MKDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDITOKl), QBEGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1933.
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Or CIBCOLATIONB
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By Arthur Uerry.
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, JTwT o?d tnr.o u ifc
r wVtn.- will .tm i b. 1J
pound., upon which to w
license U worth more than the car.
"
A number ot people uPeed
having money, hav. been Invited to
double their money" In a Bo jv
-old mine. The beet way to double
Jour money, U to double It up. and
put t back in your pocket.
Two Allen Abator.; who P"?
iinrtate and became so rabid, that
Ui Sam deported them to Russia,
we too ornery, even for the Com
munist on hl native heath, ana
Texlled to Siberia
ureas dlepatchee yesterday. Ton
.pTka well for the ferocity of hell
railing, aa It l raleed In Oregon.
DEFLATING A CREDITOR
(Emporia. Kan., Gazette) ,
Sam Wtlkerson. a bottom land
farmer In Oklahoma, took a aad
ahort out to end the depression.
In order to pay hl debta he
kUled ' him . creditor. Inflation
would have been better. Bven
a domestlo allotment might have
worked more amoothly. Man
; alaughter as an economlo eolu
tlon of he debtor'a problem haa
its disadvantages and poor Sam
Wllkeraon f acea a life term In
Jail. So we can write off flrat
degree murder aa one of the
posslbllltlee of aolvlng tbla de
presslon. '
The BUI Carl-Bert Harr debate
seems to be dying on the vino, while
.... un residents Of the oppoalte
end of the Applegate, fiddle and
fret. Mr. Carl want to debate with
hla lunge as a weapon, and Mr. Harr
wants to open fire with hla penoU.
It would seem to an Innocent by
itander, that Mr. Carl ought to be
able to talk faster, than Mr. Harr
can write. Tour oorr. haa no argu
ment with either, aa he well knows,
It would be no use.
Wonderful man I Five million yeara
riBDalnnmnt and still he cant di
vide ble food aupply aa well aa the
cattle do. (Bcnenectaay, . i., w-
lon). Why mention that?
A man returned to Salem yester
day, after a very pleaaant parole.
a
PEEVED LADY
(Kemmerer, Wyo., Times)
Borne of you people of Hams
fork have been scandalizing my
name, telling thtnge that are
absolutely false, In Frontier and
; Kemmerer.
If any more la heard, you will
. be punished to the fullest extent
of the law. Wife of Hamsfork
' Mall Carrier.
- a -
8. Sherwood, a hired man at the
po. while aklllng, busted a bone, In
the hand with which he holda the
postcards, while reading same. Bet
ter luck next time, Stent
Reports from the east etde of the
oounty say people are so hard up.
they are forced to eat bear baoon
for breakfast.
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POOH! POOnt THE TRUTH
(Ed Howe's Magaslno)
There la complaint of the poli
ticians, and they are. as charged, the
greatest human pests. But they
; would be Impossible without the pro
fessional followers: foolish cltlaena
who always want the government to
accomplish Impossibilities. ... I do
not greatly blame the professional
politicians, who are making a living
at the trade: we must forgive a good
deal of roguery In any man's source
of Income. But the men who sup
port the politicians are) beyond un
derstanding, since they pay the tax.
If the people could somehow be made
to understand that all aorta of prop
aganda eoste them unnecessary mon
ey, reform would be accomplished.
It Is the people who are to blame
for the follies of which they com
plain, because they will not defend
their own Interests.
a
Lady Ford-Coupe of the local Imi
tation British Bet haa returned from
wintering in the South. She la very
much annoyed, aa ahe haa three new
gray hairs In her head, that Insist
on sticking straight out.
PORTLAND, Feb. . (AP) William
Toung. 64, manager ol the northwest
division of R. O. Dun as Co.. from
1011 to 1031, died here today. He
retired a year ago. He came to Port
land aa northwest manager la 1811.
What KMED Said
IN ITS issues of Wednesday and Thursday the Daily News
charges Radio Station KMED, in the broadcast of news
items Tuesday evening, announced that "the Medford Daily
News would not publish Tuesday night for delivery on Wednes
day morning."
