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Established July 4t 1892
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Too Soon to Count the Toll
It is pointed out rather frequently these days that
the death rate in the United States has not risen appre-
ciably during the depression. People may be suffering
from want but they aren’t dying from it; indeed some
have tried to prove that the average health is actually
better now than it was a few years ago.
Newton D. Baker leader in relief work remarks
however that we have little reason to congratulate our-
selves. Such ailments as rickets and other diseases of
malnutrition and low vitality have increased during 19^2
he asserts and he predicts that within the next ten years
“we shall undoubtedly reap a harvest of tuberculosis and
' other diseases . . . unless we redouble our efforts to main-
. tain a decent minimum of living and health standards
• |
* throughout the country.”
That ominous warning is worth bearing in mind.
Rumblings From Manchuria
If you want to try to guess what the outcome of
; Japan’s adventure in Manchuria is likely to be you prob-
ably will do well to look at the dispatches from Man-
churia itself instead of studying the official pronounce-
ments of Japanese government officials.
■
News from Manchuria is rather ominous as far as
the Japanese are concerned. Rebellion against the new
rulers of the land seems to be spreading in spite of the
presence of a large and capable Japanese army. The oc-
cupation is daily becoming more expensive. Guerrila
bands are increasing in size and number. ComjHete sub-
jection of the land seems very far off.
In the end. it is quite possible that the whole project
will collapse of its own weight. Japanese finance and in-
dustry are in bad shape. How much longer will the na-
tion continue to pursue a venture which costs so much
more than it is worth?
What Happened to Them?
The way in w hich the electorate moves to the polls—
or as the case often is fails to move—seems to be a
mystery-shrouded affair which is almost beyond solution.
Approximately 47000.000 American voters were
registered for the past election. An utterly unprecedent-
ed outpouring at the polls was expected. Rut it appears
now' that approximately 10000000 of these registered
voters forgot to do anything about actually voting. This
year’s total vote it seems will prove when finally added
up no greater than that of 1928 if indeed it is quite as
great.
What happened to those lost 10000.000? Hid they
decide that the fight was so one-sided that their votes
wouldn’t make any difference? They originally planned
to vote or they wouldn’t have taken the trouble of qualify-
ing. What came over them between registration day and
election day?
liv the dvorchesl
WHY NOT GO
TO CHURCH?
By JAMES MarKRELL
Few persons think things through.
If everybody reasoned this mat-
ter of church-go:ng to its logical
conclusion there will not be many
vacant pews and a widespread de-
mand lor more churches would
speedily arise.
The reason is simple: People do
not stay away from church because
they are opposed to religion or to
the church. Far from it. Nearly
every body believes that the church
is essential to our civilization. If
its existence were threatened the
great mass of people would fight
lor it.
But by some curious kink in their
mental processes many non-church
goers fail to perceive that if every-
body else followed their example—
and every’ honest person grants
others the right to do as he does—
the Church would quickly pass out
of existence.
They who would make their lives
count should be counted among
those upon whom the church may
count.
The church of your choice invites
you to it’s services.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST
SCIENTIST
1 Corner Elizabeth and West Second
Streets
First Church ol Christ Scientist
1 of Brownsville. Texas * branch of
the Mother Churcr The First
Church of Christ SclenvLu in
Boston. Massachur tta.
Sundav school at 9 45 a m
Subject: "God the Preserver of
! Man."
Sunday morning services at 1100
A Wednecdav exening testimonial
meeting at * ™ o'clock
Reading room in the Maltby
building on Levee and 12th -treets
open from 11 a m to 3 p. m daily
except Sunday and holidays.
OI K LADY Ot 111 ADAH PE
CHURCH
Mass on Sundays at 6:30 and
8 30: on week-days at 6 30; on
holidays of obligation at 7:30 and
8
Catechism Class on Sundays eft-
i er the second
Rosary and Benediction every
Sunday and Thursday at 7 3C p m
mass: on Saturdays and on the eve
of feast-days from 4 to * and from
6:30 to 8 p m
Serrodes. O M l. pastor
I
1 !R»T BAPTIST ( HI RUH
9 40—Modern Sunday School. W
• E Collins. Supt.
1W 35—Morning worsiup:
Organ prelude Doxology. Invo-
cation. Gloria Patri. Hymn No. 1.
Announcements. Hymn No. 148.
Offertory. Anthem. Pastor's Mess-
age: ‘The Golden Rule". Matt.
