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Show Thursday, February 2. 1933 THE How I Broke Into A Romance of the North Woods IIEy Coprrlsht. (wpbu Tm" BtlWp. pvator. ardaraa b kit parskisju to tali advaacaiat b k suds la fcia Um months' trip abroad. FnmlsM plans mt, ta indignant. Paul Car. am John ara broken, lor M apparent reason, and taa roucf beU Belknap's partnar, la a boo at coat rat to. Father aad mm part without a coropWto bis timbar HalC. times. In chapter 2, verse 7 we read s "And she brought forth her ftrat boro son, and wrapped falru to swaddling clothes, and laid blm in a manger; because there waa no room for them In the Inn." According to Luke 2:12 the angel Bald to the shepherds: "Y In awad-- j uncr?v ' shall find the babe wrapped a manger.", In clothes, lying dllng KIT 8ETTS0 PB 8V Luke 2:18 aays, "Ana they came, ujuoorrr jpro auQOv a wltb haste, and found Mary, and. "DO MACttEDi U)ltO UOMAtJ lying in a, Joseph, and the bah MEtsI AMtel THit YOU HAVE manger." II TO THS BEST 00 These passages are often count rued rJS9AMDs AtAUB O0 as signifying that the birth of Jesus V actually took place In a manger. A WATCME manger, properly speaking, Is a trough or box from which animal eat Some authorities suppose thati the manger In question was In thei courtyard of an Inn or caravansary. The typical oriental inn of that day consisted of a rude, unfurnished; shelter surrounding a court In which tne cameia, norses ami tnnrr of burden were picketed. Travelera frequently slept outside In the court when the inn was crowded or when they could not afford to pay fori ' shelter. It should be noted that the Bible nowhere mentions a stable In this, connection. 1'lcturea which repres'jntj the wise men as worshiping the tiolyj Infant In a stable surrounded by cattle and horses are purely Imaginary.-Aearly legend says that an ass audi an ox were In the stuble at the time of Christ's birth. Be that as it nnj,' a local tradition dating back at least ABOUT FACTS FEW to the Second century places the, manger and nativity In a grotto or THE HOLY NATIVITY cave near lietlilcheui. In 165 A. D. St. Justin wrote: "Having failed to find any lodging in the town, Joseph' Birthplace of Jesus Re6ts on sought shelter in a neighboring cavern of Bethlehem." Legend. About half a century later a celeCommentators point out that there brated ecclesiastical writer named la nothing In the Bible to Justify the Orlgen declared that "at Bethlehem popular belief that Jesus was actual- la shown the grotto where He first ly born In a manger. Allusions In the saw the light." This grotto, It la supScriptures to the place of Christ's posed, was used aa a place of natural nativity are few and obscure. Mat shelter by the shepherds and their thew 2:11 says that when the Wise flocks. St. Helena, mother of Con Men "were come Into the house, they a grotsaw the young child with Mary his stantino the Great, Identified near as Bethlehem to the birthplace wor and fell down, mother, and of Jesus and had it converted Into a shiped him." Luke mentions the manger three chapcL Pathfinder Magazine. RADIOTIC lBeT I By LUPE VELEZ ALMOST broke my neck before I broke Into the movies. Ask anybody who has worked In comedies and they'll tell you It's the greatest training school In the world if you survive Boy I Borne of the things they muke you do, and some of the risks you have to take In the two reelersl 1 liked It My life since I was born near Mexico I WHO Sarrle BEGINNING THE STORY Copyright by Herman lilt. when a young man, fever NOW The Movies IfflAROLP TUTUS CHAPTER II PAGE SEVEN NEPIII. UTAH TIMES-NEW- man's will when he la overcome wltb embarrassment. . . get up," he mumbled, and John helped blm to tils feet The boy'a heart wa pounding Old Tom, starting that sort of trou 1 UiA-TC- J "T with rebellion, at odds wttb au lils world, set- - upon, treated unfairly, . finding tils firmest trust be- understanding. ble? t'lty has been full of excitement and trayed, mud to Ills marrow, steps asked. I'm always the happiest where there "All right, Tiny?" Way-Bil- l off a train Into a strauge town and "Get hold here !" sharply, "Car- and when assured that the late uu Is the most excitement with an uppercut John dropped Is lilt In the mouth by a stranger, and who charged In from the ry blm Inside where I can see!" conscious man was man a I was