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Show i ' ' -- f By OCTAVUS ROY COHEN - www Pleasant homes on streets Jutting Placed i meir iront yards: "Tour-st- s Accommodated" and some of tnem assumed names: "The Gray House-M- eals & Beds for Tourists," SYNOPSIS q L!C::'mtS Forrest has been employed by Christine Mvnr series pi pictures, me background of unii ioMW""' r.thidral Gardens, famous .ie?. Southern resort unscrupulous BuUer: ''swamp mean, haj led angel." 7 friend to sSv fl women. Kay. of necessity taiMiotib clad while Sh for the .Studies. Kay frequenUy stays with Mrs. Ruth Hamilton posing n hw very fond and her daughter Margaret Mre.amUton a rf om Kay conceived the idea of the Gardens following woman, ne?er Ln m,?sband One night, after a local dance. Kirk Refold. lT.ueU Beverly, a resort town, and Kay go for a and the argument Sut during Jackson, "wS ensuing of Harw gj jyilSd kUls the young, popular enguieer. Kay la completely young Kay to pose tor ,tiful. 4 t Welcome to Ye Olde Inne. Chicken Dinners and Comfortable Rooms," "Rooms. Meals. Free Parking. Make This Your Headquarters While Visiting Cathedral fig Gardens." And all of this had happened suddenly and bewilderingly to a town which for more than two hundred view the fruit r,r thn,- u . CHAPTER "icrary ac- years had dozed placidly under tivities with -4pride. jj Entering the town from east or southern skies; a town which was ley'j hands were clasped In her west, bordered on the east by Big Mocyou are confronted by this: ssbs. I her figure racked by dry casin Swamp and on all other sides , I JUTS . en awful WELCOME TO BEVERLY . it by tradition; a town where busi-nes- s rm trying to be Pop. 6,500 had been depression-proo- f and ,y off that let me." won't hut you a town unaware of the Departing, the tourist glimpses btom-prooon nwav?" the reverse side of the same arch-wa- outside world except on those inj trwm and is edifled by another frequent occasions when the naJo. Tbat'd be a dumo piay. inen tion had indulged in warfare. Bevm know I did confection: t if vou stay in Beverly . . erly was startled, business men apPLEASED TO HAVE MET YOU to plauded. frve got to. And you've got COME AGAIN TO BEVERLY fell A little roadster, having as pasalong with me." His hand 6,500 Ppp. sengers Kay Forrest and Barney wrist "You've got to; see?" kind-a- b Artistically and perhaps estheti-call- Hamilton, approached lis voice frightened her. The be-vBeverly from the signs are intriguing, how-ev- the east e had gone from it. It had across the railbumped little they might seem to blend road tracks and moved the sort of voice he had used slowly up the sleepy tranquillity of the lit- Palmetto Avenue toward Monument 4 Harvey Jackson. Cold. Bit- - with tle southern town. They are wrong, Square. i Inviting no argument however, in one important respect The Square was crowded. OutJie said, "I don't understand . . ." the optimistic Chamber of Com- side the White Star Hotel was a fleet "Murder is murder," he explained merce being inclined to ignore cold of cars, most of them Ay, "A man can only be hanged wearing the facts. license plates of other States. The tell that Does you anything?" te Some few persons resent an ex- general trend of passenger traffic ISO..." aggeration which defies the Federal was eastward, toward Cathedral Then listen. You saw something census of 1930. Government figures ght You know I don't bluff. If to the world that the mu proclaim to anyone jg open your mouth I'll get the same dose ''Jackson nicipality of Beverly has 4,376 resi dents. Members of the Chamber of " Commerce declare frequently, oft! Quietly. Just like that. almly. "ou say a word to anybody, I'll daily and vehemently that this - ' f . f; HI '4 y it" t Li y - She was like one you, too. but the recent trag-- I inotized had been too vividly seared on I ... brain to admit of doubt j jl'm scaring you because you d to be scared." His tone was "I want you to real-"jujjversationaL what you're up against" ?But Kirk . . . you couldn't!" No?" He laughed mirthlessly. "A rin will do a heap of things to Hte his own hide. You're just a !d You're all shot to hell by what ji$ Just saw. You're figuring you've fflj to talk to someone. Right?" She said nothing; made no ges- young st He continued. fYou'd be likely to tell your fair. Or this Hamilton guy. I'm trning you . . . don't!" till she did not answer. We. why," he went on. "And it any tougher than I can help. Only you've lere's want to make m't you I to For your understand. le." own hands were tight on the jfeeL "It won't be safe for any-M- l to know what happened to-JIf you tell your old man or fney Hamilton they'll try to do fr.ething about it That won't be ilthy for them." But they had nothing to do with His They'll be in it a word. And the minute you remember what aid before: they can't kill me deader for killing three men f for killing n one." that damnable logic again. Cold 3tement of cold fact it You saw enough to piwdoKnow I would. So for their ut e . . . you keen 'em out of it" and then, "And one