7 12.. Hymn No. 361. Benediction.
Post 1 tide.
6 30—Baptist Training Service.
Rev. Jas. E. Towle. General Di-
rector.
7:30 Evening worship: — Hymn
No. 128. Prayer Hymn No. 140.
Public Scripture quotation on pray-
er. Hymn No 303 Oftertory. Spe-
cial music. Pastor s message on
“The Request the Quest and the
Conquest of Prayer.*’ Matt. 7:7.
Hymn No. 143. Benediction Post-
ludr.
Sunday School attendance aver-
aged 197 plus for November. B. Y.
P U. uiew designation Baptist
Training Srr\:ce> averaged about
100. May the blessings of the
Triune God bless richly all the
people as the Yuletide draws nigh.
You will find a welcome in and
about this building and in all our
| services.
Oscar Lee Smith Pastor.
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CTNTRAI ( III RUII OF CHRIST
12th and Washington Street
Sunday morning Bible Study at
10 a. n;.
Worship. 11 a m.
Lord's cupper at 11 45 a m.
Evening service. 8 p. m.
Tuesday afternoon the Ladies
Bible class meets at 3 o'clock.
Wednesday evening the Bible
Study and prayer service at 8.
first presbyteri in church
Elizabeth at Palm Boulevard
Hours of worship—r oo a. m.
and 7:30 p. m.—Morning theme: i
•Sowers and Soils.” Evening: “The
Art of Adaptability.” Special mu- |
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sic. Mr J. A. Rusell musical di-
rector; Mrs. A. B. Niven organist.
Young People and Intermediate
League services—8:30 p. m.
Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Cleve
Tandy Supt.
The woman’s auxiliary announces
met.ings for Monday as follow*.
Circle No. 1 with Mrs. C- E Lam-
berth at 3:00 p. m ; No. 2 with Mrs.
H. L. Kelly at 3:30 p. m.; and
No. 3 with Mrs. W. A. Redding at
3:30 p. m. The Evening circle will
.neet at the home of Miss Booi-y
with Miss Laura Pollock as hostess.
Jun.or League Tuesday 4:00 p
m. Mrs. Ava Prosser Supt.
A cordial welcome awaits all who
come and a special invitation is
extended to strangers and visitor*
m the city.
Emmet P. Day pastor.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Fifteenth and Grant
9:45 a. m Sunday school.
11:00 a. m. Worship.
6:30 p. m Senior and Junior N.
Y. P S.
7:30 p. m. Preaching.
Midweek prayer meetings Wed-
nesdays at eight p. m.
A hearty welcome awaits all.
R. Wilson Conner pastor
MEXICAN METHODIST CHURCH
13th and Tyler Streets
Sunday School at 9:30 a. m.—Mr
Conrado Leal Superintendent.
Epworth League 8ervice at 10:40
a. m — Mis^ Aurora Gutierrez presi-
dent.
Junior League at 10:40 a. m.—
j Basement of church.
Sunday evening service at 7:45 p
i m.
Woman fksionary Society at the
church. Monday 7:45 p. m.
The church where you will feel it
home worship with us.
F. Ramos Pastor.
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MEXICAN BAPTIST
• etween 1st • 2nd Adams)
9:4a a m.—Sunday School
7 30 p. m —Evening service.
Monday. 7:30 p. m. —Women's
Missionary Society.
Wednesday. 7:30 p m.—Evening
service.
Friday. 7:30 p. m—Young men’»
society.
George B Mixlm. Pastor
CHURCH OF GOD
Harlingen
Parsonage. 219 E. Tyler. Phone
532-W
Sunday school 9:45 a m
J C Young superintendent.
Preaching services 11:00 a m and
7 30 p. m.
A full gospel message and good
music.
The church of welcome with a
message.
Rev. T. H McNeill. Pastor
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Fourth on Levee
H J. Howard pastor; Sherwood
Bishop Bible School superintend-
ent.
Bible School 9:45 a. m.
Communion and preaching ser- I
vice at 11 a. m. Sermon subject !
‘Doors of Opportunity.” The male
quartette will sing "Jesus is Pass-
ing this way.”
Junior. Intermediate and Senior
Endeavor meetings 6 30 p. m.
Gospel service 7:30 p. m. sermon
sub. "Doing Our Best.”
A large young people’s chorus will
occupy the choir loft and platform. ^
SACRED HEART CHIRCH
Sixth and Elizabeth
7 a m. Low M. as. short instruc-
tion. Holy Communion.
