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The Washington times., 1918-09-18
She Seems Flighty.
pEAR AIIsS FAIRFAN:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am twenty-five and have been
going about with a girl OF seven
teen for six months, and have
promised to marry her as soon as
she becomes OF age Before meet
ing me she met another man
through filtration and has been
corresponding with him since
His letters, which she showed me,
use profane language.
One evening l had an appoint
ment to see her home from her
work. which I do regularly. She
told me she had promised two
men to go for an automobile
ride, and asked IL I would be
angry II did not see her home
l told her II she went with them
/ did not want to have anything
more to do with her. but to no ef-
feet; she went anyway. Would 1
be justified in breaking with her?
ANXIOUS.
The young lady that you have
promised to marry when she comes
of ago seems rather flighty for
such a responsibility. 1 think IT
would not augur we'll for your fu-
ture happiness II you tied yourself
to one who seems so unsettled.
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reason to believe that IT was in con-
sequence of certain events that had
happened at Adderley. 1 am a fairly
acute. observer of expression, and !
saw at once that he was genuinely
surprised.
"1 viii not attempt to hide from
you. Mr.. Swan" he said. that Miss
Vassell has been involved in GER
tain family matters connected with
the Borradales. but / can assure
that she has never been-as you
may assert-in danger OF her life
in consequences. She was, indeed,
well paid, and it seems to me that
she has violated her contract by
revealing TO you facts which she
vowed to keep secret
1.-The contract-such as il was
was first broken on your side, Mr..
Grimstead,' l retorted. viii you
explain the attempt which was
made to abduct Miss Fassell soon
after she had come into her for
tUne?'
THAT was wholly without my
knowledge he replied, though 1
judged from his shifty eyes that he
was not speaking the truth, and the
man who attempted the outrage
very soon paid the penalty with his
life. Tweedledum, as he was called,
was a man over whom / had very
little control. He acted upon his
own Initiative, and I have no doubt
that he was inapelled by some
thought of personal profit. I am
happy that Miss Vassell escaped
from him. Since then can assure
you that no attempt whatever has
been made by US to interfere with
Miss Vassell. Moreover. the man
with whom she contracted . the
secret marriage is dead
Il thought to myself that II Miss
Vassell indeed had not been further
molested by Grimstead's satellites
the reason might very we'll be that
this man was dead. but l judged it
wiser not to say so.
Then how do you account /
said. for the undoubted facts that
Miss Vassell has been shadowed.
that Harold BorI adale has been
wounded in an attempt to defend
her. and that this wLetched girl.
Smith, has been murdered in mis-
take for herr
"I cannot account for it, he re-
piled. 4 can only assure you that
it has nothing to do with us
"'Can you give me no assistance?
1t will not be to your detriment. IL
what you say is true
He pondered. Can only tell you
that the man who was convicted In
Westchester was a paid agent of
notorious moneylender, Gold
smith, he said. I do not think that
point came out at the trial. and it
may assist to put you on the track
TT did. From that clue found
out all about Hocking's loan and its
consequences. and was able to put
him upon his guard. You know,
both Of you. the events which fol-
lowed the revelation.
Yes" said Guy. 81 remember
them-bitterIy enough. For Gods
sake. don't let usstaIk about 1t. Let
us come back to the matter in hand.
Tell US, Swan. how you came to as
sociate the Nalenski Eypsies with
the Borradale secret. AS far as We
have heard it might have been mere
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CHAPTER XIV.

Copyright. 1913. by Star Company.
L~\ what Is IL? Please
~ don't look like that?"
Elizabeth Wade exclaim-
- ed. Wait until you hear
why he deceived you-then you may
forgive u.s.
Forgive" Butler calculated
"Forgive! 1t Is you who should
forgive me-"
What do you mean?" she asked,
puzzled "You have been all. kind
ness and consideration. Even when
Clifford told you was not the per
son I pretended to be your manner
to me never changed. You trusted
me in spite of everything"
Yes" he admitted. with q sigh, as
of relief. 81 thank heaven that Is
true. 1 trusted you in spite OF
everything. 1 meant what I said
when I declared that / would have
to hear from your own lips any
thing that could change my opinion
Of you. So when you said what you
did just now"
He stopped with a little shudder.
81 have been amazingly stupid"
he went on presently. Are you
willing to tell me any more about
yourself?''
Not until tell you how much I
appreciate your confidence in me-"
she remarked. at must have taken
a great deal OF resolution not to
doubt me after you heard me talk
ing to Amos Chaplin about my hav-
ing had a letter from Douglas. You
must have thought that we were
pretty good friends-Douglas and l."
There was a moments silence,
and in that moment a sudden idea
came to the girl. It seemed to
throw some light on several per-
picking matters.
Did you fancy" she asked i'm
nulsively. that by any chance
young DR.. Wade and I were en-
saged? But no." with a laugh at
her own folly. you could not have
houGht that when you knew that
e was in love with your sister"
A Tremulous Laugh.
No" he said slowly. "I could
OF But weeks ago I wondered
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Puss in Boots
Jr.
By David Cory.

