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Continued From Yesterday.

Diana found herself taking
charge OF the situation, despite the
presence OF the doctor. Somehow
he seemed grateful for her leader
ship. It was almost as IL he were
bewildered by his entrance into a
metropolitan world.
Wen go to the st. Francis" she
directed. I'm sure we'll find my
luggage there. Alex and 1 had res
ervations and there is no reason
why he should have changed"
She was right. At the desk the
clerk informed her that Lieut.. Leigh
had ordered her trunks stored. He
produced the checks and assured
her that the luggage would be on
It's way up to her suite in short
order. She and Cynthia took a suite
together. DR.. Borden was on the
floor above.
They were following a bellboy
through the lobby to the elevators
when a Eorgeously gowned figure
intercepted them:
Diana! For Heavens sake! 1t
Isn't really"
"MarJorie!"
Careless of onlookers. Diana rung
herself impetuously into Marjorie's
arms-or rather, attempted to.
Marjorie. radiant in an evening
gown which displayed her superb
shoulders and back, held her of
with her finger tips.
My dear child, not so impulsive.
IL you pleased This Is a Worth
gown and you look-ah-grubby!"
More Complications.
Not a whit offended. Diana
laughed and squeezed her aunt's
fingers.
Il can't blame you, Marjorie
That's dream OF a gown. 1 haven't
worn anything but cotton for"
suddenly mindful of the Bordens,
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ON THE SPUR OF THE. MOMENT
By ROY X. MOULTON.

The ult consumer who can succeed
In boarding a thin dime these days
Is magician worthy of mention,
and he should be on the vaudeville
stage taking rabbits out of silk
hats and turning goldfish into
geese.
As for boarding it-where do
they get that stuff, anyhow:
She Never Did L..
Dear ROy-From the following
wouldn't you believe that the mil
lennium has come: My wife
bought the first hat in the first
store she entered" What say?
-Alvia r. Schlesinger.
An actress has just married a
Western millionaire. and will cook
porterhouse. eggs and things for
him. The wife of a millionaire is
the only sort Of woman who can
follow this fad.
The man who wrote "A man is
only as old as he feels" probably
invented. also, great many other
lies.
To Adele.
Not long ago diatribe you
launched
Against dwarfs of the dancing
ages;
And we looked on, indifrerently,
Like the cynical, clinical sages.
'Twere better II you'd held your
peace,
For you've stirred the six feet
three
And we look down on five feet ten
As being puny. tiny. wee!
Bob. Max, Jay EN-, Inc.
Dye want the definition Of a
pessimtst? Just take the first two
and the last two letters in the
word pessimist and you have It
pest.-Ajax.
a Policeman ought to know how
to wipe up a joint as well as a
plumber does.
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Johnny Was Right.

Johnny - Teacher, what does
'knead' mean?"
Teacher-"Your mother kneads
her dough before she bakes, il;
why does she knead it,"
Johnny-"Because she couldn't
bake without any dough"
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Nor for Anything Else,

Joe-"I saw you sitting in the
street car this morning between
two fat men. Weren't you al
most squeezed to death?"
"Pete-"Oh, hadn't much
room for complaint"
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Ahead of Time.

Hey, Pa, why does 1t say in
this book that Jules Verne was
a man ahead of his timer? asked
AdolphE
Maybe, because he carried his
watch in his hip pocket"
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Bill: Father, can you sign
your name with your eyes shut7"
Surely, son."
Then let me see you 90 it on
this report card"
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School YeHs

flippety fiopl
Floppety fipi
Rickety rackety
Rackety rip,
Johnston High School,
Hip. hip, hipl
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Peggy" Leather
Collar and Cuff
Sets
Specially Priced 81 SET
England Sends Very Fine
Wooden Scarfs

that might be used for even
ing wear, under ones coat, in
white with dainty colored
stripes, SL.75. And in all white.
$3.50 and S3.75.
Neckwear Section, First floor.
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Delicious Min
Chocolates
Special for Today,
Csc Pound Box.

We are glad to have more
of these delicious MIX Cow
cred Chocolate Creams, in
assorted favors. that proved
such a favorite a few weeks
ago. For today's selling
there is a fresh assortment.
boxed. at Csc pound.
Confectionery S Section,
Fourth floor.
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IL Wasn't the Postomce.
Bang! Bang!

