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A THOUGCHT FOR TODAY
But the eves of the wicked shall fail, and they
shell not escape, and their hope shall be as the
giving up of the ghost.—Job 11:20.
If the mere delay of hope deferred makes the
heart sick, what will the death of hope—its final
end total disappoiniment—despair, do to it?—
W. Nevins. . E. ; ‘
The Call 0f Humanity
Georgia has been asked to take the initiative in
a great national humanitarian camrpaign to combat
one of the oldest and yet least-understood diseases
which cripples and kills mankind today—infantile
paralysis.
~ Medical history shows that infantile paralysis,
correctly called poliomyelitis, is not a new disease.
Its origins arc lost in antiquity. And it remains
fiw’ - one of hte most cruel and crippling diseases
known to man, and one of the most expensive where
treatment is concerned. ;
Georgia’ has been asked to subscribe SIOO,OOO to
this campaign. The other 47 states are to follow
Georgia’s lead. Harrison Jones,' vice-president of
the Coca~Cola company, has accepted chairmanship
of the state committee. The funds raised will endow
the medical and research work of the Warm Springs
TFoundation, to which the nation and the world
looks for help.
-In the early years when organizations began to
fight plagues and epidemics, they did not pay much
attention to this malady—poliomyelitis—which left
crippled men, women and children in its wake.
~ There were other diseases which were taking
thousands of lives, ana sc the helpless cripples—the
children who must go through life paralyzed and
broken—were left while the fight went on against
yellow fever, smallpox, bubonic plague, typhus
fever, and other disesses which killed swiftly.
- W,’ith these maladies either halted completely or
‘with serums or vaccines found to prevent them, the
threat of diphthtria also was at last removed. Fath
ers and mothers who give their children the preven
tive serum no longer must nurse a terrible and
abiding fear of that dread disease.
~ But today the fear of poliomyelitis is one which
confronts every mother and father of every com- |
munity, larg: or small. The disease strikes quickly: |
it paralyzes the victim, and it affects young peoplo,{
old people, and children, ,
- Not until 1909 was poliomyelitis definitely accepted
as an infectious disease. In that year it was suc
cessfully transmifted to monkeys by research phy
sicians. \
- There had been cases of the disease all over the
nation before that. But the work was speeded when
America’s first epidemic, in Rutland county, Ver
mont, attracied the attention of the medical world
in 1894.
- It swept across the seas, and in 1906 Sweden had
?&i‘ eridemic.
~ Back it came to America, and in 1907 frantic
- mothers and fathers of New York city endured the
_agony of an epidemic in that city.
- For two years, in 1908 and 1909, it was epidemic
in Massachusetts. The very next year Minnesota
“f perienced the horror of having many of its hos
pitals crowded with paralyzed children and adults.
Thére have hLeen others every year.
é,,fioorxla knows that in this past year poliomye
litis was in epidemc form near its borders, and
- that many cases were reported within the state.
%E;?—fuez:vhfle the work goes on in laboratories. Lit
_erally thousands of test-tubes have held serums
and vaccines and blood tests. Thousands of experi
ments have Leen made and are being made.
‘fl:g program is one which the people of Georgia
_must. realize concerns research more than it does
_the Hospitalization of patients. That work is going
a tfi, but Georgians are asked to contribute SIOO,-
800, along with the remainder of the nation, that
!xture may be made safe; that when babies
; ome into the world they may be given a serum or
' a vagcine, and that the mother and father may then
;, y raélieved of the agony of fear that some day in
fs ile paralysis may strike that child. It has been
*§ diphtheria, smallpox and in other diseases.
" And Georgians are asked to take the lead in sup
‘plying money for it to be done in poliomyelitis.
\M ms of money were spent to combat and con
:;fi‘ he other diseases, and now the great push is
_ being organized to conquer infantile paralysis.
' }M\ ady much work has been done. The Warm
Springs Foundation is not marely the small hosrital
~ L%, arm Springs. The Foundation has an influ
.~ ence and sponsors work all over the nation. Through
':fi;' help pools have been built in other cities where
3‘% ent may be glver; braces, methods of treat
- ment, are develeped at Warm Springs for the world.
Efg;:»mt problem of the orthoredic physician and
_Surgeon, after paralysis comes, is to get to work on
":guscles of the paralyzed arms or legs or body.
ey must see that as little contraction as possible
kes place. The tragedy is they can do nothing
until “‘after the paralysis has set in.
