Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 309, Decatur, Adams County, 31 December 1936 — Page 3

IN SOCIETY

S CLUB HOLDS n jLjTMAS PARTY ’I ■. i nion township Woman’s yesterday at the home of H, ||erl»'it Zertkel for its annua! Klimas partyEarl Chase, Mrs. Harvey Mrs. Homer Bittner were ■* w nt host eases. ■ne nienilxo-H sang the club song ■jpray r waH offered by Mrs. E. ■ liii.-ch I '. county president of the HL | iat ionKnoott a tarry-in dinner was enH.,1 The afternoon program open- ■ with the singing of Christmas K,| S and the reading of the club Kj followed by prayer by Mrs. j ■p Barkley. The minutes of the Ktiotut meeting were read and ■L,.,| ami the secretary reported ■Lid up membership of fifty for ■ vear. club leaders. Mrs. Chase and ■. Forwtt Walters, will attend the ■it session at Purdue univer- ■ the week of January 11. It was K, announced that Mrs. Walter ■ttenbarger and Mrs. Hugh NidHL r will serve as flower girls for ■ coming year. Kbe names of the cheer sisters ■ revealed and new names ■<n Jits. Busche gave an interesting Kind,a short program was given. ■.Knepp read the first 20 verses ■the Christmas story of the second ■ptrr of Elizabetn, Mrs. Forest Kters. gave a reading and Miss ■icia Barkley gave a recitation ■ Santa Claus. The Christmas ex■ge followed. The next meeting ■be with Mrs. Whittenbarger in ■uryi ■ 1 ■lr. and Mrs. Leigh Bowen of Kteon street will entertain a 1 ■pot their friends at dinner and ■itch party this evening. ► ■pECTION AND. Knquet planned ■The Geneva and Decatur chap- ■ of the Order of Eastern Star ■I have their annual inspection ■net at the Masonic hall in this ■ Wednesday evening. I, ■The banquet will be served at six , Kty o'clock. Tickets are on sale.,

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mind about the holidays in New York and dropped down out of the skies here to give Husband Errol Flynn his biggest Christmas surprise. The Irish actor didn’t know anything about the trip until he received a wire from Lili telling

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■J 6 time of her arrival. He phoned studio he'd be late on "The ■frince and the Pauper" set and ■Jshed to the airport, but too late y meet the plane. The recently B* uni ted couple eventually got Blether at the studio. ■Jt’s a laugh, If you have that ■d of sense of humor, that Bhwst H. Murphy, secretary to the B Ur b sued Laurel and Hardy, bethe comedians’ companion in when he was made the ■Cendant in a $27,250 accident ■kit The marriage of Henry Fonda If hot break up the annual ChristBs« party that he always used to [pge with James Stewart, John y°Pe and Joshua Logan. The g°up voted to allow Fonda's ■Jde, (she was the socially promFrances Seymour Brokaw) to ■'tend the dinner and. this year, ■ *as held at the Fonda home. |Tou Asked Me and I’m Telling ■ Ou! Blanche Seward, Los Keeles: The future alone can tell ff* extent that Mary Blackford ■ regain the use of her limbs, ■ ■" she recently took 110 steps, . ■”’ best attempt yet. i E 1 ■ Errol Flynn was not the only I ■“llywood celebrity to get a preRJhstmas surprise. Every day at Marian Marsh goes into her I Fusing room on the Joe E. Brown ■” to receive a long distance call f sip Al Scott in New York. 5 I s he was there as usual, the day i

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Fanny Macy Phone* 1000 — 1001 Thursday . Tri Kappa Charity Ball, Decatur (Country Club, 10:30 p. m . Christian Endeavor Watch Party V. H. Church Basement, 9:30 p m Christian Ladles’ Aid, Mrs. Adam Kunowich, 2 p. m. U. B- Progressive Workers Class, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Merriman pot luck supper. Friday I Kirkland Ladies’ Club. Kirkland School, 6 p. m. New Years Day Dinner, K. of P. Home. Monday Junior Arts Club, Miss Zulu Porter, 7:30 p. m. Research Club, Mrs. C- M. Prugh , 2:30 p. m. Tuesday Tri Kappa, Elks Home, 8 p. m. Wednesday Eastern Star Annual Inspection, . Masonic Hal!, 6:30 p. m. for thirty-five cents. Reservations ! I must be made not later than Tues- 1 day noon with any of the following ' Mrs. Jack Leigh, Mrs. Nathan Nel- ‘ son or Mrs. Miles Roop. 1 1 Mrs. Many Frances Price of Vin-' cennes, worthy grand matron, will * be present. Inspection will follow E immediately after the banquet. ''

