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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1928 oe ' Miss Edith Brown, pretty sten- , {8 lifted from her dull life of routine into a lana of adven- tute and romance by a chance bit of dictation which she takes down the lips of a man who says he ying--Colonel Dessliter, renow- explorer. The mext morning, she starts to the bank to place her notes and other docu- ments with which she had been in- trusted in a safe-deposit box a3 In. structed, she is attacked by ruff- fans and saves her bag only because shehad strapped it te her wrist, and by the timely intervention of a stranger. She safely deposits her papers and then successfully rebuffs an impostor reporter who comes to worm out information, She finds her acquaintance eagerly sought after by people of all sorts. One, s+ prominent Communist, Noel Frankland, she likes least, although her chum, Frances Austin, does not snub his uncouth advances. How- ever, Frances finds a rea! admiyer and Edith a partial confident !n a young Russian, who describes him- soi merely as "Paul' and invites the girls to the resturant where he and his parents eke out a bare liv- ing to which he adds a pittance earned as a professional dancer. Then comes a mysterious invita. tion for Frances to a party from the Princess Strepaff with espec- 18] instructions to "bring Miss Brown along." Arrived there, the reason for her invitation is soon ap- arent. She meets Mr. Pennington, . P., who takes pains to argue Miss Brown into disclosing her sec- yet for the best interests of the country. But she realizes that it's yeally the Communist Party for which he's pleading and remains SR Finally she recognizes a personal ad in the Times aa her summons again to meet Desulter's agent in one of the government buildings where a certain John Glyde, cousin and executor of Des- sitor, produces her uptes, which she had instructed the 'Lank te de- liver to mo ome but herself, and bids her transcribe them, When, to her amasement, she finds the notebook pages blank, both realise that her documents have heen tampered with, Then it dawns on Miss Brown that John Glyde 13 ons other than Desalter htmself, is death had been announced to throw his enemies oft the track, and immediately he enlists her help to thwart any scheme to get her notes into the opponents' hands, It is disclosed that the enemy has an accomplice who exchanged her book in the bank vaults for a bogus one, Dessiter gives her instructions to get the real documents as soon ss the bank opens next morning, but a mysterious warning from Eric Greatson, supposed to be in lhe op- ponents' camp, and an unusuerl ac- cident delay her arrival and as she approaches the bank a great explos- lon wrecks the building and spreads havoc in all directions, However, \he vaults are not damaged, and presently Miss Brown's noles are returned to her and transcribed. Then Dessiter offers her a place in Ms ¥X, ¥. 0," a newly organized secret department of the Govern- ment, 'That night Miss Brown apd Frances dine at the restaurant where Paul dances, Soon Frank- and And Greatson enter, rp---- Now Read Today's Installment of This Intriguing Oppenheim Story Nevertheless, later in the even- mg, when it became evident that Frankland was hastening over his dinner in order to join them, Miss Brown ventured upon speech. "I don't sce why we encourage those two men," she remarked, as the two girls loitered over their coffee. "I don't dislike Mr, Great- pon, He seems very intelligent, Your friend Mr. Frankland I am + beginning to detest." Frances ghrugged her shoulders. "I don't quite know what the at- traction is myself," she confessed, "and yet I suppose I do. I am in what the modern novelists call 2 reactionary state, I like playing with fire even though it isn't fire." Miss Brown's face duly expressed her disapproval. "Nothing that you could say, Frances, would make me believe that Mr. Frankland could possibly be 'fire' to you." "Precisely, my dear, but don't you see that I am obviously 'fire' to Mr. Frankland. It is a poor sort of one-sided emotion," Frances con- tinued, tapping a fresh cigarette on the table, "but there it is, you see. it ylelds me a faint amusement to read what the man has in his mind when he invites me to various ex- peditions. He thinks he is so clever, and he is really so teribbly clumsy. { wish he were attractive. I hon- sstly believe that the ouly seruples { have left are scruples of taste." Miss Brown moved !n her chair uncomfortably. *"There are certain moods, Fran- ges," she confided coldly, "in which you say things which are uapleas- nt to listen to and unjust to your- . ' "Little prig!" Frances murmured. "Some day or other though, wheh you poke that dear little nose of yours further out into the world and feel the years slipving »y, even you may look at things difterently. * Men are really all pretty well alike, only the Frankland type are too clumsy to conceal what they want. Here they come! Mr. Frankland has