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fine stuff in him-can't help but be.
because he's Isabel Amberson's son."
Lucy stroked his hair, which was
still almost as dark as her own. 'You
liked her pretty well once, I guess,
papa"
81 do STILL" he said quietly.
"She's lovely-lovely Papa"
she paused, then continued-"1 won
der sometimes"
"What?"
81 wonder just how she happened
to marry Mr.. Minafer."
"Oh, Minafer's all right" said Eu-
gene. Hes quiet sort Of man, but
he's a good man and a kind man. He
always was, and those things count"
81 don't think I should have called
George bad tempered" Lucy said
thoughtfully. "No. I don't think he
is"
"Only when he's cross about some
thing?" Morgan suggested, with a
semblance of sympathetic gravity.
"Yes," she said brightly, not per-
ceiving that his intention was humor-
GUS. "All the rest of the time he's
really very amiabfe. OF course he's
much more perfect child the whole
time than he realizes! He certainly
behaved awfully tonight" She
jumped up, her indignation returning.
"He did, indeed, and it won't do to en-
courage him in it. I think he'll find
me pretty cool-for a week or sol"
Whereupon her father suffered re-
newal Of his attack Of uproarious
laughter.
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EDDIE CiCOTTE HAS
A "MYSTERY" BALL
White Sox Pitcher Uncorks Curve
Called "Paraffine."
When 1t Is Being Thrown, Pellet
Takes an Uneven Discoloration,
but Umpires Regard 1t as
Within Law of Baseball.

They called it the "shine" ball for
a time, and later it was called the
''paraffine" ball. 1t appears now that
the ball which Eddie Cicotte has so
completely mastered should be known
as the mystery" ball. Cicotte, or
some other member of his team is so
skillful in his massage work on the
pellet that even the umpires are i'm a
haze about II. Once in a great while
IL ball is thrown out. but most of them
stay In the game, despite the numer-
GUS protests of opposing players.
There is no denying the fact that
Cicotte is as smart as any other pitch
er in the game, smarter than most of
them; also that he has plenty of nat
ural ability and probably would be
consistent winner without the freak
delivery which he alone seems to have
mastered. But ii is likewise true that
when he is pitching. the ball takes on
an uneven discoloration that can be
noticed in the grandstand. Umpires
examine it, realize that it is discol-
pred. but regard 1t as within the base
ball law. Last summer Joe Finneran
Of the Yankees used the delivery with
some success but nothing like that of
Cicotte. At Comiskey park the Chi
cago players put up protests against
Finneran, but Billy Evans, who was
umpiring the series. declined to throw
out the ball when Finneran was pitch
ing, since he figured it was no differ
ent than when Cicotte was working.
Finneran's mode of doctoring the
ball consisted in rubbing paraffine into
the seams on one side of the ball.
BY pressing his glove into the dirt and
rubbing the ball into the palm of the
glove the dirt, entered the seams and
stuck there, thus making the side of
the ball containing the paraffine and
dirt heavier than the other. Without
the paraffine the dirt would not hold
but the wax substance kept it in. Fin
| neran could make the ball take pc
| culiar gyrations in practice, but he
could not properly control it in
game.
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Dust Is Very DANGEROUS.

All kinds Of dust form dangers to
human beings. Not only does dust ex-
ercise direct harmful influence on
the tissues of the organism, but 1t is
the chief transporting agent Of germs
of Infection and contagion.
Dust is composed Of infnitesimal
particles of street mud and of refuse
of every description which lies on the
surface Of the soil.
Psychologists say that these par
particles, when dry, are disseminated
In the atmosphere, together with all
the impurities and microbes which
they may contain, and to which they
serve as transporting agents!
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4coME oNl" SHE CRIED. rETs DANCE"