— The Tri Kappa sorority will have the regular business meeting at the ’ Elks home Tuesday evening at eight' ■ o’clockThe Firemen’s Auxiliary will meet Tuesday, January 12 at the fire station instead of Monday, January 4 as formerly planned- Mrs. Jack Freidt will be the hostess. WILLING WORKERS HAVE MEETING The Willing Workers class of the! Monroe M. E Sunday school met at i the home of Mrs. Snyder Tuesday evening. The meeting opened with: the singing of “Silent Night.” Seventeen members responded to the roll call. Scripture was read by . Adda Barnett and prayers were given by Mrs. Keller and Mrs. Haggard. Bertha Hendricks and Adda Barnett won prizes in the string chewing contest and Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. Stoneburner in the candy and spoon contest. Mrs. E- W. Busche won the crock contest. Mrs. Charley Estell gave two readings. The exchange of gifts was enjoyed by all. A beautifully decorated Christmas tree added to the festi-

before Christmas when the door of the dressing room opened and in stepped Fiance Scott in person. He had flown out from New York to spend the holidays with her. The wedding of this pair, incidentally, is set for April. Owner of an acre and a half in the valley, Tom Brown is building an eight-room house for his parents and a four-room separate place for himself. There will be a tennis court, a swimming pool, and Tom has just bought the adjoining lot to his property, which he will stock with pheasants and peacocks. Wait till he hears those peacocks in the early morning. Here and there in Hollywood.... The chap who married Marjorie Lane and Brian Donlevy in Ensenada was Arturo Barredo. who once led troops for Pancho Villa, but who is now a justice of the peace and hotel clerk combined. . . . Carole Lombard has decided not to sell her star sapphire collection outright, but to turn it in on some more jewelry-just what she hasn't decided yet. . . . The Mauch twins, Billy and Bobby, got a thrill when their father, Felix Mauch, arrived from New York for the holidays. With him came the family police dog, one of the tew living creatures

who can tell the boys apart. . . . That was Cynthia Hobart dining with Russell Gleason at the Beverly Hills Brown Derby. They had been shopping for a diamond solitaire. . . Fay Wray backed her car into the main

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pipe of the lawnsprinkling system on her tmd soaked both the machine and her self . • • Chester Morns, wno makes furniture for a hobby, is finishing up a double decker bed, for his son, Brooks. Flash' Immediately after the in one film-

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her thr ' a”' B ° W ® r> “"slated by' er three daughters. The January meeting will he held at -ho horn, , f Mrs. Charley Bohner. anniversary CHICKEN DINNER snmh Und Mr ’- Clyde Os 'wltl aTL 0 I ‘ h : '" y * 111 a Six O clock chicken and duck lltiner Tuesday evening in celebra-i 'on of their thirteenth wedding an-' iof''ii s,l 7i' u!8 ° ln celebr “tion; l ot the thirty-ninth wedding annlveraary of Mr. und Miw. A. W. GuMr. and Mrs. Gulick are great ancle and great aunt of Mrs. Jones. The entertaining rooms were beauifully decorated with a lighted tree and bouquets of snapdragon*. < overs were laid for Mr. and Mm. A. W. Gulcik and daughter Mary James Smith, Hubert Ehrsam. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Jones and children Mlles, Robert, Alta and Ellen. NEW YEAR S EVE ANNUAL AFFAIR Norm Carroll and his orchestra will furnish the music .for the annua! Tri Kappa charity ball to be held this evening at the Decatur coutry club. Dancing will commence at lO:3o and continue until 1:30. Clever decorations and favors will ' add to the attractiveness. Mr. and Mrs. J. C Mills of Pitta- j 1 burgh who are holiday guests of the ' latter’s 'parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Guy Brown, will entertain a number' 1 of guests a ta dinner party preced- 1 ing the dance- ■ Miss Many Klepper and her brother, Donald Klepper, will entertain ’ a large group of friends at the j Klepper residence before preceding to the dance. < —o

