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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-23
FOR LOVE, By RUBY M. AYRES
The Fascinating Serial of Wealthy Girl of L0wly Birth, Who Is
Sold in Marriage Without Her knowledge.

! all day and coming home cross and
tired every night of his life to
suburban home. 1t was not in the
least probable that he would ever
do such a thing-he was the kind
of man to clear off abroad first and
rough II there-but 1t helped some
how to conjure these pathetic pic
lures of what might happen to him
IL Eva Dennison refused to marry
him.
He thought of his father and
mother, left to exc out the rest
of their lives on a small and In
sufficient income; Of his mother
with perhaps only one servant to
help her; and to his inexperience
that seemed a terrible thing. How
could one possibly be even mod
erately happy without luxury and
tho thousand and one things to
which she had been accusaomed
all her life?
He knew now what a fool he had
been to imagine that girl like
Kitty would ever consent to marry
hi mwith such a prospect in store
for her.
The Arlingtons were poor. but
only with comparative poverty, and
the whole family threw every effort
they possessed into the somewhat
doubtful task of keeping up ap-
pearances."
They might not pay their bills
regularly. but they kept two or
three smart maids; there might be
whispers of money lenders and other
unpleasantness, but Kitty was al
ways one Of the best dressed
women wherever she went.
So Philip Winterdick argued with
himself for the whole morning.
Ito he Continued TomorrOw)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-23
he Largest Fish Caught lOith a Rod

course he had no right to expect
II when he did not care for her
but at least they would get on well
together; In q vague sort of way;
II seemed to him that life with her
would evolve itself into a sort of
eternal tennis match in which she
would capably partner him.
Anyhow, he meant to ask her
to marry him. She might refuse,
of course-for the smallest frac-
ton of second he hoped that she
would-but he sternly brought him.
self to book again.
FEEL PRETTY sICK.
They would be married at once
There was nothing to wait for. He
would let Kitty sec that he
he pulled himself up sharply.
He did not intend to think of
Kitty. And yet yet
those moments in the Dennisons'
rose garden had been very sweet:
in a bruised Imagination he could
still feel the soft touch Of her lips
on his.
He wandered about the house
and grounds all the morning. He
deliberately tried to imagine how
he would feel If he knew that to-
morrow, or the next day. or the
day after that, he had got to walk
out of 1t and never return: how
he would feel II he saw some one
else living there. He knew he
would feel pretty sick.
He tried to picture himself try
ing to make an income for himself.
perhaps chained to an office stool
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-23

and haven't heard from him since.
Do you think he loves like he says
he does. or that he cares more for
his people, who do not want him to
marry. He has given me lots OF
presents, including a diamond ring.
Should return these and try to for
get him? LONELY.
Two people in love are very
sensitive and their tender feelings
are easily hurt, oftentimes apparently
over nothing. Just now he may be
under the influence of his people A
good rule for people in love to fol-
low Ia to let the good and bad
qualities of either family be a
taboo subject The less you talk
about your relatives the better you
will get along. Neither OF you arc
marrying the whole family on either
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-23
THE HOME OF
NO TRASH.
BY LorettO c. Lynch
n Acknowledged Authority q
All Matters of Household y

