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The Washington times., 1918-08-28
By Virginia Terhune Van
de Water.
CHAPTER XNyVIH,


A LlzABETH checked herself in
the middle of her speech,
blushing furiously. She re-
membered that this man
probably knew that her brother was
. physician.
Butler also looked embarrassed.
He was remembering DR.. Wade.
And, remembering him, he noticed
his companions discomfort, and
wandered at it
He did not believe a word that
Clifford Chaplin had said. Yet what
was-the matter? Why was she SO
confused? He longed to relieve her
fear or nervousness, to make her
believe that he trusted her i'm
plicitly.
Miss Moore" he began. then re-
called Clifford's statement that
Moore" was not her name.
II Clifford Chaplin could have
known the mAlease that his threats
and revelations had produced his
small soul would have been at least
partially satisfied. AS it was. he
was now speeding toward Chicago,
feeling that he had failed in his
aims at revenge, which. while a
very painful sensation, Is much bet
ter for a dwarfed soul than is the
consciousness of victory over anoth-
ST.
what" Elizabeth looked up at
the man bending over her. forcing
herself to meet his gaze steadily.
'Nothing-only," Butler stammer-
ed "only-I meanAI wish ] could
help you. Something's wrong-and
know you are distressed-snd yet
can't be of any assistance to you"
Her eyes fell before his. She
wanted to talk freely to him, to
unburden her soul-yet first she
must find out how much he already
knew.
at wish I could tell you every
thing" she acknowledged wistfully.
Then, with a sudden resolution,
~Did Clifford Chaplin speak to you
of my brother"
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A Highly Interesting Letter.

Ny dear Miss Fairfax:
read with interest your ar
ticle on should She Marry
Again." in The Times and was
more than interested that you
said Most OF US. thank good
ness. can love more than once in
life"
wonder il it's because I'm diff
ferent from the general run OF
people. or whether there is a
possibility OF my being right Do
you really believe that there can
be more than one REAL. TRUE
LOVE in life?
-Four years ago I met a boy.
He was eighteen then and /
seventeen. Now. when | met him
il seemed that | had known him
for years. although. am sure.
we had never met before. Shortly
after this We became engaged
and then he had to return to his
home. 1t was mutually agreed
IL either Of us should meet some
one for whom we cared more, our
engagement would not be bind
ing.
owing TO our extreme youth.
We decided to put our marriage
off until he should become OF
age. We lived almost 700 miles
apart, We saw each other very
infrequentIy and, still, we loved
more each time We met
When war was declared, he
volunteered at once; this was
about the date We were to be
married. He was among the
very frst to go abroad. We were
married shortly before he sailed.
His last words to me were III
never come back, find some
good fellow to take my place"
But / know that no one else
could ever. even take his place.
IL seems that since my big SOL
dier-boy-husband has been away,
I love him a million times more
than ] ever thought possible.
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CANNING SWEET
CORN
BY Laura Buffum.
domestic Science Expert OF the
National Wnr Garden
COmmIssIOnD