PERSONALS Miss Dolores Fendelbach, Miss ! Celeste Brickner, Paul and Harold Fendelbach and Norbert Kimniet of I Tiffin, Ohio will be the week-end guests of Miss Agnes Wolpert and Ed and Robert Wolpert. Robert Kramer attended to business in Fort Wayne. Charles Weatherhogg, Fort Wayne architect, visited here. The sunshine today is a fine closing for 1936 which has been the brightest in a long time and will make every one anticipate a bigger 1937. A number from here have reservations in various dining places in Fort Wayne, Chicago and other cities where the passing of the old year will be a happy event. John H. Williamson of Findlay, Ohio, president of and the original booster for the Benjamin Franklin highway, which is now improved from Atlantic City to Omaha, extending through this city over 224, visited here this morning. He has a promise that the six miles now unimproved between Van Wert and Decatur will be completed the coming year and hopes the section between here and Huntington can be paved. He is now operating a large hotel at Findlay. All offices at the city hall will be dosed New Year's day. Mrs. W. A. Klepper is visiting her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs- William Klepper, Jr., and daughter at Hornell. N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Ross of Milford, Ohio, who have been spending the holidays here will return to their home Monday. Miss Eva J. Acker, dean of Decatur school teachers, who was confined to the hospital with an attack of pneumonia, was able to return to her home last evening. Her condition is greatly improved. Miss Acker is principal of the South Ward. Mr. and Mrs. Don Farr and daughters Donna Lee and Kay returned last evening from a week’s holiday visit in Frankfort with Mrs. Farr’s mother, Mrs. Lee Kelle

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Yesterday Mrs. Kelley entertained with a dinner honoring the occasion i of Donna Lee’s fifth birthday. Elttle Miss Dianne Linn was able lo be out today after a ten day’s 111bees with a severe cold. Mrs. Lois Black was a Fort Wayne visitor yesterday. Mm. Albert Anker, Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Vega of Chicago, Mrs. Schla- | gel of Marlon and Mm. Henry Thomas spent yesterday in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Nellie Haney and daughter Florence visited in Fort Wayne yesterday. Daniel Kaehr of route 1, Monroe, visited in Decatur yesterday and renewed his paper. Little “Billy" Bowers, son of Mr. a,nd Mrs William Bowers is recovering from bruises which he encountered in a fall down the stairs at the Bowers apartment on Christmas eve, which miso happened to be Billy’s first birthday. He was in his kiddie car und hud followed his mother into the hallway and unknown to her, skooted over to the top of the stairs and then took a ride down. No serious injury resulted, although the accident somewhat damped the enthusiasm of the happy parents who planned a great celebration for Billy's birthday. Jerome Mylott left today for Chicago to spend the holidays. Charles Becker, sales manager for the General Electric company, Fort Wayne, visited here yesterday. The rush continues at the auto license bureau and Dee Fryback, manager, and assistants are busy issuing the 1937 plates. o

Adams County Memorial Hospital ♦ ♦ The following were admitted to the Adams county Memorial hospital yesterday and today: Mrs. Caleb Habegger, Berne; Raleigh Richards. 721 Elm street, city; Mrs. William J. Norton, Montpelier. Dismissed The following patients were dismissed yesterday and today: Robert Liechty, Berne: Miss Eva J. Acker, 227 S. First street, city; Mrs. Ralph Fugate and son, Robert Herbert, 413% Mercer avenue. Herbert Boerger. Monmouth high school student, will leave the hospital this evening. Mrs. Frank Sheets, Wren. Ohio, will also be dismissed this evening. 0 ARRIVALS A girl baby was born to Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Hetrick of Berne this morning at the Adame county memorial hoepital. The daughter weighed eight pounds, three ounces and has been named Janet. Mr. and Mra. Herbert Weigmann. Monroeville route two, are the parenta of a baby girl born at the Adams county memorial hospital at 12:00 noon today. The baby weighed six pounds and 14 ounces at birth and has not been named as yet.

