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_Established July 4 1892
THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY
1263 Adams St Brownsville. Texas
Published every afternoon (except Saturday) and Sunday morning.
Entered as second-class matter In the Postoffice.
Brownsville. Texas
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of
all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published herein. ___
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Dallas. Texas. 512 Mercantile Bank Building.
Kansas City Mo.. 306 Coca-Cola Building.
Chicago m 180 North Michigan Avenue.
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New York. 370 Lexington Avenue.
St. Louis. 502 Star Building.
San Francisco Cal. 318 Kohl Building. _
Supporting a Needed Institution
Uut of all of the discussion which has centered around
the Brownsville Country club for the past few months one
thing has emerged as certain—the luture of the count!>
club depends entirely upon the support which that insti-
tution receives from the residents of Brownsville.
We are fully aware that to editoralize on the need
of a country club may not he; the most popular subject for
a newspaper writer to take up but we look on the Browns-
ville country club in ihe light of a business asset to the
main business of the city the tourist trade.
At the same time we recognize that even in these de-
pressed times our citizens must have amusement and we
can think of no more beneficial amusement than that tui-
nished by the resources of our country club.
Our winter visitors demand the sort of amusements
that a country club furnishes. No use for us to prate and
orate about howr to get more tourists to visit Brownsville
if we abandon one of the main attractions we already have
for tourists.
Under the present set-up our country club can rock
along most confortably provided our Brownsville resi-
dents take advantages of the club for their amusement
and pleasure.
Certainly golf tournaments such as have recently been
scheduled between members of service clubs and between
Brownsville and other Valley golfers are to be encouraged.
The goodwill the good spirit engendered between
residents of the Valley as they meet in such sporting events
will help most materially to make the Valley a finer and
better place in which to live and will help most materially
in lessening any misunderstandings which may arise be-
tween communities.
These and kindred events should he encouraged and
sponsored more and more often.
We need the country club for ourselves and for our
winter guests.
—
International Police
Ever since the League of Nations was founded ideal-
ists have dreamed of an international military force which
would keep the peace of the world; an organization in
which national armies and navies would be pooled to en-
force the decrees of a supreme international tribunal.
So far there has been no indication that anything of
this kind is going to come into existence; and Gen. Hans
von Seeckt former commander of the German republi-
can army points out that such an organization would go
counter to a very deep current in human nature.
“Would a Frenchman joyfully risk his skin for Ger-
many if it came to fighting Poland to enforce a league
verdict against the latter country?” he asks. “Obviously
not. Similarly no British sailor would willingly go to his
death to save China from a Japanese aggregation.”
There seems to be a vast amount of truth in these
remarks.
Down in the Congo they’ve discovered a tribe of na-
tives who can leap to a height of over seven feet. If loyai
alumni groups are up to their stuff we should see these
dark boys in college football lineups next fall.
I-
■ The
Once Over
Programme for the Democratic
Inaugural
Grand Marshal—Jim Farley
(Mr. .Farley will wear the uni-
form of Napoleon Bonaparte from
the waist up. and of John Paul
Jones from the waist down signi-
fying complete control by land and
sea >
Chief of Staff—Theforg Otten-
mann.
(You recall him In the recent
campaign of course.)
Division I—Shock Troops
Commander — Senator Huey
(Kingfish) Long.
(Riding the winged horse of am-
bition and wired for sound. Mr.
Long will broadcast direct from the
saddle and will ignore all Quiet
Zone signs.)
Inflationist Fusileera.
Bryanites.
Silver Interests.
Bubble Blowers.
Wooden Money Zouaves.
Louisiana Com Pone Band play-
ing the division theme song “It’s
a Long Long Trail."
• • •
Commander—William Gibbs
McAdoo
(Wearing ins old uniform of a
full Demoaratlc war lord and
musing on the vagaries of poli-
tical life.)
Ex-Democratic Cabinet Officers.
Veteran Strategists.
Battle-Scarred Veterans of a
Thousand Democratic Party Figl/s
most of which are still unsettled.
Faded Flowers.
We Boys.
• • •
Divisions 3—First Aid
Commander—Alfred E. Smith
(Mr. Smith will ride the ortho-
dox party -mule and juggle two
beer pitchers a bungstarter a
fountain pen and four ideas for
the April editorial in Outlook.)
