Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 196, Decatur, Adams County, 21 August 1950 — Page 4

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% Moral*** are lie*, bat ** Mo*< day MN**ti*M* lk*f *O*M tO* early la tta <*y. * *oM******ilo* vekide Bat it i* " dlurtraaa to segtoet a Uasely visit t* tbo imoUm ******* —* < ■ >,—■■■ Jayaa has Itoefl i| with ibis coaatry ata Um Uaitta Nattoaa in tta fight agaiaat Korea. Oaaeml MacArthur taa tana a gota teactar, aa wall aa comamtaer Oh shucks! Member* of congrew prevented what might hare taaa tta oeaaea'e beat tight when •Haar oM taaator MeKeller ata 71 year eM Ooagreeeama Cannon wasted I* *m!l **ch otbor. Co**ty school ****rl*ts*dc*t Foley taa arranged an ■•usually ietoreeUag program for tta n»* neal teachers laMltato oa August 30. A aatioaally kuowa speaker, Louis Altar, a sttaeat oa Russia, will deliver an stares* to tta tracker* oa tta “Kremlin Hueprint." Bspt. Foley invites tta public to bear this timely talk, which will be given at the Lincoln **■■■■**’ ; ■ r->»iy» Tta personal income at Amerh cans reached a new high in Jone. It is now nt an annual rate at tJlsJta.ueo.ooo, a gain of |IJM,nee,Ota over tta pace of the month before. Wages and higher prices for goods ata farm products are the chief cause of the Increase. Federal officials believe that increased mobilisation for defense will raise the annual income to even, higher figures before the year is out. so you might be one of the lucky ottos. To * person. ..every oody In this vciniriuniij hopefully prays* that t’l'l Leltoy V. Baumgartner, reported pissing In action lit Korea. —w til return • afe ly t«t ht-> tnfht ary - unit. Although tew prisoners are . .taken by the Korean Communists. 1 , these young AmeH.ans have *_ way all their own of getting back to friendly litier. providing they are given one chance In a million It would-be real < ause for joy to learn that t'pl Baumgartner w»j again with bis company India wantr i<? talk with Coinluuniil China about the statu* of Tibet The i'hinv-ie-RcdH would

Disease Needing Early Care

M«rmin N. Bundesen, M.D. CNTIL a years ago. the di ♦ MS** know I. .« • ■ I .< .'• M< • • ad<M*ar<litis wa# always fatal With the development of p«‘ni<ii)in tliu tract* pic ture was dra naih ally altered Todays moat tic tuns of J;-.* disease ran be saved though it of 'ten require* a heroic Pule even when full use I* made not only of penicillin but of other powerful killer*. In vie* of this fart. it is of great importance that the condition !>e dftoofered earTyand ’ tieatment started at once It should always |>e nuspeHed in f any patient with damaged heart valves who baa fever for* longer ' ’han a week This is an important ■ tule Kiner the condition of en starts .“«» mildly, that the patient goes I about hi*, duties without realiziii ’ I that he is sick. On the other hand it -my l.lsrtj'-up violently following ' 7hHd.biftK.the er traction-of a loath. '•'•••■% . •#• • '■ , , t.O- rMaival jgC the tottsiH. 1 , The inoxt common symptoms'aim ' fever anemia or Lessening of Ahr ! -"irftnnnt of color ini he blood, loss 4 of ; weight, weakness, and pains in tbt |rm>- a.id legs Later bits of material known .*» ■ e.-üboit may break off from the damaged heart valve arid may be ned toother ;>arts of the ’»od? »uph i.- the kidney*, ”plee:i, and nerrons ' system The type -of sy-nptm- . .psii» o( the Maly are alt* 'ft»d »y these euiboll. Liitb* Idoccd >|Aits. km an «.«• tcc hia»* are uMbuty f»und in< - • nhJ ''ll I <!,; ; . • . . w ’«• moulu Am*- raided

