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CHAPTER xLvI.
Copyright. 1920, Star Compan,

Copyright. 1920, Star Company
NHIss CYNTHIA PAIGE had
MI been doing some serious
Ava thinking alone in her room
this afternoon. She and Arthur had
been invited to attend the informal
party at Daisy's this evening-al-
though the only other "elder folk"
there would be Mr.. and Mrs. Green
wood. But the presence of Bar
bara's uncle and aunt would set
the mark of their public approval
upon the engagement OF their
neice.
Cynthia was not yet satisfied. II
she could only persuade Barbara
to name the date Of her wedding!
Five or six months were long
enough for an engagement to last.
November would be about the right
month for the marriage.
The more she thought OF the mat
ter. the more determined was she
that the wedding must take place
next autumn. The furry and ex-
citement Of the affair would be
over in time to allow Arthur and
herself to settle down comfortably
together for the winter. Cynthia
found this fuss over Barbara try
ing to the nerves. The sooner the
girl was married and in her own
home. the better.
A light football passing her door
made her call-"Barbara, is that
you?"
yes" the girl answered. appear
ing in the door. 'Do you want
me?"
"Come in. I was just thinking
about you. Where have you been?
Your cheeks are very red"
81 have been down in the
kitchen"
What were you doing in the
Kitchen"
Burning a letter." was the sue
cinct rejoinder.
She was looking at her aunt, and
her tone was almost definant as she
steeled herself to speak of Roberts
letter. She was surprised to see
her aunt change color.
"Oh.-ah-I did not know" the
spinster stammered.
Barbara rega,red her curiously.
What was the matter with Aunt
Cynthia? Was she wondering from
whom the letter was" IL so, she
must keep on wondering.
"Yes," Barbara said. Burning a
paper does away with II forever
and there are no bits around to be
swept up afterwards.
She was scarcely conscious OF
what she was saying. She was talk
ing in order to avoid further ex-
plantations.
AS her aunt's face still wore that
strange look, the girl asked-"Did
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When Hearts Are Irllnlps

her dress. She would mail IL on
her way to the Greenwoods.
She stood at the window In the
upper hall trying to quiet the beat
ing OF her heart.
'If keep seeing his face like
this ali the time j cannot stand IL"
she mused. 81 hear his voice--'hear
him calling men' Then as the
tears rushed to her eyes she winked
them back and set her teeth grimiy.
am engaged to John Brandon.
must go through with IL. He is so
good. He must not suffer because
Of my suffering. ! will not think
OF Robert. When I am married. II
may be easier--in another house
with Johns friends-to stop re-
membering.
Aunt Is right. 1t would be best
for me to be married in the autumn.
1t will ~ the safest thing for me-"
With a shudder she turned from
the window and went downstairs to
her betrothed."
To He Contiaued.
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you want to speak to me about
anything especial. Aunt?"
Cynthia came back to the present
with a gasp OF relief.
"Yes. my dear. l have been think
ing for the past hour OF you and
your happiness, and planning how
nice II would be II you were to be
married in November"
November" Barbara repeated
the word. "Oh. Aunt--that is(very
soonw
about FIVE months off, the
woman said. That is surely long
man you have known for years"
T-I-had not thought OF it's be.
ing so soon." Barbara stammeEed.
"Wel, think about IL now. child.
and decide. We will have the sum-
mer in which to get ready for the
wedding-and IL will mean less OF
a strain on your uncle and me than
if we had to wait through the win
ter-knowing all the while that IL
will be your last winter with u.s."
There was silence. Her last win
tor! Barbara had not considered
that. How could she bear It?
Her aunt spoke again. rs II to
make IL impossible for the girl to
change her mind.
Talk II over with John when
you get the chance. my dear. OF
course you will do as he thinks
best"
att will be hard to feel that this
is my last year at home with you
and"-Bargara began. thinking
aloud. Then she checked herself
suddenly.
Eyes. will talk il over with John
some time" she added. 81 must go
and get dressed for dinner now"
She had hoped that the burning of
Roberts letter would Danish from
her heart the aching and longing to
see the writer. But 1t did not. The
thought of him was more poignant
than ever.
1t stayed with her while she
dressed 1t haunted her at the dinner
table, at which her betrothed-who
was dining with the Paiges-talked
pleasantly with her relatives.
A Hard Evening.
She wondered how she was to en-
dure this evening, when her friends
would be congratulating her-when
the men and girls who knew and
liked Robert Elliot would talk to
her of her engagement to another
man.
This kind OF thing must go on for
weeks to come. Would her courage
hold out?
After diuner she stole away by
herself to regain the self-control
that had been hers until she had
received Roberts epistle. She
slipped her reply into the front Of
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HoW to Keep
Summery
BY Rita Stuyvesant.