drunk most of that bottle of wine, and I feel convinced that to- night he is going to be enterpris- . The two mex had risen to thelr geet and were crossing the room, *, Frankland lumbering and pompous, yet with a certain air of prute pow- ROWN Qa er about him which relieved his otherwise commonplace appearance. By his side, Greatson seemed al- most anemic, "I don't know what's the matter with your friend tonight," Frank- land said to Miss Brown, "Scarcely opens her mouth and keeps oa edg- ing her chair a little further away." Frances laughed softly. "I'm just the same as I've always been, Mr, Frankland," she assured him, "only sometimes you don't un- derstand me." "Come and dance then," he in- vited sulkily. She laid down her cigarette and rose. "I can't resist so gracious and pressing an invitation," she mur- mured. Eric Greatson reached across the table for his hitherto untasted glass of brandy, and drew his chair near- er to hig companions. "Miss Brown," he sald, "you ask a great many questions. You lead us n fo talk, but you say very little ourself, Yet in a way you are a very mysterious person. I should 1jke to know more bout you and your life. ' "Why?" "Is that coquetry, or do rou real- ly wish to know why IT am {interest ad?" "T really wish to know." "May I tell you this then?" he egged, and Miss Brown. watching his sensitive face, realized that here was no doubt about his sin- erity, "It isn't because you are-- hall I say the executor--of the reat enemy of our cause. It isn't for anything to do with that, My interast Is in you personally. " "Are you married like Mr, Frank. land?" "I am not," was the emphatic rep- ly, "and while we are upon the sub. (ject I should like to say that rank land's moral standards are not mine." "I am glad to heer that," Miss Brown confessed, "You jmply that I am very secretive, I will give you a proof to the contrary, I will take you Into thy confidence. I don't like Mr, Frankland, and T wish that Frances would not encourage him, In know that she only does it be- cause she finds some foolish sort of amusement Jn it, put' at the same time I think that it is unworthy of her, Mr, Frankland is not a nice man." Greatson shrugged his shoulders, "Don't think I'm a snob," he begged, "intellectually or in any other way, it I point out that Mr, Frankland has had no opportunity of understanding in the least what women of Miss Austin's stamp are like or how they should ba treated He was born in the mines, at 12 years old his father was a drunk- ard and his mother worse. He has picked up an immense store of gen- eral knowledge by sheer force of will and industry. He has developed the knack of seeing certain vital matters clearly enough from one point of view--his own---and rpeak- ing of them fluently, but as re- gards the more gracious side of life, he has never seen it, and if he had he would not be able to appreciate it. A woman means only one thing with him, The greatest height to which he rises Is that he has fan- cies. Sometimes he fancies one woman more than another. That's just as far as he reaches." "Then don't you consider," Miss Brown demanded, "that it is unpar- donable impertinence on his part to dare to make the suggestions he does to a girl like Miss Austin?" "It isn't exactly impartinence," he argued. "It's sheer lack of com- prehension, as I told you before, All women are the same to Frankland, except that he fancies one more than another, He thinks that he is only offering your friend what any man has a right to offer any woman, And as his experience has been gained In a different eircle of life he doesn't, I suppose, I suppose, understand failure." 4 "I think," Miss Brown pronoun. ced, "that he is a most abominable person. I believe that Frances has made up her mind not to encour- age him any more. I am thankful for it." Eric Greatson took off his specta- cles and wiped them, with a little smile, "I thought they weren't getting on very well tonight," he remarked. "Your friend had that rather sup-; erior, rather humorous c¢mile all; the time she was daneing, end Frankland was so furious hg was bumping into every one. They are sitting down In the lounge now and Frankland is looking like he does when he's been. successfully heckled at a political meeting. * * * And before they come back may I remind you, Miss Brown, that as yet we have scarcely sald a word about yourself. Your friend is a very charming young lady, and social politics are one of the most inter- esting things in life, but I should like, if I might, to talk a little a- bout Miss Brown." i She smiled at him, pleasantly en- ough, but alevays with that air of aloofness which seemed part of her natural reserve. "I will become very personal inm- deed," she said, dropping her voice a little and glancing around caut- fously. "Mr. Greatson, it is a very terriple thought for .me that you coul ledge of what was likely to happen in South Audley street this morn- ing, but £0 long as you did know, I do appreciate your coming to see