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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08
THE LOVE GAMBLER
BY Virginia Terhune Van de Water

sition-after which he would refund
the amount lent him plus the interest
on it.
The plan had seemed easy rs David
DeLaine thought it out while recup-
Grating in France after his discharge
from the hospital. He had enough
money to pay for his board and
lodgings for a few weeks in n tiny
French village. He wanted to be
quite we'll and ready for work be-
fore starting for his native land.
He had written his aunt as soon
as he was able to hold a pen. He
had told her of his wound aid of
his wishes. He was glad that he had
done this when he reflected that as
soon as he got back home he must
ask her to lend him money.
He hoped to get job in New York.
Surely the prospects of advancement
there would be better than in Balti-
more.
The Terms OF the VIII
And then, just before leaving
France, he had received a letter from
his aunt's lawyer telling him that
Miss Jeanne DeLaine had died sud
denly of heart disease.
"She left full directions regarding
her funeral and the disposition OF
| her personal and household effects
the lawyer wrote. "All has been
done as she would wish. Her many
friends were generally remembered
She arranged with a meticulous care
that everyone should have some SOU
venir.
"As to the other terms of her will
I will tell you of them when you re-
turn, which, I understand, will be
very soon. 1t is easier to explain q
matter face to face than TO write
about it,"
AS soon as DeLaine landed in the
United States, he went to Baltimore.
He had a brief but honest talk with
his aunt's lawyer, who explained
the situation as tactfully as posi-
BILE.
The bulk of Miss DeLaine's fortune
! was to her nephew If he married the
girl of her choice.
And that young lady is Miss De-
stree Leighton, of New York" the
lawyer informed David.
He made no comments on his late
| clients eccentricities, although he
probably had decided views with re-
gard to them.
And if they marry?" The Question
was so blunt as to be almost rude.
Everything will go to certain
charities designated by Miss De-
Lame"
David rose to his feet. 1T is a
| forgone conclusion that the money
will go to those charities" he said
II have no intention of marrying
| even If any woman would have me
which is most unlikely"
/ But" the lawyer reminded him
"the testator named two years after
your return to this country as the
time allowed you in which to carry
out her wishes with regard to Miss
Leighton"
Thanks" was the dry rejoinder
Twenty-Five years would find my
decision unchanged"
That night David DeLaine went to
New York to look for Job"
(To Be Continued.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08
Sure Way To Get
Rid Of Dandruff

There is one sure way that never
fails to remove dandruff completely
and that is to dissolve it. This des-
troys it entirely. To do this. just
get about four ounces of plain. or
binary liquid arvon; apply 1t at night
when retiring; use enough to mois-
ten the scalp and rub it in gently
with the finger tips.
BY morning, most II not all, of
your dandruff will be gone, and
three or four more applications will
completely dissolve and entirely
destroy every single sign and trace
of it, no matter how much dandruff
you may have.
You will find, too, that all itching
and digging of the scalp will stop
instantly, and your hair will be
fluffy, lustrous. glossy, silky and
soft. and look and feel a hundred
times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any
drug store. 1t is inexpensive, and
four ounces is all you will need.
This simple remedy has never been
known to fail. ~ r4'.t
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08
CHAPTER CXC.

The chagrin 1 felt at seeing Tom
Mason disappear in the wake oi
Valerie Cosby was bad enough, but
having jim see it happen was al
most uncomfortable.
The completely uncomfortable would
be for Lane Cosby to leave me alone
an the middle of the floor, partner
less. Now my numbering, heavy host
became vital to me. If L couldn
>-old him, I'd have to endure double
numiliation-in Jim's eyes and in
my own.
What 1 did may have been path
etic or shameless or funny. L didn't
know then. l don't know now.
put my hand on his sleeve and l
said to Lane Cosby:
DO you one-step as we'll as you
waltz"
We'll order one-step for the
next and you shall see," he replied.
That meant a real respite, for
had the next fox trot with Sheldon,
and dancing three dances in sue
cession would turely keep me from
appearing the wall flower l was to
any one who was interested in OBJ
serving.
All during the one-step l waited
for Tom to reappear through the
outer entrance of the grotto-and
find me dancing, not seeming to no
tice his detection. He didn't come.
The fox trot sounded and Sheldon
pranced away with me. 1t would
be Just my luck for Tom to come
out and find me partnerlesS. one
encore-two. l noticed Jim prowl-
ing around the room as if in search
of some one. The music stopped.
Jim came up and took possession
of me.
Attentive husband" smiled Shell
don.
"I've this one with Valerie, the
little imp" said Jim as soon as we
were alone. Come with me while
1 pry her loose from whoever's play
ing the devoted"
He didn't ask whether or no l had
the dance, but turning he suddenly
remarked off-hand:
Your getting too pale and thin
for lavender, Anne. Funny-you
used to look great in it. Guess you'd
better start wearing reds and pinks
to cheer you up a bit. Say doesn't
Valerie lcok wonderful in that
robe?"
That's what her husband said"
I replied too wearily to be as catty
as I sounded. 80 you call her
Valerie?"
Sure. Cosby told me to- He's
some proud OF his little Val. Can't
say I blame him. She's one nifty
little kid"
Thinking of Valerie Cosby, Ian
gurous, perfumed, the product of
apt and wealth, looking like a very
modern reincarnation of Egypt-of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08
CHAPTER I


