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NJ. r. L. tPuhlisher.l Seral-0ll2SG
Department Of the Interior.
U. 5. Land GfIiee at Sterling. Colorado
January II. 1917.
Notice is hereby given that Hal D. Henry. Of
Loycland. Colo., who on Feb, &c. 1910. made des-
crt land entry No 0ll2s6. for southwest quarter
Of section g. township On, range 56W Of 6th pm.
has flied notice Of intention to mako final desert
land proof under paragraph Q. sec S. Act Of Mar
a. 1915, Relief granted C" May s. 1916, To estab-
liah claim to the land above described. before the
clerk Of the district court, at Greeley Colo. on
the 9Th day Of March, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
A. K. Rose. Of Loyeland. Colo.
Russel Henry. Of stDneham. &c
H. S. Russell Of Loycland. lis
Jared Craig, Of 2-22
A.F BROWNS, Register
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NOTICE roR PUBLICATION.

NJ. PI lPuhlisherl Serial 0lsl5l
Department of the Interior.
u S. Land Office at Sterling, Colorado. January
l2, 1877.
Nolier ia hereby given that Fred W. Fales, Of
Buckingham. Colorado. who, on March II. 1919
made Homestead Entry. No olsT5i. for North
Half Of Section o. Township North. Range 50
Nest, 9Th Principal Meridian, has flied notice Of
intention TO make Final Three Year Proof. % es-
tablish claim 10 the hand above described. before
United States Commissioner. Al New Raymer,
Colsrado. on the 7thtiay Of March, 1917.
Claimant names rs witnesses:
Hariey A. stansberry Of Buckingham. Colorado
Thomas D. stausbgrry, of
Eugene M Palmer. q lis
GattIob Fritz, Of 222
A. F. BROWNS, Register.
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Notice Of Application 10 Lease State Land

A. r. BROWNS. Register
The Washington times., 1917-09-27
The Manicure LadY

eral of the boys made mistakes and
told me what he would have did to
them II he was manager OF the
team"
II can see he's a fan. all right"
grinned the Head Barber. Most
every fan thinks he should have
been a manager"
II wouldn't want you TO get the
idea that this friend OF mine Is
any ordinary fan. George" said the
Manicure Lady. He Is awful Gull
tured. having lived In Boston quite
a stretch. and being a great reader.
etc. He was talking TO me a good
deal about famous men and great
events in history. when he wasn't
yelling FOR someone to paste the
pill. Honest, 1t is refreshing for a
girl to spend a afternoon with a
brainy gent after setting around
here week in and week out"
You could be setting around
dumber places than this" said the
Head Barber. Il want you to know
that a lot OF high-broWs comes in
here during the course OF a day, and
II YOU could keep your ears as open
as your mouth you would pick up a
lot OF inside information"
II don't overlook many bets N
that line. George" said the secker
for knowledge. but believe nc,
there's little enough picked up
The Washington times., 1917-09-27
BY WILLIAM F.
KIRK

around here that Is going to make
one cultured and ready to take her
place in society in case she ropes a
aristocrat. Whatever learned here
would have to be unlearned, I'm
thinking.
But 1 was kind of meditating
when 1 was up in the grandstand
with that grand gent yesterday. and
l was thinking how swell 1t would
be II We was Mister and Missus
What's His Name. with a swell
apartment. all outside rooms. and a
visiting list as long as from the
homo plate to second base,
Wouldn't that just be the life for
me, though!
Being hostess - that's what I
would like TO play every day OF
the week. George. Being hostess
and having them weekend parties
like you see on the screen at the
theatres! I never knew what swell
homes movie actors had till I seen
them receiving on the screen!
Gee, I wish the baseball season
was longer. so l could go oftener
and kinda sit alongside that same
escort until he got the notion / was
necessary to his future. But them
mela nchOly days is here. and things
don't look none too rosy. Waiting
for customers great or small, into
each life some rain must fall.
That's me. George-waiting always
waiting!"
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He threw back his head and
laughed heartily.
Well, no-not exactly" he an
swered. watching her out OF his
oat-llke eyes. Not this particular
stoner'
But I want It," murmured Cicily,
using the argument that seldom
failed, when men were to be bar
gained with
He laughed again.
Sorry" he said. But this stone
Is not for = pretty woman to wear.
You shall have plenty OF others
though-once I get safely away
with this to Arabla%
'To-Arabla?' she repeated. gazing
at him.
He nodded. but vouehsafed no fur
Their. explanation.
Who is in Arabia she asked,
suddenly seizing his arm in q nrm
clasp and staring suspiciously up at
him.
No one OF whom you need be
Jealous" he answered.
She was somewhat mollified.
Then why go to Arabia, when /
am here? she wondered.
To put something over. To make
a clean-up-the greatest cleanup
that's ever been made"
She understood that sort OF game
with this diamond as a sort OF
bait?" she asked.
Yes"
The Washington times., 1917-09-27
An Exploration.

