The Lampasas Daily Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 231, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 1938 Page: 3 of 4
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BANNER SERIAL FICTION
navy, marine corps, cargo ship con-
CARTER FIELD
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shall say:
Inform you
that
Tracery, happily none the worse. I am
loth to part with her—I wish 1 had
“So I’m Going to Treat Ton as an Equal—’the Play’s the Thing.
You. see, Brief can’t refuse to do
lion, • Washingtonian
ling with
cause the government held up the
ministration. For many decades the
cording to a Washington United
Tremendously increased appro-
says that the mental
production
To win title to property by ad-
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music might'
in the little village which is named
Waiiti, and is situated about 100
ble ready to turn to government
work in time of emergency with no
delay. Getting ready to produce
her di-
the play
The loser not only may sue for the
$26.67 or more but can, if he’s rea-
sonably lucky, collect three times
the amount lost. Some gamblers
think it’s a fine law. So do District
officials, for the city receives half
rcatore her to you myaelf. Thia will en-
tail a visit: but the occasion warrants a
breach of the rule I have mad*, and you
generally bound to respond to her
call, I am not bound to make a fool
of myself. If she likes to wish for
the moon and comes crying to me, I
have every right in the world to
she is the beneficiary of a will she
reaches her ’’full, mature or lawful
s for all kinds of prepared-
army ordnance, airplanes,
> ships, fighting ships, tanks,
rized equipment — everything
Ivable that would be needed
going to turn into a desperate man;
and, secondly, that if you come into
smallest church in New Zealand, is
probably the smallest in the world.
It was built by the very early pio-
neers who landed in the far north of
years, both the larger groups real-
ize the arguments of the little group
of intellectuals are the ones most
Brief for the length of my stay.
’’Now I think that will do very;
well.
» of sentiment about this on
>1 Hill. President Roosevelt
ave no trouble getting all the
appar-
ently ignored old statutes when
drawing up new measures. A wom-
an has to be twenty-one years old
many . , . Congress expected
to approve of greedy in-
created appropriations for
preparedness ...It seems the
agricifltural problem it likely
natural one, for it is her bounden
duty to do her best to bring this
parricide down. But, while 1 am
curse, but I may as well know."
“I agree with you, madam,” said
I. "The request must be reason-
able."
"Very good. What is her request?
Not to reach her the moon, but to
help her uproot a tree which is
more than twenty years old. 'All
right,’ say I. ’It certainly cumbers
the earth and it ought to come down.
Where are your tools?’” She
slapped the quilt with her palm.
"Mr. Exon, she has no tools. And
neither have I.
"For me to move in this matter
would be to fail: and for me to fail'
in this matter would bring me into
derision, if not contempt." As I
made to protest, she held,, up a.
sparkling hand. "I don’t expect you
to agree. You’d cheerfully sell my
plain how that figure was agreed
upon. Neither do they explain an-
other amount—$26.67, which, if lost
in a game of chance, entitles the
business man the world over to con-
vinced that if something were done
to improve his particular line of
business everybody in the entire
world would be better off.
It’s a fight, and it’s going fo be
worth watching, though unfortunate-
ly for the audience most of the
tmoves are not going to be played
perfectly sincere in
these arguments.
Those who want to make a profit
themselves by trading more with
Germany naturally are convinced
that the whole world will be more
prosperous as a result. There is
WASHINGTON.—Desperate efforts
are* being made by important Ger-
man interests in this country, and
some not interested through nation-
al ties but because of economic
ideas, to have this country enter
into a reciprocal trade agreement
with Germany.
Because of the bitter feeling
among so large a part of the popu-
lation of this country against Hitler,
and because of the disinclination of
Secretary of State Cordell Hull, dad-
dy of the reciprocal trade treaty
to
treat you as an equal—’the play’s
the thing.’
"Elizabeth, as you know, has in-
voked my
uncle of the
stole from her father some twenty-
ter-
run
left
to ourselves—and the lizards that
stared and darted over the molder-
ing stone.
