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THE FREEDOM WE SEEK HAS BECOME ECONOMIC
A gn at shift in the popular idea of freedom whicl
will ultimately have a very great effect on our politica
thought has been taking place in this country during th<
last few years.
This shift has been moving us away from our tradi
tional notions at a rapid pace. It is giving a new twis
to the things we demand from our government and it i:
steadily changing our concept of the relation of the in
dividual to the society of which he is a part.
Briefly the shift tan be explained by saying tha
we are beginning to demand economic freedom rathe
than political freedom.
Once w'e demanded freedom from the oppression o
rulers—freedom to talk write and worship as we pleas
ed. abolition of inherited caste distinctions formal re
cognition of the fact that as far as rights are concerned
all men are created equal.
Now we are beginning to demand freedom from ecc
nomic disabilities; freedom from poverty for instance am
from the fear of poverty.
We are beginning to insist that political equality b
balanced with economic security.
It is this demand which is back of such pending bill
in congress as the Wagner-Lewis unemployment insurant'
law' and the Connery 30-hour week bill.
Now the thing to notice is that never before in al
the world’s history could a demand for economic security
have been made sensibly.
In all former times it was inevitable that insecurity
• be the lot of the average man. There simply vvasn
enough of everything to go around. Somebody had to bi
left out.
Population as Malthus pointed out tended to in
crease faster than the means of subsistence. Poverty wa
inescapable.
But today our troubles come because there is toi
much of everything. For the first time since this oh
planet started spinning every man can get a fair whacl
of things.
Insecurity is no longer necessary. The abolition o
poverty is perfectly possible.
The .ordinary man has tome to realize this. Hi
knows there is enough of everything to go around ant
he wants his share; and—which is a point worth remem
bering—he doesn’t care very much how he gets it.
FACTS MUST BE KNOWN
If a member of President Roosevelt’s official family
is actually working toward a Communist state in Amer
ica. and is pulling the wool over the president’s eyes st
that the nation can be maneuvered to the edge of Marx
ism without realizing it. the fact needs to be establishei
definitely and the man’s name should be published.
And then the man needs to be thrown out of Wash
ilngton so fast that he won't know what hit him.
But on the other hand if none of this is true—i
someone has just been indulging in a lot of loose talk
creating a bogey-man out of nothing to scare us out o
adopting a law or a set of laws which certain importan
gentlemen do not like—then the man who started all thi
talk needs to be shown up as an irresponsible rumor
monger and discredited torever.
The charges spread before the House Commerce
Committee in the letter read by James Henry Rand Jr.
must be investigated quickly and thoroughly. The puh
lie has a right to know the exact facts in the matter.
-_
mg they led the way as against
the American Legion. There is ev-
idence to support the contention.
At one point in the tight Legion
officials are charged with having
been willing to compromise and
follow the leadership of Sen. Jim
Byrnes who spoke for the White
House Lobbyists are reputed to
( have picked up the ball and car-
I ned it over tor a touchdown.
Numerically the Legion is in the
i doldrums. Its present paid-up
. membership is little more than a
third over the high-water mark.
IU leaders generally have been
identified with national politick
On the other hand the VFW is
a much smaller organization but
tightly knit. The Knights of Col-
umbus first undertook to enroll
the World War membership from
among the boys tn France and ever
. since it has been more or less dom-
inated by members of the Catholic
) church. When an outfit like this
goes into action it has a definite
i objective and no quarter is asked
The two federations representing
1 government employes are having
> their moments also One used to
be affiliated with the A. F. of L.
and withdrew Its successor set up
. by Labor President Bill Green has
bee nhc in the
government de|>ertments here at
. lunch ime seeking new members
on the strength of the victory.
• • •
CASTIGATED—Poor old Gen.
Johnson and his NRA do have then
t ups and downs. One minute they’re
„ getting 100 per cent newspaper sup-
port and the next minute the well-
known dead cats arc flying all over
- the place.
t Just now the recovery admin lstra-
_ tion is taking another castigation
from the press room. You’ve been
• getting a lead ot it m the news
columns m those stones ab <ut press
’ censorship etc.
There s no doubt that an office
order went nut recently designed to
gag all NRA sub-executives and
i route all information through Wil-
liam V Lawson chief of ihc press
section
b ...
