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crept into. the great gloomy library for
work that morning. She raised two
worried eyes to the bare spot where
the yataghan had hung-but-wass she
dreaming-she rubbed her eyes, for
there in its old place hung THE Turk
ish dagger, polished like new. Alcina
drew back, actually frightened, then
fastened to touch it, to see If it was
real and not an CPitical illusion. No,
1t was the silver yataghan, there was
no possible mistake.
"a don't understand it," she said
aloud. Its the most remarkable thing
that ever happened"
mot really so very remarkable,
considering that l put it there" SAID
a voice strangely familiar. Alcina
swung around, to see tall young
man quite unknown to her.
''Don't you really remember your
devoted toreador?" he questioned, com
ing nearer.
Alcine gasped. "How on earth did
you get here and how do you know me
il you please?"
AZ think would recognize the dark
eye of my Turkish yamp anywhere,
but seriously l owe you an apology.
took the yataghan last night-you see
1t happened to be my yataghan. re-
cognized it Immediately. But II had
had an idea that it would make you
leave never would have done 1t in
the wide world. When I could not
find you anywhere, l left too"
Alcina, mortified, her breath com.
ing fast answered very disturbed.
Then you must be Mrs. Mawson's
youngest SOM"
He nodded. 81 am very much
ashamed of myself for causing you an
anxious moment over that old knife.
And I'm going to confess still further.
When l came home night before last
l happened to glance into the library,
and 10 and behold very charming
young woman was taking down my
old Turkish yataghan and putting 1t in
her muff. l wondered what on earth
she could possible want with that
sword. On questioning mother found
out who you were and that you intend.
ed to go to afncy dress ball, Then
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CONFESSIONS OF a BRIDE.
(copyrigbt, 1s2O. BIZ the n. 2. ~
he oulJa Board WIN Reveal Your


That spirit controls" had their own
little pet fads was news to Miss Miller.
We sought light on such a vital sub.
iect ahd Chrys obligingly explained:
why, some Of my controls seem to
have an artistic temperament They
are sensitive and retire unless they
are questioned in low voice, almost
in whisper, and they reply only on
an instrument OF the most delicate
mechanism. You remember, Jane,
my lovely board of polished sandal
wood with the ivory pointer? know
poet-I mean the spirit of poet
who never comes unless take up that
board! Others are much less partt.
cular."
Maybe ghosts have moods" sug.
gester.
Chrys nodded in agreement and then
addressed our hostess:
"of course I'll send you board to.
night, Katherine, but please do not
start p use it as a joke. will not let
you consider It merely fit to furnish
an evenings fun"
Indeed It will not" said to my.
self. you'll hypnotic yourself with
it-you'll make 1t say what you want
it to say, and then you'll believe that
the spirits are talking to you! Thus
you will trip yourself!"
With that thought sat up as
straight as poker. 1t was a flash OF
intuition-an idea of my own-and SO
new-and so true-that l was startled.
put the idea into form thus:
ION the ouija board you will reveal
to others you own secret thoughts-if
you don't watch QUIT"
decided at once that I would
watch out" If Chrys and Katherine
and all the enthusiasts, who manipu
late the little wheeled pointed, were
doomed to betray to an intelligent OBJ
server their secret longings..
The test couldn't fail II the men who
know most Zbout the workings of the
human brain are right. They say that
the brain often acts unconsciously and
that what is spelled out on the ouija
board is exactly what the person
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seerets, u You pon,t watch out.

whose fingers rest upon the plane
wishes to believe, although he may not
know.
"If that is SO, I've discovered per.
fectly grand way to do a little mind
reading" thought l. "And II Rather
inc Miller embodies my sinister 6es-
tiny l can thwart her, because can
discover what is in her mind by what
she spells out on the board! Now isn't
that wonderful brand new way of
keeping tab on the movements OF
your enemy? What grand idea for
detectives, tool"
Chrys had many remarkable roper
fences with the ouija board to relate
to Katherine, but the climax OF, them
all was the startling statement sup
posed to have been made about Daddy
Lorimer by the valet who had been
drowned in the storm.
As this story progressed, Katherine
forgot that she had very bad ankle.
When she heard that Don Manuel was
with Certeis on the ship which had
picked up Daddy, she turned a vivid
scarlet. I had never seen the girl
blush. think her confusion made her
IlO6L unhappy 1OE BUS VOS0 IIOul u6T
bed, and without a thought to her
lame ankle, she walked across the
room to chair.
Her lameness had been a pretense.
Pretenses seem to make up that girls
life! She deceives for no reason at
all-but plain pervers!ty." thought l.
Her blush at the mention of Don
Manuel's name was certainly genuine
and 1t explained her enthusiasm about
Chrys' plan to buy nice little ship
for voyage up and down the Pacific
in hearch Of her father.
sit would be so sweet of you TO
come along, Katherine!" was Chrys'
invitation.
What grand substitute for Palm
Beach," exclaimed Katherine.
"oh, la! la! The shortest road to
Don Manuel" said to myself. 81
hope she goes. Even IL she is mad
about that Saniard, her love wouldn't
keep her from interfering in my at.
fairs. just for the sake of hurting me-"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-23
LAUREL POINT