The Raseob Life Saving and
Resuscitation Squad.
Federal Brown Derby Clubs of
North America.
Al-to-the-Last-Ditch-Boys.
Old Potatoes.
• • •
Division 4—Advice and Suggestions
Commander—Professor Moley
(The professor wdll ride in a
closed hack but will lean out and
answer any questions up to and
including “Who Hit Billy Patter-
son?”).
Interpreters of Event*.
Chart Makers.
Columbia Boy Wonders.
Helpful Hints Clubs of the Col-
legiate World.
Momingside Heights Aak-Me-
Another Clubs.
A couple of Unidentified Oracles.
Editorial Writers.
E. Pluribus Unum.
Old Subscribers.
• • •
Division 5—The New Deal
Grand Marshal—Eli Culbertson
Whist Clubs.
Pinochle 8ororities.
Faro Players.
• • •
Division 6—Forgotten Men
Grand Marshal—Charles Bryan
Brokers of America.
Bond Salesmen.
Farmers of North America.
High Pressure Salesmen.
Railroad Traffic Managers.
Quantity Production Wiaards.
Wine Buyers.
Big Butter and Egg Men.
Sugar Daddies.
De Luxe Golf Club Promoters.
Manhattan Branch of the I'm-
a-Friend-of-Jimmy-Walker's Clubs
ol the World.
• • •
Division 7—Literary Section
Commander—Gene Tunney
• • •
Division 8—Outgoing Brothers
Marshal—Mr. George Akerson
Rapidan Guides.
White House Rod and Reel Club
Members.
Washington Fishing Clubs.
The White House Medicine Ball
Ahtletic Guild.
• • •
Division 9—Anxious boaters
Commander—Mr. John F. Curry
'Mr. Curry will ride an outdoor
aerial with his ear to the ground.)
Tammany Clubs of Greater New
York.
Job Seekers.
• • •
Division 140—€*tcb-As-Catcfc-Can
Decorated floats dejected Repub-
licans. Jig-saw puxxle salesmen
technocrats. European diplomatic
post seekers debt reductionists
etc. etc.
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New York
_Letter_
NEW YORK—On night* when
winter's white feathers are slowly
binding the giant city stifling it*
very voice and making sluggish its
arteries the two rivers meet in
East 54th street; the East River
and the river of men.
You come first to the river of
men. They are as if symbolically
facing the ice-rimmed waters. They
are going toward it with snail steps.
One moves a bare inch—another —
and another. Their ranks are often
five to seven men wide; their line
forms blocks away. In the blust-nv
half-light they have something of
the diffusion of a cinematic cam-
era shot. They lose identity; almost
reality.
These are the men who pray far
snow. They pray for snow even if
it whips at them with a cruel sting-
ing lash. They pray for snow though
it menaces their lives. They are the
army of men who plead for the
chance to wield a shovel: through
the night some of them will carry
on the city's battle of the snow-
drift*. They wait with incredible pa-
tience. in the municipal employment
line.
• •
Interlude—Then Line Moves On
All about people are warm and
comfortable. Just a few blocks away
is Sutton Place and the luxurious
social heart of the East Side. All
about are the new gay places of the
Manhattan night life; music cab-
arets. dancing dining drinking
Society queens and stage beau-
ties step out into the storm and
silk-hatted men curse silently be-
cause a limousine sticks or slides.
They pass the long river of men
and sometimes they notice it.
The other night as I stood watch-
ing. there was one who noticed and
stopped. Stopping he left the car.
His top hat slanted precariously
against the wind. He sloshed in
evening pumps through a drif*. He
studied the miserable line. Back
near the end would be fellows per-
haps. who would wait for hours ior
their turn to come—and then all the
jobs might be gone.
The young man from the limou-
sine drove slowly toward the end of
the line Indiscriminately he picked
three men.
"Come on." he said “ I'll give vou
a Job taking the snow off my side-
walk "
The words were overheard. A doz-
en. unable to swallow the worm-
wood of a Pate that eliminated
them pell-melled out of the line.
There was a moment of pushing
and shoving; a silk hat was tramp-
led and buried in a snow bank: a silk
scarf barely escaped destruction.
The three lucky ones battled thei.*
way to the limousine. The door
slammed.
"Park Avenue and—Street Louis
—” The river of men crept on.
step by step toward the other riv-
er!
