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VOL. LIX. GRAHAM, N, C., THURSDAY DECEMBER 28, 1933. NO. 47.
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| A Busy Year Ahead
Her
NeuiJfeSs
Re^iton
fcusma
JIIN LAKKI.N was too busy
for frivolities on New Year's
Eve. lie sat at his massive
desk till eleven, and then,
to rest his eyes, turned off
his lamp and sat in dark
ness, watching the lights
und figures on the street be
low.
when ne wotte with a start an nour
later a! the sound of horns and sirens,
he was cold and stiff. Suddenly he
realized that some one else was in the
room. He sat very quiet, scarcely
breathing. A oeatn jf light flashed
and was gone. A moment later the
unseen visitor had picked out the safe,
and delicate Angers twirled the dial.
Although he realized that a shot
might pass unnoticed In the din out
c i A a hn /> A II I d
scarcely sit nnd be
robbed. With a sud
den In o g e be
grasped both of
the intruder's
wrists?and In his
arms lay a frail
form, quite motion
less. lie looked for
a weapon, found
tone, and turned
on the lights.
"A girl." he ex
claimed. "'In boy's
clothes 1"
She stirred and
sat up.
"Well," he de
manded. "Tell me
wnui yuu wauicu i
In my safe."
"Nothing. Let me go."
"I suppose you were responsible for
those letters that were stolen last
week. But they were In code, so you
came back for the key."
"Do you mean these?" She took
from her shirt a sheaf of rapers- "1
was going to put them back. I hare
decoded them."
He took the papers. Above the code
fan a perfect translation, lie looked
at her a long time. "Don't, please,"
she said, and covered her face with
her hands.
"Did .nyone ever tell you how beau
tiful you are?" he asked. "White and
dainty like those snowflakes falling
outside."
8be shrugged. "I suppose If you
were going to call the police you
Would hare dene to by now."
v "laa."
"Are yon going to let me go?"
"More than that. I'm going to take
you home."
"I can get home all right, riven It
anyone recognizes this as a disguise
they will think it part of the night's
celebration."
"As you say. Rut won't you tell me
why. at midnight on New Year's Eve,
a beautiful woman returns a cleverly
decoded message to my safe?"
"Yes," she answered. "Sit down.
"A week ago," she began, "1 was
very down on my luck. I have al
ways been ratlier a gambler, and I
vowed that I would either le well off
or Hat broke by the last day of the
year.
"That night I read In the paper of
your exploits In the stock market*?
how everything seemed to rise or fall
at your command. 1 decided to throw
my lot with yours?only I knew that
of course you would not divulge your
methods to a stranger."
"When the stranger is so beautiful
one might do many things," he mur
mured. "Was your ruse successful?"
"Very. I now have ten times what
I had then."
"But I don't understand how yon got
Into my office, and found the combina
tion to my safe."
She laughed. "That was easy. My
father was a locksmith; when I was
a child locks and their mechanisms
were ray toys. I could open them by
touch."
"And decoded the messages."
"That did take work. I sat np all
that night, trying again and again.
iuu sue, me i?us
sibility of a code
had not occurred
to me when I first
decided to rum
mage among your
personal effects.
Tlyit was why 1
had to take the pa
pers away. Instead
of Just reading
them. But at last
I was lucky, and
once 1 got a start.
It was just a ques
tion of time."
"You have a
good start Into the
New Year as a
safe-breaker," he
observed.
"Please don't say that I was so
desperate, and It hasn't hurt anyone."
"But it has,' he Insisted. "I'll nev
er be the same unless 1 am sure you
are keeping out of such deviltry."
"If I make a New Year's resolution
never to crack another safe will thai
satisfy you?"
"Partly," he answered, as he opened
the door for her, "only I think I had
better come around now and then to
see that you keep It What are you
doing this coming year?"
?. l&JS. Western Newspaper Union.
Reason for Each Odd New Year's Belief
WHEN we come to consider old cus
tims and folk-lore, there is al
ways a very delinite reason for each
strange belief says n writer In Pear
son's Weekly; what has always struck
nie, too. Is the craving for material
prosperity that Is at the root of many
old-time observances. We lind this
shown particularly in New rear's cus
toms belonging to bygone days.
Of course. It Is natural, for the first
day of the year easily would become
a kind of guide for the rest; Indeed,
there Is a pretty general belief that
luck on New 1'ear's day foretells good
fortune for the rest of the year. In
many places I find it Is still looked
upon as a thing of good cmen If the
first words spoken on New Year's day
are glad words of greeting; or If the
first person to enter the house on
New Year's morning "carries In" rath
er than "fetches out." f'erhaps that
Is why even In days of economy we
continue to send New Year's greet
ings; and an old postman told me that
whenever possible, he sets one foot In
side the door, so that he may prove
the bringer of good luck to every
house on New Year's morning.
