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cried. and marveled at the mans
varied knowledge of racial idiosyn-
crasles. He crossed one leg over the
arctic on to the carpet Now" he
continued, won't you sit down and LET
us consider that?" He smiled in his
feline way, and. as usual. there was a
Sneer.
TO this invitation to the use OF my
fusal.
Sorry" I said. "You consider Il
yourself, while ! go and have a look
at your friends outside
They must be considering what next
to do since you are absent"
DeWinski did not like that The pit
fall of all high intellect is that it is ant
to imagine that an inferior quality OF is,
tellect is noneXstent.
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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General Hopper. We'll just come
swimming across in vast numbers.
climb up here by the easy slopes
rising from Marshland, shout our bat.
tlecry, 'Cro-a-k 'em. Cro-a-k 'em!
Cro.a-k 'em!' and those Snakes will
just streak it. Won't it be fun"
Many Birds were now coming to
greet Peggy. They included Bob oiink,
Reddy Woodpecker, Judge Owl, Homer
and Carrie Pigeon, Blue Heron. King
Fisher and a lot of others. Judge
Owl frowned on General Hopper and
hooted
You can hon. hop. hop,
But your top. top. top
has no wit wit wit
Not a bit. bit, bit
Bob Olink explained the matter tn
Peggy; THE Frogs have gone TO war
IN good cause.-the freedom Of
Marshland,' he said. And we Birds
want them to win, for the Snakes
are our enemies, too. But the Frogs
don't know how to fight. That's why
we sent for you"
Il can fight" clustered General
hopper. SHOW me any Snake I can't
Whlp' With that he leaped from the
oack OF Blue Jay and strutted In
and down. swelling out his chest,
feggy saw a stir in the grass he.
hind General Hopper As he uttered
ms boaSt head aroSe-the glistenine
head Of a Blacksnake. The Birds
scattered instantly.
General Hopper, warned bv tho
Hight of the Birds, glanced around and
saw the enemy. His jaw dropped. his
noastfulness vanished, his legs shook.
ne trled 10 leap, but caught his foot
IN the grass and fell. In a second
the Blacksnake had bounced unon hin,
ana IN another instant General Homer
was disappearing down the Snakes
throat
quick Rescue him" cried Peggy,
But the Birds only futtered farther
away isn't there any one of Won
brave enough to save him."
At that King Fisher darted down
IKE flash. He seized the Blacksnake
oy the tail and struggled upward
again. The astonished Blacksnake
opened wide his mouth and General
Hopper fell out. The Blacksnake
Writhed up toward King Fisher, but
or the cliff, dropped him. The Snake
fell squirming to the rocks far below.
General Hopper didn't wait to 500
ms The instant he found himself
tree he took a mighty leap from the
edge of the cliff and dved well out irto
the river. Then he swan franticaly
under water for Frog Island.
"Hurrah!" cried Peggy, as she saw
the Blacksnake drop over the cliff
NOW ! know how We'll conquer the
snake army, but we'll need the Cj.nt
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I'm The merit chapter Peooy rtsIts
the Giant and meets Billy Belotum
for the first time)
The Washington times., 1918-08-19
CHAPTER XXXII.

