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'HIGH SPEED GIRL' -:- A Sensational Novel of Pleasure-Mad Youth CHAPTER 18 ' The Kopper Kettle .. . that Brt-y little tearoom . . . was a chintz-bedecorated. cheery look ing place. So thought Bruce Harvey when he found himself seated in a corner there with Laurel Oakes. “Bring every kind of sand wich, Mrs. Jones ... I'm dying of starvation,” Laurel had an nounced. How young she was! thought her companion. She looked no more than 15 in her > simple white dress. “And now we’ll talk.” said Laurel when the proprietress had bustled off to fill their order. “I know I’ve been a bold bad girl, chivvying you around like this. But ever since I’ve met you I've had the most frightful yen to talk to you about myself!” “But it’s only a few hours since you met me ” Well, I kinduv feel it’s a -sort of milestone in my young life!” She said daring things like that, this child. Straight to the point went she. with no beat ing about the bush . . . Complete frankness was. of course, one of the younger gen eration’s main characteristics. Not a bad thing, too, thought he. Though embarrassing at times. But he preferred it to the sub terfuges and artifices of some of the older members of her Bex! “We’ve only about 15 min utes. Fire away.” “Well, to begin with, I want to say that you make me sort of ashamed of myself.” "How so?” “Well, you’re so full of the world’s good works, you know. And 1...1’m just full of the devil. “So —er —I gather.” A Superior Air “Now I don’t like you when you sound ‘superior.’ ” “Far be it from me! I’ll keep Bilent and you can do the talk ing.” “First of all. I want a cigarette. Like hell! It sort of sets my mind to working.” “Here you are.” He produced his case. She took one and lighted it at the flame of a wax candle. “Pardon my slanguage! But you know my little brain is in the sort of ‘ ’twixt and between’ stage of development...ouch! that candle singed my nose... “But you like fluttering close to danger, don’t you?” “Ha! the man’s witty. So you think I’m just another little moth?” He laughed and reddened. “If you mean, fluttering round ME, I’m enjoying it!” “How you hate yourself!” “On the contrary.” “Quite sure? No kidding! Don’t you really rather fancy yourself in the role of minis tering angel?” “Well, that’s my profession, Isn’t it?” He lit a cigarette himself, took a puff and watched the smoke curl. “Don’t stall!” “But I thought you were going to talk about yourself. Why drag ME into it?" Over the corner of the little table she leaned towards him provocatively. “You interest me—tremen dously. You’re so—so sort of detached —” “Why wouldn't I be? What time have I for the gay, glad kind of times you’re crazy about?” “So? Why shouldn’t I have my fling? Why do you criti cize me?” “Far be it, as I said before. 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I*l 1 and does not interfere with the ■ normal or natural process. , jj Neat enameled boxes...tiny I v**-** -jrmfr*!/ enough to carry in your purse i and containing twenty Payngon . tablets.. .are sold by druggists It's New for fifty cents. Write to Dr. Pierce's Clinic, Buffalo, N. ¥., if you desire free medical advice. Just mention the fact that you ar* a user of Payngon. ♦ fly? Chasing.. .what on earth am I chasing?” "Happiness, let us suppose. Only I didn’t know that but j terflies chased bluebirds?” “A clever allusion, isn’t it?” Mixed Metaphor "Illusion,” he corrected her, “and a mixed metaphor, speak ing ornithologically—” "Well, we all want to be happy as hell don’t we?” He took another puff or two at his cigarette. “Maybe that’s a cleverer expression than you think.” “What is?” " ‘Happy as hell.’ Are people that are riding hell for-leather after happiness ever happy?” “Whoops! Ask me another!” “Are you?” For the time he leaned toward her, and those handsome eyes of his were magnetic. “Tell me. little girl —I want to know—what is it that you seek?” "Heaven alone knows.” Her voice dropped suddenly, as though she were tired. "Why did you particularly want to talk to me today?” And then Laurel Oakes said a most curious thing. She said: "Maybe I—like a whole lot of others if only they admitted it —are looking for a light along the road...” A light... in this queer, ex perimental. transient period? I Out of all the whoopie, this gay young generation wanted to garner real experience. And, at the back of all their “flings,” maybe there lurked a protective caution that would keep them from utter shipwreck. The Girl Friend Dr. Bruce Harvey stared at pretty Laurel Oakes. “I mean it.” she said, ‘don’t think I’m crazy. At least don’t think I’m crazier than any of the others—say. Imogen.” "Yep. She’s my girl-friend.” "But you told me what she did to you at your party in the deserted house last night!” “She was plastered to the gills, poor dear—so I forgave her. 1 