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The Washington herald., 1920-06-21

THE critics have assailed every
source OF inspiration save
= one. To that one we are
driven for our moral theme. When
We levied upon the masters of old
they gleefully dug up the parallels
to set forth real life they re-
preached us for trying to initiate
Henry George. George Washing
ton, Washington Irving and Irv-
ing Bacheller. We wrote Of the
West and the East. and they ac-
cused us OF both Jesse and Henry
James. We wrote from our heart
and they said something about a
disordered liver. We took a. text
from Matthew or-er-yes, Deuter-
onomy. but the preachers were
hammering away at the inspira-
tion idea before we could get into
type. So driven to the wall, we
go for our subject-matter to the
reliable old moral, unassailable
wade mecum - the unabridged
dictionary.
Miss Merriam was cashier at
Hinkle's. Hinkle's is one of the
big downtown restaurants. 1t is
what the papers call the ''finan-
cial district" Each day from IL
o'clock to Hirkle's was full of
hungry customers messenger
boys, stenographers, brokers,
owners of mining stock, promo
ters, inventors with patents pend
In II AL
The cashiership at Hinkle's was
no sinecure. Hinkle egged and
toasted and griddle-caked and
coffeed a good many customers;
and he lunched (as good a word
as "dined") many more. 1t might
be said that Hinkle's breakfast
crowd was contingent, but his
luncheon patronage amounted to a
horde.
Miss Merriam sat on a stool at
a desk inclosed on three sides by
q strong. high fencing OF woven
brass wire. Through an arched
opening at the bottom you thrust
your walters check and the
money, while your heart went pit
a-pat.
For Miss Merriam was lovely
and capable. She could take 40
cents out of a two-dollar bill and
refuse an offer of marriage be-
fore you could-Next!-lost your
chance-please don't shove. She
could keep cool and collected
while she collected your check,
give you the correct change, win
your heart, indicate the tsothpick
stand, and rate you to a quarter
of cent better than Bradstreet
could to a thousand. in less time
than it takes to pepper an egg
with one of Hinkle's casters.
There is an old and dignified al
fusion to the fierce light that
beats upon a throne" The light
that beats upon the young lady
cashiers cage is also something
The Washington herald., 1920-06-21
By O. Henry

