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Captain Tiggie Turner, returning
to England from India, finds pretty
Viola Norman on shipboard, deserted
by her husband and friendless. After
frustrating her attempt at suicide, h'e
learns she is ts, become a mother.
He introduces her to friends of his
on board, the Rutherford family, who
later ask Viola to stop with them
when they reach England. During a
talk about Viola’s future on deck
Turner suddenly kisses her passion
ately when the steamer lurches ana
she M thrown into his arms. Tiggie
is filled with self-reproach anti neat
day sends Viola a note of apology.
She replies she is nut angry but
when Tiggie confronts Viola two
days later, she says she cannot ac
cept his financial aid now. Turner
finally persuades Viola to let him
help her with the understanding she
will pay him back, as they near
England. After saying good-by to
Viola and the Rutherfords, Tiggie
goes across England to the home of
his sister, Janet, where, her husband,
Harvey (Elmore, an artist, greets
him. Harvey takes Tiggie to his
studio and shows him one painting
in particular. He shows him another
of a dancing ghl and Tiggie is
amazed when he recognizes it as
Viola. Harvey told him he had found
her in a cabaret on the continent.
Tiggie grows morose as the weeks go
by and he hears nothing from Viola.
(NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY)
CHAPTER 19
IT SEEMED scarcely possible to
Tiggle’s tormented spirit that the
agony he endured could be within
himself alone. Surely, wherever she
waa, there must be some responsive
chord in her hidden soul that felt
his far-flung longing and stirred in
answer! Surely Ln those dreadful
dreams that marred his rest she
could not be utterly remote from
him and unaware! It seemed in
credible that this thing could be con
fined to one struggling entity alone!
For she had needed him so desper
ately. The thought of her helpless
ness was perpetually with him. But
for that, he believed, he could have
borne his torment more easily. He
could not rid himself of the idea
that her need still existed, and that
she would not let him know.
On that first day tn Harvey’s
studio he had been confident that
only a few days woftld elapse before
he heard from her. Rut time had
passed since then, and day followed
day without the appearance of any
letter from her. Yet he could not
persuade himself that her need for
help was past. Besides—besides—
she had promised to write, and even
though she might not know how
much he longed to hear, she could
not break her promise. So day by
day he argued within himself while
faith and hope giadually dwindled
together.
That Harvey was tn any way
counting upon him to produce a sub
ject for his next picture he was not
aware. Harvey having shrewdly de
cided that this was a fact better
suppressed. Already the effect which
those crude, unfinished studies had
made upon him was fading, and he
did not seek to revive it. He pie
ferred to keep his memory of her
untouched by any other influence, a
chance resemblance held no lasting
appeal for him. Harvey could not
portray with any accuracy that
which he had never seen, and he
was glad that the matter had ap
parently passed from the artist’s
mind. He could not have borne any
further reference to her. She had
promised to write—she had promised
to write! Why did no letter come?
And then one morning Harvey
took him by surprise. "I’m going
up to town,” he said. "Care to
come?”
"What! For the day?” queried
Tiggie.
Harvey’s face wore its Impish
smile. "And for the night also; per
haps two nights, perhaps three!"
He paused. "Perhaps a whole
week!”
Tiggie considered the proposition.
It had its attractions. “Where are
wW #oing to stay?" he asked.
Harvey made an airy gesture. "At
an inexpensive hostel in the Fulham
road, if you don’t like it, we can
always sleep on the Embankment.”
’ What about. Janet?" said Tiggie.
Harvey’s smile broadened. "Janet
Socialist Revolt Crushed’ln
Viemna; Continues Outside
(Continued from rage One.)
mets, and with bayonets fixed, they
operated systematically, moving slow
ly through the section like the pieces
on a chess board, cleaning up desul
tory , opposition square by square.
The majority of the men who pre
viously had fought from the windows
the Goethe Hos retreated across
the ice of surrounding canals and flea
to the countryside, where it was as
sumed they sought to join their more
successful brothers in arms.
It was indicated that the govern
ment will try to move through the
villages where Socialists are still
fighting in the same mopping up pro
cess that Is being carried on in Vien
na-then concentrate Its armed forces
for a campaign against. Linz, where
Socialists apparently are, in control.