wouldn’t hold a little thing like that against Im.” Loyal! Os course she was. And generous. "Go on.” “We’re frank and honest, vou know... but we flounder aw fully. Racy experience.. .that’s what we’re all looking for.” “H’m. Isn’t it—dangerous— rather?” “Well, it’s a’ muddy stream, perhaps. Some of us will floun der out. with tarnish on our skins... and some of us’ll go un der.” The young man said, below his breath: "Quite a little phil osopher!” "No. Some of us learn to swim., and maybe, those that come through will think straighter.. .finer... ?” And suddenly the teashop seem to dim... and no longer did he see her sitting in her little white dress beside him... She was in midstream —a muddy stream — with the cur rent dead against her... Her dress wasn’t white. ..it was a sort of slatey-grey.. . and there was a tangle of weeds about her. But. more than anything in all the world, he wanted -nd he would hold out a hand to her! (Continued Monday) (Copyright, 1932. King Features Syndicate. Inc.) Household Hints When frying, place a sauce pan lid over the frying pan. It will keep in the steam, and the contents of the pan will cook more quickly. Electrically heated, a scraper has been developed that softens and removes paint at the same time. ADVERTISEMENT THE WASHINGTON TIMES For Sports WITH ALICE dropping mouses and evelyn zrwvh wak cf, nJ m iH.W - v in / Uli SIU 1-9 j] L Higher necklines, more fitted waistlines, and interesting materials in the new sports blouses. That smart and proper sil houette with its high, fitted waistline, comes naturally with a blouse and skirt. With the new blouses, that is. For they’re cut that way. And they’re built high around the neck, because Fashion says it’s the new and smart thing to do. They’re so original, in fact, that it’s a joy to look at them—and much fun to wear them! No Time to Lose The most intriguing of the blouses just at present are those for sports wear—chiefly because of the lovely new ma terials. Os course, crepes and satins are as nice as ever—and we’re always needing one or two —but the new knits and wools and cottons go with winter suits, too—all but the really formal ones. And they go lots further. With separate skirts they’re making stunning sports costumes. You’ll see them worn that way a lot this spring and summer, for the fashion’s taken hold already at resorts. It’s the kind of blouse sketched above that is causing the excitement, and we advise your buying one —and one of the new built-up above-the-waistline skirts —as Interesting Bridge Hands By E. V. Shepard The following hand required both good bidding and excellent strategy to obtain the maxi mum reward possible: AQBS3 V 742 ♦ 10 6 ♦ QJ73 A 9 f—= AAKJIO VAK96 T 764 AAJ72 A 8 V ♦ AKB4 A843 ± ♦ 9 52 ♦ 2 VQ J 10 8 5 3 AKQ9S ♦ 10 6 Sitting second hand A made an opening bid of 1-Heart. Op ponents had nothing to say, but B jumped the declaration into 4-Spades.» His partner reasoned that his opening bid had caused him to be trusted for three or four assisting tricks, and that B counted on winning six or seven tricks in his own hand. As A held much greater values than his opening bid had shown, he bid 6-Spades. That ended the bidding. The opening lead was Z’s K of clubs. While it appeared almost hopeless to fulfill his contract, B played dummy’s Ace. He led back A’s lone spade letting it run. as he was obliged to take a finesse with five trumps missing, including the Q. To gain entry to his own hand, a low heart was lead from dummy, and trumped by B. When the K of spades was led, Z showed out of trumps, and the declarer found that he had to play a double grand coup, necessitating twice shortening his trumps, so that he and Y would each have Iqft just two spades. A lead of the 9 of diamonds was won by dummy’s K. Upon Interesting and Timely Facts The United States Army air service has developed photog raphy to such an art it can take pictures of objects the photographer cannot see. This is made possible with the use of a filter: pictures can be taken through smoke screens. British naval experts are of the opinion that the new 8-inch gun mounted on the latest cruisers renders them immune from aircraft attacks at sea. The guns can fire a curtain of shrapnel which it would be impossible for any airplane to penetrate. The Belgian government plans to spend $17,000,000 for strength ening frontier defenses. The Thrilling Story of a Reckless Modern Girl Whose Only Thought Is to Have a Good Time * soon as you can get downtown! There's no better news in sportswear than the mannish tailored blouse at the left above. It comes separately, in blouse departments. For it’s one of those predominating fashions that you’ll find all around the store as an im portant sports dress feature! But, so far. only in the separ ate blouse have we seen that marvelous new Rodier silk jersey with a suede-like