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Show PROVO (UTAH) EVENING HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2 5, 193 5 PAGE FIVE vTTIary RAYmono 1954 NEA SERVICE. INC. L--?X ' CHAPTER I LL the Hollisters were in 'seclusion 'se-clusion today all except Ann Ilollister who had thrown the big doors of the home in which he had been born 20 years before wide to a scandalized but eager public. With the gesture she had mashed traditions that had bound j the Hollisters together, despite the failing fortunes of most of the clan. A "sale" would Boon be in full swing in the large double drawing rooms where Ann's mother moth-er had entertained so beautifully nd where Ann's grandmother had entertained still more lavishly. There had been little entertain ing since Ann was a child. She had grown up after the death of her mother, after "things had changed." Ann and her adored father had continued to live in tire old home- which was much too large for 1 them, had managed somehow to escape the stigma of "poor kin" that was attached to other relatives rela-tives of Aunt Hattie Ilollistcr-t Hammond. Within the past week Ann had learned that all she owned in the world was the root over her head and a few "old things." Soon now she would be homeless. Ann's decision de-cision to sell the family antiques was responsible f r the resentment resent-ment of her relatives and the ruffled surface of calm, old Greenfield Green-field today. IIKN' Ann had arrived home the week before Aunt Hattie had met her in the outmoded limousine li-mousine that was flaunted in the face of aristocratic Greenfield be-rause be-rause Aunt Hattie was rich and therefore could do as she pleased. They had driven to Aunt II a t-tle's t-tle's Victorian home. "The Dims," instead of to Ann's house on Cherry street. Ann had attributed this to sympatny on her aunt's part. It would be hard for the girl to go bark to the home where she and her father had been so happy and where he had died last fa-rir Almost before she had had time to remove her hat. the news that fhe was penniless was broken to Ann. "You hhv-n't a crnt." Aunt Hattie had said in her thin, acid voice. "You mipht as well know the truth because you'll probably be hounded to death by your father's erf --diPrs. Luckily there's nothing the., ca:: do The houpp was left tn o'i by your mother. At least you'l! have that and a few old things." "Creditors:" Ann had gasp'd. her face w h it'1 "That's what I sr Id. Y.-ur father owed everybody. That is. everybody every-body who was foolish enough to lend him any money. And there were a great many Ab Baraum said " Ann's fierce eys stopped the older won:an. "Flease! Why wasn't I told about this before?" "Because vour father exacted 20 INDICTED FOR KIDNAPING WASH ;T N'. .I..n '' I r M'.ro IP' iu t in St n;i pin; just k t h.m J" per s -ns h iv- in ri d I iv .i tr-.torai rand jury 1 ' nil ' in ( ha rot.-.-, t k ld-: ld-: K Iv. ,u d i ;. Hi en. or. the liepa i t n -em said today 'i ney M-netal Hotiior S Ait. Cu nin;ir s fti'l me inuici n,-m were returned Heading the ris. c '-li'.i'l' rs two days ag'i list of Alvin Kar-i.l Kar-i.l the Karpis-, Barker z Wtl" recently eseap- cl friip; . City. Th diet de l;- .-named .-named "t i 1 1 -iu o u,i ip - i laiuic ' juty refarnt"! two m-Tho m-Tho tdlowing were i kidnap i h,ii'L'e: t r, K r v r ir k t'liK- i z."i- ney Davi.. irier Farm Wii!i:ni W'lllian; .1 Harry t'aiiip'neli. K- j i. Harold AUden-m. iv ; . I la; t v Sawyer, j Harris-in. Hymn H'd-i ton .i-ihn ati'i racii iKi i t and Ku ban! The s'econd indictment accused j the following on charges oi con-1 Spiral y :- kidnaje I I l.erg. .Jof;eh t' M r-1 ( McLaughlin, W illiam j r j t a u 1 J. i eiane , jaine; iJ Jess Dovle, Kdna Mur- Katun anil at "Whitev " a rn;in i MORE SPACE The kittenipt of FERA officials to obtain more office space for the iilministration workers was Ohvor an. John E idle J. ilso ray. M;itlt known ojVily t defei Jbd bytho county commissioners commission-ers Monday pending the sanction of a.'plan by the Provo city com- missfon. f i Ai rec!u-'st- f,r additional space oufty FERA administration of- (jictn was made several days ago to th.e commission out tne mairer taken under advisement t&t88$s' .a-vJ" 5$&8?