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6 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE A Crying Shame t' Frede r i c J. H a s V i n Have wo had the pleasure of serv ing you through our Washington In formation Bureau? Can't we be of some help to you In your problems? Our business is to furnish you with authoritative Information, and we invite you to ask any question of (act In which you are Interested. 8end your Inquiry to the Capital Journal Information Bureau, Fred eric J. Haskln. Director, Washing ton, D. C and not to the Capital Journal at Salem, ore. O. in Contract Bridge, may a play er ask which player has played each card to a trick? C O. A. In Auction of Contract Bridge. any player (except dummy) may, before a trick Is turned and quitted, demand that the cards so far played be Indicated by their respective play ers. Q. can Stone Mountain be seen from the down town Hotels 01 At lanta? J. H. 8. A. On a clear day It can be seen from any hotel that Is high enough to overlook the city. Q what state in the Union la the most populated? w. K. r. A. New York leads with a popu lation In 1930 of 12,588,066. Over half ihe population lives In New York City. O. When was regular stagecoach Iravcl established between New York and Philadelphia? M. T. A. Not until 1766 was there a reg ular line of stagecoaches between New York and Philadelphia. The Journey was then made In three days; but ten years later a new etage. called the "flying machine," was started, and It made the trip in two days. Q. What Is the difference between Circassian walnut and English wal nut? P. E. S. A. BotanicaUy, Circassian walnut is the same as the so-called English walnut, the latter name being used almost exclusively by those who grow the tree for its nuts, while the for mer name la the one generally ap plied by manufacturers and other consumers cf the wood. It is a hard, very beautiful wood. Q. Please give some particulars In Tenure! to the fair held at Nlzhnl Novgoi od In 1928. R. O. A. The annual fair held at Nlzh-V-Novgorcd Is an Important and (pectacular feature of Soviet Inter nal trade and trade with the eastern neighbors. The trade turn-over at Ihe fair held in September, 1928. was 1154,500.900, of which $17,730,000 represented trade with the eastern countries. In all ao Business or ganizations participated In the fair, Including 380 foreign firms. Foreign firms represented at the lair includ ed 263 from Persia, 82 from western China, 20 from Afghanistan, from Turkey, 1 from Irak, 2 from Mon golia. Attendance at tne lair about 200,000 persons. Q. How can Benjamin Franklin's philosophy be defined? F. T. A. Reduced to a few words. It seems to have been embodied In the two terms, common sense, and good natured optimism. O. Are tuna fish found anywhere except on the Pacific Coast? 8. M. A. The tunny Is any ol several oceanic fishes of the mackerel fam ily, especially the great or common tunny of all warm seas. On the At lantic coast of America it Is called horse mackerel; on the Pacific coast It is called tuna. Q How long Is the Applan Way? M McV. A. Three hundred sixty-six miles. The distance from Rome to Capua is 132 miles; from Capua to Beneven tum, 32 miles; and from Benerentum 202 miles. Q what money standard was adopted when the United States was formed? O. E. D. A. In 1786, silver was adopted and defined. In 1792, two units were adopted, silver and gold with the ratio of 15 to 1. OUST MTTCt Mvnt TtrAfc- I WfcS So SUR9. vooui? M&NC ive urns. TttaRUNia BOCVC SOOM. Jt4t "Them ma. pimmis vment VJWUNL1 Bl Mte. - 1 Sfttfc fftftta'Y laaruai Linui t ifcA THE ON OS ONE CM I V.eC5L 5. X - MUCH .. rw. yi OU MRS. CUMNlNti -TJOKT (Hi ISO- Wt oiv txnuvj hwvm loo Fetu- but voe trust "tou VVWUCnVS - Wt KrAONM NOV) a. a. a a Ofvr-W fi lO hKCM VthlGL J FOR US- tDff KS FOR rAONet.y nu ttavi. riT i put THBCT SCENE OVER- klMMMS o k rs ft CunttiK iirsv iC Ark,te 01V U"VUWV TWV MVIIW CMk TUP fiTLV&C. sxUST WaibalT fTHCS-U. ser K CHANCE Q. Why "are natls designated for size as 6-penny nails or 8 -penny J nails? A H. D. A. They have become arbitrary as standards of size. The expression originated in the 15th century, when the terms designated the price of nails per hundred. Q. When to Indian Day? C. A- D. A. In some states September 25th is celebrated as Indian Day in hon or of the Indians. Q. What is the meaning of pur lieus? O. A. A. In the plural it means districts adjacent or lying near outskirts. In the singular in English history it referred to the land on the edge of crown forest, especially If once part of the forest, litter returned to its private owners. the Q. What country is called Cockpit of Europe? M. M. A. Belgium. It has been the site of more European battles than any I other country. LAVDYuntra E4ST BY HARRIET HENRY Chapter 8 AN THE STAIRS "What else is there?" Venice said. "Mother's always showing me how you can never amount to any thing without popularity. Drake gave her a long, grave look. There was penetration in bis atare. He was trying to make out why any one with apparent invei urrm should vearn