Copyright 1871 By Publishing Co., Akron Ohio
The Washington herald., 1921-11-26
Convenience,

Convenience.
! eat syrup with my peas;
1 have done 1t all my life.
Not because 1 like II.
But it keeps them on my knife.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-26

Dye want the definition of a
pessinist? Just take the first two
and the last two letters in the
word pessimist and you have tt
pest!-Ajax.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-26

A policeman ought to know how
to wipe up a joint as well as A
plumber does.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-26
You Can Haze MoUies at Home

with such well equipped moving picture machines as the
Toy Store is offering. All of them made for the
safety 6m which has been passed by the D. C. Fire Com
mission Equipment consists of box film. movie tickets.
operators license usher badge bill posters, and in fact
everything to begin the show Our stock of films for these
machines offers enjoyable pictures for both little and
big folk.
PricesBegin atSI7.5Oand gotoS25
Make the youngsters happy Christmas with of
these moving picture machines
Toy Store, Fourth floor.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-21

A way off in the bay, Mr.. Fish.
erman stretched his net. There it
floated beneath the waves, secure.
ly fastened atthe corners to big
pound poles driven down into the
sand at the bottom of the water.
Every morning he took out the
not and every night he brought Il
in. In the morning he would BIO ok
it into place under the water SO
cunningly that the people in the
Land of the Nlgglefins never suz
pected It was there and would
swim right into its entangling
folds. At night he would gather It
IN. with It's slipping burden, re-
turn to shore, and sort his catch
according to weight, size and
kind and sell 1t to market people.
After 2 time the Wigglefins got
to know this, at least all the dad
dies and mothers knew, and all
the little Wigglefins had been
warned over and over to keep
away from the bay and the pound
poles, as repeatedly as Cutie Cot.
tontaIl had been warned by his pa.
rents to beware Of Reddy Fox In
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,.Miss sorensen, isn't it:" tho
woman was saying in tho most
wonderfully modulated voice ] hRd
ever heard. miss Howard saia
she called you, so expected you
So fascinated with the Poise Of
the woman had I boon. that I had
not noticed the figure citing IN a
chair IN the far corner Of the prt'
va.e office, barely visible through
the open door.
The head was thrown slightly
hack. One hand clenched tho arm
Of tho chair, the other had drop.
ned and in it l caught the CLEAN Of
metal; It was the body OF Philip
Ames.
/ started as the realization came
10 me, and found 1t impossible to
answer the woman who had been
you had better come over
here" I heard her saying. She
had drawn q chair for me out OF
l9Se range Of vision of the motion
figure.
at is terrible to look atI" she
said hoarseiy.
"Yes-especially for those who
knew him I" Ny voice sounded
strange.
For those who knew him." the
woman repeated after me. And
then she said, ."I am his wife"
Her voice was how, reminiscent,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. with feeling,
but void OF tears.
l looked in amazement at the
face which the circle of light from
the desk lamp reevaled. Lila was
right, Mrs. Philip AmeB was
beautiful. She was beautiful in q
poised, silent way; tho way In
which woman achieves her high
est charm In her very voorhees,
nasr FassI her attraottvenesE,
oEhseW6nsn[w1ula4 have
esp
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WHEN A WOMAN TELLS
az RUTH AGNES AaELINa