The bo\s who cover NRA arc
convinced Lawson didnt want that
g order to go through. Lawson him-
relf loyally denies thus takes ill ‘he
B riding good-naturedly and offers
a fairlv logical explanation of why
there isn't any censorship. Because
1 he is able and well-liked the snip-
ing probably will die down n a week
’ or so.
In this particular skirmtsh John-
son and Lawson are almost iimo-
f cent bystanders. The person the
l news men really have a haie against
is none other than Miss Frances
i Robinson much-photographed First
assistant to the administrator
They think ‘ Robby’’ inspire:! th*
. lid-on order and th'y're brinfin» old
i tones up to date to put nc~ on the
3 pan again
• •
TANGLES— Robby-’ sirred the
J press hornets the other day when
i she came across a repoit in the
hall outside Johnson's office and
{ accused hi»n of evesdroppmg—al-
though a search would have failed
to develop a dictaphone
f She also tangled with another
reporter who demanded telepnoni-
cally he be allowed to talk to the
> general so he could be sure his story
was accurate. Mist Robinson is said
I to have advised him that .ill he
. wrote was a pack of lies anyway."
The young lady has been trying
to patch up this situation She says
she was kidding in the first instance
and that Johnson was to busy n the
second to talk
• • •
Lawson meanwhile recall* to any
listener that the last Umc he boys
) revolted this way he threw the
. whole NRA open to them arranging
I daily press conferences with every
single deputy ad minis Ira lot
These conferences were vtlenden
- about two days says Bill Then the
boys got dizzy and decided to suck
_ closer to headquarters—all of which
1 was embarrassing The deputies
. wanted to know why they weren't
f being interviewed.
The Press Chief says the gag or-
L der was merely reiteration of .in old
- one and was inspired because very
. minor employes gave out phoney
stories that hurt the prog es> cf
the negotiations that finally settled
i the near-strike in the automobile in-
f dustry.
By any interpretation. However
* • the anti-talk order looked *ikr cen-
sorship. Now. its a game with the
Out Our Way.By Williams
» _ _______ __
I TM' GENERAL ' 1 KNOW ( WERE NO RELATION OF TW‘ \ WE SURE IS
MANAGERS BUT IT \NE»THER. BOSS KIN PEALLV EVER HANDICAPPED
nephew? ain t quite ^ start prom th bottom - all right.1
WHY HE’S ALL I TH’ SAME THEV WON'T LET HIM! . HE'S TH’
RIGHT. HELL WITH HIM HE JUST AIN’T ONE O' BIGGEST
TH' BOVS. WHEN IN LOAFER IN TH’
TW*G?~JLHE si * DO T ROME.VOU can do shop but he
A GOOD ENJOV AS TH' ROMANS - CAN'T FIND
v GUV. \ IT AS SETTER THAN SOME ANVBODV TO
^ WELL. ROMANS— BUT VOU LOAF WITH.
JUST AIN'T A ROMAN N-—_-
.SALL. y
' _ *j r? aiilvi«%*> *‘1
■Brazil ... -■-*'* * *
boys to sec how many forbidden
stories they can bust loose.
NOTES—Ringside scats in con-
gress committees are at a premium
as Kid Bulkwinkle of N. C. prepares
to take on Terrible Doc Wirt of
Gary ... McFadden of Pennsyl-
vania gives notice he'll horn in ana
expose recovery wreckers ... Con-
gress wonders where enough money
is to come from to finance new
home building and the reuovmng
campaign to help heavy industry
... A strong insurgent move by
senate democrats against the tariff
bill won’t prevent its passage as the
situation now stands ... Probe 01
Pan American Airways has been
called off ... Too many foieign
countries are involved and the state
department won t permit the ;o*res-
pondence to be made public.
NEW YORK
By James Mc.Mulltn
STEEL—The wage rise in the steel
| industry caused plenty of ’n»ide
headaches. U 8. Steel was a special
victim.
The ace corporation was bothered
■ on two counts. It’s accustomed to
acting as bellweather for the indus-
try The m nailer units almost invar-
iably wait for its lead in matters ol
broad policy. This time it showed
: no signs of taking action so some
j of fhe lesser companies stepped <vtt
on their own .Such a move was
tantamount to treason and— worse
' still—Big Steel was virtually com-
pelled to follow suit.