Exact wording of the news item as furnished the radio
station by the Mail Tribune for broadcast in its regular 5:45
p. m. news announcements was as follows s
"Attachment on all news-print in the Medford
. Daily News shop, with the exception of a small roll on
the press, was served this afternoon by Officer George
Prescott, following issuance of a writ of attachment by
Justice of the Peace W. B. Coleman on suit filed by
Gene Wright, former advertising manager of the
newspaper, for $250, back wages. Complaint to recover
the said amount was filed by Wright's attorney, Alli
son Moulton. Paper taken into custody by Officer
Prescott weighed 1298 pounds. Wright resigned from
the newspaper staff last Saturday."
' According to Mr. Lee Bishop, manager of Station KMED,
the item in question was read over the air exactly as furnished
by the Mail Tribune. It will be noted that no reference to non
publication of the News was made only the bare fBct that the
newsprint had been attached in the effort of Mr. Gene Wright
to colleot back salary was chronicled.
Another oft' repeated charge in the Daily News columns is
to the effect that there is some strange affinity between the
Mail Tribune and th Jacksonville Miner. Aside from the fact
that the Miner is printed in the job department of this concern,
at regular commercial rates, there is no connection;
According to a statement by
editor of the Miner, there is no other commercial printing equip
ment in the city capable of handling the publication of his
weekly, consequently he is forced to patronize the Mail Tribune
Job Shop. E. 0. F. .v
Editorial Comment
At Milking Time.
When Herman Carl and hla wife,
Bllen, came to the new farm near
Hubbard, m the Willamette valley,
they lived In a tent. Around them
were the stumps and trunks of giant
trees so huge, s so heavy, so wlde.y
rooted In the black soil, that the
young dairyman and his wife looked
puny and helpleas, standing beside
any one of them.
The veara that followed were yeara
of the toll that begins soon after 3
o'olock In the, morning and ends at
night long after the lampa are light
ed and there is no more strength to
work until there la rest.
They worked and planned together,
the wife attending to her domestic
duties and, aa she had the time, toll
ing outside, with the atrengtn or a
man. One by one, by dint of the
team, explosives and the stump-puller,
the enormous stumps were uproot'
ed. The Guernsey oows grazed in a
widening area of cleared land. . Down
in the bottom, Canary graas grew and
fed three cows to the acre. On the
higher ground there oeme to be room
for planted fields and for experiment
with alfalfa, , .
The tent waa succeeded by a com.
fortable home aa these two tolled.
Their children grew up around them
and grief made Its first call when
aooldent took away the oldest. The
first new dairy bua w long an ob
ject of pride, but presently It was
supplemented by an addition so much
larger that it overshadowed the old
and loomed on the landscape.
And yet, aomehow, they found time
to mean much to the community
to the school, the church and the
Sunday sohool and the group affairs
of farmers.
Then pain came to Herman Carl,
and twisting, disabling rheumatiara.
Perhaps it waa because he worked In
all klnda of weather and never
thought of a holiday. The pain cen
tered at the base of the brain. There
waa an operation on the infected mas.
told. There waa another, hastened
to save a life.
It waa milking time in the dark of
last Sunday morning. The sufferer
on the hospital cot stirred convul
sively. Perhaps he heard a clear
voice eaylng, "Come on out with me.
Oome out to the green pastures and
atlll, deep water. You have ' earned
rest."
So Herman Carl waa dead aa milk
ing time waa over and the light ol
the new day feU across the peaceful
face. And, perhaps, though he had
left so much to do, he smiled aa he
looked back and aaw two tall eons
beside their mother, their arms
around her, and a little daughter not
forgetting her dutie though tears
were on her oheeks.
There are heroes of peace for whom
rewards wait more beautiful than
medals of gold. Oregon Journal.
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Jenkins9 Comment
(Continued from Page One)
this country to mind lta own busi
ness and let the people of other
countries mind theirs.
But, even if you DO hold that
theory, you muat agree that only
good can come from efforts, aucb aa
International Week, to build good
will and understanding among the
peoples of the various nations of the
world.
The more good will, the leas ten
dency to fight that la a good old
truth that la proved by long exper
ience. And the world could get
along with a lot lees fighting.
Blondes Do Well
Jn This Climate
SAIJtM, Feb. 0, (AP) The Pacific
northwest, with ite coot, rainy cli
mate, la a safe and healthful plae-
for blondea to dwell, contended Dr.
Sceva B. Laughlln of Willamette unl
verslty, speaking here laat night.