• • •
They Should Know Them
Those gentlemen who set out to
make New York a quieter city and
uncover the sources of its most dis-
turbing noises find that the chang-
ing times have greatly silenced the
intolerable rattling of the rivet-
ers. Building having fallen awTty to
the merelt fraction of its former
activity. one rarely hears the deaf-
ening staccato of the rivet tnm-
mers.
Architects as might be imagined
have been as hard hit as any. Re-
cently a number of them weary of
wailing Tor orders organized a new
sightseeing trip. They take visitors
on a tour of the more famous sky-
scrapers—upon several of wh.ch
they had personally worked.
• • •
Music Arts and Elating
It’s old Massa John Golden who
has bethought himself of the sub-
urbanite and started a theatrical in-
novation ... On "commuter’s
night.” the curtain goes up about
7:15 and the final curtain drops
about 9:30. allowing plenty of time
for catching trains and getting .
home early ... Price Matchiabelh 1
Insists on cooking his own spag-
hetti when entertaining his tit.cd
blue-book friends ... And Ernset
Hemingway the author is said to
possess the best spaghetti sauce re-
cipe in existence ... He also prefers
to make it himself.
THERE’S ALWAYS THE DISTRIBUTION PROBLEM
NOW LET’S
LOOK AT THE
RECORD.1
?-"“NT
Daily Health
The protection of mankind
•gainst tuberculosis is based on two
principles which were formulated
by the famous Pasteur and Robert
Koch. The first is to preserve the
child against infection by remov-
ing It from contaminated surround-
ings. The second is the isolation of
the sick vjd the education of the
sick in the prevention of diseas;.
Tuberculosis is a social disease
in the sense that it affects groups
of mankind as well as individuals.
Second it is involved with the
economic status of those who are
infected. For example in Vienna in
1913 dcatlis from tuberculosis
were five times higher in the ooor-
er quarters than in the better class
quarters. In Hamburg. Germany
the death rate for each thousand
people was 4.8 when the family in- j
come was below 1200 marks and 1.2
when it was above 5000 marics.
• •
Tuberculosis attacks all races ail 1
ages of mankind and indeed all
classes of human society but it is
largely a disease of poverty and
malnutrition. All of the available
evidence indicates that the number
of deaths from tuberculosis for each
100000 of population is steadily de-
creasing throughout the world.
Dr. E. Barnet one of the most
famous French authorities on the
subject says that the decline in the
death rate from tuberculosis b^pan
long before the era of bacteriologi-
cal discoveries and of modern hy-
giene based on such discoveries.
He seems to be convinced that
the reason is not any change that
has taken place in the germ of tu-
berculosis. but probably that a
change has taken place in the na-
ture of man.
The death rate drops amonp peo-
ple who have had tuberculosis for
many decades. The death rate rises
when tubercutoste com— Into t
country area or into a district :n
which the population has previous-
ly been relatively free from tuber-
culosis.
There seems to be evidence that
the coming of the industrial era
with crowding and long hours cf
labor produced a hipher death rate
for this disease. Then came the pro
Today’s Radio Features I
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21 (Central and Eastern Standard Time)
(Note—All programs to key and basic chains or groups there f unless sped*
fled; coast to coast (c to c) designation Includes all available stations.)
Programs subject to change. P. M.
(By The Associated Press)
NBC-WEAF NETWORK
BASIC—East: weaf (key) weel wtlc
wiar wtag wcsh wti wilt wfbr wrc wgy
wben wcae wtam wwj wsal; Midwest:
wmaq wcfl ksd woc-who wow wdaf
NORTHWEST A CANADIAN — wimj
wiba kslp webc wday kfyr ckgw cfcf
SOUTH — wrva wptf wwnc wls wjax
wfla-wsun wiod w.«m wmc wsb wapl
wjdx wsmb kvoo wky wfsa wbap kprc
woal ktbs kths
MOUNTAIN—koa kdyl kgir kghl
COAST—kgo kfi kgw komo khq kpo
kecc kex kjr kga kfsd ktar kgu
Cent. East.