"She deserves her fame,” said
Elizabeth. "I know no more than
you what line she’s going to take:
but whatever she does, I haven’t
wasted my time, because I have
seen and talked with 'Harriet the
Great.* ’’
(Here let me say that that sur-
name does her justice as can no
periods. A few men and women
. have borne it, since Time was
young. If she had had as fair fields,
I have no doubt that she would have
borne it, too.)
the hundreds of mil-
dollars sent to the South
Until just recently the rest of the
world had no hick. Often a new
area was discovered which would
grow cotton, but always either the
cotton was of an inferior quality or
consenting to do as you did, you
were playing straight into the hands
of father and son. Supposing you’d
been discovered ... Brief would
have seen his chance and have flat-
tened you out. He’d have trumpet-
ed the scandal, played the outraged
father and ordered his erring daugh-
ter out pf his sight. ‘Never darken
my doors again.* And you would
have had to go—your cousin would
have seen to that. Father fooled,
police fooled, Austria fooled. And,
ring or no ring, I couldn’t have
helped you at all. I used to be able
to drop a soul-shaking hint, but I’ve
never mastered the art of raising
the dead."
There was a- little, silence, only
disturbed by the sleeveless fret of a
bee on a window-pane.
At length—
"You must blame me, madam,"
I said. "That Elizabeth should stay
at Raven was my idea."
"Are you proud of it, Richard Ex-
M”
"No, I’m not,” said I. "I’m great-
ly ashamed.”, —.
"Good,;* said Old Harry. "In fu-.
ture stick to your last. Take ac-
tion—that’s your forte. But neVer
reflect. From what I hear, you
have instinct—a precious faculty.
Well,, be content with that—and
drown your ideas at birth. And
now take a seat." She touched a
chair by* her side. As I did her
bidding, she turned to Elizabeth.
"What were you going to tell me
about your mother’s jewels?”
Elizabeth recited the facts.
. When she had done. Old Harry
wrinkled her brows.
"I’m not surprised that your cous-
in found you de trop. That he’s
drawn and sold the gems, there can
be no doubt. And that by forgery.
Now the English are a tolerant lot.
They’ll overlook treason and fight
for a murderer’s life, while a
healthy theft in England is nearly
always worth while. But they’ve al-
ways loathed forgery—probably be-
cause they feel that it isnl playing
the game. Witness, your poor fa-
ther . . . Now Cousin Percy has
committed that ’loathsome* crime.
But yours to the only voice that can
send him down. Without you, he
can't be arrested, much less ar-
raigned. With you, he to—doomed
. . . And so you had to go.” , .
She glanced at a clock.
"Lunch,” she said, "will be
served in a quarter of an hour. For
you two: in the Medici room. After
that, you may ait on the terrace un-
til I send. I must think this matter
over. I don’t want to let you down,
but I can’t make bricks without
straw.”
plants so that they could turn out
war equipment at short notice. For
instance, the little matter of edu-
cational orders to indicative of the
general line of thought.
For years Britain has followed
this practice of educational orders.
The underlying idea is to have as
together within the enemy’s camp.
Brief will be ill at ease, because
he will have to pretend to be the
brother I knew. And Virgil won’t
be at his best, not only for reasons
we know, but because to entertain
Herrick will undoubtedly shorten his
life.
"I’ve set the stage, Richard Exon:
and on Tuesday at five o’clock, the
curtain will rise. But I can’t give
out any parts, because I have none
to give. The* performance will be
improvised, but it shouldn’t be dull.
And now you be off, young man.” I
got to my feet. "See’ your darling
first and send her to me. How long
will it take you to get to Raven and
back?”
"Madam,” I saidr "I can do it in
less than five hours.”
The Duchess glanced at a clock*,
which said it was a quarter past
two.
"Then do it in six,” she said, "and
dine here at half past eight. Bring
Mr. Herrick with you.”
