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ADVENTURERS' CLUB
HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES
OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF!
“The Particular Thief 9
By FLOYD GIBBONS
Famous Headline Hunter
H ello everybody:
And who’s the guest speaker at our Adventure banquet
today? Well, sir, it’s Mrs. Anna Robinson of Bronx, N. Y. And
what’s she going to talk about? Why, Anna is going to tell the
strange tale of the thief who didn’t want money.
That thief certainly made things complicated for Anna. If he had
wanted money, it would have been simple. Anna could have given it
to him, and he'd have been satisfied. But when a man demands some
thing you haven’t—and threatens to kill you if you don’t give it to him—
Well, if you’re ever in a spot like that, I hope you make out
as well as Anna did.
It all happened in a doctor's office in the little upstate New York
town of Jeffersonville. In 1927, Anna was working there as a nurse. It
wasn’t a hard job, but it was a lonesome one, for the doctor was out on
calls most of the day, leaving Anna in charge.
One quiet afternoon in March, though; Anna had a caller. The doc
tor was out as usual when the door bell rang, and Anna answered the
ring to admit a toll, ragged stranger with a desperate look in his eye.
Cine look at him told Anna that this was ?n emergency case—but little
■did she dream that toe emergency would be her own!
This Caller Just Wanted “Coke.”
The man pushed his way past her and hurried into the office. “Is
the doctor in”? he wanted to know.
That’s where Anna gave the wrong answer. The man was obviously
in a hurry. The doctor wouldn’t be back for several hours. Anna told
him she wasn’t expecting the Doc to return for quite a while and sug
gested that he try at ^he office of another doctor nearby.
* It was just what the stranger wanted to know. A change
came over his face, and a crafty look gleamed in'his eyes.
“So you’re alone, eh”? he said.
“I was taken aback,” says Anna. “I said, ‘Yes, I’m alone,’ but
toe minute I said it I could have bitten off my tongue. If I’d only thought
first—told him there were other people in the building—I could have
saved myself the trouble that I was evidently in for. But the damage
was done, and all I could do was stahimer, ‘What do you want?’ He
sadd: ‘Oh, I’ll get it myself,’ and started walking toward the inner
office.”
At first Anna thought he was just a petty thief, and as the man
walked toward the office she remembered something the doctor had often
told her. “If ever a tramp or a thief comes in,” he had said, “don’t try
<< Where’s the coke?” he cried angrily.
to oppose him. Let him take what money there is and get out.” But
toe stranger didn’t seem to be interested in money. He passed straight
hy toe desk, went to the medicine cabinet and began staring at the
labels on the bottles.
He stared a long time while his forehead knitted in a puz
zled frown. Evidently he couldn’t understand the labels. At length
he turned angrily on Anna and cried: “Where’s the coke?”
Ready to Kill for the Drug.
That explained things—and at the same time it threw Anna into a
panic. This man was ho petty thief who would be satisfied with money.
He was a dope addict, crazed by a craving for cocaine. He would rob—
kill—do anything to get that precious “shot” of narcotic, and to her dis
may, Anna realized that there wasn’t so much as a grain of cocaine
in the place.
“We have no cocaine,” she stammered. The man turned on her in
a rage, his eyes blazing, his hands clenching and unclenching at his
sides. “Don’t lie to me,” he shouted. “Get it. Get it or I’ll—” And
he took a step toward her, raising his claw-like hands to her throat.
Says Anna: “I wa$ terribly frightened. My thoughts ran in circles.
He stood between me feuid the telephone, madness and murder in his
eyes. I could not hope that someone would come in, as the local
people knew the doctor’s office hours were in the evening. Screaming
would do me no good, for screams coming from a doctor’s office might
only mean that some pqpr .devil vcas having a broken bone set. And if I
even tried to scream, those terrible claw-like hands would close about
my throat. There was ’only one way out. I had to gamble on the one
-defense God gave tp women—talk.”
Sfie Talked Rim Into Submission.
, With fear clutching at her heart, Anna began to talk quietly
to the stranger.' She explained that few doctors kept pure co
caine—that they used derivatives like novocaine instead, and
that novocaine wouldh’t give him the effect he wanted. She *
told him a lot of other things about drugs, too. As she talked,
her fear of the man wore away, for the madness had gone out of
his eyes and he sank into a chair, head hanging and dejected.
Then Anna switched to another tack. She began talking against the
use of drugs, painting a terrible picture of what they would do to him
if he kept On using them. She told him the best thing to do would be
to go to toe local health officer and take a cure for drug addiction—told
him that if his system really needed cocaine, the health officer would
.give it to him. And believe it or not, the dope addict agreed with her.
He waited while Anna called the health officer on the phone, and went
along peacefully when toe officer came to get him.
