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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-19

! heard for So long-his Lilac Lady"
Hard ON this thought came a
picture of the girl who had put him
! in touch with fortune, Doris West,
slim, alluring, Oriental, flaming like
a poinsetta against the plushy black
ness of furs.
| I'm sure Dick Wilmington did not
come on the turn of the tide and
| leap from beggary TO being Lord
Mayor of London with emotions
more mixed than those of me-
Barbara Anne Lee Harrison, when
wealth came to me-fI ON Fate and
Doris West-and my husband clap
ped me on the back and called me a
good pal" and agreed to go out
and buy nicy, juicy beefsteak TO
celebrate.
Worse was to come.
! Wait a minute. wait a minute"
exclaimed jim. IF we eat now we
won't be able to manage a bite of
dinner-and l think we ought to
take Fred and Doris out to dine
tonight"
alone. I didn't need to ask who
Fred was-for l could guess that
he must be Doris Vests engineer
brother.
"All right. Shall I boil you some
eggs now" | asked in my most
practical, Indifferent tone-swallow-
ing a lump in my throat as l did
so.
That's a good idea. Two five
minute eggs and slice of bread"
agreed Jim.
hurried out to the kitchenette
and prepared his second lunch for
Jim. When l returned with it, he
was lying on couch putting a
cigarette and on the ash tray lay
several butts. He had evidently
been smoking steadily all the time
| was gone. l set the tray by his
side and he propped himself up and
ate with the relish of a starved man
reacting from great strain.
The phone rang again. While he
was munching his toast.
You. go. Anne" ordered Jim.
I answered, and turned with my
hand over the mouthpiece.
It's Tom Mason. He's down.
stairs. You don't want to see him,
do you"
well, I sure do" Jims face
crimsoned as he spoke and he jump
ed up and started putting the room
to rights
Send Mr.. Mason up" I said to
the operator
Then with sudden premonition
hurried over to Jim, demanding
who loaned you that $4,000"
To BE Continued.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-19

We stared at each other in silence
for a moment or two after that brief
I exclamation of Jim's-"I sold out my
Salt Water Oil at SiXty-seVen
We're started. Anne-we're going
to be rich, girl"
! Jim had clicked the receiver back
on its hook and stood there with
his hand still pressed against the
1 black cylinder. Strangely enough,
| noticed the position of his fingers,
and the way the little finger stood
out from the others. There was q
spot on his coat sleeve, high up
near his shoulder
| found myself thinking 1 must
get a whisk broo mand try to brush
it off. And mingled with these
Thoughts, like glitterins beads
strung in and out of a dull chain,
was the recurrent refrain: We're
rich. We have a fortune! Money,
money, money"
| don't suppose ten seconds elapsed
! while these scraps of thought and
| emotion trooped through my mind,
But part of me stood off and told
the rest of me that this wasn't the
way to expect a sudden fortune.
Jim couldn't be expected to like the
way l was acting-or. rather, the
way | wasn't acting-up to my part
at all.
I started across the road toward
jim. with my hands held out to him.
Jim cleared his throat with a
rasping sound that grated through
the stiffness.
Mushroom millionaires-on a bit
less than a hundred thousand" he
laughed as gratingly as he had
coughed, cut the Mysteries. Anne,
I'm all in-can't stand any more.
Wonder if it would have been bet
ter to hold on-and wait for better
price. No-the market will prob
ably steady down and fall a point
or two. Better to realize what
you can on a margin deal.
He wasn't talking to me at all.
He didn't really know that I was
there.
Jim, agent you going to kiss
me-" 7 protested. "Is this how-we
take riches? If it's an omen. I'd
rather stay poor. And we weren't
poor with your wonderful salary,
That's it-start croaking. Can't
please some women" he muttered.
For a second 7 started to be
angry, too. And then the feeling
that I'm sure comes to all wives
swept over me. I was Jim's mother
as we'll as his sweetheart. He was
my boy-a big baby-no more.
Let's go out and buy a large
juicy beefsteak and a couple of
artichokes," I cried gayly, knowing
/ that Jim would prefer Just now to
/ have me attend to his creature COM
forts instead of offering him emo
/ tions. But first I'm going to brush
/ YOU off bit and rumple your hair
| just once so 7 can have all the fun of
| of smoothing it down again"
| L had struck the right note. Jim
laughed gayly and caught me in a
! jolly bear-hug that had the under
standing of a good pal in it.
! That's my girl" he said.
But it made my heart ache lit
| tie For I didn't want to be called
kid" or my girl II wanted Jim
to call me again the name I hadn't
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-19
THE HEART BREAKER
A REAL AMERICAN LOVE STORY
BY VIRGINIA TERHUNE VAN DE WATER

tame and unstimulating as she re
tected on what might have been
Arthur was such a humdrum. safe
kind of man-content to settle dowr
and peg away at his fathers bust
ness. Why under the sun could he
not enlist, too?
The question fingered in hel
mind all the afternoon. and her re-
sentiment at the turn of events was
increased rather than lessened by
n bit of information that Mr.. Hiltor
impaired to her just before she lef'
the office.
BY the way, Miss Mildred" he re.
marked as she gave him a handful
of letters she had typed, you met
my nephew, Harold Hilton. did you
not?"
"Oh, yes" she replied. "I met
him several times. You introduced
us.
so I did Well. you will be in
terested in hearing that we may have
just had news of him. He has been
wounded"
"Oh. how dreadful" she exclaimed
Mr.. Hilton smiled. Il doubt II
Harold thinks that. He was wound
ed. has been operated on and is in
a hurry to get back at the front
We are proud of the lad"
\ Nice Thought
Il should think you would be-"
she rejoined. There was a note OF
wistfulness in her voice. Il Won
der hestatingly. "if it would be
all right and proper for me to send
him. a little note of sympathy
just to tell him that l think he has
been very fine '
Indeed, it would be all right,
and most kind on your part" her
employer assured her. Il know
Harold. we'll enough to say that il
would please him tremendously"
81 have not his address, she
said.
She did not intimate TO the un-
Gle that she and his nephew had
ever carried on n correspondence.
Wait. and l will give it to you"
the older man suggested.
She fingered near his desk while
he wrote out the address. She read
it when he handed it to her. Won
dering secretly what "B. Z. F"
meant. Could ii he something
about British Engineers? But she
would not show her ignorance by
asking. Instead, she thanked the
elderly man and started on her way
home.
Arthur was coming to call to-
night. The prospect bored and de-
pressed her. She would much rath-
er spend the evening writing to
Harold Hilton.
For Harold had been wounded
She shuddered as she thought OF
his handsome young body shot
down and lying in the Flanders
mud until stretcher bearers. such
as she had read of, came and picked
him up and took him to a hospital
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going on only four months, this per-
picking game. but it is still a puzzle,
Do you think he is sincere? II
someone can only answer this can
didly, for all my folks think it i'm
possible for a man to lay away his
mate for twenty-four years of we'd
ded life and soar into love again
like he does. And they do rot feel
that it is best for me, who has
everything financially, and he moth
ing. He is pressing for a speedy
marriage.
ONE WHO DOES NOT KNOW.
I should say that you alone can
determine the sincerity of your lover,
and that you should take plenty of
time TO do it. Don't allow yourself
to be pressed and hurried into a
marriage against your will. There
may be many reasons in favor of
your marrying this man, but wait
until you are in love with him. Mar
riage should be sincere, irdepend-
ent action, not acquiescence in the
wishes of ones family, or even of
ones lover.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-19
Don't Let Soap
Spoil Your Hair

When you wash your hair, be care
full what you use. Most soaps and
prepared shampoos contain, too much
alkali, which is very injurious. as it
dries the scalp and makes the hair
brittle.
The best thing to use is just plain
mulsified cocoanut oils for this is
pure and entirely greaseless. It's
very cheap and beats the most eX-
pensive soaps or anything else all
to pieces. You can get this at any
drug store, and a few ounces will
last the whole family for months.
Simply moisten the hair with
water and rub it in, about tea
spoonful is all that is required. 1t
makes an abundance of rich. creamy
lather, cleanses thoroughly, and
rinses out easily. The hair dries
quickly and evenly, and is soft, fresh
looking, bright, fluffy, wavy and
easy to handle. Besides, it looscns
and takes out every particle of dust.
dirt and dandruff.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-19

where the surgeons operated OH
him.
What a hero he was. And how
proud his people must be of him!
She wished she had a brother
who could make a name for him
self in such a way. Yes. and she
wished more strongly still that she
were a man, so that she might go
overseas and fight. How could any
red-blooded young person bear to
sit quietly at home and let others
fight for him?
That was what Arthur was con-
tent TO do. To think that she was
engaged to. a man who had not
even suggested going TO war;
Why might Arthur not go? His
father. could carry on the business
alone.
She decided suddenly that ii was
her duty to suggest to her bethrothed
that his place was in the army or
navy. He would look awfully well
in either khaki or blue. And how
would she feel in years to come,
when the war was over and her.
man had done nothing to end it?
(To BE Continuedl
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-19
CHAPTER


:,sopyright. 1919, Star Company
'tSm Chandler was as good as his
ssru. Within fortnight after the
snited States had declared war he
had enlisted.
The morning and evening papers
amed Thomas Chandler, the son
# the towns popular physician, as
mong the first of the Fairlands
oung men to offer to fight for the
ause OF righteousness.
Mildred read the announcement
|vith mingled feelings.
1t was the noon hour and she had
7unched and returned to Mr.. Hill
on's Office in time to look over
{ he paper before she started to
york again.
The paragraph thrilled her. Tom
eemed suddenly to have acquired a
lew dignity. She wished that he
bad still been her devoted slave
Fhen he took this important step.
so, she would have shone by re-
sected glory. As it was, he and she
had parted in anger. She could
lot even have the pleasure of wish
|hg him good luck or of correspond
Ing with him.
She regretted that she had quar-
elled with Tom. Since he was 60
|ng away so soon she might have
Sverlooked the scene on the train.
{ lie had been drinking and was not
( Responsible for what he did. Now
That he was joining the army he
7Eould have no opportunity to drink.
The new life would probably re-
4 lorm him. He would return u
ero-and he and she were not on
friendly terms! She would never
E ave the joyous excitement of re-
Giving attention from him.
Unless she chose TO bury the
Ihe hatchet and write to Tom before
{e left. Yet. because she was en-
#aged to Arthur. Tom would GER
|ainly care little about her. ShG
! lad been very foolish to tell him of
er engagement.
She began to muse on how diff
|erently she could have behaved
n the night of Toms last call.
4 he might have been polite to him.
ccepted his apology for the way
be had spoken over the telephone.
nd granted him permission to
ONE again soon.
1t would have been an easy thing
FALLING that evening. that she had
10 explain to him that Bruce was
FALLING that evening. that she had
Franted him permission before
|eceiving Toms message. This
'sould only have proved to him
hat he was not her sole admirer
[ would have committed her to
IothinE Yes. she wished that she
bad been sensible and kept her
|emper to herself.
NIilly in Quandary
The thought of Arthur was very
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-19

an expensive wrist watch. which she
refused to accept, and after I re-
fused to see her again for doing so
she sent me a letter asking me to
forgive her and give her the wrist
watch. which | did
Lately she has been acting indif-
ferent She was invited to a dance
and went without me. She has done
this on several occasions. II. w.
This young person seems to be
very much spoiled. Perhaps IL she
know that you occasionally devoted
yourself to other girls she would
value your attention more.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-19

2740-Satin and serge, or satin
and Georgette crepe. could be COM
bined for this model. The vest
could be of contrasting material, or
of self material. braided or embroid-
cred. Brown with sand color. blue
with white, or green with tan, would
be attractive.
The Pattern is cut in sizes: 16,
is and 20 years. Size Is requires
54 yards of 40 inch material. With
plaits extended. the skirt measures
about ia yards at the foot.
A pattern of this illustration
mailed to any address on receipt of
10 cents in silver or stamps.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-19
of BIisters. Sore, Infamed and
Itched. Would Lie Awake.

When baby was about three
months old she started to get a crust
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-19
PERPLEXED.
AN UNGRACIoUs SWEETHEART

DEAR MISS FAIKFA IN:
am twenty-five and in love with
a girl three years my junior. have
asked this young lady if she loves
me. and she has always replied
Yes" but always treats me as
plain friend. Recently 1 bought her
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-19

NIIIN III Il NYUHIUdTN
The thought of Arthur was very
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-19
KNOW NO YOUNG MEN

DEAR MISS FA1RFAN:
My. sister and /, twenty and eiSh-
teen. respectively, have moved to a
strange town and have no means of
getting acquainted with any young
men. We would like you to advise
us, as we do not care to make ac-
quaintances by fiirting.
PERPLEXED.
Aren't you a little impatient?
Newcomers are not supposed to
make the first advances. so 1 think
you will have to wait until the
mothers and sisters of the young
men in this new town come TO call
upon you, or until you meet them
through joining some club or going
to church.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-19
PRINCE HENRY IS
URGING RETURN OF
KAISER, REPORTED
The Empire Should Be
Placed Again Under the
Old Dynasty
N Z. Herald.

LONDON, Feb. 10, British Wire
less Service. THE Hamburg Mach
Tichten, which recently in series of
articles has been dealing with Ger
many's future, wrote to Prince Henry
of Prussia, brother of former Emper-
or William, IN order to ascertain his
views on the subject.
Prince Henry replied, according to
the Nachrichten, that Germany, in
order to reach her future goal, must
re-establish her monarchy and her
economic life. on the pre-war basis.
The empire, he added, should be
placed again under the old dynasty
and under the leadership of Prussia,
while the ''costly parasitic Workmen's S
and Soldiers Councils" should be
speedily abolished. He also advocat-
ed the formation Of well-disciplined
land and sea forces Sin the old style"
and representation of Jewish infu-
enee in commerce, industry and poll
ties.
The events since November distinct
ly showed, said Prince Henry, that
return to a monarchy was the first
condition to Germany becoming
strong and healthy again.
"Then," he concluded, twill the old
song, Deutschland Uber Alles," be-
come true"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-19

the twenty-six articles bring US no
security. Until they are changed, we
can sacrifice nothing of our means
Of defence to them"
The Socialist newspaper Humanity
is even less pleased than the "Bour-
geois" papers. Deputy Marcel Cach-
on writes in this publication:
"It is impossible to conceal the
first examination of the proposed
impression of disillusionment that
first examination of the proposed
convention makes on US. 1t is clear
to the dullest that we. are far from
President Wilson's first proposals.
We find in the document neither the
general spirit of President Wilson'S
messages nor the necessary clear in
formation as to the composition of
the society and the role it is to play.
The project cannot in any way conl-
mand the support of democrats and
peoples parties, which placed such
hopes in the idea of which Mr.. Wilson
constituted himself an eloquent de-
fender"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-19
Important Notice Sent
To Payers of Income Tax

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Feb. Is,
1919-Seth w. Jones, Collector of
Internal Revenue for the District of
New Hampshire, which embraces the
states of Maine, New Hampshire and
Vermont, announces that within a few
days he will delegate a large force of
income tax agents, inspectors, and
deputy COLLECTORS to the various ci
ties and larger towns of this district,
for the purpose of aiding taxpayers in
executing income tax returns for the
year 1918. Definite announcement, as
stated, will be submitted in a few
days, and will tell where, when, and
the names of the officers delegated,
and it is most important that readers
of this paper watch carefully from
day to day for this important an
nouncement.
Blank forms will be forwarded
shortly from the Collectors Office to
taxpayers, and the latter should go
over instructions on said returns very
carefully, and if you are in doubt con-
corning any items you should bring
in your figures and your questions to
officers delegated for this purpose.
Collector Jones is sending his depu-
ties for the sole purpose of assisting
people to determine their Individual
Liabilities and to comply with the
laws and requirements as to 1913 in
comes. This advisory service is
planned for those who are required
for the first time to make sworn re-
turns.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-19
FRENCH PRESS HITS
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
WITH FAINT PRAISE
Constitution of Society of
Nations Arouses Little
Enthusiasm i'm Paris

PARIS, Feb. 19-The constitution
Of the Society of Nations arouses lit
tie enthusiasm in the French press.
At best is it damned by faint
praise"
The Figaro, the organ of the ruling
classes, says:
"The commission wisely decided
not to ravish tomorrow from the eter-
nal, and confined itself to making
safe the present. The mystic Society
of Nations has, then, become a Lea
que of the five Great Powers
which. beat Germany, and which, hay
ing conquered, mean to consolidate
both victory and peace. A close al
lance will result between the United
States, England, France, Italy and
Japan"
The writer, Alfred Capus, editor Of
the Figaro, says in addition that "the
future is opened to a better settle
ment, but that naturally is as yet
vague and nebulous.'
The Journal, one of the most wide
ly circulated newspapers here, says
''While all are speaking of fraterni-
zation and eternal peace, the French
people cannot lose sight of reality
and reality is the vicinity of 10000
600 Inundated Germans shudderine
under merited punishment. 1t is
half of Europe in chaos. When We
see evoked, amidst such perspectives
the seductive idea of disarmament, il
is our duty to ask plainly where arc
the guarantees and what is the force
which will shelter US from the reac-
ton of tragic surprise. To these
questions, careful reading of the
projected statutes of the Society OF
Nations and the eloquent speeches
made at the Conference bring but one
answer, Moral force"
"Pertinax" in the Echo de Paris
ends long article by saying:
"We are forced to conclude thai
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-19
''Hey There" Do You Want
A Home on A Farm?

This is the unique title of a little
booklet which the Secretary of the
Interior, with the active cooperation
of the War and Navy Departments,
is sending to the various camps Of
the army, navy and marine corps
throughout the country to ascertain
the attitude of the men toward his
plan for providing them with work
and homes on reclaimed land.
The booklet is in the form of ques-
tions and answers which give COM
plete and concise description of the
plan, and also has attached to it
post card QUESTIONABLE which the
men are asked to fill out and mail to
the Department. Each man interested
will be asked to state his name, home
address, age, occupation before en-
listment, whether he has ever work
ed on a farm, whether he is inter
ested in the plan, what kind of farm
ing he would like to follow, whether
general, live stock, truck, or fruit,
and whether he would be willing to
take job in his own state or any
wherein the United States If job on
one of these proposed projects. is
offered to him.
A tabulation of the replies will be
presented to Congress in connection
with Secretary Lanes request for an
initial appropriation of $100,000,000
to begin construction on meritorious
projects throughout the United
States.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-19
Famous Peace Conference Leader Was Attacked This
Morning In Front of Own House In Rue Franklin
Paris While on Way to War Office
WHETHER WOULD-BE ASSASSIN WAS GERMAN
NOT DETERMINED IN FIRST REPORTS
With French Statesman Injured and Wilson Enr0ute
to America, Peace Conference is Left to
Lloyd George and Italians

PARIS, Feb 9-Premier Georges Clemenceau has
been shot. An unknown man steped up to the aged
French statesman he entering his automobile to-
day and fired five shots at him. of them making
ugly wound in his shoulder and another entering his
back First reports stated that he apparently not
hurt but this is to be determined after
thorough examination and after it seen how far the
Premers age and general health will stand the strain
of probing for the bullets.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-19
Burlington Private Is Home
Minus Right Lower Limb
Especial to the Caledonian)

BURLINGTON, Feb. 19-Private
Allen Yeti has returned from over
seas duty minus leg, his right leg
having been amputated four or five
inches above the knee in a base hos
pital back of the lines in France last
October.
A shell burst behind him in the
front line trenches last October and
shrapnel lodged near the knee of his
right leg. The leg has not yet heal
ed and he will have to go to hos
pital at Boston for further treat
ment
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-19
MasOns Will Hold Function
In Burlington Friday
Especial to the Caledonian)

1
BURLINGTON, Feb. 19-The
fourth-mid-winter reunion of the
Vermont Consistory and the CO.
ordinate bodies of the Ancient Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite of Free Mason
ry will be held in this city on Thurs
day and Friday of this week. The
sessions will open with a reception
in the preceptory of the Rite Masonic
Temple, at 10 o'clock Thursday
morning.
This will be the first time that a
Statewide reunion has been held for
the exemplifcation of degrees. The
innovation is meeting with much ap-
proval and it is the intention to make
the reunion a yearly event.