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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-27
HOUSEHOLD
SUGGESTIONS

The following is an excellent
recipe for a tasty salad dressing:
The yolks of two hard boiled eggs:
three tablespoonfuls Of salad oil:
four tablespoonfuls OF cream, or
failing this. milk; one teaspoonful
OF mustard: little salt, and the
same Of castor sugar, and two tea.
spoonfuls of vinegar. Work the
yolks very smoothly: add the
cream and mustard and mix
smoothly; drop in the oil slowly,
stirring all the time, and, lastly,
the vinegar, salt and sugar. II
put In tightly corked bottle this
will keep some time.
Soft fruit spread singly on a large
dish will remain quite fresh over.
night and even longer. Even rasp-
berries will keep fresh for quite a
while in this manner II they do not
touch one another. II is only when
they are heaped together that they
so soon get moldy. Currants
should be spread out on dishes in
thin layer. Red currants will re-
main good for ten days, and black
Currants for almost as long. The
coolest and most draughty place in
the larder should be selected for the
fruit.
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BObbie and His Pa

most popular CURL at skool wen we
went together. she sed, & she was
about the most fascinating, too,
she sed. have always wondered
why she dident marry sum CRATE
geenyus or great capting of indus.
try, she sed.
She did pretty good at that, did
ent she? sed Pa. I shall always
feel that we both made a elegant
match. sed Pa.
my husband. sed Missus Updike.
Wen he was single he was kind Of
shy q retiring. You remember
him when he was single, doant
you? she sed to Pa.
Well do I remember him, old
Bill Updike. sed Pa. He was often
shy in the poker gain, sed Pa, but
I newer herd him say anything
about retiring, sed Pa. Wife, deer.
sed Pa, you may not know 1t but
you are kicking me awful hard on
the shin, sed Pa.
II most mems shins were like
thare beds. sed Missus Updike, you
wud have to kick them terribul
beefoar thay eeven knew II, she
sed to Pa. She was looking at Pa
awful hard & steddy, like my
teecher looks at me wen she thinks
! throwed a paper wad. Most men
are rather few-tile, she sed to Pa.
II is better to be few.tile than
bru-tile, sed Pa, q most men feels
like beeing that sum times, sed Pa.
After Missus Updike had went
Pa sed Wife. sed Pa, you shud
have knowed old Bill Updike. l
wonder is he dead, gone or merely
fled a gone, sed Pa, & Ma dident
anser Pa at all.
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BY William F. Kirk

MA had q lady friend oaver to
" dinner last mite, she has
knowed Ma & Pa for neerly
20 years. Her naim is Missus Up
dixie.
Dee old Florence, sed Ma wen
Missus Updike was talking off her
hat. You look moar radyunt than
what you ever did. sed Ma.
Do ever look radyunt? sed
to Ma.
Run along & play. Bobbie. sed
Ma.
Let the littel deer reemane. sed
Missus Updike. He looks so much
like my older sisters child. poor
Ethel, she sed. she doesn't cit much
happy-ness out Of life. Her bus.
band Is not good enuff for her. sbe
sed to Ma. Few husbands IA pood
enuff for us ladies, is they7 she
sed.
guess that is why few men
Is beecumming husbands laitly s.d
Pa. The boys reelize that thay
amt good enuff for the gurls, 90
thay let the gurls support them.
sells, sed Pa & thay stay single.
II had stayed single, sed Pa, I
wud have been worth a cool mil.
yum today. sed Pa. But am most
hartily glad that married insted,
sed Pa kind Of quick. wud not
trade my wife & child for ten mil.
yum, sed Pa.
1 shud think you wuddent, sed
Missus Updike. Yure wife was the
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Standards of Life