Regular Rotary Meeting Tonight The weekly luncheon meeting of the Rotary club will be held at 6:30 o’clock this evening at the Rice hotel. C. E. Bell will be the chairman of the program and Mayor A. R. Holthouse will give a talk on city government and comI munity objectives for 1937. o Monroe Advisory Board Rejects Plan The Monroe township advisory board, in a meeting at Monroe last might, flatly disapproved the petition of more than 500 signers in the township asking for a school improvement program. The petition, calling for a $45,000 schedule of improvements to the Monroe school, would have enlarged classroom facilities, constructed a gymnasium and auditorium and otherwise improved the building. The petition proposed seeking a 45 per cent grant from the federal government. The board was quoted as saying that, since Decatur and Pleasant Mills already had such programs underway, such a ipetition would be useless, and in

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the event the grant was awarded, the remaining expense would be , too large for the township. - — Frank Wilson Heads U. S. Secret Service Washington, Dec. 31—(UP)—-Sec-retary of Treasury Henry Morgenthan, Jr., today announced appoint- ' ment of Frank Wilson as new chief of the United States secret service. He succeeds William H. Moran, who retires at midnight after 54 years in the government service. The secretary announced that Joseph E. Murphy will be assistant chief. Wilson has been acting chief of he secret service since September 8 when he was transferred from the

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Jessica Parkman, New York society girl, has gone to what she believes to be her island of! the Florida coast. Jim Harper is camping there, quite certain that it is his island. Because he falls in love with Jessica, he tells her he is Jim Robinson and that Harper has gone. They become engaged and then Jessica disccvers his deceit. She is furious. A rum runner also caches his liquor in a hidden inlet on the island. Officers trace him there and think Jessica is involved. They are going to arrest her, and when Jim tries to help they threaten to arrest him. CHAPTER V. “Arrest me and be damned to you,” Jim Harper cried angrily, “but leave Miss Parkman out of this." “I will thank you to go away and mind your own affairs, Mr. Harper,” Jessica cried. She was in a most embarassing position, having Jim come forward to help and champion her when all she wanted to do in the world now was to have him thrown off her island and then to even accounts with him in any other hideous way she could contrive. “Don’t be rash about it, dear—” “Will you get off my island, Mr. Harper!!” Jessica interrupted. Come come. Tell us where the stuff is stored,” the officer demanded of Jessica. She looked at him scornfully and when her mother asked what was the trouble, Jessica told her it was nothing at all “Miss Parkman knows nothing about this—don’t be such an ass, Sargent,” Jim thundered, losing his temper at the dumbness of the officer. “A load of stuff was brought from this island to the shore tonight. The boat that brought it came directly back here. Naturally we expect to find the rest here.” “In my house, on my property, without a search warrant?” Jessica asked, scornfully. “She’s got you there, Sargent," Jim said, beginning to feel relieved.

“Perhaps, but we can arrest her on suspicion and take her to the mainland, which is exactly what I intend to do. Get ready to come w ! th me, young woman." “Young lady, remember that, Sargent,” Jim said. “Will you go away? I’d much rather be arrested than have you about—” “Come, come, cut out this opera bouffe,” Officer Sargent cried, angrily. “Look here, Sargent, 1 guess I’ll have to come across. 1 can’t let an innocent girl undergo this indignity. I’m the guilty party and I’ll stand for the arrest. Come on, let’s be going and not annoy Jessica — Miss Parkman — any longer,” Jim said. The officers turned to Jim in amazement but Jessica came out between them and turned to Sargent. “Mr. Officer,” she said, tensely, “while this person here is less than nothing at all to me, and his idiotic attempts to shield me are unpleasant, I happen to know that he is no more guilty than 1 am.” “Just like a novel or a play, Sargent sneered. He was fast losing his temper. “Each trying to shield the other and putting up a bluff about having a quarrel I’ll take you both along." “You are going to be one mighty unhappy man if you arrest me, Jessica declared, “yet I would rather stand that indignity than the indignity of having Mr Harper about, trying to protect me. The fact is. however, that neither of us are guilty. I have seen the men who smuggle in bottled goods and I know fairly well where it is kept." “You do!” Sargent cried. “In the dark it may be difficult to go exactly to it, but I can come C '°“And what do you know about ■ it, Harper?” “Not a thing as to where it is kept. I have reasons for believing that some runners are using this island at times, bu' whether merely as a resting and hiding place or to store their goods, I m not certain.” “Then, young woman—er young lady, you will have to show US where this stuff is hidden and also explain how you happen to know so much “Very well When 1 get some suitable clothes to go through the woods and swamp.” “Look here, you can t make Miss "ark.nen tramp across this island at this time of night.” Jim offereu her services, 1

