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The statement is often heard thajt the candidate whQ gets the women vote will] win. There is truth in the argument, for registradition lists show that women voters outnumber men by two million. ; ' \ ' o—o—— . Gen. Eisenhower made a middle-of-t lie-road speech at Abilene\ which according to newspaper , columnists and editorial writers did not please \Old Guard Republi- , cans. The general is trying? not to make enemies and at the same tinle woo Democrats to his cause. Y Seh. Taft claims that the speech did not represent Republican policy; .. | t j . .j n i * \ ’ "j ’ • ’ f 0 .- o \ ■ ■ * J ' y ( A Latin American country that hks been peaceful and progressing is .Honduras.. In the fjrst 115 ■years of its independence, from is|s to 1933. it d< i>its. ,In 1933 Gen. Tibqrcio * Cajrias Andino became dictator, ruling with the traditional iron hand. In 1949, however, to the \ general surprise, he stepped out, \ j allowing Dr, Juiui Alanuel Galvez to take over as a regularly elect- ] \ .< ed president. "Galvez’ term is not up i till 1951. Will he run ogain, or let Carias Andino return? \ 1 'A—ol—o— O V 11 • ’ ‘ The city of Indianapolis' will , benefit from two generous gifts of the Eli Lilly Company and the Lilly Foundation, the well known \ pharmaceutical firm and family contributing $1,200,000 for building new hospitals. In meeting hosPi|tlit demands, Fort Wayne is also ' making a campaign for funds for 4 the Lutheran, and the new Park- \ view hospitals. The godl i552,0.0(1,- . Ono. Practically every community heeds' enlarged hospital facilities - and the projects reach; beyond normal gQveiirtnent bonding powers. Donations from firms and individuals are necessary to finance these worthy facilities. . " ■ ■ " —O7 0 ■—- X . Bowling, it st < in-, is a spoit i that can be enjoyed by the blind, t.- The American Blind Bowling association held its fifth annual tournament in New York City. ; ‘ W hjle ithe bowlers include., some with 10 per ce'nt vision, these cannot really see the pins except iii a haiy way. Vet ajl, blind and partially sighted, turn out pretty < good scores. Persons with vision hi ver bease to wonder how the - s jr, - . . • ■ . f blind- m|ake their way along the ■■l c . , streets, how, for instance,; they can! find a particular house, and \ why they are not terrified by- traf.''fit. perils. Yet there are many i . successful-blind people who have’ , 1 Overcome their, handicap.

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By HERMAN N. B'JNDESEN, M.D. EVERYONEJ who reads the ’ newspapers Shows that blood transfusions have been life.-sav- • ers in many different kinds -Of cases—from the newborn "blue baby” to the wounded soldier in the field: Transfusion has become one ct our most valuable medical treatments since we have discovered j new and better ways of preparing \ | and handling blood. Now we are ' also learning to reduce the hazards of receiving blood. J i ■ . V . : 4 ‘ Many Medical Uses There are many medical uses <_' for blood transfusions. One, of bourse, is to replace blood lost 1 \ in certain, serious conditions, - such as severe hemorrhage. Supplying blood to a vein has been life-saving in certain diseases , where the blood has low clotting ability. This is seen when there, is a -lack of platelets and other , clotting substances in the bloody ; and in hemophilia, a condition : | ijthtit produces unmanageable ( [ 1 bleeding. ■ ' In addition, transfusions arc S used to Increase the oxygen in ] the blood in such conditions as ~ ■ hemorrhage, anemia, and severe; poisoning. * ' Supplies Proteins ; / Blopd can also be of great value 1

