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The Washington times., 1919-01-08
By Virginia Terhune Van
de WSter.
CHAPTER xxx.

tCopyright, 1918, Star Company
II xCEPT when Honora gave
her directions to the taxi
N cab driver, neither of the
Brent girls spoke during
the trip from the railroad station
TO their home
Honora glanced frequently at Mil
ered. but the younger girl was gaz-
ing straight ahead, her lips set in
q hard line. Once Honora patted
the tightly clasped fingers. but as
Mildred gave no sign that she
felt the affectionate touch Honora
withdrew her hand and made no
more advances.
She was very sorry for Mildred.
ret perhaps IL was well that she had
seen Tom Chandler in his true
eolors.
Katie opened the door for the
girls, greeted them effusively and
Inquired II they would not like
something to eat. Honora appealed
70 Mildred, who replied tersely that
she wanted nothing. Then Katie
returned to the kitchen and the sis
ters went ON into the lighted Ii
brary. 4
Here Mildred's tense attitude re-
faxed. Throwing on her hat and
Jacket. she turned upon her sister
with the demand:
swell, you saw II all, didn't you?
Now I suppose you're satisfied be-
cause you have proof that some of
the things you claim about him are
truet"
my DEAR Honora protested,
.don't talk like that!'
~Oh, don't know how I'm talk
ingi" the other exclaimed "a ii I
know Is that Tom has tried to make
= fool Of me, but Ill show him that
he can'tr'
she began to walk up and down
the room, while Honora stood
watching her, uncertain what to do.
Suddenly Mildred turned upon her.
swell. haven't you q thing to say?
Don't stand there as II you were
afraid to speak," go. .-
II am not afraid to speak. Milly."'
vas the calm rejoinder. "Only-I
90 rot want to hurt you"
A Probable solution.
you won't do that-for I don't
sarei Tell me what you think"
81 think that perhaps Tom Chan
dler-and the girl, too-had been
drinking"
Perhaps" Mildred suggested. sar-
eastically and with a harsh laugh.
.she had been having a silver fizz-"
Perhaps she had" was the un-
expected rejoinder. "a man who
would give you such a drink as
that-pretending IL contained no in
toxicant-would certainly give it.
or something stronger, to a girl
who-well, to a girl Hke-like the
one we saw him with q while ago"
@You put me in class with her,
DO your" Mildred demanded
Honora perceived that mincing
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nursing under compulsory
law" suggests superin-
tendent of a large New
York hospital. He says that since
health is Of paramount Importance
Congress should enact a law for
universal training of women over
sixteen for nursing. And certainly
II seems that compulsory training
in the science of preserving and re-
storing health is just as important
as is compulsory training of boys
for military service.
believe that such a movement
should be of particular interest to
business women. and certainly II
the plan is adopted it should lot be
confined merely to young high
school girls of sixteen. All women
should be able to participate in 1t,
either through continuation schools
or evening courses.
The business woman, especially,
is much in need of just such in
formation. We do not hear of the
numerous tragedies of prematurely
broken business women, but they
exist and crop up repeatedly. There
are bright women of forty, who find
themselves stranded. unable to hold
good job on account Of poor
health. and that in turn is due
merely to neglect of earlier years.
In fact, a business man who has
trained thousands of women once
told me that after thirty-five a
woman who had been in business
since her early youth was no longer
useful. She was played out"
There Is no reason why this
should be so. If only a reasonable
amount OF attention is paid to hy-
gienic Laws and diet. merely work
fng for the fifteen years or more
prior to thirty-five should not rem
der any woman UNIT for further
service. On the contrary. she
should be in the prime Of activity
and usefulness.
The reason SO many women lose
ambition and energy at that age Is
because they have neglected their
bodies. They haven't spent time
learning how to take care Of them
selves. They have forgotten how
to exercise, they have violated
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"Possibly 90 ."

