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KODAKBOOK
and GIFT SHOP
Etchings in Vivftone
EtchliiKS ,havf alVuys'Wen' fer'og
nizeri an being un pxpii'ssloil .of
art wlilcli only the wealthy could
afford. ,
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SYNOPSIS: IV0I1I11S fat slu'l-lloi!
fty Mr.-' LumlyV rrvrlhMmt' iliat
Akx INtiTHnn tin' ronnti'riMirt of
tli: intmtiTcil Allilivw .O K l v 11 ill
Skull Valh'y luid .-.hot Iut lius
li.mil :t0 yenm huh. . Shi- tolls tin
slnry or IVIi!nihi. who raino to
Toi'ililllj' will! $10 In Ills piHki-t
mid iiiiiiisaihI (riviu iwaltli. fv
.ajiuv he;ml nothtiiK from anyone
who lived In Tonlilliy at Hint time;
Ami 1 don't want to!"
1 meditated a moment. ' "You
m ntlone.l Alex Peterson's brother,
Jerry." I paid hopefully. "Can you
tell me anything about him?"
"Very little. 1 saw him only
onee. He halt his brother's lefc'1
(Alsooiated Txt Mi-r.-.niiilnntV " ,,l'r niislitllltl, sin- 111 i 11- I ' ''" ' mu .
W!V. S?.Am?"" IIO.W I.Ls ,.slu - sl.t.il . Bins.. :ht he was wild un.l undlseipllued.
Now ,tho VlvltonCo. has a new . T k : t,'a .'"k . i I'l-ohles Is lntiiKi..il by tl.o nns- 1 shouldn't be surprised If thf boy
prows of. reproducing .tchlimsj' " . shJ 4 h",,", flt.le ....,,-:.... Ih-iu-.m-ii Uimlyrf me to bad end."
that can be sold to the most oriti-'!"'. .''s'10"- h"' nn" "'V1 iasse. ! uile's iMmeiful ol-lit-siile.1 I-eould not answer for I wn
enl hlivpr mid sllll ...ieod Inn "" "" BH me llianilt- - - ......
mouthful of n brand new alphabet
cai buyer and Htlll prired so low
aB to be in the reach of everyone.
SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY1
Jl.r.O Vlvitone KuliiiiBs SI. 20
$2.25 Vlvitone Etchings ...
$3.7p- Vlvlton Ktchinits ...
Jli.flO , Vlvitone Etchings ...
4.75
::
. Playing Cards
23b a Pack
Standard' size. , Dandy playing
card air cushion; linen finish. At
tractive red and , hlua ..marginal
backs.
Wrought Iron Letter Box
$3.75
A hand Wrought letter box- In ghiy
Iron atid polished' brass. Regular
Su. v Special on' Saturday $3.75.
HERE ARE THE GIFTS FOR
THE BOY GRADUATE i "
Bill Folds
Y2- Price
Every 3-fold bill purse In our stocli;
The finest makes,' the best of
leathers; tooled steer liti'c, Kngllsh
Morocco,- Ostrich, Genuine plno
Beal, gold mounted.
Sets' dt two' pieces lit' gift' lidttta
Included' In this half-price salo.
Regular 1 .60 to' $10.00 purses.
NOW
... 7Sc to 85.00
Vanity Purses
$1.00
A charming gift for the girl gradu
ate are these' vanity purses in
Bally colored 'leathers with a dainty
georgette' hahky to match.
Veendyk (Holland)
Ptittei,yr$L75
Regular $2.50 and $2.75 Jardinieres,
Window Boxes, Vases, etc., in the
rich, soft colored "Gouda" designs.
arid the result is natlnnwl" men
tal dyspepsia.
Kven iokPsmon of the govern
ment art! admitting ' the' crisis.
Yucoub Cadrl Hey, influential dep
uty and member of thu Clhai'a en
tourage, has' thrown a lionm Into
tho atmosphere of perfect praise y
which has" until now officially
inn raked the AI5C reform, with an
editni'ial which has just appeared
in the semi-official press.