David Delaine, erstwhile ambulance
driver in France. now invalided out
of the service, was thinking very
hard.
He was back in "the good old U. 5.
A." Yet just now it did not seem
very good" to him.
For he was depressed. He had
longed to return to his own country
-longed for it unspeakably ever
since he had learned that he was no
more fit for work "Over There" The
bullet that had penetrated his lung
had left him too weak far active SER
vice. He had been told to 'go home
and get some outdoor job that would
not be too strenuous"
The advice had sounded simple.
To follow it was quite another mat
ter.
When he enlisted he had given up
job in Baltimore. 1t had been desk
work, the kind of thing he must avoid
until he was strong again.
In the bottom of his heart he had
counted on some financial help from
his nearest relative an eccentric
aunt-his dead fathers sister. She
was proud of the DeLaine name, and
David was the only one to perpetu-
ate that name.
Aunt Jeanne was queer and very
exacting. Her nephew paid duty
call to her only as often as he felt
was necessary. At such times she
would urge him to look for wife.
IF you marry the kind of a girl
wish you to, will promise you that
you shall be well provided for" was
her frequent remark.
These irritatad n hnr
Not only did he object to having his
future planned for him, but he re-
sented the suggestion that he was
was the kind of a man who would
make a marriage of convenience.
II do not intend ever to marry at
ALL" he would say, laughing to hide
his annoyance.
Miss DeLaine would shake her
head reprovingly. You will be sorry
if you do not" she warned.
The Right Kind of n Girl
So annoyed had David been ,5y these
speeches that he had refused 20 call
of his aunts when the girl had to
come to Baltimore in response to an
invitation from Miss DeLaine.
"Desiree Leighton is going to spend
a few days with me-" Aunt Jeanne
had told David. II am very anxious
to have you know her. She is pretty
the only child of a wealthy New
York man-and he is widower. Her
mother was friend Of mine. Desiree
is the kind of a girl L hope you VIII
marry"
But the young man was obdurate.
While Desiree was in Baltimore he
never went near his aunt's house -
a fact that the elderly woman noted
with dignified disfavor.
Yet at Christmas and on birthdays
she always sent her nephew lnoder-
ate check with which to buy himself
a gift from her. 1t was this custom
that had given him ground for the
hope that when he returned home. in
valided, she would let him have n lit
tie money until he had secured a po-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08
Jet and Lace
Are Being Taken
From Ancient Trunks

Chicago, May S.-Chicago society
women are delving into attics and
storerooms, unpacking ancient
trunks and cedar chests, to uncover
glories of past decades in the form
of the jet and lace that grandmother
wore.
For jet is coming back into its
own with the turn of the half CEN
tury hour glass, and when combined
with lace or fashioned in robes of
jetted net, produce exquisite gar
ments that have a tendency to en-
phasize or at least give the impress
sion of slenderness.
They are used much with the
delicate Spanish laces or with dot
ted point desprit. Along with the jet
adorned gowns have come all sorts
of alluring accessories of the jewel
er's art in the form of earrings,
combs and other hair ornaments.
Recently a Chicago woman attend
ed a function wearing a magnificent
jet gown over lace foundation.
Every polished black facet glittered
and spat fire as she walked or dan
ced, the gown adapting itself per-
fectly to her figure, the despair of
scores of women.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08