He was of no mind to explain
fully Just them. Instead. he turned
the conversation by asking: Have
you got an encyclopaedia herey
'Of course" murmured Cicily.
smiling. She rose and trailed away
in her soft draperies. passing inc
the next room, where she had gath
cred to gether a really remarkable
library. From its stand in the cor
ner. she drew forth the volume in
which Arabia was to be found.
DO you want Arabian she called.
Yes.
She brought IT to him. gIancing
critically at herself in the mirrors
that she passed and thinking OF the
CLEAN Of the violet diamond. Its
briiliance haunted her.
Carslake took the book. opened
IT at Arabia" and spread II out
on the table. studying II with great
interest On one page there was
a map
It's a desert-laud-Arabi Isn't
IT." asked Cicily. frowning
thoughtfully.
Il believe so-yes"
lis this a hidden-treasure stall
or WHAT" she asked then.
I'll tell you all about il. pres
emily. Don't you see I'm too busy
now to talk"
OF course. I'm so sorry" she
answered cooinEly. seating herself
on the arm OF his chair. and study
ing the map with him.
But she had no intention OF let
The Washington times., 1917-09-27
AGAIN THE AWFUL
: ROWLING OF THE WOLVES.

Close at hand came the bowling OF
many wolves 1t was almost as IL tho
sound sprang up at the rising of his
hand, just as the music OF great
orchestra seems to leap under the
baton OF the conductor. After a pause
of a moment. he proceeded, in his
stately way, to the door, drew back
the ponderous bolts, unlocked the
heavy chains. and began to draw II
open.
To my intense establishment saw
that IL unlocked. Suspiciously look
ed all round, but could see no key OF
any kind.
As the door began to open, the
bowling of the wolves without grew
louder and angrier; their red jaws,
with champing teeth, and their blunt
clawed feet as they leaped, came in
drought the opening door. 1 knew
then that to struggle at the moment
against the Count was useless. With
such allies as these at his comman !,
could do nothing. But still the door
continued slowly to open. and only
the Counts body stood in the gap.
Suddenly II struck me that this
might be the moment and means Of
my doom; I was to be given to the
wolves, and at my own instigation.
There was a diabolical wick edness in
the idea great enough for the Count,
and as a last chance / cried out.
Ito he Continued Tomorrow
(Copyrightedl
The Washington times., 1917-09-27

| suspected him, and determined to test
| his sincerity. Sincerity! 1t seems like
/ a proclamation of the word to write ii
! in connection with such a monster, so
asked him point blank:
why may l not go tonight?"
Because, dear sir, my coachman
and horses are away on a mission"
But 1 would walk with pleasure.
want to get away at once" He
] smiled, such a soft, smooth, diabolical
( smile that I knew there was some
trick behind his smoothness. He
said:
And your baggage"
Il do not care about 1t. ! can send
for IL some other time"
The Count stood up, and said, with
sweet courtesy which made me rub
my eyes, it seemed so real:
you English have a saying which
is close to my heart, for its spirit is
that which rules our boyars: wei
come the coming: speed the parting
guest Come with me, my dear
young friend. Not an hour shall you
wait in my house against your will,
though sad am l at your going, and
that you so suddenly desire it. Come"
With a stately gravity. he. with the
lamp, preceded me down the stairs
and along the hall. Suddenly he stop
ped.
"HarlIi"
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women as men afflicted with the
fear that life and Its supreme hap
piness will pass them by-will
elude them. will leave them to
carry out a drab existence. un-
touched by love. And yet the fear
is everywhere. Fifteen girls out OF
a hundred who write to me and
seven men out of n hundred every
day of every year write hopefully
or desperately to me. an utter
stranger. and plead for a little help.
They beg OF me to tell them what
TO do about II. They long for n
touch OF magic which shall give
them beauty or charm or the power
10 call out TO other hearts with
some message OF sympathy that will
bring companionshlp. love. marriage
and then the home. The business OF
life is two-fold-to earn a living
and TO continue the stream of life
on earth. / an going to try to DO
my bit toward solving the problem
Of loneliness in It's saddest form
mate loneliness.
No one has any right to be
ashamed OF the big natural in
stincts. No one ought TO lie even to
himself about them. We all want
love and marriage. Some of US re-
fuse TO take it unless 1t comes in
the guise Of the ideal, with romance
to give It perfection. Some OF us
fell to square our own ideals with
reality Some OF US follow ambl-
tin, and the desire for a career.
The Washington times., 1917-09-27

