The Gate city journal., March 13, 1931, Image 2

SCIENCE rescues the
DEAFENED’
by Floyd Gibbons
* ha aald wrihaur *« b «* i «*
®
"Ten re wanted as a
witness" He msdened ta tha yoongsr
cotatabla. “ Stand be:»cea the d o «
and tMa viidcat. as Jnatdca ef tha
peace, young man. t can lack you up
and will 4s so If there'e any mors
disorderly resistance. Ready, both
of you?"
____ N w r _ ^ J
" O h R o b e r t s whispered.
pered. “and tell him two can play at
Sir Georg* put out his hand "Not
that game and you were Jus: spoofing
CHANGING PEOPLE
this man. You never meant to de h. »mess you want to Boberta. If you'd
rather wait, Tli take you back to your
Teat is why I followed you."
“ People are always changing” said
Sbe stared at him. “ Did father father. TO understand.”
Jack laughed nervously. "1 told Ur. San. "but I really consider It is
send you? Does he know?"
very funny, and I
"No,* Sir George whisper«-1 "No you it was s bit i f ” He turn«® ta the
'i consider they are
one sen: ma Do yoa think Id ¿ef Judge and said vehemently. "The girl I -
doesn’t want ta marry him. This k ^ y i = a i= ~ = d funny, too.”
you down? Look at the paper"
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;
He was speaking
"But why should yon— " Roberta foreign grafter is after her money.”
Roberta gave a lit tie gasp She slid \
to Mr. South Wind.
began and the*, aodden. y conations of
a n d Mr. S o u t h
the others turriediy unfolded the ta her knees beside the bed. put her
Wind wanted to
paper. She looked at It. gasped and arms about his neck and her kpa close
know what amused
turned to him. Sbe opened her mouth to his ear.
"Georg*— da you really love me?
Mr. Sun so much.
to *r«s t. but Sir George put Lis hand
“1 w i l l s t a r t
over It. "Give It ta the Judge.” he ! Aunt Aggy said—you did."
At the moment. Sir George dem-
right in at the be-
order«®.
founded at Aggy » audacity, could Dot
g.rn.ng. and teil
Meekly, and so unlike the Roberta
speak. Then it came to the man sud­
you all about It,"
he had known that his heart con­
denly that here was Just s bewildered,
said Mr. Sun.
tracted with pala and lendemeaa abe
frighten«® little red-besded girl Sorb
"Do." urged Mr.
took It screws ta Arlett wbo. back
t surge of tenderness went through
South
Wi n d .
again® the door, survey«® it
him at tbe touch of her lips on hit
“P l e a s e do," he
“H mmT* He looked *t Jack. "This ear that his whole body trembled.
added In his quiet,
here's a perfectly good New Jersey H-* eye met ber» readily. Robertas
< w _rv - o r b gentle voice.
marriage license made out for Roberta
eyelids drooped.
“L a s t winter."
Ms -B elt and Sir George Sandisoa.
“ Don't be a aiiiy ¿ittle fou." be aald
c o m m e n c e d Mr.
Who's Sir George Sandtson?"
W'rtsr.
and put a bandage! hand on hers.
Sun. “people said
"W hat!* Jack came nearer and "If this la Aggy’s plan how can we go
it
was
the coldest winter they had
looked at the paper
far wrong?"
known In some time.
"Sir George!" Roberta cried.
As be looked at her. be knew In­
"They would look up st me and
He held ber hand. “It's quite all
stantly that it was na thought o f ber ahake their fists and they would say:
right Yon see Jack, there * no ques­
I own dilemma that was causing tbe
* ‘Why don't you shine harder and
tion now of s defense-eas girl return­
girl to turn to him. He doubted It
make It warmer !*
ing home, after a theatrics! attempt
even a fleeting thought that It would
"And there I was—shining with all
at elopement, to be covered with
silence every slanderous tongue If she
shame and confusion while her father's
1 my might and main.
was to return to the Island at Lady
"Then the spring began to come
pocketbook Is emptied by a man wbo
Sand! son bad erosed her mind. He
along and the people liked me better.
couldn't possibly marry ber Roberta's
was hurt and wounded In ber defense
“ But, oh. what a winter I did have.
been playing you— so that ber father
aLd Aunt Aggy l t d sa l! be was firing
People were cold, and when they felt
might lay hands on you and your
of love for ber. so the was doing
gang"
1 cold they became cross and they'd
, whole-hearted!y what she could to
scold and say that I was of no use
He he® Roberta s hand tightly, so
hu v o w d a u d U| be4rt.
that the could not move. The puzzle®
"All set?” asked Arlett. H# Indi­ at alL
"They said very har>h things—that
and watchful Judge came forward a* cate® Jack to the younger constable
the two conssah es held the door.
