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The Washington times., 1921-03-27
BY. Beatrice Crinshaw

wongs: the mangoes that yester-
day had not teen ripe. But these
were dead ripe. every one! / had
not time. however. even II had
had the inclination. to puzzle over
trihes of this kind.
Lalua rose, and provideptly tax.
ing Q chicken leg In one hand mo-
toned me with the other to the
inner chamber, where her great
bed. with its silk and velvet quilt
Of . thousand patches. was the
only piece Of furniture. =
It was pleasantly dusk in there:
the only light that there was came
sifted through walls of woven cane,
save where the doorways made two
oblongs filled with white-hot sun
and sea. There was no sound save
the dying whisper Of the reef at
far low tide and Of humthing green
tressed ironwoods that sighed and
sang. as they always do day in. day
out, In that creamy South Sea
world "of old. unhappy. far-off
things"
hung myself on the bed. Lalua
had known ! would. She read what
the matter was before ] was fairly
up her veranda steps.
Luke has thrown me over" I
said for the second time. And be-
gan to cry. Anger was dying down,
but beyond words was hurt. hu-
inflated. ,
Maiera came in from the back Of
the house. She sat down on the
floor. waving her plated fan.
"Tell the Queen and me-" she
said. "Tell us everything"
Lalua, thoughtfully nibbling her
chicken bone, had seated herself on
the mats beside Maiera.
81 haven't the letter." I said.
wiping my eyesA But"
"Who has it?" asked Lalua.
"LOrraine-Dinah-I don't know.
II doesn't matter. II is a long let
ter, but II means Just one thing
that haven't turned out as he
thought would, and he declines to
carry out the-his-to marry me.
Oh, he doesn't want to have any |
thing more to do with me! OF
course, he could II he-liked; 1t |
was arranged so--but never |
How you mean arranged!"
asked Lalua, bending forward. Her
brief black curls, gray-sprinkled,
fell upon her neck. Her eyes were
shadowed; l could not see them. -
well, as he's spoken OF it-and
rejected it-J shall speak, too. be-
cause the oath has been broken" !
declared. And sitting up, my tears
for the moment, / told
them the whole tale of the strange
at Hiliwa Dara six years
ago. 4
When I had finished Lalua, the
Queen. got up from the floor and
eaned across the bed to laugh
oudly and at her ease. Maiera,
Young and supple, flung herself
prone on the mats and rolled in an
ecstasy Of mirth. They exchanged
! few words in some island tongue
hat / did not know and laughed
till more.
Somehow they made me under
stand why II was that old Ivory
lad exacted that oath on the Bible.
hat seemed to me so foolish, near
y six years ago. l did not like
heir bearing-I did not know why.
Lalua saw. She sobered down
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Helps all the body processes

By the addition of Fleischnann's Yeast to their
diet thoussnds rsfainin6 sssf in their work
which they have not known for yesrs. Plenty of
the vitan1ine in which yeast Is supremacy rioh
helps al the body processes, promotes vigorous
health, and makes Us rssisfanf to disesss. There
10 abundant evidences, say scient,sts, that this
vitsmins 10 needed throughout lneT
Eat ono to three cakss of Fleisohnaann's Yeast
daity-a part of your REGULAR diet.
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The Isles Of Love
(Cent. from Last Sunday
CHAPTER TX. Continued }
TvHE steamer came next day.
1t was now nearly two weeks