me. You must have run a very considerable risk by doing so, and I suppose your enterprise, although I hated you for it at the time, saved my Me" AE IS @Greatson was obviously ill ease. "I don't feel that I deserve any thanks, Miss Brown." he assured her. "The whole move was utterly against my principles, although I admit the logic of the arguments on the other side. I am not on the Action Committee of my party, and the matter never came before my chief. I got to kmow about it ¢n- tirely by accident, and | don't mind admitting that I never went to bed at all last night, trying to make up my mind what ta do." ! "You dig a very kindly thing", she acknowledged, "and believe me I am grateful." ' "I am not going to ask you any, more personal questions, Miss Brown," he promised. "I realize that you and I in oppoaita camps oc- cupy very difficult positions, but, I want you to let me, if you will, have the opportunity of seeink a little more of you occasionally." She shook her head, "I don't think, Mr. Greatson," | she said, that it would he wise." "I should never refer to your work," he went on eagerly, "what- ever it may be, I am not a spy. 1 just want you to give me, if you will, a little of your friendship, should like to see mora of you fit I might, in a different sort of en- vironment, I don't care much about this sort of thing, . I dou't think you do really, We might go down into the country some day, and 1 should like you to meet some of my friends with whom I think you would get on well--not the Frank- land type at all. "All that is very difficult, Mr, Greatson,' Miss Brown regretted--- "just -now, at any rate, A week or two ago it would hava all been diff- erent. Now---well, there Is no rea- son why. we shouldn't talk plain. ly, is there? Chance placed 'n my keeping the results of the labors of the man who hated your party end who worked against it to the death, Those secrets are «till, I taka it, to he preserved." I see your point, Miss Brown," Gredtson Interrupted wagerly, but _ He stopped short, Frankland was standing by the table, flushed and treculent, Frances was calmly gahering up the trifles she had left in her place. "Miss Austin and I are going on to the 'Night Hawk," he annonn- ced, "You needn't worry, Miss Brown, I'll bring the young lady home even if we are a bit late." Frances had picked up her poss- esslons, There was a sweat but dangerous smile upon her lips. "Miss Austin {s doing nothing of the sort," she said, with a glance of reassurance at Miss Brown "You sald you'd think about it," Frankland declared anerily, "I have thought about it, and 1 have decided not to go. Come along, Edith," Frankland made an smother his anger. Miss Brown, 'I say, won't you persuade Ler, Miss Brown," he begged. "Yon and Greatson can come along, ton." "I'm sorry," the latter interven- ed, "but I don't think either Miss Brown or Miss Austin would iike the 'Night Hawk' at all. It isn't a place I'd take my sister ta, for in- stance, and she's not too strict. Bet. ter call that off. If you want to go on anywhere else. " "Thank you so mueh, Mr, Great- son," Frances Interrupted, "Come a- long, Edith." What the devil do you nean phy interfering?" Frankland demanded. Greatson faced him across the table, "I interfered," he sald, "simply because you know as well as I do that the 'Night Hawg' Is the most disreputable place in"London, and it you'll allow me to say so, Frank- land, you ought to have known bet- ter than to have suggested taking either of these young women thers." Frankland looked around. Fran- ces and Miss Brown had already dis- appeared. For a moment he glared! at Greatson, who wag standing very: calm and self-possessed, preparing to light a eigarette., Then he dump- ed himself down in his chair. "Oh, dash it all!" he exclaimed, nwe'lf stop here and have snether drink." | To Be Continued Tomorrow effort to He turned to Rave had the slightest know- WHITE TROUSERS WORN BY GIRLS Provincetown, Mass., Aug. 20.--1It is becoming more and more difficult to distinguish between men and girls at this old Cape Cod town, now a popu- lar summer resort and artist colony, Long white trousers and bandan- na handkerchiefs, the newest articles in young women's attire here, have achieved wide popularity. The white trousers are worn in conjunction with men's white shirts, and are to be scen everywhere. NR Bandannas of gay color are smooth- ly wrapped around the head and tied, with the ends loose, at the back of the neck. AIRPLANE CLUB ACTIVE Winnipeg, Man, Aug. 21.