$? Jill , 1 a 0 - Mmmf' "I'm afraid I'm ire under false ing. "You arc expciin guests?" a promise from that qsmntic old id.ot. Hr..rv y Wil.-.n. It . ins vour second y ar ot collof.j had been paid up--" "But my allowa:;- ? It came rec ularl ." 'Probably fi- H I'V r .-ket. . he prac- thouch htnvi n srot it if repoits hi hi.- tice are truv." "Cr ditors . . . cr' -di: r . . ." The word-- k'pt comii: b .' l;ke a horrid little rrfram. ; Cousin Lury had c In. ktrsed Ann perfunctorily. a:nl th..:i stood, timidly, h-r ( on Aunt Hattie. Aunt Hat' .". n: mi; Cousin Lucy's fyfs and r ad im; the signal sig-nal til" r', said i m p ) r t r. 1 1 1 '.y, "You an com.- ar.d lr. - v iMi t:1.". n cour.-v, Ann. I'll be-lad to have you." ! Cousin L'i'v Lad i.fnni' d at this mauna i: in: ;t a 'id tl n sl:;.p--d from the i uom i a t little mouo. Ann'1 e had n t I fold gaze. It v. . . 1 k -pin n go into f !,), v, - ; r. "Thank yn. I ; t ! yon see I'm u- i n -.- a " a y . ' i-'t aunt s a -r.uddeu ou.dnt Miit joui - :r. or I don't s"0 h y-:-u u r s e . re g Ru! whr,n " "Wbr-n I h.To!i'! a penny," Ann ! said sob'-rlv, with a wry little -milf- about lirr Ti":h Fhe hadn't I an idea cither 1 '-.v !.,- c "Id go away. Slip m!y kriw sh" mit K" 1 somewhere. It w unbearable Pane 1 Discussion At Dixon School I i.'j." I 'a i' d: ; I !( ;i i Mr Jarobs' li'st p.-l lod i.liih eh-s , A-1. had a p it;- 1 ,i: Tuesday. We discussed til' loll. .wing ques-t".u:is: ques-t".u:is: 1. Wha' ,id in-, i espon- ' nihility oi M.joi.t O. Willi te- spect to k-""n- ' he .-hoe.-, clean and tlee ftoi:; IISM upon entering t ho bunding '.' 1 ! Si: .ubl all pupils pu-pils PIC K Uj. : -apt : and ..thei' ; : r t :c le-. on -, ,. . . . ; tin.es t shouh! ht I' i- i ; : : -pecial c mmitt"'1 '.' ):n i r.-i i:.-'..n.- were; We j-i'.ill'll lo. ). 1,,,. ci--.!d. and ail .students .-!'. .ui.) u k up1 i 1 1 ; pt i a r. ; . . . ' i!. ; iohlc. iJevorlv Will ;rd. ' The ScVelith grade is Sipotlaul Itlg a play. "A Trip Arnmd the World" :.r ass--ir,hly. h'i'iday. The students have fn-.-n working t ry hard and hope n will lie a .success;. .suc-cess;. Wc- will do our best to make i: as interesting and eUuc;it:unal as possiblie. Maurine Hoover, Glen Motuag and EuGeru F.iux hava the leading parts. Marie Xewren. In China, horses, carriages, .ser-Upper .ser-Upper Congo, all his wives go vanUs, furniture, etc.. ail made of paper, are burned at the graves of wealthy Chinese as a hint to the guds of the nt ;e ot living which the deceased desires to have continued. School News !bad colore,' the young man was iay- (living at Aunt Hattio's as Cousin hii'-y had done Tor so long. Until today Ann had believed was mid w a y between her aunt's prosperous condition and the etonomie helplessness of ber oh"r relatives. Then, with terrible terri-ble suddenness, everything was changed. Presently, Ann walked out of i iio- gloomy old house that was so much like i-t mistress and went down the wide, front stree which had beeome, as the town moved away lrom traditional boundaries, a mixture of homs and business places. Ann loved the street: It was familiar and therefore dear. The great elms and cottonwoods had stood here long before she was born, trtr-hinc protection :irm a'ie and casting dappled rhade below. X climbed th to the- law off. stairs that H-ad e of her father's friend. The ru m was just as she remembered it: cobwebs in the . oriv-r, soot on the window sills, law books hpr-k of dincy class in the tail bookcase; dut over everything. every-thing. And there, as though he had ot moved since the last time she wa here, the elderly Judge slumped in a chair. Ann