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The Washington times., 1920-09-09
When O. Girl Mdrries
An Interesting Story OF
EARLY Welded LIFE
By Ann Lisle.

Jimmie and chuck a few things in
bag for him as my bride Is doing
for the old uncle. This is important
We mustn't waste time chatt!rS'
much as i always enjoy it, I'll call
for your boy in a taxi in just forty
five minutes"
Then a quick good-by and the
conversation ended.
In daze 1 called jim. He never
wakes easily and a romantic kiss
wouldn't have donc-even III
hadn't been shaken, somehow, out
Of the mood for kissing. When Jim
was reused at last and reached
sleepy arms to me, / blurted out
Uncle Ned's message and forced
back the jealous accusation that
was trying to fight its way up into
words.
In a great rush Jim leaped from
bed and began firing orders at me-
Whereupon in jiffy ran to JiIn's
bath. got out his shaving things,
packed his bag and hurried out to
the kitchen between whiles to see
how the coffee / had started was
doing. There wasn't time for much
TO DC SalO DelwetH Us. Jihi ""'
munching a piece of toast when the
taxi was announced. All there had
been time for was an occasional:
will three shirts be enough? Do
you want your gray suit? How
many collars?"
Now as / stood waiting for the
elevator. 1 ventured:
How long will you be gomez?
Not more than three days at the
most" replied Jim. 81 hate to have
YOU, dear. But when Uncle Ned
dcsccnds on me like this, you can
see it's rather important. Never
could have made it but for you.
We'll, here's the car. ] must run
for II. I'll send you wire as soon
as we land. SO long. dear
Then a quick clasp of his strong
arms-a kiss or two and Jim was
gone.
Back In the apartment sank on
the couch, staring unseeing ahead.
This was my birthday morning. And
Jim had gone of without a thought
that it was my day. / would be
alone again as I had been last even
ing.
Two or three tears forced them
selves between my cyelids and roll
down my face. 1t was silly to cry.
Besides my pain was too deep for
tears. That Jim had forgotten my
birthday wasn't what really mat
tered. 1t wasn't being left alone
that hurt. Tho thing went deeper
than that. II was bigger than any
pctty personal grief over a day and
date on the calendar.
What hurt was this. I have come
to tho glorious place where I want
Jim to lead and only to follow him.
NY trust in him was absolute last
night and I showed that I wanted
to confide in him completely.
thought he understood, recipro-
Gated my feelings, but he must have
been laughing at me. He must
have been sneerlng at me for the
weak, clinging thing I am letting
love make me.
I'd let him go without word OF
rsproaoh. couldn't have asked
single question to save my life. But
| felt sure without asking that all
along Jim had realized he was TO
20 with Uncle Ned and Pat. He
hadn't found tho courage to tell
me. He hadn't given me faith for
falth--confidence for confidence. lie
doesn't trust me completely.
have taken Jim into the inner
citadel of my life. And | am more
than ever shut out from his
thoughts-from his real self
What a birthday this IL to bel
ITO n. Ceptip.~s,
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HELIOTROPE s::.:' @:
(Cs.ti..eS fro. Yesterday

(Cesttssea fres YesterHsyo
''Sit down a moment she tsld'
But he c)ntinued to stand; snf ffe
cama over and stood beside ois desA'
resting ona hand on IL.
And. after a moment, lifting her
grav eyes to his:
4 hsve borne a great d snl srom
You. But there Is an insult whiShi =
you have offered m" today mat j
shall not endure in silence
what insult?" he demanded.
Making my studio q rendezvour
for you and your-mistress!'
He knew what she meant Instant
ly, ard his wrath blazed:
"It was an accident. / dom. know
how you heard Of II. but It WAS pnre
accident Also. that Is a rotten
thing 10 say
"Is Il! You once told me that you
prefer to call a spade a spade! Oh,
Jim.-you were clean once. What
have you done"
But it's a lie-and an absurd
onew
do you think that of me. too
that / tell lies?"
mo. But you evidently believe
one"
1T is too obvious to doubt"
HIT throat was dry with the fierce
ness of her emotions and she choked
a moment.
who told you?"
81 was there"
"Where?"
"In my bedroom. ] had not gone
out. i heard the maid tell you
was out motoring. meant to speak
to you-but you have been $3.50
unfriendly lately And then
that woman came in" Her
gray eyes fairly blazed.
why do you do this to me-" she
cried, clenching both hands. 1T is
wick ed,-unthinkable. ed Why do you
hold me in such contempt?'
Her fierce anged silenced him, and
his silence lashed her until she lost
her head.
DO you think you can offer me
such an affront in my own studio
because i am really not your sis
ter?-because your name is Cleland
and mine is not?-because i was
only the wretached. starved. mall
treated child of drunken parents
when your father picked me out OF
the gutter! Is that why you feel at
liberty to affront me under my own
roof-show your contempt for me?
Is it?''
steve. YOU are mad he said. He
had turned very white.
LIMIT OF ENDURANCE.
"No.' she said, but I'm at the
limit of endurance. / can't stand it
any longer. l shall go tonight to
the man | married and live with
him and find a shelter there-find
protection nand-f-forgetfulne
Her voice broke but her eyes were
the more brilliant and dangerous
for the flashing tears:
II know what you and my aunt
talked over between YOU" she said.
You discussed the chances of my
developing errstic. inscriptions,
morbid, immoral traits. You were
anxious for fear | had inherited
them. Probably now you think !
have. Think as you please"
she flashed out through her tears:
you havr~ killed every bit of hap
pincss in me. I,emember il some
day"
She turned to go, and he spranE
forward to detain her. but she
twisted herself out of his arms and
reeled back against the desk.
Then he had her in his arms
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MAKE DIVORCES EASIER,
AND MOMEN INDEPENDENT.

