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California ST Near foth

Heights Honssin Soed eondition.
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Near Lincoln Park

s.. 200, terms 476o CASH
rodf1s and bath; large yards;
Attractive neighborhood con-
venlent to al car lines.
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Two e-reom and basement 500 block.
$3.50 for both. rkiS property e me s@ood
growing business Recfion where propertV
has advanced IS per cent In last months.
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Groom. we'll built, iatrobe heat houas,
~ the best section Of the N. T.; large lot
for n garage; convenient 10 nchool atorRa
churches and car lines. Price. St.soo.
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Near Chevy Chase Circle
rooms and bath. attic: lot lsexizs ~
PIeaty % shade frees Immediats posses
SEA
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fs.S0O-An unusually Gttractive hefns: 4
stories and cellar under entire house; a..
tic: one nnished room in attic and store
ROOM small garagei LIST st n. W.
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1855 II It. N. .. 10 good roorks ana
bath yard; q great oarsaiR FOR IS, $50.
800 cash. Can b easily renodsISd tor
business -
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Puss In Boots
J.
lF.
BY David G0v.

w THEN the old dock and f1e
w gray-haired sailor TIE tau
church squire and the lar
On the little red school house were
cut of sight, Puas Junior turned ta
the little girl and said: lets -
down o. the cabin. Fll show yca
the eutegt little baby you ever cav.
It's the 'rook-a-by. baby. uDon-the-
tFee-top.' His mother always hunr
the cradle on q willow tree % that
the broeEe might rock him 60 sleep.
But now the ocean does the rocF-
Ing and baby sleeps almost an ths
time.
So the little girl followed Pu11
down the stairs % the cabin, where
E they heard 9 sweet voice ginglnBs
"oVef the water, and over the sc1.
And over the water % Charley.
I'll have none Of youf hoFrid beef
Nor rll have none of your barley.
But Tll have some of ycur very
best nour
10 make g white cake for ny
Charley.
S-s-hF' said che mother Of tha
baby az Puss and the little girl
came In
-Are you going 70 make cake
with the -four the miller brought
On hoard?'' asked Puss 20 Wits
-Tos." said the baby's mother
''But who O. your friendf turnlng
to look at the little girl
shes looking for Bobby snafto.
answered Pugg.
what u you name little glfl.
asked the rock-a-by-baby's mother.
Alice" said the little girl
"A pretty name"
sPm glad you IKE ltH SAID enc
little girl and what is Vcur
lInaf Oh. You can clll me ne
Roek-o-by Baby'g W6theF
Lets go cut on deck t-
Cd Pua1- won't you come. Lrrs
he asked, turning 90 the hleTs
mother. Rolling in the seas were
huge black poTDolgee. over and
over they rolled Ike great fcct-
balls. Flying fish rose cut of tle
water. and oVeFhead the gull1 sale
ed back and forth On their 8reat
wings. The breeze was blcwllG
strong and steady. and now an0
then the salt spray came over the
railing. Some of Go vet Pu18 Juu-
ioF's WhiskoFg.
sDid you get Wetg' a1ked Alec.
'lgot much. said Pue8 HBesidel.
I don't care foE q little spray any
way"
aComs over here and sc down a.
this coll of rope said the Rcck-1-
by-Baby's Mother, and IN dlng yea
q song
'Roek-a-by. roek-a-hg on tlo
deep blue,
sailor Boy. Mother e dFesming
of you.
Thinking % sailor Boy cue a
the foam,
Hoping that sailor Boy Goon
win Be homo.
And Oh the next story you rt1lI
hear what happened afteF thGe
Copyright. 1919. DHFis ecEFs
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BOOKS
For Young Readers.

