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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-03
By Henry James Forman

In the telephone booth Anthony
wss saying:
Very much obliged. Joe-vsry
kind Of you TO include me. but I'm
engaged for this svenins--yss, en-
gaxed-I'Il tell you when ! see you.
Yes. Have q good time. Good luck.
old man"
With the inner glow OF having
done well he emerged from the
booth. and the telephone girl. with
her obvious good looks. on . sud
den seemed stnkingly attractive.
A momentary luil In the traffic at
the switchboard as he was paying
for the call enabled him to ask hes
its9tly. with the smisble free
masonry OF youth:
DO you happen to know OF any
decent restaurant about here
that's a little different from thisi"
And he nodded toward the forbid
ding and commonplace gloom Of
the Occidental dining room.
The girl. so crisp and business
like In her work. showed her per
feet teeth In q soft. cornprehending
smile. which magically raised her
to plane above and apart from
her machine. The red CLINT In her
hair. her high complexion. com
bined with her smile into q kind
Of flashing dynamic light. She was
woman.
"Why, yes" She lowered her
eyes meditstively. but Involuntary
they lifted 2 gain to his. There is
O'Brien's. right here on Sixth ave-
nue.. awfully good food. And sort
o. private boxes along the walls
swell little place. Only block or
so away"
"A block or So" he repeated
slowly, with a gaze that was nat
terry to her; that's the same as a
mile or SO to me here. ! hate to
say 1t, but I've never been In New
York before"
'Wait a minute" she suddenly
said In response to a flash on her
switchboard, and again she was
submerged IN the automaton. "Oc-
cidental-yc5 No. Mr. Butcher
checked out this afternoon. All
right" And once more her face
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CHAPTER II.
Romance.

HOUo0uGO.
THE girl who operated the
switchboard and booths re-
q peated Holland House"
after Anthony with the mechanical
unconcsrn OF q cabman. but never
theless she surveyed him with the
quick, sure appraisal Of woman.
Booth two" she informed him,
but even In those two syllables the
acute ear might have detected the
shadow Of q tone. an infection in
finitesimally softer than her utter
ance to the blue-cheeked buyer who
had just shouldered into booth one.
Handsome young rooster" was
the mental accompaniment to her
deft handling of the plugs and cords
as Anthony entered the box.
''Snappy syes-nice kid-college
boy"
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Harvard. Obliged In any case TO
spend his Christmas holidays al
Cambridge. owing 10 the expense
Of the long journey home-he had
accepted an invitation from Joe
shelburn TO be his guest on a little
spee in New York. And the
middle aged lady in the seat oppo'
site. who disapproved the anomat
Gus oompanionship. could have
drawn a pointed moral from that
assumed obligation had she known
IL.
Anthony, however, was all but
obllvious OF his fellow passengers.
, Impatient OF those who were leis'
urely sbufrling on at the Harlem
station, he wished that the. train
would speed on. And no sooner did
the climbing mass OF metal begin
to move than he hastily pulled on
his overcoat and accompanied the
porter with his bag TO the front
platform. Joe followed. protesting
at his hurry, yet pleased by An
thongs excitement. That was the
spirit in which to draw near to
Mecca. Together they stood among
the mass OF hand bags all the way
through the murky tunnel, Anthony
hardly able to speak for the ex'
cited beating of his heart. Joe,
however, was cEattering on, even
without encouragement.
Grand Central" shouted the
conductor,
New York, at last! And as they
stepped from the train Anthony's
state bordered on intoxication.
New York! They had left Bos-
ton in a morning snow furry, and
here was brilliant sunlight and a
subtle wine In the very air. What
was the secret Of this place? 1t
was not merely another city-it
was another plane OF conscious
ness. The hum, the noise, the
voice of the city seemed to lift one
up like a stirring song. Anthony
positively felt himself increasing
in stature. Some people are dazed
by New York. He was electrified,
stimulated, thrilled. The taxicab
that whirled them to the Occidental
Hotel was the magic carpet and the
revolving door c gateway to Para.
disc.
The Occidental would have been
surprised had II realized its role
in Anthony's mind. For, to tell the
truth, it was cheap, second-rate
hosiery to which Joe had con-
Quoted him, far from the luxurious
atmosphere Of glitter and deep
piled carpets that Joe's soul would
have delighted in. But to be alone
was even more distasteful to Joe
than to be at the Occidental. SO
he cunningly decided to bring An
thony to stay in shabby hotel and
to spend his, time In the Waldorf
and similar caravansaries. In that
way both his tastes and his IRE
sistible craving for cqnpanionship
would be satisfied. Anthony, for
his part, was no connoisseur in
hotels. The golden oak bureau and
the cracked washbowls were, for
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Fire of Youth