, can't feel that he is important
enough to keep on these days when
so many firms are pairing expenses
carefully.
Loren insists on avoiding the
friends who'd be glad to help him
II he let them. But he got into the
habit Of living on the lavish scale
they can afford. Now he can't live
on that scale, so he doesn't believe
he has any place In his old world
or among his old friends. They
have a certain standard Of living,
he argues, and he can't conform to
1t. Ergo he must go off and bury
himself or else associate with folk
whose way Of doing things he can
equal.
On the other hand there's An
drew. He has lived simply for
years, saving a part of his salary
and permitting his friends to do
things their way, while he did
them in the fashion he felt he could
afford. He never has been in any
way influenced by what other folk
did. He has held grimly to a stan
dard he set for himself.
A few years ago Andrew went
into business. He allowed himself
but little money, putting back into
the business all he could possibly
manage to scrape together from
his profits. He hasn't INDUCED
himself in half the things per-
mitted themselves by men with half
his earning capacity. His only
generosities have been to the folks
he cares for. And he has undoubt-
edly paid for his generosity by
Stinting himself IN mako IN for a.
Now that times aren't any too
prosperous, Andrews used to sim.
pie living. He hasn't any expen.
sive habits to break. People are
used to him and to the fact that
he does what he thinks right and
not what they tell him every ones
doing" And he's on the RICH road to
success.
1t seems simple-and obvious,
doesn't 1t? But which are you-a
Loren or an Andrew?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-27
When O. GirlNarries, Ann LisIe s P0puLar Serial

A FTER Daisy Condor had or.
dered chilled orange juice, dry
toast and tea, and I'd given
my usual breakfast order of coffee.
rolls and a baked apple. I sat back
and surveyed the smart and en-
gaging looking young person oppo-
site me.
You look nothing less than
Marguerite my dear" tossed to
her gayly. mot a field daisy at
air.
80 chic and French?" demanded
Daisy. giving her sophisticated lit
tie jade green MORE turban a pat
which tilted II still farther over
her plucked and tinted hairline OF
black eyebrow.
And fresh and unspoiled-as
yet" I returned drily.
"One has to be smart" Daisy
shrugged out. That's part of the
game in selling antiques at an ex-
elusive shop like ours. 1t costs a
lot. too. OF course. Toms very
generous about salary and he does
give me the Quickest things -laces,
bits Of silk. and occasionally some.
thing adorable like this chain.
Don't you love it?"
She held out for inspection a rare
old chain of gold braided into a
flat strand and crossed by a slide
enameled in black. Pendent from
the chain were two gold tassels,
tipped In pearls and held to the
chain by balls Of black enamel,
pearl inrusted. 1t was a beautiful
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, forget your dignity. nor the icy re-
serve OF the Avenue saleswoman
III you're really interested in this
customer, l don't see what you gain
by leaving your splendid position
II man never sees you, he's likely
to forget you"
Daisy stared at me. Then she
laughed and. summoning the wait
er, insisted on taking the check in
spite OF my annoyed protests that l
always signed.
At the entrance Of the hotel,
Daisy summoned a taxi
"I'd drop you IL I weren't going
In exactly the opposite direction"
she said, adding, as she climbed
into the car, by the way, I'll take
your advice and stay on. AS you
say-if a man doesn't see me, how
can he learn to love me, And our
Tommie isn't the sort a girl can
vamp at long distance, any more
than old Carl Isl
In mingled vexation and astonish-
ment stood on the curb trying to
get my bearings as Daisy's taxiCab
chugged away. Then. l flung up.
n any assa and set y for SeaI's
When / arrived at Meals I found
my blessed young redhead up and
dressed and walking about his liv-
ing room. His steps were slow and
unsteady, but he was as pleased
with himself as II he'd just come in
from winning a marathon.
Go Be Continued Thursday
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she sort Of loses the charm of the
unexpected for him. And-that
goes both ways" she added sud
denly.
But what has that to do with
your excellent and paying tob?h
inquired lightly. Aren't you in
troduced a lot Of emotional sub
leties into what ought to be a bust.
ness matter-purely business?"
Purely business" paraphrased
Daisy. laughing in a knowing way
I'd have hated good old Kate to
hear. Anne. you're a simpleton
In spite OF all the years and years
Of marriage and experience-and
things you've been through. One
CT those Peter Pan, girly girls,
who won't grow up, aren't your"
stirred and put out a hand to
lay encouragtngly on one OF hers.
This had exactly the opposite eff.
feet from what 1 intended. 1t broke
the spell.
TOO fond Of an easy berth"
finished Daisy self And
absurdly given to making up ro-
mances about the prominent bache-
lors, princes Of high society I meet
in Toms shop. There's one man in
particular I've thought might be
more interested II l were a little
more elusive-not always there in
the shop when he chooses to stroll
in"
You can be the Elusive in man.
ner." l replied lightly. but hoping
Daisy wouldn't miss my half-laugh-
ing advice. I'm sure you never
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-27
PUT A BAN on
By w. A. McKeever.
Widely Known Lecturer and Author
And q National Authority on
Juvenile Problems.
ITEMS Of thousands of the most
promising young college