= TAD Elizabeth Wade suspect
~ ed what really took place
between John Butler and
eB6ord Chaplin on the evening OF
.ae departure OF the latter toF the
West her thoughts would have been
even more agitated than they were.
iRutler was certain that Clinord
Chapin had some ulterior motive
~, anRrestIng that he drive a part
a. the way to Midland with him.
n did not suspect what this mo-
tIvs was. but was rather curious
- ind out His instinct told him
th.t Il was connected in some way
With the girl whom he knew as
OH6ord's cousin
Perhaps, he unused, the farmer
san was going to request the young
college man TO be less attentive 70
his relative
TlAt\ this idea Butler smiled sar-
donically. Miss Moore might De
ohapin's cousin, but she was so Tar
his superior that 1t was dinicult 10
associate them even in thought
Elizabeth Wade had been in But
ler's mind and in his heart ever
since his first conversation with ner'
He had tried to Danish her from
his fancies, but all in vain ne
hsi argued with himself tnat even
II II were possible to win her !oVe
slie would not be happy with MIN
or in the set TO which he oeiongeo'
hut he appreciated that such arsu-
nlents were futile.
THE one thing Of which ne was
Absolutely sure was that with eacn
passinK day he cared more ana
more for this girl
sUnder such conditions 1t was lrk-
same to feel that man like CiI-
ford Chaplin had upon her the claim
of kinshIp. To be sure, sucn
efaim was only an accidental one
yet Butler ehafed at it
Therefore. II was with start OF
fslief-Hhich his companion
xook for consternation--thnt ne
Leard Clifford announce that Lizzie
Moore was not his cousin.
81 The Secret Ont.
He did not make this statement
until he had driven to the Four Cor
IHrs. at which John Butler had
pisnned to leave him and the car
and walk home
FDurinE the three miles before the
pSIr in the automobile reached the
spot designated Clifford had talked
fapidly about himself and his ousl-
ness and his business projects, his
friends and his smusements-in
short about almost everything that
ne knew except the subject which
last, now was uppermost IN MS
mind.
Butler listened, making only an
occasional comment, determined not
70 question his companion. but to
force him TO introduce the "bust-
ness matter" to which he had re-
ferred earlier in the evening.
AT last, as they approached the
function OF the four roads. Butler
reminded the driver that his part
of the trip was ended
t'T am going to get out now" he
said, "and walk back home. So
pfease stop right here"
fS@AlI right" Clifford assented,
The Washington times., 1918-08-19
Songs of the City
CLEVER NEW SERIES IN RHYME.

glass clink, for work on the farm
spoiled his taste for red ink. His
soul had found harbor, he wished to
allow, and he went to the barber
more frequently now.
o Wealth! Thus to rescue man
from the mob and knock a bohe-
mian out OF his job! How quickly
a dreamer, once given a store, be-
comes a fat schemer out cunning
for more! What wonderful sonnets
were lost for all time when O'Reil-
ly got rich and forgot how to rhyme
How sordid, how petty the soul or
a skate who will throw down spa
ghetti to grab an estate! Bohemia
still in its cobwebby lair and
mourns for o'ReilIy, who used to
be there.
Yes, still in those haunts sit his
comrades that were, with their tat
tie and taunts and their glitter and
glare. And still the. red ink shows
its ruby-Iike flame in the place
where O'Reilly once ordered the
same. But O'Reilly has gone from
Bohemia's packard we don't think
O'Reilly will ever come back
The Washington times., 1918-08-19
By William F. Kirk.

~ OHEAIIA! Home of the wise
K and witty! We gave you
l. whirI when We first hit the
city. We met Madame
Nina and Clarence De Jingle, both
welded TO Art but otherwise single.
We met Gunga Punkah, n young
Hindu swell, who wrote some blank
verse that was deep as well. we
met Vera Eane. a psychic youhs
widow, who studied the soul ana
called everyone "KiddO." But
brightest of all that remarkable set
was De Lancy O'Reilly. Bohcmia's
pet.
De Lancy W 1uld sit IN sCme Red
Ink Cafe from the shank of the
eve till the dawn Of the day. He
dabbicd in verse, he dabb!ed In
paint, looked sad as a hcarse ana
pale as a saint. One sonnet OF HIS
called "The Quest of the Soul, was
so terribly deep that ii SOUNDED
quite droll. He was known to the
group as a solemn young Sphinx,
who believed in free love, free
verse, and free drinks. lie claimed
that convention was sitting and
crude, and he favored his knife
when attacking his food.
we saw young DE Lancy IN
Brooklyn today. His form was more
plump and his hair showed some
gray. The suit that he wore was
so spick and so span that we hardly
believed he could be the same man.
His necktie was pretty, his straw
hat was swell-no hint of spaghetti
adorned his lapel. We spoke OF
bohemia later at lunch. Quoth De
Lancy O'ReIlly, I'm of on that
bunch."
II seems he had followed his
Quest or the Soul" till n Long
Island uncle had left him his roll
Along with the roll went a country
place. too-the best that a LonF
island uncle could do! Then De
L,ancy had walked to the altar one
day with a Long Island ducklinE
named Gertie O'Shay. And now he
was happy-alI farming, no play
and would I drop down and see
them some day7
No moro, so he said. did he meet
tho old bunch who discuAed Mr..
Iopcn zach day at their lunch. He
saw no naers charm tA tAo Wtns
The Washington times., 1918-08-19
Vacation Dangers
AND HOW TO GUARD AGAINST THEM

