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The Washington herald., 1920-11-20
Oh, MyStars!
HOROSCOPE,
November 20, 1870.

Mercury rules this day with
friendly power. according to sstrol-
ogy. Saturn is in malehc aspect in
the evening.
All the signs seem TO emphasize
ganda. The printed word will have
great sway.
Newspapers and periodicals come
under the best direction Of the stars.
Editors will enjoy unusual benefits.
Advertising is TO become more and
more a medium Of modern progress
and it is to develop along novel
lines. the seers predict.
Saturn continues in menacing as
pect and the outlook for mines and
mining is not SO good as it should
be.
The prevalence Of strikes that ar
feet the necessaries of life is prog
nosticated.
There is a sign that is read as
presaging the vanishing Of old men
and old ideas. but there may be
period Of seeming reactionary ten
denotes.
The seers declare that real prog
ress in recognition Of universal
brotherhood will be made in the new
year.
Women will do well to make no
important moves today. They may
seem TO lose ground politically for
a brief time, but they are TO gain
great power later.
While Saturn frowns dark and
lonely places should be avoided.
Thieves prosper during this con-
fguration.
The affairs OF hospitals and public
institutions may be Investigated at
this time.
Theatrical affairs will be fairly
prosperous at this time, but many
chanbes in management are prognos-
ticated.
California continues subject 20 a
rule Of the planets making for great
progress in all the arts. There will
be a peculiar friendliness to what
ever belongs to the world of beauty
among residents on the Pacific
Coast
Fires have been predicted for the
autumn when the seers declare
heavy losses viii be sustained. The
greatest care in safeguarding public
property is enjoined-
Persons whose birthdate it Is
should attend strictly 20 business
employees should be very careful.
Children born on this day are
likely to be thoughtful and clever.
These subjects OF Capricorn usually
are great students.
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Curling Hair This Way
Preserves Its Beauty

That dull. dead appearance Of the hair no
longer troubles the woman who has adopted
the silmerine method Of keeping her tresses
in curl. The result IS very different from
that produced by the drying. devitalirins
waving iron. The hair appears more nat
urally wavy and curly, and the application
is really beneficial to the life and growth
of the hair.
Any druggist, Of course, can supply the
liquid silmerine. small quantity should
be put on just before doing up the hair,
using for the purpose q clean tooth brush.
drawing this down the full length .of the
hair from root to tip. The effect is de-
hghtfu1ly surprising. and there Is no discol-
grafton, no sickness, greasiness, nor any
other unpleasant accompaniment. The hair
Is quite manageable, no matter how Il Is
fashioned.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-20

tie with that king OF weapons. Pres
entity the big man drops the curtain
and passes on.
The orchestra ceases playing sud
denly, and an important voice can
be heard loudly talking in one of
the boxes farther down the aisle.
No doubt some citizen entertains
there some visitor to. the town, and
Miss Rosa leans back in her chair
and smiles at some OF the words
she catches.
"Purest atmosphere-in the world
-litmus paper all long-nothing
hurtful-our city-nothing but pure
ozone"
The waiter returns for the tray
and glasses. As he enters the girl
crushes a little empty pasteboard
box in her hand and throws Il in
corner. She Is stirring something
in her glass with her hatpin.
why. Miss Rosa" says the waiter
with the civil familiarity he uses
putting salt in your beer this early
In the nightr
tcopynsht isso. sy vssslsr s,ssa>ssJ /.
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IheMarriage Mill
A BITTER DOSE.
BY Mildred X. Bdrb0ffr
(Copyrisht. 1920. b. The Whsslsr
syndieats. lnc.)