"Possibly ."
--cxt with Il, many- I cried, -apt
say what you mean"
"Perkaps IL I could render 20 the
gentleman the service j rendered
70 his brother. might be able 10
throw light 80
what service ala you render 20
my brotherr I demanded hastily.
I'm In the dark"
Has the gentleman no little dif-
hculty perhaps7 about his
military service. about HIS paperss
The gentleman is young and strong
has he been 20 the front? Wns
NE .rksome fhere7 D.d he ever long
Tor the sweets Of home Iife7 Did he
never envy those who have been
medically re3ected7 The rIch mep,s
sons, perhaps. with clever fathers
who know how 70 ret what they
wantY"
HI. little eyes bored into ni.s
like gimlets.
1 began TO understand.
And II hsdT"
Then all old Kore can ssy A thar
the gentlemah has come 20 the rirl,t
snop, as his gracious brother dtd.
how can we serve the gentIeman
now! What are his requirementns
IL 10 difficult, a dangerous bust.
ness. II costs money, much money.
put u can be arranged - Il can
be arrangedA
But II you do for me what Won
ala for my brother,"I said. Fl dont
see how that helps to explain this
word, this clue TO HIS addressr'
MY dear sir. ] am as much I'm
the dark as you are yourself about
the significance of this word. But
1 cap tell you tkis, your brother.
thanks TO my intervention. found
himself placed in a situation IN
which he might well have come
across this word. % go
Well7" I said impstiently.
Wen, IL we obliged the gentle
man as we obliged his brother, the
gentleman might be taken where
, ms brother was taken. the gentle
man Is young and smart, he might
perhaps ind a clue.
Stop talking riddles, for Hesvep.s
sake" I cried in evaporation. cana
answer my questions plainly. Firrt-
what did you do for my brothery"
Your brother had deserted from
the front-that is the most Difficult
Class OF business we have to denf
wtth-we procured him q permis Dc
se3our for ffseen days and a post
In a safe place where no inquiries
wou6 be made after him"
And them i cried. trembling
with curiosity.
The Jew shrugged his shoulderx.
waving his hands TO and fro In. the
air. =
Then he disappeared. I saw him
few days before he went, and he
gave me the instructions I have 70
peated Ito you Tor anybody vhs
should come asking for him.
CTo BE CONTINUED romoRRoW,
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By Rita Stuyvesant.

r. VERY bride wants a pretty
- negligee and the models this
season are unusually lovely,
Dainty, alluring, finery is
being shown in tlrs best shops. bou-
doir robes and tea gowns of eN-
quisite colorings and soft clinging
material
Every woman, no matter how
limited her wardrobe, needs a neg
Hgee to rest in after a strenuous
day of shopping or at business. The
brides will be delighted at the gor-
geous display for victory trous-
seaux, and the little girl who is
quaint enough to make her own
Layout" will not find it difficult to
copy one of these pretty negligees.
A clever bride who received a
number of dainty pink crepe de
chine nightgowns, decided to use
one as the foundation for a hand
some lounge robe. The nightgown
was shortened, until it reached the
ankles. Over this. there was a
short, dainty slip-on packet Of pale
blue georgette crepe.
The jacket or matinee reached
only to the hips and was cut with
a round neck and short kimono
sleeves. pretty piditeu iIih VI
pink crepe de chine outlined the
neck, sleeves and bottom Of the
Jacket, and there were few pink
buds embroidered ct the front.
Another stunning negligee that
was strictly in accordance with
fashions latest fancy was OF blue
and gold chiffon cloth. The lower
part was a skirt of blue accordion
pleated chiffon. and showed deep
hem. Attached to this skirt. by
means of an elastic belt. was a
loose bodice of gold colored chiffon
trimmed with silk lace. full pep
lum of the lace was hung from the
waistline and the negligee was
closed with three quaint bouquets
Of pastel flowers.
All pink. blue or green would
make a fetching negligee II devel-
oped In this same model The silk
lace and chiffon cloth combine Won
derfully.
A charming tea gown that was
much admired at a brides tea party
was created from china blue georg-
cite and soft crepe de chine in a
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Advice to the
LOvelOrn
By BEATRIX FAIRFAX
Has A Lovesick Friend.