like to "liberals” Tibet from Its Itaepeadewce. India wests to see tta itaepetaeace of Tibet presort ta, ata seeks to tors tta Rods aside from say attempt to take Tibet by fores, la tta Security CmtacH, Itato tag taea a frieta-al-court of Commuaiat Chlaa, supporting tta propseal that the Rods be given China s seals In tta U. N. still occupied by tta NsHoralM*. It will be Interesting to see whether India will persist In this —support after It taa had a few months us experience in attemttag to carry oa aa latelligeut negotiation with a Commnnlet govern meat oa a subject of dltleriag vital interests. o ■ e"■ President Truman has made »i other excellent choice of an outetaadiag itaividnal la naming Lt General Walter Bedell Smith as director of tta aatioa’* central intelligence service. Oen. Smith, who served three year* a* our am- ’ taaotaer to Russia. is one of tta moot able ata tearless men In tta country. Ho served as General Eisenhower* chief of staff & ata accepted the surrender terms from what remained of the Nasi government at tta end of the war , A tamer He«*ier. wl»o <-»me .up „ the army ranks through the National Guard. Goa. Smith ha* the energy ata American *plrlt to handle any job assigned him If changes come in the defease or even in tta state department, the Hoosier soldier would be a tine cljfk-e to nil either high post. —o—-o The lampreys, or eel-llke par aslte* are said to alarmlng Inroads on the fish of lake Hurou aud lake Michigan, though not noticeably as yet in lake Erie. This relative freedom <>. lake Erie from the scourge is because th» lamprey needs clear water with a sand, gravel or rock bottom. Erie is mostly covered wtrh silt from the farms;cor. i-qual-ly unfortunately, noxious w,. The upper lakes are in a different, situation. Biologists are looking for Ways to re,duce the number of lampreys In northern Michigan alone traps caught 2.251 spawning lampreys Unfortunately nature' is so prolific that this probably represents only a small proportion of the total number Other means will have to be found to al<— rroy 1 the parasite.

I r purple npotA may develop on tht* toes, soles of the feet. , «n<! patmK of th« hand?' These ' Mpots t <mie and go during the a<-tiw state of the disease . __ f 1 When (his disorder is suspectW: a culture of the Mood should he jiiaide to ascertain the typ ■ of gvru»* ■■ present. Then the mo*? effect!.o fnrpi of treatrndh ran be derhh l ui»on. The effect of peui< lliin on •hewe germ* also can be determine 1 I ho. that th* 1 proper dosage of pentc i i’lin ran be used hr. Leo Loe*’ f oT ,\’ew York, who has done a gre.-tt deal of research in ’hi> ibudithm. • believe* thet 2.000,000 units of prSd- < iUln should lx? given In treating ■ this disorder. The best method of ad ninistrr in » 'it seems io be by what is khown as ’the constant drip method of tie? •nent. a -.olntipn'rontaming sh»- pen ■ it liliii i.< alhj.4.4'<i toTtow .Jowly ' -• -1;.'..*-.," 'A.,; > ' > treat me nr* last -for froth four (•< live place, larger dosages of penn Hi In are ue< e*»ary and must con’fn ued lor i longer period ar time » * ualiy eight week a' , . . . • - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ,M F lam ‘thirty uln« i p.d {and ha.e a in t ■ n * It,;. very Itchy Uhat wouj<| geftl ? a er. It o»‘ quite jMissible-1 .taf (hiad'h Ja due to ring worm Insection . 'The treatment t •> t \ < ond.lt !»e i at. tod <‘U'- iliithu the j*_.±. !H J.int f>t *fi-«MHt k 1 ltoil.»l j

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• A Modern Etiquette | By ROBRRTA LM — g Q. Should cocktail glasses be en - -.raved with lhe wife'* or husband * initials? I've bean told that all "drinking" glasses are supposed to belong to the man of tta bouse. A. This is optional. It ia appropriate to use the husband * initial* on such glaise*. and it I* also correct to mark the glasses with the wife’s initial* - to match the rest ut the household glassware. V Should small, dry cakes, such ns lady fingers or macaroons, be broken as each bite is taken? A. No. It Is better to take small Idles out. of them. y. Is it correct -o um "Bear .. s l ccr l|, o."r " , •:

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CHAPTER THIRTEEN THE EVENING MEAL Md been finished ata doge were snarling over the bone* outside when the voice of Father Theodore rewched them, begging permlaaion to enter. He cam* in. howto* from the want, hl* face wreathed with smilen "An honor ha* come to you." he aald to Walter. "Tta great orkAow deeire* to ptay you a game of eheaa." A look of anaiety replaced the annla, "Young *cholar baa waatad, 1 trust? It would not do to carry odor of aaddle Into the presence." ‘ "I alway* wa*h before aittlng down to eat;" said Waite *uf!ly. "Very good," aald th* pnest. after looking him over carefully. "Men from Chriatian land* do not bathe enough. It la aald the Crusader* stank moot abominably.* Tta nine horsetails in front of the enormous yurt of Bayan were flapping crauly in the night wind. A guard at the entrance stepped aside to let them pa**, muttering, "May the retching death come to all *oa* of infidel mother*!” Felt image*, dangling on strings, brushed Walter's face aa he walked in. The commander wag stretched out at comfortable ease in a threelegged chair, his scarlet-flowered robe leaving his bare feet uncovered. A folding table had been set up in front of the general on which a map was spread. He looked over this at hi* visitor and said something to Father Theodore is a pleasantly modulated voice. ' Most noble lord Bayan doe* not deign to speak Ri-cAi," said the latter. "1 shall remain and act as -interpreter. Ha bid* you welcome and begs you to be seated." A servant put a set of ivory chessmen on th* tabl*. Walter looked at the piece* to bewilderment, failing to recognise sonw of them. There were four tall elephant* with gold bowdah*. and he did not realize they were th* rook* until hi* august opponent placed hi* pair at the end* of the shah line. The set was a magnificent one and very old, but no care had been taken of IL Each man was encrusted with dust and fljnpecks. -The great lord Bayan always expect* the first move,” aald Father Theodore; A brisk movement of the general's hand started the Jdrzi pawn out as the first step in the battle. This was completely new to Walter, mid he studied for a full minute before cmnteruig with' the same move. Bayaa was lightning fast in all his subsequent plays, shifting his men from square to square with the suggestion of a fehne pounce. He had gone on the offensive at once and the attack w‘as so well co-ordinated that Walter was thrown back at once on defense. The latter played as well as he knew how, considering each move with the greatest care. “If 1 can only play just well enough!" he said under his breath. "I must give him * good game so he will Send for me again." The outcome of the game was never scrtomly in doubt, but the . Englishman managed to provide a stubborn dktctaac. forcing tu* opi poucnl into several change* Os at-

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Sir" and "Pear Madam" In social correspondence 7 A. No; these terms are used only ! iu bu*lne*a correspondent*. I 20 YUKS AGO I TODAYp. 1 -' i Aug. 21 — Al Smith predicts a "sweeping victory" over tice nation for the Democrats in the her election. Amos Lewton, trustee of Root township, announce* that the Aber school will be discontinued. A thousand Methodists enjoy the picnic at Walbridge park. Toledo It Earl Peters. Democratic state chairman, leaps from 11* car an

tack before capitulation became I necessary. Thia quite apparently [ was exactly what Bayan wanted of i him. The young general shifted I about in hl* chair with every evi- . dene* of keen enjoyment, quaffed r mare's milk frequently from a I silver mug, and emitted snorts of satisfaction at each stage of the • battle. t Three games were played, alt l ending in victory for the general . Bayan clapped hi* hand* together r a* a signal for tta board to b* rel moved. He then poured out some > rapid sentence*. "He say* he like* you," said Fa- ; ther Theodore. "He says you are a . very handsome fellow and that he , taa never seen such a head of hair before. He is sure you are a devil ; among the women. As for your gwne, he say* It is good enough. He will play with you again." Bayan yawned, stretched out ■ both hi* leg* luxuriously, and called *n order. I "We leave now." said the priest Another factor was beginning to i disturb the tenor of life to their curious household. Mahmoud had overcome hi* unwillingness to have I a second servant and was beginI ning to take advantage of tta situation. Mor* and more he was I heaping work on Maryam's shoulder* Early in tta morning he would call: "Get out of bed, lazy i second boy! Light the lamps. Mas- , sere can't see to dress." At night ■ it would be: "You, Tapha! Get stew in kettle. Hurry, second boy, i or Mahmoud lay pothook over your back!” He was even expecting her to do much more of the heavy work of loading and unloading than she had tta strength to da Walter became concerned about it, realizing that site must be finding It hard to meet these demands. Oa one occasion he examined her hands and found that both palms, although they had callus marks on them, were so soft that it was certain she had not been accustomed to work of any kind. "1 shall speak to that rascal of a Mahmoud," he said. "He is getting laxy and putting too much work on you." Then he noticed that her fingernails were cracked and broken. "You haven't complained, but I know you are finding it much too hard. That black scoundrel shall be soundly whipped!",” Several days later, he came unexpectedly into the tent and heard a sound at scuffling from Inside the tent and voice* raised in anger and pain. Throwing back tta flap, he found that the disturbance came, from Maryam and Mahmoud, who were rolling on the ground in a tight grapple, clawing at each other and Indulging in furious recriminations. "Stop it!" lie cried, rushing in to separate them. "Mahmoud, you shall be qoundly whipped for this Maryam, let ga Get up, both of you." Maryam rolled-to one side and then sat up. Weeping angrily. "Im- , pudent, slave!" sh< said. “I have i stood as much aa I can.” Then she stopped, and an apologetic look spread on her face. She rose slowly and walked away: From the other side of the tent ' rhe .'aid-to Walter "I am snriy 1 You will think badly of me because |