. _Thé waters at Warm Springs and the waters of
Q)o]s which are established in many cities for
treatment, have no curative value in themselves.
;}J,“; merely make rossible a superior exercise of
paralyzed muscles.
. _All'this explains why President Roosevelt has de
- termihed that without delay the people must recog
" nize this as a national problem.
" Warm Springs and the Foundation are located in
Georgia. Ceorgia is the President’s second home,
3s, therefore fitting for Georgia to give him this
_gift of leading thé way in a national campaign to
| DRUNKEN DRIVER RECEIVED JOLT
! A lecture and a sentence imposed upon
la drunken driver of an automobile by
JJudge M. A. Musamanno, of Pittsburgh,
| Pa., has attracted nation-wide attention.
lln fact, the remarks of the judge have
‘been published in many of the leading
| newspapers with comments of endorse
{ment of the action of the Pittsburgh
| jurist,
1 Commanding the prisoner to rise, Judge
[ Musamanno, addressed him as follows:
‘ “We would like to say something to
you, and through you to the world, about
Ithis offense. Every man who operates an
’automobile while under the influence of
‘intoxicating liquor is a potential man
slaughterer. If manslaughter does not
’actua]ly result, it is not because he has
‘rdone anything to avert it. An engine of
death is on the highways and at the wheel
is a man with his brains floating in alco
hol. No exoneration, excuse, defense or
alibi can be found for a drunken driver.
Certainly he cannot plead ignorance of
the law. Nothing is more publicized today
about automobiling than the danger of op
erating a car while drunk. When a man
in full possession of his faculties, and
thoroughly aware that he will soon be
guiding a car over the streets, neverthe
less puts into his mouth that which he
knows will distort his vision, upset his
equilibrium, paralyze his judgment, dull
his reflexes and derail his muscular con
trol, he is deliberately preparing himself
for trouble; he is open-eyedly seeking vic
tims to crush under the wheels of his
death-dealing machine.” | ,
The victim was sentenced for a periodl
of sixty days in the work house.
Drunken drivers of automobiles have
become so common and caused so many
serious accidents and fatalities, judges in’
inferior and higher courts have adopted
a policy of imposing sentences in prisons‘
and on the chaingang rather than impos
ing a fine, Fines are too easily paid,
while sentences serve to impress upon the
minds of those who are inclined to drink
until they are drunk and then drive reck:
lessly over the streets and highways.
If the jurists of this country will emu
late the action of Judge Musmanno, the
crime will show a material decrease and
finally it will become a forgotten crime.l
AIRPLANE ACCIDENTS
GROW SERIOUS
During the past few weeks there have
been several airplane accidents, resulting
in many fatalities, While, of course, travel
in the clouds is on the increase, yet there
gshould be something done to improve the
safety of airplanes,
Statistics show that air travel, in com
parison to mileage {raveled, is safer than
the railroads, buses and even on privately
owned automobiles, but the recent num
ber of crashes, taking a heavy toll of
deaths, has caused the public mind to be
come fearful of the safety of the new
mode of travel. e T
Not only the commercial airplanes
have met with many fatal accidents, but
even government operated planes have met
with similar fates. Army officers, flying
from one field to another, in the line of
duty, have recently met their deaths by
the crashing of their machines.
Stricter regulations and requirements
for the building and inspectian of air
planes, and for their control while flying
should be enacted by federal authorities
with provisions of severe penaltieg for
such violations,
NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD
A group of lawyers in New York have
undertaken to organize a mnational asso
ciation for the purpose of improving and
raising the standards of the legal profes
sion throughout the nation. Its aims and
purposes are for ‘“progressive legal action
as a force in the life of the nation.” The
movement has received quite an impetus,
so much so that a meeting has been called
for February 22, to be held in Washing
ton, at which time a permanent organiza
tion will be perfected, to be known as the
National Lawyers Guild. A constitution
for the organiaztion has been prepared
and will be submitted for adoption at
that time.
The proposal for the constitution con
tains the following paragraphs setting
out its purposes:
“1. To make this body and its members
truly representative of the best thought
and traditions of the American bar.
“2 To protect and foster our demo
cratic institutions and the civil rights and
liberties of all the people.
“3 To advance the professional work
and economic well-being of the members
of the bhar. i
%% To —bromote justice in the adminis
tration of the law. :
“5. To advise the public on matters af
fecting the bar and its work, the organ
ization and operation of courts, and other
matters which affect the administration
of justice to the public.