Unless flies are screened against
and proper precautions taken to
prevent the encouragement Of fly
breeding, food will certainly be in
fected. Where there are outside
toilets from which flies are not
properly excluded, or where access
may be had by the. flies to garbage
and putrefying material, illness
may be expected to result.
In the case Of milk, there should
be certainty as to the cleanliness
OF the cows, utensils and hands of
the mixers. BAD methods Of han
ding milk are more or less evident
TO the intelligent observer, even IL
he isn't a dairy expert Where
shiftless methods prevail with re-
spect to the. milk, the place being
otherwise unobjectionable, paSteur-
ization OF the milk win protect
Once upon q time hnteI proprie-
tors would doubtless have been Of
Tended IL questioned about what
nowadays We consider ordinary
conveniences. We would not toler-
ate today for q moment the incon-
veniences that our. forefathers put
up with.
The next generation will have the
same point OF view about unsani-
tary conditions, and then summer
resort propFietors will vie with one
another in instituting regular sanI-
tary inspections by experts and in
offering analyses in proof to the
public that their products are clean.
Then, in the absence Of certifica-
tion by experts by or acting for the
State, a. resort will be Stunned un-
til cleaned up.
The Washington times., 1918-08-19
/ THE PLOTTERS = z,st strin, and Of Wesf tnf
Clifford Tells Butler Secret About Elizabeth and Gets
Il Knocked Down as a Result

applying the brakes. "But first I
have something to tell you"
Hurry up, then" Butler sug-
gested.
Clifford brought the car to a
dead stop before he made his mo-
mentous announcement. His hir of
having something OF great signif-
canoe to impart irritated his COM
panion.
well, what do you want to say?"
Butler demanded. brusquely, turn
ing so that he faced the man seated
by him.
THE girl you met at the farm1s
not my cousin" Clifford announced,
solemnly.
At Buffers start of genuine as
tonishment and relief he repeated
his assertion.
mo. she's not my cousin. More
over, her name is not Lizzie
Moore"
His manner was so portentous
that Butler laughed aloud.
"Well. what OF that?" he seoffed.
'T am glad 1t is not her name.
think Lizzie Moore is an ugly
name, anyway"
He was not as Indifferent as he
sounded. He longed to ask who the
girl was.
A Swift Attack.
But he would not discuss her with
this man Instead. he started to
get out OF the car.
''If that's all you wanted to say
you went to a great deal OF trouble
to say it." he commented care
lessly. 81 will say goodnight now!
And" with a calmness that infur-
lated the farmers son, 'T might
The Washington times., 1918-08-19
The Wolves of New York
A STORY OF LOVE AND MYSTERY
Esther and BOrradale on Way to Sta
ton Pass Gypsy Camp Where
Basil Is Held Prisoner.
CentInued From Yesterdsy