finish, that we’ve sketched. (More’s the pity the material doesn't show!) Square With a Point Right next door is a cotton blouse —one of those miraculous new cottons that you'd never recognize! It’s in a ribbed ef fect. and very sheer —they call it “ribbonette.” Here’s that new high neck again—squared, this time, with contrasting but ton trim on the pointed flap that broadens out the shoulder. And matching buttons on the square patch pocket at the other side. It’s an over-blouse, as you can see, fitted at the normal waist, and boasting short, short sleeves. leads of A’s Ace and K of hearts B discarded both his remain ing clubs. Dummy's 9 of hearts was led ana trumped by the declarer. For his ninth trick B led his 5 of diamonds, winning the trick in dummy, and leading back the 7 of clubs, which he trumped. At the end of his tenth trick B found the following holdings about the table: AQB ♦ Q *J V A A J ♦ 84 A B ♦ 2 Z VQ AQ9 To win all except one trick, thus fulfilling his small slam contract, B led his 2 of dia monds. Y had to win the trick, and lead his Q-8 of spades to B’s A-J. At first sight one might think that Y could have dis carded in some way to avoid the end play that B made, but careful study of the holdings and possible opportunities for discarding will show that B’s play was feol proof. If Y had attempted any different method of play, so would B. In case Y trumped, instead of discarding upon the heart or the club leads, B could have readily picked up Y’s trumps, just as he did in the end. (Copyright, 1932, King Features Syndicate. Inc.) Our Rhyming Optimist By ALINE MICHAELIS In Winter Now, when old Winter’s hand is on the earth And the crisped leaves are buried under snow, I wonder, does the oak tree long for mirth And wings that stirred its foliage long ago? Does it regret the springtime overmuch. The mating songs, the nests so softly lined, The winds of April and their gentle touch, The primrose, that with May was left behind? The oak tree wears its ermine robe with pride And bravely meets the north wind’s fiercest blast: No weakness of regret for song denied, No murmurs for the sunlight of the past Life’s wintry bleakness comes; but should man be Os lesser courage thaij a leafless tree? 4 The National Daily ♦ The materials are getting more and more interesting as we go along! That love of a blouse sketched third from the left is made in a knitted mesh with hand-fagoting interspersed in stripe effect. But whatever it was made of, we’d adore the way it looks when you "have it on—that very short and very new overblouse style that gives the natural high waistline to perfection. Notice the high, round, buttoned neckline, and the narrow self belt—interest ing new fashion points. Scarf to Flatter High necks get that way by a dozen different devices. . Not often, though, will you find one as flattering as the scarf effect on the right. The scarf’s of self material and grows right out of the neckline in the most (effective manner. The material, by the way, is something to wait in line for! It’s a loose novelty knit, mesh-like in ap pearance. In fact, it reminds you of that nicest even knit of stocking mesh. Long, fitted sleeves, you see. And they have a purpose—to wear with short sleeve jackets, for that clever touch of contrast! Your Health And Diet By Logan Clendening, M. D. A reader writes to ask about the possibilities of curing vari cose veins. It may be said with confi dence that most cases of this affliction are curable with the modern method of injecting the veins. Formerly the only meth ods of treating the condition were surgical, requiring a more or less prolonged stay in cd in the hospital. Nor were the results by any means satisfac tory. If surgery was not em ployed, the only treatment was by elastic supports to the leg. which were troublesome and time consuming, and besides held out no hope of a per manent cure. Treatment Recommended Today the injection treat ment has been used over a suf ficiently long period of time that it can be recommended' to all who seek relief. If any sufferer with this disease has not heard of this method of treatment and does so through this article, it will not have been written needlessly. In any surgical clinic today one may see a number of vhese patients who have received lhe treatment. I have seen one wo man who had an ulcer on the leg. resulting from varicose veins, for 28 years. Her life had gradually nar rowed down to the point where she did virtually nothing else but dress and care for the ulcer. She had been treated by lights and salves and every known form of treatment. Yet a month after the veins were injected the ulcer was nearly healed and she was comfort able and happy in her return to an almost normal life. A Happy Woman It is not difficult to imagine the happiness of this woman who had for all those years tried