Marriage may be success In In
dividual cases and only a small per-
centage at that In general. how
ever, marriage must DE a failure,
for a number Of reasons, some OF
which are durable.
In view of the fact that the hu-
man being is made imperfect. there
fore the combination of two i'm
pcrfects cannot be one perfect
This reason 1t appears 10 me. is
incurable, as / do not think that
the human being can be created per-
feet. as IL would be an angel II 1t
could. There are other reasons,
however; and these are economic
and could be cured. il the present
system would allow 1t.
First, il all women were inde-
pendent as well as men, and there
should not he a compulsory living
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HAPPY WIFE SAYS wEDDED
LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE 1T.

NY marriage life has covered
pcriod of eighteen years. and while
not an ideal condition, | have never
regretted the binding injunction OF
the bishop until death do you
part" and have been a happy and
contented wife.
My husband and builded our mar
ricd life on a firm foundation OF
mutual love. faith, and confidence
without which no marriage can
succeed. The trouble with so many
married couples. j find. is that they
expect too much OF each other, and
are disappointed when the ideal
condition OF courting is not the
same after marriage.
Before marriage we see cach
other at appointed times and us
ually when we arc at our bright
est and best, and with a semblance
of freedom from worry and care.
Marriage brings an everyday re-
lationship with it's sterner prob
lens to face each with the other.
Here is where to bear and for
bear" must need be the watchword
OF both the husband and wife.
To my mind, the financial rock is
the rock on which more married
lives are wrecked than any other.
To great extent this is due to
the improper rearing Of the girls,
for while every business and pro-
fession in life must bring with 1t a
period of preparation. marriage. the
most sacred of all relations. and
fraught with more delicate situa-
tions and responsibilities, is most
often entered into with no thought
of the seriousness OF home making
and the probable rearing OF a
family. Here is where the much
talked of preparedness" comes into
play, which is nothing more in
short than being ready when the
time comes to do the things that
need to be done at that time.
Lack of confidence on the part of
the husband causes lack of CO.
operation on the part of the wife,
hence many households are run on
an unbusinesslike basis and they
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hers when he remembers that today
Is the anniversary of their wedding
and whispers In her ear how glad
he Is TO have such a wonderful wife.
Women crave affection and at
tention more than the average man
ever dreams, and II every husband
remembered what 10 hi.l seem the
little things. but to her are 30
much. his home would mean more
to him than a place In which to eat
and sleep. All women are more or
less vain; II men could only realize
the magic OF nattery!
A woman. they say. can make or
break a man. There is a good deal
of truth in the saying. Tactful
women seldom lack the love OF their
husbands. because they know just
how to retain 1t. They know that
good digestion tends to make
good disposition and they learn to
cook; they know better than to ask
their husbands for money when
they return from the office after
hard days work; they study their
husbands and attain a thorough
understanding of their dislikes'
peculiarities. etc; they strive to
please and become truly helpmates
instead of burdens.
What a wonderful place this old
world would be II each married
couple both earnestly would try TO
act as pleasant and courteous In
the home as out of 1t, and would
treat each other with even one-half
of the consideration that existed in
the engagement days.
ONE WHO UNDERSTANDS.
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No Public Kissing
Allowed In Japan