After he had gone, though, Anna lay down on the couch and cried
hysterically. When the doctor came back he gave her a sedative and
sent her home.
All that was quite a few years ago, and Anna has been away from
Jeffersonville a long time. She’s married now, she tells me, to a
New York policeman, but I doubt if that cop husband of hers ever did a
finer bit of police work than Anna did with her tongue when she talked
that drug-crazed maniac right into the hands of the law.
Copyright.—WNU Service.
Wiped Out by Indians
The first English-speaking settle
ment in Ohio, established at the
mouth of Laramie creek on toe
Great Miami river in what is now
Shelby county in 1749, was wiped out
by French and Indians three years
later.
Hair Combs Long in Use
Hair combs are of great antiquity
and specimens made of wood, bone
and horn have been found in Swiss
lake dwellings. Among the early
Greeks and Romans they were
made of boxwood and in Egypt of
ivory.
Purchased Sandringham Palace
Sandringham palace, a favorite
residence of British royalty, was
purchased in 1862 by toe prince of
Wales, afterward Edward VII, for
11,100,000.
Name of Lake in Massachusetts
Chargoggagoggmanchauggogogg-
chaubunagungamaugg is the name
of a lake in Massachusetts. It was
named after the terms of an Indian
fishing treaty, and means: “You fish
on your side, I fish on my side, no
body fish in the middle.”
Shock of the Electric Eeel
Those who have investigated toe
strength of the shock of the electric
eels of the Amazon river reported
that it was not strong enough to kill
human beings, but will sometimes
stun them as well as larger ani
mals, such as horses.
Flocking Birds Choose Sentinel
Flocking birds of the more intelli
gent kinds, such as wild geese,'com
monly designate a sentinel, he se
lecting the next one by touching or
packing.
IMPROVED
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
S UNDAY I
chool Lesson
By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST, D. D.
Dean of The Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
© Western Newspaper Union.
Lesson for July 31
SAMSON: STRENGTH AND
WEAKNESS
LESSON TEXT—Judges 14:5, «; 15:11-14;
16:15-21.
GOLDEN TEXT—Be strong in the Lord,
and In the power of his might.—Ephesians
6:10.
PRIMARY TOPIC—A Man Who Wasted
His Strength.
JUNIOR TOPIC—How Strong Was Sam
son?
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC—
Who Is Strong?
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC—
Physical Strength and Moral Weakness.
There is no more tragic individual
among the sons of men than the
one who entered upon life with
every promise of success, who has
lived for a time in favor with God
and with man, and then because of
moral failure is set aside by God,
shunned by man, and ends life as a
disappointment and a failure. “And
yet such disastrous climaxes of
what should have been great and
victorious careers lie all about us,
and nowhere with such frequency
and inexcusableness as among those
whom God has called to preach,
evangelize, and teach His Word. The
saddest tragedy in all the world is a
man who once knew the power of
the Holy Spirit and who now walks
the streets of some great city or is
buried in the cottage of an unknown
countryside, without power, without
work, without joy, without the lead
ing of the Lord. He knows a weari
ness that labor never gives, for he
wakens every morning more tired
and weary than when he went to
sleep the night before” (Wilbur M.
Smith).
The life story of Samson brings
us the picture of God’s patient and
gracious dealing with such a failure,
reveals the inexorable law of cause
and effect in the moral realm as
well as the certainty that the wages
of sin not repented of and forsaken
is death.
I. Physical Strength and Favor
With God (15:5, 6).
Samson had the distinction (given
to only one other Old Testament
character) of having his birth an
nounced beforehand. He was to be
a Nazarite and was to “begin to
deliver Israel out of toe hand of the
Philistine”—a commission which
sin kept him from ever finishing.
God gave him the marvelous herit
age of a strong and healthy body
as well as His own blessing upon
him for carrying out the Lord’s
work. The fact that he is named
among the heroes of faith in He
brews indicates that he did have
faith in God. Yet his life was a
failure.
Samson would have been a great
favorite in this athletic age. Let
those who worship the body and
glorify physical prowess take note
that such strength is not sufficient
to guarantee success in life, and
may indeed be a source of tempta
tion which may lead to spiritual and
moral downfall. Those who live for
the flesh “shall of the flesh reap
corruption” (Gal. 6:8).
n. Moral Weakness and Spiritual
Decay (15:11-14).
The portion of the lesson selected
for our consideration from Judges
15 gives only an act of prowess on
the part of Samson, but the reader
will recognize it as one of the many
deeds of Samson done as an ex
pression of his uncontrolled sensual
nature. Read the entire chapter
and it will be evident that here is a
man who, while occasionally re
sponding to God’s leading, is on the
downward path of "moral and spir
itual decadence.
Scripture is absolutely honest in
relating the facts as they are—and
here it is not at all an attractive pic
ture. It never is, although the
world tries to make it appear to be.
A learned audience of university
people laughed with evident appre
ciation at the statement of a pro
fessor that “vice is always more
interesting than virtue,” little real
izing that they thus bore testimony
to their own attitude toward sin.
If the liquor advertisements were
honest enough to picture the agony
of a drunkard dying of delirium
tremens they would present the real
truth, but they would sell no
“booze.”
IH. Failure, Darkness, and Death
(16:15-21).
Delilah finally betrayed the foolish
Samson who apparently had become
so sure of himself that he dared to
venture anything. The man who
was to be strong for God is now
in prison, shorn of his strength,
blinded by his enemies, and finally
he kills himself even a£ he slays
his enemies (16:23-31). Thus he
threw away the life that had become
to him but a burden and a disgrace.
“Thus he who began never com
pleted his work. The column was
broken in the middle. The story
ends with a comma and a dash, blis
tered over by a tear. For the light
is turned into darkness, and how
great is the darkness” (J. M. Lang).
Now Power Can Defeat God
Be not afraid of sudden fear,
neither of the desolation of the wick
ed, when it cometh. For the Lord
shall be thy confidence, and shall
keep thy foot from being taken.—
Prov. 3:25,26.
Gay Prints for Home Frocks
* •** -
CLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT
O NE is for young figures, one
for mature. Both of these
dresses are smart and ''new in
fashion, and both are pretty
enough to wear when company
comes, as well as for working
round the house. Each has a con
venient pocket. These designs are
delightfully easy to make, even
for beginners. Each includes a
complete and detailed sew chart.
If You Wear Misses’ Sizes.
Make yourself the charming,
full-skirted dirndl-type frock with
shirring at the waistline, on the
shoulders, and on the nice big
pocket. Everything about it is
very young and attractive—espe
cially the snug basque top, square
neckline and tie belt. In a gay
print, with ricrac to match, this
will be one of your most flattering
cottons.
If You Wear Women’s Sizes.
Then you’ll want the slenderiz
ing dress, built on classic shirt-
Uncle VhiL^K
Say5:
Reserve a Phase of Modesty
A man may dislike to be asked
to be identified. That is why he
has no enthusiasm for thumb
printing.
If you can make a good quota
tion in bolstering your opinion, it
seems to have more weight than
your own logic.
Artistic temperament believes
in itself. This accounts for its
fury when thwarted.
She's Usually Disappointed
When a man marries for money,
his wife finds out in time whether
he’s worth it or not.
If there were no “second terms”
in any American office, it might
save a lot of trouble.
A man may doubt it when he is
told he is handsome, but he will
accept it as a fact when he is
told he looks distinguished.
waist lines, with a plain, slim
hipped skirt. Fullness beneath
smooth shoulder pieces gives it
correct fit over the bust. Notice
there is a slight blouse at the
waistline, for freedom of action.
That narrow roll collar, finishing
the V-neck, is becoming to full
faces. This, too, will be pretty in
any tubfast cotton that you like,
trimmed with ricrac.
The Patterns.
1567 is designed for sizes 12, 14,
16, 18 and 20. Size 14 requires \Vz
yards of 35-inch material; 9 yards
of ricrac to trim; 1% yards ribbon
for tie belt.
1529 is designed for sizes 34, 36,
38, 40, 42, 44 and 46. Size 36 re
quires 4% yards of 35-inch materi
al; 2% yards of ricrac to trim.
Success in Sewing.
Success in sewing, like success
in any other field, depends upon
how you approach the task in
hand. To help you turn out clothes
professional looking in every de
tail, we have a book which plainly
sets forth the simplp rules of home
dressmaking. The beginner will
find every step in making a dress
clearly outlined and illustrated
within its covers. For the experi
enced sewer there are many help
ful hints and suggestions for sew
ing short cuts. Send 15 cents (in
coins) today for your copy of SUC
CESS IN SEWING, a book every
home dressmaker will find of
value.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept., Room 1020,
211 W. Wacker Dr., Chicago, 111.
Price of patterns, 15 cents (in
coins) each.
© Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service.
SILOS
A DOLLAR SAVED in feed cost is a dollar
added to your profit. Cut feed cost with
SILVER SHIELD SILOS. Write for valu
able silo booklet CANNED DOLLARS.
Lamneek Products. Inc., 518 Dublin Ave
nue, Columbus, Ohio.