Another Socialist was sentenced to
death by court-martial today. He is
the third to be condemned to the gal
lows since the outbreak of civil war.
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(Continued from Page One.)
The news of the presidential re
storation was contained in bulletins
from Washington. The order does not
appear to affect salaries, but had it
not bee nmade it is probable that a
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will continue to feed the chickens
three times a day until our return."
As this statement sounded ex
tremely probable, Tiggie let it pass
unchallenged. He could have found
it in hie heart to be sorry for Janet
had she been less absorbed in her
dally task. As things were, he was
fully conscious that sympathy would
be wasted.
"All right." he said after further
brief consideration. "I'll come.”
Il was something of a compliment
to be asked to accompany Harvey
on one of his madcap expeditions
when what he picturesquely de
scribed as "the devil-dance” was be
ginning to take hold of him. There
were very few whom he could en
dure at such times. It would be in
teresting to watch developments,
in fact, anything would be Interest
ing after these terrible weeks of
stagnation and fruitless waiting.
Harvey received his decision with
obvious satisfaction. He was count
ing the notea la his pocketbook.
"Well, I’m off this afternoon.* he
said, "so you’d better get ready.
Train at two-thirty! Oh, by the
way, here’s a letter for you! I for
got to mention it before. It got Into
my pile by mistake two days ago."
He tossed an envelope across to
Tiggie without further ceremony
and turning, left the room.
Tiggie took the letter, mildly indig
nant. It was addressed in a clerkly
hand, and there was a typewritten
missive inside. There was also an
enclosure in the form of a cheque
which was pinned to the letter.
“What on earth . . said Tiggie,
and began to read.
Dear Sir [the letter ran], We have
pleasure in enclosing herewith a
cheque for 26 pounds, being as we
understand, the amount of the loan
advanced by you to our client, Mrs.
Viola Norman. Kindly acknowledge
receipt and confirm that this is in
settlement of all obligations.
Yours faithfully,
O. P. GRIERSON & CO.,
Solicitors.
A clerk’s initials were scrawled
against the name.
Tiggie read the letter carefully to
the end, turned back and noted the
address in the Temple, and there
after eat quite motionless for many
tense seconds. The blood had gone
out of his face. It came slowly
back, mounting gradually to his
forehead till the veins swelled out in
cords. The hand that held the letter
was clenched.
He spoke at last, very quietly, al
most under his breath. “No, I’m
damned”—he said—“l’m damned if
I’ll put up with this!”
He opened his hand again with the
words and smoothed out the letter
with care. Then he returned it with
its enclosure to its envelope and
placed It in an inner pocket.
“No, I’m damned." he said again,
even more deliberately, "I’m damned
if I will.”
It was not often that Tiggie In
dulged in strong language, and when
he did, it usually meant something.
* • *
Janet’s recaption of their decision
to go to town for a few days was
characteristic. "Best thing possible!”
she declared. “I’m about as busy as
I can be just now. it’ll give me a
little time to get things into shape.
Do you good too,” she added to Tig
g!e. “There’s no sense In hanging
about here getting bored with life.”
Tiggie was inclined to agree with
her, and there was no denying that
he had been very bored of late,
though he did not blame her or her
surroundings for that. She accom
panied them to the station to retrieve
the car, but she did not wait to see
them into the train. Time was too
precious for that. With a wave of
the hand and a jerk of the clutch
she was off again, and they were
left to their own devices.
“Good sort—Janet!" said Harvey.
"She is—a mighty good sort," said
Tiggie, with a somewhat unreason
able feeling that he ought to be in
dignant on her behalf.
Harvey grinned a little. "She’s
got some fairly sound ideas about
men,” he said, "which, after all, is
what most wemen spend their lives
in vain trying to achieve.”
Tiggie did not trouble to dispute
this, for it seemed apparent that
Janet knew how to hold her own,
and that was all that mattered. The
train came in, and he got into It with
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further cut in the compensation
might have been necessary. The teach
ers in the schools supported by these
funds have been cut 35 per cent. They
stood to lose another 12.50 per cent,
which would have taken from nearly
half their 1929 compensation. The
Roosevelt order stays any such
slash now.
