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. however, let US not choose those
that make life harder for our own
poor until We have relinquished
amusements and luIuries-things
which are supported by their pa
irons surplus.
Let the public schools keep to
their accustomed routine until
every unnecessary expenditure for
light and heat has been eliminated.
In the beginning OF the war. Eng
land, as q war measure, did away
with some Of the laws which safe
guarded her children. She has
acknowledged this to be q grave
mistake. Let rs take q leaf from
her book.
The children In the picture live
IN a back tenement, where there
Is barely room for all the family
when each Is slowed away In his
or her few feet Of sleeping-room.
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VIM Not Be Natural? By F REkFkIeE

tuds. But We have cultivated car
tain poses Of pride and dignity.
We have taken a position Of feeling
that certain things are our due and
Of insisting upon them. So what
you probably do Is to assume q
very top-IoftIoaI attitude when
Jerry comes along and. by that
pose of froEen dignity. I'LL Jerry
with an idea that you don't care
much about him after all, or that
you are almost too eXacting to be q
real friend.
II you like people. express It hon
estly. Don't you see how easy that
will be after you have learned to
express your tastes and IncIina-
lions honestly7 Don't you see how
natural that will be after you have
cultivated your better tastes and
inclinations7
Come, Jack Watkins. let Us have
you for an example. You have
found out that you are full Of fun
and that you like to be amused
and entertained-thRt you have a
tendency to let cheap vulgarfty
amuse and entertain you. You try
to educate your love of wit and hu-
NOR and beauty, and you get your
self beyond horse play humor and
burlesQus beauty to an enjoyment of
inner things.
You're expressing yourself natH-
rally enough; only now you go to
charming comedies instead Of to
cheap burissqus shows, and you
wear ties Of a wonderful shade Of
blue instead OF green ones checked
on with purple and dotted with gel
low. You still like 9 good timS and
attractive clothes only nov 20
- pOSSAlA4 . HNEe OalttVieo1
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A REAL person" f. one who
VA has an honest knowledge
of himself, the mental de-
tachment to stand OF and eriti-
CHE that self. the hnsness and
strength 10 cultivate the best and
conquer the worst in that self. and
enough healthy impulses TO thor
Sughly compel vital, energetic liv-
ing. "A real person" has healthy
instincts. normal desires and an
honest way OF expressing them,
and sanity enough to respect other
peoples individuality even while
expressing his own.
How are you going TO be natural?
In previous articles I have tried to
indicate how you may ind out what
you really are and which OF the
qualities you really have you want
to cultivate. After you have done
that, what you want to do with
your naturalness is 10 bring 1t into
human relations.
The FIRST use you make OF your
naturalness in your human relation
ship Is frankly and honestly to eK-
press the affection you feel for peo-
pie. Suppose someone you like
breaks an appointment with you.
The Real You says, II like Jerry.
j like him we'll enough to excuse him
for failing me yesterday. Probably
he had a reason. Perhaps he isn't
quite brave enough to come and
make his excuses to me for fear
won't believe him. Well, like him
well enough to give him the beneft
of the doubt. I'll ask him what It
was all about"
That, I JASlSt - ~ pGtasaI aeti-
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IF ever the world needed self
forgetfulness and compassion
- It is the world to-day. In
most Of the lands OF earth the poor
are fighting, as never before in the
history OF the world, their losing
fight with cold and hunger. The
terrible scourge Of war has para
lyIed all Europe and already-be-
fUIe the Dattle-hsre in America
We begin to Seel the touch OF its
icy fingers.
After all. II is individual cour-
age and unselnshness alone that
will solve this old worlds problem
and relegate to the dark ages the
spirits OF autocracy and strident
ambition. In America, let human
considerations come first. The des-
titute OF Europe cry out to us. In
adopting measures to help them,
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; landscape with manifest dissp-
proval.
Presently a swarm Of locusts hap
pened along. whereupon a voice was
heard proclaiminE in tones Of deep
est disgust:
Il say, Bill. I'm blessed II every
thing in this ere Collaboration 'ole
amt In khaki Look at them but
terfiies"
In Maple Leaves in Flanders
Fields Herbert Rae tells an anus
Ing story concerning q number of
men belonging to various contin-
gents who. struggling back to their
quarters one night, were challenged
by q sentry, when the following
dialogue ensued:
Sentry-HHlt! who goes thereR
Voice-First Grenadlers.
sentry-PasH drst GrsnndI.ru.
ElrB well.
A brief pause. Then another
group Of soldiers Is heard approach
ing through the darkness.
Sentry-Halt! who goes thersF
Voice-Whay tho hell IL that to
your
we'll.
Mr.. Rae supplements his story
by remarkinE that he believes II
TO be a truthful description of an
incident that occurred once, but II
must not be inferred that such are
frequent.
Here Is story by II. B. Irving.
IL related to the early days of hts
professional career, at a time when
he was travelling with one OF R4n
Greet's old touring companies.
They were to open one Monday
at a certain town in Wales, and
two or three members OF the com
pany, Mr.. Irving being amongst
them, went to have a look at the
theatre.
1t proved to be a big. draushty.
dreary-looking building, and a
gloomy Individual was busy ar
ranging the stage.
Have you the scenery for East
Lynne?' he was asked.
Yes, two full sets" replied the
gloomy man.
And Uncle Toms CabInr"
"oh. yes. was the reply, we've
got four or i've sets OF .'UnoIs
rom"
You seem to have a lot OF seem
ery." remarked Ben. with a puzzled
air.
Yes. sir. We ave" said the mel
ancholy man, You see, It's like
thIs-most of the companies what
comes here leaves thsIg scenery be-
hind for TsnGS
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DRACULA,
OR
THE VAMPIRE
By BRAN STOKER.