6;0O— 5:00- -Mme. Frances Alda—to C
5:30— 6:30—Hymn Sing—also coast
6:46— 6:46—Back of the News—ba-
sic; Sekatary Hawkins—mldw only
#:0O— 7:00—Jimmy Melton—also cat
5:15— 7:15—Ray Knight’s Sketch
6:30— 7:30—Anson Weeks’ Orchestra
6:45— 7:45—The Goldbergs Sketch
7:00— 6:00—Sanderson and Crumit
7:30— 8:30—Wayns King's Orchestra
8:00— 9:00—Ben Bernie and the Lads
8:30— 9:30—Ed Wyr.n A Oand—c to c
9:00—10:00—The Dance Hour—c to c
10:00-11:00—Jay Dennis A Ted Reese
10:10—11:10—Ted Weems' Orchestra
10:30—11:30—Ozzie Nelson's Orchestra
11:00—12:00—Don Beator's Orch.—ba-
sic; Goldbergs—repeat for coast
11:30—12:30—Sam Robbins’ Orchestra
—cast. Ben Bernie—coast repeat
CBS-WABC NETWORK
BASIC—East: \.abc (key) wice wade
«Ako wcao waab snac wgr wkbw wkrc
whk ckok wdre weau wip-wfan wjaa
wean wfbl wspd wjsv; Midwest: wbbm
wgn wfbm kmbe wcco kmox wowo
EmST AND CANADIAN — wpg whp
wlbw whec wlbz wfea wore efrb ckac
DIXIE—wgst wfsa wbre wqam wdr»d
wnox klra wrec wlac wdsu wtoc krld
wrr ktrh ktsa waco koma wdbo wndx
wbt wdae wblg whas wtar wdbj wwva
MIDWEST — wbcm wsbt wcah wmbd
utaq wkbh kfab wlsn ksej wibw kfh
wmt wnax wkbn wgl
MOUNTAIN—kvor kls koh kel
PACIFIC COAST — khj knx kotn kgb
kfre kol kfpy kvi kern kmj kfbk kug
Cent. EasL
5:00— 6:00—H. V. Kaltenbom—also c
5:15— 6:15—Reis and Dunn—est to cat
5:30— 6:30—Oeo. Hall Orchestra—east
only; Skippy—midwest only
5.45— 6:45—Just Plain Bill—east only
6:00— 7:00—Myrt and Marge — east;
Milligan A Mulligan—mldw
6:15— 7:15—Buck Rogers in 2433—
east. Paul Tremaine Orch.—Dixie
6:30— 7:30—Keller Sargent A Rose-
basic; Organ—west; Earl Hoffman
Or.—mldw.; Tremaine Or.—Dixie.
Cent. East.
6:45— 7:45—Boake Carter—basic. Be-
tween the Bookends - west
7:00— 8:00—Easy Aces — basic; Aia-
beeque—Dixie; Nichols Or.—w
7:15— 8:15— Magic Voice—basic; Ara-
besque—Dixie. Norsemen — mid-
west; Nichols Orch.— west
7:30— 8:30—Kate Smith. Sengs—ba-
sic; Ths Dictators Orch.—Dive
7:45— 8:45—Abe Lyman Orch.—t • c;
John Kelvin—Dixie; Larry Funk
Or.—west; Hoffman Orch.—nildw
8:00— 9:00—Hayton Orch.—cst to cst
8:15— 9:15—Tommy McLaughlin—c^t
9:30— 9:30—Calif. Melodies-also cst
9:00—10:00—Metropolitan Opera Stars
—basic; 15-Mirute Drama — mid*
we*t. Those McCarty Girls—wen
9:15—10:15—Pollack Orchestra - mid-
west. Keyboard Varieties—west
9:30—10-30—Edwin C. Hill—cst to cst
9:45—10:45—Charles Carlile. Tenor-
cast: Myrt A Marge—west repeat
10:00—11:0O—Barlow Symphony—c to c
10:30—11:30—Isham Jones Or.—e to c
11:00—12:JO— Joe Haymes Or.—c to c
11:30—12:30— H. Stern Orches.—C to C
NBC-WJZ NETWORK
BASIC — East: wjz (key) wbz-wbsa
wbai wham kdka wear wjr wlw w>r
wmal; Midwest: ncky kyw kfkx »cur
wls kwk kwer koil wren wmaq kso
NORTHWEST A CANADIAN — wttnj
wiba kstp webc wday kfyr ckgw clef
SOUTH — wrva wptf wwnc wn wjaz
wfla-wsun «tod wsm wmc wsh wap)
wjdx w»mb kvoo wky wfaa wbac kpro
woai ktbs kths
MOUNTAIN — koa kdyl kgir k
PACIFIC COAST — kgn kfi kgiv komo
khq kpo keca kcx kjr kfad ktar
Cent. East.