vainly to heal up this ugly spreading sore. No won der . she thought healing was impossible. While that is the longest period I have heard of tlje existence of an ulcer which responded to treatment, similar cases are common enough. The treatment is by injec tion in the veins of a solution which obliterates them. The subsequent healing of the skin disease is due to improved nutrition, from better circula tion. The treatment must, of course, be carried out by a phy sician. The method has be come so widely known, how ever, that in any community in the United States today, such treatment can be obtained. SATURDAY—JANUARY 9—1932 'Ordeal*—-Another Gripping Story of Love and Youth By John Held, Jr. The crowd was at its peak, < milling around the outside of the stadium. They passed swift ly back and forth. Some car ried folded lap robes and extra coats. The boys were solicitous of their game date foot in the autumn dust. The girls all gave . the impression of wearing new outfits. Many had bunches of lilies-of-the-valley fastened to their fur coats. Many more might have had bouquets had the florists’ supply been able to meet the demand. To ask a date to wear anything but lilies of-the-valley was to break an unwritten law, and was pun ishable by the death penalty. Besides it was bad taste. Groups of solitary males waited at the portals. They were joined from time to time by thair female companions, who came up adjusting their hair and hats. They entered the stadium in couples with out speaking. Empty ginger-ale bottles were rolled about in the dust by passing feet. Occasion ally there was a flat empty that didn't roll. The crisp air seemed to be charged with restrained voltage. The echo of a cheering crowd sifted over the edge of the dement embankment. A band played on the inside, but only the oompah.of the basses could be heard. Small whirlwinds of dust and bits of paper came to life when ever an opening appeared in the passing crowd. Some timber scaffolding protruded fro.-n the cement wall, as the construction of college amphitheaters seems to go on forever. A project of this kind is like contentment it can never arrive at the per fect state. The passage was narrow between the scaffolding and the wire fence enclosure, and here the progress of the mob was delayed. They filtered through with gay comments and laughter. • The Passing Show D. Thornton Buckley leaned against a timber upright, watch ing the people as they pushed past. Buckley had foregone the pleasures of a date for this game. He had explained the situation to her, and had sent her lilies of the valley, and she had understood and had ac cepted one of four other invita tions. Buckley’s father had written to him a month ;go that he would he up for the big game and to be sure to reserve seats. Buckley was watching for his father. He hadn't seen him for seven years. Father had gone down to take charge of the Southern branch right after mother had divorced him, and had not exercised his priv ilege of sharing Buckley for six months of each year. Buckley’s father had insisted that his son go to this college, as it was the one he had at tended. Here the name Dan Buckley, ’O9, was still football • tradition. Buckley was wait ing for dad. The dad of the 80-yard run. But he was an old grad and Buckley was un comfortable. A trio of young men stag gered by. They staggered with pride and imagination—not from the half pint of gin they had just consumed. “Hi, ya. Buckley!” they cried. “Hi.” answered Buckley. He pushed back the cuff of his fur coat and looked at his watch. “I wonder if he couldn’t make it. No, he’d have wired me if he wasn’t com ing.” "What's the troub, Buckley? Didn’t the old gentleman show?” asked a passing frater nity brother. “He must have gotten lost,” Buckley replied. Suddenly he was conscious that he had been hearing a voice calling. “Hello, Danny,” for some time, when a middle aged man suddenly burst through the crowd and fairly bowled him over with a strong embrace. “Gad, Dan, it’s good to see you. How have you been?” Buckley squirmed at being embraced; when his father re leased him, he offered his hand formally. “Oh. Ive been fine.” “How’s your mother?” “Oh. she’s well, last time she wrote.” “Do you write to her regu larly?” “Yeah,” he answered quickly. “By Gad. Dan. I don’t think Correct Manners Hotel Tipping < Dear Mrs. Beeckman: I expect soon to be living at a hotel conducted on the Amer ican plan, and there are several little matters that puzzle me. Whenever I am in this city I always read your column, so quite naturally I turn to you and shall be most grateful if you win assist me. 1. How frequently should one “tip” one’s waitress in the dining room How large should the tip be? 2. How often should the maid caring for one’s room be tipped. And how large should the tip be? B. S. 1. If you have the same BY MAY CHRISTIE ■ By Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman » waitress all the time, you will probably find it more conveni ent to tip her at the end of each week. What you give as the fee depends on many things —that is why no one can tell you definitely what to give— on the kind of service that is given, on the type of hotel, and, principally, on one’s native gen erosity. The minimum would, I think, be a dollar a week, and from that “on up,” accord ing to all the things that I have mentioned. 