A RITTER DOSE.
You forget your own affair with
Warren Bradley. don't your"
Alison flushed at the reminder.
But the case r. very different.
Warren Bradley is as good as di-
vorced." tS
You think SOP Mrs. Gibson
smiled into the flames. Don't make
the mistake of believing that his
wife viii give him up so easily.
She is madly in love with him yet"
Alison stirred uncomfortably.
She had not divulged the story Of
the midnight encounter with Brad
fey's wife, nor of Gwen Parker's
warning.
"of course, Bradley belongs to
Gwen, anyway" she remarked vir-
tuously. Il merely firt with him
harmlessly:
There is no such thing as a
harmless Irritation with a man like
Warren Bradley" Kate reminded
her. He never thinks of the wom-
an-only of himself. He will COM
promise her IL the occasion offers
and he'll clear himself whenever he
gets in a jam. regardless Of what
she suffers"
You hate him. don't you? whyr'
Kate Gibson shrugged and avoid
ed an answer by touching the bell
which summoned Susan.
will you have coffee with your
dessert. or wait until afterwaru
when the table Is cleared awayT"
Alison bit her lip in vexation.
"You're the hardest person to cor
ner." she declared. 'T don't want
coffee. I want you to tell me why
you don't like Bradley"
She pouted like a spoiled child.
but Kate only laughed.
ct won't humor you, you baby!
Your mother does that too much for
your own good. Alison. will you do
something for me-or better yet
for yourself?
Alison nodded.
"Oh, suppose so-but I know II
is something unpleasant. Your
medicines are always bitter"
But they cure" supplemented
Kate Gibson. This dose am
about to hand you is the worst of
all, but II is a sure cure and you
will feel. oh, so much better, once
1t is down. Will you do itT"
what is it?''
Kate left her seat at the table
ana came over 70 SIT on the arm OF
her young guests chair.
She slipped a hand under Alison's
little pointed chin, and tilted her
face up until she looked directly in
to the slant eyes, a bit sulky. and
still bright with recent tears.
She studied the face as IL she had
never seen 1t before, her gaze
searching one feature after the 9TH
er; the curved crimson mouth with
the full upper lip; the dimple that
Quivered even when the face was in
repose: the eyelids as soft and white
and dropping as the petals of a mag
nolia
What she saw brought a tiny
frown between her brows.
Allison dear" she said slowly,
you believe am your friend, don't
you? You know that want to see
you happy. and you also know that
I have lived lots longer than you
and have seen much happen that
could have been avoided. Will you
take a bit of advice?"
Alison nodded
Kate Gibson sprang Off the arm
Of the chair and picking up ALI
sons hat and furs, held them out
to her.
Then come. put these on and 60
back to your little apartment. Let
Larry find you there"
aContinued Monday
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DISTINGUISHED BRITISH
TRIO VISIT CAPITAL

william Perkins Bull, X. c. Of
London, accompanied by o. c.
Hawkes., Of Birmingham, and Henry
Hosegoode. Of Bristol are in Wash
ington on the way to Cuba. Mr..
Hawkes. is president of the British
Glass Manufacturers Association.
and Mr. Hosegoode is a member Of
the Royal British commission on
wheat.
Mr.. Bull said that the control
which the United States exercises
over the foreign relations Of Cuba
is really about all England is
anxious to maintain over ireland.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-20
NAVY TO ERECT BIC
LABORATORY HERE

Contract for erection of fve
buildings near Bellevue, d. c., con-
stituting the naval experimental
and research laboratory, has been
awarded to the Boyle Robertson
Construction Company, of this city.
It was announced yesterday by the
Secretary of the Navy. The con-
Germ submitted the low bid. $685.
I'll.
A portion of the ground assigned
to the naval magazines at Bellevue,
bordering on the Potomac and al
ready supplied with a wharf where
deep-draft vessels can tie up. will
be the laboratory site.
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Capital Buyers in New York.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1s.-The New
York World Buyers Service today
listed the following from Washing
ton: Lansburgh & Bros, Sid Lans-
burgh. dry goods, East Thirty
third street.
Lisner, A.-Miss NJ. Ryder, wells.
81 West Twenty-sixth street.
Kafka's-Mrs. J. Kafka. millinery,
infants and children's garments,
Pennsylvania.
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Local Temperature.

Highest, 50; lowest, %.
Relative humidity-At .. m. SO; p.
m, 81; p. m, 80.
Rainfall Is p. m. to S p. mD, o.
Hours of SUNSHINE. 40,
Per cent Of possible sunshine, 40.
Departures From Normal
Accumulated deficiency Of temperature
since January 1, 1920, l.s7.
Excess Of temperature since November /,
1920, 1.3.
Accumulated deficiency Of precipitation
since January 1, 1870. 2.5S.
Excess Of precipitat tion since November i,
1920. 0.94.
Tempera ture same date last year-High-
est. As; lowest, "a.
Other Temperatures
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The Weather
Forecss. for Today and Tomorrow.