It was now nearly two weeks
= since Luke had left Ha-
wonga. and there had been no news
from Hiliwa Dara. though we had
been able to send one mail. knew.
however. that 1t was possible to
hear by the boat. This run she
had to call at an island which was
only fifty miles away from my old
home-an annual call, undertaken
TO bring and return native laborers
--and It would be easy to send the
Hiliwa Dara cutter out to meet her.
Lorraine. too. expected to hear
of Luke. II don't think he'll hurry
. back. though" she said. There
has been more than carelessness
with that overseer. Arthur was
right when he said that absent
plantation owners were an invita-
don to dishonesty"
Yves. father was right" agreed.
As a plantation owner myself pre-
/, tended to as much knowledge a.
could easily be acquired on such
subjects.
So ! was not surprised when the
mall came In, and among the let
ters fetched from the post Office by
Dinah-who never would trust any
one but herself with this duty
was one written by Luke. dated
from Hiliwa Dara, and saying that
! he had found things in very bad
setate indeed, and was even consid-
ering whether it was not case for
prosecution.
In any case, all the books had to
be gone into thoroughly. all the
correspondence overhauled and
many Investigations made. He
could not hope to return TO the Ha-
wongas before another month.
This letter was addressed to Lor-
raine. 1t mentioned another writ
ten to'myself. We Immediately be-
gan hunting for 1t in the pile of
correspondence, found 1t and
found also a third. Luke had ap-
parently written to me twice. One
letter, like Lorraine's, was on the
Hiliwa Dara stationery; the other,
which was very thick, was enclosed
In an ordinary gray envelope such
rs ] supposed the delinquent over
seer might have had.
/ have all my life been clairvoy-
ant about letters! 1t is not a very
uncommon gift and Imade no boast
of 1t, though l have special rea-
son for mentioning 1t here. Like
you and other people could often
feel the tenor Of letter before l
had opened 1t. have felt the rush
End upliftTUf good news 'ong before
't3 eyes fell upon 1t. l have felt
~ heart sink like a stone at the
y ch OF some evil happening not
~ learned by my conscious mind.
iiut when I took the thick, sec
ID letter in my hand / was hot
aware of any feeling about It. T.
could not read" 1t through the en-
velope. For a moment / almost
fancied that Luke had enclosed
some papers about the plantation
some Indifferent thing or other
in cover, and sent them to me in
addition to his usual letter. But ]
remembered that business matters
would have been sent, as appar-
emily they had been, to Lorraine.
! had never been in the habit of
pocketing Luke's letters and run
ming away to enjoy them in secret
You other girls with lovers will
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Mtensjy your type Of beauty

is 30 subtly blended by nature that to disturb
the color scheme by the slightest shade, de-
tracts from the beauty of your type.
So closely does the smart Parisienne OBJ
serve this, that she selects the shade and tex
ture of her rouge and toadrs with the ut
most care. Even the occasional dabs on the
shiny nose from her eompatfs must leave no
jarring note. ~
The touch of color that she applies 20 ar
tistically-to hide the wan look of 4 strenu-
Gus shopping day or to meet the demands Of
the brilliant social fete--must hsrmonize per-
fecfiy with the tint of hef teEdre-must b.
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oWlnoh attracts men n1o1L-
Blond be01zlY or Asc ,clzanu
ct sdl1AAsy kair and >Akln I

TRUNEITE" one man will in
sist, and then belle his statement
l. by displaying an intense interest
in the faircst blonde. Blonde" another
will claim unwaveringly as his prefer
ence, and then promptly reverse it BY
succumbing to the graces of dark-eyed
olive-skinned brunette.
The truth of the matter il that men are
attracted by distinct vpes-by young women
who stand OUT definitely in their general col
oring. whether fair or dark The Parisian
woman has long since realized this-and has
gained worldwide renown for her distinctive
charm because she concentrates her energies
on emphssiziRg her own individual type Of
coloring.
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unobtrusive in ITSELF yet 20 becomingly tinted
that Il makes her eyes appear more brilliant,
throws-into relief the CLEAN of her hair, ae-|
centustes her individual type of beauty.
The Washington times., 1921-03-27
Study your osDn coAo,1ng

o1"cr y0"1 0tcH c0l077Hg
I. It is only natural that the study Of skin
colorings and skin textures has reached its
zenith in the century-famed steliers of Dorm
of Paris-in the heart Of France. There,
tosdg<s and rouges, of exquisite softness
and refinement, have been perfected for the
many types Of brunettes and blondes-for the
'.indefnite" type 1.-THE bruno -blonde)-for the
Titan beauty.
These tosdyes and rouges are imported
from Paris and sold throughout America-in
the better drug and department stores in the
handy-sized eompaefeS Originated by Dorin)
for all sizes of vanity cases and your dress
ing table.
As an aid in selecting the tints that will
emphasize your particular kind of beauty,
We. have prepared booklet "What 10 Your
CoRrng" 1t defines the various types Of
beauty and recommends harmonizing comb;-
nations Of tosdrs and rouge for each type.
Send 10c. in coin and you will receive
the booklet with two Dorm packets Zone Of
tssdve and one of rouge) en- tendre tloose
powder FORM. (Remember to send descfip-
ton of your 'coloring.)
Address your letter to F. r. Arnold & c.,
Sole Importers, West Twenty-Second ST.,
New York.
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Continued on Vert Page.
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S09S For This Stunning
4 SILK POPLIN SKIRT
AMsxsIsftRf; \ FL s.,s.,sf ss,ss'sf
Think Of I'll Wonderful
|GENUlNE SusQuchanna
SILK POPLIN skirt for |

save you dealers and
jobbcrs profits Com
pare with skirts offer
ed you for sS else
IN hare. THIS 10 |
beyond question the
|grandest bargain you
ever saw. Only one 4
TO . customer during |
this remarkable In
|troductosy sale.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-13
THE SANDMAN STORY
BY Abbie Phillips Walker
Protected by George Matthew Adams.

