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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-04-10

The most beautiful women in the world
are said by experienced and observant
travellers to be the Indian women of the
isthmus of Tehuantepec, which lies just
north Of Yucatan in Mexico They add
to their picturesque attractiveness by
wearing whatever fortune they may pos
sess In the form of gold. coins strung
about the arms and neck.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-04-10

Egg biscuit: sift together three cupfuls
of -four. a teaspoonful of salt and ia
blespoonful of sugar. Add half tea
spoonful of cream tartar and the same
of soda to a cupful of sweet milk. Mix
with the dry ingredients two well beaten
eggs. tablespoonful of lard and the
milk. Form into biscuits and bake in q
hot oven.
Macaroni croquettes: Take about two
cups Of the cooked macaroni and chop It
quite fine and IL 1t Is not soft enough.
add little white sauce to IL Heat IN
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-04-10
HOROSCOPE.
Monday, April 10, 1918.

THE stars incline. but do not compel"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-04-10
TOMORROW'S MENU.

Monte Cristo and Haydee took the
Arabian drink in the Arabian manner;
that Is to. say, without sugar."-Dumas.
BREAKFAST.
steved Prunes.
Cereal and Cream.
Posched Egg.
Egg Bhcuit. Coffee.
LUNCHEON or SUFFER.
80 Dreamed Clipped Beef.
Mscaroni Croquettess
Baking Powder Biscuits.
Drop Cakes. Tea.
DINNER
Vegetable Soup.
b Beef Stew.
... Mashed Potatoes.
: String Beans.
. Lettuce Salad . go
Hot Chocolate Waters.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-04-10

Miss Cryder was hostess at q musicale
and tea yesterday afternoon at her resi-
dence in N street. when her guests were
invited to hear Miss Grace Cramer and
Miss Ann Tuohy sing. Miss Florence
Coumbe presided at the tea table.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-04-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur E. ChIlds, of
Boston, arrived at the New Willard.
They are accompanied by their daugh-
ter, Miss Alice Childs, and have been
spending some time In the South.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-04-10

Mrs. Cassie Parson, Miss E. Brown,
Miss B. Kurdish and Mr.. K. B. Van
Rfpen, OF Philadelphia, motored to
Washington for the weekend, and are
staying at the New Willard.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-04-10

Arrangements are being made for the
vsudeville-tea to be given by the District
OF Columbus Division, United Daughters
OF the Confederacy, at the Raleigh Hotel
on the afternoon OF Saturday. May s,
from o'clock until 7:5o. A delightful
vaudeville program has been arranged
from . until 4:9o, and dancing will con-
tinue from 5 until o'clock. There win
be many attractive refreshment booths
presided over by prominent women. who
Ell be assisted by a bevy Of girls of
resident and official society.
Miss +. Alice Theobald, chairman of
the committee on refreshments. has an
nounced the following committee chair
men: Dance, Miss Nell Rose Baggett;
music, Mrs Hoffman; lemonade and
punch. Mrs. Walter z. Hutton; Maryland
biscuit and homemade cookies, Mrs
Lawton Morgan; tea and cakes, Mrs Al
bert II. Ferguson and Mrs. A. H. Mitch
ell; cigars and cigarettes. Miss Hattie
Bowie; candy, Mrs. George Theobald;
vaudeville. Mrs. Maude Howell Smith;
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-04-10

Miss Mary Failing. OF Portland, Greg,
who Is spending the spring months in
the East, arrived at the New Willard
yesterday. She is accompanied by her
nephew, Mr.. H F. Cabell. son of Col.
and Mrs. Henry c. Cabell, Of Portland.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-04-10

Judge and Mrs. John Barton Payne
have returned from the Virginia Hot
Springs and will leave today for their
summer home in Illinois. Mrs. Payne re-
eeived yesterday for the last time this
season.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