IALF OF the secret OF looking
well dressed la summer lies
In Keeping the clothes In
good condition. and this requires a
little time and planning. especially
II one has a limited wardrobe.
Nothing 10 more unbecoming on a
warm day than a soiled white sport
skirt or an organdy frock that has
lost its crisp charm and delicate
color. Neckwear. too. must not bo
neglected IL one desires a we'll
grooned appearance. and footwear
should be kept In good order.
Perhaps the most popular gar
ment OF the season Is the white
baronet satin sport skirt. or one or
the fancy silk crepe weave. IL Is
best to launder these frequently.
rather than let them go until they
are too soiled. Warm water and
frothy white soap suds 10 an ex-
cellent solution for them to soak
In for perhaps a half hour TO dis
solve the dirt. Never rub soap on
such "A garment.
Several rinsings In clear water are
necessary, but one must graduate
the heat gently or the garment is
liable to turn an ivory shade. Wrap
up In a thick bath towel and do not
expose TO strong light or sun.
When pressing the garment the
crepe effect win be raised delight
fully IL you press your skirt on the
wrong side into a bath towel fold
ed several times.
Keep Organdy Crisp.
Organdy frocks will gain a new
lease II carefully laundered. But
very often a good pressing VIII
suffice to renew the crispness III the
frock Is not soilad. Soap suds Is
again valuable. and some fastidi-
Gus folks starch their organdies
with thin potato starch. To renew
the dainty tint. II faded, one has
only to dip II after rinsing In a
colored solution. There are many
excellent tints on the market that
require no boiling and restore color
beautifully.
Frocks should have detachable
white collars and cuffs and sashes
so that they might easily be re-
moved for laundering. 1t Is econ
omy to have at least two sets for
each dress. This will save consid-
erable laundry. as IL Is not always
necessary to wash the entire frock
IL the white neckwear Is remov
able.
Have at least two pairs of white
pumps, SO that they will not have
TO be cleaned so frequently or worn
continually. aud thus they Will last
nearly twice as long.
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aYY pom his arrival in Europe.
Blasco Ibanez, the famous
q - Spanish author. was asked
nwhat his real impressions were in
aregard to the American woman. He
replied as follows:
n american women have made
.America the greatest country in the
Nworld. This Is because they pos
asess the general culture and educa-
Mtion which in Europe Is mans pre-
Srogative. A nation cannot progress
,s~ithout 4 certain amount of gen.
Aeral culture, nor without a certain
6amount of specialization.
"As the American woman has
4the requisite general culture, SO
zthe American man has been able to
~specialize in business or technical
3matters to such an extent that
america has become the leading
country Of the universe.
n American women have a tre-
Emendous influence. Not only has
Hthe Individual woman tanned the
individual man in a degree unheard
aof in Europe-so much so that a
ssman instinctively obeys a woman's
nevery command-but collectively
1they change the life of a commu-
nifty. They invade politics, oblige
Hcandidate5 to change their plat
aforms. They influence art and liter
Matupe. No venture or enterprise
(which meets with the disapproval of
women can succeed in America.
y "As far as I can see, this infIu-
,Aence is for the best, as a rule. But
there are exceptions, as when wom-
wen, either by nature bioodless and
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By Jane Mclean.

<<To South America" answered
Ernesto looking up after
applying a lighted match
1 TO the papers.
. That's a long way from Seville"
said the captain. How'd you hap
Z pen to hit on such q remote place
! jolly romantic, I'd call It,"
81 can forget myself there"
: "Come. come" said the captain
taking his arm, 'Iet's go down to
4 the Granada for a parting libation,
what do you say?'
The poet nodded-his was a COM
= piaisant nature and he suffered
/ himself to go with the engaging
Englishman TO forget for the pres
4 ent, at least. the tumult OF emo
y had whirled him. AS they departed
I the master of the house went to the
q patio and ordered a cup of tea.
When Teodora walked into the
patio her eyes bore still the trace OF
4 fear that had seized her when Sc
4 vero asked her companion to go to
her husband.
Her tone showed a slight re-
straint but she seated herself and
took up the tea things as though
Z nothing had happened and all the
while her husband watched her,
\ torn between his desire to be just
!. and the seeming evidence that
I stamped the woman as unfaithful to
! him.
"Teodora,p he said. IT have asked
Ernesto to leave"
!. She looked with q start, repeat
j ing his words.
: "You seem disturbed" he said,
more coldly. -
"Yes. Julian. because it seems so
] unjust, SO unlike you and your
! change of heart-it Is so sudden.
Z What has happened"
: Avoids Answering.
He eyaded a direct answer. Il
: have been thinking II over and I
Rhave decided that it is best for US
4 all. He is leaving for South Amer
ica in a week or So"
She poured out his tea while he
: watched and the shaking of her
shand did not escape him; the flush
: on her cheek did not escape him;
9he saw in every sign of regret an
= added reason for hasty action; in
Z wardly he approved his own de-
z Pcision, reproaching himself that he
= had not acted sooner.
To such a depth had suspicion re-
y 4duced Don Julian only few weeks
= ago a believer in friendship. in trust
= and loyalty.
;; Teodora said nothing; her very
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Substitute for Ice.

