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The Washington times., 1917-12-10
By William F. Kirk.

EtI SEE where one OF our neigh
bors has adopted one OF them
war babies. George" said the
Manicure Lady.
That's a kind Of a kind hearted
stunt, IL seems TO mo-" said the
Head Barber. II believe I'll put It
up TO the MIssus and see what she
says about our having one OF the
little shavers. I'll have TO wait a
couple Of avs, though. till she's in
better temOer. We had a little ar
gument this morning about that
food conversation or whatever they
call saving grub. and ! left her
feeling little out of sorts. I'd
just as soon save a little on food
by not eating no heavy lunch. but
she said We ought to save on every
meal, and that's too strong for me-"
"ln these here days nothing
ought 70 be too strong fo- US.
George, in the way of sacrifices"
said the Manicure Lady. "Yester-
uog Nooh lOrly QOllar set OF
furs instead Of blowing sixty, like
had planned, and II you knew
how ] just loved them sixty dollar
furs you would know how patriotic
my heart beats for my native land
Sister Mayme hurried up and bought
her furB before she started scrimp-
Ing for the Government, go what
ever she sacrifices II wont be no
'ovely furs.
Them sixty dollar furs made me
look like a leading lady In moving
pictures. tried EN- on and the
hoorWAlksr stopped walkin- and
gave me the level glance them he
roes uses In ooks. believe me!
Only the hoorWAil<er didu look like
no nero and ! ever seen any man
In q Prince Nbert that did look
iks nero. wish was one OF
them hsires" for a year. George,
so I could srroll into a store and
ro. rEay efterward with anything
my little heart desired. I honsEtIy
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Meeting MOnotony Half Way

she says: Things are frishtfuily
monotonous II you let them be- I
suppose you could go on the most
wonderful adventure and not know
that 1t was stimulating or exciting.
I like to make everything in life
Interesting. 1t seems to me that
monotony II matter Of weaving .
pattern of events. II you just take
all the gray threads and weave
them together, you get a perfectly
dull piece OF tapestry. But II you
reach ou. and set the bright colored
threads OF amusement and interest
and ambition. you can't help getting
an attractive piece OF tapestry.
Life is pretty monotonous " you
let It be. But l don't see why any
one should let 1t, Monotony Ia need
less pain and I think we ought to
avoid It. Big things don't happen
TO people very often @rd -ha-'-e
waiting for them so anxiously that
they don't notice the Little ones,
that might so easily interest them"
That is my friends sane viewpoint
II life seems to you to be a gray.
mOnotonous routine OF getting up
and dressing and eating and work
ing and going to bed again. don't
feel that you are an abused and
maltreated person who isn't getting
a square deal from fate. Don't say
Life Is using me pretty shabbily."
Instead. have enough honesty to
confess. "well. I'm certainly max
ing a very drab thing Of life"
What you bring to II. wh1t you
put into existence-ls what condi-
tions whether II shall be stupid or
interesting.
Do YOU realize that there is def
mite pleasure to bO gotten out of
the IA that the newsboy at the
corner greets you with a cheerful
smile? And II he doesn't. there is
a definite interest In trying to
mske him mitigate his crouch for
YOU or recognize that you haven't
a g-ourh to he Feared-
Suppose you do have to spend two
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The Manicure Lady