"L'nleKs the" government' immedi
ately talteCs radical measures.' he
writes, "the alphabet reforn will
fall a nn the Turkish nation's In
tellect will go to the depths of an
attyss deeper than it touevhed In
even, the durakest days of' its history.--
We are 'approaching that
black 'doom with the strides of a
giant." ' ,
The deputy developes hi gloomy
thesf.s with some' stn rllin&- figures,
showing that the nation's intellect
ual ' sapaelty. as evidenced by its
appetite for reading, was - small
enoligh when tho old Arabic Tlpha
bet was Invitror, but has faded- to
almost nothing with the sudden
change to the Latin characters.
rThe ten magazines published in
Canstnntinnple bad circulations of
20.000 to 110.000 just prior to the
lightning transformation from the
old to the new ACIC's. Now. forced
to appear entirely In the new letters;-
these mngnrines have seen
their circulations . drop to 2.on,
l.OOll. and even to lino copies. The
mmajority of them, thus ruined fi
nancially, have quit.
The avei-af1 circulation of daily
new'spaders has likewise 'fallen
tnoti than fifty per 'cent. Thi gv-
ernnient has" spent mlllioiis of lira
iit teaching a" million and a' half of;
Its people the new A(l("s. but these
kiSdei'Karlens for adults have not
turrfed nut a million and a half
readers.
The only remedy which Cadri;
Iley offers in his article Ik for the .
bovernmcnt to subsidize publishing'
houses so that works of' authors
who cannot at present find a pub
lisher may see the light. The gov- (
ernment must see that books once
published are ndvlriLsed so that i
they lo not; as at present, remain i
on the publisher's shelves. j
Hut where the government, hard
lens, the marked ciutls hi Ogden's thinkin of what Deacon and I had
wtlV. the "i;ktr gnnif that rnirknl simnbU(t over in the Two brothers
the ti;vu" ami IVtrrsuii's shooting ' mine. .
I.iinily. ' Uidh't the sly.e of that chock
f Ogden gave you .surprise yo'" "
t'HAPTKlt 32. I "Vc.j, it did." she said frankly!
Vli:it About ".lorry"? had been soliciting subscriptions
"Joe nml Peterson ruled Torrid- 1 along the avenue and i met Mr.
hy." Mrs. f.nndy m-m on. "much ! gdei -it the gate, lie didn't seem
as political bosses rule onr cities. ! inten W-d until I happened' Ifl mcH
.!oe hated Peterson beca.- of his jtion my name. Then he looked at;
success and his good looks. Joe sharply nnd asked me if my
wanted to ruin Peterson and I sup- i husband's nanie had been Mue'.'" I
pose' that shooting came out or his :alil It was that he was still alive,
hatred. The town was too small He looked at me hard, then he in-
Regular $20.75 -
Traveling Bags
$13.7b
Reautlful stag brown leather case
with gold mountttlngs, lined with
t Ilk. , Completely fitted with comr.
A Hliuiii of Joy the fugitive .ferry hail tvtiirnoil with I.ury.
for both of them, and Joe -would . vitcdnie into the library. Ills firt
I be a dangerous enemy. ... Is there i question vas the one you asked
(anything else, Mr. Peebles?" me. Was I the wife of Joe Lundy
Her question disconcerted me. It who kept a resort in Torridlty -30
; Implied that she' had little more fo years ago? The question angered
tell. I was bitterly disappointed, '. hut he promised'me $1000; for
for actually she bad told me noth- the cause if T would answer It. Ho
ing that illuminated the problem of I told hhh what he'' wanted1 td
'Andrew's death. know,"
i, "1 was only there a week." she "How did he take" It?"
: went on. reading my thoughts, "and i "He seemed dumbfounded. Aiftl
; thankful to get aWay. I always, when I told him thai my husband
'recall that week with ' loathhu;. i bad tint died in Torrldiiy and that
up as' it Is, is to find the funds for ; ' ' 111 lu 'T , ' " i n , , xZZ ,.!, .. n
this book -sell Ing campaimi
writer does not point out. Nor
does he follow the first part of his
argument to its natural conclusion,
namely, that even if books are
cheap, those who are nae readers',
even though they may know their
Al'.C's, will not buy them.
you surely heard' what had hap
, pened ?" I exploded. "About the
, shooting, 1 mean'. It'.i dreadfully
: important. Mrs. Lundy."
j She shook her head sorrowfully.
