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?""?'wjpidM fH ?* : :sH^H -. A The Alamance gleaner VOL. LIX. GRAHAM, N, C., THURSDAY DECEMBER 28, 1933. NO. 47. -? ? ^?????1? r. | 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* ^ *' r 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. : : ^ CHILDREN'S STORY -uy 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 ?7 i a 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 e ? ? The root protects the plant from In sects, ? e e A plant Is a human being growing In the ground. ? ? e An optimist Is n person who does the opposite of everything you do. ? ? e Monogamy Is the most famous form of marriage In modern times. see Taderewskl was famous for his long hair. e e e 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, -? HofeCoollBook SUNDAY NIGHT SUPPER \ 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. ? V , 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. ? ? * .ai J
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