I was discharged from the Navy, but
upon my return from Siberia, I called
upon my sweetheart, and she told me
she no longer loved me.
have called repeatedly, but each
time l was informed that she was
not at home; until last week 1 met
her, and asked her to explain the
sudden coldness. to which she replied
that she was tired of me.
Now, Miss Fairfax. when am earn
ing $500 a month and in a position
to marry, do you think it advisa BILE
for me to try and win her back; as I
dearly love her and there never can
be any other? EX-SAILOR.
My dear Sailor Boy, while it may
be difficult for you to realize your
blessings, while smarting under the
lash of this girls strange conduct,
you are really to be congratulated on
having escaped a girl of this type for
your wife.
Young women given to these unac-
countable vagaries seldom make de-
sirable life partners. 1 should lose
as possible.
SHE is VIOLENTLY JEALOUS
Dear Miss Fairfax:
/ was and still am desperately in
love with girl whom 1 had courted
for some time. l knew she loved me,
too. However, one quiet evening, up
on learning that had visited friend
of hers, with whom she presently is
not on good terms, she boldly de-
clared that she loves me no more.
As time went along, 1 had sue
| ceeded in convincing her parents and
herself of my. sincerity, and the fact
that 1 visited her one-time friend was
due to a promise I had made which !
felt ought to carry out. WE'LL she
confessed that she wrongly accused
me of being deceitful; nevertheless
she clung to her decision and per-
sistently repeated that she loves me
no more. G. S. K.
After reading your letter carefully
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08

night. It's just because you aren't
always friend that l had to give
her the robe. There's Jim. I
couldn't wear it-ever, because of
jim"
Jim" Tom Mason laughed, and
the liking that was beginning to
come crumbled away. Jim! Well,
he seems to admire my little robe.
1t might have been good idea to
try it's charms yourself"
(To Be Continued.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08

the young lady's conduct impresses
me as unreasonable and jealous to an
absurd degree. Unless she changes
her point of view very materially, /
do not believe the chances of finding
happiness with so eXacting a girl
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08
By A1cMdnus

would be very great. She might have
resented for a little while your call
ing on a girl with whom she was not
on good terms, but to carry her re-
sentiment to the degree you mention
is going beyond all bounds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08
Advice to the Lovelorn

A CASE OF FTCKLENEss
Dear Miss Fairfax:
I am twenty-three and have been
going about with a beautiful girl for
over three years.
We were to be married as soon as
The Holbrook news., 1919-08-08
Some Executions.

"He is a man who boasts he can handle any subject without gloves" =
 ''Then let him try to fix a live wire or to hive bees"
The Holbrook news., 1919-08-08
Ills Place.

'What place does that queer fellow fill in his mechanical business?"
 "Oh, I guess they use him anywhere they need a crank"
The Holbrook news., 1919-08-08
a RIoekhead
A Repeater.

Father-Did I tell you what my boy said to Walker?
 Friend-Yes; three times last night and four this morning.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-16
GoodRoads
ELECTRIC SERVICE ONE
OF STRONGEST PlANKS
IN C0MPANY'S PLATFORM

Service on ignition, starting and
lighting systems OF all makes OF
cars by men thoroughly conversant
with the work Is the platform upon
which the recently organized Auto
motive Electric Service company.
124 <. jefferson st. is making a bid
for patronage. The members OF the
firm are r. NJ. Schimmel, well
known in South Bend through his
connection with the Electric Ca
rage, and c. Granere. a newcomer
here, but with IA years experience
to offer as a recommendation.
According 70 Mr.. Schimmel, the
concern will give service on any
make OF car or battery at any time,
and for the convenience Of patrons
they will maintain a service car
which will call at any time for work.
IN addition TO this service they will
carry in stock a standard battery
and also a stock of auto tires and
accessories.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-16
f rankin SUBJECT
A SEVERE TEST.
Science Now Plays Big Part in
Production of Famous
Air-Co0Ied Motor.