He based hla contention on the
commonly accepted tenet that lack
of pigmentation to deflect ultraviolet
t rays of the sun plsces blondes at a
4laa4vantag in sunny laooa.
Mr. Leonard Hall, owner and
Flight 'o Time
(Medford and Jackson County
History from the Files of The
Mall Tribune of 20 and 10 years
Ago.)
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
February 10, 1023.
(It waa Saturday.)
Medford Hotel orchestra to play
program over KMBD.
Boys forbidden to skate on Main
street, by police.
Merchant! show new millinery.
Hall falls In some sections of val
ley, aa freakish weather revalls.
Pear-I-Scope to be issued by tho
Chamber of Commerce.
Flrat tourists of year arrive at City
Auto oamp. O. of O. apologizes for
not having oooaing atovea put up.
TWENTY YEARS AOO TODAY
February 10, 1013,
(It was Monday.)
Civil war rages In Mexico and Tur
key.
County Judge urged to lasue a proc
lamation setting aside a day for kill
ing valley aqulrreia. . -
City may change
keeping books.
ite system of
Taxes due March 1, and arrange
ments made so they can be paid at
any bank.
Socialists of the valley to oppose
new Armory here as "Just another
sign of growing militarism."
Gold Hill Justice unable to straight
en dance rumpus, so fines all con
cerned 1 each, and then suspends
fine.
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Communications
Harr Sees Real Objective.
To the Editor:
- We regret to be denied the pleasure
of having "Parmer Bill" Carl prove
to ua that the readers of the Dally
News are aufferlng from anything
else than an over-capUallMd finan
cial proposition. The salaries for our
publlo officials are far from being
proportionate to the remuneration
received by farmers and most other
working men. Consequently, a keen
desire is created for these publlo of
fices. In order to secure these posi
tions the conduot and services of the
ones who have held them neceasarlly
must be attacked.
We know mtatakea have been made,
many of them of malicious intent,
others made possible by Inadequate
laws. These mistakes have been over
capitalized in the effort to acquire
these coveted position, for financial
gain. A aafe rule to apply to all our
problems is not to accept for our
selves any privilege or temptation we
are not willing to grant to others.
Hsd the aspirant devoted more at
tention along correctional lines, it
would have been conductive to more
confidence.
What could be more Illuminative
than to see an aspiring one retract,
simply because the rtguratlve 30
pieces of allver were not forthcom
ing? This should teach those Im
pulsive souls the lesson of calm de
liberation. We doubt very much If
this individual would have been mn 'ri
Improvement ever our 'mean district
attorney." (Apologies to Art Perry.)
No. "Parmer Bill." we do not choose
to discuss the- subject verbally, for
removed from our own little mud
puddle. The kind of debate yon now
crave takes time, gasoline and brains,
whereas, the kind I consented to e
quires only a stub of a pencil and
a long-suffering public.
Am sorry the poa bulbosa restrlctor
hold I borrowed for the occsalon from
O. O. Hoover bluffed you out. How
ever. I wiah you success on other
battlefields.
Yours very truly.
BERT HARR.
Jacksonville, February 7.
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Broken windows glased by
Trowbridge Cabinet Works.
Fender and body repairing. Prices
(., Brill Sheet Metal Works,
Personal Health Service
By William Brady. M. D.
signed letters pertaining to penonaJ
dlajcnuals 0r treatment, will be answered
addrrsaed envelope la enclosed. Letters
Owing to the large number of letters
here. No reply can be maae to queries
address Dr. William Brady In care of
RUN AROUND
Acute inflammation and suppura
tion or pus formation around tna
edge or root of a nail la called "run
around," or med
ically paroncbla.
Usually the germs
(Staphylococcus
or Streptococcus)
gain entrance
through a small
tear or break of
the skin at the
side of the nail
a "hang natl."