That's the second spot on the
tablecloth U. S. Steel executive*
agreed nth other steel me.i on the
strategy of raising wages to count-
eract incipient strike threats on be-
half of compuItery unionization.
But they had a particular reason for
stalling until they could reach an
understanding with their automobile
customers on prices. Recently the
steel and motor makers wcr» as
brothers against A F. of L. en-
croachments. Now that both have
adopted the same remedy agamst
the unions they’re about to enew
private hostilities.
• # *•
PRICES — The steel companies
haven’t the climbing profits of the
auto industry to ease the pain of
added costs. Their wage bill
! amounts around $40000000 a year
• $20 000.000 for U. S Steel alone i
and under present conditions the
Pgme represents further deficits
to practically the full amount.
(They insist that higher prices are
now’ an urgent necessity. The motor
people—having swallowed new wage
bills themselves—are In no mood
to pay more for materials without
a lusty protest.
Of course the whole industry is
affected by this forthcoming
NBC-WEAF NETWORK
BASIC — East: weaf wlw wcel wtic
wtar wtag wcsh wfi wilt wfbr wrc wgy I
when wcae wtam wwj wsai: Mid: ksd ■
wma<i wcfl woc*who wow wdaf wkbf
NORTHWEST 4 CANADIAN — wtmj
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SOUTH — wrva wptf wwnc wis wjax
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wjdx wsmb kvoo wky wfaa wbap kpre
rnai ktbs kths wsoc wav*
MOUNTAIN—k«a kayl kgir kcnl
PACIFIC COAST — kgo kfl kgw komo
khq kfad ktar kgu kpo
iMORKIXQ)
Cent. East.
4:30- 7:30—Melody Half-Hour— basic
7:30— * 30— Balladeers* Mala Chorus
8:00— 9:00—Mexican Typics Orchestra '
8:30— 8:30—The Cloister Bells. Sacred
8:45— 9:4$—Jay Alden Edkins. Basso
9:00—10:00—The Radio Pulpit—basic
9:10—10:30—Tho Garden of Tomorrow
10:00—11:00— Press-Radio News Service
10:05—11;©5— Hall and Gruen Pianists
10:15—11:15—Major Bowes—also roast
11:15—12:15—Ths Gordon String Quar.
11:30—12:30—Ths U. of C. Round Table
I (AFTKRSOON t
12:00— 1.00—Road to Romany Orches.
1 12’.30— 1:30—Mary Small and Guests
1:00— 2:00—Gene Arnold. Quar.—to c
1:30— 2:30—Malcolm La Prads. Travel
1:45— 2:45—Gems of Melody Orches.
2:00— 3:00—Wayne King Orch.—to c
2 30— 3:30—M. Chamlee. Opera Tenor
3:00— 4:00—Talkie Picture Time. Play
3:30— 4:30—Sunday Concert—also cst
CBS-WABC NETWORK
BASIC—East: wabc wade wnko wcao
waab wnac wgr wkbw wkrc wlik cklw
wdre wcati wip wjas wean wfbl wspd
wjsv wmas; Midwest: wbbm wfbm
krabc kmox wowo whas
EAST—wpg whp wlbw wbec wlbs wfea
j wore wicc efrb . Sac
DIXIE—wgst wsfa wbre wqam wdod
kka wrec wlac w-dsu wtnc krld wrr
ktrh ktsa w-aco koma wdbo wndx wbt
wda* wbtg wtar wdbj wwva wmbg wajs
wmbr
MIDWEST— wcah »gl wm» wmbd wl*n
wibw kfh kfab wkon wcco wsbt kecj
wnax
MOUNTAIN— kvor kls koh ksl
COAST—khj kn n kfr* kn| kfpv kvi
kfbk kmj kwg kern kdb kgmb ksb
SUNDAY APRIL 8 (Centra
Note: All programs to key and basi
fled coast to coast (c to e) designatioi
Programs subject to change. P. M.