for the empty laurels of purely social recogni tion. A question of brlnglng-up of cour.se. Somctning umt nau uwh intoned into her with a slow, in sidious dye. He murk with me. Venice sud denly thought. He's been sorry for me and is being kind. I shouldn't have said that people rarely bother with me at parties. She got slowly to her feet. "You've been nice," she said, proffering a hand. lie tonic it. and held It a moment. Noticing that strong, firm clasp of hers he gave her another quick oo servant glance. "Hut where are you going?" To to powder my nose." "Oh. that's all right." He re leased her hand and watched her an instant as she went up the Btairs. Then he crossed the hall to the living room. Venice heard some one cry, "HI, Drake." She went slowly Into Lola's room and sat down on Die bed. She rubbed Ote hand that he had held and looked at It as though arte expected it to appear changed. He was the nicest person that ahe hud ever met. He was so kind and natural and easy to talk to. Had he been sorry for her or had he really liked her? Undoubtedly he had been sorry for her. 8 tie had asked for It, telling him right away like that that no one was ever nice to her at parties. She would not go back Into the living room and watch him busy with other girls, she'd sneak away and tele phone Lola in the morning to say what a lovely party It had been. How many times she'd told that he In the laxt few years. A wry smile caught her lips with tlte specula tlon as to whether this would be counted against her In the here after. Or did Ood appreciate and discount such little social nice lies? Walking up park Avenue to 80th street ahe took deep breaths of the clear air. It was like clean water after a muddy draught. Ann Duryea and her dubious past. Pop ularity the reward. Great limou sines sped by. appearing omnipo tent until a red or green light turned them Into obedient servants of the city's laws. Venice saw Drake Family's clear hazel eyes ami wavy hair like carved teak wood, it was dull hair, not shiny. She heard his laugh and felt again the pressure of lit hand. How she would have cherished his raily llktng her. She longd for his approbation, earnestly dosirine. lit frienaShip. Sitting oppssite her mother at dinner, smooth candles shimn on ailvor that hurt onlv cnped Rlxr m.nn's r r't r ; f;V- in b;. trlr-tr r' " ' n - ' r Vnic: S'.vJ -!--:y . ; .3 1 Tj rim. background to which she belonged. "I have such a headache," saldl Mrs. Muir. "I haven't felt really I well all day." Tm sorry, mother." Venice's tone was a trifle empty. Her moth-1 er continually complained of this small ill or that, trifles that other people wouldn't bother to mention. I An ordinary filling at the dentist's! became a paint u I operation in her i recounting; a common cold, a real ly worry congestion in the chest. Venice watched her mother eat a hearty dinner. Three days later .something hap pened that lilted Venice from her monotonous round, made her feel a human being, an individual wlth private affairs of her own. It was only a telephone call but it gavel nor a sudden warmth and some thing to which to look forward. She was sitting at her snmnetl desk, woe be gone ly nibbling at the I end of a pencil and trying in vain to work out the second chapter ol I her book, it wouldn t unfold. The telephone Jangled. She went to the bedside table. "Hello." "Hello, may I speak to Miss Mulr, I please "This is Miss Muir." "Hello, Venice." I'm Drake Far- relly. "Oh." And she couldn't think of another thlug to say. Her heart suddenly quickened. Where did you disappear to the, other day? Did you lose yourself limiting upstairs? ' Oh no. I went home. -Why?" "I my head ached." "No, It didn't." She heard his In fectious laugh. "May I come to see you tonight?" Her excitement rose and dropped I in almost ine same heart-beat. I am sorry, Drake. I'm going 1 to ute Mannings' for dinner. Why couldn't she have shown how disappointed she was? Or at I -least make her refusal humorous and light? Damn." said Drake. But there're other nuthU." she forced herself to laugh quickly. Not for some weeks. Hence my blasphemy. I m going away business tomorrow." Venice wanted to say damn too out she only managed. "But you'll can me up as soou as you get back. won t you?" "Of course I will. And don't you let that Inferiority complex of yours I ktow in ine meantime. Some day I 11 11 mate a uiue mouse of you. ' -1 naven t aot an lnfenorltv com plex" "Yes. you have, Venice Muir Suddenlv she was at ease with him. She laughed. That's the first subject for de bate when you return. The lion I and the moue. Goodbye. Drake." She sat looking at the teleuhone 1 wonoer iw lottjr he 11 be Ron?. All dav iK-r inni plaed about ih unrxportrd omwerf.ith n. Sh? look ed lorvard to the piim of the iiiwiToninn mit-k. fkmuMmig row to antictpjt . Not since lirr d." buLintr (!;s had hr had anjUiui 'o ragtTiy ant irtpntr Tt B. tV!itmri ljV royrfc 1 1 was w CCVra )lSM I BtVSf If I I fteUOT 'Ml I i ff I Tallin REG'LAR FELLERS WONDERS NEVER CEASE . 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