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The Mailed Fist has become the tight fist.-Brooklyn Eagle.
 What Charles needs is a portable throne.-W Worchester Gazette.
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Every Minnesota American Le- zion post is entitled to obtain $25 from it's county board to defray expenses of Memorial Day decora- tion of graves by the provisions of law passed by the last legislature.
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The war caused an uplift all right, but it was of taxes rather than morals.-Greenville (S. O. Piedmont.
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Henry Ford now predicts synthet- ic eggs. We've been suspecting Liz zie. Where there's so much chuck ing and cackiing there should be an egg.-Little Rock Arkansas Gazette.
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A cemetery in which only ex-ser- vice men will be buried will be es- tablished soon by American Legion posts of San Francisco.
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ODDS AND ENDS

Some of the agitators hate the yellow race, and some hate the white race, and some appear to hate the human race.-B Baltimore Even ing Sun.
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It isn't entanglement at all, of course, but we are unfortunately somewhat balled up, nevertheless Dallas News.
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There's always danger in disarm- ament. Look at the way some of Col. Harvey's critics have acted since he discontinued Harvey's Weekly.-Marion Star.
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Germany seems to have abandon ed hope of retaining her coin of vantage.-Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.
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American Legion NeuUs

NAdsS. GI years Oiu, ldSI CHiel Ol JIle Dakota Sioux Indians, who was killed fighting in France, was buried at Mandan, N. D. Mingled with the Indian rites and religious cere- monies were the services of the American Legion, whose members conducted a military funeral for their comrade. The Legionnaires buried the chieftain in Holy Hill, spot sacred to the Indians, where the last great sun dance of the Sioux was held.
 Two yards of white paper, bear ing 126 signatures, came to nation al headquarters of the American Legion from women of Port Ale gheny, Pa., requesting that they be granted a unit of the Legion's Wo- mems. Auxiliary. And they are coming" was the cheerful reply
 Most of the American aces of the World War will be seen in ac- tion during the annual convention of the American Legion in Kansas City. Airplanes will be sent by the army and by numerous builders of aircraft and a flying circus" will be held under the auspices of the Flying Club of Kansas City. Among the aces expected to participate are Eddie Rickenbecker, Dare Devil" Murphy, Eddie Stinson and Major R. w. Shredder, who holds the worlds altitude record.
 Under the auspices of the Amer ican Legion, Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians in Kingfisher County, Okla homa, held an "All American Day" celebration. Three beeves were killed for the occasion, and led by the chief, Fighting Bull, the original Americans celebrated the revival dances.
 Every ex-servlce man in TO1uca, H., was the beneficiary of a service campaign staged by John Roiinski post of the American Legion in which 1900 claims were adjusted. Every veteran of the World War in Toluca is included in the posts membership which totals 220 in a community of 2,600. The Legion's efforts were praised by the local union of the United Mine Workers of America in resolution stating 'this union wholcheartedly and high ly endorsed the local post of the American Legion and the principles for which it stands"
 The third annual state convention of the Montana department of the American Legion will be held in Lewistown, June 27 and 2S.
 George Gee, a Chinese, who was a cook in the Seventh Cavalry at the time of the Custer Massacre, was buried recently by a post of the American Legion at Sitka, Alas ka. When Custer went to his death on the Little Big Horn, the Chinese cook was detailed to remain with the regiments baggage and thus
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Twenty-Five wounded veterans taking training under the Federal Board for Vocational Education at Memphis, joined local post of the American Legion in body.
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Wnetner we snail DullQ WarSnlpS or friendships.-Mi Minneapolis Non-PAr- tizan Leader.
 Less thac third of the worlds population is white, and only about | 10 per cent. of these act that way. Canton Repository.
 An empire built on "blood and iron" may be all right in the begin ming but it has a tendency to rust. Columbia (S. O. Record.
 An educational system isn't worth great deal if it teaches boys to get living and doesn't teach them how to live.-Passaic News.
 "Pussyfoot" Johnston is after the laurels of Methuselah. He says he expects to live until England goes dry.-Columbi (S. O Record.
 We foresee that it will take more than prohibition to keep the govern ment from spending our money like drunken sailor.-Columbia (S. e. Record.
 Apparently the plan is to keep out cheap foreign goods lest wages become low, and let in foreigners to work for low wages.--Akron. Bea- con Journal.
 One reason why Uncle Sam de cIined to settle the indemnity dis pute is because he knows a thing or two about the lot of the umpire. Buffalo Evening News.
 "Pussyfoot" Johnson says he is not going to die until England goes dry. The British will hope that 'Pussyfoot" will live long time Charleston Gazette.
 William J. Bryan has travelled ! 100000 miles in twenty-five years. He could never have done it without running much of the time.--Toledo 1, Blade.
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The Germans don't exactly claim to have won the fight, but they re trying to show that they came out without a mark Brooklyn Eagle.
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If Japan studies the immigrants who are coming over now, it's no wonder she can't understand why her people are kept out t-Boston Post.
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Our greatest national problem is whether we shall build warships or friendships.-Minneapolis Non-Phr- tiZan Leader.
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escaped death at the hands of the Sioux
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The third annual state convention of the Montana department of tho American Legion will be held 1T Lewistown, June 27 and 28.
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mi1h all the ceremony accorded enie1tain of bygone days, Albert
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A pipe won't burn your tongue if you smoke F: A.!

