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Rialto.

Constance Binney in "Erstwhile
Susan" will be the photoplay at
Moore's Rialto Theater the remainder
of this week.
Next week Emile Chautard's photo
play INSTALLATION of CASTOR Leroux's
1.-The Mystery of the Yellow Room will
be the feature.
A special musical score and minor
features will complete the bill.
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Circle.

Sunday. Tom Mix. in Rough Rid
ing Romance: Monday. Sessue Haya-
kawa- in The Dragon Painter: Tues
day. Elsie Ferguson. in The Witness
for the Defense; Wednesday. Anita
Stewart. in Mary Regain: Thursday,
Wallace Reid. in THE Valley OF the
Giants: Friday. Creighton Hale. in.
The Black Circle" and Saturday.
Charlie Chaplin and Marie Dressler.
in Titles Punctured Romance"
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Savoy.

Sunday and Monday. Bert Lytell. in
.Lombardi, Ltd; Tuesday and We'd
nesday. Wallace Reid. in The Valley
of the Giants; Thursday. Peggy Hy-
land, in THE Merry-Go-R Round: Fri
day, Zasu Pitts. in THE Other Half;
Saturday. Monroe Salisbury, in 'Thss
Shutdown Trail"
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Freddie Clinton. in Memories Of the
Dance: the -Four Bards. in sensa-
tional leaps and dives: George Yeoman
and Lizzie: the four Of US, vocal quar-
tet, and ELY, the little marvel, with
Topics of the Day." and the kino-
grams.
Sunday. at and S:15 pm. the bill
will offer Pat and Marion Rooney and
the other offerings of this week.
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Home.

Sunday. Earl Williams, in The
Wolf: Monday. Margarita Fisher, in
The Tiger Lily; Tuesday. Florence
Reed in The Struggle Everlasting:
Wednesday. Dixie Lee and Arthur
Behrens, in where Bonds Are
Loosed"; Thursday, June Caprice and
Creighton Hale. in ''Oh. Boy" Friday.
Norma Talmadge, in Going Straight
and Saturday. Corrine Griffith. in The
Climbers"
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Song Recitals at Central High.

A series of song recitals. to be
given in the auditorium Of the Cen
trail High School. under the auspices
of the Washington Society Of Fine
Arts, will begin next Monday at S:15
o'clock. when Greta Torpadie will
give a recital of Scandinavian folk
songs, in which the distinguished
concert artist is said to be exception
ally fine.
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FUTURE DAYS.
THos. ]. OWEN 4 SON, AUCTIoNEERs.
EXErUTRIX AND TRUSTEES SALE O
THE O-STORY FRAME DWELLING


EXECUTRIX AND TRUSTEES SALE OF
THE TWO-STORY FRAME DWELLING
No. PA & STREET NORTHEAST.
By virtue of authority vested in me under
the will Of Josephine Wilson. deceased. ] will
sell at public auction. in front of the premises,
or MONDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF NO,
VEMBER. 1919, AT HALF-PAST FoU
O'CLOCK PM. that part Of original lots !
ard ; in square 10. improved by PREMISES No
ia q ST. ne.
Terms OF sale: One-hslf Of the purchase
money to be paid in cash. balance in equal
irstallments. payable in and two years
with interest at 8 per cent. payable semi an
nually. from day Of sale, secured by deed
Of trust on the property sold. or all cash. al
the option of the purchaser. deposit of 500
required ut time Of sale. All conyeyancing, re
cor,iing revenue stamps, etc. at cost of pur
ci.asrr Terms of sale to be complied with
within thirty days from day Of sale. otherwise
the executor Reserves the right to resell the
property at the risk and cost Of the defaultinc
purchaser after i've days advertisement oil
scch resale in some newspaper published IL
Washington, ID. L.
LAURA V. FRENCH.
Executrix and Trustee.
Fl. STANLEY HINRICHS. Attorney.
oc.9 -dSsds. eXSu
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Avenue Grand.

Sunday and Monday. Wallace Reid.
in THE Valley Of the Giants" and the
Mack Sennett comedy. Uncle Tom
Without the Cabin: Tuesday and
Wednesday. Bert Lytell, in. 'IombSrdi.
Ltd: Thursday, Bessie Barriscale. in
Her Purchase Price: Friday. Peggy
Hyland. in THE Merry-Go- Round"
and Saturday, The House of Intrigue"
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PUBLIC AUCTION
GENERAL,

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 81 1910.
The following unserviceable and damaged
material, at their warehouses Iocated in IA st
Potomac Park. short distance below the
bureau of engraving and printing, in the
buildings iormeriy occupied soldiers bar
Scrap Lumber. Automobile Tires. Glass Bot
ties. Glass Specimen Jars Bronne and Celluloid
buttons. Dictaphone Records Old Electric
Fans, Scrap Iron. galvanized Iron Mail Roxes.
Old Electric lamps Wire, Cable. etc. The
sale p WI , De held on FRIDAY, OCTOBE!
TWELVE O'CLOCK NOON
Terms: Cash Only. Material must lie re-
moved within went four hours.
be sold at the Weather Hurean nith and NJ
stree is. northwest Department Of Agriculture
10 auctioneer. '"k1 NV"
1000. NJ =. JACQUES.
superintendent of Supplies.
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Liberty.

Sunday and Monday. Nazimova. in
Revelation: Tuesday, Earle Will
liams. in The Wolf: Wednesday
Norma Talmadge. in Going Straight: -
Thursday. The Birth Of a Race: Fri
day, Vivian Martin, in The Third
Kiss" and Saturday, Anita Stewart
in Mary Regain"
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Carolina,

Sunday. Bessie Barriscale and
Charles Ray. in THE Straight Road;
Monday. Earl Williams. in The Wolf:
Tuesday, Margarita Fisher, in The
Tiger Lily: Wednesday. Florence
Reed. in The Struggle Everlasting:
Thursday, Dixie Lee and Arthur
Behrens. in where Bonds Are
Loosed': Friday. June Caprice and
Creighton Hale in "Oh, Boy"
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Crandall's.

The last three days of this week
Crandalrs Theater will feature THE
Brat" with Nine. ALA Nazimova as
it's star.
Sunday through Wednesday of next
week William Russell will be pictured
in Sacred Silence" the story OF . man
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Columbia.

The photoplay at Loew's Columbia
Theater the first four days of next
week, beginning Sunday. will pic
ture Vivian Martin in His Oficial
Fiancee." The last three days of the
week. the first Washington showings
Damsel in Distress"
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Garden.

The screen adaptation Of Richard
Harding Davis novel. Soldiers of
Fortune" will be shown for the re-
mainder of this week at Moore's Gar
den Theater. It may be shown next
week also.
A musical setting and minor fea-
lures complete the program.
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name of the woman he loved. and
Thursday. Friday and Saturday Norma
Talmadge. in THE Missing Links" a
high-power drama. leavened with 3
touch of comedy.
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Apollo.

lombard, Ltd: Tuesday and We'd
nesday. Robert Warwick. in Told in
the Hills: Thursday. Pauline Fred
erick, in Bonds of Love-: Friday,
Peggy Hyland. in THE Merry-Go-
Round" and Saturday. Bessie Bar
riscale. in Her Purchase Price"
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THos. J. OWEN & SON. AUcTIoNEERs.

- ' x sun. ACC1locEEhS.
Two ATTRACTIVE Six-room and
Bath BRICK Dwellings, With
Colonlaa Porches. Well Locat-
ed, Nea Soldiers Home Park.
Nos. 438 and Az Irving Street
Northwest.
10 Be Sold at Auction.
On Very Easy Terms.
= authority vested in US. will sell at
r Hlic suction, in front Of the premises. on
/EDNESDAf, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY
~ OCTOBER. 1913. at HALF-PAST FOUR
O'CLOCK Pm. lots ia and 116 in square
$3.50. improved as above.
Terms announced at time Of sale. deposit
OF 500 on each lot required at time of sale
and the purchaser allowed thirty days to COM
plefe the purchase. Further particulars at
time Of sale.
THos. J. OWEN & SON.
ac33-d&ds.exSu Auctioneefs.
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American.

Sunday. Elsie Ferguson. in ~
Society Exile: Monday. Consta nee
Talmadge, in Romance of Arabelia"s
Tuesday. Sessue Hayakawa, in The
Gray Horizon: Wednesday, Theda-
Bara. i'm "A Woman There Was;
Thursday, Jack Pickford, in Bill
Apperson's Boy: Friday. Bessie Bar
riscaie. in Her Purchase Price" and,
Saturday. Douglas Fairbanks. in His
Majesty. the American"
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Assigned to Walter Reed.

Lieut.. Col. William Mcfarland. Array
ambulance service. has been relieved
from duty at the Army Medical School.
this city, and assigned to duty at
Walter Reed General Hospital
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EDUCATIONAL.

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS FOR Cen.
examina ton Nov. and Nov. 10 Tuition for
entire course for these eNaminations, %. THE
CIVIL SERVICE PREPARATORY SCHOOL.
Sc. 18th and NV. Phone franklin 2060
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AUCTION SALES.
EnlaNnnnv1
ADAM A. wEsCHLER, AUCTIONEER.
Brick Dwelling No. 1908 New
Jersey Avenue Southeast, and
Brick and Frame Dwellings
Nos. 217 and 2lo H Street

NOlt HCdSt. DN AuClIOIl.
BY virtue of authority vested in the under
signed. i will offer for sale by public auction
In front Of the respective premises on THU RS
DAY. THE BOTH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1919
The following described real estate TO wit:
AT FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the east 81 feet
~ inches front on II vt. by the depth Of
"" feet of lot Q. square 752. improved by
story SroOm brick and frame dwellings,
Nos III and 219 ii ST. ne, to be sold sepa-
rately.
AT FOUR-THIHTY O'CLOCK PM sublot
II in square 74O &c IT, by about 81 it, TO
alley improved by 3-story 7-rOom brick dwell
ing No. 1908 New Jersey ave Sc
Terms of sale: One third cash: balance in
one and two years. with interest at per
cent, secured ny deed of trust upon the prop
cry sold. or all cash. at option of purchaser
deposit of $500 on each house required at
the time OF sale, All conveyancing. record
ing. revenue stamps and notariai fees at cost
OF purchaser. Terms to be complied with
within 80 days
ADAM A. WESCHIER Auct.,
oc-S-dAdGexSu go Pa. ave. NV.
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ADAM A WESCHLEK, AUCTIONEER.
Brick Dwelling, No. 500 P
Street NV, 8 Rooms and
Bath, Hot-Water Heat, by

fAuCClC11.
BY virtue of authority vested in the under
signed will offer for sale by public auction.
in front Of the premises. WEDNESDAY.
OCTOBER TWENTY-NINTH, 1919, At FOUR
O'CLOCK PM. lot II in square 413, 25.2%
feet front by 90 feet deep. improved above.
Terms Subject 10 trust of $3.50. balance
81, 200 cash, the remainder in $2J monthly in
stsilments, secured by a deed Of trust ON the
property sold, or all cash over trnst. at option
Of purchaser. $500 deposit required at sale.
Terms of sale TO he complied with in 80 days
All conveyancing. recording. revenue stameS
and notary fees at purchasers cost.
ADAM A. WESCHLER, Auctioneer.
oc22- d&ds,e xSu go Pa. ~
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Col. Walker Ordered Here.

Col. Kirby Walker. United States
cavalry, iaspec.or-instractor NATIONAL
Guard OF Texas. has been ordered
this city for duty in the militia
|reau, War Department
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GOVERNMENT CLERKS

THOUSANDS NEEDED.
Census clerk examination November Il. File
clerk Nov. 10. Other exams. Thorough and
complete instruction. Passing grade guarsn-
teed. Course prepared by FORMER U. g. CIVIL
SERVICE EXAMINER. Call write COLUM-
BIA SCHOOL OF CIVIL SERVICE, 1901 ST.
NV, corner 18th and G sts., over drug store
(3rd fioor),
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FUTURE DAYS.
ADAM A. WEscHLER. AUCTI0NEER.

Trustees Sale of Valuable I'm
proved Real Estate, Immedi-
ately Adjoining the Intersec-
ton ofthe New Key Bridge at
NJ Street. Being the Two
Story Brick Dwellings Nos.
s331and 1888 N Street North
west, and Two Two-Story
Frame Dwellings, Nos. 1906
and 1903 Bank Avenue North
Invest; Brick Stores and
Dwellings, Nos. 1924 and 1896
M Street Northwest; Valu-
liable Business Corner, Brick
Store and Apartment, No. 1874
iIWisconsin Avenue North
west; Two Story Brick Dwell
ling. No. 1867 Prospect Ave
niue Northwest (Corner) ;
Frame Dwelling, No. 1886
goth Street Northwest; Brick
dwelling. No. 6I6 grid Street
l!Southwest, and Two Frame
dwellings. "Fowler's Hill" "
sGeorgetown. D. c.
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AUCTION SALES.
Taod. J. OWEN / SON. AUCrIoNEERs.
z1ysTEES, SALE o. VALUABLE LOT, IN:
THIS AFTERNOON

-
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE LOT, I'M
PROVED BY DWELLING 321 STREET
SOUTHWEST. WARRINGTON, ID. C.
~ virtue OF decd Of trust duly recorded in
Liber No. 3046, folio 1877 ct seq, Of the land
records Of the District Of Columbia. and at the
request Of the party secured thereby. We will
On WEDNESDAY. THE TWENTY NINTH
DAY OF OCTOBER. 1918, AT FIVE O'CLOCK
Pm, undivided one-half interest in and to
tho east 20-feet front by depth Of S. 81 feet
OF lot in square 534. with the improvements
above stated.
Terms One-third Of the purchase money nay
able In cash. of which 500 must be Deposited
at time Of sale, and the balance in two equal
1nsfalfnents in one and two years from day Of
sale with interest At per cent per ann,un
payable semi annually. evidenced by the notes
OF the purchaser, to he secured by deed Of trust
on the property, all cash at the option Of
the purchaser All conyeysncing and recording
at the cost Of the purchaser. and terms to be
complied with In u days from day of sale or
the trustees reserve the right TO resell said
property at the risk and cost OF the defuultipe
newspaper published in Washington, u. c..
IRVING WILLIAMSON,
Surviving Trustee.
Referring 20 the above advertisement the IN
derxigned. at the time and place therein men
TONED, by virtue Of decd in trust duly record
cd in Libcr No. 1913. folio las Of said land
half interest in and to the real estate therein
Described upon the terms in said advertisement
set forth.
IRVING WILLIAMSON
EDMUND CARRINGTON,
oc2od&ds.exSu Trustees
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Two-Story Brick Dwelling. 6
Rooms, Good Lot, No. l418
Sth Street wv By a uct;on

BY virtue Of authority vested IT, the under.
signed. 1 will offer for sale by D iblic auction,
in front Of the premises. on WEDNESDAY,
THIRTY O'CLOCK PM. les IS, square 479.
c0x9s.4h feet. improved .,bove
Terms: Subject to trust. 81 100 at ees. bal
ance half cash. remaindei in So monthly in
stallments. $500 deposit 1T sale. Terms to be
complied With in A., thirty Jays. An conveyance
ehaser's cost. ADAM. a .WEsCHLER. Auct.
oc25 81 Is 20
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FRENCH LANGUAGE: LYRIC DICTION:
made easy and perfect by the Yersin Method
Private lessons. Small classes. Mile. l. L NJ.
LIMOGES 1927 10th ST.
THE UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY SCHOOL
L. ADOLPH RICHARDS. N. A, NJ. S. Prin
$40 18th ST. NV. Franklin 2OS0. Mathema ties
tall branches), Physics. English, Latin. French
Spanish bookkeeping. Certificate admits to
all universities. Tuition, 81 per month.
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4 Auction
G SreetN rhwst
Trustees Sale of 1913 Acres of Valuable Land
Immediately surrounding and adjoining
the Montgomery County Club.
This property in Bethesda District Montgomery County,
Maryand and has frontage Cabin John and Seven Locks
Roads, being particularly adaptable for subdivision into small
Villa SITES being part OF the Bradley Hills
project and within distance Of the Electric
Line operating between Washington City and Great Falls
To be Public Auction Tuesday, fourth day
of at twelve o'clock of the
Courthouse Rockville, Maryland
of
cant 'front.' the trustees
HARVEY T. WINFIELD
occi dex B.
The sun., 1919-05-18

more than two years the street sur
face was in a disturbed state. On
May IS, 1901, the first electric cars
ran on the badly mauled street.
Now came the subway and once
more Broadway was Kicked aroun',"
this time at the upper end. Then II
was called upon 10 suffer once again
when the Brooklyn subway was
bored OUT. And latterly it has been
afflicted with Iiedleys tanks"
The Broadway Association has UNI
der consideration the proposal of mer-
chants to replace the surface cars
with buses and make Broadway An
automobile thoroughfare. 1t is dis
covering the need for other things
for Broadway. such as better through
transit connections from Kingsbridgs
to points south OF Forty-second street.
The association will start out with
an expansion OF its membership in
order that it may unite all interests
represented along Broadway from tho
Battery to Kingsbridge. Hundreds of
representative men will take part In
the campaign which is TO be con-
Quoted from May "A to May %.
The sun., 1919-05-18
Haircut"

NIHEN do you have your hair
w cut?
- you are an average man
you choose a bright, cheerful day.
You have no rule 10 follow and II Is
unconscious, but nevertheless you do
SSTo'd barber when it rains or is
ioggy.
'llows busihess?H asked a customer
o. the venerable head barber in a big
downtown shop.
Bad" he replied, as he glanced out
o' the window at the drizzle. ut al
WAYS falls off In unpleasant weather.
perhaps a third" .., ..
Why"
Well, DON'T know for sure. You'd
MINK men would havo a system abou,
su'H things, wouldn't you? A shave
very day and a haircut every Other
saturday, say. But no. Rain hurts
business considerably. I think mer
p't on an old euit, a ralncoat and a
Sonch hat in bad weather and dom
rafe how they look. Not until they
spru'e mp on a fine morning do they
'.,l.e their heads are untidy."
rainy said the customer. 81
"p't be the exception. I've beer
""l'lng week for n rainy day e
''"e IN here. I hate 10 waste al
u'1r Of sunshine In II barber shoI
""en might be out Of doors"
The sun., 1919-05-18
Donna ain Born of
Map Makers Err
ror Prospered.
While Wo6ed by
Nations Seeking
Rich Mines

Jealousy" sighed the burgomaster.
who for twenty years and more has
watched over the interests OF the
community. 1.-THE mines are exhausted
our mines that have yielded vast
amounts Of minerals and brought pros
perity to our domain. Literally. all
Justification for our continued indie
pendence has crumbled TO earth" Yet
the inhabitants naturally preferred
that their present status be continued.
II that was not to be, then they wished
to become a part OF Belgium. because
the kingdom to the west was less ex-
acting in the matter of taxes and mill
tary service. Years Of easy going have
served to sharpen the discrimination
of the natives OF Moresnet against
burdens Of State! = D..
A Talk with the Mayor.
We walked with the Mayor after
luncheon in his garden; we looked
into cafes full OF whirEng Sunday
dancers, and Unfortunately we in
vested Belgian, German and Dutch
coins at the booths of the kirmesss
imported from over, the. border. The
populace saluted the head OF the realm
In a variety of tongues Wall
loon, Dutch, French German and .
patois composed of all five. We met
uniformed guard pacing the centre OF
a roadway to the east. Behold" said
the Chief Executive. "our east from
tier customs department! Like our
police department, there is but one OF
him." ,-t.+..
An automobile swerved around q
corner ON .tha way to the eighth CEN
fury castle Of Chaflemagne on Ger
man hili above our heads. We stepped
from one country TO another out of its
path. Tho burgomaster looked at his
watch and remarked on still another
eccentric border line-"the frontier Of
the hours" He came two feet nearer
US. Now It is o'clock. And now"
moving back again, ut Is 2. am an
hour east of you, since on this line the
time changes"
But after six days we had lost the
capacity to be surprised In Moresnet.
, Spending the currency of three GEN.
| turtles We had seen only in old litho-
graphs the coinage of the country we
were in. When we sent letter to
Brussels we affixed red King Albert;
II We mailed one, to Aix-la- Chapelle it
bore the double. eagle--it to any other
country. either. King Albert or the
eagle. But these oddities had become
commonplace to the residents of town
and outlying acres. Moresnet to It's
people was the kingdom of unruffled
content.
A fifteen minute run through the
Neutrality by way OF the road to the
north brought us TO Four Land Point
Lighting at the top OF the hill Wa
touched with one foot the boundary
stone of Germany and with the other
the monument that marks the highest
spot in the Netherlands. We encircled
with the left arm Belgium's shaft, and
with the right the pillar that stands
for Moresnet-lost a century ago in
the shuttle OF nations. but by the terms
OF the peace treaty destined once more
to take its place in the pack.
The sun., 1919-05-18
Association Considers
Considers Movement Solve Traffic Problem by Eliminating Tank
Buses Centurys Changes in Transit Systems Reviewed

ocean liners In one detail. Each bore
a name. One could take his choice OF
making the journey In the Lady
Washington, tho Lady Clinton, the
George Washington. the De Witt Gin
ton or the Benjamin Franklin.
The drivers were remarkable whips.
No cikos Of the Hungarian plains
could WELD whip lash more dexter
ously. Great rivalry existed between
the drivers. for IT was the day OF ex-
tremes IN individualistic competition,
1t was a hair raising spectacle to
watch the double teams OF matched
horses course through tangles of We
hicles with the same margin of safety
that jehus of to-day accept.
In the winter time the omnibuses
were replaced by great sleighs drawn
by four. six and eight horses. Travel
in the sleighs was exciting as we'll as
invigorating, for, in addition TO the
races between rival drivers. the boys
The sun., 1919-05-18
MeZ2IIZMzZZMZMZ5Za MNMMZSZZZHMzzM
I THesptAtk STREET Of KeLMIs. MOREsNET.

east Of Belgium 1t lay: We were or
the next day. - 80
| Out, of, Brussels we jolted over a
cobbled way eastward, to, Louvain and
Tirlemont, and followed the index OF
sundry blue signs and rudy fingers
to. St.. Trond ard Tongres, whose
names. in a few short weeks, were to
be written in blood. :; '' 70 '.5'-.
On the second day we drew near
to the border town of Vise famed
for its goose dinners apd old cloisters,
and soon to so down in history as
the first Belgian town to be invaded
by the Hhnnish horde. II was at Wise
we heard for the first time the name
Of the goal we sought. A Fleming
charioteer with mahogany checks
| knewit well. : e. 80 : -. -
/" But yes-it is for Moresnet that
Madame inquiries. OF a surety know
the way, straight over the hills of
LimburgS Tho Neutral Moresnet is but
few ldloineters beyond the shrine
of" Our Lady of the Little Oak. Often
7 have driven pilgrims there, II lie, as
Madame says. territory rarely VS.
ited-a district twice ruled, and for
that-ruled scarce at ALL"
Before the dew was Off the wheat
| fields the next day we were speeding
past farms where round cheeses, fresh
and not yet malodorous, were summing
on benches against white dairy walls,
and huge draught horses were drag
gins high two wheeled carts ponder
ously to and fro beneath ranks of
poplar trees. straight Is soldiers. BY
twilight we were in aavalley beyond
tho Limburger ridge. A peasant
touching his taper to the candles of
crossways altar, turned curiously 10
survey the strangers asking the road
to Moresnet. and indicated n blur of
roofs pointed by spire. Up hill again
the. engine purred among pasture.
spotted with resting cattle and past
cottages wreathed in evening smoke.
"Moresnet?' we queried OF dim door
way figures, and got affirmative hobs
OF the head. So with confidence we
climbed. our spirits mounting too. Be-
yord was the inn. Tonight we should
sleep in the oldest realm Of Europe
to-m~'row learn the why's of it's ex-
istence.
But scarcely had the car been