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The Washington times., 1919-03-03
By GUY DE TERAMoND.
arnan.Ia Of PreeedlnE Casper.

sVnon8lo OF EEcGe4anB C44pNerA
Lueien DeIorms prssents letters Of
Introduction 20 Nine Armslin ana reg
istsrs AZ her boarding house, He
makes the aoqualntance % Mrs.. Tank
cry, rich American widow, and .
GuatemAlEn general. Domingo
HrH. Tanksry, about sixty. carries
about With her . fortune In Jewels.
Mrs.. Tunksry = found dead IN Der
Poom-murdered. Aftor an lnYestigA-
~ Bsroa Piueks meets Dologns
ana reveals details OF tfansaetioA he
intends 70 carry cut
Jewels 81 the Comts D'AbaEoll-Vi9eosA
sxeites considerable comment througn-
cat Paris, and q clever organiHaten
Of thieTsS tas sen st., PI1ss s -
DeIorms comes TO see the jewels
which have been offered a. security
for . loan. and 70 the surprise o. the
eomts and his associates announces 70
them that the safe supposed TO con
tain them - empty. The "A paHd ae-
eide TO force an entrances 70 the SAFE.
Accomplishing their purpose, they ma
DelOrms - ssi1ed while AZ the
eomte's apartment and left to die N
the Jewel safe. To avert suspicion M
clothing = piled on the ouAi Javsi,
Delorms Ia solving murder Of . FslA-
tive. the circumstances Of when are
almost Identical with the tankeEy
tragedy. The Maharajah OF Poud-
PiacEs sssking 20 borrow SIS aeo'0oo
on the royal Jewels.
B1rTlafs bfsaE the SAFE ard are
seized With terror when DeIorms
Lusisn falls IN Iovs with Gsorgstte.
one Of the asaassins. and has another
miraculous escape from death
The moment had come. Nam did
not tremble. This was not his 6rst
crime. His hand was steady, his
movements were quick Holding q
dagger between his teeth, he stole
noiseiesIy along the passage.
This was No. 8.
He looked through the keyhole an
instant, then pressed his ear to it
No sound.
II was the time to act
The Hfndoo cautiously turned the
handle; under his light push the
door opened; it was not even locked
Was the chamber empty?
No, Its occupant was sleeping
opiesJy in his bed, his head buried
in the pillow and turned toward the
wall seeming to OFFER his back
voluntarily to the blows Of the as
sassin.
Nam moved his dark lantern aroun'
him, holding his breath, On the
night table lay Lucien Delorme's
glasses, on a chair his blue suit
neatly folded and his straw ma,
Then the murderer went nearer, his
arm rose and fell with the speed
Of a flash Of lightning.
His victim had uttered no cry,
made no movement; the dagger had
entered to its hilt between the
shoulders.
Blood streamed from the wound
splashing the sheets with large
crimson stain.
LucIen Delorme was really dead
An instant after Nam took the
way he had planned and, certain
that no trace has been left behind
vanished in the darkness Of the
night.
The next morning a dead body
was found in Room No. 3.
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By Virginia Terhune Van
de Water.
ct even as che spoke, Hon
ora saw the look OF anxiety

ora saw the look OF anxiety
and fear creeping into the
tired eyes. This woman should
not be left alone with her thoughts
would Il make you nervous IL,
instead OF that, I borrow a wrap
per from you and lie here on the
couch?" the girl suggested.
Tho smile that illuminated the
elder Woman's pale features showed
that Ronora had been right in her
suspicions.
ooh, how lovely! Are you sure
that you would not mind-that you
would be comfortable?" Mrs. Bruce
asked.
Absolutely sure" the girl de-
clared. az would love to be right
here near you"
She had donaed a blanket-robe
many sizes too large for her when
there sounded a tap at the door.
sCome in" Mrs. Bruce called.
and Arthur entered, and, bending
ever bis mother, kissed her good
nieht.
.Good-night!" he said. as he passed
Honora- Then, with a smile. you
look quite swallowed up in that
big wrapper OF mothers"
Perhaps I do, but ii is delicious
~ warm and comfy" HonoTa smiled
back.
The man spoke softly. II shall
Be IN the library IL I am needed"
Ne said. II am not going to bed
tSnight. but will be on the lounge
IN the library. so you can get me
in a minute. in case anything hap
ptns."
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Very Platonic.

Peter Prosser didn't believe in
marriage. He kept on saying so.
PlatOniC friendship was good
enough for him, he affirmed.
But one day Peter Prosser got
married. His friends wondered. and
one of them asked a question.
Well" said Peter Indignantly,
In reply. 81 still believe Ia platonic
friendship. OF course; but 1 had to
do something. Another fellow came
along and got interested in the
girl"
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CHATTER LII.

CHAPTER LII.
Mr.. Bruce had had a quiet night,
the nurse announced.
She and Honora were at
the breakfast table. Mrs. Bruce
had gone 20 sit with her husband
while the nurse took her morning
meal, FIRST asking Honora to re-
main in the dining room and chat
with Miss Hartley and see that her
wants were supplied. Arthur ac-
companied his mother upstairs, so
the nurse and guest here alone for
the time.
you really think your patient is
better" Honora asked.
sHe Is comfortable" Miss Hart
ley eVaded. 'But one cannot tell
Ehsn q change may come. OF
course, he may rally-and yet--he
@Poor Mrs. Brucel" the girl
sighed.
you are going to remain here
today with her, are you not?" Miss
Hartley questioned.
''Oh, no. I must so down to the
ofice this morning. You see" she
explained, 81 am only a friend who
ran over TO keep her from being
lonely last night"
s'Tcu did her good" the nurse
afhrmed. 'But for you she would
net have slept. She is very nervous,
and should not be alone"
Honora was worried. She knew
The nurse was right. Yet she her
self must go 20 the office for =
while. at least. This was Saturday,
and she would be free at II o'clock.
Even 50, there was no reason why
she, an outsider, should remain in
this house. Mrs. Bruce was only
q casual friend. Now, If Milly had
come, 1t would be different
i hope you can arrange to re-
turn" Miss Hartley said, as, finish
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One Of the beautiful babies daily in the per
ambuIaor parade Riverside Drive is Master Bill Cargan
He has reached the proud age of nine months His first
birthday present touring for seven persons. In
stead of the cradle that the first possession of babies of
another generation, Master Bill received from his mamma
the touring which he drove about the roads of Con-
nectcut that radated pokes from wheel from his Sum-
mer home Tokaneke His mother is the popular stage
star Mabel Taaferro. Miss Taaferro has adopted two
rules which she says fixed those of the Medes and
Persians in the rearing of her and heir She insists that
he shall always truthful and that he must half Of
whatever he receives This is Master Bills latest
photograph.
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Familiar Symptoms.

Edwin. dear" said young Mrs.
Hilderby in a tone that was kind
but firm, did you tell me you were
up late last night with sick
friend?" YES" What made your
friend feel i'll? Was he a heavy
loser?"
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A means Of making use Of the
electric magnet under water has
been devised in Japan, and it
promises to be of great assistance
in locating sunken vessels, to re-
cover which salving operations on
a big scale are expected after the
war.
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For the use of divers in shallow
water a Frenchman has invented a
simple apparatus which supplies air
to man through a rubber bit held
in his tooth.
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DO YOU KNOW
THAT

Opium of the value Of nearly six
thousand pounds sterling, and about
eight hundred pounds in weight,
was seized on a vessel in port in
Rangoon by the Government Ex-
else Department on October . last.
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Sesame is cultivated in Tonkin
and AMMAN. 1t gives a very high oil
yield, sometimes as much as fifty
per cent.
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This Day in History.

THIS is the anniversary Of the organization Of the Panama
Canal Company in France III 1880 The attempt Of the
French to dig the canal resulted in failure which cost
millions, owing chiefly to the obstacles Of climate The
canal was dug by the United States and finished just before
The great war.
The Washington times., 1919-03-03

Many Greenland women are bald
on the sides OF their heads, owing
to their method OF dressing the
hair, which Is pulled back tightly
and held in place by a hairpin.
The Washington times., 1919-03-03

During the last few years a num-
Der of new automatic lighthouses
have been built along the coast OF
Queensland inside the Great Barrier
Reef. Acetylene dissolved in ace
tone at ten atmospheres pressure is
used. and there are ten cylinders.
each containing one hundred and
seventeen cubic feet, all coupled to-
gether. They are changed once a
year.
The Washington times., 1919-03-03

Whistling, according to some
physicians, will do much toward
the development Of a robust physi-
cal frame.
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remarkable Celestial COnjuncttOns.

MARS Mercury and Venus all evening stars together
N1 now, assembled the sun, and the new moon
passes them one after the other being first in conjunction
with Mercury then with Mars, and finally with venus
The latter sets about an hour and bali after sunOo"n
and will become more conspicuous every night
The Washington times., 1919-03-03

1t is said that hair from the
tail OF a horse is the strongest
single animal thread known.
The Washington times., 1919-03-03

The best marksmen are usually
those with gray or blue eyes.
The Washington times., 1919-03-03

CONTINUED FOMORROWI
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-28

posal on the last page, does NOT spare "el
in the matter OF photography. lie wrote
81 want to ask YOU something. DO yon re-
member the time YOU wrote me that you
we're b!ited. and I suggested tina, we ne
blited together? How about changing that
a bit and being plited?'
The heroine of the novel which her
mo,her.in-law wrote and her father pun
Ushed WAS admitted by her between-OooK'
covers mother to b" "hiley. be'"'e"
paroxysms of hystcria her mother called
her "a wretched child and ordered her 10
70 back TO school before the "hoIodays
ware ended. She even accused her OF
Having men dangling around waiting for
her at every corner" This, in face OF h'r
sevrntecn-year.old declaration, "languidelE
uttered: 81 am sick TO death Of the OtheT
Sex"
But Bah was not merely firt. She was
rorniciously active in other directions. she
tried to save a play from its doom OF uh
populariry by having It's handsome Leading
actor call on her father. say The "orlu
owes me a. living" and he thrown ou'
nv The enraSed capitalist which ~oulo
have been good advertising for the play
rs she anticipated. had not titlen
British sutton for her elder sisters mana
arrived promptly at the hour and oeen
Thrown out" instead of the actor who
coming upon the heated scene few min
utes later. was. much against his WILL set
70 work at manual labor in the mill.
She became intensely patriotic saw
.s,ies in everything. including a new and
inefficient butler. She conided 10 Inc
chauffeur her belief that the butler was
y spv. In the ardor Of her discovery she
told the chauffeur where her father kept
his private papers regarding his contract
with the Government To furnish shells for
the Allies. She was rewarded by the chauf-
fcur's binding and gagging her. the cook
threatening to take her life. There we're
spies beneath the roof only William, her
Great Britain Rights Reserved.
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ley Rinehart, Sr., finds an cXhaustleSs iuhu
Of humor.
For Instance again: Bah, Sub Den' IN
her autobiographical work which Is one
protest after another, writes: y theme Is
niece of writing, either true or made up
nv the author. 1t should contain MY
Perspecuity and Prcsision. 1t may De orh"
mented with dialogue, description ana
choice quotations. Subject OF Theme. An
Interesting Incident of my Christmas HOO
DAYS. 1t is only just and fair that the
Cpper House should know Of the injustice
Of nv exile and that it is all the result oi
circumstances over which had no Con-
troll"
Bah, under the impetus Of fiery COMPOST
ton, further relates: al have promised
10 write and break it Off said in tenCe
tone. If he really loves you. said Jane
the letter won't matter Their" was a
thrill in her voice. Had not been uneasy
at my deceit to would have thrilled"
She continues the intimate narrative:
Some fresh mullins came just then ana
was etarvcinC. Well they all Tell on
those mullins like pigs. and could hardly
stand it, But | waved them away ana
stood starring into the fire"
Even Babs faithful lover, in his pro-
Copyright, 1919, by Star Company.
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-O have a mother-in-law who Is loving,
amiable. wealthy and generous Is
= the dream OF every bride. But to
have one who is all OF these, yet may at
any moment turn you into story. Is
nightmare.
That is the one cloud in Mrs. Stanley
Rineharts honeymoon heavens. AS she
travels through the West on her bridal
Journey she is pursued by 1t. In cloud
touching Denver, in tthe Wastatch-walled
city OF the Mormons, amid the towering
wonders OF Yellowstone Park. on the long
desert crossing TO San Francisco she IS
obsessed by it, On the sands OF Monterey
in the eucalyptus-lined lanes OF Pasadena
on the white beaches OF the Catalina
Islands the fame and the Imagination OF
her celebrated mother-in-law hang as the
sword OF Damocles above her head.
Mrs. Mary Roberts Rinehart, the bride
erooms mother, is the most successful
woman fictionist in America-whtch. OF
course. means in the world. She is
novelist. magazine and shogt story writer
OF seemingly neXhausurle resources
Like all minds OF this kind, her magma
ton feeds upon qualities. habits. character
istics. experiences and reactions Of all
those with whom she comes in contact. All
/; griSt 70 the mill OF her writing faculty
She sees a story in a way girl unto!ds
her handkerchief, a serial in a woman who
thinEs there are strange noises IN the
closets OF her house a novel in perfectly
harmless little quarrel at a bridge party,
She is still In her prime. No doubt what
She has done she will duplicate in numbers
oS volumes and in extent OF fancy. she
will go on finding material everywhere as
much Of It as possible. OF course. on her
own threshold And that's exactly what
haunts little young Mrs. Rinehart. she
NAV light any moment the torch OF tmagl'
ra,ion in her mother-in-law-and who can
Toll whether its fare will reveal her as
inst the kind OF heroine mamaln.law likes
mr. tha kind that falls bit short OF her
ideals?
What will mamainlaw write about
me-" This, in q phrase, is her ever
haunting thought.
Groundless fears you think them? Not
AT all. Contrary to the common oeilei'
lightning does strike several times in the
same place As with electric bolts, so with
hollis OF the imagination. Mrs. Stanley
Rinehart has indeed reason for her fears
A,raadv she has "been in one OF mothers
books" Her father, the distinguished
publisher. George H. Doran, admits this
with a smile.
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One of the Scenes of for Which Miss Doran Uncon
sc,usv Posed in One of Gifted Mother-n-aws Favoe
Novels "Bab, Sub Deb" "'''"" " C"pyHFMJ SO'iTO
ILLUSTRATION from bah. a
CUpyright.l

for iIies "Famslevs" is the way Bah
spells it-were from the beginning TREND
IT, Mrs. Rinehart paid. frequent visits to
Mr. and Mrs Doran at their home at
Ossining She met and was interested IN
Miss Mary Doran who at the beginning OF
their friendship was fourteen. Occasion
aIly from school al Garden City. Mary
wrote 10 her distinguished friend of the
Iarks and troubles and penalties incident
TO school life The incidents were the
basis for "Rab. a Sub Deb
Stanley Rinehart. Jr, called at the pun
lishcr's office to deliver manuscript o.
novel 10 the publisher. Take II yourself
how" his mother had said with kiss. i
trust you more than do any mail service
ever Observation-Disclosures. scaplane' lwen-
ticth Century Express or Pennsylvania
Limited" 9 49,
Miss Mary Doran had called at the office
for Daddy. He was the same kind of
daddy that Rab described as "Th" FaVorlte
Member Of My Fameley." and whose habit
II was to thump himself on the chest and
say. "A hundred and eighty pounds, just
intended for a little dauahtcr to fall back
upon when all other things fail. Mr.
Doran presented the six-foot son OF the
authoress.
Tho six-footer bowed and blushed He
was somewhat like Tommy Gray in that
respect. lie blushed when he talked TO
girls. Although it is not known that the
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herself IS quite naturally anxious to meas
IRE up TO the standard. But how can she
do II? II a man should seize her handbag
and try to make away with 1t, ought she
skilfully trip him up and hand him over
m the police herself? Or ought she cry
for help? Many Of mama-in-law's hero
ines have been ladies with what broadway
calls the wallop," and have proven them
selves sure listed IN an emergency OF this
kind. On the other hand, equally admir-
able herones have gotten away with moral
suasion. What, under those exact clrcum-
stances, would mama-inlaws heroine doT
Undoubtedly while she was trying TO de-
eide the handbag snatcher would get away
before she could make up her mind. AND
this is only one Of dozens OF dtlemmas'
each presenting exactly the same problem.
It certainly tends to make bride SELF
conscious, to say the least.
And, as has been said before'tt has hap
pened. For Instance
Those who have suffered from The vas'
aries OF human nature know that a small
trouble is often more poignant than
great one.
One of the troubles Of Mrs. Stanley Rlne-
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hart, Jr.. is a
lack Of that
quality of mind
W h ic h photo
graphs a word
once seen upon
the memory and
never forgetS its
outline. In other
> h "a S q the
younger VI r : .
Rinehart is not
100 per i cent
efficient in spell
ing. This little
point Mrs. Stan
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suspect. happened
TO be a secret Ser.
vice man, who
saved her life and
the mill. The
code" which she
had discovered in
the pantry, was q
list which, being
translated, began
with "43DK"-
forty-eight dinner
knives.
While Bah ended
by being a heroine
because she re.
fused, on threat OF
death, to give the
password to her
fathers she'll fac
tory, she was q
trouble centre
til rour h out the
book. 1t is natural
that the girl who
inspired her creator
breads, a matrino.
NAL sequel to the
popular work OF
humorous fiction.
For five years the
famous Pittsburgh
authors books have
been published by
the famous New
York publisher,
George II. Doran.
The relations be-
tween t h e t W o
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"'Bab, a Sub Deb has much OF my
daughter in It," he says.
II she is the Bah Of one novel, why may
she not be the Mary or the Georgette or
the Irene OF another and anotherH Stage
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fright IS one OF the
most acute forms OF
agony known to NOR
tails. But book fright
is to stage fright as
neuritis Is to rheuma-
tism. 1t is the extra
and nearly mortal
twist. Had Miss Mary
Doran remained I'M
wed she might have
dreaded the shelf. But
Mrs. Stanley Rine-
hart, Jr., cherishes e
still more acute dread
OF the book shelves:
Furthermore, her
mama : IN laws taste
in heroines, her idea
of what they ought or
ought not to do in an
emergency, is very
clear cut. Like Mrs.
Rinehart, outside OF
the dread Of reading
in black and white
the results Of fiction
1oI,NrotAr,- tnI,tS nNDn
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-08-22
Troop F to Haze
Big Meeting at
Armory Tonight

Members Of Troop r Texas national
guard viii meet at the armory tonight
az 80 O'Clock for the purpose OF for
mulaiiug plans 10 recruit the nrgani o.
zation up 10 full war strength. following
the order received Wednesday from
Brlgadier General lake Wolters Tho
meeting was called yeaterday hy Can
tain N D. g. Cuasett commander 81
the local troop
simultaneous with the call for a
meeting Captain Gussett announced the
receipt Of equipment for the troop AZ
now organized Gums and pistols in al
dition to uniforms for seventy men
was received II is thought thar add
uon1l equipment Tor the new men who
viii be enrolled Ia the troop. in line
with the war strength order win bio
rushed here
Captain Gussett lnst nigh, urged MI
members OF the troop, as well as pros
pcctiVe members. 20 attend the meeting
tonight rouAing meeting is expected
IN view ~ the recent order to recruit
to war strength.
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Post in Canal Zone
to be Named for
Former Resident

Announcement has been made hv the
War department that post near Ga
tum Canal Zone viii he called Fort
William -. Davis iu memory of thO
tate Col William ~ Davis. who was a
brother of Mls. Harry Archer of this
city. and son OF Mr. and Mrs Nj
Davis uf san Antonio. who resided
here several wears ago.
Colonel Davis was Killed in action la
France. November L. 1918 iie was "a
graduate of West Point Of the class 0l
1892. nud saw aeryice in the spanish
American war and the Philippine iu
suryucuon puring the European wai
he was awarded the pisting rushed
ScrNic CROSS FOR extraordinary hero
ism in action near Cosmos. Franco
september 20 10 October 9. 1915"
The Army aud Navy Journal 81 Au-
Hust q 1919 said ~ Colonel Davis
During the engagement be was
twice wounded but reMained in com
n,and of his regiment throughout the
entire action unlil "a was finally re-
lleVed
lie served On the canal Zone In the
,th Infantry during the perioG when
che troops We're engaged Ca the ma
neuysra and survey work which
formed practical basis for the de
TENSE project The use of the full
name Of Colonel Davis ia the name oi
the post ie necessary because "a small
post Ia Alaska Is called Fort Davis"
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CALLED COMMUNICATIONS " cor.
" pms Christi Lodge. No tSg
a A. n A. NJ this (rridayl
w evening, nt $500 O'Clock Tor
IN work m the degrees
N4fs W. AN Masons invited
NIX GLOVER JOHNS.
W NJ
Nttesti A. MOUNT
Nav Secretary
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DERSONAL
i MENTION

Miss Juua Eaiill 90 Frederick sburr
one 81 tle normal sfhuul Instructors
viii return TO her home today
NiW Ella Barnes hHa lefi Tor San
Marcos un vacation tiip.
Mre q G. Wilson ~ Shawnee Okla
W g guest ~ hoi brother 81 s hubauk
lliA water street. Mira Wilson viii
Hucnd month in tho city.
W r. Cafruth 81 Fnstland In her,
on q ylaii 20 his parents. "a and Mrs
W. ~ 'nrfuih on North Beach
Richard Wilson ~ Memphis Tenn.
and Y - Wilson Ir or Dallas are
rnoain ~ their parents. Mf und Mrs
r v wilson
Mrs. a. D. Weir ana children have
gone to kUtrNllle tu remain until th.
opening ~ school
T.. G. smith uf Bishop member oi
use faculty ~ the normal. returned yoa-
tordny in his home ai Bishop
Charles Corn. prominent cattle.
man pf Wcuthorford 81 in tho city hny
lng Joined hiH wife who haa boon hero
Hnlno time located m Hardin Court
Aif Corn made the itip here from Fort
Worth in hia automobile Boa twenty ON,
houfH
SIS and MIA G. G. Kerlarln and chn
dr,u Margaret and Ina. have returned
tu their home ut Victoria following Il
short visit her" win Mrs p !. Mag
upnaf
Mrs ~ w. Arm and dnurhior Mar
lOflD leo. are guests of Mrs 81 ID
Notiey Boz Tnncnhun street
Miss Alice Carson LETT Wednosda,
fnf Port Arthur whore ahc has ac
crpicd % position ua uurg. in tho Gates
Memorial Hospital
W n korrca of Aransaa Pass who
has been her" TON weeks engaged az