I'Moe cyme to me on a stretcher. I
h ii vn hn il h I nr ovm- I inn All 1
YORK, May 31. (P) know.. is that he was shot -by Alex
:nd brush, hand mirror -and other W'illiam W. Merrill, well known 1 Peterson."
toilet' articles iu genuine Pyrnlin 1 lealhen and canvas man of Cleve-I "Who brought 'him to you?"
lvorv. Golden Maize and amber col- land, is a bencdlcL . That's the "Torridlty was abandoned about
ora.
Kyogi Bags
49o
rnlorful. modernistic rie-
on these utility Dags
name he gave f r the nonce, as
he explained when he introduced
his bride, the former kntherlne
l-'isher, Cleveland switchboard op
erator, to guests nt a wedding
Hut when lie was brought hack' J down tho room, muttering to him
self. Then he sat down nnd wrote
mo that check for $loao. You may
imagine my surprise. He aked me
for my address and showed me
out."
"Where is your husband now'.'"
I went on. 1 ,
"At our home in Los 1 AngeleH."
1 "Is he able to get about'."'
"Yes."- - .
'.Mrs. Lundy, have you ever
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Vases
35c
10 inches high. Attractive?, prac
tical vases in green and rose optic
glasB. Vbu'll want to buy several
of these. .Three for $U
V' ' Regular 830.00'
1 Vanity Kodaks
$19.75
Flrtfls!' of smart gifts for lh girl
graduate, the bride the birthday.
These gloriously colorful kodaks
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aginable. Five colors and the very
finest lefts and shutter equipment.
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3.S49 Ideas 3,917 tlltistratlons
4 lieaullf nt Volumes
$2.00 Volume
Fascinating. to any boy; yet practi
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as the most useful books in any
home. Devices are described that
are of use about the house, in the
garden-and Itr outdoor sports nnrl
games of all kinds.
Loclt and Key friaries '
One-THird Off
Orafluatlon gifts nt a saving. These
come in a variety of leather covers
and 3lies. Included are "Trip
Hooks" and "Rolf ScoTe Hooks."
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that time and Joe was taken to heard of a poker game played for
I'eskella by his men. Oneof the a man's life?"
men telegraphed me from I'eskella She frowned. "Yes. t have. ' My
that Joe was there that he had husband has talked about stich a
been shot by Peterson, nnd that a game in delirium several times."
party In t hotel. Mr. Merrill is doctor who bad been working as a
known in the ring as Hilly Wal-
"llas It ever occurred to you that
miner had af tended him. I had .loo the : ohooting of your htifthrthd and
broue.ht to my home and 1 have tlvit linker Tame he talked of In
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delirium were connected?" J
"Yes." she admitted. "Il has I
occurred to me. Hut I don't know I
And 1 don't care- now."
"Mrs. Lundy. you dirt not recog
nize Andrew Osden?"
"UeeOKnlmt him! I never saw
him before." Her face became ;
thoughtful. "No, I am not sure, j
now you speak of It. There was;
something familiar about him. HisO
face, his voice, his manner I don't j
know which." j
"You haven't guessed why ho j
gave you' that check?"
Her nostrils uulvered a little, but
her face was calm.
"He gave It to you," I said slow- I
1. gripping tensely the edge of !
my desk, "because 30 years ago
he was Alex Vetersou."
She stared at me. becoming ash
en of face.
"So thai was I'V." she cried. "A
thousand dollars to pay for 30
years of misery! The best of my
life given to looking after a broken
hulk while Alex Peterson grew
rich! Well. 1 am glad he is dead!
1 wish my hand had driven that
dagger Into his neck!" ,
Hut as I stared at the woman,
shocked by her venomous words
which, in the Intensity of their bit
terness, I had never heard, eiuialed
oh human lips, her face was slowly
transformed.
J'No," she said. In a rap I voice.
lilting up her spiritualized lace, 1
didn't mean that. 1 should thank
him. for through him I came to thu
Truth."
And as I , marveled at tho trans
forming power of the.se mystic be
liefs she dropped her eyes to mine.