born Lupe Villulaboa. Veles getting to be as certain events are bound to follow. The taste of blood on his And gently, easily, considering the good as new, be turned to John. was the professional name of my For oue thing, the pressure of tem- right. goaded hlui. man's weight, he slid an arm belips Guess lt'a due to you to explain a mother, an opera singer, and when per within him finds relief. on with a rush. Ue neath the broad shoulders and little," be said, and John caught I went on the stage I took her name came They Jt was easy enough for young kicked one's feet from under hliu, raised the torso. some change in the attitude Instead of my father's. Ue was a John Belknap to come to a decision and the Others helped, for the most part of the vague falling fellow tripped anThe shuffling of feet. colonel In the army, and when I was group. as to what to do; easy enough to other, lie struck end kicked and wordlessly, and they shuffled into the murmurs, the looks spoke of a very young I rode with hlra and saw decide that the headquarroom with their burelbowed and ducked. men killed. Lots of excitement in Ills bend the chagrin and embarrassment ters, up In the wilderness, was as rocked sideways from a blow, and den, waiting it carefully on the floor growing placing those days. such as had marked Tiny's faltering good a place as any for a young he squeezed his eyes shut for a beside the stove, At thirteen my mother sent me to gaze. "Stranger In this country?" man going out on his own to prethe mounting a convent In the United States John was heedless of the crowd "Yes." sent himself and ask for a chance. split Instant to check dizziness. They could have bad that pressed Vlose again. lie re"Mebby you've heard of old Tom Our Lady of the I.ake In San An Easy, simple I down and beaten to a pulp In moved the thick cap from Tiny's him tonlo. Studied English. Like to Belknap?" But not so easy to summon that one minute, If they'd used their bead and with light, careful fingers some of dance. Guess I wasn't much of a . "I . . once" have would out which the hurt, rage wipe were too mad, too rummaged through the stiff hair. bis wrath heads. surging upward to mingle success as a student lie had had his fondest hopes be- eager toThey the no no got they Went back to Mexico, got a Job carry encountered He fight; bruise, great with high curiosity. trayed by the one human being he In one another's way, fended off cap had been amalmln' to run in a thenter at the age of fifteen depression. The evident he's "Well, had trusted above all others. It cut the blows of their fellows. no fracture, per- the Ilichards company, here, off the and danced my way to stardom on ple protectionand scourged, made him drive himA man, charging hlra, checked not even . . . earth. He's done a plenty, but the the musical comedy stage. My sal haps Into a furious self temper. and veered, and he bad a fleeting moaned. and stirred last thing he thought up was to ary was $50 a day, which was the Tiny lie had boarded a late train, glimpse of a small figure on the "Get me some snow!" John said, bring a hand named Baxter from most money earned by any star In pack-sacover his shoulder, obof the group, shoving at his and two scurried outside. Mexico. I wanted $75 dollars a day, livious to tUe stares of people In edge Kampfest" a dissuading but the theater manager wouldn't assailants, he wiped up handkerchief holding his Wltb a man the followed John, frowning, himself he that the station, telling band. and man's the from blood matter-of-fac- t give me the raise, so I broke my chin, words double-crosseclosely. to abused had been A voice, then, a glrljs voice, was when the snow came he took a Had an offer to go to contract a customer, "This Baxter's tough a point which was Intolerable. raised sharply: handful and held It against He mixed It with our woods buss Cuba, and another to star In Buenos great of the hours the remaining Through Tiny, Ezra, brow and temples. "Stop! Stop It! last week, tossed hlra clear off a car Aires. And then an American sug' g night he had tossed In his berth, Way-BULet him alone!" and his nd broke his hip. Tonight he was gested I go to Hollywood ; that Rich' puckered Tiny grimaced that rage eat up the disappointThe "him" was beyond a doubt over here nd moaned He come and stirred. to next, advertised ment and heartache. Today, on a John Steele Belknap, but that lips one eye and whim clean out the town single-handeand opened less comfortable train, his ire f i "s . . man was now In no mood to Makes us pretty hot" voice rising mounted and as the cars rocked young be let alone! The figure of the pered. 