TOU remember in the last
" story when the jackdaw
tapped on the moss-cover-
ed stone in the side OF the
hill IT opened just like a door and
a little old woman dressed in !
red waist and a black skirt COW
erel with spangles suddenly ap-
peared.
Well. after she had made a low
bow to the jackdaw. she invited
him and Puss into the cg3e. And
when they were inside she opened
a small door and beckoned them to
follow. In the center OF a still
larger cavern. in a great armchair
made of beryl and jasper, with
knobs OF amethyst and topaz, sat a
dwarf no taller than Puss.
He was dressed in robes OF vel
vet. green and soft as forest moss,
and a ring of gold lay on his griz-
zled hair. His little eyes were keen
and fiery, ana his hands withered
tering jewels.
AbouT the cave a hundred little
men, smaller than he, were busy
in a hundred ways. Some stirred
kettles OF smoking broth: others
sliced fresh vegetables for crisp
salads. Some spread a table with
golden plates and crystal goblets;
three turned a huge piece OF meat
on a split before a fire at the end
OF the cavern. while a dozen more
watched the simmering pots.
AS the jackdaw hoped GraveiY
past all this the Dwarf King
stretched out his scepter. which
was a tall bulrush OF gold, and
touched him on the head. And
would you believe it. the bird
turned into a dwarf before Puss
had time to wink.
Then he made a low bow to the
Dwarf King. and after that he
turned to Puss and said:
II was turned into a jackdaw for
twenty years because / once said
that gold was not as yellow as
buttercups nor so bright as sun
shine. This made the dwarfs very
angry. because their BELIEF is that
gold is the best OF all things. But
now my punishment Is over and I
need never return to the earth
again. But / would do a favor for
the poor peasant children who were
so good to me-"
what favor would you ask for
the poor peasant children?" asked
the Dwarf King.
L would send them a magic
basket filled with food" answered
the dwarf. And no sooner had he
spoken than the King ordered his
subjects to fill a magic basket
with all kinds OF good things
to eat. There was a golden bowl
OF smoking stew. a crystal goblet OF
wine. a golden dish of mashed po-
tatoes and another OF rice pudding.
And when the magic basket was
covered with a damask napkin 1t
was handed to little PuAS Junior.
And then all the little dwarfs stood
round him in a ring and began to
sing:
In this basket you will fnd.
Food and drink OF magic kind.
Never will II empty grow.
And no hunger you shall know.
And after that the Dwarf King
wished PUss good luck and in an
other minute Puss found himself
outside the cave under the old oak
tree. So he set out at once for the
poor peasants hut, which he
reached just as the sun arose. And
never after that did the little chi,-
iren feel hungry. for the magic
basket never grew empty.
To BE Continued.
Copyright l2ls, David coJ.
The Washington times., 1918-09-18
Titled American Women Var WO7
The Countess of Suffolk Formerly Daisy Letter, and Lady
Formerly Mnrgaretta DrexeL Doing Their Bit as M

4 MONG the titled american soonen
II tn England Who haze been doing
their bit to help the country of
their birth and the country of their
adoption s0in the war, are Lady Maid
stone and the Countess of Suffolk. The
former, whose husband 1oon the Croir
de Guerre, has SON, seveA, and two lit
tie daughters. She has given all her
spare time to nursing sOounded, caring
for soldiers and cheering our boys in
kh1ki. The Countess, whose husband
lost has life IN the trenches, has three
boys, the eldest of Whom is nine. She
has been untiring in ,Oar activities
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Advice to the LOvelOrn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

senior has never said anything to you
about becoming engaged or being
married. 1 don't believe I would
waste any time in breaking my heart
on his account. l would not take
him too seriously II I were you.
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Fears She Will Be an Old
Maid.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
After going about with my
sweetheart for five years, I lis
tened to my friends who advised
me against marrying n man who
was going TO war, and now I
regret taking their advice more
than words can tell.
I am twenty-siN, and If I waste
any more time, l shall be an old
maid. Naturally, l don't want to
be an old maid; the thought OF a
spfnster's life Is more than 1 can
stand. l told them I would not
listen to any more OF their sug-
gestions. DESPONDENT LOVE.
am afraid you have listened TO
too much advice already. Why girls
allow their friends to settle mat
ters OF such Importance for them, is
beyond comprehension should
write to my former fance and tell
him how i felt about tho matter.
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Likes to Live a Free Life.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