The Mcfsamssys poured out
money like domestic Champagne
to polish their adopted one. Mill
iners, dancing masters and pri-
vate tutors got II. Miss-er-Mc-
Ramsey was grateful. loving and
tried to forget Hinkie's. To give
ample credit to the adapta bility
OF the American girl, Hinkie's ala
fade from her memory and speech
most Of the time.
Not every one will remember
when the Earl Of Hitesbury came
to East Seventy - street,
America. He was only a fair-to-
medium earl, without debts, and
he created little excitement. But
you win surely remember the eve
ming when the Daughters Of Ben
evidence held their bazaar In the
W--f-A--a Hotel. For you
were there, and you wrote q note
to Fannie on the Hotel paper. and
mailed 1t. just to show her that
you did not? Very we'll; that was
the evening the baby was sick, OF
course.
At the Bazaar the McRamseys
: were prominent. Miss Ber-er-
McRamsey was exquisitely beau
tiful. The Earl OF Hitesbury had
been very attentive to her since
he dropped In to have a look at
America. At the charity bazaar
the affair was supposed to be 60
ing TO be pulled of to a finish.
An earl Is Gs good as q duke. Bet
ter. His standing may be lower.
but his outstanding accounts are
also lower.
Our ex-young ng-lady-cashier was
assigned to q booth. She was ex-
pected to sell worthless articles
to nobs and snobs at exorhitant
prices. The proceeds of the ba-
zaar were to be used for giving
to the poor children of the slums
q Christmas din Say! did you
ever wonder where they get the
other 364?
Miss McRamsey-beautif pal
plating. excited, charming. radf-
aAt-futtered about in her booth.
An imitation brass network. with
a little arched opening. fenced
her In.
Along came the Earl, assured,
miring greatly. and faced the open
wicket.
You look chawming. you know
-'pon my word you do-my
deah," he said. besuilingly.
Miss McRamsey whirled around.
Cut that joshing out" she said.
coolly and triskly. who do you
think you are talking to? Your
check. please. Oh, Lordy!-"
Patrons OF the bazaar became
aware of a commotion and press
ed around a certain booth. The
Earl of Hitesbury stood near by
pulling a pale blond and puzzled
whisker.
Miss McRamsey has tainted"
some one explained.
Copyright, 1890, by Wheeler Syndicate, Incl
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ing his forehead with beef tea
and chafing his hands with some
thing frappe out of q channg-dish.
Mr.. McRamsey sighed. lost . vest
/, button, gazed with deep gratitude
upon his fair preserveress and
then recovered consciousness
To the Seaside Library all who
are anticipating romance!
Banker Ramsey had an aged and
respected wife and his senti-
ments toward Miss Merriam were
fatherly. He talked to her for
half an hour with interest-not
the kind that went with his talks
during business hours. The next
day he brought Mrs. McRamsey
down to see her. The old couple
were childless-they had only .
married daughter living in Brook
lyn. "
To make short story shorter,
the beautiful cashier won the
hearts Of the good old couple.
They came to Hinkle's again anu
again; they invited her to their
old-fashioned but splendid home
in one of the East Seventies. Miss
Merriam's winning loveliness.
her sweet frankness apd impuls-
i've heart took them by storm.
They said a hundred times thai
b Miss Merriam reminded them so
much Of their lost daughter. The
Brooklyn matron, nee Ramsey.
had the figure of Ruddha and q
face like the ideal of an art pho
tographer. Miss Merriam was a
combination of curves, smiles,
rose leaves. pearls, satin and hair
tonic posters. Enough Of the IA
tuity of parents.
A month after the worthy cou-
pie became acquainted with Miss
Merriam, she stood before Hinkle
one afternoon and resigned her
cashiership.
They're going to adopt me-"
she told the bereft restauranteur.
They're funny old people, but
regular dears. And the swell home
they have got! Say. Hinkle. there
isn't any use of talking-rm on
the a la carte to wear brown duds
and goggles in a whizz wagon, or
marry a duke at least. Still, /
somehow hate to break out OF the
old cage. I've been cashiering so
long / feel funny doing anything
else. I'll miss joshing .he fellows
awfully when they line up to pay
for the buckwhests and. But ]
can't let this chance slide. And
they're awfully good. Hinkle:
know I'll have a swell time. You
owe me nine sixty two and a half
for the week. Cut out the half
IL IL hurts you. Hinkle."
And they did. Miss Merriam
became Miss Rosa McRamsey. And
she graced the transition. Beauty
is only skin-deep, but the nerves
lie very near to the skin. Nerve
but just here will you oblige by
perusing again the quotation with
which this story begins?
The Washington herald., 1920-06-21
D.C.VOTEBOOM
BY ROTARIAM
Guests at Luncheon Tomor.
row to Be Urged to
Aid Cause.

Theodore H. Price, editor and pro-
prietor of Commerce and Finance.
a weekly publication and WE'LL
known authority on financial Ques-
tions, will address the weekly
forum luncheon of the City Club at
1880 o'clock Wednesday at the
clubhouse, on Farragut Square.
His subject will be The Incidence
of Taxation and Its Reflection"
All bankers, financiers and real
estate men, whether members of the
club or not, have been invited to
attend.
The ently-organized District
suffrage group of the club will be
much in evidence at the luncheon.
A local suffrage place card will be
put at every plate, and the diners
will be greeted with large banners
setting forth the Districts plight.
Members of the group will urge
members of the club to join the or
ganization, which starts with an
initial roll of fifty. ]. d. kaufman,
Paul Z. Lesh and F. H. Bryson are
in charge of arrangements for the
luncheon demonstration.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-21
CAPT. MITCHELL
GETSLOVING CUP

Surrounded by his six children,
ten grandchildren and friends,
which included number of news
paper associates, Capt. J. Walter
Mitchell. veteran newspaper man
yesterday was feted at a reunion.
rendered him on his 65th birthday
anniversary at the home of his
son. John A. Mitchell near Rock
Creek Park.
A handsome silver loving cup. two
feet high was presented to Capt.
Mitchell by his eldest son. Lawrence
L. Mitchell on behalf of the as
semblage. He was also presented
with flowers and visited by delega-
tions from the Army and Navy I'm
ion, Soldiers and Sailors Club and
the Civic Betterment Association.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-21
Frederick w. G. T. u. Election