In the summer I overdid It and that
"Hurl the Bad Egg, If be explode*."
"All the time yon thought you were
"TouT make him sign the certifi­ In the winter I was lazy.
running away with ber, she knew that
“ Tea, they said many cutting
cate. Judge?" Sir George asked. “ A
the had another man simply mad to
photograph of that signature will do things."
marry ber. following dose behind.
"Poor Mr. Sun.” said Mr. South
sway with any blackmailing scheme
Can’t keep up with the modern woman.
be has In his dirty mind, and will Wind, gently.
Jack. Even a dever chap like yonr-
"I couldn't help It because It was
make him a laughing stock in his own
aeif has no chance. She has ns. as
cold. That was Old Weather Mao«
refined circle. If that doesn't remove
tbe Americans say. ‘going and -
him from our path Hi take a gun. I'm fault, and you know the secret the
coming.’ "
Weather Man haa—tbe great, great
I growing quite American, you see."
"You're bluffing. This girl never , “ No guns." said Judge Arlett disap secret that la his own?
"Well. In case you have forgotten
Intends to marry you."
proringly. “I don't hold with them.
Sir George laughed. It was a feeble ; : But I d offer this dark-complected It I will tell yon. The Weather Man
laugh but It Irritate® Jack.
young fellow the chance to sign and says that hi* secret is tbe weather—
"It s a bluff and yon cant bluff me. get away while the going's got®.”
[ that is » ’by he Is called the Weather
I've got ber letters and my story
“Jack," Sir George said amicably. Man.
and 111—”
"He says that he's not going to be
! “will sign to oblige the lady or m be
He came up again® ‘Ariett and the compelled to tell tbe Judge my sus­ told Just wbat to do—that bis secret
two constat'es at the door.
picions as to his complicity with tbe is that he can do as be wishes, and
“Tou keep yourself to yourself." gang » h o tried to get MacBeth s that's a pretty good secret to have.
Arlett said. "No puahlng and shoving payroll."
“ It’s not many who can do as they
until this thing's straight. What do
He paused rignificantly. and held wish!
you want done with him. mirier? I Roberta * hand tid~::y to prevent ter
“ But It really was funny the way
wouldn’t argue with him no longer." from speaking, for be saw that to the people complained of me for not
Sir George dung to Roberta s hand, Roberta the knowledge that this man shining enough.
"ADd you know
but he refrain«® from looking at her. had ns«® her to harm her father was
we Just have had
Try as Roberta would she could not the most overwhelming blow.
free ber hand.
Jack looked at them, then at the a h e a t w a r e !
"Roberta, my dear. Judge Arlett can other three men.
"HI sign." b* Well, bow t h e y
did complain then.
marry us Just as tightly and Just as muttered.
“ They said the
well as any person, and Jack and the
"Ready?” asked Arlett.
way I was shining
constables will be our witnesses.
was dreadful. That
Will yen. Roberta ?“
C H A P T E R X IV
my heat was un­
He asked It recklessly. Roberta
would, of course, refuse and demand
MacBeth waa grown:g ant- bearable and that
they wished 1
to be taken borne to ber father, but Ionl Ee U(J been »heeled out to
at least It would
silence Jack and ( wttch th# ¿ ’ «tint fire, but that had would divide my­
make any attempt at blackmail lm- Ioo? IlDC*
iow11 i c i „
dark s e l f up m o r e
POMiiWe-
with Roberta and Sir George still evenly.
"There you have
Roberta hesitate® and as she did i jr:ecing, and do word from them.
Jack laughed aloud. "Tou see!" he
There waa much excitement on the It, you see. Tbe
said to Arlett. “It's sheer bluff! The part of the meats from New York, people are never
I'm ei­
girl came with me to marry me and because the bridge » as gone. There satisfied.
no one else. He can't save her face
was no direct communication with ther snaking them
that way."
the other side dow , so they must go too warm, or not
Summer.