With the swing of public senti-
ment pointing so noticeably to
service from motor cars as the basis
Of value, the methods of those manu-
facturers having a reputation for
quality products have come in for
considerable attention lately
The Franklin CO. of Syracuse has
always been prominently mentioned
I'm manufa curing circles for it's sys-
TEN of scientific mana cement, and
now several of its more recent moves
along quality production lines are
taking a leading position in the in
dustry.
Foremost among these, from the
standpoint of the maker and owner
alike. is the 1OO-mile road test TO
which each car is subjected under
continuous driving over the open
roads around Syracuse. in winter and
in summer. The magnitude of this
work is better understood when il is
known that under normal production
30 expert testers are employed, and
an expenditure of time 200 percent
more than under ordinary practice
is required.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-16
SHOW LOCAL PLACE
IN BUICK BULLETIN
Twentieth Century Garage
Attracts Attention of Fac
tory Camera Man.

one OF the features in the Buic's
Bulletin for January Is picture
and story OF the Twentieth Century
Garage. South Bend. Ind. The Bull
!etin Is the house organ issued each
month by the big Buick plant. and
as its circulation follows the valve
in-head car. II is read throughout
the entire world.
A short time after the Januarv
issue came from the press. W. H..
Nichols, local Buick distributor. re-
ceived a letter from Virginia asking
for information regarding the plans
Of his garage. The writer declared
the South Bend Buick home was eN-
actly such a building as he contem-
plated.
Says the Bulletin: The TWEEN
tieth Century garage Is a large and
modern establishment a. South
Bend, ind, devoted exclusively TO
Buick sales and service. W. II. Mich
OILS. proprietor. adopted this policy
in August. 1910. He says: our rea-
son for sticking 10 Buicl. only Is
that we firmly believe we cannot
give our customers more value for
the money than they get In a Buick
automobile
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-16
DARK HORSE IN
MOTOR CLASSIC
Famous ''Rube" Brown Has
Rebuilt Hudson Represent
ing Small Fortune.

Four years ago W. W. Brown, a
Kansas City driver. entered a car
for the 5O0-mile race, known as a
DuChesneau. The rail birds" or
"wiseacres" around the track kept
a weather eye open for this car with
a queer name. as several had the
bunch that it was a famous speed
ster masquerading under another
name. The date Of the race was near
at hand and still the DuChesneau
did not take its place in the line OF
garages.
One afternoon when Resta, De
Palma, Aitken, Rickenbacher and
the other kings had been treating
the fans to a few fast miles, a
around the pits that the DuChesneau
from Kansas City had arrived. I'm
agine the surprise of the followers
Of the speed sport when they got
close to the car to find that il was
not a foreign dark horse" but
built by W. w. Brown himself and
christened for his hacker. In fact,
Brown had been in such a hurry
that he had forgotten to obtain the
regulation hood strap. The track
officials told Brownie" as he pre-
fers to be known. that he could not
try out his mount without that ac-
cessory. The canny westerner
scratched his head a moment, con-
versed with the officials and then an
nounced that he was able TO over
come the lack of the strap.
Scratching around in the bottom
of his tool bag he produced length
of binder Irvine, which he used to
tie the hood down. Although the
drivers and rail birds" chaffed him
numerically, Brownie" had made
good and was accepted as a regular
fellow. Everyone was genuinely sorry
when Brownie failed TO make the
qualifying speed but he did take his
car and hop il up" as they say, to
a point where he won money in five
out OF eight speedway starts later in
the season.
This morning his entry arrived for
the 500-mile Liberty sweepstakes on
May 81, as Brownie" wants his
share OF the $4,000. The DuChes-
neau is forgotten as the Kansas City
lad has worked four winters on plans
for a new car. This racer is a rebuilt
Hudson Super, which he designates
as Hudson 24-Valve." Brown also
has a new hacker. G. l.. Richards. a
Kansas City millionaire sportsman
and amateur road driver. The new
car represents an investment OF
$4,000, and Brownie is confident
that he will not have to hug the pole
this year to let the best of his COM
petitors whizz by.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-16
EVERYBODY BOOST
FOR GOOD ROADS
Fine Highways Operate to
Benefit of Both Farmer
and Merchant.