UCCESS in the canning OF corn
is like other successes with
tho cold-pack method, depend
- ent upon carefulness in fol-
lowing directions. II is important
to have tender. juicy corn. Select
it for canning before it gets to the
tough stage. Also it should be very
difficult to sterilize.
Remove husks and silk, and
blanch on the cob FIVE minutes.
Cold dip. Cut from the cob with a
thin. sharp knife. and pack at once
in clean, hot jars to within half an
inch of the top. Pack lightly. as
corn sweIIs somewhat during steriI-
ization. II is advisable for two peo-
pie to work. as one may cut the
corn from the cob while the other
packs.
II one person works alone. only
enough corn should be cut to NIL
one jar. Then add one level tea
spoonful of salt to each quart and
cover with boiling water Place
rubber on top. partially seal by ad-
justinG top bail or sCrcwinS top on
with thumb and little finger, and
place in sterilizer before starting
on the reNt jar.
Corn should not be allowed to
stand after the blanch and cold dip,
and unless plenty OF help is avail
able only quantities sufficient for
one or two jars should be blanche.
at one time.
Sterilize $50 minutes in hot water
bath. 90 minutes at . to 10 pounds
steam pressure. or 80 minutes at
Is pounds steam pressure. Remove
from sterilizer. complete seal, and
roOl
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NV EI11- russ Junior uaVeleo
N along with the Magic Ak
" and the Magic Pickax in
his knapsack, which 1 told
you about in the story before this;
and by and by, after a while, he
came to a brook So after drinking
some of the cool water he followed
up the hillside. And the farther he
went the smaller grew the brook
until. by and by, he came to a little
nutshell, from the bottom OF which
a tiny stream of water burst out
and sparkled in the SUM-
Good morning. Miss Spring" said
little Puss Junior. Doesn't IL tire
you to be gushing away all alone
by yourself in your little corner?"
Indeed 1t does, my little Sir Cat
Put me in your knapsack anu / will
make you as famous as your father,
Puss in Boots"
So Puss picked up the little nut
she'll and plugged it up with moss
so that the water shouldn't run out,
and then he placed ii carefully in
his knapsack with the Magic Az
and the Magic Pickax and contin-
ued on his journey OF adventure
Well, by and by, after awhile, be
came to a kings palace. But al
though il was a very magnificent
palace, everybody who lived there
was perfectly miserable, for one
morning. without the least warning,
an immense oak sprang up and Its
leaves and branches were so thick
that they shut out the sun from all
the windows and made 1t as dark
as night inside. And, % course. in
those days there was no gas and no
electricity, and the candles the King
had made, although they were as
high and as big as barber poles.
the wind blew.
All the woodcutters in the king
dom had tried to cut down this tree.
but it's bark was so tough that II
turned the edge of every ak, and
for every branch that was Topped
off. two instantly grew IN its place.
And although the King had offered
three bags of gold to any one who
would rid him OF his troublesome
oak tree. II was of no use at all. and
he at last had almost given up hope.
Eut. oh, dear me! This wasn't the
only trouble that this poor King
had. No. indeed. For, although the
springs and brooks, the royal gar
den was as dry as the desert OF
Sahara And although the King
promised three bags OF gold to any
one who could dig a we'll. no one had
been able to dig deeper than a foot,
for the palace was built on q rock
OF solid granite.
Well. every day the King grew
angrier and angrier. but, OF course
that didn't do any good. So, he
called the poet laureate Of his king
dom and asked him what should be
done.
So the poet ran his fingers
through his long curly hair and
thought awhile. and then he went
out to the royal carpenter and had
him make an immense plecard. And
when IL was finished this wise poet
sat down and pSinted a poem upon
it:
ITO him who cuts my oak tree down
I'll give three bags OF gold,
But all who fail shall lose their ears
And then as slaves be sold
Copyright. 1918, David Cory.
To be continued.
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Bath Night.

when was working at that big
house" said bTiCkley er. jerking
his thumb sideways. 81 saw
round. shallow sort of basin on the
top Of a short post, and | have been
wondering ever since what II was"
Where was it," a carpenter asked.
Right out IN the middle of the
lawn" And don't you know what
that was?" NO" "Well, I'll tell
you. 1t was a bird bath" Il don't
believe it," Why" Because I
don't believe there is bird that
can tell Saturday night from any
other night"'
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
INTERESTING
STORIES

Well" said an artist, as his
critical friend fiXed his eyeglsss
and examined A just finished pic
ture. He went close up to IL. then
moved away from IL. then viewed
il from the southwest corner. then
tried II from the northwest wall.
Good" he said. finally. Dis
tinctly good! One OF the best pic
lures Of a coal mine I've ever seen,
Perhaps the lightning"-
Coal mine, sir" cried the artist.
Goal mine.' He glared at the
critic angrily and clenched his
hands. Its a bird's-eye view of
Eastbourne. You are perfect
ass. sir"
"Oh. am II" retorted the critic.
"Well. that may be. But let me
tell you IL that picture represents a
bird's-eye view of anywhere. I'm
thankful I'm not a bird"'
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
4 Triangle Of Youth And
IneXperlence,
Dear Miss Fairfax:

Dear Miss Fairfax:
A young man whom have
known since we were children at
school together. has been keeping
company with me for six months.
Recently have been introduced
TO another young man by his sis
ter. and have been to her house
with him, my parents consenting.
The FIRST young man objected
% seriously that he said this was
his last call.
The first young man and had
some words over the matter, ard
while in this ugly humor / made
remarks which now feel sorry
for. Would 1t be proper for me
to write him. asking him to call.
Is wish to see him very badly,
or wait to see what he is going
TO do7
He seems to be satisfied with
staying around home all OF the
time He never seems overjoyed
with my company, and takes it as
q matter of fact
The second party seems de-
lighted with my company and
asks my parents before taking
entertain me in some pleasant
way.
Your advice would be greatly
appreciated by
ANXIOUS.
Haven't you solved This diffi-
Guilty yourself by allowing the
second young man to supplant
the first in your interest and re-
gard? 1t seems to me as il il
might be a case of "the lady
doth protest too much" And
you see more desirable social
qualities in "'the second" be-
cause "the first" has really hurt
you by resenting your conduct
and getting mad"
But human nature is so COM,
plex. and emotions play such
tricks on inexperienced young
people that sometimes a girl
persists in staying mad" with
the one she really cares about
the most Think the matter
over carefully and make your
decision-in any case it would
be entirely proper for you to
write to the young man as you
suggest.
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She Wants To Leave Home.

luS w dQLS 4O Acdf6 oOI1t
Dear Miss Fairfax:
am a young girl barely
eighteen years old, and my moth
er and father are everlaStingly
fussing with me. hold a right
good position now and when I'm
eighteen I'm going to ask my boss
II he will transfer me to a Diff
ferent city as I'm just tired OF liv-
ing home I think by then I'll
be old enough to take care OF my
self. VIII you please advise q
heart-broken girl what to do.
HEART BROKEN.
don't believe you are going
20 r-lish the advice / am about
to give you. which Is not to
leave home until you have
made a pretty exhaustive study
OF the daily papers and are able
to form some idea OF the vari-
Gus misfortunes that befall
girls, who. like you, feel amply
able to look out for themselves
at eighteen
1t is a pretty perilous ad-
venture when a girl OF that
age goes to a strange town to
earn her living. particularly
when the girl seems impatient
of restraint TO the extent you
do. I'll grant you that per-
haps your parents have been
unreasonably strict in the mat
ter OF letting you have a good
time and this is hard when you
work all day. but my dear girl
there are fates much worse
than this. Why not have a SEN
sible talk with your mother
and father. tell them you would
like a little more liberty and
then do not abuse 1.-THE world
Is q pretty dangerous place for
a headstronS girl barely
L.
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In Charge.

The soldier who believed in
camouflaSinE unpleasant news in
his letters home. was scribblinG a
note to his mother as he rested on
his w9y to the guard house sur
rounded by hiy guards.
Dear mother" no wrote: I'm
quite well and going strong. At
present I'm In charge OF a squad Of
men"
His mother was delighted.
The Washington times., 1918-08-28

THE sad fate Of Nicholas IL. once .znr
of Russia and autocrat of the lnrg-
est territorial nation In the world.
who was shot like deserter by the Boil
sheviki, brings TO mind other unfortunate
sovereigns such as Charles |. and Louis
XVI.
Nicholas, as his diary shows, was con-
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cerncd for the fate Of his wife and family
in the dark hours Of the monarchy.
His daughters, all beautiful young
women. have been offered an asylum in
Spain by Queen Mary of that country,
who has large family of her own.
AT the best the future of these royal
children is not one to be envied.
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
Advice to the LOvelOrn

and see IL your feeling for the
girl continues, wait until you
have some prospects for sup
porting a wife, and no doubt
you'll find everything smooth
sailing.
The Washington times., 1918-08-28

Free books of instruction on
drying and canning have been IL
sued by the National War CARDS.
Commission They may be OBJ
tained from any of The waAAx
ington Times distributing -
tionA
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
Some Garden Hints.

SAVE your own seed this year. 1t will be than
ever and more expensive next year. Set potgrown
strawberry plants this month make bed from the
of your old plants Wood ashes good fetzer
for strawberries Feed with liquid nitrate OF
soda those plants which do not seem to be growing.
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
This Day in History.