Sir George stare® straight ahead of further down the river and cross st warm «tough.
“ When it is win­
him. smiling, waiting.
Bridgetown for their return. It meant
"Judge Arlett," said Robert*. In a they must leave earlier. Lady Sandl- ter they long for the summer, an®
very low voice, "will you marry us aon bustled about, arranging for an when it Is summer they long for the
now—an® do anything yon Uke with early supper, and for a time there winter.
"When it Is autumn they fiad It too
that—" Sbe Indicate® Jack.
was so much hurry and excitement
"Sure. We can Jail him easy, after­ that the absence of daughter and sec­ chilly, and when it is spring, they find
It Is too backward.
ward.’
retary was apparently forgotten.
“ There are a few who are different
Sir George could not take bis eyes
When they had all gone, Ray Browne
from tbe girl, wbo did not look at him bad time to wonder why the secretary but I find people very changing In
their ways, yes, I do.
now. "Roberta fi be murmured but did not return with his car.
“ And I should know, as I've known
she did Dot answer. She had thrown
Sir Georg* and Roberta 1 What ®M
ber head back and. leaning against It mean? He glanced at Robert Mae- for many. many, many, many years
now.”
the waU, she faced Jack.
Betb sitting silent beside him sod
"Yon have Indeed," agreed the gen­
Sir George found It hard to keep tried to guess wbat be was thinking.
from pitying Jack. He did not doubt They watched the long procession of tle south wind.
for a moment that to lose Roberta cars returning from up tbe river sod
S a il-S k a tin g in N orw a y
Dow was a life and death mailer to from watching the fire. Still no word
him. but Roberta was too young to from either Roberta or Sir George.
One of the favorite sports In Nor­
understand or be pitiful.
Browne felt be must make light of way is that o f "sail-skating." and
He was so much Interested In Jack's tbe fact that tbe two had not re­ races are often held on the Ice In this
plight, be forgot his own.
fascinating way.
turned, for Robert MicBeth'a sake.
Jack, wbo bad once loomed im­
Each competitor Is fitted with
"Something wrong with my car. The
portant In Roberta s life, was less than little beast Is always breaking down,” skates and a “sail.” like the sail of a
nothing now, and knew it. He made be said, as be went away In one of yacht only smaller.
a swift leap toward the door, while tbe MacBeth cars.
Across the middle of this sail runs
tbe const*Lie* gape® at Roberta, but
"Aggy. Aggy." her brother said, a bar, through which the competitor
Alien was in hi* way, ponderous, un­ shaking hla head.
"Firemen have pnta his arm, and a string lo»-er down,
moved and Immovable.
which he holds In the other hand.
wives and families."
"You keep awuy from that door.
Great speed Is achieved by in pars of
(TO BE CONTINUED »
the sail, and with a good strong wind
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plenty of excitement is assured.
DaidpEvw iing
The Handsome Man
by M a r g a re t T u r n b u ll
Ik.
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SONOTONE
> V« m Utk St.
Sr» York dry
Prince ‘Eddie” R e v e a l«
K een Sen s« o f H u m or
An interest-ng n> >ry comes from
Australia about the heir ta the Brit­
ish throne. The prince was riding
unattended outside o f Jte’bonme
when Lis saddle girth broke and
while he was trying to h i It a gen­
tleman rode up and dismount ad.
Noting the accent of the young rid­
er. the stranger said "T o* are
from England.” " Y " A n d may
I ask your name?" "I am the prince
of Wales May I Inquire « bom I
Lave to thank for this service?"
"Ok, me." caane the unhesitating an­
swer. *T® his dad."
Os the following evening there
was s M e ghe* la Melbourne. The
prince was there and among the
guests he noticed the stringer o f
the road. Pushing his way through
the elite. Eddie advanced with n
smile and an outstretched hand.
"Hell«. dad." be said—Bo®on Tran­
script.
Lucky Find
W ien » f find Mime sight W p
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• child. w« wonder wby we hadn't
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Here'* a good example: ‘ M ; lit­
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U n . M 8 « ten back. WX> Emile
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she didn't eat right and didn’t hare
XBtir-h energy.
“Our doctor had recommended
California Fig Syrup. so I gave her
some. Sbe Improved so much I
wonder I didn't do something for
her stomach and bowels before. Hh*
has a good appetite and digestion
and plenty o f energy, now."
