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The Washington times., 1921-08-16
BY RUBY NJ.
Ayres
FOR LOVE

Kitty looked taken aback for
moment; she had long since with
drawn her hand from Peters.
There's nothing | should have
liked better" she declared then.
I'm longing to see your place
Philip tells me il is wonderful"
There was a CLEAN of righteousness
In her eyes.
But I've got a tircsome engage.
ment--that's the worst of staying
with relations, they will insist on
dragging one here, there and every
where, and one must be civil.
She smiled at Peter: why didn't
you let me know you were coming
to town." she asked sweetly.
Poor boy. know was cross with
you last night, but l didn't mean
It, ."
Peter colored furiously; he STAN
mered out that he had wanted to
surprise her. Eva could see
that he was completely taken In by
Kitty's sweetness, and that at the
first kind word and look he had for
gotten the hurt of last night.
She rose from her chair.
Then / won't stay" she said.
She looked questioningly at Peter.
I'm going 10 keep Peter half an
hour and then send him home"
Kitty said laughingly. only half
an hour! That's all l can spare him
this morning. ." She swept
the boy n look from beneath her
long lashes. IN just see Eva to the
door. ."
Eva followed silently. She was
burning with indignation for Peters
sake; what a way to treat man
whom one was supposed to Iovel
You'll give my love to Phil, won't
your" Kitty asked, as they shook
hands. 81 really am coming to call
i promised him I would. ."
Eva walked away with crimson
cheeks.
Ito he Continued Tomorrow
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A Delightful Romance in Which Beau.
tiful Girl Makes Great Sacrifice
For the Man She Loves

nephew Karl. and ! brought him up
roundly. Karl said I, what the
devil do you mean DO you want
that husband of hers dragging you
all into court?"
And, do you know, my dear, he
appeared perfectly astounded-said
II wasn't so-just as you said q mo-
ment ago. But can put two and
two together yet; I'm not too old
and witless to do that! And / war
rant you i gave him a tongue lash.
ing which he won't forget.
Probably he retailed 1t to that
oHara man, and to young Quarren,
too. II he did 1t won't hurt EN-.
either"
She was speaking now SO gen.
orally that everybody heard her, and
Cyrille Caldera said:
"Ricky is certainly innocuous,
anyway"
"Oh. is hev' said Mrs. Sprowl with
another wheezy laugh. II fancy
KNOW tHaS Doy. Diu you soy ho' NJ
less, Suzanne? Well, you ought to
know, of course"
Cyrille Caldera blushed brightly,
although her affair with Quarren
had been of the most innocent de.
scription.
There's probably as much
ground for indicting Ricky as there
is for indicting me-" she protested.
Hes merely nice, useful
boy
Rather vapid, don't you Think"
observed thing young woman in
sables and an abundance Of front
teeth.
who expects anything serious
from Ricky? He possesses good
manners and a sweet alacrity,'
said Chrysos Lacy, and that's
rare combination"
Hes clever enough to be wick
ed, anyway" said Mrs. Sprowl.
Don't tell me that every one OF
his sentimental affairs have been
perfectly harmless"
To Be Continued Tomorrow
Copyright. by Robert W. Chambers)
Published by Arrangement with Inter
national Feature Service, Inc.
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the balcony would have been less
destructive"
She looked at him out of her gray
eyes.
"One thing" she said with
tremulous smile. you may be GER
tain that / am not going to forget
you very easily"
Another thing" he said, IT shall
never forget you as long as live;
and-you have my violets. see.
Arc they to follow the gardenia?"
only when their time comes"
she said. trying to laugh.
So he wished her happy trip and
sojourn In the South, and went away
into tho city-downtown, by the way.
to drop into an office chair in an
empty office and listen to the click
of q typewriter In the outer room.
and sit there hour after hour with
his chin in his hand, staring at moth
ing out of the clear blue eyes of a
boy.
And she went away to her lunch
con at the Province Club with
Susanne Lannis. who wished her to
meet some of the sovernors-very
grand ladies-upon whose goodwill
depended Strelsa's election to the
most sristocratic, comfortable. WISE
ly managed and thriftiest of all met
ropolitan clubs.
After luncheon she. with Mrs.
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The Woman
Observer
Golf Rails.
Golf Balls.