J " ■ f|en. Taft will follow his South Dakota victory and winning of th® statfe’s 14 delegates to the natitmal convention, with" an en- ; -.a - ■ i t > dogsement from Indiana Republicans and support from 25 of the 32 Hobsier delegates. This will give him more than pledged delegates, about 150. short, ol‘Mie tes-qu|red-.604 to be nominated. The stage convention-will be a one day affoir, the most spirited contest , beiig for the gubernatorial nomination. George N. Craig seems to have the lead in this race, with ' Sail Harrell, the runner-up. . —»—o— \ ' 'fhe United Press .'poll /gives Ge|i. \ Eisenhower 397 delegate votes. The same tabulation chalks. < ■ iupyfi votes, for Gov. Warren and 25 |pr Harold Stassen. The latter tw4 candidates are friendly to Ike and opposed \to Sen. Taft.' After the first favorite son roll call is t a lien, a stampede sor 1 Eisenhower could get under way if the H'| votes held by Warren and - 'Stassen were cast for the general. plan may be, mpre/ than idle gups, for it is believed in politiy eat circles that Gov. Warren wotild like to have the GOP viceprt|idential nomination a second time. ’t Whitman Shrine:-r ; J ■ « * \ : The New Ymk state farmhouse in irhich Walt Whitman was born hast; set aside as a shrine to the memory of the poet who gave voice io the subtle music of a hew ■ I eminent. The house and grounds havSe been; partially restored and' work will continue on the site to *-" ■ - give visitors an idea of what it was like when Whitman was born there 142 ago. t It well to set aside a monu- \; .' ■ ■■■- .’. ■■ : ; 1 : i. I' meat to one of America’s greatest j poets. But Whitman already hasg/a shrine where his mefiioryi is perpetuated. Np one who has ever reais his verse can walk the woods 0;; Hde through the rolling hijls of Aim rica , without feeling some5 ■ . .1 tliitg of his presence. j.* ■' .1 ■ ' . ' i1 ' IJ ’ '|hT smell of raim washed lilacs in flie spring, the sound of a brook as ft travels on its way, tjlie sight Os blade of grass in. the wind, Wlscli Whitman said was “no less than the journey-work of the st®'s,” still remain as everlasUng memorials to a man who jielped tetltu: men to noticelthem and to li< ftr the song the y sing. AVhitman once wrote that! to ha|'e great 1 iets-|t wias necessary .tbj|iave His own greatness is a magnificent copiplim<|nt to the country which gave . him ■ hirtli. . t •

in making up a lack of proteins in j the >ody. This condition is found liver disease,,\|r.d disorders of the kidneys ’(.and bowel (ulcerative colitis). > The transfusion method is helpful against certain seVere infections that do not respond to the usual treatments. It seems that a blood transfusion may f capry the necessary antibodies : to fight the infection., 4 Certain Risks A patient who receives bldod b, runs certain risks of allergic re- I - actions, which make it undesirable to give a. transfusion unless ! there is an actual medical need fol it. The person with such a reaction can run a high fever, hrhak out in a rash, and become I quite ill. T ’• |leccnt|y it has been found that adding an antihistamine drug to l| th| blood as it is given prevents i mlny of the severe allergic reactions. This makes it safer to v.ce a transfusion when needed, and hojps remove fears on the part cf the patient. ' 1 i'ESTiONS AND ANSWER'S |r. A. M.: How contagious is , leyasy? ; • ■ V ’ |mswcr: Leprosy is the hat contagious cf the corlpgious b.’eca|or.'The|Chanee of blclhrg vn the infection by direct contest is very slight, il • . W : . ■ • f I ’ ■ !, ;

0 o20 Years Ago TODAY 0 r" ' u June 6 —- Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Burk and Mr, and Mrs. Sim Burk go to COlfax to attend the funeral services sor 1 Horace Burk, a .nephew of G. T. Burk. John S'. Meyer, 68, prominent farmer living just west of Decatur, died at noon today following an operation. More than 2,500 veterans already in the bonus army are given a reception as they arrive in Washington, ..DC. Lions will hold 16th annual convention in Los Angeles July 19-22. Wai Wemhoff, chairman of the relief committee, announces that the 286 barrels of flour to be supplied by the U. S. government to aid needy, will arrive here next week and distribution start immediately. E. L. Carroll has*made a replica of “Ppp Eye and Olive Oyl” and has it displayed in his yard at Second and Adams■i' . ■ ■ Household Scrapbook | I BY ROBERTA LEE 0“ —— 0 Less Odor The heartier flowers with thick stems often haVe an unpleasant odor after being in water for a day or so, due to -ttfe decay »of tjiese thick stems in the water. A'dd a piece ofYcharcoal to the water and it will greatly retard this. Rush Seats \ y . Apply a coat of white shellac to the rush chair seats. This will make them last longer and prevent them, from splintering, as they are sometimes apt te do. , Air-Tight If this tops of fruit jars are dipped into melted’ paraffin it will make them absolutely air-tight. 0 q ! Modern Etiquette | I BY ROBERTA LEE p. 0 (h Does p man, who is dining alone in a restaurant, always rise when a woman stopß at his table to speak to him? A. Usually—but this isn’t a hard-and-fast rule. If he should be seat-

