j SECOND INSTALMENT
A slight girl strode past with a
youth at her heels. She was all in
',^iow, and; her ptije gold hair!
burned in the day’s afterglow.
Dick’s glance swung from Clam’s
opulence to the figure in primrose,
moving with the careless grace of
inexperience.
* "Ingenue!” commented the chief
officer, his gaze settling again on
the figure beside him.
"Yes”—she darted a fast look at
him—"and how one has to protect
oneself from the young!”
He looked at his watch. It was
half-past five. "Sorry. Seamen must
work. No time for dalliance now.”
"But now is always a lovely
time.” Clare stretched languorous
ly in the depths of her deck chair.
Dick swung along the deck, a
tall, blue figure tacking against
the wind.
Clare watched day melt into
night. She could see Macduff
roaming up and down, puffing at
his pipe. "I wonder if I could make
him talk,” she speculated idly. But
he looked so forbidding that she
decided to leave him alone and go
down to dress.
In three days Clare had begun to
hear the histories of some of her
' fellow passengers. She knew that
the woman with silver hair, sitting
to her right, was taking her hus
band around the world for his
health. Clare decided that her face
suggested an interesting past, al
though gloom was blotting her out
for the time being.
At the next table, like a moder
nist doll proped beside a dowager,
sat Patty Arundel. Patty had sum
med up her fellow passengers with
the hard disfavour of twenty. She
thought them old and stuffy. Clare
she regarded as a Victorian siren, a
silly woman who did not know that
love was never mentioned by name
between two modern young people,
"Sticky!” thought Patty to her
self.
"Johnny”—Patty raised her voice
—"there goes Mrs. Langford.”
She found that she was not draw
ing Johnny’s attention to Clare—it
was already there. H'e blushed
slightly, surprised in his own
thoughts. He had just arrived at
the conclusion that he had never
seen such lovely curves, and what
was it that lurked in those yellow
ish eyes? Johnny was fresh from
college; his father was sending him
around the world before he settled
down to being a broker. Patty was
fresh from Vassal-, and she didn’t
fall in love with every youth who
danced well or beat her at tennis.
Johnny was on probation, but, fail
ing greater excitement, he seemed
a godsend on the Marenia.
"Johnny!” This time her voice
was imperative. "You’re moon
ing. Give me your attention all
of it, and another dry Martini.”
"Forgive me, Patty. My wits are
wandering. FI ere, steward, two dry
Martinis.”
"I was wondering what you
thought about Mrs. Langford, but
now I shall not ask you.”
"If you really want to know, I
think she’s a knock-out,” said
Johnny, with surprising fervour.
Patty snuggled deep in her leather
chair and looked a little moodily at
the figure in gold. What a lovely
gown! She wished that she knew
what men could see in women who
were as transparent as glass to their
own sex.
Patty’s thoughts -were interrupt
ed by the sudden apearance of her
aunt, who had walked over to their
table to pick her up. She was small
and slight, carefully groomed and
faintly bored, a woman who knew
the worst and the best that were to
be had from life.
"I shall want one, two, three,
four, possibly even five dances to
night,” said Johnny, jumping
’ smartly to attention in deference
j to Patty’s aunt.
"Try to get them,” retorted
Patty, as she slipped through the
' door.
Johnny lingered over his coctail,
J reflecting that it was luck to have
| found a girl like Patty on a trip
like this. Clare walked past his
| table on her wag to the dining
room, leaving a trail of perfume
that made Johnny’s nostrils con
tract with excitement. Wonder
what she was doing on this trip,
and who her husband was. Pro
bably a divorcee. He would soon
know, for it seemed that every
thing was getting about—too much
[so for his taste. It rather sickened
Johnny, the way people talked, the
men in the smoking-room, the wo
men on deck. No one would have
a scrap of privacy left by the time
they had reached India.
Macduff was walking out and the
bar was clearing. Johnny decided
that it was time to go down to din
ner. The orchestra was playing as
he entered, and the boat was rolling
so much that he staggered on the
| way to his table. He had drawn
agreeable dining companions—a
loose-boned Westerner, Bill Laird,
with a charming wife whom he
teased unmercifully. Bill was get
ting a reputation already for being
the practical joker of the boat.
Patty waved blithly across the
room.
"Not feeling well?” enquired
Bill, solicitously.
"Never felt better,” said Johnny.
| "If you want to try a remedy on
| some one, you’d better watch out
[ for Patty Arundel. She threatens
to be sick whenever the boat rolls.”
j 'Oh, Mrs. Langford!” Bill shout
ed, half an hour later, seeing that
| Clare had finished dinner and was
passing out at a leisurely gait. “Join
us for coffee and liqueurs.”