THIS the anniversary Of the victory of Genera, Sullivan
over the Indians at the battle of Chemng in 1779 He
entered the region the headquarters of the Susquc
hanna and Genesee rivers to punish the Indians for
Der of massacres.
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
Their Only Trouble Youth.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
For the past year ] have been
going with a girl that is well
bred and good. Her parents are
very good friends Of my parents,
and have known them for a very
long while. For some unaccoun. -
able reason my father has forbid
den me to go around with her as
have done in the last year. ind
as we love each dearly IL has been
q great sorrow to us both. Her
parents and mine are still good
y friends, and cannot see why my
Rather should ask OF me such a
thing. My mother and Fers say
that we are too young. b. I we arc
on enoOsEh TO realt-=s what love
means. Do you think that you
could enIghten me on ne fact, as
ent's commands? With many
thanks, A READER.
1t seems to me that your moth
er and the girls have both very
clearly stated the reason for
-'our fathers objection to your
ntion to the young lady.
're both y young. Doubt
en- you Irst began to go
18th he, they regarded
y, 49, of children. but
h2 MR. x oped into some
akAh. they probably
Ould wait till you
" .fore giving their
/. gi;s and boy love
peop'e are all good
here is nothing to de-
sout. walt for q little
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Princesses Without a Country

Their Father Shot by the BOlshev the Daughters Of
the Once Powerful Autocrat of All the Russias
May Seek Asylum in Spain.
The Washington times., 1918-08-28

Castor, oil has been found to be a
very satisfactory lubricant for aero
planes.
The Washington times., 1918-08-28

A LlzABETH checked herself in
the middle of her speech,
blushing furiously. She re-
-hnrnd thnt This man
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o Be Continued Tomorrow
Copyrighted. W. r. Hearst
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DRIED FOOD

= - oaao1ra -
ssasnssoNo~ nS
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Succeed In Tracing Them.
Puss inBOOts,
T.
By David Cory.

wv ELL, Puss Junior travelled
N/ along with the Magic Ak
" and the Magic Pickax in
his knapsack, which told
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-09
THE RED ARMY

II ~ an cnljghtcnln1 djHyatc! that Mr.. Hansomc
sends from rctrograd with regard 10 the recruiting
u the Red Army It is 10 b. recruited exclusively
from vino "undcrstand and care for the prlnc
pies II the rcvoIution,' and therefore will have 70
come from the owns:
''Thc MASSES Of the old peasant army do
not carc twopc.cc about the European. Or
even the Russian pro!carIat. They want land,
and having got it they viii want law and
order 10 insure them the opportunity Of work
ing il. With that their interest IN the revolu-
ton ccasc8
Russia is an agricultural country; her peasants
comprise most Of the population and her prolctar-
int is comparatively small The peasants, that IS,
the minority, will "want law and ordcr.' This is
Yorcsccn by the Holahcvik who want nothing Of the
kind and with conrncudabIc provision they prepare
an army against the forthcoming demand Of the ma
jority Tor the thing i. wants--' law and order
Further:
''rhc formation Of the Red Army will
strengthen The Soviet government by making
it independent Of the casual sympathics Of the
Pcrogrnd gatrison.'
The casual sympathce Of the Pctrograd garrison,
it H TO be infcrrcd are turning or will turn 10 the
peasants, the ma orjty, who twill want law and
ordrr.' The thing il Az plan as pkcstaff. The
little minority forrHcring the end Of their reign, are
providing a means by which they can permanently
tcrrorlzc and dccjnatc the majority whenever it's
vast unorganzcd mass begins TO show ycarning
Tor normal life. Il means eternal civil war; for the
power OF such minority can be upheld on no other
Icrns.-Ncw York Times.
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THE MAN IN HIM

There ~ no progress gam Of any hbri ~ prIZr-
fighting II is ouIy catering 10 thn animal ~ man
since that time when he dwclt IN cave and got what
he could by brute force. Even the claim that it
develops physical stamina ia worthless, Tor thw ~
the ago Of brain not brute force The Wcnkllng with
II machine gun is stronger hnn hundred giants.
The automobile and other Inventions FOR casc sake
weaken the physical powers Of the mothers Of men
The new methods and designs springing full Pledged
from the brow Of Mars make Drawn the mere valet
OF brain tnbcrcllnr genius 1T electricity shapes
the worlds affairs ~ u Hercules could not.
John u. Sullivan was great IN respect Of brute
force. lie licked the bodies OF men fast ~ they
stood up to him. lu come Of biz victories, IN some
OF his characteristics there is that which should live
long after him.
After ycnrs Of InbiIunl dissp nlion, he won over
John l'nrIcycorn The prizcring Ina no such bnttlc
10 such victory. Any man who con1lIcrA Hcf is an
example to be- houorcd
Again, nc was always square man. Those who
felt his heaviest blows testify to it, The prize ring
followers not often particular ~ TO JUSTICE morality
ana hunhuclcaH unanimously vote that he was al
ways squire IN ha business lie was but II prize
fighter, he drank like u fish, he wnY finally con
qucrcd. All through, his life there were temptations
and opportunities to gain by being unfair, by taking
mean advantage. Yet he was always "su,nrc' lie
leaves nothing tangible, lasting and helpful through
h's physical career. The moral example that hc
leaves Is truly grent What il every one Of ,,s, in
our business life, were always SqunrcY We can welt
forget John IT, Sullivan, the strong brute and re.
member to advantage John L. Sullivan, the true man
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DUBIOUS PRUssIAN BLUsTER