thought he looked tired, older. Tnere were new lines. "Judge Wilson!" "Ann. my child!" He came forward, kissed her warmlv and led her to a chair. Work Progresses On "Sun Dance' ! Managers of "'The Sun Dunce." j i :'.';") i ;r mha i,i Vnimi; university opera slat -d for March presenta-j tans have been apjiointrd. and iri i' ipals and choruse s have al-1 leady begun rehearsing, according; to Professor William K. Hanson,' (iirector and composer of the opeiit. j Pnittwnr Harrison R Merrill, will manage the advertising and publicity to state and county pa-1 pe.'s Costume, scenery, and spe-1 i ml ait work will be provided by I'rotessor Elbert H. EasLmond, ! who was in charge of this department de-partment when "The Sun Dance" was produced in Provo twenty-one vears aco Professor Wilma Jepp- son has been appointed to arrange several dancing features. Profes- j sor Karl E. Young, authority on j Indian dancing will also participate! in the dancing program. The! dramatics will be under the direc-l tion of Profesror T. Earl Pardoe. Professors Franklin Madsen and Leroy J. Robertson wdll direct the r-horus and orchestra, respectively. respective-ly. ' 'The Sun Dance." written by j William F. Hanson in collabor-j anon with Zitkala Sa, full-blooded' Indian woman, is a sympathetic portrayal of the real Indian its manners, customs, dress, religious ideals, superstitions, songs, games and ceremonials. This opera was presented at Provo under the aus- j pices of the department of music' of B Y. U. in 1914. Its music j and spectacular climaxes created j such enthusiasm that it was re- peated for matinee and evening j performances eleven times. "You're a sight for sore eye, my dear. When did you come?" "This afternoon on the four o'clock train." "And already you've had the news! Trust Hattie for that." "It was kept Irom me too long. You've always spoiled me, but now I'm grown and you can't spoil me any more." "You look scarcely older than you did the day you began driv- jing your father's car. I remem-i remem-i ber I said 'WThat can the fool b 'thinking of to let that baby take I the wheel?' Ann. dear. I'm sorry. ! I wish I could have spared you all this." "Please don't worry. I've figured fig-ured it all out. I'm going to sell the house. I've made up my mind." j "I won't hear to that. The house I is yours. No one can touch It." i "I couldn't keep it. Surely you understand." The judge sighed heavily. "Ann, don't let anyone make you believe your father was dishonest. He had every confidence in the security secur-ity he offered. Things would have worked out in normal times " "Thank you." Ann's voice was trembling. "Of course I knew that. : How much will the house bring?" ! "It might bring $10,000. Thes are dull days " I "Would 510,000 cover all the debts father made?" j "Practically all." 1 "All you mean except the amount he owed jou. You must tell me the truth. How much was it. Judge Wilson?" i "Ann dear it was so little I , was happy to help. Did no one lever tell you, Ann, that your .mother was the only woman I ever I loved?" ! "Yes. I've known always. Father said instead of hating him you became his best freind." "Then don't you understand 1 how happy it made me " j "Please." i "It was about $3000. On my next case I'll charge a double fee." I His smile and the twinkle in his blue eyes did not deceive Ann. Financial difficulties were writt"n in the tired, anxious lines of hla face. "The house wouldn't bring more?" "I'm afraid not. Ann, let things rest as they ere. "Then I'll sell everything!" the furniture "My dear!" He was genuinely shocked. "I'll have a sale. All the wealthy weal-thy people at Crystal Beach will come over for It." "Ann, you can't be In earnest earn-est " She nodded her bright head. "You know that silver coffee urn the one that was used for the banquet Lafayette attended and the Hepplewhite chest of drawers and that ancient china " "And the blue cloisonne vase your mother