By MARY IMLAY TAYLOR
Autocaster Service, New York.
irasly. “Let me get you something
a slice of cold ham-—” she start'
ed toward the door.
But her son stopped her. “No!”
h-* cried hoarsely. "Pon’t! For
God’ssake—can’t eat! Ham?” he
laughed shrilly; “ham? -When »
i man’s done for!”
I He made an angry, swayfng
' movement toward a chair, stop^
short and rallied himself, folding
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Mr. Gordon grudgingly. “Lomax, his arms on his breast in a boyish
j must he close on eighty—that’s | ly. tragic attitude. His hair was
Gordon peered anxiously ■ all. He probably forgot that Rod-1 dishevehd, too. one long lock bung
' r I dy was grown up. I thought he between his bloodshot eyes. His
•Bt or the window. getting dotty when he let'startled family, gradually taking
Papa,” she said nervously, “I - *. , j; j
Haddon buy that racer—Polestar j in foese details, discovered, too,
do wish you’d put on your shoes. Third—out of his stables. Did he; that his necktie was untied and
Tliere you are In your stocking-' heep yoti?” he added grimly, j his collar wilted.
“ ■ - - . - •- ‘"It’s eleven o’clock. I’ll wager j Mj.. Gordon suddenly sat bolt
the squawking was over at ten- j npright in his chair,
thirty; you an that Roemer boy| “What’s the matter with you,
must have found the walking, jjoyV” he demanded sharply. “Have
good.” ! you been drinking?”
■ Ihet and I ibelleve Nancy’s going
‘to tiring young Roemer in!”
^ Mr. Gordon glanced up from
Bewspaper.
His wife turned slowly from
itke window, a slight flush on her
Booth round face, a face that
Iwd a skin almost as fine as a
-Wby’s with only tiny wrinkles
akont the mouth and eyes—like
m withered rose leaf.
••PBpa,' I think Nancy
_ a pause.
She did not finish, for the door
qiened and Nancy came in. She
closed It behind her and stood
looking at them, laughter in her
•yes.
“You dear old things.” she said
His daughter laughed. "It’s a|
lovely night.’- she said archly
Her father laid his newspaper
acros.s his knee.
“What d’you see in that fel
low, Nancy Virginia?” he asked
” There j impatiently.
I She gave him a sidelong look,
her dark lashes shading her blue
eyes softly, without casting dark-
'The voung fellow steadied him
self, white to his lips, his haggard
eyes turning slowly from one to
another in the little group.
“No,” he said thickly, “I’m not
drunk—I’m a thief.”
No one spoke; his mother drop
ped into the nearest chair and his
father stared at him with his
mouth open. Only Nancy drew a
cayly, “I thought you’d gone to! “I'm sure I don’t
ness Into them. j searching his face
“What do I see in Pa^? she
smiled provokingly, showing a
fugitive dimple in
one cheek,
know, Papa.
led; I know I'm late!”
“We sat up for you. dear, but
1 was afraid you’d bring Page
Roemer in, and find Papa here
la his stocking-feet.”
Nancy laughed. “Page -»'ould-
■“t mind,” she said, taking off
ler hat and tossing it upon a
iAair. She had glorious hair; the
tints of auburn in it glinted like
sunshine caught and held in
wavy brown shadows. She swept
a rumpled lock in place now with
s deft little touch, absently un
conscious of the grace of it.
“It was lovely—the music. I
mean, and we w-alked home;
that's why we’re so late, and—
oh. Papa, I met old Major Lomax
there; he stopped me to a.sk,
gnite pointedly, about Roddy.
He said: ‘Tell me. child, is he
doing well?’ ”
“Of course you said he- wa.s!”
her mother exclaimed. “Why, I
thought the major knew that
Roddy was in the Greenough
Trust Company in New York,”
she added proudly,
Nancy, who was looking at her
bther, noddtni thoughtfully.
“He knew- all that, of
but he was vciy pointed,
know- just what he meant.''
“He's getting old.' remarked
Do you think people do usually?