He had not. however. gone many
PAGES when heavy hand was laid
upon his shoulder, and he was
brought to q sudden halt He had
not seen or heard the man who
thus stepped out Of the fog and i'm
peded his further progress. but now.
halting. he beheld one of the syp-
sies to whom he had spoken on the
subject OF PauFs death.
"sir. you are astir early" said the
man
81 was going away" replied Bash.
stoutly. 81 can stay here no long
err"
'Ts it well to steal away in the
night? asked the gypsy placidly.
"You are our guest and you treat us
with little polfteness. It Is cold.
and there is a heavy fog. You will
find 1t warmer In the van. Pray
return there-I will show you that
way"
'sNo." said Basil curtIy. II must
go. Please let me pass
The gypsy was a man Of huge
proportions. Also he was armed.
and he did not fail to let Basil see
II II had come to q ,tussle between
them. Basil would have stood no
chance.
"we will talk of your going when
the day Is further advanced" The
man showed no inclination to lose
his temper. The game was too
clearly his for that
"As your hosts we cannot allow
you to depart so unceremoniously.
He spoke with the accent and In
tonation OF gentleman Basil won
dered at this when he remembered
II later in the day.
"I suppose you will prevent my
going by foree?' he asked.
"If neeessaTy-but I should be
grieyed"
without another word Basil re-
turned to his van. It; was evident
that he could do nothing In opposi-
ton to this man, and IL was sense
less to throw his life away In use
less struggle The gypsy accom-
panied him to the door.
Basil threw himself down on his
couch.
The eyes-the eyes," he NUT
tered. "They are hxed upon me
and I cannot go to Esther, though
she call me in every truth"
Punctually at tn time appointed
Harold Borradale met Lillian and
Esther in the hall. and a few mo-
ments later til ecarriage drove up to
the door. LilIan's luggage was put
The Washington times., 1918-08-19

add that II was hardly worth while
to bring me all this distance TO, tell
me such a trifle as that. Neverthe-
less, I will have a good walk
back-and II will do me goodr
"Good-byi hope you make
train without any trouble"
Hold on!' Clifford burst forth.
You act as IL IL made no difference
to you who that girl is, but 1t
does! And I'll tell you why"
Butler had stepped from the car
and now turned suddenly upon the
speaker. who still sat at the steer
ing wheel
"Be careful what you tell me-" he
warned. You may be laboring un-
der a grave mistake"
Clifford was too enranged and cha
grined to heed the anger that vi
brated in the voice of the man
whom he was hoping to shock.
"Mistaker he jeered. 81 guess I
know what I'm talking about. Wade
sent that girl here"
"wadeI"
The exclamation escaped Buffers
lips without his volition. The state
ment had indeed surprised him to
such an extent that he was OF his
Buaro. but only Tor an instant
Yes" Clifford eXulted. That
gets you, does it? thought IL would.
Wade sent her here. He's keeping
her-he's-"
you d. houndr"
Before the farmers son knew what
had happened. the slight young col
lege man had seized him by the
collar and was dragging him from
the car.
To BE ContinueI.
The Washington times., 1918-08-19
4 Floral Design Ap-
pliqued on White Net
Makes the Apron
Front of This Attrac-
tive Afternoon Frock
Of Gray Taffeta.
Easily Explained

A city merchant was called away
from his office for the greater part
of the day. On returning he OBJ
served certain symptoms Of idleness
on the part OF his clerk
-HIckkson." he asked, why hasn't
that typewriter been working?"
TT has been working" defensive
ly answered the clerk 'I was us
ing 1t less than ten minutes ego"
Then" said the MERCHANT point
ing a convicting finger, how comes
1t that there is a spider on the ma
chine and that 1t has woven a web
over the keyboardT'
"a fly got in the works, sir" re-
piled the clerk, "and rather than
waste time in trying to catch It l
introduced the spiderT
The Washington times., 1918-08-19
By Brice Belden, M. D.