1 " h inhe and th a "What old "bein over trifle on that began, northward only bounced Belknap and leader was before him, poised, wants to close us down so's he can """S creasingly rough steel, he sat for waiting; perhaps In Indecision at the crowd stirred, as in relief. f j John drew a deep breath, then, buy somethln' for little or nothln", long Intervals without moving a the sudden wilting of spirit or Indo at looked faces for above and We the done fire In up growhis the what you'd likely, eyes muscle, tent among his fellows; perhaps weather-beaten- , vigorous the outfit that hired you, 'nd you ing, the darkness In his heart deep- waiting on this stranger who whs him ; and as his eyes knew was fair 'nd square 'nd In a PEAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ening. so unwelcome In their midst. If for faces, they wtre, we done "n The Christian Institute In Castro, swept them they turned on him Jack-no- t Only Snow fell. Now nnd again some with curious expressions. error." Parama, Brazil, Is a type of school of It sifted down from the ventila"He wants to know what the which Is economical, ctllclent, thor A grim little man he was, but tors to the greasy rattan seats of h 1," he began. "And that makes had spoken with a fine spirit of oughly Christian. Teachers and pu the smoker. The brakeman came In two of us. What the h 1 does loyalty. He now added : "I'm sorry and lighted oil lamps as waning pils live, work and study together as , one family. The schools are located ' sure ought to he awful afternoon brought wintry darkness. here, Tiny, SHOESTRIN He broke short. Ue had settled sorry, and I guess everybody else on farms of from 600 to 11,000 acres. One more chance now, and he back to his heels, searching those feels like we do, I hope, chum, the on line, be the would Kfimpfest faces with a demand for explana- feelin's ain't too hard." , . . But he was not coins to stop tion, when he saw her. She had at Kampfest ! stilled as a group will when ' stood beside him, looking down. anThey He moved with a start, then, and answer to an Important question Very small and slight of figure she Is due. his Jaw muscles bulged. This was was, and the face beneath the snug the route he had planned so long see how It no. . . turban of beaver was as gentle as Is,""Why, to take, but the destination was no John said, but blandly.. . H , were those Her others in those been It had eyes what rough. longer Mistaken for father's his hired were dark and large and serious; planning. On through ! S to run yijr of rather, more than serious, perhaps; possi- bully And old Tom trying on for the betIi'Pfest, Into a corthis other company In to them rode ter part of another hundred miles bly deep trouble ner? . . . Old Tom, mixing It as. go with the repressed line of her to headquarters. perhaps, an even older Belknap had mouth. "You're out of luck," the conducWas that done In the pine days? I - i v She was looking full In his face, a it tor said; "getting Into Kampfest he why possible explanation as on and .off be broke his gruff question young John had been so tonight. They got three cars carefully he Inclined bis bead slightly as In a culvert and it may take 'em unLupe Velez. from Kampfest? Were recognition of a difference and In kept away til noon to get their line open. Tell In this country things transpiring ard Bennett needed a girl like apology. you what; the Junction boarding of which his father was ashamed? to play In "The Dove" on the house's a fright. You could go on He caught his breath. "Sorry 1" I.Ike a white-ho- t thread the Lupe to Shoestring where there's a good to her. "I should say" whipping stage. thought seared through his conSo I started for Hollywood. Starthis glance to the men again place to stay and come back In the was on here, ed' Is a In to time the a get to think of be sciousness. If fight what's right, for when I reached the morning stranger waged by his father against a weak He Whirled and Drove His Fist ing ganged like this?" American border they wouldn't let er competitor. . . . Now, might me