An interesting substitute for ice
Is provided in some parts OF syria.
Snow gathered in the mountains Is
packed in a conical pit, dug In the
ground and provided at t'the bottom
with a drain TO carry off the water
formed--for some of the snow un-
nvoidably melts The snow is
stamped firmly and covered with
straw and leaves.
From these pits the solidifed
snow Is distributed to customers on
psckhorses, and costs ali the way
from 10 to 25 cents per 100 pounds.
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silence moved her husband TO fur
ther fears: she cannot speak De-
cause she dares not: nevertheless
he said, trying to be nonchAlant;
"Weil. you say nothing; what 10
your opinion OF my actiony
Il have told you. Julian nate
injustice. and this is unjust.
He wondered what were her reai
thoughts; and even as she raised
her clear eyes to his, answering
his question, he thought he saw In
them sadness for this man going,
where he had hoped to read ohiy
love for the man remaining
Admits His Fault.
He took refuge in generalities.
The world Is talking too much:
I cannot let Il go any further; we
must put a stop to this scandal; II
is my fault; / have sowed the wind;
1 must reap the whirlwind."
"And IT"
And you. what about you. Teo-
dora?"
There never was a time I be-
lieved that you would let idle gos-
sin connect mc with anything
wrong or try to Justify gossip like
this"
you see II really makes differ
ence,' he managed to say; you say
SO in words"
"a difference? All the difference
in the world, to see you distrust
me when thought l had your
trust as well as your love. as you
have mine-what kind of q wife
would / be IL 1t didn't make a dif-
ference?"
Refuses to Yield.
He dropped his gaze and fiddled
with his teaspoon; he steeled him
self to refuse to be a party to this
hypnotic influence of his wife, He
could not give in again; once more
he took refuge in the talk OF the
world.
"My dear, you must be like
Caesars wife, above suspicion; OF
my devotion you have had proof;
we have been singularly happy you
and 1; Ernesto is young, he has the
world before him, he Is the last per-
son who would wish to remain here
under the circumstances; he has
said so; his going will be no hard
ship for him. Why should we make
it one for ourselves?
al am not thinking OF him., she
said steadily. "I am thinking OF
you; you are my husband; he Is
your friend; to me he is nothing
but a friend; but you, you are
everything; and Julian, you no
longer love me-"
To BE Continued Tomorrow.
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Woman Manufactures Nitro.

Probably the only woman In
America engaged in the manufac.
turc Of nitroglycerino Is Mrs. Claire
w. Stokes, of Petrola, Ontario,
whose factory turns out large guam
titles OF the material, used prin-
cipally in torpedoins oil wells.
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Goettingen Students
Not Too Proud to Work.

GOTTINGEN, Hanover, Aug. A.
Hard times destroy prejudices.
Until recently a university student
would have deemed himself an
outcast II he did for pay any work
other than scientific or educational.
Now students are glad to do odd
Jobs.
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<<"o South America" answered
Ernesto looking up after
i applying a lighted match
Newark post., 1920-07-07
ged splendor? You know you d get

ged splendor? You know you'd get
handsomely padded if you as
much as laid a finger on anything
on that table against the time when
company would be there. But
when nobody was looking, you
peeked in and saw the great family
album, full Of tintype photographs
Of grandmas and grandpas of for
gotten time in the clothes of a
vanished age, and the little album
Of daguerreotypes, each picture in
a glistening brass frame?
And on the shelf just above the
floor the stereoscope that was never
used excepting on a stiff stilted
Sunday afternoon when everybody
was a fraid of each other and the
pictures of ballet girls from
"Robert lie Diable' in offset tints
and the Niagara Falls and a winter
scene or two made the principal
part of the layers Of pictures?
To be sure, the family lived in
the kitchen, did it not? And do
you remember grandma losing her
specs and the barrel of soft soap
out on the back porch and the
smokehouse?
Would you like to turn back
ward?
Newark post., 1920-07-07
FOURTEEN QUART
MILK PAIL NOT
BIG ENOUGH
J. I. Edmanson Upsets Hard.
ware Merchants
Tradition