ITEMS Of thousands of the most
promising young college
students in America are
hard hit with the slump in en-
ployment and wages and are in
dire need Of the help and SYM
pathy Of all concerned about their
welfare. Unless material assist
ance is here forthcoming and on
a broad scale, numbers of these
Will be compelled to quit before
the current academic year ends.
The one substantial way in
which to assist a needy college stu
dent Is to help him help himself.
The self-supporting student of to-
day first needs morale On account
OF the recent prosperous times, his
class has grown small and his
method unpopular. He has been
pushed aside, out of favor with what
we call the social life of the stu
dent body, and out of the sympa-
thetic attention OF the ordinary fac
ulty man.
Since he has almost disap-
peared, we have all but forgotten
the class of the struggling student.
But now he-and she-is coming
back in large numbers. Let us sec
what can be done to make the way
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piece OF Victorian goldsmith's
craft. rare and valuable.
Did Tom give you that?" ex-
claimed.
Daisy crimsoned and flung at me
tartly:
''Of course. he did. or I'd not say
50. You know, Anne, II you want
"Oh! Toms not an employer in
the regular sense. We've come to
be friends. He gave me this as a
commission. / got him the contract
to decorate q prominent bachelors
house at Southampton-a twenty
thousand dollar job-and Tom
asked II I'd like a percentage or
what. So I said I knew just what
I wanted-and took this. It's nice,
isn't it,"
Now. I suppose you'll be all the
more astonished when tell you
what brought me here" Daisy
plunged ahead consciously. TITS to
ask your advice about-leaving
Tom"
Don't you think a man and
woman can see too much OF each
other?" she asked abruptly.
What do you mean?" coun-
tered.
They say familiarity breeds
contempt" Daisy laughed con-
there's something in that idea. You
get accustomed to people you see
all the time. When a man knows
a girl Is just where he can find her
always there, as the saying goes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-27
Helping Our Students
PIT A BAN ON SOCIAL EYCESC

easier for this worthy aspirant TO-
higher education, enumerating tn
suggestions. And, of course. tn.
worthy high school student will b,
included by implication.
The college administration car
issue a call of the local community
to render every possible assistance
10 the struggling student.
The struggling young woman stu
dent is especially now a subject 70.
the sort of assistance and sympathy
here suggested; too often she is over
looked. The good mothers of the
college community should meet as
a committee of the whole and syste-
maticallY arrange to offer help and
sympathy TO needy girls-by open
ing their homes for part-time en-
ployment, by offering board and
lodgings in exchange for part.time
employment, by offering board and
lodgings in exchange for help, by
spiritually mothering every girl who
is worthy of such attention.
Finally and emphat icRlly, let us
appeal to college authorities every
where to put a ban on social ex-
cess. President Brooks, o! the Uni
versity of Oklahoma, has issued a
sort of proclamation in respect to
these matters, even requesting stu.
dents not to bring their autos to
the institution unless they are posi-
lively needed for transportation
purposes. The big sport car is
banned
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-27
A Delightful Romance in Which Beautiful
Girl Makes Great Sacrifice for the
Gifted Young Man She Loves.