Serves me right" he said 70
himself. for accepting favors from
a fellow like that"
Joe Shelburn was type rare.
but nevertheless 10 be found occa'
sionally In the great American uni
versities. The numerous family OF
laborious farmers OF whom he
sprang had probably deemed Har'
ward as no more likely a destiny
for one OF their number than the
White House itself. One day, slim
ulated by neighboring discoveries
IN Oklahoma, they had drilled and
struck oil. and wealth came pour
ing In, In that absurd, senselesh
way that wealth often has Jo,
alone was young enough TO come
In for Its fruits almost from the
ground up-also old enough 10
know that he desired TO ru1le IL
with the foremost "swells" In the
East. He hurled himself into Har-
ward as a clown leaps into the tan
bark arena. His progress through
that seat OF learning was source
of worry diluted by amusement to
the faculty. and of sheer, unalloyed
amusement to the students. NO
one had ever taken him seriously.
He was always seeking companion
ship and seldom finding 1t. Partly
tempted by the prospect OF holt
day In New York and partly out OF
pity, Anthony had accompanied
him, and even Anthony now sat
upon the bed, cursing himself for
fool.
With a sudden resolution he
capped up. scrubbed have gone
out" in a sheet of note paper and
slipped out OF the hotel while Joe
was still engaged In telephoning
His chief desire was to get out OF
the way until Joe had departed to
keep his unsavory engagement. He
was going to see New York for
himself.
He moved away from the ugly
facade Of the Occidental In the
twenties OF Broadway, with It's as
sortment of commercial travellers
behind the broad window panes,
like specimens at q taxidermist's
and briskly crossed Twenty-third
street, skirting Madison Square.
along Fifth avenue. He felt his
chest expanding AZ his lungs en-
countered the nipping air. The
line OF arc lamps lost in the per
spective of one OF the finest streets
in the world thrilled him by its
sense of power and majesty. This
was a city! Brentano's bookstore,
with It's spacious display. the win
dows beyond filled with antiques
and art objects. the whirr and
traffic OF motors, the endless stream
OF pedestrians-all these moved
him like music. This was his at
mosphere. this his natural and pre-
destined background! The palaces
and mansions Of Fifth avenue! This
was the sort of city that the world
makes a capital Of. From mines,
from forests, from shipyards, from
the sea. men came here, bringing
their wealth, the fruits OF their toll
ing and their fortune, to lay in the
lap of the chosen city and cling to
her for life. Cities, like individu-
ais, 1t occurred to him, have their
fortunes and their destinies.
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all he knew. the normal anu ueSes-
sary decorations OF hotels the
universe over He hardly gave
them glance.
II was not yet four In the after
noon when they entered their room
"a vast space OF time still before
midnight. hours Of INFINITE posi-
bility.
What" he said, impatienuy
throwing his overcoat on one OF
the ugly beds. what do we do to-
nighty"
"O-old boy" drawled Joe, with
an insinuating expression or the
eyes, you may have to spend the
evening alone this time. I've got
TO get to a telephone downstairs.
Maybe some tall doin's tonight for
]. s."
"All right" grumbled Anthony.
For, after ALL he was a stranger In
New York. With a more defiant
note, however, he added:
Don't go away thinking I'll have
TO put In the evening at the Sal
walton Army"
Joe's small eyes narrowed into
trivial Sits.
"Old boy, do you know Dolly
Fergusonf'
"You mean old Professor Fergu.
sons daughter"
Joe nodded his profoundly sig
nihcant affirmation.
"She is here-and we meet by
arrangement, old scout-by ar
rangement."
For q moment Anthony was dis
turbed. The whole expedition, du-
bious at the best. suddenly became
distasteful to him. He experienced
a pang OF regret at coming with
Joe, and even dart OF shame.
1.-THE devil you do" he'exclaimed
with ill-concealed disgust, why
didn't you tell me before we start
ed? Old Ferguson is a good old
scout. And as for Dolly, I've al
ways heard she was q high-stepper.
but I didn't think she was like
that"
"Wait a minute. old sport-wait
a minute" cried Shelburn, his
sharp features alive with energetic
scheming. whats the reason you
couldn't 20 along? Suppose she
had friend with her? Let me tel
ephone."
mo, no." positively answered An
thony. "Count me out. like old
Ferguson. And as for Dolly
He did not finish his sentence.
What he really wanted to say was:
"As for Dolly. II she selects you
az her partner for spree in New
York, then she Is worse than
though ahe was"
Joe was Perturbed, perplexed.
He was spending money to have
his escapade come of, and disturb
ing factors that he could not COM
prehend were arising to thwart
him. He would not be thwarted
Dolly Ferguson was waiting some
where at the other end of wire.
'I1l go telephone" he muttered
sulkily, and left the room, for this
was hotel without a room tele-
phone service.
Anthony threw himself down on
the creaking bed and gazed unsee-
ing at the ceiling.
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began 70 show the curves and lights
Of Q human girl. Anthony was
wishing she could remain hike this
what ! meant" he hastily com
pressed his speech In the face OF
this TRAFFIC. SIS that I'd be very
grateful II you'd come with me
(OoHttssed on Nest Pe0sJ
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Small mistakes that bar
the way to beauty