Hard Into a Belly. "Shoestring? Never heard of it." pass; said I wasn't "of age." I A slim, wiry man, who had Equat that not offer a greater vent, a more . "Spry little town." The conducwas brief be- ed on the other side of the reviv- complete relief for his swelling re- was seventeen. wait his latter the AH the tor smiled grimly as he adjusted cause as he kicked free from those ing Tiny, spoke. back to Mexico City I sentment than bashing strangers cried. Butway show them. I would I'd the wick of his lantern. "If the was "We another rushed hands him, party, John expectln with his fists? Until this moment to Hollywood some day. I apbranch hadt been blocked this Impendingout quickly with short, chum," he said. get a "You're match his only possible vengeance on his to our president, to the minafternoon, you mlght've seen some striking savage blows, glorying In this mo- for htm In size, but you ain't the father had been to run away, but pealed to . . ." there times tonight. ister, everybody In Mexico City. big one we're lookin for; this particu now ment of even odds. After a lot of letter writing between John did not heed this. He said, man retreated slowly. Once lar hard egg sent In to clean us out The A man came In from outside, Mexico City and Washington and "Much obliged," and settled back be landed and Jolted John severely, by old Tom Belknap !" In the corner of his seat with his shouldering through the press, beat what you call "red tape" they said He John's head Jerked. leaned but this advantage worked against Ing snow from a Scotch cap with his I could cross the border. wrath. who gives her because It tapped burled reser- tensely forward him THE woman mitten. at last and then RichSoon the brakeman rose and sung voirs of the right stimulant Hollywood and n hard aud a he "What?" fury strength demanded, "Here," he said, holding It toward ard Bennett decided I was too young need not worry about growing old. out: "Shoestring!" fists bore him backward Into the word, strained with sur- John. "Here's your cap. I I Her system doesn't stagnate; her to In and his Inexperienced Buttoning his Mackinaw, slinging play that streamed from the open prise; perhaps with something like 1 knocked It off and . . . well, face doesn't age. She has the health guess I finally landed a Job dancshow. his packsack to one shoulder, John glare station doorway. shock. and "pep" that come from a lively you see how It was." stood In the end of the car as they ing In Fanny Brlce's show at the A cry, then, as John bareheaded, "I said; we'd got news a certain liver and strong, active bowels. He so was flushed and was In the Box He a to I Music evidently theater Jolted only face set, burst into the light stop. Hollywood. h 1 here was contrite that John When you're sluggish and the who's raised party and when smiled, worked hard, and one day I was passenger disembarking, and when needs help, don't take a lot 'Tain'thlml' him, "Tain't In to a comin' a chunk system under Tiny! put he smiled the tension that had been called to Interview a motion piche pulled the door open snow nf "Datent medicines." There's a Now this. Tiny might. In another corner. We aimed to get him back on those men relaxed. The presenta Cometure Hal Roach. swirled about him. Moving figures famous doctor's prescription for Instant, have had reason to claim to Kampfest with bad news for old tion of the cap was equivalent to dies? producer, cases, and every druggist showed agnlnst the glow of depot that Sure I could make comedies. just such the shout distracted him, did Belknap. Bein' excited like we was, a this standard preparation. It a token to heal a I worked In several, darn near broke keeps treaty gift, lights. an alibi. But to care he lay upon and bein' dark like It was, we misis made irom iresn laxative nerns, a pledge and seal of friend- my neck, but I felt I was getting A voice sung out sharply: even before the words were past took you for hlra. Not Important, breach, active senna, and pure pepsin. Just In this town, where what some "That's him!" ship! place John mebby, but true!" ask for Dr. Caldwell's syrup pepsin. do for you you do counts, not what you did bewe can snow on the lips that yelped them, He dropped to shin-dee"Anything Take a little every day or so, until found the opening he had been John took a quick breath and let now . . . after