5:00— 6:00—Maud and Cousin Bill
5:15— 6:15— Joe Furst's Orchestra
5:45— 6:45—Lowell Thomas — ea-1
only; Orphan Annie—midwest only ;
6-00— 7:00—Amos n‘ Andy—east only
6:15— 7:15—Radio in Education —to c
6:45— 7:45—Octavus R Cohen Story I
7:00— 8:00—The Crime Club Mystery
7:30— 8:30—Adventures in Health
7:45— 8:45—Country Doctor. Sketch
8:(X^— 9:00—Musical Memories & Foet
8:30— 9:30—Willard Robison Orches.
9:00—10:00—The Song Tune Detectivq
9:15—10:15—Vic and Sade Comedy
9:30—10:30—llomay Bailey A Orchee.
9:45—10:45—Prof. Jack Comedy Act
10:00—11:00—Jack Fulton. Jr. - east;
Amos ’n‘ Andy—repeat for west
10:15—11:15—Heart Sonjs. Octet—ba- i
sic; Cohen Story—west repeat
10:30—11:30—Bustle and Crinoline
10:45—11:45—Health Adventures— c rpt
11:00—18:00—Cab Calloway Orchestra
11:30—12:30— Dancing in Milwauksa
lection of lab i>articularly of
child labor social hygiene improv-
ed nutrition and improved housing
with a lowering of the rates for tu-
berculosis.
There seems to be no doubt but
what the diet particularly the diet
of invalids lias long been important
in the treatment ol tuberculosis.
Some people simply do not get
enough food. Many people att bad-
ly fed because they do not know ho*
to select the right foods and to
make the best use of what food
they have. There seems to be not
the slightest question but that mal-
nutrition has an extremely unfav-
orable effect on the death rate from
tuberculosis. J
_Barbs _
Now that Mussolini has started
out to kill Italy's weak industries
maybe he could use some of our
"lame duck" congressmen after
March 4.
• • •
Credit they say is better thon
ready money. It ought to be it's
even harder to get.
• • •
About the only thing folk* had
to talk about before prohibition
was prohibition.
SUIT NAMES
FORMER J. P.
EDINBURG. TEX. Feb. 21— rV
W. Diggs former justice of
peace at Wesiaco was made de-
fendant in a suit brought Monday
by County Judge E. C. Couch in
behalf of other county offices for
a total of $1027.90 in fees of office
unreturned by Diggs. American In-
demnity company a bonding firm
is made defendant in the action.
The petition alleges that Diggs
was elected justice of the peace in
Weslaco in November. 1930. that he
took office in January. 1931 and
that he retained that office until
he resigned on July 10. 1932. It
ii. alleged that he collected fees of
office belonging to other county of-
ficials and thus far has not return-
ed same to county.
Diggs was indicted several months
ago on charges of misapplication
in connection with the alleged
shortage of funds. The bill was dis-
missed recently on the state’s mo-
tion because of a technical defect
in its preparation.
i " ^
| Quotations |
There never ha* been and in all
probability never again will be such
an opportunity for advantageous in-
vestment as at present.
—Alliston-Cragg. writer on invest-
ments.
• • •
There* no bigger sucker job in
the world than being angel to a
political party.
—Ogden L Mills retiring secretary
of the treasury.
• • •
I think that the reason so many
are willing to lay down their live*
for their county is that their ]
country has never made their lives-j
sufficiently attractive.
—Arthur Branders economist.
• • •
Man loves vengeance and he calls
vengeance justice.
—Clarence Darrow famed Chicago
attorney and foe of capital pun-
ishment.
• • m
I know nothing whatever about
politics.
—Newton D. Bak^r former secre-
tary of war.
• • •
Everyone has to blufl sooner or
later in life and college is a good
place to learn how to do It.
—Prof. E. H. Ebey. University of
Washington.
