davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1920-10-04
CHAPTER LxxII.

~YNrHIA PAIGE wayiaid her
brother In the hall. when.
~ after supper. the dancing had
begun again
sArthur," she queried, what were
you talking 90 Robert Elliot about
Just nowY mean out there by
the front door2 He never even
glanced at me as passed. IL
must have been something very
entertaining"
.It was" the man sald briefly.
~ was surprised TO see him here
this evening" his sister commented
$50 j surmised."
The terse replies made the woman
Intensely uneasy. She must know
why Arthur looked as stern as he
did, and what he and his young
guest had been discussing. She
strove TO speak lightly.
Roberts remarks must have been
unusually interesting" she OBJ
served.
''Tbey were" her brother said
grayeIy, watching the effect OF his
words. 'fHe was telling me OF let
ters, mailed TO this address. but
never received by the person for
whom they were Intended"
The gray eyes looking into his
did not waver, but the pale lips
were compressed TO a thin line.
"They happened to be-" Arthur
continued, confidential letters"
Then Cynthia spoke. She won
dered how she did so. 81 can assure
Apu, Arthur, that letters that come
10 this house are read by nobody
but the person to whom they are
addressed"
The man felt she was speaking
the truth--as far as IL went. He
preferred TO press the matter no
further. He was convinced that
Cynthia knew more than she would
ever tell.
az am glad to know~that," he
rejoined, turning away.
Cynthia's courage rose as she saw
that she had scored point.
"wait. Arthur. There is some
thing else wish TO ask you. What
were you and John talking about
all that time in the library while
ago?"
"About Barbara's wedding. Why
do you ask?"
THE SHAFT GOES HOME.
Because" tartly. "as Barbara's
aunt, 1 am naturally interested.
Surely there is no harm in my ask
ing a question or two. is there"
"No." her brother admitted. But,
Cynthia. do not ask too many.
There are some / might ask you
but not unless / am forced to-"
The shaft went home. Without
another word, the woman returned
to her guests.
'Poor old girlw Arthur unused.
.Tts too bad'-7but she must under
stand that she il. not to interfere
further. She meant well, no doubt
but she is capable of grave mis-
takes.
1t was so late that the young
people were preparing to make a
move for departure, when, above
their chatter. John Brandon's voice
was heard.
Dear friends" he said. 'I have a
little surprise to announce to you
a surprise for you on our dear
young hostess's twenty-first birth
day" y
There was a sudden silence. All
eyes were focused upon him.
The Washington times., 1920-10-04
POstvOn,en Come to Stay

in certain restricted capacities, but
in almost all unusual lines women
have been replaced by returned
fighters.
There was. however, that strain of
London tenacity that kept the Lon
don postwoman on her job. She had
been delivering mail in the city for
over four years and she had be-
come an institution there, a habit.
And when the city forms habit
beware! 1t can't be broken.
Any suggestion to take the post
women off in the city has met with
objections from the lords of the
British financial world. she is
here. Let her stay" they say.
And stay she will.
The Washington times., 1920-10-04
She CaLLsHinl
\"OIdBean"
By EARLE g. REEVES.
I.tersssisssI News Service STAG
C~srcs0~MAsat.


LoNDoN.-Tho modern giri 10
strictly and most completely all right.
even II she does call her. dad "old
bean"
Miss Maude Royden. famous wom-
an preacher. knows them by un-
numbered thousands. and she says
SO.
Rev. David scotcher, a bold man
OF courage, raised a quostion--and
a storm-when he accused the mod
ern girl OF sitting on the edge OF
the table, crossing her slegs. smok-
ing cigarettes and addressing her
father as "some kind OF vegetable"
The bold reverend. who was mod
ern enough to refer 10 the modern
girl brazenly as a biped-she cross
ed her legs-balked ar mentioning
the exact nature of the vegetable"
but he referred to the msidenly
habit OF calling dad "old bean"
Even II they do those things.
why shouldn't they7" asks Miss
Maude Royden.
~ have n very large proportion
OF young girls In my congregation
and j have seen a lot of girls con-
nected with the student movement.
and they impress me as an exceed
ingly fine set or people. j also met
thousands OF factory girls during
the war.
They are full OF new ideas, of
course. But i have always been
struck by their loyalty TO their pa
rents.
at isa new world we are living
in and we certainly are UP against
great problems. But surely II Is
the duty OF elder people to help the
girls so far as they can instead of
unloading condemnation on them
all the time.
Girls of all kinds are on so much
better terms with their parents
than they used to be. They treat
them more like friends.
'-rhe young girl OF today is not
expected to be the finished woman
OF the world her mother was at
II. She is much less self-conscious.
j think the best way OF summing up
the matter is that although she
may have less manner she has
more manners
The Washington times., 1920-10-04
PLAY FAIR AND
PULL TOGETHER. Y