lost their opportunities through.
and endless hable, Mrs. Ames
heightened hers in a shroud Of
silence.
There was that fine intelligence
about her which scorus a meaning.
less patter.
A knock at the door aroused me.
It opened aud two officers walked
In. Behind them came the man
whom I supposed was the coroner,
They wasted no words, but set
Immediately at their rather super.
fetal examinations. There was no
attempt to make the tragedy any
thing but. one OF suicide.
The undertaken came. When
the question Of where, the body
should be taken came, l asked for
a few words with Mrs. Ames.
When I told her that the John
Ames home was open to her for
anything, she thanked me and said
that the body might be taken there
for her home was IN q hotel and
so, taking the body to his brothers
home would simplify matters,
There seemed to be nothing
further for any Of US, so we start
ed to go.
Mrs. Ames walked into the prt
vate office and stood for a second
before the basket in which the
form Of q man who had been her
husband, lay. She took one OF his
hands, held It for a moment and
then put It gently back.
Together We walked from, the
room and went down in the ole
Gator.
"Can ! take you homer" suy.
gestsd.
THANK you" she said. and we
rode in silence to tho family hotel
at which she lived.
Ito Be Gentlnued)
Copyright 1891 N. b. Al
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was rather disappointed. Some
how, an airplane elopement was not
quite sporting, to say the least. No
one would pursue them in a flying
machine. a motor car would have
been different = then the Judge
might have climbed into his great
car and bade the chauffeur to drive
like the dickeus"-aye, that would
nave been a great race-and roman
tic. Eva sighed and the wind tore
the sigh away from her. It was
growing black again. and she could
III that Ronald WAS fighting to
keen control Of the plane, The
wind was veering around and the
plane fought back like a human
thing.
we are going home!" she shrek
ed above the wind.
II can't help it." he roared des'
Eva sobbed. Never had elopers
had such a dismal time, she
thought. Fancy screaming all the
time, to rise ebovo the noise ot'the
engine! She hoped Aunt Lucy
would not find the note-it would
unset them 81, and they had been
so kind. and Aunt Lucy would HAYS
loved to make a wedding for her!
81 want to go home!" she shrek
cd ut her love,
"I'm taking rou there, amt II"
he heIlowel indignantly.
There was q terrible moment OF
SUSPENSE rs they neared the old
house. The engine died suddenly
and the plane t%eetered. wavered IN
the toumost branches OF the talleaS
widest,snroad maple naar the
house, and one wing Of the htp!pna
scraped a window shutter on, and
brought the whole family to the
guest chamber wherc the Judge
tnssed up the sash and looked ous
at thsm-two yer" vnuRg. con.
soiance.strIcken birds in a lofty
leat!
sternly.
They explained sheepishlv,
"We found your note he said.
transHixing his niece with a judi
clal eye, "You are both guilty
and this scare served you right;
but young man You took a long
chance in this wind and you've
shown that you have r. great deal
TO learn I'll talk to you both about
the moral side of it-and the IN
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Heller Shelter Land. But there
are always careless people, and
adventurous people. and people
who won't take advice. In the
water as we'll as on dry land, and
there never was a night that MIR.
Fisherman didn't take home a t'll
net.
There was one person whom Mr..
Fisherman was most anxious to
catch, and that was Tub TeTrapin
Tub made grand eating and would
have brought a grand price as
many Of his relatives had done.
But Tub knew all this and never
went rear ., net. And Mr., Fisher.
man knew that Tub knew, and
vas trying to think Up another
way OF handling him,
So when Tub Terrapin came
along and lay down right at one
of the busiest corners IN Wiggla-
flu Land and right on top of Spike
StaTfish, Gravity Crab, and some
others, Cap'n Pennywiukle thought
of the net at once. and that was
why he sent the Twins for 1t.
ITO Be oontinued.)
Copyright, 1891, N. c. A.)
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ratitude-there-there-" for Eva
was crying, and Aunt Lucy was
holding out her hands to the girl.
Ronald, l sentence you to one
year at hard labor-and Eva the
Same sentence-making your own
wedding clothes-and then we
shall see-ahout the wedding"
"A real one in the house, pro
tested Aunt Lucy.
"And seven or eight bridesmaids
added Ronald anxiously.
Thanks, your honor, smiled Eva
through her happy tears.
Copyright, 1921, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.l
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$500 WALKER OVER

MANCHESTER, Eng, Oct, Il.
"A bundle containing $4,000 in
Bank OF England notes, part Of
loot stolen from the postofflce'
here, has been discovered on a
road nearby. Hundreds of people
had walked over the package with
out noticing it.
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crcamed Dried Beet.

One.fourth mound dried beef,
3 tablespoons butter, . table
spoons flour. 1-s teaspoon pep.
per, 2 cups milk.
,2dMelt butter in frying pan and add
dried beef pulled In small pieces.
Let cook until the edges curl. Silt
over flour and stir TIL we'll blend.
ed. Add milk slowly, stirring con
stantly. Cook five minutes after
the milk begins to bubble and
serve on toast or with baked pota-
toes.
One cup Of shredded dried beef
may be combined with 2 cups Of
mashed potatoes, an egg added and
the whole well beaten Then turn
into o buttered baking dish and
bake twenty-five minutes in a mod
crate oven.
Home cured dried beef Is dell
cious served Just as 1t is. Slice
very thin and serve for supper.
Copyright, 1921, N, f, A. service.)
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EIRsT lows MARRY

RICHMOND, Eng, Oct. 2l.-
After he had been married twice
John C. King met his first love,
Mrs. Harriet NJ. ClaTidge. and be-
came her second husband. He is
80 and she. "a.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-21
Hats That Have Just Come in
Are Feathered at $500