Forecast for Today and Tomorrev.
For the District Of Columbia. Maryland
and yirginia-Fair weather and mild tenn
perature Saturday and probably Sunday;
moderate southwest and west winds.
Forecast Of Flying Weather.
Zone No. 1 North Atlantic Ststesl: Un-
certain fyirg weather Saturday; much cloud /;
moderate westerly winds at surface and
fresh west to southwest winds aloft.
Zone No. 2 Middle Atlantic StatesI: Good
flying weather Saturday; generally clear sky;
moderate to fresh west TO southwest winds
near the surface and aloft.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-01-08

with a white tie dangling from his
hand; and n conviction, following
upon that picture, became definite in
Georges mind: that his Uncle George
ANDERSON was a hopeless dreamer,
from whom no help need be expected,
an amiable imbecile lacking in normal
impulses, and wholly useless in a
struggle which required honor to be
defended by a mar of action.
Then would return a vision of Mrs.
J%ohnson's furious round head, set be-
hind her great bosom like the sun far
sunk on the horizon of a mountain
plateau and her cracking, asthmatic
voice. . without sharing in
other peoples disposition to put an
evil Interpretation on what may be
nothing more than unfortunate appear
ance" "Other people may be
less considerate in not confirming their
discussion of it, as I have, to char
liable views" And then George
would get up again-and again-and
pace the floor in his bare feet.
That was what the tormented young
man was doing when daylight came
gauntly in at his window-pacing the
floor, rubbing his head in his hands,
and muttering:
ut can't be true: this can't be hap
pening to mel"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-01-08

easily, even with a becoming hint OF
jauntiness. Some change might be
seen in his face, too, for a successful
a is seldom to be mistaken. espe-
cfally If his temper be genial. Eugene
had begun to look like a millionaire.
But, above everything else, what was
most evident about him, as he came
up the path, vas his confidence in the
happiness promised by his present
Grand; the anticipation in his eyes
could have been read by a stranger.
His look at the door of Isabel's house
was the look Of a man who is quite
certain that the next moment will re-
veal something ineffably charming, in
expressibly dear.
When the bell rang George
waited at the entrance Of the "recep-
ton room" until a housemaid came
through the hall on her way to answer
the summons.
"You needn't mind, Mary" he told
her. "TW see who it is and what they
want. Probably it's only a peddler."
"Thank you, sir, Mister George"
said Mary, and returned to the rear of
the house.
George went slowly to the front door
n halted, regarding the misty silhou-
cite of the caller upon the ornamental
frosted glass. After a minute OF
waiting this silhouette changed outline
so that an arm could be distinguished
AN arm OIfSfrotnho1 tnu,orJ tJo ho1l
as If the gentleman outside doubted
whether or not it had sounded and
were minded to try again. But before
the gesture was completed George alb
ruptly threw open the door and
stepped squarely upon the middle of
the threshold.
A slight change shadowed the face
of Eugene; his look of happy anticipa-
ton gave way to something formal
and polite. GLOW do you do, George7"
he said. "Mrs. Minafer expects to go
driving with me, I believe-if you'll
be so kind as to send her word that
I'm here"
George made not the slightest move
ment.
"No," he said.
Eugene was incredulous, ever when
his second glance revealed how hot OF
eye was the haggard young man be-
fore him. II beg your pardon. I
said"
II heard YOU" said George. "You
said you had an engagement with my
mother, l told you, MOI"
Eugene gave him a steady look, and
then he. asked quietly: "What is the
the difficulty?"
George kept his own voice quiet
enough, but that did not mitigate the
vibrant fury Of 1t. "My mother will
have no interest IN knowing that you
cane for her today" he said. COR any
other day."
Eugene continued to look at him
with a scrutiny in which began to
CLEAN a profound anger, none the less
powerful because II was so quiet. II
am afraid l do not understand YOU"
II doubt if I could make it much
palmer" George said, raising his
voice slightly, "but I'll try. You're
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-01-08
CHAPTER XVI.

