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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-22
VNL.o- OIL NEo.o A Story of
w 1IC1l d O1Il MdII1CS Early Welded Life
Virginia Tries to Smooth Over the Trouble Between
Jim and NOrreys, But With Meagef Results

ct have a good-by to say to you,
answered Jim lightly.
But Virginia and l both realized
that there was a seething volcano
under the calm surface OF his
words. And the good-by kiss she
gave me bespoke understanding
even if it was understanding OF an
unhappy sort.
JIM" 1 gasped, after they had
gone, you've hurt Virginia."
1 half expected him to turn on
me in a rage, but instead it was a
drawn. tired face he showed me as
he replied:
"Yes-Ive hurt Jeanne. BY Heck,
Anne, it's that Norreys! Everything
he touches turns poison. / won't
have him touch you. 1 won't have
it, tell you! I forbid
For a moment my throat con-
tracted so / couldn't speak. 1
WINGED and shrank away as il from
a whip-lash. Then in a sort Of icy
calm, I found my voice again.
"Jim," I cried, I'VE must have
this out here and now. I'm not
a child"
Hello, nice pals" cried Terry's
voice from the doorway. Miss
Moss and the Doctor just came to
turn me out. And she whispered
that you two had waited to help
me through the evening. The even
ing-away from Betty. Friends
like this-Jove, it makes life worth
Twin"
To BE Continued.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-22
SchooIroom RIunders.

A school teacher sends the fol-
lowing "howIers" to the Spectator.
They are taken from the class
room:
Question-"What is a cuckoo?"
Answer-"A bird that does not lay
it own eggs"
OuestiOn@'Name six animals pc
culiar TO the polar regions" An
swer-"Three bears and three
seals"
The Pope lives in a vacuum"
Magma Carta said that Common
Pleas should not be carried about
on the Kings person"
The Sublime Porte is a very fine
old wine"
"Reubens is a town in Belgium
famous for paint"
Explain how it is that a ship
can sail against the wind" Action
and reaction are equal and opposite.
Therefore il the wind blows one
way the ship will sail the oLherm."
A boy translated Cave canem,
Beware! / may sing"
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smiled at me for a second-wist-
fully. 1t came TO me. even as she
turned back to- Jim, that Virginia
was struggling to find courage.
Jimmie" she said. you've stood
by me through thick and thin,
whether 1 was right or wrong. No
girl ever had a better brother.
Well, wanted to stand by you.
That whole thing of getting you
into Tony's office was my idea 1t
was my idea, JIM"
Jim in n Fury.
Jim pushed her away ROUGHLY.
Then I got some notion of how
much courage it had taken for Vir-
ginia to speak as she had. She
needed Jim. he was her best friend.
She knew, better than any one else,
his arrogant temper, his capacity
for bitterness And she was u
voking them for the sake of put
ting Terry and Tony-and me
right with Jim.
And now that everyone has
bearded the Terrible Tyrant in his
den, don't you think you'd better
be starting along for the Big City?"
from Virginia's. Your minister
friend looks as if he'd said good
by very thoroughly to Miss Moss"
"Jim-is that all you have to say
to me?" asked Virginia in a low
voice, as Anthony Norreys, with a
brief handshake for me and a nod
to Jim, turned TO call the Rev. DR..
PIympton.
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CHAPTER XVII.