mering there to dim her eyesight.
She bent her head. absently arrang-
ing, rearranging and shifting her
bride.
THE thing to do" he said, curl
ing his long mustache with power
full fingers-''is for the WyCherlys
to stand by us now-and the others
there-that little Lacy girl-and
Sir Charles II he chooses. Wen
have to take the whole lot of them
aboard I suppose"
Suppose I go with you alone"
she said in a low voice.
He started in his saddle, turned
on her a face that was reddening
heavily. For an instant she scarcely
recognized him. so thick his lips
seemed. so congested the veins in
forehead and neck. He seemed all
mouth and eyes and sanguine color
and big, even teeth, now, as the
lips drew aside disclosing Them.
would you do that, Strelsa?"
why not?"
Would you do it-for me?"
Her rapid breathing impeded
speech; she aaid something inarticu-
late; he leaned from his saddle and
caught her in his left arm.
"By Cod" he stammered, II knew
1t! You can have what you like
from mel don't care what it Isl
take it-fill out your own checks
only let's get out of here before
those damned women ruin US both"
She had strained back and aside
from him. and was trying to guide
her mare away. but his powerful
arm crushed her and his hot breath
fell on her face and neck.
You can have it your own way,
I tell you'll swear to God I'll marry
YOU"
What"
Almost strangled she wrenched
herself free, painting. staring; and
he realized his mistake.
I'VE can't get a license If we
leave tonight" he said. breathing
heavily. But we can touch at any
port and manage that"
"You-you would take me-permit
me to go-in such manner" she
breathed. still staring at HIM.
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, lunching at different tables at the
Santa Regina you used to write
notes to her. and everybody saw
you"
What Of it?'
Nothing"
THAT is just it; there was moth
ing in it."
Except her reputation.
What a silly and careless girl! But
a man doesn't think-doesn't care
very much fancy And then
everybody was extensively sorry for
Chester Dedwith. But that was
not your lookout. was 1t, Langly?"
sprowl turned his narrow face and
looked at her In silence; and after
a moment misjudged her.
1T was not my fault" he said
quietly. Il liked his wife and I
was friendly with him until his
gutter habits annoyed me-"
He went to pieces, didn't he?"
Once more Sprowl inspected her
features, warily. Once more he mis-
judged her.
Nothing to U.s."
Hes gone to smash" he said
but what's that to us?"
Il wonder" she smiled, but had
to control the tremor OF her lower
lip by catching 1t between her teeth
and looking away from the man be-
side her. Quickly the hint Of tears
dried out in her gray eyes-from
whatever cause they sprang glim-
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too-a quick bark Of a laugh that
startled both horses who were un-
accustomed to it.
"Oh. I guess they won't put her
out Of business" he said. "she's
young and handsome and there are
plenty Of her sort to marry her
even Dankmore would have a
chance there or"-he hesitated,
and decided to refrain. But she
understood perfectly, and lost the
remainder Of her color.
Nasty Questions.
You mean Mr.. ouarren." she
said cody.
II didn't" he replied. lying. And
she was aware OF his falsehood,
too.
What started those rumors
about Mrs. Ledwith and you,
Langly?" she asked in the same
pleasantly even tone, and turned
her horses head toward home at
the same time. He made his mount
pivot showily on his hooks and
drew bride beside her.
"Oh. they started at Newport"
"How?"
How do I know? Ledwith and
were connected In business mat
ters; saw more or less Of them
both-and he was too busy to be
with his wife every time I hap
pened to be with her. So-you
know what they said"
Yes. When you and she were
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How could 1t embarrass your"
by giving color to the lie told
about me and the Ledwiths." he
said in a hard voice-"by limiting
that Mary Ledwith, free to marry,
is accepted by my aunt; and the rest
is up to me! That's what that fe-
male relative of mine has just
done" His big, white teeth
closed with a click and he spurred
his horse cruelty again and checked
him until the slavering creature al
most reared over backward.
IF you maltreat that horse again.
Langly, III leave you. Do you I'M
derstand?" she said. exasperated.
II beg your pardon" Again
his Jaw fairly snapped, but the horse
did not suffer from his displeasure.
What has enraged you so?" she
demanded.
Hardly That.
This whole business. There
isn't anything my aunt could have
done more vicious, more contempti-
BILE, than to visit Mrs. Ledwith at
this moment. I'll get 1t from every
quarter, now"
II suppose she will, too"
my aunt? No such luck"
II mean Mrs. Ledwith."
She? Oh. I suppose So"
Strelsa said between tightening
lips:
lis there nothing you can do, no
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-27
SQUARE DEAL
IN HEALTH
BY Brice Belden, M. D.

TT has been seriously suggested
that some philanthropist endow
certain number Of physicians
who should locate where they could
come into, contact with a certain type
OF families, these physicians to be
80 absolutely regardless Of the finan-
cial returns Of their professional eff.
forts as to in all instances call
spade spade. and tell just as many
careless or indifferent parents as
possible the truth as to the conse-
quences Of their neglect Of the off.
ferent family members, particularly
the younger ones.
It Is beyond question that many
an adult failure might have been
an eminent success II he had had
good medical care in childhood.
The physically and nervously de-
fective. generally speaking, have
but little chance Of success in our
competitive age. It is the duty OF
parents to enter their children for
this competition with as few men,
tai and physical handicapes as pos.
sible.
What must be looked to perhaps
first Of all? The matter Of obstruc-
ted breathing. Restricted breathing
stunts the growth, interferes with
the development OF lung capacity,
Invites anomia, predisposes to tuber-
culosis, and frequently accounts for
a capricious appetite.
Our medical school inspection is
accomplishing wonders, but, there
are still too many children, attempt
ing to leave school not so much be.
cause Of family needs as by reason
Of retardation and discoura cement
due to defects Of the nose and
throat,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-27
A Spirited and Swiftly Moving Romance OF
Hearts and High Society, by the Greatest
Living Master of Fiction.