Why all the buster and blow Just now by German,
army men, officials and newspapers about what the
Pr'sslon war machine is going to do to the allies
on the west front in the next few wccksG A s,s-
pclolHly great volume Of this kind OF stuff is being
given Off.
General Won Iindcnblrg says he will be in Paris
IN April
The trnnkrurtcr Zcituny forecasts that in the
next six months FrcncI, soil "w be the scene Of a
final struggle Nnn|, mark YOU which will surpaHs
the ficrccst struggles OF the past year,
Major Won OIbcrg head Of the war press bureau,
says the blow can be delivered any time IIndcnburg
gives the word and that it can only lead to victory.
Trench warfare, he says, is TO give way to open
fighting
The Drutschc Tagcs Xcitung declares the greatest
battle OF the war is about to begin.
The Tngcb|nt opincs the German fleet will get
IN on the drive and make things exceedingly warm
Tor the British and American sen forces.
Surely the Prlssian j,lggcra,lt chaufIcurs do not
believe they can "b|uff' the allies, scare them SO
hat they can shoot and then chase them like rab-
bits toward Paris and the sea
Surely 1t has not been the German way to advcr-
tisc to the world what her armies and her navy were
about to undertake. Hitherto the Pr,,ssian stratc.
gsts have dealt more IN thicrbynight methods
Perhaps the war lords and the press that serves
them welt arc directing their publicity campaign
upon the minds OF the German people rather than
elsewhere. Aren't things coming to such a pass
among the masses beyond the Rhine that it is found
desirable to try to quiet them with rosy prospects of
what the immediate future is to bring forthY Why
else should tho British navy sailors be told to watch
out or tho "gob Inns It'll get YOU? Why should
the allied land forces be forewurncd to make good
and ready for out-inthc-open battcY Are the Pr,s.
SLAMS 'mboed with new ideas about war sportsman.
ship?
We guess not, and we guess yes that they nrc
throwing sops Of hope for an early end Of war TO h
hungry tired battered, dislusioncd people at homo
trying to revive their dropping spirits and silence
their demand for peace.
We also guess that a final desperate, gigantic
drive by the central powers OH the west front ID
coming soon that IL will fail nd.that with failure
the handwriting Oh the Pr,,ssan walls will bc SO
plain that any one who runs may read it--Minne.
Apolis Tribune. II sSS "a ss
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FIGHTING OVER THE HEREAFTER

Convress is going 10 waste a lot of fmnr ana Jaw
work over the perioG u Goutrol ana rate N%lnY
uDwer III the railroad nDntrol biz.
The personnel II congress viii be changed before
the var ends and plan be secured for return ~
the railroads 10 private control.
Centralized governmental control Inay IrrVc ~
advantageous W the cnttry that effort 10 return
the roads 10 private e1ntrol Will Dc fute, al any
time certain it is that the return WIN not BE- return
10 the old system, The country WIIl not stand for
that. One of the first jobs u peace times VIII be- the
making Of the railroads public servants, and no more
or less, and that s labor with which the present
congress viii have nothing ~ DO,
What sense IN this sesson Of congress- lnHmlaln2
on post beun uiatcrs Pence VIII bring altogether
new conditions md uudoubtndly some very radical
changes in public demands. The administration bill
would have government control terminate within u
months after the war, That period Is unmpprtant
~ any Wen probably hay" change III even the
administration within ~ Months after the war. The
more fighting over matters 10 come after the war
the less necessary Legislation we VIII get during the