrs- J, F. Spooner, Mrs. Russell Vashaw, Mrs. Rose Broadley, Mrs. H. J. "Eastman, Mrs. Cecil Riggs, Mrs. - Theo Farrlngton and Mrs. N. L. Guy. Dahl Sustains Broken 'Nose in Auto Accident SILVERTON, Nor. 29 Fog and slippery pavement caused Ot to . ? Caht to have an accident Wcf . lay night In which he Bus ts Ir i ' a ' broken nose and other minoc: injuries. His car overturn ed in the ditch east of Sllverton on tbe Silverton-Marquam road. . "But with no hard feelings?' - J ' " ' jssBMBBasnsBWSsssnBB 1 '577 - - . : - , ' l ' ... . . I .. ji. r.. ' .- y ' " " if I 1 II Sweepstakds on Love71 SYNOPSIS Diana Darlington, of a socially prom inent, thoush impoverished, family, loves the eligible young bachelor. Ro ger Dexter, but What chance bad ehe when the fabulously wealthy Reaina Hyde had set her cap for him? Resin, always got everything she wanted. Al though Roger's family enjoyed a so cial prestige far above Regina'a, she made up for It by the laviahness of ber parties and ber debut was to be the last word in extravagance. Diana goes to Regina's week-end party Just because Roger will be there. At the United Hunts race a, Diana Is thrilled when Roger whispers she must save htm five dances that evening if their horse wins but their choice loses. That night at Regina's dinner-dance, Roger appar ently hss eyes for no one but his host ess. Later, however, he slips away; with Diana Into the garden. He asks her when ehe plana to make her debut. Ro ger evidently did not know that Diana and her mother were In financial straits and, perhaps, there would be no coming-out , party. But nothing must mar the enchantment of this moment, so Diana put her thoughs behind her. She must make headway with Roger. CHAPTER IV "You'll come to my party, won't youj" She looked up at him with her soft brown eyes, and he had an Impulse to kiss her, but re strained himself, giving her arm a swift pressure. "Sure thing, Diana. Even If I have to charter a plane, I'll be there. ' -' - She ventured, very low: J "It wouldn't be much I of a party If you didn't show up. Roger." He halted in hia tracks, swing ing her 'round. "Now what do you mean by that?" he demanded. She flushed, but contrived to laugh it off. afraid of herself; and her boldness. "Just that you're so darned popular with the ; women, you old cotillion-leader! ; y It was his turn to flush. Did she think him a fool? Why must she always bring Reglna Into every thing? -: ' : v v:;v "I'm no Lothario, if that'a what you mean.! But one can't turn down one's friends when ; they're doing their best to show you a good time. .; : ;r.;.;,;j - - ' She was! vexed. Where was her cleverness with men? She remem bered Genevieve's Injunctions No one would ! be better pleased than her mother If Roger and she Dear Lord, help her make the most of this opportunity! "Ton can't help being popular, Roger. You remind me of char acter in a book I once read, called The Fortunate Youth." "Still kidding me? He awung Into step with her. "Come to think of It, the fates and my old man have been pretty good to me, I sup pose." "Your father, you mean? He lives In California. In Santa Bar bars, doesn't he. Roger?" - "That'a so. Not 'that I've seen awfully much of him in the past flvi years. Before that, I was at boarding school in Lausanne, over in Switzerland. Quite a ways Off." She knew there had .-been tour years at Harvard where ' he i had pulled atrdke oar and won a ten uis championship, and staged the atricals, doing -all the scenery himself, and -in summer vacation, trips to Europe and then visits to Newport. -vw c;. .. '-"i " Roger had. gone right 'round the, world after hia graduation, and then settled for a time In the Latin. Quarter ot Paris, where he had rung himself Into painting. . He had returned last spring, to amuse himself In his own land. With unlimited money from; the oil-wells, which he threw , about freely, with his good looks, charm and easy good-nature, he waa per sona : grata with ; le monde i qui s'amuse and palrticulslrly with the mothers of marriageable- daugh ter and the girla themselves. . ' , Not that he failed In being the sort of man whom other men liked. Roger, waa a good sports man. . . . - J",". In the world ot workers he had made no mark aa yet Why should he, i with such a fortune behind him? . - But there were times when he V XI ml v ' flh. l ' : SKV ' "'. 