(TO BE CONTINUED)
We could not talk freely at table,
for never less than three men were
constantly in the room. The. meal
was royally served, and the dishes
set before us were fit for a king. All
the appointments were flawless,
and, ruled by the major-domo, the
footmen moved and waited as
though their duty had been tirelessly
rehearsed. -
At these things I shall always
wonder, for Elizabeth told me later
that months had passed since the
Duchess had left her room, while no
guests had been entertained for
nearly two years. Indeed, I can only
submit that they showed forth Old
Harry’s dominion as nothing else
could have done. The palace was
out of commission, its mistress was
out of sight: and yet, at a nod from
her, the machinery sprang to life,
to move with all the precision of
practiced vigilance.
Coffee was served upon the
race, above, an Italian garden,
to seed. And there we were
timate play, and I am far too wise
Besides, I
show tax receipts for 15 years—or
sometimes for 20 years, depending
on which part of the code he is gov-
erned by.
Although the district forbids kite-
flying, dueling and certain other per-;
sonal activities, the law permits con-
certs on the Capitol grounds by "any
band in the service Of the United
States.”
The law provides one exception:;
the band cannot play while con-i
begging her to excuse me, I got to.
my feet.
Two minutes later I stood before
Old Harry, as a sheep before her
shearers is dumb.
The piercing eyes held mine, as a
magnet the steel.
“Mr. Exon, I have formed of you
a very pleasant opinion, and I am
usually right. But I must request
your assurance upon one point. That
is that .you are aware that you can-
not possibly marry the Countess of
Brief.”
The bedroom went black about
mo, and the blood surged Into my
face. And I felt as though some-
thing had taken me by the throat.
Somehow I answered thickly.
"I am well aware of that, ma-
dam.”
"Good,” said Old Harry, agree-
ably. "I thought as much, but I
simply had to be cure. And now
come here and sit down, and I’ll do
the talking until you’ve got your
breath.” As I took my seat,, her
hand went on to my shoulder and
held it tight. "Always remember—
these things cannot be helped. I
loved a commoner once, and ho
loved me. But there are some bars,
Richard Exon, more rigid than
those you loosed. So we both of us
did our duty. He bowed and went,
and I married the Diike of Whelp.
And, all thinga considered, it turned
out extremely well. . . And you
are the only person to whom I have
ever told that—not because no one
else would believe mo (though that
to a fact), but because I have met
no other person for whose sake I
felt disposed to open an ancient
wound.”
I believe that I thanked her there,
but I cannot be sure. I was like a
man sunk in deep water, whose
senses are out of hand because his
soul is possessed by a frantic in-
stinct to rise. I had harbored no
hopes, of course But, because I
was only human, I had made me a
dream to play with — a pretty
dream. And now, as one takes from
a child a toy that may do him harm,
the Duchess of Whelp had taken
away my dream.
Old Harry was sp »in.
"I have no other . Fate,
that great producer, has cast you
COHDELL HULL
formula for maintaining world
place, there is plenty of tenseness
in the situation. All sorts of wires
are being pulled by both sides, and
the outcome is shrouded in doubt.
Those arguing for the German
treaty all use the same contentions,
though the two groups are motivat-
ed by entirely different springs. Most
vociferous of course, are the Ger-
mans who actually sympathize with
Hitler. There are a lot of them, lit-'
tie as the casual newspaper reader
might suspect it. Because they do
not wish to penalize themselves by
running publicly counter to the
anger of Jewish and Catholic haters
of Der Fuehrer, most of them are
not making much noise about it. But
they are very active, as every offi-
cial in the State department has
good cause to know.
There is a considerable number
pf business men who believe in mak-
ing a profit through trade, even if
they trade with the devil, which is
not surprising but merely what has
been happening fince the beginning
of time. Then there is a very small
group of important persons who sin-
cerely believe that the path to world
peace and permanence of freedom
from war depends chiefly on trade-
end not just bilateral trade either,
but world-wide trade.