"The largest pail we have" said
the clerk, "is a ID quart size.
That is large enough to hold all
the milk one COW can give" This
was addressed to j. T. Edmanson,
Harmony, Del, member Of Dia-
mond State Cow Testing Associa-
ton by a hardware clerk. "I
reckon the animals l am milking
twice day aren't cows then,'' re-
piled Mr.. Edmanson, "because l
have to sit down twice with A.
quart bucket
1t is all true, too. y When the COW
tester arrived on the 26th of May
there were three Of his nine cows
that more than filled a fourteen
quart bucket. He has at least six
which will give better than fifty
pounds a day on two milkings and
under ordinary herd conditions,
too.
On May 10th his big blue roam
COW, Ida, dropped bull calf. Six
teen days later, this COW kas suck
ling her calf and giving forty-eight
pounds of milk a day in addition.
She has had ten calves although
only eleven years old, and all but
two Of her heifers have been re-
tanned. One heifer was sold before
the value of the dam was found out
and the other heifer was sold for
1925 as three year old, just after
freshening with her second calf.
Two other daughters are now in
milk, one a heifer with first calf
and the other a full aged COW. A
granddaughter is also milking as a
three year old and should produce
10000 pounds of milk this year.
Probably there is no other grade
cow in the country with such a
record Of achievement as old Ida.
There may be other COWS which are
making more milk, but have they
the record of transmitting these
qualities to their offspring?
The secret, if it can be called a
secret, of the success Of this cow
and her offspring is that a good
pure bred bull is kept at the head
of the herd. Big cows were chosen
as foundation animals and their
great capacity for consuming grain
and roughage is in no small meas
ure responsible for high produc-
tion. Feeding is one of Mr.. Ed
manson's hobbies. "All the feed
they will clean up is his motto.
Although not possessed Of silo,
his COWS receive plenty of good
clover hay and mixed grain. They
are given his personal attention
and care. Each has her own stall
and knows it. Mr.. Edmanson s
COWS are well worth looking at, and
his methods are well worth study
ing. A man who can secure any
stock from this herd is indeed for
tunate for his poorest COW is better
than most dairymen s best. We
can all hail Mr.. Edmanson as the
champion COW man of Delaware
Extension Service News.
Newark post., 1920-07-07
''The Old Fashioned Parlor"

What has become of the old
fashioned, musty parlor that was
opened only when company"
came? Where is the ruddy ingram
carpet that covered it's floor and
the depth Of straw underneath
that let company" sink down to
their knees when they entered the
forbidden ground?
Do you remember how the car
pet crinkled like the squeak in your
new copper-toed boots when you
walked on the sacred floor?
Where is the Estey cottage
organ? Or the square Steinway or
Chickering piano with the fat
wooden legs big enough to hold up
billiard table? Could you recall
that old-time parlor or best room
without thinking of the piano or
the organ? And the queer music
rack, scrolled out with fantastic
shapes? And the music book with
the oblong pages that was always
open on the piano?
And as you turned the pages,
what were the selections your
found? Were any Of these there
"One Sweetly Solemn Thought, -
Bounding Billows," "Come
Where the Lilies Bloom" or "When
You and | Were Young, Maggie"
Wasn't there also a Chopin etude?
What has become of the green
window blinds and the heavy lace
curtains that defied the sunlight
Didn't you often wonder as child
why this parlor never saw the
wholesomeness of other rooms.
There was a "what-not' up
there in the corner, you say? With
seashells on it? And didn't they
tell you that by placing one o.
these shells to your ear you coule
hear the roar of the sea? You be
lieved that, didn't you? What els'
!, was there? An imitation china
vase with lurid gold Innings, ane
J every knick-knack for which, ik
the drawer in mothers sewing ma
chine, place could be found no
where else?
And that round table, in its rug
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Harding Holds
Lucky Combination

1t is noted as a glad fact that
The election next November falls
bn Senator Harding's birthday an
hiversary. Another significant
things is that his term Of Office as
lenator expires the very day the
bext President will be inaugurated.
The Democratic convention will
have to be lucky if it beats these
lrrangements.-Kansas City (Mo.)
Star.
Newark post., 1920-07-07

A country farmer lad was writ
ng letter to a city friend. Hav-
big no other envelope than a very
irty one that he had carried IN his
|ocket for quite a while, he used 1t
hut annexed at the end OF his
ktter:
"P. S.-Please excuse the en-
elope. It was clean when 1t left
~ hands" "
Newark post., 1920-07-07
A man WAS hainp tried for sellino