To point op a child's appetite,
hicreexe energy and strength, assist
digest'on and regolate the bowels
there » ri'^hing like California Tig
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bowels In colds or children's dis­
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coated tongue, etc, warn o f con­
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Emphasise the name California
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Editor—Cm—there 1* one.
*T am delighted to hear it. What
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They recaíste Leer and bowels.—Adr.
As It Happens
If. ns has been said, the weaker
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because of the weakness o f the
stronger for the weaker.
Qwery
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"What 1* the penalty for backslid-
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Host people obey the laws because
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tact with them. There are so many
Laws that never touch yon.
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CHAPTER XIlI— Continued
"Eoberta. were yoa going ta marry
this fellow T
B ob «** Looked at him with • wide
stare. Had the ret’ y been going to
de that? It seemed lanpomlt-la It
seemed years ago that she had thought
she hated this man and loved Jack.
Bbe looked across the bed at Jack.
How stupid she had bee*. How etlJy 1
Why the man was common! Some­
how she could not meet Sir George's
•yea
"I suppose I did mean te nt one
u n a * she admitted. "I was so deter­
mined to do something deepen *.«— to
get awsy from everything and every­
body, hut I w ent do It now "
“Good girl 1* And then Sir George
added- "T oe couldn't anyhow. That's
wby I came to mop you He's mar­
ried already."
"You lie!"
“Oh. no I don’t." Be said It con­
fidently for Jarir's ft"* had bees In­
stant confirmation. “ I saw her at the
dock and I beard It at headquarters
C l . eat you’va murdered ber quite re­
cently, she's Mill your wife."
Roberta was staring at Jack la
horror. She bad 1® a thing like this
trlri her 1
"Roberts's quite through with you."
Sir George told him shortly
“ And
I e ll! be In a few minutes. after you
have told me bow you got bold of the
fact that I was taking the payroll
money up the river."
Roberta whirled. "Was be—was be
ta that, too?"
He nodded. He concealed bis sur­
prise that the should ask this. How
he had mis lodged Roberta 1 “Come."
be eald to Jack. *T haven't any time
to waste. Who told you?”
"She did."
“ Oh. no ! So f Roberta's voice rang
out violently.
"Tou don't believe
him. do you?"
"Not If you say you didn't." Sir
George told her promptly, “ though I
own It did look ilka that to me at
first-’
“I never told him !"
Jack laughed.
“ You dare to say —I did?"
Jack nodded. "Everything I knew
I got It from you. consciously or un­
consciously. You told me several
things that put me on the track and
It reeded only a little questioning
about roads and cars and banks to
get ail I wanted out of you."
Roberta flung her forearm across
ber eyes, and leaned against the wall.
She could not face Sir George She
had been this man s took She had
been a traitor In ber own father's
bouse. She had been tricked by Jack
Into believing the things be said
against Sir George.
He was saying quite distinctly,
though you could tell from his tone
bow tired be was. “ Call them in,
Roberta.“
Roberta opened the door. She came
back and stood near the bed as the
men with the exception o f the doctor,
wbo had gone on bis rounds, filed in.
"You will please tell this man be­
fore these witnesses that you are
through with him utterly and for­
ever."
"I am through with you." Roberta
said between ber teeth, “ and If I were
a man I would hill you."
"Its—" Jack wrawled, though his
blood was dark behind his olive skin,
"fortunate you're not. and I'm not
done with you. I tell you before these
witnesses that I have letters of yours,
which you cannot deny. I have also
a marriage license and your promise
to marry me. Tour coming all this
dlmance to do It will make good reed­
ing In tbe newspapers."
Sir George turned to Arlett.
“ Shoot It out doable quick, what­
ever It Is you want.” aald Arlett,
■tolldly. *Tve got a lot of things to do."
"Nothing more Important than this
You >a heard this young lady refuse
to marry this man. and also beard
him threaten to make a scandal
shout it."
“H uh!" exclaimed the fat coo-
•table.
"Women's got a right to
Change their minds.”
“ Sure!" said the younger constable,
revolving hie cud. "You can’t legislate
agin th at"
•
“ Boberta. tell Judge Arlett that you
are not going to marry our friend
Jach."
“ Nothing will make me marry him.”
