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36 18 16 | "M Carlo!" Nee se ,lw.m.ighm in front of the Hotel ‘de Paris and I gave a happy little sigh, signifying my delight at m arrived at the place which had v intrigued me more than any of the Riviera resorts, each ‘of which unn?)- Iy draws devotees from all parts lof the world, ; w 9 a 840 1+ # 4 a 4 a 8 # 4 & 8 % 8, a 4 1 6 1 4 a 4 & 4 # 4 1# # 4 # 4 a 4 8 4 a & 4 # 4 3 a 4 £ % a 4 % 4 # 4 # 8 a 3 % PAGE TWO Inside, our suite overlooked the Caâ€" sino on the right and across the cenâ€" m square with its tropical palms hibiscus blossoms was the Cafe de Paris, famous for its Continental atmosphere, its celebrated wine list and its small tables set in the garden under the stars. & I stood by the long casement winâ€" dow watching the tourists as. they walked from the Casino to the Cafe and back again. _ One awoman leaving the Casino was pitifully uncertain as she descended the stairs, . The brilâ€" liant light from the doorway mingled with that of the arcâ€"lamps of the park and clearly illuminated her face. "Look Curtiss, ahe‘s ill!" I exclaim ed motioning him to my side. "Probably drunk or doped," he reâ€" plied, "you‘ll see many n:!f that type and even: worse," he added, "before we leave." This sounded uncharitable coming from Curtiss who was always kind. . Himself above petty frailties of the fiesh, he never sat in judgment on those who were less strong. "Just the same I can hardly wait to trvy my luck," I avowed. "I wonâ€" "All right, old fogeyâ€"man. | The famous Dr. Gaines told me each night on the boat how er, er, hice I looked der what Ishould.â€"wear." Iâ€" _"You are beautiful to me in anyâ€" thing. As far as the Casino is conâ€" cerned, they‘ll never even know you are> there." Softening his remark with a smile, Â¥ "I don‘t think I like the last part of that sentence," I complained, "do you think I‘m so unattractive that I won‘t be noticed at all." qmmhfimmlfflfl if pretty compliments were superfiâ€" cial now |that you‘re mine. Persifiage between us seems so unnecessaryâ€"â€" so empty for me to admire a certain gown when I see your beauty of charâ€" acter and soul which deliver my enâ€" tire heart into your keeping more certainly than all the gowns in the Rue de la Paix." <«_"Of course not, little goose, |you always cause a flutter when you enter any place, but over there they‘reâ€"too absorbed to lift their eyes from the business at hand. ‘You‘ll see later what 1 mean." © ; f P Netwithstanding hiz reasoning I wore the gown < of. my trousseau which was most ‘exotic and bizarre. It was an imported copy of one worn by an Egyptian princess and its colâ€" ors were blended in odd tones of mauve and green. Gold sandals and a closely fitted headâ€"dress of semiâ€" precious stones completed my attire. "Well, don‘t you like me?" I dâ€" manded | bf Curtiss when I realized that he was not going to compliment my gown. P "Why of course I do, sweetheart, I thought I had just finished a little spetch hflo{nto do with my adoraâ€" tion for you in any sort of gownâ€"." "Oh Curtiss, that‘s so vague. . I would like for you to at k}m ‘comâ€" ment on some of the things I wear. I mean, of course if you really think they‘reâ€"â€"â€"â€"becoming." xt Mir>a \.‘ , ng PYS, â€"8 a 0) . / | Ofa mw WIfe O-o-wn ‘M |\ â€"I then recalled the stories of suiâ€" cides which had been committeed in the gardens of Monte Carlo by those who had lost everything at the tables. I shuddered. . But my fear was gone in a moment. . ‘The outer rooms were ‘fllled with people intant on their sevâ€" '-eral games and I & in the diâ€" rection of the ‘center roulette table. â€"only he: made it much stronger," I added. ; â€" "Dr, Gaines?" Curtiss raised his eyebrows and his tone was one of inâ€" quity." : { > _ s NCY As Curtiss had predicted, not. an eye left the green light‘s brilliant area. I saw an incongruous number of women with bobbed white hair and avid expressions. :They smoked unâ€" ceasingly and only left occasionally for a drink of cognac or brandy. I watched the men with their quiet drawn‘ faces, many of them making painstaking records in little books of the winners. "You know, the famous . surgeon from New York, whom everybody raved about. He asked me to dance every single night. I thought you‘d be hopelessly jealous and ¢specially on our honeymoon, and now you don‘t even â€" remember his. name! Dam!" Bs "Sallie?" > 3 + "Uhâ€"huh?" â€" absentâ€"mindedly â€" adâ€" justing several bracelets. "Don‘t swear, PLEASE." & * "IT ddwt." . /: 24 "Yes you did. You said ‘dam‘." "Oh, yes, that‘g right, I did. But I haven‘t in such a long time. And you did make me mad." > "How mad?" playfully. d "Well, you‘ll see, gir. I‘m going to make you notice some man paying atâ€" tention to me before ‘this night is over. At least he‘ll make enough imâ€" pression on you so that you‘ll rememâ€" ber his name." & We walked over to the roulette taâ€" ble. . > - . "All‘ right,; Miss Cleopatra. , Better come riggt ‘along though, you. won‘t have time ‘to lose those twoâ€" thousâ€" and francs, if we don‘t hurry." _ _"Oh,â€" I‘m so thrilled!" I squeezed Curtiss‘ arm as we entered the spaâ€" cious hall of the Casino. On one side was the wellâ€"stocked bar, crowded by both men and women, sipping liqâ€" ueurs, a necessary drink all over the continent, after dinner.