Do you suppose old Major Lomax
know-8 what he saw In that poor
Diana Aylett? He's mourned 'her
for forty years, hasn’t he? Or—
or do you know- really what you
saw first in Mama, Papa?’’
“[ suippose the major and I
fell in love, Nancy,” Mr. Gordon
retorted. “Do I understand that
you’re in love with Page?” he
added dryly.
Nancy moved easily across the
room and looked out of the win
dow. her small slight figure and
the uplift of her defiant little
head showing plainly against the (
square of darkness. j
"That's just what I'd like to
her eyes intent and wide,
caught at his sleeve.
“Rod! What do you mean?”
He shook her hand off. “You’d
better not touch me, Nance, I’m a
thief—that’s what I came home to
tell you all.”
The repetition was too much, it
forced belief. Mr. Gordon pushed
himself forward in his chair, grip
ping the arms with such force that
his knuckles whitened.
“■What d’you mean?” he de
manded horrsely; “what are you
talking about anyhow? Explain
yourself.”
Roddy turned a startled look to
ward him, which had in it some
thing of his boyish flinching from
the paternal wrath, but he faced
1 them all desperately
His son faced him ag||8tUy, he
felt Wet * man with Us back to
the wall, bat the sting of bia fath
er’s ilisnits was turning tiis sham*
,into rag'?; he returned hia
rising fury. i*
didn’t take it for m,yself,” he
cried bitterly. “I borrowed it—bit
by bit-^to help someone else, some
one-in distress. I swear I meant to
return it: she—he promised to re
turn it: w me—things went wrong.
I. can’t put it back in . time—I
started for Brazil-r-I—I came here
because—^I wanted to see Mother
first!”
“‘She’?" Mr. Gordon pounced
on the pronoun. “You’ve been giv
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Washington, Jan. 1?.-
to-door pressure to. fotcfi Pay
ment of federal Income taxes was
suggested by Secretary Morgen-
thau today In setting a J200,-
000,000 goat for back tax collec
tions'this year. .
SInSultaneously It was disclos
ed that disbarment from practice
a more rpjfWl i
been expected.as He'-
suit of heavy shipments
against expiring contraets
DeaA Prevente Frieds I natlonat output
31 Reunion After 44 Yeara j esUnmted as as per
cent of capacity, two points hlghr'
er than last week’s‘average.
Seattle, Jan. 17.—Forty-four
years ago In Bay Glty, Mlchi^n,
James T. Lawler, Seattle attor
ney, apd James J. Raby^ were
schoolmates. ^
More than 160 retired goveni"
ment employees are forming a
took examlaatlSs>n»oraUon to operate three-
, I’ve been taking money—bonds
.. .. i;.,,, onrf I and cash,” he repeated it like a
know. Papa she rep . ^ already learned by
laughed a 1. tie ' I rote. “I’ve been a messenger and
Mrs. Gordon stirred uneasily.
“Papa, it's time to go to bed,’’
she warned him. trying to catch
his eye.
go-between in the 'Trust Company.
Mr. Greenough sent me over to the
banks sometimes himself. I’ve car-
D , i,r.,nroH her reaching fied a lot of money- Millions, I
for a pair of old heelless leather reckon. I didn’t mean to keep any
uppers Ind thrusting his feet 1 of it-I meant to return it alh
but—” he stopped, gasped, and
nuo It m. ,, f f 11 ! went on harshly—“I can’t, that’s i
■If you're so keen about f«>'-; when vou can’t ^
in? in lave, Nancy, he | ”
cried his son passionately, “she’s
the loveliest woman in the world—
I love her, I’d steal for her. I’d die
for her—I’m going to jail for her
now!”
“Going to jail for her now, are
you?” his father shouted. “A pret
ty story—stealing for a jade, a
hussy, a ”
“Oh, Papa, hush!” shrieked Mrs.
Gordon, snatching at his sleeve,
“hush!” She was in tears.
But her husband shook her off-
“You keep out of it!” he
fiercely. “You let me alone—I know
what I’m talking about. Here’s
this young jackass been stealing
for a hussy! D’you hear me, sir?”
he thundered, facing his son again.