NBC-WEAF NETWORK
BASIC — East: weaf wlw weei wtic
wiar wteg wcsh wfi wilt wfbr wrc mgv
when wcae wtam wwj wsai; Mid: ksd
wmaq wcfl woe-who wow wdaf wkbf
NORTHWEST 4 CANADIAN — wtmj
wiba katp webc wday kfyr crct cfcf
SOUTH — wrva wptf wwnc wis wjax
nfla-wsur. wiod wsm wmc wsb wapi
w jdx wsmb Kvoo wky wfaa wbap kpre
wi.a* ktbs kths wsoc wave
MOUNTAIN—ko» kdyl kgtr keni
PACIFIC COAST — kgo kfl kgw komo
khq kfad ktar kgu kpo
Cent. East.
4:00— 5:00—To Bo Announced
4:15— 5:15—Vincent Celendo in Songa
4:30— 5:30—To Be Announced
5:00— 5:00—Catholic Program—c' to c
5:30— 8:30—American Scheole—c to c
6 QO— 7:00—Human Relatione Court
8:45— 7:45—Wendell Hall’e Program
7:00— t:0O— Eddie Cantor Show—to o
8:00— 9:00—Marry Go 'Round—also C
8:30— 9:30— Familiar Music—c to cst
9:00—10:00—Vic. Young Orch.—to cst
9:30—10:30—The Hall of Fame—also c
10:00—11:0O— Broadcast to Byrd Party
10:30—11:30—Phil Harrie 4 Orcheatrg
11:00—12:00— Seymour Simene Orches.
11:30—12:30—Dan Ruaao and Orcheatra
CBS-WABC NETWORK
BASIC—East: wabc wade woko wcao
waab wnac wrr wkbw wkrc whk cklw
wdre wcau wip wjas wean wfbl wspd
wjsv wmas; Midwest: wbbm wfbm
kmbe kmox wowo whas
EAST—wpg whp wlbw whsc wlbs wfea
wore wicc efrb ckac
DIXIE—wgst wsfa wbre wqatn wdod
klra wrec wlac wdsu wtoc krld wrrr
ktrh ktsa waco koma wdbo wodx wbt
wdae whig wtar wdbj wwva wmbg wsjs
wmbr
MIDWEST—wcah wgl wmt wmbd wlsn
wlbw kfh kfab wkbn wcco wsbt ksej
wnax
MOUNTAIN—kver kls Voh ksl
COAST—khj koln kfre k»l kfpy kvi
kfbk kmj kwg kern kdb kgmb kgb
tent. Eaet.
4.00— 5:00—Reset and Orum». Drams
4:30— 5:10—Crum t Sanderson. Sengs
—basi;. Cadets' Quartet—midwest
I
squabble. But U. 8. Steel is al-
ready the special target of dis-
gruntled buyers and will have to
bear the brunt of the battle to an
even greater extent from now on.
Therefore its directors weren’t
exactly pleased to have their hand
forced.
m
OPEN SHOP — After the motor
and steel Industries the utilities
and copper companies are the most
strongly opposed to the advances
of organised labor.
There are signs that the utilities
—who certainly don’t crave a labor
dispute on top of their other woes
—will follow the wage-raising tac-
tics of the motor and steel folk.
Public Service of New Jersey (a
Morgan outfit) has taken the first
step and many others can be ex-
pected to follow in the iftxt few
weeks.
There's a fond hope in some
utility circles that the gesture will
help to offset some of the unfavor-
able publicity that’s been coming
their way. There will be a suitable
fanfare of trumpets about “co-
operating with the president’s pro-
gram to increase purchasing power.”
The copper people don’t feel that
way at all. They would almost
welcome a strike because it would
check the curse of production they
can’t shut off otherwise. The next
big labor ruckus may occur In this
industry.
• • •
Utilities— The Thayer disclo-
sures handed Gov. Lehman a black-
jack Insiders see evidence of team
work between Albany and Wash-
ington. They doubt that the Fed-
eral Trade Commission’s effective
timing of the incident was pure
coincidence.
Political sharps say that the gov-
ernor can now get his utility meas-
ures through the legislature with-
out a comma if he really want*
them that way. Doubts are still ex-
pressed as to that. The most prob-
able outcome is a set of slightly
amended bills—making It a little
harder for municipalities to go into
the power business than the ori-
ginal measures—which the gov-
ernor will accept as satisfactory.