â€" _ "Wait, honey," said Curtiss, "only the bourgeoisie play here. I also seâ€" cured cards for the ‘salon privee.‘ It‘s there you‘ll see the celebrated gamâ€" blers." The private rooms were smaller than the first ones. we had entered and were frequented by a class which was noticeably more exclusive. â€" All the men were in full dress or wore their1 tuxedos and the women were in evening attire. i a I had voluntarily promised not to lose more than the equivalent of one hundred dollars. ic We approached the next room, but, without a special card, were not alâ€" lowed to enter. P "Why all the red tape?" I inquired while Curtiss, was giving the history of our.lives in exchange for the magic card of admittance. & "So they‘ll know where to ship the body," he answered, and it seemed to me that his tone was almost ill huâ€" mored. n : t a ta t 1 t 1 8 t + t 8 t 1 t a t 6 ta t 4 t 8 t 4 ta ta ta t 4 ta ta t i 41 ta t 8 L ta ta t 8 ta ta # 1 t + t# t L ta ta ta ta o ta &8 ta t a ta L0 0 0 0 0 # 1 ta & 8 0 11 AMERICAN INDIANS } NO LONGER POOR Total Value of Their Pn&e; Now Large Sum; Own The value of property owned by the â€" American Indians was considerâ€" ably increased during the fiscal year 1925, according to an estimate col?- pleted by the Bureau of Indian. Afâ€" fairs of the Interior department, The total value of Indian property is now fixed at â€" $1,8656,046,550, â€" including property ‘held by Indian tribes and by individual Indians under the guardâ€" ianship of the Government. °* â€" The increase is attributed to the enhanced value of oil and gas, coal, lead, zinc, asphalt and other mineral deposits on tribal lands. The value of these mineral resources, as estiâ€" mated by Indian superintendents and the Geological Survey, amounts to $933,947,224. _ & < Excepting a depreciation in some of the lands held by Indian tribes, every other sort of property owned by the Indians gained in value during the year.. And all the time people have been condoling with "Lo," the poor Indian" who stood in front of the cigar storeâ€"like as not, he owns the placeâ€"now. 3 Auditorium / â€"~ _ On Saturday, #ebm-,ry 6, a dramâ€" atic fantasy in six scenes called "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," will be presented at the New Trier auditorium © by ‘the New â€"Trier Dranmiatic club. The members of the eighth grades of the villages have been invited to attend this play as guests of the Dramatic club. The play will be presented by a cast comâ€" posed entirely of freshmen and sophâ€" omores.. Only two of the whole cast have had parts in past plays and then only did minor bits. Thus, a new kind of play will be given by a cast: new to footlights, which very fact, coupled with the able coaching which it is receiving, guarantees the verse and lively way inâ€"which it will be: given. » + "Next time stick to the colors," whispered a hardâ€"faced woman, in French, whose eyes glittered with an unnatural light. In spite of my knowlâ€" edge of French which I had gained at college, I failed to understand her. She repeated in English. I took the only chair which was vaâ€" cant. â€" Being a novice at roulette it was only a question of a short time beâ€" fore I lost my hundred dollars, "*You see I‘ve worked out a system by the ‘law of averages and I know when to play the reds. . Try it." I looked for Curtiss. He was standâ€" ing apart watching the room; and its occupants with the lukewarm interest of an observer. .: , a I motioned to him. P "Wil you buy me: some more chips? I~feel sure I‘ll win this time surely," $ "SNOW WHITE" TO BE â€" GIVEN AT NEW TRIER Dramatic Fantasy In Six Scenes m’fi Be Given Saturday In "They‘re working out a system to break the bank," Curtiss whispered, "and have probably been doing it for several years," he continued. Then only did the other occupants of the table give us a glance and it was more in the nature of a repriâ€" mand because we had broken the unâ€" earthly sgilence. f You had better get busy. You‘ve only got about forty weeks more in which to do your Christmas shopping. THE HIGHLAND PABK PRESS, HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS Im}e sSum ; UY and Gas Land FARM WOMEN DRIVE THEIR