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SYNOPSIS \ Dark, depressive moods have recently engulfed Gray Austen, and Rena, his bride of less than a year, is greatly worried. Is ho brooding over his lame leg. gained along with glory in the war? Is he yet grieving for his first wife, long dead and gone? Rena ponders her problem as she walks her dog along a New York street. She is startled when young Mr. Ordway, their neighbor, steps out of the shadows to greet her That night at home. Gray Austen Hies into a fury when he discovers hr« wife holding a slim -tittle paper-bound book in her hand. She had taken it from the shelf at random, didn't even notice the title. It was just some story about an ancient crime, but it caused a final rift, between them. Terrified; Rena leaves the house. CHAPTER THREE NOBODY was paying any attention to Rena—did anybody ever ? File went quietly out of the library, •Jong the passage, and up the stairs. It was a steep flight, and at the head of it, just before the turn for the upper hall, there was a railed landing. Access was gained to it by a gate from the hall, and it was lighted dimly by a ruby lamp in a lantern hanging by a chain. A big piece of imitation tapestry covered the whole wall space behind it, from ceiling to floor. It had been ,an "improvement,” contrived at ! the turn of the century; it Was in fact nothing but a large clothes closet with the rear wall taken away—the old door, opening into the sitting-room, cbuld be seen behind the ta; .stry if \a nyb o dy ting-room, too, rather unfortunately extending UP above the secretary that now stood against it. i Well, perhaps it did open out the view a little, thought Rena, climbing the stairs; and the legend was that stringed orchestras played on the railed landing in the old days of receptions, no doubt behind palms. It was of no use now, and it was like the rest of the house; something useless and rather ugly had been superiinposed everyWhere, on honest 1a t e-Victorian foundations. Rena climbed to the upper hall, and turned in to the sitting-room. She had taken off her dress in order to wash for dinner, when the dUmb-waiter doors began to rattle -Ithey seemed to catch every draught. They had kept her awake half the night before.. She must find something to stuff up the big gap between them, caused no doubt by the warping of the old wood. They were half-doors, coming together with a flimsy bolt A couple of circulars might stuff up the crack, or thick letters, or folded newspapers. But when Rena went back through the blue-satin and walnut bedroom to thg sittingroom, she found nothing of the kind anywhere. A thin paperbbund book, perhaps ? She had seen one or two on those shelves. Here were two thin books, one jjkper-bound and one in morocco,

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ed Eh a corner at a table which is cyamped for space, he would be fo’ error to think he had to struggle to his feet and awkwardly remain standing. Q. Should a woman call on a new neighbor in the same apartment building? A. There is nothing at all obligatory ahout this. However, an,offer pf friendship can hardly be> called improper. \ Q. Is it customary to tip ushers in a theater? • A| Not in this country. It is a European custom. _. * r —_— 1 ■ <r • - Tlie Army, not onlymakes men of its soldiers, but makes them educated men. During 1951, nearly 44.000 certificates equivalent to high -school diplomas were awarded officers and enlisted men. J —r — Marcus Morton .was elected governor of Massachusetts in 1839 by the margin of a jingle vote. Pluto is about 3,666,000,000 miles •from the sun.