1 j Clarence stood there, swaying la I I i in on -4- envied workers, people: who had set a goal In life, even . those1 to whom hard work was an absolute necessity. S . ...;..;V i The necessity he lacked. There was the rub. He had no motive In workingi - : ;: 'v "I'm a cumberer of the earth. I suppose,? he said to Diana now as they walked in the moonlight in the rose-garden. i He spoke lightly, quizzically. He wanted her reply. It was as though ie! wanted her to contra dict him, give him reassurance. - : She looked up at him seriously pausing before replying,' aa it weighing Iter words. "No, jnot that, Roger. Only , I believe you'd be happier working. All reaU men are. You're awfully real. Yo'll come to it. You aee if you don't. j He Was surprised' and. taken aback, jj i ' She continued: "If my mother would only let me. X would take a Job. Yoi know something to Jus tify my Jexistence." '.) This fas going too far. If a girl hadn't a right to fun at 18, years of age, 4rho had? He told her ao, mocking her earnestness a little. "It's a whole lot kinder to shed your sweetness and light on us than onjsome stuffy old typewriter for instance. . , -, . She laughed. Her heart thrilled. Involuntarily she moved closer to him. L ' . 'j v iSounq of voices came over a tall group October roses Jhat were tilling the, air with fragrance. "Quick. .Diana, let'a dodge 'em! There's a little summer-house at the far end over-grown with vines. They wont find us there. Let's run!::;i v.. .r.,. :'" ? iThey iran. Diana thought: "If we could only keep on running so that wo ; need never , aee any. of them ufam?" 7 Roger might say something in the summer-house that would give her hope. Something to carry her on In the daya that ought to be happy, but were full ot care and worry, i Reglna nuM h r - : men. Already Reglna' had -a- raft oi, suitors.' By all the laws of compensation, Roger should Jtte hers Diana's , But litei was odd, if yon had 'all the good things ot the world yon generally got more. W-,-:. i Conversely, If yon had little, so often that lit tu wa tvM ya- as in the case of poor Gene by May Christ! ' , " , I , the moonlight, peering comically them. :. ; ii. But away with dull thoughts. Be happy. Men liked gayety In a 8lrl '.j '" . if a It waa dusky and dusty In the little summer-house, bu it was like heaven to Diana.' i They fond a corner and sat there. Roger lit a cigarette for her and one for hmself. ''Lean against me and be cozy" he said, slipping an arm 'round Diana's shoulder. There was a husky warmth in his voice that she noted. That and his touch and his- nearness - combined with their divine Isolation made her breathf-catch. "Wlat you said about being a worker intrigues me somewhat." began fRoger. "Come to think of it. I am rather a waster. Like the chap in the Bible who buried his ten talents in a napkin In the earth. When he came to dig them up, they'd vanished! Not" -he he added modestly "that I flat ter myself. I'm a blasted genius or anything of that sort. Only 1 fancy we are put Into this world to achieve something. Do you know, Diana, you make me feel 1 really could accomplish a .few thngs If I only had a girl like yon to cheer me on and encourage -me a hit? Yon're the first girl who has ever spoken to me about hav ing an ambition beyond dancing, and polo, and tennis, and hunt ing and having a perpetual .whale of a good time. Or Is it a good time? Am I Just kidding myself? While the world's beng shot!! to Pieces aren't we fiddling while Rome's, burning?" Thia was a new, an earnest Roger. Diana ttirned h.er face up 2 n lenl against Ms shoulder. Her eyes wer glowtns;. "If I eould only be an inspire tion to you Roger! Not that I'm a tenth as clever as you, or ' "You're a darling, that's what you tare." He bent his head and i",el hr ou the "You're the Only. r- $ -v".C.oma. ttt' Ton blighters!" ahrilled the voice of Clarence Thyne n the doorway "Nlz on the wooing, Roger old chappie. Your hostess craves you to return to the house-and give her some more cf the old oil." - "Tight as usual. Clarence. Get out ot here, or 111 throw you out" snapped Roger, annoyed. - Clarence atood there, swaying in the moonlight, peering eomic- w.uu mem. tie hlccapcd: Come one. come alL this rock (Continued on page 7)