oenS~S . oould act the part grand.
tho. only nobody AIn't remembering
OIL. IL ns WILL
Money amt everything" said
-. Head Barber solemnIy, but It
comes 90 near TO being everything
that there amt much left of any
th!aE. That sounds kind OF mixed
e.. kId. but you Know what mean"
Sure" said the Manicure Lady,
0uut about adopting a war kid, we
can't make up our mind up home.
Brother wilfred says the trouble
with adopting a child is that Il Is
so different from the regular family
that II wouldn't turn out right, and
Father comes back at him and says
that II he adopted a child Il would
probably be too much like wilfred
instead OF not enough like him.
And there you are.
personally. George. l believe Il
would be a kind OF a grand act OF
self-sacrifce to help a young kid
get a start in the world, but you
never can tell about strangers.
ThAy might turn out to be bank
roSbers or something when they
grew up, after all the trouble of
adopting them. Maybe they might
even be pacihsts. You can never
tell what a kid will grow up to be.
NV folks thought would grow up
20 be a great actress like Ellen
Terry. and look at me now. setting
her. in this barber shop and Ming
nails % nothing"
Anything you do well amt any
ching TO be ashamed Of" said the
U.sd Barber. II know I'm good in
my line. as good as they come and
T.tn't taking OF my hat to nobody"
..SIaybe not" said the Manicure
r,dv Nobody would notice you
n you did. SO you might as well
i..y. your hat alone. Joe Blow,
az. hookmaker. told me one day he
rouid adopt me II I was a war baby.
~, outside Of that l ain't heard
..nch about adopting 'em. But II
Ion should adopt a boy. George.
,.L. him something noble. like q
nhaureur or engineer or something.
Don't teach him TO cut no hair.
The Washington times., 1917-12-10
By Beatrice Fairfax.
= THINK I'll 80 crazy II some
~ thing doesn't happen soon.

T THINK I'll 30 crazy II some
Z" thing doesn't happen soon.
I'm sure nobody ever had
more stupid time than 1. I'm just
bored to death-nothing interesting
ever happens"
Don't you know dozens OF girls
who say exactly that? do; ana II
! ever permitted myself TO be intol-
Grant of anything, 1t would be OF
the attitude that finds life pore
some.
Someone has said that life may be
terrible and grim and cruel-put
never monotonous. Monotony Is de-
cidedly in the eye OF the beholder'
and a pretty poor eye 1t Is that sees
this thrilling world OF ours as
stupid and boresome place.
Do you know what is the matter
with US? We are too terribly per
sonal in our viewpoints. We judge
everything in it's relation 10 our
selves and never ourselves In rela-
tIon to everything.
The philosophy OF my friend
GIadvs is a wonderful little key
note OF common sense for reople
who really want to enjoy Hte.
Some one remarked rather patron
IzIngly 10 her that she got so much
fun out of everything. Il don't get
II out put it in" she laughed.
Putting fun into everything" is
perfectly plausible. You can il:umt-
nate dusting with imagination and
make an adventure out OF washing
pots and kettles-but a journey TO
the glorious Canadian Rockies
might be dull and stupid IL you put
nothing into the trip.
81 pity the man who can travel
from Dan to Beersheba and cry 1t
"a all bare" wrote Lawrence Sterne
long years ago. And my friend
GLADYS expresses the same viewpoint
very simply for US moderns when
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long hours every day In subway
trains! That needn't be borssome-
you can make up little stories for
yourself about the people around
you! You can try to imagine what
their work Is. what their problems
are. what amb.ions and longings
sway them. II you travel over nat,
arid stretches OF country there Is
still the possibility OF your reclaim
ing the land and building little
castles in the air all over 1t.
a cheerful little seer OF to-day.
such as Gladys, has the vision to
know that monotony isn't out in 4
gray world. but right inside OF
dull brain that doesn't put interest
into each thing 1t does! She sets
her life in tune to a beautiful little
verse or Robert Browning's:
i find life not gray, but rosy:
Heaven not grim. but fair of hue;
Do stoop? 1 pluck a posy.
Do / stand and stare: Airs blue"
Monotony Is a matter o. being too
lazy to stoop or too blind TO see the
simple flowers that lie at your feet.
An interest in life lies in discover
ing the glorious blue OF the skies
not the drab paint on the wall
across the court.
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Doris Falls Exhausted.