am twenty years of age and
am in love with a man seven
years my senior. He says he
loves me. but he sometimes acts
very coldly, and l am in doubt
whether he cares or not As
love him very dearly and IL would
break my heart to give him mp,
kindly advise me what course to
take. HEARTBROKEN ].
II the young man seven years you
The Washington times., 1918-09-18

you remember in the last
" story when the jackdaw
tapped on the moss-cover-
ed stone in the side of the
The Washington times., 1918-09-18
This Day in Our History.

THIS is the anniversary ofthe invention in 1898 of the
cotton gin. The man who thus added in an incalcu-
liable degree to the prosperity of the country Eli Whit
ney who after graduation from Yale studied law in Geor
ga and there at the request of General Greenes widow
invented machine to separate the seeds from the cotton
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coincidence that they were en-
camped in Adderley Wood"
CTo be Continued Tomorrow
Copyrighted, W. r. Hearst
The Washington times., 1918-09-18
Keeping Marble Clean.

MARBLE tables and waShsands easily stained. Dirty
busters will spoil the appearance of white
ble After they washed the high polish will be restored
by rubbing with soft substance piece of felt is one
of the best things for This purpose.
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of in the ton within lumanin ,t of nomI 
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  and n hc nservice.
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NEW PROVISIONAL GOVT TOWING IN SIBERIA
FOOD SITUATION NOW
 BEST SINCE WAR ENTRY
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9Thtt  and C.
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ASSOCIATED SUMMARY, Wednesday. in O provides protection railway junction Haze British lines front
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  siderable various local
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wASHNTON Tuesday, 9State officials an 
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NO DECISION ON
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eulaarians Oesertina to Allies in Macedonia

Wednesday, 1OFrench headquarters Anc
 
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Vienna Admits Franco .ltalian Invasion Albania.

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Austrians Defeated Along osuam River
crOachncntS.

Wednesday, iotn commander of
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Wednesday, 1OTrosky head the olsevid War of the
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British lake Prisoners in Arras Raid..

LONDON Tuesday, July 9Tlc n he rtsto of d con siderable number otherwise the frontd the night.
 aiy loft against he position capt y the las ucol
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ALLIES MAKE FRESH
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ALLIES CONTINUE
 LOCAL ADVANCES
TUESDAYS WAR REPORTS
French Make Gam, oisc- Mont Didier Front Nuaaet by Inc AssocIated Pres

' U
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 of a gains o MonI
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WASFIINGTON Tuesday, has additional list American in France Marine Corps casualties included The casualties of comprising
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WEDNESDAYS WAR REPORTS.
British Make Additional Gains Near Morris. uaact by Assocate.i Press:

LONDON. Wednesday, July reports that the British forces front in the vicinity Morris r of 
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 Tn" British commander reports h" the German artillery of the important developed
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-03-14
Thought Will Rule

In the lobby of big Fifth ave-
nue. club one evening recently, a
group of scientific men were dis
cussing the war as being the ne
cessity that will bring about some
startling inventions, notes a New
York correspondent. If the sprink-
ling of intellectual luminati we're
not stamped by genius, it is likely
that an ordinary bystander would
| have tapped his forehead know
ingly.
One of them was telling about
a scientist who is already tele-
phoning to airplanes without
wires. And another quoted a
famous inventor who said that it
would only be a short while until
all telephone wires would be
abolished as unessential.
1.-The fact is" he said,' that
telephone wires do not in reality
carry our messages. Every scien-
fist knows that. Back of it all is
the great process of thought which
we are only beginning feebly to
understand.
''The more we delve into this
process of Observation-Disclosures it is
the more we come to the con-
clusion that the material phe-
nomena is the projection of thought.
We know that every material thing
comes from a thought or idea.
I'VE are arriving at the conclu-
sion that even space is thought, for
we are annihilating space every
day through thinking process.
1t will not be many generations be-
fore every ship at sea is controlled
by thought from shore. Our trains
are going to be run without fuel.
and we are going to grow gasoline
just like we raise Elk.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-03-14