9 a. m. Christian Doctrine classes
for all the children.
10 a. m. High Mass tort sermon
special music.
7:30 p. m. Eve’-'ng services: |
Rosary and Benediction
Mass each morning during the
week at seven.
Society Communion days: First
Sunday of month Children of
Mary; second Sunday Holy Name
Society; third Sunday. Altar So-
ciety; fo- th Sunday Christ Cad-
ets Be faithful and regular.
Special services First Friday of
each month: 7 a. m. Communion
Mass; 7:30 p. m. Holy Hour.
Confessions arc heard Saturday
afternoon and cvenuig from 4:30 to
6 and from ' 30 to 9. also every
morning before 5 css.
A cordial welcome is extended by
pastor and congregation to ail
visitors and -.vcomers to tb city
both Catholic and non-Cathohc. j
You will not be embarrassed »y an
effusive reception ormmittee ut
we will quietly endeavor to make
you feel at home in your Father s
House.
Rev. Paul A. Lewis. O. M. I..
Pastor.
—
CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY
ALLIANCE
Rarrrda Hall
Between 2nd and 3rd on Elisabeth
Sunday services at li a. m.
Serv.ces for the week will be
p:*rer meeting Tuesday night.
7:«: Thursday young people's
meeting and Bible study. 7:45;
Sunday School 10:00 preaching
11:00.
You are cordially invited to at-
tend each and all of these services
Rev. W. R. Tuttle.
CHURCH OF THE ADVENT
Holy Communion at 7:30 a. m.
Church School and Bible Class.
0:30 a. m.
Morning prayer and sermon. 11
a m.
Saints' Days Holy communion.
7:30 a. m.
First Sunday in month. Holy
communion 7:30 a. m
R O MACKINTOSH.
Rector
FIRST METHODIST CHI R(QI
Sunday School at 9:30. W. W
Underwood and E A Monsses Supt.
Business Men's Bible class meets
at the Queen Theatre at 9:30 a. m.
Classes in our Sunday School for
all ages and grades.
Morning worship. 10:50. The
musical program will include the
following organ numbers by Paul
Kennard. Organist: Prelude Jeru-
salem the Golden.—'Dr. Wra. Spark) j
Offertory: Madrigal (Simonettli j
Postulde. "Festival March <Gounod) I
The choir will sing an anthem by
Shelly entitled "There is a Holy
City." Sermon subject will be "The
Supreme Test of a Christian.”
6:30 p. m. The Young Peoples
three divisions. "Epwarth League.
World club and Friendship club."
will meet in their regular programs.
7 30 Evening worship.
This will be an Evangelistic ser
rice. The organist will play “Melo-
lie d* Amour" (Clement*) as a pre-
lude; Idyl (Merkel) as an offertory
and as a postlude Grand March
(Wagner*. Special solo to be select-
ed and the singing of Favorite Old
Hymns will be features of this ser-
vice.
The pastor will preach on: "The
Eternal Problem.”
Next Week's Program
Monday 3:00 p. m. The Mission-
ary society will hold its last meet-
ing for the calendar year at the
church. This will be a special pro-
gram. known as "Harvest Day Pro-
gram" which is held annually.
Wednesday night 7:30 p. rn
Prayer service and Bible study.
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
HURCli
121* Jefferson SL
Winter Schedule of Services
Sunday Masses tt 6:30 7:30. 9 and
10 *. m. The last Mass is for the
Sundav School children followed by
a short ii >tr .ction and benediction.
Thursday evening at 7:30 Holy
Hour.
Mondays and Wednesdays at 4 p
m. doctrine class for children of
second and third communion.
Tuesdays and Fridays at 4 p. m
doctrine class for children for first
communion.
Confessions heard daily before
masses: Saturdays from 3 to 6:30 p
m. and from 7:30 to 9:30 p. m. also
on the eve and In the morning of
the First Friday of the month
Weekday masses at 6:30 and 7:30;
on first Friday 6 and 7 oclock.
Rev. J. Rose O. M. I Pastor
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
San Benito
Sunday School 9 45 a. m.
Preaching 11:00 a. m.
N Y P S 6:30. p m.
Preaching 7:30 p. m.
Midweek prayer service Wednes-
day evening’].
ALL SAINTS CHURCH
(Episcopal)
San Benito
Rev W. Everett Johnson Rector
Rectory 477 North Reagan Ave.
Telephone 269.