synopsis-Major when other
in q
children There is only child George nafe and
pessistc predictions BY the time George
Abers world
is Morgan of
a
of Lucy
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suppose you don't know why father
doesn't want to go tonight" he said
solemnly.
HE never wants to go anywhere
that I ever heard Of" said Fanny.
"What is the matter with you"
"He doesn't want to go because he
doesn't like this man Morgan. Look
here, what makes you and-and ev-
erybody so excited over him?"
Excitedv" she jeered. "Can't
people be glad to see an old friend
without silly children like you having
to make TODD about it? I've just
been in your mothers room suggest
ing that she might give little dinner
for them"
"For who?
"For whom, George! For Mr..
Morgan and his daughter"
"Look here!" George said quickly.
'Don't do that! Mother mustn't do
that. 1t wouldn't look WELL"
Wouldn't look wellv" Fanny
s-8,ocked him; and her suppressed We
hemence betrayed surprising acerb-
ity. "See here, George Minafer,
suggest that you just march straight
on into your room and finish your
dressingl Sometimes you say things
that show you have a pretty mean
little mindp
George was so astounded by this
outburst that his indignation was de.
layed by his curiosity. "Why, what
upsets you this way7' he inquired.
81 know what you mean," she said,
her voice still lowered, but not de-
creasing in sharpness. you're trying
to insinuate that I'd get your mother
to invite Eugene Morgan here ON my
account because he's widowert"
81 ann" George gasped, nonplused.
'T'm trying to insinuate that you're
setting your cap at him and getting
/. mother to help your Is that what you
mean?"
Beyond doubt that was what Miss
Fanny meant. She gave him. white
hot look. you attend to your own
affairsl" she whispered aercely, and
swept away.
George, dumfounded. returned to
his room for meditation.
He had Lived for years In the same
house with his Aunt Fanny, and II
new appeared that during all those
years he had been thuanintsmateiy as
sectatipg with total Manager Never
before had he met &he passionate
lady with whom ne had Just held q
eonrersatioa'in the h.ll. so she went
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George continues to grow
up. Signs of clouds on the
Anderson horizon.
(TO BE CoNTINUED.)
discriminating Pests.

Uncle Sam employs approximately
300 professional trappers and hunters
to assist western stockmen In exter-
minating wild predatory animals from
the range country. These hunters
have killed 70,713 predatory animals
in the last three years, which has re-
suited in direct saving estimated at
nearly 51a million dollars q year to
the stockmen Of the Rocky Mountain
section. The total kill consisted of
GOATS coyotes, 1904 bobcats. 1929
wolves, POI mountain lions and 1877
bears. The pelts of the animals kill
ed were sold for approximately 500.
600, which, Of course, is Of consider
able aid to the government in fnanc-
ing the work. In addition to animals
killed by trapping and shooting, great
numbers of coyotes have been killed
by the carefully organized poisoning
campaigns conducted by the biological
survey.
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why should he mind so furiously when
the least little thing reflects upon
him, or on anything or anybody con-
nected with him?"
Eugene patted her hand. "That's
one Of the greatest puzzles of human
vanity, dear; and / don't pretend to
know the answer. In all my life the
most arrogant people that I've known
have been the most sensitive. The
people who have done the most in
contempt of other peoples opinion,
and who consider themselves the
highest above it have been the most
furious If it went against them. Ar
rogant and domineering people can't
stand the least, lightest, faintest
breath Of criticism. 1t just kills
them"
Papa, do you think George is ter
ribly arrogant and domineering?"
"Oh, he's still only boy" said Eu-
gene consolingly. There's plenty Of
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various yoQng cOliegiars at theft.
holiday sports The Sunday edition
of the principal morning paper even
expressed some bitterness undcr the
beading "Gilded Youths of the Fin
de-Sseeae"-thisS was considered the
knowing phase Of the tiaae, espe-
ciaiiy for Sunday supplements and
there is NO doubt that frotA certain
refereaces &n this bit Of writing soRae
people drew TIE conciudon that LIZ.
George Anderson Minafer lad not
get got his corle-ppaHoe, Q postpone
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only got angry because / couldn't
dance the cotillion with you. Il
didn't feel terribly hurt with you for
getting angry about that"
"Was there any other reason? Did
my telling you I liked you have any
thing to do with it?"
She looked up gently and as George
met her eyes something exquisitely
touching yet queerly delightful gave
him a catch in the throat. She looked
instantly away, and, turning, ran out
from the palm grove, where they
stood, to the dancing floor.
"Come on!" she cried. LETS
dancer!
He followed her.
"See here-I-I-" he stammered.
"You mean Do you"
mo, no" she laughed. Let's
dancer
He put his arm about her almost
TREMENDOUSLY and they began to waltz.
1t was a happy dance for both of
them.
Christmas day is the children's, but
the holidays are youths dancing
time. The holidays belong to the
early twenties and the teens, home
from school and college. 1t Is the
liveliest time in life, the happiest of
the irresponsible times in life. Moth
ers echo its happiness nothing is
like a mother who has son home
from college, except another mother
with a son home from college. Yet
they give up their sons to the daugh-
tiers of other mothers, and find it
proud rapture enough to be allowed
to sit and watch.
Thus Isabel watched George and
Lucy dancing as together they danced
away the holidays Of that year into
the past.
"They seem to get along better than
they did at first, those two children"
Fanny Minafer said. sitting beside
her at the Sharons' dance a week
after the Assembly. "They seemed to
be always having little quarrels of
some sort at first. At least George
did: he seemed to be continually
pecking at that lovely, dainty little
Lucy, and being cross with her over
nothing"
'PeckingT" Isabel laughed. "What
a word to use about George! think
I never knew more angelically
amiable disposition in my life"
Miss Fanny echoed her, sister-in-
laws laugh, but it was rueful echo.
and not sweet. "He's amiable to you y
she said. THAT'S all the side Of him
you ever happen to see. And why
wouldn't he be amiable to anybody
that simply fell down and worshiped
him every minute Of her life? Most
Of us would"
'1sn't he worth worshiping? Just
look at him!"
"Oh, I'm not going to argue with
you about George" said Miss Fanny.
"I'm fond enough of him, for that
matter. He can be charming, and he's
certainly stunning looking, if only
''Let the IF only go, DEAR" Isabel
suggested good-naturedly. Lets talk
about that dinner you thought ]
should
'I?' Miss Fanny interrupted quick
ly. didn't you want to give it your
self?"
Indeed did, my dearw said Isa-
bel heartily. II only meant that un-
less you had proposed it perhaps ]
wouldn't"
But here Eugene came for her to
dance, and she left the sentence I'M
completed. Holiday dances can be
happy for youth renewed as well as
for youth in bud-and yet it was not
with the air of q rival that Miss
Fanny watched her brothers wife
dancing with the widower. Miss
Fanny's eyes narrowed little, but
only as If her mind engaged in hope
full calculation. She looked pleased.
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Browns Purchase pitcher.