"You self-complacent people with
your traditional creeds think our
fait!) absurd. You call uh, neurot
ics. Vou say that we are afraid ot
reality, that we are trying to es
cape from life. We are. And can
you blame us. when reality .has
made life unbearable. My faith
has anchored me to sanity,". She
stood up. "Is there anything else?"
"Only this," I muttered, subdued
of spirit. "Go down to police
hcndtiuarlers and tell them what
you have told me. If you don't
the first policeman you meet will
lako you up."
I let her out through the front
door anS gavo her tha Hllos Mrs.
Moft'lt had left on tho porch. When
she had gono 1 stood in tho hot
sunlight thinking over what she
had told nie. Andrew, In his Alex
Peterson days, had shot tha roHort
koeper. Joe Lundy. Was this why
Dillon had blackmailed him? . If
it were and surely It wiib no
wonder Andrew had given the
woman a check, for $1,0Q0! The
Irony of being blackmailed 25 years
for a crime, one hadn't committed
.staggered me. Poor Andrew! Had
he become blind with fury and re
verting to bis former reckless char
acter, attacked Dillon atid been
killed by the man? Perhaps. Hut
why had he shot Lundy? And
what' about the mnn; "Jerry"?
On thu threshold of my den 1
stopped with'n shout of Joy. J6rry
dressed in khaki and Lucy wore
standing at the French window,
hand In hand! And Deacon was
behind them.
(Copyright, 1929, Win, Morrow Co.)
lorry ami Lucy nro back! Jerry
makes a Htartlhiff revelation in to
nwirnm'H ciuipter.
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Give Child Garden
Plant Essay Seeds
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thein1 a corner of the garden fdr!
their, own, ahd help' them to plan it.
The ' amount' of space to be a
lottud and tho age of the child will'
det'ermih'e 'lh a large' degree the
varieties of flowers. and' Vegetable
should ho grown. For tho first
garden, r'nvevur, nonoliift anntinls
anil fust hfbwln vogotablys slum Id
be sown. 1 "' ( ,
It is' best' to Btart the garden
IndfjorsV using a few cigar boxes as
coldframes. A if the' average 'child
prefers i variety of ftoworn to 'one
or two kinds, he wlil require only
a few seeds of every sopt. Per
haps two drills for a variety will
bo sufficient. On that basis, five
or alx boxes should bo 'enough for
a real' garden, with several of tho
most popular annuals and vege
tables. . j
Among .the, annuals,. which are
easily grown and' which will grow
with the care given them, by the
average child are China asterB, cal
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galllardias, sunflowers,, petunias,
marigold, naturtlums,'( hyacinth
beans, morning glories and cardi
nal climbers. Annuals which will
grow In partial hade are sehjxan
thus, gloetlilas, pansfes, sna;Irav
ons, sweet nlyssum, t'Tenlus, mem
op lii las and butterfly flowers. . ,
Vegetables which niay be started
In cigar boxes Include bean, beels,
carrots, peas, radishes, . tomatoos,
lettuce, cabbage and parsley.
"And one thing more," snvs the
American Home article, "It Tuakea
any youngster proud to see a vase
full of his own' flowers on the liv
ing room table, or some of his veg
etables on the dining room table."
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June. If there nro so many buds
Ithat the' plant seems likely to be
st ruined by excessive flowering,
the excess should bo removed.
Cal-ci'ul Ciitthift NccMlcd . ., ,
To disbud, cut out the flower
htul only, using a sharp knife, He
careful to cut no lower than neces
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buds just below, from which new
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Immediately after the blossoms
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around tho flower cuhIcis them
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Plenty of foliage Is essential to
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should not hide the leaves, . for
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Disbud Rh6dendrdnsi
to Same froni Suicide
Rhododendrons, especially when
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They are far too robust tgo into
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brains out they bluonl their heads
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Ihese open' with a glorious burAt Of
color thf cneiKieh of the .plant arp
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Homo, bu1 pruning Is essential to
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Ithndodendron,
It Is easy to Ml In 'advance
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I
, Por'(Kreat0- safety anrf conveni
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Bull's-eye slgnalH Installed on the
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