kept roses in? Ann, my child. I don't see how you could sell such things." "My mother would have valued them less than father's good name," Ann said in a low voice. Her old friend got to his feet. ; crossed uie ooni puu graspeu me 'r,'s bends. "I'm more than scandalized at your daring. But I'm proud of you. It's exactly what your moth- er would have done. God blest 'her!" . J 1 1 il. . BENJAMIN NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Holm announce an-nounce the marriage of their, daughter Martha to Dean Hansen son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Hansen on Wednesday, January 6. The couple left the following day for a trip to Boulder dam and Los Angeles und other places of interest in-terest in Southern CaJifornia. Miss Melba Lundell returned ; to Los Angeles. Cal., Sunday after .spending a few weeks here with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lundell. Mrs. Pauline Richardson entertained enter-tained for her bridge club on Friday. Fri-day. Mrs Inez Hone won the club prize and Mrs. Edna Selin j tho guest prize. Other guests were Mrs. Priscilla Bingham. Mrs. Maud Ludlow. Mrs. Regene Peay, '. Mrs. Delia Tippetts, Mrs. Winnie! Hawkins,, Mrs. Lottie Johnson, j and Mrs. Ruth Richardson. Mrs. j Richardson assisted the hostess. 1 COAL TRUCKERS ESCAPE TAX Because the state law regulat- j ing truck transportation prohibits ; taxing an indvidual to haul his i own property, coal truckers are evading payment of the ton-mile , tax, according to a report by R. V. Groo, Superintendent of the ' state road patrol. ! During the month of December more than 12,000 tons of coal were ; shipped from the Carbon county i mines by truck with not a cent j collected under the ton-mile lartr1 CHAPTER I-A NN had gone brarely about removing: re-moving: the desolatQ atmosphere atmos-phere from her home, making it a gay and gallant place. Shining surfaces were restored. Bowls and vases of flowers were placed about the rooms where the "sale" would be held. Old Molly, who had served two generations of Hollisters, had come to "help." In a crisp white apron, With a cap as crisp and white on her kinky gray balr. Molly Mol-ly waited near the front door. The announcement that "Miss Ann Hollister would conduct a sale of her family possessions from 2 until 6" had brought gasps of amazement from Greenfield's elite and virtual retirement for the time of all Ann's relatives. "If you dare to desecrate my poor brother's home I'll wash my hands of you," Aunt Hattie told Ann. "Your father may have been a fool, but he had some family pride." "Dad would have died before he would have borrowed all that money for anyone but me." Ann retorted. "I owe It to him to take up those notes and I shall." "You won't be so hlghminded when you haven't - nickel and no place to go," her aunt said darkly. Ann's bravery had been assumed. as-sumed. She was feeling sick now and frightened. Old Mrs. Sykes. with her gimlet eyes, who always arrived first when there were bargains to be had. would make straight for the beautiful secretary inlaid with ebony and tortoise shell. Alene Carson who had married rich old Mr. Williamson would motor In from her new home In the country and buy recklessly and gloatingly. Ann couldn't bear to think of things that had belonged be-longed to her mother and father being carelessly handled by Alene. Yet even more frightening was the fear that Alene might not come; that those who could afford to buy migh: not attend the sale. "Yo looks tired, honey." Molly said, her dark face softened b sympathy. "I don' blame yo ror feelin' bad. All these pretty things goia' to folks they dwn b'lorig to." "Please Molly," Ann said faintly. .Sympathy was the one-thing one-thing she could not endure. She turned toward the window, away from Molly's disconsolate gaze. "Mos" time for 'em tr be corn-In'. corn-In'. Look like some of 'em would be here befo'. Leastways. Mis Sykes orter