position of special agent In charge of the Cleveland office of the Internal revenue bureau’s Intelligence unit. Germany Delays Proposal Answer Berlin, Dec. 31—(UP)—A delay In Germany’s response to the latest Franco-British proposals for neutrality In Spain was anticipated today after Baron Konstantin Von Neurath, German foreign minister, talking with the British and French ambassadors at the foreign office. Von Neurath's summons to ambassadors Sir Eric Phipps and Andre Francios-Poncet were issued late In the afternoon- The foreign office declined to specify the nature

figL W Ik ] A “Don't make me detest you more with your drivel about giving me something that I already own."

Harper. What the devil’s the matter with you, anyway?” “It is all a man can do to get through in the daylight. Why not be sensible and wait until morning?” Jessica, pausing to hear what was said, agreed. “It would be better. I doubt if I can find the place in the dark,” she said. Sargent and his brother officer talked this over in low voices. “Well, I suppose it would be better than to go floundering about. You say it is swampy If we go back to our launch and curse a little about not finding anything, if these men are near they will be put off their guard.” “They’ll be put off their guard if they don’t hear what you say. The very fact that you get in your launch and go away will be sufficient." Jim pointed out. “That’s right. We had a terrible time getting across as it was,” Sargent agreed. “All right, that’s settled," Jim said. “Mind vou, no talking to anyone. We’ll be back about noon,” Sargent warned. The t—o officers disappeared in the thicket. "Jessica.” Jim said, entreatingly. “My note stands. This is my island. You have nothing to do with these raiders and if vou aren’t gone by morning I shall send for the authorities to arrest you for trespassing.” "All right, dearest, but you will lose the case, because while I have given you this island, it has got to be nroperly recorded to make it legal.—vou know the form. ‘For one dollar in hand uaid and other valuable considerations’ ” "Don’t make me detest you more—with your drivel about giving me something that I already own.”

“You shall see, Jessica.” “You march back and strike camp all ready to get out at sunrise or else see w’hat happens to you!” , . , “Honey, stop playing the hardhearted Hannah, you know how I 'ove you. You know that I explained whv I felt forced to use only two-thirds of my name “Go away, please!” (> “T can’t go until I explain. “But vou can't explain because you insist on claiming my island. I cannot abide deceit and stubbornness. The nerve of you to nut up that sign in the first place. If vou had told me who you were am) asked for camping rights, I wouldn’t have minded, because you never disturbed me down there but this is quite unforgivable Now go and do as 1 say.” “Not me. I am going o hang around here and watch. No telling what may happen. You go to bed, dearest—” “I’m not your dearest. “Yes, you are and always will be. Now go to bed, please. I’m going to keep watch. The officers

1 of the conversations beyond saying ■ they concerned "current questions." I o — Gov. Hollman Denies Ransom Money Found ’ South Amboy, N. J., Dec. 31.— RJ.RI- -Gov. Harold G. Hoffman said I ' at his home here today that he; knew nothing of the reported re-1 “covery of *21.650 in gold notes which was said by the Phlladel ' 1 phis Record to In- part of the Lind- [ • bergh ransom money. 1 "1 thought," the governor suldj -"that the federal bureau of in j ■ vestlgutlon and the former head • of the state police, Col. I|. Nor-' liman Schwartzkopf, had closed the i case. “I thought they said all the Lind-

