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Show GENERAL Jim POSTMASTER Farley, practical and hard headed, is going after some hundreds of fourth class postmasters who have been "racketeering" at the expense of the government His Inspectors already have conducted an investigation of the facts, and It Is likely many of the sinners will lose their positions and some r 7 A of them may go to News Review of Current Events the World Over r Credit Expansion, Reopening of Banks and Rehabilitation of Railways Planned Ocean Mail and .Ship Deab Under Investigation. By EDWARD W. PICKARD like were at fault. ROOSEVELT, all other persona, knows that the "It Is cow largely In the hands recovery program has been slump- of the mayors of our cities to deing somewhat of late, because the termine whether the public works rising prices of program will fully serve Its purpose commodities have In aiding In the economic recovery not been met by Inof the country," said Secretary purchasing Ickes In his address. "Our national t creased and by repower treasury is walt!.ig to be drawn 1 Still upon for hundreds of millions of t employment f, to currency dollars for useful public works. '4 averse and deInflation "The administration In Washingvaluation of the ton can approve your projects and dollar, the Chief advance funds necessary to comExecutive called In- plete them. We have moved and to conference sev- are moving expeditiously, if circumeral high officials spectly, but there Is a point beyond Secretary of his administrawhich we cannot go. Woodln tion to plan for "We can give you money; we can further expansion of credit and for help you to decide what i roject to the reopening of closed banks, there- undertake; we can aid you in superby freeing several billions of dolvising your work, but we cannot delars represented by the frozen as- cide for yon whether you want pubsets of those institutions. Secretary lic works. We cannot force you to of the Treasury Woodin, not yet re- move any faster than you are willcovered wholly from his late Illness, ing to move." was one of the conferees ; the others were Secretary of Agriculture Walmall and ship lace, Attorney General Cummlngs, OCEAN contracts let during the Gov. Eugene Black of the federal Hoover administration are under reserve board, lewls W. Douglas, a senate committee director of the budget; Jesse II. Investigation by headed by Senator Jones, chairman of the ReconstrucHugo Black of Alation Finance corporation; Walter J. and Interestbama, Cumniings, conservator of closed ing deals are being conT. and F. J. O'Connor, banks, On the 1 I revealed. troller of the currency. ' first Black day the conference the Following charged that HenPresident took train for his Hyde ry Herberman of Park home, and on the train he New York, presifcad a long talk with Prof. James dent of the Export H. Rogers, Yale economist. Rogers Steamship corporathen returned to Washington and tion, had directed discussed financial matters with one of his employled to the Senator Black ees to pay a $510 Douglas and others. This reporf that some change Involving tailor bill of T. V. O'Connor, then the purchasing power of the dollar chairman of the United States shipwas Imminent, but dispatches from ping board. This Herberman flatHyde Park said no announcement ly denied, but he and other witon monetary policy was forthcomnesses were not able to easily dising yet pose of testimony concerning alSenator Thomas of Oklahoma an- leged favors to various former ofnounced that several groups workficials. It was disclosed that ocean ing with him for Inflation had de- mail subsidies paid to the Export cided to suspend their campaign Steamship annually corporation for the moment to permit trial of amounted to more than the organizthe credit expansion program pro- ation paid the shipping board for posed by President Roosevelt eighteen vessels. It was stated with authority that A. formal statement that C. Bas-cothe President hopes to get a large Slemp, of Virginia, who once proportion of the 5,000 closed banks was secretary to President Coolldge, reopened before January 1, when had helped to engineer the ship purthe deposit insurance system goes chasing deal at a price lower than into effect In order to qualify for originally asked by the shipping deposit insurance, banks must be board was placed before the comliquid. Thousands of the closed mittee by Herberman. banks, the President Is advised, are In a letter to Senator Black, solvent but not sufficiently liquid to chairman of the committee, Herbermeet the requirements for reopenman wrote that Slemp had billed To make them liquid, addiing. him for for legal fees In contional capital must be provided. To nection $50,000 the with sale of the ships the extent such additional capital at $7.50 a ton Instead of $8.50 as is not furnished by the communi- asked