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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1935)
SEEN and HEARD around Me NATIONAL CAPITAL; By Carter Field FAMOUS WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT Washington.—There Is more una nlmity—in private conversations among both Democrats and Repub licans, New Dealers and reaction aries—that the silver policy of the United States government Is weird than on any other controversial sub ject, probably. There is not so much public criti cisms of It, for various reasons, mostly concerning the electoral votes of certain strategic western states But the truth Is that no one explains It satisfactorily, probably because it Is rather difficult for any one to explain something he docs not understand, and the only two persons credited with understand ing the silver policy are President Roosevelt and Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau. Neither of them does any talking. If one ex cepts the occasional retort of Mor genthau that tie la "still buying all ver" and Is “carrying out the man dates of the silver law.” The most Intelligent theory as to the actions of the administration runs something like this: first. It was forced on the ad ministration. Had It not lieen ac cepted, the probability Is that con gresa would have rushed through some other Inflation measure. It Is not Impossible that congress might have forced the use of printing press money to finance govern mental needs, and pay the national debt, as many advocated. Second, having accepted the sil ver law, the Idea of a tremendous profit to the treasury developed In the minds of Roosevelt and Morgen than They had Just made a profit In gold for the treasury of some thing like two billion, eight hun dred million dollars. Incidentally six hundred million Is still In the treasury, and two billion was con verted Into the famous mysterious equalization fund, about which, like the sliver policy, nobody knows any thing except Roosevelt and Morgen than, and they won't tell. Profit Looked Good So the .Idea or making a profit on silver of about two billion, to be made by buying and com mandeering ailver cheap, and re valuing It later—as gold was re valued —at a much higher price, was very appealing. Up to this pidnt, as u matter of fact, there la no doubt about the precise accuracy of what happened Now comes the more nebulous part. Having conceived the Idea of a big profit, obviously the more cheap ly ailver can he bought, the greater the profit would he. So every now and then Morgcnthau would net as though the silver buying policy had been abandoned. This always re suited III the price of silver falling, and from l he standpoint of accumu latlng a lot of silver at a low price, everything was splendid. With the exception that the government tins nearly slways, since the pol icy started, paid more for newly mined silver products! In this coun try than the world price. Rut as a result of his clever strategenis to convince the world silver holders that the price was not going to advnnce, the world gradually came to the conclusion that the whole silver price boost Ing objective of this government had vanished. So the world, be lieving the price of silver would fall as siton ns the silver experiments tlons of the United States were con eluded, tiegan to dump silver. With the result that If the United States tomorrow abandoned Its whole silver policy (which It posl tlvcly will not) the result would be a rather heavy loss to the treas ury on Its silver operations to dnte. Whereas, If Morgentbnu had com plied with the spirit of the silver law, and kept up n brave front of forcing the price of silver up, the world would not he dumping silver now, hut holding It ror the alleged objective mentioned In the silver law—11.29 an ounce. Substitute for NRA President Uoosevelt Is still eon vlnced that there must be a substi tute for N'ltA. Further, lie Is still convinced tlmt an essential part of the advance program Is to convince the American people that business cannot work out a satisfactory sub Btltute—that It must be Imposed by the government. This Is the status despite the obvious fiasco of MaJ. George I*. Berry’s conference, which was far from being satisfactory to the Pres Ident. In thru the major did not sue ceed to anything like the desired extent In simulating an Impression of fairness. No one Inside the administration criticizes Major Berry’s motives nor his advance plan. There Is e good deal of undercover criticism however, of his Inck of tact Ir handling the situation that devel oped. Critics admit that they do no| blame Berry for his frame of mlml when the big meet was called ti order. They know all about the pro limlnary meetings of groups of bu.sl ness men. the obvious desire of n great many Industries to sabotage the whole movement, and the fact that many had actually come with more Intention of stirring up trou ble than of aiding in any concil iatory agreement or co-ordination of the various viewpoints. So when several of the business representatives started