Sunday Services
Holy communion 7:30 a. m
Sunday School. 10 m.
Matins -nd Sermon 11 a. m.
Evensong and Lecture 7:30 p. m
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Services in tne Junior High t hool
tudlt turn at 9 a. m
Sunday School at 10 a m
Rev H L Wtederanders Pastor
HITCH-HIKER STYLES
EL PASO.—Introducing a new
style of hitch-hikers proved to be
disappointing to Hazel Dye. 18. and
Dorothy Roe 17. of Chicago. De- ;
tective James McClelland identi-
fied the girls by the pajamas they
were wearing on their hitch hike
to San Diego. The girls who are
being held for word from their par-
ents. were disappointed at not see- j
ing the ocean.
WHY WORRY
* Well. Dick my boy.” said his
uncle “my congratulations! I hear
you're engaged to one of the pretty
Robbins twins But. by the wa'.
how do you tell them apart?”
"Oh.” said the young man. “I
don t try!”—Lindsay. England poet i
SAY IT WITH CHRISTMAS SEALS
The
Once Over
By M L PHILLIPS
Idea For a Depression Will
I.
1 give and bequeath to my wile:
1— Al! my wo::* of an. includ-
.ng my remarkable collection ot
stock certificates in defunct cor-
porations.
2 —Such personal possessions as
the nickel-plated skates on which
I have been skating on thin lec-
tor the past eighteen months; all
the straws at which I have b»en
clutching since September. 1929.
and all ropes presses wires and
other devices employed by me .n
the desperate effort to make both
ends meet.
3.—All second mo-tgages. liens
rights warrants etc. which came
into my twssession during the
boom years and which will be
found in the six barrels now in the
cellar «with matches attached*.
4—All my bank balances to
tailing some $635 and the con-
tents ol my satety deposit boxes
co.npris.ng two i2 > hie insurance
policies uap&ea». one <1> accident
policy (cancelled) one d) pair of
cull Imks reminiscent ol the da>s
alien I had a shirt to my back
and lour (4> pounds of I.O U s.
5—My entire collection of aspirin
tablets headcahe cures and nerve
tonics.
II.
To my daughter. * bequeath:
1.—My stock and certil.cate of
membership in the Hollyhock V Al-
ley Golf club bought by me for
$5000 hi 1928 in tne firm convic-
tion that it w-ouid double in value.
I give this to her in the hope that
in her declining years it may
justify this conviction.
2— My cabinet radio should she
think tt worth while to argue with
the financing corixjration now re-
ta ning 75 per cent interest in
same.
3— My watch and cigarette cate.
| 'If the pawnbroker will give them
up.)
Ill
To my son. I bequeath:
1.—My automobile if he shall
desire to complete the next eleven
payments.
2.—All my telephone gas and
electnc light bills and bills due in
the hope that ne may be able te
1 do more about them than 1 have.
1.—The two literary wonts which
have played such a prominent par*
in my philosophy o: l ie and con-
duct. Longfellows "Excelsior.” and
"Fifty Short Cuts to Wealth.” by
J. Fuller Bull.
IV
I wish my credrors lots of luce.
They will need it.
V.
I instruct my lawyers to see that
suitable publicity be given my
demise so that nty name may be
removed from the many sucker
lists of which it has been a part
these many years.
VI
I name as executor of nr.* estate.
Mrs. Harry Houdmi. Keating the
Magician the chairman of the
Reconstruction Finance Corpora -
i tion. two good men from Scotland
| Yard and whoever has charge or
the Lick Observatory telescope
1 now.
Signed by me this.day of..19
Jimmv is rrivotted going to bed
} every night at io o'clock. Talk aiiout
I a shattered idol!
REGIA HERE TODAY
AMOS PEABODY elderly tMil*
««f I I Ml A At KRILL. falls to his
dealh from the second story ha I -
cony of the Averllla' Long Island
home Linda reaches him Jnat be-
fore he dies. In time tn hear him
gasp n few words which ronslnee
her he waa murdered. Mods rash-
es upstairs. Someone tries to
strangle her and ahe falls la a
faint.
There are four gttrsta la the
house—all suspects of the crime.
They arrt MK. ST tTLAMIIR.
business associate of TOM AVER*
ll.l.l t'APTAI* DE t OS handsome
Hi laino: M IRVIN PRATT for-
mer suitor of Linda's: and I.IAA
MMI I.HM iin Irish writer.
