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The Washington times., 1917-10-12
Advice to the LOvelOrn

hate or fear you II she knew about
you. what part can you md for
yourself in this little triangular
cast OF characters: You don't want
to be called a love pirate or a home
wrecker. do you? You aren't par
ticuIarly anxious TO he miserable
and bitterly lonely in the end. are
you? And you are heading straight
for a loss OF reputation or OF hap
piness n you persist in trying to be
friends" with this man. He needed
your friendship in his loneliness
and took it-selnshly perhaps. but
naturally withal. Either he is now
trying to let you down easy" or
he is selfish enough to want to go
on enjoying your friendship with
out stopping to consider the cost
either to you or his wife IL won't
work. dear Give him up now be-
fore he comes to mean too much to
you or the world judges you harsh
" on his account
The Washington times., 1917-10-12
Little BObbie's Pa

bIustery, etc. But I have met sum
charming peepul here. she sed. sum
CRATE painters. statesmen. riters.
etc.
Rite heer in LitteI Old New York
Is ware you will md them, sed Pa.
& sum are heer who do a little OF
eech of them arts & now & then. sed
Pa. II you happen to be stroIfng
along Broadway. sed Pa. you mite
encounter a Actor
am deeply Interested IN the
stage. sed Mas friend. Ny husband
rote several plays wich has been
produced In. New York thesters
! shud Ike to meet him. sed Pa.
as plan on having sum OF nv
plays produced later on. have
beon thinking. sed Pa, OF riteinE
sum blank verse plays like Mister
shskespeer rote, only with moar OF
. punch in them. sed Pa. beIeevs
the war has started a craze for
poetry. sed Pa.
think moar likely the crane for
poetry will start another war. Esd
MIssus Branepsn. II all the poetry
IL like sum OF that wich / have red
lAitly have a clipping here. she
sed. called a Free Verse Fantasy.
vary brsef, & she red II. 1t said:
q silyery Luna.
You beckon to my soul
Out OF the blossoming blue OF Hev-
ing.
Proud primrose Of vast meadows
Ny soul In answer cries to thee
And all the broken echoes sweep
the stars
Sum free verse. sed Pa. won
der what he ment.
doant know. sed Missus Brane-
pan. that is why KEEP this clipping
] love deep poetry. she sed No song
ritter ever rote that butifuI verse,
she sed.
After she was gone Pa sed he was
glad he dident read none Of his
poetry 10 her. She has too CRATE
intelleck for me. sed Pa.
How sweet. SD Ma. TO beer you
say them words
The Washington times., 1917-10-12
PART oNE-(CentInuedl

PART ONE-tCoutuueob
3 August.-At midnight I went to
relieve the man at the wheel, and
when I got to it found no one there
The wind was steady. and as we ran
before it there was no yawing. 1
dared not leave 1t, so shouted for the
mate. After a few seconds he rushed
up on deck in his fiannels. He looked
wild-eyed and haggard, and / greatly
fear his reason has given way. He
came close to me and whispered
hoarsely. with his mouth to my ear.
as though fearing the very air might
hear:
MATE TELLS STORY
OF STRANGE ENCOUNTER.
1T is here; 1 know lit, now, On
the watch last night saw II like
man, tall and thin, and CHASTITY pale.
Ii was in the bows and looking out.
L crept behind 1t, and gave 1t my
knife: but the knife went through IL,
empty as the air" And as he spoke
he took his knife and drove 1t saw
agely into space. Then he went on:
But 1t is here. and I'll hnd At. 1t is
in the hold, perhaps in one or those
boxes. III unscrew them one by one
and see. You work the helm And.
with a warning look and his finger on
his lip, he went below,
There was springing UP choppy
wind. and l could not leave the helm.
I saw him come out on deck again
with a tool-chest and a lantern, and
go down the forward hatchway. He
is mad, stark, raving mad, and It's no
use nv trying to stop him. He can't
hurt those big boxes; they are in
voiced as clay" and to pull them
about is as harmless. a thing as he
can do. So here 1 stay. and mind the
helm. and write these notes. l can
only trust in God and wait Till the
fog clears. Then, II ! can't steer to
any habor with the wind that Is. !
shall cut down sails and lie by. and
signal for help. -.
II IL Hearty all over now. Just as
I was beginning to hope that the. mate
would come out calmer-for / heard
him knocking away at something
in the hold. and work is good
for him-there came up the hatchway
A sudden, startled scream, which
made nv blood run cold, and up on
the deck he came as II shot from a
gun-a raging mailman. with his eyes
rolling and his face convulsed with
fear. Save me. save mel" he cried.
and then looked round on the blanket
OF fog. His horror turned to despair.
and in a steady voice he said:
You had better come too, captain.
before It is too late. lie is there.
I know the. secret now. The sea will
save me from Him, and it is all that
is LEFTY" BEFORE l could say a word.
or move forward to seize him. he
sprang on the bulwark and deliber-
ately threw himself into the sea. l
suppose I know the secret too. now.
1t was this madman who had got
rid OF the men one by one. and now
he has followed them himself. eGod
help me, How am ] TO account for
all these horrors when / get to port?
When I get to port! Will that ever
be?
.tugust-StiII fog. which the sun
The Washington times., 1917-10-12
Has. Life Passed You By?