you don't get cent AZ that the pro-
prletor started to say something ON his
own account, but seeing Mr.. Pollock
was listening he said we'd better all
go into the dining room 10 settle IL:
but Mr.. Pollock followed Us In. and
said that as no was friend OF ours,
he would like to hear what the trouble
was In case he could BIO OF any assist
ance."
'Did he seam 20 have any inklins as
to what that trouble was?'
Eyes. he said that he had heard
that there were q good many rufnors
about Mary's past. and that Of course
no actress could expect 20 have any
reputation. as everybody knew what
road companies were. At that got so
mad I fairly few at him. but he brush-
ed me aside and went up and grabbed
Mary's hands. saying, 4 at least care
nothing about gossip. Knowing Miss
Page, / have repeatedly offeretl 10 mar
ry her and nows-now aAl again.
Mary, you can kill this Islander In a
minute by marrying fnel That wised
me 90 his game ali right, but before !
could tell her, ahe had dragged her
hands away from him with scream
and backed against the wall, staring at
us as it--as sif--she waa--c crazy. 1call-
ed out Afaryl Maryr but she didn't
seem to hear rue. She Just kept stare
ing at Mr.. Pollock
WAS he much excited2" snapped
Langdon.
eyes. but no was half drunk, too.
He'd been drinking a lot an day. and II
showed plainly on him. It was that. i
guess. that made him act like q fool
and try 10 catch her Ia his nrma. cry
ing that there waE nothing ahend OF her
but disgrace and disaxtcr unless she
married him.
'spid she reply?"
Amy altuddered and her voice WINS a,
long time In coming. na if the hprrorof
sotnethfng had engulfed her IN mute
ness; but nc last. her eyes resting on
Mary as II stie had to resassure herself
that she was: actually there. she said.
,No-she didn't answer. She struck
at hin-twice then she screamed ind
ran out-and across tho street 10 the
railroad. We've followed as quickly
as we could. and then sho cholleds
and her hand went wayeringly 70 her
throat, as if the words would not come
and then-we saw the man waving
his nag and know the the train from
New York was coming IN. I-think i
went crazy myself for minute. Il
screaned md screamed and heard
Pollock screaming too. and we ran iilte
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

seemed to change even 20 mo. I had
to give a pretty sharp call-down to 20
or three OF the sort OF rubes that AZ
red ties. and shoes that look as II they
had their trunk tucked IN the toe, and
finally something the iandlady said put
mo wise to the fact that our charac-
ters weren't worth ttHo-cent stamp In
Prindleville. didn't want Mary Go
know, so / kept quiet till the day when
the guy that always came for lunch got
fresh and tried TO kiss her"
'rwIll you tell us. AZ briefly as posst-
bic, Miss Barton. the events Of that
day."
sIt was bad day TO begin WITH
said Amy ruefllly. ~ smashed some
croekery In the morning, and the head
waitress had had o. quarrel with her
beau the night before. and everybody
had beautiful Crouch. and in the
midst of it the landlady came out to
me. and told me. that her regular girls
were Directing TO work with as, be-
cause OF our bad characters. OF course II
made me prettys and Twas Just going
to say q few things about the bunch OF
biscuit singers they had around. when
the door OF the dining -room banged
open and Mary, taking her apron Off as
she went, ran past US and up the stairs.
The landlady called her but she never
even looked around. so started after
her. Just as / did 50 q cheap. hashy
guy who was a regular boarder came
out OF the dining room, looking sheep
ish and with one cheek bright red aud
the other very pale, I've seen q good
smack make that kind OF q complexion
before. so / kind OF waited around to
see what he would do
ibid he leave the hotel2s
.'No. 30 walked out into the offlce
and across TO where Dave Pollock was
sitting and dung himself into chair
beside him. AT that I sort Of got be-
hind some curtains and waited 20 hear
what he said, but 4 needn't have both
cred about hiding. for he yelped loud
enough 20 be heard an the way 20 the
ltitchen.r
"con you ten US what he said7s
eyes. He ripped out a good round
damn or two: then he eaid. Say. look
here, from what you told me. that Mary
Page "a no better than she should be.
but cricisey. she swung q right onto my
Jaw that Jared my brains Ia there. Just
because / tried to give iies. q ikiss.s.
.pid Mr.. Pollock repiy2'
',No. First he looked us &c he was
going 20 hand the chump one himself.
then he laughed as lf he was satisfied
with some thing. and II ran IN stairs 60
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