" hen Liqda tells her husband
what happened she persuades him
they must keep these four men lu
the house until they can deride
which one Is guilty. There Is no
ctldencc sufficient for arrest. Tom
and Linda are ald.d In their plan
when l»n. IIOI LE. official medical
einmlner. sends wr.rd that r«ery-
one must rrmnln until he tins
questioned them Hoyle Is on a
Ashing trip and ran aot return for
several hoars.
I.lada overhears a eoavsrsa-
tloa between Skaaghaeaare and
ROSIE the maid rnaeeralag a
shirt Rosie has (iromlaed to laun-
der. I.ntrr she discovers the towel
with whleh the attempt was made
to strangle her. She Identities It
by sunburn ointment whleh she
had rabhed on her shoulders The
towel was in a hamper la Rtat*
lander's bathroom.
Tom sees Rosie carrying a park
age to Staflander’s quarters and
goes to have a look at that park-
age. He la Interrupted.
SOW GO OH WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXV1I1
tip'LEl’R you r® a life saver. We
A can’t leave here you see—and
I don’t want them to be too bored!
You’ll bring Dolly? Grand! Make
It an soon as yon can and then If
Dr. Boyle’s come meanwhile you
can have your game after he’i
through. Thanks awfully. Good
by-
Linda turned to Tom. standing at
her elbow.
“They’ll come."
"Try to keep Fleur away! You
mentioned wbo would enjoy a game
of contract.”
“Don’t be cynical.” Linda lowered
her voice. “Quick. Tom—tell me
now what happened.”
He looked quickly about him.
“Guess it's safe. I was stopped
before I had a chance to do much—"
He hastily told her of the shirt and
RoHe's labored little note.
"Heavens. Tom! You must gel
over there and open that bundle!”
“Of course I must. But though
Shaugbnessey doesn't seem in any
hurry to go back he has drifted
out by the kitchen door—I could
see bis cigaret light there wbile
you were telephoning—and my ap-
proach is shut off. If «c can get
him back in the house—”
"Or out on the front lawn.”
"Yes. that would be perfect
Well what's the rest of the pro-
gram?”
“Fleur and Dolly Alger are com
Ing over to play contract with
Marvin and Mr. DeYoa. That set
tie* them for the evening "
"I shouldn’t think Pratt would
play bridge somehow."
“He likes It—discipline for the
mind and all that. Takes it very
seriously. Then. too. I think he
was rather smitten witff the little
Alter girl last night."
i “Attraction of opposites" com
mented Tom. “Of all light headed
bits of fluff! How about the
others?"
“1 plan to talk to Mr. Statlander
—that's my main object now."
“If he knows anything incrtml
natiug—on himself or anyone else
—he can be counted on to rcstst
pumping like grim death. That
leaves Shaugiinessey for me."
• • •
\T a slight noi*e behind them
( ^ they both whirled guiltily
around. Very near them on the
rug which muffled the sound of bis
steps—or had he merely approached
them very cautiously?—stood the
mid-westerner. He made no attempt
; to hide the fart that he had been
trying to catch what they said.
“Telephone anything?" he snapped.
“No—oh no!" Linda caught his
meaning. “I was telephoning. It
! wasn’t an incoming call Mr. Stat-
! lander. Mr. Pratt and Mr. DeVos
; are to play bridge you know. In
1 cldeotally Tom. you might see that
the table is ready and get out
fresh cards and other things "
“Hmp! Bridge— bridge— bridge!
If all the time that was wasted—
However that's their affair. I
thought perhaps it was your—er—
medical examiner.”
"No there’s no word from him
yet."
Looking decidedly perplexed
Tom bad left her to go into the
drawing room. Linda wondered
why the glance of half-reproach
half-exasperation he had cast In
her direction. Then a flesh of en-
lightenment overwhelmed her. Of
course—he was Intent on getting
over to the garage and in her anx-
iety to get Mr. Statlander to her-
self she had stupid!? forced him
to move away from his post of
vantage by fhe door from which
he could watch until the coast was
clear.
• • •
CHE sighed as she dropped into
a chair. Her stupidity about
Tom oppressed her. Perhaps she
had spoiled everything. Sudden-
ly. violently she wished that
Boyle would come—that he would
dismiss them all and that they
would go away anu she need never
see them again. It was too hot to
solve mysteries. It was too hot to
care! The moment of near-hys-
teria passed but she saw the man-
ager of the western factory study-
ing her darkly with an intent re-
gard that might mean anything
It did mean she feared that she
had offended him by her Inatten-
tion. Well that must not happen
again. What would Interest him?