more f.g. Maybe you'll figure that if squealed I'd be thrown in Jail everybody would be safe. Well, t don't go, either. My enough on him to . I him twice over. If I wanted to ijpause. ! I someone and couldn't on ac-p- t of being in jail-h- e'd do it for And be glad of the chance." y passed a bie White hniisp eft back from the A Kay road. plantasaw peoDle on th hrnarf veranda: harH notv,o. Ishter and the syncopation of a orchestra playing in some gay f I York night spot ... and in-- g into this southern tragedy ough the loud speaker of a radio. J Put yourself in my place." said "016" yU'U knW 1 m n0t iSng count is untrue and that there has been deliberate and unforgivable discrimination. They appear to be lieve that such an undercount is a cataclysmic thing, affecting the g of the entire world, and huntheir assertion that sixty-fiv- e dred persons reside in the little town is merely a method of answering this libeL "All right," is the effect of their statement "we'll tell the world how many people we think could These are direct and proximate result of the successful launching . of Cathedral Gardens. With the Gardens completed, the gravel road leading to them freshly scraped, the White Star Hotel newly papered in spots leading citizens and business men conceived the idea that tourists might come to visit awhile. The signs were therefore erected and casual arrangements made to entertain a few strangers. But for some reason which Beverly never could quite understand, the fame of the Gardens spread overnight There were other beautiful Gardens in the South, many of them, whose fame had been broadcast for decades, but there was something about this new place of Mrs. Hamilton's which intrigued the fancy of tourists. They came not singly, but in battalions. They descended upon the somnolent little town and swarmed about its streets. And since Beverly was a considerable distance from any large city being therefore a metropolis of sorts the tourists usually remained for two, three or four days. They visited Cathedral Gardens in the early morning. They flocked there during all the daylight hours. reAnd, almost invariably, they mained in anticipation of moonlight nights when the Gardens reached the zenith of enchantment Visitors wrote to their friends: "Of course Cathedral Gardens are see beyond description. You must them. But when you do come, plan to stay a few days. This is a queer little town, but lots of fun. The hotel isn't half bad and there's dancpicture-housing every night One good and several places along the roads serve barbecue sandwiches which are worth driving a few miles n not Thor are other things, too. The proprietor will tip you off if he thinks you re saie Deueve " e, to a dice-gam- e on the second floor. i cold-jwot- P"lt And in addition to all that, a time enough for Jim", old man. there's plenty of meet H's ords were Z, here. If you're lonely, ever yu ink-alMiss Henkel. the beauty operator Jmber this, anyone else who In the hotel. She's easy on theresteyesis The -a- nd boy! how tropic! 5.eVin0Uflt,th;s,,s 80,ng t0 of fact, the matter a As trouble." up to you. I cant ?r whole thing is a miracle bisected by stat "'g"- - help wondering what the inva- hich runs due cast and in this burg think of the t ana dteressci only briefly at answers Square to circle the S1"p S This Hcnkcl dame What she Babe 'name of the courtbrick to hi T . else again. A . ""'" sonuiy ana soi' answer, is something foolish. urid' r benevolent is old oak word to the wise Iwf,''1 Cant hot-ch- close-clippe- ill ways inR' J'nt l lt ... s iz ,Wo-sto'-- y no time at ''hpr cnd of the town on this It had taken Beverly nor 7 are new and impressive all to become jt i.,w Morse dtsiBned by leading car--- to exploit iU visitor!. Robb.e ".fri 8"d his best room flaunting to the tourist aisedthe price for and never a day. dollars two collaborated on by to the fact ,TTinent to himself oriented mombers of the local 9 without quesUoa of Com was paid MA' tourist-consciou- ' y merce who daily ; ... Sit "What makes "I've got to think it Whatever the trouble is, it started the night you went to the dance with him." "Yes." Eer eyes were somber. "As a matter of fact, Barney, that's why I'm in town today." "Why?" "To see Kirk." "But why? What's the big Idea of wasting your time on & louse like him?" She said, "I've got to talk to him, that's all I can tell you." The boy's eyes narrowed. "That telephone call you got last night was that from him?" "Yes." "He told you to come In this morning?" "He asked me to." "And you won't explain what's eating on you?" "Barney! I can't! It isn't that I don't want to." "I see." He spoke gently. "Listen, honey there's a lot of nasty talk going around regarding Kirk Reynolds. You haven't heard it because you haven't been in town in the last two weeks. And I haven't told you. But I'll tell you this much I don't like the Idea of your play: ing around with him." She said, "I don't either, Barney. But this morning I've got to see him." I wish you'd tell me "Check! what's what" "I would . . . if I could." He lighted a cigarette with fingers which were none too steady. "Going back to the Gardens tonight?" "Yes." "With me?" "I hope 60." "I'll pick you up here at five, Oke?" "Right So now . . ." She put a warm hand over his in brief caress. Then she jumped out of the car and moved up the walkway toward the veranda of her home. He looked after her with troubled eyes. "Something's awful wrong," he told himself, "and I'm going to find out what it is." Mrs. Emma Forrest was a fine woman. Her friends agreed that she was fine; that she had an overplus of those sterling and pious qual ities which make for social success and domestic happiness in a town No one, or at least very few, persons ever criticized Emma Forrest. She ran her home immaculately, "A man can only be hanged once." dressed well and plainly, did ardent church work, belonged to a reading circle, and was inordinately fond of helping neighbors when there was Illness in the house, though it was not unknown that after these neighborly excursions she invariably had something to talk about: something personal and intimate, like the dearth of bed linen or the condition of kitchen plumbing or the shocking failure of the ill woman to have stocked her pantry shelves with preserves. Mrs. Forrest was forty-eigyears of age. She was not fat but she definitely was heavy. Solid. Not comfortable at all, but solid. Folks asserted that her face showed strength of character. Her manner was positiveso positive that Andrew Forrest her rather smallish husband, had acquired a chronic submissive-nes- s. He never or very seldom-arg- ued with Emma, and on such rare occasions as he did, he never won. At least Emma never acknowledged that he had. She was that sort of a woman: a thing was right because she said It was right The good upper middle class housewives of the town admired Emma Forrest They admired her sterling qualities, her goodness of heart her efficient management of her household, her success in having molded her son, Andy, into a stalwart masculine edition of herself. And they wondered why a thoughtless Providence had inflicted upon her such a daughter as Kay. "She's wild, that's what she is in spite of everything her mother has tried to do for her." They said, "She'll come to no good end, mark my words." They said, "It's a pity Kay couldn't have turned out to be a fine girL Emma didn't deserve to have that sort of daughter." By that Beverly did not mean to infer that Kay Forrest was immoral, although there were some few who, without particular conviction, hinted that they wouldn't be so terribly surprised to learn that she ..." isjiii twenty-two-year-ol- d nr ' iirmwTiTTnisi in .1 h?Tt ;4 r l - & . Barrel junipers usually play safe with papier mache But Alex Hnrd, Olympic record holder and jumping star Valley Ice Show at the New York World's Fair, shows his dence by leaping over steel drums full of Quaker State motor HOW- - SEW 1 dummies. f the Sun self confioil. Adv. By RUTH WYETH SPEARS line from A to B, and a curve from B to the lower right corner. Place the edge marked C on a fold of the goods. The diagonal ends are pleated and stitched into a band as at D. For the end pieces, cut paper 15 inches wide and 24 inches deep. E is 3 inches below the upper left corner, F is 9 inches in from the upper right corner. G is 6 inches down from the upper right corner. Finish the top as at II. sewThe offer of the two ing books containing 96 HOW TO SEW articles that have not appeared in the paper will be withdrawn soon. At present you can get both books for the price of one; but don't delay; send 23 cents with name and address to Mrs. Spears, 210 S. Desplaines St, Chicago, 111., and both books will be sent by return mail, postpaid. - 'ifi 25-ce- nt AN IMPORTANT speaker was scheduled, and the club rooms were looking rather shabby. The decorating committee reported that formal draperies would lend an air of distinction. The funds wouldn't stretch and the committee wouldn't give up. Finally, every cent was put into material. Sewing machines hummed and here is a sketch of the miracle that was wrought. Here also are the dimensions that were used for making patterns for the graceful valance sections which were fastened over rods with snaps. For the looped section, cut paper 18 inches deep and half as wide as the window measured over the frame. From the upper right corner to point A is half of the window width less two inches. Point B is 6 inches below the upper left corner. Draw a diagonal H0USCII0LS) QUESTIONS Scorches on Linen. To remove light scorches from linens, wet the stained area with cold water and expose it to the sun until the . stain disappears. A small closet placed above the sink for holding dishwashing necessities is quite a g device. A rack may be made to hold the dish pan if the sink is too low. Labor-Savin- g. labor-savin- ht Gardens. Farmers, in from the flivvers, country in rattle-trasearched despairingly for parking space and cursed Beverly's new popularity. The Constable on duty at the Square made large and