In the living room Doris fell ex-
huusted into a chair while Ramsay
bent over her and the housekseper
few about IN motherly fashion.
Flat watched a moment. then real
Issd that he was cut Of place and
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DO YOU KNOW
THAT

II moths are IN a carpet you can
L,TI them and also the eggs by
Gpr.ading q damp cloth over the
part and ironing dry.
Inkstains may be removed from
rluss by Immers!ng the article In
cold water and rubbing with COM
mon household salt.
A deep Jam Jar placed inside a
saucepAn will act Just as well as a
double saucepan for the purpose OF
cooking porridge,
A clothes line may be easily
washed By wrapping It round a
washboHrd and thoroughly scrub
bling In SoapGudS.
-
You can prevent door-hinES
from eFsskinG by rubbing II with a
lead psaeii.
PaPSisy VIII shop much easier II
pat into bet water for two or three
minutes ------
The Washington times., 1917-12-10
Bulgaria and Opium.

Before the Balkan wars Turkey
was the leading opium country In
the Leyant.. and Smyrna the princi-
pal market for that article. But
Bulgaria has now Decopse a formi-
dable competitor OF aga Minor. both
as regards quah'y 2ad quantity. The
opium grown. in the environs Of
Usku and in the rTikvesh. along the
Vardar River. Is richer in alkaloids
than the best qualities from Anato-
liza In ordinary times the opium
from the Levant is exported to the
far East largely via Holland and
Great Britain
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= WENT on with my work. and be-
fore long was through that In hand.
II seemed that the time had been
very short indeed, but there wss Van
Helsing back in the study. do 1 In
terrupt7" he asked politely As he
stood at the door.
Not at ALL" I answered. Come
in, Ny work Is finished, and am
free. can go with you now, II you
like" =,
"weIl7''
RENFIELD TELLS PROFESSOR
UNCOMPLIMENTAR THINGS.
81 fear that he does not sppraise
me at much. Our interview was
short. When 1 entered his room he
was sitting on q stool In the center
with his elbows on his knees, and his
face was the picture Of sulIen dis
content.
I spoke to him as Gheerfully as
could, and with such a measure OF
respect as could assume. He made
no reply whatever.
Don't you know meTF I asked.
lAb hh6nNN " - NV AOe1oeA Ah6
know you well enoughi you are the
old fool Van HelRIng. I wish you
! would take yourself and your idiotic
brain theories somewhere else. Damn
all thIck-headed DutchmenP
mot a word would he say, but
sat in his implacable sullenness as
indifferent to me as though / had
not been in the room at all. Thus
departed for this time my chance OF
much learning from this so clever
lunatic; so I shall go. II may, and
cheer myself with a few happy words
: with that sweet soul Madam Nina
Friend John, II does rejoice me un-
speakable that she is no more to be
pained. no more to be worried, with
b our terrible things. Though we
shall much miss Ter help, It Is bet
ter So"
"I agree with you with all my
heart" ] answered earnestly, for
did not want him to weaken In thii
matter. MRS. Harker is better out
OF It. Things are quite bad enough
for us, all men OF the world. anc
who have been In many tight placer
. in our time; but Il Is no place for q
woman, and II she had remained IN
touch with the affair, IL would In
time infallibly have wrecked her"
So Van HelsIng has gone to con
fer with Mrs. Harker and Harker
Quincy and Art all out following VI
the clues as to the earth-boXes.
shall finish my round OF work, anc
we shall meet tonight.
NINA HARKER's JOURNAL.
! October-It is strange 10 me e
be kept in the dark as am today
after Jonathan's full confidence fol
so many years, to see him manifestly
avoid certain matters, and those tn,
most vital of all This morning
slept late after the fatigueS of yes
terday, and though Jonathan was late
too, he was the earlier. He spoke tC
me before he went out, never NOR,
sweetIy or tenderly, but he never men,
toned a word of what had happened
in the visit to the courts house
And yet he must have known how
terribly anxious ! was.
Poor dear fellow! l suppose Il
must have distressed him even more
than It did me. They all agreed thai
IL was best that I should not be
drawn further into this awful work
and I asquicsced. But to think that
he keeps anything from me! And now
am crying like a silly fool, when
know II comes from my husbands
great love and from the good. good
wishes Of those other young men
That has done me good. Well. some
day Jonathan will tell me all; and
est il should ever be that he should
think for a moment that I kept any.
thing from him, ] shall keep my jour
nal as usual. Then IL he has feared
The Washington times., 1917-12-10
Episode A.
"The False LOekst."