tostant before ilk 0 train demolished Ma astomobtle wbil* he was «a rout* to South Beta. He wm not laterW. Dr. ata Mra. W. E. Smith go to Eta. Michigan to anjoy a two weehs fishing trip. The McDuffee Ur* company announce* rtancttoa oa tire prices to a* tow a* 17.70. | Household Scrapbook | - If IWMUTA LIE | Prevent Merlnfis* Shrinking To help >re’*°t meringue on cream pr fruit-tilled pie* from shrinking while cooking, be sure that it covers tta entire top of •be pi* and touches the rim of th? crest Bake tta meringue tor aliout 11 minutes in a slow oven and keep it out of a draft while it Is* cooking. Whitening Sport Shoe* Why not try using some ordinary gatoter*’ masking tape fur protecting any colored leather while whitening sport shoes? Feattar Pillows Don't sun feather pillows, as the heat brings out the oil of the feathers. Instead, hang them on ■he line on a windy day so the air <au penetrate. I Scouts At Council Scouts from Decatur attended the Anthony Wayne council who are members of the Order of the Arrow Fall Powwow at Big Island this weekend. They met to Initiate new members into their order, and to advance other mevnbers. Luther SCbroek, of troop Si, went , through the ordeal, or first inltiak Hon. The Brotherhood honor was received by lion Smith and David Hiai-kbuin. of troi’P <l. Medford Smith, of troop (1 and Lowell Smith, former scoutmaster, also at; r tended Troop <2 sent John Thompson. Norman Sgtagely. Herb Kltson. Kenny Nash, and Bob Baker > If Y*u Hsv* tamsthlhfi T* tall II Try A Democrat Want Ad— it Pays

■ 1 make a promise and then break r It so soon. But I could not help ! rt. Waiter. He struck 1 'Tapha bit me!" accused Mah- ' moud. 'That second boy has teeth I like viper." ; Walter turned toward Maryam. Whatever he had intended to say - remained unspoken, for he now saw that in the struggle the wide 1 trouser on her right leg had been ripped from waist to ankle. Under normal circumstance* he could not hsv* tailed to none* that th* limb 1 thus revaaled to full view was slender and quit* beautifully rounded: but all he could sc* now was it* telltale color. It was white, whits, whit*! H* motioned to her frantically. Maryam looked down and instantly realized the danger. She drew the tom edges together and ran back of her curtain. But it was 100 Ist*. Walter saw a startled gleam in the eyes - ? Mahmoud and knew that the i :> .nation would soon find Ils way uako that stunted mind. Ttw? little servant had stopped sniffling. "Well, the cat is out of the bag," he i nd to himself. He crossed over and sat down beside Mahmoud. "Do you like your masters?" he asked. "Ye*. Maaaer Wasser!" affirmed the boy, on the point of blubbering. "Mahmoud love good mas•era." "Would you want to see them in trouble? Would you want to *ee them killed in some such way as that btock boy?" IM no, masscr!" . 'Then can you keep a secret?" Tta whites showed in a full rim around both eyes in the ebony-col-ored face. "Yea, masser,” he whispered. 'This oa* you cal! second boy Is not toy at aR," said Walter, lowering his voice. "She is a lady, a very great lady. She was being sent to China, but sb* didn't want to ga So she ran away from them and came here to u*. Now do you know who she ia ?" - - —,. The round eye* were rolling in their sockets. "Yes. masser. Yes, masser." "If they found out she was here, it would mean trouble. Very great trouble. Mahmoud. All of u*—even you, Mahmoud—would brttald responsible, and we would all be killed. Do you understand that ?" "Yes. masser." Fear had taken such COJliplctW .of Mahmoud that he could hardly speak. "Now Bated to m* closely. We. must go on a* we are. Great lady must still keep her face Mack. People outside must still think her second boy. That means she must lio some work so they won't know anything different. But Mahmoud, she is small and not strong. She must not do very much work. Do you see that?" “Oh ffc*. masser "." "You must keep all this to yoursell. Not a word ia to be said to other servants. Remember. Mahmoud. if they , find out, you will be killed too.” Tlie , boy drew himself up with resolution and even dignity. "Mahmoud too busy after this to talk to otfcer servants. Mahmoud try to dT all work." (To Be Con*in«»/O ■ »