cross she was and what an awful life
II would be to have 20 remain.
The next morning the grandmother
told the boys to return 10 the same
woods and get the rest Of the fagots.
Hans refused to GO as ne feared the
witch. but Ivan decided to venture
About noon he was coming slowly down
the path bending under the weight of
his load. when he heard again the rust
ling in the bushes and felt a hand laid
on his. But he held on to his load OF
wood.
1t was the old woman called the
witch. She seemed a neat old person
and the cottage not an ugly place
Ivan swept the fioor when told.
| brought fresh water from the spring
and aided in cooking the nice ginger
bread. Very cozy it seemed. not a iii
ugly. thought Ivan. as he sat enjoying
cheerful blaze and munching his
gingerbread.
Could YOU help me bring in my
hay?" the old woman asked, kindly
Ivan got busy tossing the fragrant hay
into the attic. As he did so he noticed
that the place was not only far from
being repulsive. but seauy pretty. The
grass seemed very green, the flowers to
be growing rapidly around the walls.
the whole hut was actually changing
and becoming a pretty home As he
worked he noticed vines growing up the
walls. the old woman herself changed
and was no longer a nag Harder and
harder he worked till ii grew late in the
day and each moment the place grew
more attractive and the witch a more
charming person. AT last all was stored
Ivan" said the witch as she stood
making a pretty picture in the door
way Of her cottage, you seemed sur
prised-and no wonder--at the change.
But il -ssas not really in me or my home,
but in you. You came prepared for
ugly things and thought me a witch
and my home hut. But your own true
and kind nature made you soon see
things in the light of your own good
ness. I am. in fact. not witch. but
a fairy. Those OF selfish. lazy natures
view me with malicious eyes. and to
them I am a witch-to them my home is
a hut. To you. who see me asT really
am, I appear fairy and my home a
pretty cottage"
Ivan turned to start home but the
fairy called him back.
This IS the reward for your days
work" she said, placing in his hand
a bag OF gold. Take this to your
grandmother. II viii aid you all in
making the home comfortable for the
winter. But teach Hans that il he
wishes TO see a pleasant nature in others
he must have one himself. Show him
that ne will meet in others ugliness il
that is what he himself exhibits
With that the fairy disa ppeared,
while Ivan trudged home with the bag
OF gold safely packed among his fagots
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-13

hour or 50 they were trudging back
when they heard a rustling in the
-bushes.
Maybe IL is a rabbit" said Hans.
casting down his load. i will get it if
] jump quickly"
But IL was the witch. AS soon as she
had seen the children she decided to
get one 10 come TO her house. So. TAX
ing Hans by the hand. she led him 20
her hut.
sweep the floor. now, Hans" said
she witch. The ] will give you some
hot gingerbread and cool milk for your
supper"
4 do not intend TO work" replied
Hans Il don't like this place and
mean 10 leave" With these words ne
darted out Of the door and raced home
az fast as ms feet could carry him.
There he told breathlessly OF the horrid
place in which the witch lived, OF how
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-13
LITTLE BENNIE'S
NOTEBOOK
ny Lee Fspe.

] was wawking home from skool
today, being kind of monotoniss. ana
| thawt. @, | think III wawk back
weris for n change.
wich / started TO do. wawking 20
steps haCkwerds and then looking
erround tn see how strate ! WAS
wawking and then wawking 20 more
steps. and I kepp on doing that till
all of "A sudden | bumped into some
thing and I quick termed GROUND and
IL was some man. being kind of a
fat man with thin legs.
Excuse me, | sed.
Ixcuse my eye. WV the mischif
don't you wnwk fruntwerds like
reguicr human being instead of wawkiuE
backwards and tramplug into peoples
feet in this manner sod tho fat man.
Excuse me. sed and kepp on wawk-
ing fruntwerda as quick na possible.
and down at the corner ! looked crround
and the fat man was still brushing OF
his shoes with his hankerchif. and wen
| Not in the next block / started wawk
ing backwards agen, and pritty soon I
bumped into something elts. being n
thin lady with natural mad Impression
looking even madden on account of be-
ing bumped in to.
Excuse me. | sed. and she sed, III give
you n smack in the face. that's wat III
do. have you got the sents you were
born with, wawking like a clown in n
circus?
No nam. meen yes mann, ixcuse
me. ] sed. And | kepp on wawking
fruntwerds agen as If that was the
ony way / ever wawked, and wen |
got in the next block / thawt. We'll
III try it once more and II l bump into
one more thing that's the last Ill do it.
Wich i hadent hardly started zgen
wen l bumped into something elts.
being n tree and giving myself sutch
a fearse bump on the he'd | could feel
a lump ware II hit. and wen l got home
/ gave ma the lump TO feel and she
started 20 get sympathetic but as soon
as I told her how IL happened she
stopped and started to get mad insted
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-13
FLORISTS BILLS.
Chapter Al.