Copyright. 1919. Star %.
~ ORIs cIung TO the seat Of the
overturned rowboat. pulling
~ herseIf up as high as she
could under It's shelter and gasping
for air.
The air became more and more
s1hausted She gasped for oxygen.
On the shore, Ramsay loosened
from hia bOnds. could see the Hid
6an Hands motorbost circling about
Ahb roWboat. Somehow he realized
nat DoriS was under the rowboat.
He could only run helplessly along
the beach. II he swan out they
would easily overcome him. Be
sides, Il would betray her hiding
place.
Doris could hold out no longer.
She let GO. dived down under the
side Of the overturned boat, and
when she came up some feet away
from Il, struck out and began swim
ming for the shore.
The Hidden Hand had about given
1p the search and was starting
away. believing she was drowned.
when the false Ramsay cried out,
There she is
"Quick-tuT1-Eet her" ordered
the Hidden Hand.
His boat turned and headed
straight at her.
It happened that early that morn
ing. Flatt, proud Of himself for hav-
ing arprehended the butler. James,
and sure that he had added greatly
20 his reputation as a sleuth. had
decided 20 take James back to the
city to be arraiEned for the mur-
der OF Trask. Already he had set
out in the police launch from Whit
ney Island with his police crew. in
Hpite Of the loud protests OF James.
Flat Sees the Craft.
FIatt was now speeding along
toward the mainland when he
caught sight OF the overturned boat
and a girl swimming in the water.
while another motorboat was bear
ing down on her.
'DorIst" ne cried, calling to his
helmsman 10 turn.
Quickly Flats police boat swung
about toward the girl just as RAM
ray also caught sight OF her swim
ming and d!ved into the water.
clothes and all, with powerful
strokes swimming to meet her.
There's Ramsay. too shoutsd
the false Ramsay.
Get them-run EN- down., cried
The Hidden Hand viciously.
BY this time Ramsay had reached
ber and none too soon. for Doris
exhausted. He threw one arm
about her and fought with the other
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Ramsay and Doris
EIude the Master Plotter