“6.T0 make the Constitution and the
administrative and judicial agencies ef
fective and well-working instruments for
accomplishing the purposes of law as de
clared by the will of the American peo
ple."
. While the lawyers appear to be pretty
well organized in the way of a national
‘bar association, state and even city and
'count_v associations, yet the new organ
‘ization will, no doubt, prove beneficial as
'a whole for the lawyers. The movement is
sponsored by some of the leading lawyers
of the country, Frank P. Walsh, national
lv known attorney and chairman of the
National Public Service Commission, is
one of the most active leaders in the pro
posed organization of the National Law
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THE BANNER-HERALD, ATHENS, GEORGIA
Where New Year Resolutions Are Just Beginning
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DID IT EVER
OCCUR TO ‘U’
““How about saying some-
thing in your column urging
the members of the Civil
Service Commiskoin to inaug
urate full tims police service
in Normaltown”?
“Of course, we will,” we replied
to the questioning citizen, who
lives in that section of the city.
Yes, police service should be es«
tablished in Normaltown. If there
is a section in the city that needs
twenty-four hour service more,
we are not informed. Especially
is this true for the control of traf
fic. Prince avenue being a part
of the Bankhead highway from
the east and a connecting link for
the Florida travel. The turn into
Oglethorpe avenue is a dangerous
curve, especially at night. Besides
the Coordinate college is located
}in Normaltown, its property abut
ting on the highway leading to
lAtlanta.
That section of the city is
thickly kettled and populated.
It is one of the main residenti
al sections, bssides being a
town of a number of stores
and other businesses,
While there has been little dis
order reported from Normaltown,
like other sections of the city, its
greatest need for police service
arises over traffic conditions.
Prince avenue has been made a
race track by many motorists. Day
and night, this street is congested
with automobiles and many of the
drivers ‘“step on the gas” just for
the thrill, they get out of it. We
hope that the municipal authori
ties will grant the petition as out
lined by these citizens for police
protection.
G, B. Horton, of the State
Board of Barber Examiners,
was here this week prosecuts
ing several cases for the vio
lation of the law governing the
operation of barber shops
The law also covers and con
trols the operation of beauty shops.
A state license is requireq of all
barbers and beauticians before
they canp practice their professions.
‘But the greatest benefits under
this law is its sanitary require
ments for the protection of the
public. While there are only three
members of the board, of course
it is impossible for these gentle
men to inspect and keep all shops
in the state under absolute sani
tary proof, but they are doing a
good job, and deserve much credit
for their accomplishments. Chair
man Morrison has had prepareq a
number of amendments to the
present law, that, if enacted, by
the legislature will prove of great
benefit to the public by extending
greater authority than is now en
joyed by this bhoard. Infectious
and contagious diseases are prev
elent in Georgia, and unless more
power is given the members of
the board, the public will become
the sufferers.
The members of the “Elks
club have a splendid place in
- which to spend their leisure
momente, day or evening, There
is always some one there to
extend a welcome,
Percy Johnsopn and Representa
tive Hill are the jolly hosts at the
Home of the Klks. These gentle
men are more than affable in
manner and speech. They were
born with all the qualifications
for making the Home a place of
pleasure ar environments that
THE WASHINGTON LOWDOWN
BY RODNEY DUTCHER
Banner-Herald Washington
Correspondent,
S WASHINGTON.—Rex Tugwell
tossed a last grenade among a
group of his old enemies shortly
bq‘;om the midnight bells rang in
the New Year and rang him out
afi}:esettlemem administrator.
_Mugwell resigned recently to be
come ¢xecutive vice-president of
the American Molasses company.
Soon thereafter his digestion be
gan to be disturbed by published
reports that his chief function
would be that of a Washington
lobbyist.
Ilis name was bracketed wita
those of other men who had left
the AAA to use their knowledge
and influence in the capital in the
service of private business.
Tugwell disliked some of these
fellows intensely, having battled
with them inside AAA at periods
when he felt he was rerresenting
the farmer and the consumer and
they., were representing “preda
tory” corporations.
Finally, with one stroke, Tug
well underlined the fact that he
was not going to be a lobbyist and
at the same time moved to make
life miserable for the large num
ber of officials who have left the
Department of Agriculture to take
jobs in the food industries,
Puts Muzzle on Staff
Before departing, Tugwell sign
ed an order .which simply says
employes of jhe department must
not discuss matters pertaining to
administration or to legislation
relating to the department’'s work
with anyone who is employed by
or connected with affected com
mercial interests and who has
been an employe. of the depart
ment within two years.