be." "Yes," said Ann from the window. win-dow. Then, breathlessly, "Somebody "Some-body is coming! Molly, be ready to open the door ' "Mis' Sykes?" "So. It's a man a young man -I've never seen him brforc." Whiteside Hailed As Great Actor; Plays Here Feb. 9 Walker Whiteside, who comes to the Paramount Saturday, February Febru-ary 9 in "The Master of Ballan- trae." is considered one of the ' truly great actors of the nation : who has through the power of his j compelling personality established ; himself in the hearts of the Amer- ! ican public. The thrilling Robert Louis Stevenson Stev-enson story in which Mr. Whiteside White-side appears on his coming west- j ern tour is held by critics to be j one of the most important stage : productions of this or any other season. It is a great romantic play, founded on the magnificent tale of adventure and mystery. Mr. Whitesides is perhaps best; known for his artistic charactcri- j zation of "Th Hindu'' a piece of j work which brought him praise 1 everywhere. Other plays in which j he attained fame were "The Arabian." Arab-ian." "Mr. Wu" and "The Melting Pot." ' Provo and Utah county theater : goers should consider themselves j fortunate that this city was in-eluded in-eluded on the itinerary of Mr. ! Whiteside and his company on the present tour which includes prin- : cipally the metropolitan centers With the aged getting $200 a month, the insurance companies : would have to insure us for se- ; curity in our youth. j - . . i By showing a bill of sale for the ! coal, the truckers escape the tax. Salt Lake county led in coal trucking with 5233 tons while Utah county was not far behind, 5032 tons. The remainder was scattered scatter-ed among Wasatch, Davis and Weber counties. The state maintains a checking station at Thistle in Spanish Fork canyon. mc w' i i i MKiniii iiii;iiiiiiiiiitifWiH-iirfiWftiitffflifTifrirf iiiw n nn Hollister 'HE strange vour.g man's gray ! roadster nau ix on roaiin-i, through mall southern tovtis , all astonishingly alike with their fine old homes showing through the trees for the last two hours. At this rate he would reach Atlanta At-lanta by nightfall. He planned to remain there overnight with .11 l i I friends, and then shove jjff imracdi lately after breakfast fesr the east A short distance down the road j he had picked up a nail and here ! he was. standing, hat in hand, a: I 'the door of one of those sob-ndi.! did homes. This one rhowed signs of ) r;iy, but -till it was p ln d id . I!e knocked and hoard the 'sound of stirring with:-:. The door vv.-o; flung open An old colored woman lcnme b fore hi:n. al-! al-! most as though s!n.- were a ghost ! from the ghunorous Tast. She Jracii"d out for hi' hat. The i voting man smiled, b'jt l.- pt th' hat. "Nc-vt r ;aind. Auntie. l'p only he here for a minute " He hack liea; d hat h:pialir j in smali souther"' "'.vi.s was ciose to the old regin"- upe. But did thpy always rece'' strangers so cordially? He was in-de nn-. A Quick survev revealed the gayly 1 decked tables. THKIT ( H K.KI Fh.vd Johnson is chared vn,h stealing sheep pelts frqm David Robertson in a complaint filed in the city court Thursday. OUR BOARDING A LITTLE ! L GALLERY IS SAVINO TKACT VOLTR V40RSE IS NINE Vt&PS OLD yN' IT VA S OU "DOWN LIKE As "DOO"RrVATV -WHEP.ES THf "PETCiRE: RECORD ON HlbAf THMLL TELL VMS v3 1 VOURE slLVST 30lNb "BY WrVM COLONEL WACb'rAORM GUESStD &OUT TH NAOS "7! . x r 1 ( 5 1 t i-c?, m A girl was coming toward him A si ndor girl with bronze hair, irh--- wore an aft'T'iioon frock of In-own and he noted that her eyes were brown with gedden glints in them. Her straight little nose wan inclined to tilt upward th" suggestion of a tilt. Just "I'm colors. fraid I'm ti' r" under false the voting man was say- ' ii! in a oico Ann found very phasing. "Vyui ,are expecting :;::osts?" The girl he-iiafoj After a mo-r.f-nt : lie answered f lowly. "Yes." ".My car lias a hat. A tire blew