“You’ve forgotten the family hon
or, you’ve forgotten you’re a Gor
don, yu’ve broken yur mother’s
heart, you’ve disgraced your father
and your sister—your young sis
ter! Look at her, a girl in the
morning of life—with a thief for a
brother!”
“I’m sorry, Father,” Roddy
burst out hoarsely, “but it’s not
true—about her, the lady, I mean,
who—■who”
“Lady?” mocked his father,
“lady ? By gum! You fool, you mad
young fool, you’ve ruined yourself,
you’ve ruined us all—I’m too poor
to bail you out, you’ll go to jail.
probably will be filed.
Morgentbau’s proposal was
made before a meeting of more
than 150 Internal revenue collec
tors and field agents who met to
receive the secretary’s personal or
ders in the drinre to collect all
taxes owed the government.
“We shall watch the work
done toy each district every
month and we shall let each of
you know what the others are
doing,” he said. “We hope to
stimulate an interest that will
mean a considerable gain In rev
enue to the government.”
Morgenthau told his officers
to decide whether they consider
ed a house-to-house canvass to
make certain that income tax re
turns are filed was a practical
proposition. If they recommend
ed this course, Morgenthau said
he would ask the civil works ad
ministration for money to cover
expenses.
A close check on the thousands
of tax experts who prepared cor
poration and individual returns
was planned toy the treasury “to
Insure a higher degree of accur
acy and care toy the professional
advisors who have actually pre
pared the return.”
A new rule requires these ex
perts to sign the return along
with the taxpayer. In this way,
the treasury expects to find It
ed tnai aisDarmeni iryra louiw | , ' « v i s r
before tbe Internal revenue bu- for appolntnient to the Annapolis. twlcabs In Mamia, e. I.
reau and all other treasury agen-|Naval academy, but young Raby—,i »' mmm^BgBaaasB^
, • cles might be the penalty for law- Von toy two points. Lawler was
. fhat'a 1 accoiintauts and tax M^rtsjtoo tall for his weight,
ing money to a woman inats preparing Income} Years passed and the two lost
wlmt youve been “®ltax returns which contain glaring contact. Last month, Lawler read
painted hi^ys been playing y®'*ig„crB or htnU of fraud. In the j that Rear Admiral James J. Baby
for money! latter case, conspiracy charges was entertaining the Lindberghs.
“She’s not a painted hussy. -wni he filed. >> He wrote, asking if he was the
“Jimmie” Raby of school days.
Yesterday an answer came.
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The admiral said he soon would | G>e moment, but P“***f*
Jiommand the 12th naval district,, wr a warning s^^wrt
with headquarters In San Fran- fl«»r up the condition It was tall-
cisco, and they would be able to dn,. a
see each other. Lawler answered periodic
tha lottor weak, run-down condition, dls-
Last night he rpad that Rear | Y®"'treatment for the cause
Admiral James J. Baby died at
Savannah, from injuries receiv
ed in a motor car accident.
The oldest tree In Scotland Is
said to be a yew tree In Glen
Lyon, which has an estimated
age of more than 2,600 years.
Of the tronble should be started
without delay.
Take Cardut to buUd up agalnsC
the nasKing lymptoms of ordbary
womanly allmenta It has been In
use for over 60 years So many
women praise CARDUI, It must be
good to have the widespread uss tbst
it has today. Sold at drug stores.
You’re a felon, a disgrace to your
people, your name, family hon- easier to trace errors and fore-
or, yourself—^and you’ve done it | stall their repetition,
all for some worthless, painted] More than 50,000 persons are
trollop—d’you hear me, sir?—fori on the enrollment list represent-
a painted trollop!” ] ibg clients before treasury bu-
His son stared at him for a i reaus. This does not mean that
moment, speechless. He was not'all experts making returns are or
quite sure that the red-faced, I must be on the list. But if the
J,' screaming, frantic man was his j Iveasury considers a return frau-
father. He couldn’t be! And the in-1 dulent and the name of the Pi"®
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lUit Nancy iiiternu'ti’d him
with a little startled, joyous cry,
hey eyes fixed on the space out-
I lie open window. Then she
ran tempestuously to the front
loor.