Lower Trade Barriers
At Preventive of War
The arguments of this little group
are used by both the larger ones—
those who desire to see Germany
made stronger and who glory in Hit-
ler’s “redemption” of the Father-
land from the "strait-jacket” of the
Versailles treaty, and those who
hope for a personal profit.
Naturally, because Cordell Hull
has been preaching the lowering of
trade barriers as the best preventa-
German interests in this
country fight for reciprocal
Old Law Ban* the Flying of Kites in
Washington; Dueling Also Forbidden
the more she rests her body, the
clearer her brain becomes.”
I felt rather dazed. There were
more things at Tiacery than were
dreamt of in my philosophy.
"Her English,” I said, "is better
than that of an English Judge?*......
Elizabeth nodded.
"Her brain’s like mercury. When
I came in, 'Why you and not Brief?’
she said. I gave her the state-
ment at once. She read it through
in silence. Then—'I beg your par-
don,* she said. ‘It seems you are
Brief. No need to ask why you’re
here, but who opened your eyes?’ I
told her all you had done. 'And
here’s a man,’ she said. ’Don’t
let’ him go. I may or may not
help you: but such a man’s little
Anger is thicker than my old loins.’ ”
Before I had time, to expose this
ridiculous estimate, the major-domo
was approaching—to give me the
shock of my life.
"By your ladyship’s leave, Her
Grace will receive Mr.' Exon with-
out delay.” »
Elizabeth smiled and nodded, and, 1 soul to buy your pretty darling an
She Painted Her Face
The District of Columbia, national
legislative center, has a law forbid-
ding kite-flying and many another
strange statute.
Under the l*w, you can’t tie a
horse to a tree, and if you use French
or Latin daring a trial you have to
pay your legal opponent $331.33.
Oh, and one thing more. All that
has passed so far is bcltWUH yew —
and me. Elizabeth is to believe that
I have come into this business be-
cause I desire to honor my ancew
tress’ bond.”
"May I tell Herrick, madam?”
Old Harry wrinkled her nose.
Then—
"Yeo," she said. "He should
be informed. If he resembled his
uncle, he wouldn’t be 'one of the
best.’ "
"Lord Naseby dislikes him,” I
said.
"Ca va sans dire. To find favor
in Naseby’s eyes, you must be sanc-
timonious and servile and reap
where you have not sown. He de-
mands, but never supplies, and he
still has family prayers. But I un-
derstand he’s failing.”
"Herrick gives him another three
years.”
The Duchess picked up a tablet
and made a note.
"I’ll have that checked,” she said,
and laughed at the look on my face.
“My agents are paid to find out
what I want to know. Some people,
when they retire, devote themselves
to the study of bygone days: each
to his taste, of course, but I’ve al-
ways preferred a live ass to a de-
composed lion. For' me, the crea-
tion took place some sixty yean
back, and while I respect the ages
that went before, the present is the
dunghill on which I shall always
scratch.
"And now fo business.
"Elizabeth must stay here—no
doubt about that. You will return
to Raven, to fetch her things. Noth-
ing of hers must be left there, and
everyone living at Raven must for-
get her visit as though it had never
been. Very well. Tonight I shall
write to Brief.” Shy, picked up a
penciled sheet. “Analhis to what I
easy hour. But what I say to true,
and, though you will not admit it,
you know it as well as I. Very
well. Now listen to me. I am go-
ing to move in this matter, cost
what it may. And this, not because
I am bound, for nobody can be
bound to bring themselves into con-
tempt; but because, if I do not do
something, Elizabeth, Countess of
Brief, to going to lose her life.”
After a pregnant pause the Duch-
ess went on.
"In her cousin’s sight, the remov-
al of Elizabeth was always to be
desired. Once he had forged her
name, her removal became expedi-
ent—I think that’s clear. But in
view of what has occurred in the
last seven days, her removal to now
essential to Percy Virgil’s health.
