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CHAPTER xvi-contlnued.

IL
-what professional experience have
you had?" he asked.
Il haven't had any,"
He almost smiled when she stopped
ahere. "Any amateur experienceT he
inquired.
'Quite lot" said Rose; "pageants
and things, and two or three little
plays"
"Can you dancer"
YES" said Rose.
He said he supposed ballroom dane
ing was what she meant, whereupon
zhe told him she was pretty good
ballroom dancer, but that 1t was gym
nastic dancing she had In mind.
-All right" he said. "See II you
enn do this. Watch me, and then
initiate me exactly"
In the intensity of her absorption
an his questions and her own answers
% them, she had never given thought
10 the bystanders. But now as they
1ell back to give him room, she swept
q glance across their faces. They all
wore smiles of sorts. There was some
thing amusing about this-something
out Of the regular routine. A little
Rn0t Of chorus girls halted In the act
al going out the wide doors, and stood
watching. Was It just a hoax? The
suppressed, unnatural silence sounded
IKE 1t. But NJ what John Galbraith
did, one Of the bystanders guffawed
gutright.
tt wasn't pretty, the dance step he
executed-a sort Of stiff-legged skip
accompanied by vulgar hip wriggle
and concluding with stralght-out
Edewise kick. A sick disgust clutched
mt Rose as she watched-an utter re-
yulsion from the whole loathly busi-
ness.
-Well7" he asked, turning to her as
ne finished. He wasn't smiling at all.
I'm not dressed to do that" she
sald.
Il know you're not" he admitted
eoolly; "but 1t can be done. Pick up
your skirts and do 1t as you are-if
you really want job"
There was just faint edge Of con-
fcmpt In that last phrase and, merci-
fully, 1t. reused her anger. A blaze
kindled In her blue eyes, and two spots
af vivid color defined themselves In
her cheeks.
She caught up her skirts as he had
1nid her to do, executed without COM
promise the stiff-legged skip and the
wriggle, and finished with horizon
mi, sidewise kick that matched his
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Worked Both Ways.

Madam" said the conductor during
an infantile paralysis epidemic, "you
cannot travel on this train unless you
have q health certificate for your
child"
"The law does not require child
Of sixteen to have certificate" said
the mother as she tossed her head and
entered the car.
When the conductor again confront
ed the naughty mother he returned to
her half-fare ticket which she had
just rendered for the child, making
this observation:
"But the law does require that chill
dren over twelve years Of age pay full
fare"
The woman's eyes flashed fire, her
bosom registered her emotion, her
hands clinched and her feet tapped
but she paid.-The Christian Herald.
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The Hearing.