She had already had some deck
chair conversation with the Lairds
and liked them both. Drawling in
his lazy way, Bill introduced John
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Do they torture you by day?
v Keep you awake at night?
What is it that keeps hospitals open and doctors
busy? NERVES.
What is it that makes your face wrinkled and
makes you feel old? NERVES
Nine times out of ten it’s NERVES that make you |
restless, worried, haggard. jB
HH'"» Do they make you Cranky, §
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gestion, Nervous Headache ) |
1 When nerves are over-taxed, you worry over 1
I trifles, find it hard to concentrate, can’t sit still. I
* | Nerve Strain brings on Headache. rS
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I There may be absolutely nothing wrong with the g
I organs of digestion, but the Nerves are not on the
I job to make the organs do their work properly. ,
HL ■ wi' Do they interfere with your
work; ruin your pleasure; drive
I You’re cheating yourself and the man who pays
I you if you work when your NERVES are not
I You can’t have a good time when you are nervous.
I You can’t make or keep friends when you are
I keyed up and irritable You may excuse your
I sen, but to others you are just a plain crank.
I Quiet y««r nerves with
ny, who jumped to his feet and
stood staring down at her in a
tongue-tied manner. They all went
upstairs to the salon and settled
down to fines and cigarettes. Clare
chatted idly and Bill baited her, but
grew bored when he failed to find
resistance in her shallow retorts.
She had no repartee, but her voice
had a husky note that Johnny
found alluring. He talked to Mrs.
Laird, but kept his eyes glued on
Clare. She ignored him most of the
time, but when the dancing began
she slid into his arms, and he sud
denly knew that she had been
Clare saw Macduff roaming up
and down, puffing his pipe.
thinking of him all the time. She
danced divinely Her hand felt
alive in his clasp.
"I think I’m going to enjoy this
trip,” murmured Clare. I’ve been
seeing you about the boat. You’re
very strenuous, aren’t you? Tennis,
swimming, games.”
j Clare smiled and her hair brushed
: his chin. He had never held a wo
man in his arms who magnetized
him like this. It was not like danc
| ing with the girls he knew at home,
[johnny began to feel like a man of
the world.
At last he gave her up reluctant
ly, for the music had come to an
end. It was hard to wait for his
next dance with her to begin. Patty
had come into the room with her
aunt, but he had forgotten that she
existed. She had found other part
ners and was dancing now with
Dick, the chief officer.
Dick danced with the swing of
the sea, and entertained Patty by
telling her about some of the things
she would see on the trip. The third
time he danced with her he sud
denly saw that she was not listen
ing to a word he was saying, but
was looking over his shoulder with
the expression of a hurt child. With
the next turn he could see why—
Mrs. Langford was adrift in a sea
of self-intoxication, her wide lips
an inch from the cheek of the boy
whom Dick had seen pursuing Pat
ty around the decks ever since they
had sailed. So that was the way!
Well, a good thing it had happened
quickly, before she had got fond of
him. He swung her hastily down
the other side and out for a breath
of air. Te promenade deck was en
closed with glass, and she suggested
that they go still higher. "I should
love to feel the wind on the top
deck,” she said. They climbed up
the companionway, Patty hugging
her white fur jacket around her
thin frock.
on a chin of diamonds, and the
The moon was a crescent swung
waves dashed foam against the'
bow. Patty had a dim idea that the
woman in gold hovered like a
shadow between a carefree yester-|
Jay and an ominous tomorrow. It
svas the look in Johnny’s eyes that
bad appalled her. How did a wo
man make a mere boy, whom she
scarcely knew, look like that?
Dick kept quiet, preserving a
sympathetic air. He was thinking:
"A lovely child, but she’s in for
more of it, if she feels that way
about the boy. It’s just another
ease of what the sea does to a wo
man.”
He felt her clutching at his arm;
all of a sudden she had decided to
go down to her stateroom. Telling
aim to let her aunt know that she
had gone to bed, Patty went below
and tried to read. The type danced
before her eyes and she wondered
if she were getting a little seasick.
When her aunt came in, she found
her fast asleep.
"Bertrand Russell’s Marriage and
Morals,” said Mrs. Minton, picking
up the book and covering her gent
ly. "The child is growing up.”
The Marenia lay at anchor at
Villefranche, her flags strung like
a garland of autumn leaves over the
sapphire stretch of the bay. Monte
Carlo was snugly tucked in the
green curve of Monaco. After
eleven days at sea, Macduff blinked
at the brilliance of the scene be
fore him. He had his own plans for
the day. He would give Monte
Carlo a wide berth and stretch his
legs in one of his favorite walks.
He had a poor opinion of the place
and had never tossed a penny on the
table. Any time he went to the
Casino, it was simply to see what
fools human beings could make of
themselves over a gambling-wheel.
He strode along, with his arms
swinging like windmills. More pas
sengers were getting on at Ville
franche. That was a pity. There
were altogether too many on board
already. Things seemed to be hap
pening on the ship, some of which
he did not altogether approve.
Soon they would all be bickering,
where now they were gushing and
flirting. It was bound to turn out
that way when people saw too much
of one another.
He hoped they wouldn’t get an
other Mrs. Langford on board; one
of her kind was enough. She was
beginning to get under his skin,
spoiling his pleasure on the top deck,
always up to her tricks, and now
roping in the American boy. Mac
duff thought that his sex should be
protected from such influences.
The Foster girl was showing up
badly, too. He never went into
the bar that he did not find her
there. The high jinks of the boat
extended even to his own alley,
where a diamond merchant across
Clare smiled and her hair brushed
his chin.
the way was continually entertain
ing women in his stateroom.
He came down off the break
water and followed the road to the
Italian border, stopping at a restau
rant that stood on stilts in the sea.
The short Riviera day was pas
sing, and the chill of three o’clock
was creeping in from the sparkling
waters. It was short-lived at its
best, warm and vivifying, but swift
in its decline. He remembered that
he had to be on board the Marenia
by seven. He might motor back
to Monte Carlo and take a turn in
the Casino to see what his fellow
passengers were doing. . . .
Hot and stuffy inside, as usual,
with an annoying buzzing of sub
dued voices, like a swarm of bees
zooming in a distant grove. The
merciless lights dug seams in weary
faces. He thought he had never
seen so many pairs of tired eyes.
Wherever he looked, he could spot
some one from the Marenia, but
very few were throwing counters
on the tables. They were a cautious
lot and ill at ease. He was surpris
ed to see Miss Mudge—little Miss
Muffet, he called her in his own
mina—tossing two uuuiitcia on uic
baize with quite a flourish. He
would watch to see what hapened.
rhe wheel spun round. The croupier •
raked up her counters. She looked
anxiously at his pasty face, not
quite sure which way her luck had
gone, but he did not raise his eyes
from the table.
(CONTINUED NEXT ISSUE)
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* SUIT FOLLOWS *
* CAT’S SCRATCH *
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* Hyannis, Mass.—A cat’s *
* scratch is the basis of a court *
* suit here. *
* Mrs. Eliza Harris seeks *
* $1,000 damages from a restau- *
* rant company. She charges *
* that "Vanilla,” a cat owned *
* by the concern, attacked her *
* on a street, scratching her *
* face and clawing her clothes. *
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Connie Mack at 73 \
PHILADELPHIA . . . Connie
Mack, “baseball’s grandest old
man,” spent his 73d birthday at his
desk here actively mapping plans
for leading his beloved Philadelphia
“Athletics” into the 1936 majo
league baseball season.
A. & N. C. Board
Approves Cut
Kinston—Directors of the state
operated Atlantic & North Caro
lina railroad sustained the action of
H. P. Crowell, general manager, in
reducing the wages of employes ap
proximately 25 per cent.
The directors, meeting here to
hear the controversy, heard nine
representatives of the railway
brotherhood protest the cut, but
ruled that the railroad could not
be expected to pay as much as
the larger railway companies.
They took the position that since
the Norfolk Southern lost money
on the line, the present operators
wanted to do better, and contended
that no Federal statute was violated
by the wage reduction.
In a resolution the directors ex
pressed sympathy for the cause of
the employes, and took the position
that they would not be justified in
authorizing an increase in wages
unless and until the earnings of the
railroad warranted it.
Mileage Hints
By J-_ F. Winchester, S.A.E.
Supervisor of Motor Vehiclii
Equipment, Standard Oil Company
of New Jersey
4 TURN of a bolt is frequently
money in the motorist’s pocket,
Loose parts cause wear and tear
and ultimately make for expensive
repairs. The motorist who is not
handy with tools and who dops not
like to tinker may have his car ser
viced periodically and, in this way,
be sure that all bolts, nuts and
screws are kept tight. For the mo
torist who enjoys working around
a car, there are many little tight
ening-up jobs that help to promote
efficient and economical operation
of his car.
A loose carburetor or inlet mani
fold bolt will cause a skipping mo
tor, and loose bolts on the exhaust
manifold may result in fire or car
bon-monoxide poisoning. Loose cyl
inder-head bolts will lead to loss oi
compression and waste, both oil ar.c
fuel, while loose crankcase bolts
cause oil leakage and needlessly
high consumption. Look aftei
squeaks, rattles and noises which
indicate loose parts. Tighten up,
and thus get at the source of the
trouble; and catch it before i?
grows into something difficult.