He said he'd heard enough Of what was
said to realize that we girls needed
some help and advice, and suggested
that since Mr.. Pollock seemed deter
mined to stay there, that we might go
down to his Office"
'Did you go2''
eyes. Mary quteted down. at the
presence of another man. and drying
her eyes went with him. saying frank
~ that she and wanted some work to
pay our board until we could hear from
home"
Ibid the proprietor offer to help your
Amy dubbed with laughter. SIZE did
better. than that. He handed US each a
job as biscuit-slIngers in the dining
room. Mary was to administer the ta-
BILE d'hote to the regular and /. was 10
BIO on~the Job with the transients-and
SOME transients they were, tool OF
course Mary made hit right Oft. She
was the cutest thing you ever saw IN
the get-up of hash-housa Lizzie.
Even the dyspeptic old crouch who
edited the weekly newspaper smiled at
her when she took his order. and the
sour-faced old leftover that had been
waiting on the table looked as II she
wanted to strange Mary every time she
passed her."
The Judge laughed at the picture she
conjured up. and Amy blooming under
tho knowledge that she was pleasing
her audience. turned towards him COM
fidenAally as she continued:
TITS good thing. your honor. that
they don't leave any cold poison lying
around in-rube hotels. because the frst
customer got was David Polloclsl I
did stick my nnger IN the, oatmeal /
was taking him and say, 4 hope you
choke three times. but e didn't work.
Again her bubhllng laugh rippled out,
followed by a gutfaw OF delight from
the listeners, but as II 1t were a signal.
the prosecutor leaped to his feet
Your Honor he stormed. Il object
to the testimony OF this witness being
admitted as evidencel Is. this court
room or a burlesuue show? And Is my
learned opponent revealing TO us the
gay life OF Miss Barton or evidence
dealing with the murder Of David Pol
lock?"
MAY Il please the court retorted
Langdon. +the events which took place
In Pfindleville had a very definite et-
feet upon the relations between David
Pollock and the defendant crayeithe
patience OF your Honor and the gentle-
men Of the jury with the witness-who
is--er-not exactly conversant with the
legal brevity demanded by law
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

pals-and we'd take what was coming
together"
"A little tnurrnur OF admiration stir
red the silence of the room. and Mary,
lifting her head. smiled at Amy through
tear-n1isted eyes. and for an instant the
brisk 1oyousness forsook the little wit
ness. and she dabbed at her own eyes
with a wisp OF handkerchief, sudden-
~ bursting forth explosively:
'Twell, anybody would have stuck by
Mary. She-she's the best ever"
"Did Mr.. Pollock leave with the COM
pany7" asked Langdon. a warning note
in his voice. and with little start she
turned back to him.
'tNo. We thought he had gone. but
after the train had pulled out, looked
out OF tho window and saw him coming
back to the hotei-grinnIng.'
:'pid you tell Miss Page7"
mo. thought it was better for her
to think he was.gone so that she would
get good nights sleep. Afterwards /
wished had told her"
"why?"
because It was such an awful shock
to her when he came to our door in the
morning"
"wm you tell US the circumstances
OF that meeting. please7"
swell. Mary and were both dressed
ana ready for breakfast and we were
talking over the chances OF getting
some sort Of work to do In the town
till we could get word home to mother
TO send us car-fatn. It costs quite a
lot from Prlndleville to tho big town
and we knew It might DO days before
the old lady could raise Il. and we had
to eat In the meantime. While we
were still talking we heard a knock at
the door. and thinking 1t was the cham
bermaid or maybe the proprietor Mary
sings out. Come In. And at that Dav-
Id Pollock opened the door,
.swhat did Miss Page DOR
ashe screamed and turning, hid her
face against my shoulder for mo-
ment. Then she stood up and faced
him. How dare you come hereT she
asked, and he had. the decency to look
pretty foolish. dare because am
worried about YOU he said. can't
10 ana leave you stranded hero: you've
! got To let me help you. Il shall never
accent your helps cried Mary, and
could tell by her voice that she was
pretty close TO tears, SO stepped for
ward and said. Look here, Dave Poll
lock, it's a pretty mean trick for any
man to persecute girl. the way you're
! persecuting Mary. Haven't you q shred
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26
BY FREDERICK LEWIS Author Of what Happened to Mary"

Of deeency In your poor little soul ?
II you havO you'll beat lt-whIle the
gcInE'S good"
"Did he answer your"
"TeS. For minute I Thought he was
going to hit me. Then ho said. Miss
Page is thoroughly capable OF answer
Ing me herself. Miss Barton. and must
ask you not to interfere in whnt does
not concern you Anything that con-
Germs Mary concerns me-. / rctortcd
but Mary put her hand on my arm
Mr.. Pollock she said. and there was
queer noto in her voice. I thoroughly
agree with what Amy has said-you
arc prosecuting me: you are torturinG
me-ond l cannot bear any moro. Fol
Gods sake go away and leave US II
peace At that Mr.. Pollock dung out
his hands and said hoarsoly, Mary
Mary-you can't mean TINT. Aren't yor
tired OF this poverty and misery
Haven't you had enough OF this life
Ono would think to hear you that was
some brute pursuing you. when all
ask is to honorably marry you and pro,
tect you from hnrdshIps.' 'HonorahlcI
cried Mary. DO you call It honorable
TO assist the others because you knew
It would leave us stranded and help
less? Il 1t honorable to forco yoursel'
upon uE in this fashion? IL 1t honorR'
BILE to prosecute me. when I've told yol
over and over that Til drudge all m,
life and wear my fingers to the bon'
with work before will marry your
Then she burst into tears, and order
ed Mr.. Pollock out of the room. saying
that he'd gotten his answer and b,
might as we'll CO."
ibid he leave2"
"No-but 1t didn't matter, becaus,
Just then the door opened and the goo,
lold gink that ran the place came in
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