Frederick, Md, June 20.-At the
annual county convention of the
Women's Christian Temperance
Union held here an address was de-
livered by Mrs. Mary r. Haslup,
Baltimore. State president. Officers
elected follow: President. Mrs. Sa-
rah c. Thomas, Buckeystown: cor
responding secretary. Mrs. NJ n.
Kindley. Frederick: recording sec
teary, Mrs. r. c. Estep. Frederick; /;
treasurer. Miss Katherine Baftgis,
Frederick.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-21

each of the following committees OF
the Good Health Club: House fur
nishing. advice. educational. gymna-
SUM, nominating, publicity. frater-
nal relations, emblems. social serv-
ice and library.
The members elected to serve on
committees will meet for organiza-
tion at the home of DR.. Folkmar, on
Friday. June IS. at s p. m.
June 80 a public meeting Of the
Good Health Club will be held,
The Washington herald., 1920-06-21

minating in their marriage last
October.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Gaines have
gone to Atlantic City for an extend
ed stay.
Mr., and Mrs. Charles Steele, of
New York, will sail for Europe Au-
gust 4 to visit in France their SON.
in-law and daughter. Comte and
Countesse Jean de la Greze, who are
well known in Washington where
they lived for an extended period
during the war.
Mrs. Freyer, wife of Comdr. Frey-
er, has postponed the tea she had
planned for today. because Of i'll
ness.
Capt. and Mrs. william H. Peek
entertained an interesting company
of twenty-five covers at dinner Sat-
urday evening at the Cafe st.
Marks.
Graves, who are residing here now,
dacks near the Milholland estate
for the summer.
Senator Oscar Underwood has gone
to Atlantic City for a rest.
Capt Charles B. Mckay. comman-
dant at the Washington Navy Yard
has been appointed chief of the
Bureau of Ordnance to succeed Rear
Admiral Ralph Earle.
Mrs. E. II. G. Slater has gone
to her place. 'Hopecale," in New
port. for few weeks, as the es-
tate has been rented for the lat.
ter part Of the season.
Elton Allen Smith, of Smithvflle.
N. j., announces the engagement of
his sister, Miss Lois Genevieve
Smith. to Edmund Early Barrett,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. william NJ
Barrett. of New York. Miss Smith
The Washington herald., 1920-06-21

is a daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Elton Allen Smith. She is
a graduate OF the Convent of Mount
st. Vincent on the Hudson and of
Miss Baldwin's School. Bryn Mawr.
Mr.. Barrett Is a graduate of George
town University OF this city. He
was commissioned at Plattsburg
with the rank of captain and
served on the stan OF Mai. Gen.
Hugh L. Scott, L. s. A, when the
latter was commanding at Camp
Dix. Mr.. Barrett's father, W. NJ
Barrett. is president of the Adams
Express Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Rogers and
Miss Milicent Rogers are at their
summer home at Southampton, L.
]. Theri son. II. II. Rogers. jr.. will
join them there when his school
at southboro. Mass. 10 closed.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Drake and Miss
Dorothy Drake, CT this city, who
spent about a month in Washing
ton, have left for Newport, where
they will spend the summer with
Mrs. brakes son-in-.aw and daugh-
ter. Capt. and Mrs. AdeIbert Ait
house.
The Rev. and Mrs. Philir NJ. Pres
colt. of this city. are at their villa
at Narragansett Pier for the sum-
mer.
Robert T. LirccIn and family have
gone to Hildene, near Manchester,
VT. where they will remain until
fall.
M. and Mrs. James G. Blaine, jr.,
are at Narragapsett rier. where
they are occupying their villa on,
the cliffs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roderick Tower. the
latter formerly Miss Flora Payne
Whitney. are touring in Japan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbert II. Gary will
start for Europe July 21.
Mrs. Samuel Fl. Valentine, who
Is visiting in Washington, will leave
this week for New York end later
go to NarrasaEsett Pier.
The wedding of Miss Constance
vauclain, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel NJ. Vauclain, of Philadelphia,
to william II. Hamilton, OF Brook
lyn, will take place on Wednesday
in the Church of the Redeemer,
Bryn Mawr. Many guests from
here will go over to Philadelphia
for the wedding, for Miss Vauclain
is popular in the young set in Wash
ington and New York. especially on
Long Island. where she has often
been an exhibitor at the various
horse shows.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Drain an
nounce the engagement Of their
youngest daughter, Miss Marion
Drain, to Theodore Hubbard Evans
of Amherst, Va. No date has been
set for the wedding. Miss Drain
was one of last seasons debutantes.
Mr.. Evans was in the army in
France and later completed
course at George Washington Uni
versity. He is now in business in
Birmingham, Ala
The marriage of Miss EstelIa Gott-
lieb, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
8. Gottlieb. of this city, to Jacob r.
Fain, of New York. whose engage
ment was announced last week, will
take place the evening of June %
at o'clock in the home of the
brides parents. 1t will be followed
by a reception.
Guests OF honor and principal
speakers of the French Club Of the
Washington Salon at its fortnightly
soiree assembly Thursday evening at
the club studios in the Mclean
1917 H street. will be Will
lam B. Westlake. president OF the
Of Citixens' Associations,
and Moses Wainer Dykaar, cele-
brated Russian sculptor. Mr.. West
lake will speak on why Washing
ton Should be the Most Beautiful
City in the World" and Mr.. Dykaar.
who has modelled marble busts OF
Vice President Marshall. former
= u
The Washington herald., 1920-06-21
Gov. Ritchie Seaks to Class