thoroughly At yourself for the posi-
tion you wSntsto occupy.
None OF this 10 theory. All eI-
perience works IL out. Suppose you
come to a city asa stranger. Pos
sibly you have letters Of introduc-
ton and drift into a set whore you
don't Mt. a set which does not inter
est YOU or where you meet with in
difference because you don't interest
It's members. Then you drift back
into practically the sane state OF
loneliness the complete stranger
knows
Perhaps you strike up half hearted
acQuaintances with people you meet
IN business: perhaps you manage an
imitation friendship with somebody
who lives IN your boarding house or
hotel: perhaps you even talk 20 the
Eood-IookinE girl who stts next 10
you at the movieH Rather man be
alone. you take up with just any
body.
Perhaps you make your sc
quaintancss on the lower level and
you drift back TO II. and so unfit
yourself 10 know the people to-
ward whom ambition and sanity
might have urged you 20 forge.
A little loneliness isn't unendur-
able at all. though most of US get
TO be hyItsrical about 80. The
lonsliness that IL unendurEbls is
soul Loneliness. the hunger for un-
dsrGtandinE felt by peopls who
have drIfted into an entirely wrong
environment.
IL iS worth willis sacrificInE
Ersat big cross section OF the pres
ent in order to assure yourself Of
. hns slice OF the future. Never
mind ~ you aren't having any
good times right this minute. II
can't AFFECT you friEhtfulIy N you
are lonely or bored once in a while.
You can be using all that lime in
fitting yourself TO 90 on and mp.
Every bit Of worth while knowledge
you acquire. every bit of good
reading you dc. every bit Of self
control you practices will make you
more nearly approach ths'fins ideal
Of yourself you ought 10 set up,
Ar ideal Of yourself Get that!
Think Of yourself a. the hsaIthIest.
hest looking. most refined. WBsst,
santst. most inVsAo ole Yes" that
YOU can possibly WORK out And
then work up toward what you
hAYs worked OutI =.
The Washington times., 1917-10-12