Breakfast was brought to him in his
room as usual; but he did not make
his normal healthy raid upon the
dainty tray: the food remained I'M
touched, and he sustained himself
upon coffee-four cups of it, which
left nothing of value inside the glis-
tening little %percolator. During this
process he heard his mother being
summoned to the telephone In the hall,
not far from his door, and then her
voice responding: Eyes? Oh, it's you!
. . . Indeed 1 should! OF
course 49,. Then I'll expect you
about three. Yes. . . .
Goodby till then" A few minutes
later he heard her speaking to some
one beneath his window, and, looking
out, saw her directing the removal of
plants from a small garden bed tn
the Majors conservatory for the Win
ter. She laughed gayly with the Ma
jor's gardener owes something he said,
and this unconcerned cheerfulness of
her was terrible to her son.
He went to his desk, and, searching
the jumbled contents Of a drawer,
brought forth a large, unframed pho
tograph of his father. upon which he
gazed long and p%iteously, till at last
hot tears stood in his eyes. "Poor,
poor father" the son whispered bro
kenly. "Poor man, I'm glad you didn't
know!"
He wrapped the picture in a sheet
of newspaper, put it under his arm,
and, leaving the house hurriedly and
steadily. went downtown to the shop
of a silversmith, where he spent sixty
dollars on a resplendently f%estooned
silver frame for the picture. Having
lunched upon more coffee, he returned
to the house at two o'clock, carrying
the framed photograph with him, and
placed it upon the center table in the
library, the room most used by Isabel
and Fanny and himself. Then he went
to a front window of the long "recep-
ton room," and sat looking out
through the lace curtains.
George looked often at his watch,
but his vigil did not last an hour. AT
ten minutes of three, peering through
the curtain, he saw an automobile stop
in front of the house and Eugene Nor.
gan jump lightly down from it. The
car was of a new pattern, low and
long. with an ample seat in the ton.
neau, facing forward; and a profes.
sional driver sat at the wheel, a
strange figure in leather goggled out
of all personality and seemingly part
Of the mechanism.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-01-08
Gossip Is Never Fatal, Georgia." He
Said, "UntiI 1t Is Denied"

Eugene himself, as he came nm the
cement path to- the hoHSc, vas Il fig
ure or the new era which was in time
TO be so disastrous to stiff hats and
sklrted coats; and his appearance af-
lofded Il debonair contrast to thar OF
the queer-looking duck capcring at the
Anderson bah in an old dress cont,
ana next day %clugging up National
avenue through the snow in his night
mar" Of II sewing machine. Eugene
inns afternoon Was richly clad In new
outdoor mode: his motoring coat was
sort gray fur; his emp and gloves were
OF gray suede, and though Lucy's hand
nhy have shown itself In the selection
az these high gnrnIturcs. he wore Them
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-01-08
CONTINUED next week.
China Needs Moneu Radlu
Coal Scarce, Burn Boots.

Saskatoon, Sask., Nov. 14.-So acute
has the fuel problem become in many
sections OF Saskatchewan that farm.
ers are BURNING scrap lumber, fence
posts and ever old boots to save their
families from freezing. At Marjorie,
kerrobert and other points along the
Canadian Pacific railway not q shovel.
full OF coal Is available. The present
situation recalls that Of 1909 when "a
similar famine existed and at many
points trains were raided and the fuel
Communicated TO relieve the suffering.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-01-08
= coPYRIGtiTBYpoUBIEnGI ,RA9E & GIRAr l.

..~.,e,A. l1:":a I'm sure our CONVEX
sation was a very pleasant one, if we
were talking of your mother, be-
cause"
again ne interrupted. My aunt
has told me what the conversation vir-
tually was, and l don't mean to- waste
any time, Mrs. Johnson. You were
talking about "a" Georges shoulders
suddenly heaved unc%ontrollably; but
he went tiercely On: "You were discuss
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-01-08