II has been said that when things
grow so old that they are almost
forgotten, they become new again.
The fact that "all the roads led to
Rome" made her mistress of the
world.
The Forty niners" in their prairie
schooners opened up a new empire
TO civilization.
The waterways helped 10 make
the United States a mighty nation.
The railways made il a homogene-
Gus nation.
With the dawn OF the "Horseless
Age" attention was turned to the
highways to solve the transporta-
ton problems OF today.
The automobile and good roads
are inseparably linked The more
than 100000 automobile owners
I'm the United States have been the
strongest advocates Of highway i'm
provement. Every dollar spent on
better roads has meant many more
dollars invested in automobiles.
With the federal government con-
templating the expenditure of $780,
900. 900 this year on the highways
and with many states already pre-
pairing 10 expend lesser sums. every
distributor and dealer should real
ize the Importance OF helping this
movement and of interesting others
in II.
In Iowa alone the automobile tax
in twenty years viii amount TO $751;
100000. In other states the re-
turns, probably, will be much larg-
er. Every one interested in auto
mobiles should unite TO see that
these millions are spent in the ere
alton of a permanent system OF
highways TO bridge the gap between
rural America and the centers OF
population.
Rails viii carry just so much and
no more, but the highways. If pro-
perly constructed, will bear any
burden thrust upon them. We
should build, as Rome built, sys-
tenn OF highways that will carry the
commerce OF the world. Then the
automobile will come fully into its
own AZ the greatest passenger car
rylng medium ever perfected.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-16

Motor Cars

tory. is but one OF the several units
that make up our new South Bend
automobile plant. Some Of the
buildings are completed and ma
chinery installed and the others are
rapidly nearing completion.
With this new plant IN full oper-
alton. Studebaker viii add approx
mately 1000 employees 70 its army
Of workers and put into effect man
ufacturins plans which call for a
production Of 5000 automobiles
for the year 1920. Beginning the
first Of next year our schedules re-
Quire the annual production OF 1O0,-
600 four-cylinder cars at the new
South Bend plant and $4,000 six
cylinder cars at the present plants
at Detroit"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-16
STUDEBAKER NOW
SHIPPING NEW CAR
Rapid Conversion of Stude.
baker Factories From War
time to Peace Basis.

Although the great Studebaker
factories here and at Detroit we're
practically on a lee percent war
basis az the time OF Germany
capitulation. shipments Of new stu
debaker cars are now being made 10
dealers from regular production,
says H A Biggs. general sales man
ager OF the Studebaker Corporation.
AS soon as the report OF the ces-
sation OF hostilities had been Off
cially verified. the vast resources OF
the Studeba.ker plants were thrown
into the problem of postwar pro
duction. with the result that in less
than 60 days new Stuedbaker cars
we're being placed in the hands OF
our dealers throughout the country.
This rapid, almost magical,
transition has been made quietly
but with startling thOroughness. IL
Is typical. believe. OF the resource
fulness OF the industry as a whole. II
offers another striking illustration
Of the firm foundation on which the
automobile business rests, its perna-
renee and stability. and the engi-
ueering genius back OF the car itself.
Factories in any other line. faced
with similar perplexing problems OF
reconstruction. would find Il diff
cult 10 perform this quick readiust-
Tnent IN less than six months or a
full year.
On Full War Basis.
fOn Dec. I, 1915, Studebaker fac
tories we're practically 100 percent
war work. And, In accordance with
the ruling OF the war board. prep
aratiOns were complete for the en-
tire suspension OF automobile pro-
ducticn, for commercial needs, the
frs: of the year. The signing Of the
armistice, however. brought about a
suspension Of all passenger car re-
strictions and abrupt cancellation of
most government contracts The
suddenness Of the wars termination
did not stampede Americas third
largest industry. Just as it was one
Of the first great industries TO ad-
lust itself 20 wartime conditions and
become effective as a war agency, II
is now one of the first to get back
to the peace-time basis. And with
about a million cars behind in pro-
duction no fears for the future OF
this young giant of the industrial
world need be entertained.
The complete conversion of a
manufacturing institution 50 ire
lnendOus as Studebaker's is not the
work OF day. The conversion pc
rod will be a short one, however. as
already evidenced by Studebaker' S
ability 10 make quantity shipments
OF new cars TO dealers at the present
time.
As an example OF the ability OF
the Studebaker factories TO turn out
new cars in rapidly increasing num-
hers, I might mention that the huge
forge shop here. construction or
which was begun during the war, IL
now turning out quantities OF drop
forgfngs for the new StudebalxeT
care. This new shop, intended as a
unit OF Studebaker's big shell fac
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-16

A major general heads each army
corps; a brigadier-general heads in
fantry brigade; a colonel heads each
regiment: a lieutenant-colonel Is
next in rank below a colonel; a
major heads a battalion; a captain
haeds a company; lieutenant
heads a platoon; a sergeant is next
below a lieutenant, and a corporal
is a squad officer.