I'm HEYRE on" shouts the
man next to you. and the
Il pistol cracks and the run
nsrs start from their marks But
4 second later they come trotting
back again: One OF the contestants
was too anxious At the cry. "on
your marks! Set, Co" he had
dartsd OF without waiting for the
real signal
The way to win q race Is to start
en- time; mot TO -be so desperately
ever-an1ious that you over-reHch
yourself: not to fail to observe the
rules of the game.
All of US know men and women
who are sycophsnts and nattersrs.
who try SO desperately 10 curry
favor that they make themselves
completely obnoxious. 1t Is in hu-
man nature 10 like the chase. The
social climber doesn't get many
hands up as he makes hts ascent.
The man or woman who poses as
learned and superior 10 most peo-
pie. who treats real friends with
Scorn and tries 10 put himself on
a par with hts intellectual super
tors, is one sort OF climber. The
individual who kow tows TO Mrs.
De Millions and makes desperate
efforts 10 establish terms OF init
macy with the VsndeTgoIdG 10 the
ether sort
Snobs and social climbers are
laughed st-not loved.
II life 10 passing you by. II you
are not having your chance AT hap
piness and social pleasures. don't
make either Of Two blInders. TO run
after people whose social position
will make them either ignore you
or barely tolerate you. or 20 take Up
with ordinary or even vulgar folkH
Just FOR ths sake OF having com
psnionEbip.
Pick ont the place in life into
which you 1T Select the people
whose ambitions and, interests are
rather IN 4 cFAss with your own.
Determine on the friendships to
which you ran contribute something
and from which in turn 500 have
really something 10 gain. .-.
Find your niche and a. yourself
into ~. Make q zane and sensible
selection ~ the people you really
want 20 know the poopls who are
likely to enjoy knowing you, snd
having lsOksd the tSrTiterT ever
The Washington times., 1917-10-12
By BEATRICE
FAIRFAX

Suppose Mamie Casey does 10 to
tn. movies every night and Johnnie
DevIin is invited 10 two dinners and
three motor parties a week! Are
thew EettinE any results from their
exuerien~e7 Is there any net
product rom tho sum total OF their
good timer.
Let life pass you by in January.
1918, because there Is a real advan-
tage to you in being unnoticed, un-
loved, unhonored and unsung! That
advantage Is that nobody Is inter-
ferlng with your leisure. You have
plenty of time TO plan the Hupsr-you
that you want 10 become. You can
cultivate your looks and your health
and your wits and the sweetness
and Eood-nRtured acceptance OF
things which will all worF toward
charm. And by January. 1918, you
will be q ,lsrson worth knowing!
Get Yourself At. Groom yourself
mentally as we'll as physlcAlly. Gull
tivats grace and amisbillty. Then
when you" as your own total as
sets. are worth something. look
around inteIligently for the place
where you want 10 invest your valu-
able stock Find the Friendships
YOU desire and go after them. Sock
tho love you wish and be worthy
OF IT.
Sacrifice . few minutes OF the
present for tho years OF the future.
GO without ohssp pleasures 70 earn
The right 10 better ones. Save. this
year. go that you can live In a better
neighborhood next. year and have
the Clothes ard the sweetness and
the mentality with which 10
grace IL.
II life 10 passing you by to-day
grin at IL amisbly and say TO your
self and ~: Alright. old top. You
aren't giving me much Just now,
but I don't expect free hAndoutI
I'll earn a right 10 something bet
ter than the crumbs you might give
me for charity now. Pass me by
to-day II you like. Life and Love
and Hsppiness-but Tomorrow I'll
catch UP with you and take what /
have a right to"
Let life pass you BY and pass II
in review while ills doing so. You
can be as happy as you like II you
you will bring your will power and
strength and courage and common
sense TO bear on the problem. Any
body VINO wants happiness and
love. and who is. willing 10 pay for
them, car have then
The Washington times., 1917-10-12
Painting the Spiders" Masterpiece