tied together with faded old pink tape; crushed between The New Newgate Calendar and The Trial of the Stauntons. She took them put; very dusty, quite old. The bound book was in half-morocco, red, fatted; the paper book was faded too, colored like dust itself. She came over to \ the light, laid the bound book on the table and began to clap the pages of the other, holding it well awayj from her slip. Gray was coming up the stairs; she the book open in her hands, while he slowly Climbed to the hall and slowly came into the sitting-room. He had her book in his hand, and he threw it aside on the table without looking at her. "Don’t think much of that," he said. Very well, then, she wasn’t going to inform him that she had met the author. He was always bored when she said anything about her work, anyway. "I mean,” he said, "who cares?" "It seemed interesting to me.” "Morbid." He glanced then at the open book in her hand; and when he raised his eyes to hers, Rena had never seen such a look on anybody’s face before. It was murderous. He snatched the thing out of her hand, looked down and saw the other, snatched that up too. He read the title, which was more than Rena had done. Putting one on top es the other, he raised hfs eyes again to meet hers. “Doing a little research?” he asked. One hand fell away to his side; and she saw almost without believing her eyes that it clenched into; a fist. She stepped back. “Gray, what’s: the matter with you?” His pale face was flushed now to: his forehead. He looked down at the books again, and at her. She was completely terrified. ; "Gray, are you going crazy? Why shouldn’t I read them? And I ; wasn’t reading them; I don’t even know what they’re about. I was dusting them.” , He swallowed for a moment, and said in a husky voice: "Dusting them ?” "I was going to stuff up thte crack in the dumb-waiter doors. You know how it rattles.” After another tyause, in a differs ent tone, he said: ‘"No, I don’t I sleep at night” It was at last too much for her; she said: "Gray, let me go. You don’t want me. It isn’t as if you really needed me. If you did, I’d stay. Bui, I won’t stay now.” If she had been frightened before, that was nothing to what she felt now. He took a step towards her, and the clenched hand at his, side rose a little; then he suddenly went out of the room, and slammec the door behind him. She heard the key turn in the lock. She must get away from this maniac.

3EBK Peppy Pale T|te Peppy Pals 4-H club held its fourth regular meeting recently at the Zion Lutheran school. TBflt. meeting was called to order by the president, Ruth Bultemeier. Th# roll call, “Where I would like to a tour,” was answered by 15; members. During the business mating it was decided to buy new bats and balls for the softball ie4m. I’lans were \ discussed about having ' a theater party, skating bayly, or a bake sale. The bake sale will be held June 28. Demonstrations were given by Sharon Bietz on “How to do textile painting,” and Lorene Witte and Mary Reiteteck . gave one on “How to jnhjie a salad.” Refreshments were served by Ruth Bultemeier and Bonnie Conrad. After the meeting the- club joined the Green Leaf clUlj to set the movies. The next

She looked all round the sittingroom, and her eyes fastened on the foot of disused ddor wa y that showed above the secretary. She Iran over and dragged at \ the side of the secretary—she could hardly move it, but it came out a foot at last. She stood peering in at the old door; the knob had been taken away, ;and when she put a finger into the big old keyhole and worked the door back and forth a little, or tried to, she was sure it was locked. Those old locks . . . three closets in the room . . . three keys? No; only the closet nearest her had a key in it, a large heavy key. She got it out and tried, it in the disused door, and the lock turned; what was more, the door swung open towards het; when the knob was thken out the spring that controlled the hasp must have been Weakened. She could put her hand through and feel the smooth reverse of the machine-made tapestry. yl|he backed around the side of the secretary, whirled, and hurried lightly through to the dressingroom. She knew how little time she had; Gray had gone down to consult his brother and sister, those mysterious little books.would be shown them. Then something wopld be done. But he had locked her in. and left her \half-dressed and in a paralysis of fear; he might not think it necessary to hurry back. • She pulled her dress on, came back to the sitting-room and got her coat and hat out of the closet —she mustn’t look too crazy on the street. Gloves and handbag she must have left down in the library. No time to look, no time for anything—she must be gone before Gray even thought she would try it A Half-way down the stairs she heard voices in the library; Jerome’s raised in anger: “You obsessed fool, go up there and unlock that door and apologize.’,* But that didn’t mean they'd let her go. Well, if they tried to stop her now she could scream and make trouble—the servants would hear. They wouldn’t like that She reached the front door, left it open, behind her, and ran down to the street. Not a minute to lose now, and it seemed so far to the corner.' She was half running. Mr. Ordway and dog, coming along across the way from the direction of . the park, saw her and stared. They crossed diagonally and caught up with her. Ordway asked: "Trouble? Anything 1 can do?” and did not break his stride. "I have to go. I hays to "a.~' “Looks like it.” He took in her set.face from whkh all the bloom had gone. j • (To Be Continued J

meeting will be held iune 9, at the Zion Lutheran school. r< * 1' f . Sodbusters The fourth regular meeting of the St. Mary’s Sodbusters was held recently at the Pleasant Mttls high school. The roll call, “Naming your favorite pastime,” was read and answered by the members present. After the business meeting a number of slide movies were shown by the leaders. Refreshments were served by the refreshment cottimittee. The next meeting will be held June 17 instead of 16 at the Pleasant Mills school. Keklongas The St. Mary’s Keklongas met recently for their fourth regular meeting. The meeting was called to order by the president, Carol Archer. The pladgegs were led by Janie Smith, and Janet Shady led the group in singing several songs. Twenty members answered the roll calL A demonstration on "How to make a skirt,” was given by Janie Raudenbush. During the business meeting, plans for the local judging in July were discussed.