Too often marriage is based on
mere physical attraction after
short acquaintance. Although the
attraction may be mutual, unless
there is some deeper motive to hold
them together this marriage will be
a failure. Both people must realize
the necessity of playing the game
squarely. / believe in equal rights
for both sexes. There Is no reason
for the wife to be faithful to her
marriage vows IL the husband is
not; and in such a case the husband
The Washington times., 1920-10-04
When Hearts Are Trun,Ds
FULL OF ROMANCE
BY Virginia Terhune Van de Water.
"A Serial Story

''You have heard rumors of her
wedding next month";" John con-
tinued. He was very pale. but very
calm. -And. naturally, you have
had many afrectionate thoughts of
the bride-to-be. AS the prospective
bridegroom has been here so seldom
lately, too little thought has been
given to him.
but 1 know you will all agree
with me In congratulating most
heartily the man whom, God will
Ing, Barbara Paige is to honor with
her heart and hand next month
Robert Elliot"
Mary Jameson said sfterward
hat she had never heard such a
fuss In all her life. She declared
she had always suspected that the
AFFAIR with John Brandon was only
a blind-that there was something
\ between Barbara and Robert" She
was not surprised to learn that the
friend of the family had been
pressed into service to keep people
In the dark until Robert was maxi
ing enough money to marry on.
She was the only one who had
thought this. Congratulations and
exclaufations OF surprise were
mingled in conglomeration of
sounds that were deafening.
Through IL all Bob and Bah stood
side by side, flushed. happy. radiant.
The last guest but Robert and
John Brandon had gone when the
latter made his adieux.
A SOLITARY WEDDING TRIP.
Barbara had whispered In his
ear a few words that had brought
a soft mist to his eyes. Roberts
hand-clasp had almost made him
vince
AS he told Barbara goodnight. he
glanced at the opal chain-braceiet
that she wore. Her eyes followed
his glance. She started to speak
but he forestalled her.
you see, my dear" he said gent
ly. "that opals are a lucky stone.
May my little gift always bring into
your life as much happiness as has
come TO you on your birthday"
Arthur followed him to the door
and laid his hand on his arm.
Dear old chap" he asked. what
about you? What will become OF
you now?"
John smiled whimsically. why.
Paige, am thinking of taking that
trip out to California that we spoke
of a while ago. / never heard of
man who took a wedding trip alone,
but Ismay try it."
Later, In his own house, he closed
his front door and looked about him
with a sigh that was not all sad
ness.
WELL" he muttered, mothers
things shall remain here, just as
they have always done. And" with.
another sigh. Il like mothers
things, just as / liked her ways"
Cynthia Paige, pale, but still un-
daunted, faced her brother with one
more question before she went to
her roo mthat night.
John" she demanded, "how did
you ever dare take Barbara's af-
fairs into your own hands like
this?"
Arthur smiled as he answered.
Perhaps, my dear, / was moved to
emulation of your temerity in do
ing the same thing" he said.
After which Cynthia Paige lapsed
into discreet silence.
THE END. f.
The Washington times., 1920-10-04
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Write frankly briefly and huthfully your views the
problem 's Marriage Success?" If you think it not al
together success do fail suggest what think is
the remedy WHAT is the trouble, and what could be done
Write in your opinions. experiences, and sugsesons Write
frankly and fearlessy-yow confidence will be respected
No names of writers published except with the writer
consent. Use only side of the paper.
Address your contributions to
MARRIAGE EDITOR, r/#.
The Washington Times,
Washington, d. G.
The Washington times., 1920-10-04
Celestial Whereabouts OF
the Earth.

The earth, as seen now from the
sun, will be in the constellation
Pisces. consequently we 500 the
stars of that constellation on the
meridian at midnight. at the end
of the IIonth the earth VIII be in
Aries
The Washington times., 1920-10-04
This Day in History.