"A camera" repeated Pearl in as
tonIshment- She wondered II the
strange old man had suddenly
taken leave of-his- wits, What, in
the name Of heaven. do we need
camera f0r?"
Ask no questions You'll learn
everything in time" said he. And
he called an address TO the driver.
They drove to a shop where
kodaks and cameras Of all sorts
were on sale, and there at the
Spiders suggestion: Pearl -pur-
chased a good camera and had 1t
hlled with films.
Now" said the Spider" as they
re-entered the cab. for Morton
Levy's establishment on the BOW
cry"
Pearls wonder grew, but she
forebore TO bother him with pro-
tests or inquiries. so they drove
downtown almost in silence
Before the pawnsnop that bore
Morton Levy's name above the door
they descended. They approached
as though to examine the varied
contents of The window. And as
they stood there. looking in, the
Spider" brought the camera up
against the glass and. holding IL
steady. squeezed the bulb.
You notice" he murmured. that
the window opens directly into the
shop. You notice the huge
safe against the .reaA wall?"
Yes" said Pearl.
Well, il was a photograph OF that
safe / wanted ..- 80
d.. u-hat 1or7I .sl.ad Paarl he-
side herself with curiosity.
You'll see" he smiled.
They drove 10 an old studio build
The Washington times., 1917-10-12

rise cannot pierce. 1 know there is
sunrise because 1 am a sailor, why
else I know not. / dared not go be-
low, 1 dared not leave the helm, so
here. all night l stayed. and in the
dimness pf the night 7 saw It-Him!
God forgive me, but the mate was
right to jump overheard. 1t was bet
ter to die like a man, to die like a
sailor in blue water no man can OBJ
ject. But / am captain, and / must
not leave my ship.
THE CAPTAIN DECIDES
TO STICK BY HIS VESSEL.
But I shall battle this hend Or
monster. for l shall tie my hands to
the wheel when my strength begins
to fail, and along with them i shall
tie that which He-Itl-dare not
touch, and then, come good wind or
foul. shall save my soul, and my
honor as a captain. l am growing
weaker. and the night is coming on.
II He can look me in the face again,
may not have time to act.
II we are wrecked. mayhap this bottle
may be found. and those who find 1t
may understand: IL not,
we'll, then all men shall know that
have been true to my trust. God
and the Blessed Virgin and the saints
help a poor ignorant soul trying to
do his duty.
or course the verdict was an open
one. There is no evidence to adduce,
and whether or not the man himself
committed the murders there Is now
none to say. The folk here hold al.
most universally that the captain is
simply a hero. and he is to be given
public funeral. Already it is ar
ranged that his body is to be taken
with a train OF boats up the Esk for
piece and then brought back -
Tate Hill Pier and up the abbey steps,
for he is to be buried in the church
yard on the cliff. The owners OF more
than a hundred boats have already
given in their names as wishing 10
follow him to the grave.
No trace has ever been found Of
the great dog. at which there is much
mourning, for, with public opinion in
Its present state, he would, believe,
be adopted by the town. Tomorrow
will see the funeral. and so will end
lnls one more mystery u Nhc sea
NINA HARRER'S JOURNAL.
August.-Lucy was very restless
all night. and l. too, could not sleep.
The storm was fearful. and as it
doomed loudly among the chipney
pots. It made me shudder. When a
sharp pun came u seemed to be like
distant gun. Strangely enough.
Lucy did not wake, but she got up
twice and dressed herself. Fortu-
uately, each time l awoke in time,
and managed to undress her without
waking her. and got her back TO bed.
1t Is a very strange thing. this
sleep-walking. for as soon as her will
is thwarted in any physical way. her
intention, II there be any. disappears.
and she yields herself almost exactly
to the routine of her life.
CTO BE Continued Tomorrow
tCOpyrightedl
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ing on Washington Square. next
Following hIsnZup a steep night-Of
stairs. Pearl found; herself in a
rather shabby studio. "A young man
in a painting smock came toward
them.
We'll. well. Glad to see you again.
sir" he said. greeting the Spider"
. enthusiastically and gazing in
terestedly at Pearl r
Hello. LarkipS." Sespondsds the
'Spider" casual1S:, Eye another
small job for you If you are not
busy"
why. no-not busy at all. sir
replied Larkins. What can / do
for you this tIme?"
Il have here" said the Spider"
"a negative which ! desire TO de-
vslop and print" -
TO be sure! Ny dGrRroom is at
your disposal" said Lsrkins.
Then, l want the picture repro
duced upon canvas I'll give you
the exact dimensions It'H be about
the biggest picture in point Of size
that you ever painted. i guess
tonight"
Tonight" gasped Larkins.
Mix your paints SO that they'll
dry at once" added the Spider"
And don't stand there with your
mouth open This job. my young
friend, is going to be worth your
while, no. matter how much time
and thought and effort you spend
on IT," - f-
Larkins grinned and nodded.
Good" he-said. I'll tackle any.
thinE-once.
To BE Continued Ts-nOrr"~-
The Washington times., 1917-10-12
By
BEATRICE FAIRFAX

six years older than I and who
goes out very seldom. causes me
to be very unhappy by always
wanting to go. with me when
go out with my friends. Natu-
rally nv friends are all about my
own age and do not care to have
anybody older around, especially
one OF q rather quiet nature.
do not like to leave her out or
make her feel that | do not want
her. but still feel that I ought to
have a little freedom and NOT
always have to take her along.
The thing that troubles me most
is that my mother Is ALWAYS
against me and thinks my sister
Is right. l would appreciate your
giving me a little advice In rS-
gard TO thiA MAY
SINCE you have hs advantage
over your sister that youth
and Eayety give. don't you think
you can AFFORD TO share your fun
with her: Her own good taste
ought to make her realize that in
case a young man invites you out
he does not always want her along.
But when you are going out with a
party. or invite friends to the
house. surely you can AFFORD 70
share your good times with her
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1t Won't Work.
nEAR MISS FAIRFAX!

nEAR MISS FAlRFAN!
II am a stenographer IN the
employ OF a large New York nrm.
About six months ago l became
acquainted with gentleman
whom I have grown to love. Re-
Gently he informed me that he Is
married and has been suing for
divorce. Now his mother has per
suaded him to go back to his wife
and he is going to take her advice
and return.
Dear Miss Fairfax would It be
proper for me to 20 on. loving
him as l do. being a good frlend
and pal to him. as | have been IN
the past? He thinks II would be
right and wishes me TO do so. or
course in the future there Will he
no mention OF love on either side,
only pure straightforward friend
ship. wouldn't for the world
want TO cause any bitterness or
unhappiness on the part OF any
one concerned.
f. l.. B. T.
MY dear child. how often must /
try to dispose Of the selfsame
problem? This situation doesn't
work. II never has and 1t never
will n you love a man and he is
bound in honor to love and cherish
another woman. who would either
The Washington times., 1917-10-12
By Fred Jackson.
Episode IA.
psVzrizhl. IsIT, ~. Fred JseksOA. all riEhts
EsssrJsdJ


kE0UT- noR-why couldn't they
search his shop for the vi
-olst dtamo1dfs -. &
They wouhn't hnd94. answered
theSs s:'spidsF1s They've raIded his
place many Zines for stolen goods.
but they've never once found any
thing they've been looking for He
manages TO get wind of the raids.
somehow. and covers his tracks.
No, there's nothing to be gained by
calling in the police. He'll keep
the stone II we do that. But II hills
suspicious aren't aroused. he'll keep
81 handy in his big safe. No, the
only way for US TO get that diamond
back is 10 break IN the shop our
selves and steal it,"
"What?" gasped Pearl Break
into the shop and steal it,"
He nodded seriously. She sat
staring at him wide-eyed.
But how are we TO do that Shs
asked.
"III shoy you." he responded
slowly.
He thought a moment. looked up
At the sky, nodded his head
Fortunately We have q nice.
sunny day" he observed. The FIRST
thing we shall need is a camera"
The Washington times., 1917-10-12
By MARY ELLEN
SIGSBEE

OF this kind. and it is to them I am writing.
Standing guard ones own rights and priv
leges is occupation that does not induce a pleas
ant state Of mind at best. 1t makes old be-
fore ones time and ugly. At its worst It attracts
the thousand and one difficulties we stand in
dread OF.
The lady have mentioned would walk down
town with some like minded friend, chatting
riF despite the shrieks OF automobiles and the
thunder OF the elevated. She had no exaggerated
idea of what due her when in the street.
she bestowed her attention elsewhere and conse
quently. in spite OF the noise and clamor managed
enjoy herself hugely. Once back in her
home. however. she regarded It as sacred duty
to see that she got all the comfort-and little
more II possible-that she paying for. Nons
OF her neighbors should get away with anything
II her watchfulness could prevent 1t.
Poor apartment house children! We city
dwellers stand in a fair way TO develop some
thing in the line OF human beings. When
little girl whom ] know went to the Catskills. II
took her than a month to remember that
she had the solid earth beneath her home and did
not need to always bear IN mind the feelings OF
the cross lady" below her.
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IN
M house last mite she met Ma
at thare club.
She has got sum nalm for a club
lady. Branepan. sed Pa. be=foar
Missus Branspan calm oaver. II
had a nAin like that. ssd Pa. wud
run for President.
thot you was all oAver running
for ofris since that Fall you fell bee-
foar the Republican foe. sed Ma.
Have you forgot that CRATE race IN
wich you hnnished second In: ssd
Ma
Do not dig up the past. sed Pa.
Jest wen I am the hBppiest you al
ways think OF sumthing poIitickal.
sed Pa.'the only subJeck about wich
I do not caIr TO converse about.
Well. sed Ma. you began 1t. but
] believe this - Mrs. Brsnspan now.
h then she calm in. she was 4 vary
butIfuI lady. she Calm from Ken
lucky. she sed.
That 10 CRATE SEQ Pa. my Wlte
lived in Kentucky 4 only happend
TO cum north on . visit. sed Pa. Il
meet me by good luck.
see. sed Missus Branepsn. II
was certainly lucky for you to meet
so charming q lady. she sed TO Pa
! had a CRATE trip South ono
Spring, sed Pa. ! was down thare
as a Guest of Mister McGraw Of
them Giants. Pa sed. We got a crate
reospshun in many Southern cities.
asd Pa, 4 found everybody most
charming. I am going back thars
aEgenn sum dSy, sed Pa. 4 mAIk q
long stay As thay say in Californy
sed Pa. how do YOU like our climate
up neer?
II Is rather dis-agree-sbls at
times. ssd Ma dond. 50 cold 3
The Washington times., 1917-10-12

Jonathan Harker. n London so
IIeItor's clerk, takes long
journey to BukOwina 10 see Count
DraeuIa and arrange for the
transfer Of. nm English estate TO
the Count. In his diary, kept In
shorthand, he gives the details of
his strange trip, the lnfter part
allied with mysterious and thrill
Ing hapPenIngs. Upon his arrival
at Castle DraeuIa he II met by
the Count and Ands himself vir-
tuaIIy n prIsoner. The castle IT,
self In q pInee of mystery with
doors all barred, and no servants
10 be seen. The Count Ereefs him
warmly, but his strange person
aIIty and odd behavior cause Har-
ker much alarm. In order not to
arouse suspicion Harker heads the
The Washington times., 1917-10-12

~ nee l lived for a short time in an apartment
hotel with a very little boy. We had a very
~ hard time of It. He couldn't remember
that an apartment house child always walks its
tip-toes. and never speaks above
whisper-if it is a successful apartment house
child.
The CLERK in the office called up very often.
The lady below seemed to live in a continual
state OF Indignation This was very reasonable
little boy. He tried hard to do what expected
of him. Unfortunately. however. he was a human
child
One day when the little boy was taking a nap.
the telephone rang furously. The poor clerk. who
rather liked us. said the lady below
her chandelier going to fall IL that child kept
on" | had not heard a sound. but l rushed into
the little boys room. thinking he might have fallen
out OF bed. He was sitting up trying to put his
slippers and one OF them had fallen the floor.
That all there was to It.
Now, there are great many people in this world
who get very little enjoyment out OF life simply
because they too busy keeping watcl. for
possible intruders upon their comfort Most OF
the child objectors in city apartment houses