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THE STORY
Hilton Hanby has
country place—the
near Pine Plains
a former tenant, warns him that
the house is under a curse,
Further alarming details are im-
pres 1 upon Adolf Smucker
Hanby's secretary, by a man who
8 to have been chauffeur for
rd Seymour, former oc-
the place, The Han-
off the warnings, But
hocked when they hear
of the Gray
aimed Kerr, hus
’ murdered.
erd Pel
the
purchased a
Gray house,
Miss Selenos,
clair
Sir Stanf«
cupant of
bys lau
they are
that the
& man 7
mysteric
nsults
family
caretaker
yy
rom
Tay
suande
CHAPTER VII
— Qe
of
Adolf Smiucker, he
the
another, Until
he had not
Lifs
Consider for u
the
relt
culty
Wis
that
wis Ww
Hom cnse
unfortunnte
of a job and
of finding
soured by dit
he
known
neighbors
discharged
his status
olly thelr mistaken es-
of tl we of jr
I Hilton Hanby,
of Leonard woolen merchant,
The on him uf
a sort that would have lowered him
among
to
tinmmnte his
sition in
sirect,
iv jobs to
open were
in the eves of his friends, his fam-
young ng court
hers Nhe hand
Mir, llanby's uty
Wis conscin
the dome
$ inter;
swenis, and to «
Bolsheyist !
The wild
Cie
in St
He
tu shave
look mcker’'s eve he
der wus fo fonger com
day. Ars
8 pressed his
every
the girl
He frequented more
those little of m
Spouse
ker am)
hore,
clubs
whose members
locked doors of the time com
e¢ land would be us red as
They did not
Simucker,
ever Lussia was red
especially welcome since
foreign birth and
hief organizers, who
him down as
worked upon if peeded.
they were mainly of
Speech but the ¢
ktiew men
who
marked one
conid be
There must
I i a
Cakes
vst
hid
and
flamed
always be
bomb
some first
hos
{ rops
Smucker,
ugninst
more men until
up word of en
nnd had no exact
knowledge of the details of the move
ment, of the names of active
conspirators, Smucker came to de-
pend upon these haters of rule, these
enemies to society, for the cheap cig-
arettes he smoked. He posed as an
honest man whom capital nad thrown,
into life's gutter. They af.
fected to believe him, He was a tool
to be used at need.
One day the Smuckers, In family
council, decided that Adolph shoald
ask Mr. Hanby tor some such letter
of recommendation as might enable
him to get a clerieal position io
of the Weehawken factories. His
trousers were pressed, and his shoes
shined, and be turned cityward., He
did not like the prospect at all, but
the Smuckers in council had a massed
psychology which overrode all objec.
tions,
His family was against him. Those
who had listened to him respectfully
now turned and Jeered. People pass.
ing hin wondered why he talked to
himself so constantly, ‘They could
not guess that he was again experi.
encing vengeful visions of what he
would do when he got Into power. In
these dreams he now included even
his old father, who made ten dollars
n week, his taunting children, and
the two young men who despised him
ns a future Mitherindaw,
By this time Hilton Hanby oven
pled a more prominent position thun
ever in these schemes of punishment,
Hlanby was the prime cause of it all
Hanby was capital Incarnate, Well
the Comiuu:. was coming soon!
to throw
nan
phorus
The
who
richer
hatred
couraZement,
or
antong ripening
those like
grievances
capable
at =»
who
were
nursed
or the
hroken,
one
|
i
Smucker demanded to
Hanby.
The office boy, who Mid suffered
much In the past at Smucker’'s hands,
licked his lip when he saw his enemy,
“He's out of town,” sald the
“and he wouldn't see you If Le
here.”
“I'l wait,” sald Smucker loftily.
“We have no sleeping accommoda-
tions,” sald the boy, “lle won't
back for weeks, and you'd be in the
way.”
“Yon
Smucker.
“And
shouted
see Mr
boy
wis
he
were always a liar,” said
you were always a
the other, “I've got your
number! I've you pinching
stamps, and | got the blame for it)"
“You the serf of a capitalist”
sald Smucker. “You are lickspittle
that hold us We
uses for your when
thief,
seen
are
forces
down,
shall have kind
the day
“You
the boy.
Here
manager,
comes!”
are a d-d
anarchist !™ erled
he wns the
his
lle
for a
interrupted
by
looked over
glasses ut Smucker nnd frowned,
to Sm
office who
listened ucker's request
recommendation,
“Not with my
“Don't moke a
“You
he
scene,”
CONSeT an
he
and
nounced.
added sharply. were
iazy
With a
Smucker
Szreech Human,
Dived Nearest
Shadows and Cejan a Race for Life
Hardly
ino the
ilded
fetter, If
tir ex.
y Ollie
snarling
Hlanhy
wiv opetiind the door In
atl toa
tie wns nn strong boy, and
fo his muscles the
fee on
hr elel est el
the
Iiis
fan
in corridor, ouside, Smucker
head sirnuck o glesming
Cis
placed conveniently by the ele
tem the
tiere he
Here,
until »
had
hoy,
withdrew,
implored in
teleplioned for the
All miirht have heen well tor
Smucker, and he might have won his
proposed suit for damages had not he
wade the mistake of denouncing
officer ns foully as his political
clates denounced those in
the nation’s destiny,
“I'm a bloated timeserver wearing
the fvery of official degradation. sm
17" snapped the policeman. iis strong
hand fastened itself nbout Smucker's
neck and haoled him to his feet
“There's a «day coming soon when my
fat throat will be cut, is there? Come
nnd tell that to the sergeant at the
desk I”
The policeman knew Smucker's
sort. He had co intention of taking
him anywhere but out into the street
There were mony such half-crazed
men In Manhattan, He would throw
a scare into the fellow—and he did.
Smucker now saw that escape was
his main object in life, He observed
too, that the policeman’s grip was not
pldor
to Pronfuggcuags ex
ny, screaming
he declinrmm)
policeman
heen
vator
pecltorator,
imprecations hie
would wait
to See
The
scared,
onme
how he assaulted,
little
Olsen, the elevator
A nervous
police,
oflice feeling a
man, vain,
tetiant
the
NRK»
charge of
very strong. He ducked, broke the
hold, nnd disappeared Into the crowd.
It all happened as the officer had
expected, and he went about his duty;
but the episode made an enormous
difference in Adolf Smucker, He was
now a hunted man, The police want.
ed him. He was escaping from the
tyranny of capital, His home would
already be marked. He was an out
cast,
lle dived Into the subway station
at City hall, An hour later he was
sitting on a bench near Grant's tomb,
A woman with a baby earriage moved
hurriedly away when he suddenly
burst into merriment. Smucker had
forgotten all about his father's lit-
tle hoard of savings—thirty doliars—
which had taken as the old man
lay ufter night's work at
the
he
asleep his
Jocks,
A train nolsily pufling along on the
river bank gave idea. He
would find Hanby, would punish
the author all his misfor-
Cordons of police were prob
for at the ferries,
wonld be watching the
He remem
was the sia
the
him a new
and
him as of
tunes,
him
not
yet,
Pla
Wis
nbiy wa
but they
rallirond tions
bered th: Pine
tion, an hat it
| Newburgh, Dut
railroad.
It
long the
the Gray
st
ins
and ‘olurmbia
hess
was dar! kulked
to
iry
when
fron
house, [It
road
amd Smuacker usuall
He
ene
air,
ed his
he walked
He
on
denound
in thelr doom
madness were fighting
assession of his
never
8010 pre
ns this give the
ker
nassed m, he spat
It was almost
Hanhy's
ten when he
hehingd a
le canter
moon
nhe ware tinh
anby wore light
linen
of
arator
nenace
Lor's
4d how he }
ne CATS
ife hand ME Sit
nelet
the Intruder came upon
He
and
g wl hy the honse,
hg
the Hanhy children Pel
gloated
The of
brightly lighted
sting
HIN nearer
the
nslon
ESE PE fs rritroe iy
peered through a
that
rear window,
RW here even the
oled
the
goervants rev
he
had
into the danlex apartment.
int
to wait on
tle seowled as
impudent girl whn
lot
Khe
Sa
in with n the
Hanhrs hi
tan Mmansery
1] Runkies
now !
Kmnek
er had not
manner of revenge,
determined on his
that
force
He renlired
not
many.
he
He
{| enrsesd
must employ ennning
lone man among
not
not
wae n
hin
Ha
withdrew
i
self for
had oven no
from the house,
shadows, He
somewhere and plan
huying a re
volver, knife
He
wink
lie down
to do.
A sound as of the
rifle trigger made
frightened head. He realized In that
moment dhat he had forgotten the
poasibility of police pursuit, Now be
wns conscions of ite imminence,
On a little mound fifiy feer dis
tant, his hody silthonetted against the
bright monnlight, stood a man, with
a rifle resting in the eronk of his left
elbow, So on a hundred rolls of fim
bad Smucker seen warders and fall.
era stand, waiting kill escaping
prisoners, As he looked, the un
known ralged his rifle, It seemed to
the terrified man that it was pointed
directly at him,
With a screech hardly homan,
Smucker dived into the nearest shad
ows and began a race for life. lle
headed not where he went, so long ns
he could seek darkness ‘and escape
from the white and mocking moon
light. That he was approaching the
house he did not notice aniil the
lighted windows brought him to a
stop,
nto the
what
of a
hia
ell king
him turn
tn
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Speeding across the country from
L.os Angeles to New York by motor,
two motion-picture celebrities were
held up by the constable In a small
town and, as usual, the officer had all
the advantage on his side. He re
fused to give them a ticket and finally
compromised by taking them directly
before the judge,
The constable was very hot ander
the collar and declared he would make
it hot for them, but the couple were
hardly prepared for the outraged of.
ficer's charge In court,
“Your honor,” he announced pom:
ponsly, “this ia a couple of motion-ple
ture people an’ the charge I'm prefer.
rin’ against them is arson”
“Arson!™ roared one of the ac
cused. “What do you mean! We were
never out of our ear till you flagged
we
us!
“You was burnin’ up the rond, an
I'm preferrin’ the charge of arson
ngainst you,” Insisted the constable,
and even the court had to laugh ns
he let them off with a five dollar fine.
Briefly Told
Earth's Joys ure whetied on her
stone of sorrow,
ew
er SO EE hag SE
or pr EEN
MOTHERS’
I GOTTA GO TO TH' LITTLE
MEETIN'!"™
Pickled Fish,
art of water,
Prepare
ith it:
Russian Rocks,
and one-half
Take
brown sugar,
one
one cupful
m well, add three beaten egg
one-half
the
tablespoonful of water,
of soda dissolved in wa
teasponful amon, A
three.
ter,
1144
one
ils of flour,
of chopped nuts
Drop from
¥ worl Hover
buttered sl t
le salt, three cuph
of a cul
f
ful
fr
an teuspoon on to a
in a moderate
fourths
ising,
oven.
and bake
The Best Doughnuts.
Take one and one-fourth cupfuls of
milk, one teaspoonful of soda,
teaspoonful of salt, one-fourth
cream, a tablespoonful of
melted lard, and two-thirds cupfuls of
sugar. three beaten eggs, add the su-
gar, other ingredients and flour, then
when well mixed place in the ice chest
for two hours, toll out nnd fry In
hot fat, using little flour as pos-
sible,
1929, Western Newspaper Union.)
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SUPERSTITIOUS
. - . - -
half
of
ng
(&
Liiiill
SHE HAS HEARD THAT
The Indians believe that it brings
good luck if the bride is given an ear
of corn,
it is supposed to bring plenty to
the new pair and to keep evil spirits
Away,
@ive ear, girls, give an ear.
WB by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)
SOMETHING TO
THINK ABOUT
A. WALKER
By F.
CAN YOU FORGET?
the words put
nOUre, SHvs:
many
never
wandicap.
a mother
lingly forget
unkind words, th
treatment of her child?
has
but
for real love
in y nly
t00.
cannot
That is real love,
no trouble forgiving
forgetting,
You truly
you truly forget.
What good does it to treasure
the memory of an unkindness?
if i for purposes of revenge
why not get the revenge at once and
lumbering up your consciousness
recollections that serve only to
irritate and annoy you?
There are 80 many more worth-
while things to think about than what
somebody has sald about us or done
against us that the time we spend
in turning those thoughts over in our
minds is pretty well wasted,
Learn to forget, Train yourself
to say, “What does it matter what
was sald or done? I am going on my
way rejoicing, with more important
things to think of and better things
to do”
Perhaps yon were really more than
balf to blame for the unkind word
or act, Even we ourselves, you and I,
may occasionally be disagreeable and
annoying and merit a rebuke.
There are not many of us that are
perfect. There are not many who
cannot with a hope of improvement
apply the words of “My Creed” a
little verse published without a signa.
ture some years ago in a western
newspaper,
forgive unless
do
is
save
with
Let me be a little kinder,
fot me be a little blin_ er,
To the faults of those around me.
Let me praise a little more;
Let me be, when | am weary,
Just a little bit more cheery,
Let me serve a little better
Those that | am striving for,
Let me be a little braver,
When templations bid me waver,
[et me wmtrive a little harder
To be all that 1 should be;
Let me be a little meeker
With the brother that is weaker,
Let me think more of my neighbor
And a little leas of me,
fet me be a little sweeter,
Make my life a bit completer,
By doing what 1 should do
Every minute of the day;
Let me toil without complaining,
Not a humble task disdaining;
Let me face the summons calmly
When Death beckons me away.
Forget the past and let that phi.
losophy apply to the future. You will
be the happier for it
(® by MeClure Rewapupar Byndicate.)
Odd Ornaments
In the town of Mombasa, in British
Eas: Africa, travelers found jam jars
and curtain pins being used by the
natives as personal adornments.
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! THE CHEATERS #
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By DOUGLAS MALLOCH i
CPP PPPVIVIIV PP PIIVPIE vo
HE world is full of honest men.
Their honesty their pride,
Who paid the slightest penny,
Their greater debts denied,
They had their names embossed above
The places they trade,
But cheated of thelr
And brothers their aid.
then
where
women love
of
Yes, honest men are every place,
Who pay their honest
That no one ever needs
And no
They thought they
here
And laid up treasures there,
Yet sorrow of their
And of their care,
due,
to chase
to
lald up
needs sue,
treasures
one
cheated cheer
children
is full of honest men,
I praise,
they cheated now an
The world
And honesty
And yet
They cheated lots of
not cheat with
t}
did
They
tr
1
wis upon
- aL ae
How It Started
By JEAN NEWTON
OCCT TOOOOOTITOOOTOVOOOO0O00
“YOUR CARD, SIR”
MA:
tized ti}
f a young
s out
€ card
professors,
were
not
SAWS
FOR THE GOOSE-—
HE difference between a clever
woman and a smart is that
the clever woman knows she's clever,
but the smart wants everybody
else to be sure and know it
one
one
The two surest cures for the blues
is a new dress and a telephone call
from a man you ain't quite sure of,
You can bring up a kid to be just
as scared of your silence as your tems
per and it's much more becoming to
you.
FOR THE GANDER-—
A man gels crazy over some pare
ticular woman and decides he is In
love: a woman falls in love with
lomance and decides she is crazy
over some particular man.
You don't fall to the right if you're
leanin® to the left,
Training without talent never gets
you to the top; talent without train-
ing never keeps you here.
When you get to the point of never
contradictin’ yourself you're dead and
rigor mortis has set in,
(Copyright)
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$ What Does Your Child
Want to Know 9
%
Answered by
BARBARA BOURJAILY
IN
keg
bial i
DO PEOPLE LIVE IN THE MOON?
There Is no food upon the moon
And not a thing to drink,
So people cannot live there Nowe
Qur very wise men think, .
(Coprright.)
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