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WITH BANNERS ran acroM tha atraat. down on ona knaa just as tha traffic light turnad green. She had a con fused sanaa of an automobile bear ing down on her, tha scratch of brakes, of panting cars, of arms lifting her to tha sidewalk. “Hurt?" a voice demanded. “I’m all right, really I am. It was my silly heel that threw me,” she assured breathlessly, even as she moved her knee experimental ly. It worked. It wasn’t broken. “Why wear such fool heels? If you’re not hurt, why did you wince?” The man’s voice was husky; his eyes had a third-degree intentness which roused a little demon of op position. Brooke retorted crisply: “If you insist upon probing the secrets of my young life, I think I’ve skinned my knee.” She thought the man spoke as she merged in the stream of pass ers-by. She passed the building to which she had been hurrying to keep an appointment when she crossed the street. She wouldn’t go in yet, she’d better wait till her still thumping heart quieted be fore she entered the offices of Stew art and Stewart, Attorneys at Law, she had too much pride to appear there breathless and shaken. That had been a narrow escape, not only for her, but for the man who had snatched her from the path of that speeding car, and—horrible thought hadn't even said “Thank you!" If only she knew who he was she could writs to him. but he might have been a stranger through the city whom she never would see again In that would have to bear always this It would brtng her sitting straight ap in bed of N at aight By Emilia Loring dow. She slipped behind one of the hangings to shut off the electric light in the room behind her. What a view! Roots. Tiers of roofs alive with pigeons. Patches of bright blue broke up the pattern of gray clouds. Weather vanes pointed to the north. Innumerable wires etched gigantic cobwebs against the sky. ■ Skylights shone like sheets of molten brass as they reflected the sun. Her eyes lingered on the roofs. Beneath them business units were pitched together. Honesty and fraud; virtue and. vice; ups and downs; efficiency and stupidity; am bition and lethargy; each unit mov ing in its own orbit and each think ing itself of supreme importance in the complicated pattern of the busi ness world. She had been buffeting her way in it for five years. “Miss Reyburn ought to be here, Mark, but I suppose like the ma jority of women she has no idea of the value of a man’s time.” The annoyed comment in the room behind her snapped Brooke out of her reflections. How like a man to assume that she was at fault. She would make a dramatic entrance, and then— “Glad she is late. I told you. Jed that 1 didn't want to meet her. It was a beau geste for her to offer me half of the money, all of which aprmafg clang of elevi . Ttarkiork' Tick- lock'” tha wail clack marked time for the quick procession of the min uter And the minutes were marching along. Where was Mr. Stewart* Was it part of legal procedure to keep chenta in suspense? The sec retary in the outer office had shown her into this room, had said that she was expected, that the junior part ner was in conference but would be at liberty in a few moments. Restlessly she crossed to the win- TrewTa far By self* So be share with him merely a Should she have of the legacy? Thu waa hardly tha tactful moment to make her en trance. He waa going. Aa soon a the door closed, she would appear and explain to Mr. Stewart why sha had been at the window; meantime she would be strictly honorable and not listen. She stuffed her fin gers into her ears. At the same moment on the other side of the hangings, Jed Stewart was saying: “It wmmX two houses built exactly alike, one for his daughter, Mary Amanda, and on# for his son, my father; the Other House, the family called ours. Not satisfied with that, ha had them set aide by aids on a rocky promon tory—ha intended them for summer homes only—with doors through tha library downstairs and the hall on the second floor and connecting bal conies; he was a glutton for balco nies. Aunt Mary Amanda recently has lived there the year round. I inherited Father’s house, but 1 haven’t lived there since—well, for three years. It has been closed. I haven’t rented it because I thought It might be unpleasant for my aunt to liave strangers near when aha was wheeled pito the garden which serves for both places. Now, see what she does to me. She picks up this girl and later, while I’m start ing a branch office in South Amer ica, leaves her her half of the real estate and all her money. Well, I’ll be off. I have a date.” ’’Don’t go, Mark. I asked Miss Reyburn to come here this after noon to tell her what financial ar rangements have been made for her, but principally to get you two face to face so that we could straighten out this mess about the personal property in the house.” “Mess! Do you call a sound, un breakable will a mess? Aunt Mary Amanda Dane warned me that if I married Lola she would cut me off with the proverbial shilling; then, when my divorce became neces sary. she waa more opposed to R than she had been to the marriage. Can you beat that for Inconsistency? Tvs always had a hunch that tha French man and wife who have •ortisd for and worked Mary Aman da for years might hypnotise her Into leaving all her property to msf Abroad By ROBERT MEBRILL T HE power which the Con stitution vests In the courts is called ’’the judicial power." This means the power not merely to decide controversies but to decide them according to the principles which judges