oi:t almost a t your gate luc-iily lor ni". .May I use your tele-phon tele-phon - to c all a garag-"1'.'" "Uf course. It's in the hall fall Parser's -a rage. They'll ''mo p. ,nip:iy that 'is. more promptly than anybody else. Within With-in the nc xt half hour." Slie rm,h-d a little, and the y -nag ma:i gi i:i:.vd back. lie called tli" number and gave d t' "lions or. Iv The pretty gul ;.,! th. unv hark into tho I: vine i loom. "If you ,p to I'll be glad I for win to wait here while the-tire the-tire is being chang-d." ' i ! "I'd like to hut I'm afraid I'm lintrud.'nu. Your guests?" ( I B SCOl'T SOCIAL Ti,.- Blue Jay ,n uf Cub scout in charge of Bob Hansen, met at lhc homc of (h?ir captHin Hewitt strong, Jr.. Wednesday night Most ot the evening was spent in HOUSE r -' . PRONA "TH TEETH HP NMGKT "BE WRONG "PEOPLE THT WAV ME rVMGVJfT -BE YL YEAKS OLD ks 1935 BY NE SCBVlCE IMC. T. IX. REG. U. 5. PAT. r 'It's an Informal affair. Quite.. Her" voice was very low. They were sitting opposite each other. Ann had decided that tho young man who had so suddenly crossed her threshold was rather unusual. Handsome. And his manners man-ners were attractive. A few minutes min-utes more and he would be gone, but just now his interest was strangely heartening. She went into the dining room, opened the door and spoke to the servant. "Tea, Molly." 4. TOURING Ann's absence, the young man made a discovery. n. - I- , . k m it PAfltflll Ullnflt I flrSl II 1 S c CD uau i coicu afca.ya an old candelabra on the mantel. A neat card against it read, "Pair. $25." Looking around, he noticed white cards affixed to other articles. arti-cles. Within reach ot his hand, on a low table, was a small blue vase. ;The card read "$15." The tea party was progressing when the doorbell rang. Ann said, "Excuse me a moment, mo-ment, please. Some of my guest! have arrived." "I think I heard that service car, too." "Please finish your tea and cake." For the next five minutes Anil was busy; cornered by old Mrs. Sykes, having to listen td "My dear. 1 couldn't believe my eyee when I read that announcement. I said 'Think of a Hollister com- ing to this.' " "This way please, Mrs. Sykes. Ann said firmly. "Just look at everything. The Paisley shawl you've always admired is on the sof a ." And then Mrs. Ellen Pendleton gentle voice. "Ann, you dear girl. and the swift pressure of her hand which was so much better than pitying phrases. Ann went back into the front , drawing room. The chair on the right side of the low table was occupied now by one of the Wright sisters. The young man was gone. Ann looked about in amazement. No. he was not in sight. It was silly to feel this twinge of disappointment. disap-pointment. What differ. nee did It jmake? But at least he might have said good by. j There was his cup on the table-and table-and beside it in place of the blue vase which was missing was a small, white envelope. Ann crossed to the table and picked "p the envelope. Inside was a $50 bill and a slip of paper on which was written in a bold mas- , online hand: "My mother likes blue. I'm taking this- vase, whico I am sure is ridiculously under- i priced. Tell the cook the tea and cakes were great. Thanks. It $vas the best party I ever attended, j P. K. It was outrageous! He hart sim ply made her a present of $35. And there was no way to return IU "P. K." meant nothing to Ann-All Ann-All it would ever mean would be the memory of a tall young min with light brown hair, gray eyes land a quizzical smile, To Be Continued! soap carving, after which refresh- monts were served to Ralph, and Fred Campbell, Feroaie Nielsen, Fern Erickson. Richard and Har- aid Blumenthal. Junior, Roland and Hewitt Strong, tr. BY AHERN "RECORD .OH .Y&S , YES- OP COURSE TO "BE SLpREt EE-C3AT-THATS &o "BY JOVE, YVONDtK F-ARrASTCE F-ARrASTCE GOT ' i THt KhDIOKtt, 1 WHEN HE CAME j INTO POSSESSION. OP THE STEETJ? 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