KIT AND my gentleman friend
went to a ball game yes
terday." said the Manicure
Lady. Being that It was about
the last game OF the season.
thought I might as well go and be
agreeable"
Il wondered why you didn't show
up yesterday" said the Head Bar
Der. "A lot of your good custom
ers was disappointed. They was
asking for you"
That don't worry me none" de-
clared the Manicure Lady. III I
hadn't went 10 that game. not
single customer would have been
around here. That's the way life
is. George. IL l know anything
about life. I'm glad ! went 10 the
game. and I'm glad my friend no.
ticed that I know something about
baseball, too. A fan like him
wouldn't want TO marry n girl that
thought third base was where they
made a touchdown"
Does he know the game him
SELF" asked the Head Barber.
Better than the manager of
some team" ansW cred the Mani
cure Lady. He noticed where sew
The Washington times., 1917-09-27
Has Life Passed You By? By r RfAFk5?

But every normal. healthy human
being wants love and marriage.
Therefore, II you don't want # you
argue yourself not normal
Please don't misreAd the last SEN
tence I have just written. 1t does
not mean that spinsters and bach
eIors are abnormal persons. 1t does
not mean that the woman who
chooses a career as an artist and
feels incapable OF handling the Job
OF marriage at the same time Is
abnormal either.
1t merely intends to suggest that
II we are honest with ourselves
about that thing of which We have
forgotten so much and from which
we have wandered SO far. namely
instinct. we are all going to recoE-
nlze the fact that our instinct Is
for marriage, for marriage based
on the greatest and most illuminate
ing blessing in the world-lovs.
But what are you going to do
about love II your lot is laid In a
dull baokwater where nothing hap
pens; II the rush and hurry of OPP
portunity pass you by? How are
you going to find your mate and
your happiness? These are the big
vital questions of our normal ex-
istence, and for the next few weeks
l think we shall all enjoy talking
about them honestly and thought
fully.
CThe next article In this series
The Washington times., 1917-09-27


ting the matter drop there. Her
ouIiosty was arouSed. Ana hes
She wanted that violet dismoua
for herself. A real diamond like
that was worth more. she Thought
Sn.nIS ,S on ~, Lnt Oh
Studvinc fha prosnAeku
She did not let any of this show
In her faea how.va. To Ill
"1S Su0iSSiV~
erustful. sort little thing incapable
of trickery or deceit. Caralaks felt
thar shs VA, for him and wh., n.
against All the rest OF tns
world But he was wrong. She
was for herself and fer what she
,-.,,.S
But she stroked him. a. he 64nI
The Washington times., 1917-09-27
DRACULA,
THE VAMPIRE
SYNOPSIS OF STORY
BY BRAN STOKER.

nIity and odd behavior cause Har-
ker much alarm. In order not to
Count to tell of his ESTATE and of
the history of bis family. Later
the Count orders him to write his
employer he is to stay mt the
castle for n month. That night he
secs the Count crawl down the
castle wall like n lizard. A series
of mysterious Incidents follow,
and Harker gains m idea of the
strange character of his host.
One night three women appear I'm
his room but are driven away by
the Count In fury. Recognizing
his danger he seeks to escape, but
finds all avenues of escape closed.
The Washington times., 1917-09-27
In Days of Old.

The following Is a copy Of .
stage-eoach bill published in I7oG--
"All that are dssirous to pass iron
London to York. or from York 10
London. or any other place on THAI
road. let them repair to the Black
Swami in Holbourpe. in London.
and to the Black Swami in consy
street. in York: At both places they
may be received in a stasG-eoaeh
every Monday. Wednesday. and FRI
day. which performs the whole
journey In four days" Each pas
sengsr was allowed fourteen mounds
OF luggage. all above that amount
was charged thres-pence a pound.
The Washington times., 1917-09-27