* The Passing I
Year
& By Ilcnr? Loukuaa, in Detroit New* ^
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T"HE year that we measured has ended;
And has fused with the eons sublime.
The land-marks we knew have ail blended
In the aye old imaye of tins*.
Its suns and its shadows have perished.
Like the loves that we quickly forget;
But the spriny and the autumn it cherished
Still haunt with a tinye oi regret.
We meet en this threshold each season;
And we siyh as the sands must drift by.
Each yraln is as precious as reason.
Far they total the years 'til we <fi?.
New Year's Is Holiday
Nearest Chinese Heart
THK Chinese have several religious
festivals during the year which
they observe with greater or less en
thusiasm, but the New Year marks
the holiday nearest the Chinese heart.
No matter in what part of the world
he may be at that season, he does not
fall to celebrate it as well as bis ex
chequer will permit.
As the lunar calendar Is still fol
lowed In the celestial kingdom, this
fete falls somewhere between Janu
ary 15 and February 15, and lasts for
nearly a month In certain parts of
the empire, during which time busl
ness la at an absolute standstill.
Shops close, trade ceases, all courts
and government offices suspend op
erntions; and absentees from home, If
possible, return to spend the holiday
In Jollification with their relatives
and friends. In the open ports, how
ever, intercourse with the foreign res
idents and officials has modified the
custom, for the representatives of
western commercial houses refused to
have their work Interrupted for ?
louger period than two weeki,
Memorial for a Famous Naturalist
SARGENT CHILD putting the finishing touches to his model for the Derwln
memorial that will be erected to the memory of the famed naturalist on
Chatnm Island In the Galapagos group by the members of the Darwin Memorial
expedition that Is to spend two and one-half years In circumnavigating Central
and South America. The party, which left San Francisco, Is composed of 13
scientists, artists and pathologists. They are using the four-masted schooDcr
Golden Gate.
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STORY
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THORNTON W. BURGESS
JERRY MUSKRAT HAS TWO
CALLERS
IT WAS very, very early In the morn
ing. It was so early In the morning
that some folks would hardly have
known It was morning. But It was.
Jerry Muskrat, sitting on the Big Rock
In the Smiling Pool, knew that It was.
He knew that over behind the Purple
Hills somewhere Jolly, round, red Mr.
Sun was kicking oft his bed clothes
and making ready to show his big red
face above the edge of the Great
World as he began his dally climb up
In the blue, blue sky, which didn't
seem blue now because of the dark
ness.
A silver line started out from one
bank and made straight toward the
Big Rock. Jerry Muskrat saw It Also
he saw a small brown bead at one
end of that silver line.
"Hello, Billy Mink. How's the fish
ing?" squeaked Jerry.
Billy stopped swimming and floated
while he talked. "Hello, Jerry," he re
plied. "I thought I'd fid you here.
It wouldn't seem like the Big Rock
not to And you sitting on It at this
hour. Fishing Is good, thank you. That
I reminds me that Reddy Fox happened
along yesterday nnd seemed to be tak
ing great Interest In you."
"It's my new house," explained Jer
ry. "That's what Reddy Is so Inter
ested In."
"Oh, Is It?" There was something
very like surprise In Billy Mink's
voice. "I thought It was your food.
He didn't mention house to me. Well,
I must go on. I think I'll go down to
the Big River and see what Is going
on."
ane silver une wnn me nine Drown
head at the end of It moved swiftly
across the Smiling Pool and vanished
down the I.oughlng Brook. Jerry
Muskrat thoughtfully pulled his whisk
ers. "That Is funny," said he to him
self. "That certainly Is funny. Iteddy
never mentioned food to me. I won
der?"
But Just what Jerry wondered no
one will ever know, for who should
appear on the bank of the Smiling
Pool Just then but Reddy fox himself.
"How's the little worker getting on
with tilling his storehouse?"
"Not as well as he Is going to be In
about two minutes," replied Jerry
rather shortly, and with a splash dived
from the Big Rock. lie was gone for
quite a while, during which time he
dug up and carried to his storehouse
three particularly fine roots. Then, (
being tired, he once more climbed out
on the Big Rock and the very first
thing he saw was Reddy Fo.v Just
where he had last seen him. Reddy
didn't look as If be bad moved.
"I've been waiting for you, Jerry.
Tou were gone for a long time," said
he.