In Japan no kissing is allowed in
public, therefore none Is allowed in
the cinema. Curiously enough. the
Objectionable films mostly come
from America, where some old laws
against kissing are still in exist
ence.
SO recently as 1891 n student OF
Yale University kissed his sweet
heart in a restaurant in Boston, and
both were sentenced TO fifteen days
imprisonment under what is said to
have been a law passed in the reign
of Charles ii. when tho New Eng
land States were British colonies.
Under the famous "blue laws"
many men were fined or put in the
stocks for kissing their wives In
public on Sundays, such conduct
being, according to tho morals OF
those Gays. '1ewd and unseemly be-
havior."
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CHAPTER XIV

Cleland. tremendously thrilled
and excited by the first but faint
response to his ardour which nc
had ever obtained of Stephanie. but
uncertain, too, and almost incred-
ulous as to its significance and
duration. retained sufficient COM
mon sense and selfcontrol to re-
strain him from pressing matters
further.
For Stephanie seemed so listcss.
confused, so apparently unable TO
comprehend herself and these new
and deep emotions which threaten
cd her, that he foreborc to seize
what seemed to be an undue ad-
vantage.
ITO BE Continued TomorrowD
1917, 1918 by the Internationa
Magazine Company
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IN the morning the shrilling sum-
mons OF the phone reused me
i from a sound sleep. woNe
and Law for a minute reconstructins
things and remembering no" WIZ
derfully close Jim and nave cohie;
have at last sloughed my olo
hu husiness~training habit OF feeling
can think things out for myselt
h.tter than any one else. L nave
come to complete faith in my nus
hand and to a Willingness, nay,
yearninr. to lean on him. Ana me-
in return. has shown not only rove
and understanding, but a peautiiui
rcsnect for me and great nappi-
ness in the fact that life Is prihS
ing rs closer and closer 10 each
other. . .. NV
suddenly ] had to laug h at my
.o,f Here was incoming away
and listening to the phone "ithou'
a move to snswer IT. .o,d my
so,f asJ battered across the noor'
"Evidently even HedwiS isn't up
yet" .,o receiver
and said a sleepy:
Hello
"Bless my hearth that Ism ou'
Anne. You're up early in the morn
ing. It's your Uncle Ned came
the unmistakable accents over the
wire. "Is Jim ready"
.Ready for what asked
"Readv to start-child."
81 didn't know he was Goins u"
l replied, feelins
the blood drain away from my lace
and tho heart sink fathoms dcep IN
nv ouivering body. "He isn't golng
70 start anywhere today, Is he? l
asked. adding in a shaken. httie
half voice, "On my birthday
"Didn't you get the message last
night. child?> asked Uncle Ned al
most impatiently. "Thc train goes
In an hour. This is most important
Will he be ready
"The message camc that you
phone him early this morning ana
he should be ready. I asked, READY
for what" and the man didn't
know. "And I forgot to tell Jim.
Things came up. And he hadn't
said anything about going. ] only
knew Pat and you-'
"Hurrv. child. hurry! Wac v"nr
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friends she replied. laughing with
him.
The word friend Jared on Jim
niche had decided that Alice was
no friend: that was too poor a word,
with far too little Significance even
In its bigness to describe the feeling
he had for Alice. He had sought
her out to make sure whether he
was building air castles.
She was going back tomorrow
The mere thought sent q stab
through his heart
She looked back to the spot where
the photograph had fallen and in.
dicated II with q wave of her hand
as they walked side by side to a
rustic arbor.
tits q little GIFT was going to
make" she said suddenly. conscious
of a blush Perhaps you'n pick 1t
up"
Jimmie returned with the photo
graph and sat beside her while she
played with the ribbon. 1T seems
rather folish. doesn't. II. to carry
II around?" she asked, looking up
at him for a feeting second.
Nothing you do seems foolish"
he said softly, except your going
away hiC you ootiy
"Sorry? This has been the hap
piest month in my whole life" said
Alice. signing. Tits wicked to
say it. but I almost hate to go
back"
All the announcements that
Jimmie Andrews had prepared
seemed to lose themselves in an
uncomfortable wave OF bashfulness
that filled his throat and left him
without words.
He summoned all his effort for
declaration that should leave no
doubt of his feelings. you're not
going back" he stammered. I'm
going to keep you here with me"
Startled, Alice glanced up, then
down. Jimmie gathered courage
and, slipping a trembling arm about
her, drew her closer. She turned
her head away while he continued
to stammer. Don't you under
stand, dear-it seems to meta
just as though life had only begun
since you came. / love you
To he Continued Tomorrow
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TOO MUCH ARGUMENT
I'M MARRIED LIFE