HIT.IX IIKKK TODAY
*>lli:il. X SHAY Xft danrrr. re-
fuse* fa marry lil( K STAXI.KY
aim of wealthy parenla. mho ia in
Xcw York trying 10 learn »o write
piny a. sheilaV Idea of marriage
la a en*y little home far from
llroadway. Although ahe ha*
apent mint of her life on the
atage ahe would be glad to leave
the theater.
sheila Join* a road ahow com-
pany and In n atuall mldweatern
oily *hr meet* JITtltY WYW%X.
Jerry la attentive and Sheila falla
in love with him. Soon hia affec-
tion accm* to cool and he write*
Infrequently.
sheila return* fo Xew Y'ork and
n few month* later Join* another
road company thi* time n* fea-
tured principal. The ahow plays
in Jerry‘a home town hut Sheila
*e.'» him only onre. After that
ahe ha* no word from him. The
tour cornea to an end. Then sheila
learn* that Jerry haa married a
girl in hia home town.
She trie* un«ucec»»fully fo get
a part in another play. When her
money la almoal gone ahr ia hired
n» a model at lil'.XHI’S faahlon-
alilc »hop. There ahe aee* IMHtO-
1 it 1 THBYOR. Illek Stanley*» cou-
sin. Dorothy invite* her In lunch
hut Henri tell* Sheila the model*
are not allowed to have aortal en-
gagement* with customer*. When
Sheila leave* the ahop that night
ahe Had* Dorothy and Dick wall-
ing for her. Since there accm* no
way In refuse without rudenraa
ahe drive* away with them. They
go to Dick** apartment for dinner.
XOW 1.0 OX WITH TUB STORY
CHAPTER XLII
DICK and Sheila followed Doro-
thy to the curb and saw her
into her car. Dorothy knew Dick
wanted to tnlk to Sheila alone and
did not press her invitation that
they should coine with her. After (
a few moments’ buuter Dorothy
s*nid good-night and the huge
limousine disappeared silently
around the corner.
Sheila watched almost wlstful-
ly. Was it fair that she and Eve
and Tillie and dozenR of others
lind to toil for every cent they j
owned when some girls had so
much and did nothing to deserve (
it? Not that Sheila begrudged
Dorothy Trevor her fortune. Nor
did she ordinarily bewail her own
late. Tonight however. Sheila
whs tired. It seemed unfair that
>.his other girl should have every-
thing in the world to make for
happiness while Sheila herself
must toil and save and sacrifice.
No it didn’t seem fair.
Standing beside Dick in the
quiet street Sheila said none of >
these tilings. It was lie who final- i
ly broke the silence.
“Would you like a taxi." he
asked “or shall we take tho bus?
I don't think it will he crowded
at this hour. Wonderful car
Dorothy has. don't you think so?"
“It's marvelous." Sheila agreed.
“Foreign isn't it? I've never
seen one liko It."
Dirk told her the car bore a
French trade name and was ex-
tremely expensive. “The whole
family thinks it's shocking tho
way that kid spends money” he
went on. "But after all it’s hers.
I guess she has the right to do ss
she pleases with it.”
They started walking slowly to-
ward Fifth Avenue. The street
was almost deserted except for a
few pedestrians. Now and then a
taxicab rolled past and in the dis-
tance a lumbering bus was disap-
pearing.
“Does Dorothy have lots of
money?” Sheila asked. “I know
she's considered one of Henri’s
best customers.”
• • •
rvlCK nodded. “Oh yes she has
^ money ail right. More than
she can spend. It’s all in her own
name too. Her father was War-
ren Trevor. Maybe you’ve heard
of him. Built up an enormous
fortune on Wall Street and died
while he was still comparatively
young. He left the entire fortune
to Dorothy."
"She doesn’t seem a bit of a
snob” mused Sheila.
"Oh. she’s not." Dick spoke
loyally. His cousin for all their
playful quarreling during the eve-
ning. occupied a warm spot in his
heart. "She isn’t in the least bit
snobbish. Why should she be?
She's always had money and
doesn’t think anything about it.
Dorothy’s a little thoroughbred.”
"Well. I like her” Sheila
agreed. "She’s different from any-
one I’ve ever met and I like the
way she does things. She’s pretty
too. Money hasn’t spoiled her.”
They boarded a bus and pres-
ently were Bkirting the north
boundary of Central Park. The
little pond on which sailors con-
tinue their aquatic propensities
while on shore leave twinkled
back at them. Here and there a
tiny rowboat rocked on the rip-
pling water.