By far the biggest part Ol u' !,
ing we do is done with our e'h
hear at eve the thrush win Ou
and the milkman In the n%. ~
Then there Is the other soT' u y
Ing that we do quite a Bit an'"]
do Just as well without ears
~ hear the Jonses haven't VI
10 each other for a week ~ !
hearing Of this sort is done isl s.l
people like to hearl We near y, ,.1
we hear that. The amount OIL 90 n
ing that was done In the ".
would have left the JoNSe' wi
ton in fairly good order IA
An enterprlslng real es'as
In addition to the view or us s,
fulness of q community nlsn
tise the hearing. Next 10 Ue,.'
people like to hear.-Excnal
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without recognition, straight into
Roses own.
Rose delayed her dressing till the
other girls were gone, then sat down
beside Edna.
"You're oil right" she said. feeling
very inadequate. "I'm going to help
you"
"It's always like this" the girl said.
TITS no use. He'll put me back In the
chorus again."
"Not II can help It," Rose said.
"But the first thing to do Is to come
along and get something to eat"
During the next hour Rose learned,
for the first time, what the weight Of
an immense melancholy inertia can be.
The girl was like one paralyzed-
paralyzed by repeated failures and
disasters, Of which she told Rose
freely. When Galbraith had put her
into the sextette, hope, just about
dead, had been reawakened. Shed
learned to dance well enough to es-
cape censure, and she'd seen for her
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own. Then, painting, trembling lit
lie, she stood looking straight into
his face.
Galbraith was staring at her with q
look which expressed, at first, clear
establishment, but gradually complicat-
ed itself with other emotions-con-
fusion, CLINT Of whimsical amuse-
ment. That CLEAN, perfectly honest,
Kindly one, decided Rose to take him
On trust. He wasn't brute, how
ever 1t might suit his purpose to act
Hike one.
-We've been rehearslng this piece
two weeks" he said presently, looking
away from her when he began to talk,
and couldn't take anyone into the
chorus now whom I'd have to teach
The rudlments of dancing to. That's
Why test was necessary. Also, l
couldn't take anybody who had come
down here-for lark"
: With that, Rose understood the
whole thing. John Galbraith had clas-
sifed her, or thought he had, as a
well-bred young girl who, In moment
~ pique or mischief, had decided 1t
weuld be fun to 60 on the stage. The
~ b. had applied wasn't from that
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self how indispensable her singing
voice was to the sextette. And then
1t had appeared she'd have to talk
And her talking wasn't right.
''Look herew said Rose, when the
story was told. (This was across the
tabfein a dlngy little lunch room.)
you're going to say your lines before
tomorrow's rehearsal so that Galbraith
won't stop you once. We're going to
my room now, and I'm going to teach
you. Come along"
In q sort of daze, the girl went.
Rose put her into chair, sat down
opposite her, took the first phrase Of
her first speech, and said 1t very slow
ly, very quietly, half dozen times.
That was at half-past eleven o'clock
at night. BY midnight, Edna could say
those first three words to Roses sat
isfaction. They worked like that
straight through the night, except that
two or three times the girl broke
down; said 1t was hopeless. She got
up once and said that she was going
home, whereupon Rose locked the door
and put the key In her stocking.
At seven o'clock In the morning they
went back to the lunch room and ate
an enormous breakfast; then Rose
walked Edna out to the park and
back, and at eight they were up In her
room again. They raided the delica-
lessen at eleven, and made slender
meal. And at twelve, husky Of voice,
but indomitable- of mind-Edna at last,
as we'll as Rose-they confronted Gal
braIth.
When the test scene came, Rose
could hardly manage her own first
line, and drew sharp look Of inquiry
from Galbraith. But on Edna's first
cue, her line was spoken with no
hesitation at all, and In tone, pitch,
and infection 1t was almost q phono-
graphic copy Of the voice that had
served It for model.
There was q solid two seconds Of
silence.
When the rehearsal was over Gal
braith called Edna out to him and al
lowed himself q long, incredulous
stare at her. "Wlll you tell me, Lar
son." he asked, "why In the name of
heaven. If you could do that, you didn't
do 1t yesterday
II couldn't do 1t yesterday" she
said. "Dane taught me-"
Taught you'll" he echoed. "Dane |"
he called to Rose, who had been
watching little anziously. Larson
tells me you taught her. How did
you do itT
"Why, just-taught her." said
Rose. II showed her how / said each
line, and I kept on showing her until
she could do It."
"How long did It take you-all
night2" .
"All the time there was since last
rehearsal" said Rose, Except for
three meals"
"Ye godsl" said Galbraith. "Well,
live and learn. Look herel VIII you
teach the others-the other four In
the sextette? I'll see you're patti for
It."
"Why, yes-of course" said Rose,
hesitating little.
"Oh. / don't mean overnight" he
said, "but mornings-between rehears-
als-whenever you can."
II wasn't thinking Of that" said
Rose. II was just wondering If they'd
want to be taught mean. by an
other chorus girl, you know"
They'll want to be taught II they
want to keep their jots," said Gal
bralth. And then to her astonishment
--and also perhaps to his. for the
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Attacking the Weakest Point

AS a result of his OyerdeyeIqa'
In the wrong direction Dennis Vf
now aged ten, had been sent y J
at an unusually early hour with o
injunctions that he was not e'A'
read. After about half an hs
repentant quietness a snbdued Ml
sistent call of "marmle' was -
downstairs.
"Nhat is 1T" came the lnIA1
reply. -,
Cant I read n bit Of the b''1
pleaded a sorrOwful voice
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Hla Choice.