NHosT homes contain little or
N much trash. And 1t is not
AVA until one starts to move or
houseclean that she discovers how
many useless things she is harbor-
ing.
A bride of a year came to me the
other day with a confession. Said
she: This housekeeping Job Is not
what story writer's would have us
believe. / work just all the time
and you simply have to work all
the time II you are to keep your
house in good order"
She invited me to her home OF
seven rooms and bath.
One entire room was devoted to
what-nots and other trash. 1t was
termed THE Den And 1t was
laden to capacity with things from
a miniature of Cleopatra's Needle
to the proverbial, but decidedly
realistic anchor.
To make 1t a trashless home, IL
would have been necessary to get
rid Of nine-tenths of the ENCUM-
ORANGES in that den.
But there is another type of trash
hangar. 1t Is the home in which
everything of no use is RELOCATED
to the unoffending bathroom or
guest (?) room or kitchen or attic
Every housewife recognizes in
her heart that there is trash OF
some kind in her home. why
doesn't she get rid of 1t? For, 1t
takes REAL courage to resist the
heart throb that comes to the born
worn-out washboard when she
makes of with the NANCY hair
brush. tho peeling mirror, the ruin
ed umbrella, the headless doll, the
tripy door-mat the time-worn.
brassy teaspoon and the cracked
plate.
In contrast to the home cluttered
with trash, let me tell you about
a really beautiful home. At nrst
you wondered why you felt such
sense of restfulness. And soon
you began to realize that the
charm of this home was due in
great measure to it's lack of furni-
ture and furnishings.
As you entered, you came into
the reception hall. On either side
of the fireplace was a built-in
bookcase There was one large.
delightfully."- roomy divan. a built-in
window seat willow armchair.
And you looked at the vivid Indian
rug on the floor and your eye wan,
dered over unencumbered wall space
until IT rested on one exquisite,
soul-stirring picture And you just
sunk into a restful attitude and
wished to stay long. long in this
charming room.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-23
THE SIGNS OF
DEAFNESS
By Brice Belden, M. D.

~ HILDREN may reach school
u, age without their parents
suspecting that their hear
ing organs are defective especially
in cases where the hearing is only
slightly defective. and the child has
made UP for the deficiency by
watching or reading the eyes
and lips of those about him.
While these slight cases man
age to get along much the same
as the more normal children about
them, they may, when they start
going to school. find 1t more or less
difficult to compete with others in
the class room. Slight trouble with
the ears may also. II neglected dur
ing the early stages, result in some
serious condition later on.
Repeated earaches are an indi-
cation of trouble which holds the
possibilities of disaster and the con-
dition should be treated before the
signal Of actual disaster has oc-
CURED, that Is to say, a discharge
from the ear. When earache is a
repeated symptom the doctor should
be consulted.
II child Is born deaf the con-
dition is usually not detected for
the first year or year and a half,
when 1t Is observed that the child
does not show the usual inclina-
tion to repeat sounds. Cases of
partial deafness, as we have said
before, are often not detected I'M
til the child goes to school, where
II may be noticed that he is rest
less and inattentive. Other symp-
toms by which deafness is detected
in older children are a dull facial
expression, a monotonous tone of
voice, or imperfect speech.
To test a child's hearing ono can
place a watch at a distance OF two
feet and II the child cannot hear the
ticking he should be taken to an
ear specialist. A child with good
hearing should be able to hear a
loud whisper from a distance OF
twenty-five feet
Adenoids and enlarged tonsils are
common causes Of deafness.
Temporary deafness may be
caused by long accumulation Of
hardened wax in the ear canal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-23
The Woman Observer
MAID CHAUFFEUR.

The day Of the maid chauffeur
Is with us.
The Woman intended crossing
the street and had just stepped
of the curb, but quickly stepped
back on the sidewalk again just
in time to save her toes from
the wheels of an automobile turn
ing the corner. She looked quickly
at the driver to see who II is was
who had so little regard for her
toes. and there was the colored
maid at the wheel. Beside her was
the young hopeful of the family
and in the back seat was the
mother.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-23
is MARRIAGE
ASUCCESS?
PICKED HIM FOR GOOD QUALITIES
TO SEVENTEEN,