Frederick. Md, June 2.-The ad-
dress 10 the graduates of Mt. St.
Msry's College, was delivered by
Gov. Albert c. Ritchie, who
stressed adherence to the principles
OF American government. the neces-
sity of returning to the old time
American spirit of work and en-
phasized the really vital things of
life.
Much interest was manifested in
the drive for $780, that is being
conducted by the college for the
permanent advancement fund
The Washington herald., 1920-06-21

doubles championship in the tennis
tournament at West Point when he
was a cadet there.
He won this opportunity to play
in the Olympic games against a
large number of French and other
American players. He is the son of
Col. and Mrs. T. Q. Donaldson of
this city. His wife, who is in Ger
many with him. was formerly Miss
Elizabeth Rumbough, daughter of
the late Col. David Rumboueh and
Mrs. Rumbough of this city. Her
brother, Capt. David Rumbough. L,
s. A, also on duty at Coblentz, win
play on the u. S. army polo team at
the Olympic games.
Former Attorney General and
Mrs. T. w. Gregory have leased the
Bailey house in Chevy Chase for the
summer and will take possession
about July !.
Gen. ! Pershing. Rear Admiral
Sims and Gov. Calvin Coolidge. Re-
publican nominee for Vice Presi-
dent, attended yesterday in Will
Jamestown, Mass, the commencement
cAerCises at Williams College.
Nine. Teiusanu, wife of Mai.
D. Teiusanu, military attache
of the Rumanian legation, will he
considerable entertained at Lake
Placid, where she will spend the
summer. AS Miss Adele Humphreys.
of Philadelphia, Nine. Teiusanu was,
before her romantic marriage, very
among members of the Lake
Placid colony. She will be accom-
panied during her stay at her
camp by her infant daugh-
ter, Cavava, and her mother, Mrs.
Humphreys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Gibson. who
have leased the Wiser cottage ON the
Lower Ste Regis Lake. near Paul
Smiths, New York. will go there
about the end Of the month for the
Of the season. 1t was at
Paul Smiths that the romance of
Ar. and Mrs. Gibson developed. cul-
The Washington herald., 1920-06-21
Poland Seeks New Cabinet.

London. June 20.-President Brej-
ski. of the Polish labor party. has
been asked to form q new cabinet.
according to a news dispatch from
Warsaw
The Washington herald., 1920-06-21

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The Washington herald., 1920-06-21

action becomes weak,
energy fails, work is an
effort and the beauty of
the figure is destroyed.
. Fatexcess is unhealthy,
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The Washington herald., 1920-06-21
By E. c. DRUM-HUNT.

The Secretary of State. Balm
bridge Colby, left yesterday for
San Francisco. Mrs. Colby and the
Misses Colby are on Long Island,
where they have taken a place for
the summer.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-21
Too Fat?
EASY, HOME SELF TREATMENT

Overstoutness weakens, the liver be-
comes sluggish, fat accumulates heart
The Washington herald., 1920-06-21

Senator Carter Glass, of Virginia,
left Washington Saturday Sor San
Francisco. Mrs. Glass will leave
Washington Friday for their farm
near Lynchburg. Va, to remain
until autumn. Miss Augusta
Christian Glass, whose engagement
to Robert McClanahan Allen. of Ro-
anoke, Va. was recently announced.
Will be married at her fathers
country place in October.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-21

Mrs. E. II. G. Slater has gone
to her place, 'Hopecale," in New
port. for a few weeks, as the es-
tate has been rented for the lat
ter part of the season.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-21

Secretary of Labor and Mrs. Will
son are entertaining a house party
including Mr.. and Mrs. James S.
Wilson, of Phillipsburg. Pa; Miss
Jessie Wilson; Mrs. James Cowan,
of st. Benedict, Pa, and Miss Mary
Egan. On Thursday next Secretary
and Mrs. Wilson and their family
will go to their farm in Blossburg,
Pa, to remain all summer.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-21