which materially modified the old
law and is very liberal with re-
gard to the shipment of trophies.
1t provides, among other things,
for the issuing of licenses to hunt
and to export a limited number of
trophies and for the employment
of game wardens and guides.
As will appear from this short
sketch, the work of the Govern
ment along this line is eminently
practical in it's nature and intent.
Beginning with Investigations of
the food habits of our most inn
portant birds, the scope of it's
work has widened until it involves
the study of all our birds and ami
mails in their manifold relations to
man. The essential objects of this
branch of the work are to show
from a basis of ascertained fact
the particular species that are
beneficial and those that are injuri-
Gus, and to indicate the best meth
DDS of preserving the one class and
of destroying the other. Inciden.
tai to its main object, it endeavors
to collect and to supply to those
interested all available information
relative to the distribution and
abundance of our game and of our
birds and animals. The Govern
nent's list of publications is al
ready large. Many of its reports are
purely practical, intended for the
information and guidance of the
farmer, others are more strictly
scientific and are designed to serve
educational purposes.
Strange as it may seem, the
United States, one of the youngest
of the worlds powers, is pioneer
in the kind of economic work, that
is outlined in this paper. European
countries. however, are now recog-
nizing the importance to agricul-
ture of such Investigations and
their absolute necessity as the basis
for national and international laws.
As the worlds population in
creases and as vast regions of land
now wild and uncultivated are
brought under the pillow, so must
these Investigations ever assume
more and more Importance.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-03-14

When a man refuses to argue
with a woman she considers it is a
sort of acknowledgement of her
mental superiority.-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-03-14
nc WAS young Skofeld
who discovered the be-
lated side-show waiting
on the pier at Wakefield

IUISSNS1N VINO discovered the De-
lHBNNH lated side-show waiting
lN-Ag on the pier at Wakefield
for the Muldoon-the little steam
er that made a meagre living for
four men by carrying freight up
and down the bay. As Skofield
sat at the bow of the boat, the
anxious manager hailed him and
asked whether the Muldoon could
be chartered to carry the proper
ties of the side-show to Pinkham's
Cove, where the big tent was al
ready pitched.
Young Skofield summoned old
Capt. Murdoch, who scratched his
head refectively and remembered
that between the shingles amid
ships and the potatoes forward
there was large vacant space that
might hold even the mountainous
pile of dunnage belonging to the
side-show.
| A bargain was struck, and the
trunk, the tent and other para
phernalia were showed forward
over the shingles and slowed in
the empty space; the manager and
his men boarded the trolley car.
and the little Muldoon put out to
sea. But the first piece of baggage
"a long, peculiarly shaped chest
with holes bored in each end, con-
tanning something that was very
heavy and that slipped strangely
from side to side had been pushed
carelessly from the single pile; it
had fallen with a bang on the keel
son of the Muldoon and irreparable
damage had been done.
Three hours later, when the
Muldoon was rounding Fishtail
Head in the teeth of a lively tide
rip, Capt. Murdoch, with a puzzled
expression, leaned over the open
hatch. The sizzle and chug of the
engine, thrashing of the paddle
wheels, and the whirl and hiss of
the seas that beat against the
Muldoon's broad sides continued
with unbroken. regularity. He
could hear the swish of bilge wa
ter in the depths of the hold and
the creak of straining timbers;
but besides those familiar sounds
was another, insignificant to be
sure, and probably of little import,
yet because of it's strangeness and
above all because Capt. Murdoch
could in no way account for it,
ominous out of all proportion to it's
volume.
''Skofield!' Capt. Murdoch
shouted. LAY for'ard and put
your ear to this ERE hatch!"
The youngest of the Muldoon's
crew came sauntering up the deck.
"Yes SIR" he said, grinning at his
wrinkled superior.
Capt. Murdoch scratched his
head impressively. Put your ear
to the hatch and tell me what you
hear, Harry" he commanded.
Your ears is young and ought to
hear sharper'n NINE"
Young Skofeld got down on his
hands and knees. For moment
he heard only the wash of the sea
and the throb of the engine; then
his expression changed sharply,
and crouching on the deck, he lis
tened with a sudden intensity that
confirmed the old man in his opin-
ion that something unaccountable
was going on below.
"What dye hear. Harrys" the
skipper whispered hoarsely.
"A mighty queer noise!"
SWELL" said the old man, faint
Eaters. that 8 sure.''
"Whata"
'Tain't 'taters," he repeated,
''and faint Seth Granby's shin
giles; they amt neither of them
making no such Gurus noise, and
if faint them. must be it's the
circus. cause we amt got no other