This is the anniversary of the
death, in 1743, of Henry Carey,
an English composer. who ac-
-quired fame by writing Sally
/, in Our Alley" and "God Save the
King" He was reputed to be tneA
son of George Saville, the famous
Marquis of Halifax.
The Washington times., 1920-10-04
tCpatis ued From Saturday,

I 1T wouldn't help me out OF this
pickle II we misbehaved." she said
thoughtfuliy. IT wouldn't solve the
problem. .. suppose you've
taken me seriously as an apostle OF
that new liberty which ignores ir-
. regularities-doesn't admit them TO
be irregular. That's why you said
: what you did say, / fancy, I've
!. talked enough modern Nfoolishness
TO have you think me quite emanci-
\ pated-quite Indifferent TO the old
social order. the old code OF morals.
the old dogmas. the ancient and or
thodox laws OF community and In
dividual conduct. Haven't
/ you supposed me quite capable OF
sauntering away unconventionally
y with the man 1 love, after the ironi-
= cal and casual Spectacle OF marriage
which / have afforded your
1 II don't know" he said bitterly.
81 don't know what have thought.
There will never be any
body except you. II / lose you 1
lose the world. But between you
J and me there Is a deeper tie than
anything less than marriage could
: sanction. We couldn't ever do
! that, Steve-let the world go hang
" Wnlic we gave IL an cAlfd KICK tOr
! each others sake"
Because" she whispered. dads
roof was ours. For his honor. IL
/, not for our own, we could not af.
front the world, dear. Not
) that 1 don't love you enough" she
adted almost fercely. 1 do love
you enough! i don't care whether
& you know 1t. Nothing would mat
ter-if there were no other way
! and IL were free to take the only
way that offered. Do you suppose
I'd hesitate il 1t lay between taking
I that way and losing your"
She turned and began TO pace
the path excitedly, cheeks flushed
! and hands clenching and unclench-
ing.
NOT THINKING OF HERSELF.
/ what do / care about myself"
she said. She snapped her fingers:
II don't care that, Jim, when your
: happines is at stake! I'd go to you,
go with you, love you, face the
3 world undaunted, l care nothing
What am I? You know"
: She came up close to him, her
face afire, her gray eyes brilliant.
you know what i am" she re-
/. peated. "You and dad did every
thing to make me like yourselves.
Z You took me out of the gutter"
Steve"
You took me out of the gutter"
she repeated excitedly You clean
ed tho filth from me, gave me shell
3 ter, love;-you educated me, made
me possible, strove to eradicate the
unworthy instincts,and inclina tions
which l might have inherited. My
aunt told me. I know what dad did
for me! Why shouldn't adore the
: memory of your father Why
shouldn't 1 love his son? I do. /
z always have. l didn't dream that
you ever could offer me a greater
love. But when / understood that
.sit was true-when / realized that
it was really love, then l stepped
into your arms because you
held them out to me-because you
Fwere your fathers son whom / had
, loved passionately all my life in
one way, and was willing to learn
to love in any way you asked of me
--Jim!-my brother-my lover"
She flung herself into his arms,
choking, clinging to him, struggling
TO, control her voice:
3 II am nothing-I am nothing"
she sobbed passionately. ''Why
should not all my gratitude and
gloyalty be for your fathers son?
The Washington times., 1920-10-04
IN IHE WASHINGTON @IinEs MAGAZINE PACE. ~

A LITTLE thing like clearing the tape In the high
n jump at four feet Is nothing TO Miss Edith Hon-
man of Chicago This remarkable achievement for
girl was accomplished by Miss Hoffman recently when
she participated in the field day meet for the employees
of the Western Electric Company. Several hundred
employees took part In the games and Miss Hoffman was
one of the star performers
The Washington times., 1920-10-04

speak volumes that trained minds
gould not edit
The girls and boys OF today have
more opportunities to choose for
themselves ythe proper mate than
ever in the history of humanity.
While all marriages are not a
success, this old world Is a won
derfui place. and successful mar
riages made it so.
The Washington times., 1920-10-04
LEARN FROM
THE BIBLE.

II we would read the Bible a
little more we would know how to
live, and by reading 1t we would
learn a whole lot II marriage was
not intended there would not be
anything in the Good Book about
It. II there were no marriages,
what would this poor world do?
- A MOTHER.
The Washington times., 1920-10-04
Cannonading and Thunder.

An authority on the subject
states that the sound of cannossd-
ing can be heard much farther than
that of thunder. The limit Of the
carrying power OF thunder is about
fifteen miles, while twice that num-
Der is not great for the sounds of
battle.
The Washington times., 1920-10-04
Why We Wear
Wool
By Brice Belden, M. d.