the fire works, they typitied for Herry the spearhead of the whole force he was lighting against, and he lashed out. It would liuve been much better, critics point out, had lierry re strained his feelings, and after re minding the conference that noth ing was on the agenda for tills meeting hut his outlining speech, then announced the meeting ad journed, hut Inviied those who wished to talk to orgnnUe their own meeting and go ahead. This would have left the busi ness representatives who wanted to obstruct free to talk their heads olT, but no particular harm to any admlniatrutlon objective would have been done. Feared Speeches Berry’s own objection to this course was that speeches would he made at such a meeting, which might have “stolen the headlines” In the next day’s papers. His crit ics admit this, hut Insist that the net result of the speeches would have been to show more conclusive ly than anything else could pos sibly have done the difficulty busi ness representatives would $ have had In getting together. Two courses are now open to the administration, and decision as to which will he followed will be made hy Mr. Roosevelt himself. One thing Is absolutely essen tial to either course. The fuce of Major Berry must he saved. tine course would he to allow Ma jor Berry to tuke all the letters he has had from business men of va rious shades of opinion, work them out, and finally produce a report recommending specific legislation for a substitute NRA. Despite widespread objections to the whole Idea of NBA on the part of many business men—espe cially since prices have begun to rise—plenty of Justification could he produced In these letters In Major Berry’s possession for such a course. It Is true that some of the let ter writers have since changed their minds. A great many business men wanted gome form of NRA restored while prices were still low. They wanted some form of government protection ngainst chlselers. Now that prices are rising, the danger to their own selfish Interests Is not so frightening. So they would like to get rbl of government Interfer ence and supervision, now that they no longer need, ns they see It, Its protection Hoover Vs. Borah Will Herbert Hoover's strength at the Keiiuhlk'un national eonven tlon be sulltclent to stop William |{ Borahs nomination If the Idaho Lion gets going good? That question Is being asked In many political circles, both Demo cratic and Republican, since the recent radio blast of the veteran lone wolf of the American bouse of lords. As a matter of fact, up until that speech, you could not find a Re publican in Washington who really believed Senator Borah had a Chance for the nomination. This was true despite the paucity of available timber for the G. O. 1*. nomination, and despite the fact that Borah bus been running first In neurly every poll taken, begin ning with that of Robert H. Lucas many months ago. Borah was simply set aside for two reasons. One was Ids age. He will be seventy-one on June 211. next. Just after the convention ad journs. The other was the strong group of Individuals high In Itepuh Ucan runks who object vigorously to his nomination. Herbert Hoover Is In a way the head and front of this group, hut It Is very large, and Important. The opposition of those composing it Is based on two things. Borah’s po litical and economic philosophy, and what they call Ids ‘‘undepend ability." A very prominent magazine editor has told many Republican leaders of his own negotiations with Borah for a long series of articles. The fees for the articles were to be huge. There was no limitation on what lie could say—no attempt to dictate policies. Borah, the editor says, was frankly attracted by the money and the opportunity to reach such a large nudienee so easily. But he reluctantly declined the offer. Ills explanation Is the whole point. One article might he all right Two might be right. But over such a period of time as was In volved. be wns likely to change bis views so radically that the later articles might contradict the ear lier ! It Is this, rather than Borah’s political philosophy, which today causes most of the opposition on the part of Republican leaders to Borah. Copyright.—WNU 8«rvlc«. Explorer II Rising from the Stratobowl. Prepared by National Oeoyrnrihlc Society, Wwihlngton. L>. C.-WNU Service. TllK Explorer II, balloon of the National Geographic society army air corps stratosphere flight, which rose to a record alti tude of more than 73,(XX) feet on Armistice day, was the largest free balloon ever built. Commanded by Capt. Albert VV. Stevens, who also wns the scientific observer, and pi loted by Capt. Orvll Anderson, both of the army air corps, the balloon soared more than two miles far ther Into the upper air than the previous official altitude record (01,237 feet), made by Lieut Com mander T. G. VV. Settle of the navy and MuJ. Chester Fordney of the murine corps, on November 20, 1933, The unofficial balloon alti tude record prior to the flight of the Explorer II wns 72.2IX) feet, made by Russian balloonists. If a tent were made from the bag of the Explorer II 20,OtX) men could find standing room beneath it, with space to spare. It will cover about two ami two-thirds acres of ground, nr 115,84.1 square feet. It has a cnpaclty of 3,7tX).