The purpose of the amendments
will be to relieve the mind of the
State Banking Board in line with
| our recent comment.
Utility men get one crumb of
comfort from the outlook They
lcam that PWA has turned down
several applications to build muni-
i ripal power olants and hopefully
deduce that the government may
not to be as hot after their scalps as
it seems.
9 9 9
CARLISLE — Floyd Carlisle of
i Consolidated Gas and Niagara Hud-
son Power was probably the mad-
dest man in New’ York about the
Thayer business.
Just the night before he had put
over a radio sales act about the
virtuousness of the utilities It
pained him no end to have such a
contretemps happen the next day.
And to make It worse the company
-.
Today’s Radio Features
SUNDAY APRIL 8 (Central and Eastern Standard Timet
Not*: All programs to key and basic chains or croup* thereof unless spec!-
fled coast to coaat (c to c) designation include;- all a\ailable stations.
Programs subject to change. Day. | (JtOJt.N'f.VfifJ
Cent. East.
7:00— 8:00—Organ Reveille — wabc
7:30— 8:30—Artist Recital—east
7;*6— 8:45—Radio Soptl gnt—wabc
8:00— 9:00—Sunday at Aunt Susan’s
9:00—10:00—Church of the Air—alto e
9:30—10:30—Ben Allay. Tanor — wabc
only; The Melody Parade—basic
9:45— 10:45—Alex Semmler Pianist
10:00—11:00—Children’s Hour — wabc
only; Arnold and Buckley—also cat
10:30—11:30— Mormon Choir and Organ
—also coast (wabc out first 30m.)
11:30—12:30—Midday Serenade — east
only; The Madison Ensemble—west
11:45—12:45—Madison Ensemble—to c
{AFTERNOON)
12:00— 1:00—Church of the Air—c to e
12:30— 1:30—Laiy Dan Mmatrela Man
1:00— 2:00—Jerry Freeman Orcheatra
1:30— 2:30—Abe Lyman and Orchea.
2:00— 3:00— N. Y. Philharmonic—to e
NBC-WJZ NETWORK
BASIC — Eaat: wja wbz-wbia wbal
w ham kdka wear wjr wlw wayr wmal:
Midwest: m ky kyw wenr wla kwk
kwer koil wren wmaq ksn wkbf
NORTHWEST 4 CANADIAN — wtmj
wiha k'tp webc wday kf>r crct cfcf
SOUTH—wna wptf wwne wis wja*
wfla-wsun wiod warn wmc wsb wapi
wjdx wsmh kvoo wky wfaa wbap kpre
woal ktbs kths wane wav#
MOUNTAIN—koa kdy! kf.r k*hl
PACIFIC COAST—kfo kfi kgw komo
khq kfsd ktar kpo
(MORNING)
Cent. East.
7:00— 8:00—Samovar Serenade—1<»s.c
7:30— 8:30—Lev* White. Organ—basic
8:00— 9:00—The NBC Children's Hour
9:00—10:00—Sketches of the Southland
9:30—10:30—Music 4 American Youth
10:00—11:00—Press- Radio Nawe Service
10:05—11:05—Morning Musical Strings
10:30—11:30—The Poet Prince—basic
10:45—11:45—Phantom Strings Orch.
11:15—12:15— Baby Rose Marfa—es »nl.v
' 11:30—12:30—Radio City Concert—to c
(AFTERNOON)
I 12:30— 130—Youth Conference—c to c
1:00— 2:00—C. Robison's Bar.X Ranch
1:30— 2.30—Songs 4 Piano Ouo—to 0
I 2:00— 3:00—To Be Announced
' 2:30— 3:30—Jan Garber Orch.—c to c
! 3:00— 4:00—Terhun# Dramas of Dogs
i 3 15— 4:15—Oion Kennedy. Organist
1 3 SO— 4:30—The Players Drama Act
1 and Eastern Standard Tims)
c chains or groups thereof unless epecl-
i includes all available atations.
Cent. Eaat.