" HE influence OF our ciothihS
uoon our general health Is OF
i considerable hygienic impor-
tance. An Interesting phase OF this
influeoce arises ip the adaptation
OF the various clothing materials 70
the surrounding environment In
such a way as TO insure the great
est possible health 20 the wesIeI
Wool is the most easily adaptapls
TO the variations OF climate. anu
silk, cotton and linen are useo IN
clothing OF all kinds. The com
parative usefulness or THESE ma
teriaIs together with leather anu
furs depend on their resPes'MMe M
abilities TO maintain the neat % ~
body. TO allow for heat resula',een
nv means OF evaporation from the
skin. 10 permit muscular freedom
ana avoid compression or the vpody
and TO protect the body from cn-
stic Conditions such as heat cold'
wind and rain.
HOLDS AIR IN mEsHEs.
The reason that wool best accom-
pIishes these purposes Is that al
though it's fiber is not very uiiiei
ent from that OF linen or cotton IN
it's capacity for heat conducuon !.
As woven in a way more calcuiateo
to hold large quantities OF air In It's
meshes- go,
This prevents the sudden lower
ing or raising of the temperature
OF the body, because dry air win
not conduct heat rapidly either TO
or away from the body. Wool also
reaches a more perfect hygienic
standard because IL readily absorbs
water and perspirationi giving them
off slowly, thus regulating ana
modifying the temperature changes
of the body. People suffering from
rheumatism should wear wool next
10 the skin to protect them from
sudden temperature changes
silk is almost as suitable ma
terial as wool for providing warmth
and makes an excellent material Tor
while cotton and
linen are considerably less useful
in cold weather and in the face OF
climatic changes Cotton, however.
can be woven in such a way as to
resemble wool, with large air spaces
and OF dark color.
The color of materials is impor-
tant in it's connection with ex-
posure to the rays OF the sun. The
lighter colors, such as white, yell
low and light green, absorb less
heat in the direct rays of the sun,
while red, dark green, Night blue
and black will render garments
warmer.
The Washington times., 1920-10-04
SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGES MAKE
WORLD WONDERFUL PLACE


Marriage Is law to be re-
spected of all oaths before God.
Through IL this world OF science
has received without lost heritage
the legitimate right from father
and mother to establish covenents
through all ages. Homes are the
archives of loves most holy tenn
pies, and makes this world de-
cent place to live in. Marriage Is
success--where wisdom is. Nature
IL full OF passion when the positive
and negative unite and "Whst God
hath Joined together let no man
put asunder."
Marriage means work. and to
bear and forebear. Like all things
in life we look for results. A man
or woman is an agnostic who sees
no good In marriage and fools
follow folly. I do not consider IL
oven wise for such people to even
debate on theory they are not
capable to handle when II IL man
ifested as n fact
I taboo any theory or religion
that recognizes mixing the races,
as that. like all other great prob
lens. are settled at the will OF
time, and is not TO be recognized
in n clean, legitimate mind. ! am
sorry TO say the word degenerate"
Is not indelibly impressed upon the
minds OF youth. for grim or a
listless movement OF the body will
The Washington times., 1920-10-04

Doorless doors that make ny
screens unnecessary and keep out
snow and rain by an air current
are the invention of a Boston me
chanical engineer.
The Washington times., 1920-10-04
MARRIAGE IS ONE
or FINEST SUCCESSES.

Some of your letters pitiful, some
laughable, some truthful, and some
like the article in issue of Goth
signed Bachelor" enough to make
any good American woman's blood
boil. He says in part that after
seeing Mary Jano and Sally Brown
after a lapse of some years he is
glad they passed him on" Is this
just little conscience sRlve spiced
with sour grapes for having been
passed on?" Perhaps II Mary Jane
or Sally Brown saw Bachelor" now
after the same lapse of time they
too will wonder and say show lucky
/ am" There are two sides to every
story and in my opinion blessed are
the Mary James. Sally Browns and
possibly others who missed you.
Any man who will admit that he
prefers the company of a dog to
a woman. land by the way dogs are
not very choicy at that) In my
opinion casts a slur on one woman,
his mother. whose husband must
have had higher thoughts than his
son.
Marriage in my case was a fall
ure only because prohibition was
not in effect but In spite of all
this, marriage is one OF the finest
successes when n man and woman
live clean and honestly together,
sharing SORROWS as well as joys,
bringing children into the world,
relieving the monotony of living
alone, and meeting all the problems
and crosses which must of a neces-
sity arise. Then indeed Is II n
success. and thankfully can II be
said, when one looks around. that
many American homes radiate the
sunshine of married happiness In
Ispite OF clouds which must fit by.
ONLY A WOMAN.
..z. . ..xY
The Washington times., 1920-10-04
FIGHT AGAINST INSTINCTS.


FIGHT AGAINST INSTINCTS.
'Oh, Jim" she stammered. Il
haven't even told you how those in
herited traits have raised the deuce
with me. I've got in me all the low
instincts. all the incidence. the self
ish iaziness. the haphaxard, ire
sponsible, devil-may- traits OF
the man who was my own fatherW
''Steve-w
Let me tell you! I've got TO tell
you. i can't keep Il any longer. 1t
was something in Oswald that ap-
peaied to that gypsy side Of me-
awoke IL. / think. The first time I
ever saw him. as a boy, and under
disagreeable circumstances. I felt
an odd inclination for him. He was
like me, and / sensed IL! i told
you that once. It's true. Some
thing in him appealed to the
vagabond recklessness and irIespon-
sibility latent in me-the tendency
to wander. the indolent desire to
drift and explore pleasant places.
After you went abroad i
met him. / wrote you about IL. I
liked him. He fascinated me. There
was something in common-some-
thing common In common between
us. 1 went to his studio, at
first with Helen. and also when
others were there. Then / went
alone. i didn't care, knowing there
was really no harm in going, and
also being at the age when defiance
OF convention Is more or less at
tractive to every girl.
"He was fascinating. He was
plainly in love with me. But that
means nothing to a girl except the
subtle excitement and flattery of
the fact. But he was what i want
ed-a fellow vagabond!
\ Every time i came into town /
went to his studio. My aunt had
no idea what l was UP to. And we
did have such good times, JIM
you see he was successful then, and
he had a wonderful studio-and &
car-and we ran out into the coun-
try and then returned to take tea in
right-but ii was not good for me-"
She clasped his arm with both of
hers and rested her head on his
shoulder: and went on talking in a
steadier and more subdued voice:
81 didn't write you about 1t; !
was very sure You wouldn't ap-
prove. And my head was stuffed
full of modernism and liberty and
urge and the necessity for self-ex-
preston. / felt that i had perfect
right to enjoy myself. And
then came trouble. 1t always does.
Oswald's father, Chiltern
Grismer, came to the hospital one
day, terribly wrought up and look
ing ghast)y.
Ito he Continued Tomorrow.)
Copyright, 1917, 1918, by the Internatioua
Magazine Company ,
The Washington times., 1920-10-04

In England dogs kept by blind
persons for guidance are exempt
from license.
The Washington times., 1920-10-04
From Our Pine Forests.

America supplies practically half
the turpentine and resin used in the
world. In Ave years 1t produced
81, 500, 900 gallons of the former and
3,l00,000 barrels of the latter.
The Washington times., 1920-10-04

Nearly 700 persons met death In
street accidents in London last year.
The Washington times., 1920-10-04

Key West factories turn out an
average of 100000 cigars a week.
The Washington times., 1920-10-04

The historic assembly rooms at
Bath, England. immortalized in the
pages of "Pickwick," are to be con-
ater.
The Washington times., 1920-10-04
DO You KnOU That

newspapers which were such a
novel success in Budapest before
the war.
The Washington times., 1920-10-04

An attempt Is TO be made to In
troduce into England the telephone
The Washington times., 1920-10-04

There are about 100000 needles
used daily throughout the world
The Washington times., 1920-10-04
WOMEN wopKERs AND LACK
OF CoNFIDENCE ARE
HOME wRECKERs.

The marriages Of today are not a
success for two very good reasons;
The Washington times., 1920-10-04
The Restless Sex
A Romantic Film Drama With
MARION DA VIES
BY Robert w. ChamberA
BY Robert w. ChambcrS.

What Is SO terrible TO me Is that I
can't give myself That 1 can't
throw myself at your feet for lifo-
To marry you would be too heaven
ly WONDERFUL Or, TO snap my nnsers
In the worlds face for your sake
dearest-that would be so little TO
do Tor you-so easy.
But 1 can't. Your father-dAd-
would know IL. And then the world
would blame him for ever harboring
a gutter
saSfas,a aaara.t