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-03

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-03

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Til Teach You Piano i'm
Quarter Usual Time
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The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-09-09

q. What II the first thing that a
prospective exhibitor should do?
a. Read the rules and regula-
lions.
q What Is the second thing
A. Read the rules and regula-
lions again.
q. What Is the total amount O.
premiums Offered In the hOrsa de-
partment2
A. One thousand four hundred
and seyenty-tw0 dollars.
q, Total offered In the cattle L.
Dartmentg
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A. Twenty-three hundred and
seventy-six dollars.
q. Total offered in the swine de-
Dartment?
A. Nearly two thousand dollars.
q Who will Judge the livestock
A. A competent Judge furnished
By the university extension depart
ment.
Q. When will the judging take
place.
A. As per schedule in the premI
Im list
q. May previously won ribbons,
badges and Trophies be placed on dis
Dlay2
A. Not until the Judging has been
lone In The department
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Twin Fs 1arry Alexander and baby. of
at the hon ,s. We're here Friday visiting
hume OF Mrs. juneau Shinn
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nes si.S. :, 4. Bunce was hostess We'd
&C., afternoon at a six-conrsa nm
cor,,-i..a-.s her home in Twin Fa1Is
M 'Iu5l.Hentary 10 her house gnssf
arS " n. Bunce of Kansas Cit,-
WebS Si, %. Mrs. James Bunce Miller 81
,v,s Cl1y' Missouri. The iuncbson
bei5. progressive one. small tables
Ell bS va va The hostess was assist
Smi,b alsses Byrd Wall. Elixabeth
Filler 3Hu Mrs. VIM. NJ. Bunce OF
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''Aho LEMONS" RAISED HERE
ATTRACT MUCH CURIOSITY

bers sAnioit Of Idaho lemon cucum-
offica ~ me window OF the Record
ing mncb e past week has been attract
f N,, Sslanies were raised by J.
Reccr5 linotype operator on the
Twin E,u Ioree, on his acreage near
anna ~ Vucumbers are about the
they a. IS the fruit from which
parficnie ~ named and are said TO be
In tssts .', ~ y delicious, being milder
~ 'nan the ordinary cucumber.
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Daniel Allen

idcen~cd tlsil Eaxinrcr and surveyor
office over ls<an Nlasic Stor~
Telephone fV1-N
TWIN FALLS. fnaHo
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-06
Circuit Court

Louisa Mullins filed suit for parti-
ton of real estate against Edward Sit
loho and others.
Herman F.. Erik was appointed the
guardian of Herman Henry Erik, said
to be of unsound mind and incapable
Of managing his affairs, because of ad-
vanced age.
Suit against Walker D. Hines, direc-
tor general of the railroads in Deem
Der, 1919, for $500 damages for per-
sonal injuries was filed by Henry
Reg. Reg alleges he sustained in
juries when employed by the railroad
last December.
A petition for the adoption Of Paul
V. Sebring was filed by William A.
and Goldie Whitley.
The docket for the April term of the
circuit court was called.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
| Floyd B. Scott, mail clerk, Rich
mond. to Mary Coppock, at home, Rich
mond
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Barbara Williams to Charles Will
liams, lots 4, 5, and 7, Block %,
Hagerstown, 81.
William J. Hicks to Harriet c. Hoff-
man, part of lot 8, Block 5, Dublin,
$1,000.
Clement V. Carr to Jesse f. Under
hill, part of lot 7, Moffitt's sub
division and lot 4, Highland addition,
$500.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-06

Lawrence Gregory, an employee of
the American Seeding Machine COM
pany. The case will come to trial in
the city court Thursday.
PRICES UP AND DOWN
Hot-house tomatoes fell from 80 to
% cents a pound on the retail markets
of Richmond Tuesday. Celery ad-
vanced from Is to 20 cents a pound,
however.
RoTARIANS DINNER GIVEN
The weekly luncheon of the Rich
mond Rotary Club Tuesday noon was
held in the high school auditorium.
A number of interesting speeches
were made.
The Rotarians enjoyed the follow
ing menu: Cocktail, chicken patties,
mashed potatoes, corn custard, rolls,
butter, cabbage salad, pie la mode,
and coffee.
TWO AUTOS DAMAGED
Two autos were slightly damaged
as a result of a collision at North
Seventh and A streets about noon
Tuesday. The accident was due to
the heavy snowfall. which obscured
the vision of both drivers, who, for
tunately were driving slow. The oc-
cupants of the cars were uninjured.
One car belonged to the Anderson
Taxi service.
BOARD ISSUES BOOKLET
A booklet containing a Notice to
Taxpayers on the Adoption Of Rules
Relating to Bond Issues and Tax
Levies" has been issued by the state
boardof tax commissioners.
Copies of the notice may be OBJ
tanned by applying to the board Cop
les will be mailed to interested Off.
Gals without application.
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High School

Wilma Sudhoff and Marion Zutter-
master were elected members of the
student council by the junior class
Tuesday morning.
The student council met for a
short session Tuesday morning. No
business of Importance was discussed
The program committee of the Latin
club met Tuesday to make arrange
ments for the regular meeting.
Tentative arrangements for a
Girls Athletic association play were
discussed Tuesday at a meeting of
the G.. A. A. officers and scouts.
Plans for senior recognition day
were discussed at a meeting of the
class Tuesday morning. A girl and
a boy will march together into the
!, auditorium. The ceremony is to be
formal and impressive.
Tickets for the seniors dance for
the juniors went on sale Tuesday
noon. Miss Dorothy Korves, in the
principals office, and S. S. Vernon
have the tickets to sell.
The Rtary club was entertained at
lunch in the gymnasium Tuesday
noon. A delicious menu was served
by members of the domestic science
department under direction of Miss
Stella Kelsey.
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