'srRUnY AND TIMOTHY oUT-oF-
DOORS" BY Bertha Currier Porter.
philadelphia: Penn Publishing co.
The further adventures Of these
irfepressible and thoroughly ike
able youngsters are related in this
the second book OF the series. Al
though designed for boys and girls
between seven and twelve years Of
age, father and mother will find
equal enjoyment in its reading
and will laugh and cry with them
in their various fortunes and mis-
haps.
Timothy and Trudy are not just
"book characters" they are en-
tir.Iy human and their prototypes
will be found in every city, village
and hamlet in the land. Well
bound and profusely illustrated,
this book will form an ideal
Christmas or birthday gift.
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EeT TELLO that you, Anne:"
Jim's voice was irritable
weary. I'm IN the
deuce OF a hurry. Cosby just
"Heuo-that you, Ame?' Jim's
voice was irritable and weary. I'm
IN the deuce Of a hurry. Cosby just
phoned from the station, from
where he's dashing upstate, that
his wife telegraphed she'd arrive to-
morrow afternoon. He wants 70
give her a little welcome home
dance at Carlier's-fancy dress
swell. Get 'em to turn the place
loose for Saturday night. Expense
no object. Cosby's given me list
Of the people he wants her to meet
90 I'll bring home the invitations
tonight and we'll fill in the names
Now, forget 20 be a miser ana 40
this right For once in your llIe
help me ia business-Cosby means
money 20 me. See you az Z
S'long."
TnstinctiveIy, the moment Jim
rang off hurried 70 the big pack
ing trunk. lifted out the blue robe
and let its shimmering length fall
across my. throat and arms to the
floor. I had meant 70 leave the
robe behind US, but Jim had brought
e along.
Why shouldn't I wear Il 70 Va
1erie Cosby'g dance?
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. VERY WOMAN likes 70 get
other Women's ideas on saw
- ing expenses and stretching
a dollar, and, as this is give and
take" world, it's up to every woman
who reads this column TO send In
an account OF her own pet econo-
mies-anything and everything that
she herself has found helpful
We can't beat this high cost Of
living unless women are willing
to exchange ideas. II you read
something here that helps you or
gives you a new idea won't you send
IN something OF your own to help
some other woman7
One woman in Mt. Pleasant has
Just sent me q letter which Is q
veritable mine OF ideas. I give
Il in full, hoping that IN it every
reader will dnd at least one worth
while suggestion. The letter Is full
OF old-faashioned economies which
had feared were almost forgotten.
DEAR ELIZABETH LATTuEER:
Through adverse circumstances, our
family was suddenly obliged 70 live on
one-third it's previous income, and
prices always increasing. Ny father
appealed to me 70 help him do IT, and
tempt, and I have succeeded for when
he died the loss OF his salary Btill fur
theF decreased our income.
I never purchase new article II
anything on hand can possibly be util-
ICED This Is the real basis OF econ
omy also watch all advertised sales,
but never buy an inferior quality. sim
pie upholHteFiug is done BY my9elt with
remnants OF good tapestries. set my
ideas At the furniture dealeFG Out OF
the silk shirts worn at the collar my
own shirtwaiHts are made BY myself.
The cotton shirts make all my kitchen
aprons. the front and back for the
body and sleeves for bib ana belt
Nv cotton shirtWaists when worn, are
made into corset covers with rem
nant Of lace or embroidery. Night
dresses always wear out nFat az the
sleeves and shoulders. Two lower
partB 1 ioin together above the waist
line with insertion and have one dainty
sIip-over out OF the two.
Mothers outing flannel ones when
worn the same way are maue INTO
IIThtweight petttcoatE. Our worn Bing-
ham dresses are used In the same way
for morning house wear. Linen nap
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Twice-Told Tales of
Washington
The Thief With the Whistling Wound