Prince Albert ss sold iu foppy rod bags, fidy red fins, handsome pound
 an<3 isaif pound fir hunidoys end in the pound crystal glass h q n, ! d or with sponge nsoIsteBer
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Less thar third of the worlds population is white, and only about 10 per cent. of these act that way. Canton Repository.
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Story Dealing With Life High Society," Is Written With
the Full Charm and Power of the Greatest Living
Master of Fiction

for example; and the Earl Of Dank-
mere. an anxious and perplexed
little man, sadly hard up. and
simple minded enough to say so;
which amuses everybody immensely.
He's pathetically original; pleb-
elan on his mothers side; very good
natured; nothing at all Of a sports
man, and painfully short OF both
intellect and CASH funny. harm
less, distracted little man who runs
about asking everybody the bcst and
quickest methods of amassing a
comfortable fortune in America.
And must say that people have
Jollied him rather cruelty.
THE Sarnoffs on the other hand
are modest and nice people-the
Prince is q yellow, dried-up Asiatic
who is making collection OF
parasites--a shrewd. kindly and
clever little scientist. His wife Is
a charming girl. intellectual but
deliciously feminine. She was
Cynthia Challis before her marriage.
and always a most attractive and
engaging personality. They dined
with US at the legation on Thursday.
Terrible Temper.
"Afterward there was dance
at Mrs. Sphowl's. l led from one
end. Lester Caldera from the other.
One or two newspapers criticised
the decorations and favors as vul-
carly expensive; spoke OF a mon
key figure'-purely imaginary
which they said / introduced into
the cotillion, and that the favors
were marmosets! - who probably
were the intellectual peers of any
body present.
The old lady is In a terrible
temper. I'm afraid some poor
scribblers are going to catch it.
/ thought It very funny.
Speaking OF scribblers and tenn
per reminds me that Karl West
guards new book is stirring up
a toy tempest. He has succeeded
in offending a dozen people who
pretend to recognize themselves
or their relatives among the vari-
Gus characters. l don't know
whether the novel is really any
good or not. We who know Karl
so intimately find 1t hard to real
ize that perhaps he may be a writer
of some importance.
There appears to be considerable
excitement about this new book
People seemed inclined to discuss
II at dinners: Karl's publishers are
delighted. Karl, on the contrary,
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kkTM sure he'd love to-" Eva said
quickly. well. ring him up
- after lurch and ask"