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. Hall are recov-
ering from recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Beall were bust
ness visitors at Morgantown the goth
Mrs. Lou Brand has been confined
to her bed the past week by Illness.
Mrs. ]. E. Martin OF Ruth mines was
here last Sunday with relatives.
C. R. Henry and wife attended
church here the 21st.
Rev. Hibbs a young Baptist minis
ter who is student at the w. v. U.
and breaches at Yoar Baptist church.
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NEW YORK, March $3.50 many
negligees and glissiors are impractic-
able, perishable things, that it is a
satisfaction to present this one from
the screen play, Some People"
1t is of-what do you Think Grena-
dine-the very same sort of material
that our grandmothers adorned for
their summary best frocks. The gren.
adine here used avs imported. from
Japan and this particularpiece has a
green and gray stripe.
The negligee itself has first, two
straight lengths of the material sewed
up half their length to form a back
then lining of green silk is applied
and the whole hung kimono-fashion,
except that the fronts are hoisted a
trifle and caught at the top to provide
hint of drapery. Very soft.toned
green astrich feathers around the neck
add telling effect.
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Wanted Quick Action

Real Estate man (aboard ship: I
have a nice suburban lot can let
you have for couple of hundred
dollars.
Seasfck passenger: I'll give you
ten thousand for it II you'll deliver
1t Immediately.
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ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS
The Disconnected Duck.
(By Olive Roberts Buton)

Quack! Quack! Quack!" Tho
in TopsyTuy Land where Ma and Nick og
twins stopped anxious to help anything =
n
81 duck look
peering through
"only tail looks
thought" Il inst caaght glimpse of my
self in the and
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srwas payy Jones, Locker.

Passenger latter first night on
board ship: II say, where have all
my clothes vanished TOT"
Steward: where did you put them
last night?'
Passenger: 81 folded them up care.
fully and put them in that cupboard
over there"
Steward: "I see no cupboard, sir"
Passenger: "Are you blind, man? ]
mean that one with the round glass
door to It."
Steward: 'Lor' bless me, sir, that
amt no cupboard. That's the port
hole. New York Globe.
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and there 1 decided that was going
to the BALI too, hs. 1t was not the sill
yer yataghan that made me go! Please
forgive me, and let's be friends. He
held out both hands, beseechingly,
and before Alcina knew what she was
doing she had laid her hands in his!
1t was silent but true promise of
future partnership in the silver yata-
CHAN.
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A Way to Beat Lady Nicotine.
Mrs. Al notice that your husband
doesn't smoke. Is it because you OBJ.
ject to the habit?
Mrs. Bob, dear mol II objected
he'd smoke.-Answers.
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had taI
admired Minorca
made 1t all and blue
If all happy said 1
WELL said she that
a
Just give what want, anywhere,
so
And I'm gubs
Nancy took pair Of
them up Perhaps can cut tail
oh will you? exclaimed
then I'll tell - ~
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/ cucumber
French dressing

EASASA 0tooAuk ~.
Drop shad roe into boiling salted
water to which tablespoons Of vine.
gas has been added. simmer slowly
for 20 minutes. Drain and cool. When
cold cut into cubes and let stand IN
French dressing for 30 minutes. Pare
and slice cucumber. Arrange on bed
of lettuce. Put cubes OF fish In cen.
ter and add tablespoonful OF mayon-
aise dressing.
Mashed Potato Fried Cakes
1-2 cups mashed potatoes
l cup sugar
l cup sweet milk
2 tablespoons butter
2 eggs
8 teaspoons baking powder
3 teaspoons vanilla
liz teaspoon grated nutmeg
IL teaspoon salt
Flour to roll
Beat eggs. Mix Ingredients An order
given. Roll on q Toured melding
board to about one-halt inch thickness
cut with doughnut cutter and Try In
deep fat
Whether you say spider OF skillet
or fryins.pan makes little differences
so long as you keep Il well secured.
MARY
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With the coming Of spring and ma.
pie syrup. waffles acquire a new
charm. II several eggs are used in
the making Of this popular breakfast
dish, waffles gain in nourishment.
With the butter and syrup always ser.
we'd with waffles, there is more actual
food value offered in such breakfast
than is realized.
shad Roe and Cucumber Salad
Shad roe
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Spring ats I hat Harmonic