A week ago she could have sent
him to prison for seven years: to-
day she can send him to the gal-
lows for the murder of Max. Why?
Because she—and nobody else—can
switch on that current which makes
all evidence live. Motive. Prove
the theft of the jewels, and you
prove the abduction: prove the ab-
duction and you prove the murder
of Max ...” The sweat was out on
my face, but still Old Harry laicron.
"Do you see now, Richard Exon?
Have I chipped the scales' from
your eyes? ■ ...»
"Don’t lose sight of two thing!—
"Herrick’s mother,” said Elizabeth
gently, "was my mother’s greatest
friend.”
"You’re not staying with his
to a long, tedious process. It in-
volves getting the proper jigs and
dies. It involves training men to dp
an entirely new job.
In an ordinary government con-
tract, given to a private manufactur-
er, the government of course
calls for bids and gives the work
to the bidder offering to produce at
the lowest price, assuming of course
that the bidder to demonstrably re-
liable.
But in educational orders the plan
to exactly the reverse. The object
to different. If what to wanted im-
mediately to 1,000 machine guns, for |
instance, normally the manufactur-
or offering to produce them at the
lowest price would get the contract.
But under the educational order sys-
tem the government’s purpose
would best be served by giving 20
different manufacturers each a con.
tract for 50 machine guns.
Expansion Not Difficult
Where Needs Are Known
Then, if war or an emergency
should develop three months later, I
there would bo' 20 manufacturers
who had found out how to make the
type of machine guns desired. Ex- |
pension is not difficult where .the
exact needs are familiar, and the
workers know how to do the job.
Each worker, for example, can be
put to training others;
But despite the obvious military
advantage of this system of educa-
tional orders, not until right now
has the United States government
ever employed it. And this although
the plan has been advocated for 10
years and its good results in Brit
ain have been well known.
Agricultural Problem
Stumps Would-Be Solvers
A very shrewd Kansan recently
in Washington remarked that the
farm problem would ba with us, un-
solved, 40 years hence. About a
week later, in a speech at Hutchin-
son, Kan., Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace said that one who
had been watching the wheat mar-
ket over a period of years would
not be surprised at the fact that
the price had gone down. It was
sure to come, he said, with a re-
turn of "normal weather.”
But a couple of days later the
report of the Great Plains commit-
tee was made, predicting that con-
tinuing of grain growing in the Da-
kotas, eastern Montana and north-
ern Nebraska to futile, and that the
farmers are doomed to defeat and
despair if they keep on trying.
And meantime comes a report
from North Carolina that there is
too much hay, due to the soil ero-
sion policy of the department of ag-
riculture. Which means, of course,
that in the next few years North
Carolina’s production of cattle to go-
ing to leap skyward, as it to im-
practical to use the hay in any oth-
er way. There will be no turning
from hay, either, for the soil-erosion
payments by the government to
farmers guarantee its continuance.
All of which, put together, gives
an idea of what the would-be solvers
of the agricultural
problem are up
against. For obvi-
ously this present
surplus of wheat
was produced with-
out much help from
the. section studied
by the Great Plains
committee. And just
as obviously, with-
out much help from
North Carolina. Now
if the Dakotas and
other parts of this
area turn to grass,
cattie, it would seem
Secretary
Walla ee
Great Plains
and hence to H
as though by the time both the
Northwest and the Carolina sections
got down to cattie production in a
big way there will be an overpro-
duction of cattle as well as a sur-
plus of wheat.
Cotton Problem Also
Is Full of Difficulties
Then there to the cotton problem.
It fo the settled conviction of many
shrewd observers that the Old
South, east of the Mississippi, will
not remain very much longer in the
cotton growing game. It simply
will not pay, unless the government
fo willing fo pay a perfectly enor-
mous subsidy in addition to the al-
ready huge farm subeidtes being
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