Jonathan Harker, n London so
HeitOr'E clerk, takes long
Journey to DukOwina 10 see Count
Dracula and arrange for the
transfer Of an English estate to
the Count. In his diary, kept In
shorthand, he gives the details of
his strange trip, the latter part
nIled with mysterious and thrill
Ing happenings. Upon his arrival
at Castle Dracula he Is met by
the Count and finds himself VIr-
tually n prisoner. The castle It,
self II n place of mystery with
doors all barred, and no servants
to be seen. The Count Ereets him
warmly, but his strange person
The Washington times., 1917-09-27
loo Big a Disparity in Age
nEAR AlISs FAIRFAV.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
] am eighteen years and IN
love with q friend Of the family
who is forty-siI. but we do not
. agree as he does not like to
see me dress stylishly. Now.
Miss Fairfax you know every
girl likes to look nice. As We
often quarrel about this, your ad-
vice would be appreciated by
both Of US. NJ
EVIDENTLY you are not really
in love with this man. The
disparity in age is so great that I
doubt II you would be happy. II
you quarrel now over tribes. what
will you do when face 10 face with
the serious questions of life?
The Washington times., 1917-09-27
Win Her Confidence.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
A girl who was never known
to disobey her parents has been
coming home at and o'clock
In the morning. Her father is
taking this to heart. The parents
nave found that the girl goes out
with a rich young man who calls
for her in his automobile. The
man has been seen intoxicated.
think they are in love with each
other. but that is no reason for
the girl to stay out nights against
the wishes OF her parents
HEART BROKEN.
FORCIBLY OBTAINING the girl in
the house is likely TO antaEo,
n!ze her to make her feel
she is being treated outrageousIy.
Then she will get so sorry for her
self that she really won't mind to
what extent Of folly and bad taste
she goes. The thing 10 do is TO talk
to her kindly and understandInRly.
to make sure that the young man
is a ft companion for her. TO insist
that she come home at a reasonable
hour. and to make her feel that TO
stay out so late VIII hurt her health.
her reputation and the young mans
opinion Of her. Self-respect and a
cOmmOn-sense knowledge that a
mans respect is worth having are
q girls best protection.
The Washington times., 1917-09-27
Yes, by All Means!
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

4 AAAs-D T AAENE Al
am tWenty-three and fond Of
a lady three years my junior. As
] am about TO go away with my
company. ] ask your advice as to
whether ! should meet her parents
before going, as she has con,lnu-
ally asked me to do. J. J. C.
WHY not7 1t seems to me a very
natural thing that a young man
should meet the parents of his girl
friends. That do At mean that he
is changing from a friend TO a lover
or a fiance. but merely that their
friendship has the sanction OF her
people and is on the pleasant basis
OF being accepted BY the family.
The Washington times., 1917-09-27
Advice to the LOvelOrn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Marriage and Happiness.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

lEAh MlSS FAlhEAA.
have lost my father and
mother. both in the space of a
month. I was born IN France
I have met = young man whom
love dearly. He has asked 10
marry me. The only reason
hesitate is because he IS OF the
Jewish faith. Do such marriages
prove happy? As / can go to no
one for advice 1 60 to you and
hope you will help me. 1 find
much comfort in your articles and
read them every night.
A FRENCH ORPHAN.
THERE is no reason why you
should not be happy with the
man you love. though you are Of
one faith and he OF another. The
husbands Of the Jewish faith are
notable for their nne home lives
and their devotion to their families.
Let your heart decide for you.
The Washington times., 1917-09-27
I A Pretty Compliment,

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
VIII you be kind enough to
tell me II II iS proper for an en-
gagged girl to call her hance's
mother Mother? 1 have been
engaged for q year and a half.
but do not intend TO get married
until next year. S.H
II you are fosd OF your future
mothsF-4n-iG~, It is a very nice
szprsssien Of your feeling to call
her Mother"
The Washington times., 1917-09-27
Silks Come Into Their OIcl.

SILKS have come into their and will be used much
more this Winter than usual They lend themselves TO
the silhouette and fill many gap where there shortage
of other maerialS-FrOm Good Housekeeping.
The Washington times., 1917-09-27

n AIN and tragedy are heroic
things to endure. That peo-
pie find a certain distinction
in being martyred and prosecuted
by fate is shown clearly enough
in the real Eest with which they
talk Of their Affections.
But there is nothing magnificent
or noble about a dull drab common
place life in which nothing ever
happens TO vary the monotony. A
woman may gather a group about
her while she boasts OF her suffer-
mount the soap box OF oratory and
tell OF his awful struggles when he
FIRST came to New York and couldn't
get a job and slept on a pier.
Those are dramatic heTdships To
suffer them IL to rise above the com
monpIacs. but very few people are
likely TO confess to the rest OF the
world that their one real trouble Ia
that nothing ever happens to them.
/ think II people were a little
more honest about con:esB.ng that
life has marooned them high and
dry In a bRckwater my daily mail
would not be so filled with the
plants OF those worn out from
shere. stupid. dull monotony.
Everybody bluffs a little. Every
body likes to tell OF the good times
that come his way, but all shy,
lonely souls are likely to have a
little stupid pride which will stop
them from crying out TO a group
of happy. busy people, oh. l long
for some OF the good times you
have, Take me in with you. Moth
ing ever happens TO me. ! get up
and dress and go to work, and
come home and undress and go to
bed. That's my life. and ! want TO
know people and do things"
The Great Terror.
1t is not only OF loneliness. grim
tragedy of the city and Of the
country. too. that | am speaking,
though that Is bad enough. But 1t
is OF the great terror back OF lone
illness.
A girl will say to herself. Good
heavens, I'm twenty-four and
youth IS slipping away. and l don't
know any interesting people or do
any interesting things. I don't
even go anywhere so can meet
people. I'm afraid III never be
married. don't know any men.
don't get any chance TO meet them"
I'm going to give you some actual
statistics" on this subject Out Of
every hundred letters l get. fifteen
are from girls who have this terri
fed fear lest life be passing them
by; seven come from men who don't
meet the sort OF a girl a man
could think OF as his Wife or
don't seem to be able TO get any
girls 10 like him." or even don't
know any girls and never seem TO
meet them"
YOu see there are twice As many
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PART I-CContInuedD