Hence the . Im
portance of ap
plying todln to
any .such "hang
nail" or other
slight puncture or out or break of
the skfn the moment the Injury oc
curs or la noticed. Having applied
the first aid disinfectant, Immediate
ly seal the wound against subse
quent contamination or Infection by
applying a coat of flexible collodion
or a covering of adhesive plaster or
a clean finger cot. Pin or needle
punctures are often the cause of
"run around." Do not seal such a
wound If there Is any appreciable
swelling, Inflammation or throbbing
pain; such symptoms call for open
ing or at least drainage, say by means
of large hot antiseptic hypertonic
baths or moist dressings. (Tea
spoonful borlo acid, two or three
teaspoonfuls common salt to each
pint water). Best a soaking of the
finger or whole hand an hour or
two In such a bath, then the dress
ing. If the' Infection Is deeper, say In
a tendon sheath, It Is called thecltts,
or more commonly felon or whitlow.
Sometimes the Infection ; is even
deeper than the tendon sheath, un
der the periosteum or the membrane
covering the bone. Tendon sheath
suppuration la bad enough but a
bone whitlow Is worse.
Exquisite tenderness and throbbing
pain, with swelling and edema of the
finger or thumb and other signs
which the physician elicits, make
the diagnosis of felon plain enough.
The question is, how long does the
victim elect to endure the pain, dis
ability and danger? Formerly per
haps in some cases there was an
other question, how long did it take
the doctor to get up courage to
make the necessary Incisions to drain
the abscess or give vent to the bur
rowing, spreading septic infection?
There is no alternative treatment
for felon. The earlier the patient
is anesthetized and the Infected tis
sues freely laid open, to the bone If
necessary, the sooner mended. ,
Not only that, but such an lnfee
tlon is a menace to life Itself until
free drainage la brought about. Nat
ure unaided may or may not estab
A SEAT (T
in the c
CABINET.
OWEN D VOllMA
A top tier name In all the talk
about the Roosevelt cabinet is that
of Owen D. Young, business execu
tive of International renown.
Many observers have speculated
that only his declination to serve
would prevent his assignment to
major post In that group. Less than
a year ago he was mentioned fre
quently aa a "dark horse" prospect
for the democratic presidential nom
ination despite his statement that
he was not interested in suoh pre
ferment. High In hla party's councils and
much-sought in Industry, finance,
education, the service of his govern
ment and In the settlement of inter
national problems, he often has been
called into conference by President
elect Roosevelt. President Hoover
also has requested the counsel of the
onetime agent general of reparations.
Mr. Young, tall, unassuming and
of calm demeanor and measured
speech, was born at Van Hornesvllle,
N. Y., 68 yeara ago. In addition to
degrew from St. Lawrence university
and Boston university, where he
studied law. he has honorary degrees
from well over a down colleges. His
decorations from foreign countries
are imposing.
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Wallace Has Fire
WALLACE. Idaho, Feb. . (P
Fire destroyed two business buildings
and damaged two others, threatening
for a time to spread through the
downtown business district today,
Firemen estimated the tiarnage would
be between $100,000 and SiOO.000.
SALEM. Feb. 9. (AP) J. O. Dixon
former caahler of the defunct state
bank of Scotta Mills, was sentenced
today by Circuit Judge L. R. McMa
han to servo one year In the peni
tentiary for entering a withdrawal
slip for 91000 from a customer's ac
count to cover up a deficiency in
bank funds and to deceive the bank
examiner.
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Be correctly corseted
by ETHELWYN B HOFFMANN
&xU. and Hollr. -
beaitb and hygiene, not to disease
by Dr. Brady If a stamped, sell-
sbould be brief and written In Ink.
received only a few cap be answered
not ronrormlng to insiraciiona
The Mall Tribune.
TO FELON.
lish adequate drainage, but in any
case nature la likely to cure the felon
at the cost of the finger or maybe
the hand. If not the victim's life.
Timid "lancing" or attempts at it.
whether the stab is made under the
unsatisfactory effect of a local an
esthetic or without one. Is seldom
Justifiable and usually futile tor
ture. Local anesthetic do not pro
duce their effects well where the tis
sues are so Inflamed, and the in
jection is extremely painful. A gen
eral anesthetic Is preferable, and per
mits more careful operation.
In any case of such Infection or
trouble, the occurrence of chill or
chilliness, with feverish symptoms
following, signifies septicemia or gen
eral blood poisoning and demands
immediate surgical or medical at
tendance. Probably the beat thing the pat
ient can do, before or after open
ing of the felon, Is to soak the limb
in the hot hypertonic antiseptic bath
for hours or until relieved.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Grades of Milk
We are using grade A milk but
wish to change to grade 8, Grade
B is cheaper. What do you say?