quickly. well. ring him up
u after iurch and ask"
There was unmistakabIe eager
ness in her voice. and both men
looked at her quickly.
There was an uncomfortable mis-
giving in Peters heart; a thought
for which he hated himself crept
into his mind.
Was Bonnie flirting with CALI
gan? II was about the last thing
in the world she should ever have
suspected her Of doing, and yet,
last night, the unwilling suspicion
had suggested itself to him.
He'll be odd man out IL he
comes" he said rather shortly. He
won't mind being put off for once
surely? You. can explain
He won't mind being odd man
out either" Eva insisted. i should
like him to meet Kitty again, too;
he told me that he met her a long
time ago-last spring, I tnink-he
recognized her at the wedding"
Peter glanced at Philip, but Philip
seemed quite undisturbed. and he
gave up the argument with a shrug
Of his shoulders.
II Philip didn't mind, well, II was
nobody else's business.
"Oh, ma ann cried the maid, in
an awed voice. you look just like
a bride.
She stood on the threshold Of
Eva's bedroom, her eyes wide with
admiration as she gazed at her mis-
tress.
Eva turned slowly from the long
glass.
DO TIT IL my wedding dress,
you know" She touched the cling
ing white folds with tender fingers;
she had put away so many beauti-
full dreams and hopes with the solft
silk, and never till tonight had she
found the courage to raise the lid
and look at them again.
But II all came back to her with
q rush now, as she stood there In
the light and looked at her slender
figure in the glass.
She suddenly became aware that
the girl in the doorway was watch
ing her curiously, and she reused
herself from her dreaming with
start.
do you want me, Marie7"
mo, ma'am-at least-Mr. Den
nison asked me to say that he had
gone on to fetch Miss Arlington
and would you and Mr.. Winterdick
please meet them. He said you
would know where"
VERY we'll"
The door closed softly, and Eva
gave a little quick sigh.
So she and Philip were TO be
thrust into a tete-a-tete drive after
all! She hardly knew II she were
glad or sorry; she gave another
long look at her reflection.
The white frock suited her ex-
quisitely; the diamond pendant
Philip had given her cleaned on
her white neck-she had dressed
her hair more loosely than usual
and II curled softly about her fore
head and ears, giving her a very
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, write you treatise In several
volumes.
But i miss you. oddly enough
miss everything I never had Of
you-your opinions on what in
,terests us both; the delightful dis
cussions of things important. which
have never taken place between us.
It's odd, isn't 1t. Mrs. Leeds. that I
miss. long for, and even remember
SO much that has never been?
Molly Wycherly wrote to Mrs.
I.annis that you were having q
gay time in Florida: that Sir
Charles MaIlison had Joined your
party: that you'd had luncheons
and dinners given you at the club,
'CouQuina Castle and that Jim and
Sir Charles had bravely slain many
ducks. Which is certainly glory
enough to go round. In q friendly
little note to me you were good
enough to ask what I am doing,
and to emphasize your request for
an answer by undermining your re-
quest. .s
Proud and flattered by your
generous interest l hasten to in
form you that 1 am leading the
same useful. serious, profitable,
purposeful. ambitious and ennobling
life which I was leading when
first met you. Such a laudable ex-
istence makes for ones selfrespect:
and. happy in that consciousness,
undisturbed by Journalistic accuse.
tons concerning marmosets and
vulgarity, l concentrate my entire
intellectual efforts upon keeping my
Job, which is to remain deaf, dumb
and blind, and at the same time
be ornamental, resourseful, good
tempered and amusing to those
who are not invariably all Of these
things at the same time.
rs 1t too much to expect an.
other note from you?
Sincerely yours,
RICHARD s. QUARREN."
She answered him on the fourth
week of her absence.
my Dear Mr.. Quarren:
Your letter interested me, but
there was all through II an under.
tone of cynicism which rang false
almost dissonance to an ear
which has heard you strike a truer
chord.
Go BE Continued TomorrowJ
Copyright. by Robert ". Chambers.)
Published by Arrangement With Inter.
national Feature Service, Inc.
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now-thin-leggy. y'know. Some
fanciers prefer 'em weedy. But
she'll plump up. know the breed"
He shrank from her loud voice
and the vulgarity of her comments.
and she was aware of 1t and didn't
care a rap. There were plenty of no.
BILE ladies as vulgar as she, and moro
so-anyway IT was not this well
built, sober.faced man of forty-fivs
whom she was serving with all the
craft and insolence and brutality
and generosity that was in her-it
was the son of the dead man who
had been much to her.
How much nobody in these days
gossiped about any longer, for 1t
was a long time ago, a long. long
time ago that she had made her
curtsey to a young queen and a
prince consort. And Sir Charles
father had died at Majuba Hill.
There's wretched little knock
kneed peer on the cards." she OBJ
served; "Dankmere. He seems to
think she has money or something.
II he comes over here, as my sister
writes. I'll set him straighter than
his own legs. And I've written
Foxy to tell him So"
"Dankmere is a very good chap"
said the QUARTER d'Europe. He'll
find 1t; no fear. When do
you go South?"
Tomorrow, he said, so honest.
ly that she grinned again.
Then I'll give you a letter to
Molly Wycherly. Her husband is
Jim wycherly-one Of your sort
eternally numbering after something
to kill. He has bungalow on some
lagoon where he murders ducks,
and no doubt he'll 60 there. But his
wife will be stopping at Palm Beach.
I'll send you a letter to her in the
morning"
MANY thanks" said Sir Charles.
shyly.
Chapter ~.
Strelsa remained South longer
than she had expected to remain.
and at the end of the third week
Ouarren wrote her:
Dear Mrs. Leeds:
will you accept from me a copy
Of Karl's new book? And are you
ever coming back? You are miss
ing an unusually diverting winter:
tho opera Is EXCEPTIONAL; there are
some really interesting plays in
town and several new and amusing
people-Prince and Princess Sarnoff
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WHEN A GIRL MARRIES
AN INTERESTING STORY OF EARLY Welded LIFE