isn't It rather dangerous to 60 to
Europe at this timer"
"Oh, / don't know" said the con-
firmed globe trotter. II understand
that the professional gamblers who
used to infest steamships have disap-
peared, because Of the war. I'd rather
face q submarine than Z card sAarD."
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Natural FIGHTER.

do you think your boy votA
safer at home than in the army
"Not a bit. Every time thea 4
ball game in the nelghOOrhoa
make him the umpire"
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Now Il the Time to Get Rid Of n.
Ugly Spots.

NOW IL the Time TO Get Rid Of m
Ugly Spots.
There's no longer the slIgh,s,, rdl
feeling ashamed OF your ffeekl,
prescription othine - double strenrti !
guaranteed to remove these homsJ re
SIMPLY get an ounce OF othlhs-tU,
strength-from your druggist. and i,l
little OF II night and morning NJ 4
should soon see that even the wOu, M
have begun to disappear. while The Hrl
ones have vanished entirely II br.
that more than one ounce Is needed b !.
pletely clear the skin and gain h,l.1
clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double r,rd
othine. as this is sold under guin,ia
money back II 1t fails to remove iaia-
Adv.
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"Bllgglns spends all his time pat'
golf"
"Yes. He says he hasn't much arj
to make valuable business lqal|
ances simply by sitting in bis 0sa|
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ROSE GETS A JOB AS CHORUS GIRL IN A MUSICAL SHOW
BUT THE TEST SHE HAS TO UNDERGO IS SOMEWHAT
EMBARRASSING
EMBARRASSING

synopss-Rose Stanton, living in modest crcum
mares wealthy Rodney Adch and for than
luxury azness This life dsgusts hopes
the job Of being mother will happy
But she has twins and their Into
a Intense dissatisfaction with the
She determines living
good hook She and Rodney
rangg this socaed whm Rose leaves home however,
into cheap roomng house district and gets Job heater
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Secrets and Ink in fountain :,
both have a most exasperatlpr M
Of leaking out.
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On the authority. of an archItsr
largest room In the world is tbs y.
for improvement.
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Two Spendthrlfts

Mary-I spend as much as youA
Allce-Perhaps, but have la |,
show for the money.-Llfe.
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A woman can do everythlD, \,
a hairpin, except keep her hal, ,
order.
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Prove What Swamp.Root win n. :,

England and Wales will build NM.
new houses after the war.
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Two Standpoints

She-Mrs. Scraggs dresses ID M
taste.
He-I know she does; I've tastdb
splads.
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The occasional use Of Roman ". d,
AZ night upon retiring will preyest ~ !
neye tired eyes. watery eyes, and an, ~,
Adv.
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Druggists Experience Vn1
Kidney Medicine

I have handled and sold n, >,
Swamp-Root for some tjms w. kasI
heard customers claim thai :, ana aa
duced very satisfactory result !" nd s
ent ailments Of the kidney. y tsr
bladder. / have nothing H., - lyr n
reports at hand and my ns,.,l Ss. hyniG
ion is that there is not anytba rt,oaal ss|
market that will equal SWARM uus % d
disease Of the kidneys, liver ali y d
and I know Of a physician y vSo %aq bAis|
strong believer in the merit. =, "
Root. Very truly yours. VI SHS
THE ]. M. WATTS NERO s,,..
b.. % ,o,s j. NJ wAM|
Prove What Swamp.Root win n,
Send ten cents to Dr.. Kilm,,
Binghamton, N. Y, for a s .'n.
bottle. II will convince anSo. s.ps q
will also receive a booklet Gue' !; u
information, telling about ~. nfS|
and bladder. When writing ns H. naa|
mention this paper. RerSl,,' ~ s R u
and one-dollar size bottles for ,IIlvsa|
drug stores.-Adv. a
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INTERNATIONAL
SUND6YS0lOOL
LESSON

(By r. o. SELLERS, Acting Director OF
the Sunday. School Course In the Moody
Bible Institute NJ Chicago.)
Copyright. 1917. Western Newspapers, Union)
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1917-08-24
Welcoming the Actor.