Alert Floridians To New Hurricane Peril Miami. Fla. Aug. 21. —(UP>— The second hurricane of the seaeon rhurned up today to the Atlantic off the small British Island of Antigua *vea'before the first big storgi had bfawu itself out. Winds of 100 mile* an hour ewlrlta around the "small hurri cane” which the San Juan weatbe* bureau aald was moving west-north-west pt between eight and 10 mile* an hour. Hurricane warning* were ordered hoisted from the French Island of GuSdelnpe westward to St, Martin Island. The Virgin Islands were ordered to raise storm warnings. Shipping in the northeastern Caribbean »v» advised to exercise "extreaw caution'' and avoid the storm. The advisory located the hurricane at latitude 17.1 north, longitude 610 west This placed it some 1,208 mile* southeast of Miami The season's first hurricane was roaring northeastward through Atlantic shipping lanes after skirting the Florida coast Army Issues Call Miami Beach. Fla., Aug,, 21. (UP) — The army- needs veterinsrians -to check up on its food Despite the lack of horses BrigGen. J. A Mci'allam said here at a meeting of.the American Veter Inarv Medical Association, the' service ts calling up 50 reserve officers and needs more. "Constant and careful examination of ?<H>d is vital l<» the health of our men and we must have enough veterinarians to do thejob." the chief of the veterinary corp* said. T-'te water safety service of Hie American Red Cross says that lees than seven per cent of the Ainerl can population can swlui well emnixli to keep from drowning "un' « w unfavorable circinnstshSe* '

CHAPTER FOURTEEN A WEEK PASSED, with the weather showing no tendency to moderate. One morning Walter wakened early and proceeded *to make up the fire himselL He was ntting best e the slowly prospering flames tarhen tta rustl* of a iurtnto behind him caused him to turn hi* head. Maryam was peering around tta edge at him. her Mack curls still tousled from sleep H* realized with a ahock that her face was several shade* lighter than when ate had first joined them. "Tta stato ia wearing off!" he The girl nodded tar .head. "I thought it was, but I have no mirror, and so 1 could not be nice. See." She held out her hands palms up for his inspection. ‘They wee much lighter." "I bop* no one has noticed it! You must apply more of It before you show yourself outside tta tent again." "But I have no stain. It was Lu Chung who put it on in the first place." She added in a reassuring tone, "It docs not matter. No one ever see* me. No on* comes near us at alt" This was quite true. A* she bad said when be found her hiding behind the curtain, they were held in the utmost disdain by the rest of the carqvan. They ro<le in the year and they' pitched their tent at nights well outside the circle of th* encampment Father Theodore was their sole contact with the life of tta camp, except tor Walter s occasional game* with the commander. The priest was alway* so full of gossip that he sever gave the aervaata a glance. Th* wily Lu Cluing, not wishing to share m their difficulties, had nut come near them. "Come over tare. Let me have a good look at you," said Walter Bhe obeyed by seating herself beside him and turning up tar race to be ln.i|>ectcd. "By St. Aidan!" he exclaimed. "You a. * pretty." Her face dimpled. "I have been looking forward to the time when you would find that out, Kynos Walter" Tristram sat up and began to rub the sleep from his eyes. "What is it?" he asked. -— "We will soon have a lily-colored second boy on our tiands," answered Walter, getting to his feet. “I'm going to ttnd Lu Chung and have him apply another coat oi stain before we set out today." Fortunately I’.u Chung had risen early also. Walter found him beside the direction-finding chariot, ' talking through the door in the rear to a very small and ancient Chinese. Walter looked curiously at the Qis tod ian of the mystery carriage, who was w> weazened that his unsteady-head seemed in momentary danger of *ll ppi n g down through the gaping collar of hi* winter tunic and disappearing from sight entirely. When they had drawn away to one Side,. lai Chung said: "Honorable scholar is in trouble?" "Unworthy scholar has been in trouble for some t>nie, but exalted Lu Chung has not deigned to come near him." Walter proceeded to tell of the new complication. The giant nodUed his head and agreed Unit step:; must lie taken at once to conceal tin 4 (elI?M r condition of the run- , ay’.-, skin. He was bli the point ol setting out on this errand ahem