by Admiral Palmer of the ties in which the banks are situated board. shipping It will be supplied by the R. F. C, The through purchase of preferred stock was sale price, Herberman wrote, a compromise, and the "quesin the Institutions, according to the tion Involved was the per ton to be plan approved at the White House paid for shipping board vessels," conference. adding that "Mr. Slemp acted In CTEEL manufacturers, under the connection with this matter and felt that his services were worth, as I -' urging of President Roosevelt recall, $50,000. I actually paid him and Joseph B. Eastman, of transportation, have agreed $15,000 $3,000 on July 1, 1925, and to competitive bidding for the sale of $12,000 on July 19, 1925." Slemp resigned as secretary to rails to the railways, and Mr. Eastman announced that 700,000 tons of Mr. Coolldge in January of 1925. Mrs. MIna G. Irvine, who was secrails will be bought as soon as financial arrangements can be made. retary to O'Connor for many years If the bids of the steel companies at the shipping board, testified she show that reductions la the price negotiated several Florida deals for have been made, the money will be Herberman. She said that after a loaned to the railroads direct from Justice department agent had sought to Inspect files at her shippublic works funds. board office with regard to the Competitive bidding and bottom ping she had destroyed the transactions, was Roose-yelIt t Mr. prices, hoped by records. and Mr. Eastman, also would result in the purchase by the railroads of quantities of rolling stock TEN convicts made a sensational from the Indiana peniand equipment, which deals, too. tentiary at Michigan City, stole auwould be financed by the government Loans for buying rails. It was tomobiles, kidnaped a sheriff and scattered. Followed a great man aid. may run to some $25,000,000. hundreds of police of Inhunt Equipment loans may surpass that diana by and Illinois, which was still amount on at this writing. Reports ol railroad business are going The entire population of Pennsylencouraging. The first 57 railroads reporting August business had a to- vania's eastern penitentiary at Philtal net operating Income of $51,054,-000- , adelphia, comprising 1,492 long-terfelons, staged a wild revolt approximately double that of A year ago because they had lost their special the preceding August. the figure for the same number of privileges for a previous riot They carriers was $25,S10,000, the In- beat the warden severely and set fire to their mattresses, but finally crease amounting to 07.8 per cent The net operating Income of these were subdued. carriers In July totaled $5.1,804,000, George Kelly, a notorious desan Increase of 341 per cent over perado known as "Machine Gun," July, 1932. Gross revenues of the wanted for participation In the kid67 carriers in August amounted to naping of C. F. Ursehel of Oklahoma City, was captured In Memphis. $247,209,000, compared with Id July and $210,132,000 In Term., after a long hunt. His wife also was arrested and both were August last year. taken back to Oklahoma for trial. our large cities are In Kelly Is also charged with having of MANY financial straits and a part In killings and robberies In have been looking to the public Kansas City and Chicago. works administration for salvation. There has been much criticism of RING LARDNKR, one of best known humorists, died the slowness with which the of federal money allocated at his home in Knst Hampton, Long for municipal and state projects Is Island, ifter a long Illness, at the In England being banded out by Secretary of age of forty-eigh- t Mrs. A VI Williamson, an Amerithe Interior Ickes, the administrator. Put Mr. Ickf met the may- can who wrote many popular nov ors of 55 cities at the Chicago els In collaboration with her EngWorld's fair and let them know lish husband, C. N. Williamson, plainly that the cities themselves passed away nt Bath. PRESIDENT Lvls y V m l- $243,-800,00- $1,750,-000,00- 0 QtUEEN Frances NES PcrKinsoru Ketjes LACE prison. Postmaster Fourth class postGen. Farley masters, most of whom are In small villages, receive 100 per cent on the first $75 of postage they cancel, 85 per cent on the next $100, and 75 per cent on all In excess of $175. To this compensation are added the rental of post office boxes and an allowance of 15 per cent for rent, light fuel, and equipment They also receive a commission of 3 cents eacU on all the money orders. This method of compensating these rural postmasters, it appears, prompts some of them to use various devices to Increase cancellations. The more stamps they cancel, the more they make. The inspectors have reported many schemes adopted by postmasters to swell the cancellation fees. Some of them have mailed bricks, gravel and other bulky and worthOthers who conduct less articles. stores sell groceries