Daybreak in the Valley Of the
Lost Souls, and the Long House In
the village of the Tribe Of the Lose
Souls. Fully eighty feet in length
was the Long House, with half as
much in width. built Of adobe
bricks, and rising thirty feet to .
gable roof matched with straw.
Out Of the house feebly walked
the Priest Of the Sun-an old man,
lettering on his legs, sandal footed,
clad in = long robe Of rude home
spun cloth, in whose withered In
dian face were haunting reminis-
cences Of the racial lineaments Of
the ancient conQuistadores- On his
head was a curious cap OF gold
arched over by a semi-circle OF pol
ished golden spikes. The effect was
obvious, namely, the rising sun and
the rays OF the rising sun.
He tottered across the open space
to where a great hollow log swung
suspended between two posts carved
with totemic and heraldic devices
He glanced at the eastern horizon,
already red with the dawning. to
reassure himself that he was on
time, lifted a stick, the end OF which
was fiber-Woven, into a ball and
struck the hollow log. Feeble as he
was, and light as was the blow, the
hollow log doomed and reverberated
like distant thunder.
Almost Immediately. while he con-
tinued slowly to beat, from the
gEass-thatched dwellings that FORM
ed the square about the Long House.
emerged the Lost Souls. Men and
women. old and young. and children
and babes in arms. they all came
out and converged upon the sun
Priest. No more archaic spectacle
could be witnessed in the twentieth
century world. Indians, indubitaoly
they were, vet in many Of their faces
were the racial "reminiscences Of the
Spaniard.
"Some faces. to all appearance,
were all Spanish. Others, by the
same token, were all Indian. But
betwixt and between, the majority
Of them betrayed the inbred blood
If both races. But more bizarre was
their costumes-unremar in
the women. who were CARRIED in
long, discreet robes Of homespun
cloth, but most remarkable in the
men, whose homespun was grotes-
dueIy fashioned after the style of
Spanish dress that obtained in
Spain at the time OF Columbus first
voyage.
Homely and sad-looking were the
men and women-as OF a breed too
closely interbred to retain joy Of
life. This was true OF the youths
and maidens. Of the children and Of
the very babes against breasts
true, with the exception of two. one
p chi1d-girl Of ten. in whose face
were hre and spirit and Intelligence.
Among the sodden faces Of the sod
dan and stupid Lost Souls, her face
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-22
Puss in Boots
.Jr.
By David Cory.

Hey ding-a-ding
Did you hear the bells ring?
The Parliament soldiers are gone to the
Some they did laugh, some they did cry.
To see the Parliament soldiers pass b..
hey ding-a-ding, ana no ding -a-dIng:
The Parliament soldiers are gone TO The
kingi
Some with new beavers. some with new
The Parliament soldiers are all TO be
hanged"
THIS was terrible news to Puss
Junior. for he had accepted
\ the Queens invitation to be
Court Page. He was fond OF the
soldiers, and of course he didn't
want them hanged.
There was one soldier in particu-
lar of whom he was most fond
the one who had gone to war with
the woollen comforter his mother
had made for him. He had kept
cooky stand for some time after the.
war was over, but now was once
more in service.
81 will go to the Queen" said
Puss Junior to himself. she will
see that the soldiers are not hang
ed" And away he went and soon the
Queen was giving orders that the
soldiers should be spared, for the
King was afraid of his wife when
she made up her mind to do a
thing, and he felt it wiser TO let
her have her way than to lose his
crown; for he had read of many
a king who had lost his throne on
account of a woman.
Well. after this, the King did
everything in his power to make
Puss uncomfortable. And as Puss
Junior was not the kind of cat to
stand anything like this, he bid the
Queen a fond adieu and once more
set out upon his journey of adven-
ture.
"Heigh-how he whistled. Here
I am once more travelling on!
wonder what next is coming" BY
this time he had reached the river
front where the vessels lay at the
docks and the sailors hurried to and
fro loading them with their car
goes.
But, oh! wasn't he delighted to
see the Owl in his Beautiful Pea
Green Boat" "HeIloa" cried Puss.
The Giant isn't after me this time,
hut l would like to take voyage
with you just the same"
Get aboard" cried the Owl, and
he cast off the line and hoisted the
sail. And by and by they came to
an island with a great wall OF stone
around IL and a queer looking
house in the middle. And such
queer looking little man sat on the
wall that Puss Junior began to laugh
and sing:
''Hey-diddle-diddle,
Our little green boat,
Ehe is the nestest ship ahoat,
The Owl and the Pussy Cat are her
crew,
As they sail away on the ocean blue"
And in the next story you shall
hear what happened after that
Copyright, 1919. David Cory.)
CTO Be COntinued.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-22
To Bannish
Fatigue
By Brice Belder, M. D.