our a best licks and came. fore you the platform, bulking figure tryln' every organ in your body feels the It out through his nostrils ,ln an to do fighting for. moved to confront him. things to you?" Way-BIDouglas Fairbanks was looking big improvement. whiff. on of chin amazed the Full Tiny's point asked. "You'd better git back on the for an actress to play a wild mounThe next time you have a bilious knuckles struck and the man's "Well, I'll be take I guess not. Thanks tain girl In "The Gaucho." It was a headache, or feel all bound-u"Why train," the man said. "You ain't bis sagged. The of the looked force blow He up again for the girl's a lot" legs this delicious syrup instead of the He was finding his poise, Spanish type. I got the part It welcome here!" crumhe face, as though an exchange of stilling the hot curiosity that might was my "Check him through!" some one rocked him backward and big chance and I gave them pled. His head, lolling to one side, glances with her might clarify this lead him into blunders, making up all the wlldness they wanted. I rode called hoarsely. It as 'situation. struck She was the crunched bewildering oddly Historic "Mound" his mind to learn the whole story, with Doug, danced with him, fought "What's the big Idea?" John wheel of a gone. He, stared at the others, but but to do It baggage truck. at the proper with him, made love to him In the Mounds In the United States are adroitly, snapped. "Who are you to " a and sound John heard that they were watching Tiny, who was time. "If somebody'll point out the picture I to be found from the Great Iakes "We ain't here to argue, Jack I him. He lurched being helped to a sitting posture by to the Gulf of Mexico and from the I happy when "The Gau You git back aboard that car and tingle ran through hotel, now. Was on forward, crouching as If to the smaller man. cho" opened and the public was Rockies to the Atlantic ocean. They keep your feet out of Shoestring "All fallen his upon adversary. pounce right, Tiny?" the other asked. and you'll be better off!" It was past the supper hour In nice to Lupe? Not happy delirious! are especially frequent In the val-ieThe big fellow felt his chin ginenough to knock the big devil of the Mississippi along Its tribFeature Productions, Inc., of the The big man grasped his arm Wellbut one public stopping Shoestring's ! he did not like that crunch gerly and his head, and then shook place. Rex me for a five- - utaries In Arkansas and Kansas, Artists United hotel. Palace signed determinedly, and as John twisted out, Jasper's hi shoulder and it as If to chase off the fog which to free himself he slipped. He flung aHands clutched atwas But Rex was neither inhospitable year contract. They've been awfully and In the basin of the Ohio. SimIn his ear. hoarse protest Impaired his faculties. out a hand to catch his balance nor unmindful of the dimes. No more nice to me, made me a star, and I'm ilar structures extend southward he "'D "Get away I" John cried, shaking git away?" be asked. was he an uncommunicative host. still deliriously happy. and. on the gesture, a stinging blow through Mexico, Central and. South A chuckle from the crowd. off the hands, heedless of the America. So he cold but himself caught him full In the mouth. . satis spread "Away, your grandma I There he An Instant before, and despite words, and dropped to his knees In Delivered Last Dying Messages viands on one end of a long factory man. sets, fallen Tiny!" his black mood, he would have ar the snow beside the Historic Valley The Countess de Caen, grandon the The dazed eyes followed the ges- table and sat there, elbows "Hit his head I" some one cried, of an English admiral, The his Shenandoah while marred gued ; but that fist on his Hps daughter oilcloth, slightly valley Is more before as they gathered closely about, a ture and then blinked slowly. a red curtain but obviously outstanding guest ate. who, during the war, was known than 100 miles long and varies In dropped " 'Y Way-BIl- l, G back d, 'tain't he of him," weir light legs damming his eyes, coagulated all the anger and resp mded well to the questions as "the little mother of the troops,' width from 20 to 30 miles; Includ said weakly. which had kept him hot for two from the doorway. that John Steele Belknap, Identity has returned to London after com ed within Its