(XX) cubic feet of gas. This Is 23 per cent larger than the capacity of the Ex plorer I, used on the 193,4 Nntlonnl Geographic-army air corps strato sphere flight and at that time the record-breaker for sl'<e. If fully Inflated on n football field the Explorer would cover more than the totnl width of the gridiron and about two thirds of Its length. A building more than eleven stories high and of equal width and depth could be placed easily Inside It. The big hag Is made of cotton fabric, treated reppntedly with rub ber until It Is gas-tight. The gon dola, and its four-and-one-hnlf top load of men. Instruments and bal last. was suspended from a cat enary hand or girdle cemented to the lower part of the balloon. Moored With Seven Miles of Rope. Seven miles of rope, enough to reach from the enrth to the strato sphere, were used to moor the giant hag during Its Inflation and until the time of the take olT. The balloon was Inflated with helium gas, which could not burn or explode, Instead of the hydro gen gas used In the Explorer I. Only about 2(10,(XX) cubic feet of helium, about 7 per cent of the balloon’s capacity, was let Into the bag at the start. As the balloon rose It ex panded until at a height of about 12 miles it tilled out the entire bal loon Into the shape of a perfect sphere. After the balloon became spheri cal and the helium continued to ex pand there was no danger of the bag bursting because the excess gas escaped through four appen dixes In the bottom. These are tulnj lar openings like Inverted chim neys, 17 feet long and 7*4 feet In diameter. The gas In the hulloon was con trolled by two valves of a type in vented by Captain Stevens. Op erated by compressed air somewhat ns air brakes are operated, the valves were controlled from with in the gondola. They could be used to let gas escape from the top of the balloon when It was desired to halt the ascent temporarily, or to hasten the descent toward enrth. The gondola of Mie Explorer II which housed the crew anil precious scientific instruments Is a hlg nine foot bubble made of magnesium al loy, thin but strong. Though near ly as strong ns steel, the metal used In the sphere Is less than one fourth ns heavy. It Is the world's lightest structural metal. Even ulumlnum Is half again as heavy. Such extreme lightness enabled the balloon to go thousands of feet higher In Its ascent than would have been the case If the gondola were mude of heavier metal. New Lightweight Metal. This lightweight champion of the metals Is a coppnratlvely new bit of modern chemical magic. It con tains 93 per cent pure magnesium, one of the lightest of substances. The magnesium Is obtained from deep-burled supplies of salt water, or brlie, pumped from wells ut Midland, Mich., by the Dow Chern leal company. Though It appears hard and shiny like any other metal when fashioned Into the material for the gondola, magnesium ground or shaved into hits also can born with a brilliant light. It was used In photographers’ flashlight powder before electric flashlamps were de veloped, and In flares dropped by aviators at night during the World war to Illuminate the ground for bombing and photography. Despite Its light weight, the mugneslum alloy needs a thick ness of only three-sixteenths of an Inch to give It sufficient strength for the stratosphere balloon gon dola. It carried Into the strato sphere on the flight a load of two men, more than a ton of scientific apparatus and thousands of pounds of ballast. In tests It withstood strains five times as great as It was called upon to bear during the flight. Dur ing the flight It was subjected not only to the load hut the strain of air pressure Inside thnt was far greater thnn that outside. Walls of the gondola are made of rolled plates of magnesium al loy welded together. The hatches are castings of the same material. The entire gondola, with Its metr.l floor, hatch covers and a metal arm from which some Instruments were suspended, weighed G38 pounds. Sunny, Calm and Cold. In the stratosphere, It has been discovered, continuous sunshine reigns, with no storms, clouds, rali.is or fogs. Hut—It is about 80 de grees below xerol Also In this paradoxical region of the upper air the sky Is so blue thnt It Is almost black and sounds are strangely faint and feeble. No summer resort on earth can equul the sunshine and calm of stratosphere days. The sun shines from rising to setting every day. with a brilliance unknown on earth, for there is little air to dim Its rays. Practically no water vapor exists In the stratosphere, so there can be no clouds to shut out the sun, and hence no rain or fog. The turbulent air currents nearer the earth also are missing, so storms are non-existent. i;ut even wun mis perreci weutn er overhead, the stratosphere is far from being an Ideal vacntion spot. It Is as cold ns the desolate polar