TN the days before the civil war
the noted gangs Of burglars
= included one Myers, who was
weu known ia Washington and
some OF the Southern States. Some
time ia his ufe his throat had been
cut whether BY his own hand or
that of an assailant during one Of
his frequent aghts was not known
The wound had healed, leaving an
oFihcs in the windpipe 90 small that
il would net ordinarily be noticed
Howevef. when Myers became eI-
cited from any cause the air rush
inE through this wound Whistled
loud enough 70 be distinctly heard.
By this marx OF idsntihcation he
vas known 20 the police 90 well
that be was bound 70 be arrested f
ever caught IA q tight serEps, for
that Wheezing sound always be-
tFayed him.
He went straight for q short
while, and the police came to re-
gard him as = burglar with q past
.-.Io without a future.
A Well-knoWn doctor Of that day
lived on PennEylvania avenue not
lar from the old central guard
house. he was DR.. James Hall Il
was the nightly custom OF DR.. Hall
20 sit up late in his study and read
medical books.
Wa1 AI0ns HsadInr.
one night early ia the eos Dr.
Hall was EittinE up IN his room
alone reading. he heard q sound
Of loOting in the cellar. He listened
lor q time for q repetition. but
lt did not come for several minutes.
It was then that be procured q
candle, and made his way 70 the
lFBt floor. He cautiously FrOped
about the stairway OF the basement
and discovered q man shopping
candle On the end Of q stick.
The physician was discovered By
the thief, and hiB candle was knock
a from his grasp. The two men
rFappIed with each other, each
grabbing the other By the throat
In q few seconds DR.. Hall was
Vrinded, and be noticed q peculiar
sound ag - GtFuggied for q good
hcsd on hig autagoniGt's throat.
The fight went on for about ten
uilnutea, and by that time the fam
Iiy had been aroused. and were
making their way 20 the scene.
seelnE that be vas gutnumbsFed,
the burglar ceased his efforts 70
down DT. Hall and sought . way OF
escape In due tiEo - mads his
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DOeg the Fact That a Man was In
France Make Hin q HeFOR

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
As regular and consistent reader
Of The Times, have read the various
articles appearing under your name
profit. and IN very few cases have
ever had reason 20 differ with your re-
piles and comments on the various
communications treated by you.
feel that must, however. take
exception 70 the letter appearing In
The Times signed ''Ex- Soldier" and TO
your reply thereto. Who and what Is
'EE-SOldier" that he should set him
self Up as a critic Of what he con
temptuOusly refers to as the silver
Btripes7"
We may be pardonsd for assuming
that ''EE-SOldieT' went 20 France be-
cause he was ordered to do 30. May
we not also assume that "ths oliver
stripes and a pair OF brass barB' would
likewise have gone to France had his
BuperiOrB seen NJ TO send him there?
] was In the service as an enlisted
man, 30 please do not conclude that
am defending "a pair Of brass baTs'
from any feeling OF Camaraderie.
Your correspondent also states that
he o. in love with the young lady in
question. but does not say whether the
lady has ever given any indication that
she entertained the same feeling for
him. Whether q would be wise to let
"Bllver stripes and brass bars have
her Is open 70 question. but Il 10 my
opinion that the lady would be very
wise 20 have nothing TO do with an
"EL-gOIdier' or anyone else who eX-
presses such cOntemptlbIe sentiments.
TO say that I was surprised and
palned by your reply to "Ex-SOldler''
would be putting II mildly. Does the
mere fact tnat a man has been In
France make him a hero? Are you
not willing 10 admit that there were
many Thousands OF both ohicsrs and
enlisted men who would have given
their all for an opportunity to get
"over there" and who would, no
doubt, have given az good an account
on themselves a. we hope EE-Soldier''
dld. ANOTHER EX-SOLDIER.
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CHlHTER CLTTTVTI.