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SYNOPSIS Dark, depressive moods have recently ingulfed Gray Austen, and Rena, his bride of less than a year, is greatly worried. Is ne brooding over his lame leg. gained along with glory in the <ar? Is he yet grieving for his first wife, long dead and gone? Rena ponders her problem as she walks her dog, along a New York street. She is startled when young Mr. Ordway, their neighbor, steps out of the shadows to greet hgr. That night at home. Gray Austen flies into a fury when he discovers his wife bolding a slim Little pape>-bound book in her hand. She bad taken it from the shelf at random, didn’t oven notice the title. It was just some story about an anfcfeht crime, but it caused a tlnai rKt between them. Terrified. Rena leaves the house. Ordway. their neighbor, who happens to be out in the street as she runs along it, aids her in reaching Henry Gamadge. noted bibliophile detective. Listening to her story. Gamadge decides to hide her In his hofne. CHAPTER FOUR "YOU lamming out of there?’’ Ordway asked Rena as coolly as if such a thing might happen to anybody. "Don’t telL Please don’t tell.” "Tell? I certainly won’t tell. You need a cab.” They had reached the corner; a cab was pulling up in front of the apartment, house, the doorman letting someone out of it. She gasped: “I haven’t, any money for it.” "That’s all right, I have cab fare on ma.” He signalled the driver, who would have gone, on home if Rena had been the one to signal him. He whited at the corner while Ordway followed the doorman up to the entrance, passed him Gawain’s deash and a dollar \bill: "Hold on to this boy/for me,'will you, George? Back in a minute.” The doorman knew him by sight, accepted the leash and put a finger up to his cap. • Ordway put Rena into the cab and got in himself. She said in a stifled voice: "Just make him drive away." Ordway leaned forward: "Grab this light up and over to Park, and then we’ll tell you.” He sat back as the cab swung left “I’m getting out any time,” he explained in his equable way. "Just say the word. You’d better have a five in ones, wouldn’t you thifik so?” “I don’t know —can’t explain.” She was barely able to talk. “You don't have to. Seen you on the block lots of times,” said Ordway. “Quiet type, minding your own business and being good to the old pup. I feel as if we were old friends. I feel as if you knew what you were about, and wouldn’t run off just for the fun of it»” “Ob, it was too much. I had to go. I was too frightened.” "No good sticking around and doing nothing if you’re frightened,” said Ordway. “Better to run one way or the other, I’ve done it dozens of times.” The cab stopped at Park Avenue for the Ught, and the driver looked around. Rena gave him an address. ' .• • • Gamadge’s house was one of a. \row ot three-story-and-basement brick dwellings, on the south side of the. street in the east sixties, i He stood on the curb outside of It now< endeavoring to hail a taxi.

Refreshments were served by Syntha BeuttnetT Barbara Geisler, Carolyn King, and Joan Manlier. The next meeting will be held June 17 instead of 16 at the Pleasant Mills school. ‘ Union Workers The fourth regular meeting of the Union Workers 4-H c&b was held June 3, The roll, “Naming your fkvorite girl,” was answered by the members present. John Frank led the group tri singing. A demonstration was given on “How to debeak chickens,” Refreshments were served by Stanley Allison, Norvin Thieme, Walter Lehrman, and Gerald Grote. It’s A Habit New Haven, Conn. (UP)—Frank Naples, 70, was put in jail again after being found guilty of drunk-