5:00— 6:00—To Be Announced
5:30— 6:30—"Smiling Ed" McConnell
5:45— 6:45—The Family Theater—ba-
sic; Twilight Musicale—midwest
6:00— 7:00 — Mar* Brothers — east;
Sponsored Program—midwest; The
Welsh Madrigal Choir—west
6:30— 7:30—The Family Theater—ba-
sic; Wheeler Orchestra—midwest
8:43— 7:45—Rm Tin Tin—basic; Or-
chaatra—Dixie; Orchestra—west
7:00— 8:0<^-Th# Nat Shilkret Concert
7:30— 8:30—Pennsylvanians—c to cat
8:00— 9:00—Angelo Petri Dramas—
also coast: Willett Orchea.—Dixie
8:30— 9:30—E. Hutcheson Piano—to c
9:30—10:30—Columbia Revue—to c
10:00—11:00—H. V. Kaltenborn—c to c
10:15—11:15— Little J Little Or.—to c
10:45—11:45—Frit* Miller Orchea.—to e
11:00—12:00—Charlie Oavia Orch.—ba-
sic; Louis Panieo Orch.—midwest
11.30—12:30—Henry Busee’e Orch.—to c
NBC-WJZ NETWORK
BASIC — East: wja wbg-wbia wbal
wtiam kdka wgar wjr wlw wsyr wmal;
Midwest: weky k>w w#nr wla kwk
kwer kon wren wmaq keo wkbf
NORTHWEST 4 CANAOIAN — wtmj
wiba kstp webc wday kfyr crct efuf
SOUTH—wrva wptf wwne win wja*
wfla-wsun wiod warn wmc w»b wapi
wjdx wsmb k\oo wky wfaa wbap kpre
woai ktbs kths wsoc wave
MOUNTAIN—koa kdyl kirsr kghl
PACIFIC COAST—kgo kfi kgw komo
kbq kfsd ktar kpo
Cent. East.
4:0C^- 5:00—National Vespers—c to c
4:30— 5:30—Grand Hotel. Play—to c
500— 5:00—Sunday Symphony Hour
S:0Qi— 7:00—Chaa. Pravin Orchea.—to c
6:30— 7:30—Joe Pmnir Show—c to c
•:<»—Barnhart Symphony Band
®9:00—Geo. M. Cohan 4 Orchea.
8.30- 8:30—Walter Winchall— basic
8:45— 8 45—Adventures in Health
9:00—10:00—Kay Sevan. Spy Drama
.J:S“10:S0—Voc*1 «"d Instrumental
10:00—11:0O—International Tid-Bita
11:15— Ennio Bolognim — eaat;
Walter Winched—south and rst rpt |
10.30— 11:30—Sen Pollack’s Orchestra
11:00—12:00—Jimmy Luooeford Orchea.
11:30—12:30—Clyde Lucas 4 Orchestra j
p
involved— Associated Gas—isn't
exactly on fraternal terms with
Carlisles own group.
a • •
MIXED—A slock exchange firm
was much intrigued by a letter re-
cently received from a congressman.
The letter was in response to a
plea broadcast to many congress-
men to oppose the Fletcher-Ray-
bum bill. This congressman said he
agreed that the utilities had been
treated pretty rough lately and
would be happy to vote against
further utilities regulation
The boys aren't sure whether he
was taking them for a ride or was
Just plain dumb. They don't want
to show him up publicly for fear
they might lose a fnend
• • •
SIDELIGHTS—Gov. Lehman
signed a bill sponsored by Sea
Thayer to extend the time for a
final report by the temporary staff
Public Utility Commission just an
h*tir before the Thayer stoiy uuw
on the wires. .He has been kidded
plenty.. Local republicans arc afraid
that Sens Fess and Reed are more
likely to lose their seat this fall
than any other incumbents.
Imagine an auto industry strike
and all the strikers driving down
to picket the plants.
• • •
Men are flocking to beauty par-
lors out west says a beauty sne
cialist. But the women are toe
smart to (all tor that since they
started the beauty parlor Idea
• • •
A Montreal shoe manufacturer ..
suing a late employes estate be-
cause the worker slept On the job
(or 15 years. The man's death woke
up the boss.
• • •
The emperor of Manchukuo is
“answerable only to heaven** but
since he's married well bet he
can't stay out late at night with-
out bringing home a pretty good
excuse.