tnaptef 4is
Now that | had been involuntariiy
forced Co look at one OF those florists
bills | grabbed up the package of en-
velopcs which l had put aside ana
without hesitancy looked through them.
The bill which l had seen at the top
of the pile was not the only one. There
were three others.
opened them. one was for $40
and the other two for larger amounts,
bringing the sum total for the four
hills up In over sle0. They were all
receipted and all dated for different
times during the past winter. At least
he had not been sending flowers re-
cently-unless. of course. some bills
were stiIl unpaid. perhaps not even sent
in yet.
did not feel like crying. The ac-
tuality In the evidence of those bills
made me stubborn. At that very min
uta | would have welcomed the chance
10 tell both Leonard and Mrs. Dar-
vood what 1 thought about the whole
AFFAIR II my husband had the feelings
for Mrs. Darwood that the sending of
those nowers would imply. then per-
haps l was better off without him.
NV mind was steeled. quick and keen
"A trNN. LAST NAUAtI WHICH sfttiiaAt
had been short Of money and l had
been the one To feel the skimping on
my marketing. the cause had been such
bills as these. What else might | not
expect 20 find? IL she could wheedle
that much from him for just flowers.
how much else could she claim? And
II she could claim the material things
which were my rights. as his wife. could
she not also lay claim to his heart and
even his very being
l had 10 think. All the past events
l had tried TO turn my back upon
turned about and stood facing me. All
the little bits of evidence ever since
seonard had first become lawyer for
he Darwood case. passed back and
forth through my mind. / had tried
not Is sec-tried 10 blind myself to
everything but our lovC-the love
which. when We first married. | be
heved in and trusted. Did it mean
now that ! could no longer trust and
believe IN that love? II Leonard had |
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-13

your queruloua comments any mpfeY
Du~sn't II ever occur 10 you that the
young people have right to run their
own lives In their own way. and that II
is hands off for your You have Ind your
life. Let the young have theirs.
Don't be the wet blanket TINT takes
the fun ouf ~ everything by chilling
enthusiasm with your endless obiec-
tions and fault flndinRs Huppoao they
didn't do certain things I'm your youth,
Just reflect thnt there's been n lot ri
progress In the last sirty or seventy
yenrs Suppose you don't approve ~
certain things young people do now
The Lord never appointed you public
censof Of other peoples conduct. Kindly
bear In mind that II i- likely that other
people are just as capable Of Judging
questions Of morals and manners as
you ARE.
Exactly tho same code Of conduct APP
plies to old mon. They. too. should re-
member that the young have rights
that the old should respect. and that
because n man haH celebrated certain
number Of birthdays does not make
him n Solomon, or eutitle him 10 be-
come the tyrant on tho hcarthstone.
Tho only old people In the world who
have right 20 be ms dlsskrecniie. and
meddiesou,e. and fauitfindinn az they
piesse. are those who are rich enough
to live In their own houses. with no
body about them but those who are hir-
Cd to stand them.
/ once saw carved on tombstone In
little country ehurchyard this
opitaph
She Was so Pleasant 10 Live with.
! think that is the most beautiful
tribute that was ever paid a human
being Let us so live. brothers and sis-
terr. that that may he raid Of us. Ca
pcciaily when we are old. Let ns 20
live that nobody will be waiting i'm
ftafiently fnr ua 20 die
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-13