These few examples could be
added to extensively; The carefu!
motorist tightens up on the various
parts of his car periodically ant
does much to insure its satisfactory
operation.
Laxative combination
folks know is trustworthy
The confidence thousands of par
ents have in good, old reliable, pow
dered Thedford’s Black-Draught has
prompted them to get the new Syrup
of Black-Draught for their children.
The grown folks stick to the pow
dered Black-Draught; the youngsters
probably will prefer it when they
eutgrow their childish love of sweets.
Mrs. O. W. Adams, of Murray, ;Ky,
writes: 'T have used Thedford’s
Black-Draught (powder) about thir
teen years, taking it for biliousness.
Black-Draught acts well and I am
always pleased with the results. I
wanted a good, reliable laxative for
ny children. I have found Syrup of
Black-Draught to be Just that.”
BLACK-DRAUGHT
Champion Liar
Gets Accolade
Chicago—A tale of thermometric
mercury which fell so fast and hard
it killed a rat won Jim Jordan of
Chicago the 1936 grand champion
ship of all liars.
Jordan, a professional entertain
er, outclassed an international field
in the annual Annanias sweepstakes
of the Burlington, Wis., Liars club,
the results of which were announc
ed here for the second successive
year. The tail-tale derby started
off as as a local Burlington event in
1928.
It was unusual dilemma, Jor
dan known as "Fibber McGee,”
recounted to win the alleged dia
mond studded medal offered by the
club.
It went as follows:
"Two years ago the weather was
so cold it drove a rat into our
house for shelter.
"Do whatever I would, I could
not catch it even with cleverly
baited traps. Finally I hit upon
the idea.
"The cold drove you, in’ sez I
to myself and the "cold will catch
you.’
"I brought in our largest ther
mometer, putting a big piece of
cheese beneath it.
"The next morning I had Mr.
Rat.
"The mercury had fallen so low
during the night that it had pinned
him to the floor.”
Runners-up to Jordan were Dor
othy Hyson of London, England,
and Carlos Elizondo of Costa Rica,
Miss Ryson wrote that on a fishing
excursion in Ireland, when she used
snuff for bait, the fish sneezed so
hard, they knocked their heads off
against the river’s stony banks.
Elizondo said the church bells in
his town were so old the bellclap
per had worn holes in the metal.
Mice nested in the holes but the ap
erturs were so deep they couldn’t
hear the bells toll.
O. C. Hulett, president of the
liar’s club who awarded the cham
pionship to Jordan, was handed this
retort when he described its jewel
ornament as a diamond.
I "You’re another.”
Only politicians are barred from
competition under the Burlington
group’s rules.
Bolt Rips Off
Shoe Of Child
Anderson, S. C.—The shoe on
the right foot of an eight-year-old
girl was torn off by lightning at a
country house near here during a
rainstorm, rendering the child un
conscious for five minutes and leav
ing a slight injury resembling a
scald.
It does not seem practical to es
tablish a stand of pine by sowing
seed in an open field, reports Ex
tension Forester, R. W. Graeber,
after studying several such demon
strations started last spring.
DON’T MISS THIS NEW SERIAL
"Sea Shroud,” a daring serial,
crammed full of action, mystery
and romance, starts in the January
12 issue of the American Weekly,
the big magazine which comes
every Sunday with the BALTI
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Farm Radio
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1936 Suggestions
With the arrival of the new year,
extension specialists appearing on
the Carolina Farm Features radio
program are endeavoring through
their suggestions to enable farmers
and farm women to start 1936 on
the right foot.
By listening regularly to these
progranjs of timely farm and home
information, it is believed that rur
al people will be able to keep
abreast with the latest develop
ments and improvements in the
field of agriculture and home eco
nomics. The speakers will, for a
short while, attempt to guide the
North Carolina farmer in making
plans for the new year, which, if
carried out, will result in a larger
cash income and improved farm
and home conditions.
The schedule for the week of
January 6-11 is as follows: Mon
day , Dr. C. D. Grinnells, "Soil
Sanitation”; Tuesday, E. B. Mor
row, "The Potato Act as It Affects
North Carolina”; Wednesday, C.
H. Brannon, "Insect Control Dur
ing the Winter Months”; Thurs
day, Miss Willie Hunter, "The Help
We Receive from a Pattern”; Fri
day, C. F. Parrish, "Brick Brooder
Houses and Brooder House Con
struction”; and Saturday, W. H.
Rankin, "How Farmers and Gard
ners May Know About Their Soil
Fertility Problems.”
Each Monday of the week is de
voted to a specialist from the Ani
mal Husbandry and Dairy Depart
ment; each Thursday is devoted to
the Home Demonstration Depart
ment; and each Friday is turned
over to the Poultry Department.
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on the grounds that they were not
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