to their relatives and friends In other localities and by affixing sufficient postage on the bags and boxes Insure their delivery by the rural carrier in the They not only reneighborhood. ceived profit on the sales, but also received from the government the amount of stamps placed on the packages, plus the usual per cent Representative J. J. Cochran Instigated the investigation, and It is expected that In the next session of congress he will lead a movement to have the present system of compensation of fourth class postmasters radically changed and thousands of the offices abolished. between organized employers, predicted some time ago, are coming fast Coal miners of western Pennsylvania to the number of nearly a hundred thousand were on strike, calling it a "holiday." In West Virginia also there was labor discord. At Welrton 5,000 employees were forced into Idleness In a dispute between company union and an Inde- TROUBLES pendent union. The second attempt in two days to picket the Clalrton works of the Carnegie Steel company was frustrated and deputy sheriffs hurried to the plant on a tip that another Invasion was planned. Employees of the Ford plant at Chester, Pa., struck, and the Ford company promptly closed down the plant "for an Indefinite period." A federal mediator was sent there, but was told there was nothing to mediate. The Chester workers planned to go to Edgewater, N. J., and ask the Ford employees there to Join in the demand for more pay. It was expected that General Johnson, recovery administrator, would soon announce carefully drafted plans for a general reorganization of the NRA "from an emergency, temporary setup Into a cohesive body ready to function r life of the rethrough the two-yea- covery act" Drawn by Thomas S. Hammond of Chicago, with the aid of the policy board, the plan calls for greater accent npon by Industries operating under codes, with the government to step In only when necessary. ANtheOUTSTANDING statesmen figure among gathered at Geneva for the coming disarmament conference Is Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels, propaganda minister of the Hitler government fciwkJSkiSi,J of Germany. He may not be so Important as Foreign , Minister Van but for the present he Is more voluble, and it Is he who Is putting forth Germany's demands for arms equality and who Is ostensi- Paul Joseph Goebbels bly doing the "horse trading" for his country In the discussions that center about the French proposal for supervision of arms during a test period. The German delegates, It was said In Geneva1, had been given full power by Hitler to conclude a disarmament accord, and an Indication that some agreement might be reach 1 was seen In the fact that the French and German statesmen were brought together at a carefully arranged "private" dinner attended also by Sir John Simon of England and some Italians. Italy has been favorable to Germany's demands to a certain extent, and has put forward a plan allowing partial rearmament of the relch. The Germans were willing to accept the supervision plan but only If the commission were authorized to supervise, not armaments, but merely effectives. In other words It would see that Germany carried out Its obligations to transform the relchs-weh- r Into a short term militia and disband semi military organizations. C 1.11. W astern Ntwspapar Union, Neu-rath- baked and frosted an extra Again the cake, made lemonade. fates were against her. Neal apwas peared, as she had hoped, and and Mr. welcomed by cordially Sol and Sam. But Mrs. and George had arrived before him, had taken possession of the parlor aud of Anne. She escaped, of course, long But for a enough to greet Neal. second time he declined her invitation to come In. "Mr. Hildreth" would never forgive me," he said laughingly, "and I'm sure the boys want another ride. This time I shan't take no for an answer from your father and mother, either. Do come, Mrs. Chamber-lain.- " , pa.-lor- ?&&ZJ Anne's mother, who had been torn between her fear that he might not his Invitation, and her hone house. There was nothing to do but that CHAPTER 111 Continued hg wouW rose witn flSsumed to uuiu reluctance. leave me biiuuuuu lor 4 "Vel, vel, If It ain't my llddle age, while she hurried as fast as she "Wal, ef yer so dead set on It," Trent Anne Chamberlain! Vat can could Into the new muslin dress. she puffed, "mebbe I might as welL After all, he was probably capable I do for you, my dear?" Jest a short ways. An' don't drive v "Oh, Mr. Goldenburg, I want to of managing it. too fast. It would put me all of a rehis She did not overestimate buy such a lot of things! I've Just tremble ef ye should." drawn fifty dollars out of the bank. sourcefulness. Hat In hand, he ad- They were gone. Anne fed George and I'm afraid It Isn't enough. If vanced, smiling pleasantly, towards with the