V you tire easily; you have no
pickup" as the AUTOMOBILE
lists say; your sleep does not
seem to rejuvenate you; you find ii
a great effort to concentrate your
mind upon things; you postpone I'M
til, tomorrow what you would do
today if you were in good condi-
ton; a long walk seems quite out
Of the question.
There lis an energy leak some
where. Perhaps we can find it. A
good way to go about it is to list
the principal causes Of energy of
elimination narrow the diagnosis
down to the probable cause.
One very common dissipator OF
energy is weak feet In most cases
there are signs other than fatigue
signs which point more or less d.
rectly to the feet and lungs, but in
some cases the foot strain is trans
mitted in such a way as to produce
merely general fatigue, and nothing
but test Of the integrity of the
feet will decide the question. Cor
rection Of the defect, if il be found.
and If it be the cause of the energy
leak, will Danish fatigue.
worry, eye-strain, monotonus
work, overwork under uncongenial
conditions, the abuse Of alcohol,
tea and coffee, poisoning due to to-
bacco, intestinal administration re-
sulting from a diet too rich in pro-
TENS (meat, eggs), late hours and
malnutrition due to dental defects
are some other frequent causes of
energy leaks.
Working or sleeping in poorly
ventilated rooms is a very common
fatigue factor. When you breathe
and rebreathe a vitiated atmosphere
you are not only being poisoned by
the products Of respiration, but you
are being deprived of life-giving
oxygen.
Too frequent or too prolonged
bathing, and particularly the hot
bath habit, will often occasion IA
tigue which may seem unaccount-
able to the victim.
Practically all Of the causes OF
energy leaks which have been con-
sidered can be corrected, either by
the tired one himself or herself, or
by the physician.
Don't muddle along in your tired
state; don't get morbid about It:
but do a little thinking Of the right
sort, and, If necessary, secure medi-
cal advice.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-22
By Anne Lisle.
CHAPTER CHI.


tCopyright, 1919. King Feature Syndicate
lnc-)
Sc I'M and Anne are staying
down-to see Terry through
the long, lonely evening.
But I'm ready to start now. Tony,
II you and the Rev. DR.. PIympton
are" said Virginia smoothly.
1 was grateful to her fer the
savoir faire which enabled her to
disguise the fact of Jim's unwill
ingness to share a ride with me as
passenger in Tony's car, and in an
other moment / was even more
grateful to Tony for the interpre:S-
ton he put on Jim's attitude.
That's fine Of you, lad-fine." he
said. ''Terry's a mighty good friend
of yours, and I'm glad to see he
gets loyalty as good as he gives"
"Loyalty's a queer bird" replied
Jim, nonchalantly. ut sometimes
gives a man things he doesn't want
jobs, for instance, that smack Of
charity. Anda the sort of charity
that makes Anne and me stay and
force our society on Terry whether
he wants it or not. Oh, yes, 10y
atty forces a lot on a man he'd
rather not take"
There was no mistaking Jim's
meaning, his intent to make clear
to Anthony Norreys that he knew
all about the plot Terry had con-
cocted to find him work in the Nor
reys office when Jim had so sorely
needed work. He was fiinging down
the gauntlet Breathlessly l wait
ed through the silent seconds that
licked of before Tony replied:
Look here, Harrison, I'm mighty
sorry that you got a garbIed YER
sion of the situation that time YOU
helped me out by learning &C
counting and coming into my place
so Fred Harper could be released to
night. The little girl who told you
wasn't big enough in her soul to
want her man TO go and fight.
NOrreys Explains.
"She wanted me to claim his ex-
emption. You helped me send him
of to do the right thing. and she's
a better woman for il, though she
doesn't know il yet. You did a fine
thing, and stood the boredom of it
like q soldier"
That's your version of It! Big
words, Norreys. But you and Terry
managed to make a fool out of me-"
retorted Jim CURLY.
will you come and have lunch
with me tomorrow and talk this
over-get it straight" asked Tony
patiently.
Can't" muttered Jim. Busy"
Tony studied him for a moment
He made no further attempt to
make friends on his own score, but
as he turned to go he ventured a
good word for Terry.
Maybe II was a blunder, Harri-
son Again I say I'm sorry. But
I'm glad OF one thing. You don't
misunderstood Terry's part it in it
his friendship and loyalty. Have
you said good-by to Miss Moss and
the Matron, Vee?"
Yes" said Virginia, who had
been clinging closer and closer to
my arm as we two stood witnessing
the clash between Jim and Tony
Now she loosed my arm and went
over to jim. She seized both his
hands in hers and drew them to-
gether, crushing her palms tight
about them. Then she turned and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-22
ADVICE TO THE
LOVELORN
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
What Is His Motive?
DIE MIss FAIRFAX

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
/ am eighteen. Several months ago
my brother introduced ms TO his Chum,
whom ! have since lea med 30 love. lIc
has taken me out many times, and
has been very attentive 10 me Re
Gently l have been told that he loves
another girl and that he is only going
with me to make her Jealous Now
Miss Fairfax, l would not worry 50
much, but / like him vrry much. and
more than one person has tod ne this.
Moreover. they are people whose word
cannot be doubted MIRIAM
II this is true. perhaps the same
fate may overtake the young man
that has overtaken many others. he
may start out to do this rather
iGnoble thing and wind up by fall
ing in love with you. hc vii not
ing in love with you. He will not
do this, however, II you lose your
head and show him plainly how
certainty is a good thing in a love
affair.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-22
Bathing For
Children
By Brice Belden, M. D.