"I didn't know you were waiting,"
replied Jerry. "I guess It wouldn't
have made any difference If 1 had,
because these days 1 have too much
to do to gossip. Winter will soon be J
here and I've a lot to get done before \
then." To bear him you would nave j
thonght that be had so much to do
that be couldn't sit still a minute.
"Oh, It doesn't matter," replied Red
dy. "I have time enough to spare. I
i
Just waited to say to yon that last
night 1 discovered some of the finest
carrots that ever I have laid eyes on,
and knowing that you like them I
thought of you right away and bow
perhaps you might like gome to put
away for the winter."
Klght away Jerry was Interested.
?. 1?11. by T. W. Iiurceas.?WNU Svrvicw
GraphicGOLFI
J.HTAVUOR
KEPT CECT
PIRMUV OKI
GROUND.
H<7TED POR.
ACCURACY
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FLAT FOOTED GOLF
JD. TAYLOR was a firm disciple
? of flat-footed golf. It carried him
far In the golfing world and his sage
advice: "Flat-footed golf, sir, there's
nothing like It," has probably heart
ened countless golfers who have found
It more to their liking to play golf In
this fashion. There Is little doubt
that playing golf with the feet planted
firmly on the ground will hardly re
sult In as full a swing as a more
complete pivot would allow. On the
other hand there Is a chance of more
consistent accuracy being gained and
In the case of J. 11. Taylor this was
Indeed the case. Golfers with a freer
swing might onthlt him from the tee,
though in fact Taylor achieved good
distances, but his accuracy, particu
larly In the wind, more than made up
the deficit. One player's form Is hard
ly enough to form a basis of com
parison on, but at least those golfers
who find It easier to play golf In this
manner should take hope from this
example.
e. IMS. B?ll SrodlcsH.?WNU StrvlcSL
THE BURDEN
BEARERS ;
By ANNE CAMPBELL!
A SHIPBUILDER chooses his wood
From trees that grow
At the top of the highest hill.
Where fierce winds blow.
The trees that bare weathered its
storm ?
Make ships that sail
In the trough of the bear; sea,
And breast the gale.
Perhaps for the timber God needs
To sail life's sea,
He looks to the turbnlcnt bill
Where winds blow free. ,
And the heaviest burden falls
On souls made strong
By the cruel beat of the rain
When nights are long.
Copyright.?WNU ServJc?
BCNECS
Matrlcatlon Is what the Italians do
with their hands when they talk Eng
lish.
BONERS are actual humorous
tid-bits found in examination pa
pers, essays, etc., by teachers.
Caesar was re-elected ei-consuL
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The root protects the plant from In
sects,
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A plant Is a human being growing
In the ground.
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An optimist Is n person who does
the opposite of everything you do.
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Monogamy Is the most famous form
of marriage In modern times.
see
Taderewskl was famous for his long
hair.
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A butterfly Is an Insect on whose
wings nre spots of paint
C. 1?J1, Bell Syndicate.?WJtU Service.
In Black Velvet
This statuesque gown of bladf
Ragheera velvet has the slinky fitted
Hues and low skirt flounce that mari(
this season's evening modes,
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SUNDAY NIGHT SUPPER
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rj*OR a Sunday night auppcr juat try
" this loaf; It can he made soma
hours before the time for serving;
Sunday Loaf. .
Remove the crust from ? loaf of
bread and slice lengthwise In three
pieces. Place one slice on a plattea
and spread with mayonnaise dressing
to moisten, then cover with chopped^
raw cabbage mixed with chopped pfa
mlento. Use a loaf of sandwich
bread, one and one-half cupfnls of
chopped cabbage, one-half cupful of
chopped plmlento, one-half pound of
cheese or three cream cheeses. After
covering with the cabbage and plmlen
to for the first slice spread the sec
ond with mayonnaise and cover with
cheese relish with cream to make of
spreading consistency. Mash tho
cream cheese, add salt, paprika and
pepper with cream to make thin
enough for spreading. Spread this on
the third slice and put them together;
cover all over, like frosting a cake,
with the cream cheese. Place In tho
Ice chest to chill Garnish with
stuffed olives, radish roses and wa
tercresses. Serve In thick slices. A
sliced tomato may be served with tho
sandwich If desired or thinly sliced
tomato may be used In one of the
layers as filling. ??
Quick Hot Slaw. *
Add to chopped cabbage that has
been cooked In a very little water,
butter, salt and a teaspoonful of
sugar; serve with a very little vin
egar, all piping hot a
C~ 1 111. Wosttni Newipanor Union. ?
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Air View Shows the Progress on Boulder Dam
THIS remarkable air view of the
const ruction of Boulder dam shows
the work on the dam Itself In the
foreground, and In the background 1*
seen the Nevada spillway.
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