Nobody has the exact figures at
this writing but North Carolina will
get $50,000 to $60,000 that it would
not have had if the President had
not stepped in. And the effect of it
probably will be to give the State a
hint. It may do better by its in
stitutions at the 1935 general assem
bly, a prospect that all school men
are viewing with pleasure.
T. E. Browne, head of the voca
tional department in the State, says
the order means a very great deal
for all the institutions and agencies
which are receiving federal funds.
It’s a wise mother-in-law who re
members she was once a daughter
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a sigh of relief. Everyone to their
taste, of course, but ho for one was
very glad to be leaving Coltham be
hind.
The journey up to London was
varied by two changes involving
lengthy waits at wayside stations at
which Harvey chafed considerably.
"There are times.” he said, "when
the country exasperates me—its
smug inefficiency and complete satis
faction with the mediocre. But »f
course in other moods one groups
these shortcomings under the gen
eral term of charming simplicity. I
notice that you *re braced to endure
with patience."
"You see, I’ve come from India,"
said Tiggie.- "One has to theje.”
"1 should say It comes naturally
to you.” observed Harvey.
But when they reached the termi
nus at last, Tiggie displayed a most
unexpected activity. "Don’t wait
for me! I’ve got to get on the tele
phone," he said. "You go ons I’ll
join you later."
"What the dickens do you want
th* ’phone for?” questioned Harvey
in astonishment.
"Business.” said Tiggie tersely,
grabbing hi* suitcase. "I may not
turn up at all. Don’t worry if I
don’t! I’ll let you know.”
He would have gone with the
words, but Harvey caught him by the
arm. "Damn it, man! You .can’t
clear off like this. We've come up
mainly for your sake though you
may not realize it If you fade out
now I shall go to pieces—get drunk
—and probably end up at Vine
street"
Tiggie stopped short. There was a
ring of sincerity in Harvey’s voice
that could not he ignored though it
did not make his interference any
the mora welcome.
"Oh. we’ve come up for my sak*.
have we?” he said. "AH right. You
can come along and wait if you like.
But I must get this call through at
once.”
“You’re a funny devil," said Har
vey, though he. spoke with relief. "I
never expected you to take the bit
between your teeth and bolt.”
“Live and learn!” said Tiggi®
tritely.
He ensconced himself in a tele-,
phone box and left Harvey to wan
der about outside.
He had to wait a few minutes for
his call, came at length and
in response to his brief demand for
Mr. Grierson a voice asked his name
and presently Informed him that
Mr. Grierson would speak to him im
mediately.
Then after a further pause an
other voice accosted him. "Is that
Captain Turner?” \
“Speaking,” said Tiggie. "Ar® you
Mr. Grierson?”
“Yes. What can T do for you 9 ’’
The voice bad a curt snap to it
which caused Tiggie to stiffen al
most involuntarily.
He answered with a certain pre
cision that sounded grim. "I want
a word with you, please. Can I have
it if I come round at once?”
He almost expected the answer
though he could not have said why.
“Afraid not —I'm just off—r>ff|.-e
closing."
"I can be round In a few minutes,*'
said Tiggie.
“No good." The answer held
finality, and Tiggie stiffened a little
more. “I’ve got a train to catch."
"Dash it!” said Tiggie. "Well,
look here! I've had your letter, and
I want Mrs. Norman’s address. She's
a client of yours.”
"Sorry! We don't give away ad
dresses.” The voice was even
curter than before; it sounded al
most Insulting. “That’s all, is it?"
Tiggie braced himself to thrust out
a figurative foot before the door could
be closed upon him. “No, it’s not.
ail. Hold on! I’ve something else
to discuss. When can I see you to
morrow ?"
"I can't discus® Mrs. Norman’s at
fairs with anyone,” came the uncom
promising reply.
"Dash It!” ejaculated Tiggie again.
“You can’t refuae me a business in
terview. You can call me a client
too if you like.”
He heard a sound like a sardonic
laugh cut short. There was a mo
mentary pause, then the voice spoke
again. “Very well. I’ll see you to
morrow at 10, Sorry I must go
now. Good-by!"
(TO BE CONTINUED'
Suicide Brewer
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August Busch
Despair at the fear that the illness
which held him in its grip for the
past several weeks was incurable is
believed to have driven August
Busch, Sr., 68-year-old head of the
internationally-known brewing fam
ily, to fommit suicide at his St.
1 Louis, Mo., home.
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“Never A Dull Moment” At Columbia University
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As Intra-College Data Bureau Provides Partners
Students Cite Specifi
cations—And Find
Idea] Companion
By LEVON E. HORTON.
Central Press Writer
New York, Feb. 15. —“I want a
good-looking, shapely blonde with
plenty of life and verve. And I want
one that can dance too.”
It’s a musical comedy director talk
ing, you say. Or a Park Avenue play
boy planning a night club tour. Well,
you’re wrong fc/oth times. It’s just a
young man from Koeknk, lowa, of
gregarious indent and nature, plan
ning an evening oul at Columbia
University. ,
Very Scientific
How does he do it? Well, that’s
easy. He applies to the Intra-College
Dating Bureau, an organization set
up for the exclusive use of young
men and women who tire of their
own company.
It’s all done very scientifically.
Through the social directors of the
women’s dormitories, girls file their
names with the dating bureau, locat
ed in John Jay Hall, the men’s dor
mitory. The bureau is under the di
iection of Fon W. Boardman, presi
dent of the Student Board, and
Henry P. DeVries, chairman of the
‘Dean’s Drag.”
These two young men compile lists
of the girls, paying particular at
tention to type and temperament.
Have Soothing Types
For those who prefer blondes, there
is a comprehensive list of fair-haired
young ladies. If a young male stu
dent is skittery around that variety
of feminine pulchritude, there is am
Equally (attractive list of available
brunettes.
If the male applicant for compan
ionship possesses a sensitive ear and
fights shy of young ladies with a pen
chant for abundant conversation,
there are available a wide assortment
of meek and mild companions who
are likely to be entirely soothing to
the nerves. And, of course, if the
young Don Juan wants to be the lite
of the party, he makes his choice,
from a list of vivacious damsels
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cised in the selection of girls, is the
matter of height. When the bureau
was in fts infancy, some little trou
ble ensued over that matter. Short
men were dated with tall girls anti
tall men. with short girls. But now
the young man cites his height spe
cifications and they are met by the
obliging (bureau managers. Then there
is also the matter of age to be con
sidered.
List “Pretty Girls."
A maximum of protection is afford
ed the girls when their qualifications
are revealed to the men. Only the
dating organization officials know the
names of ths girls. They are selected
by numbers and not until the appli
cant has stated his preference is he
given the name of his choice. He then
is permitted either to write her for
mally and request her company on
such and such an evening, or if he is
more informal, telephone her for “a
date.”
“The bureau really works out very
satisfactorily,” according to D'»yries.
“Most of the men who apply are ac
ceptable to use and to the girls also,
and since we list only pretty girls,
the, boys are generally pleased with
their dates.
“The whole spirit of the university
dormitories has changed during the
past year,” he wen on. “The social
directors are more lenient and they
recognize that a student isn’t happy
with all work and no play. They be
came lonely, especially the out-of
towners, to whom we eater. We don’t
bother with New Yorkers, since they
are at home here and know people.”
The dating bureau functions prin
cipally on the occasion of big parties
at the university. It was inaugurated
last year by Winston Hurd, president
Os the freshman class at Columbia col
lege, promote freshman dances.
Stags Eat Refreshments
Since stags are not permitted io
attend university functions, it fills an
important place in the school pro
gram. Stags, say faculty members, in
troduce elements out of the hands of
the faculty chaperones. And Ihtesides,
they too often prematurely devour all
of the refreshments.
Tea dances are held by the fac
ulty, at which students are expected
to meet members of the opposite sex
and strike up an acquaintanceship.
But that plan is not entirely satisfac
tory, so the dating bureau fills the
bill. And it is functioning nicely, tho
ugh it does not have the official san
ctJon of the university officials,
IJle is the process of reaching for
ward to a better form of itself.