found myself arriving at VirEinia's
apartment in state Of self.pos-
session i hadn't dared hope / could
achieve.
When arrived and Amanda
opened the door with her unfailing,
pleasant greeting, she unconsciously
dealt me one more blow.
Run right in, Miss Harrison"
hustled Amanda. They at the din
ner already. Say to hurry account
of going theater."
Hurry, dear" ordered jeanne,
looking up with a smile of greeting,
while Pat rose to nelp me to my
place"
We've tickets for the theater.
Meals so much better that we
needn't feel a bit aeartless about
going, and we all need the relaxa-
ton"
Il need the relaxation of a hot
babth and a GOOD nights rest"
protested, eager to seize upon this
fortunate opportunity to get away
without a scene with jeanne. will
you beb hurt IL l ask you to get rid
OF my ticket somehow or other and
try to enjoy the show without me?"
OF course we'll be hurt" re-
piled Jeanne. We've ordered three
tickets and the agent promised to
have good ones. So you're ex-
pected at the party and you
mustn't refuse. How did you find
Neal2'
Il was delayed. I didn't see
Neal l explained. "Will you send
Lyons back after he's taken Won
10 the theater? I'll postpone tho
not babth, for an hour Oh 90, on
wears account. And you won't
blame me IL 1 give up the theater,
too?"
Directly the theater -xoers had
lert 1 Flew to my room and rushed
my packing with such zest that
had my trunk locked and suitcase
ana handbage ready in no time at
all. Lyons reported just as i was
finishing, but i sent down word
that wasn't ready. Then I sat
down to the task of writing JEANNE
After moment or two of thou -, {,
l decided on the truth-or part Of
IL.
Dear Jeanne and Pat" ! wrote.
I'm running away from home like
the naughty child you'll think me
when you find I've gone back to
WORK on returning TO the ranks
of the self-supporting, I'm deter
mined Name II ennui or stub
bornness or the call of the blood Of
whatever you like, but / can't en-
dure the idleness a moment longer.
To avoid arguments. I'm going to
get myself nicely established Mt a
desk before 1 trust myself within
call OF your persuasive and anti
feministic voices and viewpoints
Please, dears, go on loving me-
and let me work this out as part
of our Jim's problem and with the
same fairness I'm trying to show
In not interfering with what he feels
is the right thing for him to do.
You'll hear from me In a day or
two. So don't worry about your
runaway, but devoted. Anne"
Ito BE Continued SATURDAY.
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ADVICETOTHE
LOVELORN
Waiting for the Man.
BY Beatrice Fairfax
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
= AM nineteen and going about
with a man Of the same age,
u and realize he 10 seriously in
love with me.
Some time ago he suggested an
engagement, but I refused. He
earns about s27 weekly and out-
side of his salary has absolutely
nothing. He has lots Of ambition
and does not mind work.
lie has asked me to walt. That
would mean about three or four
years. Now, do you think I ought
to continue to go about with him
and wait Cor is it best to part and
forget. b. y.
Don't worry about your ability
TO look out for yourself should
YOU ever be left alone. You have
a clear, cold gift of logic and great
control over your emotions. For
boy of nineteen to be earning VT
a week suggests that he has n
bright future. He should not ham
dicap it by taking a wife too
early. AS for you, I'm sure that
there is no warmth of affection In
your attitude toward him. j think
Il Is best for him that he be tree
to go ahead and make his future.
Somehow, while admire your
brain, I've an idea that he fs tho
one to be considered.
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THE RHYMING
OPTIMIST
BY Aline Michaelis.