might get lost and stray back or those rum runners might come. It isn’t safe.” “I have Dobson.” "Don’t make me laugh. Come, darling, kiss me good-night—” The door slammed violently. Jessica had gone in. Jim Harper was far too disturbed to sleep, so he paced the beach for a while and hung around until daybreak, when he went to his camp and aroused Mose. <■ "Call me at noon if 1 don't wake up,” he ordered. Mose didn’t have to cal) him. He was ready before noon and he got to Jessica’s bungalow just as Sargent and three other men arrived in their launch, this time coming to the coast side of the island. Jim greeted Jessisa calmly when she appeared, but she utterly ignored him. Jessica was ready for them, wearing waterproof laced boots and short khaki skirt. She led the way with Sargent. Jim saw it would make matters worse if he tried to go at her side, so he trailed along. The six of them, none expert woodsmen except Jim, made a great deal of noise, 'they came out just below the inlet and Sykes and h,s men heard them. When Sykes saw them he decided that discretion was the better part of valor, and he wanted to save his launch from being confiscated. They watched and saw Jessica pointing. “It is up there further, wnere a little swamp cuts in. I saw them bring some bottles out of there,” she said.

Sykes heard this as he was silently poling his launch up around a point to hide it. “I’ll get square with that dame and that guy who said he was camping. He's squealed too. Watch what 1 do to him.” Sykes threatened. Jessica went up the shore. “Here is the swamp. I went out on that dry point and saw them bringing out a bottle,” she said. “Looks like an inlet in there.” Sargent declared. They managed the swamp and found the inlet. It was easy to find the caves after that “Two of you go back and bring our launch around. There must be a thousand bundles in here,” Sargent ordered. There was no further need for Jessica to hang around. Sargent and one man. guns in hand, stood guard. “You might apologize to Miss Parkman,” Jim said to Sargent. “Why?” Sargent asked, coldly. “How do 1 know, now, that she isn't involved? She admits that this is her island.” “Only it isn’t. It’s mine, and if you didn’t have a gun with you I’d make you apologize to her, Jim snapped.

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Jessica gave Jim a withering glance and hurried away. Jim overtook her, but she turned a deaf ear to all hitentreaties. “There is no need of this,” sh< finally said. "Just as you io something half human you rui» it all by claiming that this is youi island. Well, Mr. Smarty Harpei my lawyer is sending down m' deed and I am going to give you one nice long look at it. Afte' that you keep away from me!” Jim sighed. “1 gave you—oh, never mind now,” he said, catching himself just in time. He left her at the clearing. The prohibition officers carted away all of Sykes’ wet goods while he and his two men, hiding, watched it go and didn't danmake the least effort U. prevent it. Sykes had killer instincts, but he didn’t dare risk facing the fou> armed men. After they had gone he cursed loud and long and promised al' sorts of revenge on the “gal” who had brought the officers down on his cache and cost him a loss of around ten thousand. Jim was worried. It occurred to him that this rum runner, finding his liquor gone, would suspect him of squealing and would come back for revenge. Jim had no idea that the men were there and in hiding til the time. He gave Mose an automatic and took one himself. When night came he was so, nervous that he decided to go over to the clearing. Something might happen or Jessica might try to gat away on the yacht. He simply had to keep in touch with her now until his deed came. Armed with this proof, he felt* that all would be well. He didn’t have to awaken Mose. I The colored boy was too scared to sleep. He was sitting inside the cook tent with the automatic on his knees, ready to shoot at thel first thing that appeared. And meanwhile Sykes and his two men had come through the woods to find th«bungalow. They knew, from the ■ conversation they overheard, that ’ the girl who had found their cache and squealed was doubtless in. that vicinity. Jim hadn’t arrived. He was taking his time, trying to plan the best way to approach Jessica once he got his deed in his hand. | “Tell you what,” Sykes whispered as they saw the bungalow, “we’ll burn it. If they’re such) fools they can’t get out, that’s too bad and nobody can lay a finger on us!” , Silently they piled brush against the side of the flimsy little building and then lighted it. The flames leaped up against the thin wooden side of the bungalow! (To Be Continued.) and her mother in this fire-trap and Jim not there yet. d terrible situation. Read the outcome of this in the final instalment. LwwrUhL King F®«tur«g indicate, In*.