Decidedly, marriage Is not a sue
cess. In the majority OF marriages
today, life is One continual arsu-
ment and disagreement husband
and wife snap each other up at the
sliKhtest provocation; there is much
deception on both sides; in pubiic'
they smile and treat each other
with the utmost consideration, put
when the company leaves-well' IL
is not necessary to set down on
paper the things that make the
most of homes SO disagreeable.
II either the husband or wife
loved each other when they were
married, there is no indication OF IL
a few months later. In fact. a man
treats even a casual acquaintance
better than he does his wife. what
does he care about her clothes; ne
is perfectly willing to see her wear
the same hat day in ana out
Sundays particularly for years.
Wherein the fault lies in so many
unhappy marriages Is a much dis
cussed problem, but there Is
remedy. If the couple care enough
TO try to straighten out the threads
of their tangled partnership.
Men have it in their power TO pet
ter conditions to a great extent. IL
they could only realize or cared
enough to take the trouble. their
homes could be run to perfectlon'
perhaps men will never know now
much an occasional word OF en-
couragement can mean to the tired
wife: what happiness he causes her
hy mt forgettinR the parting and
greeting kiss; how much JOY Is
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Dramatic Film Story of AdUen-
ture, SeIf-Sacrifce' and LOUe
The Restless Sex
A Romantic Film Drama With
MARION DA VIES
BY Robert w. Chambers

again. and she stared at his white.
tense face, all distorted by her
binding ears:
DECLARES HIS LOVE FOR HER
II love you, Steve! That's all the
answer give you. That's my reply
to your folly. ! never loved any
body else; ] never shall; | never
can. ] am clean. / don't know
how II happens. but l am! They
lie who tell you anything else. I'm
like my father; i care for only one
woman. I'm incapable OF caring
for any other.
"I-don't know what I've done to
you 10 make you say such things
and think then- ! consider you as
my own kin; / respect and loYe you
like a kinsman. But--God help me
I've gone further: i love you as
a lover. can't tear you out OF my
heart: I've tried because I saw no
hope that you ever could fall in
love with me-but / couldn't do
it, couldn't
'If you go to the man you mar
ried shall never love any other
woman. That is the truth, and I
know it. now"
Her body was still rigid in his
arms: her tense hands lay nat on
his breast as though to repulse
him.
But there was no strength in
them and they had begun to trem-
BILE under the hard beating OF his
heart.
Her mouth, too, was quiverinE;
her tear-wet eyes looked mutely
into his; suddenly her body re-
laxed. yielded; and at his fierce
embrace her hot mouth melted
his.
Steve" he stammered-"Steve-
can you care for me-in my
way"
Under the deep-fringed lids her
gray eyes looked at him vaguely:
her lips were burning.
steve" he whispered.
Her slowly lifted eyes alone re-
sponded.
"Can you love me-
Her eyes closed again. And after
long while her lips responded
delicately to his.
"Is it love, SteveT he asked.
trembling.
"I don't know. I'm so
tired--confused- Her arms
fell from his neck to his shoulders
and she opened her eyes. listlessly.
"I think it-must be- she said.
I'm quite sure it is"
"Love?"
Yes
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Directed by George D. Baker
What Has Happened So Far.

Alice Hale. brought up In con-
vent in New Orleans, has often puz-
zled over the identity OF her father
and mother. whom she has never
known. Very beautiful. she Is re-
garded by all the other girls save
one. a little jealously. The excep-
tion. Mabel Andrews, daughter OF
rich lumber man, admires her for
her sweetness, and secures permis-
sion from her father to bring Alice
with her to spend a vacation at
their home. Alice is overjoyed-
When Jimmie Andrews sees her he
falls in love.
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tion. and sympathy. and II all ends
abruptly in the divorce courts.
Why? Because one or the other
failed TO give kindness, justice.
praise. instead OF abusive, critical
remarks, prompted by Jealousy
that should never exist. Again
say-the marriage state is the most
beautiful, most human and proper
state meted out 10 any one OF US,
and those that are unhappy after
they marry bring II upon them
selves. because they do not reason
with the direct cause OF it-con-
sideration. Well. I have mentioned
il before in this article-the true
reason for unhappy marriages is
selfishness, l.. A. +. ID. II.
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Is Marriage a Success?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Write frankly briefly and uuthfully your views the
problem as Marriage Success?" you think il not al
together success do not fail to suggest what you think
the remedy WHAT the trouble and what could be done
frankly and fearlessy-yo confidence will be respected
No names of writers published except with the writer
consent.
Address your contributions to
MARRIAGE EDITOR,
The Washington Times,
Washington D. c.
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BOOKS

HILDA'S SOWING AND HARVEST by
J. H. Glover. Philadelphia: Amcri-
can Sunday School Union.
A well illustrated story for chill
dren by writer who has been writ
ing for the young folks for a num-
Der of years. The story is full of
lively doings such as appeal to
children, and contains much that
will prove instructive.
The Washington times., 1920-09-09
Parrots a Hundred Years Old

The age of ninety Is known to
have been reached by n gray par
rot, and there are many other in
stances of the parrot family having
lived for over q century. The raven
also reaches hunared years.
The Washington times., 1920-09-09
Civilizations First Athletes.

The Greeks were among tho first to
insist on gymnastics as part OF the
early training OF the child. At re-
ligious festivals athletes were care
fully prepared at the expense OF tho
state.
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PLACE WHEAT CROP
AT 8O9,OOO,OOO BU.
Bigger Corn Production Than
Last Year ASO Forecast.

Washington, July 10.-An increase
Of 2S,000,0O0 bushels in the country's
wheat crop as compared with last
month, with a total forecast of S09,-
100000 bushels, 4 prospective corn
crop larger than last years and laYg-
ers crops of oats, barley, white pOta-
toes, tobacco, flax and rice then were
grown year ago. were the features
If the governments july crop report
issued by the department of agricul-
ture.
Pennsylvania winter wheat pro-
ductiOn was forecast at 26,200,000
bushels; condition July 1, SO per cent.
Production of corn was forecast at
2,779000,000 bushels and the area
planted this year announced at 103,-
64S,000 acres
Other forecasts of production are ::
Winter wheat, 51S.00o.OO0 bushels ::
spring wheat 291, 100000; oats, 1922
100000
Barley, 193,0O0O00; rye, 100000
White potatoes. 3SS,000,000. Sweet
potatoes, 95,500,0O0. Tobacco, 1,501,-
100000 pounds.
Flax, 14.400000 bushels. Rice, 81
100000 Hay, 81. 500 0e0 tons. Apples
ttotal), 200000,000 bushels. Apples
Commercially, 100000 barrels Peach
es, 45,200,O00 bushels. Pa
Wheat remaining on farms July /
is estimated at 81 per cent of last
years crop or about 47,756,000 bush
els, compareu with 19,261, 900 last year
and 81 $4,000, the five-year average.
Acreage of crops not previously an
nounced is:
White potatoes, 3,S49,0O0 Sweet
potatoes, 1,022,OOO Tobacco, 1850
700 Flax, 1,T06,00O.
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life Term For Boy Murderer.

Dover, Del, July 10.-Clarence
Rroadard, the sixteen-year-old negro
who murdered Issac NJ. Hammond, a
farmer. on June 16 last by shooting,
entered a plea of second degree muir
der and was sentenced to life i'm
prisonment and to pay fine of $1,000
Broadard was hustled to the New Cas-
tie county wOrkhOuSe as quickly as
possible to prevent any possible out
break by citizens.
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Rnu Killed Ru His chun.

Tamaqua, Pa, July 10.-Herbert
Nader. thirteen years old, was killed
when his chum, Earl Started, aged
fifteen, pointed Il revolver at him in
play and the weapon was dicharged
the bullet entering young Mader's
head, near the ear. Young Started,
heartbroken over the death of his
chum, said he did not expect the re
v0Iver to go off
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BROKER MISSING ON SKIFF
James r. Blake, Junior Partner in N.
v Firm. Believed Dead.

Y. Firm, Believed Oeao.
New York, July 10.-Police for sew
eral days have searched unsuccessfully
cor James Robert Blake, Junior part
ner in the Stock Exchange firm of A0-
hot, Hoppin & Co.
Blake disappeared Friday night
after rowing away from a Classon
Point shipyard in fourteen-foot skiff
he had bought. Neither he nor the
hoat has been seen since.
The broker left word at his office
Friday he intended to have motor
installed in the skiff and would go to
Fishers Island, near New London,
Conn, to join his wife and son.
The police are working on the dou-
5le theory mr.. Blake may have been
murdered and robbed, as he was
known to have had $500 with his, or
hat he was drowned.