ME experience OF the race has
proven that dirt, like famine,
is the cause Of many diseases.
The skin is the port of entry Of
many maladies- It was noted in
1905 that, among the men frequent
ing the night shelters at St Peters
burg a certain type Of fever was
prevalent About II per cent OF the
men selling old clothes died Of this
fever in one year. The men were
ordered to battle, and the clothing
and shelters were carefully disin-
fected. with the result that the
complaint promptly disappeared
II children are properly washed
and fed their resistance to the in
vasion Of disease is so greatly in
creased that they are practically
immune to many infections.
In ideal conditions of housing,
children obtain a daily cleansing
bath at home. The school bath has
been introduced in many places be-
cause the home bath is so frequently
tmpracticable.
The rain-bath or cleansing shower
a. preferable to the swimming pool
or tub bath. on sanitary grounds
chiefly, but IL is also more invigor-
ating. 1t is especially suitable for
delicate children. II is simple in
construction and economical OF
water.
II Is obvious that in the case OF
the tub bath the water becomes I'M
clean in the course of the bath, so
that a shower is needed in any
case. Swimming baths, unless
carefully graded in temperature,
are unsuitable for delicate children;
they may also fatigue unduly. The
temperature Of properly con-
structed cleansing dOuche can be
nicely regulated. If the hot water
supply is what IT should be.
The routine use Of douche baths
has a splendid effect upon the
physical and mental condition Of
children. For a healthy child-Iife,
whether normal or subnormal, bath
ing is an essential part of the pro-
gram
For the normal child the require
ments OF bathing are twofolw. %
Cleanliness. and Cd that the skin
should be kept active and respon-
Sive by tonic applications Of cold.
| The subnormal child generally
Sufers from languid circulation,
effective reactions and deficiency OF
bodily heat For him a healthy
shln IL a prime necessity. Such
children require a method of bath
ing in which brief warmth is fol-
owed by cold in proper proportion
md degree. in order TO arouse dor
inant reactions and increase nervous
energy and tissue change. A child's
igor can be gradually increased
\ an astonishing decree merely
dicious bathing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-22
Father Knew.

As a present to his wife Mr.
Thorlv decided on a photograph Of
himself and their only son. Alger-
non, aged twenty-foUr. Father paid,
OF course. At the photographer
Algy was seated stifhy in a chair,
his father standing behind him.
Il think" said the photographer.
cit would look more natural il you
put your hand on your sons shoul-
der" ION the contrary" said Mr..
Thorly; Ito be really natural, Algy
should have his hand in my
pocket"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-22
HEARTS OF THREE
Henry Witnesses Imposing Spectacle
AS Lost Souls Appear in Valley
That Bears Their Names
By JACK LONDON.
(synOpaIs Of PreeedIaE Chapters.)

(SynOpaIs Of PreeedIaE Chapters.)
Francis Morgan. descendant Of sir
Henry Morgan. historic buceanssr. de-
eidss to pass up activities Of city life for
Thomas Regan. stock operator. comes
Aivarez Torres, . South American. who
announces he has q tip on the location %
treasure buried By Morgan IN the old
Young Morgan sails for South Amer.
lea Ia pursuit Of the treasure Vpon
landing he encounters q strange young
woman who appears to mistake Dim Iot
uaGVea aRd seeks safety aboard his yea
sci, the Angelique.
Francis learns Re and He=ry. the nays:
tsrieus islander. are both desSeudants OF
Francis discovers his resemblance 70
Henry was responsible for his peeuilsarr
greeting upon FIRST laacsng on Soutn
American territory. Francis encoun'.Ls
death on galIows and Henry - arresteo
In bis place. Leoneia finds her Ianey
has strayed from Henry to FraneiA
The two plot to save lie Try.
their enemies and 60 aboard Eraheis
vessel The AngeliQue Is pursued doSn
the coast. Francis and his party decids
to 90 ashore to elude their pursuers
his friends again md themselves pur-
sued and former battles with foes 70
enable others to escape
All members ,. the party are cap
tursd- Henry and Jene descend int
pit TO play a strange game Francis
hnds custodian Of pirate treasure. They
fall into a trap.
old Priests Chant fails to bring key
to fortune from Chia's ear. Francis
decides on exploration Of pit
decides on exploration Of pit. One OF
party falls to death Henry goes Tor
help.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-22
A Confidential Commu-
nication.