His business of course. All men
liked to talk business and this
"fiend for charts and graphs"
should especially rise to It. She
plunged eagerly Into a question
about the fall campaign and
hardly noticed that the frown only
grew heavier.
"I make it a rule never to dis-
cuss office matters with outsid-
ers." he said shortly and looked
surprised when for very astonish-
ment she laughed aloud.
"In a way” she explained. "It
Is my business too. I met my hus-
band while I was doing some spe-
cial work for Yaleska and since
we've oecn married and lived here
she has asked us to entertain a
great many of the visitors to her
New York office. I can’t help
hearing a lot of the shop talk and
because I've worked for her my-
self I'm naturally Interested."
A grunt was her only reply but
now she felt at ease and found no
difficulty in proceeding directly to
the subject uppermost in her
mind.
"We’re both so sorry that your
stay has been overshadowed by
the—accldert this morning. Tom
wanted plenty of free time to talk
to you and he’s had so little. I'm
afraid things have been very much
up«et all around but I hope you’ve
been at least fairly comfortable
. nd that you're not forcing your-
self to stay against your wishes
I'd like you to do just what you
most prefer so please be honest
with me."
“I don't pretend what ! don’t
feel.” he replied coldly and ahe
felt she had again unintentionally
offended him. But ahe reflected
that since she apparently had a
special gift for irritating this par-
ticular person she must simply
go ahead as best she might and
disregard It So she smiled
amiably and went on as though be
had not spoken.
*T want to thank you for help-
ing out this morning. Tom said
you volunteered to do anything he
wanted or needed. It was a ter-
rible thing and we appreciated the
way you all offered to help.”
"Hrmp! Well Mrs. Avertll
frankly that—er—incident was
to my mind badly handled: very
badly handled indeed.”
• • •
CHE looked at him in some as-
^ tonishment. And in the silence
she heard the ripple of gravel the
whispered purr of an almost noise-
less engine and visualized the
stop before her door of the gorgeous
8touer car. Than she hard
ened her heart. Tom—poor Tom.
caught in the net of sociability! —
could meet their guests. After
all. he had probably Tost hie
chance to get over to the garage
and she was not going to lose hers
with Statlander who was just well
started.
"As office manager of the west-
ern plant—” The curt didactic
voice went on and while she lia-
tened respectfully she also con-
trived to hear the succession ot
small sounds—light laughter the
murmur of masculine voices the
rustle of movement Into the sud-
denly lighted drawing room tell-
ing her the play was about to be-
gin without her assistance. "1
have had to meet many emergen-
cies." Statlander went on. "Once
a small explosion and tire when
my drill saved the lives of a num-
ber of employes. We maintain a
small well-equipped hospital
where accidents and cases of sud-
den Illness are very well handled.**
"Yes?" said Linda politely
mentally observing that Illness or
an accident was something to he
"handled" with thoroughly busi-
ness-like ’fll'lency.
"Yes. I know that. In the rase
of a faint such as yours this morn-
ing. the victim should be laid out
prone hut with the heels higher
than the head.”
"I’ve read that somewhere."
murmured Linda helpfully.
"It’s the best medical practice
—recommended for first aid treat-
ments. Now I was entirely willing
to take charge this morning^to
give you the benefit of my expe-
rience—hut my suggestion that I
do this was passed over without
any reply at all by Mr. Pratt."
"It was awfully good of you to
take so uiuch Interest.” said Linda
meekly—almost too meekly she
feared until she saw him relax
into a frosty smile. A stiff grl-
mare it was. but meant for a smile.
"I wish I'd known you were so
—sjicb an expert.” she said softly.
"You've been too modest. Mr.
Statlander. 1 knew you were a
marvelous business executive but
I didn't realize you were so many*
sided. Still a person who's ef-
ficient in big things usually is In
small on«s too.’*
He visibly melted "That’s one
way of looking at It! I’d have
been glad to talk about your case
and that of your uncle with the
doctor hut there was no chance
except when others were present.”
"You—” she hardly knew how
to phrase It but she wanted to
speak quickly "You thought—
about Cousin Amos the was my
cousin not my uncle)—”
"Ah. yes. The other relation-
ship seemed more natural with a
man so much older than you. 1
should have liked to havebeea there
when the body was examined. It
I would have been—very Interest-
ing !”
i (To Be Continued) .
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