G BvERAL of the Hats marked at a special figure for Saturday
= selling we're personally selected by Miss Byrne on her buying
trip the first Of the week. Others have been Cleaned from our
regular lines, originally marked higher, and reduced to So each
All of these. Hats are splendid values and will appeal to your de-
sire for good things as well as your sense Of economy
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3 q Oils E

CHRISTCHCRCH. New Zealand,
Oct. 91.-The government is OF
fertng $1.25 for every beak Of the
kea, a carnivorous parrot which
has been destroying sheep.
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Indoors And Out--Frocks Are The
Vogue! Good Ones Now $500

g ONE will possess several Frocks throughout this
> season in preference to a Suit. Others will have
both-and a new Goat, besides. And when it comeastoS5
Frocks at q moderate, popular price our unusually
large assortment at SIS represents the climax Of value
giving, not only IN this store but in this town. Froeks3
Of Canton crepe, ~tricotine, ]taffetas, satins and other
good materials-in a host Of models are w at TINS
price. ~
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The English Channel between
and Calais is not over $50
feet deep.
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Very New Frocks $3.50

NOTHRR popular group at an appealing PRICE
"A Most of these Frocks are new arrivals-shoWas
for the first time this week. They are more elaporaee
about s89.50 you'll do we'll to consult this display. RlacS
Canton crepe is prominently represented in this as
sortment,
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Maearoni WA orIed aeeI.

One cup macaroni broken in
iucn pieces, L cup shredded
dried beef 2 cups canned to-
matoes, coarse bread crumbs,
butter.
Cook macaroni in boiling salted
water till tender, about twenty
minutes. Drain and rinse in cold
water. Put a layer IN q buttered
baking dish. add dried beef and
cover with mncaronl. Pour owe!
the tomatoes, cover with bresi
crumbs, dot with bits of butter anf
bake in a moderate oven until tue
crumbs are brown.
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Mighty Good Suits Have Been
Brought Down to $39.5O

-RICOTINEa and velours are the materials used in the making
| of the Suits we've reduced to $3.50. And many of them are
trimmed with genuine fur. You wouldn't take them for cheap
suits and, true enough, they are a long way from being cheap IN
quality. We've sipply marked them at a specially inviting price
for weekend selling. All are richly aikined.
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Equisite Models at $3.50.

one can purchase magnificent values at this hglre;
in these Frocks and the quality of materials is not sur
passed even in Frocks costing several dollars more
Regular and extra sizes are available in'this group.
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SISTER
KITCHEN
tcopyrighs, 1891, y. Z. AZ

Dried beef is a great addition to
the emergency shelf, It may be
added to scrambled eggs. macaToni
or white sauce ana = nourishtng and
attractive dish IS the result.
For breakfast or luncheon dried
beef Is a stand by.
II the meat Is too salty let 1t
stand in cold water to cover for
half an hour. Drain and dry be.
tween towels.
Dried Beet With Scrambled Esss.
one-fourth pound dried beef.
a eggs, 2 Tablespoons butter, IL
cup milky 1.S teaspoon pepper.
Melt butter In frying pan. Add
dried beef pulled into bits, cover
and let cook three minutes. Add
milk and eggs, unbeaten. Lift and
stir with q fork while cooking over
a slow fire. The eggs should be
rather fluffy and dry when cooked
properly and only slow cooking Will
accomplish It.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16
Liquor Valued at Millions
 Shipped Into Saskatchewan

SASKATOON, Sask., Feb. 1G.- Liquor valued at millions of dollars is being shipped into Saskatchewan by wholesale liquor concerns, ac- cording to a statement made by the Saskatchewan Liquor Commission. There is enough whiskey in the province at the present time, it is estimated, to take care of all the export requirements of the whole of Canada for at least two years.
 Members of the commission an ticipate that while this liquor re- mains in the province it will be a menace to the putting into effect of the prohibition measures which became effective February 1. There willy always be a certain amount of leakage within the province and will be until the vast quantity has been finally disposed of, they declare.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16
ELECTROGRAPH co.
 MAKING PROGRESS