• • •
A Harvard professor says Amer-
ica's contribution: to civilization
have been dertistt. plumbers and
collar buttons. And what about
shewing gum. subway guards and
i traffic lights?
5^ {ROMANIC £fy/AWAY &b A
BEGIN II HIE TODAY
PABLITO. a hnndanme yuntk.
krroan a fugitive «kfi he Area
from Florida «• Caha with BEAU
aad LOTTIE two thieves. follnw-
inf a masquerade party at tba
home of rich JIM FIELD Bran
has Allied TED JEFFRIES. on*
of Field's gaesta. and stoles lb*
Jeffries pearls. Pablila does sot
know this or that be himself la
accused of the crime He believes
i lacorractly I that a blow from his
•st has Allied a mas aad that
this fart exiles blm forever from
ESTELLE FIELD whom he loves
mad who loves him.
la Caha be hopes to meet
NORRIS NOYES who befriended
Pablito as a child. Nayes also ta
a fugitive. wasted for a crime
years before
MARCIA TREADWAY knows
Pablito Is laaoceat hot fears
sraadal It oh* tells the troth
She goes ta Havaaa. hoping ta
•ad Pahllto there.
Meaawhlle SIR APRREY. a
titled Englishman aad Pablila s
father heglas a search tor hta
aoa.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STOBY
CHAPTER XVII
rpHE ancient automobile movei
forward In a manner suggest
ing tbe gait of a startled jack
rabbit.
"How long will It take to read
Havana?" Pablito asked Fedrc
the driver.
An ununually severe jolt pre
vented an immediate answei
Then Pedro turned smiling am
letting the car take its course
If nothing happened to tba la
terior of tbe vehicle. Pedro said
if they did not bit anything am
God being willing they shoul
reach Havana in four hoars o
less.
Beau looking more frightcnei
than at any time before groane
aloud and petitioned heaven fo
help. He did not know wha
Pedro had said. He only knet
this was “one helluva ride."
Lottie sitting between Bee
and Pablito. slipped her hand int
Pablito’a. He let it rest tbert
The more he saw of the girl th
more be pitied her. Moreover h
was lonely. At length her hea
dropped to his shoulder bourn:
ing up again at every jolt in th
road. Pablito slipped bis arc
around her shoulders.
“You're one of us now** eh
told him.
“I guess I am*’ he agreed mu
erably.
“Honey look at the stars" Lot
tie said suddenly. “I never aeei
so many In all my life! They'r
swell aren’t they?"
A moment later she went oa
‘And do you notice the way th
earth smells?" Lottie sniffe
deeply and Pablito following be
example found tbe turmoil of nl
spirit to be a little quieted. Cuba
he thought was a wonderful land
How Estelle would love all this
Pablito thinking this drew awa
from Lottie. She sat hurt am
chilled. But with time she d«
elded she could win him. Sh
would work for that and nothin:
else.
She turned to Beau then am
laid her head on bis shouldei
Beau slipped an arm around hei
patted her upper arm and yawnei
widely.
6ba’d get Pablito Lottie vows
igain her bead on Beau’s shoul
1er. She closed her eyas then t
»ay an intense prayer.
I»EAU engaged rooms (or the
^ trio at La Florida a hotel
in the old and crowded section of
Havana facing the narrow and
famous street of small shops that
is known as Obispo. Lottie went
to her room at once and Beau
seemingly wholly at ease and only
casually Interested settled In a
deep leather-covered chair in the
lobby to look over the situation.
Two Americans sat near him
talking of "the vacuum cleaner
game.** They rolled their thick
cigars from one side of their
mouths to the other and their
voices rose offensively loud.
None of Field's friends. Beau
realized as he had before were
at all likely to come here. They
would choose hotels where the
poorest food In Havana is served
condescendingly and at the larg
est prices. Tes. he and Lottie and
I Pablito were safe! Comfortable
and free from anxiety be let bis
mind wander. He imagined Lot-
' tie could in less than 10 minutes
remove from the vacuum cleaner
i salesmen their gold cigar cutters
and lighters. He smiled a little
his eyes on the unsuspecting
l salesmen.
Tablito had wandered to the
i wide doorway leading into the
1 narrow street. He turned sud-
' denly and moved to Beau's side.
‘Tm going out (or a while'* be
said.