r women must exercise great the selection
of the chapeaux 1t very possible pick models which
fail carry out the scheme of sendess unless
where we are specializing this important service We you
that your osgood hats will properly harmonic with the
your senderizing costume.
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Menu Cor TomorroW

BREAKFAST = Halves of grape
fruit, waffles. syrup, coffee.
7 LUNCHEON = Shad roe and Gu.
cumber salad, rolls. mashed potatoes,
fried cakes, tea.
DINNER = Casserole Of beef, baked
potatoes, head lettuce salad with Rus
sian dressing. fudge cake, canned
peaches. coffee.
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SISTER MARY'S KITCHEN
Copyright, 1920. by the N E. As

The idea that dishes must be done
Immediately after every meal is tire
some and often Independent.
Very often the breakfast dishes may
be done with Friday morning baking
dishes with saving OF five or ten
minutes of time. Mornings when the
silver is cleaned If the dishes and sill
yer are both washed at one time a
saving OF time is again effected.
Every day there will be one time
that 1t will be possible to do dishes
with the least amount ohwasted time
II one will but plan q bit One may
even do two things at once, prepare
luncheon and tidy I'm the Kitchen
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Meet me at sptro's Friday"
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Straightline Frocks are Chic

ND especially becoming to the larger proporoned woman as
"a we'll gratifying assortment Of special sizes offered here
and gratifying number of Styles too-n wool fabrics silks
prefer Prices maintain the osgoods reputation for ex
celent value.
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whose fingers rest upon the plane
wishes to believe, although he may not
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-11-20
had never ridden before. She elicit I
ed much praise.

had never ridden before. She elicit
ed much praise.
Although little Miss West had
never appeared in any horse show
before, she managed her mount re-
markably ana received a tremen-
dous ovation.
She is riding Toy again at tae
childrens matinee this afternoon.
Mrs. John J. Roberts entertained
the members of the Bridge Lunch
con club, with Mrs. Will H. Ben
nett and Mrs. Harry Hawkins as
additional guests, Tuesday, at her
State street home yellow chrys-
anthemums were employed in the
table adornments and about the
lrooms. yellow candy boxes were
at each guests plate.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brophy. Mr..
and Mrs. George Riches. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Wenderoth. and Mr..
land Mrs. Ralph Glover assembled
la large company Of folk to the
IRose room at tlie Spa for supper
after the Monday Night Dancing
lclub party. Baskets of yellow pou-
pou chrysanthemums formed the
centerpiece forsthe tables. and the
| lights were softcned by yellow
shades. Place-cards bearing sug-
/ IL. ,;,,,,,
son marked covers for Mr.. and
I, Mrs. Linn Smith, Mr.. and Mrs.
lsWill I'll. Evans. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
| Weidner, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Webb,
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Galloway. Mr..
Land Mrs. Roy Burton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Myers. Mr.. and Mrs.
tlrrederick Schmidt. Dr.-sa ana Mrs.
/ Grover Bellinger, DR.. and Mrs. c..
f. Bates, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul john
son. Mr.. and Mrs. H, Y. Compton,
MI. and Mrs. Nv. r. Grier, DIR. and
Mrs. w. III. Darby, Nh. and Mrs.
Bliss Darby, Mr.. and Mrs. William
.McG Gilchrist, Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
mia Steiner. Mr.. and Mrs. Merlin
Harding. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Duncan, Mr3nd Mrs. w. NJ. Ham
ilton, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick LAM
Iport, Mr.. and Mrs. Will T. Neill,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Page, MIR. and
Mrs. d. j. Mo<inon, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. e. Edwards, DR.. and Mrs. o. A.
Olson. Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Moore,
DIR. and Mrs. j. H. Garnjobst, Miss
Eliza Nolan. Miss Catherine Roach,
Graham Griswold, MIR. and Mrs.
Brophy, MFR. and Mrs. Riches, Mr..
and Mrs. Wenderoth, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Glover.
4 Daughters of the American Rev.
olution, Chemeketa chapter, will
meet next Saturday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. c. G. Clark
4 1853 Marion street, to celebrate the
third centenary of the landing OF
the Pilgrims, and also the fifth an
nivorsary of the organization n
i Salem.
4 AT this meeting plans will be
made for the state d. A. r. con-
ference to be held here in March
Miss Eliza Nolan has as hel
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By Ruth Irnorc Fisher