A well-known society performer vol
unteered to entertain a rOomful of
patients of a lunOtic asylum, and
made up a very successful little mono
logue show, entirely humorous. The
audience in the main gave symptoms
of being slightly bored, but one high
ly intelligent maniac saw the whole
thing In proper light and, clapping the
talented actor on the shoulder, said /:
'Glad you've come, old fellow. You
and viii get along fine. The other
dippies here are so dashed dignlfied.
What l say is If a man is mad he
needn't put on airs about itr-Lon-
don Opinion.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1917-08-24
NothIna 70 speak 81.

"IIave you taken anything for your
cold?" asked the doctor of a long, lank,
hungry-looliing man, who came to him
complaining of being "all run down"
his appearance verifying his words.
"Well, l amt bin talIin' much O
anythin', doctor-that is, nOthin' to
speak Of. l TUX couple o. bottles o.
Binkhams Bltters' a while back IA
Il couple O. 'Quackem's Invigorutor,'
with couple o. boxes of Currents
pills, and lot O. root bltters. an
qunine my old woman made up, I've
got a porous plaster on my back and
a liver pad on, an I'm wearin' lee
trio belt, an takin qulnine an ircn
four times a day, with Il dose or two
of salts every other day; 'ceptIn' for
that pin't takin' nothin'"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1917-08-24

/ entered the war, and it can now only
he mitigatcd if we can exert strong
control and this in many directions
We are today in an era Of high
prices. We must maintain prices Mt
such level as Will stimulate produce
ton, for we are faced by starving
world and the value of a commodity to-
the hungry is greater than its price.
As n result of the world shortage Of
Supplies, our consumers have suffered
from Speculation ana extortion. While
wages for souie kinds of labor have
increased with the rise in food prices,
in others, it has been difficult to main
tain our high standard of nutrition.
by the elimination of waste in all
classes, by the reduction in the con-
sumption Of foodstuffs by The more for
tunate, we shall increase our supplies
not only for export but for home, and
by increased supplies we can help In
the amelioration of prices.
For Better Distribution.
Beyond this the duty has been laid
upon the food administration to coop
crate with the patriotic men in trades
and commerce, that we may eliminate
The evils which have grown into our
system of distribution, That the bur
den may fall equitably upon all by res
toratiOn, so far as may be, of the nor
NAL course of trade. II is the purpose
of the food administration to use its
utmost power and the utmost ability
that patriotism can assemble to ameli-
crate this situation to such degree as
may be possible
The food administration is assem-
bling the best expert advice In the
country on home economies, on food
utilization, on trade practices and
trade wastes, and on the conduct Of
public eating places, and we shall out
line from time to time detailed sugges-
lions, which if honestly carried out by
such individuals in the country, we be-
lieve will effect the result which we
must attain. We are asking every
home, every public eating place and
many trades, to sign pledge card
to accept these directions, so far as
their circumstances permit, and we are
OlEuillLlHS Val NUS lllNll ullNlli w
ameiorate speculation. We are ask
ing the men of the country who are
not actually engaged in the handling
of food to sign similar pledges that
they shall see to it, so far as they are
able, that these directions are followed.
and this is The essence of democracy
itself.
Autocracy finds its strength in it's
ability to impose organization by
force from the top. The essence of
democracy consists in the application
of the initiative in its own people. If
mdividuGliSm cannot he so organized
as to defend itself, then democracy is
Il faith which canhGt stand. We are
seeking to impose no organization from
the top. We are asking the American
people to organize from the bottom up.
The call Of patriotism, of humanity
and Of duty rings clear and insistent
We must heed it if we are to defend
our ideals, maintain our form of gov
ernment and safeguard our future vel
fare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-29
RAILWAY AGAIN ATTACKS :
REPORT OF VAL UATlON'
Utilities Board Stands by Ruling
Not to Eliminate Part Of
Experts Figures. >