2. The same thing would ap ply to the maid who cares for your room. And about the same amount. < • Jbi Jr g> ■ 1 w \ It WWW! V 11/W /d \ W \ U i'li I \ “WE USED TO WEAR COLORS ON OUR ARM, TOO* you’ve changed a particle since the last time I saw you. Let's see, I haven’t seen you since,” —his eye ran up and.down his son—“since you were in long pants.” “Yeah.” laughed Buckley dryly. It seemed strange to be called Dan. Here at school the surname was used exclusively. Buckley had been named for his father, but his mother had entered his as D. Thornton. Thornton had been her family name. “Yes. sir, Danny, my buck, I certainly am glad to see you, and I’m glad to be back here. This arrangement is all new. Hardly knew my way around,” he said, looking about him. “The old field used to be over there.” “Yeah, that’s the new gym now.” “I don’t care how many im provements they make, it will always look good to me.” He still held his son’s hand. A cheer started and he joined it as a strange light came into his eyes. “With a vevo, with a vivo, with a vevo vivo vum.” Buckley removed his hand from his father’s grasp and stood toler antly apart. The Old Yell “Sounds good to hear that.” “Yeah, it’s the same old yell. Tell me, dad, where did you pick up that pennant?” “Why I bought it, as I came up. A game wouldn't seem complete wdthout a pennant. We used to wear our colors on our arms. too. but I couldn't find anyone selling those.” “I shouldn’t think you could,” said Buckley. “I did get a couple of these feathers,” as he stuck one of them in his hat-band. He looked at Buckley. “I got two—oh, yes, I wanted to take one back with me. I got two in case one of them got smashed.” Buckley exhaled with relief. “I had begun to think that I would be late. I couldn’t tele phone to you because I knew you would be waiting here for me, but I stopped at the boot maker’s in town to get these shoes. The same man has been making them for me ever since I was a freshman here,” ex plained father. But Buckley had already noticed the shoes. They were vici leather, black and high. Buckley wore English russet, fashioned on a moccasin last. “It’s funny. Dan. but I formed - likes and dislikes when I was here that will probably last all my'life.” “Yeah. I know how it is. Want a drink, dad?” He reached for his hip. “No, Dan, I don’t drink. I’m sorry.” “Oh, that’s all right,” said ♦ Buckley, as he left the gesture incomplete. “Smoke?” He of fered a cigarette. Good Cigars “No, thanks, old man. I got some cigars down town. I got the same cigars we used to smoke when we broke training. Can’t get this kind down home. No other cigars ever tasted quite like these do. It is good to see you, son. Have you got plenty of money?” “Yes, dad, plenty.” “You don’t have to stint your self on anything, do you?" “No, dad, mother sends me’ - plenty every week. And thanks for wanting to get me that car, but we can’t have cars here, you know.” “Yes, I know. You never went out for team, did you?” “No. mother always rathered . I didn't.” “Yes. I know.” “I always felt I’d like to have gone out.” “Maybe it's better you never did. Dan.” “Dad, I had to take seats in the cheering section. 1 tried to get them some place else, but they made me take these.” “That’s fine, Danny, my boy. I’ll love it. I haven’t a chance to really yell for years. With a vevo, with a vivo, with a vevo vivo—atta, Danny, hold ’em— hold ’em—that’s music to my ears. It brings it all back to me. The convict march after the victory, and the big bonfire, and the mandolins and singing and the night-shirt parades. This is the life. Dan. Wow.” His father was waving his pen nant about. “The time we put the volun teer fire engine on the roof of the lab! The time we stole the sign off the police station! Dan, that was a big night.” Buckley wished that father would stop pushing him around. Suddenly father caught his eye. He paused and slowly lowered the pennant and looked over at.. the new gymnasium. “How about getting in and finding our seats. Dan?” “Yeah, I think we better— . and. dad, I hope you don’t mind sitting with all these students.” - Father took his arm as they, turned. “No. I don’t mind. Dan. and don't worry, son. I won't dis grace you.” (Copyright. 1931. by John Held. Jr. Distributed by King Features Syn dicate. Inc.) 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