"I promised Matilda not to men
ton this to any one. because she
got ii in strictest confidence from
some one who was pledged to alb
solute secrecy. so before I tell you
you must give me your word OF
honor you won't even breathe a
mint Of it,"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-22
DO YOU LIKE BOOKS?

"Pifhe's A B c Book OF Funny
Animals" Here's a book that serves
the. dual purpose of amusing the
young child with it's quaint
humor and assisting him in his
first efforts in reading. It is
beautifully and profusely illus
trated in colors, printed from large,
clear type on fine paper, and
daintily, yet durably. bound. Henry
Altemus Company, Philadelphia,
publishers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-22

Delightful in its cool simplicity
is the dress of white wolfe, en-
broidered and with becoming
collar and vest Of tucked net. The
hat is of mauve organdy with
black ribbon, and the whole is Of
moderate cost. The waist of
dimity, with its pointed coller, is
simple and ideal for a hot day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-22
The Sun Is Worth Watching.

SOME of the grandest groups of sunspots have
been making their appearance lately, and is worth
while for anybody to keep watch of the in order to
behold for oneself these strange gigantic whrls in the
fiery globe that heats and lights Electricians black
Specacles are excellent for looking directly at the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-22

II should know, senior" Torres re-
piled. There is the narrative OF
Mendoza, in which he reported that
Da Vasco and his party were left
there to perish miserably. This
do know. they were never seen again
OF men,"
Looks as though plenty Of food
could be grown in a place Ike
this" Henry began, but broke
on at sight of Leoncia picking ber-
Fies from a bush Here! Stop
that, Leoneia! We've got enough
troubles without having a very
charming but very much poisoned
young woman on our hands"
They're all right" she said,
calmly eating. You can see where
the birds have been pecking and
eating them"
In which case / apologize and
Join you" Francis cried, filling his
mouth with the luscious fruit And
II / could catch the birds that did
the pecking I'd eat them, too"
BY the time they had eased the
sharpest of their hunger-pangs the
sun was so low that Torres removed
the helmet Of Da Vasco.
1--WE might as well stop here for
the night" he said. Il left my
shoes in the cave with the mum
mics and lost Da Vasco's old boots
during the swimming. Ny feet are
cut to ribbons; and there's plenty
Of seasoned grass here out OF which
1 can plait a pair Of sandals"
While occupied with this task,
Francis built a fire and gathered q
supply of wood, for. despite the low
latitude, the high altitude made IRE
a necessity for a nights lodging.
Ere he had completed the supply
Leoncia. curled upon her side, her
head in the hollow Of her arm, was
sound asleep. Against the side OF
her, away from the fire, Francis
thoughtfully packed a mound OF
dry leaves and dry forest mould
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-22
This Day in Our History.

THIS is the anniversary of the death in 1869 Of John
Augustus RoebIing. the designer Of the Brooklyn
Bridge. His completed the work. The father also
designed the Suspension Bridge over Niagara and that
at Cincinnati. which has clear span of 1867 feet
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-07
Your Hair Needs Danderine

Save your hair and double its beauty You lots of
long, thick strong, ustrous hair Don't let stay eless
h scaggy fading Bring back its color vgor and vitality
Get 35cent bottle of delightful Dandene any drug or
toilet counter to eshen your scalp check dand falling
hair Your hair needs stimulating beautfying Danderne"
to restore its e Color brightness abundance Hurry Girls!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-07
Prohibitionists Will
Make Attempt to Extend
Wartime Booze Ban

Washington, Nov. An effort to
prevent the lifting of wartime pro-
hibition before the %, constitutional
amendment becomes effective is to
be made by some dry" leaders in
Congress.
Representative Randall. Prohibi-
ZIONIST, California, said that when
the House takes up the bill to ex-
tend the food control act for six
months after the proclamation of
peace he will offer an amendment
continuing the wartime liquor act
until January 16, 1920. when the
country does dry" by constitutional
amendment.
Opponents of such a move and
some of the "drys" admitted that
such a proposal would be subject to
defeat on parliamentary grounds, as
the food control act prohibits only
the manufacture and importation
of intoXicants. An amendment pro-
hibiting the sale of liquor would
be new legislation, it was said, and
as such would be subject to point
of order unless the House overrode
the chairs decision or the rules COM
mittee reported a special rule max
ing it an order.