! WHENEVER there Is bride
~ she always comes in for a big
share of attention and when one
of Salem's fairest daughters enters
the list of bride elects naturally
she will be of paramount interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B. Kay is
sued invitations this week for the
marriage of their only daughter,
| Mariory, to Hollis Wilson Hunt
ington. The wedding will be sol /,
emnized at the Kay home Mon
day, November 20, at O'Clock in
the afternoon. About seventy five
invitations have been sent out.
Rev. J. J. Evans Of the First Chris
tian church will officiate.
! Miss Kay has chosen Miss Cath
crime Wilson Of Portland, a Gam
ma Phi Beta sorority sister, and
| a University of Oregon student to
be her bridesmaid and Mr.. Hunt
ington will have his brother,
Charles (Shy) huntington, Of the
University of Oregon to be his
best man.. These will be. the only
| attendants.
The engagement of Mics t<av an6
Mr.. Huntington was anoounced .,t
| the Gamma Phi Beta sorority
| hm,sei last, snrine when Misc Eay
was senior Miss Kav gradrated
from that university last June and
was nonu,ar in tbe social affa;rs
of the can,nus Che ;s daua,,
Ter and namher of1 ono of ,ha 80
and oldest ~ orapon fan,;,ia.
Nfr u,nt;,oton l. /. eo,,,o,. ~,
ver.ity of oraoon stnaont 80
phi Delta pbeta fratarnitv nor
He was knoyp for bic fooiha II
nrowess During tha world var he
was lieutenant in tho narines
Ha is athletic instructor in tha
nuhlic. schools AZ Anaconda Mont
and after the wedding bs vii,
i taka shis hr;de m that c;tv
Tn honor 81 the bride-e,ac+ he,
sister in law Mrs Ercal Isav ~
ltertainad with . hridoa tea a. tha
Kav home Er;dav aftarnoon nj
yitine comn.nv ~ societv ,o,r
Tal, yasas s;liad y,th vaIIan, ona
,ybita a,hr,,s.nthan,,,,, ara 49,
hloon,iro chrvsanthan,,,, n,ants
,va.a nI,oea ahont
h ;.;,. 49, 49, h4 49,
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rich ana Miss Gertrude Aidfich.
cello solo by DR.. John Il. Sites. Les
lie Springer gave a vocal solo, and
Miss Clara Howard gave a read
ing.
Yellow and white chryanthe-
NUNS were used IN decorating the
lodge rooms Refreshments were
served. The members of the conf
mittee in charge were Hugh Rog-
crs. chairman. and W. w Moore,
Glen Niles, Dr. o, a. Olson, r.. y.
Page. George 4. Peed, NJ. g. Pet
tys, y. w. Pugh, g. A. Ratciiffe,
Frank Reeves. I. A. Reinhart,
Walter Smith, Linn G. smith. =,
A.. shaver, Robert simpson. +. Al.
Turner. Amas vass and David
Wright.
About forty couples were called
l,out to pass the evening in dancing
Tuesday when the regular Tillicun
dance was held IN the Moose hall.
Az are all the rillicum dances
this was very informal. and no
especial decorations had been plan
ned. Swartx orchestra furnished
1.-The music.
NIr, and Mrs. e r. Fullerton,
lMr. and Mrs Lester Dawson. Mr.
| and Mrs. Leo Garfield, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. u. Busick, MIR. and Mrs.
| Carl Abrams, are party Of Cher
lkians and their wives who motored
mo Portland this morning to meet
Ithe committees Of Prunarians from
Vancouver. WASH, to make ar
sangements for the Cherrian-Pru-
marian dance.
The Misses Lenta BaumSnrtncr
and Ruth Griffith left Friday for
| Eugene to be the guests OF their sis
tcrs, Miss Josephine Ba,imgartner
and Miss Margaret Griffith for the
football game yesterday and TO re-
main over until next "Wednesday
when they will return with the Uni
versity of Oregon students for the
thanksgiving vacation,
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin l.. Baker in
We'd a small COMPANY of friends TO
dine with them on Thursday even-
ling.
The members Of the Rebekah
/ lodge held the regular monthly
fCantinttad an Pare Eigi1t)
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is of very much interest TO many
Salem people is that of Miss
Mary Greed Howard, eldest daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. /. Howard.
OF Palo Alto, Cal, to George Louis
Davis Of Pittsburg, Pa. The How
ards spent several years in Salem
coming here from Mississippi and
we're very prominent socially, their
home always being place Of
nuch hospitality.
The following taken from one
the San Francisco papers tells
the announcement. in Palo Al
ITO:
"Ralo Alto, Nov. l3.-- Announce
ment was made this week by Mr..
and Mrs. ID. T. Howard of Palo
Alto Of the engagement of their
daughter, Mary Creed Howard. Ia
George Louis Davis of Pittsburg,
Pa.
Miss Howard is lovely and
charming southern girl who has
won many friends in San Fran
cisco and along the peninsula
since her coming here last year
The Howards, prominent Missis-
| sippi people. bought the General
Hart home in Palo Alto and have
established it as a center of south
ern hospitality
Miss Howards fiance is con-
nected withsthe oliver Iron and
Steel company of Pittsburg. He is
q graduate OF I-afayet.e college
and belongs to Chi Phi fraternity
| During the war he served as 8
lieutenant in the aviation service
1.-THE marriage is to be an event
of the early spring"
| HOVERONER and Mrs. Ben w
NJ Olcott spent Monday and Tues
day in Portland attending the hors'
shows, and were guests of Mr.. ant
| Mrs. Oswald West. This mornint
! Mrs. Olcott accompanied by he
three children, Chester, Richard
ara Gordon left for Portland to at
| tend the children's matinee at tn
horse show and to also attend thu
show tonight. They will be guest
again at the Oswald West home.
| FRIENDS of former Governo
i and Mrs. Oswald West will b.
interested to hear that their small
| daughter. lean. has been winnin,
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/ yellow color note to the rooms.
Mrs. William connell Dyer. Mrs.
Frank Spears and Mrs. Harry Haw
kins assisted about the rooms and
in serving.
Mrs. X. M. Hofer and William
Connell Dyer won the card prizes
Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Miller
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Lam
port were guests, besides the
twenty six club members.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Fisher mo-l
itored over to Corvallis today 20
attend the football game.
zrhe Society Circus" given by the.
Daughters OF Isabella Of st. Jos-
erh's Catholic church, which was
given Tuesday night in the knights
of Columbus han was quite sue
cess. over $3.50 were taken in for
the work Of the day and Mrs a. A..
! Mickle was chairman OF the com-
mittcc in charge OF the event
Mr.. and Mrs. III. G.. Shipley will
leave tonigh for san Francisco
planning to sojourn for a fortnight.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Charles q. Miller
OF Government Mineral Springs. az
Carson, WASH. were honor guests
at an informal dinner, which Mr.,
and Mrs. Thomas Roberts gave at
their home. Covers we're for eight
Including N few close friends Or
the visitors.
4 MIR. ana Mrs. Charles q. Miller
4 left yesterday for their home at
\ Gpyernment Mineral Spi'ings, Wn.,
after passing the week with Salem
friends. They were the house
| guests of MIR. aud Mrs. Arthur j.
1 Rain. This is the first visit the
4 Miller's have made to Salem since
i their departure last spring, and
their stay was frightened by nu-
merous social courtesies.
Graham Greswold OF Fall City
passed a few days III Salem uurlhS
the week as the house guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 7. Grier.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Doiph Of
4 Pcndleton came down last night
+ and are passing the weekend as
guests of MIR. and Mrs. Allan Byn-
on. Today the Bynons motored
! their guests over to Corvallis for
the football game.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Albert and
Mrs. j. c. Griffith. and r. $, An
, unsen motored over to Corvallis
! this morning to see the big football
game. They were Joined in the
\ college city by Miss Mary Jane
Albert, who went from the univer-
4 sity Of Oregon. and by Lewis Grif;
: fifth, who Is attending Oregon Agri-
.Icultural college.
For the regular social evening q
. the Order Of the Eastern star ths
! men OF the order entertained ths
. women OF the order. A musica
= program was given which consisted
| Of Il vocal duet by Rev. III. M Aid