TO SEVENTEEN:
think you are foolish and don't
know a thing about married life.
A girl seventeen does not know
whom she lovea
married at seventeen I thought
I loved him dearly. but At thirty I
find did not know men at that ago.
Ny husband was twenty-four and
a good church member. did not
smoke or drink. or gamble I pick
ed him for these good qualities. but
there was one I did not see, he did
not treat his mother good, SO how
could he treat a little girl good
who knew nothing but goodness
let him go wherever h. pleased
that / knew was good. After q
while I found him in gambling
houses, crap games He has been
drunk, and uses the most filthy
language q thing mot a man) could
use, even to his own mother. We
have three children. and II the law
Knew nc uC1tco luciH % D1uiy tucy
would be taken away from him. He
will not do . thing for then. not
even to clothe them or feed them,
and don't know whether to leave
him or not I hate a divorce on
account of the children
Another thing, / am buying my
house, and he won't get out II
take him to, law every one will
know it have q good position.
make enough to keep my children
/ pay . girl to take good care of
them Nothing suits my husband
He growls over his food and still
he don't pay for IL half the Tina
Now. I do not think all men are
alike. know there are good ones.
My sister has been married for fif-
teen years, and has q good. kind.
loving. fatherly man, and has never
had q cross word
do not praise myself, but have
never deceived my husband in any
way. kept my self looking well and
am popular with my friends and
church members.
What shall / do divorce him or
not? There are plenty of good
men who want q good wife.
PERPLExED.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-23
BY Garrett p. Serviss
Noted Astronomer and Writer on
ScientfAc Subjects Of Popular
Appeal.


Noted Astro.oner and Writer on
ScientfAc Subjects Of Popular
Appeal.
A CORRESPONDENT asks for
~ light on the mystery of the
"A Basque race and its language.
This Is one Of the most interesting
puzzles OF human history. Many
think that the Basques. whose ma.
tive home is in the region Of tho
Pyrenees mountains, are the Oldest
of all races now left upon the earth
They do not themselves pretend
TO know their earliest history, nor
whence they derived their singular
language. which philologists say II
ssontially unlike the other lang
uages OF Europe, and has no certain
AFFINITY with any language In the
world.
But other people. more curious
about these things than they are,
have invented or imagined origins
for both the Basques and their
language. To take the language
first 1t has been affirmed, at least
as a possibility suggested by geo.
graphical and archaeological con-
siderations, that the Basques got
their language by taking II over
from the Cro-Magnons, the wonder
full prehistoric stone age people
whose achievements In art and
primitive industry. as revealed in
the caverns of France and Spain.
have aroused so much establishment
and admiration.
The Basques are assumed to have
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-23
LIKES FAMILY BETTERP

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
/ am twenty-five. About four
years ago / met a man that / loved
with all my heart, and he told me
he loved me more than anyone else
in the world
We were engaged to be married
last spring, but a fuss between our
people broke IL up. He took his
peoples side, so broke the engage
ment
About four months ago he begged
me to let him come back, that he
would never do that way any more.
and as l loved him so much / let
him come. We do not live in the
same city, but he came as often as
he could. But last week he came to
see and just got mad over nothing,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-23

This Day in Our History

THIS is the anniversary of the confirmation by popular
VOTE in 1861 of the Virginia Ordinance of Secession.
It placed Virginia squarely against the Union.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-23

side. Just you two are the ones who
count
There is no need to return his
presents until the situation is more
definitely cleared II you really
want this man, and IL you were at
fault in any way for his peevish-
ness. why not write and tell him you
are sorry. Otherwise forget him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-23