(Mrs. L. B.) 1
Answer I believe any milk sold
In towns or cities must be pasteur
ized (that is, heated to kill disease
germs In It) to make It safe, except
Certified Milk, which costs a prem
ium price. I do not think It mat
ters whether the milk Is called grade
A or grade B, so long as you are
certain it Is pasteurized.
Doctors, Don't Be Dumb
My attention has been called to
your article on the new method of
electro -surgery for prostatlo obstruc
tion, and I would thank for Infor
mation on the technic etc. (B. R.,
M. D.)
Answer T hope our professional
brethren will, spare me these ques
tions In reference to the treatment
of prostatic obstruction. I have
nslther the qualification nor the
time to give technical Instruction in
any of the methods of treatment
I happen to recommend to the pub
lic. When I waa bringing to the
laity the news of the chemical oblit
eration method for varicose veins a
lot of doctors pestered me with such
inquiries. The same thing happened
when I began promoting the dia
thermy method for tonsils. And then
attain when I recommended the am
bulant treatment for hernia. If the
medical press Is not dead on Its feet
all these modern improvements win
be freely explained to physicians
there. If the medical press is con-
I trolled by small calibre doctors who
would suppress new methods, I cant
I undertake to fill the breach.
HOT DEBATE ON
BILL TO REQUIRE
MEDICAL STUDY
(Continued from Page One)
rush of blood to the face, "never
could forget the fact that my best
friend had been killed by a chiro
practor." Another, with a sniff of
the debate-polluted ozone, amelled
something suspicious In the whole
business. He wouldn't be surprised
If it weren't a "move by the medical
men to get rid of the rest of the
gang."
When It's all over, and the bill is
either passed or rejected. It will be
Just another law or Just a memory.
Whichever way the wind blows, the
boys and gala who occupied the gal
lery will probably tell their home
folks that it was one awell debate
while it lasted.
It took Henry H. Semon, Klamath
Palls representative to put the po
tato bills across.
Oregon used to be the leading po
tato state in the union, according
to Mr. Semon. How lt'a not. And
the reason, he aald. la because the
good old potato lawa weren't en
forced. So he tusmltted three amend
ments to make "good lawa better."
For Instance, there was the one
requiring Inapectlon on every five
tons of potatoes sold. What did the
country slickers do on that? Page
Mr. Semon.
"Well air, aome of those farmers
would bring In a load of potatoes
Just one sack ahort of five tons and
evade Inspection. Consequently, in
ferior potatoes were run in with the
better grade, and Oregon lost her
reputation for producing 'superior
potatoes'."
Then, according to Mr. Semon,
there were the merchants who, in
stead of grading their potatoes, threw
them all into a bin together, with
the large onea out In front and the
smaller ones toward the back.
Now, with Mr. Semon's amend
ments passed, there will be inspec
tion on every ton of potstoes sold,
and the retallera will be required
to label the potatoes according to
grade.
Legislative wives who like tea are
going to get plenty of it during thla
week. Every day or so a new small
white envelope appears on senstorlsl
snd representative desks bearing an
other Invitation tor the legislator!
wife.
This week there Is the Mrs. Julius
Meier tea at the Royal Court apart
ments here. Then there Is the one
to be Jointly given by the wives of
the senate president and the speaker
of tbe house. After thla comes the
tea given at the girls' industrial
achool.
Comes then in Spinster' dub Ma,
by
Chapter 1
PROLOGUE
HE news spread
like wild-fir
throughout Can
tonments that
big Lieutenant
La Sage, return
ing from fur
lough, bad
brought hla not
ably beautiful,
extremely fasci
nating, and prov
ocatively charm
ing and Intelligent wife with him
to Morocco.
The Joy o( the officers of the garri
son of Mellerat waa unconcealed;
that of their wives, well concealed.
Within a month, the popular, bril
liant, and successful Lieutenant
Rlccoll made no secret ot the fact
that he waa head over ears in love
with her. ,
Indeed, he boasted, of lt-loudly;
and bade folk watch.
Folk did and speculated In
messes, clubs, and drawing-rooms,
aa to whether the gay spark Rlccoll
had taken the measure ot the giant
Lieutenant Le Sage aa accurately as
Lieutenant Le Sage had taken that
of the accomplished Rlccoll.