been a different sort of man. II / had
married him as some women married
not for love, but for home and money,
no matter what kind--hut he had been
my ideal. We had been so compatible.
1t was because of these ideals that
Leonards actions came To me now as
such a horrible blow. | recoilcd, as
one does from such a blow, with re-
sentiment in my heart.
l had been unwilling to believe that
Leonard would fail to this extent in
his duties TO me as my husband. Now
the proof lay before me. There were
the bills i'm cold figures. 1t was not
what anyone else was telling me. This
time | could see for myself. How much
more was there hidden beyond my sight2
l shuddered to- thing OF il. And YET,
must not close my syes-I had closed
them too long already.
/ hurriedly finished tidying up
I.conard's desk. / could not bear to
sit there in front of those incrim-
mating bills minute longer. ! think
even then l was sorry that | had
found them. / wondered If Leonard
would know that 1 had seen them.
Resentment gave place TO longing.
II only there might be come mistake
about them--some reason why II was
all right
] went up to my room and dropped
down on my knees beside the bed. My
prayer held no definite entreaty. l
wanted something. l wanted 1t more
than my life. But l could not put that
supplication into words.
The force of my great love for my,
husband flooded every impulse with
in my heart anc It Just over-fowed
and burst forth in devout pleadings.
rose from my knees with better
strength OF heart.
when Leonard came home at night
was able TO greet his kiss with
stoicsm.
You look weary. dear" he said.
letting his hands lingcr a minute on
my arms as they dropped slowly from
my shoulders. His look was little
too questioning. l turned my head
away.
Dinner is nearly ready | said
changing the converse tion. You must
be a little late tonight. Did you miss
your train"
Tomorrow!-A Note from Thierry.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-13
LETTERS OF TESSlE AND JOE

Dear Joe;
The book Of questions and answers
came TO-DAY. and while I feel II is hne
idea TO stock ourselves m with all sorts
of answers so we can answer all sorts
Of corresponding questions when the
baby gets old enough to ask them. Htill
at the same time | have sneaking
presentimcnt that the little angel won't
be intelligent enough 20 always ask the
questions that arc answered In the
book. and in that case of course the
disadvantage will he all ours.
The reason why I have the presenh-
ment is because mn cousin Ella g ittie
girl was here this afternoon. and she
hadn't hardly been In the house hve
minutes when she asl cd me II worms
have stomachs. ] suppose II vas per
fectly natural question. though at the
same time l can't imagine how she ever
thought Of It. Anyway, l Thought it
would 70 a good opportunity To prac-
tion up with the book. 50 told her
was too busy to tell her just NJ the
moment. and | got the book out and
after half an hours search there Stiii
wasn't a worms stomach or the absence
Of one in sight. But by that time she
had forgotten all about the question
anyway and wanted to know II hens
realize what they're doing when they
lay eggs. / excused myself again and
went hack 10 the book but ! couldn't
get any satisfaction out of IL on that
subject either. and that's why I think
we'd better not allow ourselves to suffer
from over confidence when the baby
gets TO tho question asking age.
The Germans don't seem very anNiou.
to nav the Allies all their gold do they
.Joe7 don't sec what difference IL
could possibly make. because the gold
is only locked up in government vaults
where the people never see il anyway.
and what they never see they'd never
miss. that's my feeling in the matter.
Love from self and child.
Tessie.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-13
DOING OVER YOUR WALLS.
fcontinuesi.J

frontinuedt
When the FIRST can of your tint
paint IL opened II should be stirred
with a stick until the color. which has
settled al the bottom. is well mixed IN
this task may take from o half hour 70
an hour. but II is very neoessary II nm
even color throughout liz To be the re-
suit. Indced. even when applying the
tint 20 the walls u IN well ~ stir u
frequently tporhapa after every gec-
ond brushfui) 40 that sediment win
not form Ira the bottom Of Tho can
again. I AZ one nears the bottom II IN
often necessary 20 Do q little thinning,
anyway. no matter how well II has
been stirred. Turpentina ls used for
this thinning. and the directions on
the can ~ tint will tell you how 10
DO IL.
Unless your wall has received
asrniiar tint at some previous time, Its
f1rst coat u tint-paint viii have 10 be
diluted With llnseed oil In the proper
tion Of l quart of the iinsoed oil 70 !
gallon of the paint. fBut these direc-
tiona. too, come on the cam
one Rnllon Of the tint-paint diluted
with linseed oil will give three or four
ruealurn sized roorns FIRST coat. 70
II only one room - 70 be tinted, II will
be seen that the entire gallon can II
the paint should not be diluted with
the linseed oil: only one-thlrd or one
hnf Of the gallon can should be d.
ii,ted in this way. and the rest ~ the
can used for ths second coat. (TThe
second coat is not diluted or mired IN
any way--is simply used as Il comes
In the cam
Forty.eight hours should be allowed
for the drying of the ffrsf coat before
a second f. applied. Two coats usual
ty suffice: but when a very livht -col-
ored tint In applied over a ssreake1 RI
darkeped wall. a third coat ls s6ne-
times necessary. A one gallon can
ought 10 be made tn yield a frst. sec-
ond. and perhaps a third coat ~
small room.
Tfnting walls, IN thiz vay-~doing the
work oneself-is iess expensive than
papering them. Five dollars is an out
side estimate for a medium large room.
The tinting paint runs anywhere from
three 10 four dollars a gallon. depend
ing upon the make and The extra dollar
Of the five will provide the patching