regions of the earth. A tempera ture of nearly 80 degrees below zero Fahrenheit was recorded In 1934, both on the first National Geo graphic-army flight to the strato sphere nnd In the Antarctic on the second Byrd expedition. And again on November 11, 1935, the Explor er II found a similar temperature. The air Is so thin In the strato sphere that a man would suffocate and die there unless artificially sup plied with oxygen. The stratosphere Is one of the earth’s newest frontiers, a region of cold air 20 miles or more thick, surrounding our globe as the skin surrounds an orange. It hangs above the earth at a height rang ing from ten miles nt the equator to seven miles in the latitude of the United States, while over the poles It may hang lower still. Its bottom is the level at which the air above the earth stops grow ing colder. Every one knows that the air grows colder as one climbs higher on a mountain or in an air plane, and scientists, formerly be lieved the coldness steadily In creased with latitude. But about 37 years ago It was found that the temperature ceased to drop at a height of seven to ten miles, nnd remained about the same as far up as could be measured with ther mometers attached to small bal loons. Man Couldn’t Live There. The stratosphere always stays at approximately the same low temperature hecuuse the heat that its air absorbs is almost exactly balanced by the heat It radiates away. It Is colder in winter than In summer, hut strangely enough it Is colder above the equator than nearer the poles. A man suddenly taken to the strat osphere could no more live than lie could In the depths of the sea. Not only is there much too little oxygen to keep him alive, but the tissues of his body would tend to expand because the pressure Inside Ids hotly would be far greater than that out side. The crew of the Explorer II was sealed In a gondola nnd sup plied with artificial air by an air conditioning unit, just us is the crew «f a submarine. MERE MAN 88 By BARBARA BENEDICT £ Awoclated Newspapers. WNU Service. ItANCINK DEltltY faced her mother. Grim determination, detfunce and rebellion were written in her face. “Mother, I’m going to tell him.” “Tell him what, dear?” Mrs. Derry looked u little frightened, but she smiled sweetly, neverthe less. One of the best things that Mrs. Derry did was to smile sweetly. "I’m going to tell Count Stefano that 1 don't love him, that the only reason I proposed to him was be cause you wanted me to.” "You’re going to do no such thing.” “Yes, mother, 1 am." “Hut, my dear child, do you real ize what you’re saying? Tell Count Stefano that you don’t love him! In deed! Why—It would ruin every thing Oh, such ingratitude, such thoughtlessness! And after all my planning and scheming so that you could marry well. Money and a title! Think of It! And, apparently It means no more to you than a puff of wind. Franclne, I forbid you to do such a foolhardy thing!” “Forbidding, mother, won’t stop me. I—I’m a little fed up with your alwuys forbidding and de manding, forever trying to run my life. I’m sorry, mother, but this time I’m not going to permit you to stand In the way of my happiness." “Yonr happiness? Franclne, there Is something behind this. You’re— you’re In love with some one else. That secretary! Count Stefano’s secretary. Oh, my Lord! That— that person! Franclne, I will not tolerate dlsobed—” Mrs. Derry cut her sentence short because the door slammed. She found herself alone, staring rather stupidly at the door through which her daughter had vanished. After a moment she started for ward. stopped, turned, seemed to the point of swooning hut Instead sank wearily Into a chair, moaning, Helowstalrs. Franclne was search ing the hotel lobby. Her search re sulted In failure, and she went out side onto the terrace. Presently her Francine Swallowed Hard. She Stared in Wild-Eyed Amazement. eyes fell on a young man in sports coat and flannels, sprawled com fortably In a lawn chair. She marched up to him, and spoke un hesitatingly nnd evenly. “Count Stefano, I’ve decided I can’t marry you. I’m sorry. I know It will be useless to explain that It’s because I’m not in love with you. But—I’m an American, the sort of American who has to be in love with a man In older to marry him.” Count Stefano uncoiled his long legs nnd stood up. He smiled. “Francine, I'm ashamed to admit I didn’t think you hud It In you. For give me for my mistake. As you say in America, ‘put ’er there!’” And he held out tils hand. Francine swallowed hard. She stared in wide-eyed amaze ment. “You—you mean you don’t care?" “That isn’t the point. The point Is, I appreciate your being honest. I wouldn't want you to marry me If you didn’t love me.” “Why, that's grand!” Francine smiled, n little weakly. “That's— grand! We can he—friends, then?” “Nothing would make me hap pier.” The corners of the count's mouth twitched. “I’d like to he friends with both you—nnd your mother.” For an Instant the two stared Into each other's eyes. After a moment Impulsively, Francine laughed. “Count Stefano—Steve—you and I had u date to play golf this nft ernoon. Shall we keep It?" “Keep . it? My dear girl, I wouldn’t let you break It for any thing.’’ And so Count Stefano nnd Fran elne played golf as previously ar ranged. Throughout the nfternoon Fran clne felt peculiarly llght-lienrted, yet at the same time was conscious of n growing feeling of regret. She tried to analyze and explain the feeling, nnd was annoyed to find the task Impossible. On the day following. Count Stef nno asked her to ride with him, and site ngreed to do so. It was, she told herself, much easier nnd nicer to keep dates with i him now that her conscience ! wasn't burdened with deception. In ! fn(t. It was decidedly enlovahle, being friendly with Count Stefano Instead of engaged to him. Indeed she would have been com pletely happy If It were not for the r vague, unaccountable feeling of re gret that still persisted In asserting itself. It puzzled her, yet she could not escape It. Thus two weeks passed. Fruncine and Count Slefuno were seen much In each other's company, more, in fact, than heretofore. Oddly, Mrs. Derry did not carry on in the manner in which Francine had been afraid she might. The older woman was, on the contrary, quite charming and pleas ant of manner, and gradually it dawned on the girl that her mother was unuware that she had broken her engagement with the count Thinking about It, Fruncine knew that her mother believed she had reconsidered her rash decision, and hud herself decided not to speak of the matter again for fear of cre ating unnecessary unpleasantness. This In itself was rather distress ing, and Francine awoke to the fact that sooner or later something would have to be done. Mrs. Derry would have to be told. The business, however, was set tled In a somewhat unexpected though not wholly surprising man ner. She had gone sailing with Count Stefano and they were returning home in the mellow light of a per fect June evening. Steve had the tiller and Fran cine was by his side. Suddenly she looked up at him and said: “It’s been grand knowing you, Steve. Tomorrow mother and I are going away." “Away? Why, I had no idea you were leaving so soon.” “Nor did we. I—we—decided last night we’d have to go sooner than we expected." “I see. Well, I’ll miss you, Fran. I’ll always remember our friend ship.” “Will you, Steve?” “I won’t be able to help It.” He laughed, a laugh which end ed in a sigh. “Sometimes I wish I weren’t a count—nothing but a mere man. Tiien you wouldn’t have hnd to tell me that you couldn’t marry me.” “Why, Steve, that wasn’t why—” She broke off. realizing that she had spoken without thinking. He turned quickly. “Francine! . . . You didn’t think for a minute that I didn’t know why you hnd promised to marry me, did you?” “Of course. I mean—why, Steve, you wouldn’t have married me, knowing that that was my reason?" “Wouldn’t I? I wish you’d given me the chance! I’d have married yon any way at all.” There was a haunting, desper ate look in his eyes, and Francine felt something clutch at her heart. She said: “Then, take me as I am. dar ling, because the only reason I con fessed to you was because I loved you too much to even he the least bit dishonest. I wanted to tell you. In case mother ever mentioned the matter. I wanted you to know— and I’ve been regretting telling you ever since, because it occurred to me that now I could never hnve you and—” The sentence was never finished, because Steve hnd Iter in his arms. Hut there was no need for finishing it It would hnve been a waste of words and there were more im portant things to talk nhout. Monte Cristo Increases the Finances of France Although Edmond Dantes, the dashing Count of Monte Cristo. never existed, this Imaginary noble man produces real money every year for the cash box of France. Since 1926 this yearly sum has been 40,.ri00 francs, but beginning with 193fi the French treasury be gan to benefit to the extent of 112,100 francs a year out of the fame of Alonte Cristo. This sum was set recently at a lively auction sale for the rental of the Chateau d’lf, situated on a gloomy, rocky island In the Aled Iterranean, about two miles south west of Alarseilles. It was from this island that the hero of Alexnn dre Dumas’ novel made his Imag inary escape. The Chateau d’lf Is real. For four centuries It housed many pris oners but nobody remembers them. Alaribeau and Philippe Egalite were among the notable prisoners who really did occupy cells there, but tourists visit the Chateau d’lf be cause of Alonte Cristo. Jean Raybaud of Annecy, vic torious in the auction battle, will pay the French governument 9,344 francs a month for the chateau be cause of these tourists. With the chateau goes the right to welcome visitors at the rate of two francs per person on week days. Visitors Insist on visiting the cell where he was supposedly Im prisoned. They stand on the spot, or think they do, from which the grave diggers flung the sack con taining Alonte Cristo (who had sub stituted himself for the dead body of Ahhe Faria) Into the sea. Since the Island lies almost In the lane of