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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.)
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"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. (
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"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 :
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"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.)
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"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. .
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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.)
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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
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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
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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
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Clarence stood there, swaying la
I I i in on
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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
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