.Mrs. Cordon looked blank. “It
•an t be that Roemer hoy back
again '' she exclaimed.
Mr. Cordon, whose ears were
sharper than hers, pushed back
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ey youd stolen? God, do you, „ I lectors that budget estimates for
mean to .stand up there—my only -
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•son—and admit you’re a thief?” j . - ^ chriek His'^hSl were $1.‘!2,400,000, or ap-
Koddy choked, his smooth young ! his mother s shriek. His i same as collec-
face darkening with shame. | ZL; Til ho knew ft I Hons for tL calendar year 19.33.
‘ meant to return it! he strug-1 heard |H>s new figure represented a 51
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it’s too late—they’ll find it out be-1 Op|>o.sos Property Ta.v
fore I car. put it back.” I Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 17.—J. j ficials at the treasury’s various
‘Can’t we pay it back?” Nan-jp,-ank Porter, president of the district headquarters as a stimu-
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•It's Roddy. " j on her brother.
•Roddv? ’ .Mrs. Gordon sprang j He painfully,
to her feet, flushed and eager, j thousand dollars.
“It can't be—why, Roddy dar-j “Roddy! his mother
,, i weakly into her chair.
For Nancy appeared, driving |
ey’s shaking voice startled them; j Tennessee Farm Bureau feder-
they all looked around at her atlon, said in an address at the
speechlessly. “Can’t we pay up? I group's meting here today that
How much is it, Roddy?” she ask-1 all property taxes should be re
ed tremulously, her blue eyes fixed; moved from homes and farms as
’ ’ " near as possible.
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Mr. Gordon rose and prowled up
her brother before her. The read-1 and down the room, his heelless
ing-lamp on the center table; stoppers slapping the floor at ev-
made a soft illumination which ery step.
showed young Gordon tall and} “Fifteen thousand dollars, he
slender and boyish, but other-: repeated fiercely; “by gum, you re
wise very like his sister. , some spender for a boy of twenty-
“You got off unexpectedly, i three! You’re the first felon in our ^
didn't you. Rod,?” Mr. Gordon | family, sir. How did you get rid |
asked. "Got a vacation?” j of a small fortune? Spend it inj
Mrs. Gordon, still clinging to | chewing gum?” |
Roddy's arm. was absorbing him , Young Gordon made no reply; |
so closely that ho did not an-1 he was breathing hard and drops |
fwor, and his father spoke again j of cold perspiration stood out on|
sharply. i his forehead in beads- Mrs. Gor-1
“Did .vou hear me. Rod? How • don was sobbing audibly, her head |
have you I in her hands, and Nancy stood,'
looking on. She felt as if her
world had suddenly tumbled down
about her ears; for the first time
in her life, too, her father terrified
her. He wheeled now and came
back, thrusting his face close to
his son’s.
“What d’you mean by it? Did|
you forget the family honor—your
own good name? Who taught you
to steal? My God in heaven, I
never thought my boy’d be a
felon!” he raved.
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Chicago, Jan. 17.—Production
of electricity in the United States
for the week ended January 13
showed a 10 per cent increase
over the corresponding week a
year ago, the Edison Electric in
stitute said today.
us to “better teamwork.”
“You should be alble in that
way to help each other and to
promote better service to the
public by the treasury depart
ment,” Morgenthau said.
North Carolina farmers who
grow hogs for the market should
sign one of the new Corn-Hog
adjustment contracts, suggests
W. W. Shay. He urges such ac
tion where the growers have also
signed one of the tobacco or cot
ton contracts.
vacation
much of
sot?"
His son laughed .suddenly, and
foolishly, a deep blu.sh mounting to
his hair.
“That’s wh.st f’d like to know,”
he exclaimed. “I hope it won’t hi
cut too short!”
“I hope not!” his mother agreed
warmly. “You’ve been w'orking too
har.i, you show it. Now you’ve got
to lot me have my own boy for a
while. Have you had your supper
on the train, dear?” she added anx-
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