Mary. She was crying. and packing
her grip, and when asked hnr what
the row was about. she said that che
was going to leave right then and
there. She said that for the last two
or three days she had noticed decided
difference in tho attitude OF the men
towards her, and that at noon one OF
them had inaultod her and sho had
slapped his fnce Tho worst OF It was,
she said, the man said that he had been
told that ahO wasn't 80 particular with
others, and was notorious whore shc
cRme from. Then I told her what the
landlady had said TO mo, but said that
WINS pretty well wlsed up rs to who
WINS spreading the SlandOE and
thought II was time we blow tho old
burg anyhow"
did the hotel proprietor make any
objections to your gulnE?"
''Well. yes and mol haven't come to
that yet Whom we went downstairs
with our Ruit-cnsos IN our hands tho
proprletor's wife was giving him an
carful of what she had heard about Us
Of how bad wa were ana all the rest,
and Mr.. Pollock was sitting there talk
ing It oil IN. hut pretending to read.
He jumped up when We came In sight
however and started to speak, but we
pNsacd by him and walked right up
60 thu proprietor and snid, Look here
you've been pretty white to us, but
somebody IL spreading q lot Of nasty
lies around here. and we're golnE "a
.qult p. D. O., and we'd like whatever
Of the long green II coming to us afteI
our room rent Is paid Tho old guy
got red a. thunder. ana his wife v0aret
like weather cock, and hollerB out
You can't leave like that, there's three
drummers comm this afternoon, aIlt
tomorrow's market dry. II you uull
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

'was tho rest Of tho company Stirl
thersT"
"YeS."
-was Mr.. Pollock with themT'
eyes; he was playing leading role
and making a speech"
"Could you hear what he said2"
"SureI or course I missed the flrst
part of It, but when got TO the land
ing no was saying, 7 have always tn
ken q great interest In tho theatre, and
can thoroughly sympathlze with your
prcdIcamcnt' Then no pulled time
table out OF his pocket aud tapped 1t,
saying The New York train goes
through In six minutes. II cum be
tagged TO take you aboard and Ill pay
your fares to New York and settle the
claims of the sherIff-for no reason exc
cept TINT I don't want TO see you
stranded At that the company set up
cheer and beat It like crazy people
for their suit-cases. and Mr.. Pollock
pulled out great wad Of bills and boz
gan pcellng them off for everybody, In
Guiding the sherifr himself"
What did you do then?"
II ran back and told Mary. but we
could see through his game. It was a
case Of either accept his help or be
stranded and walk the ties
What did Miss Page sRy?"
"She said, You go. Amy. because you
want to get back. but I'll walk every
step Of the way and earn my food by
scrubbing before Ill accept a penny OF
David Pollock's money or give him a
chance to speak to me again"
did you agree to go?"
mo. I said that burrs weren't In Il
with me when It came to stickin', and
if there was going to be any walking
or scrubbIng would be on the job TO
do my share That Mary and were
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

II think" sNid his Honor, tho ghost
OF n smile still twitchinB At his lips,
"that tho witness may go on with her
story. But" no added, leaning forward
with an admonishlnE gesture towards
Amy, you must remember. Miss Bar
ton. that you are hero not to amuEO US.
but to answer as briefly as possible the
questions put to you by counsel for the
defence"
"I'm sorry, your Honor" shO said
penitcntly. "but 1t WAS fun up there
for while"
81 don't doubt It." said the Judge,
smiling. Then, as II rEcolleetinE whore
no wns. he cleared his throat loudly
and sat back with stern frown "a
LanRdon said:
slow long did you remain at tho ho-
tel in PrindlcvIllc as n waitressT
about three weeks"
"Dld Mr.. Pollock remain thorc during
that timer"
yes"
"Did he speak to you at any timer"
''Wcll, he had to speak 20 me, but he
limited It to. Two boiled eggs and dry
toast, or Gimme roast chicken and
mashed potatoes but with Mary It was
different. He didn't speak to her. bul
he never lot her get out OF his sight"
"N1Iss Barton. YOU say that you re.
manned Mt tho hotel about three weeks
Why did you leave at the end Of thai
timer"
because of the behavior Of some Of
the men who came to the place"
what do you mean by their bohav'
ior?''
Observation-Disclosures she said
flushing a little. "You SEQ, when ",
first went to work. they were all vers
decent especially to Mary, and every
thing was flno Then they-theS
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26
eVN0Psls.