Sir Auckland Geddes will go to
Spring Lake. n. j., on July to
make an address before the annual
reunion of the New Jersey Chapter
Of the Society of the Cincinnati.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-21

Lady Auckland Geddes, who Is
in Montreal, Canada. will
return to Washington Thursday.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-21

The Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court. and Mrs. Edward Douglas
White are stopping at the Plaza
Hotel, in New York, en- route to
their summer home in Connecticut,
The Washington herald., 1920-06-21

Lieut.. T. Q. Donaldson, jr.; U. s.
A. now stationed in CobIentz, has
won the try-out championship for
both the singles and doubles for the
tennis tournament to be held at the
olympic games in London later in
the season. He was winner In the
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CHAPTER v
The Fairies Fr0wn

Doggy and Billy felt little tingling
thrills of gladness when they heard
the greer fairies thanking and praising
Nanette for setting them free. 1t made
'hem happy to see how pleased Nanette
was over it all.
The green fairies, eager to reward
Nanette. stretched and pulled to make
themselves grow. The children could
actually see them make themselves tall j.
ur' AZ the rate they were going they
wonld be big plants in just few weeks,
ahu then they would give Nanette all
tne vegetables they had promised for
tLeelng them from their prison cells by
p'Intlng the seeds ir her garden.
foin;ut nut aiter time the song Of the green
iairieS changed
n. Who, who, who are you? Who, who,
Po Ppmo are you?" they sang, looking at
reggy and Billy.
NaWe are Peggy and Billy, friends of
sS;Sanette,' answered the children, be-
ssttnElng to feel uncomfortable under the
tIales ,Is OF the fairies. Somehow they felt
tht tnat the stares were not so friendly as
'"ey mad been for Nanette.
o. rave you set any of our kinfolks
iiS Hiee 6y planting seeds in your garden ?"
nSped the fairies.
,o;1 haven't any garden this spring, !"
tSu sSau Billy, and Peggy had to admit
,me same thing. She hadn't planted a
garden since wartime.
to,-l didn't know there were green
saiiLIes sai5s shut up in vegetable seeds" she
'aia to excuse herself.
ssL haven't you ever seen plants gr0w2"
fs;.ed fSed the pretty green butter bear
'y' Peggy admitted she had ,,seen
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fairies. '''' "e'e
"Nanette knew" said the butter
bean fairy severely. Can she sec bct :
ter than you can?"
II had a magnifying glass. Tint
helped me, put in Nanette quickly. for
she liked Peggy too much to have her
scolded., 1T showed me how wonderful
you and all growing things are
Any one ought to be able to see how
wonderful growing things are" whis-
pered tomato vine fairy Grossly. "If
.hese feggy and Billy persons haven t
better get out of here. Nc aren't
friendly with idlers who never Iift n
finger to let green fairies out of their
cells SO they can make food for the
world"
Yes, they had better get out" whis-
pered all the green fairies. Peggy and
Billy felt very much hurt. They wanted
to be friends with the green fairies,
and yet they felt that what the fairies
said was true. They hadn't lifted a
finger that year to plant seed or to set
a green growing fairy free.
Again Nanette defended them.
These dear friends of mine have not
planted garden, but they saved me
hon' my atlic 80 COulu pant one ana
make all of YOU Free" she said. IF it
hadn't been for them ] wouldn't be
here. And II wasn't here you'd not be
growing in the bright, warm sunshine. :"
The green fairies thought that over
a moment. Then they began to rod and
to smile at Peggy and Billy as they
had smiled at Nanette. Once more they
changed their song:
We grow, we grow
All in a row
For Peggy true
And Billy, too -
That made Peggy and Billy better,
but before they could thank Nanette
or the fairies they heard a snorting and
the fairies.
, (TomorroD piH be told hoo Billy
saves the tairies,
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DREAMLAND ADVENTURES
THE GREEN FAIRIES
BY DADDY

(Peggy aud Billy, pisiting Namette
IN the country, fail through mdgni-
tgm9 glass and find themselves in
strange land among green fairies.
Adnette tolloVs them aud the green
ta'rtes thank her for setting them
free from their prison cells.
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The young lady across the way
says she guesses the electrifcation
of the railroads is now complete and
it's certainly a great improvement
over the old oil lamps when one
travels at night.