quietly retired. No one bothered
about him.
Uncle Abner whitney, arriving
hurrisdIy, had handed his hat and
stick to the butler. Abner stood for
a moment in the door as he caught
sight Of Ramasy bending over
Doris in her wet clothes. Then he
hurried forward.
whats the mattsrT' he inquired
eagerly.
"oh. Uncle Abner, II It hadn't been
for Jack, I don't know what would
have happened to me-"
Ramsay turned and regarded him
stifiy, slowly looking up from the
hand to Abner's eyes a. though
reading his very mind. Then he
deliberately turned his back. with
out a word, ignoring Aoner. who
stood there EIowsring under the In
suit
HERES Amanda" said Ramsay
to Doris as the housekeeper en-
tered with q pretty frock she had
unpacked. go with her"
As Doris left with Amanda, Ram
say turned again and quickly faced
Abner, whose rage had been grow
ing as he watched the young sS-
cret Service man.
In the conservatory still. VerdA
was trying to reason out what to
do next. The Hidden Hand had
failed. Ramsay and Doris had come
together. She sneered to herself
as Hhe thought of II.
I'll separate them" she NUT
tered, movlnH out TO the lawn.
As Verda come around the house
she caught sight OF DR.. Scarley
coming up the path with his grip
arc looking about furtively. Al
the same moment scarley caught
sight Of her, bowed and waited for
her to approach.
GOOD morningl" he greeted. "Is
Doris here?"
Verda looked at scsrIey kesnly.
She had for some time had an idea
of her own who this man really
was Yes, she Is here" she an
swered. You know they had some
trouble last niEht?"
They entered the house and came
TO the living room just as Abner
stood in rage after Ramsay had left
him.
"I'u 20 up and tell her you're
here" whispered yerda, turning
and running upstairs.
A Proposition.
searlsy advanced to Abner smiI-
ing and Offering his hand. But
Abner was In no mood for hand
shaking just now. least of all with
scarley. He. eyed scarley nIedIy.
II did not bother the GuAve scIrlsy,
however.
stIn holding out his hand, he
asked, why can't We be friends? ?
There Is enough in the estate for
both Of U.s."
"Humph." Inssrsd AOnsr. "IA
that so?"
He turned his back on scLrlsy
and began walking away.
Verda in the meantime had run
upstairs to DorIs's room, where
Doris was finishing changing her
clothes.
"Dr. ScarIey Is downstairs" painted
Verda, nlnging her arms lovingly
about Doris.
Doris merely shrugged. She had
lost interest in her former lover.
Verda took her arm as she rose. and
with a show OF affection. started
down to the living room with her.
''rm 80 glad to know that you
are safe after such q terrible
night" cried Scarley, coming for
ward eagerly. forgetful OF Abner.
verda, who had drawn back lit
tie. watched the twoJ then, snake
like, turned to Abner.
Gomez I have something to say
TO YOU" she whispered. taking him
into the next room. to leave Scarlsy
and Doris alone.
Lets sit out on the porch a mo-
ment." suggested Scarley. This ID
a glorious day after the storm"
He took her hands in his with
that assurance which Doris was
now coming to foathO. leading her
to the porch.
To De Continued TO-nSIssE.
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The Hidden Hand

to get her to shore. oncoming.
the Hidden Hands boat was now
almost on top of them.
olive" cried Ramsay TO Doriz- %
Together they sank as far down
as they could Just. as the motorboat
of the Hidden Hand swept past
With his terrible gauntlet OF death
the Hidden Hand reached out, try
ing to seize them. Others leaned
over to grab them, and one
stretched out a long boat hook.
But Doris and Ramsay had sunk
just far enough to elude them all.
The headway OF the motorboat
was too great for It to stop, and II
passed many feet beyond them,
while the gangsters sought to turn
and try again.
Ramsay and Doris came up. sput-
tering, and again Ramsay swan
franticalIy toward the shore.
The Hidden Hand, cursinE, was
about TO turn again. this time max
ing sure to get them. when the
false butler cried out and pointed
OFF in the distance.
"A police boat-with FlHttP' he
exclaimed
The Hidden Hand looked from the
police to Doris and Ramsay struE-
Cling. They were now some dis
tance away. What TO do? II he
went after them and got them.
Flat would surely get him.
''Turn-QuIckr' he ordered Gruff-
".
The boat turned and headed away.
To the Rescue.
More speed-more spesdT urged
Flatt
Characteristic OF FIatt It was. too,
that he did not try to pursue the
Hidden Hand in his eagerneSs to
help Doris and Ramsay.
Ramsay alone was now equal to
his task. He swan on more slowly
to the quiet waters near the shore.
stood UP and carried Doris the rest
OF the way up the beach. Doris
tainted. now that the strain OF the
excitement was OF. and Ramsay
bent over her. chafinE her hands
as the bow of the police boat
grated on the beach.
Ramsay. having explained to
FIatt that he had arrested the
Doris to the boat. ran Up the
beach and tn. path down which the
gang had carried him trussed up.
He ala not pause until he came to
The place Of the fight the night be-
fore Then carefully he began
searching the trampled shrubbery
until he pounced on something
cleaning bright. There was the
explosive package which contained
the baby hand prints Of the girl OF
the prophecy. He picked IL up and
ran down the shore again.
Not long afterward. IN a den
which he had already established
on whitney Island. IN a cave. the
Hidden Hand entered. followed by
the fake Ramsay. the fake butler
! and his first emissary. 1t was dark
! IN the passageway that led to the
/ cavern and they had TO light their
/ way by torches.
He was angry. as he drew from
/ his inside pocket the locket which
/ alone would open tho explosive
packet. and gszed at II. planning
same devilish scheme to obtain the
! packet.
Safe at last on the island. Ram
say helped Doris up the gravel path
to Die great whitney Summer
( home.
Amanda ran forward Anxiously
/ as she saw the party approaching.
| From the conservatory Verda
caught sight OF the party. Shs
paused a moment among the hOw-
/ ers and watched. wondering what
had happened. As she noticed the
bedrAggled appearance Of Doris she
realized that some plan of the Hid
den Hand must have miscsrried
Doris Falls Exhausted.
In the living room Doris fell e1-
hnusted into a chair while Ramsay
| bapf ava her and the hougRkeepel
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To BE Continued TO-nSiSsE.
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By Arthur B. Reeve,