PART I-CCOntInuedD
IT. HERE, in one of the great
boxes, of which there were
fifty in all, on a pile of newly
dug earth, lay the Count
He was either dead or asleep
1 could not say which-for the eyes
were open and stony, but without the
glassiness of death-and the cheeks
had the warmth Of life through ali
their pallor; the lips were as red as
ever. But there was no sign of move
ment, no pulse, no breath, no beating
of the heart. 1 bent over him, and
tried to find any sign of life, but in
vain.
He could not have lain there long,
for the earthly smell would have pass
ed away in a few hours.
BY the side OF the box was it's cover,
pierced with holes here and there.
/ thought he might have the keys on
him, but when went to search / saw
the dead eyes, and in them, dead
though they were, such a look of
hate, though unconscious of me or
my presence, that 1 fled from the
place, and leaving the Counts room
by the window, crawled again up the
castle wall.
RegainiRg my room chamber.
threw myself painting upon the bed
and tried to think.
% June.-Today is the date of my
last letter, and the Count has taken
steps to prove that IL was genuine,
for again I saw him leave the castle
by the same window, and in my
clothes. As he went down the wall,
lizard fashion, wished I had a gun
or some lethal weapon. that I might
destroy him; but fear that no
weapon wrought alone by mans hand
would have any effect on him.
] dared not wait to see him return,
for feared to see those weird sisters.
1 came back to the library, and read
there till I fell asleep.
was awakened by the Count, who
looked at me as grimly as a man can
look as he said:
THE MORROW BRINGS
A WELCOME EVENT.
Tomorrow, my friend, we must
part. You return TO your beautiful
England. to some work which may
have such an end that we may never
meet. Your letter home has been dis
patched; tomorrow I shall not be
here, but all shall be ready for your
journey. In the morning come the
Szgany, who have some labors of their
own here, and also come some SLOW
axis.
when they have gone, my carriage
shall come for you, and shall bear
you to the Borgo Pass to meet the
diligence from Bukovina to Bistritz.
But l am in hopes that I shall see
more OF you at Castle Dracula."
The Washington times., 1917-09-27
ANeU Series by Beatrice Fairfax.

ASK yourself the question that is the lips of many,
many thousands of women and men, HAS life passed
me by?" What do you think? Whose fault is it? Read
what Beatrice Fairfax says Her first article on the sub
ject appears here to-day. Another will follow
The Washington times., 1917-09-27
By Fred Jackson.
Episode IL.
Copyright. 1917. By Fred Jaekson. all riEhtS
reserTed.l

Copyright. 1917. By Fred Jseksos. all riEhts
reserTed-l
<<"TELL. well! Upset. eh7"
wv murmur.d car.laEs. seat
ing himself beside her
and slipping an arm about her.
"Ye-es," admitted Cicily, with .
delicious catch in her breath, "and
nervous matchmaking. who
wouldn't be. I'd like to know. In
another moment, he'd have been
IN"
You would never have thought,
from her baby-like air that she was
as shrewd and capable a business
woman as the city boosted.
Never mind" said Carslake
calmly. patt!HE her shoulder COM
fortingly. Il have something here
that will put hln out OF your. head.
See this!"
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As a Gift, No!

He produced the violet diamond
from his pocket and held 1t out
toward her. on the palm of his hand.
She stared. her eyes growing
wider and rounder. her red mouth
opening in a gasp.
What Is il: A diamond?"
she gasped.
The violet diamond The most
precious gem in the world"
Her heart almost stopped beat
ing. SO great was her excitement
Former" she managed to ask
The Washington times., 1917-09-27

CNoveliEed from the photo-play The