ing a scandal that involved ny moth
er's name"
MI. M~inaferw
isn't that the truth?"
:" don't feel called upon to answer.
Mr.. Minafer." she said with visible
agitation. II do not consider that you
have any right"
MY aunt told ME you repeated this
scandal to her."
." don't think your aunt can have
said that" Mrs. johnson returned
sharply. II did not repeat a scandal
OF any kind to your aunt and I think
you are mistaken in saying she told
you I did. We may have discussed
some matters that have been a topic
of comment about town.
"Yes" George cried. "I think you
may have! That's what I'm here
about, and what I intend to-"
Don't tell me what you intend,
please Mrs. Johnson interrupted
crisply. "And I should prefer that you
would not make your voice quite so
loud in this house, which I happen to
own. Your aunt may have told you-
though l think it would have been very
unwise in her if she did, and not very
~considerate Of nie-she may have told
you that we discussed some topic as I
have mentioned, and possibly that
would have been true. If I talked it
over with her, you may be sure I spoke
in the most charitable spirit, and
without sharing in other peoples dts
position to put an evil interpretation
on what may be nothing more than
unfortunate appearances and"
"My Cody said George. 1T can't
stand this!
you have the option Of dropping
the subject" Mrs. johnson suggested
tartly, and she added: "Or of leaving
the house."
Til do that soon enough, but first
l mean to know"
Il am perfectly willing to tell you
anything you wish if you will remem.
Der to ask it quietly. I'll also take
the liberty Of reminding you that I
mad a perfect right to discuss the sub
Ject with your aunt. Other people"
"Other people!" the unhappy George
repeated vlclously. "That's what I
want to know about-these other peo.
pie! You say you know of other peo-
pie who talk about this
Il presume they do"
"How manyY"
"What?"
Il want to know how many other
people talk about it,"
Dear, dear!" she protested. How
should l know that?"
Haven't you heard anybody men.
ton it?"
81 presume So"
"Well, how many have you heard?"
Mrs. Johnson was becoming more
annoyed than apprehensive, and she
showed it. REALLY. this isn't a court
she said. "And I'm not a de-
PENDANT in a libel suit, eitherw
The unfortunate young man lost
what remained Of his balance. "YOu
may be y he cried. II intend to know
lust who's dared to say these things,
L have to force my way into every
l0use In town. and I'm going to make
hem take every word of it back! I
mean to know the name OF every SLAM
lerer that's spoken Of this matter to
'ou and of every tattler you've passed
I on 70 you<elf. l mean to know"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-01-08
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I.-Major Anderson had
made a fortune in 1873 when other people
were losing fortunes, and the magnificence
6 6er sns A iai6 oIf 8 BEGAN then aev MIa50r Am:
with roads and stataary, and in the centre
or e 1our-acre tract, ON ANDERSON avenue,
quilt for himself the most magnificent
da GHhAfPTE ms rr,a ad.5 vN1na ut the m;a5ot,s
could never really love Wilbur all her
1 TSe, would be bestowed upon the children.
G Geers T xmbe 9s1y % Sne a enild But h Sig Tp.
bringing and his youthful accomplish
ments as a mischief maker were quite in
keeping with the most pessimistic predic-
tons.
CHAPTER ,III:-By, the time George
vent away to college he did not attempt
were about the most important family in
the world. At a ball given in his honor
when he returned from college. George
the prettie ties girl present: and got on ia
queer looking duck at whom he had
lady's father. He was Eugene Morgan. =
FORMER resident OF Bigburg, and he was
returning there to erect a factory and to
build horseless carriages of his own In
vention.
III SA4<A4 AG11h 4N.-LuS0N0 was an OlQ al.
ntrer Of 1sabel's and they had been en-
gagged when Isabel threw him over be-
cause Of some youthful indiscretion Inc
married Wilbur Minafer.
CHAPTER V.-George makes rapid
progress in his courtship Of Lucy.
CHAPTER v1.-while driving with
Lucy. next day. George allows the horse
o TO get Sey {Sn cn s4ntro s,;,, and G the anim NAL
Lucy in the snow. unhurt. although
George is greatly annoyed.
CHAPTER vI1.-George reveals intense
dislike OF Morgan. whom he suspects Of
financial designs on his uncle or grand
great establishment. sharply rebukes him.
CHAPTER vI1I.-Home" on vacation,
George has a heart-to-heart talk with HIS
mother, in which the state of the family
finances and his fathers falling health.
both.
CHAPTER Ix.-Hearing runners cca-
eerning Lucy n her suitors-in particu-
lar Fred Kinney-George urges her to
consent to q formal engagement Of mar
riage, but Lucy refuses.
CHAPTER x.-George becomes annoyed
name with Eugene Morgan. and rightfuily
rebukes his Aunt Amelia for her remarks
on the subject. Aunt Fanny Is sympa-
CHAPTER xII.-Lucy and George talk
OF ideals of life, which they find surpris-
ingly different and part in something
which very nearly approaches a quarrel.
CHAPTER xIII.-At a dinner given by
Major ANDERSON. at which Eugene Nor
gan is-a guest George plainly shows his
animosity to his mothers old friend.
CHAPTER xIv:-About, a year after his
fathers death George became furious
when his Aunt Fanny told him people
were talking about Eugene n his
mother