Creator of the "CraIE Kennedy"
mystery stories, which appear eI-
clusIvsIy In Cosmopolitan MaEA-
EInO.
The Washington times., 1917-12-10

0EE cold day last week, when was travelling
throuhg the country in somebody's comfortable
" motor car, 1 the man whom have tried
to illustrate above l myself was bundled up to the
eyes, but was bitterly cold In spite of 1t.
The sight of him reminded me of letter which
/ had from one Of these men last Summer, telling
me something of the hsrdships which bssst this
branch Of an important service. At this late date
acknowledge it. and want to give him his place in
Our Best Society. ~
We women, especially are prone to take for granted
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The Treaty with Spain.

IN December 10, 1S98 the United States concluded
treaty with Spain following the short and decisive war
with that country As result Cuba obtained freedom and
the Philippines passed under control of Uncle Sam They
being rapidly civilized and their resources utilized
The Washington times., 1917-12-10
The Greatest Political Satire.

THIS distinction goes to Drydens Absalom and Acmto-
pbeI" which contains about 1000 rhymed lines and
deals with the purtanicaI objection to the succession OF
the Duke of York owing to his being Catholic and his
determination uphold the royal prerogave even at the
cost of his crown.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-07-13
OTTO WULFERS dies
AFTER SHORTILLNESS
Was Operated Upon Yesterday
Afterno0n-Saccumbs at
Midnight.

Following an operation for gal
stones at st. Francis Hospital Otto
Wulfers died at 1880 o'clock last
night. The funeral will be held Thurs
day morning with services at st
Mary's Catholic Church. The body will
be inferred at st. Mary's Cemetery
He was a member of the Western
Catholic Union.
Mr.. Wulfers, who was 81 years old
was born in Oldenburg, Germany, and
came TO the United States when q
young man. He made his home with
his brother, Charles H. Wulfers, who
lives on the Jackson road. He was not
married.
Besides his brother with whom he
lived, Mr.. Wulfers leaves four BROTH
ers, Anton, Henry, Gerhard and Gott-
fried, and one sister, Miss Margaret
Wulfers, all living in Germany.
Last Wednesday morning Mr.. Wul-
leTS 1elt tne UGSl tlleClS VI HIS DlHtSS
and consulted a physician. While in
the latter's Office he became so weak
that he had to be taken home in his
brothers automobile. The examination
of the physician revealed that he was
suffering from gall stones.
The physician advised his patient
to return home and remain in bed, as
he found him in a serious condition.
Mr.. Wulfers' condition gradually grew
worse, and the physician suggested
that he undergo an operation. Mr..
was taken to the hospital yes
terday noon and the operation was
performed Immediately after his ar
rival. He is 81 years old, and is one
of the best known farmers of Cape
County.
The funeral will be held under the
direction of the Walther Bros Under
taking Co.