Cross-examination OF Andrew Sangs-
ter. valuation expert of tho public
utilities commission. relative TO ais
report on the Georgetown and Tenley-
town railway. subsidiary OF the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany. led to renewed attempts by the
parent concern today TO have excluded
from the records portions OF his re-
port and testimony.
Vice President Ham made the motion
on the ground that the witne& had
admitted that It was impossible TO OBJ
tain from the books OF the company an
accurate statement of historical costs
and that he had based his report large
ly on outside information and guess
work
In line with its general police. an
nounced yesterday. TO exclude no nor
ton OF the valuation report. the COM
mission overruled the motion and tho
usual exception was noted by the COM
pany.
In defining its position yesterday.
the commission said. in part:
The commission sees no reason for
excluding any part of the reports OF
It's subordinates made in pursuance OF
their administrative duty. II will AXE
under consideration the claims made
by the company that it has no bearing
on the original cost. cost of repro
duction. and possibly no relation to
fair value: but it is impossible to SEQ
upon what hypothesis 1t should be ex-
cfuded. 1t will be given such weight
as II may be entitled TO. or. * aot
entitled to any weight. IT will not re-
ceivo any consideration"
Under cross-eNamination yesterday bv
Vice President Ham. Sangster admitted
that his statement that the accounts of
the lexington and Soldiers Home Com
pany for the earliest periods We're en-
tirely lacking was incorrect.
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AND. COUNTY
Correspondence of Tn. Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, June 2s-To boost
the campaign now in progress in this
county for Red Cross funds. meet
ing was held in the assembly hall at
the high school building here last even
ing. 1t was presided over by Judge
Edward c. Peter and the principal adj
dress was delivered by Representative
]. Thomas Helm Of Alabama. Others
who spoke were William F. Prettyman.
Preston B. Ray, {. Norman Bouic. Cliff
ford H Robertson and w. Outerbrtdge
Spates.
Reports from those in charge Of the.
collection of funds indicated that about
$1,000 would be contributed by resi-
dents Of Rockville. and that liberal re-
sponses were being made all over the.
county. The campaign began Wednes-
day and will close Saturday. 1t is in
charge Of a county committee. of which
Judge Edward C. Peter is chairman.
and q committee in each election pre-
cinct Of the county.
Sheriff William F. Gather. Preston
B. Ray. clerk Of the circuit court for the
county. and DR.. William T. Pratt.
county health officer. who were re-
Gently named by President Wilson as
tho draft exemption board for this
county. met here today and organized
by electing Sheriff Gather chairman
and Mr.. Ray clerk. DR.. Pratt will be
the examiner.
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ACTIVE IN WAR SERVICE.
Prince Georges Women Organize to
Encourage Economy and Production

special Correspondence of The Star.
EVANSVILLE. Nd. June 2s.-The
women's preparedness and survey com
mission for Prince Georges county is
exceedingly active in its efforts to en-
courage wartime economy and provide
wartime needs The work of the COM
mission has thus far been divided into
the following departments: Social and
welfare. thrift. education and employ
ment.
The personnel of committees recently
appointed follows: Families Of soldiers
and sailors. Miss Lillian Hood. Hyatts-
willie. secretary OF the county social
service association; Mrs. Hugh F. Lati-
mer. Hyattsville. president of the
Woman's Auxiliary of Company F. Ma
tional Guard. this place; Mrs. William
+. Holmead. Landover and Mrs. H. T.
Harrison. College Park; food produc-
ton, Mrs. H. ]. Patterson. College PARK
canning and drying teachers. Mrs. "
X. Chestnut. Hyattsville: Miss S. r.
Merriam, Laurel: Miss Margaret Will
son. Baden: Miss Daisy Blandford
Clinton; assistants. Mrs. Harry Ward
Thrift and Miss Lena Warning. Brandy
wine; economical use Of food and press
Miss Blanche s. Patterson, College
Park. Mrs. B. H. Wade of Laurel is
in charge Of work in the educational
department. and Mrs. B. F.. Wade.
Laurel. Of the work in the employment
department