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He watched their new nurserymaid, Miss Brown, pushing the pram containing the Gamadge infant, up and down the pavement. Her face was heavily veiled, and the veil blew gracefully in the wind. Catching a cab at last, Henry sped, dowa to w a to the public library. He went directly up tp the catalogues and spent a long time looking through files of ca rd s. Long practice of his profession had not made him fonder of the research that was naturally part of it, and he was scowling when he brought half a dozen slips tp the table nearest him. He sat down as far as possible from the one other man, at the table, for Gamadge did not Jove the close proximity of his fellow-creatures for its own sake. A youngish man turned from the counter with a book, hesitated, and looked in Gamadge’s direction. "He’ll come here as sure as shooting," thought Gamadge, “sit beside me with all the other chairs to choose from, and end up by Starting a chat.”, Sure enough, the young man did advance towards Gamadge; but as he walked forward Gamadge saw that he dragged one leg as if the leg had a brace on it. He came and sat down at the end of the table, with only the corner of it between himself and Gamadge, laid his book in front of him, and said in a low voice: “I ought to apologize first of all. I happened to see your name on one of your slips in the other room.” "Oh?” "I oughn’t to do this, I know. But I’ve read one <of your books, and my brother had heard about you. Could I ask you something?" "Certainly.” "Do you charge a lot for what you do?” “Just the usual,” said Gamadge. “I suppose you know what I do do. I’m supposed to advise on disputed manuscripts and documents.” "Are you?” The youpg man looked astonished. "I thought you investigated things for people—quietly.” “I have, sometimes,” said Gamadge. "If you want to know my fee for that kind of thing, it’s nothing.” .. | : A' "Nothing?? Tm not a professional,” said Gamadge. "I have.no facilities andno license. I only do that kind of thing, very rarely, for friends or their friends, or because I’m interested for reasons of my own.” The young man sat slumped back in his chair, looking straight in front of him: after a minute he said: "There was a whole chapter in your book about people who disappeared.” . “Well, the point of the book was that murderers tell themselves sometimes without realizing that they’re doing it.” * < "I got that.” "Os course. Those disappearances were solved for that; reason. There have been plenty of others, and I could only add my conjectures to other peoples’ about them.” After another, longer pause? the

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young man said: “My wife disappeared yesterday.” "No, did she? That’s tough* said Gamadge. "1 mean she simply went out of the house for no reason, and hasn’t come back, and we—my brother and sister and I don't know what to do.” “If you think she got into an accident, or was taken ill, there’s exactly one thing to do—go to the missing persons bureau.” “We couldn’t—if she meant to go, I couldn’t start the police on it,” said the young man dully. "It wouldn’t be fair to her;” “They’d be very discreet; theyre your only bet,” said Gamadge. “They have the organization.” “We wouldn’t risk it.” He turned his head slowly to! look Gamadge in the eyes. “She’s very young. I suppose tt was pretty stupid for her, looking after a lame man. But we can’t just do nothing, and I want to know where she is. It’s a responsibility. I hoped you could suggest something. I only have an income, I can’t touch capital, but I could—”• Gamadge said: "Quite out of the question, as I’ve explained..** "She had no money with her,” said the young man. “No friends, here that I know of, and very few anywhere else. She lived with her father till he died—outside of New Brunswick. My name’s Austen, we re up in the lower sixties.” His voice was urgent, but when Gamadge glanced along the table at the man at the other end of it, he lowered it again. "What’s became of her? She was upstairs in tha sitting-room, and then she wasn’t in the house. She might have gone out of her mind.” “You certainly ought— ** "I wpn’t risk publicity.” Austen, got out a card and laid it in front of Gamadge. "Couldn’t you consider just coming up and talking the thing over with the three of us? We’ve got to do something. I came down here just to get out of the house.” Gamadge sat silent for a few moments. Then he said: "If it’s thoroughly understood that I won't be able to find her for you, and can give you no advice except what I’ve given you already . . .” “Just talk it over,” said Austen, “just say what you’d do in my place if you couldn’t go to the police, fifecause those things leak out and I wouldn’t trust them. The newspapers—Mr. Gamadge, she’s only twenty. Perhaps it was my fault, I get in the dumps sometime®.” “Five o’clock," said Gamadge. Austen got up, He said, his hands on the edgfe of the table, “I . never could express myself. But—my brother and sister will—all 1 can say is, I was going crazy.” He picked up his book and limped away. Gamadge met the annoyed glance of the man at the other end of tha table, murmured: "Sbrry, not my fault,” and at the other’s nod rose in his turn to . claim the books that had long been waiting for him. (To Be