THE WOMAN's friend from New
Jersey was visiting her last week,
and told OF a small tousle-headed
youngster not over eight years Of
age who can always be found
at the entrance Of New Jersey
country club offering golf balls
for sale. His stock, kept In
q basket, consists Of apparently
new balls, balls that show slight
usage and balls that undoubtedly
once belonged to a member Of the
awkward squad.
Always by the little fellows side.
tail slowly wagging, is a medium
sized brown spaniel dog. Nothing
escapes him, his eyes and wagons
tail express the high esteem In
which he holds his young master.
Apparently he watches each trans
action and seems pleased when a
good sale Is made.
Where do you find all the bnils?"
asked Spivens, who is one OF the
regular customers.
"Frowsy finds EN-" replied the
boy. THAT there ono with the
small nick In IL I've sold four times.
You bought him once. member? III
knock off a nickel II you want him
again.
But" continued Spivens, "how
do you know where to look?"
Look? l don't look. just walk
around the links and Frowsy does
the looking. OF course, there are
certain places where / give him
little time, but he can almost pick
'em up off the putting green's. He's
some dog" This compliment
Frowsy acknowledged by increased
tail wagging and by dropping his
lower Jaw and painting until he APP
peared to be smiling.
A dog fancier would hardly be
able to classify Frowsy accurately.
He was too large for a cocker and
had long tail and his coat was
curly. lie had the topknot Of the
Irish spaniel, but In this case he
was far too small and he did not
have the "rat-tsil' 80 noticeable In
that breed. He's just water span
iel," according to his owner, and
probably that Is correct.
The Washington times., 1921-08-16
Wit and Wisdom

Credit won by lying is quick in
dying.
Honesty in little things In a great
thing.
A fault mender Ia better than q
fault finder.
To the hasty demand give the
leisurcd reply.
The best thing to do IN a hurry
smoothing.
He whose wants are small always
has enough.
Better be a generous friend than
near relative.
The friendship made in a moment
Is OF no moment.
He who says what he likes will
hear what he doesn't like.
The worst solitude is to have no
true friendships.
The Washington times., 1921-08-16
TUBERCULOSIS
CHILDREN
BY Brice Belden, nj. D.

" MIRACULOUS infection is par.
ticularly dangerous to infants
and young children. Twice as
many children die under two years
of age as adults OF the ages ranging
from fifteen to thirty. Children
under one year do not survive the
infection.
A young baby may be infected by
his mother or nurse IL either hap
pens to be tuberculous or through
some careless visitor who has not
learned that a baby should never
be kissed. Older babies may be in
fected by creeping or playing on a
dusty floor. especially in houses that
are not kept scrupulously clean or
that have had former occupants who
were careless in their habits.
In the cases where the baby has
been infected by the person who Is
caring for IT, the germs are trans
mitted very often through the mouth
when the person talks or coughs
continually In the vicinity OF the
child. Thus the nursing mother who
has the infection is more than like
ly to give It to the baby.
In both types of Infection; that
is. infection through people In the
vicinity Of the child and that which
results from the inhalation of dust
containing germs, the germs set
tie in the lungs or In the glands OF
the chest. Another way OF contract
ing the disease is through injuries
which so often occur in young chill
dren learning TO walk or still uncer-
tain in their movements. In these
frequent falls injuries may occur
which form good places for the
growth of the germs which have
already entered the child's system,
and the result Is tuberculosis of a
bone or joint.
The Washington times., 1921-08-16
A Story of Hearts and High Society, by
the Most Gifted Living Writer
~ of Fiction.