How Eorgeous4' cried a voice
that seeped through the empty
apartment like honey and gar
denIas. How perfectly gorgeous.
Nay I Just touch it onceg'
I looked up and beheld standing
in the open hallway door a girl
who might have been sixteen as
the thick cream Of her smooth skin
and the cool softness Of her pout-
ing mouth. were concerned. But she
had amber eyes beneath plucked
brows penciled into the wide sweep
Of swallows wings. LaCuuer-black
hair uuduIated back from a low
forehead and scooped out into two
pauniers over pink ear lobes from
which long Jet pendants dangled
against 8 Vividly white throat,
There were pinlrish, peares nest
ling against that throat and black
chinons sWirled sway TO join the
satin OF q tight-szirted, transparent
Walsted little gown. The fragance
Of EandalvTood and Eeranium 6oated
IN waves from this strange young
creature. She was young, yet seem
ed as old as gyoman's love Of jew
els and ornament and beauty-as
old as the world
I'm 80 sleepy I've gone and
dreamed her right out OF seeing
this robe and al THAT Egyptian and
Indian stun at the STUDIO" I told
myself.
And then the voice that was as
slow and sweet as honey and as
smooth and creamy as a gardenia
spoke again:
You're Mrs. Jim Harrison, aren't
y0uG" she asked. and at my nod
went on: 'Tm Hrs. Cosby"
Mrs. Cosby" Easped. wei
come! But you weren't expected
TN tomorrow"
Il never do whltas expected OF
ne" she explained with her slow
sweetness, smiling engaEinEIy
across two rows Of very small,
short white teeth.
How did you ind meg7 asked.
80 puzzled that I couldn't help be-
ing cateEoric.
Great EnfhurlnEn.
Nothing seemed too much for the
slow, sweet calmness Of the other
woman. Perhaps 7 was almost rude,
but either she was very patient or
that creamy skin Of hers was thick
and she didn't know IL.
Il decided 70 come today. I al
ways DO whatever I decide" she
explained simply. And when I got
70 the station phoned Lanes office
and they told me he'd gone up
state. But know you had an
apartment in the building, so I
came here knowing, OF course, that
you and your husband would look
out for me. Ny maids upstairs Un-
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The Rhyming
Optinnist
= AIina I-iahasIi-.

VWYHEg was Just q little Boy
W in sunny days gone ~,
used % ind nay greatest
Joy "a climbing near the sky. low
ed the taTsst tree the best nor was
I satisfied tin I had reached ill
lofty crest, It's sllmmest branches
tried. Now, looking hack upon that
time, I see I always found the hard
est part OF every climb vas nearest
20 the ground. When that ar1t
branch safely won. then could
reach them alls but ahi the climb
70 that hrst one has cost me many
q fail! There was no foothold and
no aid to scale the thick. smooth
trunk. The boy who viewed O. uu-
dismay8d had his fun share of
spunk. The upward climb from
bough % bough was easy, save the
first In every tree~I picture now
that branch was always worst. Once
up, TO gain the limbs on high that
bent with every breeze was moth
ing for q boy 20 try with praetissd
toes and knees. For battered thumb
and furroWed cheek and shius ln
bad repair Of that hrst branch
WOuld dumbly speak, these signs o.
wear and tear. And not alone of
trees you knew In boyhOod's sunny
prime; but this same rule win atlH
hold true whatever trees Tou
climb. For each success for which
you strive is easy aa can be q once
you manage 70 arrive within the
lonFed-foP tree. The dFat bough
takes your wind and wit. but landed
there. you'll see that any fellow
with your grit can soon shin uD
that tree. So, stiR a8 any climb
may be as up the tree you start
take heart and think with gladsoms
glee the trunks the hardest part
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way through the windows By which
ne had entered, and a thorough
search for him proved futile.
The police were afforded with an
meagre description Of the thief.
but the shrill whistle which had
attracted the doctors attention dur
Ing the scramble convinced then,
that Myers was the thief, and thev
set out 20 catch him. A lookout
was sent over the country for him.
In the course Of events he wag
arrested and summoned to court on
charges Of assault and housebreak-
ing.
Whistle BetFayeI Hin.
Great difficulty was experienced
in handling Myers, as he was vio-
lently afraid Of being "pennsd up-
again.
Testimony introduced At the hear
ing showed that the wound IN tb.
Windpipe OF the man had whI4fIed
when the thief became excited IN
the night Of the cellar.
Myers was found guilty Of All
charges by a jury and was con-
yicted- A sentence Of six years in
JalL was imposed on him.
Robert Ball, a Jail guard, was an
pointed custodian to escort bfr "a
the jail. The jail was then al rbs
foot OF FOuF-and-a-haIF street
southwest, and not far from the
place Of trial. Myers sudda1IS
tugged at his keeper and tried 70
break away using a quickly i'm
prOvised sling shot made from a
handkerchief and a brick. which
he swung at the head Of the st1rSy,
guard It was TO no avail bcVJ-
ever and even more severe nun
tshment was meted out 70 him
The death OF Myers took nIsco
not long afterwards.
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for
Winter
By LOrett0 O, Lynch.
An AeknowIsdge1 EEpsFt On Cock
Ing and on All Matters Pertain
ing 20 the HOuBehOld.

iRg 70 the HOu1shOld.
= row that the cold season Is ap-
IN preaching every good house
wife should be looking over
her home with an eye TO needed re-
pairs. Not TO make needed re-
I pairs now Is unWise.
Go over your plumbing. Are
your pipes properly protected
against sudden drop In tempera-
ture? An old man who cleans up .
numbers OF cellars in the neighbOr-
hood tells me Il Is surprising 70 see
how many homes have unprotected
water pipes in their cellars.
How about that bathroOmG Does
the water run all the time for
want Of new washers2 Another
fault with bathrooms in the fact
that the water supply Is often rust
colOred. A plumber can relieve this
condition in a very short time. Do
the window shades work well? Per
haps they need new tasseis.
How about your electric lamp8G
Have they deteriOFated into mere
ornaments or do they serve the pur-
pose for which they were intendedg
A little repairing will restore that
reading lamp that used to give such
pleasure, and II you have gas or oil
lamps see that they have the right
TO occupy space in the home.
Does the electric or gas iron
really work?
Recently I offered to bake some
bread for a woman I was visiting
as I gaEed upon her large, we'll
1mmHhAM
as she remarked: why, honey, that
range don't work. couldn't bake
even a potato in II in a year."
Have you such a range? Or do
you harbor a gas range with an
"intermittent" oven or burner? Get
Il repaired Time and food and
SPACE are much too precious these
days to be wasted by an imperfect
range.
And, again, let me say q word
against those space-Occupying
clocks, which haven't said tick
took" In goodness knows when. So
great would be the historic value OF
q clock owned by George Washing
ton that Il would make no differ
ence whether IL kept time or not to-
day, but few Of US have clocks OF
any such value.
Yet not a few of US give space
to clocks that are not even artistic
and in the bargain will not keep
time. Get that clock repaired to-
day. II the repairs are a little too
expensive for the present. at least
start to set aside a small weekly
sum In an envelope with a view to
having It repaired as soon as pos
sible II the timepiece is really worth
while.
Our homes reflect US to such an
extent. And perhaps you do not
know how critical these returned
soldiers are OF our housekeeping.
Ralph is the largest crank" said
a woman not especially noted for
her good housekeeping. why,
since he's gotten out OF the army
he finds a hundred faults with the
home"
But, of course, it's a matter Of
training. The army trained man is
always trained to think about
strengthening the weak points be-
fore their weakness becomes evi-
dent. And ii Is good training for
any Of US. But there Is this also to
be said, and that is that a really
good,housekeepeF not only finds the
repairs that are to be done, but she
also -allots them to the various male
members Of the family who happen
to be sitting around talking about
them.
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packing. Lane took our place fur
nished, you know"
Il didn't know, I said, wonder
ing IL this were a pretty spoiled
child, or a sophisticated, selfish
woman.
"Well, now you know that I'm a
perfectly trustworthy person, do let
me have that gorgeous brocade in
my own hands. On, it's so lovely!
What is IT? A negligee? DO you
wear IL often?"
'Ive never worn it." I said, Civ
ing II over to the hands held out to
clutch it.
AS she took the robe my eyes
focused up her hands. They
were dead white and they moved
slowly and lingeringly, Not all
Valerie Cosby's beauty could ever
make me forget her hands-that l
knew at once. I hope I'd never have
70 touch them. And yet 1 knew
that their whiteness and the pink
ness OF the shining nails that tipped
the long, full, slightly curved
fingers might appeal to some per-
sons.
Suddenly, without'a a word Of eK-
planation or apology, Valerie Cosby
slipped nonchalantly out Of her
satins and chiffons, stood revealed
for a moment in a flimsy undergar-
ment Of blue chiffon and lace and
rosebuds, and then slid into the
clinging sheath Of the blue and
green robe. Stretched stark against
her body, the peacOck's eye pattern
revealed itself again mistily.
In the Mirror.
"Where's a mirror7 must see!"
she laughed. "Oh, yes; the bed
room, Of course"
without a by-your-leave, she
glided across my living room and
disappeared beyond the doorway
The blue robe making her look like
a magnihcent reincarnation Of some
queen Of old Egypt. Idly across my
mind dutteTed the recollection that
Tom Mason had said would look
like a lady Of Florence.
Then Mrs. Cosby came back, her
eyes a-gIltteF, her fruity lips pout-
Ing more than ever. She lifted her
arms slowly and began unfastening
the robe.
Half-thouFhts wrote themselves
on nv mind and erased themselves
so others might take their place.
The dinner-dance Saturday night
this was just the costume. had
expected 70 leave e behind in the
old apartment-Jim had brought It.
Mrs. Cosby adored it-Jim had told
me 70 be decent for once in my life
about the ba1l-Cosby meant money
to him. I'd always wanted to get
rid Of the robe-1frs. COsbyadOred
IT. Then the memory Of Jim's
efforts to 60rce friendship on me.
And distasfe. At last panied and
hurt at Jim for bringing the robe
in spite OF an he knew.
Mrs. Crosby, was back IN her chif-
fons now, and handing the lustroug
mass OF blue and green 70 me again.
'I wish you'd keep IT." I said
suddenly. aAs q sort OF Welcome-
to-our-citv gift. It's sO-iustright
for. you. i WISH you'd keep 81"
aOh-I couldn't" she began In
dolentiy. But her amber eyes
danced. and she said suddenly,
ssKou dear! I really believe you
want me 70 have e. I'm
going TO like you. Do you really
want me 70 have this beautiful
thingT
81 want you 20 have u"
what fun!" cried Valerie Cosby.
People are always giving me
things. don't know Why. Have
you heaps Of pretty things that you
part with this 30 graciously?"
'It'-just something have no
use for-no possible use" replied
stumblingly. "And it's 90 lovely
on you"
Then she studied ne with sud
den keenness, like steel under vel
vet I thought OF the fancy dress
dance again. Now she
would wear it
To he COutinue1.
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Unscathed

Old Mp. BaIlington, who was fo,5
OF relating war stories after dir
ncF, mentioned having been in 40.
engagements. THAT'S not so much -
said little Georgie suddenly. VIII
George" cried his scandaIiZc5
mother, what do you mean?' oETIvo
isn't many, persisted GeorgI...
'sisteF Mary has been engaged nine
timesi"
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Contrary.

MY husband thinks I'm extrava-
CANT, and gets wild every time he
sees me with new clothes"
"Does heP
Yes; he never sees me. dressing
up without giving me a dressing
down."
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Pleasant Cookery.

Little Freddie looked up from
his plate OF homemade cakes with
a knowing smile. "Ill tell you why
Mary's cakes are 50 good" he said.
shes always singing when she's
mixing, and the song gets into
'emf"