-- What is believed to constitute a record for light aeroplane clubs have been established by the Win- nipeg Flying Club, whose members have made more than 4,000 flights since the club opened on May 28. of this year. The club has two DeHaviland Moth 'planes and during the period the club has been in operation at Stevenson Field inclement weather has only interfered with flying on about six days. Thirty students have passed their tests, of which more than half have qualified as VATICAN ORGAN CLANS CALLES THE "HURDERER" Osservatore Says' That He Censpired Death of Obre- gon to Keep in Office CATHOLIC PLOT A "CLOAK" Paper: Hints That Morrow for Selfish Reasons Helped President With His Praise Rome, Aug. 2. -- The Osservatore Romano, official Vatican organ, for the first time openly points at Presi- dent Calles as President-elect Obre- gon's "murderer." "The road," it says, "which had led him together with Obregon over the corpses of Carranza, Gomez and Ser- rano led Calles fatally to pass also over Obregon's dead body if his friend and benefactor attempted to hinder the march of the revolution. From Brutus' time onward men have reasoned thus. Robespierre knew something of, this and Trotsky also. If Obregon had {forgotten this, so much the worse for him." The Osservatore adds that Presi- dent Calles was mathematically cer- tain that if General Obregon were suppressed, Calles would succeed himself as President of Mexico and alleges that he made quite sure of this by killing off all likely compe- titors one by one. The Osservatore entitles its article "An Introduction to the Second Part of the Mexican Judical Novel." It first seeks to prove that President Calles always was animated by Bol- shevist ideas. In 1924 he travelled in Europe as President-elect, it says, and had numerous contacts in Ger- many and Russia with Bolshevist leaders, from whom he learned their aims, mentality and methods of vio- lence. When he formed his Govern- ment on Dec. 1 of the same year, the paper goes on, he chose a Cowmi- munist for Minister of Labor to- gether with other men who were in- Without Examination nr Shoat a Patiey for 42.500 POLICY PROVIDES FOR: $2,500 in event of natural death $5,000 if accidentally killed th di po J if totally dis. as $2,500 at death Mall this coupon TO-DAY Excelsior Life Insurance Co Ont. criminated in the United States for common crimes. D Calles Ministers The Osservatore says that he chose as Home Minister "one of the most cunning mystifiers of his revolution- ary movement," and Foreign Minister a "Protestant Jew who' opened the gates in the most barefaced fashion to the immigration of his co-religion- aries." It adds that President Calles declared he would wage war to the death on "property, private owner- ship of land, capitalism and religion. The Vatican organ holds that President Calles was the standard- bearer of the revolution and as such could not remain indifferent to Gen- eral Obregon's "reactionary tenden- cies," and was bound to back the lahor enemies 'who defended the re- volution, But the Osservatore adds that if revolution demanded that Obregon disappear, it was equally necessary that the unity of the re- volutionary parties should not be broken. "That is why," it says, "that the attempt to screen the laborists by accusing 'the Catholics had, perforc el to go hand in hand with Obregon's suppression. To prove that President Calles had participated in the plot to assassinate General Obregon, the Osservatore says that Calles announced that the murder was the result of a Catholic plot 'before Toral, the assassin, had been even questioned, It declares that Sisters of Guadalupe were mi- prisoned before Toral had reierred to them in any way. Therefore, con- cludes the Osservatore, President Calles: knew beforehand that Toral had visited the convent and what had been said. thercfore, that General Obregon was about to be assassinated and that a Catholic cloak would be cast over. the whole affair. Even more conclusive evidence, ac- cording to The Osservatore, lies in the "careful preparations which un- deniably had been made" for Presi- dent Calles to remain in office after the death of General Obregon. No sooner had the President-eleédt fallen, it says, than it was announced in Mexico that it was necessary that President Calles remain in power. Amaro proved that the army was at his orders for this purpose, it adds, and "in Washington it was declared that Calles was necessary at his post." : . In view of a certain amount of op- position President Calles declared he would resign, but, The Osservatore continues. then "Morrow, the United States Ambassador, agent of the Picrpont Morgan bank and interested in getting possession of all possible oil wells, who also was an intimate friend of Calles, ¢xalted the discipline, dignity and assurance with whieh he restrained the Mexican people. Only one man was caple of such a miracle: 'Calles with the iron fist." The Vatican organ ends: "The Calles scheme was clever and well planned. Today against him is only a small Obregonist group. He was the only man who could succeed himself if Obregon was removed, and he knew it well, because all his other rivals were onc by one suppressed and thus placed in the impossibility of competing with him." NO BROKEN VOWS The Kansas couple whose com- panionate marriage created such a lot of "wasted attention some months ago, declare that the plan has proved a 'complete success." 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