whore there was none. But I am
afraid you are romantic and-im-
pulsive to an amazing degree.
Yet. both romance and impulse
have . place and a reason, not un.
digntfied. in human intercourse"
--She felt rather superior in turn
ing this phrase. and looked on him
q little moro Kindly
IF the compliment which you
have left mo to infer is purely a
romantic one. 1t is nevertheless
unwarranted-and. forgive mo. un.
acceptable. The trouble is
She paused to recover her. wits
and her breath; but he took the
latter away again when he said:
II am in love with you; that is
the trouble, Mrs. Leeds. And
really have no business to say 80
until amount to something"
You have no business to say SO
anyway after one single evenings
acquaintance" she retorted hotly.
"Oh. that! II love were a mat.
ter of time and convention-like
O'Clock tea!-but 1t isn't. you know.
1t isn't tho brevity Of our acquaint.
ance that worries me; it's what I
am-and what you are-and-and
the long. long road have to travel
before am worth your highest con-
sideration-I never was in love be-
fore. Forgive my crudeness. I'm
only conscious of the-hopelessnes s
of 1t ALL"
Breathless, confused, incredulous.
she sat there staring at him-listen.
Ing to and watching this tall, quiet,
cool young fellow who was telling
her such incomprehensible things In
manner that began to fascinate
her. With an effort she collected
herself, shook off the almost eerie
interest that was already beginning
to obsess her. and stood up, flushed
but composed.
Shall we not say any more about
IT." she said quietly. Because there
10 nothing more to say, Mr.. Quarren
except-thank you for-for feeling
so amiably toward me-for believing
me more than l really am.
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Lannis and Chrysos Lacy-a pretty
red.haired edition of her brother
went to see "Sumurun."
And after they had tea at the
redoubtable Mrs. Sprowls, where
there were more footmen than
guests. more magnificence than
comfort. and more wickedness In
the gossip than lemon in the tea OF
Irish in the more popular highball.
The old lady. fat, pink, enormous,
looked about her out of her little,
glittering green eyes with pleased
conviction that everybody on earth
was MORALLY afraid OF her. And
everybody who happened to be any
body in New York was exactly that
with a few eccentric exceptions
like her nephew, Karl Westguard,
and half a dozen heavily upholstered
matrons whose social altitude left
them nothing to be afraid of except
lack of Difference and death.
A Wrecker Of Regulations.
Mrs. Sproul had a fat, wheezy and
misleading laugh, and 1t took time
for Strelsa to understand that there
was anything really venomous in
the old lady: but the gossip there
that afternoon and the wheezy de-
light in driving a last nail into the
coffin of some moribund reputation,
roade plain 70 her why her hostess
was held in such respectful terror.
The talk finally swerved from
Molly Wycherly's ball to the Irish
legation, and Mrs. Sprowi leaned
toward Strelsa and painted behind
her fan:
"A perfect scandal, child. The
suppers those young men give there!
Orgies, understand, No pretty
actress I'm town is kept signing long
for invitations. Even" she whis-
pered the name of a lovely and re-
spectacle prima donna with per
fectly good husband and progeny
and nodded so violently that II set
her coughing.
oh" cried Strelsa, distressed,
surely you have been mIsinformedr'
Not in the leastw wheeled the
old lady. "She is no better than the
rest OF 'eml And / sent for my
The Washington times., 1921-08-16
Do you know that

The first bicycle driven by pedals
was made in Paris in 1865?
Oarsmen in the early days OF the
English university boat races rowcd
I'm top hats?
Wedding PRESENTS in Hungary are
give only to poor couples to help
them TO get thcir.home together?
In Norway there is law which
prohibits any person from cutting
down tree unless he plants three
saplings In It's place?
There is some truth i'm the state
ment that sea water does not give
people cold; the salt acts, as slim
ulant, keeps the blood circulating
and retards evaporation?
The Washington times., 1921-08-16
AdUice to the
LOUeLOrn
BY Beatrice Fairfax
Giving Up a Friend.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAlRFA%:
Have been corresponding with a
young man Of about twenty-five II
being twenty. and our letters have
been of friendly nature. Some
time ago l wrote him a letter which
] am sure was of the friendliest,
and after a lapse of three weeks he
sent a rather short note Disregard
ing the contents of my short note.
lave always played fair with my
friends, and am at "A loss to know
whether to answer same and what
to write. PUZZLEDl
Don't give up a friend i'm a mo-
ment of pique. Write and ask IL
anything is the matter. There may
be a simple explanation.
The Washington times., 1921-08-16
BABY'S POWER
IN THE HOME
BY w. A. McKeever-
Professor in the University Of
Kansas and Writer on SOcio-
logical Subjects.


SsT HIS tiny chvd is the force
which holds my family
and myself together" re.
marked widower as he held an
attractive yeaf-old girl in his arms.
with her in the house, we all
have someone to work for and
someone to love. 1t is interesting
to observe how the four older ones
have all learned to enjoy helping
take care of the baby"
Thus it may appear that even the
loss of a wife ana mother from
the home may have some compen-
sations. II may teach sacrifice
and patient care on the part of
the remaining ones. 1t may lead
the brothers and sisters to awaken
permanently in response TO the
helplessness and need OF any or
binary infantile life and so open
their hearts for a constructive sery.
ice for the young.
Some one to work for and some
one to love"-these are the sig
nificant words of our considera-
ton here; for they define the force
which binds families together. The
baby is the only one who can do
the trick 20 perfection.
Often the wel-to-do family grows
sordid with a kind of glamour OF
selfishness. All may be sue
ceeding:" al may have an album
dance of the first necessities of life;
all may be surfeited with what we
call the social enjoyments; all 1.-The
growing young of the household
may beN'shining marks" of achieve
ment of one kind or another. Yet,
without some one to work for
and some one to love-" their hearts
will grow hard toward the vast
suffering and need which constant
ly hovers over the swarming mill.
ions of the population.
The moral here is to get a baby.
Borrow one, adopt one, II All-Wis-
dom does not send one into your
home through the ordinary chan
nels of marriage. A so-called home
without a baby in it is merely
house or a lodging place. The
baby will take up the loose slack in
your existence. 1t will occupy with
better things the time you may now
spend in cheap gossip, petty quarrels
and selfish scheming for wealth and
preferment.
The Washington times., 1921-08-16

CTRELSA LEEDS, the heroine
- of this story, is "a beautiful
woman and the widow of man
who maltreated her.
After her advent into society,
she meets all sorts of suitorS,
among them Richard Quarren,
real man, who has been spoiled by
an idler's life, and Langly Sprowl,
whose millions make him formi-
dable admirer.
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By Robert w Chambers.

Whose Novels Have Won Him In
transitional Fame.
"P LEASE LEI sss ss" sn :";-t what that W., ,.s
mean. anyway" said Strolsa-
THAT II why I asked you the
qusstion-to find out whether I
had = right to-
right" she repeated. what
risht7 What do you meant What
have you misinterpreted in mo that
has given you any rights a. far
az I am concsrned7 Did you mis-
understand our few hours of
masked acquaintance-a few mo-
ments of perfectly innocent impru-
dence? - my overlooking certain
conventions and listening to you
at tn etslephone this morning-why
receiving you here at this silly
hour? What has given you any
right to say anything to me, Mr..
Quarrsn-to hint Of tho possibility
Of anything serious-for tho fu-
ture--or at any time whatever"
He Defends Himself.
II have no right" he said, vino
Ing.
Indeed you have notr she re-
Joined warmly, flushed and at
fronted. II am glad that is per-
fectly clear to you"
mo right at ALL" he repeated
except the personal privilege of
recognizing what is cleanest and
sweetest and most admirable and
most unspoiled in life; the right
to care for It without knowing ex-
actly why-the desire to be part
of it--as have all men who are
awakened out of trivial dreams
when such a woman as you crosses
their limited and foolish horizon"
She sat staring at him, strug-
Cling to comprehend what he was
saying, perfectly unable to believe,
nor even wishing to, yet painfully
attentive to his every word.
"Mr. Quarren," she said. IT was
hurt. l imagined presumption
The Washington times., 1921-08-16
And would like to have your friend

And I would like to have your friend.
ship still. II may
You have It,"
Even yeti"
why not7 It's selfish Of
me to say it--but I wish you could
have saved me-" he said carelessly.
From whist. Mr.. Quarren? I
really do not understand you"
From being what I am-the sort
Of man you first OWNED me to be"
What do you mean by saving
your" she asked. coidly.
II don't know!-giving me a glim.
mer Of hope. / suppose-something
to strive for"
SofteninE . Little.
"One saves oneself" she said.
He turned an altered face toward
her; and she looked at him intently.
II guess you are right" he said.
with short laugh. "If there is any
thing worth saving, one saves one
self"
II think that is true" she said.
"And-if my friendship-if
you really care for tt"
He met her gaze:
II honestly don't know. I've been
carried off my feet by you, COM
pletely. A man. under such condi.
tons, doesn't know any.hing-not
even enough to hold his tongue-as
The Washington times., 1921-08-16
The Lost SuitOr.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX;


Some time ago j met n young
man with whom I fell in love and
who loved me. We quarreled and
he now goes to see another girl.
but ! still have hopes of regaining
his former affection, for a love like
ours could never end like this
What do you think would be the
best means for gaining his affec-
tons once more?
There is n boy friend of his
who has been asking me to let
him call. S.
Why should you make an effort
TO win him away from the girl
who may care deeply for him?
Your loneliness makes you exaE-
gerate his Importance to you, no
doubt. So as the fairest, sanest
way out, why not turn to the fine
now offered you?
The Washington times., 1921-08-16

Quarren falls madly in love
with Strelsa, and starts to work.
Strelsa soon has to decide
whether she will marry for, lux
uries that Sprawl can give her or
for the love which she knows she
has for Quarren. Her experience
with Leeds tends to bend her to-
ward the easy road. Her better
nature urges the higher ideal.
The Washington times., 1921-08-16
This Day in History

THIS is the anniversary of the surrender of Detroit
in 1872 by General Hull to the British without re-
sstance. He court-martiaed and sentenced to be
shot, but President Madison RENTED the punishment
The Washington times., 1921-08-16
Man and Great Heat.

MAN stand greater degree of heat than any
"Aother warm-blooded animal. The hot of
Turkish bath at 100 degrees would kill dog a
horse fly in few minutes, but many humans enjoy it.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-03-17

James Chairman went to Wichita
Thursday on business.
Mrs. Lillian Mann left Thursday
for a business trip to Hutchinson.
H. H. Stamper Of Pratt, the oldest
engineer of the Ell Paso division,
went through Liberal Thursday.
F. E. Kennedy who has been here
visiting Ray Kennedy and Mrs. Chas.
Taylor returned to his home in Nor
ton, Thursday.
Mrs. Kenny Scandrett and son,
Harvey have returned to Liberal at
ter visiting two months with rela-
tives in Hutchinson.
C. W. Cordray Of Hutchinson who
is representing the Burroughs
adding machine company was in the
city the last Of the week on bust
ness.
The following people left Thurs
day for Dalhart to attend the Fire
mems ball that viii be given there
tonight: A. AFFORD, Marvin Frey, and
wife and Mr.. and Mrs. e. V. Devine'
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-03-17
First published March II, 1921
ORDINANCE NO. -

An ordinance authorizing and d.
recting the Mayor of the City of
Liberal to call special election for
the purpose of submitting to the v6-
tiers of the city Of Liberal the propos-
ition Of the city issuing its bonds in
the sum of $98,000.00 for the pur-
pose of improving, enlarging and ex-
tending its present system of water
works.
WHEREAS, it is necessary and
expedient that the present system of
Water Works Of said city be enlarg-
ed, improved and extended, and that
for the paying of the costs and ev-
pense thereof, it is necessary that
Improvement bonds Of the City of
Liberal, be issued in the sum Of $685.
100000 therefore;
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE May
OR AND COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LIBERAL, KANSAS:
Section !. That the Mayor Of the
City Of Liberal, Kansas, is hereby
authorized and directed to call q
special Election to be held in said
city on the 26th day of April 1921,
for the purpose of submitting to the
qualified electors of said city the
proposition of issuing improvement
bonds Of the city Of Liberal, Kansas,
in the sum of 500, 100000 for the pur.
pose of paying the costs and expense
Of improving, enlarging and extend.
ing the present system of Water
Works Of said city, said bonds when
issued shall bear interest at not ex-
ceding five per cent per annum, and
be payable In not more than thirty
years from date Of issue.
Section II. That said proclamation
shall announce the proposition to be
voted upon, the place in each ward
where the same isto be held and shall
also designate in each ward three
eluectors to act as judges and two
electors to act as clerks Of such cleo
conducted as provided by the gener-
ton, said election to be held and
al election laws Of the State Of Kan
sas.
Section III. All ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict here
with are hereby repealed.
Section Nv. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after its publication in the official
city papers.
Passed by the Council March 10,
1921.
Approved by the Mayor March Is,
1921.
(seal) W. v. GRIFFITH
Attest: Mayor.
L. L. Holland, City Clerk.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-03-17
PRELIMINARY CONTEST
LAST TUESDAY EVENING
ceatsstants To Go to Panhandle and
Other Meets

The preliminary contests in dec.
lamation and piano were held in the
high school bcilding Tuesday even.
ing. The auditorium was filled with
people to witness the contest.
The high school orchestra began
the program by playing several sell
ections. The contest in piano follow
ed in which Miss Mildred Cure and
Esther Walker took part. The judges
Mrs. Ebersole and Miss Edison award
ed first place to Miss Cure.
The contest in defamation follow
ed. There were five contestants and
Miss Lorene Spradling won the first
place, Miss Harriet Boles, second and
Miss Wannie Condit, third. This
contest was very close and It was
difficult for the judges to decide who
won the first place. The judges in
this event were Mr.. Rindom, Miss
Davis and Miss Ross.
Miss Agatha Printz will represent
the school in the contest Of the vocal
solo and there will be a girls sextet
from the school to represent Liberal
at the different towns.
The winners Of the preliminaries
will take part in meets at Dodge City
Bucklin, Cimarron and the Panhan-
die meet at Hooker.