A man was being tried for selling
illicit -whiskey. The liquor was
offered in evidence. The jury re-
turned after taking fifteen minutes
to come to a decision. "What is the
verdict?" asked the Judge. "We
would like more evidence" replied
the foreman Of the jury.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-02-25
ESPERAN Ell VETO DEL
PDTE. ". WILSON LOS
FERROCARRILEROS
Estdn celebrando juntas
nste7osas los jefes
de las unioReS

Ts-el--Gz-~ ESr~-i1. rG,n Ia PRENSA.
WASHINGTON. Febrero 24.-Lcs
repr esert2rcsg Ge las ounce organi-
zaciores dc empleaGos ferrocarrileros
que ostan comisionadoS para arreglar
10 rel.ciouado cen Ia disputa mott
vada por las demandas de- aumento
de salaries. Sc reuuieron anoche en-
session secreta en- diferentes salones
con .! objeto de fornular sus propios
puntos de vista de Ia situacion Y reu-
nirse despues en- session general para
adoptar 10 votado por la mayoria.
Sc sabe que en- la conferencla fue
combatido tarto la proposition del
Presidente Wilson para el ar-eglo de
la disputa. como Ia ley Cummings,
aprobsda en- Ia Camara de Diputados
= ratificada por el Senado en session
de Ultima nora de hoy.
Los iideres de Ia confeCencia de re-
presentaptes ferrocarrileros exFresa-
ron su esperanza de que cl Presjden-
te Wilson vetara Ia ley aprobada por
ambas Camaras Legislativas. que los
referidos representatives considcran
como 81 mas serio obstGculo para 81
arreSln satisfactorio de las dificulta-
des.
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Hoover So opone q Gae csc
Tratcdo sea utiIizndo
como ormd politica

BALTIMORE. Febrero 23.-(Reci-
bido con retardol Herbert Hover, ex-
Dictator de Viveres y possible candl-
dato Ia Presidencia de los Estados
Unidos. en- Un iiscurso Que pronunci6
esta noche en- Ia Universidad John
Hopkins, declaSo que el Sc opone a
que Sc haG3 del Trotado De Paz con
Alemania, una anna de partido en- Ia
pr6xima lucha presidential.
Declare igualmente que los Estaoos
UnidoS necesitan = desean que e. ira
tado sea ratificaGo con reservas, por-
que dicho Tratado hahia sido redac-
tado cuan6o aIn el odio contra el E.
neriCo don1inabs en los vencedores,
Y porquc ain los aliaGos de Europa
Ven "a Ia necesidad de enmendarlo.
Una gran ;mportancia pclitica Sc
concede al discur6o de Hoover
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-02-25
FUE DOCTORADO POR
LA u. DE WASHINTON,
D. e., RASCl IBANEZ
FL dcto Sc pio concurrido
por un selecto p1bEco
de la Capital

WASHINGTON. Feb 23.-Con
gran solemnidad lie fue conferido al
gran novelista espanol Vicente Blasco
Ibanez, ell grado de Doctor en- Letras,
por la Universidad de Washington.
La ceremonial tuvo lugar en- el prin.
cipal salon de la Universidad. el cual
Sc VIC pletorico de concurrencia. Mu-
cas- personas tuvieron que prescln,
dir de presenciar Ia ceremonial por
no haber encontrado acomodo. no obs
tante que fueron puestas quinientas
silas de mas en- el salon. este fuc a.
tornado con banderas de todos los
pafses hispano americanos y con ban
deras espanolas, las cuales penjfan de
los muros.
En- los momentos en- cue el Presi-
dente de Ia Universidad. Mr.. William
NJ. Collier ponia en- manos del move
lista su titulo de Doctor en- Letras de
:. Universidad de Washington, un TO-
tografo tomo instantanea al magne-
sio, 10 que motive cue el novelista hi
ciera un moviniento fnstintivo de sor
presa. La concurrencia rio, pues fue
muy marcada Ia sorpresa del sehor
Blasco Ibanez.
Ell Presidente de la Universidad,
Mr.. Collier, lego en- espanol el discur-
so preparado para elogiar al seno-
Blasco Ibanez con motive de ctorgar,e
el grado DE Doctor en- Letras de la
Univcrsidad que preside Ell doctorado
contesto tambien en- espanol, pronun-
ciando un notable discurso al princi-
pio del cual declare que el Quijote es,
81 disputa, la mejor novela del mundo
V terminando con Ia declaration de
que ell Quijote, cansaGo de esrar en-
Europa buscando el ideal, Sc ha tras-
ladado a los Estados Unidos, donde
Sc practica.