"On ono noart-OrohoH A
Philip winterdick saw the
Il world red. He never knew
what restrained him from rushing
forward; for q little space every
thing was unreal and confused.
and when the mists cleared away
he found himself out of the garden
and walking blindly away down the
road.
Only yesterday she had told him
she loved him and wanted to be his
wife! And today she was fooling
with another man and letting him
kiss her.
YounG Wmterdick laughed;
fsuShed aloud to the sunset sky
and the glorious evening.
What a fool he had been
He walked miles and miles be-
fore he got home. He was footsore
and worn out when at last he let
himself into the silent house.
A clock chimed in the hall as
he closed the door behind him and
hooked up the chain. He counted the
strokes mechanically-one! two!
. o'clock! and all these hours
he had been walking the roads.
He climbed tho stairs YEARLY
and threw himself. dressed as he
was, on the bed and fell into q
heavy sleep.
1t was his frst glimpse Of trou-
BILE and disappointment: and, like
people to whom life has been easy
and sunny. he took 1t badly.
He looked at his reflection grim
" as he shaved in the morning.
Never again, my boy" he
promised himself. We'll have
better reason than love next time"
He went down to breakfast and
bade his father good morning. II
he did not eat very much. he made
. great pretense of a hearty meal,
which completely deceived the old
man.
Only when they had both nm
ished, his father cleared his throat
and delivered himself of a speech
which he had had stored up in his
mind since last night.
phil, my boy-you-er-upset
your mother considerably last
night.
Philip looked his father squarely
in the face.
YES, know" he said. I'm
sorry. I'll make 1t up to her to-
day" o..
KITTY NOT WORTH LOVING.
He pushed back his chair and
rose; the old man rose too.
Philip he began. and then
stopped. phil" he said again
brokenly, my boy-f it isn't for
your happiness I'd rather
be ruined a thousand times over
than drive you to do anything we
might all Of us be sorry for in the
future"
Philip stood quite still. staring
out of the window.
i've been thinking" his father
went on. .'It never occurred to me
before; but you must know so
many girls. my boy-pretty girls,
too-whom perhaps II
there is anybody else you care for.
Phil He Numbered hopelessly.
There isn't anybody" said his
son.
The old man gave a gasp OF re-
lief and held out his hand.
Then it's all right-it's all right
isn't it-ehT"
~AIl right said Philip.
He gripped his fathers hand.
then let 1t go, and walked out of
tho room
Kitty was not worth loving; his
heart quivered as he planted that
fact, firmly in his brain, but he
took a hard grip Of himself instant
~. She was not worth loving
he had done with her.
He deliberately thought Of Eva
Dennison- She had treated him
fairly and squarely ever since he
first met her: he was glad now to
remember her frankness with him
the night when he found her look
ing at the moon
She did not caro- for him. Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-23

PARIS the time,
and to the point charming little Bingham frock depends
small bows ribbon collar waistne
to join the lower edges Of its slit skirt Red and white
gngham makes the Dress and the little also red while the
collar cuffs and underskrt of white organde bmed
hat of white afea makes charming protection against the
RLUE dotted SWISS spotted scoped red white makes
youthful of the fabric with scaloped
edges applied the bodice below the
grde and the rues wide for the neck sleeves and
for the skirt organdc white organde sash
has and ends at the back and the orande hat boasts large
blue satin
TITLE be said for the of unless the pcur
quality be evident The model
sketched the right the latest Partisan millinery or
black taga its curvng brm edged with roll of French
blue velvet and trimmed at its lowest with deep red
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-23
IN LOVE WITH A WHOEVER.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Some months ago q woman friend
died, leaving . baby. At the time
she was living her husband and
were very good friends Since her
death / md that I have grown to
love him very dearly. I do not know
what his feelings toward me are.
I would appreciate any advice
you may give a. to how I might
ascertain what his feelings are.
as I feel that cannot let him
marry any other person until he
brows how I feel
PERPLEXED.
About an you can do II to write
to tho man inQuiring about his
welfare and that Of the baby. Not
to show . friendly interest would
be odd indeed under tho circum-
stances. But to try to force the
man to think Of marriage may be
revolving to his whole nature He
may still be thinking OF the dead
mother of his baby as-his wife
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-05-07
Strange That One Could Consider Art
and Work in the Same Category
By GILBERT X cHEsTERToN, British Lecturer

What mprees about the people
for The Enghmans idea of work task by which he
something that will enite him pleasure after that
performed But here work looked upon of
An American salesman said to the other day. GLOW shall
improve my of esmanshp Mr. Cheseron Really looked
wonder seemed that could consider
and work the category Why Americans make poem of
trade.
American newspapers with their murder stories and so-eled de-
morang atmosphere like To the best Of
There you have real human interest uty just happens
there cye motive cuts his grandmothers throat with
razor you good story The boosting special make
of he trying create slump grandmother But poll
tics there is evasion, the concealed motive
The best way find to life
the detective stories written by authors of that country learn from
reading detective the police system the country and the daily
life the people general and also get insight into their habits
Prudent marrage There such thing The of tying
ones self to another itself prudent 1t adventure like
There ridiculous modern chmera rid of the tragedy
but the tragic element The tragedy of
is the tragedy Of the soul of man.
never could imagine why the primitive knocked down the prm
tive with club Why she ave? Why her natural deli
cay? the primitive rude why the primitive
so retiring?
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-05-07
"Well, If You Gotta Know, the
Bunch's Outside Maxim Up Their
Minds What TO Do With You"