frantic gestures in an entirely futile effort to regulate traffic. Barney asked a question. "Home?" "Yes." "Right away?" "Yes." You He said, "You're funny. haven't even been to town in two weeks, and now you have to run home. Why?" "I must Really." "Before you get out" he started. "What?" "Well, I suppose it's none of my business and I swore I wasn't going to butt in "Go ahead, Barney." "All right." He drew a deep breath. "What's wrong?" "What's wrong with what?" "With you?" The smile died from her eyes. She said. "Nothing." "Tell that to somebody else, i know there is." "What makes you think so?" Tjits of thines. It started the with day after you went to the dance weens two ago. Kirk Reynolds you vn'n. hen different And haven't even wanted to come to town until this morning. It s almost as though you were afraid of something." was. She said. "Maybe I am." This morning the family had fin"Then spill it You know how I breakfast They were waitished feel about you." Forrest and Andy rather Mrs. the relieve to ing, "How?" She tried grim and pious. Andrew Forrest tension. selection and bio"Let's put it that i m a sap, wiutu who, by original become nomibad . . chance, love yOU logical evnlnin whV I of the household, uncerhead his touched nal and she flushed Her face ill at ease. He knew that hand ever so gently. "But darn it! tain and to be me? I Kay was greeted with a barthat puts where vm UUU and inasmuch as of me. criticism, let won t rage and you want to help there existed between him and his You're stalling." no-t- nineteen-year-ol- d daughter a bond of She said, earnestly. "Im and underand sympathy friendship wrong. really. There's notning standing which was beyond the comHe shrugged. "ou win. u prehension of the virtuous Emma out" . . . he waited gallantly to give "Barney! Please his blond. such meager support as lay within then, her on turned Hj s lane tur- - his power. boyish face serious. "Let They saw Kay step out of Earney ""hi' feomtin" krv Kay Hamilton's little car. They saw her iovwi into came when you in. you move up the walk; cross the veranago When I drove you The next da. They saw her come through the ;nht and harDV. to the Gardens front door and approach the dining-rooback came day you Mri. Forrest greeted her with to hen. wumy. Jaret have both noticed it I've seen a remark which was not unobvious, Mrs. Forrest said, "We've been ' it in your eyes for you. Kalherine." waiting and don't say i m wro... "You may Kay caught an almost impercephead. her shook She . tible warning flicker of her father's not be wrong. Barney; uui right eyelid. Therefore she snwered can't explain. in it meekly, "Yes. ma'am." mixed up is Kirk Reynolds (TO BE CONTIM'ED) isn't he?" p Alex Finds It Smooth Going! CHAPTER IV like Beverly. a sign-boar- in put herself, WtmiSiSi have." table, and it's fun, pro his vided you don't mind losing a little. JrT h3t WaS 016 staKging We have stayed five days and we're that he was telling coming back when the azaleas are les than the truth. She, of all over and the lotus season begins. in the onj world, had reason to They say that's going to be breathIZ ?alhe was dead,y and taking." She felt terribly young and And. on more than one occasion, IT1";" Kirk "id,' "is between letters were despatched from genIu na me. There are liable to tlemen tourists to other gentleMuesti0nSi An(J you.re not t) men who might become tourists. w me answers. Is that perfectly These letters touched on another ht Mi well-bein- we - She was startled. you think so?" F EVIL 3 : BEAVER PRESS . Eft ' .... ; ' I fiUICK WUOTESjL "'T'lIERE Cleaning Garden Hands. Working in the garden makes the hands grimy and hard. About half a teaspoon of ordinary sugar, moistened and rubbed into the hands with a soapy lather will clean them and leave them beautiful and smooth. dent, Rockefeller Foundation. To Clean White Raincoat. Cut up two ounces of good yellow soap and boil it in a little water till dissolved, then let it cool a little and stir in half an ounce of powdered magnesia. Wash the raincoat with this, using a nail brush for the soiled parts; rinse off the dirty soap and dry with a clean cloth. SENSE OF HUMOR is no danger of a dictator- ship in this country so long at American! retain tlirir tense of humor. "Humor is a symbol of liberty and freedom in a country where we ran ee the ridiculous side of politics. When there is a repression of laughter and witticism about political personages such as now exists in Europe, the loss of other liberties ii on iho way." Dr. Ceorg E. Vincent, former presi- Cereals come andCereals qoi WIT KELLOGG'StocstedCorn I iiuko remain, year n t! after year, America's favorite the largest- - selling ready-to-e- at (7 ... cereal in the worldl Copr, 19J "' 3 f f (wZZST WATCH by Ktlkff Conpu' I,, 70U can depend on the x special salej the roerclhams of our town announce in the columns of this paper. They mean money saving to our readers. It always pays THE to patronize the merchants who advertiw. Tiny are not afraid of their merchandl: or their prices. SPECIALS |