"I did not
Most intriguing. ...
The moon-drenched African night
was very hot and very still, the air
electric with presage ot thunder; a
brooding, bodeful night, disturbing
and unsottling.
"Do alt down, darling. . . . Come
and alt here," begged Lieutenant
Napoleon Rlccoll, patting the cush
ions ot the divan on which he
sprawled.
Madame Le Sage stepped out on
to the veranda and looked forth
Into the night,
"Although the atars are so huge
and near, and tbe moon so wonder
ful, I feel that we're going to have
a storm," ahe said.
-"I did not come here tonight . . .
to discuss the weather," replied
Rlccoll.
"No?" said Madams Le Sage,
turning and eyeing her guest stead
ily. How extraordinary handsome he
was, this Corslcan, In spite of his
high narrow forehead, too large and
limpid eyea, and girlish mouth. And
how terribly charming, In spite ot
his amazing conceit and sell-satls-faction.
"No," repeated Rlccoll, "I did
not , , . come here, and I'll tell you
why I came."
Rising to hla feet, Rlccoll put his
arms about ber, and, as she threw
back her head, whether In Invita
tion or alarm, drew her to him and
kissed her passionately on the lips.
"That's what I came tor," he said
unsteadily. "Now alt down by me,
and I'll give you further reasons."
Wiping her Hps with a tiny lace
handkerchief, Madame Le Sage
obeyed.
"Before producing any more er
reasons," the aald, "will yon tell
ma why you think they should in
terest me?"
"Well,'.' drawled the ardent offi
cer, placing hla right arm about
the waist ot his hostess, "you are a
clever woman aa well aa a lovely
one, and I am the Lieutenant Na
poleon Rlccoll."
"And therefore what else could
I do but tall In love with you?"
laughed Madame Le Sage.
"Precisely, my angel. What else
should happen? I fancy I am
but thla Is more exclusive. Primar
ily for the single girls st the legis
lature, the list ot guests slso kindly
includes a few wives. This, it is ssld.
Is to show the latter what they are
missing by having thrown over the
blessedness of single life.
The favorite pastime ot most leg
Islstors is taking In the various state
Institutions. Every few days groups
get together snd srrsnge excursions
for the lunch hour. The most pop.
ular of these places It the penl-
tentiary and some ot the law-makers ,
i
Valiant
Percival Christopher
worthy of you. . . . And you ara
worthy ot me. , , ."
Have you given yourself tne
trouble to consider what might be
my husband's views on that? asked
Madame Le Sage.
"No, they do not Interest me."
"They mluHt.
"The views of Lieutenant Le
Sage!" laughed Rlccoll.
"Still, he la Lieutenant Le Sage,
you know, and my husband."
"But I am Lieutenant Napoleon
Rlccoll, and your lover."
"You are?
"I am. I declare It here and
now. And I am going to be some
thing even more than that."
"ReallyT More than . . .J"
"Tea. More than tbe good Le
Sage ever even dreama ol being. I
am going to be a great soldier, a
General, a Field-Marshal, a Con
queror, ..."
Madame Le Sage opened wide
eyea of admiring wonder ol won
der at any rate.
"Yea, and more than a great sol-
dler. ... A great leader ot men.
. . . A great ruler. ... A Dictator.
. la not thla the day of suob men?
Look at Russia. , . . Look at Tur
key. . . . Look at Spain. . . . Look at
Italy. . . . Look at Poland. . . . Were
not those Dictators once Lieuten
ants, and less than Lieutenants?
Waa not Primo de Rivera once a
come here to dlaeusa the weather,"
Lieutenant? Was not Marshal PI1-
sudskl once a Lieutenant? Was not
Mussolini a Corporal? And what
were Lenin and Trotskl? Gutter
snipes. ..."
'And you?" Interrupted Madame
Le Sage, at this, perhaps, unfortu
nate point.
"I? A Corslcan," was the por
tentous reply.
"Like the other Napoleon," ob
served Madame.
"Like the other Napoleon," agreed
Rlccoll.
"And, like him, a lieutenant . . .
Poor, obscure, ambitious, but a
brain ... a brain. . . ."
"And a heart," he added, turning
to more Immediate matters and
Madame Le Sage. "I lay It at your
feet, and the day will come when I
will lay a kingdom there."