- NE takes a vacation with the
idea OF conserving or en-
. hancing ones health, and
yet, too often, the summer
outing ends in actual loss OF
health. Let US inquire into some
of the reasons for this. and how
such a misfortune can be avoided
Nothing is more common than
for people to go to some place for
their vacation without any idea as
to the general sanitary conditions
prevailing there. Even after they
arrive they make no special IN
quiry as to sanitation, but are con-
tent to accept fair weather and
sports and pleasant social acttyi-
ties in lieu of certain essential
health conditions.
Recreation in beautiful surround
ings, with congenial people and
the best kind of cuisine will not
offset a polluted water supply.
Comfortable beds will not nullify
the effects of unclean milk
Particularly dangerous is tho
proximity of a well or other~source
of water supply to privies and
cesspools, for the greater the de-
mand upon the water by the in
creased population in the summer
time, the greater the area the well
will draw from, while at the same
time the privies and cesspools will
drain to a greater area because OF
the increased amount OF sewage
In this way many a case OF typhoid
fever is contracted in August
The Washington times., 1918-08-19
ADVICE TO THE
4. LOVELORN
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
Was It Proper?
Ear MSS FAIRFAX:

~ EAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Do you think it proper
L. for q young lady Of TWEEN
ty-tvo to accept the Invitation Of
a pyidower Of forty-nve to an
Amusement resort?
Y Lam very, very wen acquatnt-
I'd with him, having been q friend
~ his si5ter-in-law for about
twelve years, though recently
iuuarreled with her, and my moth
er and friends objected to my &C
! eepting his invitation Personally
/ 1 feel / have done nothing to be
/ ASHAMED of. He is a very intelli-
I Eent man and seldom finds women
n HIS own age who can under
stand him. He has lived a lonely
iife since the loss Of his wife,
and his children take little inter
EST in him. The day that caused
Ali the trouble, I met him wan
der!ng around alone, and invited
him to our quarters, thinking he
SEouId like to see his slsters-in-
law. They received him very
/ coldIy, and made things unpieas-
( ant for him. I, therefore, accept
ed his Invitation and considered
. myself justified in every respect.
ais actions were those OF a gem
SIc-.an at all times, and felt
that ] neither deserved nor en-
couragsd the slander OF my repu-
tstion.
am too proud TO defend my
SET and therefore allowed the
talk. DO you think ought 10 de-
Iend myself? A. u. u.
Z Your trip with the widOwer seems
70 have raised a tempest in a tea
not. From my point OF view l
inan't sec any objection to a gill OF
tkysnty-two going TO place OF
amusement with a man OF forty
i've, II everything is as you repre-
ssented in your letter. Your fami-
aies have long been acquainted, ana
fhe man in question is, as you say
an entirely creditable friend for a
zirl to have.
III The objections Of your mother
md friends are not at all clear to
me, unless they disaprcve of y"pr
rtoinc about with some one SO much
oIder than YOU are. Or perhaps
they think. having quarreled WITH
the widower's "in-llws," il would
lie more dignihed for you TO nc
.Sept his Invitation. But all this
.eems pretty far fetched to me.
Suppose you try 10 imagine your.
feN some one else-Mary Smith, for
shstance-and then decide why
Mary Smiths mother objected TO
der going to Coney Island with e
q !Sower of forty-hve? am in
x.lined TO believe that your SYM
Dathy 10 making you care more
nbout this man than you 'caliz"
ana { dare say your mother would
prefer tilt you gave your GiIvc-
don to senle one nearer your ow>
age.
The Washington times., 1918-08-19

A S soon as the castle grew quiet
~ Puss tiptoed over to the door
L \ Of his room and fitted the
The Washington times., 1918-08-19
Puss i'm Boots
Jr.
By David Cory.