in English-speaking countries have long been accustomed to apply. In the United States the same courts have equal jurisdiction over the highest officials of the nation, the humblest citizens and every body in between. If an American citizen brings suit against a government officer for an injury done him, the defendant can not plead his official position as a ground for transferring the case to some government-controlled court. On the continent of Europe, how ever, he would be able to do this; because under the continental sys tem there are two sets of courts: ordinary courts for private citizens and administrative courts for those in the service of the state. One set of courts for everybody, with the Supreme court of the United States as the court of final appeal, is our guarantee that the man without “pull” will get a square deal. Need far Fair Tribunal. Many persons have asserted that there is a difference between the attitude toward a citizen in an American court and In a govern ment department In the govern ment department, they explain, the citizen Is apt to find himself In the hands of a subordinate official who Well grease e pie dish, pul la a question from the layer of macaroni sprinkle snth government pou H of view grated cheese, and Besson with If. for tastancr L It is a federal tas pepper and salt. T hen put e layer quootion the offV rial knows that the ef spinach with tile hie amt. as a | ds the money and wd. ar the record ef food collector ta at a** fttivw and pour m a AROUND HOUSE .Hiqli, above the clouds GREETINGS Fr*m Nature’s air coelad Ptaysround —Lookout Mountain Hdtol now opan, modern, fireproof evory room with pri vet# bath offering tho groataat desreo of comfort and luxury to bo found anywhere. Danco. awlm. oolf. rldo horseback to the musical rear ef the mountain breezes. Come, live and en joy the refreshing luxury of this world- famed resort, where life rune the gamut ef stimulation, enjoyment, and relaxation. A dining salon of unsur passed beauty, cuisine ef excellence. Our new Patio with dancing beneath the starlit skies to Ellis Parber’s cele brated New Verk Orchestra. Beauty and gown shops — swlmmlgg pool, horseback riding, walking trails. Rates: M.00 up Including meala (special family and seasonal rates) We urge you to make your vocation nn unparalleled adventure by coming to the Lookout Mountain Hotel tkie eummer. Write, wire or telephone tAMUEL J. LITTLEOREEN. Manager n n k q u FAin Disk.—Boil 2 pounds press out ell moisture, chop fine. Have ready H cook ad mecaroni end 2 e e Washing Whita Glavas.—White gloves can be kept white by wash ing tnem after each wearing with a soft brush and a pure soap. Removing Peach Stains.—Fresh peach stains can be removed from linen with a weak solution of chlo ride of lime. see Keeping Peeled Apples.—-Peeled apples can be kept white until used by keeping them immersed in water to which a little saltihas been added. WNU Service. Foreign Words ^ and Phrases j Vultus est index animi. (L.) The face is the index of the mind. Troppo disputare la verita fa errare. (It.) Too much dispute puts truth to flight. A tout prix. (F.) At any price. Caecus iter monstrare vult. (L.) A blind man wishes to show the way. Bavardage. (F.) Idle talk; prat tle; garrulity. Macte virtute. (L.) Proceed in virtue. Patience passe science. (F.) Pa tience exceeds knowledge. Rara avis. (L.) A rare bird; a prodigy. Omne trinum perfectum. (L.) Every perfect thing is threefold. Ruit mole sua. (L.) It falls to ruin by its own weight. Questo vento non cribe la (It) "Quotations' —A— TV* bo. b_o nng aaawwa i IOM Flouda Calls Aek fee BLUE STEEL OVEKALLS Mary Amanda Dane *uned la oa the radio one morning just as Brooke Reyburn was giving her fashion talk. She fell in love with her voice, and wrote to the girl ask ing what the well-dressed invalid tied to a wheel chair was wearing. Miss Reyburn answered with such sympathetic understanding that your aunt invited her to Lookout House.” (TO BE CONTINUED) • A delightful new romantic serial.. . romance, adventure, gaiety I Share the experiences of Brooke Reyburn, lovely girl who inherited both fortune and misfortune from a doting old ledy. Reed the first installment and don't that aa R of the polhriea, they, the children, were the real owners and that the mother’s estate had no interest in the policy money that waa subject to tax. They pressed the matter all along the line in the government department, but the tax officials and the board of tax appeals refused to change their position. On appeal to court the position of the children was sus tained. In thousands of cases every year the court is appealed to in differ ences between the American citi zen and the administrative rulings of government officials. That is one of its functions as the guardian of the people’s liberties. C Western Newspaper Union. Lake Bottom for Speedway The speed laboratory of all motor- dom, the mecca of speed enthu siasts from every land, and the probable testing ground for motor- powered vehicles of the future, is located on the dry salt bottom of ancient Lake Bonneville, 125 miles west of Salt Lake City. This great level body of smooth, hard salt formed by the drying of the ancient lake is fifteen by thirty miles, with an average depth of four feet. The salt flats are as white and daz zling under the noon-day sun as new snow. The salt has the consistency of ice and is almost as hard as concrete. It crunches under tires like snow, is 96 per cent pure and a alight treatment for LIFE'S LIKE THAT By Fred Neher