the Europe-Orient ocean traffic, and every conceivable type of vessel passes the cliff. It seems quite con vincing that Alonte Cristo should have been picked up by a passing boat Mound Building Bird* The birds known ns mound build ers. in the East Indies, take no care of their young. Rabies hatch by heat of the sun and start flying after a day or two. Wedding Dress By JANE ALLEN I £ McClurf N^wsrianpr Syndicate WNU Service. PJOUA MADDEN, entering the cold ^ Interior of the Style Shop on that stifling August day, felt her frayed nerves soothed by the subtle atmosphere of luxury which pervad ed Madame Andre's little establish ment. Here she was surrounded by an almost bewildering array ofA beautiful fabrics and colors—she, Dora Madden, who had known so little of lovely things! A salesgirl approached her. “Something for you, madam?" It was a crisp young voice and the girl serself was crisp and capable. Dora s request, however, brought the thlngly plucked eyebrows to gether in a tipy frown. “A wedding dress," she repeated. Let me see . . ." Something in white, you know,’' Dora elucidated. Simple, but styl ish. And not too expensive.” Swiftly, expertly, the other ap praised her customer. Fairly good tigure without much style. Pale eyes and hair. The prospect of white satin against such a sallow complexion caused her to shudder inwurdly. If only the woman had chosen to he married in blue! This way, please," she said smil ing. Her high-heeled pum|>s preceded Dora's sensible Bhoes down the length of soft carpet to an open glass showcase filled with snowy satins and mousse!Ines de sole. In the fitting room Dora stood at last before the long tr’ple mirror in a dress which thrilled her with its beauty and simplicity. A dream of a dress in satin and lace, a cloudy veil caressing her iiead and falling about her shoulders in a shimmer ing cascade. Not such fine satin, some women might have said; to Dora the perfect wedding gown as she laid always pictured It for her self. She observed the skirt critically. It was a trifle long, perhaps, but such small alterations were simple. One hand strayed to I lie veil of soft illusion and she reflected wistfully that it would lie ever so much pret tier against dark hair—dark, softly < waving hair. Her straight blonde * hob appeared dull und lifeless un der the bright glare of the lights. Even so, Hie sight of her slim re flection brought a brief sensation of pleasure. Strange not to have known before that she had n good ligure. A pity not to have afl'orded pretty, well made dresses. . . . Dora hit her lip on a quick sigh. • took a little turn about the room. 1 "Ted will like it," she told herself. Important, was It not, that the bridegroom should lie pleased with the bridal gown? Remembering Ted's face—witti its deep blue eye* and boyish smile—blurred her con sciousness. IIow really terrible It was to love a man so much! Turning to tin* salesgirl she sa'ul. “I think I'll decide on this one. It's very beautiful." The oilier slopped up smiling, to hel[> her change. “Yes, it’s a emst attractive model," she said briskly. "I mustn't forget Hie orange blos soms.” Dora was thinking as she recalled Lydia’s letter. A sweet girl. Lydia, and her fa vorite student from the very be ginning. Just a carefree child of the mountains two years ago at six teen; now so suddenly a slim, tall young woman with the smokiness of the hills In her lovely eyes. Ted used to call tier a "line kid." To both of them Lydia had been a ■sort of protegee, a strong bond of common interest. She had crept so often into their conversations as they talked together over the dying embers of a dozen campfires or during long hikes through flit woods. Lydia was talented. Lydia had promise—she must, somehow, be sent to college, receive reul u«l vantages. But it was not always of the stu dents that they had talked. As Dora, garbed once more in her cheap brown silk, returned to the front of the shop, memories were taking her hack to that golden aft ernoon in autumn when Ted had de scribed to her those three years of teaching in the little school before her arrival; his long tight hack to health in the hills following a seri ous breakdown; his growing love for the mountains which had flnull> decided him in tiie choice of a life work. "These people are renl—this coun try is real," he had confided with characteristic enthusiasm. "It ^ somehow gets hold of you after a while. I could never lie satisfied anywhere else now.” And Dora had realized that day that she could lie happy tnere for ever. too—with him. The dress, wrapped at Inst in soft tissue paper and placed In a long box, the salesgirl waited, pencil poised, to write the address. Dora's gloved hands resting on the counter were rather too tightly clasped to gether. "Mail it to Miss Lydia Spencer," she said steadily, "Norton's Bap. Term. You see. tills is—her dress and the wedding is this week. And, oh yes. 1 almost forgot”—the odd smile that twisted Dora’s lips never reached her eyes—1"please put in a spray of orange blossoms. Brides always wear them you know."