area are Berkeley and 'No, 'tain't" "(jet back!" John snapped. "Out task of Jefferson counties, West Virginia, as yet unknown In Shoestring, put pleting her days and a night; stripped reason "But this one . . . he's a from him. He crouched; he rushed. of the light, you I" last words In and Frederlrk, to him. giving personally Warren. Clarke, !" The voice of authority, that, and He was going to let no gang put The boy ate slowly, gazed much French hospitals to their mothers Shenandoah, Page. Rockingham and mutter a from that" "Anyhow, rising him back on any train! He bored It cut through To carry Augusta counties. Virginia. of the time on Jasper's face as the wives and sweethearts. " 'Nd If this one was him " the crowd, forced a falling back to Into them, through them, until man talked and talked and talked. out her work she traveled more than "Then we'd have a lot more to had distance between himself and let yellow light filter on the pros"It Just goes to show." he said, 60.000 miles in England and In Animal Species worry about. Yes, sir. If old Belthe car and then straightened. trate Tiny. his watery blue eyes, America. It has taken her 14 years more than 500,000 spenarrowing are There could hire was 'em like bruised and face chum" man's you, knap on The the catrhinc one a stiff blow "what the concentration of great to do so. She said In an Interview cies of animals, the number In to John "then when and He the n bleeding. company wealth Into the hands of unscrupulay lax, neck that spun him about, that every message had been given each class 7.0(H) mammals, whirled nnd drove his fist hard John raised one of the great arms would have somethln' to lay awake lous men will ca .se. Now did you except In a few tragic cases where 20.000 birds. being: 5.000 reptiles. 2,000 am I" man ahout The nlRhts bark It limply. dropped were a belly. either dead or ever read the 'History of Great the relatives 13,000 fish, 60.000 mnlTiny had been staring at John American Fortunes?" and profane. breathed heavily, and apprehension could not be traced. Nearly everv phiblans, '.olces. then, sharp rsidi.ixKi now and his In iiisiis, insects, Desicies a nosi consciousness. wavered a the as gaze boy's soldier's last words were about hi. nf Wtll. Borne one fruck him on the cheek, mounted tTO BE CONTINUED.) Mid-We- k let-ln- it j ,, ... p&Jfl ' It" and all the work Is done by the students. They are not "educated away" from rural conditions, but ara trained to Christianize all the relationships of life. A number of former pupils are now directing schools In the interior, helping to reduce tha estimated 75 per cent illiteracy. 7 fry .1 t J KV" f Mother of 7 Still Young pi Mid-We- st ' & V3 east-bound- . 1 . long-draw- ... p ll ... p, ..." y d stem-winde- Ja r usual cathartic. You'll be rid of all that poisonous waste, and you haven't weakened the bowels.You'll have a better appetite, and feel better in every way. The constant use of cathartics is often the cause of a sallow complexion and lines in. the face. And so unnecessary! Would you like to break yourself of the cathartic habit? At the same time hiiilrlino henlth nnd viimr that protects you from freauent sick spells, headaches, and colds? Get a nig bottle ot ur. caiawcu s syrup pepsin today. Use often enough to avow tnose auacKS oi consiipauon. n When you feel weak and or a coated tongue or bad breath warns you the bowels need to be stimulated. Give it to children instead of strong laxatives that sap their strength. It isn't expensive. run-dow- "CJiur The chump is a person who permits others to make a fool of him mainly because he hasn't ambition or sense enough to think his own way through life. The man whc must constantly be assisted usually gets that aid In the-forof a kick In the seat of his trousers. Grit Only Slightly Vocal worms do make a slight sound. It can be closely Imltate5 by moistening the lips and t);,eD opening and closing them jwhout moving the Jaw. Whetfror not they hear has not f?egn decided, but the true sense they do not see of the wefj, as they have no eyes. Angle Atla and Geography Mercator, the great geographer, first applied the name "Atlas" to a volume of maps and other geographic Information because It long had been a comn.on practice to print pictures of Atlas supporting the world as a frontispiece of such collections. Detroit News. , |