"And meanwhile?" smiled Marie
Le Sage.
"More reasons," replied Rlccoll,
and, drawing her closely to him, be
again kissed her smiling Hps.
And again.
Indeed, clasping Madame Le Sage
with all the ardor ol hla recently
declared love. Lieutenant Rlccoll
pressed his Hps so firmly upon hers
that the Impassioned kisses became
one long '-iss, the while Madame,
both hands agalnat bis breast,
thrust with all her strength, In her
endeavor to free herself from his
embrace.
"Why are you so cold? Why do
you pretend that you wish to es
cape? Why do you struggle?" be
asked with tender reproach, aa he
drew breath.
"Because my husband Is stand
ing staring at us," replied Madame
reasonably.
And Indeed, Lieutenant Le Sage,
tall, thick-set, powerful, hands on
nips ano arms akimbo, stood at
tbe big unglazed window ol the
veranda and smiled pleasantly upon
the pretty scene.
"Done?" he Inquired conversa
tionally. Madame Le Sage did not scream,
nor, rising dramatically to her teet,
cast herself at those ot her hus
band. Moving to the end ot the
divan she folded up her handker
chief neatly.
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"I am at your service, Lieutenant
Le Sage," said Rlccoll, as he rose
and bowed wilh great dignity.
"You are," agreed Le Sage.
"The choice ot weapons shall be
yours, said riccoii.
'Only one weapon," rsp'.lad
brother officer.
"Eb?!'
"I'll get my revolver." '
"Murder? You will kill your wita
and me?"
"Ob, no."
"Suicide? I am to commit . .
stammered Rlccoll.
"Oh, no.".
"You, perhaps? You will com
mit . . ." suggested the unhappy
lover.
"Oh, no."
Crossing to his bureau. Lieuten
ant Le Sage took bis revolver and a
packet of army cartridges from a
drawer. Opening the paper packet,
Le Sage took out a cartridge, broke
open the breach of the revolver,
and spun tbe chamber round.
"Empty," he aald, and, exhibiting
the cartridge between finger and
thumb, thrust It Into one of the six
compartments ol the chamber.
Again he spun the chamber round
and round, and then shut the re
volver with a snap. ,
"One cartridge," he observed, and
with a courteous bow, presented
aald Rlccoll
the revolver, handle first, to Rlc
coll.
"Suicide!" cried that gentleman,
and placed his hands behind hla
back. "No. A thousand times, no.
I will not commit suicide for so lit
tle . . . so little reason. , . ."
Madame coughed.
Lieutenant Lo Sage placed the
muzzle ot the revolver against hli
own temple.
"Ah!" gasper Rlccoll.
Madame covered her face.
Le Sage pulled the trigger.
A sharp click tell upon the si
lence ot the room,
"Your turn," said Le Sage, and
again offered the pistol to Rlccoll.
White-faced, the Corslcan glared
at his friend.
"Take it, man," said the latter,
with quiet patience.
"I will not commit suicide," cried
the Corslcan at length.
"A chance or a certainty?" re
plied Le Sage. "Take your chance,
or I will give you a certainty."
Rlccoll drew a deep breath
through nostrils that quivered
slightly, and extended his hand.
"I am protected," he whispered,
as he took the pistol. "I am a Man
ot Destiny."
"Pull the trigger then, Man ot
Destiny," said Le Sage quietly.
With a dramat!.. gesture, a flour
ish ot the left hand, and eyes turned
heavenward, Rlccoll placed- the
muzzle of the pistol to hla temple,
closed his fine eyes, whispered:
"Nothing can hurt me!" Then he
clenched his teeth and. with visible
effort, a shudder, and a grimace,
pulled the trigger.
Again a aharp click broke the
breathless silence.
Rlccoll relaxed, sighed deeply,
and, lowering tbe pistol, reversed
It, and handed It to Le Sage.
, "One each . . ." breathed Rlccoll.
"A fair duel. ... Honor Is aatls
fled." And he smiled almost affection
ately at hla friend and brother-Inarms.
"Don't you believe It. my son," .
replied Hat gentleman, and prompt
ly pointed the pistol at his own
forehead.
.Ctrmit. 1931, F. A. Sloiu Ce.1
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aatlafactlon from Lieutenant Rlccoll.
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