They reached Riverside Drive
the great bus lumbering on and
roaring as it went. Jersey lay
girdled with lights across the
stretch of the Hudson.
“I like your river better than
this one.” Sheila said impulsively.
The silence had grown tense.
Dick seemed to be on the verge of ;
some sort of declaration and
Sheila was afraid to hear it.
"My river? Thank you. I like
it better too.”
The bus clattered into upper!
Broadway. Cruising taxis a stroll-
ing couple or two were the only
signs of life hero. The bus dipped
into the hollow of 157th street
rose again with the Heights and
halted with a jerk in the 170's.
Sheila rose and clambered down
the steps followed by Dick.
They walked down the street
toward the apartment building j
where the Sumpers made their
home.
“What are you planuing to do
this fall?” Dick asked carcie.saly.
“Will you go on the road agaiu?"
• • •
]^OW they were on the doorstep
^ of the building. “I don’t
know'.” Sheila hesitated. “I may.
The job at Henri’s is temporary
of course. Trevor got it for me
hy the way. in case you didn’t
guess it. It’s seasonal work
though and Henri won’t need me
very long. I hope I get a part In
a show soon."
“Do you still dislike the idea
of playing on Broadway?” asked |
Dick without meeting the girl's
eyes.
Sheila glanced away hastily.
“I don’t know. Beggars can’t be
choosers. I moan” she went on
quickly “that show business Is
like everything else. It’s in a
had way now. Everybody has to
take what they can get and I’ll
have to do the same.”
"There's always Mandrake”
Dick suggested thoughtfully.
”1 doubt if he’d give me any-
thing now.”
Sheila’s voice was lifeless and
Dick did not pursue the subject
further. He had not seen Man-
drake for weeks. Perhaps It was
true that the producer’s interest
in Sheila had waned. She had de-
clined to appear on Broadway in
a part other talented dancers
would have clamored for. Man-
drake might have decided to
waste no furlher thought on her
considering her too temperamen-
tal. Still there was a chance that
something could be done. Dick
decided privately to call on Man-
drake casually some day soon and
find out. It could do no harm
and it might help Sheila.
"If Mandrake had a good part
I think he'd give it to Frances
Barton” the girl added.
"But she’s not such a wonder-
ful dancer.”
"She’s very good. Dick as a
matter of fact. And she’s built up
a name for herself.”
That was what so many veter-
ans of the stage had told Sheila
she should do. Stay in New York
instead of going on the road. With
a part for herself in a Broadway
show where the critics would see
her. That was the way to success
on the stage.
She and Dick parted without
making any definite arrangements
to meet again. Somehow this hurt
Sheila. She knew that she had
treated Dick badly. Still to have
him appear neglectful was a blow.
AAA
IN her own room evading the
questions of tlie sharp-eyed Eve
who had slid into bed a few mo-
ments earlier Sheila undressed
and reflected on all this. It was
probably true that Dick was treat-
ing her exactly as she deserved.
Brushing her hair dabbing her
face with cream to cleanse It
bathing her tired body In hot wa-
ter. Sheila was at last ready for
bed. Eve’s bright bird-like eyes
looked up at her from across the
room.
"Anything wrong. Sheila?" she
asked sympathetically.
"No. Go to sleep like a good
child!"
But Sheila herself did not sleep
for a long while. She snapped out
the light and then lay still and
wide awake. She was thinking of
Dick no longer the attentive
pleading sweetheart but a pal a
friend. He had talked to her ex-
actly as he might have to any of
a dozen girls. Asked about her
work and showed friendly inter-
est. Now that Dirk was apparent
ly out of reach he seemed mucin
more attractive.
Was It possible that she could
be falling In love with him? With
Dick? Was it possible that she
had been mistaken in her devo-
tion to Jerry?
All that Sheila was sure of was
that she was very tired and miser-
ably unhappy.
She arrived at Henri’s prompt-
ly next morning. The day moved
much as the one before it except
that it was easier because she
knew what to expect. True to
her word. Dorothy Trevor arrived
in the afternoon and ordered sev-
eral frocks. She must have said
something to Henri about Sheila
because he drew Sheila aside just
before the end of the day and
said quietly "This once I shall
I close my eyes to the fact that Iasi
night I saw you drive away with
Miss Trevor. Oh yes I saw youl
See that you don't do it agaiflt
however!”
(To Be Continued)
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