That the kingsbury Electrograph Company is still going concern, with good possibilities of being a very successful one, is the opinion of F. s. Hewitt, who upon his trip to the East last fall made thorough investigation of the company's af- fairs for local stockholders and IS mailing to them his findings in a cir cular letter.
 o. s. Kingsbury, an electrical eD gineer, formerly employed by various mining companies in this vicinity, invented an electrical sign upon which any lettering could be written by means of a typewriter keyboard. He made a working model ana a company was incorporated under the name of the Kingbury Electrograph Company Considerable stock was sold on Gastineau Channel. Several thousand dollars was raised by this method.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16
Maintains Vigil l7 Days
 To File on Choice Land

CALGARY Alta, Feb. 16.-After T vigil of seventeen days outside the Dominion Land Office, assisted by two returned soldiers in his em- ploy as sentincls, C. N. Stanley, secrctary-trcasurer of the Elgin Coal Company of Drumheller, succeeded ln landing two pieces of property, de- clared to be valuable, one a coal lease at Drumheller and an oil lease at Car
 The period of seventeen days was put in in shifts of four hours on and eight hours off. q erected a small hut" said MT. Stanley, and with the aid of rugs and blankets, managed 10 hold the fort against all comers.' Attempts were made 10 get his scntincls to leave him, Stanley asserts. but despite offers of $500 at one time and $200 another they stuck 10 the job
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16
s2Oo,0o0 IN TAXES LEVIED AGAINST LIQUOR vI0LATORS,
Montana Bootleggers Facing Stiff Penalties if Any
 Assets Discovered.

BUTTE. Mont, Feb. 6.-lntcrnal revenue taxes, amounting to $111,0o0 were assessed in Butte in 1920 against liquor that was seized in this locality, according to statistics. The total assessment for the state of Montana was about s2OO 900, it is said, which would indicate that about one half of the liquor violators of tho state were arrested in Butte.
 Revenue agents here have stated, however, that a great portion of this assessment cannot bo collected be- cause the law violators apprehendod had little or no property that could he confiscated Tho assessments in clude also, penalties fer making liquor illegally.
 Prohibition enforcement officers it is stated, have confiscated 30 automobiles. used by alleged whiskcy runners, having total valuation of S5o,o00.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16
DOUGLAS NEWS
Attractive Program Arranged For. Treadwell P. I. A.
 Meeting Friday Night.

An address by A. B. Phillips, in on the Bay Scout Movement" will feature tho program to be given by the Treadwell Parent-Teachers' As sociation Friday evening in the TreadweIl School.
 Other numbers include:
 Song, "The Star Spangled Banner audience.
 Address, "The Alaska Historical Association and Alaska Museum Rev. A. P. Kashevaroff.
 Piano Solo-Miss Mabel Cleary.
 Instrumental Duet-Mi5s Cleary and MT Nichols.
 Community singing
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16
HAWAII JAPANESE ADVISED TO KEEP TO OWN SPHERES ] E
Consul General Tells Coun- tryment They Must Not
 Interfere with Yankees.

HILO, T. H., Feb. 16.-That Japan ese who live in Hawaii should con fine their activities to their own spheres and not seek to hinder Am Arican interests, was the declaration made ats meeting of the Japanees here by c. Yada, consul-General of Japan, with headquarters at Homo lulu. Addressing the meeting at which the majority of his hearers were Japanese language school tcach- CTS, consul general Yada said:
 ''It is your duty to prepare your pupils for American citizenship, which is their birthright.
 t"Japanese who live in Hawaii must confine their activities to their own spheres and not seek to hinder American interests"
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16
OREGON LANDS MAY BE
 USED TO RAISE SUGAR

ALTURAS, Cal, Feb. l6.-Thou- sands of acres of land in the Goose Lake and Surprise valleys of north e!n California and southeastern Oregon may be used for raising surer beets, if tests being made prove the soil is suitable. Recently beets from test plots iii Modoc County, California, and l. ake Coun- ty, Oregon, were found to contain 15 per cent sugar content and 5t per cent purity. A San Francisco sugar company said further tests would be necessary as the purity average was low.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-16
REDWOOD GROVE IS
 DEDICATED TO BOILING

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. iS.-One Of Californias groves of big red woods was dedicated recently as a memorial to Colonel Raynal c. Bol- ling, said to be the first American officer of high rank to lose his life in the world war, The grove is on the Eel River, 50 miles from Eureka.
 Dr. J. c. Phillips, of Wepham, Mass, Colonel BolIing's brother-in- law, purchased the grove for the memorial and will present the deed to the California Save the Redwoods League. A memorial tablet will be placed near the entrance.
 Before the war Colonel Boiling was geenral solicitor for the United Steel Corporation.