A s soon as the castle grew quiet
"A Puss tiptoed over to the door
L \ of his room and fitted the
key, which the raven had
brought him in the last story, you
remember, In the lock and then very
carefully opened the door and crept
down the stairs.
But, oh, dear me, there in the
great hall slept q number OF the
robbers. Some were lying on the
couches and others on the floor, so
that Puss had to jump over two OF
them, but before he did that he
took of his boots and held them In
his paw.
And wasn't Il lucky. the great
front door was .ajar, SO that he
could Just squeeze through, and As
soon as he was outside the raven.
who was waiting for him. said:
Come, put on this little coat. It
will make you invisible" So Puss
put 1t on and then the raven led out
a big black horse from. behind
tree.
lump into the saddle. little Sir Cat,
And ride away fast as you can
For the rODDerS HlBnI "dAC ehN
then they would take
And kill little pussy cat man"
So Puss Junior jumped into the
saddle and away went the black
horse as swiftly as the wind, and
before long they were away, FAR
away from the wicked robbers
castle. And then raven. who had
flown along with Puss, said good
oil
big black horse until he came to .
place where a big giant was chop
ping wood.
"Ha, hal" said the giant, "here ~
a fine horse. "I must catch Il and
give II to the king OF this country"
But the giant couldn't see Puss, for
he had on his invisible coat. you
know.
'aThis Is my horse and you can't
have him" shouted P1ss as loud as
he could. And then you should have
seen the giant jump, and he looked
all around; but, OF course, he
couldn't see Puss, not even q whisk-
er.
who ever you are, don't care,
said the giant, and he tried TO take
hold OF the bride, but the black
horse jumped to one side, and as
he did SO Puss ran his sword into
the giants arm
~Thunder and blunder" roared
the giant, "a wasp has stung me!
And then he picked up a great rock.
Come. come, Mr.. Giant, said
Puss Junior. "If you will promise
not to harm me, will show my
self"
II promise" said the giant,
'I promise to be good.
and IL you show yourself to me
I'll keep on chopping wood"
And he picked up his AK and made
the chips fly. and then PusS pulled
of his magic coat and said, Here
1 am, son Of the famous Puss in
Boots" And when the giant saw
him he put out his hand and said,
"Glad to meet you, little Sir Cat.
Have no fear OF me-" And In the
next story you shall hear what hap
pened after that.
Copyright. 1918. David cory.)
To Ne CSntfAnSA
The Washington times., 1918-08-19

OHEAIIA! Home OF the wise
and witty! We gave you a
whirl when we first hit the
~Fna,r,a
The Washington times., 1918-08-19
PUT UP FRUITS

Free books OF instruction Sn can
ming and drying. issued by the Ma
tional War Garden Commission.
may bo obtained at any OF The
Washington Times distributing sta
tons
The Washington times., 1918-08-19
This Day in History.

THIS is the anniversary of the sormng and capture Of
Sarjevo by the Arstrans in 1873 This town will live
in history as the of the assassination of the Arch
duke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, which act was used
by Germany as pretext for beginning the world war in
August 1914 - A-, t
The Washington times., 1918-08-19
TO SGUe Meat.

APPETITE, hygiene and patriotism agree on saving
"A meat in Summer. When the hot days come we long
for the fresh avors of green things from the garden
if we have been provident from garden. Read
Good housekeeping and learn just how to preserve your
vegetables.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08
C0URT0ROERS
CONTINUANCE
Of CRIMINAL
CASES Of CO.
Influenza Situation Cause
Is the Caues of Laying
Court Calendar Over Un-
til Dec. 2.

Battling Influenza has knocked out
The vetren Law Court after one of
the hardeset ring battles ever staged
in Imperial county. After The loser
had been counted out he again chai-
lenged the winner for another 90 ON
December 2.
If This were the sporting page, the
above might be the description of an
event of this morning, when Judge
J. Franklin Cole in Superior court
issued an order calling off the Grim
inal calendar, scheduled for Monday
morning, until December 2.
The order also poslpones all jury
trials, both civil and criminal, and
those who have been summoned for
cases on the intervening dates are
urged not 10 attend court until the
Time appointed by the court.
Gall jury trials have been put over
until December g." said Judge Cole.
"This step is taken in the interests
Of public health and public economy.
Even though the cases were ecalled
and the jurymen summoned, there is
little likelihood that the trials could
be held, as so many attorneys and
also Witnesses are i'll.