0H, we give lot of glory to the
sage philosopher and the chap
who writes the story about
things that never were: we appreci.
ate the preacher and the lawyer wins
our hearts, and the celebrated
teacher, who discourses on the arts.
But ono strange thing I have noted,
and I've pondered now and then.
why no word is ever quoted touching
ordinary men. For we cannot all be
wonders, giants in the world of
brain. roaring intellectual thunders.
talking in poetic strain. But there
are some things worth doing. tasks
docreed for humble hands. while the
brilliant are pursuing wealth and
fame in many lands. For no sage
has ever offered any substitute for
pie. and. until this same is prof.
fered. cooks will never be passed by.
Many a man Of wise demeanor leads
our lives up toward the right, but
the busy wtndow-cleaner also lets In
shafts Of light. Though we find
most JOY In lauding various aesthetic
bores. still. there's heaps OF praise
aocruing to the maid who scrubs the
floors. Great mems lots would be
much harder II the folks Of every day
In the laundry and the larder did not
help to smooth the way. So. when
ever you start singing Of the valiant
and the wise, send q share Of honor
winging to the girl who bakes the
Mas
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er W. Chambers, = M ETRTS 0F AN Charles Dana Gbs
"A Delightful Romance in Which Beautiful
Girl Makes Great Sacrifice for the
Gifted Young Man She Loves.

and his publishers are madly boom
ing 1t. and several indignant people
are threatening Karl with the law
Of libel, and Karl is partly furious.
partly amused and entirely aston
tonished at the whole offair.
Because, you see, the people who
think they recognize portraits Of
themselves or their friends In sew
,eral of the unattractive characters
in the story-are as usual, In error.
Karl's people are always purely and
alphabetically composite. Besides
everybody who knows Karl West
guard ought to know that he's too
decent a fellow. and too good q
workman to use models stupidity.
Anybody can copy; anybody can re-
produce the obvious. Even photo
sraphers are artists in these days.
Good work Is a synthesis founded ON
truth, and carried logically to a
conclusion.
Hidden Meanings.
But it's useless to try to con-
vince the Philistines. Once pos
sessed with the idea that they or
their friends are meant as they
say, Archimedes' lever could not
pry them loose from their agree
ably painful obsession.
Then there are other sorts of
humans who are already bothering
Karl. This species recognize in
every hero or heroine a minute
mental and physical analysis Of
themselves and their own particular.
specific and petty emotions. Proud,
happy. flattered, they permit no
body to mistake the supposed
tribute which they are entirely self
persuaded that the novelist has Of
fered to them.
And these phases OF The Real
Thing are fretting and Notifying
Karl to the verge Of distraction. He
awakes to find himself not famous
but notorious-not criticized for his
workmanship, good or bad. but CAB
bled about because some ludicrous
old Uncle Foozle pretends to dis
cover a similarity between Karls
episodes and characters and GER
tain doings Of which Uncle F. IL
personally cognizant.
THE great resource of stupidity
is and has always been the anagram;
and as stupidity is almost invariably
suspicious, the hunt for hidden
meanings pre-occupiss the majority
OF mankind.
Because have ventured to send
YOU Karl's new book Ia no reason
why i should have presumed to
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FOR LOVE
BY Ruby M.
Ayres

young appearance. She wondered II
Philip would recognize what dress
1t was she was wearing.
Calligan would notice 1t. she
knew-and then she felt ashamed OF
the thought. and turned swiftly
away from the glass.
She supposed Philip was ready
and waiting-she opened her door
and went out onto the landing
and at the some moment Philips
door opened too. and he appeared
on the threshold.
He was still in his shirt sleeves.
with an expanse Of shirt front. and
he held a black tie In his hand.
Would you mindre he began.
then stopped. and little wave Of
emotion crossed his face. His
quick eyes had at . single glance
taken in the beauty Of his wtfe's
appearance, but after that first
curious little flicker he showed no
sign Of having noticed It.
"I was going to asy you II you
would mind tieing this thing for
me-" he said. alphabetically. Il
can generally manage II myself,
but my fingers seem all thumbs to-
night"
said again.
Eva's heart seemed to throb
somewhere In the region of her