” A...—.... , MAfICH FARTY prepsure to start up l«.<M-foot Mt Whitney. Cal., to search for 17-year-old Christoptar Smith Reynolds, still missing following finding of body of hl* companion, Stephen Warne nnan, 17, St foot of • ledge. Mother of tta missing tobacco fortune heir. Libby Holman Reynolds, ia flying from Faris to the scene. (/nteruatioHaU M am ■■ ■■ Peraee* lasperttea. Ispert repelr work *e eay I* Dt KT aiebe e« feroe**. Cm? based ea taker eed | IB Eb Kb Mtertals mod. Ftato er write today. E "Williamson a Revelation" After three years ol solid comfort I or oat to toil you that yotr thjohiac about Aome hrotine certainly a revelation to m». Yovt Hear Wilhamtoa Fumaeo ra the haeat beatrac plant I haao ever Heea."' S>encd—Frapb Merita, led. A Htmc« elf feel WiNieaM* €•• Williemaa Co«l WMieaitM OH Fvraocae lIfILLIAMSON Mm * ft FMRMACfIt- H A U G K o,u COAI lie»linK A Appliances Furnace* cieened *.*o se Decatur Phone 49 .k' ■

Walter laid a detaining hand on t hie sleeve. > "Could Lu Chung persuade thia r fellow to let me see inside of > chariot?" he asked. i "Few arc about at this unseemly ■ hour. Perhaps it would be agreed i ta For a consideration to be > abareil with my ancient friend." A coin changed hands, and the r clawUke fingers of tta man inside . the vermilion wagon beckoned r Walter to climb up. He obeyed r with alacrity, finding himself in a I dark hole which stank of body odor and a atckeningly acrid smell : which, ta was sure, was due to the use of a drug. The inside was I so small that the attendant, slept ■ on a filthy pile of blankets under a table which filled more than half i of the spsce. When his eye* bei came accustomed to the faint light, Walter saw that a whjlc diuh rest- ' cd on tlie table filled with water : and that on its surface a needle : aliout six inches long was floating He could see through the waler I that the bottom ot the dish was : decorated with two straight lines ; er 03.50 lat right angles; The needle ■ pointed along one of- toe lines. "Tinp-sen-cAissi,? said the old man in a quavering singsong. I Walter was to learn later that this was the'Chinese name for a magi netized needle. A .sens* of awe swept over the ■ Englishman. Thia, then, was the : cdmpaaa Roger Bacon hail spoken ! of in their talk in the tolly at Oxi ford. Tlie needle oscillated slightly ' but never departed from the one i direction. Above the table was a wooden lover with a handle. It was > painted with all manner ut mystic ■ symbols. The custodian, he decided, kept i the handle set to correspond with the pointing of the needle, and so the arm on the figure above always stretched out to the south' Could ir be as simple as that? He was so . i-rtain he had stumbled on the truth that he regretted deeply his inability to question the old man. "I must learn all about It somehow," he thought "When I get back. 1 must have ail the details so Frtar Bacon can make compasses for use on English ships." H*-wa* more puzzled over the function of a second lever protruding from the floor and so placed that any motion would r. un.l a gong suspended beside it The truth here came to him again in a sudden flash. This was the gong which sounded at tta end ot each li traveled. "I believe," he said to himself, after some thought, "that the lever is attached to one of the wheel*. They have calculated how__niany revoTuliona are used Iti“go-Uff On h. At the cm! of this number, sorncthipJi moves the lever aiitFtta golig sounds.’ 1 As the old man hcemed aiixiou.-. to be rid of him* he turned reluctantly and lowered him.lelf to the ground. The exhilaration he felt over what he had seen remained with him to the exclusion ot everything else, and it was not unl.il he reached their camping site that he thought about the plight they were tn. Tlie yurt had been taken down in the meantime and parked away .Maryam was already perched on the back of her camel, and he ws relieved to see that her face ha I .been restored to a safely daik shade. That < veiling Maiyaiu hid b< n humming aa she did her sliiiie-ct I tta work, and a* »be-dwappeared |

MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1950

a behind her eurtaln. she called over her shoulder, “Qiiickly, some tat * water, Mahmoud." t The servant answered with a cheerfulness which pledg' d a i>‘,v y understanding between them, "Yes. il Great Lady, plenty water soon?” * He proceeded to till a basin with the largest part ot their waler e supply. — - " —— — e "Taffy Bl using a new kind of d mess on her face,'' explained-,Tr«. d tram when Walter looked al him a inquiringly. "Lu Chung brought it y this morning, it's made of ehar--11 coal and some other - d./ree --, o and it can be remove ! at loght a She is very pleased with 1L" — < 'Taffy ?" r "Well -" trist rum came cl< se to f blushing as he made .the ex: lar.a- -- lion. "Mahmoud lias always < ill- 4 ;, her Tapta. «lui so I foil into ' • ■ habit of < ailing’ her Taffy, it r seemed a rather pleasant nickruutie e tor her.” ;. ' "What is going on h’.-ro'?” , 'ed r Walter. h> Uy/U 1 - * "This ia going to be.-an .i- * sion," answered Tristram- "laity e is dressing up." — "Dressing’up?" Walter t." .k imd mediate alarm. "In" what? Has MahmnikL been thu-vipg again'.''' ■ s .. "Na It seems she. bi ought . uc.c. - dress with her wh» n she ran away. She says she will now appear tai' fore us in all her glory like the l Cjtieen of Sheba.'' i Then Mahmoud must stand * guard outside. The couiH ,us r Mongols never a>-k your ieaw win a i' they d‘ i:de to- pay y<>, a vir.iL i They walk, right in. How would s we explain the pr. s rice ot th* ■ Queen ot Shelia .’ " They could hear tin girl busying t herself behind th* ciirt.iia. Finally i she called: "I am ready. Bow low i before Her Royal Munificence’" A - white hand gy.opt the curtails bae<t ' and she stepped forward to tile * center rug. i Even’ the revealing glimpse he had been favored with that mornI ing had not prepared Walter fur th'' change In her. H<-r eye* were ■ shining radiantly. She bowed ,to : them and then turned slowly so i they could judge the grandeur ot Mr dr< ;-c from every side. She was wearing a tunic of white, covered * with a rich blue dalmatic which’ tilted her (orhj tightly but flared ► out at the -b;< *• woa a split to I front *s far as the kne to allow freedoin of movement. Over tbi i i «ga>n was a pofhmiil ot golden ; shale, malt . intricately enita i!• i e.cd. The collar of the pallium fitted snugly about her sleniA'r , throat, and in the m d.U<- ol it Was ■ a midnight-blue sapphire. Tristram wms drinkihg her in. liis eyes shining with,, pride. "I toM you She Has beautiful,’’ hu , said m a tone of awe. "-■ ' "I tacl.i'd.yriur discr’fnmi’ht;" siijil'' Walter. "Sii'e look* Itkc the bi.ely Empress In nr. come, ba-k to lifv."Trlstrahi pfotestod at Uns. ’ Not . an empress. I prefer to till her Queen Maryani. ' ’* They had spoken in English, of course, and the girl stopped .her preening to demand. "What arc you saying about me?" Wh< n Walter had interpreted, she nodded and nuilerL "Queen Maryam'. Was she a-qmen of ’ England? Then I ’would much tnm-h rather be Queen Mamun " Walter looked at bfahmoud, whose eyes were on the prnnj of popping out of his head-., 'jjjjtsid''. ■ boy' Keep h sharp eyr arMl't u.» I know h anynnr coni* ’ i (Jv Be ConttnmdJ