He signed it “R. G. Tugwell,
acting secretary,” to emphasize
the fact that he would be gov
erned by the order. . <
If the order is okeyed—and vio
lators are subject to possible dis
missal—the style of at least a few
present and ex-employes will be
definitely cramred. It brought no
holiday cheer to several minor
officials who were on the verge of
resigning to become lobbyists.
Tugwell is known to have had
in mind especially the AAA sugar
section, whence there has been a
large exodus to private jobs.‘
Amgong several sugar section men
who have joined sugar refining
are lasting and beneficial to the
entire membership. To be greeted
as the gentlemen know how to do,
makes a person feel that life is
worth living anq there is a great
deal of pleasure to be gotten ouf
of spending our days in this
world and our spare moments at
the Elks club.
However, Representative K.
' A. Hill leaves Sunday for At
lanta, where he will spend the
next few monthis as a member
of the Georgia legislature, rep
| resenting this county.
: After he is gone, Percy Johnson
‘will hold down the job of host by
| himself, which he is thoroughly
|capable of doing, ang to the satis
| faction of all the members. It
|vou are not a member and a Pun
|dred per cent good citizen, there
lis a way to “jine” the lodge. Ask
| John Welch, secretary; andhe can
!point the way for you to became
lone of the “best people on earth”.
|We are not informed as to the
amounts of initiation fees and the
!m(mthly _dues, but Secretary Weich
|is the. “big: boss” ang encyclopedia
l;’n all matters pertaining to the
¥ X it ARSI SE T 5 Al
{lodge snd Mikism. .. .
companies are John A. Dalton,
former, chief, and James M,
Dickey.
Landon’s a Gay Loser
One of the stories Governor Alf
M. Landon of. Kansas told on his
recent visit in Washington was
typical of the gay attitude with
which the defeated presidential
candidate charmed those who saw
him. (His quips at himself and
the proportions of his defeat were
continuous).
Landon said he rather felt like
a Kansas farmer who was visited
by a cyclone. The cyclone took
away his house, barn, haystacks,
henhcuse, and everything else
above ground excert himself and
his wife.
The farmer broke into gales of
laughter and his wife berated him,
demanding to know what was so
funny.
“Well,” giggled the farmer, “you
see, it’s just so darned complete."”
Fariey May Be Leaving
Gossip as to cabinet changes
begins to take on a little more
substance. All cabinet members
will submit their resignations by
inauguration day and the presi
dent plans to accept none except
possibly that of Postmaster Gen
eral Jim Farley, who may be
ready by that time to carry out
his 2nnounced intention of quit
ting.
Thereafter, the probabilities are
that the next resignation will he
that of Secretary of Commerce
Daniel Rorer. A large posse with
in the administration will be gun
ning for Uncle Dan and is sure to
get his scalp sooner or later.
Likely to succeed Roper would
be John H. Fahey, chairman of
HOLC. Fahey is as able an ad
ministrator .as has appeared in the
entire New Deal. Roosevelt wants
him in the cabinet and you may
be sure Fahe. will be there sooner
or later, assuming he's open to
offers.
There's also a healthy little
movement to persuade Secretary
of Labor Frances Perkins that the
secretaryship of the International
Labor Office at Geneva, said to
pay $25,000 a year, is just about
teh coziest little job in the world.
THE CALL OF
HUMANITY
Editorial page.)
endow the Warm Springs Founda
tion.
Success in the campaign will
assure that there will be no slack
ing in experiments; that there will
be complete tests of serums and
vaccines; that the tests already
made in epidémics of the past few
yvears will be further checked and
analyzed; that in the future train
ed men will come to each commu
nity to combat the appearance of
eridemic.
It is truly a campaign for a
great humanitarian cause, and
every father and mother and every
citizen and business firm of the
state will have an opportunity to
take pert in what should be the
victory over this dread tcrror of
infantile prararysis.