, dalming, and I arranged that w
, should sit UP. dividing the night be
| tween us, and watch over the safety
Of the poor stricken lady.
The first watch falls to Quincy, 81
the rest of US shall be off to bed a.
soon as we can. Godalming has al
! ready turned in, for his is the second
watch. Now that my work is done /
too, shall go to bed.
Jonathan HGrker's Journal
"a October, close to midnight
thought yesterday would never end
There was over me a yearning fol
sleep, in some sort OF blind belief that
to wake would be to find things
changed, and that any change must
now be for the better. Before W.
parted, We discussed what our next
step was to be, but we could arrive
at no result All we knew was that
one earth-box remained, and that the
Count alone knew where 1t was.
MAY HIDE FOR YEARS
IF NECESSITY DEMANDS.
If he chooses to lie hidden, he may
BATTLE us for years; and in the mean
tice!-the thought is too horrible,
dare not think OF It even now. This
know: that IL ever there was a
woman who was all perfection, that
one is my poor wronged darling.
love her a thousand times more for
her sweet pity of last night. a pity
that made my own hate OF the mon
ster seem despicable.
Surely God will not permit the
world to be the poorer by the loss OF
T. 90
We are all drifting reefwards now,
and faith is our only anchor.
Thank God! Nina is sleeping, and
sleeping without dreams. fear what
her dreams might be like, with such
terrible memories to ground them in.
She has not been so calm, within my
seeing, since the sunset.
Then, for a while, there came over
her face a repose which was like
spring after the blasts OF March. /
thought at the time that It was the
softness of the red sunset on her
face, but somehow now think 1t has
deeper meaning. I am not sleepy
myself, though / am weary-weary
to death. However. I must try to
sleep: for there is tomorrow to think
of, and there is no rest for me until
Later.-I must have fallen asleep.
for was awaked by Nina, who was
sitting up in bed, with a startled look
on her face. l could see easily. for
we did not leave the room in dark
ness; she had placed a warning hand
over my mouth, and now she whis-
pered in my ear:
"Hushi there Is some one IN the cor
ridor" I got up softly, and, crossing
the room, gently opened the door.
Just outside, stretched on a mat
tress. lay Mr.. Morris, wide awake.
He raised a warning hand for silence
as he whispered to me:
Hush! go back to bed: II is all |
right. One of US will be here all |
night We don't mean to take any
chancesr
His look and gesture forbade dis
cussion, so 1 came back and told |
Nina. She sighed and positively a |
shadow OF smile stole over her poor, |
pale face as she put her arms round
me and said softly:
oh. thank God for good. brave /
men" With a sigh she sank back |
again to sleep. I write this now, as I /
am not sleepy, though I must try
again.
CTO BE Continued TOmOrrow.)
Copyrighted.
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) The mother ekes out the family IN
come BY taking in washing. There
Is only one room large enough or
light, enough to carry on her work.
The room is full Of steam and
piles Of soiled linen The very
small children are compelled to re-
main indoors through the bitterly
cold weather. Il Is very hard for
the mother to work with them
about, and the situation holds real
danger for them. She looks for
ward to the time when they, too
can go to school. Shall We add 70
her burden?
We must put ourselves into The
lives of such people before We
adopt q MEASURE that closes our
schools during the hardest VintsF
months, and shortens the summer
vacation, when these children
might be out IN the open air.
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Doris in a Trap.

DOTlb III a Trap.
Let's 20 for . walk" suggested
Verda at length
"All right" consented Doris, a.
the two stroiied OF arm in arm.
Already at the construction Job
there were two workmen IN over
Glls busy over a lime trough mix
ing the shaking lime as they poured
water over II.
BnsAkinE up back Of them oame
two emissaries of the Hidden Hand,
who paused and whispered a mo-
ment, then, with a sudden rush.
carried the mon of their feet. over
towering them and knocking them
unconscious,
Down into the cellar the ennis
Gariss dragged the stunned work
men and a moment later they them
selves emerged clad in the lime
spattered overaIls OF the werkmen.
They began mixing the lime, pour
ing on water just as the workmen
had been doing. The lime smoked
and steamed as the water spread
over It and the two men mixed II
thoroughly.
As they hosd at the stun the Hid
den Hand himself emerged from the
grove back Of the house and stood
beside them.
"Good-you got the men," he
growled. Now, got busy here.
Carry all those bags OF lime inside
the house where the vat is and be
brisk about it, l want It mixed in
there"
Inside the house, the Hidden Hand
set to work Immediately perfsctinE
his plot. First of all he found a
stout rope and flung 1t up over a
Tafter in the roof. Then he caught
the dangling eRd as II hung over
and walked with II OF toward the
door to the hall.
This door opened inward and he,
pulled Il open, throwing the rope
over the top OF 1t so that three or
four feet of rope hung outside.
TS Ne Continued TS-naEssW,
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] II ONATHAN." she said, and the
word sounded like music on
her lips 1t was so full of
love and tenderness, iona
than, dear, and you all my true, true
friends, want you to bear something
in mind through all this dreadful
time. 1 know that you must fight
that you must destroy even as you de-
stroyed the false Lucy so that the
true Lucy might live hereafter; but
it is not a work OF hate. That poor
soul who has wrought all this misery
is the saddest case OF all.
Just think what will be his JOY
when he, too, is destroyed in his
worser part that his better part may
have spiritual Immortality. You must
be pitiful to him, too. though 1t may
not hold your hands from his destruc.
| ton"
As she spoke 1 could see her hus-
bands face darken and draw togeth-
er, as though the passion in him were
shriveling his being to its core. In
stinctively the clasp on his wife's
hand grew closer, till his knuckles
looked white. She did not finch from
the pain which knew she must have
suffered, but looked at him with eyes
that were more appealing than ever.
As she stopped speaking he leaped to
his feet, almost tearing his hand from
hers as he spoke:
HARKER, PRAYs FOR
OPPORTUNITY FOB REVENGE
May God give him into my hand
just for long enough to destroy that
earthly life of him which we are aim
ing at. II beyond II could send his
soul for ever and ever to burning hell
would do itw
"Oh, hush! oh. hush! in the name OF
the good God. Don't say such things,
Jonathan, my husband; or you will
crush me with fear and horror. Just
think, my dear-I have been thinking
all this long. long day of it-that
perhaps some day J.,
too, may need such pity; and that
some other like you-and with equal
cause for anger-may deny 1t to me!
"oh, my husband! my husband, in
deed 1 would have spared you such
a thought had there been another
way: but 1 pray that Tod may not
have treasured your wild words, ex-
cept as the heart-broken wall of a
very loving and sorely stricken man.
"Oh, God, let these poor white hairs
go in evidence of what he has suf-
fered, who all his life has done no
wrong, and on whom so many sorrows
have come"
We men were all in tears now.
There was no resisting them, and we
wept openly. She wept, too, to see
that her sweeter counsels had pre-
vailed. Her husband flung himself
on his knees beside her. and putting
his arms around her, hid his face in
the folds OF her dress. Van Helsing
beckoned to US and we stole out of
the room, leaving e, the two loving
hearts alone with their God.
VAN HELsING PREPARES
MINA'S ROOM AGAINST VAMPIRE.
Before they retired the professor
fixed up the room against any COM
ing Of the Vampire, and assured Mrs. |
Harker that she might rest in peace. !
She tried to school herself to the be-
lief. and manifestIy for her husbands
sake, tried to seem content.
1t was a brave struggle: and was. |
I think and believe. not without its
reward. Van Helsing had placed at
hand a bell which either OF them was
to sound in case of any emergency. |
when they had retired, Quincy, Col
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EPISODE SIX.
The Flower of Death.
cO9yT4Gat 1911. sur Company.

Copyright, 1911. Star Company.
THERE. only a few feet from
Doris. was the fatal plant.
Gtiii throwing on the deadly
VApoT. scariey dashed over and
seized ~, careful not 70 repeat thS
performance OF Tom. who had fol-
lowed by this time.
Out Of the window scarisy hurled
the offending plant with a curse at
IL and his luck which had made
his clever scheme miscarry
Through the glass It crashed, fall
ing with = thud on the lawn below.
Then he turned. caught the slight
form OF Doris in his arms and
dashed out into the hall with her.
Tom saw ana forgot his pain.
switching on q light in another
room where Bearley deposited his
lovely burden on . couch, bending
over her administering the restorR-
lives he knew so well for Just that
poison he had used. He had no
fear that anyone would suspect
him for that. His scientific knoWl-
edge would always explain IL,
The crash OF glass and the failing
flower pot had been sufficient. how
ever, to attract Ramsay down
stairs, and IN fact everybody IN the
house. Ramsay dashed up, seeing
the light. and burst in on Scarley
and Doris.
Hastily. TO his inquiries. Tom told
what had happened and As he got
down to the rescue by scarlsy
by throwing the thing out OF the
window Doris recovered and was
listening vaguely
AZ she realised that the prompt
action Of 6carley had saved her life
she Gtratchsd out her hand TO thank
him. With his extraordinary pre-
sumption 6SArisy took her hand, He
bmiled aerpsntineiy at Ramsay,
1T must have been another plot
% ths Hidden HAND" he IRSIHuItSd.
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FAIRFAX

standard Of what f. fun and what
is beauty.
Well now. honest Jack, you are
walking up Main street one evening
and along comes q giri-oveF-
dressed. swaggerihg, bold, painted
and cheaply RllurinE. Won't you
be likely to pass her by In favor Of
the inner type. just because you have
begun to appreciate fneness all
along the line7
A little later a charming younR
woman who is welI-groomed ana
fun Of the magnetism of clean.
sweet youth passes by. Now that
you have begun to be natural, your
Impulse is to go up and fairly de-
mand mountaineering with her.
This is the particular point at which
all writers on naturalness stop and
hesitate. Lucy Wilton is attracted
by you, too, Jack. The natural
thing for you two youngsters to do
Is to scraDs acquaintance. Why
can't your
First Of all. the game Just isn't
played that wayi and either one of
you, seeing the other one ready to
break the rules OF the game, won't
quite trust that other to play
fairly and squRreIy always and to
give an absolutely honest deal.
Naturalness in the Individual Is
charming; but It cannot go beyond
the individual and bend the laws OF
society to its will. Teach your
self to like the best-and 20 set
about attaining IT in the finest and
best" way!
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) whitney millions promised by the
Hidden Hand to herself. A moment
later Verda Gpisd Doris and ran up
to her. greeting her Affectionately
as the two watched Tom clipping
the hedge.
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A Reckoning Hand.

"A OO(AOlllk IlduOs
II was the following morning
that Doris was wandering over the
whitney grounds. drinking IN the
fresh air that was rapidly repairing
the damage done by the poisonous
fumes from which scsFiey had res
ousd her.
Finally she came around 10 q
spot where the gardener, Tom. was
trimming q hedge and she stood
talking to him about the events OF
the night before. His hands were
bound up. but much of the soreness
was gone. due 10 some potent lotion
which sosrley had used. Neither Of
them dreamed that IL was 10 Scar
ley that they both owed the trouble
they had experienced.
On the path to the garage at the
time VerdA was also strollinE idly,
trying to figure out the attack on
Doris the night before, and won
dsring whether soarIsy or Abnsr
might be the Hidden Hand whom
she served.
Suddenly she caught sight OF a
reckoning talon thrust through the
shrubbery where the wall curved
away from the house. She looked
about hastily 70 make sure that no
one was looking, then ran over to
what she recognized as the gaunt-
let of death,
1t was. az she had known, the
Hidden Hand, who emerged partly
from the screen Of leaves and be-
gan talking hurriedly TO her,
You know that house down the
street which is being remodellel?-'
he whispered hoRrsely.
She nodded,
Get Doris there in half an hour
he added,
All right" returned Verdi, In
ebOdisnt fear, as she plunged back
into the shrubberT and was on,
Nor were these lItIIs missions OF
the Hidden Hand entirely distaSts-
full to Verda, for Doris, a. she
thought stood In the way 81 the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-28
By Arthur B. Reeve,

GREATER Of the SCrsIG Kennedy
mystery stories. which appear ex-
sIuHITeIy In COsno1sIItan MaEa-
sine
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Our Largest Submarine.

TIE largest American submarine has surface speed of
fourteen knots and submerged speed of eleven knots
the horsepower developed to give the above speeds
nine hundred and three hundred and forty respectively
The cruising radius three thousand five hundred miles,
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The Hidden Hand By A G5sat FlR s sfEis1

I'm glad was on the Job to res
cue you"
Doris was too weak to think.
scarley'G leer plainly told Ramsay
that II was Scarley now who was
the hero in Doris'G eyes and that
the crafty doctor Intended TO keep
IL so.
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CThe next article In thIa heIpfuI
series By Miss Fairfax viii appear
soon In ths page. Don't Hiss ItD
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-17
LETTERS
Why CROWD THE PALACE
6ROuNDSf
Editor Honolulu star.Bnnetin.

Editor Honolulu Star, Bulletin.
Sir: On the authority OF the daily
press. the territorial superintendent OF
public works has prepared plans. for
submission to the legislature for ap-
prevail and an appropriation. for a
three or foursstory office building. &c
be erected on the site OF the bunga-
low. in the northeast corner OF the
executive grounds. No doubt there Is
need OF more office room for the ter.
ritOrial officials, bat Is Il wise 10
erect a building on any corner Of the
palace grounds? Would II not be bet.
ter TO add to or enlarge upon present
quarters? Although many years old,
the ''old palace" is good for many
years to come, and II small compared
to the federal building soon to be
erected in the Civic Center, architec.
turally the present executive building
is nothing to be sneered at So. IL
more room Is wanted, rather let US
add to the present building By thu
erection OF enc similar in design in
front. say 20 or so feet distant, and
connect the two. There Is plenty
room for this, facing King street.
This Is only q suggestion. however,
and might be improved upon. Let US
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EDITOR
DEWEY-tN WAR AND PEACE.

George Dewey will forever stand out in American
annals as the hero Of thai memorable battle Of Ma
Mia Bay.
Yet in the course OF history this battle will prob
ably have far less weight than what he accomplished
and what he aimed for during his presidency Of the
General Navy Board. At Maria Bay he won the
most decisive engagement Of the Spanish American
war. As president of the Naval Board he has been
preparing the American nation to meet far more
serious crisis
1t was this general board which recommended
that "the navy of the United States should ultimate
~ be equal TO the most powerful maintained by any
other nation in the world" Dewey insisted that
while the increase should be made gradually year
by year. the goal desired should be reached not later
than 1925.
Uncle Sans 'frst line of defense" must always
be the feet. Dewey helped prepare the nations
mind To make that line of defense impregnabIe.