44aS - AONCO4Ch x4CuO.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Ny girl friend, who Is not very at
tractiye but well liked by het friends,
two years ago met a young man whom
she fell dearly in love with. Since then
she has seen him once a week.
But he has paid no more attention to
her than to the rest of our girl friends.
Now, Miss Fairfax, my friend does
nothing else but think Of him. During
business hours she Is distrac ed by the
thought of him. She tried to read and
think Of other important things She
went to evening school to help her
forget. But none Of these things have
helped her.
want to help her. but I don't know
what to do. / know the young man
very well and am convinced through
conversation that he doesn't dislike
her, but is simply unaware of her feel
ings. She does not show what she
feels when she is in his company,
though she is very happy then.
must admit that I share your
feeling that this is a very diff
cult situation to remedy, however
much you wish to help your friend.
The utmost that you could do. 1
should say, Is to brng her and the
young man together, though, of
course, not too pointedly. Invite
them to your house with a group OF
others. 1t Is quite possible that he
would come to care for her il he
knew her better. That is. of course.
II his affections are not already en-
gagged. In any case, a genuine love-
experience Is an enviable means OF
development for this girl. even
though her love should not be re-
turned.
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shillings q week for it's mainten-
ance.
am also assured that one Of the
first points local groups Of women
will press upon candidates is the
raising of the age Of consent, which
now stands at sixteen.
II Is also likely that women will
no longer submit to modern mar
riage as expressed by our divorce
laws. There Is no reason to think
that any widespread objection to
marriage will arise, even though in
certain advance circles free alliances
may be assisted by propaganda and
the shortage OF men: today as yes
terday the immense majority. OF the
women realize that with all it's,
faults, with all the duIlness IL en-
tails, marriage Is the best and most
normal condition.
But this does not mean that
lifelong marriage should be looked
upon as an Intangible institution.
We have already slackened the tie
by divorce, and 1t will surprise some
readers to hear that modern divorce
law was passed only in 1857, that
many men alive today were born in
times when no divorce could be OBJ
tained save by act of parliament. II
Is so, but the institution Is not yet
slack enough to fit modern needs.
Read the rest Of this important
article in the January issue Of Good
Housekeeping. 3D.
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Didn't Mean to Be Rude.

A venerable and pompous old
bishop was having his portrait
painted by An eminent artist. After
sitting in silence for about an hour,
the bishop thought he would break
the monotony with a remark. Ac-
cordingly he said to the artist:
How are you getting on?"
To the establishment of the bishop
the knight of the palette, absorbed
In his work. replied: Move your
head little that way and shut your
mouth"
Not being accustomed to be spo-
ken to in this fashion, his lordship
said: May l ask why you address
me in this manner"
The artist, still absorbed in his
work, said: 81 want to take off a
little Of your cheek"
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Sociological wrfterxl
m Y DEAR MISS--:
!" You are seventeen. Your
H home 10 q very common
one and your parents ars
very ordinary people. In the last
five years they have been investing
money in your musical education.
You have q genius for music and
play the piano we'll You could give
an hours entertainment easily.
But my dear girl. when you were
invited TO play q selection at the
evening meeting Of the school pa
irons club you refused. and told
your mother you did not care any
thing about the affair. Now. here
is where you are wrong. II you
continue in that mood your music n
O failure. y
II you try to keep your music 70
yourself, IL you imagine Il is a gift
merely intended for your own pleas
ure, then ] say IL is not worth
while, no matter how brilliantly you
play. Or IL you cultivate your fns
art only with the idea that IL is 60
be used as a passport into q little,
exclusive social group. then again
say IL is q cheap variety at best
I will judge your musical talent
chiefly in terms OF the good things
you can do with It II is worth just
as much cheer and inspiration and
goodness Of heart as IL will con-
tribute to those who can so use f.
Your music is not yours TO keep
and to enjoy to yourself. It h
yours TO give away.
Who paid for your musical train
ing? Who did many a turn In the
house that was really yours TO
perform in order that you might
practice on your piano? Who went
a bit skimp as to her clothing, her
table service or her other needs In
order that you might have your
fine art training? Who worked ard
sacrificed a bit more at the store.
the factory or on the road as q
means of earning the extra money
to settle your music bills?
When are you going TO pay back
this debt to your parents. my gir.f
There is only one right way. and
that is. make them glad with your
music. Pass this gift along. You
play q piece called something In
B minor. Now does that appeal 20
your good. honest and perhaps
long-suffering parents. Find out
what they like and play It. Is 10
Rock OF Ages" or ~Home. Sweet
Home-" Play Il for them as one
who is more in love with her art.
As you play these simple OLD
melodies bringing back sweet
memories OF childhood will watch
the breast OF your proud father
hesve with compassion. and I win
detect the presence OF q warm tear
trickling down your mothers cheek
while she turns to me TO say,
isn't she dear7"
Isn't she dear: Indeed. For 70
e. the goodness of a dear younR
heart changing what might have
been to them mere classical noise
into the raptures that delight the
soul OF those unskflIed In your fins
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Puss in Boots
Jr.
By David Cory.

w IELL. as / told you in the
nv last story, Puss in Boots,
+" Jr, and his feathered steed
Goosey Goosey Gander left
the schoolhouse in search Of Mary
and her little lamb. But when they
came to her house, which was now
In New Mother Goose Land, they
were so disappointed. for
Mary had q little Pom.
Its hair was black as jet.
And everywhere that Mary went
She took her little pet.
She put him in the Kennel Show
To win q ribbon blue,
while Mary walked around to give
q n social bow or two.
And while she did society.
Poor doggie pinned and cried,
And in a day or two, alas!
Poor little Fido died!
Dear me!' said little Puss, Jr.,
as Mary finished telling him her
troubles, you should have stayed
An Old Mother Goose Land"
'sBut my lamb grew into big
sheep and grew up, too, and father
moved, and-well, here I am, with
out any pet at ALL" said Mary sad-
ly. Il wish you'd stay, dear Puss
Junior"
sI can't" replied our small hero.
a-Goosey Gander and are on the
wing. i might say. for we sail above
the earth as swiftly as an airship."
And with these words he mounted
!. the gander and was off again upon
&is Journey Of adventure.
ykssAnd now whittier shall we go?"
13ked Goosey Goosey Gander.
81 do not know" said Puss.
Let US keep a-going
While the wind Is blowing;
Never sad. always glad,
With new hope a-glowing"
And then how that gander did
spread his wings and fly! And by
and by they came to a green wood.
and SO they came down to earth to
rest in the shade and eat their
lunch. But when Puss Junior open
ed his lunch basket there was
nothing In It. Wasn't that too bad?
You see, he had forgotten to have
u filled. Well. there was nothing
to do but take . nap. and so they
lay down and went to sleep, and
Puss Junior dreamed about the time
he met the Pieman going to the
fair. and how he had eaten cram
berr, tarts and drank lemonade
with the country boy named Sim
pls Simon.
And he was just going to buy
another tart when the Pieman said
20 simple Simon. SHOW me your
penny" and while he was fumbling
in his pocket he woke up.
And. Of course, the Pieman was
rome and he was as hungry as ever.
and In the next story I hope he'll
ket Q good lunch, for . traveller
must eat TO be merry and gay.
Copyright. 1919. David Cory.1
To Ba C0od1DaA.
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His Restorative.

There was a hush over the apart
ment of the world-famous editor.
and the eminent physician in at
tendance was afraid the game was
up.
Poor man. circulation almost
gone" he murmured. sounding his
heart once again.
"Circulation almost gonew The
dying man sat up In bed and
shouted. You're a liar: we have
the largest circulation in the coun-
try"
(The editor recovered.)
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Logical!

Jessie and her brother Clarence
were vehemently disputing as to
which had the harder attack Of
measles. Clarence seemed to be
having a little the better Of IL, at
least in noise. and at last his sister
burst out in intense indignation:
But IL I hadn't got them at
school and brought them home to
you, you never would have had
them at all. 90 thsrew
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The Club-FOOted Man
NEW SPY SERIAL BY VALENTINE WILLIAMS
Adrift in Berlin, Desmond Goes to See
Eugene Kore, Who Is to Tell Him
the Whereabouts of His Brother

Isypopsts Of Precedinr chaptsrxD
Desmond Okewood, Britlsh army of.
hcef. goes to Germany IN search Of his
brother, Francis. q member OF the Brit
tsh secret service. At . small frontier
town q man named semIin, German
Government agent. drops dead In bis
room. Desmond approprtatsa esmiins
papers and assumes his identity He
reaches Berlin without incident and 70
conducted into the presence Of General
Won Boden. an aide Of the Kaiser.
Desmond. havinF eonvtnced Won
Boten he 10 really semlfn. 10 uehercd
into the residence Of the kaisrr.
later ne receives q cipher mes>ASs
from his brother. Francis
Desmond meets Clubfoot, who ex-
plains what he wants OF semlinA
Desmond encounters Monica. VINO
hides him from Clubfoot's men She
explains that Clubfoot's identity is
mystery 20 her.
The amateur spy is forced TO nee
from his hiding place and 10 sdrtft In
Berlin =
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This Day In Our History.

THIS the anniversary of the defeat of the British in
the attack New Orleans in 1915 Sir Edward AK
enham, who led the assault against Andrew Jackson
killed The battle fought after the declaration
of peace between England and the United States
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BY w. L. George.

"<HE optimist and the pessi-
mist are, perhaps, unduly
ready to forecast change.
When only material ques-
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A PRACTICAL.
By ELEANOR GILBERT.

EFT girls be trained for
nursing under compulsory
law" suggests a superin-
fnndanf Of a larRa NaW
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Pass You're
Along
. By d. w. A. McKeeyer.

zone Of s, a. N.tie.s Be-.-K..-'
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what tn. reactions Of this female
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BUSINESSES DOCTOR
AT CONEY HOSPITAL
Commissioner Coler Says DR..
d. Mayne Charged for Free
!. X-Ray Photograph.
INQUIRY WILL CONTINUE
General House Cleaning" Is
Probable, Says Charities
Department Head.

An Investigation into the conduct OF
physicians at the Coney Island Hospital.
which began over the death of PATROL
man Julius Uhlig of Brooklyn. resulted
yesterday in the dismissal OF DR.. Earl
H. Mayne. visiting surgeon. by Bird S.
Coler, Commissioner Of Charities.
Although It was not established that
DR.. Mayne had been negligent In the
Uhlig case, Commissioner Coler pre-
scented a letter at the hearing charging
that a boy named Saulburke. who was
a private patient of DR.. Mayne. had been
sent to the hospital az DIR. Mayne's d.
rection to have an X-ray photograph
made. At the same time. II was alleged,
DR.. Mayne was receiving a fee from the
boys parents for this service.
The hearing was before Commissioner
Coler, David Hirshheld. Commissioner
Of Accounts, and Augustus Drum Porter,
Deputy Police Commissioner. Mr.. Hirsh
field did the questioning. One OF the
points that aroused Commissioner Coler's
Indignation particularly was that DR..
Mayne did not tell friends of patients
that operations might be performed at
the hospital.
"It was DIR. Mayne's plain duty to give
that information" he said.
Mrs. Uhlig testified that she was in
formed after consultation March II
that her husband would have to be re-
moved to another institution for an OPP
er stion. that she consented. and that her
husband died in the Methodist Episcopal
Hospital shortly after the transfer was
made.
DR.. Mayne said that it was Mrs.
Chlig who suggested the transfer of the
patient to another hospital. and gave his
| opinion that an operation would not have
saved him.
And you still allowed him to he op-
| Grated upon?" said Commissioner Hirsh-
field.
You can't always tell what Is best"
was the witnesses answer.
Patrolman Chlig suffered a fracture OF
the skull March 10 and was taken to
the Coney Island Hospital. Or. Mayne
said that he did not see the patient until
four days after he had been admitted,
but thai he got frequent reports from
DR.. c. l. Drago. assistant surgeon.
The inquiry then turned to the Saul
burke case, and at the end OF this part
Of the testimony Mr.. Golfer announced
the dismissal. Or. Mayne is also con-
nected with the Children's court.
Comm iesioner Hirshfield said the in
veStigation would continue and probably
would result in general housecleaning
st the hospital.
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COURT AGAIN DELAYS
BRONX GAS ADVANCE
Pending Decision Company
Has No Right to Raise Rates.

After hearing arguments on the APP
plication of the Public Service Commits
sion to restrain the Bronx Gas and Eiec-
trio Company to Increase its rates from
81 to $3.50 per 1000 cubic feet Justice
George V. Mullan of the Supreme Cour,
in The Bronx reserved decision yester-
day. He stated. however. that the gas
company had no right to announce an
increase in rates over the statutory
limit
1T Is subversive of the principles OF
good government" he said. "One Legis-
lature may fix a certain rate and a sub
seQuent Legislature may supersere the
action of a former one, but It is beyond
the domain OF common sense for q gas
company TO announce that II will charge
a certain rate when definite rate has
been fixed by law"
Alfred B. Cruikshank. appearing for
the company. said that efforts to obtain
an increased gas rate had been made In
an orderly manner, and that IL the rate
of 81 per 1000 cubic feet fixed in 1906
was fair and reasonable then It was
logical to assume that with increased
cost OF labor and materials that figure
should now be raised. He said the COM
pany was losing 5000 a day while the
Injunction operates. the cost of manufac-
ture being $1.s7 per 1000 cubic feet.
The dollar rate is confiscatory." he
said, land the moment an act becomes
confscatory II ceases to be the law OF
the land. The company 10 being plum.
dered by the operation of the present
law"
A. Judson Hyatt appeared for the city
and Godfray Goldmark for the Public
Service Commission. The action of the
company in obtaining an injunction en-.
joining the Public Service Commission
from enforcing the 81 rate was held to
be premature" Mr. Goldmark said the
commission was powerless to grant in
creases above the legal limit. Mr.. Hyatt
asserted that the company should be pre-
vented from charging the advanced rate
until the validity OF the law could be
tested,