Within a few days the drive will
begin. The Birthday Balls for the
President, to be held on his birth
day, January 30, will provide some
funds. But the great part of ‘he
money must come from patriotic
citizens who wish to help make
the future safer for themselves
and the future citizens who are
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BEATRICE FABER.Y WL OSS MoraGouduoy Mayer ..,
ResuMme: In the Autumn of
1846, Marguerite QGautier, the
toast of Paris is at the theaire
with Madame Prudence Dwver
noy. Prudence is anxious for her
to meet the wealthy Baron de
Varville and has sent for him.
But Olympe, one of Marguerite’s
rivals, refuses to vacate her bowr.
In the promenade, Marguerite
encounters young Armand Du
val. She is under the impression
that he is the Barosn.
Chapter Two
“Yes* Armand admitted between
confusion and eagerness, “I — I
was following you. You did smile
at me a minute ago, didn’t you?”
“I believe I did.”
He said, hurriedly, “I was just
wondering if yow'd ask me to sit
down, if I knocked on the door of
the box.”
“No,” she said firmly. His face
lengthened and she laughed. “But 1
would have taken you with me,
Longface, to Box B, where I'm go
ing now.”
“Really? May I come along
then?”
Her gloved hand touched his arm.
“Why not? It is a better place to
talk than here and we really
eeemed fated to meet this evening.”
In ardent silence Armand looked
at her and they proceeded to box B.
~ “This is blind luck you know,”
Armand said when th? were
seated. “T was with gome friends on
the way to the opera tonight—"
Her eyes widened. “But I was on
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the way to the opera, too!”
“You? That §8 odd.” A pause.
Dark blue eyes locked to iray.
Shyly, “As you say, fate must have
had something to do with this, to
night.” He gained courzige. “I've
hoped for it so long.” e added
wryly as she laughed, “You don't
believe me?”
Her smile goftened it. “No.”
He spoke forcefully, “But I've
seen you often, on the street, in
shops, at the theatre and each time,
the world seemed better—" %
“Tell me,” she answered softly,
“if what you say is true, why have
you never spoken to me before?
Gaston Rieux could have arranged
an introduction anytime.”
“Gaston?” His white teeth
worried hig nether lip as he recalled
the sly insinuations he had listened
to a bit earlier. Just to have heard
them out, unrcbuked, now seemed
like rank treachery. “I realize that
I was a fool”
Her eyes twinkled with gentle
mockery. «“Now that you've met
me?” !
“Yes,” he replied simply, “a fool
to be afraid of the influence you
might have on my life. Now I wel
come it” Hushed words. “I'm in
love with ycu and always have been
since the first time I saw you.”
Her hands flew to her breast as
she looked at him, lips slightly
parted. But this was fantastic!
She made a Procrustean effort to fit
his words into her experience. She
could not. The confines of Paris
sophistry seemed cramped, side by
side with his vast sincerity.
The door of the box opened and
Prudence billowed in, followed by
Gaston.
“Oh my dear,” Prudence said
opulently, “after what happened
with Olympe, I had to have a
brandy.”
Gaston lowered an eyelid. “And
after that, two brandies.”
Half indulgently, half impatiently,
Marguerite nodded. “Only three?
Well, go back and have another.
And then—" her fingertips brushed
Armand’s, “another.”
“Gracious,” Prudence ejaculated,
“do you want me to get drunk?”
Gaston spoke up quickly. “She
wants to be rid of us. Can’t you
see she wants to be alone with my
friend?”
Prudence grew alert. “Who is
your friend, anyhowg Introduce
us, can't you?"”
Marguerite bowed, allocating her
smile to Armand. “This is my
neighbor, Madame Duvernoly. Pru
dence, the Baron de Varville”
There was a stunned silence.
Then Prudence snorted. “He, the
Baron de Varville?”
Gaston laughed. “That’'s a good
one.” He turned to Armand apolo
getically. “Sorry I let the cat out
of the bag, old boy.”
The cords in Armand’s neck had
tightened. “There was no cat in the
bag. I never said I was the Baron
anybody.” A
“There’s the Baron de Varville.”
Prudence said furiously, pointing to
Box A. “Sitting there, big as life,
with that wretch, Olympe.”
Marguerite followed the direction
and saw Olympe laughing up into a
sharp, knifelike face, with a fine,
slightly prominent nose and a tall,
sweeping brow. Olympe turned and
waved gaily. Tmperceptibly the
Baron inclined his hoadd.
Marguerite shrugged. 8o riches
and_ eager yonulh were not intim
ates, after ail. Then she laughed.
“Ob, but this i 5 very fuuny” '
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1937
“I agree” Armand said, swal.
lowing hard. “It is funny.” .