"Well, that's plain." Arlett * tone
was friendly. “ Guess yoov* got your
walking papers, ton so wby not Uke
them quietly and go?"
Jack walked toward the bed. "1
can make trouble sod I will. What
you going to do about It?”
"Prove you a liar." Sir George said
quietly. "Roberta, get the paper la
tba right hand pocket ef my coat.
If It wasn’t burned up."
"It’s here." Roberta said meekly.
She had a sudden vision—every time
she looked at Jack—of wbat It would
be like to go meekly back to the Island
and Green Bend, and a day nr so
later see her letters and promisee em­
bellishing the front page of the papers
Her father would suffer, and every
one would know wbat a fool she
had been.
She opened tba cost pock® and
took the folded paper out ef It- Sbe
handed It to Sir George.
Ho feebly waved It toward AririL
U to hire. Bobble.” ha »bio-
Historic Buildings in City o f Philadelphia
Its wealth of historical landmark*
and association* and tta close pros-
I laity with other cities and places of
Inter»« on tbe east cos® places
Philadelphia on tbe main roadway of
eastern tourist travel. To tbe visitor
Interested In tbe nation’s history this
city offers associations which sre Iden­
tified with It alooe and which distin­
guish It among nil other American
town* Chief among these Is Inde­
pendence ball, where the Liberty bell
repose* and within whose walls tha
Darlsratloo of Independence and tha
Constitution of the United State* were
drawn and signed.
Many ef tba moat Interesting old
landmark* are confined to a email
area oa the central part o f town,
among theae be'og Osrpeater'a hall,
meetlag pises of tha fir® routine*Lai
congress, the Betsy Ross bouse, where
tbe first American flag Is Mid to have
been made and old Christ church,
place of worship o f Revolutionary he­
roes and In whose graveyard lies tbs
body of Benjamin Franklin. Congress
ball la another point of Interest.
H a m a » T eeth
There are no bicuspids In the first
set o f teeth.
The Arri temporary
molare—premolari ss they are usually
called—generally appear by the end
of tha first year. The second pie-
molars appear about tbe third year.
There are 30 deciduous or baby teeth.
Cottoa Billierq Balls
Billiard balls have been mad* at
listerà, the abort abreds of sutura cr»
Slow Speed
Grandad was slowly walking along
the sidewalk, and Billie, aged four,
was about 30 paces behind. trudglDg
«long on little fat legs.
“ Why don't you wait for me?” he
called, aggrieved.
“ I am waiting for you," replied
grandad, slowing np a bit more and
turning around.
“ Well.’ said the panting youngsters,
“ you ain't waitin' very fasti"
Defined
Teacher—Alfred, yoa may spell the
word neighbor.
Alfred—N-e-l-g-h-b-o-r.
Teacher—That's right Now. Tom­
my, can you tall me what a neighbor
la?
Tommy— Tea ma'am. It's a womaa
that borrows thing*—Everybody'®
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Bayer Aspirin will head o ff or relieve the aching and
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station runs from *750.000 to Ft.000.-
000. Pick-up equipment costa from
F10.000 to F15.000. Line charges—
that Is, for telephone wires to trans­
mit programs—cost approximately
from FI0.000 to $13.000 annually.
Electricity amount* to about *15.000
a year, and there are a number ef
Incidental expenses that run to
alout *1?«.OC>0. Microphones cost st
least Ï75.
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Very few people have any Idea of
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To install any kind of transmitting
aet *ith power np to 1.000 watts It
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The science of the transmission of
Bound at the present time is devel­
oping so rapidly that a sending set
that would be up to date today in
six months would be obsolete. The
broadcaster must pay studio and of­
fice rent -of from FI? ( » ' to F40.000
The quiet hog gets mo® slop.
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vegetable preparation when chB-
uiu-
dren are ailing. D on't stop its use
when Baby has been brought safely
through the age o f colic, diarrhea,
and other infantile ills. Give good
old Castoria until your children are
in their teens! Whenever ccated
tongues tell o f coastipation: when
there s any sign of sluggishness,
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just give them a more liberal dose
Castoria is so pleasant-tasting; ai
children love to take it.
Look for Chas. H. Fletcheri
signature and this oame-plate:
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U sers
T h e wo rld over
.In d orse
C u t i ----
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a p re p a ra tio n s
U s e d to r
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K eli e v e
A i l m e n t s o f -llie skin.