The St. Louis Browns have purchased
young pitcher named Harry Haid
from Bay City of the Michigan On
tario league. He is a right-hander,
twenty-one years of age, stands feet
10 inches and weighs 160 pounds.
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Swedish Runner Is seatsn.

In the recent English q. A. A track
and field games, A. G. Hill Of the Poly
technic Harriers, beat A. Bolin, one Of
S;deden's best mid6le-distance runners,
by II yards In the half-mile run. in
minute 55 Is seconds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-10-10
zeider cominc Back,

Rollie Zeider. after quitting the To-
ledo team as manager. has been play
ing ball with an independent team IN
LaPorte, Ind. He is quoted as saying
that he expects to be back In big
league ball next year.
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siI,iar, rournan,ent in nac.nnh..r.

The championship tcarneys at balE~
line, talree-cushioa Billiards and pocket
billiards. to be held In New York city,
chicago and Philadeiphi2 win be
,aged December /.
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CHAPTER Viii.

A few days after Georges return
to the university it became evident
that not quite everybody had gazed
with complete benevolence upon the
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Oliver Wendell Holmes idea Of New
Jersey, New York's uext-door neigh.
Dor, was that 1t vas "a double headed
gub1rb. rather than q atatas
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Manager Kid Gleason.

these factions were the Rowland and
Collins factions, and the Sox machine
failed to hit on all six cylinders as q
result.
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o,nax kctlve Manr xesrs.

Iauk OIDny hiss 6esD active in
1;alf icsele baseball 30 years. IN
iA3 ~ ptched eor roe New York
af NO SO, f.ea panngnt an6
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couHtrYs largest Coal Market.
New Fork city Is the largest cosI
market In the United State&
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Georges anidpatfsns were not dig
appointed. When be came home \,
Juno his friend was x=sait.ng him: at
least she was 20 pleased to see him
again that for few nsinutes SITTER
thei1 FIRST eacouxAcr Gao wss Q kezie
, 1919-12-25
CLEAN DEPOSITS
FROM OIL BASE
Sediment and Muck Accumulate
Much Faster Than the Car
Owner Ever Imaglnes.
NASTY BUT NECESSARY JOB
Small Lumps OF Carbon From cyIIn-
ders, Sand From Road and Metal
'Turnines Have Been Found
Give Engine Needed Care.

(By WILLIAM H. STEWART. JR.. Pres
ident of the Stewart Automobile
School.)
What q world of trouble you are
storing up for yourself If you do not
drop the oil base and clean 1t. Sedi-
ment and muck accumulate faster than
you think and sooner or later you will
have a ruined engine on your hands.
1t is not sufficient to change the Oil
regularly, as advised by the manufac-
turer. The oil base should be taken
down and the deposits removed occa-
sionally.
Nature of Accommodations.
The first time you do this you will
be surprised at the nature of the &c
cumulations. Small Jumps Of carbon
from the cylinders, sand from the road,
v e particles of metal turnings left
there when you car zane from the
factory, have all been found in the
oil base. But worst of all is the thick
muck of burnt oil and carbon which
covers the bottom and sides. The grit
and other particles are heavy and sink
to the bottom, but the muck remains
even after the base is drained of the
old oil.
The advice usually given to the mo-
torist may be summed up as follows:
Drain out all the old oil, replace the
plug and fill to the usual level with
kerosene. Run the engine not more
than 30 seconds, and then drain the
oil base. Repeat If thought necessary.
This stirs up the muck and sediment,
rbicb rive Ort with tho karOcane In
this way the base and bearings are
| cleaned with a minimum of effort and
without removing the crank case"
Grit Splashed Around.
"Stir 1t upi" Indeed, the grit
which should lie dormant until scraped
out by hand is stirred up and splashed
all around the crank case and also
carried into the bearings. 1t forms a
fine grinding compound, which either
clogs up the oil holes, causing the bear,
ings to run dry. The result is even
worse If the oiling system is n OF
the present type forcing oil through q
hollow crank-shaft directly into the
bearings. Right into the bearings
mind you'll and under pressure. too
Can anyone defend this method after
realizing what this means? 1t is moi
a sufficient answer to say that the oil
must pass through a strainer.
So although It is a dirty job and O
di%sagreeable one to remove the crank
case for proper cleaning, it is the only
way to give your engine the care IL
really needs.
, 1919-12-25

Some women manage TO look attrac-
tive, no matter what their occupation,
or what the hour of the day. One
might think that the more women de
vote themselves to business the less
interest they would devlop in attrnc-
tive clothes-but facts disclose quite
the contrary to this state Of things. AS
they become more active in affairs
and as their earnings increase, they
buy better and better apparel. And
1t is not good materials alone that at
tract them, but good designing Inc
good workmanship. Possibly there
will be little room or call for the
freakish In our American clothes
within the next few years. Already
American tailoring is considered SUI
perlor and has made n demand for IT
self in other countries than our own
For business. for school or street
wear consider the two tailored frocks
shown above. They are simple, well
finished, enviably graceful and are
made of the same reliable materials
hat are used for suits. Many n suit
in these days of high cost of woolens
finds itself converted into n one-piece
dress to go on its way with its rejoic'
, 1919-12-25
TAKE CARE OF AUTO
BATTERY In WINTER
Delicate Piece Of Apparatus
viii Soon Depreciate.
II should Be Kept Fully Charged and
Not Allowed to Freeze-Enelne
Should Be Run at Regular Pc
rlods to Charge.

Many automobile owners 10 not real
lie the importance and necessity of
giving their starting and lighting bat
teries proper attention in the winter.
The battery is a delicate piece of ap-
paratus and If mistreated will very
quickly depreciate.
Two things are of prime impor-
lance: The battery should be kept
fully charged and 1t should not be al
lowed to freeze. A battery when
standing idle for any length of time
gradually loses its charge. Therefore
If the car is not run regularly during
the winter, in order to keep the bat
terry fully charged, the engine should
be u at regular periods to charge.
or else the battery should be charged
from an outside source of current.
This should be done every two or
three weeks. The state of charge can
be easily read from n specific gravity
hydrometer syringe, which can be pur-
chased for about 81 from an auto sup
ply dealer. A reading of from 1850
to 1900 indicates full charge. The
reading is indicated by the numbers
on the hydrometer at the level of the
liquid
If the battery is fully charged 1t is
not apt to freeze when the tempera-
tire is above zero, Fahrenheit. 1t is
best, however, to take the battery from
the car and into the house in extremely
cold weather.
External charging can be done from
an electric lamp socket If the current
Is direct, by the use of a resistance
to limit the current going into the bat
terry. If the current is alternating,
n rectiier must be used to make 1t
direct,
, 1919-12-25

vorite establishment. On a light pink
pair n heart is outlined in embroidery
silk above the instep, and is set in the
midst of many small dots embrold-
cred about it. Fine feather stitching
is used for this outlining. Stitchery
made an effective decoration in drawn
work on some pairs and suggested
that stockings having runs" might be
put into commission for wearing by
converting the run into n wide hem
stitching.
Drop-stitch Hose in all colors and I'm
white and black proves to be a great
favorite. 1t Is becoming to the feet
and is shown In great quantities. Be
sides these luxurious stockings there
are many warm wooden hose for
sports wear. A favorite for holiday
giving appeared knitted without n heel
and having n thin leather half-sole
at the toe, which was finished with
a big yarn pompon. Just what par
ticular sport they are made for Is not
evident, but for protecting the shoes
when their wearer drives a car. they
will prove perfect.
Good soft cotton or wooden hose re-
main n sensible choice for daily wear
in winter time. They will help to
keep down the high cost of living,
which the increasing demand for ex-
pensive silk hose indicates is of the
cost of high living.
, 1919-12-25

Probably Santa Claus puck con-
tanned n greater number Of pairs of
silk hose this year than ever, and few
er cotton and wooden pairs. But the
shopper who went forth cheerfully to
buy the usual number of silk stock
Q either had to increase her al
lowance of money or cut the number
of pairs by almost half. 1t Is not like
ly that the increased price had much
to do with sales, for price appears to
be a secondary consideration with an
increasing number of people and many
novelties in silk hose indicate that
there is q demand for them.
Conservative women in spite OF the
beauty of many of the novelty hose,
stand stanchly by the plain black
silk hose of good quality and consider
IT the last word in elegance, but the
holidays brought out very tempting
variations in hosiery. In silk there
were pairs with fine lace or silk
net set in at the front, the net en-
broldered with disks, and bows in gold
or silver tinsel. Beads contributed to
the brillIance of others, including
heads of black Jet put on in butterfly
and sun-burst designs. Little round
gold beads, made small, scattered
rings on plain stockings and rhine
stone instead of jet or gold formed
rings around centers of jet on start
lingly brilliant pairs. Small white
flowers embroidered in silk on plain
black stockings found a greater num-
Der of admirers than any others, ex-
cept those that were all black.
In the light-colored hose silk en-
broidery In self color appears the fa-
, 1919-12-25

ing wearer. One might salvage from
the tailored suit of two years &
enough material for the plain dress
Mt the left. 1t is plain and has a
waistline, very loosely adjusted, of Its
own, although Il narrow girdle of the
material makes n pretense of holding
1t in place. Its special pride and glory
is to be found in the embroidered Van
Dyke points above the hem. The wise
designer did not elaborate 1t any fur
ther except to allow the waist n
double row of small, covered buttons
at the front. This dress is n trifle
shorter than the average-a privilege
allowed to younger girls.
The suit Mt the right is made on the
same lines, but is very cleverly man
aged for n slender figure. The group
of horizontal tucks about the bust and
hips help to make II too thin wearer
Just beautifully slender. The bodice
fastens on the shoulder and under
arm and a long, narrow sash Is pref
tily finished and weighted with beads.
Bone buttons call attention to the
lines of the skirt which slant In to-
ward the hem.
, 1919-12-25
sUPEReLAss ON WINDSHIELD
II VIII Not Break When Hit by Heavy
Object, Thus Saving Occupants
Of Car From Injury.

A material known as "superglass"
used in making automobile wind
shields, is made by welding a layer
of transparent celluloid between two
sheets of plate glass. If struck by
n heavy object. superglass will crack,
but the occupants of the al will not
be injured by flying splinters.
, 1919-12-25

RGA @1A

Gasoline saved is mileage earned.
.
A cowl squeak may often be traced
20 a speedometer shaft which needs
fabrication.
A periodical fabrication Of the spring
leaves will show a wonderful improve
ment in their action.
.
A cause of improper cooling and one
generally overlooked in the search for
the trouble, is the radiator.
, 1919-12-25
REMEDY RATTLINe CAR DOORS
Defective Part Can Be Detected by
Holding Each In Turn While Car
Is In Motion.

In the case of a rafting door the
defective part can be detected by the
simple expedient of holding each in
turn while the car is running. Adjust
ment Of the clearance between the
spring belt and its C will cure the
trouble.
, 1919-12-25

Pump for Automobile Tires.
feel like a prize bundle of aches. But
now Thomas A. Halleran comes for
ward to do away with this.
The inventor has patented a pump
for automobile tires which provides
a rotary motion, as shown in the illus
tration, so that now the motorist will
have the pleasure of cranking his tires
as well as his engine.