Tarotite JOicclpQ
of) the
Master Recipe
Automatic Refrigerator Ice Cream
(Tray Method)
*/& pkg. (scant y 3 2 tablespoons sugars
cup) ice cream 1 cup milk ,
powder (vanilla, 1 cup cream,
strawberry, whipped
lemon, maple or
chocolate* flavor)
Combine ice cream powder and
sugar. Add milk very gradually,
stirring until dissolved. Fold in
whipped cream. Turn into freez
ing tray of automatic refrigerator
and freeze as rapidly as possible.
Stir when frozen Ya inch thick on
sides and twice more at 20-minute
intervals. Freezing time: about
3 hours. Makes about % quart
ice cream.
•With the chocolate ice cream powder,
use Vs package (scant Vs cup) of the
powder and 4 tablespoons sugar. (
For about 1% quarts ice cream,
double recipe above, using full
contents of package. Freeze in
one or two trays 3 to 6 hours,
depending upon amount of cream
in trays and freezing speed of the
particular refrigerator being used.
IT WAS a great day on an up-
■*• state New York farm more
than a half century ago. The big
gest pumpkins, the finest apples
and the sleekest live stock were
being loaded to take to the Fair.
Grandmother announced that she
was taking her silk crazy patch-
work quilt, ’f’he family disap
proved. The quilt glowed with the
richest taffetas and satins of
“best” dresses of those they knew
and loved.
All that winter the red ribbons
and blue ribbons, won by prize
pumpkins and apples and farm
animals adorned the mantel
shelf. But Grandmother, placidly
stitching away in her rocking
chair, had tucked away in the
pocket of her voluminous skirt,
the only cash prize that anyone
brought home from the Fair. Her
crazy patch quilt is still a thing
of beauty and a center of interest.
It is perfectly at home in a mod
em living room today. Here is a
corner of it and the leaflet offered
below tells you just how to make
this kind of quilt and gives de
tailed instructions for dozens of
stitches and combinations of
stitches to be used for embroider
ing crazy patchwork.
NOTE: If you wish to use these
weekly articles for reference
paste them in a scrapbook, as
they are not included in either
Sewing Book No. 1 or 2. Book 1,
Sewing for the Home Decorator,
covers curtains, slipcovers, dress
ing tables; Book 2 illustrates 90
embroidery stitches with numer
ous applications; doll clothes and
gift items. Order by number, en
closing 25 cents for each book de^
sired. If you order both books,
leaflet on making crazy quilts will
be included free. For leaflet only
•send 5 cents in stamps to cover
cost and mailing. Address: Mrs.
Spears, 210 S. Desplaines St., Chi
cago, 111.
UNA and INA take care of the Smith Baby...
THERE/ HE'S
CZ all ready. My i
donT know how
./TO THANK NOU GIRLS.
r SUPPOSE I ORDER
y SOME ICE CREAM?.-
m/
GEE, MRS. SMITH
YOU'VE GOT SUCH
A LOVELY NEW
REFRIGERATOR- VOU
COULD MAKE ICE
CREAM SO EASY...
IT COSTS LESS
TOO
thatS What i thought at first bet you haven't
but I HAVENT had tried tell-o
much luck-I've
■/S'ABOUT DEODED
TO GIVE UP
ICE CREAM POWDER...
HAS SHE, UNA?...
LETS GET SOME
WHILE WE'RE OUT
WITH BABY/
rmij
SEE, MRS
SMITH-
DOESNT
IT LOOK
DELISH?
AND DID YOU NOTICE
HOW MUCH ONE
PACKAGE MAKES —
A WHOLE QUART
AND A HALF OF
tce cream;
LOOK AT
BABY —
HES CRAZY
ABounr*
WELL, WHO
WOULDNT be?
ITS SMOOTH
AS SATIN—
AND SO \
there're lots of
OTHER FLAVORS, TOO,
MRS. SMITH-AND
THEY'RE ALL JUST
AS GOOD AS THIS/
ENOUGH FOR A BIG FAMILY—
WriH TWO HELPINGS.‘CAUSE JELL-0
ICECREAM POWDER MAKES PUHTY*
FOR HAND FREEZER OR AUTOMATIC
REFRIGERATOR
STRAWBERRY - VANILLA • CHOCOLATE
LEMON - MAPLE - UNFLAVOREO .1
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WRONG? Well, yes—and no. The arithmetic of your
school days taught that if “Mary had five dollars and
spent two • • •” three dollars remained. But that is
mathematics—not shopping!
In managing a home • • • guarding a limited family
income • • • we’ve simply got to do better than Mary did.
We must sharpen our buying wits • • • ascertain where the
dollars of extra value lurk • • • take five dollars to town
and get much more for the money spent.
Fortunately, there are ever-willing guides right at hand
—the advertisements in this newspaper. Advertised mer
chandise is often exceptional value merchandise. It makes
dollars S-T-R-E-T-C-H. ^