OWN AUTOS MAJORITY DO IN ILLINOIS More than 68 per cent of the IMIliâ€" nois farm women drive their own cars, A study of conditions surrounding 921 typical farm homes, made by Mrs. Mary C, Puncke of the Searsâ€"Roebuck Agricultural Foundaq«m, brought to light that 68.3 per cent of the women in these typical Illinois farm homes Interesting Statistics Regardâ€" ing Conditions In Farmer Homes of the State â€" . § Are Given have them. Other Interesting Facts A number of other interesting things concerning conditions in the Tilinois farm home and the woman who presides over it were revealed in the survey. For instance, it was found tha‘ 56.7 per cent of the womâ€" en still carry water from an outside source; and that 60.9 per cent of the homes enioy the lJuxury of a sinkâ€"andâ€" drain. Less than 10 per cent still use the old wash board for the famâ€" ily laundry, and almost 50 per cent reported power washers on the premâ€" ises. Nearly 20 per cent of the homes were found to have bath tubs. Butter is being made by 66.9 per cent of these farm women and, while the old tradition that the "butter and egg money belongs to the misgus" still rules in about half of : these homes, the "missus", almost without exception, spends it for groceries, shoes, and schoolâ€"books for her famâ€" ily. The keeping of income and exâ€" pense accounts is reported by 21 per cent of the women in the homes covâ€" éred. t Mrs. Puncke‘s survey, which coverâ€" ed farm homes in lllinois and other middle® western states, brought out some sharp contrasts in existing home conditions in Ilinois and some of her neighbor . states. â€" Fewer women in Illinois were reported as carrying water from outside sources than the average in other states, and the numâ€" ber of Tlinois farm women who reâ€" ported power washers in their homes was almost three times the average elsewhere. Bath tubs are more plenâ€" tiful in Illinois than in some other states, and a larger number of womâ€" en drive their own cars. Illinois also has more women making butter than the ‘average for surrounding states and, as compared with other sections, twice as many women keep expense accpunts in this state. _ If you don‘t think the League court and the League itself have any conâ€" nection you might ask the Turks what they know about Mosul. Most péople won‘t believe the League of ‘Nations is really able to settle anything until the League puts one over on a country which is really strong enough to talk back. Among those being accused of monopolistic practices are a large number of jealous.lovers. F. J. WEIDLING CO. HIGH GRADE GRAND PIANOS Buy. from mt::ntxif:lctm at .:d:eéory prices. Subs saving and comâ€" plete satisfaction. _. i 3945 N. Western Ave. Chicago, Ill. cars at their ditpogal and drive e Sharp Contrasts i z‘.’:.\%,é.;,,:fi PRESS WANT ADS BRING RESULTS nwmm“f“fi.umonalm DETROIT JEWEL GAS RANGES GAS WATER HEATERS : Repairing and Remodeling Have you seen the new silk shower curtains. Visit our showrcom MASONIC ANNEX BUILDING Highland Park Transfer and Storage Company FIREPROOF WAREHOUSE, 374 Central Avenne Garage, 120 Western avenue, Lake Forâ€" Greasing fmd dayâ€"washing. Oars called. I wish to announce that I have opened an automobile repair shop in the Fitzgerald est. for and detivered. H.C. WARREN Announcement BAGGAGE â€" FREIGHT â€" EXPRESS MOVING â€" PACKING â€" SHIPPING Prompt service. All work guaranteed. EDWARD STRENGER Price‘s Phosphate Baking Powder is â€"â€"just the way good cake should be. GROWINGchfldrenneedandlike good things to eat. Good cake is healthful, nutritious and easily diâ€" gested. And cake leavened with Dr. Telephone Lake Forest 323 ALEX RAFFERTY, Sr., Manager Office 374 Central Avenue Phones 181â€"182 leaves no bitter taste in the food! Automobile Storage PLUMBING HEATING ®RPRICES a«**B fA4REs"*" Transfer of THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 41, 1926 Humcincs . PHONE 632 The cou departme; miles of & as yet pa are : pave by the St maintaine is borne | Besgides ment, 8 { Aid route a million vation co ty has by a number cated in v ty, the co ly by the number o ly been c the bond be finis Porter b Darrel! t Kriebel ~ Nippersin ete, â€" 1917 |of | $1,000,000 state has funds stil to ‘appro 75-“.4 ty have wome built foin the agreem ship system . ¢ of which State Bo approxim roads in proximat these 75 1 Highway Pithe YÂ¥ coul and Yode this was : _ lik toworq Libert Lake ‘to dhq as the Anti Luke 7 nue, Sheri G street Lake (Route as prov 1918 a within | Belvi Milw? tv line be The â€" Issue r way ©y the stai they hi created of 1918 which â€" Chicag " e 3 governi tem Besides Tilinois highwe hy the When The state of thr State . roads. Wauke the Ki â€"‘3« Lake in the ferenc of romi stance Half Lake TH 1924 prov car of