the reek of opium smoke in the den
of Sing Ho, to which sheer Leo
nora-had gone that night $50 long
agoD to meet Charlie the Coke.
She advanced one unshod, timid
foot across the threshold, faltered,
took another step and closed the door
behind her, shutting herself out into
untempered darkness, and stole fear
fully on, feeling her way with hands
that brushed the walls.
She drew near to the farther door.
The voices became more definite.
Seemingly several persons were clos
eted in that ROOM all talking at once,
in discordant dissension. The notion
came to her, was entertained and es-
tablished as an idea fixed, that If she
could only win past that door, the rest
would be easy, an unhindered way Of
escape would open out to her. :.
She was within two PAGES of sue
cess when an especially violent wran-
gle ended in harsh rasping of chair
Ii. IL
sudden lull heavy heels thumped
toward the door. The girl shrank
back, instinctively fiattening herself
to the wall to one side of the door.
This last was thrown open letting
out flood of gasliglIt and choking
gust of air heavy laden with tobacco
smoke. A man came out, turning
toward Priscilla's recent prison. Blind
ed by the transition from light to
darkness, he stopped and, cursing, put
out hand toward the wall. 1t touched
Priscilla's shoulder She WINGED with
stified cry of fright. Instantly the
hand closed cruelty on her shoulder;
its owner uttered an exclamation of
mingled wrath and satisfaction, and
with one rufianly, swing sent her stag
gering into the room.
Somehow she escaped a tumble.
righted herself, stood cringing, blink
ing, trembling.
The door closed with bang. The
time of all pretensions to polish, an
accents of the Nut, destitute for the
nounced:
"Here she is now! Caught her Just
in time-tryin' to do sneak. Who
left the door unlocked on her? You,
Inezw
Coolly the voice of IRez replied:
Maybe did, don't remember"
"D-n' careless of you"
"Ah, shut up. What difference does
1t make? She didn't get away, did
she? She couldn't, not In thousand
years, without we let her."
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-05-07
III. The TRAP.

The binding prismatic glare that
filled all space dwindled slowly to a
hands breadth of particolored flame,
its thunder0us roar to a sustained
snore: overhead the sertorous gas jet
by fits and starts Kissed and spat an
grlly.
She had no means Of knowing how
long 1t had been burning; that is to
say, how long she had been insensible !;
but 1t was long enough, at all events,
for the atmosphere of that stuffy hole
to have grown sickening with heat
and its aggravation of the native
stencil.
Her mouth and throat once more
were parched, The drink brought her
by Inez had served only to render her
thirst more intense: a matter of spite
full calculation, in all likelihood: even
though diluted, alcohol in any form
Is no quencher of thirst, rather the
contrary. lnez had not, however,
reckoned with its stimulating proper
ties: Priscilla was no less unhappy in
body and mind, on recovering from
her swoon, but she felt stronger, bet
ter able to think and to work out
thought In action.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-05-07

At present. however, two considers
tons dominated all others: her need
of water; the necessity somehow to
escape from that place Of terror and
abomination.
She got up, unsteadily enough,
padded to the door, and listened there
with an ear to the joint between door
and jamb.
Hearing what she believed to be n
rumor of distant voices, nothing else,
she laid hold of the knob and turned
1t cautiously. thrill shot through
her heart when the door opened:
Whether by design or inadvertenee.
lnez had neglected to lock 1T!
peering reconnaissance showed
nothing but gloom Immediately beyond
the door. Trembling, the girl opened IL
wide. The light from the gas jet then
revealed length of malodorous hall
way, broken by two more doors, both
closed. At its far end 1t turned off at
right angle. What lay beyond was
unguessable: there was no light.
The air of the hallway was heavy
with that subtle, sickly smell, alluring
and appalling the breath of
death. She had smelt 1t be-
fore, somewhere, at some time indefi-
mite. At length she knew 1t: