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bUalbhrd July 4. 1892. As a l»atly Newspaper,
by Jesse O. Wheeler
J. M. STEIN . Publisher
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Wednesday, April 17. 1035
Tourists In The Valley
Significant indeed are figures ol the Brownsville
Chamber of Commerce regarding tourist registration
in this city during the season of 1934-1935. and in
dicative of the growth the entire Valiev ha* made in
the affections of those who seek a tempered climate
during the winter months.
Tounsi registration in Brownsville increased from
283 in the 33- 34 season to an all time high of 1303
during the season now closing an uppagr of ap
proxlmatelv 80 per cent. When it is considered that
—-judging from past experience only one out of ev
ery four to five tourists in a city, register, it will be
teen that Brownsville alone has had from 8 200 to
6.500 winter visitor*.
Thai numbei of tourist* friends, wintering in our
midst, represents a considerable amount of money
turned loose in the community, and multiplied by
the other thousands who have withered in the various
communities outside of Brownsville, presents a very
respectable total Of course, we are just beginning
our tourist adventure. The established resorts, high
in popular favor for year*, of Florida and California,
would probably laugh at our exuberance over a
mere handful tt© them* of 5.000 winter visitors
The point is—increasing numbers of tourists are
coming to the Valley, and we are getting a goodly
number of repeat" sale* Not a town or city in this
city but will be well repaid by becoming more and
more tourist conscious, by doing the little thing* that
he within the power of every single resident of that
/own or city to make it more attractive and more in
teresting t© the stranger within Its gates.
He Ought to be Fired!
Somewhere in the city of Brownsville there is an
employe of a filling station who ought to lose his
job. and lose it quick.
Approached by a woman visitor from the north in
search of a more equable climate in which to live on
account of her husbands health, this filling station
employe proceeded to give the inquirer a most dtre
picture of health conditions in the Valley.
Insofar as we are aware, this gas station attendant
holds neither an M D degree, nor is he qualified by
previous study to express an opinion on the sub
ject Yet he proceeded to five a dissertation on the
effects of Valley climate on sinus ailments that
would have immediately stamped him as an expert
on the subject, but for one thing, he knew so many
things that patently are not true. The visitor in
question very luckily did not stop with him. but pro
ceeded to make further inquiries which may result
tn the family taking up its residence here.
Bui, the fact remains that a man making his liv
ing here in Brownsville went out of his way to
* knock ’ the city affording him a liv ing, and to knock
It to a representative of the class which affords his
employer a considerable part of his business.
Such an employe Is no asset to any business
Port Day Just Postponed
Not called off. merely postponed, is the Port Day
celebration originally scheduled for Port Isabel next
Monday. Local conditions beyond the control of any
one prevented sufficient outgoing cargo being as
sembled for the day planned. But the ships will
come in sooner or later.
The Uivtrd Stales is fecund, heart-warming, un
critical—like a mother. Sordid things there always
•re there: it is necessary to look about for a bit of
beauty.—Author Louis Paul
Questions Gauge Your
Health Knowledge
By DR. MORRIS F1SHBEIN
f.dltor. Journal of the American Medical Association,
and of Hygeia. the Health Magwrina
Health knowledge u the kmd of information you
should have immediately available m times of emer
gency. During the last 10 years it has become a
significant part of the teaching in most schools.
In a recent survey of freshmen entering the Uni
versity of Michigan, an attempt was made to find
out to what extent the health knowledge given to
pupils in high school had been assimilated. The
modern method of testing provides the offering of
a question with five possible answers, so that the
student may indicate which answer is correct.
The first question was: Goiter is not now so pre
valent in Michigan because «li doctors have removed
them; <2» climatic changes; <3> the use of iodized
tabic salt; <4i the goiters are not being diagnosed:
(5) more lonsils are removed.
The right answer is No. 3. It has been found
that small amounts of iodine in the food are im
portant in the prevention of simple goiter.
Surgeons have removed goiters that were a menace
to health. These, however, are in most instances
not simple goiters, but exophthalntc goiter, which
overwhelms the body, due to overactivity of the
thyroid.
It has not been shown that climate affects the
incidence of goiter, nor does the removal of tonsils.
• • •
Another question was; The proper fnsl-aid treat
ment or a finger cut Is (1» Suck It *2* Put peroxide
on it. <3> let it bleed some, then elevate it. and al
;ov it to seal up with a blood clot '4> Wash It off
with tap water »5> Cover it with court-plaster mois
tened with saliva
Almost ever' body knows now tha» sucking a finger I
I that has just been cut. or covering It w-.th a plaster
moistened with saliva, would be exceedingly bad j
treatment Washing it off with Up water ia hardly
safe, because tap water may contain germs, although
i probably the menace of health would be sligh*.
It would not be *o serious to put peroxide on the
j cut finger except that peroxide when strong actual
! ly destroys tissue.
| The correct method is to let the blooo flow' to car
i rv out any infection; then coagulation will seal the
: wound and promote healing Mast doctors still be
i lieve. however, in the application of a mild anti
* m m
The third question was The proper first aid for
turning the ankle is :<!> Walk on it. <2> Manipulate
it. '.I* Complete rest and elevation <4> Swab It
with liniment, <5> Paint It with iodine
It is bad for injured tissues fo subject them to
pressure, so that walking on the injured ankle or
manipulating it would certainly be bad for It. Noth
ing is gained by rubbing a sprained ankle with lin
iment or by painting it with iodine. The right step
is to elevate the foot and rest it so as to give the
tissue opportunity to recover.
The doctor who is called to see a sprained ankle
secures rest for these tissues by application of strips
of adhesive tape or by suitable splinting or bracing
• • •
A fourth question was: Th* most certain way to
recover from a cold is: (1* Take a cathartic. (2>
Take a good workout <3> Go to bed. f4> Cut down
on food. <5i Gargle the throat.
There is no reason why one who has a cold should
• take a cathartic, since this has nothing to do with
, a cold, but simply empties the bowels. A person with
a cold is sick and should not indulge tn overactivity.
Most persons who are sick will cut down on food
without having this done for them, but as long as
the bowels and digestion are working satisfactorily,
there is no reason for cutting down on food with a
cold.
Gargling the throat, under the best of circum
stances. merely puts a Talrly pleasant taste in the
mouth and washes accumulated secretions away.
Therefore, the right answer as to what to do to
to recover from a cold is. first of all, to go to bed.
Given a reasnable chance to recover under such cir
cumstances. the body will probably do so
| We ll tell foreign countries. We don't want a war.
but wv want peace and if you bother us we ll knock
l hell out of you. - Representative William P Con
nerv of Massachusetts.
Few tacts are sure, and all attitudes are debatable.
And controversy soundly launched is the best possible
means of teaching one to think.—John Hays Ham
mond. famed engineer.
I am watching events. When—and if—the time
comes that I may feel called upon to act again. I
| will act.—Upton Sinclair.
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At a Gl a nee
BY LESLIE EICHEI.
(Central Press Staff Writer>
NEW YORK. April 17-Severil j
person.*, are discussing whether an i
unbiased, impartial Citizens league j
should noi be established at W’ash- j
ington
Such leagues have helped toward
good government In cities
The average citizen, caught be- j
tween powerful interests, has little
voice in Wash ington.
In fact, except for a few eon*ci
rntious men. there is nobody to pro
tect the average citizens interest
And the number of bills being
passed containing hidden or ambigu
ous clauses is appalling.
For example, who actually knows
what is contained in the army con
scription bill passed by the house?
Will it actually conscript wealth in
time of war?
Or is that matter left up to the
president, while every man up to 45
is conscripted for military serrtee
and every worker is conscripted for
war work ?
Here is a bill that ill has to go
through the senate What will it
contain when it leaves the senate?
It is true that Senator Nye. who has
been making the munitions investi
gation. plans to put teeth into tt. to
eliminate war profits.
Senator Nye. however, is only one
man Powerful interests are at work
in Washington; they can influence
some of the 98 senator*.
But. the average citizens, who are
certain to be drafted, cannot get a
word in.
AAA
Faster Trains
American trains are to be faster.
April 28 — when daylight saving
time begins again in many commun
ities — will mark a general speed- j
ing up of trains.
The fastest long-distance trains
will be "The Twentieth Century Lim
ited" on the New York Central and
"The Broadway Limited" on the
Pennsylvania Both run between
New York and Chicago. Present tune
of 17 hours 45 minutes will be cut
to a flat 17 hours.
That means the "Twentieth Cen
tury." which has a longer route, will
average 56.4" miles an hour. Includ
ing stops. Much of the run will be
at 75 miles an hour. Many New York
Central trains make 75 miles an hour
now for long stretches—as do trains
on the Pennsylvania.
Time will be cut also between New J
York and Washington Average J
there will be more than 60 miles an !
hour for the chief trains The Penn
sylvania has electric operation, while
the Baltimore Ik Ohio will try
streamlined locomotives.
A week earlier, on April 21 the
Burlington will put on two Diesel
stream-liners between Chicago and
Minneapolis-St. Paul, whose 100
mile-an-hour cruising speed will
permit them to maintain what the
railroad says will be the tastes* reg
ular running time in America
Not to be outdone, the Chicago.
Milwaukee. St. Paul Sc Pacific will
put on similar fast trains between
Chicago and the Twin Cities
And "The 400." mile-a-minuter be
tween Chicago and St. Paul-Minnea
polis. on the Chicago Sc Northwest
ern. will go still faster to compete
This was the pioneer speed train on
this run and it has been doing an
increasingly large business.
All over the nation schedule* will
be shortened.
And. of course, virtually all
through trains will be completely air
conditioned.
If track conditions of lesser rail
roads were better, schedules could be
cut in half In some instances.
During the summer, semi-weekly
speed trains will be installed on
transcontinental reads, cutting a
day off the time to the Pacific coast
• • •
There Peace
As the economic warfare through
out the world Intensifies and suffer
ing spreads among all peoples, some
men are standing out for a cessation
of warfare Such men. of course,
risk the chance of being accused
of being against their country's in
terest-due to an emotionalism, sim
ilar to that during actual warfare,
aroused by nationalism.
In England. Sir Malcolm Robert-!
son. former British umbas^dor to
Argentina, brtngs the subject to the
front by saying:
“It would be difficult to find a
stronger advocate of closer 'British)
empire economic union than I am
But when it comes to Argentina. I
claim that she is in a very special
position and must be regarded al
most as part of the empire Cease
to purcita.se from Argentina and you
will ruin hundreds of millions of
in any British dominion. You will
British capital. more than is invested
increase the number of unemployed,
you will rtun several vitally impor
tant shipping lines, and vou anil es
trange and hit very hard a pre-emi
nently friendly people.”
The condition of which Sir Mal
colm speaks is common to the Unit
ed States and other countries as well
as to England.
DAY WEAR IN LONDON
LONDON y£P:—Straight slim skirts
of normal length are featured for
day wear, the outline accentuated
above the waist by full, flattened
sleeves, often short. Necklines are
soft and high, with touches of lace
or vivid scarfs in glass.
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News
Behind the
News
Capital and world gottap. event*
and personalities. In and out ot
tbe news, written by a group ot
fearless and Informed newspaper
men of Washington and New York
This column Is published by The
Herald as a news feature. Opinions
expressed are those of tbe writers as
individuals and should not be in
terpreted as reflecting the editorial
policy of this newspaper
WASHINGTON
By GEORGE DURNO
Tired — ‘ Cactus Jack-' Gamer bids
fair to convert the vice presidency
from a “political graveyard ’ into a
live man s job. He has never been
content to be merely the official
diner-out of the administration. His
alert mind and natural yen for
power have led him a never-excer
ctsed prerogative that will make vice
presidents a potent influence in
shaoing legislation — provided the
senate doesn t finally clip their
wings.
Gamers decision to scrap the
time-honored custom of allowing
chairmen of senate committees to
select their own conferees and to
name them himself should have some
Important results the next time a
controversal piece of legislation
needs ironing out between the two
houses.
The vice president is tired of seeing
senators selected as conferees who
are opposed to the piece of legisla
tion in question. Tt happened last
when the $4 88n 000.000 work-relief
bill floundered around in confer
ence.
• • •
Experience — This reaching out
for power is characteristic of Gar
ner When he became minority
leadpr of the house he did not re
sign from the ways and means com
mittee — as Is customary — and
tend strictly to the business of lead
ership. He held both Jobs and ruled
the democrats with an iron hand.
Nor was he relegated to innocuous
desuetude when he berame vice pres
ident. Although he announced with
becoming modesty that he w as mere
ly the senates presiding officer, he
continued to wield great Influence
in the house and has been steadily
expanding his territory to cover the
senate as well.
He. often says the last word about
legislation at cabinet meetings —
as befits his third of a century of
experience in congress.
Withdrawn — Senator Robert D
Carey <R' of Wyoming, rates as the
CCC's No. 1 nemesis. First he sir
red up that toilet, kit investigation In
the early days of the forest army
which nearly had the New Deal on
itg ear Now* he has again stepped
in to ask “How come? ’
The senator learned some days
ago that an Invitation for bids had
been sent out by Director Robert
Fechner's corps for the furnishing 1
and delivering of fabricated materia! !
and supplies for complete mail order
barracks A little private investi
gation convinced him that buildings
of this type might prove a great deal
more expensive than structures
erected from local lumber by local
labor.
Care- got In* touch with Fcclincr ,
and stressed the desirability of pro
viding as much work for local labor
as possible — also suggesting that ■
comparative costa be more carefully
checked Fechner saw the point and
the invitations to bid were with- j
drawn.
• • •
Footwork — New England is build
ing a bonfire under the admmistra- I
tion on the cotton processing ques
tion. Cotton mills are making a tre- J
mendous howl and are backed by
legislators and governors. The
Ma«’*”',iusetta delegation demands
protectic-i against Japanese cotton
imports and denounces President
Roosevelt for failing to apply an em-1
bargo as authorized by the recovery
act.
Secretary Wallace is roasted bv
angry New Englanders for his threat
to .joost processing taxes instead of
lowering them The movement in
opposition to the processing tax is
spreading. FDR is urged to pay
farm benefits directly out of work
rehef funds — as he is authorized to
do thus doing away with the tax
which New England claims is killing
the textile industry.
Quick footwork will be necessary
to save the new AAA bill.
• • •
Impeachment — The house judi
ciary committee has been sifting a
mass of evidence and testimony per
taining to the methods of operation
of certain federal judges in Illinois.
California and Florida at recent se
cret sessions
One member told a Washington
friend that he would not be surpris
ed to see impeachment proceedings
instituted in certain instances
• • •
Necisatrr — It develops belated
ly that not every member of congress
who voted for the big work-relief
bill was personally sold on it
Represen tat ive Henry B Steagall
<D>. of Ala,, chairman of the house
banking and currency committee,
might be placed In this category.
At a recent private gathering he
explained he really didn’t think
much of the measure but that he was
Sally’s Sallies
1 BONDER vitfr
DO»N<j ,
I
Half the world doesn't know how the
oth<" half lhe»—but oh. how it would like
lofwdoutl
‘ON. MY BRAVE MEN!’
\ j
the one man in his district qualified
to represent it. Listeners deduced it
was necessary to vote for the work
relief bill if one wanted to continue
to represent that district.
• • •
Die* — The senate Agriculture
committee will soon report out fa- j
vorably the Frazier-Lemke Farm
Mortgage Refinancing bill. This
provides for the mandatory issuance
of farm credit corporation bonds at
1 Vs per cent interest — the money
to be used tn refinancing farm debt
at the same rate of interest.
One feature of the measure re
ouires the Federal Reserve banks to
buy the bonds — which are based on
the full value of the farms mortBaa
ed and 65 per cent of the livestock
The banks would then be required to
issue currency aRainst these bonds
with farm and livestock backing.
One member of the committee ob
serves If the bull dies, so does your
•buck- I
Notes — Buying in Seaboard OII
is attributed to John Hays Ham
mond's casual remarks in his auto
biography showing its profits . . .
Bi-partisan confabs in the house are
aimed at killing off the processing
tax — and this group counts on help
from the supreme court . . . Some of
FDR's best friends are cautioning
him 8gainst trying to whip congress
into line on bills that democrats
privately oppose ... He la carefully
sounding out the situation . . .
Qfc DARK BLOND
A CaPLETON KeNDRAKE •«* _
BEGIN HERE i'ODAT »
■ILLM KNT GRAVES. »wrrl»n j
, «• GEORGE OH 1M GOLD. Sad* Err
rmployrr ta hla •»(( dead
JARVIS HATP. a itraagrr. mttrrm
ta help hr*. He trait het ta a
heaut? ahnp where the la trans
formed lata a krenrt thea takes
her home, introducing her aa his
aeerrtar?. She meets llapp'a soa.
NORMAN: his strptoa. ROI1ERT
fAISE: MR* HAPP: and VERA
Dl< MENU Mra llapp'a mal«
Thai sight a ante under het
door lafonsi Mllllrent. “The wom
an la hlarh ermine la here." Mil*
Herat sees the woman, tries to
fallow, hat loses her. Mlllireni
goes to the ehaollror’s qsartrrt.
The ehaotfrar Is dead from a bal
let wound.
(feat morning SERGEANT
MAHONEV takes rkarge af Ike
eaae. He questions Mllllrent Eater
whea sfce Is in the enrrldor talk
ing tn Norman the? kenr Mrs.
Happ answer the telephone down
stairs. A moment later Mrs. Happ
orrrams.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORE
CHAPTER XXIX •
MILLICENT remained rooted to
the stairs, staring with wide,
incredulous eyes. It was Norman
who raced down tbe stairs, picked
np Mrs. Happ. bolding bis bands
beneath her arm-pits.
"What is It, Cynthia?" be
asked.
Twice sbe started to speak, and
twice words failed to come from
her lips
"Wnat Is It?" Norman do
manded again, alarm In his voice.
"Your father," sbe said.
“What about him?”
"They telephoned."
"Who telephoned?"
“The men who bad him."
“What do yon mean?" be
askod.
Millicent suddenly came to life
She sensed something of the sig
nificance of the words, ran down
three or four stairs. “Yon mean
he’s been arrested?" sbe asked.
Mrs. Happ shook her bead and
■aid. "He's been kidnaped."
“What?" Norman Happ as
claimed.
“Kidnaped."
“How do yon know?"
"They said so over tbe tele
phone."
"Who said so?"
"The men who bad him."
“What did they say?"
"They said they bad him, that
he was safe for the present, that
there was no ose trying to look
for blm. and that nnder no cir
cumstances were we to notify the
police—that if we notified the
police be would be killed."
"Bat wbut did they want?"
Norman Happ asked. "Was it
money?"
■ "They didn't say. They said
they would communicate with me
later, and that when they got tn
touch with me they'd give instruc
tions as. to what they wanted.
They said 1 was to keep Mr.
Happ's disappearance completely
concealed from the officers In tbe
honse."
"They knew that officers were
in the house?" Norman Happ
asked.
“Apparently."
• • a
IfILLICENT was frowning doiog
*■ * some *«ry rapid thinking
“lie left bis study." sbe said
"and gave Mr. Bucbanan tbe sey
Mr. Buchanan bad some evidence
be wanted to . . ."
Cynthia Happ suddenly galvan
ized into life Sbe leveled ao ar
'using forefinger at Millicent.
“You'" she screamed. "You'rt
the little oussy that Drought tbl>
all snout! If It nadn'f oeen for
> yon this would never oa*e nap
pened! He brought you into the
bouse and look wbat’s happened
My husband Is kidnaped. His
chauffeur has been killed. Ware
all involved In scandaL There are
police officers trooping about the
house, asking questions and prying
into things that are none of thetr
businesa. And who's to blame for
it—who’s responsible?”
Cynthia Happ’a voice rose to a
crescendo of hysterical accusation
and her rigid forefinger fairly quiv
ered aa she pointed at Millicent.
"You are!!!!"
Norman Happ said. "Now listen
Cynthia, calm yourself. This isn't
going to do anyone any good.”
The woman pushed him to one
side. “You’re responsible." she
screamed at Millicent. “Don't stand
there with that mealy mouthed look
on your face. Ton can’t bluff me
with any of that kind of stuff
You’re responsible for Harry Keld
ing’a murder! It’s because of you
my husband's been kidnapped!
You . . ."
Sergeant Mahoney’s voice, from
the bead of the staircase, sounded
as professionally cheerful ua the
voice of a doctor entering a sick
room where the patient is lying
on his death bed. "Well. well, well.”
be said. “So ‘.here seems to have
been a kidnaping. Tell me about
It. Mrs. Happ.”
At once Cynthia Happ regained
control of herself. She took a deep
breath, stared at the bead of the
stairs with resentment glittering in
her eyes.
Sergeant Mahoney moved from
the head of the stairs, walking
around the corner of the banister
so that he was plainly visible.
Mrs. Happ’s face wreathed Itself
! in smiles. “It happens." she said,
“that you overheard me telling this
young minx exactly what I thought
of her. I’m afraid I wasn’t mine
ing words.”
“Indeed you weren’t," Sergeant
Mahoney said, coming down the
stairs, “hut you said something
about your husband being kid
naped."
• • •
pYNTHIA HAPP laughed. “I'm
^ afraid that I was very much
worked up." sho said. “I'm cer
t&lnly thankful to you for the In
terruptlon. Sergeant. Regardless of
the provocation 1 may have had. I
certainly had no license to talk to
a servant an though she were an
equal. After all. the child Is noth
ing but a hireling—one who does
ray husband’s work, one who Is tn
my house because It In necessary to
have her here—just as one would
have a painter, a scrubwoman, or
a window washer."
Mllllcent realized Mrs. Happ was
trylbg to make her lone her temper,
to create a scene in the hope that
such a scene would distract the at
tention of Sergeant Mahoney from
what Mrs. Happ herself said Mill!
cent refused to make a scene
For a moment Sergeant Mahoney
looked puzzled. Then he said. “Bui
what about the kidnaping. Mrs
Happ?’’
Mrs Happ’s smile was the smllt
ot a perfect hostess welcoming
guests. “I’m sure." she cooed li
her most seductive tones, “that I
know nothing whatever about an?
kidnaping *’
“Under those circumstances.” Ser
geant Mahoney suggested Wuppos*
we nave a little talk osetber
want to use the *elephone tor
tew uoments aco then 1 »oUl«
like to talk with you.”
“It happens." Mrs. Happ told him,
“1 bare other plans.”
“Surely they're not so Important
that they can’t wait for a few mo
menta.”
“I'm afraid they are.”
His face became stern. He said.
"I'm afraid I'm going to bare to
insist. Mrs. Happ."
“How strongly would you insist?"
“As strongly." he told her grimly,
“as it became necessary for me to
insist. In order to carry my point."
She bad played too much bridge
not to know when the cards were
stacked against her. and she waa
too practised a hostess not to know
how to carry off the situation.
“Oh. under those circumstances "
she said, “if tt'e so important I
will be glad to alter my plana.
Where did yon wish to go for our
little chat?"
“First." he told her. “the tele
phone."
Both Millicent and Norman Happ
remained on the stairs, their ears
strained, listening.
WWW
A BRUPTLY. from the lower floor.
Sergeant Mahoney’s voice j
drifted _p to them.
“But. madam." he said, “this tele
phone has been knocked from the
stand. I heard It ringing e short
time ago and I’m quite certain I
heard ytfor voice answering it.
•It was." she told him. “a wrong
number. I'm afraid I must have
knocked the stand over when I
turned away."
“But the stand hasn't been
knocked over" Sergeant Mahoney
said Insistently. "It’s the telephone
that was knocked or thrown to the
floor. How do yon explain that?
And I heard you scream. How
about that?**
“Really. Sergeant, there are some
things one just can’t explain—mat
ters of carelessness. perhaps . . ."
Her voice trailed off into silenea
and Norman Happ. taking Mllll
cent’s arm. tnrped her gently about
on the stair*, started ascending
them.
“They'll just talk around In cir
cles.- he said. “Cynthia won’t tel
him anything, but you and I have
got to have a talk.”
She found herself welcoming the
touch of his palm under her elbow.
“Hell know that she’s lying “
“That won't make any differ
ence" Norman Happ said grimly.
“He won’t got any information out
of ber. hut we’ve got to do sotnw
thing
"What do you mean?” she asked.
They were In the corridor now.
Norman Happ looked about him.
then lowered hta voice.
“She’e a wonderful actress."
said. “She’s got plenty of poi <K;
Sergeant Mahoney will never get
her story.”
“Don’t you believe It.” Millleeni
retorted. “Sergeant Mahoney wlH
read her thoughts. He’s playing
with ber as a cat plays with a
mouse.”
“Perhaps you’re right,” Norman
Happ agreed, “but the time has
come for you to put all of your
cerds on the table. We’ve got to
play nis thing together. Have yon
enough confidence in me to tell me
everything?"
MlUicent suddenly found berseM
staring into bis eyea He bad
grasped ber shoulders, whirled her
about so that sbe was faring him.
His arms were around ber.
"Mtlilceot.’ oe mia "can yotb
will you tell me everything f
| (To ttc Continued)