Mrs. Ledwith at this particular mo.
ment, there would have been few
comments. AS 1t is, there'll be
plenty-and I don't feel like putting
up with them-I don't propose to for
my own sake. The time comes,
soone ror later, when a man has got
to consider himself"
After a short silence Strelsa raised
her gray eyes:
Has It occurred to you to con-
slider me. Langly?"
What? Certainly. Haven't I
been doing that ever since we've
been engaged"
"I-wonder," she unused.
What else have I been doing?"
he misunderstanding myself the
pleasure Of you when I'm half crazy
about YOU"
What"
A dull flush settled under his
prominent cheekbones; he looked
straight ahead Of him between his
horses ears as he rode, sitting his
saddle like the perfect horseman he
was, although his mount felt the
savage pain of a sudden and rea-
sonless squirting and the wicked
curb scarcely controlled him.
Strelsa set her lips, not looking
at either horse or man on her right,
nor even noticing her own mare who
wa scouting up in sympathy with
the outraged hunter at her withers.
"Langly?"
'Yes?"
Has it ever occurred to you how
painful such scandalous rumors
must be for Mrs. Ledwith?"
Can I help them?"
Strelsa said. thoughtfully: What
a horrible thing for a woman! 1t
was generous Of your aunt to show
people what she thought of such
cruel stories"
do you think" he said sneer-
ingiy. that my excellent aunt was
inspired by any such motive? You
might as we'll know-if you don't
know already"-and his pale eyes
rested a moment on the girl beside
him-"that my aunt is visiting Mrs.
Ledwith solely to embarrass me"'
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TITS necessity, isn't it? Didn't
you propose it? 1t makes no differ,
ence to me, Strelsa. told you I'd
do anything you wished"
What did you mean-what did
you mean by-by"-But she could
go no further in speech or thought.
THE thing to do" he said calmly,
lis not to fly off our heads or be-
come panic You're doing
the latter; I lost control Of myself
after what you gave me to hope
after what you said-showing your
trust in me-" he added, moisteninr
his thick, dry lips with his tongue.
Il lost my elf-cOmmand--becaus I
am crazy for you, Strelsa-there's
no sense in pretending otherwise
and you knew it all the time, you
little coquette"
What do you think a mans made
Of? You wanted a business arrange
ment and I humored you; but you
knew all the while, and knew.
'h"t -lldt ain infatuated, aDSO.
lutely mad about you" He added
boldly: And have reason to think
1t doesn't entirely displease you.
haven't I?''
She did not seem to hear him. He
laid his glOved hand over hers, and
recoiled before her eyes as from
blow.
a Wild Proposal.
Are you angry" he asked.
Her teeth We're still wo kim on
her under lip. She made no answer
Strelsa-if you really feel nUthin
for me-if you mean what you ri
about a purely business agreem"n
i will hold to it. l thought fpr 4
moment-when you said somcthin2
in your smile made me think"
You need not think any further.
she said.
What do you mean?"
Il mean that came With yu.
this morning to tell you that "
net marry you"
That's nonsense! I've hurt y,
made you angry"
Ito Be Continued Tomorrow
Published by arrangement with In'.-
national Feature Service. inc
copyright by Robert w. Chamber =
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Who's Who in "The Streets of AscalOn"

STRELSA LEEDS-A charming young
widow, who comes to New York and is spon-
sored by one of the leaders of society.
RICHARD QUARREN-A gifted young idler,
who falls in love with Strelsa.
LANGLY SPROWL-A multi-millionaire,
who has determined to marry Strelsa, and
who has explained his unsavory past to her
by seemingly frank talk
SIR CHARLES MALLISON-A rich Eng
lishman, who has long hoped to win
Strelsas heart.
MARY LEDWITH-Who, betrayed by