"Are you dead sure about
that?" Beau asked menacingly.
"Yes. You can’t stop me and
it will go hard with you if you
I try."
"Oh is that so? Say you
needn’t get so ugly."
“1 don’t mean to be ugly but
I’m going to go where I please."
‘‘Try to give us the slip’’ Beau
threatened "and you’ll wish you
hadn’t. See? And we can do it
# too! Me and Lottie we know
bow.”
Pablito nodded shortly and
turned toward the door.
• • •
OUTSIDE Havana was breathing
dess quickly than It did by
day. A breese from the water
b fluttered those awnings that bad
not been raised at nightfall and
.1 groups of young Cubans stood
here and there on the narrow
parcuient swinging canes or
* leaning os them staring laxily
* and awaiting "the adventure."
Large handsome motor can
followed ramshackle ones. Here
* asd there above heaped stones or
*. molded concrete Pablito walking
saw the foliage of some tropic tree
or thick-trunked big-leafed vine
He reached the edge of the
*' Parque Central and here signaled
j the driver of an automobile thal
' he judged to be for hire. The
j automobile had lace curtains al
_ its windows lace on the backs of
' the seats and a vase bolding
amazingly red paper flowers.
1 "La Mirasol." Pablito ordered
stepping In.
1 "La Mirasol Senor" the driver
■ repeated. The car leaned toward
• Pablito as he set one foot on the
1 step but righted itself when be
was inside. Then they were off.
i The car sped through the etreeti
- with that speed which alwayi
i amazes and terrlfles newcomeri
f to Havana taking sharp eoroen
' on two wheels bearing down men-
acingly upon other cars and then
stopping abruptly Just as collision
seemed inevitable. Once stopped.
It seemed to throb impatiently
until the way was again clear.
The walls that so often rose
abruptly from the narrow streets
had a look of age and of utter
solidity. Once Pablito saw a girl
leaning over a grilled iron balus-
trade and below her a man. bis
head lifted. Snatches of song
came to him. sweet In themselves
but with sweetness Increased by
the soft blackness of the night
i by that marvelous stage setting
which Is Havana and by the city’s
pervasive feeling of light-hearted
tbrillingiy romantic happiness.
"If one were even half happy
It would charm.” Pablito thought
heavily.
• • •
T A MIKASOL proved to be a
^ tgsrdry hostelry near the docks
where houses and buildings
thinned to present a much less.
| picturesque effect and where the
salt water crept Into the night
air. leaving it damp. Pablito told
I the chauffeur to wait for him and
went into the place.
He found himself in a big room
I with a high ceiling stucco walls
and a tiled floor. There were
> toothpicks in a blue glass near
tha register on the yellow oak
desk. A vase in which Havana's
sweet ro*ea were mercilessly
[crowded stood close to a tray of
' ink spattering pens.
Pablito waited. The proprietor
was occupied with the cutting of
his Anger nails. “Senor but a
short moment." he said. Pablito
waited longer.
Then the man moved tow.trd
him and Pablito. in a voice that
trembled in spite of his best In-
tentions. described Norris Noyes.
The proprietor shook his bead
solemnly and called his daughter.
Marie who came running from
the kitchen. She heard the tale
and shook her head also. No they
bad seen no such gentleman. And
God knew them to be speaking
the truth.
They had bad few American
guests that season. Marla bad an
excellent memory end never for-
got those whom she saw. No. no!
They had seen no such gentleman.
Pablito forgot caution and asked
for Noyes by name. Again the
heads shook. Maris opened the
thick register displaying Its
grimy pages. The Senor if he
wished could sea—
She fluttered the leaves. There
was name after name written
there. Pablito read them over
but nowhere was Noyes* signature
Something seemed to tighten at
Pablito’s heart and for an instant
ha fait faint. The proprietor sug-
gested a glass of wine and Maris
ran to gat It. Pablito thanked
her smiling with an effort. That
smile made her ebendon her
dreams of one of the players of
Jai ala! and dream of Pablito for
months thereafter. She thought
of him us the blond one with th^
tortured blue eyes whose Ups had
trembled a second when she said
“No. Senor. No such guest aa you
describe has been within oor
i house.”
(To Be Continued)
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