“MY dear,” Prudence broke in ex.
citedly, “the Baron keeps lookiny
over here. That must worry
Olympe.” "
Armand was at the door with
Gaston as the latter said to him in
an undertone, “You've had a 1 good
lesson, my friend.”
The reply was grim, effectively
‘concea'!ing the deep inner wound.
"'Don’t think I haven't learned it hy
heart.” :
’ Marguerite addressed him impera
tively. “Sit down Long-face, sit
down. What is your name?”
“Armand Duval,” he returned
shortly, “and I've never had any
reason to be ashamed of it.”
Her smile grew a little strained
as she saw that Prudence and Gas
ton had disappeared and Armand
was preparing to follow them.
“Pm not always sincere,” she said
huskily. “One can’t afford to be in
this world. But—l'm not sorry
the mistake happened.” It was the
closest she had ever come to a plea.
He bowed formally, gallantly.
“Nor I. But,” his glance trav
elled bitterly to de Varville, “there
is a brandy awaiting me and
other interests I believe, engage
your attention.” 5
Finality was in his voice and in
gls step as he vanished through the
oor.
Wearily, Marguerite leaned back
in her chair. So it was ended before
‘it had begun. She was hollow, like
an empty shell. Something had
bloomed there, briefly, and then
been coargely plucked from its
roots, all too soon.
‘A crisp voice h.-}poke to her from
the doorway. “Mademoiselle Gau-
tier? T am the Baron de Varville,
I hope I do not intrude.” The man
was the quintessence of poise as ha
dropped into a chair.
Marguerite said drily, “The Baron
de Varviile must know he is always
welcome anywhere.” She eyed him
with an impersonal interest. A
strong man and an implacable one
shé decided instantly. Capable of
extreme generosity or exquisit@
cruelty. The sort who would givé
an usher a huge tig and then
recommend that she buy perfume
to conceal her unpleasant odor. ’l‘nx
kind of person who would exten
every courtesy to a parvenu, thes
attempt to ruin him financially, fo#
his insolence in attempting the so»
cial ladder,
She added, ironically, “You a'r_"
the Baron de Varville, aren’t you’
He was a little taken ;aback.
“Does the lady of the camellias de~
mand credentials ?”
Her eyes narrowed. Did his
words contain a delicate jibe? Shz
could well guess what Olympe ha
told him. That her name was nos
Gautier, that she was of coms+
mon provincial origin and a girl in
whom sincerity did not exist. But
as he laughed and brought to view
a jeweled object, she decided thal
she had been wrong. Admiration
alone was in his voice and eyes.
“Here then,” he said. “This is ’
snuff-box which belonged to m
grandfather. That’s his crest.”
She stroked the box volurtus
ously. “What fine rubies.”
His eyes never left her face. “If
you like it, it’s yours.” o
“Oh, thank you. I do like it
very much.” So this was to be
the first move. Well, she was &
worthy nawn for this fine-feathered
chessman, ;
They chatted. Then de Varville
leaned over. “Haven't you found
the review a little disappointing this
evening?”’ He added, significantly,
“Are you determined to sit it
through?”
“No-o 0. ¢
“The intermission is over. Shail
we stay or go?”
Her back arched slightly, grew
taut. “What do you suggest?”’ she
asked. It was a veiled challenge.
“Come,” was the low-voiced com*
mand.
She sat immobile. Then she laugh=
ed, a little shrilly, and slowly rose.
Here is my gauntlet, she said in=-
wardly, to the fates. Head hich,
brilliant smile fixed, she passed
thrr:!ugh the door with him, to be
yond.
Her perfume still lingered in thf’
box some minutes later, when Al:
mand, driven by _an urgency
stronger than himself, !etxed. A
wetness glistened in his e as he
looked and saw justssthe erushed
camellia on the floor. . J
Then his hand closed over_ if
savagely, Well, what matter. Cefj
tain flowers and their owners
were destined to be crushed. It
was inevitable, A wrenching pang
tore his heartt How gloomy this
symbolism. Could its truth be des
fied? Blindly, he turned and left.
© 1836—Loew’s Incorporated
(Marguerite has gone off with
de Varville. But will Armand
be ready ito give her up SO
easily? In tomorrow’s chapter
g:;y meet again in a strangé
brilliant environment, Don't
fail to ;-end this thrilling in
i ;4’ S LeAD Dby o,