lemonade and cake, and sat en-I I run short, will you trust me until the porch where, as usual, the dumbly beside him, "only shaking her can go back and draw some more? tire family, with the exception of head when he urged her to join him, The bank's closed for the day now." Anne, was gathered. intently for the return of "Good evening," he said with the listening But "Vel, now, I tink I could. motor. the you shouldn't take out your money, utmost friendliness. "This is Mr. It last It fame. Every one was yust to spend like this. You goln Chamberlain's house, Isn't It? Is laughing, and Neal was coming up to get married,- - hein? To dat flat-- this Mr. Chamberlain? And Mrs. the scrubby walk with a small boy Chamberlain? And Sol and Sam?" faced poy, George Hildreth T' At the hanging on either hand. "No it isn't like that at alL" She He shook hands heartily all around, he paused. Anne could gate rickety hesitated, blushed, and finally de- - "I'm Neal Conrad, of Hinsboro. I'm see and hear him plainly. citled to confide In the merchant visiting Roy Griffin In Wallacetown, "No, I don't think I better come "Have you met Roy Griffin's friend, and I had the pleasure of meeting in," he was saying. "You know M'ss Chamberlain at the dance In Neal Conrad?" what I told you about Mrs. Griffin's "I seen him. I know apout him. Hamstead last night. So I ventured nerves. I don't like to disturb her. to come and call." Dat's a smart vaune man." She and But I've been wondering His cordiality and composure "I met him at the dance In Ham-steaand I have to take a little ride Roy Mr. and Mrs. last night He he invited were contagious. through the mountains tomorrow, me to go to the mountains with him Chamberlain spoke with one breath, fln(J j thougnt possibly you'd letyo-i- r meei yer. oui daughter come with us. We'd take and Koy and Mrs. Grittin in nis horseless carriage. And he said Ke yer sit down an' make yerself ter good care of her. You've seen for , home?" might call tonight" yourselves that there really Isn't "Thanks. I'd be glad to unless "Oh, Is dat so? Vel, dat's anoder anything to be afraid of in a horseI'm real pleased to unless the boys would like to come less carriage. Would you have any story, Anne. hear it; Don't you worry apoud out and take a little spin with me objections?" your llddle savinks. You puy yust first?" Again Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain Sol and Sam sprang to their feet vad you need', and ven you pegin to exchanged glances. "Why, no," said teach school again digs fall, you pay simultaneously. Mr. Chamberlain at length, when he "Say, Pupper, kin we? Obf Mum- me pack a llddle at a time, hein? thought he understood his signals I dake the flfdy dolars now an' the j mer, let us !" I correctly. "I dunno's I would. I assure It's perfectly safe, you. think t'would be a real pleasant rest lader on." "Mr. Goldenburg you're as kind Perhaps you'll all come?" change for her. Don't you, MumMr. and Mrs. Chamberlain exas " mer?" Mrs. Chamber"Now, now vat vas you tlnkln' changed glances, and "Wal, I dunno's I've any objection lain sighed heavily. With obvious of vlrst?" either, ef Anne would like ter." "A suit A a 'simple little serge disappointment, her husband spoke "Suppose we ask her." suit,' " quoted Anne, "have you any- for both. Suddenly Anne saw it all the "Thanks kindly. I guess me an' tact, the skill, the kindness with thing like that?" "Of course I haf. Dark blue. Mummer'll set here. We're kinder which Neal had managed everytired after a hard day's work, but Dat's vat you want Dwendy-flf- e And she had doubted him thing. dollars." He paused. "Id's geddin' the boys kin go, if they're a mind Oh, how stupid, how wicked she had Ve'll say ter." on late In the summer. been She went towards him, blindWhen, fifteen minutes later, the ed with shirt-vaiAn' vide a to go dventy. contrition, with gratitude, mit maybe doo, so you could keep horseless carriage dashed Into the with Joy. nice an' clean. An' den you'll valk yard again, discharging Its owner "I've just been asking Mr. and down to Miss Lynn's and puy vun and his guests, the latter beaming, Mrs. Chamberlain," he said blandcountenances their with smeared llddle blue an' vide hat." ly, "whether they would have any . "Yes." breathed Anne, "that's it. chocolate, Anne was just coming objections to your going to the mounout so of the front door. It was But I must have some shoes to go tains with the Griffins and me toperfectly timed, that the hand of morrow with It from you first." provided, of course, that -' In Lord to seemed be Perthe It "Sure. Nice dan oxfords. An would like to go. They've been yoa was. It For something told An' haps silk stockings de same color. kind to give their consent. enough Anne, who of course had overheard gloves." Would it be convenient if I came ... m-- r uiuuu, "And and could I try on one of