Mary Page. actress. Is accused OF the
murder Of David Pollock and Is defended
by her lover, Philip Langdon. Pollock
was intoxicated. AT Mary'H trial she adj
nitS ahe had tho revolver. Her maid
testIfles that Mary threatened Pollock
with It previously. and Mary's leading
man duplicates LanEdon. How Mary dis
appeared from the scene OF the crime Is
mystery. Brandon tells Of n strange hand
print no saw on MAry's shoulder. Further
evidence shows that horror of drink pro-
duces temporary insanity In Mary. The
defense Is depressed psychosis." Wit
nesses describe Mary's flight from her In
toxIcated father and her fathers suicide.
Nurse Walton describes the kidnapping OF
Mary by Pollock and Amy Barton tells
Of Afary's struggles to become an actress
and Of Pollock's pursuit OF her.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26
CHAPTER VII.
Amy's Stellar Role.

RTATURB had intended Amy Bar
IN ton to be a great actress.
Emotional roles Of any sort
..,n.,JI L..p. .r& oba,vrdIv II70n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17
BRIGHTER CHILDREN !;

Children are probably brighter to-
day than generation ago-but are
! they stronger? That's grave
question. So many pinched faces,
dulled' eyes and languid feelings
make US wonder If they will ever
grow into robust. healthy men and
women.
If your children catch colds easily,
are tired when rising, lack healthy
color or find studies difficult. give
them SCOTS Emulsion for one
month - enrich their blood and re-
store the body-forces to healthy
action.
scotts Emulsion is used in private
schools. 1t is not Q patent Hedi-
cine" simply a highly concentrated
oil-food. without alcohol or harmful
drugs. 1t cannot harm; 1t improves
blood; II benefits lungs and
strengthens the system. Your drug
gist has it-refuse substitutes.
Scott & Bovine, Bloomfield, y. j. 1874
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17
BREATHE DEEP.

Deep breathing, says teacher on the
subject, should always precede and &C
company all physical exercises. Nine
teen people out of twenty, we are told.
are too lazy to breathe properly at any
time. and the young women OF this
class are given too many complexion
defects-pimples, sallow skin, brown
patches, intense pallor, etc. The lungs
are natures principal agent in purify
ing the blood, and if they are stinted OF
oxygen the poisonous matter returns
to the arteries. and when the unpurl-
fed blood reaches the minute capil-
laries, where the current is no longer
fast, the impurities are forced through
the skin or impair it's coloring to
marked degree.
Breathing exercises can be taken
without athletics, but outdoor sports
compel them, and since the mind is en-
tertained at such times the result is
more marked. The body must be held
erect for the home gymnastics. and one
should try to realize while taking them
that breath is life and that the more
be ones hold on life ard Joy. Conscious
breathing, we are told. will soon enlarge
and strengthen the lungs. and the more
deeply one realizes the action the bet
Ter 1OT Hcdltu, lOOhS anu udppiu
A strong, normal, rhythmic respfra-
tior should be about four heartbeats
during inspiration, held for the space
of two and then exhaled during four
This makes ten heartbeats to a single
proper breath, but the counts can be
made only mentally, of course. Breathe
through the nostriIs. and take the exer-
cises in the open. air or on a porch,
thinking all the time what lot Of
good it is going to do you.
So remember you breathe In counting
four; you hold the breath while count
ing two and let IT out while counting
four. When the lungs are empty. count
two again before taking another
breath.
A woman who has long drilled girls
In beautifying exercises is a warn, ad-
vocate Of certain system of breathing
ard uses 1t in her advanced classes The
n"nH is H-st told to lie in manner
which will exercise every portion O"
ser body. BY Aixine her mind on her
various members she learrs to breathe
through her arms, legs. hands and feet.
abdomen. head and SO on. The real
'orce of the exercise. however. is in the
mental picture-the pupil is only told
with this to breathe in and exhale with
vigorous vertical motion" One must
think. in fact. and breathe straight
through the part of the body being
trea ted. as II 1t were a tube expressly
made for the purpose.