Thursday, December 1,1938
nTJ ETTY PRICE dabbed a spot of
rouge on each cheek, touched
•■-'the places lightly for a natural
effect, then dipped in the perfume
bottle and rubbed the back of her
email ears.
Tilting back the blurred mirror,
she surveyed herself critically. The
effect seemed entirely satisfactory.
Betty sighed ecstatically. "I look
like a million dollars," she breathed.
"I—l can almost convince myself
that I am a great lady tonight"
Carefully her silver-slippered feet
descended the narrow stairs. She
must get away as quickly as pos
sible. What would the unromantic
Mr. and Mrs. James Barstow say
if they saw the Cinderella of their
kitchen arrayed in garments like
these? Betty chuckled at the
thought. They would think she had
gone crazy if they found out that
she had spent a whole month's
salary to rent the things she was
wearing, and to buy a ticket for the
opera. "But they never will find
out," she told herself, as she care
fully closed the back door behind
her.
At the comer, she waited for a
cab. On the way down, she heard
the voice of Christmas everywhere.
She saw its symbols in shop win
dows; in arches of green and red
Her prince was standing in the
doorway, his evening clothes re
placed by clean blue overalls.
strung across the streets. She told
herself it must be the Christmas
feeling in the air that made her do
this daring thing. It was utterly
ridiculous to dress up like a great
lady, but one had to be different at
Christmas. And life had been pretty
dull for Betty since she had to ac
cept the work she was doing.
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The story of the opera took her
back to a medieval world. In a few
ihoments she was completely lost in
its atmosphere, so much so thai
she failed to notice that the man
seated at her right was sending ad
miring glances in her direction.
When the curtain went up, he leaned
over ahd spoke.
"I love this," he said simply.
"I do, too," Betty answered, with
a little catch in her voice. It seemed
Incredible that he was speaking to
her. He was really acting as if she
belonged. By the time the curtain
went up again they were calling
each other Prince and Princess:
taking the naqaes of the two leading
characters on the stage.
As the great drama moved to its
close Betty tried to hurry away. She
didn't want her Prince to find out
what an impostor she was. But he
had taken hold of her arm
"Couldn't we go and have some cof
fee?" he suggested. "I know I'm
« stranger to you, but —but, it's
Christmas—and—"
"I should say 'no'," Betty told
herself. "I should even tell him
the truth about myself." Instead
she accompanied him to the coffee
•hop across the street. She couldn't
deny herself this one hour of happi
ness. After it was over, well—Bet
would not let her thoughts go fur
ther.
She almost forgot that she was
playing a part as they sat together
They seemed to have so much in
common. He had read widely—the
type of books she liked; he took
an interest in so many things she
liked; seemed to be aa romantic
and visionary as herself. But he
spoke no word to indicate that he
wanted to see her again.
Gloom enveloped the world for
Betty next morning. As if to add
to her humiliation and misery, a
clogged-up drain was sending oozy
hrown water back into the sink. Her
feet dragged across the floor as she
answered the plumber's knock.
Then the world spun dizzily
around her for a moment A rush
of Joy, of wonder, lifted her heart.
Her Prince was standing in the
doorway, his evening clothes re
placed by clean blue overalls, his
good-looking face wrinkled in bewil
d'. rment.
"I—l thought you were—" he
stammered.
"And I—l thought you were—"
Betty gasped in answer.
When explanations were over, a
make-believe Prince, and Princess
were wondering if Christmas wasn't
the very nicest time for a wedding
ceremony.
Copyright.—WNU Service,
WASHINGTON
Washington, Nov. 29—Interna
tional affairs are pressing upon
the attention of Washington from
a dozen different directions, and
raising numerous questions which
are likely to engage Congress in
discussions which may be pro
longed and acrimonious.
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-1 many, created by the recall of the
American Ambassador, Hugh
Wilson. Following the President's
public declaration that he was
shocked and horrified at the
| brutality of the Hitler Govern
ment toward the Jews, the sum
i moning of Ambassador Wilson
|home "for report and consulta
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was taken in many quarters as
serving notice on the dictator
ships that the United States will
fight, if necessary, to keep them
out of South America.
Possible friction with Cuba
seems to have been removed by
the official visit to this country
of Colonel Fulgencio Batista, the
actual dictator of Cuba. The im
portance of Cuba in the interna
tional. situation is that it would
furnish an ideal airplane and
submarine base for a foreign en
emy if it were not tied closely to
the United States.
As for the rest of the Latin-
American nations, the Pan-
American Conference about to be
held in Lima, Peru, is expected to
reassure all of the nations to the
south of us of the good intentions
of the United States toward
them.
The Prime Minister of Canada,
visiting the President, is under
stood to have renewed the assur
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common cause with the United
States in any situation which
threatens the Interests of any
part of the Americas.
Trade Agreement Important
An extremely important step,
calculated to remove any possible
friction between the United
States and the British Empire
and to further strengthen the
friendship between* the English
speaking nations was the signing
in Washington of the reciprocal
trade agreement between this
country, Great Britain and Can
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This was the nineteenth such
trade agreement negotiated by
Secretary Hull jvith various na
tions. It takes effect on January
1. Under it Great Britain abol
ishes all tariff duties on Ameri
can wheat, lard, canned grape
fruit, cotton, corn, and some
other farm products, while we
make tariff concessions on tex
tiles, metals and manufactured
goods of several kinds.
Canada reduces duties on
American fruits and vegetables,
fishery products, paper products,
and various kinds of manufactur
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agrees to continue on the free list
all Canadian products which now
enter duty free.
This closer tying together of
the English-speaking democracies
is part of a broad program for a
united front against aggressions
by the authoritarian dictator
ships of Europe. It is the hope
if not the expectation, of the Ad
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tional complications will create a
public sentiment strong enough to
induce Congress to authorize the
expenditure of hundreds of mil
lions, perhaps billions, of fresh
funds for building up the Army,
Navy and Air Force to what mili
tary men consider essential.
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The President is not unmindful
of the fact that 57 Republican
members of Congress voted last
year against his billion-dollar
naval program. He is anxious
not to have national defense be
come a party question.
That is taken here as the rea
son why he appointed the nom
inal head of the Republican
Party, Ex-Gov. Alf M. Lapdon, as
a member of the United States
delegation to the Lima Pan-
Ameriean Conference. Much
stress is being laid upon Gov.
Landon's declaration, in accept
ing the appointment, that parti
sanship ends at the boundaries of
the nation.
The defense program already
under way includes, besides the
building of the largest navy
America has ever had, orders to
large manufacturers for essential
war supplies, so that they can get
immediately into mass production
of weapons, gas masks and other
essentials if the situation gets
critical.
Ancestor of Us All
The newly elected Congressman
was trying to make an impression
on a seasoned Senator. "Any
prominent men in your family?"
he inquired.
"Yes," said the Senator, "one
of my ancestors was an admiral,
and at one time was in command
of the combined fleets of the
world."
"What was his name?" asked
the Congressman.
"Noah," complacently remark
ed the Senator.
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