for you about nine?" those white dresses at the same er slie finlshed Messing, until "Yes," said Anne. ea 8 return. Be advanced towards time?" She could not, to save her life, a11' wItllout appearing to single thera An' hour later, she was on her have said another word. She stood outway home again, her new posses- still watching the others as they "AVe11- - we had a fiue littIe m sions tucked securely under the seat about him, while he tne first of many- - 1 ho- P- Good swarmed of the rickety buggy. She had car and climbed Into cranked the s dollars. Rot she evening, Miss Chamberlain, It nice the high seat Then she went back B.nr seventv-fiv- e ou rn see t0 accePt aga,nT did not begrudge a cent of It. She to the parlor and George. There Invitation to sit down now, sir, if I was dellciously happy. was one piece of cake left, and a The family were already at sup- may." little lukewarm lemonade at the "It's cooler inside," said Anne. per when she slammed the kitchen bottom of the pitcher, swimming I don't mind the heat" "Oh, door behind her. "Wal, here ye be above undissolved sugar and a few Apparently Neal had no Intention seeds. at last." her mother said, heavily, of seclusion of the the parseeking looking up from the cold pork and lor. He did not seem In "1 guess I am a little hungry and the least maple sirup she was eating. "Ain't anxious to see alone. Anne was thirsty after all," she said gayly. her j set down?" yer goln' ter con- - "I'm going to finish these myself, if I'm going puzzled and a little hurt The "No, I'm not hungry. was general. you don't mind." versation talked Neal In to dus.t the parlor, and then I'm deal himself, to be sure, but a good going to dress." the others talked, too. At the end CHAPTER IV Anne had decided that It would of an hour, when Neal rose to go, be wiser to say nothing about her all urged him to stay a little A NNE was waiting for Neal In new acquaintance until his arrival they the yard when he was Imminent There would not longer. 'I'm awfully sorry, but I prom- promptly at nine, the appeared, following ised Mrs. Griffin I'd get back early. morning. He Insisted on going to She's nervous about this car of the porch and chatting with the mine. Imagines I've run over the family for a few minutes; then they one of your mountains If I'm started off. At first he was entireside of gone long. However, I'll come again, ly occupied' with s and If I may." but soon he turned to her brakes; I fel"Wal, thet's what call a nice gayly. ler," remarked Mr. Chamberlain, as "This Is fine. You don't know their guest, waving one hand high how pleased I am !" above his bead, disappeared In a "It's fine for me. You've been simcloud of smelly dust "Ixifs of ply wonderful, arranging It all, and good horse sense, and real smart an' making It look so easy when It was pleasant too. Why didn't ye tell us reallv hard." about him, Nan? "Oh, that was nothing Do you "I didn't have time," said Anne, mind If I tell you how nice yon Then, without another look?" chokingly. word, she dashed upstairs and flung Of course I don't mind. Why herself, still dressed, on her bed, do lf "eopIe a,wu)'8 ask crushing her fresh new finery. She was terribly tired, bitterly disap-- mino when they huve something Neal hadn't noticed the pleasant to say, and remark, I pointed. clothes on which she had squan- think you ought to know' when dered her savings. He hadn't said they're going to tell you something a word about their trip, or even perfectly horrid?" "I don't know. But they do, don't made a definite reference to coming Neal laughed. "Well, then, they?" had the next evening. Nothing She burled her head perhaps you won't "ilnd" If I tell "You Goin' to Get Married, Heln? To gone right. !n her limp and lumpy pillow, and you, too, how lovelj yo-- i were these Dot Poy?" You look Just silfled her sobs. And so she fell last two evenings. be much time, then, for explanalike a white rose In that muslin asleep. tions. Unfortunately, however, she dress.' Sh awoke rested, and consequentran too close to the wind. The dis- ly hopeful. Probably he would come "Oh, do you really think so? I'm was worse than again, find this time order In the parlor awfully glad! I bought It Friday, everything she had pxpected. Nothing was sa- would be all right. She Ironed out In Wallacetown, from Mr, Gulden-burg- . cred to Sain and Sol, and their her dress, And these clothes, too. Wi;s put sweet peas in the mother was foo Indolent to Interfere with them. They seemingly SYNOPSIS had spent the showery afternoon chasing each other around the furof her InntiUHy, itti to the aclflshnf riinRppnlnfd bcAu niture. It took Anne some moof her to pin Rnlshlnn tour-to hpr mummi) for a ilsinr, Anne Chamber-Inlments, In spite of the speed with family, l ihi Irrltntfrl by stolidity ty hrr lliljreih A visitor which she worked, to put things to In th community, N,il Conrad, ynuriR- lawyer, la to he the "yennatlun" not was half Anne'a dressed She and la of the atiitnr. Hildreth. evenlnp, rights. vnxm'ly Jealous Conrnt la Anne'a and young hy freh lmtire.ed beauty, readily Mie wtund heard the perceive her fine lien chugging He Invite her to accompany him and his (vrps, Mrs. Ciriflln, of the horseless 'carriage, nnd, from character. on a picnic the following Sunday Anne accepta, though aware aha la ha- her window, saw It come to a noisy Iiik 'unconventional. Mie mpa into ner scanty aavin and buys aultahla In Cf 1110 'enl f.'nt the; "llneiy" for tha trip from an old friend and well wisher. Mr. Ooktenbura: StRVICt , t-- this what you meant by 'a simple little serge suit'?" "Exactly. And the hat Is corking, too I've been doing some shopI've bought two of ping myself. those new bottles that keep things hot or cold, whichever you like. Have you seen one?" "No, but I've read about them in advertisements." "Well, today you'll see them in action. We're going to have hot coffee and Iced tea. Mrs. Griffin has put up a wonderful lunch; and it's a perfect day. I should say we were having good luck all around." "Well, I should say we were." The Griffins, armed with hampers, jars and wraps, were all ready to start when Neal and Anne reached Wallacetown; and Mrs. Griffin, taking in Anne's attractions with one swift glance while the Introductions were going on, was not long in deciding that Roy must be resShe Insisted cued at any cost. on sitting on the back seat with him, while Anne resumed her place beside Neal in front Her rapture at the sensation of swift motion, like Imagined flying, her eager astonishment at the beauty of the with Neal, scenery, her Joy In being " were all too great for utterance. They reached the famous "gorges" in time to go through them before Mrs. Griffin was sure luncheon. the walk would be too much for her. s d ir j 1 st ! j ' 'J's. , III m gear-shift- 1 ! if Fat-Face- ern-dr- - ri Onw n "Wal, I Dunno's I've Any Objection Either, ef Anne Would Like Ter." and besides, she wanted to get things ready for their meaL So Roy dutifully remained behind to help her. Once or twice, hungrily, he took a stealthy glance at his watch, realizy ing that Anne and Neal were not hurrying, that they must indeed have lost all track of time. At last they reappeared, flushed and laughing. Roy thought, miserably aware that It was now too late for the thought to do him any good, that he had never seen her look so pretty before o else he had, stupidly, never realized how pretty she was. She had brought back some little souvenirs, and was arguing that she ought to pay for them, that Neal simply mustn't spend so much for her; and Neal was Insisting, that this was his party. Still contending, they sank down on the grass beside the Griffins. The content of the magic bottles were tested and declared delicious; so were all the other goodies which Mrs. Griffin had cooked with such skill. At the end of the feast, Neal produced from a hiding place in the car two large boxes of candy, and while the ladies were opening these, with exclamations of surprise and delight, he lit a cigarette. Roy did not smoke; his mother did not approve of It r After a lazy Neal suggested that they should ride down to "the Lake" and row a Httl cer-tail- teas-lngl- y, half-hou- while, "Oh, I'm terribly afraid of boats I" exclaimed Mrs. Griffin, shrinking back. "And Roy doesn't know how to row. I've always been afraid to have hiii. learn, because he might drown. But you take Miss Chamberlain, Neal. We'll wait for you here. I might get a little nap." The ro took even longer than the walk, and It was late 'afternoon before they started on their way home; twilight when the Griffins were deposited at their front door, and Anne and Neal on their way back over the hills to West Hamp-steaNeal brought the car to a stop, and spoke a little huskily. "I've got to go away In the morning," he said, "I've stayed longer than I should already. Of course I'm coming back. Yon know that. But I don't want to say good night yet Couldn't we take a little walk d. somewhere together before I leave you at your house?" Anne hesitated. He laid his hand over hers, as he had done on the night of the dance. "Please," he said as he had said then. And again she found herself powerless to refuse. He helped her out of the car and opened the burs. Together they passed Into the cool grwiitioss of tho pasture, sweet with the scent of the August fragrance. "I'm afraid you'll stumble nnd hurt yourself. It's so thtrk where the moonlight doesn't strike. May 1 put my arm around you?-- ' Yes." lii'v were In the lime now, near the rosebush with its srnrp thorns ; and falling petals. could feel her young body, quivering with rupture, beneath his encircling iirm. "What Is It Anne? Tell me!" i N.-o- (TO f)B CONTtNt'KI'J r |